Faith had insisted that they'd wait a couple of days before calling their mother. She couldn't face her just yet. So Angel and Buffy took her home and tucked her in to bed and let her sleep through the whole Monday morning.

Buffy skipped school and since Angel worked nights he stayed with her because Buffy asked him too.

When Faith woke up around lunch time she was starved and Angel cooked them lunch.

"Quite the catch you have her B." Faith said in a good mood. "Good looking, good cook and nice." She smiled at Angel. "Much better then Riley." She added whispering to Buffy.

Angel smiled when he sat down by the table across to her. "Well Buffy ain't a bad catch either." He said with a loving smile at his girlfriend.

Faith laughed, for once satisfied with Buffy's boy of choice.

Buffy enjoyed seeing Faith in a good mood but she still wanted answers.

"Eh Faith, are you planning on telling us what happened?" She wondered and Faith got quiet shoving food in her mouth. Buffy and Angel watched her eat.

"Was it Spike?" Buffy repeated. "Cause you can tell me ...us."

Faith looked angry. "It wasn't Spike!" She exclaimed and then looked down on her plate. "But that didn't work out either ..... he was - like all men - a freakin pig." She turned to Angel. "No offense."

He shook his head. "None taken."

She turned her head at Buffy again. "And don't say I told you so." She warned and Buffy shook her head also.

"I wasn't going to." She assured. She had just been thinking it.

"It was just some bad people ... nothing important." Faith dismissed it and Buffy sighed, sensing her sister wasn't planning to share more.

She turned to Angel. "Are you coming here after work?" She asked and he shrugged.

"Do you want me too?"

"Of course I do!"

Faith nodded agreeing. "So do I, I want to know all about the guy who saved my little sister from the boredom of Riley Finn."

"You don't need to be like that." Buffy defended Riley but Faith just rolled her eyes.

Angel smiled at Buffy and then Faith and Buffy was pleased they were getting along.

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That night when Angel had gone to work Buffy and Faith ordered pizza and once again Buffy tried to find out what had happened.

"Faith you have to understand that I worry and that mom will ask even more questions when she get home! And she won't stop." Faith looked at her in a funny way and Buffy looked terrified. "You are not planning to leave again are you?"

Faith seemed to think about and then shook her head. "No, I'm not leaving." She mumbled but Buffy wasn't sure she could trust her.

She leaned back on the couch. "Look do we have to talk about this? I'm tired, I'm home, I just want to relax with my sister. I missed you like hell you know."

Buffy smiled as it knocked on the door. She got out of the couch. "That's out pizza's." She said cheery getting her money before she opened the door and was surprised yet again since it wasn't their pizza's - it was Spike.

"Is she here?" He asked with his wide British accent. Buffy didn't know what to say but Faith showed up by her side and started to close the door.

"Drop dead Spike." She yelled at him and locked the door. Spike started to bang on it.

"Let me in Faith. We need to talk. Come on baby..."

Faith stubbornly shook her head and leaned against the door. "Go away."

Buffy saw that she was holding in her tears and felt sorry and a bit scared. Spike was banging on the door pretty hard. And he didn't stop, half an hour later he was still banging and screaming. He'd scared the pizza guy away.

"I'm calling Angel." Buffy said and Faith nodded.

"Maybe you should."

Angel arrived as soon as he could. Spike was still by the door and Buffy and Faith stood by the windows and saw them arguing. They were about to come to blows when Faith flung the door open.

"Don't hit him." She cried to Angel who was bigger then Spike. Angel stopped surprised and Spike punched him right in the face.

"Angel!" Buffy cried and rushed out. Faith limped after her.

Buffy stood protectivly by Angel hoping Spike wouldn't hit him again if she was there. He didn't, he'd turned his attention to Faith.

"Baby your arm." He said when he saw it in a cast. She slapped him and Buffy looked shocked at her sister.

"That's for hitting my sisters boyfriend." Faith snapped and Spike rubbed his cheek.

"I deserved that." He admitted and Buffy raised her eyebrows bitterly.

"You certainly did." She agreed and he threw an eye at her but didn't reply.

She started to lead Angel inside and looked at Faith. "Faith, come in with us." She pleaded and Faith glared at Spike and then followed them. But Spike followed her and grabbed her healthy arm.

"Baby let me explain, please ... I love you."

Faith snorted and shook her head.

"Like you love her?" She was about to slam the door in his face again but he put his foot in the way and forced his way into the house. Faith walked into the livingroom and Angel stood in the way between her and Spike.

"I think you should leave." He said and Spike squinted at him.

"I'm here to speak to my girl and I ain't leaving until she hears me out."

"Well don't hold your breath." Faith snapped from the living room.

Spike looked pleading at her. "Baby come on."

Buffy was tired of the dead end situation.

"This is what we do!" She declared loudly. "Spike you sit down there." She pointed on the couch and Faith was about to complain when Buffy looked at her with warning eyes. "And you stay there." She said to her and then sat down in a chair herself.

"And now you two explain what's going on."

Both Spike and Faith seemed reluctant and Buffy glared at them. "Now!" She demanded.

"Fine" Faith gave up but didn't say anything. Buffy turned to Spike.

"Did you hit my sister?"

Spike looked genuinly upset. "No!" He exclaimed. "I love her."

Faith gave him a dead glare. "Yeah until she came along your way again, then I wasn't good enough anymore isn't that so?"

Spike shook his head and stood up. "It wasn't like that luv, I was just in shock seeing her again."

Faith got tears and anger in her eyes. "Yeah shock enough to forget about me you prick!"

"Who are we talking about here?" Buffy asked and Spike mumbled:

"Drusilla, my ex."

"Yeah ex!" Faith took a vase and threw it at Spike who ducked like he was used to it.

"Don't be like that pet, you know I love you. I came after you but you were gone."

Buffy turned to Faith who sighed.

"He's telling the truth. We had a fight about his stupid Drusilla and I took off. I got attacked by three guys on the train station." She sobbed a little. "They tried to ... you know ...I fought them off and hoped on a train. I got back here end of story." She looked away when she noticed her lip was bleeding again.

Spike walked up to her and dried it with a handkerchief. It was a simple gesture but it was full of passion and intimacy. Buffy was moved by the way Spike and Faith looked on each other for a couple of seconds and then Faith looked away.

"Go Spike, please. I can't deal with this now." She mumbled and Spike ran his hand over her cheek.

"I wont be far luv." He promised before kissing her cheek and leaving the house.

Faith was holding her arms around herself. "I'm going to bed." She said weakly and walked up stairs.

Buffy stood up and walked over to Angel and hugged him firmly. Her sisters love life had always been traumatic since Faith had an attraction to bad guys but this time it was a little bit worse.

Buffy felt safe with Angel and hugged him tighter. "Let's go upstairs." She said taking his hand and leading him towards the stairs.