FM March Topic: Welcome To Hell (Picture)

[cordys_bitch]

As soon as the senior partner confessed I started making plans to take her out. Maybe it wouldn't be easy to kill her, but there were ways to trap someone so they couldn't hurt anyone again. Maybe the coffin under the sea wouldn't work for her, but I had a feeling there was something we could do with her. If nothing else, I was willing to try the

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[chosenpotential]

Izzi and I had gotten back pretty late and crashed out hard. I hadn't planned on coming back for another day or so, but after hearing the stuff going on here, I had to get back. Plus, I'd kept my girlfriend away from her job long enough. It was still too early to let her know she could just move in and not worry about working. We were still pretty new for all that.

Our trip was good. It gave me some distance and time away from this place. I had a chance to cool down after Shannon's antics and I was ready to get back to the routine of my life. The school hadn't even been open that long and I'd already bailed on it. Faith had an excuse, but me? I was just pissed and being a brat. Which, in my book, was a good reason, but someone else might not see it that way. Oh well. Not that I really care, but whatever. I'm trying to do this whole thing right.

We spent a couple of days in the Poconos before heading to New York. I took Iz to my parents house in Long Island, of course they were off on business. What else is new? But she got to see the house I grew up in and meet Luisa and all that stuff. I probably won't live down the pictures of me as a kid, but hey, I was cute! After that, we headed over to the house in the Hamptons and spent the rest of the time there. Kinda quiet there this time of year, but that's exactly what I was looking for. Just me and her and no one around to bug us. I probably should've stayed off line, 'cause then I had to find out about Angelus and get into a semi argument with Faith. Not my fault she can't see what a jerk Harry is. I mean HELLO! He's married to her, fucking my sister and on drugs. Talk about a great father. Anyway, so that set me off and I was ready to come home. Izzi needed to get back anyway, plus, she knew I was in one hell of a mood over it, so she really didn't argue.

I woke up this morning and she wasn't there. I was kinda hoping to find her making a big breakfast in the kitchen again, but all I found was a note from her letting me know she had to go into work and that she hadn't wanted to wake me up but she'd see me later. I left it where she'd laid it on the counter and went over to the cabinets and pulled out a box of cereal. Grabbing a bowl, the milk and a spoon, I hopped up on the barstool and flipped on the tv to watch it while I ate when I heard a knock at the door. I frowned, wondering who the hell was here. No one even knew I was back yet. God, please don't let it be Shannon. I'm definitely not in the mood to deal with her shit.

Walking over to the door, I pulled it open to find one very pissed off looking Connor. He pushed past me and headed into the living room. "Hey, come on in." I said sarcastically as I shut the door and followed him. "I'm gonna take a guess that you're not here to take me out for breakfast?" I laughed. "What's with the gloom and doom? You look ready to take someone's head off. This have something to do with the whole Angelus thing Faith told me about? 'Cause like I told her, I think Harry's got something to do with it."

[cordys_bitch]

I shook my head and it was to answer several of the things she had said. Following her into the apartment, I said, "Dominique is the one who drugged my dad. She wanted to experiment. It's this weird thing with her and her obsession with him. I think she was trying to make Faith stake him."

Not sure what she hoped to gain there. Probably make Faith crazy so she would run to them to help her. Especially if she had staked him and they brought him back like they did with Harry. God this was all so fucked up.

"Harry served Faith with divorce papers so you know it's good times at the hotel. Dad is extra broody and waiting for Faith to come home so he can give her the papers. She's in Mexico with the kids, and I need a favor from you."

I leaned against a wall and gave her a look. I knew she'd be in, but I was starting to wonder if it was fair to ask her to come with me. This wasn't like coming up against a regular demon. Dominique was a psychopath and a Senior Partner. The crazy bitch set Angelus loose when her niece was in the hotel. I was growling just thinking about it.

"I'm going after Dominique for what she did to my dad. You want to come with me? I could use the back up."

[chosenpotential]

I stood in the center of the room, listening to Connor as my eyes caught sight of the new coffee table that must've been delivered while I was gone. I'd have to give Rosa a little extra this week for taking care of that for me. His words hit me and I looked over at him in confusion. "Wait, Dominique did it? Not Harry?"

I frowned. I had been so convinced it was Harry. That he had some hero complex and had set it up to rescue Faith so she'd see what a great guy he still was even without the soul. Huh. Turns out, it was this Dominique chick. The one who showed up at Thanksgiving with the evil yams. Right before Grace stormed out to sit in the car. Wow, that seemed like another lifetime ago.

So, Harry did it. He filed for divorce. Never saw that coming. Faith's better off if you ask me. I used to like Harry, til he lost his soul and started fucking my sister anyway.

I lifted my brow when he asked me to go with him. To go after Dominique. She wasn't just a demon or a vampire. She was a freaking Senior Partner. But? My sister was living there at this evil law firm. Not only that, but this crazy freak was drugging Angel's blood to bring Angelus out just for fun? Yeah, she needed to be taken down. Hard and fast.

My lips curled into a devious smirk as I nodded slowly. "You know I'm in." God, if I didn't get myself killed by this Senior Partner, I had a feeling I was gonna get my ass kicked by my girlfriend. But, she was gonna have to understand. This was my job. To rid the world of evil. And as far as I was concerned, this bitch was pure evil. "You don't even have to ask twice. Give me two seconds. Weapons are in the basement if you wanna stock up."

I went back to my bedroom and changed into my jeans and a clean tank top, tugged my boots on and went back out into the living room.

[cordys_bitch]

"Yeah. I guess he was just an unexpected bonus to her experiment. She was boasting about how if he hadn't shown up then Faith wouldn't have hid. Whatever, she is a psycho and she's going down."

While Kennedy went to get dressed, I went down to the basement and grabbed a few extra weapons. I already had a flamethrower in the trunk. Figured we might as well have some big weapons if we're taking the bitch on.

Kennedy came down and I held up the sword and axe I had grabbed. "Flamethrower, tranq guns, and other weapons are in the car. Go ahead and grab whatever you're most comfortable with out of your stash. We're going to need everything we can get our hands on to take her out."

She had made a smart ass comment about seeing her at 2pm so I was curious if we would be able to catch her or not. Going into the building wasn't going to work, but I had a feeling if we baited her she would show up. I had just the place too.

"I'm going to call her assistant like she asked and get her to meet us at the abandoned warehouse I found Lily at. That will give us room to stash our weapons and hit her as soon as she comes through the door."

[chosenpotential]

I grinned at him as he gave me the run down of the weapons he had already. God this was gonna be fun. My heart was already racing and the adrenaline was pumping through me so fast I wasn't sure I could wait much longer. I was so ready for a fight. Especially after everything that had gone down lately. The whole thing with Shannon mostly, but I had so much frustration pent up that I needed a release. I mean, yeah there's other ways to get that release and trust me I'd been there and done that lots of times over the last few days. But there's just some frustration that could only be released through fighting. I lived for it, there was just nothing like it.

Taking the stairs two at a time, I ran back down to the basement, grabbing my favorite broadsword and a couple of daggers I shoved in each boot. I glanced at my crossbow, but it wasn't really gonna help me in this case. Nodding, I felt satisfied with my choices and headed back up the stairs to where Connor was finishing up his phone call.

"You ready to do this?" I asked before heading to the door and pulling it open so he could go out first. "Your car's already stocked up, so looks like you're driving." I pulled open the passenger side and threw my sword in the backseat before sliding in myself. "So, what did the assistant say? She take the bait?" I asked as he slid behind the wheel and started up the car.

[cordys_bitch]

"Gonna call and find out now," I told her as I started the car and reached for the cell phone. Dialed the number and asked for Dominique's line. As soon as I said my name, I was surprised I didn't get an assistant but Dominique herself.

"This is Ms. Aries, how can I help you today, Connor?" She sounded so cheerful. It made me want to light her on fire. Good thing we had the flamethrower.

"Wanted to make sure we were still on for 2pm," I told her as I drove easily out to the warehouse where I found Lily. Parked the car and set to work gathering up the weapons with Kennedy. Yeah, the bitch was going down. We were both fired up.

"Of course. Where would you like to meet?" She asked, and I knew the crazy bitch would show up too. No clue if she would show up alone though. I gave her the location and closed the phone, pausing outside the warehouse to check my watch. "We have a couple hours to set up and then she'll be here. Let's stash the weapons around and figure out which areas are easily to get too."

[chosenpotential]

I watched out the window, listening as Connor called to set up the appointment. I glanced over when I realized he wasn't talking to her assistant but Dominique herself. Wow, look at us. Aren't we just important now? I rolled my eyes to myself, shaking my head. God can we just get to the ass kicking?

We pulled in and I sat still in the car, waiting on him to finish the phone call, ensuring she was going to show. We both got out of the car and I leaned in the back to grab my sword. Shutting the door, I nodded as he told me we had a couple of hours to get prepared for this whole thing. I hate waiting. I was ready to get this over with. "I get that the couple of hours gives us a chance to gain the upper hand, but dude, I'm so ready to get with the fighting." I laughed, grabbing some of the weapons from the trunk and following him inside the warehouse. "What can I say?" I shrugged. "I'm not really much for patience."

I looked around the place, scanning for which areas would be best for stashing the weapons. Glancing back, I noticed Connor had already started hiding his. I found a few good spots for mine and as we finished up, we both made our way back to the center of the room. "That killed some time. How much longer til she gets here?" I asked, feeling antsy. "I'm ready to go."

[cordys_bitch]

I stashed my weapons around the warehouse. The flamethrower was close by on the bottom floor and I had the tranq gun in the pocket of my jeans. I wasn't sure what to use first, but I had my favorite sword ready.

"Soon. I'm ready too. Just try and hang tight and focus your energy on how we're going to take her on."

This was a big deal. She wasn't just some demon. She was a senior partner. I was ready to rip her fucking head off. Maybe it wouldn't kill her, but it would shut her up.

A few minutes passed and then a Mercedes pulled up. Only Dom was inside and when she stepped out, I was in shock. She was dressed like she was going to a luncheon. She even had heels on. What the fuck. Stepping inside the warehouse she looked at me and then at Kennedy. "Oh I didn't realize this was a double date. Hello, Kennedy, if I had known you were joining us, I would have invited your sister along."

[chosenpotential]

We waited the remaining few minutes in silence, both of us in our own headspaces, planning our attacks silently. I went over where I had each weapon so that I could easily grab what I needed when I needed it. I gripped my sword tightly in my right hand, feeling it growing moist from the sweat. Switching hands, I wiped my palm down my thigh, drying it when I heard the car pull up. Grabbing it back in my preferred hand, I glanced over at Connor and we locked eyes in a silent affirmation.

I narrowed my eyes at her as she came in and started running her mouth to me. Of course she had to bring Shannon up. Anything to set me off. Like I needed it, but hey, thanks. Definitely can use more ammo and another reason to kick your ass bitch. "Shut the hell up about her." I spat out through clenched teeth as I took a step towards her, my sword hanging at my side. "And stop acting like you know me. You don't." I shook my head. "But you will after today." I laughed, taking another step closer.

[cordys_bitch]

"Oh, I know you, Kennedy," Dominique said with a charming smile. She was so poised that it made me uncomfortable. She was clearly the type who would tell you please and thank you while she slit your throat open. Fucking psycho.

"Coming alone was stupid," I told her as I suddenly pulled out the dart gun and shot her twice with it. She looked down at the darts and rolled her eyes, plucking them out of her expensive blouse.

"Drugs on me? That's not going to work, but I like your style." She looked over at Kennedy and said, "Well, come on, attack me. Unless you want me to make the first move."

I rushed at her even though she was talking to Kennedy and felt myself thrown through the air and landed against the warehouse wall. My sword still in my hand. Fucking bitch. Springing back to my feet I glared at her and charged again.

[chosenpotential]

I moved my eyes from her long enough to see Connor shoot a couple of darts at her. I started to laugh but they didn't even phase her. She just pulled them out and dropped them to the floor like it was nothing. What the hell? And now she's gonna taunt me? Doesn't she know it's not cool to taunt a pissed of Slayer and miracle boy or whatever the hell Connor was?

Before I could do anything, Connor rushed her and was thrown against the wall. He got up and charged again, only having the same thing happen. I jumped on her back while she was watching Connor and she flung me off and into the opposite wall. Pushing myself off the wall, I ran at her again. God I wanted to punch her right in her smug face. Who the fuck wears heels to a fight? Well, okay, maybe Buffy would, but she's Buffy. She can do that.

"You can keep throwing me off you, but I'm just gonna keep coming right back." I yelled at her as I ran at her yet again.

[cordys_bitch]

I was getting irritated with how easily she was tossing us off. When Kennedy ran at her again and managed to cut her, I grabbed the flamethrower and fired it as soon as she tossed Kennedy out of the way.

Okay, now she was burning, but it seemed to just piss her off. Her hair and clothes were singed and while some of her skin looked a little crispy, she didn't so much as scream. The flames went out way too fast so I wasn't sure how she managed that.

The next thing I knew, she was across the warehouse and had me by my throat, dangling me off the ground as I struggled to get her to release me. I hated when someone fucked with my throat and it was hard to breathe.

"You are very lucky that I still like your father. Otherwise, I would send you both home in pieces."

She threw me hard at Kennedy, and we both went rolling. Fucking bitch. I ran back at her and this time she grabbed hold of my shoulder so hard that I felt her nails dig into my flesh. They were easily as sharp as knives. She dragged them down my back and I could feel the blood pouring out. Pushing me to the floor, she kicked me hard in the ribs and I heard two snap as I went rolling.

Fuck.

[chosenpotential]

I busted out laughing when Connor blasted her with the flamethrower. Crispy fried Senior Partner anyone? When she threw Connor into me, sending us both rolling across the floor it was pretty obvious she didn’t find it as funny. It might not have phased her, but it was still pretty comical to see her perfectly coiffed hair all singed and fucked up.

As I watched Connor go down to the ground, his back covered in blood and the sound of his ribs snapping filling the air, I felt a surge of anger rush through me. “You bitch!” I yelled out, running at her. I managed to bring my sword down, slashing across her stomach before she used the same sharp nails she’d just sliced Connor’s back open to make her mark on my face. Literally. I felt the blood pour down my cheek, but I wasn’t gonna back down. I swung another punch, which she easily ducked before her hand flew out quickly, grabbing me by the throat too. Just like she’d done Connor a few seconds ago. Damn, what the hell? She threw me across the room, and instead of hitting the wall, I hit the window, crashing through it. Okay, I’m definitely gonna be hurting after this one. Before I could get up, she was on me again, kicking me hard in the stomach a few times before Connor grabbed her from behind.

I’m pretty sure Connor’s not the only one with some broken ribs. Damn. Pushing myself off the ground, I grabbed my side and bit my jaw to keep myself from expressing one ounce of pain. I scooped my sword off the ground and started back towards where she was fighting with Connor again.

“It’s gonna take more than that to stop us.” I laughed, spitting some blood on the dirt floor. Wiping my hand across my cheek, I looked down at the red coating it before wiping it on my shirt. “We don’t give up real easy.” I moved closer as Connor distracted her and I managed to shove my sword through her back before she turned around, pulling it out and aiming it at me. I jumped up, trying to avoid it, but it sliced through my thigh and I screamed out in pain, before landing on the floor hard.

[cordys_bitch]

I tried to get Dominique off Kennedy, but merely got thrown into a wall again for my effort. When I heard Kennedy scream as she got sliced with her sword, all I could see was red. Fuck that senior partner bitch. I was done playing.

I ran at her, swinging my sword hard and it cut through her side. The blood poured through the wound, but she barely blinked at me. Growling low, she grabbed the blade of the sword and pull it out, breaking it in two and tossed it to the floor. I snarled at her, but she was on me before I could attack her.

Slamming me to the floor, she straddled me and proceeded to punch me, over and over again in the face until it felt like my ears were ringing. I tried to roll off her, but she had too hard of a hold on me.

"If you were anyone but his boy, I would feed the girl your liver," She hissed at me. To emphasize her point she dug her nails deep into my stomach and clawed at the skin. I cried out despite myself and then she was off me, only to kick me into a wall. I tried to get up, but I was having a hell of a time making it to my feet.

"Are the two of you quite finished or do I need to knock you unconscious?" She demanded as she looked from me to Kennedy. I wanted to go at her again. I just needed to get to my fucking feet.

[chosenpotential]

I managed to push myself up to a sitting position and pull the sword out of my leg. Stabbed me with my own sword. Bitch. I looked over to see her doing one hell of a number on Connor's face. Fuck, I've gotta do something. I struggled to roll over and push myself up to my feet again. I heard Connor scream out and I clenched my teeth so hard I thought they might break as I watched her kick him into the wall like a human football. Damn this chick was seriously not playing here.

I glared at her as she asked us if we were finished. The little voice in the back of my head was telling me I was done. That I needed to just leave well enough alone. But, did I listen to that little voice? Hell no. I went at her again, how I managed to make it back over to her with the pain in my leg, well, okay, the pain everywhere, I'll never know. But before I could land any blow at all, she swung around, kicking me in the stomach before she was on me, drilling me in the face hard. Just like she'd been doing to Connor. She had my arms pinned down with her knees as she kept hitting me over and over.

"Fuck you!" I screamed out, spitting blood in her face as she landed another punch and everything went black.

[ms_aries]

They wouldn't stay down. I admired their ambition, but they were both rather stupid. I wasn't putting much into the fight. If I truly wanted to teach them a lesson, I'd drag them back to the firm and torture them for a couple of months. Sending them back to Angel in pieces starting with their fingers and toes.

I punched the girl over and over again until she spit her blood at me and then I merely knocked her out. She would be in for another lesson. Spitting is rude, and I would not tolerate it. For now, she would sleep.

Just as I was standing up, the boy rushed me and I'd had enough. Grabbing him by the hair I hurled him face first into the wall. "Your father needs to ground you, little boy, because I am tired of your behavior." With that, I slammed him into the wall once more and watched him hit the ground with a thud. He would be sleeping for a bit too.

Pulling out my cell phone as I reached my car, I dialed Angel's number and made the call. As soon as he answered, I said tonelessly, "Your boy and his pet slayer are unconscious in the warehouse that he discovered Liliana in. It's near the beach. I went easy on them, but you may wish to speak with them about not picking fights they can not possibly win. Goodbye, Liam." I hung up before he could say anything and went back to the law firm so I could clean up.