Internet was down for a few days so I couldn't post this sooner. An other reason for why it couldn't have been posted sooner anyway was because I just finished this chapter about 30 minutes ago. I hadn't actually thought about "hands in new places" as zigpal put it, which I think was pretty stupid of me. So you got zigpal to thank for this chapter, and I thank you too. I think that this chapter does make the story better, helps along a few characters. Criticism is welcome, it can only help me improve my writing. Suggestions are welcomed too, they might be worked into the story -- zigpal's suggestion albeit unintentional got worked into the story, so if it goes with the story line/plot I might use it and I'll credit you.. Of course, if I've already written it into the story or thought about putting it in there and you happen to mention it in a review I'm not gonna credit you for it... -- That was a hint that you should review :P.. Enough with my 'chatter', on with the story..

Oh yeh, these are not my characters obviously

Lips met each other passionately while a hand was slowly moving up and down the body beneath it. Soft moans could be heard as the lips moved towards the pulse point and started nibbling. "Oh my God… Faith… Don't stop." Faith smiled against the skin of the neck, "wouldn't dream of it B."

Buffy's hands found Faith's face, pulling her up towards her own lips again, as that was happening, Faith let her hand trail down Buffy's body, enjoying the soft skin. The closer she got to Buffy's hidden treasure the more Buffy would whimper under her, causing Faith to smile. "B, open up your eyes." Buffy did as she was told and looked into the dark brown soulful eyes that were right above her. "I love you, Buffy." Faith smiled again and then kissed Buffy. Her right hand almost reached its destination when she heard a very girly scream.

Slowly Faith opened up her eyes, trying to find out where she was. As she slowly became aware of her surroundings she realized that she was in a soft bed with someone in her arms. 'Where am I? And what is B doing her with me? In my arms no less… Did it actually happen? Was I not dreaming after all?' Faith could hear some muffled voices down stairs and then the girly scream again, Faith chuckled as she realized that it was Xander, 'OK, good. I'm still at Giles'.'

While Faith had been trying to find out where she was exactly, she hadn't noticed that Buffy had slowly woken up and snuggled closer the body next to her, probably not noticing who it actually was.

'Mmmm, soft and warm body… Wait, warm and soft body? What happened and where am I?' Buffy opened up her eyes and recognized the room straight away, she had stayed at Giles' a few times after getting injured and then stayed in the guestroom. As she looked up to see who was in the bed with her she blushed. 'I was snuggling up to Faith. How did I end up in bed with her? I remember falling asleep on the couch after Xander carried Faith up. He must have done the same with me. He's such a sweetie.'

"Hey there B. Should have known you would be a clingy person in bed." Faith's voice was even more husky than usual because of just waking up. Buffy blushed a bit and let Faith go, "sorry about that. Has been a while since I've snuggled up to someone warm… You sleep OK?" "Yeh, it was nice. How did I end up here though?" Faith had trouble looking at Buffy since the images from her very real dream were still floating around in her head. "Xander carried you upstairs, we figured you'd be more comfortable sleeping in a bed rather than your wheelchair." If Faith had been looking at Buffy she would have noticed that she was avoiding looking at her fellow slayer too.

Unknown to Faith, Buffy had had the same dream as her. Buffy had been sure that it was real, it all felt so real. The surroundings, noises and even the smell. She was unable to get rid of the images, she knew she had to though. Faith had made it clear before that she didn't want to be with Buffy, otherwise she would have kissed Buffy when she had the chance. 'It's just wishful thinking, Faith isn't interested in me like that.'

Buffy got out of the bed, needing to escape the room. There was no way that she could stay in the same room with Faith for long, not after that dream. "I'm just gonna grab some food. You want anything?" "No thanks, not hungry." Buffy nodded and left the room, a second or two she came back in, "I'll just let the gang know you're awake and send Xander up to carry you down again." She flashed a quick smile and then left.

Faith grabbed Buffy's pillow and covered her head with it, 'Just kill me now, there is no way I'll be able to keep my hands off of her much longer. Doesn't she realize what's she's doing to me?' As she breathed in she realized her mistake straight away, Buffy's sent was surrounding Faith and there was no way of getting rid of it. She heard a knock on the door, causing her to remove the pillow from her face.

"Hey…Buffy said you were up. You sleep OK?" Xander asked while sitting down on the bed. "Yeh, I did. Thanks for carrying me upstairs." Faith wasn't sure how to behave in Xander's presence, they hadn't exactly talked about what had happened between the two of them last year.

They both sat there in silence until Xander spoke up again; "When I first met Buffy I fell for her straight away. I just knew that there was something different about her, she wasn't like all the other girls. That was confirmed when she didn't completely ignore me, even though I was acting like a goof. And when she choose to hang with Willow instead of Cordelia and her crew, I just knew that this girl would always look beneath the surface rather than just the exterior… Unlucky for me she looked past Angel's exterior too."

Faith just looked confused, "Not that I'm not enjoying this bonding session we've got going on, but why are you telling me this?"

"Because I perfected the Buffy-smitten face, I know when someone else is wearing it. And right now Faith, you are walking around with that face." Faith was about to object furiously when Xander cut her off, "I'm not done with my little story yet. I know Buffy, and I know what she looks like when she's in love. She was like that when Angel was around the whole time, even when he wasn't around." Faith grumbled at the mention of Angel's name, she didn't care for him that much.

"Thing is, she walking around like that now, like he is back again or something… We both know that he's not in town, and the only recent change here in Sunnydale is that you're awake and willing to change." He stopped talking for a bit so that Faith could take in everything he'd said. "You don't need to say anything right now or even next week… Just remember what I've told you, and watch how she acts around you. You might be surprised to find that your feelings are reciprocated." He smiled at her, showing that he was fine with it.

While Faith had been sleeping, he, Giles and Willow had discussed Faith; how she was last year, how much was her fault and how Faith did seem willing to change. They had agreed not to hold a grudge against her since they were at fault as much as Faith had been.

Xander stood up and motioned for Faith to come closer to the edge, he then picked her up and carried her out of the room. "Just keep in mind though, no matter how strong your slayer strength makes you, if you hurt her I will make sure you will feel the same pain and more." He then smiled again and carried her down the stairs. All Faith could think about was, 'what the fuck just happened in there???? He thinks Buffy likes me…' She got a small smile on her face and decided to keep in mind Xander's words, observing Buffy and her actions a lot closer.

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