I know, two one-shots in two days... I swear I do have a life ! But this one was quickly written and I didn't have to think about the dialogues because they're all lines from episode 1x19 'Sanctuary' from Angel.

Tell me if you like it, or not, and why ;)

It's Buffy's POV by the way.

"You're not gonna run, Faith."

"What do you wanna do ? You gon' throw me off the roof, again ?"

The memories of that night come back to her mind, but there's no way Faith will see the effect it has on her.

"Any reason why I shouldn't ?"

She turns round to face Buffy, and their eyes meet once again. Buffy hates to admit it, but there's something different in the brunette's look.

"There's nothing I can do for you, B. I can't ever make it right."

"So you're just going to take off again ? Leave us to clean up yet another one of your messes."

"It would make things easier for you."

And maybe it would, but Buffy can't let her go. Her tone is still cold and harsh, although her feeling of hate for the other slayer seems to diminish slightly.

"Till you got bored with the whole guilt thing, decided to come back to shake things up ?"

"That's not gonna happen."

"You're right. It's not."

I won't let you, Buffy thinks. And she wonders why - after everything she put her through – why does she still feel so attached to Faith ?

"Angel said there was no way you were gonna give me a chance."

What ?

"I gave you every chance ! I tried so hard to help you, and you spat on me ! My life was just something for you to play with ! Angel… Riley… Anything that you could take from me, you took !"

And there's one thing you never gave me back, Faith.

"I've lost battles before, but nobody else has ever made me a victim."

How can she not see that ? How can she be so blind ? Faith is the only one who ever brought Buffy to her knees and she can't even realize it.

"And you can't stand that. You're all about control. You have no idea what it's like on the other side ! Where nothing's in control, nothing makes sense ! There's just pain, and hate and nothing you do means anything ! You can't even…"

"Shut up !"

Buffy can't let Faith talk to her like this. She knows what it's like when you have no control over events. No control over yourself. But most of all, it's the pain and hurt she saw in the brunette's eyes that made her interrupt her.

"Just tell me how to make it better."

She wishes they could talk longer, she wishes all the shit between them had never happened because really, all that she's ever wanted was to have someone who fully understood the burden of being a slayer. Someone who would support her and help her, and love her for who she is. Buffy knows that Faith could have been that person. And there's this feeling of hope that slowly awakens within her, because she believes Faith really wants to do better this time.

She would have answered, but the door flings open and there's this guy from the Council with a gun and all she can think about is how to get Faith out of here alive and unharmed.

Later that night, while Faith is confessing everything to the police, Buffy and Angel talk. Or at least they try to.

"Do you have any idea what it was like for me to see you with her ?"

When it should've been me she was hugging.

But she doesn't say that, of course. Angel is being very defensive and his protectiveness towards Faith makes Buffy boil. The dark slayer came to him, but she never asked Buffy for help.

"You came because of Faith. You were looking for revenge."

"I have a right to it."

"Not in my city."

And she knows that he'll do anything to protect her. They've got more common points than she will ever have with Faith and it pisses her off. Way more than it should, really, because being a murderer isn't exactly something she'd like to become. But Faith doesn't need her now, and Buffy thinks it's probably why she feels so broken inside.

She tells Angel about Riley and it hurts him. She feels bad about that. But at least he knows what it's like to see the person you love being with someone else.

Then she leaves, she goes back to Sunnydale, but her mind is somewhere else. It's in a prison cell, with Faith. Buffy hopes she'll make it through. And deep inside, she knows they'll see each other again, because their story is far from being over.

Sooooo ? I'll update the story 'Take Me Away' tomorrow probably, so don't forget to check it out !

OTH-FOQ