Buffy didn't seem to be breathing and Faith was getting no closer to where she had to open the portal. Faith was willing to do everything and anything to save Buffy but the blonde slayer wasn't aware of this. Buffy had never noticed any signs from Faith even the extreme flirting and the hints she would always drop. Buffy was too wrapped up in her own little world at most times.

Faith stopped thinking about her and Buffy for five minutes and finally reached the location. She lay Buffy on the ground and looked towards an empty warehouse.

"This cant be right" she said. She looked down at the instructions Willow had given her and shrugged. "I ask for access to the healing one to cure a human" Faith was suddenly thrown back by a strong beam of white light and a woman wearing a red robe approached her.

"You wish to cure this human unknown one?" the woman asked Faith.

Faith frowned at the strange woman and finally nodded. "She was a slayer...she...there was a spell and she became human but...She's dying! I am here to save her life and..."

"Do you understand the consequences of these trails?" the woman spat.

Faith nodded. "I would die for her!"

The woman clapped her hands together and suddenly Faith found herself underground. The room was pitch black with several red candles and a silver iron gate leading to another room. Buffy was awake and sat in a room across from Faith.

"What the hell is going on?" Buffy asked.

"I am not gonna let you die B! I cant! So I am here to offer you my slayer powers..." Faith started.

"NO! Faith you cant be serious! This is crazy! I know this place and these trails they are impossible to get through! Your gonna die!" Buffy felt herself tear up as she spoke.

Faith put her hand on the door looking at Buffy through the steel bars. "I might yeah but I have to try B! Your not gonna get better and this is the only way! I cant live in this world without you, I lo...I just cant..."

Faith stopped talking until she said something she would regret later. What was she going to say? She loved Buffy? How well would that go down with the tight stuck up blonde? The slayer who she had craved for so many years was straight as far as Faith knew and even if she wasn't why would she even trust Faith after everything they had been through?

"Are you ready to begin Miss?" the mysterious woman asked Faith.

Before Faith could answer Buffy interrupted. "FAITH NO! You cant! There has to be another way!" Faith ignored the blonde slayer and nodded to the woman.

Faith turned to Buffy and smiled. "Don't worry about me B, I'm a tough cookie!

Buffy gestured the brunette slayer to come over to the door. Buffy smiled slightly and reached out to touch Faith. Faith didn't know what was happening until she felt her lips touch Buffy's. Faith trembled slightly and smiled as Buffy pulled away.

"What was that for?" Faith asked as she felt herself blush slightly. Buffy smiled at the dark beauty and didn't respond. Faith looked into the blonde slayer's stunning green eyes, they were so full of love and happiness.

"We must proceed to the first trail imminently" the woman pulled Faith away from Buffy and walked her towards the iron gate. Faith swallowed hard and nodded. "Your first challenge is to get to the next gate and I will meet you there for the next trail" the woman continued.

Faith turned to Buffy and smiled. "I...I love you Buffy" Buffy looked at the dark slayer confused but Faith turned away and opened the iron gate in front of her. Standing in front of Faith was a path of broken glass. "Well...it could be worse" Faith said. She looked down and noticed she was no longer wearing shoes or socks. She placed one foot in front of the other and bit down on her lip as glass crunched underneath her. She eventually picked up the pace and was half way to the next gate but suddenly several arrows came shooting towards the brunette slayer.

She screamed out in agony as one of the arrows penetrated her upper arm. She pulled it out and held her arm to stop the bleeding and carried on walking across the sharp glass. As she reached the end of the path more arrows came shooting out of the walls. Faith dropped onto the glass as another arrow penetrated her in the stomach. She slowly crawled over the rest of the glass and finally reached the next iron gate. Tears ran down her face as she pulled the other arrow out. "Fuck!" she cursed.

"Congratulations Miss, you have reached the next trail!" the mysterious woman opened the new gate and gestured for Faith to go through. Faith narrowed her eyes at the woman. "She will be cured right? If I do this? Buffy...she will..." Faith started.

The woman nodded. "We must proceed, she doesn't have much time"

Faith looked ahead of her to see a room full of fire and mirrors. "What the hell is this? You cant expect me to..." The woman had disappeared and the iron gate behind Faith was now a brick wall. Faith looked towards the vicious flames and gritted her teeth as she darted between the mirrors however the mirrors began to move around the room confusing Faith. More mirrors were appearing around the room and Faith realised she would have to smash through the glass or be burnt to death. Faith covered her face and ran with her elbows in front of her and smashed through several mirrors. As she reached the next gate she collapsed to the floor and struggled to breathe. Her lungs felt heavy and her body was cut all over. How could she carry on? The next trail was the worst trail of them all. Faith looked up as the next gate was opened. The woman held her hand out to the brunette and Faith made her way into the next trial.

Before Faith could ask any questions regarding the next trail her arms and legs were suddenly in chains and a strong light came on from above her lighting up the room.

"What the fuck is this? Some kinda bondage fun?" Faith spat.

The mysterious woman walked over to the brunette and smiled. "Faith, you have come to the final test were you have accepted your fate"

"My what? My fate? What the hell is going on?"

The woman studied Faith up and down. "You see this final trail is a sacrifice, your life for hers."

Faith felt tears running down her face from the deep cuts, wounds and burns all over her body.

"You have done well, most do not survive to this point or they leave when they have reached this point. You still have this choice, you can leave with Buffy who only has a few hours left or you can sacrifice yourself to save her"

The woman pressed a nearby button behind Faith and the four walls of the room were brought forward. Each wall covered with spikes from top to bottom. The four walls would crush Faith and kill her instantly. Faith smiled as she thought back to her last memory with Buffy and nodded to the woman. "I came here to save her, she is all that matters, so lets get this over with!" Faith said through tears.

As Faith accepted her sacrifice Buffy could hear everything going on. She sobbed quietly to herself as she realised she would never see Faith again. She thought back to when Faith had told her she loved her. Faith was one of the reasons Buffy was so strong most of the time. Faith was what Buffy could have been and when Buffy was around Faith everything made sense, everything was better. Buffy didn't know what she was feeling but she would never be able to tell Faith as in minutes the brunette would be dead.

Faith swallowed hard.

She closed her eyes.

The four spiked walls came towards her all at once...