Where Were you?
Buffy and Faith walked through the Cemetery later that evening, both almost silent. Faith wanted to listen to Willow and tell Buffy how she felt, but she was too scared. She knew how SHE felt about the other Slayer, but she didn't know how Buffy felt about her. 'How am I supposed to find out?!' she asked herself, 'I need to know if it's worth even mentioning . . . I could handle just being Buffy's friend, but if I don't at least say something I'm gonna regret it for the rest of my life! . . . and Slayers don't live that long.'
"Hey, Faith? You okay, you've been awful quiet?" Buffy put a soft hand on Faith shoulder. Faith brushed it off, not wanting the Heady feeling she got every time the two of hem touched to distract her from what she needed to do.
"Yeah, B, I'm fine." Faith took a deep breath and was about to continue when Buffy interrupted her.
"Is this about what happened this afternoon?" Faith looked confused, "Because I really didn't mean to hit you that hard . . . I didn't know how close you were." Faith Shook her head.
"It's not that, B. I was just thinking about some things."
"Like what?" Buffy walked forward, linking arms with the brunette, "Think out loud so I can at least join in!" Buffy gave her a winning smile. Faith shook it off, still not wanting to be distracted.
"B?" Faith started slowly, "Where were you today?" Buffy's smile faded, and already Faith knew the answer.
"I was with you almost all day. Except for classes . . ." Buffy trailed off, not sure why she was avoiding what she knew the brunette was asking. She had no reason to hid it from Faith ('I did it for her!').
"You were late to meet Willow and I for lunch. You must have been off campus because I tried to feel you out . . . you were too far away." Buffy started walking again, head bowed. "Where did you go B?"
"I went off campus. Had some thinking to do." Faith caught up to her, avoiding the blonde's eyes. Buffy knew that Faith and Angel had some problems, but she didn't know why. Angel thought it was Jealousy, but Buffy wasn't so sure.
"Why couldn't you think on campus?" Faith asked, a harsh tone to her voice, "Or is the kind of 'thinking' you did allergic to Sun Light?" Buffy was surprised to hear the coldness in the other Slayer's voice. She walked a little faster, heading towards a mausoleum with a flickering light inside. Faith Fallowed her, realizing how mean she must have been. "B! Wait! I'm sorry!"
"Shh!" Buffy grabbed Faith, and pulled her behind an ornamental statue just in time. Six Vamps, all well dressed, were walking out of said mausoleum. "Mayor's guys. They came looking for something, and I think they got it. You think we can take 'em?" She turned to Faith who nodded mutely. Buffy pulled out a stake and tossed in to the younger girl.
"B, I'm sorry-" Faith started but was cut off.
"Apologize later, we have demons to kill." With that she jumped out of their hiding place, taking a Vamp by surprise. She staked him in the back, his dust filling the air with the stench of stale death. The other five turned around, Faith appeared staking another unsuspecting monster. They split and ran three ways. Two attacked Buffy, one attacked Faith, and the last one headed for the metaphorical hills.
Buffy kicked the first Vamp in the stomach, and ducked as the second swung at her. She was too slow, though, the First one managed to hit her in the gut. She staggered slightly, but regained her balance just in time to jump over a sweeping kick from the first vamp, dressed in a green business suit. She staked the second vamp in mid air, his dust blowing away in the wind as she landed, full force on her remaining attacker.
Faith, however, didn't have it so easy. Her opponent, though singular, was armed. And, oddly enough, with an Ax. He made some wild swings at her, but they were powerful. One came too close her comfort and she had to use her stake to block the impact of the blade. Fortunately, the Ax got stuck in the Stake, so when he tried to pull the handle back, he found his palms empty. Faith grabbed the Ax (with the stake still stuck in it sideways), and swung at the demon. He ducked, and she swung again. Miss, but he was looking scared now. With one last swing she managed to stick him with the stake end of her oddly arranged weapon. He burst into dust, and so did her stake (still imbedded in the Vamp).
Faith looked over at Buffy to find that she had lost her stake, and was not fending off an adversary unarmed. Faith took careful aim and called "B! GET DOWN!" Buffy ducked, and the Vamp turned to see what Faith was yelling about.
His dust settled as Buffy looked up at the Ax embedded in the tombstone above her head. Faith Offered her hand to the blond, pulling her up gently. They came together closer then Faith had expected. Their noses touched, both their hot breaths mingled and warmed the faces of the Slayers. Buffy turned away, dusting off her pants. Faith cleared her throat, and tugged the Ax from the block of marble it was wedged in.
"Uh, What were we talking about?" Buffy asked the brunette. The combination of fighting the demons and her face being so close to Faith's had sent her mind reeling. Faith bowed her head, digging the toe of her boot into the fresh gave below her feet.
"I was just saying . . ." Faith trailed off, It was hard for her to apologize to people. The only person she'd ever REALLY said sorry to had been Buffy, but it was still hard to get the words out. "That I was sorry about all that mean stuff I said about-"
"Angel!" Faith looked up to see a surprised Slayer looking back at her. She hadn't even noticed the hairs on her neck standing up. She turned around, finding Angel right behind her. He didn't look to Happy to see Faith, though he did smile at Buffy.
"Here, I found this on a Vamp on my way in." He tossed Buffy what appeared to be an amulet. It was made of gold and had a meticulously caved jewel in the center of it. Around the edges were what appeared to be engravings, written in runes that probably only Giles could decipher. He nodded at Faith, and gave Buffy a smile before walking off again.
"Well, that was abrupt." Faith said. She turned around to face the other slayer, and was just about to ask if Buffy wanted to take off with Angel when she saw Buffy's face. It was pointed downwards, and when she looked up there were tears in her eyes. Faith froze, not knowing what to do. The slowly, she took Buffy into a hug. As she Held the blond close she heard her whisper.
"I'm Scared Faith." Faith told her that she was scared too, 'though probably for different reasons' she told herself, and held the older Slayer tightly. 'I guess her little rendezvous with Angel didn't go down like I thought it did'. Faith could tell that they were no longer together as a couple, but that they still wanted to work mutually. Faith felt bad for Buffy, she knew that the Slayer loved Angel and here he was breaking her heart (or so she thought).
"It's okay, B. I'm not going anywhere. You'll be Okay. We'll all be okay." She slowly and softly ran her hand down the Blonds back, and felt Buffy shiver. She ran her hand back up and felt her shiver again. Realizing that now may not be the best time to try and seduce the Slayer, Faith simply held her tightly until Buffy gently pulled away.
"Thanks. It's been a long day." Buffy wiped her face, and took Faith's hand. As they walked home the brunette spent a most of the lengthening minutes staring at their joint hands. She loved the amount of warmth this simple act could fill her with. As they came up the path to 1630 Rovello Drive, Buffy felt her neck tickle. She looked to Faith to see if she had noticed, but found the brunette too entranced in the sight of their hands. She looked around and saw Angel hiding around the side of the house, smiling slightly. She smiled back.
Just as they reached the porch the door swung open. Joyce came out, looking rather annoyed. "Where have you two been?! It's past twelve, and you didn't even call? Surely there must be phones in cemeteries!" As they walked into the house, they dropped hands, both not really wanting Ms. Summers to see them acting affectionately. But she had.
(*ViXeN*)
Buffy and Faith walked through the Cemetery later that evening, both almost silent. Faith wanted to listen to Willow and tell Buffy how she felt, but she was too scared. She knew how SHE felt about the other Slayer, but she didn't know how Buffy felt about her. 'How am I supposed to find out?!' she asked herself, 'I need to know if it's worth even mentioning . . . I could handle just being Buffy's friend, but if I don't at least say something I'm gonna regret it for the rest of my life! . . . and Slayers don't live that long.'
"Hey, Faith? You okay, you've been awful quiet?" Buffy put a soft hand on Faith shoulder. Faith brushed it off, not wanting the Heady feeling she got every time the two of hem touched to distract her from what she needed to do.
"Yeah, B, I'm fine." Faith took a deep breath and was about to continue when Buffy interrupted her.
"Is this about what happened this afternoon?" Faith looked confused, "Because I really didn't mean to hit you that hard . . . I didn't know how close you were." Faith Shook her head.
"It's not that, B. I was just thinking about some things."
"Like what?" Buffy walked forward, linking arms with the brunette, "Think out loud so I can at least join in!" Buffy gave her a winning smile. Faith shook it off, still not wanting to be distracted.
"B?" Faith started slowly, "Where were you today?" Buffy's smile faded, and already Faith knew the answer.
"I was with you almost all day. Except for classes . . ." Buffy trailed off, not sure why she was avoiding what she knew the brunette was asking. She had no reason to hid it from Faith ('I did it for her!').
"You were late to meet Willow and I for lunch. You must have been off campus because I tried to feel you out . . . you were too far away." Buffy started walking again, head bowed. "Where did you go B?"
"I went off campus. Had some thinking to do." Faith caught up to her, avoiding the blonde's eyes. Buffy knew that Faith and Angel had some problems, but she didn't know why. Angel thought it was Jealousy, but Buffy wasn't so sure.
"Why couldn't you think on campus?" Faith asked, a harsh tone to her voice, "Or is the kind of 'thinking' you did allergic to Sun Light?" Buffy was surprised to hear the coldness in the other Slayer's voice. She walked a little faster, heading towards a mausoleum with a flickering light inside. Faith Fallowed her, realizing how mean she must have been. "B! Wait! I'm sorry!"
"Shh!" Buffy grabbed Faith, and pulled her behind an ornamental statue just in time. Six Vamps, all well dressed, were walking out of said mausoleum. "Mayor's guys. They came looking for something, and I think they got it. You think we can take 'em?" She turned to Faith who nodded mutely. Buffy pulled out a stake and tossed in to the younger girl.
"B, I'm sorry-" Faith started but was cut off.
"Apologize later, we have demons to kill." With that she jumped out of their hiding place, taking a Vamp by surprise. She staked him in the back, his dust filling the air with the stench of stale death. The other five turned around, Faith appeared staking another unsuspecting monster. They split and ran three ways. Two attacked Buffy, one attacked Faith, and the last one headed for the metaphorical hills.
Buffy kicked the first Vamp in the stomach, and ducked as the second swung at her. She was too slow, though, the First one managed to hit her in the gut. She staggered slightly, but regained her balance just in time to jump over a sweeping kick from the first vamp, dressed in a green business suit. She staked the second vamp in mid air, his dust blowing away in the wind as she landed, full force on her remaining attacker.
Faith, however, didn't have it so easy. Her opponent, though singular, was armed. And, oddly enough, with an Ax. He made some wild swings at her, but they were powerful. One came too close her comfort and she had to use her stake to block the impact of the blade. Fortunately, the Ax got stuck in the Stake, so when he tried to pull the handle back, he found his palms empty. Faith grabbed the Ax (with the stake still stuck in it sideways), and swung at the demon. He ducked, and she swung again. Miss, but he was looking scared now. With one last swing she managed to stick him with the stake end of her oddly arranged weapon. He burst into dust, and so did her stake (still imbedded in the Vamp).
Faith looked over at Buffy to find that she had lost her stake, and was not fending off an adversary unarmed. Faith took careful aim and called "B! GET DOWN!" Buffy ducked, and the Vamp turned to see what Faith was yelling about.
His dust settled as Buffy looked up at the Ax embedded in the tombstone above her head. Faith Offered her hand to the blond, pulling her up gently. They came together closer then Faith had expected. Their noses touched, both their hot breaths mingled and warmed the faces of the Slayers. Buffy turned away, dusting off her pants. Faith cleared her throat, and tugged the Ax from the block of marble it was wedged in.
"Uh, What were we talking about?" Buffy asked the brunette. The combination of fighting the demons and her face being so close to Faith's had sent her mind reeling. Faith bowed her head, digging the toe of her boot into the fresh gave below her feet.
"I was just saying . . ." Faith trailed off, It was hard for her to apologize to people. The only person she'd ever REALLY said sorry to had been Buffy, but it was still hard to get the words out. "That I was sorry about all that mean stuff I said about-"
"Angel!" Faith looked up to see a surprised Slayer looking back at her. She hadn't even noticed the hairs on her neck standing up. She turned around, finding Angel right behind her. He didn't look to Happy to see Faith, though he did smile at Buffy.
"Here, I found this on a Vamp on my way in." He tossed Buffy what appeared to be an amulet. It was made of gold and had a meticulously caved jewel in the center of it. Around the edges were what appeared to be engravings, written in runes that probably only Giles could decipher. He nodded at Faith, and gave Buffy a smile before walking off again.
"Well, that was abrupt." Faith said. She turned around to face the other slayer, and was just about to ask if Buffy wanted to take off with Angel when she saw Buffy's face. It was pointed downwards, and when she looked up there were tears in her eyes. Faith froze, not knowing what to do. The slowly, she took Buffy into a hug. As she Held the blond close she heard her whisper.
"I'm Scared Faith." Faith told her that she was scared too, 'though probably for different reasons' she told herself, and held the older Slayer tightly. 'I guess her little rendezvous with Angel didn't go down like I thought it did'. Faith could tell that they were no longer together as a couple, but that they still wanted to work mutually. Faith felt bad for Buffy, she knew that the Slayer loved Angel and here he was breaking her heart (or so she thought).
"It's okay, B. I'm not going anywhere. You'll be Okay. We'll all be okay." She slowly and softly ran her hand down the Blonds back, and felt Buffy shiver. She ran her hand back up and felt her shiver again. Realizing that now may not be the best time to try and seduce the Slayer, Faith simply held her tightly until Buffy gently pulled away.
"Thanks. It's been a long day." Buffy wiped her face, and took Faith's hand. As they walked home the brunette spent a most of the lengthening minutes staring at their joint hands. She loved the amount of warmth this simple act could fill her with. As they came up the path to 1630 Rovello Drive, Buffy felt her neck tickle. She looked to Faith to see if she had noticed, but found the brunette too entranced in the sight of their hands. She looked around and saw Angel hiding around the side of the house, smiling slightly. She smiled back.
Just as they reached the porch the door swung open. Joyce came out, looking rather annoyed. "Where have you two been?! It's past twelve, and you didn't even call? Surely there must be phones in cemeteries!" As they walked into the house, they dropped hands, both not really wanting Ms. Summers to see them acting affectionately. But she had.
(*ViXeN*)