A/N: I never planned to write this story too long, it actually was longer than I originally planned out for it. Hope you enjoyed it and thank you to all those who read and reviewed (and to those who read and didn't review too)


Months passed by quickly and their relationship blossomed with every day that had passed. It wasn't perfect. She never expected it to be. Then again, she never expected to be this happy, to be in love and for her to be with Buffy.

Fate had changed her life and instead of fighting it like she normally would have, she gave in and went along willingly. The Powers that Be definitely knew what they were doing when they changed her and forced her to take the intense and quick journey to helping Buffy through what was still one of the greatest adventures of her life; discovering true love they were both destined to have together.

Just like that night everything had changed, she found herself back at the same church and this time, she wasn't alone. She and Buffy had gone there looking and hoping to find the answers they were looking for. They knew they would find them tonight as the Powers that Be had told them both in their dreams that if they wanted the answers they would have to come for them.

"Fucking doors are locked," Faith muttered as she tried the front doors. "What do you think we should do?"

"The roof?" Buffy shrugged as she looked up and then back down at Faith. "We can't exactly break in without being noticed or caught and I am so not a fan of getting caught and thrown into jail."

"I have a feeling I'm gonna have this déjà vu feeling in a minute," Faith laughed as she found the drain pipe and quickly climbed up. "You coming, B?"

"Right behind you."

Faith chuckled as she walked to the spot where she'd fallen through months before. It hadn't been fixed and a tarp was covering the hole, protecting the inside of the church from the outside elements. She lifted the tarp back as Buffy joined her on the roof. She didn't even look back at her as she jumped down and landed on the floor with a loud thud.

"Are you crazy, Faith?"

"Sure am, B. What are you waiting for?" Faith called up as she watched her peer down at her through the hole in the roof. "It isn't that far."

Buffy groaned out loudly in annoyance as she jumped down and landed next to Faith. "Happy now?"

"Not until you kiss me."

"You are never satisfied, are you?"

"Oh I am, but I just like to tease you," Faith laughed as she reached for her hand and pulled her towards the one door she hoped would bring them to where she'd gone before. "Ready, B?"

"What if..."

"What?"

"What if we don't like the answers we're about to hear? What if it changes everything?"

"It won't. It's just going to explain everything, B. Come on, what are you afraid of?"

Buffy shrugged and allowed Faith to lead them through the door. The soft light instantly surrounded them as they began to freefall. They landed softly on their feet and Faith laughed softly, happy she hadn't landed on her ass like the last time. Buffy held onto her hand tightly as the light faded away and instead of the cave she'd been in before, they were in the middle of a meadow, soft sunlight just poking its way through the puffy white clouds above.

"Wow," Buffy said quietly as she looked around her. "Is this where they brought you before?"

"No."

The wind picked up, just slightly, and a porcelain type figure stepped out from behind a grove of trees not too far from them. It smiled at both of them as it slowly approached and came to a stop just a couple feet from them.

"I take it the journey was a safe one?" It spoke, the voice so soft either of them could hear it speak. "You've come for answers, haven't you?"

"Yes," Faith nodded her head. "Answers to questions I am sure you already know."

"You want to know about why, don't you not? Do you dare question your fate?"

"Haven't we already done that?" Faith asked.

"You have."

"I want to know something," Buffy said softly as she let go of Faith's hand. "Why did she have to change for me to really see her?"

"Is it not clear as to why?"

"No."

"You were never going to see nor were you ever going to feel if it hadn't been this way. She had to be another to lead you down the path, at least the start of that path. Now," the figure smiled at them as it stepped two steps closer to them. "Aren't you two the least bit curious as to what this has all unleashed inside of you?"

"You mean there's something else aside from knowing what it's like to be in love like this?" Faith asked, surprised when the figure shook its head no. "Well..."

"You both have the gift, the calling of a Slayer. You both were born for this..."

"Yes, heard the story before," Faith muttered under her breath and winced as Buffy elbowed her in the ribs.

"You have always had the hidden power of feeling each other through a connection much stronger than what you realize is there. It's stronger now and it will only continue to grow as you two grow and love one another."

"Is that all?"

"Faith, shut up," Buffy hissed as she jabbed her with her elbow again. "Don't mind her."

"There are no more answers, at least none that I can provide for you. Everything you are truly looking for, all the answers you've ever needed, you'll find within each other. Until we meet again, I trust you two will continue to find the happiness in one another."

With that, they were surrounded by the light and when it rapidly disappeared they found themselves in the storage room.

"Well, that fucking sucked."

"Faith, it didn't suck. I've never experienced anything like that."

"Yeah well..." she groaned as she opened the door and stormed out. "Wasn't exactly expecting to walk away with no fucking answers that make any fucking sense!"

"Did you not hear what it said to us, Faith? All the answers we're looking for we can find within each other."

"You don't truly believe that, do you?"

"I never used to believe a lot of things," Buffy said quietly as Faith stopped and turned to look at her. "It got me nowhere before and I promised myself after that night we had together that I would never not believe. Anything is possible if you want it to be."

"I guess I expected more, you know?"

"With the Powers that Be, you never know what to expect."

"One thing though," Faith chuckled as she pulled Buffy close to her and kissed her lightly. "At least we left as ourselves. Got to say, I was so not looking forward to changing into someone I am not."

"You want to get out of here?" Buffy asked, looking up at the hole in the roof as their team of Slayer's appeared and dropped down a rope. "I have a feeling we'll be spending the rest of the night looking for the answers we didn't get here tonight."

"After you, B."

Faith grinned as Buffy began climbing up the rope, stopping about halfway to look back down at her. She blew Faith a kiss before climbing up the rest of the way.

Faith looked around the dark church and back to the storage room where her whole life had changed. No matter who she had been or who she was now, Buffy had loved her despite it all. She climbed up the rope, never looking back. She could only continue to look forward now and reflect back on who she was before her life had changed that one fateful night. Buffy would always love her as she was. It was their fate after all and because of the prophecy, their lives had finally merged to become one.

The future was definitely going to be interesting and it was definitely going to be one hell of an adventure and she couldn't wait to find out what lay ahead.

She was ready for anything. For everything. There was no looking back now.

The End