Dear Faith

Dear Faith

By Lily

"What the hell is she doing here Xander?"

"Will... I knew you didn't like the girl but I didn't think you'd resort to potty mouth."

"You want potty mouth? I'll give you--"

"Ahh... No. That's okay. I get your point. But are you getting mine?"

"There was a point to this other than you having another girl in town to score with?"

...

Click.

"I'm sorry Xand. It's not you I'm mad at, it's her. Or maybe you just a little. You didn't even tell me you were writing to her."

"I thought I knew how you'd react. I guess I underestimated you. But for that little outburst... No Snoopy dancing for you this Christmas."

...

"You can't tell, but I'm making a sad, pouty face. I might even cry..."

"You're right, I can't see that. So you can sit there and pout while I tell you why this is a good idea."

Sigh. "If I have to. I guess."

"Will... Sunnydale needs a Slayer. And Faith needs a chance to make amends. I think this is a win/win situation we've got here."

"How do I win?"

"Well, your existance on this earth will be protected by someone who was born to do it."

"Do it?" snicker.

"Willow. I meant born to save the world. Although, if she wasn't already a Slayer, she could certainly look forward to a lucrative career in--"

"Alright! I'll stop."

...

"Keep going, Xand, I'm listening now."

"Really? No more naughty Will?"

"I Promise."

"So, back to where I was before I was so rudely interrupt--"

"Just get on with it..."

"So, world save-age is good for all, right?"

"Right."

"And Dawn definately seemed happy to see her, and Dawn's happiness is a good thing, right?"

sigh. "Right."

"And you were completely happy to help Angel get back to his whole broody unlife once he was good again."

"Yeah, but Angel never tried to kill me! And he never beat me up."

"Uh, Will..."

"Well, he didn't. Angelus did all that stuff. Angel was just stuck there for the ride."

"You are so splitting hairs."

"What?"

"You know... Hairs are tiny and thin, and you can't cut 'em in half... ... I don't know. I just heard Giles say it once and it sounded good. But that's not the point. The point is, you were happy to give Angel a chance, and he tried to suck the world into hell. Faith was only a baddie for a little while, and she never actually killed any of us. Why can't you give her a break?"

...

"I'm still not convinced, you know. And I don't trust her."

"But you need to trust her. Or, she needs you to trust her. And I need you to be nice to her."

"Nice..?"

"How 'bout civil?"

"I might be able to manage. But she has to earn my trust. Right now, I have more confidence in Spike than I do in Faith, and he's supposed to be evil."

"Yeah, but Spike's gone downhill. He's whipped."

"By who?"

"Dawn. He's adopted her or something, and I don't think she'll ever be in danger while Spike's around, even if he got his chip out tomorrow."

sigh. "Remember the good old days? When all we had to deal with was Spike and Dru trying to open the Hellmouth? He's changed so much since then..."

"And Faith's changed since we knew her too."

"I hear jail does that to people."

"Really? I heard it was innate goodness."

"I guess we'll see who's right, won't we?"

"By who, do you mean me?"

chuckle. "Bye Xander. I'll see you."

"Bye Will. Love you. Say hey to Tara for me."

"Love you too. Don't say hey to Anya for me."

click.