Infirmary, Sunnydale High School, 0930 hours.

Faith was seated on a chair while looking at Sarah, who was behind her desk wearing her white burses coat… it was something that Snyder had insisted, while talking to the dark-haired Slayer. The older blonde told Faith that while it would take time for her to trust all of them, the first that needed to be taken care of was her education.

"We were talking about it last night while you and Buffy were out patrolling," said Sarah as she leaned forward. She remembered Buffy coming in through the door with Faith helping her in, badly injured and bleeding. Sarah was the first to spring into action by having Joyce take out the first aid kit that the former insisted everyone keep in their home. While Buffy was taken to her room where Sarah closed her wounds with Joyce holding onto her hand, everyone else turned to Faith and asked her what happened. Sarah remembered Tara later telling her that Faith was nervous about telling the truth, but Giles told her that what happened was no-one's fault. Faith then admitted that it was her fault, that she was about to run away and leave Sunnydale for good since Kakistos found her.

Back in the present day, Sarah told Faith that they were talking about having her either attend school; which brought an eye roll from the Slayer.

"And the other choice?" asked Faith as she frowned at Sarah who leaned forward.

"Home-schooling, and then you do your GED," said Sarah as Faith smirked before telling the nurse that Dormer would home-school her everyday, at least until her death. She then told Sarah about how Dormer would take her to museums in Boston, describing these trips as 'live history lessons'. Sarah nodded her head before explaining who was going to teach what subject, "and Jenny's checking online for a syllabus, and then… once you're ready, you'll do your GED."

"When does B graduate?" asked Faith as she leaned forward.

"Next year," said Sarah with an eyebrow raised.

"Give me a year then, I'll be done with the GED," Faith said as she stretched her arms over her head and yawned before getting up, and then twisting her upper body from side-to-side. She then put her hands on her hips and told Sarah that she'll get her GED the same time as Buffy and the others. Sarah nodded her head as she got up from her chair and walked around the table before asking Faith to take a seat on the bed.

"You were injured too last night," said Sarah as Faith walked over to, and then hopped onto, the bed. Faith faced Sarah who was closing the curtain around the bed for privacy, and told the nurse that she was sorry.

"For?" asked Sarah as she stared at Faith with a look of confusion on her face.

"Nothing," Faith shook her head, telling Sarah that she did know what she was trying to say either. Sarah nodded her head, and then proceeded to examine the young woman. In the meantime, Giles was in the library, while the others were in class as he prepared a series of exercises for Faith. With him being the Watcher for two Slayers, Giles knew that he had his work cut out for him and that the both of their training would begin later that day.

However, before training could start, he was going to helpd Faith, Jenny, Sarah, Joyce, and Xander move the dark-haired Slayers belonging out of her motel room, and then into the guest room at the Summers house. He knew that Faith was relieved at not living by herself, even though she refused to say anything about it; all she simply stated was that she was going to be moving out soon. But he remembered Faith's eyes lighting up when she saw the room; it was slightly smaller than the motel room she was in, but it was in a house full of warmth... and Giles remembered a small smile on Faith's face before it vanished when she said only one word.

"Cool."

Crawford Street Mansion, 1800 hours, two weeks later.

With Angel gone, the mansion that he once used as his home was left unattended. So, Giles called the ensouled vampire in Los Angeles and asked him if the place could be used as a training location for both Buffy and Faith. That was two weeks ago before beginning their first training session following transferring all of Faith's belongings from the motel to the Summers house. Angel gave his blessing, and then that night Giles started training both Buffy and Faith.

In the present day, Tara sat on a stone table in the corner, her feet resting on one of four benches that surrounded the table. She had Giles standing by her side while they watched both Faith and Buffy sparring. On the table, next to Tara's left side, was a black bag containing some alcohol, sutures, and various sizes of gauze and tape to patch up most injuries. And behind her was a small cooler containing some ice-packs. Tara sat while Giles was glowering at the two Slayers, advising each one on what they were doing wrong and what they should be doing to improve their respective techniques.

However, Tara wasn't exactly listening to Giles' advice to the two Slayers. She sat on the top of the table with her legs crossed over one another as she watched Buffy. Tara looked at the smooth movements of the blonde Slayer as she ducked, kicked out, blocked, and then launched a punch at Faith. Tara watched Buffy's hair flying all over the place before she shook her own head and brought herself back to the present day as Giles clapped his hands, asking the two of them to concentrate.

"I am," said Faith as she punched Buffy at the side of her face with her fist, which was in a boxing glove, as were Buffy's hands. Faith smiled as Buffy stepped back while she skirted forwards and continued to launch one punch after another. Some of the punches landed of Buffy, while others were blocked. Buffy then landed a kick to Faith's side, and it knocked the Slayer back slightly. Seeing an opening, Buffy move in and attacked with gusto. She pushed Faith back until the dark-haired slayer caught Buffy's arm, and then flipped her over the should onto the ground. Buffy slipped out of Faith's grip, and then rolled away before getting up and rushing Faith.

This went on for thirty minutes before Giles blew on his whistle, and then told the two girls to stop. Buffy and Faith then put their hands down and relaxed their guard before limping slightly towards each other. The both of them bumped their fists against one another before limping towards Giles and Tara, the former of whom had sat up and hopped off the table.

The panting Slayers took a seat on the chairs while Tara reached inside the cooler and took out two ice packs. She threw one to Giles who handed it to Faith as she sat down.. she then grabbed it and placed in on the side of her head… near a developing bruise. Tara handed another one to Buffy, who placed it on the left side of her head, before wincing in pain. She then leaned towards Tara, lifted the side of her tank top and placed the pack on a bruise.

"Are you bleeding anywhere, Buffy?" asked Tara as she turned back to Buffy who had her eyes closed with a look of relief on her face as she held the pack against the bruise. Tara looked at the bare skin of the blonde Slayer's waist before turning away and asking Buffy the same question again.

"Huh?" asked Buffy as she looked at Tara, whose back was facing her, before remembering the question, "no, I'm ok. No bleeding, just a few scratches… nothing big."

"Faith?" asked Tara as she looked over her shoulder at Faith who was placing her pack on her side as well. Out of the corner of her eye, Tara saw Buffy look back down at her bruise while lifting her tank top, and then focused on Faith.

"My arm," said Faith as she nodded at the bleeding scratch on her arm.

"You first day training has been very educational, Faith," Giles said while Tara was applying some alcohol on Faith's cut, when she noticed Buffy's arm was also bleeding, "Professor Dormer has trained you well, there's some rough edges… just like Buffy has some rough edges, and those can be ironed out. Tomorrow, Buffy will have some reflex training after school, while Faith has some training after her lunch."

"But…" said Faith as she sat up once Tara was done wiping the scratches with the alcohol swabs, "I…"

"You wanted to be home-schooled," Giles remined the young woman while Buffy sniggered, "that's when you've been scheduled some free time.. all so that we could have a one on one session with each other; we need to work on your stances and… well… there are several other refinements that need to be made to your technique."

Buffy looked at the exchange between Giles and Faith, and couldn't help but feel a sense of jealousy as she sat on the seat next to Faith. She had always thought that she would be Giles' only slayer, but having Faith without a Watcher meant that Giles had to divide her time between the both of them. Buffy tried to push thoughts of Giles telling her that she had learned enough, and that he was going to concentrate more on Faith, to the back of her head when she felt a slight sting from her arm. She pursed her lips and looked at Tara who was wiping some blood from scratches developed after Faith had thrown her to the floor.

"Oh," Buffy said as Tara dabbed the swab on the scratches while Buffy said that she wasn't even aware of her scratches.

"All right, it's all done," said Tara as she placed a few bandages on her arm, while Giles placed a few bandages on Faith's arm. Tara got back to her feet after having been on one knee just as Faith said that she was hungry.

"Or, I don't mind going to the Bronze to pick up a guy," said Faith.

"You do realize that you're staying with us," said Buffy while Tara and Giles looked at eaching other. Tara silently outhed that Faith was joking when the dark-haired Slayer continued.

"I'll spend the night at his place," chuckled Faith at the look on Buffy's face, "what?"

"You.. you're going to spend… what?" asked Buffy as her face started to get red while a grin developed on Faith's face.

"You know," said Faith leaning towards Buffy, "I'm gonna ride…"

"Stop," Giles said waving his hands before rubbing his forehead. Tara was covering her mouth with one hand and chuckling while Faith leaned back and laughed. Buffy looked up at Tara, and then at Faith who told her that she was taking things too seriously.

"How about all of us go to the Bronze to recover," said Tara as Faith got up from her chair.

"I'm in," she said before nodding at Buffy, "come on, B. I swear I was just kidding, and just so you know, Joyce would have known that was a joke."

"Fine," huffed Buffy as Tara chuckled, "we'll go to the bronze, but I bet I get more drinks than you."

"Oh," said Faith as she opened her eyes wide at Buffy, "is that a challenge?"

"You scared?" asked Buffy, "and I mean non-alcoholic drinks."

"You're on," said Faith before looking over at Tara, "hey T, you in?"

"Ummm… yeah," said Tara before catching the glance from Buffy before turning back at Faith who said that that the three of them would be able to have some fun. As Buffy and Faith got up from their seats while planning the night at the Bronze, Giles rolled his eyes. Tara chuckled while she picked up the bag of supplies, and the cooler, before following Buffy and Faith up the stairs with Giles by her side.

'This is going to be a fun night,' thought Tara to herself as she prepared herself to act as if she was interested in dating the opposite sex. And it would be later that night, when Sarah would pick up Buffy, Tara, and Faith; with Oz and Cordelia going their separate ways on their own with Willow and Xander respectively, that Buffy grinned at Tara. She and Faith were pleasantly surprised it was the blonde witch who received more drinks than either one of them.

TBC.