Chapter 1
"What went wrong with us, Faith? It went so wrong so fast; I didn't see it until it was too late." Buffy asked her counterpart sadly.
"Angel. Angel is where it went wrong. I got the not telling your friends about us, but I found out that Angel was back from Xander. You should have told me yourself. You were sneaking off to be with him behind my back." Faith answered as of it should have been obvious to the blonde.
"It wasn't like that; he had to readjust to being back from where he had been. You had already sided with the Mayor before I turned to him." Buffy tried to reason with the Dark Slayer.
"If it was as innocent as all that, why didn't you tell me. I know why you didn't tell the scoobies, but you should have told me." Faith countered in frustration.
"What about the Deputy Mayor? You completely locked yourself away from me after that." Buffy changed the subject.
"Granted if it wasn't for Wesley, I would have come back from that. You forget that you're older than I am, and you grew up in a happy family. I didn't have that. My childhood sucked. Things didn't change for me until after I was Chosen. Everything got better when my Watcher found me. This calling that we have, you see as an inconvenience. This calling saved my life." Faith explained. None of them had taken the time to get to know her. She was a tool. When they didn't need her; they didn't care what happened to her, as long as she was around when they needed her. When she was ready to open up to B, she was off sneaking around with Angel.
"What now?" Buffy asked.
"I keep my head down, and I do my time." Faith replied.
"For how long?" Buffy questioned.
"As long as it takes, later B." Faith told the blonde, and left the visitor's room. Shaking her head, Buffy still won't own her part in Faith's current situation.