Faith stood back and watched Buffy plunge the stake in the vampires chest. She found it strange the movements were almost new to her like she wasn't used to staking vampires. Faith tilted her head as she watched Buffy attempt a flip only just pulling it off.
She bit her lip as she watch Buffy give her a strange smile before staking the last vampire. Faith went up to her and said "Man B, if I didn't know better I would say you were knew to this." Buffy's eyes widened and Faith knew she was right but Buffy said "No just rusty you know."
Faith nodded watching Buffy out of the side of eyes before saying "Right well I think I'm done for the night, I'll go see the watcher while you toddle off home." She watched Buffy give her a look but then walk off in the direction of home before sprinting off towards the watcher's house.
Faith made it in record time and burst into the house much to the surprise of everyone in the room. They all looked up and she burst out "Buffy is evil". Xander's eyes widened and he said "Come again?" Faith took a deep breath and said "Buffy, she isn't who you think she is." Giles took his glasses off and took a deep breath and said "Faith I know you are feeling undermined but really." Faith rolled her eyes and said "No really think about it, she left but she came back but to only leave again and when she comes back she acts strange and doesn't open up to you or even tell you where she has been, she gives you some cock and bull story about Angel but then sends him off."
Willow steps forward and said "I know why she didn't come back and don't give me that look it is private." Faith raised an eyebrow and said "So tell us red, how you found out?" Willow blushed and said "She was dreaming and I saw some stuff and she had to tell me." Faith nodded and said "See, no you don't see do you, when we were patrolling she had trouble staking a vamp and doing a flip, even after 10 months she should be able to do that, instinct you know."
Giles sighed and said "Faith none this really tells me she is evil, I think your imagination is running away with you." Faith shook her head and said "fine don't believe me, but when it happens I reserve the right to say I told you so."
She walked out of the room and out into the night knowing she was right.
Meanwhile Buffy watched the proceeding and melted into the shadows when Faith stormed out. She shook her head and looked back into the window happy no one believed Faith.
Faith walked back into her hotel and slumped on the bed. There had to be a way to prove that she was right. Everything in her being told her that that thing was not Buffy no matter what she had done in the last 11 months, no matter how she acted, how she sounded. The one person who would know would probably be that man that she had been with for 7 months. Faith sat there with her head in her arms trying to remember the last name of that Rod guy. Rod G, something starting with G, Grant it had to be Rod Grant. She grabbed her phone book and rifled in it for the last name, after finding 3 Grant R, she wrote the numbers down.
It took her minutes to get to the phone booth and work out the right number. The problem being no one picked up, she sighed and deciding one last try she grabbed the phone book in front of. She starting phoning the hotels in Sunnydale asking each one if they had a Grant listed in them. When she did find out she nearly jumped with Joy, but being who she was she resorted to smiling and slamming the phone down. She ran up the stairs grabbed her jacket, checked the time, 10pm, good thing they didn't do the late patrol thing, before heading to the hotel.
It took a mere ten minutes for the slayer to reach her destination and she reached the room seconds later. She banged on the door for a few minutes before getting impatient and knocking it down with her strength. What greeted her made her want to run or scream the injustice of it all. The other Slayer adoptive dad laid on the bed strung before her, skin torn, face gone and what looked like had happened maybe a month ago if the smell was anything to go by.
Faith stood on the balcony taking deep breaths before grabbing the emergency mobile which she had yet to use for that very reason and dialed Giles number. He answered rather quickly and she told him what happened and with the promise of coming she waited.
Author note: I promise that you will understand my line of thought next chapter, i know i am evil.