Disclaimer: My name is not Joss Whedon therefore I do not own the characters

First line taken from show

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"Then you can't stay here. Buffy, I love you, but you were right. We have to be together on this. You can't be a part of it. So I need you to leave. I'm sorry, but this is my house, too." Buffy looks around then walks out the front door.

"What did you guys just do?" Faith growls.

"What are you talking about Faith?" Willow asks.

"Buffy has done everything for you. Including die for you. Not only that but she stayed with you after you ripped her from Heaven." Some of the girls gasped and Willow glared. "Don't look at me like that, news spread. I also know that since being brought back she hasn't been herself. You guys just signed her death certificate."

"What? Buffy's fine."

"No she isn't. Do you not see the pain in her eyes? Do you not see how she fights to get up in the morning or how she's been coming back with more bruises and cuts?"

"It's…"

"Don't you dare say it's part of being a slayer. You have no clue what it's like. You know what since you all think you know what's best to do, I'll leave you to it."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I'm outta here, that's what I mean. I may not agree with B on everything but I agree with her on this. Decisions like this belong solely to me and her. We don't need any input from you guys. Let's watch you save the world when you don't have an active slayer to help you." Faith walked out the front door and followed her instincts to take her to Buffy. She just hoped she wasn't too late.

The group watched Faith leave and then broke into chaos as they tried to decide who was in charge.