Addition: this has been my first Buffy/Faith story. It actually doesn't bother me much who Buffy ends up with, within reason for a romantic liason. I however side more towards Buffy/f because I don't like many or any of the male characters, except Giles, with Buffy. To clarify a little, I like Spike, I don't like the idea of Buffy and Spike, unless it's Vampire Buffy, and well I've never liked Xander or Angel. I just can't see a normal Buffy lowering herself to Spike or the other two, however it wouldn't be a lowering of herself to go out with any of the woman, except possible Anya.

Notes on the actual story: It was late when I wrote this, so please tell me if the picture of Faith Vs Faith works or not, I was trying to show the old Faith giving way to the new.

Chapter 8
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Buffy blinked her eyes at Willow who was standing in the door and turned back to Faith, she was still wondering if she was asleep. After all Faith was here in her room, that only happened in her dreams, but then why was Willow here. It was about now that Buffy suspected she was actually awake.

After all there was only room in Buffy's closet for one other people, and she certainly didn't want to try and steal Tara's girl 'She was a witch after all' Buffy thought her mind going off on a complete tangent 'no telling what a witch would do if somebody stole their girlfriends.

Buffy's mind threw up a picture of Spike her herself announcing their plans to get married, and she shivered, no getting a Witch mad was bad and being the focus of a angry witch would be worse.

Willow looked at Buffy in the bed, her eye were still only slightly open, almost as if she were going to fall back to sleep. Turning to Faith she looked at her for a second not really seeing her. "Could, you please give us a sec Faith?" Willow asked looking back at Buffy.

Buffy heard that and looked at Faith then over at Willow with a curious look, then blinks her eyes a few times to wake up, knowing she'd have to be fully awake for the coming discussion.

Faith looked at Willow, her cheeks were slightly red embarrised to have seen what she had seen, her mouth opened and she started praying she didn't say something stupid "Red, I don't think Tara would like it if you jumped in with Buffy and me" 'Fuck, yes thankyou mouth for speaking before being told what to say' Faith though rather savagely.

Buffy flinched back away from Faith, but even to her it felt like a knee jerk reaction.

Faith turned and looked at Buffy who had just jerked away, she looked away and started to rise then felt a hand on her arm. Looking down, she noticed Buffy had moved forward again and had gently put her hand on Faith's arm.

"Don't go far, I, We" Buffy paused and took a breath "I need to talk to you, ok?" she asked

Faith looked down at Buffy who was half sitting up and took her hand giving it a little squeeze, "I'll be outside, I'll tag Red it to chat, then she can tag me in to chat." Faith said with a grin then walked over to the door and slapped Willow lightly on the shoulder "Your in Red" she said then walked out into the hallway.
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Walking over to the bed, Willow sat down on the opposite side that Faith had been crouching down on and picked up a few strands of Buffy's hair and began to play with them silently.

Buffy rolled over and looked at Willow, staying quiet waiting for Willows accusations, her face with a slightly defiant look.

Willow just sat there for a few seconds going over her thoughts "I know why she's attracted to you" she finally said "always been attracted to you" she corrected herself, looking at the door Faith had gone out of a little while ago.

Buffy looked at Willow with a suprised look "Wha?" she asked her mind not quiet catching all of that.

"I know why Faith is attracted to you" Willow clarrified, "she always only had eyes for you, whether it was proving she was as good as you, or could be you, Faith always focused on you."

"You think that even?" Buffy started then trailed of as she thought about Faith when she had first arrived in Sunnydale.

Willow kept playing with Buffy's hair, "yes back then, I think Faith knew exactly what she wanted, all she really needed to do was wait, that and stick around, you were almost there just before Finch."

Buffy looked thoughful and sighed deeply then gave a single nod "We weren't that far off the first time" Buffy admitted her eyes hazed over in rememberance, "It's why I hoped she'd changed after the coma she was in"

Willow looked at Buffy with an arched eyebrow "you and Faith?" she asked curiously

Buffy smiled with the memory "not quiet, there was kissing and maybe a little touching but a vampire really killed the mood, after that there was Finch, and I freaked"

Willow nodded her head still idle mindedly playing with the hair "So obviously you've had lots of time to think about this, and you weren't complete honest with me the other day in the back room of the Magic Box were you?"

Buffy noded her head "It's been something I've seriously been thinking about ever since you and Tara started out together, true the thought had crossed my mind in the past, but you and Tara put the idea firmly in the head. If you could do it, why can't I?" she asked focusing her eyes on Willow again looking at her questioningly.

Willow dropped Buffy's hair back down on to the bed "I'm not here to judge, or to say 'hey you can't do that'" Willow said striking a pose and shaking a finger at Buffy. "That's not what I'm here for, if you end up with Faith, I certainly wish you luck, she's changed a lot since we last saw her, I wouldn't say I'm complete ready to trust her with my life, but I'm getting there."

Willow smiled and stood up "well I'm heading out, I'll ask Faith to come up?" she asked moving to the door.

"Before you go, you said you knew why Faith had a thing for me, how?" she asked a little uncomfortable with the question hoping she hadn't asked it wrong.

Willow just smiled and shrugged her shoulders "I used to have a crush" she admited with a soft little blush.

Buffy looked suprised at that little statement, she'd been suspecting it from the start of the conversation, but it was different to actually hear about it. Buffy was quiet for a second thinking about it "Used? past tense?" she asked sounding a little down.

Willow laughed softly "disappointed? I think it developed after the Willow Vampire thing, I head you shush Angel when he was explaining the personality change, how could I not? It didn't change anything, except maybe I glanced every now and then, I certainly didn't have the courage to say anything, not after Oz and you with Riley, I grew out of it not long after Tara" she admitted.

Buffy shrugged "maybe a little, it doesn't hurt a girl's ego to know somebody is crushing on them." Buffy's eyes widen at that last little statement Willow had to share and she struck a mock angry pose "Willow Rosenberg, you little peeping Tom, get outta here."

Willow just giggled softly and ducked out of the door leaving Buffy to consider the possibility of a relationship with Faith.
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As it turns out she didn't have long to consider, Faith knocked on the door about five minute after Willow walked out, and Buffy looked up from where she was laying, still in bed "Did you still wanna see me, B?" she asked a little uncertain.

Buffy who was still looking a little thoughtful looked at Faith then nodded her head "yeah, come here" she said patting the bed beside her.

Faith looked at the thoughtful look on Buffy's face "Look B, if your going to give me a speech about, how I misunderstood earlier and yesterday, save it alright. Just tell me we're still five by five, and I'll head out" she said from the doorway.

Buffy actually smiled at that, though it wasn't directed at Faith, more at herself as if she had just found the missing piece to a puzzle. Turning her attention to Faith she smiled her half smile, which was warm and inviting, and she repatted the bed "come lay with me" she said.

Faith moved across the room hesitantly then lay down on her back, while Buffy rolled on to herside, resting her head on her arm, which she planted her elbow on the pillow, rising her head up so she could slightly lean over Faith.

Faith took notice of the soft, black satin pajamas that Buffy was wearing, she herself never wore anything to bed, never really worried about pjs, but just looking how soft the satin looked against Buffy's skin, how it slid when Buffy had rolled over, Faith thought it might be a good idea to get some, or pinch some of Buffy's just to see how it felt on her own skin.

Buffy smiled and with her free hand started to play with Faith's hair, much in the same manner that Willow had been playing with her's "I need your help with something, I've been having this reoccuring dream" Buffy started out.

Faith swollowed and nodded her head finding it a little difficult to concentraight, what with the image of Buffy taking off the satain pjs and offering them to Faith to try out playing out in her head, of course leaving Buffy wonderfully naked. Also with Buffy playing with her hair which in itself felt wonderful to Faith, she just wasn't used to this kind of tenderness, at all, it was a little distracting

"Um, yeah B, anything" 'just keep doing that' Faith mentally begged as her body begain to relax for the first time in a very long time.

Buffy smiled more to herself then anything, she knew she was having some sort of effect on Faith, she just didn't know how much "So in this dream, there is this girl, and she has beautiful brown hair, like this" Buffy says swishing Faith's face with the tips of her own hair. "She has lips like this" Buffy said dropping Faith's hair and touching Faith's lips gently with her finger tips, watching almost spell bound as Faith's toung emerged and licked her lips, and Buffy's fingers in the process.

Buffy looked down into Faith's eyes and noticed the way they had gone all cloudly with passion and she smiled as she leant down to whisper "Can you guess what happened?" she asks blowing hot breath against Faith's ear.

Faith shivered at the warm breath against her ear and deep within her mind two little Faiths were arguing, one was bigger then the other. The first the littlest Faith who was wearing all black leather, without panties and was sporting a very familiar looking knife was standing in front of another taller Faith, who was wearing panties under her black leather, after all it was Faith, and was holding a stake. The larger Faith staked the evil looking Faith then turned and started whispering exactly what she'd do if she was in a dream with Buffy.

When Faith didn't answer Buffy leant forward slightly "let me show you" she said as she gently started to kiss Faith, first on the lips then along the jaw line, finally down to the neck and along the pulse point, which sent an electric shock though Faith, who started responding in kind. Buffy pulled back a little and smiled, "there was a lot of that, do you know what else there was a lot of" she said as she grabbed the hem of Faith's top and started to pull it up.

Faith immediatly got the idea and lifted herself up just enough to pull the tank top off then Buffy pulled her own pj top off, leaving both girls topless. Buffy ran her fingers gently down Faith's skin, down one of her breasts tilting the fingers just enough so that the nail snagged lightly scratching, then continued on down to the leather pants. Following the trail of her fingers with her mouth planting light kisses down Faith's body, Buffy stopped at the leather pants and looked up at Faith's face, which had a slightly glazed over look. "There wasn't much of this that's for sure" she said as she undid the top stud of the leather pants and started to pull them down.

The bedroom door started to swing open a little way, then closed as a gently breeze blew it closed and the picture of the two slayers was hidden as they caught up on lost time.
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Finished, possible sequal if enough people want it and I get an idea.