little slayer: chapter 8
by loekie
cut to Buffy and Malou entering the Summers house.
Willow is watching some TV when she hears them come in.
Willow: hey Buff (then seeing she brought two other girls one unconscious) what happened?
Buffy: I need your help with this one (indicating) Senem is telekinetic and is giving us some trouble… you think you can handle it?
Willow: I should be able to counter most of her attacks yes what do you think she is up to then?
Buffy: other then killing us with her precious boyfriend and well like always taking over the world.
Willow: why cant they think of anything else for a change?
Buffy: I know… so… I put her in the basement then?
Willow: sure why not?
Malou: why not just kill her and be done with it?
Buffy: it doesn’t work like that, she’s human not some demon.
Malou: so? She tried to kill us; she wanted to take over the world… sounds evil enough, what do you think to gain from this?
Buffy: maybe we can help her, there must be some reason for all this?
Malou: yeah she’s evil. Buffy sometime you can’t help, you really think there’s a saving her?
Buffy: well lets go find out…
As she takes Senem to the basement and ties her up Malou and Willow follow her down the stairs.
Senem starts to wake up and moans
Buffy: morning…
Senem: (immediately awake) what the…
Buffy: didn’t give us much of a choice there now did you?
Senem: whatever, you think this is gonna keep me?
Buffy: no but this will… Wil go ahead
Willow holds out her hands to tightly lock Senems hands in place.
Senem: (sighs) nice trick really (the ropes start coming loose) but not good enough. You really should have done more research… (now Willow flies against the wall) I don’t actually need my hands... all it takes is a little image in my mind…
Willow gets up quickly, mutters something and Senem goes flying towards the other side of the basement.
Willow: (a hint of her former blackness shining through in her eyes) not the only trick I got, you don’t know who you’re dealing with here.
Senem: (trying to strangle Willow by thought but it’s not working) what the…
Willow: you’re not gonna win this one so just shut up, sit down and listen. (her eyes turn back to normal and to Buffy in her normal sweet soft way) sorry…
Senem: (decides the redhead is right and gives up, sits down) what do you want?
Buffy: help you… what is your problem? Why are you doing all this?
Senem: (shrugs) why not? If I take over the world they wont be tricking me no more.
Buffy: (frowns) tricking you?
Senem: (rolls her eyes) ever since I can remember everyone is always making fun of me… everyone…
Malou: so... killing them is the solution? Ever wondered why?
Senem: oh I know why… it was my mothers’ obsession with religion that she made me practice everywhere.
Buffy: ohke, well I’m guessing you’ve dealt with that problem haven’t you?
Senem: (shrugs but with a soft voice) I killed her.
Buffy: well then why not start over? I think you want to… and you don’t have to kill or take over anything for it. We wont trick you what so ever…
Senem: yeah sure… of cause, and why on earth should I trust you?
Buffy: have we given you any reason not to?
Senem takes this in
Senem: … guess not… and don’t really see what choice I got (eyeing Willow who gives her a little smile).
Malou: (to Willow) ooh goody babysitting psycho girl… this is your lucky day.
Willow: ooh… we’ll be alright wont we (to Senem)
Senem: (sarcastic) oh yeah lets be best buds.
Willow: (sweet smile) wanna stay in the basement?
Senem: not really no…
Willow: (still sweet smile) then shut up and lets go get something to eat. All this has made me hungry.
They all head upstairs into the kitchen after having a little midnight snack they’re all sitting at the diner table.
Malou: (getting up) I better go, early day tomorrow.
Buffy: yeah I’m gonna turn in to… you gonna be alright Wil?
Willow: (looking at Senem) I think we’ll be fine.
Buffy: alright then night everyone.
Malou: night
Willow: night
Malou goes for the door and the rest get up and head up stairs.
Senem: soo… you’re just gonna go to bed?
Willow: yep, not really that scared of you… I think you know there’s nothing you can do…
Senem: (sighs) yeah, sucks though…
Willow: I’ll bet, but just give us a chance you’ll see we only want to help you. It’s kinda what we do… helping people.

Senem sighed still not really buying it, she’s had to take so many crap from everyone she’d ever met, including her mother who used to lock her up for hours in a closet to pray… then there had been James who had asked her to the prom. Of cause she had known it didn’t had anything to do with her, she was not a fool but just the simple fact someone had asked her… naturally she had refused, what was she gonna tell her mother? And it would be just another trick… but he had not taken no for an answer and they had gone to the prom and she had finally had agreed to go with him, it was the first time she had used her power, her mother hadn’t want her to go of cause and she had threatened to put her in the closet again, she really wanted to go and had let her mother know about her power and that there was no stopping her, her mother had mumbled something about witches and Satan and that he was in her with the power and that she should never use it again but Senem had insisted and she had gone to the prom with James … it was all good and she had had a wonderful time un till… they had all laughed, all of them and James he had… he had just been laying there, not moving… she had known he was dead and still they were all laughing. Something had snapped in her… she had run out, on her way out they had stuck out there legs and made her trip over them and outside she had fallen over her own feet on the school lawn, then she had thought about her power and had gone back and she had .. she had killed them and had gone home. Her mother had been waiting with a knife to kill her (thy shall not suffer a witch to live), she had thought about how she wasn’t even a witch, her mother had attacked her with the knife and she had killed her… then she had left and met Sehad and everything had been different, she could do whatever she wanted and he had shown her a whole new world… now she didn’t know… what was she to do? What could she do? She sighed again there wasn’t much choice but to play there game… for now at least, maybe she’d like it here. Why not? Stranger things had happened.

A few weeks later and Senem had settled in nicely, she was beginning to like the goofy Xander, the sweet Willow. She had taken a special interest in Spike, she thought he was funny and he was so handsome… She was also beginning to like Buffy and the little Malou and Josta, she could learn a lot form Buffy and Malou and Josta was just so cute…, and she and Dawn had really become friends. They had all been very nice. She hoped it wouldn’t be another trick but she was starting to think it wasn’t cause it had been so long… She had even been helping with the slaying what gave her a strange feeling of satisfaction. Yeah she liked it here and was hoping she could stay… She would ask Willow next time what she thought…she still slept in one room with Willow so she’d ask tonight…

That night in bed
Senem: (whispering) Willow?
Willow (who had almost been asleep muttered a little) hmm?
Senem: do you.. do you think I could stay here? You know… like for real?
Willow: (turning to face her) aren’t you already?
Senem: only because you’re scared I’ll go crazy and start killing again…
Willow: I don’t think that… and I don’t think any of the others do…
Senem: (relieved) so I can stay?
Willow: (smiling) of cause you silly… (hugs her) now go get some sleep… it’s late…
Senem: (not really know what to do with that hug but after a while decides it feels nice hugs willow back) goodnight
Willow: not really used to that huh?
Senem: no… momma never…
Willow: aah, sweaty, that must have been awful.
Senem: (gives Willow a week smile) guess I had my revenge huh?
Willow: (smiles) yeah... I guess so… night sweaty
Senem: night.





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