To clear this up cause I think I forgot it in the beginning, it is set after Season Seven. Sunnydale never blew up, the high school was all that got sucked in. The spell Willow performed only lasted long enough to kill the first then Buffy and Faith got their powers back… only Kennedy kept them too… but that, my friends… is all going to be explained…
By the way… just a heads up… a confession of love is not just a kiss or sex… but it is something much greater. Please keep that in mind as you read this story! THANK Halfreck3929FOR REMINDING ME OF THE STORY! I have been through alot... school... parents... groundation! So thank you Halfreck3929 for reminding me that I still had a story to finish!
Buffy sat on the steps out front and looked at the moon. She had been asking herself the same question all night. 'Do I love Faith?' She didn't know what the answer was. 'Ya, there is a.. connection but isn't it because were Slayers?' She didn't know the answers and she was afraid of what they might be.
Faith walked out the front door and saw Buffy sitting on the steps. She walked up behind her and set a hand on her shoulder.
"Thanks. For… umm… earlier." Faith said as she looked out into the sky.
"No problem, it's what I do."
"Ya, well… you could have just staked me or something, but you didn't so… thanks." Faith moved her hand and began to walk inside. Buffy turned around and grabbed Faith's hand. Faith turned around and looked down at Buffy. Confusion filled Faith's eyes.
"I would never stake you. So don't even think about it. I won't give up on this, you will be Faith again." Buffy let go of Faith's hand and turned back around. Faith turned to walk inside but then turned back around and sat by Buffy.
"It doesn't matter if I am Faith again. It doesn't matter if I die, but I won't stop protecting you. I-" Whatever Faith was going to say was cut off by her screaming. Her face vamped out and she began to twitch. Buffy grabbed hold of her and held her close. She held her as tight as she could trying to calm her someway. Faith began to shake violently and then she all of a sudden went limp. Buffy slowly let go of Faith and looked at her. Faith's face was still vamped out and she hand a little trickle of blood coming from her nose. Buffy wiped the blood away and looked down at Faith again. 'Do I love this woman?' Buffy asked herself. She took Faith's hand in her own. Buffy slowly leant down and kissed Faith on the lips. The kiss lasted only for a few seconds before Faith began to twitch again. This time Buffy couldn't grab Faith in time, and Faith tumbled down the steps into the yard. Buffy ran to her and held her down.
Slowly before her Faith's features began to change. Her face went back to normal and her fangs were gone. 'What did I do?' Buffy asked herself. She looked at Faith, she seemed so peaceful. Buffy picked Faith up into her arms and took her to her room. She slowly set Faith on her bed and covered her up. She went into the bathroom and washed up and changed before she went back into the room. She got under the covers and pulled Faith close. As she held Faith in her arms she whispered to herself and Faith.
"I don't love you yet, but I admit there is a connection that isn't slayer related. I won't give up Faith, I will make you better and maybe just maybe I will make you mine." Buffy kissed Faith on the cheek before going to sleep.
The next morning Buffy woke up and stretched when she noticed something was wrong. Faith wasn't in the bed. She got up and walked into the bathroom. Faith wasn't there either. She was starting to get worried when Faith walked into the room. Buffy ran over to Faith and hugged her. Faith stood there not knowing what the hell was going on.
"Umm… good morning to you too B." Faith said hugged Buffy back.
"Faith, I… I thought you had left or… worse." Buffy tightened her grip.
"Ya, I just went down stairs to get some coffee." Faith started to have a problem breathing. "Umm... B… Breathing becoming a problem. I maybe a slayer but… I do need to breathe." Buffy instantly let go and began to blush.
"Oh… erm… sorry about that." Buffy looked away.
"s'ok.. B about last night… I don't remember what happened.. Did I… do anything?" Faith looked down at her feet in sham of being a vampire/slayer thing.
"Faith.. I don't know what happened last night. You began to twitch and… then you fell into the yard and went back to normal. I brought you up here to have to rest…" Buffy lied to Faith not telling her the truth… she had kissed her.
"B… I don't like being like this. I… I want to be normal again. I… I just wanted to be normal. But, I could never have that…" Faith walked over to the window and looked out toward the sun. "I am.. No.. .was a slayer B. I was never able to be normal. Now, I don't think I am ever going to get the chance."
"Faith, you will be normal… even if you are a slayer… you where normal. As normal as me and you could get. I promise Faith, till the day that I die, I will get you back. Back to the old Faith." Buffy walked over to Faith and placed a arm around her waist and pulled her close. "I will get you back to the Faith, that… I-" Buffy looked Faith in the eyes… yellow, they where yellow, but inside them she could still see the old Faith.
"Buffy…" Faith whimpered as she looked into emerald eyes. Suddenly Faith screamed and started to shake, she fell to the floor and shook, as she shook blood started to seep from her nose and mouth. Buffy pulled Faith into her arms and held her to her chest. Then Faith growled and pushed Buffy to the ground.
"No! Faith, your not one of them. Please don't do this." Buffy pleaded as she struggled for her life.
Faith vamped out and pressed Buffy harder to the ground and inched closer to her neck.
"Please Faith, you can't do this… I said I won't give up on you. Now you can't give up on me. Please Faith." Buffy got loose and flipped Faith over. Faith growled and struggled to get to Buffy's neck.
"Faith please, listen to me. Some where inside you is the old Faith. Don't let this demon take over. Please Faith." Buffy looked down into Faith's eyes, they where red, but inside she could see it… Faith, the old Faith was inside struggling to be free.
"Buffy…" Faith snickered. "Buffy, you could never save me." Faith grinned.
"Faith… please. Listen, you have to look down into your soul and help me save you."
"Soul? What soul. I have no soul!" Faith laughed. Buffy's door opened and everyone walked into the room only to see Buffy on top of a vampire looking Faith.
"Buffy, she has lost it. We have to kill her!" Willow handed Kennedy a stake. Buffy looked up at them, she had tears in her eyes.
"No, please. Let me reach her. She is still herself somewhere in there" Buffy pleaded.
"No, Buffy… we can't… we can't take the chance." Kennedy looked at her she too had tears forming in her eyes. Buffy was then flipped over and pushed down onto her back by Faith who now was closer to her neck.
"Faith… please" Buffy looked up and saw a faint flicker of brown through Faith's eyes. 'She's cracking.'
"Faith, I know you don't want to do this…" Buffy began to feel Faith loosen her grip. "Faith, come back to me… please. I need you Faith."
"Buffy…" Faith's features began to soften as her grip loosened. Then there was a flash of white light and Faith was flung to the wall and start to convulse, blood running from her mouth more violently.
"FAITH!" Buffy ran to her and tried to pull her into her arms but some force was holding Faith back. "NO! FAITH YOU HAVE TO STAY WITH ME!" Buffy began to cry out in anger as she tried to pry Faith from the wall. Everyone in the room watched in sheer horror at the scene in front of them.
"ARG! BUFFY!" Was all Faith could say as she fell violently into Buffy's hands. Buffy picked her up and ran her over to her bed and laid Faith down.
"Dawn get me a bowl of water and a rag, and towel. Fast!" Dawn ran out of the room to get the supply. Buffy turned around and checked Faith for a pulse. None…
"No, not again! Faith, you can't die on me! Faith! You can't do this!" Buffy began to cry and hugged Faith, blood stained her clothes, face and hands. 'Faith, you can't do this to me. Don't become a vampire…. Don't die. Faith… I… I… I love you Faith!' Buffy screamed in her head but was in to much emotional agony to say. A thought then came to mind and Buffy turned toward Willow.
"Willow you're a witch… help me! Save her Willow!" Buffy pleaded
"I.. I can't Buffy. There is nothing that can save her." Willow looked down.
"No! There has to be. Please Willow." Buffy turned back around and looked back at Faith. Buffy then sent Willow a telepathic message. 'I love her Willow. I can't have her die on me. Not when I just found her.'
'Then show her Buffy. Show her… even though she can't see or hear it. Show her… show her you love her.' Willow sent back. Buffy turned around and looked at Willow, who nodded her head in approval. Buffy sighed, nodded her head back and turned around and looked at Faith's lifeless body in front of her. 'I love you Faith! Come back to me.' Was all Buffy thought of before she lent down and kissed Faith on the lips. Faith's body began to shake again and Buffy jumped up and looked at Faith's body. Dawn entered the room and ran over to the desk and set the items down as she watched Faith's body shake violently. Faith gasped as she opened her eyes.
"Faith!" Buffy knelt back down and kissed Faith on the lips again. Cherishing the kissing as it was returned this time. By warm, lips that where flowing with life. Buffy broke the kiss and looked down upon Faith who, now had a huge grin on her face. Buffy smiled and moved a stray piece of hair from Faith's face.
"Hey… are… are you ok?" Buffy asked full of concern.
"Mmm… I am feeling much better now… thanks to you." Faith smirked, and tried to get up but was pushed back down by a very concerned Buffy.
"Nu-uh. Your staying in bed…" Buffy turned to Willow. "Wills, can you get me the water and stuff please. Everyone else, everything is going to be ok, for now at least so you can go. I'll call if I need anything." Buffy turned back around and looked at Faith, stroking her hair. As the sounds of footsteps left the room, Willow handed Buffy the water, rag and towel.
"Thanks Wills. You can go now. But, thank you. You helped me save her." Buffy looked at Willow and hugged her. Willow left the room and Buffy turned back around to Faith. "Faith-"
"Buffy, I'm sorry about today I… I don't know what happened. Something inside me just snapped and… and I couldn't control myself." Faith looked away to the window. "I, I could have killed you today Buffy. Why didn't you let Kennedy stake me?" Faith met eyes with Buffy,
"I could stand it if you died Faith. I have told you that already, and when I looked into your eyes, I saw you. Not vampire Faith, but Slayer Faith. The Faith I love. That's why I didn't let Kennedy stake you." Buffy dabbed the rag around Faith's face and mouth. "Faith, I didn't care that you where trying to kill me. I just wanted you back, and I saw you in those eyes. That's why."
"Buffy… why…" Faith closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Buffy, why do you love me? After all those things I did. Why?"
"I don't know Faith. I really don't know. But when I look at you now, all I feel is love. I really can't explain it. The Powers That Be just have that way with people, and you are one of them. I don't think anything could change the way I feel about you now Faith. The past is the past… and I am willing to move along, away from all that, if you are too." Buffy cleaned the rest of the blood of Faith and laid the items to the side. "Are you Faith? Are you willing to move past it?"
"B-" Faith looked into Buffy's eyes. "Kiss me?" Buffy smiled and lent down, kissing Faith. Lips met and seemed to fit perfectly. Faith slid her tongue across Buffy's lip ask for entry. Buffy opened her mouth accepting Faith. Tongue's twirled battling for dominance, Faith moved back breaking the kiss.
"B-" Faith breathed. "If that is what I get if I let the past be past… then I am way past it." Faith grinned, pulling Buffy on to the bed and flipping her over, crushing lips together.
A/N: The story is just getting started... something really... erm... good... (evil laugh) is about to take place. Heeheehee... (smirk). Oh, and by Buffy kissing Faith... it didn't cure her, to all who thought it. (smirk) Only THEY don't know that! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!