Rating: T-R for violence, language, sexual inuendos and mild adult situations or themes. ( If little kids in the area, they should vacate the premises. Not for the faint of heart or super opionated person...lol I'm not that hardcore but this might go a little further then I've tried in the past)
Pairing: Buffy/Faith & Willow/Kennedy- others in the story of couse so you'll just have to read it.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these charaters or placeses, nor do I make any profit from them. Thank you Joss for creating this universe.
Summary: Post chosen, this kicks off in the middle of an argument between Buffy and Faith. As far as background to the story itself. The scooby gang plus a few slayers have moved to Cleaveland to the Hellmouth. Life is normal and a relationship was starting to build between Buffy and Faith but was suddenly derailed by an unexpected event. Hope you enjoy the story.
"That's it, B. I'm done." Faith snapped as she attempted to storm past Buffy to get out the front door of the house. The two girls had been arguing for the past several hours and most everyone had left the house to give them some much needed space. Xander, Giles, Kennedy and Willow stood on the back porch listening in for sudden noises.
Both frustrated and at their wits ends. Faith and Buffy stood about a foot apart silent compared to then they have been. Buffy couldn't form the words to make her stay. Buffy almost couldn't believe that out of everything that they had been through together Faith would just leave her in a time like this.
Faith stood there unsure of what she was about to do. She was unsure about a lot of things but the connection between her and Buffy she couldn't ignore. She was for once sure of one thing. She was ment to be with Buffy. At least that's what she thought until today.
"Please stay, please help me figure this out." Buffy begged, which was a much more docile reaction then Faith was expecting. Faith forced herself to calm down. "I can't believe I honestly... This shoulda worked... Us. Whateva this was." Faith claimed she went to take a step towards the door. Not wanting to get in her way again Buffy moved finding nothing that she could say to make her stay. Faith took one last glance over her shoulder and stormed out of the front door not even bothering to slam it on her way out.
"If there's one thing I know I was sure of is that me and B would have never worked. This jus proves it. I wish I wrong." Faith thought as she marched to the garage.
Seeing Buffy sitting against the wall alone everyone filed inside. Willow was the first to reach Buffy. "Where's Faith?" Giles asked taking off his glasses and cleaning them as he took steps closer stopping and standing jus behind Xander. Buffy's tears turned into sobs as Willow wrapped her arms around Buffy shoulders in an attempt to comfort her. To
Willow it seemed as if all attempts to calm the crying slayer were unsuccessful. "I couldn't... I didn't..." Buffy mumbled between sobs feeling defeated and heartbroken as everything started to sink in. Her friends stood by helpless as to what they could do to help the situation. They had never seen their general break down as such to where she was put out of the game.
Mean while outside...
Dawn arrived home from the local magic store just as Faith was pulling out her motorcycle, "An where are you off to?" Dawn asked as she slowly approached the slayer who was backing up her new Yamaha 600 out of the garage. "Anywhere but here." Faith scoffed glancing longingly at the house then to Dawn to receive whatever she was about to dish out. Dawn is a lot like Buffy in ways that she can 'but in' when not wanted. Faith herself has come to learn to put up with it only because of Buffy, but she had come to see her as a little sister too. In all seeing Dawn on her way out made this all that much harder but she had to leave before it got any worse between her and Buffy. At least that's how Faith saw it.
"I thought you two were going to try to work this out." Dawn claimed as Faith stopped in front of her. "I tried... We didn't work out. Anyways I ain't stayin', I don't know what I was thinkin first place." Faith muttered as she turned the key on her bike causing the bike to roar to life loudly. "So that's it? You jus take off, after trying what little you did. The first problem the two of you come up against between you. And you... You jus up an leave. Maybe Buffy was right all you do is run away from your all your problems, you'll never change." Dawn argued her case.
"Look Dawn... B can go off with whoever' she wants. We were never really togetha' to begin wit." Faith explained claming down from her angered state. "Will you ever come back?" Dawn asked curiously. The slayer gaped up at the house on last time before turning the bike to the street.
"Threes gonna be some kinda apocalypse, someone is gonna call me... Later kid don't drive ya siesta to crazy now ya hear." Faith ordered and Dawn perked up smiling a little. "Shouldn't I be more worried about you since your..." "if I can survive a eight month coma, lock up and a house full of teenage girls. I think I can hack been on my own...Little ole me again." Faith claimed as she revved the bike and took off. Dawn watched after Faith as she disappeared around the corner that ultimately lead out of the neighborhood.
Dawn turned to the house that she has called home for the past couple of months. Buffy moved everyone to Cleveland ;to the hellmouth. Starring at the house she wondered what state Buffy would be in. Every one thinks she's been acting weird this past month so in all she didn't know what to expect.
Inside most everyone sat inside the living room except Buffy and Willow. "How is she?" Dawn asked as Giles searched in her direction at the sound of her coming inside. "She's upstairs with Will." Xander said stopping Dawn in her tracks. She nodded without taking a second glance to the living room full of young slayers; then turned to run upstairs to her older sister.
Upstairs Dawn entered Buffy's room quietly tip-toeing along not wanting to disturb the silence in the room itself. Willow sat with her back against the headboard. Buffy laid in her lap softly crying as Will stroked her hair making soft shh' sounds. Dawn moved to the bed an sat down jus behind Buffy. Dawn moved to touch Buffy's back but Buffy sat up instead.
"D-Do ya-you think she woulda stay I-if she knew?" Buffy stuttered between sobs as she turned over laying back on top Willow stomach. Both Dawn and Willow exchanged worried glances unsure of what to say. Worried Dawn gripped onto Buffy's hand, only Buffy's depression had a clutch on her. Buffy didn't return the firm grip of comfort as she starred past her little sister into space. Dawn gaped up at Willow not knowing how to mend her sisters broken heart. Dawn motioned for Willow to step out of the room to talk.
Willow slowly slid out from under Buffy so not to disturb her. After touching her to put her to sleep Buffy's eyes slowly closed as she was laid onto the pillow underneath her. Dawn leaned in laying a light kiss on her older sisters creased forehead. Sitting upright Buffy seemed peaceful but it didn't last as she gripped onto the pillow curling into a fetal position in her sleep. "I can't change dreams" Will mumbled as she walked to the room door.
Dawn stood and followed Willow out of the room. Willow shut the door behind them softly. "She's crying again." Willow muttered quietly. Dawn knew she was taking a test today that was of un-magical nature. "What happened? What the test say?" Dawn interrogated impatiently, "positive." Willow shortened her answer, knowing all the details to tell her. Dawn sighed, "Did you do some mojo?" Dawn continued to question. "It's going to be a girl... Faith is the... Supplied the... needed chromosomes. I don't know how this happened. I can't explain it. It's Faith and Buffy's..." "that's IT, WAIT! Call Faith she has to come back... she didn't tell her?" Dawn interrupted still having the inkling of faith in Faith. She would come back, she wouldn't abandon her own.
"She did, Faith didn't believe her and claimed it was only a fling. That she would be happier with this guy. There was some yelling and allot of blaming. Giles left with a few of the girls. Buffy said she was getting an abortion and then Faith flipped out and went postal saying that abortions are wrong and the kid didn't do anything to deserve it." Willow blabbed leaving Dawn standing wide eyed. "They didn't... Fight... Did they?" Dawn asked and Willow only rapidly nodded her head no. Dawn gasped a sigh of relief holding her chest and leaning on the wall behind her. "She jus left." Willow muttered as she gazed off down the hallway. Dawn could see everything was falling apart around her and the tight family that was created from the apocalypse was now breaking up. Where would they be in five years?