FIC: Awake

[BloodysGirl]

DISCLAIMER: Joss Wedon is GOD and I'm not stealing I'm borrowing. And you all know the rest.



FEEDBACK: Yes, Please. I need to know if you like it or not. You all give me my inspiration.



RATING: Pretty much G-PG but if you have a problem post or email me.



FORESHADOWING: This is before Faith wakes up from her coma. Just so you know, if some things are little off, I claim "artistic license" (LOL).

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Chapter 1



*yawn* Tara sat up and threw the covers off herself. She walked to the bathroom and washed up, brushed her teeth and took a shower. Then she made her way back to her room. Willow was up now. She was writing in her diary.

"Baby, what are you having for breakfast? You know me, writing down food and what not." the redhead asked from the bed.

"I'm not sure. Why don't we go down to the cafeteria and you can write it down after I finish? Is that okay with you?"

"See you always know what's best for me! What would I do with out you?"

"Well your diary wouldn't be as full, that's for sure." the two witches laughed at the comment. They walked down to the busy cafeteria and both got their food. Then found an empty, yet not so clean, table.

"Ewww! Look at the mess the last people made!" Willow said in disgust

"We can fix that." Tara said, they both raised their arms and with a swish the table was spotless.

"Much better." Willow said with pride. Tara nodded her head in approval. They sat down and started to eat. Tara had a bowl of Cap'n Crunch and a glass of OJ. Willow had scrambled eggs and a small cup of milk.

"What's your day like today...busy, boring? I mean it's Saturday. I don't have any classes. My Algebra teacher got the flu and so his class was canceled." the redhead said taking a bite of her eggs

"Oh, well, I don't have anything either. So what do you wanna do?"

"Maybe we should go back upstairs, relax a little." she joked. Tara laughed in between gulps of juice. They just hung out down there for a bit. They did end up going upstairs again to grab some books and herbs for their trip to the Magic Box. They took their own stuff because Anya got huffy if Willow or Tara borrowed herbs and stuff with out paying for them. They walked and talked, and walked and talked, it was a long walk. When they arrived the bell on the door of the shop signaled that they had arrived.

"Hey Will! And...you must be Tara, right?" Buffy asked

"Yes, t-that's me. N-nice to meet y-you." she normally stuttered around people she didn't know. Willow had told her a lot about all of them but she had never met them face-to-face. They were a little bit different than she had expected. She had expected Giles to be a lot older and Xander to be taller and Anya…she already knew Anya from her many visits to the magic shop. Buffy she had seen at Willow's dorm (when she lived there). But they had never talked or anything up until now.

"So Tara, how are you. Willow has told us about you, never what you looked like though." Xander said shooting Willow a glare.

"I-I'm fine, thank you. X-Xander. Willow h-has told me about y-you all too." She said lowering her gaze down to the floor. But then the phone rang. Buffy got up from her seat and grabbed it.

"Hello, Magic Box…this is Buffy…Oh my…thank you for calling though." She hung up with a grim expression

"Buffy, what is it?" Xander asked worriedly

"It's Faith." She said, and his eye gave a little twitch "She's awake and she's killed a girl, already. She left the hospital sometime last night. She could be anywh-" she stopped mid-sentence because the bell rang again and a girl, brown hair, brown eyes, came walking into the shop. Xander gave a little scream and Willow pulled Tara back as she took a step back herself.

"Who is that?" The blonde witch whispered into Willow's ear

"Faith"

Anya : I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.

Willow : Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?

[tommo]

Interesting start you've got here. I like how you've centred on little details like what they're eating or where they're sitting. It always helps to give the reader a sense of place and purpose. You might want to try developing that into a short paragraph of description rather than just a sentence.



Looking forward to how you're going to work out the story.

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Hey Grrrrlfriend! Yoo hoo! Over here! It's me...Flaming Joel!

[Drakkenfyre]

Good start.. I like the details but sometimes details get in the way of a story. I agree with what Tommo said(Oh my god, did I just say that?) Anyway, keep going you have a good start and we will be waiting for a great finish..

"We few, we happy few."
"We band of buggered."

[tommo]

Quote:

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I agree with what Tommo said(Oh my god, did I just say that?)

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Huh? Is there some law that you can't agree with me?

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Hey Grrrrlfriend! Yoo hoo! Over here! It's me...Flaming Joel!

[The Next Tara Maclay]

You must continue..I'm waiting right here.

[Drakkenfyre]

Oh come on Tommo, You know I can't resist you!!! It's the only way I can get your attention.*sighs* You know, "cup of tea, cup of tea almost got sha.." Oops, that got me in trouble the last time...

"We few, we happy few."
"We band of buggered."

[BloodysGirl]

Chapter 2

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"Oh, H-Hi Faith. I'm T-Tara." She said reaching her hand out

"Hmmm, so, who does this belong to?" Faith asked. Willow took a step forward "Red! What happened to that werewolf? Whatever." Faith took Tara's hand and shook it. But just as Tara was about to pull away She pulled her back and twisted the witch's arm behind her back. Faith took a scalpel out of her back pocket and pressed it to Tara's throat. She let out a strangled yelp.

"Tara!" Willow screamed, lunging forward

"Come ANY closer and your girlfriend's dead!" the young slayer said, a smile forming at the sides of her mouth.

"Faith let her go! Your battle is with me not her." Buffy said from the back of the room

"B, didn't even see you there. Five by Five! I was hoping to run into you. I heard that you killed the mayor and blew up the school. Way to kill two birds with one stone!"

"Let me g-go! Willow h-help me!" Tara yelled. Her girlfriend's yell for help pulled Willow back to reality. She looked Faith strait in the eye and she began to cast: Goddess Sylvania, hear my cries. Release the worthy and smite down the un-pure. Hear me and do my bidding!" the redhead's eyes were black and she rose into the air. She pointed to Faith. Her grip on Tara lessened and soon Faith was up with Willow.

"What the hell are you doing Red?! Put me down or I'l-" Faith's threat became muffled as vines shot up from the floor and coiled up her body and around the slayer's mouth. But she managed to get one hand free and give Willow the finger. At that Tara joined in and gave Faith a strong a magickal punch across the side of her face.

"No one messes with my baby!" the blonde witch said, surprised that she hadn't stuttered. The Scoobies stood in awe at the amount of magick the two had been able to use at once. Their eyes moved back and forth between the slayer held in the air, tangled in vines and the girls in front of them who had entrapped her there.

"Uh, wow! That was a…quite a show, girls. Will she be alright? I mean those aren't to tight, are they?" Giles asked a bit confused. He could remember when all Willow could do was float pencils and now, now she could tie people up in the air. "Tara, are you okay? She didn't hurt you did she? I need your money, so if she hurt you, don't die!" Anya said, slightly less concerned than the rest of the group.

"Yes, I'm fine…I've never felt better, I feel…awake. More aware." She replied taking a deep breath

"Good. Giles, we should get the council. They are supposed to take her…somewhere, right?" Buffy asked walking up to Willow and looking her over for scratches and other injuries. Willow took a few steps forward so that she was right at the base of the vines. She waved her hand in a cutting motion and Faith fell to the floor with a grunt.

"See Faith, this is what happens when you mess with lesbians. You get your ass kicked! If you come near me or Tara or Buffy or any of us EVER AGAIN I won't hesitate to kill you. And I hope you don't think I'm kidding, or should I give you a visual?" the redhead's eyes were full of rage and Faith saw that, and shook her head as best as she could. Buffy picked up the phone and dialed the number for the Watcher's Council. She explained the situation and that Faith was in no way a danger at the moment. Willow and Tara sat down at the center table holding hands and shared a long kiss. They separated and Tara put her head on Willow's shoulder. They sat there in a tight embrace as Faith made a kind of gagging noise, she was ignored by the witches but Xander felt the need for some revenge too. He walked over to her and kicked her in the shins.

"UGH!" the brunette let out a rather loud grunt and looked straight at Buffy

"Hey what do you want me to do? A, those are magickal vines so I can't help you there. B, I don't WANT to help you. And C, Willow and Tara are powerful so don't mess with them. I just feel that I should reiterate that, just to be sure that you understand." Buffy said trying to stand up for her friend and her girlfriend

"I don't like violence. But NO ONE messes with my baby. I don't care if you are a slayer, Faith, you are a bad, bad person. And I don't like you, I don't think I ever will." Willow said getting up from the table and pulling Tara by the hand with her. They stood over her. Looking down upon her as if she were scum, but then again, that's what she was.

"Willow is right, you are horrible! And we will personally see to it that you never set foot in Sunnydale ever again." Tara told her and then turned and went back to the table. The redhead followed closely. Then there was a loud crash that came from the training room in back. It made Giles and everyone else near there jump a few feet in the air.

"PROTECT THE MONEY!" Anya shouted from behind the counter. Three large demons came running in from the back room.



tbc...

Anya : I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.

Willow : Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?

[tommo]

Okay, so you're dealing with Faith. A couple of things caught my notice, the first being that Faith immediately is on the defensive, um, and the offensive. That in itself is okay, but you might have wanted to string that out a bit longer in the causes of suspense.



The next thing is that Willow and Tara have moved on magically, and Giles notices. I'm wondering then, when this fic is set. If Giles has only just noticed Willow's powers, wouldn't this be early season four? In which case Willow and Tara weren't an item just yet.



Sorry if it sounds too critical; I'm just thinking of timeline.

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Hey Grrrrlfriend! Yoo hoo! Over here! It's me...Flaming Joel!

[BloodysGirl]

Thank you for your response Tommo. Sorry I didn't do better on this one than on the missing moments fic. This fic is set in later 4th season. I've kept Faith asleep a bit longer (for the story's purpose). And with the magick thing...it isn't that Giles is JUST noticing it. I'm simply saying that he is impressed. So post or PM or email me whenever if you have questions. Thanx!

-B.G.

Anya : I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.

Willow : Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?

[The Next Tara Maclay]

Veryyyy good.

[mollyig]

"Tara, are you okay? She didn't hurt you did she? I need your money



An interesting alteration of the S4 plotline, and I liked Anya's line above.

I could paint you in the dark, 'cause I've studied you with hunger as a work of art - Collecting you (Indigo Girls)

[BigMac]

So far so good need a update.

Tara: Assume Crash
Positions

[BloodysGirl]

Sorry it's taking me SO long. School just started again and I have no time what soever to write. I will finish it though. I'll keep you posted if anything changes.

-B.G.

Anya : I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.

Willow : Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?

[tommo]

Well don't worry, the thread will still be here, waiting. As all of us are.

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Hey Grrrrlfriend! Yoo hoo! Over here! It's me...Flaming Joel!

[BloodysGirl]

Chapter 3

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The demons were green scaled and long white tusks jut out from their mouths. They had of gleaming steel covering their chests, shins, arms and heads. The breastplate bore the symbol of an eye in front of a union jack. They also had daggers in their scaly hands. Which also had the same symbol on them. Within a minute three men came running through the back entrance, breathless. They wore pinstripe coats, white shirts, shiny black shoes and one wore a bowler. The man in the middle Buffy immediately recognized as Quinten Travers, the head of the Watchers Council. He brushed himself off and blew his nose in a clean handkerchief.

“So Ms. Summers, nice to see you. How have you been…since you abandoned the Council.” Mr. Travers asked trying to sound sarcastic

“What’s with the demons? Your mother couldn’t chaperone you?” she said in recoil

“Touché. Now, back to business…the demons are workers for the Council. Faith is a danger and needs to be kept under control.”

“Do you have selective hearing? Did you not understand when I said that she could not hurt anyone?”

“We heard you. We just don’t trust you. For all we knew, you two had joined forces and were plotting against the Council. So we had our ‘friends’ accompany us.” The man on the left said

“I have had it up to HERE with you guys! Buffy is the best darn slayer in a long time and you all ignore her! Hello, can you hear stupid-ness knocking?” Willow said defensively

“We do not need the opinion of a…dyke and her gay lover.” The, American, man on the right said. Willow’s eyes began to turn black again.

“Will, Will. We don’t need to do anything rash, now do we?” Xander said stepping in

“The boy’s right. No need to be violent Ms. Rosenburg.” Mr. Travers said coolly

“My name. How do you know it?”

“You think that the Council doesn’t watch Buffy? We know with whom she is in contact with; we know all of your secrets. Your fears, wants, needs. And by the way, James, that comment was very uncalled for. Do it again and you won’t accompany me on another trip ever again. Do I make myself clear?” Travers asked the man on the right. He gave a silent nod and lowered his head in, insincere, remorse.

“You can take Faith and go.” Tara piped

“It’s a bit more complicated than that. You all have been exposed to some powerful magick. You must be quarantined, we are taking you all back to headquarters.” The man on the left said all-knowingly

“ Like, headquarters as in London?” Anya asked crawling out from behind the counter “Sorry, but I have a business to run here and Giles needs to keep paying me so that me and Xander can keep our luxury apartment. Maybe next month.”

“This is not a question Anyanka. We are taking you all to back England and that is that.” Travers said in annoyance at the girl’s ignorance. He snapped his fingers and the demons walked over to Faith and picked her up. They carried her to a truck that had crashed through the training room wall.

“Bloody hell! That’s my wall you’ve ruined. You’d better pay for the repair!” Giles said pointing a finger is Traver’s face “You won’t get us out of here without a fight!”

“No need for that Mr. Giles. We just need to be sure that these witches haven’t caused any other damage.” The man on the left said

“Excuse me? Me and Willow are not just witches! We have done tons of spells and all sorts of stuff. I would appreciate if you gave us a little credit. We captured Faith even though she had a knife to my throat.”

“Tara’s right. We did something that would have taken your demons forever. And Faith still can’t hurt anyone! If your demons did it they would have been all ‘Poo poo. We put her in the truck, la la la.’ And then they’d have forgotten all about her and she’d have gotten away!”

“You are very right. Ms. McClay and Ms. Rosenburg. You deserve a little credit.” Travers said glaring at the two in front of them.

“Whoa! Hold on here. What is your deal? Did you like, learn about Santa too early or something? Did you never get a date in high school? Will and Tara are right they made it so that Faith wasn’t able to hurt anyone. Did you do that, no.” Buffy said to Mr. Travers “If you wanna take us to the ‘home country’ you’ll have to go through all of us.”

“Excuse me, we are not afraid of you people. We have demons remember!” James said. The demon came walking in and nodded at Travers.

“You wanna see demons. I show you a demon.” Buffy leapt up and high kicked the largest of the demons in the face. He limped back to Travers in hope for instructions. “Why isn’t it bleeding then?” Willow caught on and let go of Tara’s hand and walked to the demon. She grabbed the bottom of it’s face and pulled up to expose a human face.

Anya : I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.

Willow : Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?

[BloodysGirl]

I hope all you Kittens like it because it may be while before I get more free time to write the next installment So let's all wish Willow and Tara good luck in mending their relationship.

+ =



-B.G.

Anya : I swear, I am just trying to find my necklace.

Willow : Well, did you try looking inside the sofa in hell?

[tommo]

That's a shame Bloody's Girl, because I was looking forward to see where you were taking this. Anyway, keep up with the writing whenever you can and keep us abreast (mm, great word) of your future posts in the update thread.

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Hey Grrrrlfriend! Yoo hoo! Over here! It's me...Flaming Joel!

[Wolflord]

Ok, I like the concept of the story. However, you may want to slow it down a little, you seem to be rushing to tell the story. Set the mood, give a little description of things. You have have too many questions that need to be answered. For example, Why in the HELL would Tara reach out and be nice to Faith, when Buffy had just stated that Faith killed someone? How exactly did Willow and Tara make Faith safe? How did the Watchers Council know about Anyanka? You are leaving to much for the reader to assume and not giving any background. For example, how does the Scoobies know Tara..if they have never met? There are many other questions here that you need to answer. Not trying to insult you or anything..just thought you might want the feedback.

Sometimes I think of them doing spells and I have a spell by myself.