Title :When the Going Gets Though...Run - Chapter 1
Author: Tasha Miller
Rating : pg to pg-13 might get higher later on
Feedback - please! tashamiller2k@angelfire.com
Distribution - u want it u got it
Disclaimers - I don't own 'em and I'll put 'em back when I'm done
Authors note - I have alot more plans but i didn't want to stretch out brother so hence this fic!
I decided I'd move into Faiths past in this fic as i was planning to do, sooo um {{ }} signals flashbacks just so you know
I strongly suggest you read 'Brother Where for art thou' before this
Summery - Faith and Buffy have a fight and Faith runs away, Is that enough without giving it away? oh well!

Run 3 -

"I haven't seen her since" Buffy said as as tears streamed down her face. Willow gave Buffy a hug trying to comfort her friend.
"I'm sure she's okay Buffy"
"I know, I'm still worried, and scared, why did she do this to me?"
"I don't know" Willow said "But I swear I'm gonna kick her ass for this"
"It's not her fault, I, I just wish she hadn't dissapeard without telling me"
Buffy suddenly had a thought "What if she didn't run away, what if she's in touble"
"Spike saw her leaving town"
"But we only have his word for it"

Faith looked up at the building infront of her, it had bee awhile but this was the place she could really call home and it was about time she visited Mathew. Fatih walked up the steps and knocked on the door, a woman of about sixty opened the door and smiled at her.
"Faith, we didn't expect to see you!" She exclaimed wrapping Faith in a hug
"Well I thought I'd pay everyone a visit Elizabeth"
"I'm sure Mathew will be happy to see you, if Josh with you?"
"no he's still in Sunnydale"
Elizabeth nodded as she ushred Faith into the house

{{Faith looked up at the house, it was large, but then again anything looked big compared to the small apartment her parents owned. Slowly she climbed the steps and knocked on the door 'what if it's not the right place?' she thought to herself but all her fears vanished as the door opened and Josh stood there. She smiled at him as he looked shocked "Faith?" he asked
"Hey Josh"
"What are you doing here" He asked concerned looking at the cut above her eye
"Need a place to crash" Josh sighed and opened the door wider and let Faith in}}

Buffy woke up with sun streaming through the window, she rolled over half expecting Faith to be lying next to her, but no such luck Faith still wasn't home. A tear rolled down Buffys face, she just woudn't belive Faith would run out on her, not now the girl had changed to much. Buffy cmilbed out of bed and padded across to room the the bathroom door she reached in a switched on the light and looked around sighing heavily as she remeberd the day Faith had carried her out in her stong arms, the day she'd discoverd her short lived diabilty to walk. "Dad it's me" Josh spoke into the phone, he paused listneing to the person at the other end "She is? Thanks I'll be right there"
Buffy walked into the kitchen and looked at Josh sadly
"I'm going to New York for awhile" He said
"Why?" Buffy asked lookig at him sceptically
"No reason"
"She's there isn't she?" Josh didn't say anything "I'm coming then"