“Maybe she didn’t want you to freak… kind of like you’re doing now. You may want to slow down a bit,” Faith said with a look at the driver’s console.

Kennedy glanced down at the speedometer. She was going twenty miles an hour over the speed limit. Letting off the gas, Kennedy took a deep breath. “Maybe we should pull over so you can tell me the rest of the story.”

“Might be a good idea. Hey… get off there! I haven’t had a White Castle burger in forever!” Kennedy made her way to the exit and pulled into the parking lot. “Want anything?” Faith asked as she jumped out of the car.

“No… yeah… a drink… something diet.”

Faith, finding her sense of humor again, couldn’t pass up the chance to tease Kennedy. “Watching your waist now are you? Putting on those happy marriage pounds?”

“Shut up… and no, I just like diet pop is all.” Kennedy laughed slightly as Faith slammed the door and walked off. While she sat waiting, Kennedy willed herself to relax. ‘OK… he tried to turn Buffy and obviously didn’t have any success. SO… that means he’s not totally powerful.’ Kennedy closed her eyes and took several deep breaths. Faith returned to the car after a few minutes.

Kennedy undid her seatbelt and turned in the seat. “OK… spill… what happened with Buffy and Dracula?”

“Well,” Faith took a bite of her burger and continued with a full mouth. “It was a few years ago…”

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The two women arrived at the hotel an hour later. When they walked in, they were greeted with a scene out of a teen movie. All of the girls were still in their pajamas and they were sitting on the bed with cards in between them. In the middle of it all was a small stack of M&M’s.

“Hah! I win again!” Lisa tossed her cards on the bed and reached for the M&M’s.

“Faith!” Dawn yelled after she saw the woman walk through the door. She jumped off the bed and ran to hug the Slayer.

“Whoa… hey there Butthead,” Faith laughed as she squeezed the girl back.

“Nice to see you too Beavis,” Dawn said giggling as she pulled back from the hug grinning from ear to ear. Kennedy had forgotten the nicknames Faith and Dawn had assigned each other before they were all separated.