I have received a ton of requests to finish this story, so as per your requests, I'm finishing up. I know it's taken me forever to finish and for that I'm sorry. I ran into a few brick walls when it came to this story and it's been tough to finish. It might be kinda short, but there are other stories that I'm more into and I just have to be in the right frame of mind to write each story in particular and the mood struck tonight, so yay for you kiddies.

Buffy and Faith awoke the next morning wrapped pleasantly around each other and they shared a grin and a kiss as their eyes fluttered open. The sun hadn't risen yet and a cool breeze blew in through the cracked window, cooling their warmed skin through the blankets. Faith held Buffy close in her arms as she rubbed her back and breathed in the sweet scent of her shampoo. They knew tonight was going to be a rough night and they wanted to savor every moment they could together in bed, just like this.

Phantom touches and greedy lips said all that was needed to be said as they sought each other out blindly. There was a distinct sense of urgency behind every touch and kiss as if they knew it might be their last opportunity to be this content.

Buffy sat on the counter later that morning as Faith made breakfast. It was early and the rest of the gang was taking one last opportunity to sleep in before the big fight. Faith approached the blonde and slid her hands up Buffy's legs and stood between the dangling limbs as her hands wrapped around Buffy's waist. Buffy ran her hands through Faith's hair a few times and kissed her lightly. They spent most of the morning together talking quietly and joking with each other.

Once Dylan was awake the two slayers spent the day with her at coffee shops, parks and in the back yard of the house. They made sure to spend as much time with her as possible since it would be their last full day together for a very long time. They made sure she was calm and collected and even threw some yoga and ti chi into their routine so they would all be loose and limber for the fight that night.

Buffy's POV

This is the moment we've been waiting for all week. This is our big fight with Maltag. We're standing in the cemetery waiting for something to happen. I look over to my right and Faith is standing with Dylan. She has her left arm draped over our daughter's shoulders and she's talking really quietly. I assume she's trying to calm her down and make sure she's okay with this fight. I'm kind of nervous. I can't lose them to this fight.

Faith is my heart. I love her to no end and I would die if something happened to her. And sweet little Dylan. I only met her days ago but she is so incredibly special and important to me. My daughter...born of Faith and me. She's a warrior, there's no question about that.

We're all standing in our battle positions, just waiting for the time being. I pull Dylan aside really quick; there's something I need to say, just in case.

She looks up at me with those eyes that are purely Faith and I pull her into a hug. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, Mom, I'll be fine. I just wish jackass would show his face so we can get this over with." She smirks. Damn she looks so much like Faith.

I lean down and kiss the top of her head. "Just be careful and don't hold back."

She grins and nods. Before anything else can be said or done, the ground starts to shake. I pull Dylan and Faith close to me and we look around carefully, trying to locate Maltag. Through the darkness of the night I can see what appears to be bursts of darkness coming up through the ground. From every burst, a vamp or other nasty appears and stalks towards us. The ground trembles more violently and an enormous burst of darkness appears to our left.

Dylan looks up at Faith and then me and she suddenly breaks for the large swell of darkness. I can see a figure rising from the ground and I know it's our big bad. I manage to keep an eye on her for a second longer as she begins to fight, but Faith and I are drawn into battle almost immediately after Maltag has risen from the Earth.

The battle is hard and rough. I keep Faith in my line of sight to make sure she isn't overpowered. I see Dylan fly through the air as I stake another vamp. She hops up and dives right back into her fight. The night sky is illuminated as Willow throws her fireballs at the vamps Faith and I haven't gotten to yet.

I hear Faith scream something but I react too late and I suddenly feel something warm sliding down my back. My vision gets dark and everything starts to swirl. I can hear grunting and screaming and everything is completely chaotic. The last thing I see before my vision swims away is Dylan in the hands of Maltag with a stake raised and she strikes.

The smell hit her before anything else did and she knew before she even opened her eyes that she was in the hospital. Buffy's eyes fluttered open for a second and she looked around. She could hear the heart monitor beeping steadily and she felt a strong, but gentle hand on her arm. She looked to her right and saw Faith watching her carefully. A small smile formed on her features as she noticed Buffy waking up.

Buffy licked her lips a few times and looked up to Faith. "Water?" Her voice was rough and cracked slightly.

Faith leaned in and dropped a quick kiss on Buffy's forehead. She reached over to the bedside table and grasped the plastic pink cup and held it to Buffy's lips. The blonde slayer took a few short sips and blinked a few times.

Faith took Buffy's right hand in both of hers and squeezed gently. "How ya feelin', B?"

"Is everyone okay?"

Faith nodded. "Yup, everyone's fine and the big bad has been taken care of. No problem."

Buffy expelled a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding and smiled. "Good. What happened?"

Faith reached a hand up and ran her fingers through Buffy's hair gently. "Vamp. He sliced you up pretty good. You lost a lot of blood." Faith paused and took in a shaky breath. "I thought I was gonna lose you."

Buffy gave Faith a comforting smile and tugged the brunette close so she was lying in bed next to her. Buffy wrapped her arms around Faith and kissed her temple softly. "Oh, baby, no. I'm fine, we're all fine."

Faith nodded and sniffled slightly. "I know."

Buffy hugged Faith tight and kissed her softly. "Let's get some sleep, okay?"

Faith nodded again and began moving out of the bed, but Buffy pulled her back. When Faith looked down at her, Buffy had her best pouty eyes going. "Stay here?"

The dark slayer nodded and snuggled back into Buffy and the two drifted off to sleep in the hospital bed.

The next day Buffy was released from the hospital after nearly killing two doctors that wanted her to stay. It was the day they had been dreading all week...the day Dylan would go back home.

Buffy pulled her daughter aside before they left to see her off where she had appeared one week ago. She glanced down at the girl and ran a hand over her hair with tears in her eyes. "I'm gonna miss you, sweetie."

Dylan glanced up at her mom and suddenly collapsed into her in a hug. "Me too, mom."

Buffy hugged her tightly for a moment before she pulled away and cupped the girl's chin with one hand. She used her other hand to brush away a few tears. "Thank you," she said softly.

Dylan looked up with confusion etched on her features. "What for?"

"For bringing me and Faith together for real. We're meant to be and if not for you, we wouldn't have been...ever," Buffy told her sadly.

Dylan smiled and hugged Buffy once more. The two headed back to the rest of the group as they prepared to head back out to the cemetery.

Faith and Buffy held each other close later that night as Dylan said her good-byes to everyone. They shared a deep anguish at the thought of their daughter leaving them and not being able to see her again for years. After a lot of tears, kisses and hugs, the girl finally stood in the exact spot she'd been dropped off and gave everyone a wave. She checked her watch and took a deep breath as a sudden gust of wind seemed to swallow her whole and suddenly she was gone. The two slayers shared a smile as they heard Dylan's giggles as she was swept away in the magic used to carry her home.

Later that night, Buffy and Faith were wrapped around each other on the couch as they watched a movie. They'd been home for about an hour and they both felt an empty ache in their chests as they tried not to think about the sweet girl they would be giving life to in a few years.

Buffy groaned a moment later when she heard a knock on the door and she unwrapped herself from Faith to answer it. When she opened the door, she gasped and stared at the person on the other side of the door.

"Dylan?" she asked incredulously. Faith was at the door in an instant to see if Buffy was being serious and she immediately wrapped her daughter in a huge hug.

"Baby, what are you doing here? I though you went home," Faith said as she set her daughter down.

Dylan looked up at both of them with tears swimming in her eyes and she sniffled. "Everyone's dead," she told her mothers softly.

Buffy and Faith exchanged a shocked and confused look as they ushered the girl into the house and Buffy immediately called Giles as they prepared for the story of a lifetime.

He, he. I thought that would be fun. I know it's short, but I had to wrap this one up so I could set up for the next story in this saga. Dylan's back from the future and things are about to turn south for all involved. Again, a million apologies for taking so long to wrap this up and for it being so short. I just needed to get it done for you guys out there who wanted it and didn't hesitate to let me know. So in the next part, be prepared for Faith and Buffy to adjust to living together, Dylan possibly becoming a permanent fixture in the story and perhaps a few visitors from L.A. and it won't be just the good guys. You know W&H will have to get in on this somehow. Anyways, gimme some time to figure the next section out and I promise it'll be a winner. Love you guys for reviewing, it means a lot and it's all for you, so please lemme know what ya liked and didn't...I can handle it, I'm a big girl.