Chapter 9 -
Buffy turned over to snuggle up against Faith but as she reached out she found the
dark the slayer wasn't there. Buffy opened her eyes and looked around the room.
Slowly the door creaped open and a crack of light from the hallway fell onto the floor.
Buffy looked at the door as it opened and Giles walked in.
"Giles?" She asked rubbing her eyes
"Did I wake you?" He asked. Buffy shook her head "I thought I should tell you Faith's
gone out to find the demon, we should be able to formulate an antidote for you"
"But I thought it was only temporary?" Buffy asked
"Well, we assume so, but we'd rather have you back in action tomorrow than in a
month" Giles smiled
"Yea I guess" Buffy replied as she fiddled with the sheet.
Faith walked into the lab carrying a severed claw like hand with something like a
needle sticking out of it.
"Um the demon kinda got away but I got it's hand, good enough?" Faith said as she
dropped the arm in front of Josh.
"Yes it should do" Josh said looking down at the hand in front of him.
"So how long should this take?" Faith asked
"I don't know, would you go find Giles for me Faith? He said he would go talk to
Buffy" Faith nodded and left the room.
"Hey" Faith said as she walked into her room. Giles and Buffy looked up at her Buffy
smiled warmly where as Giles removed his glasses and begun to clean them. "Um Josh
wants you Giles, I got the hand from the demon" Giles nodded and stood up
"I'll talk to you later Buffy" he said as he made a hasty exit Faith watched him go then
threw herself on the bed
"god I'm beat, that demon was one hell of a fighter, not strong but damn fast" Faith
said.
"That's how he got me" Buffy said as she moved over to Faith who was Rubbing her
shoulder.
"You ok?" She asked softly
"Five by five" Faith replied as she got up "Think I'll take a shower though" Buffy
watched Faith leave the room.
Faith stepped into the shower and let the hot water run over her body. She sighed
heavily. Josh was brushing her off a bit. not talking to her, anyway she looked at it, it
was bad. Maybe something was wrong. Faith shuddered at the thought, she'd only just
gotten Buffy she didn't want to loose her.
Buffy stared up at the ceiling. Maybe they won't be able to work out an antidote and
I'll get to stay here with Faith. Buffy sighed, it was no use eventually she'd have to
leave, eventually she'd have to face her friends and family about her sudden relationship
with the rouge slayer.
"Do I have to leave?" Buffy asked when Faith returned to the bedroom
"What?" Faith asked
"When I get better" Buffy asked Faith sat down on the bed and pulled Buffy into her
arms
"You don't have to leave if you don't want to " Faith said gently running her fingers
through Buffys hair
"you think?"
"Sure, we might have to make up reasons for a few people, but if you want to be here,
with me I don't anything could stop us"
Buffy turned over to snuggle up against Faith but as she reached out she found the
dark the slayer wasn't there. Buffy opened her eyes and looked around the room.
Slowly the door creaped open and a crack of light from the hallway fell onto the floor.
Buffy looked at the door as it opened and Giles walked in.
"Giles?" She asked rubbing her eyes
"Did I wake you?" He asked. Buffy shook her head "I thought I should tell you Faith's
gone out to find the demon, we should be able to formulate an antidote for you"
"But I thought it was only temporary?" Buffy asked
"Well, we assume so, but we'd rather have you back in action tomorrow than in a
month" Giles smiled
"Yea I guess" Buffy replied as she fiddled with the sheet.
Faith walked into the lab carrying a severed claw like hand with something like a
needle sticking out of it.
"Um the demon kinda got away but I got it's hand, good enough?" Faith said as she
dropped the arm in front of Josh.
"Yes it should do" Josh said looking down at the hand in front of him.
"So how long should this take?" Faith asked
"I don't know, would you go find Giles for me Faith? He said he would go talk to
Buffy" Faith nodded and left the room.
"Hey" Faith said as she walked into her room. Giles and Buffy looked up at her Buffy
smiled warmly where as Giles removed his glasses and begun to clean them. "Um Josh
wants you Giles, I got the hand from the demon" Giles nodded and stood up
"I'll talk to you later Buffy" he said as he made a hasty exit Faith watched him go then
threw herself on the bed
"god I'm beat, that demon was one hell of a fighter, not strong but damn fast" Faith
said.
"That's how he got me" Buffy said as she moved over to Faith who was Rubbing her
shoulder.
"You ok?" She asked softly
"Five by five" Faith replied as she got up "Think I'll take a shower though" Buffy
watched Faith leave the room.
Faith stepped into the shower and let the hot water run over her body. She sighed
heavily. Josh was brushing her off a bit. not talking to her, anyway she looked at it, it
was bad. Maybe something was wrong. Faith shuddered at the thought, she'd only just
gotten Buffy she didn't want to loose her.
Buffy stared up at the ceiling. Maybe they won't be able to work out an antidote and
I'll get to stay here with Faith. Buffy sighed, it was no use eventually she'd have to
leave, eventually she'd have to face her friends and family about her sudden relationship
with the rouge slayer.
"Do I have to leave?" Buffy asked when Faith returned to the bedroom
"What?" Faith asked
"When I get better" Buffy asked Faith sat down on the bed and pulled Buffy into her
arms
"You don't have to leave if you don't want to " Faith said gently running her fingers
through Buffys hair
"you think?"
"Sure, we might have to make up reasons for a few people, but if you want to be here,
with me I don't anything could stop us"
