ABC's of Christmas, Slayer Style
K is for Keeping secrets
"Faith, what are you doing?"
Faith jerked her head up in a hurry, straightening so fast that she smacked her head on the closet shelf. Cursing loudly, she put a hand to the sore spot, scowling in response to Buffy's amused look.
"Gee, could that be karma for snooping?"
"I was NOT snooping," Faith said with as much dignity as she could muster while standing in front of Buffy's open closet and holding a hand to her head. "I was looking for something."
"Yeah I know…something like a Playstation 3 with your name on it," Buffy smirked, shaking her head. "You know I told you not to go digging around in closets for your presents…I want you to be surprised."
"I wasn't," Faith insisted, "I was looking for my jacket."
"Faith, you're WEARING your jacket."
"My other jacket! This one's too hot!"
"Faith, you wear that jacket when it's eighty degrees outside. Which it is, by the way."
"Well today I didn't want to," Faith insisted, finally stepping away from the closet reluctantly. "Can't a girl change her mind once in a while, shake it up some?"
"I know what you were wanting to shake up, Faith…every single gift you could get your hands on," Buffy said dryly. "But don't bother looking in there again- there's nothing in there for you. I hid yours in a much better place."
She smirked at her again before leaving the room. Faith tried to keep her expression neutral, as if she didn't care one way or another, but the moment Buffy left the room she scowled darkly.
"Yeah, I noticed that, B, I was starting to think you didn't get me anything at all yet," she muttered. "Now come on, where else would you hide them? If not a closet, where? Not the trunk of the car…not under the bed…hmmm…"
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to her, Buffy was peeking in the hall closet, searching for Faith's gifts to her as she frequently and guiltily glanced about.