Summary: Faith is in NYC. She has everything she wants, except for Buffy, until a surprise visit changes everything.

Timeline: Faith is out of prison. Season 7 never happened and she never escaped on Angel.

Rating: PG-13. For Now.

Pairing: B/F

Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me, unfortunately. They are the property of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy and all that. I also did not write any of the songs. They were written by Ben Folds, PS great guy! And the GooGoo Dolls.

Feedback: As ever, I would love it.

Closer Chapter 4

M Kennedy

Buffy's POV

Oh my God! I so just wanted to kiss Faith right now. What's wrong with me? Why didn't I? I mean she looks so beautiful, she, she even brought me flowers. She's changed, I can feel it and I really like her like this. God I hope things go well tonight.

Faith's POV

Damn it I should have kissed her when I had the chance. Buffy this is going to be a night you hopefully will never forget.

Faith hailed a cab and opened the door for Buffy. She got in behind her, checked out her ass and then asked him to go to Mulberry St.

The two girls got out and Faith grabbed Buffy's hand. Faith led Buffy past all the hosts lining the street offering their menus and whisked her into a restaurant.

"This is my favorite place B, the food here is wicked good."

The mood of the restaurant was very romantic. The two girls ate, laughed and shared a bottle of red wine. After Faith paid, they jumped into another taxi and headed to the Empire State Building. Like before Buffy followed behind Faith in this unfamiliar town. The rode the elevator to the observation deck and Faith grabbed Buffy's hand and led her outside.

"It's beautiful out here, Faith."

Faith's eyes never left Buffys, "I know, Just not as beautiful as you." Buffy smiled and turned towards Faith. Before she could get a word in however Faith continued, "Buffy, I moved here to get away from you. I was in LA and you were all I could think about. I didn't think I would ever see you again so I had to leave behind my past start over again. But this city as great as it is isn't as great as you and I missed you even more. Then out of nowhere you came and you hit me like a ton of bricks again. Buffy I care for you deeply …"

"Faith just shut up…" Faith's eyes turned cold hurt.

"Faith just…shut up and kiss me already," and with that Faith smiled her 1000 watt smile, grabbed Buffy and kissed her, soft at first then when each girl couldn't take it anymore the kiss increased more passionate with every second. Their hands roaming each other's body's like they had never felt the softness of skin before.

Beep, Beep….Beep, Beep….Beep, Beep

Faith reached out to her watch to stop the beeping. "Fuck…I got to go. I have to sing tonight."

"Can I come watch?"

"Of course, and maybe after I'm done we can finish this amazing conversation we were having?"

"Why, I wouldn't miss that for the world?"

The two kissed again and basked for a few more moments in the beauty of the city and each other before walking hand and hand to the bar.

At The Bar

"Faith, you're late. Come on we are on in like 5 and you haven't even warmed up," Mike the bassist said.

Faith looked over at Buffy who was now talking a seat at a table in the back. And smiled, "Oh, I am plenty warm."

"Dude Faithy not another girl, I thought you weren't even over that last one."

"No, it's the same girl. She, she came to find me."

"Look, Faith I hope this new googly eyed thing doesn't screw up your image, we are on our way to being signed."

"It won't, hey you got that new song I emailed you last night. I want to try it, tonight."

"Yeah, I got it but lets try it in the middle of the set because if we open with that and it bombs people might walk out."

"It won't bomb Mike we are doing it first."

With that Faith grabs her piano music and starts setting up on stage. The band settles in and the night begins.

"Hey guys, I'm mike and this is Fighting Faith. Faith wrote a song last night and would like to try it out. If you don't like it blame her."

The intro begins:

And I'd give up forever to touch you

'Cause I know that you feel me somehow

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment

And all I can breathe is your life

'Cause sooner or later it's over

I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming

Or the moment of truth in your lies

When everything feels like the movies

And you bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me

'Cause I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am

Faith finished the song the crowd went wild, she looked towards Buffy's direction and say a single tear drip from her eye.

The band finished up early that night since they were just opening up for a bigger band that was performing later. Faith packed her stuff up and helped the boys load the van. She was in a real rush to finish her date with Buffy that's the only thing she would think of while she was up there on stage tonight and she wanted Buffy to know.

"Hey," Faith said.

"Hey you," Buffy smiled and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. "You were wonderful. You have some much passion when you sing."

"Thanks, look its going to get really loud in here in a few and I'd like to still talk to you tonight. How about we go up to my place?"

"I'd like that a lot Faith, Let's go."

TBC: In the next chapter, the slayers tell each other how they really feel and possibly make love.

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