Title: Together Forever

Author: Vampirius

Feedback: Anytime! I love feedback, keeps me to keep attempting to write better!

Rating: PG-13. F/F. Snuggles to come.

Summary: Faith has returned to Sunnydale to see some old friends. To be rejected? Or accepted?

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Today was definitely not a good day for Willow Rosenberg. She completely forgot about her biology final, woke up late and didn't show up for a mocha- goodness date with Buffy. Now it was getting dark out, with the sun slowly going down. She rushed as fast as her legs could take her to Stevenson Hall.

With tremendous stealth, a dark figure moved from the shadows and grabbed onto the Wiccan's shoulder.

"Ahhh!!" Willow shrieked, and started to punch and kick in every direction to take her attacker on but her fists and feet only touched air. Willow felt herself suddenly being spun around and pinned painfully against a nearby wall.

"Did I scare you?" The dark figure spoke softly in her ear, as if their voice would break something in or on the redhead.

Willow blinked her nerves and thoughts going everywhere but she managed to make out only a few words, crucial maybe. "W-w-who are you?"

"Awww, come on red, you know who I am" A cold hand slid down Willow's arm "I know you remember me.."

The redhead frowned, and thought carefully as her life depended on it. She knew her attacker was stronger than she was, way too strong for a demon. Almost as strong as Buffy felt. As the thought dawned on her and her face expressed utter horror.

"Faith.." Willow whispered, shaking slightly.

The pressure on her back eased up slightly, but she still felt Faiths hands on her arms.

"Got me" Faiths voice ticked the back of Willow's ear, sending shivers down her back.

Willow had to do this, she knew. Even if it might cost her a broken arm or two, she needed to have a look at Faith. Slowly, she turned her head and took in Faith's appearance. She was skinner than usual, her hair scraggily and no makeup was visible on her face. The usual gleaming challenge in her eyes was gone, and it was replaced with a haunting, empty look.

The rogue slayer caught Willow looking at her and growled, pushing her body against Willow so the witch was pressed against the wall again. "Don't look at me that way, or your blondie friends won't ever see you again, got it?"

Willow gulped and looked down. Today was a really, really bad day and now she might not make it out alive. How many people will miss her? Will it be okay to die? What would happen to everyone else once they know?

The redhead braced herself and looked at the haunted version of the Faith she knew.

"Faith.. I don't think you've realized I've changed" She spoke carefully, trying to get a menacing sound in her voice. Trying not to show how scared she really was.

"Nah, see here Red. I've been following you. Your still with the blondie slayer, and her little scoobie pals and friends." Faith let Willow go and started to circle her, a crazed, almost animalistic look in her eyes. "The only thing I've seen changed is a few new faces.. Your in college and that everyone... everyone, has someone except you. I guess wolfboy couldn't handle you?" The slayer stopped and smirked.

Willow started to get nervous, her shaking increased.

"I-I-I- I do have someone:" The Wiccan tried to sound confident. "I guess you didn't watch closely enough.. Faithy" A singsong sound came out at the end of the sentence, before Willow could help herself.

The brunette narrowed her eyes and kept circling Willow, a smirk still playing upon her lips.

"I know, but see you aren't together, because you are too afraid.. you both are, you and the shy blond." Faith said, turning to face her capture.

Willow mustered up all her witchy good courage and turned to face Faith back, directly in her eyes. Ignoring what she had just said, Willow kept her resolve face on.

"What do you want?"

The slayer stopped and thought carefully as if in some way she was actually thinking of something. After a few good moments the slayer opened her mouth

"I just wanted to be home" She spoke truthfully.

Once again Willow was speechless. 'Could Faith be serious about being... home? This wasn't her home. Her home was in Boston wasn't it? Did she even have a home?' The shy hacker's head was going on overload with Willow babble.

Willow knew what it was like to be on the brink of evil and to come back so she knew Faith might be serious. But she had to find out for herself, and the right way to say so.

'Okay, I can do it and be night. Just give her a friend.' Willow thought. 'But what if Buff doesn't like this idea, being friends with Faith..'

Faith could see the contemplation flashing across the redhead's face. 'Damnit, said to much... Guess I better bolt.. again..' She straightened up and turned around.

"See yeah" The slayer dismissed over her shoulder while walking back down the alley.

Willow stood there, not knowing what to do. Once her mind kicked in, she ran after Faith, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"Wait" Willow softly said, pulling out all her pens in her pockets and finally choosing a dark green one. Because it somehow reminded her of Faith.

"Let me write my number on your arm, I don't have any paper on me.. ok? You can call me anytime you need"

Faith looked at the wiccan curiously, eyes lingering with doubt. Willow was a good kid but could she dare trust her?

'Only one way to find out' The slayer thought, sticking her arm out and pushing up her sleeve.

The second Willows hand touched Faith, a spark jolted between them. A sensation Faith had only felt once or twice before, the times when she was happy.

Stuttering Willow pulled back. "Ha, you must be electric" Tried to joke off nervously and quickly wrote the last few digits on the slayer's arm.

The brunette uncomfortably pulled her sleeve down.

"Um, okay. I'll be going now" She whispered, slightly confused and ran off campus leaving Willow behind, and alone.

"Idiot!"

Faith picked up a trash can and flung it across the street where it hit a brick wall, sending bits and pieces of brick in every direction.

The slayer kept stalking along growling with frustration, ignoring the many stares of Sunnydale by-passers.

A couple walked by, hand in hand and stared at Faith suspiciously.

"What are you looking at!" Faith snapped, moving forward threateningly. The girl screamed and ran off, with the boy looking helpless at faith, then deciding to follow his girlfriend.

"That's right... cowards" The slayer punched a wall, turning it into dust and kept on walking.

'What did you expect? Acting all tough then soft, she's a Scooby and now she pity's me.' Faith thought.

Since Faith set her eyes on the redheaded witch back in the 1990's, she was obsessed with her. The way she moved, talked... all of it was just so.. innocent. Faith knew all about innocence and everything else. But what Willow had was truly different, and it made Faith turn into a pile of rubble every time she watched the girl.

Desperately, Faith pulled her sleeve up and stared at the green numbers neatly written there..

"If only" She said, longing in her voice.

Tbc