-Hyperion - Upstairs-
Willow was just finishing placing the candles around the beds. Faith was following her around with a lighter bringing fire to all the candles. Spike and Angel were holding down Buffy's still convulsing body. Willow stood followed by Faith.
Willow walked to the table where she sat in a chair near by, "Her body knows something is happening."
Faith just nodded but Angel let Buffy go so only Spike had her and walked to Willow, "Explain to me exactly what we're doing!"
Although Spike was still holding Buffy he was listening intently as Willow explained their plan, "Okay, I'm going to do a spell just to calm Buffy's nerves using basicall herbs and obviously a teensy bit of magic. Faith and Buffy already have a connection being the longest living and well most original slayers. Also considering their past..." Willow get's a look from Faith there and she continues, "Anyway using their connection Faith is going to lie down next to her and basically go into her mind."
Willow looked at Spike, "You remember when she went total catatonic and you hit her to try and wake her up."
"Yea but I was totally trying to help her." Answering to the looks Faith and Angel were giving him
"I know you were anyway, do you remember how I helped her?"
"Yea you did the whole mind trance with her." Spike realizing what she was getting at he nodded. The whole room now knew too.
Angel still had questions though, "Are we going to be able to see what's in her mind?"
Willow sat there and answered, "You'll be able to see it but you won't be able to help her. The only one who is going to talk or that Buffy will be able to see is Faith."
"Why is Faith doing this? I mean Spike and I have a connection with her too." Angel asked
Willow just answered, "Because she's kind of mad at you both and she has changed a lot this past year. I mean a lot more. I don't believe she'll really listen to you."
Angel finally backed down and Willow started up, "Okay let's get started!"
Faith made her way to the bed beside Buffy and kissed her head before she lay down and grabbed her trembling hand.
Willow strated instructions, "Okay we'll be able to see them through this mirror." She pointed to a mirror on the table. "Just stay over here." She walked over to the two slayers and sprinkled a combination of leaves and roots and something that looked like dirt over Buffy's body whispering a mumble of words. Then finally in her normal voice, "Rest, Rest my tired slayer."
Buffy's body slowly started to calm down. Angel admired the beauty of his girl. She almost looked like she was sleeping again. Her hand gripped Faith's as Faith followed suit. They waited about a minute but nothing had shown up on the mirror and Faith was still awake.
Faith sat up, "This isn't working. Maybe I need to be knocked out because I remember last time I was in a coma. Maybe it's only pain aloud."
Spike stepped up, "I'll do it, I mean ever since you and the girls did the whole kick Buffy out of the house thing I kind of disliked you."
Faith stepped up to Spike and Willow stepped in, "I was there too Spike."
"Haven't forgotten Red. I never said I totally liked you again either."
Angel the confused one spoke up, "You guys kicked Buffy out of the house when Faith showed up. That was like right in the middle of saving the world."
Willow had never seen Angel like this with the exception of downstairs but I guess when Buffy was involved, "You guys weren't there, you don't understand."
Spike shook his head, "You know what's even more ironic, she still went out and got the thing to save the world. If it weren't for her you would all be dead right now. See I don't know why she didn't just hide away in her apartment crying like she was and left you to make your mistakes and die a painful death. You all sure as hell deserved it."
Faith was pissed and was about to punch Spike when Angel and Willow pushed both of them out of the way. While Angel was pushing Spike out of the way he whispered, "You're going to tell me what happened right?"
Spike just nodded knowing he should know then whispered back, "You know I'm trying to get her to start something right, so I can hit her."
Angel let go of him while Willow let go of Faith. She stared at the blonde, "You know I heard you weren't so great to her either."
"Yea well I was evil, I didn't have a soul and the funniest part is you have one and always have. I guess you're always meant to be evil, you know hurt her."
"I didn't mean to. That all happened way out of my command."
"Exactly, all you wanted was that command. I heard you always wanted what Buffy had. Her watcher, her friends, Her lover." He pointed at Angel who just looked down. "Well you finally found a chance to get everything and you took it. Not once have you said you wished it had gone differently."
Faith lunged at Spike But Spike punched her in the face and she fell to the ground not yet unconcious. Faith looked up, "Thanks, but did you really have to go through the whole emotional thing you just did."
Spike walked up to her. Angel looked the other way knowing what Spike was going to do, "You know Faith, everything I just said was true." Before Faith could be surprised Spike threw a left punch at her that sent her flying to the wall and unconcious.
Willow looked pissed and stared at Angel, "You knew he was going to do that." Angel just shook his head while he and Spike shared a small smile.
The two vampires lifted the second unconcious slayer to the bed and istantly the slayers hands intertwined. Spike and Angel both thought, "It might be working." Willow walked and sat on the chair. She spread her hands over the mirror like she had done before but this time pictures started appearing until it was clear. The vampires ran over and also grabbed a seat intently waiting to see what was in their ex lovers mind.