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Buffy of the Rebellion
Chapter II
The Path of Hope
Buffy had been training with Touisen Huu for three months. She had never been good at school but left with little choice she can be quite the scholar. Learning about all of the demons he knows about and reading up on her Slayer handbook would have become tiresome if they weren't crucial to her continued living.
Then he made her study Chinese and Latin. The horror of that; three languages. She still doesn't get why there's Mandarin and Cantonese; why two Chinese languages? Are there others? She wouldn't be surprised at this junction.
Though, anyway, for her handbook, her book is really, really huge. She had just finished reading all of it with her busy schedule. She's not sure she can remember as much from the book as she should do. It was long and tiring, and well… she had other more interesting books to read on all-sorts of monsters, not to mention the whole deal with learning how to kick monsters butts, and how to kill them.
It's like vampires just pop up everywhere she goes, even though her books says she can just sense them, and Huu-sensei (as he likes to be called) says because she senses them she gets the perception that they're after her when they're not. In fact, she has come to realise that the vampires she's met while running errands for sensei in the evening have been oblivious to the danger they were in while she saw them.
She has taken to carrying her silver dagger and stake everywhere with her just encase. Though, she knows as long as she ignores any vampires she sees and stays away from becoming their target she'll be left alone. Its just, she has to keep on her toes. If a vampire has met a Slayer before and survived they'll know what she is and probably try to attack.
The thought of a vampire who had previously escaped the stake of a Slayer crept her out. However, just letting all of the vampires she comes across live is making her feel guilt, which in turn makes her train harder so that when she leaves and goes on her own journey she'll be able to really do something.
Huu-sensei was teaching her everything he could, from fighting to what little he knows about magic, (nor learning any awesome magic, mainly about it and tiny things that might be useful, even though it's really hard and taxing). It hadn't come as much of a shock as she thought it should to discover that real sorcery exists and that she may have to face witches or warlocks in battle someday.
However, that didn't stop her from trying to become the best Slayer she can be, and hopefully better than all the rest that came before her. This way, she'll survive and maybe someday get to retire without a bullet through the head.
She had to cry god bless America for their flimsy weapons laws when Huu-sensei started taking her to the weapons range to learn how to shoot. She had seriously thought that she'll only need her dagger and stake, but thinking about it a handgun might not be a bad idea.
Handguns might not kill most demons straight out like they can with some and with humans, but get good enough and hit the right place spot on and they can slow down, wound, and even kill anything, vampires included, (without the whole silver bullet thing). Its just a shame for the demons that she's a Slayer and her hand-eye-coordination is superior to any humans, so her aim is true. She just needs to know where to aim, and 'bang', you is a dead demon.
It had been awing to her instructor how naturals she is. He had joked that she was a natural born killer, which seemed funny to him, but not to Buffy and Huu-sensei as she is technically a supernatural born killer. Her gun instructor thinks she still attends high school, and he had even suggested joining the New York Police Academy after graduation as a markswoman.
She had just laughed it off, but the idea would be nice if she intended to stay in the city. She could have helped people easily with police resources that way. However, she needs to leave, and the three months turned into four and four into ten when finally after an estimated fifteen months she finally felt ready.
Buffy had learnt enough. She could feel it in her centre while meditating. She needed more than how to shot something in the face dead centre, or how to snap its arms off after it's charging at you with hungry fangs.
She was dressed normally in some military green low cut hipsters with a black top and jacket left open, with some half boots on her feet, and skin tight leather gloves on her hands. She's wearing a small backpack with just enough, her spare stake, her dagger, a new gun with a few spare fully loaded magazines, and her book with a spare change of clothes.
Huu-sensei had given her a few hundred dollars to take with her even though she protested. She could always rob some vampires along the road. She hadn't been sure where to go as she walked through Chinatown out into another area when she saw a vampire. He was taking a young girl down a side alley and she has grown so tired of them.
The Slayer followed them, in the shadows. She had left at night as she always felt safer sleeping during the day and venturing during the early evening and night. It's best to keep the monsters right where you can see them, and night time seems to be their playtime.
She followed until she saw this huge bouncer standing by the door smirking at the other vampire. He said something to him but though Buffy has been practicing to help improve her senses she barely heard a mumble, but whatever he said it started freaking out the girl and she started struggling in the smaller vampires grip, relentless and useless.
"Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size?!" Buffy couldn't help but interrupt as the vampire went all bumpy faced, vamped out. Its kind of ironic as she's quite the shorty herself.
"Oh look, you were hungry!" the vamped out vampire said smugly before Buffy charged, and dusted him before he realised that yes, a small sixteen year old girl had attacked him.
The large bouncer by the door watched her cautiously. "Who in hell are you supposed to be?" he demanded angrily while she had scooped around the girl and stood between them protectively.
"I'm the Slayer!" she said with a smirk while his eyes widened. He growled and vamped out when she charged. She swung in with a kick. He blocked with his left arm, but she knocked him back crashing into the door and denting it before his eyes widened again as she span around and staked him.
The bouncer burst into dust as Buffy turned to the terrified and shaking girl, and made a simple gesture. She's sure the girl was wetting herself as she ran for her life when the door to… whatever was forced open, loud music coming from within.
The door was opened by an ugly green spiky-headed demon with red eyes. He looked back in and shouted to someone. "Hey we need a new doorman! This one seems to have been dusted by a tiny human girl!" he called and looked nervous when Buffy twirled her stake looking close to using it on him next.
She near growled as she looked at him. "If I see any more vampires around here I'll come in there and blow you all back to hell," she threatened, and though it was near empty the demon took her seriously.
Buffy left moments later encase that girl called the cops and they turned up getting in her way. She's already seen some missing person pictures of her before, which is why Huu-sensei taught her separately from his other students, encase they recognised her from the pictures.
She felt bad for hurting her mother and father, but it had to be done to protect them. She can't risk the demons finding out about how close they might be and using them while she's too weak to protect herself against anything more than vampires and other low level demons.
The Slayer doubts that she would stand much of a chance against an apocalypse maker anytime soon. Though, honestly, who wants to stand up against some douche bag demon who's trying to bring forth Armageddon? Not her that's who… well if she can help it.
It seems like the good guys are always outnumbered, but yet they've always won out somehow. She's inclined to believe it's all a load of fluke. It couldn't be much else.
She had been annoyed with Andréa, as she hadn't turned up since the last time. Though, the demoness could be busy she supposes, but what could she possibly have that's more important than getting her sight back? Though, thinking she could be waiting until she needs her help or something if she can only see her.
Dam, now she's confusing herself. She hates being confused, it's so befuddling. Buffy often wondered why, oh why she couldn't get super brainiacs along with her super strength.
She still didn't have an idea where she was going even as she had walked far enough to end up at a harbour. It was about two in the morning and she has already dispatched of a few more vampires trying their BAD luck with her.
It would be so easy to just turn around and go bad to school, but no, she saw a boat with lights on. She knew to leave the US she has to smuggle her way out and it looks like this will be the only way, by sea. She had earlier thought about stealing a boat, but maybe stowing away would be just as good, or not, she doesn't care as long as it can at least reach over the Atlantic to somewhere in Europe.
She had gotten pretty close and grimaced as she heard gunshots. She hid behind some crates and peered round to see police cars and cops firing up at a large ship. She would have sulked, as she really needs to use that ship. It was the right short to stow away on, and the Chinese symbols gave her some kind of hope it was at the least heading towards Europe, though China or Hong Kong would be great ports to get off.
Buffy found it hard not to pout as she watched some men trying to untie the small freight ship. However, they went in the mega drink as some police shot them.
The blonde Slayer let her eyes roam over the police officers and groaned. She can't believe she's this desperate. However, she would prefer not to wait around for the next huge ship or illegal ship to dock so she can sneak onto it.
She hopped up onto her crates and snuck across, keeping her senses alert so she doesn't get a stray bullet to the face. The police didn't seem to think about an ambush from behind so when she dropped down and knocked a police guy down and out, taking his gun none of the other cops saw as she dragged him around behind the crates and stole his big black police coat.
The blonde slid on the coat hoping it will offer a little confusion before she pulled out his car keys, and what happened with his car next sent explosions into the sky. It zoomed by means of a brick on the accelerator and knocked one car into the water while it toppled over another, both of them exploding by sheer luck that one of the cars sheared its petrol tank, and with sparks: boom.
Police officers scattered, and dived out of the way in a mass of confusion. She mentally apologised as she knocked out an escapee and took his gun too.
She ran, jumping over cops and debris as she went, running towards the ship. She had to dodge pot shots from the ship until a man ordered them to cease fire on her and keep the cops busy over the tannoy.
This made things a little easier. She doesn't know why this person gave the order, but she supposes she'll have to find out once she's on bored. She dodged a cop while he was on his belly trying to fire at the ship, still not really noticing her and kicking him in the face, out cold.
It was with a grimace that she shot a stolen gun, hitting a cop in his gun arm causing him to lose his weapon moments before he would have shot her. She jumped over his car, and kicked him out cold as she was landing.
The Slayer was closer than she thought she would ever get as she fired each gun at the rigging tying the ship to the dock. She managed to break enough of the thick rope for the ships engines to break free. The ship pulled away as she ran up the gangway thing as it broke away from the ship.
She jumped at the end and nearly made it to the ship when she started to fall; dropping her stolen guns just as a large arm reached out and grabbed her hand. She winced as she crashed into the black hull of the ship before she was lifted up, pulled on bored and way from the edge as bullets ricoshade off the metal with sparks flying.
Buffy panted for breath as she looked out to see they're getting further from docks and she didn't know why, but maybe because of the danger the harbour patrol wasn't coming out to intercept.
"You are one tough customer," the man spoke, his accent is Russian, and his eyes are a cool black. If he were twenty years younger, she might have thought about more… teenage pastimes with him.
"I am Covart," he said with an amused bow. "And you are…?"
"Oh, right," she said looking towards the harbour looking nervous, wondering whether they'll be chased by military or police gunships next. "I'm, Buffy," she said with a deep breath of fresh sea air. "W-where are you heading… because I would really appreciate either somewhere in Europe where I can get another ship or somewhere in Eastern Asia would be nice, and preferred."
"We are headed… well were headed for Hong Kong, but…" he looked thoughtful. "For the lovely young lady who so daringly rescued us… we can let you take a life raft once we are near enough to re-enter international waters in a hurry. If that is good enough for you, and with the talent I saw, I say that that is more than enough."
"Thank you, I'm sure that would be…"
"Maybe we could use her for…" one man came up from behind and placed his hand on her shoulder when he squealed like a little girl when she crushed his hand, twisted it around and lifted him from his feet with very little effort.
"The next man who thinks he can touch me will be swimming with this one," she said lobbing him over the side of the ship into the freezing Atlantic Ocean. "Maybe if he's lucky he'll get picked up, but then he was a monster in human skin!"
The others looked uncomfortable and confused, except the Russian, as he looked amused. "Yes, quite, let me show you to a place where you can rest," he said leading her indoors. "Quite the intriguing demon aren't you," he said laughing as he led her through a corridor. "Trust me when I say he is the only demon on bored that can look that human, other than you of course."
"You smuggle demons and humans?" she asked, curious, as she's certain this man is human, and she isn't going to say she's the Slayer, so it makes sense to let him think she's a demon; she has to think smart like that.
He chuckled and shrugged. "When there is a market, there is a market. You have earned out assistance by freeing this ship from the harbour, so I shall keep the other men from you. I would prefer you not eat them. I need the hands to work."
"I'll try to remember not to eat the filthy old guys," she said sheepishly as he laughed and opened a door into an empty room. Well she thought it was empty until she saw the feline demoness stretching out as her slit-grey eyes opened and she yawned.
She has long ears up the side of her head, fur like brown hair down to her waist, her skin is a dark tan, and she's only wearing some loose fitting white robes when she just looks like the type to wear tight fitting clothes just to show off her hot body without showing too much. Buffy could just about make out the tail with fluffy tip poking out of the bottom of her robe.
"Buffy, this is Ayesha, Ayesha, this is Buffy. You're new roommates, you're both in the same boat, quite literally," he said laughing as he closed the door.
The feline girl hisses and snarled like an annoyed cat as she sat up on the top bunk staring at the door, small bare feet dangling. "Lock, door, douche bag knows not how to knock," she demanded angrily while Buffy did as asked and locked the door, eyeing the demoness cautiously. "And you can call me Ai… I guess it's easier to say and remember. It's like one letter in the English alphabet… I."
Buffy smiled a bit, quite amused at the demoness's thick Sothern US accent. She must be from Texas or something, and it suits her well. She hadn't given much thought to things like demons being born on earth or having human accents rub off onto them.
"So what was all that ruckus earlier? It almost made me have to get up and take a peek," Ai asked as she rubbed sleep from her eyes with her longer than human fingers.
"Oh, we were attacked by the cops," she said with a sheepish grin. "I just about managed to free us. That Covart guy said he can drop me off in a life boat off the coast of Hong Kong, but not too close-."
"Ahh, dam, that means I have to too," Ai whined childishly. "That means we'll probably need to swim and I hate swimming. If you want a demon stupid enough to love that try an anubis demon, those dogs love swimming, but us adorable sphinx hate it. It is truly beneath us."
Well, that answered some questions she might have had about the ancient world, but this… sphinx demon seems nice and sweet and if she's not careful Buffy might have to put her on her lap and stoke her ears like a normal house cat. She couldn't help but wonder whether she can purr.
"Don't even think about touching my ears," Ai said suspiciously as Buffy had been staring at them. "I know I'm extra adorable but I'm not a house cat you know."
"Umm… sorry," she replied sheepishly. "I couldn't help thinking about it."
"Na, it's OK," she said shrugging as she sat on the top bunk with her legs hanging over the edge patting the spot next to her. "Come on, sit with me. I've been bored all by myself. I can't go out as most of the crew… umm… all of the crew are humans."
"I umm… kind of threw that guy into the ocean," she said sheepishly chuckling. "He was being a pervert so, oops, buy-buy, gone. He won't try that crap again," she said as she hopped up and sat next to the sphinx demon.
Buffy couldn't quite believe none of her danger senses were going off around this girl. The books she had read tried to say that all demons would set her off all jittery. She figured she might have to write her own book someday to correct that idiocy if Ai doesn't try to murder her… ever.
Ai just laughed rolling her. "Na, it's OK throwing them overboard if they're perverts… or evil bent on world conquest. I've never really seen the point of ruling the world. It would probably get really boring."
"Umm… yeah," Buffy answered, frowning in thought. "It probably would. I've never really thought about it myself, but what would someone do, ruling the world?"
"No idea," the cat demon replied shrugging. "But then we're not all powerful megalomaniacs bent on causing Armageddon are we?"
"It seriously sounds like too much work," Buffy couldn't help but agree. "Then you would have to keep the beat down on other demons who want to steal the earth from you too and then umm…"
"The Slayer and humans trying to topple you," Ai piped in helpfully with a nod. "It would be easier and less stressful to buy, play and complete EVERY video game ever made ten times over."
Buffy wasn't too sure of that as she had tried some complicated games before. She smiled as she threw off the cop-coat and her backpack under it off her, to the floor (well being careful with her backpack), and when they looked to each other, they burst out laughing and flopped back on the bed with tired sighs. The ship swaying with the wind must be quite far out to sea by now, and if that Russian guy is half the good sailor they shouldn't bump into any trouble.
Their legs swung over the edge of the bed as they looked to each other, still giggling. The Slayer wondered whether she was supposed to hate herself for enjoying Ai's company, but she couldn't help herself. Its only until Hong Kong anyway.
"So why are you heading to Hong Kong?" Ai asked after a few minutes of giggling where they ended up quite cuddly together, and Buffy really had to concentrate not to play with Ai's cute kitty ears.
She just shrugged thinking the question over. "I… well, first I'll admit I've always wanted to see China, and second, I'm heading to Japan next, and last… well… I want to get some tuition in martial arts from some monks or something so I can fight better."
"Sounds like a fun trip you have planned," Ai replied with a small sigh. "Me… I'm looking for this demon. I don't know what he is or who he is, just that he's a part of the Chinese Underground… umm… he's like a member of the Demon Triad. He slaughtered a whole town of humans back south. It included my best friend. I had been living all alone when this human stumbled across me.
"She should have been scared, but no, the silly human wanted to be my friend. I was so alone that I let her, and started craving her attention, the way her fingers would nimbly rub my ears, and the way I would snuggle to her side purring.
"I guess I became a disgrace of a demon, but then he came along and… she died. I want to kill him from taking her from me. She had always been so sweet and caring, and brought ice cream and sweets and shared them with me. I loved her… she was the only thing I had ever had that I ever wanted to keep safe, but I wasn't fast enough.
"Then, when I did get there, he just stared at me with these cold eyes before disappearing. I don't know where, but he looked human, and smelt like demon. I'd never smelt a demon like him before."
Buffy couldn't help but stroke the grey-eyed sphinx's check and brush away the tears with her thumb. It's her worse fear to have her most important people hurt. Though, lately it has felt worse thinking about making a friend and losing her because of things like this; the world is so dangerous.
"I found out everything I could," she continued. "And… well… here I am, being comforted by you. I'm pathetic aren't I?"
"You're not pathetic, Ai," she answered sadly. "I think… maybe it would have been pathetic if you didn't love her. She was your best friend… someone so very special to you. If you're going to hunt around Hong Kong for a while, I'm sure there are schools in the island city. I can stay with you for a while if you would like some help. You never know, it could help me grown stronger too."
"T-thank you, I would really like that," Ai said with some sniffles as she hugged the blonde. "I had always imagined the Slayer trying to murder me, not comfort or help me."
Buffy stiffened as Ai said that, telling her she knows the truth. "M-maybe… maybe I'll be the better Slayer. The Slayer that doesn't kill because a creature looks different," she said as she hugged her new friend in return, they would both drift off to sleep in each other's arms, comfortable and safe.
The wind blew outside, a wind of change as the Slayers path in destiny had once been so fixed and decided by man, but now, now solely she decides her fate as she chooses a path of acceptance, and a path that tries to understand.
The Path of Hope.
To Be Continued…
Chapter II
The Path of Hope
Buffy had been training with Touisen Huu for three months. She had never been good at school but left with little choice she can be quite the scholar. Learning about all of the demons he knows about and reading up on her Slayer handbook would have become tiresome if they weren't crucial to her continued living.
Then he made her study Chinese and Latin. The horror of that; three languages. She still doesn't get why there's Mandarin and Cantonese; why two Chinese languages? Are there others? She wouldn't be surprised at this junction.
Though, anyway, for her handbook, her book is really, really huge. She had just finished reading all of it with her busy schedule. She's not sure she can remember as much from the book as she should do. It was long and tiring, and well… she had other more interesting books to read on all-sorts of monsters, not to mention the whole deal with learning how to kick monsters butts, and how to kill them.
It's like vampires just pop up everywhere she goes, even though her books says she can just sense them, and Huu-sensei (as he likes to be called) says because she senses them she gets the perception that they're after her when they're not. In fact, she has come to realise that the vampires she's met while running errands for sensei in the evening have been oblivious to the danger they were in while she saw them.
She has taken to carrying her silver dagger and stake everywhere with her just encase. Though, she knows as long as she ignores any vampires she sees and stays away from becoming their target she'll be left alone. Its just, she has to keep on her toes. If a vampire has met a Slayer before and survived they'll know what she is and probably try to attack.
The thought of a vampire who had previously escaped the stake of a Slayer crept her out. However, just letting all of the vampires she comes across live is making her feel guilt, which in turn makes her train harder so that when she leaves and goes on her own journey she'll be able to really do something.
Huu-sensei was teaching her everything he could, from fighting to what little he knows about magic, (nor learning any awesome magic, mainly about it and tiny things that might be useful, even though it's really hard and taxing). It hadn't come as much of a shock as she thought it should to discover that real sorcery exists and that she may have to face witches or warlocks in battle someday.
However, that didn't stop her from trying to become the best Slayer she can be, and hopefully better than all the rest that came before her. This way, she'll survive and maybe someday get to retire without a bullet through the head.
She had to cry god bless America for their flimsy weapons laws when Huu-sensei started taking her to the weapons range to learn how to shoot. She had seriously thought that she'll only need her dagger and stake, but thinking about it a handgun might not be a bad idea.
Handguns might not kill most demons straight out like they can with some and with humans, but get good enough and hit the right place spot on and they can slow down, wound, and even kill anything, vampires included, (without the whole silver bullet thing). Its just a shame for the demons that she's a Slayer and her hand-eye-coordination is superior to any humans, so her aim is true. She just needs to know where to aim, and 'bang', you is a dead demon.
It had been awing to her instructor how naturals she is. He had joked that she was a natural born killer, which seemed funny to him, but not to Buffy and Huu-sensei as she is technically a supernatural born killer. Her gun instructor thinks she still attends high school, and he had even suggested joining the New York Police Academy after graduation as a markswoman.
She had just laughed it off, but the idea would be nice if she intended to stay in the city. She could have helped people easily with police resources that way. However, she needs to leave, and the three months turned into four and four into ten when finally after an estimated fifteen months she finally felt ready.
Buffy had learnt enough. She could feel it in her centre while meditating. She needed more than how to shot something in the face dead centre, or how to snap its arms off after it's charging at you with hungry fangs.
She was dressed normally in some military green low cut hipsters with a black top and jacket left open, with some half boots on her feet, and skin tight leather gloves on her hands. She's wearing a small backpack with just enough, her spare stake, her dagger, a new gun with a few spare fully loaded magazines, and her book with a spare change of clothes.
Huu-sensei had given her a few hundred dollars to take with her even though she protested. She could always rob some vampires along the road. She hadn't been sure where to go as she walked through Chinatown out into another area when she saw a vampire. He was taking a young girl down a side alley and she has grown so tired of them.
The Slayer followed them, in the shadows. She had left at night as she always felt safer sleeping during the day and venturing during the early evening and night. It's best to keep the monsters right where you can see them, and night time seems to be their playtime.
She followed until she saw this huge bouncer standing by the door smirking at the other vampire. He said something to him but though Buffy has been practicing to help improve her senses she barely heard a mumble, but whatever he said it started freaking out the girl and she started struggling in the smaller vampires grip, relentless and useless.
"Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size?!" Buffy couldn't help but interrupt as the vampire went all bumpy faced, vamped out. Its kind of ironic as she's quite the shorty herself.
"Oh look, you were hungry!" the vamped out vampire said smugly before Buffy charged, and dusted him before he realised that yes, a small sixteen year old girl had attacked him.
The large bouncer by the door watched her cautiously. "Who in hell are you supposed to be?" he demanded angrily while she had scooped around the girl and stood between them protectively.
"I'm the Slayer!" she said with a smirk while his eyes widened. He growled and vamped out when she charged. She swung in with a kick. He blocked with his left arm, but she knocked him back crashing into the door and denting it before his eyes widened again as she span around and staked him.
The bouncer burst into dust as Buffy turned to the terrified and shaking girl, and made a simple gesture. She's sure the girl was wetting herself as she ran for her life when the door to… whatever was forced open, loud music coming from within.
The door was opened by an ugly green spiky-headed demon with red eyes. He looked back in and shouted to someone. "Hey we need a new doorman! This one seems to have been dusted by a tiny human girl!" he called and looked nervous when Buffy twirled her stake looking close to using it on him next.
She near growled as she looked at him. "If I see any more vampires around here I'll come in there and blow you all back to hell," she threatened, and though it was near empty the demon took her seriously.
Buffy left moments later encase that girl called the cops and they turned up getting in her way. She's already seen some missing person pictures of her before, which is why Huu-sensei taught her separately from his other students, encase they recognised her from the pictures.
She felt bad for hurting her mother and father, but it had to be done to protect them. She can't risk the demons finding out about how close they might be and using them while she's too weak to protect herself against anything more than vampires and other low level demons.
The Slayer doubts that she would stand much of a chance against an apocalypse maker anytime soon. Though, honestly, who wants to stand up against some douche bag demon who's trying to bring forth Armageddon? Not her that's who… well if she can help it.
It seems like the good guys are always outnumbered, but yet they've always won out somehow. She's inclined to believe it's all a load of fluke. It couldn't be much else.
She had been annoyed with Andréa, as she hadn't turned up since the last time. Though, the demoness could be busy she supposes, but what could she possibly have that's more important than getting her sight back? Though, thinking she could be waiting until she needs her help or something if she can only see her.
Dam, now she's confusing herself. She hates being confused, it's so befuddling. Buffy often wondered why, oh why she couldn't get super brainiacs along with her super strength.
She still didn't have an idea where she was going even as she had walked far enough to end up at a harbour. It was about two in the morning and she has already dispatched of a few more vampires trying their BAD luck with her.
It would be so easy to just turn around and go bad to school, but no, she saw a boat with lights on. She knew to leave the US she has to smuggle her way out and it looks like this will be the only way, by sea. She had earlier thought about stealing a boat, but maybe stowing away would be just as good, or not, she doesn't care as long as it can at least reach over the Atlantic to somewhere in Europe.
She had gotten pretty close and grimaced as she heard gunshots. She hid behind some crates and peered round to see police cars and cops firing up at a large ship. She would have sulked, as she really needs to use that ship. It was the right short to stow away on, and the Chinese symbols gave her some kind of hope it was at the least heading towards Europe, though China or Hong Kong would be great ports to get off.
Buffy found it hard not to pout as she watched some men trying to untie the small freight ship. However, they went in the mega drink as some police shot them.
The blonde Slayer let her eyes roam over the police officers and groaned. She can't believe she's this desperate. However, she would prefer not to wait around for the next huge ship or illegal ship to dock so she can sneak onto it.
She hopped up onto her crates and snuck across, keeping her senses alert so she doesn't get a stray bullet to the face. The police didn't seem to think about an ambush from behind so when she dropped down and knocked a police guy down and out, taking his gun none of the other cops saw as she dragged him around behind the crates and stole his big black police coat.
The blonde slid on the coat hoping it will offer a little confusion before she pulled out his car keys, and what happened with his car next sent explosions into the sky. It zoomed by means of a brick on the accelerator and knocked one car into the water while it toppled over another, both of them exploding by sheer luck that one of the cars sheared its petrol tank, and with sparks: boom.
Police officers scattered, and dived out of the way in a mass of confusion. She mentally apologised as she knocked out an escapee and took his gun too.
She ran, jumping over cops and debris as she went, running towards the ship. She had to dodge pot shots from the ship until a man ordered them to cease fire on her and keep the cops busy over the tannoy.
This made things a little easier. She doesn't know why this person gave the order, but she supposes she'll have to find out once she's on bored. She dodged a cop while he was on his belly trying to fire at the ship, still not really noticing her and kicking him in the face, out cold.
It was with a grimace that she shot a stolen gun, hitting a cop in his gun arm causing him to lose his weapon moments before he would have shot her. She jumped over his car, and kicked him out cold as she was landing.
The Slayer was closer than she thought she would ever get as she fired each gun at the rigging tying the ship to the dock. She managed to break enough of the thick rope for the ships engines to break free. The ship pulled away as she ran up the gangway thing as it broke away from the ship.
She jumped at the end and nearly made it to the ship when she started to fall; dropping her stolen guns just as a large arm reached out and grabbed her hand. She winced as she crashed into the black hull of the ship before she was lifted up, pulled on bored and way from the edge as bullets ricoshade off the metal with sparks flying.
Buffy panted for breath as she looked out to see they're getting further from docks and she didn't know why, but maybe because of the danger the harbour patrol wasn't coming out to intercept.
"You are one tough customer," the man spoke, his accent is Russian, and his eyes are a cool black. If he were twenty years younger, she might have thought about more… teenage pastimes with him.
"I am Covart," he said with an amused bow. "And you are…?"
"Oh, right," she said looking towards the harbour looking nervous, wondering whether they'll be chased by military or police gunships next. "I'm, Buffy," she said with a deep breath of fresh sea air. "W-where are you heading… because I would really appreciate either somewhere in Europe where I can get another ship or somewhere in Eastern Asia would be nice, and preferred."
"We are headed… well were headed for Hong Kong, but…" he looked thoughtful. "For the lovely young lady who so daringly rescued us… we can let you take a life raft once we are near enough to re-enter international waters in a hurry. If that is good enough for you, and with the talent I saw, I say that that is more than enough."
"Thank you, I'm sure that would be…"
"Maybe we could use her for…" one man came up from behind and placed his hand on her shoulder when he squealed like a little girl when she crushed his hand, twisted it around and lifted him from his feet with very little effort.
"The next man who thinks he can touch me will be swimming with this one," she said lobbing him over the side of the ship into the freezing Atlantic Ocean. "Maybe if he's lucky he'll get picked up, but then he was a monster in human skin!"
The others looked uncomfortable and confused, except the Russian, as he looked amused. "Yes, quite, let me show you to a place where you can rest," he said leading her indoors. "Quite the intriguing demon aren't you," he said laughing as he led her through a corridor. "Trust me when I say he is the only demon on bored that can look that human, other than you of course."
"You smuggle demons and humans?" she asked, curious, as she's certain this man is human, and she isn't going to say she's the Slayer, so it makes sense to let him think she's a demon; she has to think smart like that.
He chuckled and shrugged. "When there is a market, there is a market. You have earned out assistance by freeing this ship from the harbour, so I shall keep the other men from you. I would prefer you not eat them. I need the hands to work."
"I'll try to remember not to eat the filthy old guys," she said sheepishly as he laughed and opened a door into an empty room. Well she thought it was empty until she saw the feline demoness stretching out as her slit-grey eyes opened and she yawned.
She has long ears up the side of her head, fur like brown hair down to her waist, her skin is a dark tan, and she's only wearing some loose fitting white robes when she just looks like the type to wear tight fitting clothes just to show off her hot body without showing too much. Buffy could just about make out the tail with fluffy tip poking out of the bottom of her robe.
"Buffy, this is Ayesha, Ayesha, this is Buffy. You're new roommates, you're both in the same boat, quite literally," he said laughing as he closed the door.
The feline girl hisses and snarled like an annoyed cat as she sat up on the top bunk staring at the door, small bare feet dangling. "Lock, door, douche bag knows not how to knock," she demanded angrily while Buffy did as asked and locked the door, eyeing the demoness cautiously. "And you can call me Ai… I guess it's easier to say and remember. It's like one letter in the English alphabet… I."
Buffy smiled a bit, quite amused at the demoness's thick Sothern US accent. She must be from Texas or something, and it suits her well. She hadn't given much thought to things like demons being born on earth or having human accents rub off onto them.
"So what was all that ruckus earlier? It almost made me have to get up and take a peek," Ai asked as she rubbed sleep from her eyes with her longer than human fingers.
"Oh, we were attacked by the cops," she said with a sheepish grin. "I just about managed to free us. That Covart guy said he can drop me off in a life boat off the coast of Hong Kong, but not too close-."
"Ahh, dam, that means I have to too," Ai whined childishly. "That means we'll probably need to swim and I hate swimming. If you want a demon stupid enough to love that try an anubis demon, those dogs love swimming, but us adorable sphinx hate it. It is truly beneath us."
Well, that answered some questions she might have had about the ancient world, but this… sphinx demon seems nice and sweet and if she's not careful Buffy might have to put her on her lap and stoke her ears like a normal house cat. She couldn't help but wonder whether she can purr.
"Don't even think about touching my ears," Ai said suspiciously as Buffy had been staring at them. "I know I'm extra adorable but I'm not a house cat you know."
"Umm… sorry," she replied sheepishly. "I couldn't help thinking about it."
"Na, it's OK," she said shrugging as she sat on the top bunk with her legs hanging over the edge patting the spot next to her. "Come on, sit with me. I've been bored all by myself. I can't go out as most of the crew… umm… all of the crew are humans."
"I umm… kind of threw that guy into the ocean," she said sheepishly chuckling. "He was being a pervert so, oops, buy-buy, gone. He won't try that crap again," she said as she hopped up and sat next to the sphinx demon.
Buffy couldn't quite believe none of her danger senses were going off around this girl. The books she had read tried to say that all demons would set her off all jittery. She figured she might have to write her own book someday to correct that idiocy if Ai doesn't try to murder her… ever.
Ai just laughed rolling her. "Na, it's OK throwing them overboard if they're perverts… or evil bent on world conquest. I've never really seen the point of ruling the world. It would probably get really boring."
"Umm… yeah," Buffy answered, frowning in thought. "It probably would. I've never really thought about it myself, but what would someone do, ruling the world?"
"No idea," the cat demon replied shrugging. "But then we're not all powerful megalomaniacs bent on causing Armageddon are we?"
"It seriously sounds like too much work," Buffy couldn't help but agree. "Then you would have to keep the beat down on other demons who want to steal the earth from you too and then umm…"
"The Slayer and humans trying to topple you," Ai piped in helpfully with a nod. "It would be easier and less stressful to buy, play and complete EVERY video game ever made ten times over."
Buffy wasn't too sure of that as she had tried some complicated games before. She smiled as she threw off the cop-coat and her backpack under it off her, to the floor (well being careful with her backpack), and when they looked to each other, they burst out laughing and flopped back on the bed with tired sighs. The ship swaying with the wind must be quite far out to sea by now, and if that Russian guy is half the good sailor they shouldn't bump into any trouble.
Their legs swung over the edge of the bed as they looked to each other, still giggling. The Slayer wondered whether she was supposed to hate herself for enjoying Ai's company, but she couldn't help herself. Its only until Hong Kong anyway.
"So why are you heading to Hong Kong?" Ai asked after a few minutes of giggling where they ended up quite cuddly together, and Buffy really had to concentrate not to play with Ai's cute kitty ears.
She just shrugged thinking the question over. "I… well, first I'll admit I've always wanted to see China, and second, I'm heading to Japan next, and last… well… I want to get some tuition in martial arts from some monks or something so I can fight better."
"Sounds like a fun trip you have planned," Ai replied with a small sigh. "Me… I'm looking for this demon. I don't know what he is or who he is, just that he's a part of the Chinese Underground… umm… he's like a member of the Demon Triad. He slaughtered a whole town of humans back south. It included my best friend. I had been living all alone when this human stumbled across me.
"She should have been scared, but no, the silly human wanted to be my friend. I was so alone that I let her, and started craving her attention, the way her fingers would nimbly rub my ears, and the way I would snuggle to her side purring.
"I guess I became a disgrace of a demon, but then he came along and… she died. I want to kill him from taking her from me. She had always been so sweet and caring, and brought ice cream and sweets and shared them with me. I loved her… she was the only thing I had ever had that I ever wanted to keep safe, but I wasn't fast enough.
"Then, when I did get there, he just stared at me with these cold eyes before disappearing. I don't know where, but he looked human, and smelt like demon. I'd never smelt a demon like him before."
Buffy couldn't help but stroke the grey-eyed sphinx's check and brush away the tears with her thumb. It's her worse fear to have her most important people hurt. Though, lately it has felt worse thinking about making a friend and losing her because of things like this; the world is so dangerous.
"I found out everything I could," she continued. "And… well… here I am, being comforted by you. I'm pathetic aren't I?"
"You're not pathetic, Ai," she answered sadly. "I think… maybe it would have been pathetic if you didn't love her. She was your best friend… someone so very special to you. If you're going to hunt around Hong Kong for a while, I'm sure there are schools in the island city. I can stay with you for a while if you would like some help. You never know, it could help me grown stronger too."
"T-thank you, I would really like that," Ai said with some sniffles as she hugged the blonde. "I had always imagined the Slayer trying to murder me, not comfort or help me."
Buffy stiffened as Ai said that, telling her she knows the truth. "M-maybe… maybe I'll be the better Slayer. The Slayer that doesn't kill because a creature looks different," she said as she hugged her new friend in return, they would both drift off to sleep in each other's arms, comfortable and safe.
The wind blew outside, a wind of change as the Slayers path in destiny had once been so fixed and decided by man, but now, now solely she decides her fate as she chooses a path of acceptance, and a path that tries to understand.
The Path of Hope.
To Be Continued…
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