Summary: Buffy tends to Faith after an interesting run in with a demon.

A/N: I know, I know. I promised a chapter for The Letter (which there will be) It's just I'm having mental blockage on that particular story at the moment. That and i felt like writing something a little weird for a change and not another overly cheesy cutsie fic.

Rating: T...for now at least.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. If i did Faith would've had a permanent role through the whole damn series and she would've never knocked boots with X-man...We can only dream

Chapter 1: What goes up

The door to Faith's apartment swung open violently. Buffy hastily drug Faith into the unconscious brunette's living room and lay her on the couch, slamming the door shut.

"Shit shit shit. Faith were is your first aid kit?! Shit shit shit." The blonde ran into Faith's bathroom and rummaged through the cabinet looking for anything to treat the younger slayer with.

They were out patrolling, when they were jumped by a rather large demon. Much to Buffy's surprise the demon literally threw Faith into a tree. Not at the tree, mind you, into a tree, a good 15 feet as well. It all happened so fast, all Buffy really remembered was seeing Faith go up, hearing a hollow 'thunk' that Buffy assumed was the brunette's head or back , and then hearing a sickening 'thud' as the younger slayer fell back to the ground.

There was no words to describe how pissed the little blonde was.

After putting the demon through its own personal hell that involved, a little knife play and ultimately, smashing its head with an overturned gravestone, Buffy rushed to tend to her fallen partner.

"Ah-ha!" Buffy's eyes fell on a clear bottle of antiseptic and a washrag. Buffy grabbed those and filled a bowl up with warm water, bringing the items over to the still unconscious slayer.

"I…like….novelty socks" Faith mumbled, shifting numbly in her forced sleep.

Buffy dabbed some antiseptic onto one of the washrags and hesitantly dabbed away at the large gash that marred the younger slayers olive skin. Faith grimaced slightly as Buffy gently cleaned the wound.

"Sorry, Fai."

After making sure the wound was thoroughly cleansed, Buffy proceeded to dampen the second cloth with the warm water, and dab at Faith's forehead, carefully avoiding the gash.

"The….monkey…is…stealing my….chap stick." The brunette mumbled, her arm reached out and swatted the air. Buffy chuckled "He really got you good." The blonde glanced at the clock on Faith's VCR; it read 12:47 in obnoxious yellow numbers.

"Shit…" Buffy muttered under her breathe, she reached into her pocket and pulled out her cell.

"Well Faith, I'm not leaving you here, especially since you could um…possibly be a vegetable. Which I hope your not. Oh god…please don't be a vegetable. So um…I'm calling my Mom…and I'll stay with you tonight." The blonde dialed her mother and waited for the older Summers woman to pickup.

"B…..pretty…..B….Buffy….don't…kill….me"

Buffy raised an eyebrow. 'She thinks I'd try to kill her?'

"Hello?" Joyce answered in a tired and vaguely irritated voice.

"Mom? Hey. Sorry I woke you up."

"Meh. Never mind that, Buffy why are you still out? Were are you?"

"I'm at Faith's. I'm going to look after her tonight. She got hurt pretty bad on patrol."

Buffy heard her mother give a small gasp.

"Oh dear, is she alright? Do you need me to take her to the hospital? What on earth happened?"

"Um….she uh…hit her head." 'And fell a good 15 feet….hitting her head again'

"She's been out cold for a few minutes." 'Try an hour and a half.'

"She's ok. No trauma." 'Just mumbling crazy things and possibly being a vegetable. No big.'

"Ok, if your sure sweetie. I hope she is ok. So I'll see you in the morning then, dear?"

"Yep. Night Mom."

"Night sweetie. When Faith wakes her up, give her a hug for me."

Buffy sighed and hung up the phone. She looked over at the unconscious slayer.

"Mom sends her love, Fai."

"I'll…kick…your ass….Wesley …you…manbitch." Faith mumbled, giving a halfhearted growl and batting at the air. Buffy laughed.

"What's going on in that head of your Faith?"

TO BE CONTINUED… Cue dramatic, suspenseful music

A/N: Interesting factoid. This first chapter is very very loosely based on a true event. Yup. The next Chapter will be Faith's dream, kinda like Alice in Wonderland mixed with an acid trip.