Thanks to my faithful readers. This chapter is going to explain things a little better I promise. There is a little bit of drug reference here.
Chapter 4- Friends Return
Buffy was sitting at a lunch table with a brunette girl and a tall guy. She was smiling and laughing at something that the girl was saying. The guy was looking at her with love in his eyes, listening and taking in everything she said. The girl was smiling and laughing, plotting some plan with Buffy. "You know that I can get some stuff easily. But the dealer has this thing for you, wants to see you or he will not give me the stuff."
"Yeah. I am not all certain that I want to let my girl get violated by some dealer just for a fix. Can't you guys get your stuff somewhere else?"
"No." Buffy told the guy. "The dealer that we buy from has the best stuff."
"Why don't you quit?"
"I told you I would." Buffy smiled at the guy. "Angel, I just need one more fix." Buffy turned to the girl. "Faith tell the dealer that I will be there Friday, but you have to be with me." Faith nodded. The bell rang.
"Later B." Faith said with a smile. She walked off leaving Buffy and Angel together.
"Let's skip." Buffy said. He smiled and they ran out of the school and sped off in his convertible.
"You told me you where going to quit." Angel said as they sat on the beach. "You promised."
"I know Angel. I'm trying I am. It's just coke; it's nothing real bad."
"It is bad Buffy. Come on quit already."
"One more time than that is it. I promise."
"Okay. Come here." He takes Buffy in his arms and they sit there watching the ocean.
Buffy and Faith where standing in an alley. Buffy had her arms around her chest and was shivering. "It's not normally this cold. Where is he?"
"He will be here." Faith said. "There." Two guys began walking towards them. The dealer didn't say anything, just handed the drugs to Faith. Buffy handed the dealer the money.
"Hold it right there!" Cops began to swarm around them.
"Shit." Faith said. Both of them where handcuffed and thrown into separate cop cars.
Joyce was sitting in a interrogation room across from Buffy. She had a look of pure disappointment. Buffy had been sitting there, hadn't said anything at all. Finally a cop walked in. "Where is Faith?"
"She had drugs on her. They locked her up."
"Is my daughter in danger of going to jail?" Joyce asked.
"She didn't have any drugs on her and there were no traces of it in her system. But we can still pres charges for being with the girl."
"What if we moved?" Buffy shot a look at her mom. What the hell was she talking about? "If we moved, away from here, and promised not to have any contact with anybody, would you not press charges?"
"I suppose that you would be better. I don't want to send the girl to jail when I have to send the other one..."
"Wait." Buffy said. She knew that Faith's parents wouldn't help her or anything so she had to. "I know a lot of the top dealers in L.A. I can give you some names."
"What is in it for you?" The cop sat down and looked at her.
"You let Faith go."
"Buffy shut your mouth. It's bad enough that you got in trouble like this, but trying to talk the cops into letting your slutty, skanky little friend..."
"Enough mom." She looked back at the cop. "You bring her to me and she walks out with me. And then you leave her alone for a few months."
"And if she gets in trouble again?" The cop asked.
"I can't help her then. But I can help her now. She has no one; her family doesn't care about her. They aren't going to help her and I can." The cop nodded and went out to get Faith.
"You are a drug addict? This is all your father's fault."
"No mom. It's yours. Ever since you and Daddy got divorced you've been gone. I didn't have to hide my habits very hard. You didn't care to look."
"Oh honey." She looked sad, but Buffy knew that she would change her ways. The cop came back followed by Faith. She looked awful. The sexy brunette that Buffy had come to be best friends and sometimes lovers with looked so different. Her hair was a mess, with knots and tangles. Her shirt was ripped and so was her skirt. Her makeup was all smeared and melted. She looked like a wreck.
"Oh Faith." Buffy jumped up and wrapped the girl in a hug. She hugged Buffy and cried; the first time that Buffy had ever seen Faith cry. She was always the tough one, the one that was there for Buffy. But this was Faith's biggest fear, to spend the rest of her life alone and in jail. Buffy kissed Faith's forehead and whispered in her ear. "You will okay." She led her over to the chair and sat her down.
"Buffy did you make a deal with them?" Faith asked in a small voice.
"Shh." She stood behind Faith, stroking her hair. "All right. She goes free and I give you the names of four dealers based in L.A."
"Buffy." Faith eyes went wide. She turned to look at her. "If they ever find out they will..."
"It's better then you rotting in some jail cell. When you leave will you go to Angel. Get him to help you?"
"Where will you be?" She looked at the cop. She took a piece of paper and wrote down four names and their regular pick up spots.
"There. Can I have a minute alone with Faith before I leave?" Her mother looked at her and then at the cop.
"Sure. If you come with me Ms. Summers you can sign the form that you got your daughter out." She looked uncertain about leaving her daughter with the other girl. But she left anyways, uncertain about her daughter's future. Once they were gone, Faith got up and hugged Buffy.
"Are you crazy? If they found out what you did, they will kill you."
"I know Faith. But I couldn't leave you here. They were going to charge you and I knew that no one would help you. Your worst fear is to spend the rest of your life alone and in jail. I had to get you out before I leave."
"Where are they taking you?" Faith suddenly looked really worried.
"My mom pleaded with the cop to let me go if we promised to move and I would never have contact with anyone from L.A. again." Faith started to cry again. She wondered if she should tell Buffy how she felt before she left.
"Buffy..."
"Hey. Don't worry. I am going to set up in the new school, get some friends and then call Angel. When I tell him to come down, come with him. Lay low for a while okay?" Faith nodded. "I'll miss you babe."
"I'll miss you too." She thought about telling her but she decided against it.
"All right young lady. Let's go." Both Faith and Buffy followed her mother out. Faith stood in front of the police station watching Buffy and her mother get into the car. Buffy took her black leather jacket and threw it at Faith. Faith held it close to her and watched Buffy drive away.
"Buffy! Buffy are you home?" Buffy eyes flew open and she looked at her clock. 4 o'clock in the morning. Buffy grabbed her robe and ran down the stairs. Her mother was sitting on the couch, shaking.
"Mom. Mom what is wrong?"
"There is this girl out there, raving about you. She says your time has come." Buffy looked out the window. Sure enough Drucilla was standing in their driveway, yelling towards the house. This girl was crazy. "What have you done?"
"This guy keeps talking to me, some guy that I had a crush on. He must have dumped her. She's crazy mom so be careful."
"Why are you always attracting trouble?"
"Why are you always blaming things on me? You think you are this mother whose kid has turned into a delinquent despite all that you've done. Well news flash mom, you haven't done much except go out. So don't blame this on me. I think I have Spike's number upstairs. Lock all the doors and then go up to my room." Buffy ran up the stairs and looked through her pockets. She thought she saw Spike slip something in her jacket at the Bronze and he told her later to call him. Sure enough there was a slip of paper with a message that was less the subtle and a number. She grabbed her phone and ran downstairs as her mom ran up. She dialed the number and waited as it rung.
"Bloody hell. You're dead Drucilla. I told ya, I'm over this shit."
"It isn't Drucilla."
"Buffy?" Spike said with a little surprise.
"Yes. You're crazy girlfriend..."
"Former love."
"All right. Your crazy ex-girlfriend is at my house, yelling and terrorizing my mom. Can you get over her and calm her the fuck down?"
"Call the cops. I have nothing to say to her."
"No. Cops and me don't do well. Listen just get down here..." Then she stopped and used her best helpless girl voice. "Please. Come on Spike she scares me." She knew she was using him, yet wasn't that what he was doing before.
"All right love. I'll be there in a bloody minute." She thanked him and hung up the phone. She watched by the window.
"You mean that you use to do drugs?" Willow said.
"And sleep with guys all the time." Xander said with a little hope.
"Yes and only one guy. Look I only told you guys cause I really consider you friends and Angel and Faith should show up today."
"What about your mom?" Willow said.
"She's out of town for the weekend. Look you can't tell anyone about them. I mean I might take them to the club or something."
"That must be them." Willow pointed to the two that were obviously getting strange looks. They looked like they came from L.A. Angel wore a pair of leather pants and a black leather jacket with a white shirt under it. Faith, well Faith was Faith. She wore a tiny black leather skirt and a red leather halter-top with Buffy's black leather jacket over it. She had knee high black leather boots on and a whole lot of makeup. She was stunning. Buffy ran over and hugged her, smiling. Then she hugged and kissed Angel. Both of them followed her over to the table that Willow and Xander were sitting out. Both of them looked uncomfortable, seeing how different they were from Buffy's old friends. Spike could be seen watching them in the corner.
"Angel, Faith this is Willow and Xander."
"Hi." Faith said. Angel smiled.
"Nice to meet you." Willow said. Xander said nothing.
"Jeez Buffy. This town is so small Angel here almost missed it."
"I know right?" She smiled. "Come on I want to show you around before we go out tonight."
"But Buffy, you have class." Willow said. Faith burst into s fit of laughter.
"Yeah B. You have class." She said it all little bit more sarcastic then she meant to. She could tell she had hurt Willow's feelings. "Sorry. It's just B here, she use to be a regular at skipping school in L.A. Never saw her as the one that would sit through class."
"Oh trust me she isn't." Xander said. Buffy shot him a look.
"Listen I will catch up with you guys at the Bronze." The bell rang and they nodded in agreement as they walked away.
"Buffy this place isn't you." Angel said.
"I know. But with you guys here it got better." They all went to walk away when Spike came over to her.
"Hey love. Sorry I ran off so fast last night. I was wore out ya know." He said it as though she was the one who wore him out. He shot a look at his friends. "Ya want to introduce me."
"No not really." They both shot her a look and she knew that she had to. "Faith and Angel this is Spike. He goes here too."
"Yeah. Me and Buffy here are real tight."
"Not if you'd go away." Buffy said. She wasn't playing hard to get; she really wanted Spike to go away. She had a crush on him, and this raw attraction, but with Faith and Angel by her side she didn't need him.
"Oh come on love." He said, grabbing her by the waist and staring into her eyes. "You don't really want me gone now do ya." Then he kissed her and left.
"Buffy!" Angel yelled.
"Honestly, the guy isn't with me. I got a crush..."
"Hell I have a crush on him." Faith smiled. "You might get replace Angel. Me and B here could have a real fun time with him."
"Faith." Angel growled at her.
"All right kids. Let's go." Buffy wrapped her arm through Faith's and Angel's and walked out of the school.
Note-
Okay so what may be a little confusing about this is the relationship between Buffy and Faith. It is kind of like they are best friends with benefits. You know hooking up sometimes at parties or with Angel. Anyways it's a twist and stuff so I hope you don't hate me for it. Thanks for the awesome reviews.