SUMMARY: Severals years after THE FIRST.... All Hallows Eve is coming and something dark is also coming.

Disclaimer: BTVS characters belong to Joss Whedon, Fox, Mutant Enemy. I am only using them for my sole purpose for a fanfic The Cave Hill Cemetery is real and is in Kentucky. And it does not belong to me. The X-Files characters, names and all related are trademarks of Chris Carter. Charmed characters, Phoebe, Piper and Paige, belong to Constance M. Burge, Aaron Spelling, the WB and TNT, Spelling Television Inc. a Paramount/Viacom Company.

NOTES: The story is mine and cannot be reproduced or archived elsewhere without my consent. Slayers United, Jade Gray, Sung Gates, Elvin Wong, Lenora Neal, Clint Fields, Nurse Shane, Lawrence Scott, Derick Lucas, Colette McLean are mine.

The nurse walked shakily to the phone, punched the button on the phone for Xander, who she was told to call in case of trouble at the house. The phone seemed to take forever to be picked up, Xander had put the phone on vibrate and ran out of the room, finding the staircase that led outside, he finally answered the phone, "Harris, here." He waited, as he heard the sound of a woman crying, the crying subsided and a voice that he heard before was talking to him, "It's Nurse Shane, there...was a incident at the house...you need to come.".. crying was heard again... "You need to bring Buffy and Faith home as soon as possible." She collapsed against the wall, all that was heard was sobbing and, "oh gods." Xander hung the phone up and then placed a call to Clint Fields, telling him to get Sung Gates, Elvin Wong and that they needed to be at the house right now. Then he called Derick Lucas, asking him to get the other witches over to the house. Xander's eyes glazed over as he tried to figure out what the hell had happen at Fort Summers. Reluctantly he headed back to the waiting room.

But no one was now asleep, Willow and Dawn were standing, holding hands as were Buffy and Jade. There was a Doctor standing before them he said, "Mr. Rupert Giles is in ICU, the surgeries seemed to go great, he might still need another surgery on his hand, but only time would tell." The doctor took a breath and then, "Please sit down, ladies" ..he saw Xander and added..."gentleman" The gang sat down holding onto each other's hands, breathing being held onto tight, the doctor started in, "Faith is in ICU. We gave her three pints of blood, as you know she was badly beaten, the stab wounds, we drained, cleaned, stitched up, the tearing of her vaginal area was severe, with the damage that she had, I don't believe that she can ever carry a child, there was damage to the area before this. The other tearing from her being sodomized, was taken care of. It will be touch and go for at least the next 12 hours. She will be kept in a drug induced coma, to give her every opportunity to heal." The doctor stopped as he was sweating. The doctor from emergency had already told him about the blonde's actions earlier.

Buffy was not crying, her face was flushed, she felt like a steam engine running into a hail storm. Faith was hurting, Faith was almost killed and she had not been with her, to stop it from happening. There was going to be hell to pay and she was going to see to it that someone paid.

Dawn squeaked up, "Doctor, how is Vi?" The doctor thought maybe that they would forget about her, no such luck...He swallowed hard, "Vi's surgery went long, with the many different stab wounds that she had, they found a cut on her back, it was right behind her heart." He stopped and took the blonde's hand..."I know that she was in emergency for a short time before she was taken to surgery, but they thought that she was holding her own,.. the cut or stab wound on her back was deeper then thought, there was damage to her heart. I'm sorry miss, but Vi didn't make it. I'm am sorry for your lost." The doctor felt his hand being squeezed tighter and tighter,..."Um...miss...my hand!" Jade grabbed Buffy's hand and told the doctor to get out. Which he did, holding his hand.

Buffy was already pissed about Faith, she had lost Vi, another slayer, she was loosing too many of them. Something was going to change, no more. Buffy stood up and with fists held tight at her side, she looked at Jade...."I can't loose Faith, already lost too many, Vi was so young, it's not fair. God Giles, didn't deserve this, FUCK! No one deserved any of this." Buffy was shaking as Jade reached slowly to her fists, she brought them up to her chest, over her heart; "Buffy, Giles is strong, you have to know that he will handle this, Vi knew the dangers of being a slayer, I'm sorry that we lost her." She tightened the hold on Buffy's hands, "WE are not loosing Faith, you know her, SHE will kick anyone's ass that says, she is not going to make it, she loves you, Buffy. We have to be strong for her." Jade stood there looking into Buffy's eyes, trying to make her feel everything that Faith would want her to tell her.

Willow was holding a crying Dawn in her arms and was watching Buffy and Jade. Xander was trying to hold himself together for what he needed to do.

"Um..guys" Xander very weakly said.

Willow and Dawn turned toward him, Buffy was still looking at Jade, her thoughts that of not a happy or a good slayer, Jade let go of one hand, she placed her hand on Buffy's chin and ran a fingertip across it, then looked over at Xander. "I think, Xander needs our attention." Buffy allowed her to turn her, Jade keeping her in close, not sure what the blonde might do still yet. She knew Buffy well enough to know that she was looking for payback.

"Buff, Nurse Shane called, there has been trouble at the house. She said that she needed you and Faith there, but as we know, Faith has to stay here. We can give the nurses' desk our cell phone numbers in case they need us back quickly. But I think that we need to go to the house. I wish there was another way that we could do this, Buffy."

Buffy sighed, "Well shit, anything else?" Four other faces smiled at the question and then frowned. Willow and Dawn looked like they wanted to stay behind, Buffy made up her mind. "Xander, did the Hummer make it back to the house yet?" .. "Yes, one of the slayers took it back home." Xander was trying to figure what Buffy was thinking. "Will, did you drive the Viper?" Willow looked at Dawn, "Yes."..."Xan, get someone to pick up Faith's motorcycle and it better not be scratched." Buffy stood there looking lost, then felt a squeeze on her hand. She looked up at Jade, "Yes right, Willow, Dawn, you are going home with us. Xander, Jade and I will be riding with you." They made their way down to the ICU nurses' desk and Xander gave them the numbers to call in case of an emergency. They all went to the parking lot and got into their vehicles and headed home with heavy hearts.

"HALLOWS EVE IS ALMOST HERE!" THE CHILL was talking to the many demons, vampires and whatnots. One of them walked over to THE CHILL, "One of the slayers is heading home, the other is in the hospital still, we should go now." the vampire said. "FOOLISH VAMP, I GO WHEN I AM READY!" The vampire was turned to dust by another demon, then the demon looked at THE CHILL, "THANK YOU." THE CHILL, said and looked over the remaining ones, their numbers were down, but still there was hope.

Buffy, Jade, Willow, Dawn and Xander had just arrived at the house, in behind them pulling in was a yellow nineteen sixty five, ford mustang two door. Spike got out of one door and Angel got out of the other. Buffy frowned, she didn't need anymore of her ex's in town, *God it just gets better*. Angel and Spike ran up to them.

"Buffy, we needed to get here. Something is killing all the slayers that you had Willow give their powers to, when you were fighting 'The First'. Harmony checked the other reports for us. She called Andrew with the news. Did he tell you?" Angel said.

"Angel, he really hasn't had time to reach us, things have been falling apart around here. Faith...and others have been hurt...but I don't really have time to go into that right now, had a call to come home." Buffy headed towards the house. Willow and Dawn started talking to Angel and Spike, telling them what they knew. Jade followed Buffy and Xander there after. Buffy had entered the house, seeing Elvin Wong outback, she headed that way, as she walked out the back door, "MOTHER FUCKER!" In the middle of the backyard was the last of her slayers that had been alive, they were piled on top of each other, at least their bodies was still intact, but they were dead. Jade was standing behind her, Willow and Dawn, Angel and Spike had came running, each taking different paths to her yelling out.

Buffy just stood there looking at her fellow slayers, her heart was breaking. Faith was in the hospital fighting for her life. Her world was coming unglued. Tears showed in her eyes, but they didn't drop. *Vi was dead, Kennedy was dead. And for what? WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON?*

Buffy's back straightened, her determiner changed. "Xander, call the hospital and check on Faith and Giles." She turned to Clint and Derick. "Derick is the house safe?" ..."Buffy, myself and the other witches declared that no vampire has enter it. We found traces of demon skin in the house. We did a cleaning spell and the house is once again clear." Derick said. "Alright Clint, what the hell happened, what did Nurse Shane tell you?" ..."Nurse Shane stated that, demons had entered the house, making the slayers turn to the exits to get room to fight, as they went outside, the vampires use swords on them. At a point after, THE CHILL showed up and threatened her and told her to tell the slayers what she saw, THE CHILL left and a demon was going to harm her, THE CHILL came back and killed the demon and told her to tell you." Clint finished telling her.

"Why would THE CHILL kill a demon? That makes no bloody sense." Spike said. Angel looked at him, as he was thinking the same thing.

Clint gave Xander the folder that they had gotten at Giles's house. Angel's phone rang, "Slayers United, Angel speaking." ... "Angel, checked the last of the slayers that were alive, and sorry to say, that none of them are. Seems the only ones that are alive are in Louisville, Ky." ..."Harm" Angel said, Spike's eyebrow went up hearing him say it. "Double check and then get back to me." Angel closed his cell phone and looked at Buffy. "I think it's time for a Scooby meeting, Buffy." Willow said.

Faith was dreaming as she laid in the hospital bed, her and Buffy were in bed; Jade was seating in a chair watching them as they pleasured each other. Buffy was spreading her legs for her, as she had on a strap-on and was going to dive into the lovely pussy before her. Her eyes tried to open as a sound was heard in the room...The woman that had brought Vi and Faith into the hospital was now siting in the chair by the bed, she didn't care... Faith needed someone with her. The other slayer was going to have her hands full. And then they would be calling her, she had made a call before she came. The others would be coming, they were needed for a spell.

Angel, Spike, Willow, Dawn, Jade and Buffy were seating around the table in the meeting room at the house, who others called, 'Fort Summers'. The security crew were coming in, the witches with Derick Lucas, followed them. Clint Fields, Sung Gates, Elvin Wong, Lenora Neal, Lawrence Scott, Doctor Dana Scully, Doctor Jasmine, and countless other had been called in. Xander was standing at the door to the room, he was holding a file. When the last of their friends, co-workers and Scooby members entered the room, the only slayer that was in the room was Buffy.

Xander went to the front of the room and sat down the file, he looked at everyone. Finding his voice, he began the meeting; "As many of you know, the slayers have been coming under attack for the last few days, Angel, our oldest living vampire and associate, has learned that all over the world, all of our slayers are now dead, the slayers that we had living with Ms. Summers are now dead. That leaves us with two slayers, The original Chosen Two. I know that I speak for everyone here, when I say that, WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEM." The mumbles went thru the room.

"Giles, is in the hospital, as is Faith. They were both attacked, and they are in serious but stable condition. Each had surgeries earlier before we called this meeting... Giles had information that he was going to give Faith, I believe. I am not sure, if the attack on Faith and Giles, were due to the fact of what is in this report or something else. But we know that whatever this thing that calls it's self, 'THE CHILL' , is really pissing us off. OUR Slayers paid a price, that no one should ever have to give for their calling. We all thought that death was horrible, but THIS...." Xander had to stop, the tears in his eye was making the world blurry.

Buffy got up and went to Xander and placed her hand on his arm, he gave up the manly appearance and hugged her. Jade was watching and her fingers were tapping on her chair...Willow was going thru her spells, Dawn wanted Buffy to come out of whatever this was going to be alive.

Xander calmed down and went through what they knew of at this time. The witches were to search though their spells, security personnel was to get flamethrowers, machine guns and many other items. Doctor Scully and Doctor Jasmine were told that they might be having injured coming to them, that they were to work together. To get the members of Doctor Jasmine's staff together and make sure that supplies were ready. The meeting came to an end.

Buffy and Jade had talked together for a short bit, Buffy was tense and worried about having Dawn here with her, but she was afraid of sending her away, she had tried that once and it didn't work out. Willow and Dawn, were each lost in their own worlds, spells in the redhead's and what ifs in the brunette's mind. Buffy called out to both of them, her and Jade were at the door, "Going back to the hospital, I need to see Faith." Buffy said as the four of them left.

On the way to the Hummer, Dawn called the hospital, checking on Giles and Faith, she was told that Faith had been moved to room 233, Giles was still in ICU. As they reached the Hummer, getting in, Dawn informed them about Giles and Faith, Willow spoke up, with the words that everyone was thinking, "Got to love those slayers powers." The rest of the ride was in silent.

Faith was in and out of the dream world, first dreaming about; Buffy, Dawn, Jade, Willow; of women that she had never seen before and of a dark brunette. The woman had gone down to the nurses' desk, looking for a doctor, Faith seemed to be coming awake and she wanted a doctor with her now. As the woman turned around at the sound of the elevator chime, stepping out of the elevator were Buffy, Jade, Willow and Dawn. Buffy's eyes went wide, this was the woman they were to call later, at the same time a doctor showed up, the lady in question asked him, to please go with her to Faith's room. The four women looked at each other, Jade got in front of the doctor and the woman. Buffy went running by them, she opened the door to her love's room, her breath caught in her throat, even though it had been hours since the attack, there was still bruising to be seen on Faith's face, arms and what was scaring her the most, was what she could not see. Then coming back to herself, she went over and checked on her, *thanks goodness she is still breathing*. Buffy took her hand and stood by the bed as the others were coming into the private room. When Willow and Dawn came into the room they each claimed a spot by the window, Jade had wanted to stop the woman, but something was telling her, that they needed this woman in the coming battle, she went inside and leaned against the wall by the door.

The brunette came in, followed by the doctor, he went over and was checking on the young woman. Mumbling to himself, "She is most remarkable, healing at a fast rate, temperature is a little high, but within reason for her ordeal." He looked at the women that was in the room with him, "All you are family?" He asked. Buffy, Dawn and Willow looked at each other, answering together, "We're family." He looked at Jade and the other woman, "What about you two?" Jade looked at Buffy with a questioning look, "She's family." The doctor was still waiting for the woman, "I'm a friend, I need to speak with Ms. Summers and Ms. Rosenberg and Ms. Gray." The doc seem to think for a minute and looked at Buffy, "She can stay for now", Dawn answered as Buffy was holding Faith's hand hard, as the doctor went out the door, Buffy spoke, "Jade close the door" Jade closed the door and stood in front of it.

Buffy was standing holding Faith's hand, and then she had her hand wrapped around the brunette stranger's throat, a stake was right over the woman's heart, "You got ten seconds to tell me why I don't just stake you?" Buffy hissed at her. A gasp from behind Buffy caught everyone's attention, "B....B..." Jade had come over and grabbed the woman, as Buffy was being torn in two directions. Buffy was over to Faith's side a second after her hand left the woman's throat, "Faith?" Buffy asked. Jade's hold on the woman was tight, her hands were being held behind her back. The room seemed to be waiting, as the life of the woman hung in the air.

Faith coughed and then motioned to the water pitcher, what she got was ice chips, not water. But her throat felt better. Buffy's eyes looked wild as she waited, she wanted to hurt something. The trouble that THE CHILL had caused was just asking for payback and she wanted to give it back and then some.

"B, ..come...clo..ser.." Buffy leaned her ear down to Faith's mouth. "Love you." Tears that had been begging to come, were now running down each of their faces. "Love you too." Buffy kissed her lightly on her forehead, her voice was shaky as she asked "about the woman, why can't I stake the vampire?" Buffy's hand had found Faith's again, but one eye was on Faith and the other on the woman. "B, we need her, had a slayer dream." Faith told her as she tighten the hold on the blonde's hand, Jade knew that the contact was hard for Faith.

Buffy looked at the woman, she knew that they had a card from her, and didn't they already have enough vampires working with them. Angel, Spike, Harmony and several others. But what made this woman so special? Buffy glared at her. The staring was broken by someone trying to come into the room. "Ms. Summers, I need to check her blood pressure?" a nurse was telling them. Jade pulled the woman with her to the side, the nurse came in and took the blood pressure. Faith pretend to be asleep so the nurse would leave sooner.

Security personal, witches and members of Slayers United were working hard. Andrew was placing calls, Lawrence had gotten the funds that they would need.

Xander entered the room, as the nurse was leaving Faith's room. He saw the hold that Jade had on the woman. He closed the door, without having to be told. "Alright want to fill me in on what's the what?"

Buffy sighed, "We are working on that, Xander. Seems that Faith had a slayer dream and we need this woman." Buffy looked at her and frowned. "Well, I guess that we should call you by your name" Buffy said. "her card didn't have a name, just a phone number." Jade informed the room. Buffy left go of Faith's hand, she couldn't help but hear a small sigh coming from Faith, it sounded to her like she was relieved not to be in contact with her. Many thoughts went though the blonde's head and then she remembered about the rape. *Stupid, stupid, damn*

Angel and Spike were in the Slayers United library, looking for the symbol that had been on Kennedy's stomach. Spike looked at all the books they had gone thru, "So many books, urrg, what am I a bloody worm?" Spike mumbled. Angel chuckled at him and told him; "Me'd boy, knowledge does the body good."

"Blood does the body good, not gonna get it in here. And why are we doing the bloody research anyway?" Spike said.

"Because that is where they need us right now, now shut the hell up and get down to it, before I take you into the back room and give you something to scream about." Angel told him as he smirked. Laughing at him, "Feeling like a shag are you?" Spike asked. Angel winked at him, as they both went back to reading and going through book after book. Until the last one, Spike found it and jumped up and ran as if to find Giles, he then remember that he was in the hospital, " Bollocks!" He sat back down and looked at Angel, "just not right that he is not here." Spike said. "We will turn our notes over to Clint, and he will let Xander know." Angel told him. They went about making note after note, then went to find Clint, then to get some pig's blood.

Jade still didn't want to turn loose the stranger. But knew that with everyone in the room, her getting away was going to be hard to do; "IF YOU HURT BUFFY OR FAITH, I WILL KILL YOU!" Jade said as she let go of the woman, watching as she ran her hands over her wrists. Jade stood watching her, just itching for her to move wrong. "Hum, Buffy, you might want to call your dog off?" Dawn said.

"DAWN!" Buffy shouted. "You tell Jade your sorry, right now." Buffy told her. " Hum, yeah what she said, Jade." Dawn mumbled. Buffy was getting red in the face, "So don't need this." Buffy was thinking, but did not realize that she had said it out loud until Jade said: "No we don't need it, but Dawn has a right to be mad, Buffy. Jade said.

"Guys, we kinda need to get back on track." Willow said.

Mumbles of "sorry" went on in the room. Faith had sat up the best she could in bed, Buffy went to take her hand and as she remembered before, she just stood closer to her instead.

"Alright, since it seems that you know us, I think its only right that we know you. BUT, I want you to know, IF you hurt Faith, you will be wishing for Jade, because it would be a picnic, to what I will do." Buffy's threat hung in the air, like a hot breath of a lover's touch.

"Ms. Summers, I am not here to hurt any of you. If I had wanted Faith dead, she would have never made it to the hospital. But threats aside, I don't take kindly to them. Your fight is not with me. The fight is going to be with THE CHILL. The conditions of everything has to be perfect." The strange brunette went to the window as the sun was shining brightly inside. Gasps came from room, everyone voiced the same word, "HOW?" The woman chuckled and then looked at the Chosen Two, "There are many misnomers about vampires, especially the oldest ones, for you see, I am an old one." She walked up beside Buffy and Faith. Jade was bouncing on her heels, just waiting for her to mis-step. She put her hand out, offering it in a hand shake; "I am Mina Harker."

Faith looked at Buffy, trying to place the name. Willow came up with it; "She's Dracula's vampiress Mina Harker, she was rumoured to have worked with, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at one time in the past. She has the power to walk in sunlight and many other things." Willow began to babble in her head, thinking about everything that she had ever read about the woman that was standing in Faith's room. However she could not stay with her thoughts for long as there was a bright light in the room, standing there was now a woman with narrow eyes the color of turquoise, medium-length, straight, silky, purple hair which is worn in a simple style, with a muscular figure. Jade jumped on this stranger, taking her to the floor. Mina walked over to Jade and picked her up like she was a sock. She placed her just in front of the slayers. Mina offered her hand to the other woman, and she helped her off the floor. "Sorry, Colette. They are a bit jumpy right now." Mina told her.

Straightening her clothes as she looked at the room, she saw a blonde eyeing her, the woman in the bed also watching her. Another redhead that was, chanting a spell to use, and the other two, that looked like they would both jump her this time.

"Sorry about that, I thought that by now, Mina would have told you what was going on." The strange woman said.

Buffy looked at Mina; "Is anyone else going to pop in?" Buffy asked. The smile on Mina's face was a pure one, "Actually there are three more women that will be showing up." Jade had placed herself back by the door, frowning and watching the newest woman. Willow was ready with spells and Dawn had a small dagger in the hand behind her back. Buffy was standing close to Faith, just itching to jump. Mina looked at Colette; "I think that we need to tell them, before they kick our ass, or something worst." .. "Right as always, Mi." The woman walked to the end of Faith's bed, "My name is Colette McLean, I died 600 years ago. I am a white lighter. I know that my hair is different then what you might expect, but I hate being normal. My charges will be in as soon as I call them. You need our help. You need the power of three." She looked at each woman, then looking back at Buffy. "May I call them and we can get this show on the road?" She waited on Buffy to tell her if it was okay. She needed them to trust her.

Giles had woken up finally, his hand was hurting, as almost as much as his pride, as he laid in his bed. His mind was running through what he had learned from the file.

Xander had pretty much been in the background of Faith's room, but they needed to know if this woman knew more then what they already did. "Buff, think we should hear her out." Xander said as he walked up to Colette extending his hand, "Xander Harris, Miss." They shook hands and he stepped back. Buffy looked at Faith and the other women in her live, then at Mina. Buffy knew that they were missing something, and if this woman had it, then she would want everything she had.

"Colette, call whoever it is that you have to." Buffy said. Colette smiled at the room, then called out, "Paige, bring them." As another bright light filled the room, it left behind three woman. The new comers looked at the other women and the one man in the room. The Scoobies looked at them as well. Phoebe spoke up first, "He can't be at the ceremony." ... "Phoebe" Paige and Piper said. Dawn laughed at that. Somehow she just knew that they were sisters.

Mina stepped to the The Charmed Ones, hugging them as they each saw her. Then each sister looked at the others, then each said their names, "I'm Phoebe Halliwell." ... "I'm Piper Halliwell."... "I'm Paige Matthews." They stood there waiting for anyone to say something.

Dawn spoke up, "so two of you are sisters?"

"No we're are all sisters, I was raised by different parents." Paige told them.

"So we all know your names, some one want to tell us, what the hell you all are doing here?" Faith asked as she was feeling uncomfortable with so many strangers around her.

The Charmed Ones looked at Mina and Colette; "You didn't tell them?" They asked together.

"No, had some troubles. We can tell them now." Colette said as she looked at Mina.

Buffy looked at Faith, "Think we need to move this to another location. How are you feeling?" Buffy asked.

"Five By Five, B. Just clear the room and send a doctor in, you know how I hate hospitals." Faith said.

As Buffy was leaving the room, she looked at Jade and Willow, hoping that they understood to keep an eye on the new women. The doctor had came back with Buffy, and was surprised to find that the woman had made a full recovery, He agreed to let her go home, with warnings that if anything happened with her condition to return to the hospital as soon as possible. Faith told him sure and he and Buffy left to get Faith's walking papers. Buffy returned a short time later, with a wheel chair, as everyone but Jade was standing outside the room.

In the room Jade was talking with Faith. "How you doing?" Jade asked. "You know me Five By Five." Jade frowned and sat down on the bed, but not close enough to Faith to make her feel scared. "Faith, it's me. I know remember. Cut the shit." Jade watched the raven slayer's face. "Fuck man, I'm scared okay, you happy now, every time Buffy wants to touch me, I want to crawl up into a ball and hide. She doesn't deserve that, she loves me...I love her. But how do I make her understand, what I need?" Faith asked. "No, I am not happy. But you need to be honest with me, with Buffy, but with yourself the most. We'll get you through this. But its not going to be easy. I've never seen you back down from anything, that is what you need to do now." Jade told her. Tears were on Faith's face, her hand reached out to Jade, Jade took her hand gently. "it'd be alright, naughty poo." On Jade's face were tears, their eyes were looking into each other's.

Buffy coughed as she entered the room, "Got your chair, ready to get the hell out of dodge, Faith?" ... "Hell yes." Faith answered Buffy.

Buffy looked at the crowd before her and said, "Going to take Faith home, don't think we have enough room for everyone to ride."

Whispering Willow asked, "Can you do that bright light thing anytime you want?"

Colette and Paige smiled at the redhead, "Yes we can."

Faith looked at Buffy, "B, why don't you go with them? Jade can drive me back home." Faith held her breath. Buffy remembered the words she had heard just before she went into the room. "Sure Faith, meet you at home." Buffy looked at Jade, many things crossed her face as they looked at each other. Buffy placed a hand on Jade's arm, "Be careful both of you, see you at home." Buffy took off walking with everyone, as Jade and Faith waited for an elevator.

Jade and Faith talked on the way home, Faith was telling her about her fears and what had happened to her. She wondered if she was ever going to be able to make love to Buffy again. Jade told her, not that she wanted to be hateful, but that she wanted to be honest about what had happened, that she had made love to Buffy in a dream, before the attack. That she wasn't sorry for it, that she loved Buffy. Faith told her that she had thought about everything that had took place since she had came back into their lives. She ended up telling Jade, "You're here for a reason, just as Mina is here." After Faith had said that, nothing but silence was heard.

They were at the house, waiting on Jade and Faith to show up. Dawn had checked on Giles and was told that he was being given pain meds every four hours and would not be waking anytime soon. Mina had gotten herself to the house. Finally after what seemed like hours, Jade and Faith came into the house, Faith was leaning on Jade. No one else could really tell it, but Buffy could. Her heart beat increased as she thought that she would be loosing Faith to Jade. They needed to talk, but that would have to come later. Xander asked Buffy as much as Faith, "Should I've called Angel and Spike?" Before Buffy or Faith could answer Xander, Phoebe Halliwell spoke up, "Actually, we really only need to speak with the women." Piper and Paige looked at their sister and wondered if they should have left her home. Xander was mad, looking at Buffy, then Willow; "Fine, I know when I am not wanted." He slammed the door as he left.

Buffy looked at the woman as she walked up to her, "Tell me why, I shouldn't just kick your ass for hurting my friends feelings?" Buffy asked. Faith gave her a smirk..."We need to do the spell tonight, you need to bond and I didn't think you would want him here to see you during the spell." Phoebe told her.

Willow was trying to figure out what was going on, "Are you talking about an enjoining spell?" she asked. Mina was seating by Dawn and Willow now. The Charmed Ones, were sitting by each other. Jade and Faith were joined by Buffy as they awaited the answer.

Colette sat down in between the group, "We know that you had a Scooby meeting a short time ago, we know that Angel and Spike discovered what the symbol is. But we know that you don't realize what you need to win." Colette said.

"Well, I am sure everyone in this room is all ears." Buffy said as she sat down in front of Jade and Faith.

The room was quiet as Colette ran though her mind what she was going to tell them. Finally she began....

"As you know, you are up against THE CHILL. There is a Prophecy, that dates back 400 years about the six that will defeat a icy evil. Three will be joined in a bond of wounds. Two would be bound by fate. The one will join the two and will join them, the six will be bound and they alone will defeat THE CHILL."

The Scooby gang was thinking, Buffy said out loud, "Three bound by wounds, would be Myself, Faith and Jade. Correct?"

"Yes." Answered Colette.

Willow looked at Dawn, "the two bound by fate. I assume is the two of us?" Dawn said.

Colette looked at the Charmed Ones as she grinned. "Fate, is something that no one can have control over. Dawn, You and Willow, have had faith, in your life. You each depend on each other, you have found a love between the two of you, but your afraid to go any farther, because of hurting the other, that its too soon." Colette finished as she let that sink in before she went any further.

"Alright, Jade, Faith and Myself are the first part. Willow and Dawn are the second part." Buffy said and then added; "But which of you is the one?"

"That would be Mina, she is the one, I know that you only just met her. So how can that be, right?" Willow and Dawn nodded their heads. Colette told everyone.

Faith laughed at that and said, "hey B, for the first time, its not you that will be with a vampire."

"HEY!!!" Buffy yelled.

"WHAT?" Willow and Dawn shouted.

"Oh come on, girls. The bond has to be something sexual." Faith said.

Getting up and looking at Dawn, "NO FUCKING WAY, A VAMPIRE IS NOT TOUCHING MY DAWNIE!" Willow told Mina. "I SAY WE RUN!" Willow added.

Buffy got up, she wasn't a fool, she had seen the feelings that Dawn had for Willow. But even if she didn't like the idea of a vampire touching her sister, they couldn't run. If they started now, they would be doing that for as long as they lived.

"Will, I don't like this anymore then you, but you know that we have never ran from anything in our lives. The Master, Glory, The First. I am not letting this change our lives, IF we run now, we RUN forever. Is that really what you want for you and Dawn? To love each other as you run away." Buffy asked her best friend.

The redhead had tears in her eyes, she looked at Dawn. "I love her, Buffy. I can't do that to her. But it's too soon after loosing Kennedy to even think about loving her that way." As the words left Willow's mouth..the charmed ones had been chanting a spell, in the room now was Tara and Kennedy.

Eyes wide, Willow looked at the three sisters, her eyes went black and her hands were coming up. Dawn stepped in front of her, "Willow, please don't do this." Her arms went around the redhead, "If you love me, don't." Willow eyes slowly lost the black and her arms enclosed Dawn in them. Shaking she looked over at her two dead lovers, she stepped away from Dawn and went over to Tara; "Tara is it really you?" Willow asked. "Ye....s it's...rea..lly me, Willow" Tara told her. Willow looked at Kennedy, her heart felt like it was in her throat, "Kennedy?" ..."Yes, its me as well." Willow looked at the charmed ones, "Why did you bring them here?"

Piper cleared her throat, "You need to get past them, you need to move on with Dawn. And to do that we needed them here to talk with you."

Willow smiled and then looked at each of her girlfriends. Tara started, "Willow, I know you still love me, I'm glad that you had found someone like Kennedy to love. I will always love you." Tara's smile was amazing. Kennedy saw the love still in her lover's eyes, "Will, you know I'm not much for talking, slayers don't talk, we do...We both know that we would have broken up, I love you now, as I will forever, but you need to be loved, I can't have you waiting. I know you love her as she loves you. Willow, be happy." Kennedy said as her and Tara started flickering, "We love you." They both said as they disappeared. Willow was crying, Dawn took her into her arms, taking her to the couch and rocking her.

Everyone was quiet as they gave her time.

Faith went into the bathroom, still feeling weak, but better then she was. She washed her face, the bruising was disappearing. She wasn't sure she was up to whatever it was that they would need to do to complete the bonding process. She knew that Buffy was standing outside the door, in case she needed her.

The Charmed Ones and Colette were talking among themselves. Faith was now sitting on the couch, waiting to reach out to Willow with everything that was in her. She sighed at the moment her and Willow's eyes meet. Willow could tell that she had been crying, of everyone that she knew, Faith always managed to surprise her. In their eyes they saw love and respect for each other. Faith swallowed hard and nodded her head at her and went back over to where Jade was seating. Buffy had entered the room with what looked like all the water in the kitchen. Everyone took a bottle and drank some of it.

Colette looked at Mina, she was always hard to figure out what she was thinking. Colette tried to get her to talk to her, all Mina did was place a finger on her lips. Shook her head and went back into her own thoughts.

"Girls we need to get the ceremony under way." Colette told everyone. Not knowing what else they could do, and with the Prophecy, they really had no escape. Buffy looked at her friends and Mina, then went by names, "Willow, are you in?" Buffy asked her. Willow gave her a weak, "yes" as she was getting over the crying. "Dawn?" ..."Of course." Dawn gave it strong. "Jade?" ..."Buffy, I do whatever is needed of me." Buffy smiled at her. "Mina, I know that you are new, but if you don't feel you can do this, we will all understand." Mina looked at the other five that she would be bonded to soon, she couldn't leave them. She was brought here for a reason, "I'm In." Buffy had saved her lover for last, "Faith Hon, I wished that we had more time. If you don't think you are up for this, none of us will say a word about it." Faith looked at Willow, Dawn, Jade and Mina. They had all said yes. She ran from a lot of things in her life, she had did her time, she won't run from anything anymore, even if it killed her. "B, you know me. Hell yes, I'm in." Faith told her. Buffy looked at them, the three sisters, Colette and then added her answer, "I'm for it, let's do it."