Chapter 15
Buffy's POV
It's been 5 days since Faith became a...two year old kid. Everyone still can't find a cure and. I have school and work today so I dropped little Faith to the magic box. I went to the library and tried to look for books that might help but...there was nothing in the library about magics and stuff. Having my class and work finished I immediately went to the magic box and was surprised when little Faith ran towards me. I picked her up and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She smiled.
"Antie Buffy...yur home"
"Yeah...did you miss me"
"Uh-huh...I was a good girl when you were gone."
"That's good...so what did you do today"
"I was playing with unca Sander..."
"That's nice..."
I smiled at her and walked towards the chair and sat in it. Faith was still on my lap. She was smiling while telling me what she did while I was away. She's so cute...and so...innocent. Her smile fadded and was replaced by a confused look.
"Antie Buffy"
"Hmmm"
"Waz an orgasm"
I looked at her my eyes wide. I shook my head and looked at her. What the? Where did she get that word? Don't tell me... I sighed.
"Faith? Where did you hear that word"
"From the lady over there..."
She pointed towards Anya who was busy counting the money she had earned today. Figures...
"I think unca Sander and her are bestfriends...I saw them kissing on the mouth in the other room."
I sighed and closed my eyes for awhile. This is just great...it's bad enough to tell her what fuck meant and now...this! Stupid Xander and Anya! They should learn to control themselves! There's a child here! I felt her small hands on my closed eyes and I opened them. She seemed...worried. I smiled at her.
"Faith? Do you remember what I told you about the word fuck"
"Uh-huh."
"Well...the word orgasm is...a bad word...if you heard this word again...tell me so that I could punish them. Ok"
"Ok...then you will punish the lady"
"Yes...later."
"Okay...but...why do they kiss each other in the mouth"
"Uh...it's what people do when...you love someone..."
"Oh..."
She looked around for awhile then leaned to me and gave me a...kiss on the lips. She smiled at me.
"I wuv you antie Buffy..."
She quickly got out of my lap then ran towards the other room leaving me sitting there with my mouth slightly open. I saw Xander smiling at me and I couldn't help but blush. She...loves me...even as a child...God how I want to kiss her... I sighed and walked towards Xander who still has a smile on his face.
"Next time you make out with Anya...make sure the door is locked. The child saw you two lip locking"
"Sorry about that...guess I forgot about lil Faith for a second there..."
"Yes...and please tell Anya no sex talk okay"
"Roger that! But...aren't you going to find a cure for her already? I mean...don't you miss the old Faith"
"I do...but..."
"Don't tell me you like the young Faith better"
"No...I like both Faith..."
"But you can't decide which one"
"No...I've decided already..."
"So...which one"
I grinned at him and walked towards the training room.
"Isn't it obvious who"
After the little session in the magic box...I took Faith and went to the cemetery to patrol. I haven't patrolled for days now since Faith turned into a little child. I know Spike is doing the patrol but...I really don't trust him. I was walking around when I felt vampires near me. I dropped Faith gently then looked at the vampires who were heading towards me. Show time...hmmm only five? They all attacked me and I attacked the first two. I quickly dusted the two and looked at the remaining three...or two. I looked around and saw the other vampire who was walking towards Faith. I ran to her but the two vampires attacked me. I tried to loose them but...it was no use. I quickly dusted the first one then looked at the other one. I was about to dust him when...he turned to dust. There I saw Spike with a smiling Faith in his head. He grinned at me.
"I guess you need help slayer..."
I glared at him and looked at Faith.
"Are you alright Faithy"
"Uh-huh...unca Spike helped me..."
"That's right...anytime for my kitten..."
Faith smiled and I glared at Spike. He looked at me for a second then looked in front of him. He frowned. I looked at what he was looking at and saw a black van.
"That van...it was there when we fought the big monster and when the time lil Faithy here turned into a little girl..."
I looked at the van and decided to look into it.
No one's POV
Warren, Jonathan and Andrew were sitting on the back of the van looking at the book. Jonathan looked at the book.
"So...what kind of spell are we going to do now"
"How about...how to make you tall"
Andrew laughed and Jonathan launched at Warren. They were both beating each other until they heard a knock on the door. All three stopped what they were doing and looked at each other. Andrew slowly stood up and opened the door. There he found Buffy and Spike along with a little girl looking at them. Buffy looked mighty pissed off. She quickly opened the door wide and saw two men staring at her, a lot of candles and a...book...which looks exactly like the ones in the magic box. She quickly grabbed Andrew by his collar and threw him to the other two men.
"YOU! Did you do this to my girlfriend"
"We were just playing around...we didn't know that we've turned your girlfriend like that..."
"YOU IDIOT"
She walked closer to the trio and the three stepped back.
"You three better make her back or I will really do something to the three of you"
"We...we can't..."
"What"
"We...we can't because...this book here...don't have a cure written on it...the only one who can cure her is a...Wicca witch..."
"Are you sure"
"Ye-yeah..."
"You better not lie or I will really rip all your heads off"
Buffy got off the van but took the book. When the slayer was out of sight Warren quickly slapped Jonathan.
"Ouch! What was that for"
"For telling the slayer the cure! Now we don't have a book"
"Geez...not to worry...I copied all the spells and put it on my computer at home..."
"Wow...for a shorty you sure are smart..."
"Shut up"
Spike was still looking at the pissed slayer who was still looking at the van. Faith leaned to Spike's ear.
"Antie Buffy is scary when she's mad..."
"Yeah...and sexy too..."
Faith giggled and Spike laughed softly. Buffy heard the two of them. She turn around and looked at both of them who immediately stopped laughing.
"What are you two laughing at"
"Nothing..."
Buffy sighed and took Faith from Spike.
"You should go home Spike...and if ever those three is again here...you have my permission to kill them..."
"Woah...fiesty..."
Buffy ignored it and walked towards their house, leaving Spike with a big grin on his face.
Buffy's POV
We were walking towards the house when Faith's hand was on my cheek. I looked at her and she was...pouting. She's so cute...pouting like that... I brushed the strands of hair in her face and smiled a little.
"What's wrong"
"You seem...sad..."
"That's because...I just miss someone..."
"Is it unca Spike"
"NO! It's...someone...really important to me..."
"Oh...you mean...the person you love"
"Yes..."
"Oh...wat kind of person is he"
"She's a lot...like you..."
"Really...den...you won't have to be sad right"
"Yes...you're right..."
We were inside the house now. I gently dropped her and she immediately ran upstairs but stopped. She looked at me.
"Antie Buffy"
"Yes"
"Do you...wuv...me"
I just stared at her and looked at her completely. She is Faith but at the same time a different person. Is this really Faith when...she was a child? What changed her? I smiled at her.
"Yes...very much..."
"I wuv you too"
She smiled at me then ran towards Dawn's room. I sighed still looking at where she stood.
"I love you too..."
I smiled and went towards my room.
It was 7 in the morning when I woke up. With the help of Faith of course. She and Dawn were making breakfast and they end up messing up the kitchen. I faked my anger and asked them to clean up. Faith walked up to me and pouted again.
"I'm sowee antie Buffy...I was the one who messed dis up...don't be mad at antie Da-wn..."
I sighed and looked at her softly.
"I'm not mad at her...I just don't want messy things."
I tapped her nose which was filled with syrup. When I did that she wriggled her nose and looked at my finger. I giggled at how cute she looked.
"So...don't be messy okay? Or antie Buffy will get mad at you..."
"Uh-huh...can I watch TV now"
"Yes you may...but remember...don't be messy..."
"Ok"
She ran towards the living room. I sighed and then turned to Dawn who was busy cleaning the mess. She was smiling. I sat down and began to eat what they made. It was pancakes and bacon. The pancakes were over flowing with syrup, while the bacon is burnt. Dawn saw me frowning at the plate and looked at me smiling.
"She made those...just for you...I tried to help her but...she keeps on shouting at me..."
I looked at the plate smiling a lot. She made this! She actually made this for me!
"She's really a sweet girl...whether she's a child or not...you know that right"
I nodded then took a bite at my breakfast. I didn't care whether it taste bad or sweet. All I thought about was little Faith making me breakfast.
No one's POV
Faith was watching cartoons when she heard the door bell. She immediately ran towards the door and opened it. She looked up and saw Willow and Tara with bags in their hands. They were staring at her. Faith smiled at them.
"Hiya"
"Um...hi...um...are we on the right place"
She looked at Tara who smiled and crouched at Faith. She touched Faith's cheek.
"You seem different but...the same in some time...how are you...Faith"
Willow looked at Faith with her eyes wide. She looked at Tara who was smiling at the child. It was the same time that Buffy who was coughing hard came to the living room with Dawn who was holding a glass of water, tapping Buffy's back. Buffy took Dawn's water and began to drink it spilling some to her shirt. She quickly gave the water back and looked at Willow and Tara.
"You two seem...early...you shouldn't be back until...3 days from now..."
"Yeah well...the meeting ended early...and we decided to go back early..."
Willow looked at Faith again who was now in the arms of Tara.
"And...From what it looks like...we made the right decision..."
Buffy's POV
I sighed and looked at Faith whom Tara was carrying now. Better tell them now...we do need a Wicca after all... Willow stepped closer to me with a frown in her eyes.
"Buffy...can you please explain to me what happened"
"Well...you see..."
After explaining everything to them Willow then immediately looked at the book I got from the three geeks. She looked at the spell and scratched her head.
"I know they said a Wicca can cure her but...I have no clue what to do."
Tara gently dropped Faith in the couch and looked at Willow frowning.
"Maybe the mighty Catherine might help you"
I looked at Tara and Willow. Wow...I didn't know Willow and Tara are fighting over a...girl. I wonder who this Catherine is? I looked at Willow and she just shook her head. She walked towards Tara who had her back to her. She held her shoulder.
"Please Tara...I told you...she's just a friend..."
"I know...it's just that...the way she looks at you...it's...it disturbs me..."
"I know babe...I know..."
I sighed. Faith was in front of me and waving her hands up. I smiled at her and picked her up. She leaned at my ear.
"Are they also...in wuv"
"Yeah...pretty much..."
She smiled at me and looked at the witches who were now looking at us. Willow walked towards us and smiled.
"I'm Willow...you must be Faith..."
"Yup! Nice to mit ya"
Faith held out her hand and Willow shook it.
"You hab a red hair...like a tomato..."
"Uh...yes...I do have..."
I laughed a little. Faith can be so cute... Tara also laughed a little and Faith walked to her. She gave her a smile and held out her hand to Tara.
"I'm Faith...was yur name"
"I'm Tara...nice to meet you."
Tara gently shook her hand and smiled. Willow then looked at me.
"I think Catherine is the only one who can cure her..."
"Great...where is she"
"England..."
"What"
"Don't worry...I'll just ask her how to cure her. No need to make her come here..."
I looked at Tara and Faith who were busy talking to each other. I hope this works...
Faith was in our bedroom now. She's taking a nap. It took me half an hour to let her get to sleep. The reason she didn't want to sleep is because of Willow and Tara. She wants to get to know them better. After a lot of talking to her...Willow decided to put a spell to her so that she could take a nap. In a mere second she fell down the bed. After letting her take a nap, we decided to go in the living room and plan out what we are going to do. Willow called a Wicca named Catherine and got the ingredients for the antidote. It's only an hour when Faith ran downstairs screaming.
"SNOW"
She immediately ran towards the door but I stopped her. I picked her up and she started struggling.
"Antie Buffy...let me go! I wanna play outside"
"Later after you put some jacket on! You might get sick you know"
She didn't struggle when I said that. We headed to our bedroom and dressed her up. I also dressed myself up and decided to join her. Dawn saw this and immediately took her jacket and ran outside with the squealing Faith right behind her. I also ran after them. Both of them were throwing snowballs at each other. When they both saw me they stopped for awhile and grinned at each other. The next thing I know they were throwing snowballs at me. I immediately ran to the tree and tried to hide myself. I peeked at them slowly but instead of seeing their faces, I got covered in snow. I wiped the snow out of my face and looked at them grinning.
"You tow are so dead"
I looked around and saw Faith running away form me. I quickly ran after her and grabbed her. She was screaming for Dawn to help her. Dawn heard this and tried to attack me. I dodged her and she ended up in the snow. I saw her in the snow and jumped at her. She was struggling underneath.
"Get off of me"
"Nu-uh...say pretty please first."
"Bite me"
"Okay...I guess me and Faith can just stay here for awhile...don't you think so Faithy"
"Uh-huh"
I smiled at Faith and she smiled back. One of our neighbors...Ms. Peterson, was walking by and saw us.
"Why Buffy...you two seem to be having fun. Who is this girl I see with you? Is she you're niece"
"Uh...yeah...her name's Faith..."
"Oh...she has the same name as the one of your friends."
"Yeah..."
Dawn again started struggling.
"Get off of me."
"My...is that Dawn"
"Yeah...were playing a game."
"Oh...I see...well have fun."
She walked away leaving me and Faith smiling like crazy. I felt Dawn sigh.
"Okay...you win! Now get off of me"
"What do you say Faith? Should we...get off"
"Nah-uh! Not until she say pretty please..."
"Faith...I thought you like me..."
I giggled as I heard Dawn's voice.
"Fine! Can you get off of me now? Pretty please? With sugar on top"
Both Faith and I looked at each other and at the same time said...
"NO"
No one's POV
Tara was watching the trio playing at the snow. She smiled. She felt Willow holding her shoulder. She sighed.
"You know...they look like a big happy family..."
"Yeah...without the father thing..."
"I don't think they need it."
"You're right."
"Have you finished the antidote"
"Almost...it's a good thing we have forg's blood...or else the antidote won't be finished."
"Is she...supposed to drink it"
"Yeah...I just hope she drinks it all..."
After the little battle in the snow, Faith decided to make a snowman. Dawn was helping her while Buffy was heading towards the house. Both Faith and Dawn were busy making the snowman that they didn't notice a blue van heading towards them. The van stopped at them and took Faith inside. Dawn saw this and tried to get Faith back to her. But a man punched her in the face. Willow was looking at window that she screamed at Buffy.
"Buffy! Hurry! Faith is being kidnapped"
Willow, Buffy and Tara went outside but were too late. They saw Dawn in the snow and picked her up.
Buffy's POV
WHOEVER TOOK FAITH WILL DIE! She thought as she looked at the window. Willow and Tara were locating them with a spell. Dawn was in the couch holding an ice pack in her eyes. She started crying.
"God...it was all my fault...if I was paying attention...Faith wouldn't be..."
I turn around and walked towards Dawn. I hugged her and she just stayed like that in my arms.
"It wasn't your fault...but whoever did this...will pay...big time."
"Well Buffy...I think it's time to kick them now."
"Did you find them"
"Yep...they're in the warehouse near Angel's mansion..."
No one's POV
Faith slowly opened her eyes and found herself in a strange house. It was dark and has many boxes in the sides. She looked around and saw five men talking by the phone. The two were arguing while the three were playing cards.
"What the hell! You didn't know the chick's phone number! How the hell are we going to ask for a ransom"
"Well...maybe we can ask the little girl then..."
"What! Are you out of your fucking mind! She's only...I think two years old! The fucking child can't even count"
Faith walked closer to them. They said a bad word...
"I can count"
The five men turn their eyes towards Faith.
"Oh really...cmon...entertain us."
"One-two-three...um...fourteen...twelve...five by five"
"What the fuck does that mean"
"You a bad man! You're always saying a bad word"
The man leaned at Faith and grinned at her.
"What are you going to do about it"
"I'll tell antie Buffy"
"And what? She's gonna beat us to death"
"Yeah...and I'm gonna kick your ass too"
And there stood Buffy and the gang. She was really pissed off. She walked closer but stopped when she felt Willow's hand on her arm.
"Buffy...be careful..."
"Willow...maybe you should tell that to them..."
"That's not what I mean! They're human...so don't kill them."
"Ok...gotcha..."
She ran towards them and grabbed the man near Faith. She looked at Faith.
"Faithy...would you please close your eyes? And no matter what you hear...don't open them until I say so...okay"
"Uh...okay..."
Faith closed her eyes with her hands tightly. And listened to the sounds. There were screaming and running. But she didn't hear Buffy's voice. The only time that she heard Buffy's voice was the time when Buffy was screaming at the man.
Buffy's POV
We called the police and they showed up just in time. After the little beating up session...we decided to go home. I took Faith in the bathroom and laid out old Faith's clothes. It was time to make little Faith disappear and old Faith appear. Dawn, Tara and Willow were with me. I crouched down and brushed her wavy hair.
"I love you...remember that..."
"I wuv you too...but...I'm just gonna take a bath...why are you saying that"
"I just...want you to know..."
She gave me a hug and I hugged back. I pulled away and grabbed the antidote. I gave it to her.
"Drink this first..."
She took the glass and looked at it for awhile. She smiled at me and drank it. She gave me the glass and smiled. I smiled back and closed the door. I hope...this works...
Faith's POV
I slowly opened my eyes and looked around. I was lying on the floor...naked. I slowly stood up. I was on the bathroom. My head was aching so hard. What the hell happened! How many beers have I drunk this time! I looked around and saw some clothes. I dressed up. There were shreds of clothing in the floor. Now I'm really drunk...what the hell did I do!
"Faith? Are you alright in there"
It was B's voice. I grabbed the doorknob and opened it. Dawn, Willow, Tara and B were outside looking at me like they seen a ghost. I looked at B and saw that she's...crying.
"B...what the hell happened? What am I doing in the bathroom naked? And why are you guys looking at me like that"
B just smiled and threw herself at me. I almost lost my balance. I didn't expect her to do that. She cried on my shoulder and I caressed her back trying to comfort her.
"B...what happened? Why are you crying"
"Nothing...it's just...I missed you...so much..."
"I missed you too...It feels like...I haven't seen you for...4 days..."
"5 days..."
"Oh...what"
"It feels like...five days for me..."
I pulled away from her. She was smiling at me and I can't help but smile back. I guess something happened...I just hope it wasn't that bad...