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Summary: Buffy and Faith fight once more, but this time, for each other and
with each other (as in side by side) to stop a great evil. They get help
from a source that they don't expect and manage to find love. This will be
a Buffy/Faith story, so if it weirds you out, I suggest you turn back
before it's too late.
Feedback: Always Welcome. And thanks to those who have reviewed. It
totally motivates me to bust my ass on these chapters
CHAPTER 3
T-minus 3 days and counting til a good ole demon ass kicking takes place.
Willow greeted the two slayers when they arrived home. She noticed Faith's
tear stained cheeks, but said nothing about it. Faith made her way out
back to resume training and just as Buffy was about to exit the house,
Willow caught her arm.
"Buffy, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure Will. Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, but there's something you should take a look at. I was getting
ready to figure out how much money we had for groceries so we could go
shopping, but something is wrong with the account."
Buffy's face fell and she let out a groan.
"Are we already broke?"
"Here, just come look."
Willow led Buffy into the dining room where her laptop was set up. Buffy
sat at the table looking at the screen. Her eyes almost fell out of her
head when she saw the account balance.
"This has to be wrong."
"I know, apparently there was a mix up, but the money was transferred into
the account at midnight last night."
Buffy thought for a second and suddenly smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Faith."
"Faith?"
"The mayor left her five million dollars when he died. She saw how upset I
got the other night about all the money stuff, she must have done this."
"Five million dollars!"
"Shh, Will, she didn't want anyone to know, don't say anything to her."
"Well, we don't have much to worry about anymore."
"I guess not."
Buffy sat thinking for a few minutes. Willow knew she had something on her
mind and she sat quietly until her friend decided to tell her.
"Will...there's something else I think you should know about."
"You and Faith?"
Buffy's head shot up and she found Willow smiling knowingly at her.
"How...how?" Willow smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Oh please Buffy, I've known since that first night at the Bronze. It was
so obvious that Faith had feelings for you. I knew you had them too, but
with everything with Angel you were never able to explore those feelings.
I knew you had time before she came back with the whole body-switching
thing because you so badly wanted to believe that things could be different
between you two. Believe me, you wouldn't have felt nearly as betrayed be
her if there hadn't been serious feelings inside."
"Why is it that I'm always the last to know these things."
"Because you have never taken enough time for yourself, you always put
everyone else ahead of you. It's a very common thing in selfless people to
ignore their feelings until somebody who knows them confronts them about
it." Willow smiled knowingly.
"So, you're okay with everything?"
"Yes, I am, you two belong together, and this time you can do it right."
Buffy stood and pulled her friend into a hug.
"Love you Will."
"Love you too Buffy, now get back to work, no more slakey slayers."
Buffy pulled away and swatted Willow playfully on the arm. The two
exchanged smiles as each got back to work.
A few hours later they called it a night. They had pretty much all the
information they were gonna get on Maltag and the slayers were sore and
tired from the non-stop training.
They decided to take a night off and have some fun, and in Sunnydale that
pretty much only came in one form, The Bronze.
Faith had just finished changing after her shower and Buffy was still in
the shower. Faith knocked on the door and cracked it open a bit.
"Hey B, is it cool if I come in to do make-up?"
"Yeah, honey come on in."
Faith found herself smiling when Buffy called her honey. She started
putting on her make-up and grinned to herself at Buffy singing contently in
the shower. When her make-up was done, she plugged in the curling iron and
waited for it to heat up. She began to run a brush through her long dark
hair as the water in the shower turned off. As she picked up the iron, she
saw an arm reach out of the shower and grab a towel. Buffy pulled the
curtain back and stepped out of the shower. Faith felt her heart speed up
at the sight of the blonde in the mirror. Buffy's body glistened and
through the haze in the room, she looked like an angel. The fair slayer
caught Faith's eye and smiled. Faith turned and faced her as Buffy leaned
in slowly. Their lips met briefly in a soft, sweet kiss. As Buffy pulled
away she smiled as she looked at Faith.
"You look amazing."
With that she placed another soft kiss on Faith's lips and walked back to
her room. Faith let out a shuddery breath and smiled to herself.
"Damn I love that girl."
An hour later the group was settled at the Bronze. Those who were old
enough decided to splurge and drink a bit to loosen up. Xander was dancing
with Dylan and Dawn. Kennedy and Willow where out there as well, they
seemed to have gotten over their little rift for now. Faith returned from
the bar with two fresh drinks and two shots. She set one of each in front
of her blonde.
"Bottoms up B."
Buffy watched as Faith downed her shot and chased it with her drink. She
smiled at the younger slayer and quickly followed suit. She stood and
grabbed Faith's hand and pulled her towards the dance floor.
"Come on Faithy, let's dance."
Faith grinned and followed her to the floor. The two quickly fell into the
rhythm. They danced like they did way beck when. When they were just
girls, before slaying took over and life got in the way. Buffy allowed all
her worries to fade away as she pulled Faith closer to her. Faith wrapped
her arms loosely around Buffy's neck as the blonde's stayed on Faith's
hips. Buffy looked up and found Faith's eyes locked onto hers. The bond
between them seemed stronger than ever and the two danced for hours.
Hours later Kennedy, Dawn and Dylan managed to get the four drunk Scoobies
home. They each retreated into their rooms. Once both slayers had changed
they crawled into bed and Buffy pulled Faith in close to her. For the
first time in as long as she remembered, Faith felt safe and loved and
needed and wanted. She smiled to herself as she smooshed herself as close
to Buffy as she was able to and the blonde responded by wrapping her arms
around Faith as much as she could. They both felt like they couldn't get
close enough to one another. They enjoyed the comfortable silence both
very content just being close.
"Thanks for being so understanding with the slowness factor B. I know its
weird, but I just want both of us to be ready for this."
"It's okay Faithy, I totally understand. It may take time, but I'm gonna
show you how incredibly amazing and beautiful you are. I know I can't
change your past, but I will make damn sure your future is as perfect as it
can be."
Faith felt herself biting back tears as Buffy's words sunk in.
"Love you B."
"Love you too Faithy."
The two slayers fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
In a huge cavern below the cemetery a huge beast was thundering around
while he spoke to a man dressed in a lab coat. The man tried to remain
calm as he spoke to the giant creature.
"So everything is ready for the slayer?"
"Yes, all we need is her blood and I can perform the transfusions."
"Good, they won't be expecting this." He turned towards the two men
standing near the entrance. "Make sure to get one of the slayers, I don't
care which one, but bring one of them to me."
The two men nodded and walked through the cavern towards the entrance. The
demon let out a low bellowing laugh as he walked away in the opposite
direction.
Buffy awoke and was immediately confused. She saw that it was too dark to
be morning and she struggled to figure out why she woke up. She felt Faith
stir beside her in bed and she began to whine.
"No...don't...stop...please don't...no...please, please...stop...please..."
Just as Buffy was about to rouse her from her dreams Faith sat bolt upright
in bed.
"NO!" She looked around wildly throwing her arms out in front of her as if
fending off demons from her dreams. Buffy reached out, but Faith flinched
away and leapt out of bed.
"No, Faithy, it's me honey. It was just a dream." Buffy stepped out of
bed and slowly inched her way over to the brunette.
"Shh, Faith, it's just me, I won't hurt you." Buffy continued in a
soothing tone noting that Faith was drenched in sweat and still very wild-
eyed. Buffy reached out and took Faith's hand. That seemed to snap the
spell Faith was under. She blinked furiously and shook her head to clear
the dream residue.
"B." Buffy enveloped Faith into a gentle hug as Faith began to cry.
"It's okay sweetie, I'm not going to hurt you. It was just a dream."
Buffy led the younger girl over to the bed and they both slid in under the
blankets. Buffy stretched out on her back and pulled Faith in close. She
continued to soothe Faith as she rubbed her back and smoothed her hair.
"Sorry B. I didn't mean to wake you. Damn nightmares."
"No, honey it's okay...wanna talk about it?"
"Just a nightmare." Faith tried to shrug it off, but Buffy decided to prod
a bit.
"What about?" With her question she placed a gentle kiss on Faith's
forehead.
Faith squirmed a bit almost debating if she should share. She took a deep
breath and let it out slowly.
"Remember your vision, the little part with my dad? He kinda decided to
come back and haunt me."
"Do you have nightmares about it a lot?" Buffy reached for Faith's hand
and brought it to her mouth and kissed each fingertip gently.
"I didn't for a long time...it started again in prison after some of the
guards decided to have a little fun. They kinda made it come crashing
back. I got over it again, but knowing you saw it kinda got me thinking
about it again."
Buffy felt tears well up in her eyes and struggled to keep them at bay.
She intertwined her fingers with Faith's and kissed her forehead again.
"Honey I'm so sorry I got you thinking about it again."
"It's alright B, it's kind of a relief having somebody else know. It's
weird, I can't explain it.
"I know what you mean."
"Thanks Buffy."
"It's okay honey, just get some sleep. You're safe here with me, I
promise."
The two shared a gentle kiss and pulled each other as close as possible.
"Love you Faithy."
"Love you to B."
T-minus two days and counting.
Buffy awoke the next morning early...too early for her liking. She rolled
over on her side and gazed at Faith who was sleeping on her stomach, but
facing Buffy. She reached her hand out and softly pushed a strand of hair
out of Faith's face and tucked it behind her ear. She found herself
thinking about the vision she received and she had to remind herself to
stay calm. She remembered exactly how she felt when the seer gave her the
vision. It made her sick. She felt awful about everything that Faith had
been through and it made her feel even worse about the way they had all
treated her before. The group had pretty much confirmed with their actions
everything Faith's parents told her. Maybe not everything, but Buffy was
sure they had made her feel pretty worthless. The blonde struggled to hold
back her tears. She would make things different for Faith. She vowed to
herself that when Faith allowed things to go further than they had been
going, Buffy would be as sweet and gentle and nurturing as she could
possibly be. She smiled as Faith mumbled something in her sleep and she
leaned in and placed a small kiss on her forehead. Faith's eyes fluttered
open and she looked up at Buffy.
"What time is it B?" She asked sleepily.
"Too early, go back to sleep sweetie."
Buffy stretched out on her back and she felt Faith move in closer. The
brunette rested her head in the crook of Buffy's neck and wrapped her arms
around her. Buffy kissed the top of Faith's head and pulled Faith as close
as she could. She began to trace her fingers lightly over Faith's back.
She kissed the top of her head again and closed her eyes. Suddenly she
felt Faith kiss her neck. Her heart almost skipped a beat at the contact.
Faith's hand found the hem of Buffy's tank top and slid her fingers under
the fabric. She allowed her hands to travel up and ever so lightly touch
the underside of Buffy's breast, as if it had been accidental. Faith
leaned in and kissed Buffy's neck again, but this time she let her lips
linger for a second and she gently nipped at Buffy's pulse point. The
blonde slayer gasped lightly at Faith's lips, but she held her ground. She
would let Faith take the lead, unsure of how far she wanted to go. Faith's
hand began to travel north again, but this time she allowed it to move over
Buffy's breast and her thumb ran over her nipple ever so lightly. Buffy
moaned slightly at the contact. Faith leaned in and kissed her neck again.
Buffy found her hands pulling at Faith's tank top and the brunette allowed
Buffy to remove the article. Buffy rolled them both over so she was on top
of Faith and she leaned in and kissed her lightly. Her eyes asked Faith if
she was sure, and the younger girl smiled in response. The blonde kissed
her again and began to trail light kisses along her neck. Nipping lightly
at Faith's pulse point. She pulled Faith's earlobe into her lips briefly
before allowing her teeth to graze the skin lightly. Buffy moved one of
her legs in between Faith's and felt the dark slayer respond immediately.
She trailed kisses back down her neck and then her lips found one of
Faith's breasts. She traced circles with her tongue around her nipple and
gently bit the tender flesh. A quiet moan escaped Faith's lips. Buffy
left a trail of tender kisses down Faith's taught stomach paying particular
attention to her scar. She placed several kisses on the jagged line etched
in Faith's abdomen. Her fingers found the edge of Faith's shorts and she
slowly pulled them down Faith's long, slender legs. She kissed her way
back up the brunette's legs and she leaned in once more for a sweet kiss
with the younger girl. Her eyes once again asked for permission. Faith
gave the silent okay as Buffy kissed her once again. The blonde kissed her
way back down the brunette's body and her fingers made their way to Faith's
panties. She slowly pulled them off and threw them to the floor. She
kissed her way back up her legs and gently inserted two fingers into Faith
as her mouth focused on the tiny bud of flesh between her legs. Faith let
out a moan as she leaned into Buffy. Buffy kept it up until she felt Faith
shudder in orgasm and heard her moan into a pillow Faith had placed over
her face. (It sounds weird, but they are trying to be quiet.) Buffy
smiled with satisfaction as she slowly crawled up Faith's body. Faith
removed the pillow and Buffy saw that she was crying. Buffy immediately
began to panic.
"Faith, baby, are you okay? Did we go too fast, I'm sorry."
"No, B, it was perfect, not too fast. I've just never had anyone be so
gentle..."
Buffy smiled at the younger girl and leaned in to kiss her. Faith suddenly
smirked as she grabbed Buffy and rolled over her so she was on top.
"My turn."
An hour and a half later, two very satisfied slayers made their way
downstairs. They appeared to be the only ones awake. Buffy began making
coffee as Faith got everything together to make breakfast. As Faith worked
at the stove, Buffy sat on the counter top next to her. She whispered
sweet nothings into the dark slayer's ear and a few silly comments just to
make her laugh. Faith moved away from the stove and planted herself
between Buffy's dangling legs and reached up for a kiss. They shared
dozens of sweet kisses through their grins and that's just how Willow and
Kennedy found them.
"Morning guys."
Buffy looked up from Faith and found Willow smiling happily and Kennedy
smirking from the doorway.
"Morning."
"Hey, food should be ready in a few, B already made coffee."
"Well, aren't you two bubbly this morning?" Kennedy asked as she poured
two cups of coffee.
Buffy just rolled her eyes and leaned into Faith for one more kiss before
hopping off the counter.
"So, do you think we're ready for Saturday night Buffy?" Willow asked as
she took a seat on a barstool.
"Hope so Will, any luck on the spell front?"
"Actually, I did manage to find a spell that might help. It's sort of a
sunburst type thing. I don't know how many vamps it'll take out at a time,
but it should be more than one."
"So, maybe you and Kenny can work the vamps and me and B can take the
demons out?"
"Sounds like a decent prelim plan." Buffy said as she began to set the
table. Suddenly the phone rang and Buffy grabbed it.
/Hello?/
/Hey Buffy/
/Angel?/
/Yeah, it's me, how are you?/
/Good, you?/
/Not bad, listen, Cordy had a vision./
/Let me guess, me and Faith fighting vamps and demons and a young girl is
fighting a big bad trying to stab the crap out of him every three seconds./
/How...how did you know?/ Buffy smiled.
/We have a visitor from the future./
/So, Faith is already with you?/
/Yup, and get this we met our daughter./
/We have a daughter?/ Buffy cringed.
/Um...not you and me us, me and Faith us./
/You and Faith have a daughter?/ It was Angel's turn to laugh.
/Yeah, gotta love the PTB, they make all kindsa things happen./
/Well, that was certainly unexpected, do you need us for anything with the
demon?/
/Nope, we've got it covered, we know when it's coming and how to kick its
ass, so it should be pretty easy, well as easy as evil gets anyways./
/Well if you do need anything don't hesitate to call./
/Thanks Angel, I'll talk to you soon./
/Bye Buffy./
/Bye./
"Cordy had a vision?" Xander asked from the doorway.
"Yeah, she was a little late this time."
"How is Fang?"
"He's fine Faith, he was definitely surprised with the news of out
daughter."
"Hey no talking about me before breakfast, it's a rule." Dylan entered the
room rubbing her eyes, obviously still exhausted.
"You okay D? You look beat." Faith walked over to the girl and tousled
her hair lightly. Dylan smiled up at the slayer as she playfully swatted
Faith's hands away.
"Yeah, didn't sleep very well."
"Well, you should rest up today, we're gonna need you to be 100% Saturday
night." Willow said, concerned for the girl.
"I think we should all take it easy today, we can get our plan finalized
and just hang out. I don't want anyone to be burned out." Buffy said.
The group nodded in agreement.
"Is Giles gonna make it for breakfast Buffy?"
"Yeah, Will he'll be here in a few minutes, he said he wanted to make sure
all the spell stuff was ready and you guys have everything you need for
it."
"Okay, yummy, let's eat."
Giles arrived minutes later and the group had breakfast. Buffy told him
about the plan to take the day off so everyone was in top shape. He agreed
completely. He and Willow decided to hit the Magic Box for supplies they
needed. Faith was busy in the kitchen cleaning up and Buffy was getting a
fresh cup of coffee. She made one for Faith the way she liked it and
handed it to her with a kiss and a smile.
"Okay, I may be lacking sanity at the moment, but do you wanna go shopping
later?"
"Oh my God Faith, I think I just lost my million dollar bet with Dawnie. I
never in my life thought I would ever hear you say those words. Hmm...wonder
where I can get a million bucks. Oh wait...I just realized that exact amount
appeared in my account the other night. Any idea where it came from?"
"I don't know about you B, but if somebody dumped a million in my account,
I wouldn't be questioning it."
"I guess you're right. But Faith-"
"Don't B."
"But-"
"Nope, not gonna hear it...now ya wanna go shopping or what? Besides, I
noticed that little D didn't have a bag or anything and she isn't exactly
the same size as any of us. I just thought I could take my fave three
girls out and spoil them rotten."
"Three?" Buffy began to pout. "I'm your favorite though right?"
"Yeah B, always my favorite." Faith grinned and leaned in for a kiss.
Kennedy chose that moment to walk into the kitchen and smirked for a
moment, before her face fell.
"Hey Faith?"
Faith looked up and smiled at the younger girl, blushing at being caught in
the sappy act.
"What's up Kenny?"
"You wanna take a run? I'm not sure I can just sit around here all day
doing nothing."
"Yeah, sure kid, let me finish cleaning up and get changed, gimme twenty
minutes, k?"
"Thanks Faith."
"No problem."
Faith turned back to Buffy who was smiling widely.
"See, you two will be bonding in no time."
Faith just smiled and rolled her eyes, she leaned in for one more kiss and
finished with the dishes before heading upstairs to change.
She walked out the front door and sat on the driveway to stretch a bit
before she ran. Kennedy came out a minute later and joined her. They
stood and jogged off down the street. They ran the first few minutes in
silence just falling into a rhythm. Kennedy obviously had something on her
mind, but Faith didn't want to push her.
"So, what's the deal with you and Buffy?"
"What do you mean?"
"Are you guys dating or whatever? I never would've pegged her to be
playing on my side of the fence."
"I know what you mean about that one. Man, when I first met her she was so
damn uptight. Total stick up her ass. I got her to settle down a bit, but
screwed it up with the whole Finch thing."
"That was a set up Faith, you know that."
"Yeah, but once you tell yourself something and believe it for so long,
it's hard not to think otherwise."
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Me and B have such a complicated past it's hard sometimes. But I fell in
love with her a long time ago and I'm pretty much willing to lay it all on
the line for her to make it work. It's hard...it pretty much goes against
everything I've been for as long as I remember, but she's worth it."
"What do you mean?"
"I've always been 'get some, get gone' and 'want, take, have.' It's never
been 'wake up in the morning and spend the day with the one I spent the
night with.' It was hardly ever more than sneak off in the middle of the
night or kick his ass out. It's kinda scary, but I know we've both changed
and I think we can make it work this time."
"I guess we're a lot more alike than I thought."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, all I ever heard about you was that you were evil and psycho. I
didn't understand how a slayer could be like that with the whole calling
and fighting evil. I tried not to let everyone else's opinion sway mine.
I don't like to judge people, especially not knowing them. I thought when
I first came here that Buffy and I would be somewhat alike with the whole
slayer thing, but we aren't at all. So I guess I figured you and I
wouldn't be alike at all either. But, the whole one night stand thing was
pretty much me for a while. I had a few longer relationships, but they
didn't work out. I kinda freaked and ran. But I really care about Willow
and I don't want to do that to her, I just get wigged out sometimes."
"I know what you mean, but all in all you just have to figure out if she's
worth it. It may work out. I know me and B are just toeing the line right
now, but it's already been better than I ever imagined it could be. If you
decide she's worth it, you just have to let go and do it. Willow wouldn't
do anything to hurt you. She's a good person. You just gotta make a
choice and stick to it. And if you decide to go for it, don't go back on
it or hold back in any way. Trust me, looking over the edge is scary, but
once you fall, it's amazing."
Kennedy allowed herself a minute to let Faith's words sink in.
"Thanks for all this Faith."
Faith smiled and nudged her playfully.
"Hey, like I said, it's no problem, that's what big sister slayers are
for."
The two shared a smile and continued running.
Buffy found Willow in her room looking kinda down. She walked in quietly
and sat down on the bed next to her.
"You okay Will?"
Willow looked up and gave her a sad smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Is it Kenny?"
"Kinda."
"What's going on?"
"Same old stuff."
"She's still kinda freaking?"
"Yeah, I don't get it Buffy, is it me?"
"No, not at all. She just has issues. Faith and Kenny are a lot alike and
I know how hard it is to be with someone who has baggage. I think all we
can do is give them as much time and space as we can, and I know that's
hard, especially the space part. But I know she cares about you Will."
"How are you dealing with Faith?"
"Well, I know she's had a life filled with people who told her she was
useless and worthless. She only allowed people to get close who pretended
to need her so she could kick them out and feel like she was in control. I
think she felt like it was okay to be alone if it was her choice not
somebody else's. I took that and turned it around. I just try to make her
feel as safe and wanted and needed as I can. I try to be as gentle and
sweet with her as I can. I want to show her that it's okay to need and be
needed."
"So what should I do with Kennedy, I don't want to lose her Buffy."
"I know you don't Will, but my only suggestion is to talk to her. Find out
what has her so freaked and turn it around to make her feel right with you.
Does that make sense?"
"Yeah, I think so, I just wish she would open up more. Sometimes she makes
Faith seem like an open book of feelings back in the day."
"Just give her time to adjust to this and to trust in it and you guys will
be fine."
Willow thought for a minute and smiled.
"I'm not giving up on her."
Buffy returned the smile and hugged her best friend.
"I know you won't Will, and I'm always here if you need me."
"Thanks Buffy."
"Anytime."
Forty-five minutes later, the two brunettes arrived back at the house and
each went to a separate bathroom to shower. Faith was just about ready
when Buffy knocked on the door and asked if she could come in.
"Yeah B, come on in."
"So how was your run?"
Buffy walked over and placed a sweet kiss on Faith's lips.
"It was good, we talked about some stuff. I think I got her thinking a
bit. She'll be fine. How's Red?"
"She's fine, we talked a lot too. So ya ready for some shopping fun?"
"Just about, are little D and Daybreak ready?"
"Yup, they're waiting downstairs."
Thirty minutes later the girls were wandering aimlessly through the mall.
They decided they should shop for Dylan first since she possessed the
least. Buffy tried desperately to drag her into the Gap, but she wouldn't
have it. Buffy pouted briefly mumbling something about having a daughter
that she couldn't play dress up with. Faith rolled her eyes and tried to
ignore the pout powers and dragged Dylan into a leather store. The young
girl perked up immediately.
"This is so cool, you guys aren't exactly up for me and leathers in the
future." She grinned as she wandered around.
"Hey Buffy, can I get some too, you guys look so cool in them, just one
pair please?"
"Go ahead Daybreak, they're on me anyways, grab a few."
"Yay! Thanks Faith."
"Come on B, you and me too."
The girls left twenty minutes later each with three new pairs of pants.
They took their time wandering from store to store. They had lunch and
continued shopping. They each got new jeans and shoes and boots, new
shirts, underwear, tanks and even pj's. They all of course got some cute
stuff to wear if they went out again. They even bought stuff for Xander,
Willow and Kennedy that they thought they would like. The four of them
were loaded down with bags as they headed back to the car. They somehow
managed to cram everything into the jeep and make it home.
Summary: Buffy and Faith fight once more, but this time, for each other and
with each other (as in side by side) to stop a great evil. They get help
from a source that they don't expect and manage to find love. This will be
a Buffy/Faith story, so if it weirds you out, I suggest you turn back
before it's too late.
Feedback: Always Welcome. And thanks to those who have reviewed. It
totally motivates me to bust my ass on these chapters
CHAPTER 3
T-minus 3 days and counting til a good ole demon ass kicking takes place.
Willow greeted the two slayers when they arrived home. She noticed Faith's
tear stained cheeks, but said nothing about it. Faith made her way out
back to resume training and just as Buffy was about to exit the house,
Willow caught her arm.
"Buffy, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure Will. Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, but there's something you should take a look at. I was getting
ready to figure out how much money we had for groceries so we could go
shopping, but something is wrong with the account."
Buffy's face fell and she let out a groan.
"Are we already broke?"
"Here, just come look."
Willow led Buffy into the dining room where her laptop was set up. Buffy
sat at the table looking at the screen. Her eyes almost fell out of her
head when she saw the account balance.
"This has to be wrong."
"I know, apparently there was a mix up, but the money was transferred into
the account at midnight last night."
Buffy thought for a second and suddenly smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Faith."
"Faith?"
"The mayor left her five million dollars when he died. She saw how upset I
got the other night about all the money stuff, she must have done this."
"Five million dollars!"
"Shh, Will, she didn't want anyone to know, don't say anything to her."
"Well, we don't have much to worry about anymore."
"I guess not."
Buffy sat thinking for a few minutes. Willow knew she had something on her
mind and she sat quietly until her friend decided to tell her.
"Will...there's something else I think you should know about."
"You and Faith?"
Buffy's head shot up and she found Willow smiling knowingly at her.
"How...how?" Willow smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Oh please Buffy, I've known since that first night at the Bronze. It was
so obvious that Faith had feelings for you. I knew you had them too, but
with everything with Angel you were never able to explore those feelings.
I knew you had time before she came back with the whole body-switching
thing because you so badly wanted to believe that things could be different
between you two. Believe me, you wouldn't have felt nearly as betrayed be
her if there hadn't been serious feelings inside."
"Why is it that I'm always the last to know these things."
"Because you have never taken enough time for yourself, you always put
everyone else ahead of you. It's a very common thing in selfless people to
ignore their feelings until somebody who knows them confronts them about
it." Willow smiled knowingly.
"So, you're okay with everything?"
"Yes, I am, you two belong together, and this time you can do it right."
Buffy stood and pulled her friend into a hug.
"Love you Will."
"Love you too Buffy, now get back to work, no more slakey slayers."
Buffy pulled away and swatted Willow playfully on the arm. The two
exchanged smiles as each got back to work.
A few hours later they called it a night. They had pretty much all the
information they were gonna get on Maltag and the slayers were sore and
tired from the non-stop training.
They decided to take a night off and have some fun, and in Sunnydale that
pretty much only came in one form, The Bronze.
Faith had just finished changing after her shower and Buffy was still in
the shower. Faith knocked on the door and cracked it open a bit.
"Hey B, is it cool if I come in to do make-up?"
"Yeah, honey come on in."
Faith found herself smiling when Buffy called her honey. She started
putting on her make-up and grinned to herself at Buffy singing contently in
the shower. When her make-up was done, she plugged in the curling iron and
waited for it to heat up. She began to run a brush through her long dark
hair as the water in the shower turned off. As she picked up the iron, she
saw an arm reach out of the shower and grab a towel. Buffy pulled the
curtain back and stepped out of the shower. Faith felt her heart speed up
at the sight of the blonde in the mirror. Buffy's body glistened and
through the haze in the room, she looked like an angel. The fair slayer
caught Faith's eye and smiled. Faith turned and faced her as Buffy leaned
in slowly. Their lips met briefly in a soft, sweet kiss. As Buffy pulled
away she smiled as she looked at Faith.
"You look amazing."
With that she placed another soft kiss on Faith's lips and walked back to
her room. Faith let out a shuddery breath and smiled to herself.
"Damn I love that girl."
An hour later the group was settled at the Bronze. Those who were old
enough decided to splurge and drink a bit to loosen up. Xander was dancing
with Dylan and Dawn. Kennedy and Willow where out there as well, they
seemed to have gotten over their little rift for now. Faith returned from
the bar with two fresh drinks and two shots. She set one of each in front
of her blonde.
"Bottoms up B."
Buffy watched as Faith downed her shot and chased it with her drink. She
smiled at the younger slayer and quickly followed suit. She stood and
grabbed Faith's hand and pulled her towards the dance floor.
"Come on Faithy, let's dance."
Faith grinned and followed her to the floor. The two quickly fell into the
rhythm. They danced like they did way beck when. When they were just
girls, before slaying took over and life got in the way. Buffy allowed all
her worries to fade away as she pulled Faith closer to her. Faith wrapped
her arms loosely around Buffy's neck as the blonde's stayed on Faith's
hips. Buffy looked up and found Faith's eyes locked onto hers. The bond
between them seemed stronger than ever and the two danced for hours.
Hours later Kennedy, Dawn and Dylan managed to get the four drunk Scoobies
home. They each retreated into their rooms. Once both slayers had changed
they crawled into bed and Buffy pulled Faith in close to her. For the
first time in as long as she remembered, Faith felt safe and loved and
needed and wanted. She smiled to herself as she smooshed herself as close
to Buffy as she was able to and the blonde responded by wrapping her arms
around Faith as much as she could. They both felt like they couldn't get
close enough to one another. They enjoyed the comfortable silence both
very content just being close.
"Thanks for being so understanding with the slowness factor B. I know its
weird, but I just want both of us to be ready for this."
"It's okay Faithy, I totally understand. It may take time, but I'm gonna
show you how incredibly amazing and beautiful you are. I know I can't
change your past, but I will make damn sure your future is as perfect as it
can be."
Faith felt herself biting back tears as Buffy's words sunk in.
"Love you B."
"Love you too Faithy."
The two slayers fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
In a huge cavern below the cemetery a huge beast was thundering around
while he spoke to a man dressed in a lab coat. The man tried to remain
calm as he spoke to the giant creature.
"So everything is ready for the slayer?"
"Yes, all we need is her blood and I can perform the transfusions."
"Good, they won't be expecting this." He turned towards the two men
standing near the entrance. "Make sure to get one of the slayers, I don't
care which one, but bring one of them to me."
The two men nodded and walked through the cavern towards the entrance. The
demon let out a low bellowing laugh as he walked away in the opposite
direction.
Buffy awoke and was immediately confused. She saw that it was too dark to
be morning and she struggled to figure out why she woke up. She felt Faith
stir beside her in bed and she began to whine.
"No...don't...stop...please don't...no...please, please...stop...please..."
Just as Buffy was about to rouse her from her dreams Faith sat bolt upright
in bed.
"NO!" She looked around wildly throwing her arms out in front of her as if
fending off demons from her dreams. Buffy reached out, but Faith flinched
away and leapt out of bed.
"No, Faithy, it's me honey. It was just a dream." Buffy stepped out of
bed and slowly inched her way over to the brunette.
"Shh, Faith, it's just me, I won't hurt you." Buffy continued in a
soothing tone noting that Faith was drenched in sweat and still very wild-
eyed. Buffy reached out and took Faith's hand. That seemed to snap the
spell Faith was under. She blinked furiously and shook her head to clear
the dream residue.
"B." Buffy enveloped Faith into a gentle hug as Faith began to cry.
"It's okay sweetie, I'm not going to hurt you. It was just a dream."
Buffy led the younger girl over to the bed and they both slid in under the
blankets. Buffy stretched out on her back and pulled Faith in close. She
continued to soothe Faith as she rubbed her back and smoothed her hair.
"Sorry B. I didn't mean to wake you. Damn nightmares."
"No, honey it's okay...wanna talk about it?"
"Just a nightmare." Faith tried to shrug it off, but Buffy decided to prod
a bit.
"What about?" With her question she placed a gentle kiss on Faith's
forehead.
Faith squirmed a bit almost debating if she should share. She took a deep
breath and let it out slowly.
"Remember your vision, the little part with my dad? He kinda decided to
come back and haunt me."
"Do you have nightmares about it a lot?" Buffy reached for Faith's hand
and brought it to her mouth and kissed each fingertip gently.
"I didn't for a long time...it started again in prison after some of the
guards decided to have a little fun. They kinda made it come crashing
back. I got over it again, but knowing you saw it kinda got me thinking
about it again."
Buffy felt tears well up in her eyes and struggled to keep them at bay.
She intertwined her fingers with Faith's and kissed her forehead again.
"Honey I'm so sorry I got you thinking about it again."
"It's alright B, it's kind of a relief having somebody else know. It's
weird, I can't explain it.
"I know what you mean."
"Thanks Buffy."
"It's okay honey, just get some sleep. You're safe here with me, I
promise."
The two shared a gentle kiss and pulled each other as close as possible.
"Love you Faithy."
"Love you to B."
T-minus two days and counting.
Buffy awoke the next morning early...too early for her liking. She rolled
over on her side and gazed at Faith who was sleeping on her stomach, but
facing Buffy. She reached her hand out and softly pushed a strand of hair
out of Faith's face and tucked it behind her ear. She found herself
thinking about the vision she received and she had to remind herself to
stay calm. She remembered exactly how she felt when the seer gave her the
vision. It made her sick. She felt awful about everything that Faith had
been through and it made her feel even worse about the way they had all
treated her before. The group had pretty much confirmed with their actions
everything Faith's parents told her. Maybe not everything, but Buffy was
sure they had made her feel pretty worthless. The blonde struggled to hold
back her tears. She would make things different for Faith. She vowed to
herself that when Faith allowed things to go further than they had been
going, Buffy would be as sweet and gentle and nurturing as she could
possibly be. She smiled as Faith mumbled something in her sleep and she
leaned in and placed a small kiss on her forehead. Faith's eyes fluttered
open and she looked up at Buffy.
"What time is it B?" She asked sleepily.
"Too early, go back to sleep sweetie."
Buffy stretched out on her back and she felt Faith move in closer. The
brunette rested her head in the crook of Buffy's neck and wrapped her arms
around her. Buffy kissed the top of Faith's head and pulled Faith as close
as she could. She began to trace her fingers lightly over Faith's back.
She kissed the top of her head again and closed her eyes. Suddenly she
felt Faith kiss her neck. Her heart almost skipped a beat at the contact.
Faith's hand found the hem of Buffy's tank top and slid her fingers under
the fabric. She allowed her hands to travel up and ever so lightly touch
the underside of Buffy's breast, as if it had been accidental. Faith
leaned in and kissed Buffy's neck again, but this time she let her lips
linger for a second and she gently nipped at Buffy's pulse point. The
blonde slayer gasped lightly at Faith's lips, but she held her ground. She
would let Faith take the lead, unsure of how far she wanted to go. Faith's
hand began to travel north again, but this time she allowed it to move over
Buffy's breast and her thumb ran over her nipple ever so lightly. Buffy
moaned slightly at the contact. Faith leaned in and kissed her neck again.
Buffy found her hands pulling at Faith's tank top and the brunette allowed
Buffy to remove the article. Buffy rolled them both over so she was on top
of Faith and she leaned in and kissed her lightly. Her eyes asked Faith if
she was sure, and the younger girl smiled in response. The blonde kissed
her again and began to trail light kisses along her neck. Nipping lightly
at Faith's pulse point. She pulled Faith's earlobe into her lips briefly
before allowing her teeth to graze the skin lightly. Buffy moved one of
her legs in between Faith's and felt the dark slayer respond immediately.
She trailed kisses back down her neck and then her lips found one of
Faith's breasts. She traced circles with her tongue around her nipple and
gently bit the tender flesh. A quiet moan escaped Faith's lips. Buffy
left a trail of tender kisses down Faith's taught stomach paying particular
attention to her scar. She placed several kisses on the jagged line etched
in Faith's abdomen. Her fingers found the edge of Faith's shorts and she
slowly pulled them down Faith's long, slender legs. She kissed her way
back up the brunette's legs and she leaned in once more for a sweet kiss
with the younger girl. Her eyes once again asked for permission. Faith
gave the silent okay as Buffy kissed her once again. The blonde kissed her
way back down the brunette's body and her fingers made their way to Faith's
panties. She slowly pulled them off and threw them to the floor. She
kissed her way back up her legs and gently inserted two fingers into Faith
as her mouth focused on the tiny bud of flesh between her legs. Faith let
out a moan as she leaned into Buffy. Buffy kept it up until she felt Faith
shudder in orgasm and heard her moan into a pillow Faith had placed over
her face. (It sounds weird, but they are trying to be quiet.) Buffy
smiled with satisfaction as she slowly crawled up Faith's body. Faith
removed the pillow and Buffy saw that she was crying. Buffy immediately
began to panic.
"Faith, baby, are you okay? Did we go too fast, I'm sorry."
"No, B, it was perfect, not too fast. I've just never had anyone be so
gentle..."
Buffy smiled at the younger girl and leaned in to kiss her. Faith suddenly
smirked as she grabbed Buffy and rolled over her so she was on top.
"My turn."
An hour and a half later, two very satisfied slayers made their way
downstairs. They appeared to be the only ones awake. Buffy began making
coffee as Faith got everything together to make breakfast. As Faith worked
at the stove, Buffy sat on the counter top next to her. She whispered
sweet nothings into the dark slayer's ear and a few silly comments just to
make her laugh. Faith moved away from the stove and planted herself
between Buffy's dangling legs and reached up for a kiss. They shared
dozens of sweet kisses through their grins and that's just how Willow and
Kennedy found them.
"Morning guys."
Buffy looked up from Faith and found Willow smiling happily and Kennedy
smirking from the doorway.
"Morning."
"Hey, food should be ready in a few, B already made coffee."
"Well, aren't you two bubbly this morning?" Kennedy asked as she poured
two cups of coffee.
Buffy just rolled her eyes and leaned into Faith for one more kiss before
hopping off the counter.
"So, do you think we're ready for Saturday night Buffy?" Willow asked as
she took a seat on a barstool.
"Hope so Will, any luck on the spell front?"
"Actually, I did manage to find a spell that might help. It's sort of a
sunburst type thing. I don't know how many vamps it'll take out at a time,
but it should be more than one."
"So, maybe you and Kenny can work the vamps and me and B can take the
demons out?"
"Sounds like a decent prelim plan." Buffy said as she began to set the
table. Suddenly the phone rang and Buffy grabbed it.
/Hello?/
/Hey Buffy/
/Angel?/
/Yeah, it's me, how are you?/
/Good, you?/
/Not bad, listen, Cordy had a vision./
/Let me guess, me and Faith fighting vamps and demons and a young girl is
fighting a big bad trying to stab the crap out of him every three seconds./
/How...how did you know?/ Buffy smiled.
/We have a visitor from the future./
/So, Faith is already with you?/
/Yup, and get this we met our daughter./
/We have a daughter?/ Buffy cringed.
/Um...not you and me us, me and Faith us./
/You and Faith have a daughter?/ It was Angel's turn to laugh.
/Yeah, gotta love the PTB, they make all kindsa things happen./
/Well, that was certainly unexpected, do you need us for anything with the
demon?/
/Nope, we've got it covered, we know when it's coming and how to kick its
ass, so it should be pretty easy, well as easy as evil gets anyways./
/Well if you do need anything don't hesitate to call./
/Thanks Angel, I'll talk to you soon./
/Bye Buffy./
/Bye./
"Cordy had a vision?" Xander asked from the doorway.
"Yeah, she was a little late this time."
"How is Fang?"
"He's fine Faith, he was definitely surprised with the news of out
daughter."
"Hey no talking about me before breakfast, it's a rule." Dylan entered the
room rubbing her eyes, obviously still exhausted.
"You okay D? You look beat." Faith walked over to the girl and tousled
her hair lightly. Dylan smiled up at the slayer as she playfully swatted
Faith's hands away.
"Yeah, didn't sleep very well."
"Well, you should rest up today, we're gonna need you to be 100% Saturday
night." Willow said, concerned for the girl.
"I think we should all take it easy today, we can get our plan finalized
and just hang out. I don't want anyone to be burned out." Buffy said.
The group nodded in agreement.
"Is Giles gonna make it for breakfast Buffy?"
"Yeah, Will he'll be here in a few minutes, he said he wanted to make sure
all the spell stuff was ready and you guys have everything you need for
it."
"Okay, yummy, let's eat."
Giles arrived minutes later and the group had breakfast. Buffy told him
about the plan to take the day off so everyone was in top shape. He agreed
completely. He and Willow decided to hit the Magic Box for supplies they
needed. Faith was busy in the kitchen cleaning up and Buffy was getting a
fresh cup of coffee. She made one for Faith the way she liked it and
handed it to her with a kiss and a smile.
"Okay, I may be lacking sanity at the moment, but do you wanna go shopping
later?"
"Oh my God Faith, I think I just lost my million dollar bet with Dawnie. I
never in my life thought I would ever hear you say those words. Hmm...wonder
where I can get a million bucks. Oh wait...I just realized that exact amount
appeared in my account the other night. Any idea where it came from?"
"I don't know about you B, but if somebody dumped a million in my account,
I wouldn't be questioning it."
"I guess you're right. But Faith-"
"Don't B."
"But-"
"Nope, not gonna hear it...now ya wanna go shopping or what? Besides, I
noticed that little D didn't have a bag or anything and she isn't exactly
the same size as any of us. I just thought I could take my fave three
girls out and spoil them rotten."
"Three?" Buffy began to pout. "I'm your favorite though right?"
"Yeah B, always my favorite." Faith grinned and leaned in for a kiss.
Kennedy chose that moment to walk into the kitchen and smirked for a
moment, before her face fell.
"Hey Faith?"
Faith looked up and smiled at the younger girl, blushing at being caught in
the sappy act.
"What's up Kenny?"
"You wanna take a run? I'm not sure I can just sit around here all day
doing nothing."
"Yeah, sure kid, let me finish cleaning up and get changed, gimme twenty
minutes, k?"
"Thanks Faith."
"No problem."
Faith turned back to Buffy who was smiling widely.
"See, you two will be bonding in no time."
Faith just smiled and rolled her eyes, she leaned in for one more kiss and
finished with the dishes before heading upstairs to change.
She walked out the front door and sat on the driveway to stretch a bit
before she ran. Kennedy came out a minute later and joined her. They
stood and jogged off down the street. They ran the first few minutes in
silence just falling into a rhythm. Kennedy obviously had something on her
mind, but Faith didn't want to push her.
"So, what's the deal with you and Buffy?"
"What do you mean?"
"Are you guys dating or whatever? I never would've pegged her to be
playing on my side of the fence."
"I know what you mean about that one. Man, when I first met her she was so
damn uptight. Total stick up her ass. I got her to settle down a bit, but
screwed it up with the whole Finch thing."
"That was a set up Faith, you know that."
"Yeah, but once you tell yourself something and believe it for so long,
it's hard not to think otherwise."
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Me and B have such a complicated past it's hard sometimes. But I fell in
love with her a long time ago and I'm pretty much willing to lay it all on
the line for her to make it work. It's hard...it pretty much goes against
everything I've been for as long as I remember, but she's worth it."
"What do you mean?"
"I've always been 'get some, get gone' and 'want, take, have.' It's never
been 'wake up in the morning and spend the day with the one I spent the
night with.' It was hardly ever more than sneak off in the middle of the
night or kick his ass out. It's kinda scary, but I know we've both changed
and I think we can make it work this time."
"I guess we're a lot more alike than I thought."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, all I ever heard about you was that you were evil and psycho. I
didn't understand how a slayer could be like that with the whole calling
and fighting evil. I tried not to let everyone else's opinion sway mine.
I don't like to judge people, especially not knowing them. I thought when
I first came here that Buffy and I would be somewhat alike with the whole
slayer thing, but we aren't at all. So I guess I figured you and I
wouldn't be alike at all either. But, the whole one night stand thing was
pretty much me for a while. I had a few longer relationships, but they
didn't work out. I kinda freaked and ran. But I really care about Willow
and I don't want to do that to her, I just get wigged out sometimes."
"I know what you mean, but all in all you just have to figure out if she's
worth it. It may work out. I know me and B are just toeing the line right
now, but it's already been better than I ever imagined it could be. If you
decide she's worth it, you just have to let go and do it. Willow wouldn't
do anything to hurt you. She's a good person. You just gotta make a
choice and stick to it. And if you decide to go for it, don't go back on
it or hold back in any way. Trust me, looking over the edge is scary, but
once you fall, it's amazing."
Kennedy allowed herself a minute to let Faith's words sink in.
"Thanks for all this Faith."
Faith smiled and nudged her playfully.
"Hey, like I said, it's no problem, that's what big sister slayers are
for."
The two shared a smile and continued running.
Buffy found Willow in her room looking kinda down. She walked in quietly
and sat down on the bed next to her.
"You okay Will?"
Willow looked up and gave her a sad smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Is it Kenny?"
"Kinda."
"What's going on?"
"Same old stuff."
"She's still kinda freaking?"
"Yeah, I don't get it Buffy, is it me?"
"No, not at all. She just has issues. Faith and Kenny are a lot alike and
I know how hard it is to be with someone who has baggage. I think all we
can do is give them as much time and space as we can, and I know that's
hard, especially the space part. But I know she cares about you Will."
"How are you dealing with Faith?"
"Well, I know she's had a life filled with people who told her she was
useless and worthless. She only allowed people to get close who pretended
to need her so she could kick them out and feel like she was in control. I
think she felt like it was okay to be alone if it was her choice not
somebody else's. I took that and turned it around. I just try to make her
feel as safe and wanted and needed as I can. I try to be as gentle and
sweet with her as I can. I want to show her that it's okay to need and be
needed."
"So what should I do with Kennedy, I don't want to lose her Buffy."
"I know you don't Will, but my only suggestion is to talk to her. Find out
what has her so freaked and turn it around to make her feel right with you.
Does that make sense?"
"Yeah, I think so, I just wish she would open up more. Sometimes she makes
Faith seem like an open book of feelings back in the day."
"Just give her time to adjust to this and to trust in it and you guys will
be fine."
Willow thought for a minute and smiled.
"I'm not giving up on her."
Buffy returned the smile and hugged her best friend.
"I know you won't Will, and I'm always here if you need me."
"Thanks Buffy."
"Anytime."
Forty-five minutes later, the two brunettes arrived back at the house and
each went to a separate bathroom to shower. Faith was just about ready
when Buffy knocked on the door and asked if she could come in.
"Yeah B, come on in."
"So how was your run?"
Buffy walked over and placed a sweet kiss on Faith's lips.
"It was good, we talked about some stuff. I think I got her thinking a
bit. She'll be fine. How's Red?"
"She's fine, we talked a lot too. So ya ready for some shopping fun?"
"Just about, are little D and Daybreak ready?"
"Yup, they're waiting downstairs."
Thirty minutes later the girls were wandering aimlessly through the mall.
They decided they should shop for Dylan first since she possessed the
least. Buffy tried desperately to drag her into the Gap, but she wouldn't
have it. Buffy pouted briefly mumbling something about having a daughter
that she couldn't play dress up with. Faith rolled her eyes and tried to
ignore the pout powers and dragged Dylan into a leather store. The young
girl perked up immediately.
"This is so cool, you guys aren't exactly up for me and leathers in the
future." She grinned as she wandered around.
"Hey Buffy, can I get some too, you guys look so cool in them, just one
pair please?"
"Go ahead Daybreak, they're on me anyways, grab a few."
"Yay! Thanks Faith."
"Come on B, you and me too."
The girls left twenty minutes later each with three new pairs of pants.
They took their time wandering from store to store. They had lunch and
continued shopping. They each got new jeans and shoes and boots, new
shirts, underwear, tanks and even pj's. They all of course got some cute
stuff to wear if they went out again. They even bought stuff for Xander,
Willow and Kennedy that they thought they would like. The four of them
were loaded down with bags as they headed back to the car. They somehow
managed to cram everything into the jeep and make it home.