Chapter 2: Setting Things Straight

The sun sneaks past the blinds hitting Faith in the face as it makes it's way over the horizon. The brunette slowly becomes aware of a warm body snuggled closely to her left. With her right hand she wipes the sleep off her eyes and looks down at the smaller girl who's face is hidden into her neck. Faith smiles as she tucks a blonde strand of hair behind Buffy's ear.

I could get used to waking up like this. With a mischevious grin on her face Faith places her right hand on Buffy's hip and slowly starts to slide her up the back of her white top. The blonde stired a little but seemed to still be asleep so Faith pressed further sliding her hand to the front. Running her fingertips over the girl's belly the dark haired girl looked for any response. Satisfied that the girl was still asleep Faith's hand found it's way to her breast. Buffy mumbled something incoherent and smiled.

Massaging the blonde's breast Faith started to place small kisses on the blonde's face. Buffy mumbled something else and her eyes slowly opened.

"Good morning sleeping beauty." Says Faith as she notices Buffy waking up.

The smaller girl still smiling and still half asleep says "Morning." Then stretching her arms out over her head she starts to notice something out of place.

If my hands are over my head then who's hand is on my... Buffy looks down at her chest then at Faith. Her eyes go wide and then she yelps smacking the dark girl's hand out from under her top.

"Faith! What are you doing!"

"What? Can't I feel up on my girl?" With a grin plastered on her face Faith moved in to kiss the blonde, but instead of her lips she came in contact with her hand as Buffy tried to keep Faith's roaming hands and lips away from her.

"What do you mean your girl! I'm not YOUR girl!" Buffy said horrified at the events she had woken up to.

"Huh? Aren't we like...dating?" Asked Faith now extremely confused.

"No...why would you think that!"

"'Cause...well you were the only one that came to see me while I was in a coma, you left cards and flowers in my room, you were the one that came to get me when I woke from the coma and you were worried about me, we're about the same age, and we're not related. Plus all the little cards said 'Love, Buffy' at the bottom...what else am I supposed to think?" Explained Faith exasperated now.

"I don't know, maybe that I'm a good friend!" Buffy sat up on the bed folding her arms over her chest. Faith sat up as well and grined at the blonde.

"Whatever, I know you think I'm hot."

"Argh! You may not remember anything, but you haven't changed one bit" Buffy got off the bed and made her way out of the room leaving Faith by herself.

"She thinks I'm hot, I know it." she said into the empty room.

Later in the kitchen

Faith sat at on a stool shoveling food into her mouth as Joyce set a third plate of pancakes in front of the hungry brunette.

"Nice to see someone appriciates my cooking in this house. Buffy doesn't eat a thing. I keep telling her she should eat more, she's too skinny, but she never listens to me." Joyce stood by the sink drinking a cup of cofee.

At that moment said blonde walked down the stairs and into the kitchen fresh from the shower.

"I heard my name, hope you weren't saying anything bad about me." She said flopping down on the stool next to Faith.

"Noffin bad." Faith said with a mouthful of pancakes.

"That's disgusting Faith." The brunette opened her mouth to show chewed pancakes and Buffy turned away in repulse.

"Eeeewww! Faith!" She said smacking Faith's arm. Joyce smiled at the two then pointed at a stack of pancakes before walking away saying "There's your breakfast honey." and made her way upstairs.

Faith swallowed the food down and grined.

"B, you're so girly." Suddenly Faith groaned in pain as an unbarable ache suddenly hit her. She fell off her stool and onto the floor clutching her head and Buffy rushed to her side.

Faith heard voices in her head once more. What's up with B?...Five-by-five B...You just need to find the fun B...

With that the voices were gone and Faith looked into Buffy's panic filled eyes.

"Faith, are you ok! What happened!"

"Ugh, this is the third time this happens since I woke up." Buffy had her hands on Faith helping her up, but the brunette gently shrugged them off saying "I'm fine, I just remembered something." Buffy looked at the girl alarmed.

"What did you remember?" Faith shrugged.

"Nothing important. Man I need a smoke."

Later that day on the back porch of the Summers' residence

Faith sat on the steps of the back porch idly smoking a cigarrette lost in her own thoughts. Fuck, this whole situation sucks! I feel oddly attracted to B, but according to her there's nothing going on between us and I can't remember shit. I wish I could remember how I got into a coma in the first place.

Buffy quietly stepped out onto the porch. She walked closer to the brunette noticing the lost look on her face. Must be difficult not to remember anything. Maybe Giles is right, maybe the watcher's council can help her recover her memory... but I still don't trust them. If the council is involved with Faith then I'll be by her side every step of the way. I won't turn my back on her now that she needs me. With a smile on her face she pointed at the cigarrette on Faith's hand and said.

"Those things will kill you." The brunette seemed startled but quickly played it off and shrugged.

"Nah, the way I have it figured out is that I'm gonna remember something so big that it'll make my head explode. So I'm not worried of dying from lung cancer." Faith said flicking her cigarrette away.

"Uh... Faith, I talked to umm... a friend of mine, yeah a friend... about your erm...problem and he said that he knows a specialist umm... in like... England. He says we should go and have them uhh... take a look at you, see if they can help. What do you think?" The blonde girl looked nervous and her hands were fidgetting as she told Faith of her plan.

"If it'll help me remember I say 'What the hell are we still doing here?'" Faith said with excitement.

"That's great, I'll call uhh...my friend and tell him that he can make that call to England right away." Buffy said walking into the kitchen and towards the phone leaving Faith still sitting on the porch confused.

In the kitchen

"Yes Giles, she said she wants to go."

"That's great Buffy, I'll phone the council. I'm sure they'll take care of everything."

"When you say everything, does that include the plane tickets and the hotels? 'Cause you know I'm kinda lacking money right now...and plane tickets aren't really cheap."

"I'm quite sure I can arange something."

"Giles remember what I told you...I'm not leaving her side." Buffy stressed her point for the 10th time that day.

"Yes Buffy, you just worry about Faith and I'll take care of everything else."

"Ok, bye Giles. Call me back when you get the info from the council."

"Goodbye Buffy." Buffy hangs up the phone and sighs.

What the hell are you doing Buffy? You can't trust the council. Remember all the shit they've done to you! But this isn't about me, this is about Faith...maybe they'll help her because she now carries the slayer lineage. The kitchen door shut with a loud bang startling the pensive blonde.

"Did you talk to your friend B?" Asked Faith walking towards Buffy.

"Uh...yeah, he said he'll make the arrangements and tell me as soon as everything's ready for us to leave."

"So these people can really help me?" Faith looked at the small girl with hope in her eyes. Buffy hugged the slightly taller girl and said.

"I really hope so."

TBC...