A/N: Well...chapter two...hope ya like it ~.-

~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!At the graveyard~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~

'Bitch' the bleach blond said to himself as he wondered through the graveyard toward his crypt-like home.

'Damn bloody whore' he said as he continued to mumble and curse to himself wondering through the night....

~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!At the Summers residence ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!

'Faith?' Buffy questioned to herself as she walked through her kitchen slowly, grabbing a sharp knife off the counter as she passed it.

'Hey B! Where are ya?!'

Buffy walked through the dining room once again, towards the front door, the knife swinging at her side, but being gripped tightly all the same.

'What the hell do you want Faith?'

'Put the damn knife away, I'm not gonna try anything.'

'What. do. you. want?' Buffy replied, gripping the knife handle tighter, while talking through her teeth.

'Maybe a place to stay, if I'm welcome'

'You're not'

'Geez, what crawled up your ass and died?'

'Leave...you're. not. welcome'

Crossing her arms over her chest, Faith replied sarcastically, 'Yeah...I believe we've already established that'

With that, Buffy lunged at the brunette, with the knife in hand. Faith, getting knocked down, caught the knife in her right hand, and kneed the blonde in the gut, pushing her off and Faith climbed to her feet. Buffy stumbled backwards slightly, then came up and punched Faith in the mouth, making dark red blood trickle from the corner of her mouth. Faith snapped her head to the side, while Buffy stood there and stared at her. The brunette gave it a good seven seconds before she took the back of her left fist and swung it across Buffy's face, making blood fall from the top left side of her forehead. At that given moment of weakness for the blond, Faith grabbed the knife out of Buffy's hand, making Buffy vulnerable. She held the knife, waiting for Buffy to regain her ground again. After five brief seconds, Buffy regained her stamina, and went to kick Faith in the face, only to get stopped by the competitor's forearm. She tried again, only to get stopped...again. She then tried to punch Faith, but Faith grabbed her forearm, and started twisting it the wrong way, leaving Buffy to hold back a scream that was begging to be released from her throat.

Faith then kneed her in the gut, and released her arm, waiting for the perfect moment. Buffy, trying to regain herself, crouched down, swinging her leg under Faith's, making Faith fall on her backside. After five milliseconds of lying there, Faith flipped up, kicked Buffy in the face, and then in the gut, making her bend over, clutching it. This was it...that perfect moment; Faith walked over to Buffy's side, brought her leg parallel to Buffy's face, and kicked up hard, making Buffy fly backwards to her steps. Faith walked over to her blond challenger and loomed over her, bringing her face down, almost making the noses touch. She then took the knife in her hand, and put it to the blonds throat. Buffy breathed in deeply, looked into Faith's golden eyes, and waited.

'Ya know what,' Faith snickered, 'it's honestly not worth it' she threw the knife down, turned around, walked to the front door, opened it, and slammed it shut. Leaving Buffy lying on her steps panting, and thanking the angels that she was alive.