Family Business (open to Faith)
Dec. 25th, 2005 07:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
abetterlieThere is nothing like finding your mother with a dead girl's body to remind you that you don't get to pretend you and your family are anything but killers, Christmas or no Christmas.
No, she hasn't done it. But that's not really the point. The child is dead. If she is right, and the child was left by that beautiful and insane vampire who called herself your sister, then one reason why this child is dead is that you did not try to stake Drusilla the two times you met her. Another is that Angelus created her to begin with. That child is dead, like Justine's sister, like Mom and Dad and Mere, and somewhere in Boston parents are looking for it. Come sunset, other children could die, will die. Darla and Angel won't take Drusilla out, and neither will Kara. You get why; they love Drusilla. You loved Jasmine, so it's not like you can't understand.
But you still know your duty, your duty taught by you by Daniel Holtz, and even Angel, in his way. Your duty is to the dead children, and those who will die next.
You don't say anything about this to Angel or Darla. Maybe that's another Christmas gift for them. But when the sun sets, you excuse yourself and say you're out for an evening walk, and as expected, they think that means you want to call Harry from your hotel, and you leave dissapproval and hurt behind, but not suspicion. You do return to your hotel room, but it's to pick up weapons and suit up. And then you make a phone call, but it's not to Harry, whom you have talked with earlier today.
Faith said she'd be in Boston. You're no longer the cocky kid who imagines he can do it all on his own. Drusilla might be insane, but she's strong and experienced and managed to stay alive for about a hundred and fifty years. Cordelia said she killed a Slayer once, the Slayer Kendra. She also has hypnotic abilities, and you haven't forgotten how the thrall worked on you when Harry had Dracula's powers on Halloween.
And maybe, in your heart of hearts, you're afraid that if you see her, you won't want to kill her.
So you call Faith, and hope a Slayer and whatever kind of creature you are together will be enough.
When you put your coat back on, you realize there is still some ash left from the girl on the collar.
ooc: naturally, Connor won't stake Dru. He'll be unable to track her down. We love Drusilla, yes we do, precious.
No, she hasn't done it. But that's not really the point. The child is dead. If she is right, and the child was left by that beautiful and insane vampire who called herself your sister, then one reason why this child is dead is that you did not try to stake Drusilla the two times you met her. Another is that Angelus created her to begin with. That child is dead, like Justine's sister, like Mom and Dad and Mere, and somewhere in Boston parents are looking for it. Come sunset, other children could die, will die. Darla and Angel won't take Drusilla out, and neither will Kara. You get why; they love Drusilla. You loved Jasmine, so it's not like you can't understand.
But you still know your duty, your duty taught by you by Daniel Holtz, and even Angel, in his way. Your duty is to the dead children, and those who will die next.
You don't say anything about this to Angel or Darla. Maybe that's another Christmas gift for them. But when the sun sets, you excuse yourself and say you're out for an evening walk, and as expected, they think that means you want to call Harry from your hotel, and you leave dissapproval and hurt behind, but not suspicion. You do return to your hotel room, but it's to pick up weapons and suit up. And then you make a phone call, but it's not to Harry, whom you have talked with earlier today.
Faith said she'd be in Boston. You're no longer the cocky kid who imagines he can do it all on his own. Drusilla might be insane, but she's strong and experienced and managed to stay alive for about a hundred and fifty years. Cordelia said she killed a Slayer once, the Slayer Kendra. She also has hypnotic abilities, and you haven't forgotten how the thrall worked on you when Harry had Dracula's powers on Halloween.
And maybe, in your heart of hearts, you're afraid that if you see her, you won't want to kill her.
So you call Faith, and hope a Slayer and whatever kind of creature you are together will be enough.
When you put your coat back on, you realize there is still some ash left from the girl on the collar.
ooc: naturally, Connor won't stake Dru. He'll be unable to track her down. We love Drusilla, yes we do, precious.