The next morning Buffy called their mom and told her that Faith was at
home. Safe and sound. Of course Joyce wanted to come home directly but
Buffy managed to convince her to stay for the rest of the week. Then she
made pancakes and put them on a tray with some juice and took it upstairs
to Faith.
She knocked on her sisters before entering.
"Morning." She said as Faith wrapped herself tighter in her cover.
"Don't make me leave the bed." She moaned and Buffy laughed.
"Don't worry, I've made you breakfast and I called mom."
Faith looked scared but once more Buffy calmed her down.
"Don't worry about that either. I convinced her to stay for the rest of her trip. She won't be home until Sunday."
Faith calmed down and then glanced on her cast. "Did you tell her?"
Buffy shook her head and cut her pancakes for her. "No then she would've runned home or something. You hurt? Nothing would've stopped her."
Faith laughed a little. "Yeah probably." She sighed when she felt the pain in her lip and arm. "I'm really a hassle ain't I?"
Buffy tilted her head. "Of course not, you just had bad luck."
Faith shook her head. "Always the good girl Buff, doesn't it get tiresome?"
Buffy felt a pang of irritation. Faith always called her 'the good girl'. It bugged her since it felt like such critique. "Eat up why don't you." She said forced and stood up. "I'm going to check on Angel."
She always felt boring around Faith when she said stuff like that.
"Hey B."
Buffy stopped by the doorway and turned sideways looking at her big sister bruised and pitiful in her bed.
"I really envy you." Faith said to Buffy's surrpise. She frowned and Faith smiled. "Bet you didn't expect that did you?" She looked on her hand. "You got it made for you B, don't let me bring you down."
Buffy shook her head. "You could never." She reassured with a smile and walked to her own room and the sleeping angel in her bed.
She crawled down with him and snuggled up close next to him.
"Hi." He mumbled.
"Is it leagal to be this happy?"
She could hear him smile. "I bet I could make you happier." He said and pulled her closer.
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Buffy went to the college by lunchtime to meet up with Willow and Tara again and see what was up with them. And to have psych class.
They were both glad to hear that Faith was at home safe and sound.
"So? What happened between her and Billy Idol?" Willow asked and Buffy shrugged a little.
"I'm not totally clear and I probably never would've been if he hadn't come to our place last night."
Tara smiled big. "What? He came after her? That's so cute!" She looked at Willow with adoring eyes and Buffy smiled. She was so happy for their sake.
"I guess." She said. She wasn't sure she agreed about Spike and Faith. She wasn't sure yet that she liked him. But she had seen in his eyes that he had warm feelings for Faith. She just didn't know if he could trust him because of that.
She scratched her neck. "So how's ...I mean do you know if..."
"If Riley's alright?" Willow asked helpful and Buffy nodded relieved.
Willow shrugged. "I suppose he is. He's working hard to find a new girl. The guys have been hassling him a lot since you ...well dumped him for Angel."
Buffy felt a little bad. She didn't want Riley to get picked on.
Tara nodded and cut in. "But he's doing better now. He's dating Kathy, remember her?" She asked and Buffy's eyes got wide.
"You mean I-love-Celine-Dion-Kathy? God!" She shook her head. She didn't like Kathy who'd been her first roommate in college. Difference of opinions and a lot of persuasion had gotten them to be able to switch roommates so that Buffy and Willow could live together instead.
"So is Faith coming back to school?" Willow asked and Buffy was taken aback.
She hadn't thought of that. "Can she? I mean she just left ..." She stood up. "I better go home. We don't have any more classes today do we?"
Tara shook her head. "Not that we know off but now when Faith's home, maybe we should have a little party for her. A welcome home sort of thing you know."
Willow nodded excited. "Yeah that'd be fun! Don't you think so Buff?"
Buffy nodded weakly. "Yeah, maybe. Right now though I think she just wants to rest."
Her friends nodded understanding.
Buffy walked towards the door. "If you see Xander why don't you ask him to call me? It feels like I haven't seen him in forever."
"Sure." Willow promised and Buffy left the dorms.
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Faith was flipping the pages of a magazine in her room, with her healthy hand. She was very bored. She started to pace around in her room.
Nobody was home and she felt a little lonely. She could watch TV but nothing interesting was on. She looked around in her room.
It didn't feel like home anymore. It was so ... sweet in a way. And so empty. She got the feeling nothing naughty could take place there - although it had.
She heard a knock on the door and walked down stairs. She knew it was him before she opened the door.
"Hello Spike." She said when they stood face to face.
He grinned and held a bouquet of roses at her. "For you luv." He said. She took the flowers and stepped aside so that he could walk in.
"I'm ready to talk." She told him with a gentle smile.
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Buffy walked into the house.
"Faith?" She called. "Faith?" She sighed. Her sister was probably upstairs listening to her rock music in her headphones or something. Someday that was going to make her deaf or something.
Buffy dragged herself up the stairs.
"Faith, I was at the U and I was thinking about you going back..." She opened the door to Faith's room and stopped talking.
On the bed Faith was sitting. But not alone - she was kissing Spike. She parted from him with a smile in Buffy's direction.
"What did you say B? Didn't hear you." She gazed lovingly at Spike and then looked at Buffy again who smiled too.
"Eh...just thinking school but that's boring. Do you want me to call the guys so we can have an all nighter. It's been awhile."
Faith looked at Spike. "What do you say baby?" She asked and he nodded.
"Sounds like a treat."
Faith smiled. "I'm in the mood for a hootenanny. Think we can have that without mom finding out?"
Buffy grinned. "Sure, we've pulled it off before. I'll make some calls and Spike ...nice to see you again." She said with approval in her eyes and he grinned back at her.
"Yeah, same to you Blondie."
Buffy raised her eyebrow but decided it didn't mind him calling her that. She closed the door to Faith's room and went to call their friends.
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Angel arrived when the party was at full going at the Summers house. He found Buffy sitting by Spike in the couch with Faith in his knee. They were laughing.
Angel leaned down to kiss Buffy and she wrapped her arms around him and mumbled.
"Isn't life grand sometimes?" Into his ear and he nodded and sat down with her.
"Sorry about punching you." Spike said and Angel nodded at him.
"It's okay." He put his arm closer around Buffy and squeezed her into his chest. When he saw someone familiar in a corner he got tense.
"What is Riley doing here?" He asked and Buffy turned her head in surprise.
"He is?" She asked just as Riley made his way through the crowd and up to them.
"Hey." He greeted and Buffy and Angel nodded at him. Riley looked uncomfortable.
"I just wanted to say - we're cool right? I mean, no hard feelings?"
Buffy glanced surprised at Angel before nodding glad at Riley.
"No hard feelings." She said with a smile. "Friends?" She asked and Riley smiled like she understood exactly what he'd meant.
"Yeah friends." He said. "I'm glad we are." He nodded at Angel. "See you around." He said and then joined Kathy who waved a little at Buffy who waved back and then turned to Angel.
"Mm, how about a dance?"
"I don't know Buffy, last time we danced we got into a lot of trouble."
She stood up and pulled him closer. "Mm well maybe I like trouble." She said and lead him out to the dance floor.
They kissed gently and Faith and Spike came up next to them.
"Don't go all googly-eyes-fluffy on us here." Faith begged with a laughed and put her free arm around Spike's neck. "Let's just dance the night away like before." She said looking into his eyes.
"Anything for you pet." He promised lovingly.
She knocked on her sisters before entering.
"Morning." She said as Faith wrapped herself tighter in her cover.
"Don't make me leave the bed." She moaned and Buffy laughed.
"Don't worry, I've made you breakfast and I called mom."
Faith looked scared but once more Buffy calmed her down.
"Don't worry about that either. I convinced her to stay for the rest of her trip. She won't be home until Sunday."
Faith calmed down and then glanced on her cast. "Did you tell her?"
Buffy shook her head and cut her pancakes for her. "No then she would've runned home or something. You hurt? Nothing would've stopped her."
Faith laughed a little. "Yeah probably." She sighed when she felt the pain in her lip and arm. "I'm really a hassle ain't I?"
Buffy tilted her head. "Of course not, you just had bad luck."
Faith shook her head. "Always the good girl Buff, doesn't it get tiresome?"
Buffy felt a pang of irritation. Faith always called her 'the good girl'. It bugged her since it felt like such critique. "Eat up why don't you." She said forced and stood up. "I'm going to check on Angel."
She always felt boring around Faith when she said stuff like that.
"Hey B."
Buffy stopped by the doorway and turned sideways looking at her big sister bruised and pitiful in her bed.
"I really envy you." Faith said to Buffy's surrpise. She frowned and Faith smiled. "Bet you didn't expect that did you?" She looked on her hand. "You got it made for you B, don't let me bring you down."
Buffy shook her head. "You could never." She reassured with a smile and walked to her own room and the sleeping angel in her bed.
She crawled down with him and snuggled up close next to him.
"Hi." He mumbled.
"Is it leagal to be this happy?"
She could hear him smile. "I bet I could make you happier." He said and pulled her closer.
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Buffy went to the college by lunchtime to meet up with Willow and Tara again and see what was up with them. And to have psych class.
They were both glad to hear that Faith was at home safe and sound.
"So? What happened between her and Billy Idol?" Willow asked and Buffy shrugged a little.
"I'm not totally clear and I probably never would've been if he hadn't come to our place last night."
Tara smiled big. "What? He came after her? That's so cute!" She looked at Willow with adoring eyes and Buffy smiled. She was so happy for their sake.
"I guess." She said. She wasn't sure she agreed about Spike and Faith. She wasn't sure yet that she liked him. But she had seen in his eyes that he had warm feelings for Faith. She just didn't know if he could trust him because of that.
She scratched her neck. "So how's ...I mean do you know if..."
"If Riley's alright?" Willow asked helpful and Buffy nodded relieved.
Willow shrugged. "I suppose he is. He's working hard to find a new girl. The guys have been hassling him a lot since you ...well dumped him for Angel."
Buffy felt a little bad. She didn't want Riley to get picked on.
Tara nodded and cut in. "But he's doing better now. He's dating Kathy, remember her?" She asked and Buffy's eyes got wide.
"You mean I-love-Celine-Dion-Kathy? God!" She shook her head. She didn't like Kathy who'd been her first roommate in college. Difference of opinions and a lot of persuasion had gotten them to be able to switch roommates so that Buffy and Willow could live together instead.
"So is Faith coming back to school?" Willow asked and Buffy was taken aback.
She hadn't thought of that. "Can she? I mean she just left ..." She stood up. "I better go home. We don't have any more classes today do we?"
Tara shook her head. "Not that we know off but now when Faith's home, maybe we should have a little party for her. A welcome home sort of thing you know."
Willow nodded excited. "Yeah that'd be fun! Don't you think so Buff?"
Buffy nodded weakly. "Yeah, maybe. Right now though I think she just wants to rest."
Her friends nodded understanding.
Buffy walked towards the door. "If you see Xander why don't you ask him to call me? It feels like I haven't seen him in forever."
"Sure." Willow promised and Buffy left the dorms.
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Faith was flipping the pages of a magazine in her room, with her healthy hand. She was very bored. She started to pace around in her room.
Nobody was home and she felt a little lonely. She could watch TV but nothing interesting was on. She looked around in her room.
It didn't feel like home anymore. It was so ... sweet in a way. And so empty. She got the feeling nothing naughty could take place there - although it had.
She heard a knock on the door and walked down stairs. She knew it was him before she opened the door.
"Hello Spike." She said when they stood face to face.
He grinned and held a bouquet of roses at her. "For you luv." He said. She took the flowers and stepped aside so that he could walk in.
"I'm ready to talk." She told him with a gentle smile.
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Buffy walked into the house.
"Faith?" She called. "Faith?" She sighed. Her sister was probably upstairs listening to her rock music in her headphones or something. Someday that was going to make her deaf or something.
Buffy dragged herself up the stairs.
"Faith, I was at the U and I was thinking about you going back..." She opened the door to Faith's room and stopped talking.
On the bed Faith was sitting. But not alone - she was kissing Spike. She parted from him with a smile in Buffy's direction.
"What did you say B? Didn't hear you." She gazed lovingly at Spike and then looked at Buffy again who smiled too.
"Eh...just thinking school but that's boring. Do you want me to call the guys so we can have an all nighter. It's been awhile."
Faith looked at Spike. "What do you say baby?" She asked and he nodded.
"Sounds like a treat."
Faith smiled. "I'm in the mood for a hootenanny. Think we can have that without mom finding out?"
Buffy grinned. "Sure, we've pulled it off before. I'll make some calls and Spike ...nice to see you again." She said with approval in her eyes and he grinned back at her.
"Yeah, same to you Blondie."
Buffy raised her eyebrow but decided it didn't mind him calling her that. She closed the door to Faith's room and went to call their friends.
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Angel arrived when the party was at full going at the Summers house. He found Buffy sitting by Spike in the couch with Faith in his knee. They were laughing.
Angel leaned down to kiss Buffy and she wrapped her arms around him and mumbled.
"Isn't life grand sometimes?" Into his ear and he nodded and sat down with her.
"Sorry about punching you." Spike said and Angel nodded at him.
"It's okay." He put his arm closer around Buffy and squeezed her into his chest. When he saw someone familiar in a corner he got tense.
"What is Riley doing here?" He asked and Buffy turned her head in surprise.
"He is?" She asked just as Riley made his way through the crowd and up to them.
"Hey." He greeted and Buffy and Angel nodded at him. Riley looked uncomfortable.
"I just wanted to say - we're cool right? I mean, no hard feelings?"
Buffy glanced surprised at Angel before nodding glad at Riley.
"No hard feelings." She said with a smile. "Friends?" She asked and Riley smiled like she understood exactly what he'd meant.
"Yeah friends." He said. "I'm glad we are." He nodded at Angel. "See you around." He said and then joined Kathy who waved a little at Buffy who waved back and then turned to Angel.
"Mm, how about a dance?"
"I don't know Buffy, last time we danced we got into a lot of trouble."
She stood up and pulled him closer. "Mm well maybe I like trouble." She said and lead him out to the dance floor.
They kissed gently and Faith and Spike came up next to them.
"Don't go all googly-eyes-fluffy on us here." Faith begged with a laughed and put her free arm around Spike's neck. "Let's just dance the night away like before." She said looking into his eyes.
"Anything for you pet." He promised lovingly.
