Timeline: Post Chosen
No Evidence Means No Comic Robin
Buffy had no idea how it happened.
She was pretty sure it had something to do with Xander daring Faith to eat all sorts of horrible combinations while they were at the restaurant for dinner but now she was sitting on the side of the road with the dark Slayer sitting beside her clutching her stomach.
"She's not gonna yak again is she because Giles is so not going to forgive me for that getting on his seats," Willow said wincing at the lecture she was going to get from the Watcher who she had promised nothing would befall to his prized car.
"It's a distinct possibility," Buffy said taking in the other Slayer's face which looked positively green.
It was somewhere in between the eggplant and peanut butter and asparagus and cheese milkshake that the smug smile had begun to waver on Faith's face and her enthusiasm seemed to slow.
"How are you doing over there slugger?" Buffy smirked as Faith paused eyeing off a particularly horrible looking combination of chilli, chocolate, strawberries and mashed up broccoli that Xander had just triumphantly placed in front of her.
"Never better B, stomach of steel remember," Faith said her confident smile not quite reaching her eyes as she picked up her fork.
"You don't have to eat that you know, no one will think any less of you if you don't," Buffy told her wrinkling her nose as Faith took a bite.
"Yes they will, they most definitely will," Xander said from his place at the table already concocting the next disgusting plate.
"I do have to eat it because I'm a Slayer and I'm tough as nails baby," Faith told her as she took another bite her stomach rumbling horribly as she did so.
"Yeah you are," Buffy smiled patting Faith on the stomach.
It had gone on similarly for the rest of the evening with Xander baiting Faith with more and more quips about how she could back out at anytime and Faith insisting that she never backed down from a dare. They all watched almost in fascination as the colour of Faith's face had changed from her usual olive toned to a greenish grey tinge.
"So I'm thinking we should head back to HQ before Faith loses her lunch," Willow said.
"I will not be losing anything bets or lunches," Faith grumbled as she leaned back against her seat her hands resting on her stomach.
"Well as the rules of this little dare stated at the beginning if any of that comes back up I will be crowned the winner and you will have to hand over all of those newly acquired Batman comic books which you have yet to share with anyone," Xander smirked rubbing his hands together with glee.
"I hardly see how you can win Xand you haven't actually done anything," Buffy commented as they stood from the booth.
"What are you talking about Buff, I was the one who suggested the dare, a dare I think I'm going to win," he said his eyes lighting up as they watched Faith groan and stagger towards the car.
"I dunno Xand she can be surprisingly stubborn," Buffy laughed as the dark Slayer leaned dramatically on the side of the car.
"You better believe it," Faith said sending a defiant look their way.
"Well let's just hope there's no wafers in the car a la Monty Python because I don't want to be explaining that to Giles he'd cry if anything happened to his car," Willow said opening the driver's side door.
"Hey remind me again why he let you drive I thought he said his car was very much not to be touched quote, 'by anyone who wasn't in Britain when Keith Moon drummed for the Who'," Buffy pouted getting in the back after Faith.
"Xander has one eye, no offense," Willow smiled patting his arm, "Faith's an ex con who still doesn't have a legal license and well you don't have the best history with cars," Willow said as they pulled out of the parking lot.
"Geez you hit one little lamp post and no one ever forgets about it," Buffy muttered.
"And the mail box, parking meter and the neighbour's fence," Faith laughed her hands immediately clutching at her stomach as Willow turned the corner.
"That fence came out of nowhere," Buffy protested almost enjoying the other Slayer's discomfort as they turned another corner.
Xander did a happy dance gleefully in the front seat as Faith emitted another groan from behind him.
"What are you so happy about Fred Astaire you haven't won anything," Faith ground out.
"Oh but I can feel the pages in my hands," Xander smiled happily.
"Xand I wouldn't be so cheery if I were you you're right in front of her it's gonna be shower time for you if you do win," Buffy said and she swore Faith's face actually brightened at the prospect.
"Okay people there will be no more of that talk in this car it's like a major jinx and that only means bad things for both this car and for me when I have to return it to Giles," Willow said.
It turned out to be a bad omen as less than five minutes later they were pulled over to the side and Xander was shrieking in a not so man like fashion as he tried to rid himself of his now non-clean shirt, Willow was holding her nose and worrying about how she was going to explain the mess to Giles and Buffy was rubbing Faith's back as the two sat on the curb next to the stationary vehicle.
"Can't you just do some witch fu, wave your hands and bye bye angry Giles," Buffy questioned the witch.
"Of course," Willow smacked herself on the forehead before muttering a few words under her breath and waving her hand at the car and then Xander's shirt, "sometimes I forget," she blushed.
Buffy starred at her friend incredulously. The fact she forgot about how much power she had only served as a reminder of how much she changed from the magic addicted dark Willow days.
"Yes!" Faith stood suddenly her hand not moving from her stomach but a triumphant grin crossing her features.
"Faith?" Buffy stood uncertainly next to the dark Slayer a hand on her shoulder, "you haven't got food poisoning or something and it's making you delirious have you?"
"No but I win," Faith grinned putting her arm around Buffy's shoulders.
"Win, hardly, as soon as we get home I want to see those pretty little comics right in my happy hand," Xander stated.
"You'll have to be making that hand happy in other ways X-Man because no way are my comics going anywhere near it," Faith smirked and Buffy rolled her eyes at her.
"Dude you totally blew you owe me," Xander said throwing his hands out.
"I'm gonna leave that one alone because too easy but sorry comics are all mine," Faith said as Buffy helped her to the car.
"Sorry Robin but there will be no Batman for your enjoyment this evening, no evidence no win," Faith smirked happily as Willow started the engine.
"What!" Xander spluttered, "we all unfortunately caught the show me literally I won."
"You can't prove it there's no evidence here," Faith said happily settling back against the seat as Buffy rubbed her stomach.
"But Buff's all with the comforting stomach rub which is not of the norm and Will had to use the mojo so Giles wouldn't get angry," Xander whirled around in his seat incredulously.
"Exactly, if she admits to using the magic then Red would have to tell Giles that happened to his car and then he would blow his top," Faith said smiling smugly.
"You planned that didn't you," Xander grumbled and Buffy and Willow chuckled.
"I never lose a dare," Faith smiled as she closed her eyes and rested her head back on the seat.
