There's a thunder in our hearts, baby

[prodigal_slayer]

Alright, so obviously I fucked something up earlier. It wasn't like I had a lot of experience in makin' nice with people. Slayer. She alone. Blah blah blah, Wes made me memorize that speech with how often he'd said to me over the years. But honestly, the fact that I had no friends didn't really have much to do with me bein' the slayer. More to do

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[magick_goddess]

I don't understand why, I don't know if I want to understand why Faith gets under my skin. But she does. She manages to get to me and makes me want to lose my temper, I don't lose my temper.

Shaking my head I sighed and went back to my books, I had picked up a few books from the local shop to find out about doing that spell against the Immortal. So far I was having some progress, not much, but it was better then nothing.

"Tara! TARA! Let me in! Open up!"I bolted out of bed, my books dropping onto the floor, and hurried to the door. I knew it was Faith but the tone in her voice sounded like nothing I'd heard before. Scared panic

[prodigal_slayer]

I was breathing hard, my back pressed into the floor as I brushed a few strands of dark hair out of my face. Glancing down at Tara I instantly felt bad for shovin' her to the floor but gettin' smacked to the floor or gettin' torn into pieces? Which would you rather?

"Zombies." I said casually as Tara finally got up to her feet. Without thinking I grabbed her arm and pulled her next to me against the door. Keeping one palm flat against the door, I grabbed her and rolled us so that her back was pressing into the door and I was pressed into her. Pressing my hands to the door I pulled away from her and kept pressure on the door.

"Don't move." With that I let go, and watched a horrified look come over her face as she struggled to keep the door closed. Moving quickly I grabbed her desk and jammed it under the doorknob, locking them out of the room for now.

"That should keep 'em out for a little while." Taking a few steps backwards, I put a hand to my forehed with a wince.

Hoped she liked zombies on her pizza.

[magick_goddess]

I stood up and before I could react to Faith's news about the zombies I found myself pressed against not only the door but her as well. My face flushed deep red as I felt her body heat wash over me from head to toe

[prodigal_slayer]

I rolled my eyes and sighed loudly as she took me by the arm and pushed me down into a chair. We didn't have time for this crap. Still, I was hard pressed to shoot her down when she finally cleaned some of the blood off of my face, so I could at least see again. Reaching up with one hand I wrapped my fingers around her wrist and pulled her hand with the damp cloth away from my forehead

[magick_goddess]

Fine, you won't let me clean the blood off, be that way. See what I care.

But again, I don't say it, only think it. I sighed and shook my head. putting down the bloody cloth and walking over to one of the book shelves. "Yeah, I t-think I have something." I sounded like I had more confidence then I actually did.

The banging and rattling on the door wasn't helping my nerves any but I needed to keep a level head here, somehow.

"T-there's a spell...a blackout of sorts..." I murmured pulling the book down and quickly flipping the pages. "It'll take out all magick in about h-half the town..." I muttered nervously. That would leave me without my magick for who knows how long and all the zombies might either disappear or end up piles of bodies outside the door.

Either way, I had no choice. Nervously chewing my lip I sat on the edge of the bed and took a few deep breaths before I started to chant the spell softly, hoping it would work long enough.

[prodigal_slayer]

I nodded at her as she started describing the spell to me. At the moment? I couldn't give a fuck what it would do, as long as it'd get rid of my zombie problem. I could still hear girls screamin' and runnin' out in the hallway. I had to get out there. Had to do something about it even if she couldn't

[magick_goddess]

Huh? Wait, what? She wants...oh goddess

[neverbeenfree]

I was about to freak out for real, zombies getting closer and closer to me. One had clamped down on my arm when suddenly....poof. Just like that they were all gone, not even corpses on the floor. Just gone, vanished. A small smile began makin' it's way across my mouth as I looked around at the empty hallway. Whatever she'd done. It'd worked. With a heavy sigh I pushed more wet dark hair off of my forehead as I headed back towards her room. I went to push the door open when I realized the desk was still in front of it

[sexytarawitch]

I heard Faith at the door and I moved as quickly as I could - which at the moment wasn't fast at all - and moved the desk back and opened the door for her.

She was smiling and I nodded slowly, glad that the spell worked, taking slow deep breath's I moved back over to the bed. I wasn't sure how exactly I was feeling but I didn't feel quite right.

"Y-yeah," I licked my lips and rested my head in my hands. "I can f-feel it." I took a few slow and deep breaths before looking back up at her, smiling just slightly. "I'm ok, I'll b-be ok." I stood up - still a bit unsteady on my feet - and looked her over, noticing a deep scratch on her arm. "Are you ok? C-can I look at that now?" I licked my lips and looked up at her, wishing the room would stop spinning.

[prodigal_slayer]

"Sure." I agreed finally, even though I really didn't want to let her...be nice and do whatever it was she was doin'. I could take care of myself just fine, been doin' just fine for my whole life. But whatever, I'd humor the princess if it made her happy. But damn, we just beat the zombies couldn't we take a triumphant minute here?

Guessed not as her fingers wrapped around my arm as she pulled me back over to that chair. With a sigh I sat down as she started running the damp cloth against the trauma. I was fine. Zombies? No big deal. Course the Immortal was kind've a big deal, but I was used to his crap by now. Zombie army was a new one. Least they were easy to slay.

"Thanks for the bail back there....again." It occured to me that this was the second time she'd saved my ass. Well, okay not saved just sorta made things conveniant for me. I wouldn't eventually killed that one vamp and this...army of zombies. Eventually. Probably. Definitely.

[sexytarawitch]

I forced myself to be ok and I walked her over to the desk before cleaning up her wound. I knew that she was just humoring me and I honestly appreciated that, I didn't think I was up for fighting with her. I mostly didn't want her to get sick, she needed to be at her best when she - well the three of us - went up against the Immortal

[prodigal_slayer]

I groaned when she mentioned pizza. Pizza! Zombies on my pizza that I'd brought over here to try and make nice with her. But it wasn't long until I realized I didn't even need the pizza. Guessed zombies did the trick after all.

"Anything but pizza?" I requested with a frown, still thinkin' about my squashed pizza. "There's a diner up the street from here, it's not too bad. Plus. Pancakes all night long." I grinned at her hopin' to win her over to Bickford's in no time flat. Bickford's was my home for nasty bitter coffee and pancakes all the time.

She nodded at me and I stood up waitin' for her to get her coat as I glanced at the numerous bumps and bruises visible on my arm. Fingerprints of bony hands. No big deal. They'd be gone by mornin' for sure. Fuck. And the Immortal thought he could take me out that easy? Bitch please.

Course I was smart enough to know that it was more about playin' with me than anything else. He was testing me. I just wasn't sure why.

[sexytarawitch]

Pancakes? Sounded good to me and as long as I wasn't alone I think I would be ok. I don't know why I felt so on edge but I did. I felt isolated, cut off and most of all I felt weak.

I'll be ok in a few hours, the spell would wear off and I'll be ok. Maybe Faith won't find out why I'm so jittery and such, hopefully she'll be oblivious to it and we can just have a semi-normal meal. Hopefully.

I took my jacket and my wallet before grabbing my keys and following Faith out of the door. Digging my hands in my pockets I followed close by her, reasuring that she knew where this place was that she was taking me.

"T-thanks." I murmured, glancing over at her and blushing slightly when my eyes met hers for a moment. I tucked my hair behind my ear and walked in step with her. "S-so um h-how did that happen?" I gestured behind us and back to the dorms. "W-was it the Immortal?" That was a bit obvious, Tara.

[prodigal_slayer]

"Isn't it always?" I asked her dryly as we made our way through the hallway where people were still muttering and crying about weird creepy people attacking them. Course no one noticed that it was the two of us who had saved all their asses. But wasn't that the way it always worked? You'd be surprised how rare a simple thank you is in this town when you just saved someone's hide from becomin' vamp food

[magick_goddess]

I dug my hands in my pockets and kept myself close enough to Faith that my stomach would calm down but not close enough for her to notice of say something - maybe - about 'personal space'. I nodded quietly, tucking my hair behind my ear and biting the corner of my bottom lip. "W-we will, he's trying to get to you and see h-how you, see how you work." I glanced at her as we turned up towards the main street, heading off campus

[prodigal_slayer]

Nodded at her when she told me everything would be fine. I knew it would. Five by five, right? How I lived my life. No matter what happened I usually managed to figure it out eventually. Even if it took a long time, mostly cause I was wicked hard headed. But she was gonna do her witchy thing and then I was gonna ram a stake right through his heart. Well okay, he wasn't a vamp but you'd be surprised how many things that'll kill. Probably best to behead him since he was Immortal and all. Better be sure to kill him when I got the chance to.

"Yeah. I come here alot. Course, nice isn't really the word I'd use for it. But it's cheap and the food ain't bad." I agreed as the waitress gave us a table. Opening the menu I started lookin' through it like I always did, even though I always ended up gettin' pancakes in the end