by Red WolfStanding on the roof of the building, the toes of her boots over the edge, Faith looked out on the surrounding Sunnydale streets. She was only a couple of storeys up, but it offered a clear view of the main street where all the action took place, if you didn't count the cemeteries. Sunnydale could never be mistaken for LA.
A bow was held in a relaxed grip at her side, waiting until she spotted trouble.
Faith liked hunting with a bow. It had the power that a crossbow lacked and was much quicker to reload. Buffy may have liked the scare factor of a crossbow, but it was like a handgun, only good for close up work. A good compound bow, on the other hand, was more the equivalent of a rifle, but quieter and more efficient.
She'd spent all day in the library making arrows, much to Wesley's disgust. He was pleased that she took an interest in her weapons, but less than impressed that she'd spread fletching jigs, glue, acetone, cleaning rags and a veritable mountain of brightly coloured nocks, feathers and fletches across the reading table.
Faith knew that Wesley would be even more pissed when he found out that she'd charged all of the equipment to him. She figured it was his own fault for confining her to restricted duties while the gash to her thigh healed and a girl did need supplies if she was going to do the job properly.
Faith enjoyed the task of making arrows. It was repetitive, but it was also soothing. She liked removing arrows from the jigs and spinning them in the palm of her hand. It was a method used to check the straightness of arrows after they'd been used, but it was fun watching the fletches blur as they spun.
Spotting movement in an alley visible from the North side of the building, she selected an arrow from the hunting quiver attached to the side of her bow and nocked the arrow. Drawing back until the string touched the tip of her nose, Faith took the elevation difference and slight breeze into consideration, sighted and relaxed her fingers on the string.
The arrow flew straight and true, the vampire having just enough time to look in confusion at the object that had blossomed in his chest before exploding into dust.
With only a slight limp in her step, Faith paced the edge of the building again, looking for more creatures of the night. She smiled to herself at a job well done.
15 Minute Ficlets — challenge #89: true
Published Babble Horde — 17.01.2005
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faith | fan fiction | fiction
Thanks! Had a bugger of a time trying to get my head around this challenge, the next challenge ain't looking so great either. ::sigh:: — via LiveJournal
— posted by Red Wolf at 18.01.2005 20:54 AEST | 
Excellent Faith. And her charging the equipment to Wes made me giggle. Very nice. :-) — via LiveJournal
— posted by Anne at 18.01.2005 20:55 AEST |
Those fletching jigs don't come cheap either. I wonder if Wes is a little young for credit card induced heart failure — via LiveJournal
— posted by Red Wolf at 18.01.2005 20:55 AEST |
::faints dead away::
I have a little crush on Eliza and a huge thing for archers for some reason...
Nice snippet in the life of Faith. It's nice to read some of the everyday things that would have had to happen in the life of a slayer. Pretty Deec — via LiveJournal — posted by Mary Moline at 18.01.2005 20:56 AEST |
I have a little crush on Eliza and a huge thing for archers for some reason...
Nice snippet in the life of Faith. It's nice to read some of the everyday things that would have had to happen in the life of a slayer. Pretty Deec — via LiveJournal — posted by Mary Moline at 18.01.2005 20:56 AEST |
::wafts smelling salts::
Woot! Two kinks in one hint. I'm thrilled you enjoyed this. And as for the archery, go give it a shot. Alas it will shatter your allusions about archers being sexy, most are built like professional darts players. Still, there is Errol Flynn to drool over — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 18.01.2005 20:57 AEST |
Woot! Two kinks in one hint. I'm thrilled you enjoyed this. And as for the archery, go give it a shot. Alas it will shatter your allusions about archers being sexy, most are built like professional darts players. Still, there is Errol Flynn to drool over — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 18.01.2005 20:57 AEST |
Don't know what it is... may have something to do with my silly crush on Legolas.
...he needs me — via LiveJournal — posted by Mary Moline at 18.01.2005 21:02 AEST |
...he needs me — via LiveJournal — posted by Mary Moline at 18.01.2005 21:02 AEST |
Reaffirms my wish to someday learn archery.
And you just had to mention Errol Flynn. As far as old movie actors go, yum... I'd have probably swooned over him if I'd been around when he was alive — via LiveJournal — posted by IrishVampire13 at 18.01.2005 21:03 AEST |
And you just had to mention Errol Flynn. As far as old movie actors go, yum... I'd have probably swooned over him if I'd been around when he was alive — via LiveJournal — posted by IrishVampire13 at 18.01.2005 21:03 AEST |
Errol Flynn is sex. Now I'll have to dig up a copy of Robin Hood and the After Dinner Mints. Come on, have you seen their outfits, don't tell me you were distracted by the tights either — via LiveJournal
— posted by Red Wolf at 18.01.2005 21:05 AEST |
That was a great characterization of Faith. I also loved the descriptive parts about the arrows and bows — via LiveJournal
— posted by Chessie at 18.01.2005 21:05 AEST |
Thanks, happy to hear you enjoyed it — via LiveJournal
— posted by Red Wolf at 18.01.2005 21:16 AEST |
Gorgeous Faith. And now I know a whole lot more about fletching than I did before; always useful — via LiveJournal
— posted by Willa at 18.01.2005 21:17 AEST |
Experience as an archer had to be handy some time. I wanted to get in a dig about Buffy refusing to believe that the brightly coloured feathers were real feathers, but ran out of time. They come from turkeys. Funny thing was that customs never thought they were real either — via LiveJournal
— posted by Red Wolf at 18.01.2005 21:20 AEST |
some very cool details in this for a short fic. I liked it a lot — via The Slayer's FanFic Archive
— posted by Melissa at 18.01.2005 21:38 AEST |
The portrayal of Faith as a hunter is interesting, as is the way she wraps herself into her slaying to the point of making arrows herself. I like that she's still comparing herself and her choice of weapons to Buffy, though for once she isn't feeling inadequate — probably because she has tangible proof that her choice is a good once, since she's out fighting injured while Buffy wouldn't be able to do the same thing with her crossbow. :-) — via LiveJournal
— posted by Elizabeth Culmer at 18.01.2005 21:40 AEST |
Nice insight, you make me sound so smart. I think I shall keep you around to make me look good.
Making your own arrows isn't difficult, but it is necessary if you're going through a lot of them on a regular basis. Certainly beats waiting for the spotty teenager at the sporting goods store to make them up and this way they're made properly too — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 20.01.2005 08:56 AEST |
Making your own arrows isn't difficult, but it is necessary if you're going through a lot of them on a regular basis. Certainly beats waiting for the spotty teenager at the sporting goods store to make them up and this way they're made properly too — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 20.01.2005 08:56 AEST |
This was great. I love this depection of Faith. Do you mind if I friend you? — via LiveJournal
— posted by Jen at 03.02.2005 13:16 AEST |
Happy you enjoyed this. And feel free to friend — via LiveJournal
— posted by Red Wolf at 03.02.2005 13:17 AEST |
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