A/N: So...somebody said they'd be my best friend if I continued. ;) ;) haha, jk. Anyway, sorry it took a month to update, I have had finals and auditions for three musicals and time for writing has been sparse. Just wanted to note that on the last chapter I made a very small change to help promote my super awesome Faith/Buffy music video I made. I changed the chapter name to "In Too Far" and also modified the script. Other than that, things are peachy, so everybody should go head ever and check out that video...it's super awesome.

edit - Ok apparently I can't put links in here so this will look weird but just type it without the spaces and it should work out.

www. youtube. com / watch?vnIDFzAapJiY

So, on with the story that I have no idea where it's headed...yay!

Chapter 3 - Can't or Won't?

-Last Time-

"B...what are we doing?"

Buffy never broke her gaze as she answered.

"I don't know...but I think I'm in too far to stop." Her eyes fluttered shut as their lips finally met and her knees went weak. She felt Faith's strong arms around her, holding her up and even though she was standing defenseless, unprepared in the heat of a very passionate kiss in the middle of a cemetery...she was safe.

Faith broke her out of her trance, resting her chin on the shorter girls forehead. "Seriously though B...what are we doing? Cause we shouldn't be right? We shouldn't be doing this. I mean we're straight!" Faith bordered on babbling, sounding very much like Willow. "Well I think... I am at least...I mean...no, I know I am...but with you..." She trailed off for a second. "And you! You're...?"

"Straight! Of course!" Buffy replied hastily. "I mean...I am...and then...there's you..." They were silent for a time, neither girl quite knowing what to say.

"So...what are we?" Faith spoke up finally. Buffy met her gaze.

"We're...friends...right?" She said slowly. Faith nodded. Buffy watched Faith for a moment, she was struggling with this just as much as Buffy was herself. Buffy had no idea what to think. She broke away from Faith and started pacing. Her thoughts became jumbled, her mind screamed at her to make a decision. She put her hands up to cover her ears, her eyes glistening with frustrated tears, she was about to scream...when she felt those familiar arms envelope her and everything stopped. As she buried her head into Faith's chest, she felt the taller girl chuckle warmly, "whoa, freak out much B?" Her words held no bite, they were actually soothing to Buffy's ears. She sighed into Faith and heard the other slayer do the same.

"See," Faith started, "we can do this. Friends do this, we're friends, it's that simple right?" Buffy lifted her head to meet Faith's gaze. The younger girls brow was furrowed in confusion and worry. Her lips were pouting just the slightest bit, and Buffy was leaning again. Her lips were on Faiths before either of them could do any more thinking.

"It'll never be that simple." Buffy got out during a quick breath before attacking Faith's lips once more.

Faith nodded into the kiss, "I know," she said, reclaiming Buffy's lips. And they went back and forth like that, getting in a word or two at a time.

"We should get back."

Faith nodded, "I know."

"Nothing's changed."

Faith nodded again, "I know."

"We're still just good friends."

Faith nodded once more, "We are."

"We're not together in any, way, shape or form." At this the movements ceased, Faith met Buffy's eyes before letting slide the slightest nod.

"We're not."

Buffy sat in the library waiting impatiently for Giles to arrive. Her fingers drumming on the wooden table was the only sound in the room; the light taps seemed to magnify as they echoed off the shelves and walls. She sighed heavily and slumped down further in her seat. A few minutes later the sound of shoes clicking down the hall registered and soon after Giles appeared, his nose in a book. He looked up suddenly, noticing the blonde Slayer.

"Oh, hello Buffy. I wasn't expecting you this early." He closed the book and checked his watch.

"I know," Buffy said, leaning forward, "but I was hoping I could talk to you about the whole, me and Faith slaying together thing."

"You don't enjoy working with her? I thought you two worked rather well together." Giles said, coming to lean against the table.

"It's not that," Buffy spoke up, "it's just..." she struggled to find a good excuse. The truth was she enjoyed slaying with Faith a little too much. "Well I mean, now that there's two of us, couldn't we do more good if we split up? You know, cover more ground?"

Giles seemed to consider it for a moment. "I don't see why not. Have you discussed this with Faith?" Buffy shook her head slightly. "Well perhaps you should talk things over with her first. I'm sure she would be more than willing to-"

"You talkin' about me G-man?"

Buffy's attention snapped to the door as Faith strutted through.

"As a matter of fact we were." Giles responded.

"Well if there were whips and chains earlier in that conversation count me in." She said, a smirk settling on her features. Giles shifted on his feet uncomfortably.

"Yes, well actually Buffy was just suggesting that you two split up for slaying duties, to ah, cover more ground." Buffy chanced a look at Faith, who was staring right back at her. For a moment her eyes gleamed with confusion before hardening as she retreated back into her self-confidant shell.

"Sounds good to me. That what you want, B?" There it was again, the confusion. Buffy swallowed and nodded slowly.

"Excellent." Giles said, making his way to his office. "I'm sure you two can work a schedule out." He called over his shoulder before closing the door. Silence invaded the library once more. Buffy shifted in her seat a few times before speaking up.

"Listen, Faith I can expl-"

"No B," Faith broke in, "I get it, it's cool."

"Really?" Buffy asked.

Faith shrugged. "Sure." They sat in silence once again. Until it was Faith who was shifting uncomfortably. Finally she groaned, "it's just...I've been thinkin' a lot about this, you know?" She started pacing, "and I just...I dunno what this is, but I know that when I'm around you...I get this feeling. Like a buzz or some kind of high or something." Buffy let her eyes slide shut, she knew exactly was Faith was talking about, she felt it everytime the other slayer was around. "You feel it too don't you B?" She walked up and planted her hands of the arm rests of Buffy's chair successfully pining her to it. "Tell me you don't feel it!"

Buffy looked down at her hands. "I feel it." She said softly.

Faith eyes softened and along with her voice. "Does...does it feel good to you?"

Buffy's eyes met Faith's. "It feels amazing."

"So why are you tryin' to rip it apart B?"

Buffy's voice caught in her throat. Faith's lips were just inches from hers. Her deep brown eyes shining with emotion. God, it was all she could do not to just lean forward and...

"No." She said, pushing Faith away and jumping out of the chair. "I can't."

Faith sighed angrily, "Can't or won't?"

Buffy ran a hand through her hair and started heading for the door. "I don't know. Either...or...both. Listen, I'm taking Restfield, that gives you, what...six other choices?"

"You can't stop this B." Faith said approaching her. Buffy rounded on the younger girl.

"Can't I? It's my life Faith!"

Faith shook her dark hair, chuckling sadly. "Sometimes it's not up to us." She came up to Buffy, stopping an arms length away. Just out of reach. "Like I said, I don't know what this is but good feelings aren't somethin' that happen to me very often, I'm not about to just let this slip through my fingers...I can't...I won't." Buffy turned and started out the door before stopping to look back over her shoulder.

"Sometimes it's not up to us."