Here's chapter 3. Thanks for the lovely reviews.
Cut to the basement. We see Faith, stretching and preparing for her workout.
Faith 's POV ^Why's B such a b***h? She's more than ready to forgive Spike for almost raping her. Probably just forgave him so she could get bouncy with him. And she forgave Red, with hesitation, but she forgave her. Maybe she just needs time.^
Faith wrapped her hands and began to beat up the punching bag. She started thinking again as she threw a few punches. A jab from the left, a kick from the right. She was physically there, but her mind, her heart wasn't in it. Her thoughts shifter from Buffy, back to that morning when she had seen Willow crying. She was still so beautiful, even though she was covered in tears.
^I wonder how Red's holdin' up. I hope Kennedy went easy on her. Red doesn't deserve that drama. I wish I could take her away from that. From all this. Way from the hellmouth, away from that snotty b***h and be her knight in shining armor. Ahhh! Get a hold of your self Faith! This is Willow you're talking about. She can take care of herself.^
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Meanwhile: Cut to Willow's room: exterior.
Dawn is humming. She walks up to Willow's door and knocks gently.
"I told you leave me alone Kennedy!" Willow yelled groggily.
Dawn pushed the door open just a crack. "Will, it's me, Dawn. I have some tea for you."
"Go away. You shouldn't see me like this."
"Will. I've seen you evil, I think I can handle seeing you upset. Here, drink this."
Willow didn't respond. "C'mon Will. You gotta at least drink something. You haven't eaten all day."
"I don't care. I'm not hungry."
"I'm worried about you Willow. So is Buffy. Even Spike mentioned you. We're all worried. We want to see you smile again."
Willow just lay there in her bed, staring blankly at the wall. Dawn put her head down; she was at a total loss for words. The two girls are sitting in silence, which is broken by a soft knock at the door. Faith enters the room.
Willow looked at Dawn and she got the hint. Dawn hugged Willow so tight and she left the witch and the slayer alone.
"How's my little weeping Willow?" Faith whispered.
Willow turned her head to look at Faith. "Dawn left you some tea and toast. Why don't you eat?"
"You called me Willow? YOUR Willow?" The red head sat up quickly. She immediately lay back down again.
"Woah, there Red. Take it easy. You don't wanna get dizzy and hurl."
"Yeah you missed that part. Already got that covered."
"Guess you learned your lesson then," Faith said jokingly.
Willow smiled, "You still didn't answer my question. Why did you call me Willow? And since when are you possessive of me?"
"Sorry Red, I guess it slipped."
"Ooooh. Faith's got a sensitive side."
"You tell any one and I'll—"
"And you'll what?"
"I might have to pin you to the wall and knock your block off." Faith smiled at the girl. "Aww, I could never hurt you Red." There was a pause for a few minutes. Both girls just sat in silence. Neither one looked at the other.
^I wonder what she's thinking. She seems different than she used to be. She really has changed a lot since she left and went to jail. She's not so harsh in her ways, at least, to me. And she looks at me like she cares. That's so not the Faith I remember from before.^
"Faith, can I ask you something?"
Faith nodded.
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
"Seeing you like that last night and this morning, I got scared Red. I panicked and I didn't know what to do. I just wanted to make it all disappear. I wanted to take your pain away. I don't know what came over me." Faith looked up and saw two green eyes looking straight at her. They were intensely powerful. They were big and full of so many emotions.
Willow was speechless. She sat there looking at the beautiful brunette in front of her. She saw so much in her, for the first time she actually felt a little calm.
"C'mon Red. Take a shower and get dressed. We have things to do."
"What? No, Faith I just wanna stay in bed."
"If you're not downstairs in thirty minutes I'm coming in here and dragging your ass out of bed, even if I have to throw you over my shoulder to do it. I put you in this bed, and I can take you out of it. We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way." With that, Faith left the room. Sitting on the bed was one very shocked Wiccan."
Cut to the basement. We see Faith, stretching and preparing for her workout.
Faith 's POV ^Why's B such a b***h? She's more than ready to forgive Spike for almost raping her. Probably just forgave him so she could get bouncy with him. And she forgave Red, with hesitation, but she forgave her. Maybe she just needs time.^
Faith wrapped her hands and began to beat up the punching bag. She started thinking again as she threw a few punches. A jab from the left, a kick from the right. She was physically there, but her mind, her heart wasn't in it. Her thoughts shifter from Buffy, back to that morning when she had seen Willow crying. She was still so beautiful, even though she was covered in tears.
^I wonder how Red's holdin' up. I hope Kennedy went easy on her. Red doesn't deserve that drama. I wish I could take her away from that. From all this. Way from the hellmouth, away from that snotty b***h and be her knight in shining armor. Ahhh! Get a hold of your self Faith! This is Willow you're talking about. She can take care of herself.^
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Meanwhile: Cut to Willow's room: exterior.
Dawn is humming. She walks up to Willow's door and knocks gently.
"I told you leave me alone Kennedy!" Willow yelled groggily.
Dawn pushed the door open just a crack. "Will, it's me, Dawn. I have some tea for you."
"Go away. You shouldn't see me like this."
"Will. I've seen you evil, I think I can handle seeing you upset. Here, drink this."
Willow didn't respond. "C'mon Will. You gotta at least drink something. You haven't eaten all day."
"I don't care. I'm not hungry."
"I'm worried about you Willow. So is Buffy. Even Spike mentioned you. We're all worried. We want to see you smile again."
Willow just lay there in her bed, staring blankly at the wall. Dawn put her head down; she was at a total loss for words. The two girls are sitting in silence, which is broken by a soft knock at the door. Faith enters the room.
Willow looked at Dawn and she got the hint. Dawn hugged Willow so tight and she left the witch and the slayer alone.
"How's my little weeping Willow?" Faith whispered.
Willow turned her head to look at Faith. "Dawn left you some tea and toast. Why don't you eat?"
"You called me Willow? YOUR Willow?" The red head sat up quickly. She immediately lay back down again.
"Woah, there Red. Take it easy. You don't wanna get dizzy and hurl."
"Yeah you missed that part. Already got that covered."
"Guess you learned your lesson then," Faith said jokingly.
Willow smiled, "You still didn't answer my question. Why did you call me Willow? And since when are you possessive of me?"
"Sorry Red, I guess it slipped."
"Ooooh. Faith's got a sensitive side."
"You tell any one and I'll—"
"And you'll what?"
"I might have to pin you to the wall and knock your block off." Faith smiled at the girl. "Aww, I could never hurt you Red." There was a pause for a few minutes. Both girls just sat in silence. Neither one looked at the other.
^I wonder what she's thinking. She seems different than she used to be. She really has changed a lot since she left and went to jail. She's not so harsh in her ways, at least, to me. And she looks at me like she cares. That's so not the Faith I remember from before.^
"Faith, can I ask you something?"
Faith nodded.
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
"Seeing you like that last night and this morning, I got scared Red. I panicked and I didn't know what to do. I just wanted to make it all disappear. I wanted to take your pain away. I don't know what came over me." Faith looked up and saw two green eyes looking straight at her. They were intensely powerful. They were big and full of so many emotions.
Willow was speechless. She sat there looking at the beautiful brunette in front of her. She saw so much in her, for the first time she actually felt a little calm.
"C'mon Red. Take a shower and get dressed. We have things to do."
"What? No, Faith I just wanna stay in bed."
"If you're not downstairs in thirty minutes I'm coming in here and dragging your ass out of bed, even if I have to throw you over my shoulder to do it. I put you in this bed, and I can take you out of it. We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way." With that, Faith left the room. Sitting on the bed was one very shocked Wiccan."