Title :When the Going Gets Though...Run - Chapter 1
Author: Tasha Miller
Rating : pg to pg-13 might get higher later on
Feedback - please! tashamiller2k@angelfire.com
Distribution - u want it u got it
Disclaimers - I don't own 'em and I'll put 'em back when I'm done
Authors note - I have alot more plans but i didn't want to stretch out brother so hence this fic!
I decided I'd move into Faiths past in this fic as i was planning to do, sooo um {{ }} signals flashbacks just so you know
I strongly suggest you read 'Brother Where for art thou' before this
Summery - Faith and Buffy have a fight and Faith runs away, Is that enough without giving it away? oh well!


Buffy flung herself onto the bed and sighed
"Another Big Bad gone" Faith said as she sat on the bed next to Buffy
"uh huh" Buffy replied
"You don't sound to happy"
Buffy looked up at Faith and smiled "Just a bit wiped out"
"Why, we didn't do much fighting, and what was done I did"
Buffy shook her head "Yea" And closed her eyes Faith looked down and smirked at her then pulled Buffy closer to her and closed her own eyes.

{{ Faith walked into the apparment, it smelt really bad, worse than usual. She looked around and saw her mother lying in an alochol iduced stupor, her own vomit surrounding her, Faith walked up to her cautiosly and checked she was breathing then simply walked into her room. The door opened and slammed shut and Faith shiverd, her Father was home which ment she was in trouble, and soon she'd get a beating or worse }}

Faith woke up suddenly staring into deep concerned green orbs
"Are you ok Faith?" Buffy asked softly
"Yea" Faith replied as she shook her head trying to clear images from her youth
"Bad dream?" Buffy asked as she settled back down, her arms wrapped around Faith.
Faith smiled down at Buffy "Just a bad dream, no worrys B" Buffy smiled and soon drifted back to sleep while Faith lay awake for the rest of the night.

"I WIN AGAIN" Xander yelled as he started his victory dance
"Are you going to do that every time you win?" Willow asked
"Yep" Xander said simply
"Then I'm just not gonna play" Willow said as she put down the playstaion controler she held and reatrearted to her Girlfiend
"Buffy?" Xander asked, Buffy just shook her head
"Faith?"
"Huh?" Faith looked at Xander
"Back on planet earth yet?"
"yea, I guess"
"Faith are you ok, you've been really out of it since last night" Buffy asked concerned.
Faith stood up "Yea I'm good, just need to clear my head, I'm going out back"

Faith looked out over the vast expanse that was the backyard of the house when she felt arms wrap around her waist
"Faith are you ok, please tell me what's wrong"
"It's nothing B, just Josh, yunno, he doesn't get us"
Buffy nodded and rested her chin on Faiths shoulder "Where are the others"
"They went home"
"oh"