Okay so trying the figure out how I'm going to do the ascension. Basically, the scoobies know that it's going to happen on Graduation day at school, and that the Mayor will become a big demon thing. Going to make it up as I go along from there I think, keeping the basic plot, coz let's face it: it was amazing.

Thanks to all my reviewers, I love hearing from you guys. Sorry to anyone waiting for updates for my other fics but I am focusing on this one right now, since I really like it.

Oh and I got a review commenting on my paragraph use. I'd just like to say that my paragraphs are right when I write the story on word, but they seem to go really strange when I upload the chapters. So it's not my fault.

Chapter 5 – Have a little Faith

"Mom?" Buffy called, pushing the door of her home open, Sirius following her in.
 "In here Buffy?" Joyce Summers replied. Buffy walked into the living room, where her mother sat watching the evening news.
 "How was your field trip honey?" Joyce said, not taking her eyes off of the news.
 "Oh, you know, field trippy," Buffy said casually. "Um, you have to leave Sunnydale." Her mother looked up at her, confused.
 "Pardon?" she flustered. "And who's your friend?"

 "Long story, no time," Buffy said quickly. "Look there's a big bad coming, something only I can stop. And I can't do that if I have to worry about you."

 "I'm not leaving you to face that alone," Joyce argued, getting up from the sofa.
 "Yes you are," Buffy said quietly, but firmly. "I need you to do this for me. Then when it's all over, you'll know it was right." Joyce said nothing, just stared at her daughter, and then headed upstairs.

Buffy and Sirius' next stop was Angel's mansion. They entered through the courtyard, Sirius falling behind Buffy. He was so busy looking at the place that he nearly ran into her back.
 She held out her arm, and Sirius stopped behind her.
 "Hey B," a brunette girl said cheerfully. She stood in the mansion, and behind her Sirius could see a man chained to the wall, apparently unconscious. "Looks like that prison wasn't as secure as we hoped. No matter, I'd rather you were here to see it anyway."

 "Faith, leave him out of it," Buffy hissed, anger radiating off of her. She stepped forward towards Faith, who picked up a stake and moved towards the chained man.
 "You don't really wanna do that, B" Faith said, wagging a finger at Buffy. "One jab and poof, your honey is a pile of dust ready to be swept under the carpet."
 "This is between you and me Faith," Buffy murmured.
 "You know, you're right," Faith said, throwing the stake behind her. "Let's do it, B."

She ran towards Buffy and Buffy punched her, throwing her to the floor.
 "That's my girl," Faith said, feeling her jaw tenderly but still smiling and the fight began. Buffy kicked out at Faith, but Faith took her leg and twisted it so Buffy fell to the floor. From there Buffy flipped up and Faith punched her.

 Sirius watched as the fight progressed. Suddenly, Faith ran from the mansion and Buffy chased her. Faith ran up the fire ladder, and Buffy caught her ankle, causing her fall. Faith kicked Buffy in the jaw and ran further. Buffy followed and Sirius, torn between helping the man and watching the fight, followed the two up the ladder. When he arrived he saw the fight had progressed. Buffy was holding an intricate sliver knife and jabbing it at Faith who had so far dodged it. They moved to the edge of the roof, and Sirius could see from his vantage point that faith was moving Buffy to the edge deliberately….he wanted to cry out, but didn't for fear of distracting Buffy. All of a sudden, Faith had Buffy by the throat, at the edge of the roof.
 "Wow, didn't see it ending this way," Faith mused. "You were so sure that you were better than me. Looks like it cost you." She moved her arm, and Buffy took her chance to plunge the knife deep into Faith's abdomen. Faith looked down and Buffy pulled out of her grip.
 "You did it, kid," Faith murmured, and she slipped, fell off of the roof, down, down and landing on a passing truck.

Sirius ran forward to Buffy.
 "You okay?" he asked concernedly.
 "Yeah," Buffy said tiredly, rubbing her throat and looking over the edge of the roof, watching the truck drive away. "She's dead, I killed her." She threw the knife away from her and it skidded across the roof. She looked down and a tear fell, snaking its way down her cheek.

 "Hey, come one," Sirius said, hugging her gently. "You did what you had to." Buffy cried for a few moments, then dried her face and released herself from the hug.
 "Thanks," Buffy said softly. "I needed that. Massive sleep deprivation."

 Sirius put his hand on her shoulder reassuringly. She smiled at him, and then turned to go downstairs. Sirius followed her and when they entered the mansion again, he saw the man had awoken and pulled his chains away from the wall, and was unlocking the handcuffs with the keys on the table.
 "Buffy," he said, looking up at her. "You broke out. Where were you?"

 "Big scary prison," she said with a tired smile. "Yeah I broke out; just before they were gonna release me, kinda dumb really. Faith hurt you?"

 "No, just knocked me out," he replied. "Did she run off?"
 "I killed her, Angel," Buffy said bluntly, face only flickering slightly. "Well, I stabbed her and she fell off the roof. I had no choice." Angel looked at her searchingly for a moment, then nodded and continued unlocking his handcuffs.
 "We need to get to Giles'" Buffy announced. "Strategy for tomorrow, something, anything. And I need a shower and sleep." 

"What's the what?" Buffy said, coming into Giles' living room, hair wet from her shower.

 "We've got the vampires covered," Xander said. "The students have been rallied, weaponed up, and I got some wicked cool flame throwing things. And the explosives are in the library. It's all ready. You just need to figure how we can get the mayor to the library."

 "We have to wait for him to ascend," Buffy said, biting her lip. "But what am I going to do, say 'hey don't eat that big pile of juicy students, chase me, the little scrawny one?' I don't see it working."

 "We could tempt him with humus," Oz suggested. Willow kissed his cheek.
 "Everybody loves humus," Willow agreed.
 "Right," Giles said, throwing them a confused look, before turning to Buffy.
 "We need a weakness," he said. "But he's a bloody great demon, I can't see what."

 "Faith," Buffy said quietly. "Faith is his weakness."