Future Bliss

By Ghostface999

CHAPTER 4

Buffy looked at her plate. She couldn't believe it. It was empty. "The girl can manage herself around the kitchen", Buffy commented.

"I like her", Xander said as he looked up to the ceiling. "To bad I can't marry her".

"Buffy?", Giles asked as he picked up the plates. "Did you notice something peculiar in the girl?"

Buffy looked up the watcher. "What do you mean?", Buffy asked.

"You said you felt you could trust the girl because of a feeling inside", Giles said. "Can you find the words to describe that feeling?"

Buffy thought for a moment. The feeling. That strange sensation deep down in her heart. It was the same one in the dream. That warmth that was present. The understanding. She had hung around with other slayers. The feeling that usually popped out was that of friendship and solidarity. This was different. When the girl laid helpless on the couch all she wanted to do was stroke her hair. Care for her. Watch over her. "I can't", Buffy said. "All I know is that I know we can trust her".

*****

Kat looked at the warm water falling over her. She moved her hair back and closed her eyes. She has to know, Kat thought to herself. She could hear them arguing down stairs. They were talking softly, but she could hear them.

"I am never wrong about things like this", Buffy said. "I know we can trust her".

"All I am saying is not to go trusting the first stranger that enters our lives", Giles said. "Demons can take advantage of that".

Kat smiled. This wasn't going to be easy she thought to herself.

*****

"What do you expect?", the man said. "When you have been betrayed by a friend. When you live in a constant battle against evil. Life is like that sweetheart. I thank the heavens you do not have to go through that".

The blonde six year old looked at his father. His hand moved swiftly across the board. The colors were taking solid shape now. The girl stood still and looked on. She couldn't believe her true father had gotten so attached to her in so little time. The artist was all she expected and more. Black hair, dark brown eyes, and serious mouth. It was hard to pull out a smile of the man. "What about Mary", Kat asked. "She convinced all that she and Nikon were part of the good guys".

The older man looked up from the painting. "Mary hasn't told you the story correctly", he said. "She had to go through hell and back to convince them. Not even Nikon knows what she told them".

"But look at them now", Kat said. "They are really close friends.

The man stopped painting and headed towards his young daughter. "Kat", he said as he took a seat next to the small girl. "There comes a time in your life, when you believe you have it all figured out, but unexpectedly something else pops up. That is when uncertainty comes to play. You are confused, and you have to deal with the present situation than and there. The first thing you do is appeal to your human instincts. Base yourself on previous experiences. What do you think would happen if after the Faith thing, another slayer shows up. What would you do?"

The girl shrugged. "What could I do?".

"First of all, you would doubt in the trust. Remember, most people have real trouble letting go of the past. I am living proof of that".

"Talking about me", a female voice said.

"Faith", Kat said as she ran up to the rouge slayer. She hugged the gothic looking girl around the waist.

"I missed you too kid", Faith said. She than looked at the tall man in front of her. "Around ten?", she asked.

"Ok", the man said. "But be careful".

*****

Kat got out of the shower and looked at herself in the mirror. "I guess I have to go through hell", she said to herself. She slowly dried her black hair as she thought of a way to convince them. All of the sudden, there was a knock on the door. "In a minute", the young slayer said as she rapidly got dressed. She opened the door and Xander stood on the doorway. He looked at her in surprise. "What?", she asked. "I got soap in my face?".

"Your hair.", he said. "It was blonde".

"Oh", Kat said. "That happens a lot".

"Um…", Xander started. "We are going out"

"Cool", Kat said. "Can I come?"

Chapter 5