Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy, but I do own Sophie, baby Lily, and Echo the puppy :)
AN: I know I do a lot of Buffy and Faith babysitting chapters, but I just keep thinking of so many great scenarios and can't help writing them :)
"Faith?" Buffy called as she entered the house, shopping bags clutched in her hands, "I'm home, where are you?"
"In here, B" Faith called back. Buffy set the bags down headed into the loungeroom to find Faith sitting on the floor, with Lily just across from her, rolling a ball back and forth. This was the ten-month old's new favourite game. Echo bounced around them, fetching the ball whenever it went off course. Buffy smiled at the image they created, then looked around, confused.
"Uh.. Where is everyone?"
"Well" began Faith with a smirk, "Connor and Dawn are.."
"I know where Connor and Dawn are!" Buffy snapped. The young couple were in L.A celebrating their second anniversary, and Buffy had been trying very hard to block out the type of activities this celebration probably entailed. She liked Connor, and she knew Dawn was a smart girl and would be safe, but it was still difficult for Buffy to accept that her little Dawnie was all grown up. "I was talking about the others!"
"I know, B" said Faith. "Sorry for teasin'. Little Red won an award at school, so Willow and Tara took her out for ice-cream."
"And they left you and Lily behind because?" Buffy frowned.
"Lily had a bit of a fever this mornin'" Faith explained.
"Is she okay?" asked Buffy, concerned, as she sat down beside her wife-to-be.
"She's fine, they were just bein' safe." She continued to roll the ball to Lily, a grin spreading over her face. "Lil's gettin' pretty good with everybody's names now. She got yours down today."
"Really?" said Buffy, beaming as she turned to the baby. "Lily, can you say 'Buffy'?"
"B!" Lily giggled, showing off her nearly full set of teeth.
"No" the blonde Slayer frowned, "Buffy."
"B!" Lily repeated, pointing at her self-proclaimed favourite aunt. "B, B, B!" Faith collapsed into a fit of laughter, and Buffy glared at her.
"You are so dead."
"Oh, come on" Faith laughed, "I can't help what the kid picks up from me when I'm alone with her. And hey, it could've been worse. I could have said 'shit' or 'bitch' or.." Lily giggled, reminding the Dark Slayer of her presence, and sending her into a slight panic. "Uh, don't say those kid, those are bad words." This time it was Buffy's turn to laugh. "It's not funny, B! What if she says that in front of Willow?"
"It'll be your own fault for teaching it to her" Buffy chuckled, "And payback for teaching her my name wrong."
"I told you B, I didn't do it on purpose, she just copied."
"Maybe. But you're still gonna have to pay."
"Oh yeah?" Faith flashed a full dimpled grin. "And what would this payment involve exactly?"
"Obviously not what you're thinking" Buffy smirked. "It has mostly to do with me being the only person who can take advantage of the fact that you are extremely ticklish."
"You wouldn't" said Faith, shuffling away from her.
"Yes, I would" Buffy lunged at Faith, tackling her fiancee' to the ground and tickling away. Echo, who was a very smart dog, stepped between the Slayers and baby Lily, so as to keep her out of the line of fire if their current tickle war got out of hand.
"Buffy, stop!" Faith gasped out between her uncontrollable fits of giggles. "Please, stop it! Stop!"
"Um.. Not yet" Buffy replied, continuing her assault. But, regaining her composure for a moment, Faith flipped her sister Slayer, straddling her waist.
"Whose gonna pay now?" she smirked.. Just as Willow, Tara, and Sophie returned home.
"You guys!" cried Willow, annoyed.
"We're not doin' what you think we're doin'" said Faith, quickly scrambling off of Buffy.
"Shid!" said Lily proudly. Willow's eyes narrowed, darkening slightly along with her roots.
"That word's not what you think it is" said Faith, a little nervous.
"Bith!" said Lily.
"Uh.. neither is that one."
"That's it!" Willow snapped as she strode across and scooped Lily into her arms, before marching out of the room. "You guys are never babysitting again, ever!"
"Crap" said Buffy.
"Eh" Faith shrugged. "That threat never sticks."
