"Reunions"

Set post "Chosen" (Season 7 finale)

Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own BtVS, Angel or any of it's characters because I'm not as intelligent and skilled as Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy etc. I'm just a young writer who dreams of creating something as good, so don't sue me.

AN: Yeah, well I've never done this before, so yeah, play nice! Ummm I think that's all I wanted to say, so please R&R. Hope u enjoy!!!

STORY STARTS HERE

Faith walked along a dark street in the middle of the night with a large shoulder bag, carrying another large black sports bag in her hand. "Hello LA, so many bad memories, yet for some reason I find myself back here." She continued along the street until she turned the corner and entered a graveyard. "There's no place like home" She said as she treaded along the familiar path all cemeteries seem to have that winds through the maze of gravestones. Something caught her eye as she walked past, so she turned to investigate what it was. When she realised it was two dark figures struggling, she dropped her bags, pulled out a spare stake and began to make her way over to help. She ran at her slayer speed, jumping over HUGE gravestones with ease, as if they weren't there.

Faith was about to call out to them when she saw the girl, who was originally being attacked, kick the vampire and begin beating him up. She smiled as she caught a glimpse of the girl as she turned around. "Well, you can take the girl outta the fight, but you can't take the fight outta the girl," she said to herself as she ran over to the girl, who was now being attacked again. Faith casually dusted the vamp and then went over to help the girl. "Typical. You are no longer the only, or one of two, slayer, yet you still hangout in a graveyard. Geez B, some things never change!" Faith said.
"Like you can tal...." Before she finished, Buffy fainted and fell to the ground.

Faith walked around a room, looking at a collection of photos in frames on a shelf. There were many of Buffy, Willow and Xander, and Buffy and Angel (and sometimes Dawn) Faith stopped and a small smile spread across her face as she saw a small photo of her and Buffy. It sat in a "Friends forever" frame with a small caption saying, 'Even thought things have changed, there will always only be two slayers, and Faith will always be special'. She was taken out of her thoughts when she heard a small cough. She walked over and sat next to Buffy's bed. "Hey there sleepy-head. How ya feelin?"
Buffy coughed again. "Faith," she said softly, "What are you doing here?"
"Nice to see you too."
"Sorry, it's just, well we haven't seen each other for.."
"Two years, I know. Well, I only arrived in LA tonight, I just made an impulse decision to come. But I got distracted by super-vamp beating you up. What's happenin B? You're living in this dump, apparently on your owns and you look like crap,"
"Thanks," Buffy scoffed"
"Seriously, you do."
"I'm fine," Buffy said stubbornly as she tried to stand up. As soon as she got to her feet, she suddenly became dizzy again and fell back down.
"C'mon Buffy," Faith said as she helped Buffy get back into bed, "Sometimes even a slayer can't take care of herself. I know that I've needed to ask for your help sometimes, or you've just helped without me asking you. And now I'm gonna repay the favour. Let me help."
"I don't need help"
"Please, if there's one thing you taught me, it's that EVERYONE needs help at some point. For as long as I've known you, you've always taken care of everyone around you. I know that as a slayer you had a responsibility to protect people, but you tok it above and beyond you duty. Everyone, all your friends, you looked out for. Hell, you even cared for Spike when he was crazy. But you never let anyone care for you."
"I do so."
"Really? Who?"
Buffy thought for a second. "Angel"
"Nice try, but no you don't."
"How would YOU know?"
"Well, where is he now then?"
"Off with Dawnie for a few days." "See? You let him take care of Dawn, and I admire the boy for gaining that much of your trust, but she's not you. He'd be here if you let him take care of you."
"Fine," Buffy said as she coughed again.
"C'mon B, I'm worried bout you. You're sick, you're living in a complete mess and you don't look like you've eaten or slept in days. Now tell me what's wrong so I can help." Faith looked at her with a concerned expression and Buffy burst into tears. "Hey, hey," he said as she put her arm around her.
"I dunno what to do Faith. It never stops coming. I've set my life up again and now it's being threatened again."
"Buffy you're scaring me, what's happening? Tell me."
"Have you enjoyed not being the only slayer where you were? Being able to live a vaguely normal life."
"I guess so."
"Well I have. Angel, Dawn and I, we've been life a family. But now there's some powerful stuff going on. I don't have too much info, but someone o something and a group of anything evil are trying to reverse it."
"Reverse what?"
"Willow's spell. The one that made all the girls slayers."