..:: The Edge Of Revolution ::..
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine. If they were I would be writing a script right now.
Summary: Buffy´s prematurely death leads to Faith being called again. Can Willow, Xander, Wesley and Spike trust her?
A/N: Okay, forget the part about Wesley being a fraud. It never happened, okay?
Spoilers: None, really
Pairing: Xander/Faith
Rating: PG - 13 (Just in case)
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"Home sweet home" Cordelia muttered with a hint of disgust "You know this is the place where your worst nightmares actually come true"
She shot a glance at the sleeping girl in the passenger seat. Somehow she felt relieved that the girl was sleeping, Dawn hadn´t gotten any sleep since she had found the awakening spell.
Cordelia sighed as she drove into the town. Sunnydale.
: : :
Willow smiled while she stood in the doorway, waiting for Cordelia and Dawn to approach. She had missed them both. Dawn was like her little sister and Cordelia she was.. Well, Cordy
There was an awkward smile between them when the two brunettes approached. Dawn was rubbing the sleep out of her eyes intensely while Cordelia studied Willow.
Finally a small laughter escaped as Cordelia hugged Willow
"I missed you Will" She admitted "And you cut you hair"
Willow chuckled. Cordelia was still the same, still obsessed with the good looking.
Dawn forced a smile as she hugged Willow.
"How are you?" Willow asked softly
"I'm hanging in there" Dawn said
"Now, can you tell me why the sudden visit?" Willow asked
Dawn and Cordelia shared a look. Then they nodded.
: : :
There was a soft knock at Xander´s doors
The vampire who had gotten comfortable in Xander´s sofa, shot a look at the door then towards Xander´s bedroom
He sighed heavily, though it was unneeded, then got up and headed for the door. Just as Xander opened up his bedroom doors, rubbing his eyes.
In the doorway stood the same brunette Spike had seen on patrol couple of days ago
"Hey" She said, nervously "I- is Xander here?"
Spike was going to say something, but he could sense Xander behind him, so he walked away, fleeing the tension.
"Hey" Faith stated, "How are you?"
"How am I?" Xander asked, "I'm okay"
"You sure" Faith eyed him "You just left in such a hurry, I maybe thought - -"
"I'm fine" Xander assured
"You wanna go for a walk?" Faith cocked her head to the side
Xander hesitated. He didn't want to get the same speech again. But he knew Faith's speech would be a lot different. She was nothing like Willow nor.. Spike
"Yeah" He nodded
: : :
"You know those spells are really dangerous" Willow sat in front of Cordelia and Dawn after listening to their explanation why they were in Sunnydale
"Don't you think we know?" Dawn stood up
"I know you know, Dawnie" Willow said "But this is easier said than done"
"You can do it" Dawn said, "I know you can do it"
"Dawn, I'm not sure I can. Every spell I do goes wrong. Gosh I thought you knew that after I nearly killed you"
"Willow, Buffy meant everything to me. She's my big sister and I love her so incredible. I can't be alone. Please Willow, please" Dawn eyes were getting teary
Willow didn't say anything. She knew how much Buffy meant to Dawn - To all of them and bringing her back might help Xander with his own issues. Buffy was the answer to everything "I can't promise you anything, Dawn but I'll try
: : :
Faith and Xander walked abreast down the sidewalk, neither of them saying a word. The sun was setting and the last rays reflected on the pond ahead.
"Faith" Xander asked
Faith stopped to get an eye contact. Staring at the boy, waiting for him to speak up.
"Is there something you wanna say?" Xander asked
Faith paused. She hadn't really expected him to ask considering that they had been walking in silence since they left Xander´s apartment
"Nothing special" Faith shrugged
"Then why are we here?" Xander asked, staring into the brunette's eyes
"Why? Xander, I'm not here to judge, but I want to be here to listen. Xander I want you to talk to me. No matter what it won't go any further"
Xander sighed as Faith led him to a bench by the pond and sat him down
"What do you wanna know?" Xander asked nervously. He wasn't used to open himself up. He had been taught to hide his feelings and so he had done.
"Why do you hurt yourself?" Faith asked gently
Xander didn't know if he should be having this conversation. But somehow he felt like he could trust her. And at this point he really needed to.
"Trust me, Xander" Faith whispered
"It happened after Buffy - -" Faith nodded "I just sank then. I realized that all the time Buffy and I had known each other. She had always been there. To save me, support me., and it was so precious to me. I don't have that anymore" His eyes welled up in matter of seconds. No one had asked him about his feelings. All he had gotten was the lecture from Willow and Spike about his self-injuries.
I mean Willow's still wrecked after a little situation we had few months back. I left my fiancée at the altar and she's entirely gone. So I can't talk to them. Spike is - - Spike, although he seems to be getting more patient and friendly after he found me once - - unconscious" He felt terrible of telling Faith about his action in the highest point of his depression. But with honesty comes whole truth.
"But I feel like I'm all alone and there's no one there to see me fall. Giles and I were never friends. We just had a common friend. I mean when have I ever talked to Giles, seriously? I have no one. And I don't care so much about life after Buffy´s death. She was the one who held us together. And now she's gone.. Faith, Buffy´s gone" Xander stared into the brunette's eyes. He hated those words, but he needed to say them out loud. Trying to convince him self that this was not one of terrible nightmares.
Faith stared at the broken boy. She wanted so badly to tell him he was wrong. But all she could manage was a slow shaking head. Then an awkward silence filled the air
"You´re not alone, Xander" Faith finally managed "I´m here"
They shared a silent moment then Faith leaned in and was going to kiss his cheek but Xander responded differently
And they sank into one passionate kiss
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I certainly hope you´re happy with the ending. It took a while to get there. But they are reaching the point. Hang in there. And reviews? Oh, please I live on that stuff.
Thanks to all (Especially my reviewers),
Krista
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine. If they were I would be writing a script right now.
Summary: Buffy´s prematurely death leads to Faith being called again. Can Willow, Xander, Wesley and Spike trust her?
A/N: Okay, forget the part about Wesley being a fraud. It never happened, okay?
Spoilers: None, really
Pairing: Xander/Faith
Rating: PG - 13 (Just in case)
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"Home sweet home" Cordelia muttered with a hint of disgust "You know this is the place where your worst nightmares actually come true"
She shot a glance at the sleeping girl in the passenger seat. Somehow she felt relieved that the girl was sleeping, Dawn hadn´t gotten any sleep since she had found the awakening spell.
Cordelia sighed as she drove into the town. Sunnydale.
: : :
Willow smiled while she stood in the doorway, waiting for Cordelia and Dawn to approach. She had missed them both. Dawn was like her little sister and Cordelia she was.. Well, Cordy
There was an awkward smile between them when the two brunettes approached. Dawn was rubbing the sleep out of her eyes intensely while Cordelia studied Willow.
Finally a small laughter escaped as Cordelia hugged Willow
"I missed you Will" She admitted "And you cut you hair"
Willow chuckled. Cordelia was still the same, still obsessed with the good looking.
Dawn forced a smile as she hugged Willow.
"How are you?" Willow asked softly
"I'm hanging in there" Dawn said
"Now, can you tell me why the sudden visit?" Willow asked
Dawn and Cordelia shared a look. Then they nodded.
: : :
There was a soft knock at Xander´s doors
The vampire who had gotten comfortable in Xander´s sofa, shot a look at the door then towards Xander´s bedroom
He sighed heavily, though it was unneeded, then got up and headed for the door. Just as Xander opened up his bedroom doors, rubbing his eyes.
In the doorway stood the same brunette Spike had seen on patrol couple of days ago
"Hey" She said, nervously "I- is Xander here?"
Spike was going to say something, but he could sense Xander behind him, so he walked away, fleeing the tension.
"Hey" Faith stated, "How are you?"
"How am I?" Xander asked, "I'm okay"
"You sure" Faith eyed him "You just left in such a hurry, I maybe thought - -"
"I'm fine" Xander assured
"You wanna go for a walk?" Faith cocked her head to the side
Xander hesitated. He didn't want to get the same speech again. But he knew Faith's speech would be a lot different. She was nothing like Willow nor.. Spike
"Yeah" He nodded
: : :
"You know those spells are really dangerous" Willow sat in front of Cordelia and Dawn after listening to their explanation why they were in Sunnydale
"Don't you think we know?" Dawn stood up
"I know you know, Dawnie" Willow said "But this is easier said than done"
"You can do it" Dawn said, "I know you can do it"
"Dawn, I'm not sure I can. Every spell I do goes wrong. Gosh I thought you knew that after I nearly killed you"
"Willow, Buffy meant everything to me. She's my big sister and I love her so incredible. I can't be alone. Please Willow, please" Dawn eyes were getting teary
Willow didn't say anything. She knew how much Buffy meant to Dawn - To all of them and bringing her back might help Xander with his own issues. Buffy was the answer to everything "I can't promise you anything, Dawn but I'll try
: : :
Faith and Xander walked abreast down the sidewalk, neither of them saying a word. The sun was setting and the last rays reflected on the pond ahead.
"Faith" Xander asked
Faith stopped to get an eye contact. Staring at the boy, waiting for him to speak up.
"Is there something you wanna say?" Xander asked
Faith paused. She hadn't really expected him to ask considering that they had been walking in silence since they left Xander´s apartment
"Nothing special" Faith shrugged
"Then why are we here?" Xander asked, staring into the brunette's eyes
"Why? Xander, I'm not here to judge, but I want to be here to listen. Xander I want you to talk to me. No matter what it won't go any further"
Xander sighed as Faith led him to a bench by the pond and sat him down
"What do you wanna know?" Xander asked nervously. He wasn't used to open himself up. He had been taught to hide his feelings and so he had done.
"Why do you hurt yourself?" Faith asked gently
Xander didn't know if he should be having this conversation. But somehow he felt like he could trust her. And at this point he really needed to.
"Trust me, Xander" Faith whispered
"It happened after Buffy - -" Faith nodded "I just sank then. I realized that all the time Buffy and I had known each other. She had always been there. To save me, support me., and it was so precious to me. I don't have that anymore" His eyes welled up in matter of seconds. No one had asked him about his feelings. All he had gotten was the lecture from Willow and Spike about his self-injuries.
I mean Willow's still wrecked after a little situation we had few months back. I left my fiancée at the altar and she's entirely gone. So I can't talk to them. Spike is - - Spike, although he seems to be getting more patient and friendly after he found me once - - unconscious" He felt terrible of telling Faith about his action in the highest point of his depression. But with honesty comes whole truth.
"But I feel like I'm all alone and there's no one there to see me fall. Giles and I were never friends. We just had a common friend. I mean when have I ever talked to Giles, seriously? I have no one. And I don't care so much about life after Buffy´s death. She was the one who held us together. And now she's gone.. Faith, Buffy´s gone" Xander stared into the brunette's eyes. He hated those words, but he needed to say them out loud. Trying to convince him self that this was not one of terrible nightmares.
Faith stared at the broken boy. She wanted so badly to tell him he was wrong. But all she could manage was a slow shaking head. Then an awkward silence filled the air
"You´re not alone, Xander" Faith finally managed "I´m here"
They shared a silent moment then Faith leaned in and was going to kiss his cheek but Xander responded differently
And they sank into one passionate kiss
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I certainly hope you´re happy with the ending. It took a while to get there. But they are reaching the point. Hang in there. And reviews? Oh, please I live on that stuff.
Thanks to all (Especially my reviewers),
Krista