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Buffy was remembering again. A short while after Faith had brought Jess to Sunnydale the two slayers were out patrolling. It was the first opportunity they'd really had to talk and Buffy could tell that Faith needed to get something off her chest.
"So spill" Buffy said to Faith as they walked down a seemingly deserted
street. "YOu're back here for a reason and I'm betting its not the night life."
"Oh I dunno, some pretty good kicks to be found on the Hellmouth after dark."
"Right, you're Faith, the bad ass slayer who gets horny from slaying."
"You say that like it's a bad thing B." Faith said with a pout. "At least I had somew fun with the whole slaying gig." Buffy looked at Faith with a reproving stare. "AWw c'mon B I'm back here what 3 days? and you're already on my case. Some things never change."
"Well some things obviously do." Buffy said pointedly hoping Faith was
on the same wavelength.
"Yeah Dawn's a helluva lot different...yeah you mean Jess huh?"
Buffy nodded "Never saw you as the maternal sort."
"Hadn't really thought about it. When I found out I was like shit y'know but I didn't wanna back out. Hell I've done enough killing without killing my own kid and I could feel her there B, she was pea-sized, smaller, and I could feel her there, part of me, sharing my blood."
"Slayer blood" Buffy commented with a look of reluctant understanding.
"I guess" Faith shrugged. "Don't think a slayer's ever had a daughter before. Could be the blood. I hate it though, how much I love her. Shit it scares me, don't think I've ever been so scared, not since Kakistos anyway."
"For you or her?
"Both. She's everything to me B. G-d if anything happens to her. She can take care of herself but I thought I could too and look what happened. She's going the same way B and I don't know how to stop her. I can't tell her about all that shit I did, she'd think I lied to her and she trusts me more than anything. First time anyone really has trusted me, first time my life's been important to someone else, she really cares if I come home or not. I'm expendable as a slayer but not a mother. Suddenly everything's double the threat B I don't like it."
"I know this probably isn't what you want to hear right now but your life always meant something to me. When we fought together I knew that as much as I wanted to live I wanted you to as well. I'd have done almost anything to have it that way."
"Actually" Faith said with an uncharacteristically bashful face "that was kind of the line I was hoping you'd go down."
"Go on" Buffy growled seeing a large favour in the near future.
"I wanted to ask you something, now don't freak ok but will you look after Jess for me?" Faith's speech grew faster as Buffy stared at her not understanding. "If something happens to me I mean. You can teach her, not to be like me so she doesn't end up y'know in prison and a coma and....a murderer."
"So why'd she bring me back to Sunnydale?"
'Angel' paused. Then said "She came to see Buffy. I'm pretty sure she expected to leave here, she never expected death though she walked its path many times."
"She had no reason to fear it, she could protect herself. She died because of Buffy, you told me she got her and she's the only one who could've done it. She would've known how to set a trap that'd work. So do I kill blondie now?"
"Hold on now" 'Angel said only just able to cover his glee at just how easy Jess was to manipulate. "I never said anything about killing."
"I know you didn't but I did. This is my call now and if you stand in the way my stake will be only too pleased to make your acquaintance."
"Did I say anything about stopping you getting one up on her? Just maybe there's other ways to do this. To kill that girl you have to love her and frankly love just aint an emotion I think you feel around her."
"Damn straight its not, so what're you saying? You'll kill her?"
"Nah like you said it's your call but she's already died Jess and it loses its impact after a while believe me. I'm just saying it's not the only way to go. She's sitting there with the scoobies, like she has since high school as if nothing can touch her but something's gotta scare her, something that'll hurt her. It's something big Jess she's not afraid of much but you find out what it is and you could destroy her."
"She's scared of me. She really needs to learn to share y'know she can't deal with being one of two can she?"
"That's I start I guess, but what's she scared you're going to do?"
"I guess I need to find that one out."
"Might be an idea."
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