The Right Kind of Wrong
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, if I didn't get a chance to reply to you forgive me. RL is real hectic at the moment, but I was able to get out another chapter. You guys so totally rock!
Buffy made her way back home feeling worse then what she did a while before. She unlocked the door and met with a very pissed off looking Joyce. This didn't get to Buffy as much as it would, she was grown and in college, but then again she was staying with her mother.
"Elizabeth Anne Summers, where have you been all night?" Joyce asked, clearly upset with her daughter.
The blonde didn't reply right away, she was trying to figure out what to tell her mother. She couldn't just come out and say, 'Gee mom, I spent the night with Cordelia.' That would go over well.
"Last night I went out because I felt something was wrong with Angel. Don't ask how, it's a long complicated story. I went to the Crawford Street Mansion to check on him, when I got there something's weren't right. I searched every room until I came back to the great room. I sat on the couch and there was Angel a pile of ashes, his Claddagh ring sitting on top." She explained to her mother, a fresh round of tears made their way down her face.
Joyce moved in to hug her daughter, but Buffy stopped her. She looked hurt, but understood.
"Really mom it's okay. I've been hugged out; I can't take it anymore, besides you should be happy. You didn't like him anyways that's why you told him to leave, so I could have a normal life. So much for the normal part." She took off running up the stairs.
Joyce called after her, but was met with a door slam. She went into the kitchen to call Rupert; maybe he could help her daughter. Picking up the phone she dialed the all too familiar number and waited for it to ring. When a British voice picked up, Joyce went on to explain everything that happened. Giles said he would talk to Buffy later that right now she needed time to grieve; it's hard when your first love dies. Joyce hung up the phone, there was nothing else for her to do except wait, she just wondered what kind of effect would this have on Buffy and Faith's relationship.
Faith sat in Calculus not really paying attention, her mind kept wandering back to seeing Cordelia and Buffy together this morning. Maybe she was blowing everything out of proportion, her girl needed comfort and she got it. Then again she could have always went to Willow, but with everything that happened the red head had been M.I.A since the whole Xander, Willow, Cordelia thing went down. Class ended and Faith gathered her books, she was about to leave until the professor stopped her.
"Faith, you weren't paying attention today. Is there something bothering you?" Professor Adams asked the brunette.
"I have a lot of sh-stuff on my mind, but I won't let my grades be effected by it. I plan to solve all of my problems this weekend." She told her teacher.
"Let's hope so, you are one of my smartest students. I don't want your potential to go to waste." The professor gave her a warm smile.
The brunette girl made her way out the building and to the Grotto, after a morning from hell, she needed a little morning pick me up. She walked into the cafe and saw Xander sitting in the corner talking to some unknown blonde girl. Without thinking anything of it Faith made her way over towards the table. Xander looked up and gave her a smile, while the blonde just scowled at her. Immediately Faith knew that she was not going to like the girl one bit.
"Hey X-man, how goes it?" She asked, as she approached the table.
The boy pulled out a chair and patted it for her to sit down. The blonde frowned even more, but the slayer brushed her off.
"Okay I guess. How are you and Buffy?" He asked, not wanting to talk about himself.
"We are okay, but she's very upset. Angel bit the dust literally." She hinted to him.
Recognition dawned on Xander's face, gone was the smirk it was now replaced with a deep frown.
"When did it happen? How is Buffy dealing with this?" He asked in concern, not for the vampire but for his friend. Even though she was sleeping with his girlfriend, he still loved her.
"Last night, well this morning. Buffy said she felt something was wrong with Angel, she went to his mansion found dust on the couch. She's pissed and hell bent on finding who did it." She replied to her friend.
The blonde tired of being ignored decided to join in, "I'm Anya, I'm new here. Did you say Buffy?" She asked.
Xander and Faith looked at her strangely, how did she hear about Buffy. The blonde just looked back at them.
"How do you know B?" Faith asked.
"I am in her psychology class. Professor Walsh said she was the one to talk to, Willow seems to be busy, so she was next in line." She replied.
Faith looked Anya over; she was getting some pretty wicked vibes off of the girl. She chalked it up to not liking the girl period. Something was off about her, but she didn't have time to figure it out. The brunette was more concerned about her girlfriend than anything, their anniversary was tomorrow, she wanted to make it extra special. Giles was already in on helping her as was Joyce, now all she had to do was talk to Willow and get her to keep Buffy occupied.
"Faith how's the weather where you're at?" Xander asked trying to get Faith's attention.
"Nothin' X-man, just thinkin' about tomorrow. We've been together 4 months but it seems longer than that." She told him.
"How can you forgive her for everything that she did? I mean she slept with Cordelia all through out senior year and then some. I mean technically you two weren't together, but how could you be so forgiving? Don't you think she would do it again? I mean her and Cordy are making with the extreme friendliness." He questioned the girl. He was confused, on one hand he still loved Cordelia for what she was worth, but she was sleeping around with his best friend behind his back. Then again, he was screwing Willow behind Oz, and Cordelia's back. Everything is all fucked up on the hellmouth.
"X-man that's it, C and B were in the past before we even got together, I don't hold it against her. I trust B and I know she wouldn't do the same thing twice, she loves me and damn it to hell I love her too. That should be enough to overcome anything." She told him.
Faith got up from the table, ordering coffee forgotten, she needed to think. What she told Xander held truth to it, but a part of her was still a little messed up about seeing Buffy and Cordelia together like that. Xander looked behind his friend as she left, he didn't mean to be like that, but he was still bitter at the fact. He shouldn't have been pissed, because he was just as guilty, he shouldn't hold it against Buffy or Cordelia.
"I think Faith and Buffy need to have more orgasms together." Anya blurted out.
"Ahn, let's not mention Buffy and orgasms together in a sentence." He replied.
"Fine whatever, I'll talk to you later. I really need to find Buffy." She told him.
Xander was left at the table by himself when he saw Willow and an unknown blonde walking and holding hands. A look of confusion crossed his face; if Willow and Oz were trying to work things out, then how come Willow is being all girlfriend-y to the blonde. He decided to leave out the other exit before he was caught.
Buffy sat in her room hugging her pillow, the day just couldn't get any worse, but worse of all was the guilt that she was feeling. She knew Angel getting dusted wasn't her fault, but she couldn't help it. If he hadn't of come back to Sunnydale he would still be alive, well undead. She felt guilty for kissing Cordelia and spending the night in her room, she should have went home like she said, then this whole mess with Faith wouldn't have happened. Right now she needed her best friend to talk to, but the red head is currently missing and can't be found. She remembered telling Jonathan how her life sucked beyond the telling of it, this really takes the cake. Now Oz was leaving because of Willow and her hormones, he was the most laid back of them all. Now he is leaving, she told him he better keep in touch or she will hunt him down wherever he is and slay him. He agreed and they shared a brief hug, he turned and walked into the sun.
Her mind wandered to Faith, her girlfriend which she is treating rather unfairly. It's true since this whole situation started she's kept Faith on a temporary long distance, but it was necessary, now she is having second thoughts. She loved Faith more than anything, and would do anything for her, their anniversary was tomorrow she didn't need to be all pissy. Buffy got off the bed and opened up her door, to her surprise she saw Faith standing there a single pink rose in her hand.
"Faith, what are you doing here?" She asked, breathlessly.
The brunette just gave her a small smile, "I wanted to see you. Is there something wrong with that?" Her smile got even wider.
Faith had left the cafe and went straight to the room she shared with Buffy. She threw her books on her desk and flopped down on her bed, today had been very draining and she only had one class. Her talk with Xander actually made her start thinking about some things. Would Buffy actually cheat on her with Cordelia, or whatever? Angel is now out of the picture and Buffy was very vulnerable so she could do anything. She wasn't going to have that; she already had her heart broken once, and not about to go through it again. With her mind made up, she got off the bed and headed to the nearest florist.
"I'm gonna hold on to my girl, Cordelia, Angel's death, and Hellmouth be damned." She said, into the room.
The slayer walked out of Stevenson Hall and into the sun. On her way out she brushed passed Oz and he had a bag in his hand.
"Oz, where ya goin?" She asked the wolf.
Oz stopped and turned around to Faith, "I'm leaving Sunnydale, there is nothing left for me here." He told her.
"Oz, don't let what happened between Xander and Red cause you to leave. I don't agree with what they did, but what about your people here? I know B is gonna miss you, as I will." She told him honestly.
He gave her a small smile, something he really didn't do a lot of, "I think I need to find myself, or a way to control the wolf you know. I think that's why Willow turned to Xander anyway. Besides she's moved on, she's seeing some girl named Tara in her Wicca group." He told her nonchalantly.
"Wait, Red is playing for the opposite team? When did this shit happen?" She asked him.
"Apparently it happened when she was screwing Xander or whatever. I say whatever makes her happy. I was going to stop by Buffy's anyway to tell her bye, we didn't say much to each other, but we were on a level." He told her.
"Go ahead and stop by, she needs to see a cheerful face." She replied.
"I will, take care of yourself F." He joked with her.
"I will wolf boy." She teased him back.
Oz walked off as did Faith, her mind on Oz. He's been through some shit, and he's still ticking. She thought about Willow batting for the home team, she wondered when this happened, or did Buffy know for that matter. She walked until she was in front of the florist; she wasn't going to buy a whole thing of roses. That could wait until tomorrow for her.
"May I help you Miss?" The woman behind the counter asked the slayer.
Faith looked at the arrangement of flowers and decided to go simple, "I would like a single pink rose." She told the lady.
"This person must be very special." She told Faith.
All she could do was smile, "You don't know the half of it. While you're at it I would like to place an order for two dozen blood red and white roses. I would like them delivered tomorrow to 1630 Revello Drive after three please." She told the florist.
The florist smiled at the brunette, "Something special tomorrow night?" She asked.
"Yep, tomorrow is me and my girls four month anniversary. I want to make it extra special; she's had something tragic happen. I want to cheer her up, at least for a little while." She smiled.
"Your total comes to $37.50. Would that be cash, check or credit card?" She asked.
Faith handed the lady a $100.00 bill, "Cash please."
The woman gave her the remaining change and handed her the rose. "I will make sure I have Raul deliver them after three. Will anyone be there?" She queried.
"Yes, I will be there." She took the rose and walked out of the store a huge smile on her face.
The walk to Revello Drive didn't take that long. Joyce opened the door they exchanged hellos and Faith walked up the stairs, a smile on her face and the rose in her hand. She was poised to knock when the door flew open. She wanted to surprise her, but oh well, maybe next time.
"Faith, what are you doing here?" She asked breathlessly.
The other slayer smiled, "I just wanted to see you. Is there something wrong with that?" She grinned and handed Buffy the rose.
The blonde took the rose and smiled, it really made her day.
"Thank you F. You didn't really have to." She held the rose up to her nose and breathed deeply. She grabbed Faith by the shoulders and planted a big old sloppy kiss on her lips.
"Did I mention how much I love you?" Buffy told her.
"No, but you can start by telling me now. How ya feeling? Any better than last night?" The brunette asked, as she sat down on the bed.
Buffy sat down next to her girlfriend and put the rose in a vase by the bed. She let out a long sigh, she hoped that she really didn't have to talk about this now, but it was now or never. Personally s he was waiting on never, no one would ever understand how she felt or what she was going through.
"A little, I guess it will get better with time. I'm going to get his ashes and put them in a vase or something. I don't know, I'm real sorry about this morning. I didn't mean to make you mad, but Cordelia did have a point. It was rather late and I wasn't in any condition to slay. So what are our plans for tomorrow, you already know what my gift was. It's pretty much a moot point now." She said gloomily.
"B, you're going through some shit right now, hell I would do the same thing. The only problem is I wouldn't go running to the very person who tried to ruin my relationship. You should talk to me, I know more than you think, besides you shouldn't be too trusting of C. something is going on in that head of hers and believe me, it ain't good. As for tomorrow, it's a surprise. I like your gift, but you have something else I want and hopefully I can get it all." She said cryptically.
Buffy smiled, "Cryptic much? I so do not need that right now, one cryptic person was enough." She teased.
Faith smiled, "That's the B I know and love." She laughed at her lover.
"Seriously Faith, I want to let go of this whole getting even with Cordelia thing. I see that it's causing problems between us, I just want us back. If we keep going like we are, she could see it as her opening and cause some problems. I don't want to lose you, I already lost Angel. I don't want anything to happen to you." She said honestly.
Faith listened as Buffy was spilling her heart, when something clicked in her head. The two of them pretended to be broken up, and she was dating Angel. To Cordelia, Angel was a threat so she got rid of him. Divide and conquer that's the tactic the brunette was using.
Buffy looked at Faith intently waiting for her response, she didn't receive one and she was getting nervous. 'What if she wants to still go through with it? Does she think I still have a thing for Cordy?' she thought. Faith saw Buffy looking at her, sadness on her face.
"B, I don't think we should do this shit no more." Off of Buffy's look she continued, "I don't want to get back at C anymore. Let's just get back together and be done with it. I'm not good with this emotional shit, but I don't want to lose you either." She told her honestly.
Buffy leaned in and Faith met her halfway and they shared a passionate kiss, one full of emotions and then some. The other slayer was getting turned on by the kiss and wanted to throw her lover on the bed and fuck her until she forgot her name as well as her ex lovers. Faith put her thoughts on hold, which could wait until tomorrow.
Buffy broke the kiss off to catch her breath, "That was wow; I felt the heat behind that one. I can't wait until tomorrow; you're in so much trouble." She teased.
"Don't be so cocky B; I might have to take you down. Mom said dinner was ready, and you need to eat something." Faith got up off the bed pulling a cheered up Buffy behind her.