I walk back to Faiths room after convincing the Mayor to get some rest, to get ready for the ascension, only to see a blond girl standing at her bed side. She leans in and kisses her lightly on the head and that's when I realize who she is, the gears in my mind spinning. I walk in front of the curtain "hay, I don't think you should be out of bed" she looks at me with a smile "I'm fine, who are you?" I give my best smile "am Annie, am a volunteer for the hospital. Just got on shift. Can I help you with something?" she nods lightly and asks "am Buffy, do you know where my clothes are?" I walk over to her and say "we usually put them in a bag, then in the cupboard by the beds" I inform her, luckily my mother was a nurse, she nods he me in thanks then returns to her bed. My smile dies the moment she's out of sight. I walk over to Faith and stroke her hair and forehead lightly "just give me time, Firefly. Just give me time" I say with a menacing smirk.

I walk to Wilkins's office as a hand full of vampires walk out, I pass them quietly and knock as I enter. He turns to me and smiles "Annie, good, you're here. I have something for you." curiously I walk over to him as he pulls a file and a package from his desk "here, take them" he hands the file to me and I open it, to find a deed, a silver key and bank details "what is this?" I ask confused "it's for you and Faith, I just want to make sure your both taken care of if anything goes wrong. Annie, I may not know you very well, but I can see how much you love Faith and I can sense that your someone important to her and I know that if things don't go to plan you'll take care of her, even if she never…you know." I smile up at him and he then hands me a package "and this is for Faith, when she wakes up. Just make sure she gets it" I nod and take a step closer, rapping my arms around him I sigh "thank you" I pull away after a moment "it's just money" he smiles and I shake my head "not for this. For what you've given Faith. Faith and I, we only ever really had each other, her dad bailed and mine was a drunk, her mom we nice until her dad left, then she started drinking, ended up killing herself. Mine was always to busy for me, she was never really around. So you see it's been just us for a long time. You gave her the dad neither of us ever had, thank you for that, for showing her what a real dad's like." he smiles and give me a small nod "goodbye Annie, it's been a pleasure and I'm grateful to know there's someone else out there who loves Faith as much as I do." I smile back warmly "your welcome, thanks for everything. Goodbye" and I leave.

I stand out of site by the school, looking on as Wilkins makes his speech. After a moment or two the eclipse begins and he changes into his demon form. I watch silently from the shadows as the fight brakes out. As I stand there a vampire see's me, but stops his charge and turns his attention back to the students 'Wilkins must have told them not to hurt me, am goanna miss that guy' I think to myself as I watch the blood shed, he knew he'd lose, without Faith he couldn't bear winning, because it would be a shallow victory, to win the battle but lose the only person worth fighting for. I knew his pain, but unlike him, I couldn't just give up, Faith may wake up one day, she'd need me here and, thankfully, Wilkins provided us with enough money to keep the support machines on for several lifetimes. I smile to myself at knowing he loves her, the way a father loves his only daughter, but am pulled from my thoughts by the large explosion, I stare at the wreckage, the flames and know it's over, but that he died for her, and I walk away to tell my unconscious friend the mournful truth, he lost.

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