(Author's Note: I'm glad that so many people liked it, and although I had almost intended for it to be a one shot . . . here's part two. There COULD be up to five parts, but that's a BIG maybe. I might end it after three, but that's still getting way ahead of myself. Hope you like this chapter as much as you did the last one! ~VixenRaign~ )

= = = (*Secondary Revelations*) = = =

As Faith packed the Sodas into the back of the Angel-Mobile, she looked back at Buffy. The blonde was sitting on that damned swing, just watching them. Faith shook her head and got in the car. As she turned the engine on she reached out the window.

"Bye Buffy!" Dawn called loudly. Faith wondered if the neighbors would mind all the late-night yelling, then realized she didn't give a shit. Waving to the blonde, she pulled out of the drive-way, and down the street. She kept watching the older girl in her rear-view mirror. She stayed sitting there until they had turned out of sight. Wondering what she was gonna do now, Faith made her way back to the highway.

"So, what route are we taking this time," Dawn asked her excitedly, "Because the last one you tried took us an extra day to get there." Faith laughed lightly, and handed her a road-map of the United States.

"Well, we know it'll go much faster now that you have your license, but I also planned it out this time." Dawn laughed and nodded. Leaning over lightly while trying to keep her eyes on the road, Faith pointed out the path she'd found. "We're gonna head towards Nevada, but just so we can cross the Hoover Damn, and from there we're going into Arizona. I figured we could pass Grand-Canyon Park and see the sights. Then, from there, we're gonna hit The Four Corners, and then through Colorado. From there we're gonna gun all the way through Nebraska and into Missouri - "

"But wouldn't it be easier to go through Iowa?" Dawn interrupted. Faith's jaw clenched involuntarily, and she swallowed hard.

"Nah, never liked that state. Besides, we'll have seen enough Corn in Nebraska."

"But that's where Riley's from! We could pass by his house or go see his home town?" Dawn sounded excited about it, but Faith rather gnaw her own foot off than go and see that Teutonic dolt.

"Nah, we'll have wasted too much time already with the Hoover Damn and the Grand Canyon. But after Missouri we're just gonna zip through Illinois and Indiana, and then we're in Ohio. From there we just have to get to Cleveland." Faith put her hand back on the wheel and focused on the road completely again.

Dawn opened her back-pack and took out her CD-case. As she was flitting through it, a strange beeping rang through the car.

"Is that 'Sweet Home Alabama'?" Faith asked slowly, hoping she was wrong. Dawn blushed and pulled her cell-phone out of its pocket.

"What? I love that movie?" Dawn defended herself.

"Whatever . . ." Faith said as she heard the smaller girl click the Talk button.

"Hello?" Dawn asked. The volume was turned up so high Faith could hear every word of what was said (partly due to Slayer Hearing).

[Hey Dawny, It's Buffy,] the blonde sounded serious. Faith huffed and laughed slightly. Snatching the phone away quickly Faith put it to her own ear.

"You could at least let me get her to Mexico before you called!" Faith said jokingly into the phone. She heard Buffy give a slight chuckle but then silence it.

[That's not why I called,] she sounded serious again, [I want you to look behind you and see if a small black Volkswagen is fallowing you.] Faith looked in her mirrors and saw nothing.

"Nah, B, there's nothing there." She said, not slightly worried herself. "Why do you ask?"

[Our neighbors of a few houses down, they said that just after you pulled up a small black Jetta or possibly a Passat parked in their drive way.] she sounded worried. [That wasn't all, they said that a person got out and tried to get in the back door. She said that it tried to get in after you and I went inside.] Faith was now rechecking the road behind her.

"No, B, it's all clear. Are you sure that the visitor wasn't for you?" she asked, the thought not brining her any comfort.

[No, they said that the car pulled out after you guys left.] Faith heard her take a huge sigh, and she must have sat down because she heard a chair creek. [God, I was so worried . . .] Faith could just see her; sitting curled up on the couch, head in her hands, portable phone at her ear. It made Faith smile.

"You were worried about me?" she asked slowly, just a hint of flirting in her voice. Then, seeing the look on Dawn's face, quickly cleared her throat and added, "'Cause I'm not incompetent." She heard Buffy laugh, and knew the blonde could tell exactly what happened.

[I know Fai, you have many talents, and one of them is taking very good care of yourself.] Faith blushed. That was not only flirting, it was also a compliment.

"Thanks B . . . is that the only reason you called?" asked slowly, keeping her eyes on the road, but her mind on the blonde (nothing new about that).

[Well, yeah, that and tell Dawn that I'll be working from ten to six tomorrow and that I would like her to call me before I go to work . . .] Buffy said quickly, slightly off hand, [and make sure you two keep track of the time change this time!] She warned. Faith laughed and assured her she would.

"No worries B, she'll call." They were both quiet for a second, just thinking, then Buffy slowly broke it.

[So, I, uh . . . I guess I'll see ya then . . .] she sounded like she didn't want to hang up, and the brunette felt the same way. [Tell Dawn that I miss her already . . .] then even quieter, almost silently she added, [ . . . and you.] That made Faith smiled, and she glanced at Dawn before turning her attention back to the phone.

"Alright B, I'll remember that." She sighed lightly and said her goodbyes; "You just take care of yourself while your Sis isn't there to look out for you, okay?"

[Alright, I will. Bye Faith.]

"Later B." with that she hung up the phone, and handed it back to Dawn. She placed it back in her bag as she went back to picking a CD.

"What'd she say?" she asked Faith, almost bored.

"She was worried we had been fallowed. Your neighbors said that there was someone that seemed to be after us, or at least interested in us." Dawn nodded, not too shocked, and went back to her CDs.

"Oh!" she added suddenly, picking her head up, "Did she say anything about my Extra Credit work?" Faith shook her head, and Dawn waved it off. "Oh well, I'll just ask her about it when she makes me call tomorrow."

"Yeah, she told me to tell you that she's working from Ten to Six. And you have to call her before that." Faith added, swerving across three lanes to get the right Exit. Dawn grabbed the car door, and put out a bracing hand to the dash-board.

"I will . . ." she said, voice slightly shaky. "Did she say anything about weather or not she was going to take the night-shift next week?"

"Nah, she didn't mention anything about it, why do you ask?" Faith asked. She head Dawn giggle, and was forced to look at her for a second. "Why? What's so funny?"

"Danny, that's what." She said, opening one of the sodas she had retrieved from the back.

"Who's Danny?" Faith asked quickly, not liking the sound of it.

"Her Partner," Dawn started, but never got to finish.

"Partner?!" Faith asked quickly, swerving excessively as she tried to change lanes. The younger girl grabbed the seat lightly, and looked at Faith suspiciously.

"Yeah, her partner. You know, like, the other officer she works with?" Faith still wasn't out of the woods yet, who was this person, and why did it make the night shift 'funny'?

"Yeah, so . . . what about Danny?" she asked, trying to play it off as nothing.

"He's been asking her to take the same night shift as him for weeks, but she still keeps saying 'No'." Dawn laughed and drank some of her soda. Then, as though realizing she looked back at Faith. "She never told you about him?" she asked.

"Nah, I guess it slipped her mind." Faith chewed her thumb-nail slightly, and kept her eyes on the road. She was relieved that 'Danny' was Buffy's partner *that* way, but being a man she worked with wasn't that much better. She does prefer men, Faith thought, and she has fallen in love with Humans before . . .

"He's so in love with her!" Dawn laughed. At that Faith almost slammed on the breaks, but tried to recover by honking loudly and yelling out the window. "Whoa, Faith, take it easy!" Dawn laughed.

"Sorry, I'm just not used to driving this car . . . don't want Angel to kill me if I crash it, ya know?" Dawn nodded and Rolled down her window, letting the cool air fill the car. It helped calm the Slayer down slightly before asking her next question. "So, what do you mean 'he's so in love with her'? Are they dating?" she asked as though it was nothing. Dawn actually snorted.

"He wishes!" she laughed, "He's REALLY into her, but I don't think she likes him that way. They're really close, though. He's just about the closest thing she has to a Xander, so he's always over watching movies and hanging out. He's pretty cool." Faith nodded and kept her eyes on the road, it helped to keep her calm.

"So, like . . . What's her excuse? Why doesn't she go out with him? Is he Fat?" she asked with a slight smirk.

"Are you nuts! He's SO cute! He looks like he fell out of an Abercrombie and Fitch poster . . ." She went back to flitting through her CDs and missed Faith's slightly hurt look.

"But that still doesn't answer my question; Why won't she go out with him? Has he not asked her?"

"No, he has, LOADS of times," she replied, almost bored sounding, "I think he knows she's just going to keep turning him down, so he keeps asking so she'll say yes to shut him up . . ."

"Is it working?" she asked.

"Not to my knowledge. It seems like an inside joke to them now. She knows exactly what he's trying to do, and he knows that she knows . . . does that make sense?" Dawn asked, looking up again.

"But she's got to have a reason," Faith said slowly, "I mean, no guy will just take no for an answer! What's her excuse, what does she tell him?" Faith pretended to not be interested by looking for the cruse control.

"A real one, I hope!" she said huffily, "She said that she'd had *way too many* in-office relationships, and that most of them have ruined her work- habits, ruined her friendships, or even ruined her life." Dawn sighed, and laughed slightly, "When he asked for an example she couldn't think of one that would make sense to him. Then I reminded her of the thing with Robin Wood, and she told that to him." Faith noticed Dawn looking at her through the corner of her eye.

"What?" she asked, making it obvious that she knew she was being stared at.

"It's just . . . isn't it weird that you're dating the same person that Buffy was? I mean, doesn't that get between you some times?" Faith laughed and grabbed the steering wheel with both hands as she plowed through a section of open High-way.

"Kid, you have NO IDEA . . ."

= = = (*Phone Booth Blues*) = = =

Dawn looked down at the Gas-gage, and then at the nearest road sign. Just a little further, she told her self. She reached a gentle hand forward and shook the older brunette in the seat next to her. Faith woke slightly groggy, asking where Buffy was.

"She's probably at home, waiting for me to call." Dawn laughed. Faith looked at her confused before realizing where she was. Sitting up a little straighter she stuck her head out the window slightly. The early morning air woke her right up, and brought the color back to her cheeks.

"Where abouts are we?" she asked as she stretched her sore mussels.

"Not far from the Grand-Canyon. But we need to stop soon, almost out of gas." Dawn explained, tiered herself. She laughed slightly at the sound of Faith's stomach growling. "Don't worry, the nearest place is a truck stop. They have Premium Gas, and a Diner. We're gonna switch back after that, right?" Faith nodded as Dawn turned into the exit, flashing her turn lights and everything.

"New drivers . . ." she muttered to herself, thinking Dawn wouldn't hear. The younger girl knew it was a joke, and she didn't care either way.

"Still way better than you . . ." she shot back, also in a stage whisper. Faith laughed as they pulled into their parking spot. The bright lights of the neon sign glowed slightly in the early morning sun.

"Hey Kid, why don't I get us a table and you fill the tank?" Dawn nodded and watched as the older woman walked into the Diner. Both girls held in a laugh as they simultaneously watched faith turn the truckers' heads. After setting the nozzle into the car and clicking it down, she watched the meter run the price.

"Thank GOD for gas cards!" Dawn said, leaning against the side of the Belvedere. A few minutes later she met Faith in the booth she'd obtained towards the back of the homey-greasy-spoon they had stopped into. Faith pointed over her shoulder as she sipped her coffee.

"Don't forget to call B, she'll be pissed if we forget." Dawn fallowed the line of her finger and realized why she chose a booth in the back, it was right next to the phones. "Tell me what you want then get dialing." Faith said, nose buried in the menu. Dawn picked it up and brushed over it for a second of two.

"Just get me a Waffle and some Orange Juice." She stepped into the booth and closed the door. Dawn used to love Phone Booths, though now she was slightly more weary about them ever since Buffy took her to see that movie with Katie Holmes in it. Picking up the receiver she dialed a familiar number. As it rang she watched Faith silently order on the other side of the glass panels.

[Hello?] came Buffy's tired voice through the receiver.

"Hey Buffy, you asked me to call?" dawn said reading some of the funny names and jokes written on the booth's walls.

[yeah, I wanted to hear who things were going.] she said, obviously more awake now, [How's you're driving? Are you okay with Faith sleeping while it's your turn? Do you want me to talk to her?] she asked quickly, the question coming at Dawn in a rush.

"No, it's okay Buffy, I'm fine." She sighed, and then yawned. She heard Buffy laugh and couldn't but smile at the sound of it. It was still rare to hear that sound.

[I take it that it was your turn before you called?] she guess.

"Correct. We just stopped to get some food and some Gas . . ." Dawn said distractedly, "Hey, wanna hear a joke about a Turtle and a Lizard?" she asked, having just read it etched in the glass.

[No thanks, I think I've heard it.] she replied, voice slightly muffled. She must be dressing, Dawn thought.

"Did it involve a tennis-racquet?" dawn asked her slowly.

[ . . . No, and now that you mention it, I don't want you reading it either!]

"Too late. Anyways! Are you getting ready for work?"

[Yeah, almost ready too. Where are you guys exactly, I don't recognize the Zip-Code?]

"Well, we're in Arizona, just a few miles away from the Grand-Canyon. We saw the Hoover-Damn!" dawn said excitedly, "AT NIGHT!" Buffy chuckled slightly, and could be heard shifting the phone.

[That's great! Mom took me to see it a year before you were born . . . don't really remember it though.] she sighed, and the coffee maker could be heard beeping in the back-ground

"Maybe you should come next time, you know, as a celebration if you pass the Policemen's Exam!" Now dawn really was excited, she knew that her sister had a lot of fun at The Academy. She knew Buffy didn't have that much fun living as alone and secluded as they did out in Pasadena.

[Maybe, but I dunno if it would be wise to take time off just after getting accepted . . .] It was an excuse not to get her hopes up, and Dawn knew it. Buffy always had troublemaking plans for a future that exceeded a week. Things had ALWAYS been hectic in Buffy's life with her parents fighting, or with Slaying, and she'd only been slightly normal for about Six-Months now, she was still adjusting to normalcy. Just then there was a knocking on the booth. Faith was standing out side, and their food had arrived.

"Hey, food's here." She said simply. She ushered Dawn out of the booth, and stepped inside herself, closing it behind her. "Hey, B?" she asked slowly. There was a familiar laugh and a slight sigh

[Can't you EVER let me talk to Dawn without grabbing the phone away?] she said affectionately. Faith laughed slightly herself and watched as Dawn started eating.

"What can I say, I'm missing you terribly . . ." she said is sarcastically, but it was more true then not.

[Are you being a Sass-Mouth Ms. Faith?] she asked sounding slightly like Willow. Faith replied that maybe she was, and Buffy gave a shocked gasp, [And here I thought it wasn't just me . . .] At that Faith actually pulled the phone away from her ear to look at it.

"B, is that really you?" she joked.

[I'd have thought that *you* of ALL PEOPLE would be able to tell who this is.] She laughed, just then the door-bell rang, and Buffy really did gasp. [Shoot, Faith? That's my ride, I have to get going . . . ?]

"Alight, you be careful, okay?" she asked, knowing it sounded dumb, but was compelled to ask anyways.

[I will Faith. Give Dawny a hug for me?] Faith smirked slightly, and whispered darkly into the phone

"Only if you give one to Danny from me?" at that there was a slight paused, and then the phone clicked. Faith was glad she got Buffy back for not telling her, but at the same time, she was already missing the sound of Buffy's voice. Also, after that, it was sure to be a while before they spoke again. Hanging up the phone, Faith went back to her food.

"What did she say?" Dawn asked through a mouthful of food.

"Nothing too important, just that she had to get going and that I have to give you a hug or some shit . . ." she played it off as nothing and began digging into her food. She didn't want to say it, but she wished she hadn't said that to Buffy . . . they talk so little as it was. I hope she doesn't take it too hard, Faith thought

(To Be Continued . . .)

Chapter Three On It's Way!

~VixenRaign~