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Cordelia pov.

Wow that girl from last night looked like a slut. What was her name...Faith thats right. Even though she gives off that whore vibe and Xander was practically drooling over, she seems like she's different. I mean not like your average slut bomb. Like she's just using that as a cover to hide who she is. For some reason I want to get to know her better. Ya know like be her friend. Like a real friend who... I don't know. Anyway everybody is sitting in the library and she is telling some kind of off the wall story bout something I'm not listening to. The bell just rang signaling the start of class but since I have a free period I'm gonna use this time to get to know her better. I call out to her before she leaves.

"hey Faith!"

"yeah?"

"can I talk to you?"

"sure. Whats up?"

"uh well I just want to get to know you better." she looks a little hesitant. "that's only if you don't mind. I don't want you to feel cornered or whatever I just want to know the person behind the slayer."

"ok sure have a sit down and fire away with the questions." I sit and think for a second.

"so... whats your full name?"

"don't tell anybody but its Camryn Faith Lehane."

"so Faith is your middle name. Why don't you use your first name?"

"cus me and my twin brother have the same first name just different spellings. His is C-a-m-e-r-o-n and

C-a-m-r-y-n."

"cool so he goes by Cameron or something different?"

"he's like me he prefers his middle name, Marques, but he also goes by T.C. When we were younger we used our first name but since I was born first people called him the other Cam so he just said call me TC."

"oh. Where is he now?"

"at the motel he is in the room down the hall from mine."

"where are your parents?"

"my ma is dead. As far as my dad goes...probably still in Boston."

"sorry about your mom. How did she die?" she looks like she's gonna cry a little but she covers it up with a blank expression.

"thanks. I really don't want to talk about that."

"alright then moving on. What is one thing you love more than life and you can't say your brother he doesn't count." she smiles a little at me.

"my son." that was unexpected.

"really? You have a son? What's his name?"

"Matthew"

"aw cute." we spend the next hour or so talking and she tells me about her childhood and everything. She had it pretty rough but she says it made her and her brother stronger. She also told me it was weird for her to just open up and tell me the things she did she just felt like she could trust me. She is a really good person. We didn't realize how long we had been there until the scooby gang showed. She had to go pick Matt up and drop him off with her brother and get to work though. She promised me we'd hang tomorrow. She is gonna spend the lunch period with us. I have to say I'm looking forward to it. It feels good to know somebody trusts you to just let go like that. I think today was the start of a beautiful friendship.

Faith's pov.

It felt good to sit down and tell Queen C all that stuff. And I felt I don't know safe from judgment. Like no matter what she wouldn't judge she'd just be more curious. She seemed surprised at some of the stuff I said. Hell who can blame her. I mean I know I told X man I dropped out but it was a lie. I just wanted to seem cool around them ya know. I wanted acceptance into their gang. And it seemed more believable. I mean I don't exactly give off the smart kid vibe. Yeah so I graduated early but I can't tell them that. They won't think I'm cool anymore. Right? Yeah that's what Cordy said. I shouldn't have to lie for acceptance but its really all I know. I lied to be accepted by my dad. In school I lied to be accepted. Thing is though I've only felt it a few times. Like when I first told TC I was gay. He said it didn't matter as long as I found the happiness I deserved. We both knew I couldn't tell dad though. So I lied and told him I was with this guy named Mitchell. He was a cool dude but it was still a lie. I tried to convince myself I loved him sometimes until I just gave up. We even had sex. He's Matt's dad. Although when he found out he said he couldn't handle the responsibility. Understandable though but ya know I wouldn't change the decision to keep him. He's everything. One of the two people who love me unconditionally no matter how screwed up I was in the past. It feels good to have a real friend. I just hope the scoobs are as accepting of this as Cordy.

Well I promised I'd hang with her and the gang at lunch today so here goes. I see her and she spots me immediately and she's like a kid in the candy store the way she is bouncing.

"Faith! Over here!" I make my way over and she surprisingly hugs me. I hug her back and don't feel awkward just surprised.

"Goodness Faith you took long enough. So how was work last night?"

"uh it was good. You feeling ok C?"

"great just happy to see you is all."

"ooo k. so what we eating." its Reds turn to speak up.

"hey Faith I have a pbj sandwich and an apple if you want the apple you can have it." man she is one cute red head.

"no thanks Red I'm good." Buffy looks at me and says

"i got yogurt." oz just nods and says

"i got a ham and cheese sandwich." Xander speaks up with a me too. Cordy says

" I got salad. Here Faith have some."

"no thanks Cordy I'm not hungry."

"shut up and eat some." demanding. I like it. Everyone looks at us.

"well Cordy tell me what it is I'm eating some of and I might reconsider." that should get her. She blushes a little. Yep that got her.

"well Faith if you're a good girl it just might be something sweet and juicy." well I guess not. She's good. And damn I just blushed and everyone looks lost. Oz just grins at us.

"well then I'll just have to be good and see what it is you have up your sleeve won't I." I lean over to whisper in her ear. "or up your skirt. Choice is yours." she looks a little shocked at first then after like thirty seconds we both burst out laughing and the table is looking at us like we just grew two heads. She takes out and extra fork and hands it to me and I dig in. yeah this is going to be an interesting friendship.

There you have it. Chapter one. What do you think. Review please and thank you.