Disclaimers: i don't own characters um unless there are some new ones, um just 'borrowing' them from the rightfull owners (Joss, WB etc)
Authors note: ok i'd be suprised if anyone is bothering to read this story since it sucks, um promise the next book or whatega i call it will be better much better plot for it, um sorry for all the crap i've put in this, really don't know why i kiled Giles and I have an idea to bring him back, only it might be confusing and fuck the story up more, once again SORRY!
Chapter Five: Watching in darkness.
Tara settled back into the seat at the bronze watching Faith dancing. Her smile vanished as she saw the scoobs enter. She quickly slipped into the shadows and watched them. Tara let out a sigh as she watched Willow. She seemed so much older now; she'd seen so much pain in the last two years. Faiths eyes wandered over to where Tara had been seated, she was gone. Faith looked around and saw Buffy, Willow and Anya settling into a couch. She walked over "Hey guys" She said sitting down
"Missed you today, what's up Faith?" Buffy asked
"I had a visitor, no big"
"Who?"
"A friend from the big apple"
Buffy watched Faith, not quite trusting her.
"So hows the redemption of Xander going?" Faith asked quickly changing the subject
"Not to good, if Tara was here" Willow started but Buffy gave her a firm look and she shutup
"What was that?" Faith asked looking angrily at Buffy
"What was what?"
"You know what B"
Buffy just ignored her. Faith looked over to the other side of the bronze and caught eye contact with Tara who was looking very sombre indeed; Buffy saw Faiths gaze and followed it. Buffys eyes soon spotted the blonde and as her mouth started to open Faith dragged her off.
"You can't tell anyone she's here B"
"Why not?"
"Because if Willow knew she'd be crushed. Tara still cares about her, that's why she's staying away"
"Yea that makes a lot of sense" Buffy scoffed "Besides if she cared about her so much what was the deal with that skank in LA" Faith lunged out to hit Buffy but before her hand connected with Buffys jaw a hand stopped it. Faith looked into Tara's angry eyes.
"Sorry" Faith said softly as she ran out of the Bronze
Buffy looked at Tara angrily "You're a real bitch you know"
"You don't know what you're talking about Buffy" Tara said coldly
"Maybe Willow would" suddenly everything went black around Buffy. The mention of Willows name stirred deep emotions within Tara and she threw a punch at Buffy and knocked her out.
When Buffy came to she was looking up at Willow
"What happened Buffy, where's Faith?"
"We got in a little fight," Buffy said getting up
"She did this to you?" Willow asked looking at Buffys purple swollen jaw "It looks like it could be broken"
"No Faith didn't do it, we got in a fight with someone else" Buffy said she touched her jaw and winced with the pain "And only thanks to slayer strength do I not have a broken jaw"
"Just a very sore one" Anya piped up.
"Yea" Buffy said as she looked around
"Who are you looking for?" Willow asked
"Faith" Buffy said absently
"Where'd she go?"
"Don't know, I'm gonna go check out her place, later Will"
"You what?" Faith asked angrily
"Knocked Buffy out" Tara replied meekly
Faith laughed at her "How hypocritical of you Tara"
"You know I can't help that sort of thing"
"And I'm meant to, god I bet Matthew's staking wasn't another vamp in a fight"
Tara stared down at the floor as if it was extremely interesting
"It wasn't was it Tara?" But Faith didn't need to ask, she knew to well
"It's hard Faith"
"I know"
"Until I know I can control it-" Tara stopped as there was a knocking at the door
Faith blinked and looked at the spot where Tara had been sitting a moment ago
"God please warn me when you're going to dot hat it freaks me out" Faith said as she went and opened the door
"Faith" Buffy said
"Hey b" Faith replied casually
"Where's Tara?"
"Why?" Faith looked at Buffy then realised "never mind"
"I need to talk to her"
"Buffy, you know what she did, and if you want to talk to her about Willow, you should understand, there's still a lot she needs to control before she can even start to patch up what happened with Willow"
"You know a lot"
"She's my watcher Buffy, and my friend"
Buffy looked at Faith confused "She's what?"
"My watcher"
"Hows that, I thought the watchers council disowned you, besides she a demon why would they accept her"
"I'm not working for the watchers council"
"The Alliance" Buffy said softly
"You heard of it?"
"Yea, briefly"
"Tara and Angel are running it, it a sort of alternative-"
"I know the story about it" Buffy snapped suddenly she turned and walked out of the apartment
"Hard isn't it" Tara said suddenly appearing behind Faith
"Oh shutup" Faith said as she sat on the couch "You could have willow again in a second but you're to stupid to get back with her"
"Faith" Tara said sternly
"She loves you, you love her there shouldn't be a problem but you make out there is on-" Faith gasped trying to catch breath but she couldn't breath her heart felt like it was been crushed inside her chest she looked up at Tara fear in her eyes. At the last possible second Tara stopped it and Faith could breath again "You really have to learn to watch your mouth Faith" Tara said before she vanished again.
Authors note: ok i'd be suprised if anyone is bothering to read this story since it sucks, um promise the next book or whatega i call it will be better much better plot for it, um sorry for all the crap i've put in this, really don't know why i kiled Giles and I have an idea to bring him back, only it might be confusing and fuck the story up more, once again SORRY!
Chapter Five: Watching in darkness.
Tara settled back into the seat at the bronze watching Faith dancing. Her smile vanished as she saw the scoobs enter. She quickly slipped into the shadows and watched them. Tara let out a sigh as she watched Willow. She seemed so much older now; she'd seen so much pain in the last two years. Faiths eyes wandered over to where Tara had been seated, she was gone. Faith looked around and saw Buffy, Willow and Anya settling into a couch. She walked over "Hey guys" She said sitting down
"Missed you today, what's up Faith?" Buffy asked
"I had a visitor, no big"
"Who?"
"A friend from the big apple"
Buffy watched Faith, not quite trusting her.
"So hows the redemption of Xander going?" Faith asked quickly changing the subject
"Not to good, if Tara was here" Willow started but Buffy gave her a firm look and she shutup
"What was that?" Faith asked looking angrily at Buffy
"What was what?"
"You know what B"
Buffy just ignored her. Faith looked over to the other side of the bronze and caught eye contact with Tara who was looking very sombre indeed; Buffy saw Faiths gaze and followed it. Buffys eyes soon spotted the blonde and as her mouth started to open Faith dragged her off.
"You can't tell anyone she's here B"
"Why not?"
"Because if Willow knew she'd be crushed. Tara still cares about her, that's why she's staying away"
"Yea that makes a lot of sense" Buffy scoffed "Besides if she cared about her so much what was the deal with that skank in LA" Faith lunged out to hit Buffy but before her hand connected with Buffys jaw a hand stopped it. Faith looked into Tara's angry eyes.
"Sorry" Faith said softly as she ran out of the Bronze
Buffy looked at Tara angrily "You're a real bitch you know"
"You don't know what you're talking about Buffy" Tara said coldly
"Maybe Willow would" suddenly everything went black around Buffy. The mention of Willows name stirred deep emotions within Tara and she threw a punch at Buffy and knocked her out.
When Buffy came to she was looking up at Willow
"What happened Buffy, where's Faith?"
"We got in a little fight," Buffy said getting up
"She did this to you?" Willow asked looking at Buffys purple swollen jaw "It looks like it could be broken"
"No Faith didn't do it, we got in a fight with someone else" Buffy said she touched her jaw and winced with the pain "And only thanks to slayer strength do I not have a broken jaw"
"Just a very sore one" Anya piped up.
"Yea" Buffy said as she looked around
"Who are you looking for?" Willow asked
"Faith" Buffy said absently
"Where'd she go?"
"Don't know, I'm gonna go check out her place, later Will"
"You what?" Faith asked angrily
"Knocked Buffy out" Tara replied meekly
Faith laughed at her "How hypocritical of you Tara"
"You know I can't help that sort of thing"
"And I'm meant to, god I bet Matthew's staking wasn't another vamp in a fight"
Tara stared down at the floor as if it was extremely interesting
"It wasn't was it Tara?" But Faith didn't need to ask, she knew to well
"It's hard Faith"
"I know"
"Until I know I can control it-" Tara stopped as there was a knocking at the door
Faith blinked and looked at the spot where Tara had been sitting a moment ago
"God please warn me when you're going to dot hat it freaks me out" Faith said as she went and opened the door
"Faith" Buffy said
"Hey b" Faith replied casually
"Where's Tara?"
"Why?" Faith looked at Buffy then realised "never mind"
"I need to talk to her"
"Buffy, you know what she did, and if you want to talk to her about Willow, you should understand, there's still a lot she needs to control before she can even start to patch up what happened with Willow"
"You know a lot"
"She's my watcher Buffy, and my friend"
Buffy looked at Faith confused "She's what?"
"My watcher"
"Hows that, I thought the watchers council disowned you, besides she a demon why would they accept her"
"I'm not working for the watchers council"
"The Alliance" Buffy said softly
"You heard of it?"
"Yea, briefly"
"Tara and Angel are running it, it a sort of alternative-"
"I know the story about it" Buffy snapped suddenly she turned and walked out of the apartment
"Hard isn't it" Tara said suddenly appearing behind Faith
"Oh shutup" Faith said as she sat on the couch "You could have willow again in a second but you're to stupid to get back with her"
"Faith" Tara said sternly
"She loves you, you love her there shouldn't be a problem but you make out there is on-" Faith gasped trying to catch breath but she couldn't breath her heart felt like it was been crushed inside her chest she looked up at Tara fear in her eyes. At the last possible second Tara stopped it and Faith could breath again "You really have to learn to watch your mouth Faith" Tara said before she vanished again.