Disclaimers: Still don't own a thing.

A/N: Please do not throw stones at me for leaving you with a cliff hanger and then taking a sabbatical.

Distribution: Want. Take. Have.

Feedback: Please please please. I'll give you a cookie.

Faith was taken completely off guard as the arrow flew across the air. She had thought for sure that Buffy's target would have been Spike. She gasped in surprise and shock as the arrow pierced her flesh. A searing pain flashed through her abdomen and she could feel a sticky wetness seeping through her shirt. A sudden woozy dizzying feeling began to wash over her. Instinctively she looked down to find the arrow sticking out of her. "Spike?" She asked before hitting the ground and giving in to the dizzying darkness.

Buffy smiled smugly as she lowered the crossbow and smirked at Spike. As far as she was concerned, they were even. He took away someone she loved and she took away someone he loved. She turned on her heel and began to strut out of the factory.

Meanwhile, Spike's demon was in a fit of rage inside of him. No one took away what was his and got away with it. In the background, he could hear Faith's faint heartbeat, which only fired his rage. He launched himself at Buffy, his hands going tightly around her neck.

"Spike!" Angel suddenly yelled as he and Willow ran inside the factory. He winced as he smelt the overwhelming stench of Slayer blood. "Buffy?" He warily asked.

"Is fine." Spike growled as he threw Buffy into Angel instead of killing her, knocking both Angel and Willow to the ground in the process. Immediately, Spike rushed over to Faith as her heartbeat became slower and slower. He cradled his lover into his arms and fled the factory with her wanting to get her to a safe place. This hadn't been how Spike had wanted to turn her, but he now had no other choice. The irony of killing his third slayer resounded through his ears as he ran.

Back at the factory, Angel climbed to his feet and then helped Willow and Buffy to theirs. "Buffy, do you know what you just did?" He demanded.

"Killed the girlfriend of the monster who killed my mother?" Buffy asked, very much not herself. The need for vengeance still burned hot inside Buffy and Angel knew it.

Instead of yelling, Angel simply sighed and looked at Buffy as though she were just a child. "You didn't kill Faith, Buffy. She was still alive when she left here."

A look of pure shock and anger flashed across Buffy's face but she didn't say a word. She looked over at Willow, who seemed quite keen on avoiding Buffy's gaze.

"Buffy, do you know what you just did?" Angel asked Buffy, a slight aroma of fear in his words.

The slayer just glared at him. "No, Angel, but I have a feeling you're going to tell me." She crossed her arms as she waited for his response, annoyance coming off her in waves.

"You just gave Spike the opportunity to vamp Faith. "This time tomorrow, you're going to have not one, but two vampire assassins coming to kill you."

Mayor Wilkins smiled into his phone. "So, it went as planned?" On the other end, his source was silent. "Well?" Wilkins demanded almost anxiously.

'The rogue slayer was hit during the attack.' His source told him, fearing the mayor's reaction.

To his surprise Wilkins remained calm. "Faith? Well, we don't have to worry about her. She'll be fine." He told the source, sounding very much like his usual self. He slowly hung up the phone and smiled to himself.

"Time for phase four."