Title: Highschool HIGHS and LOWS

Pairing: Buffy/Faith

Summary: Faith is a hermaphrodite, born with both female and male sex organs.

Disclaimer: Sensitive subject matter about gender identity.

Faith peeled into the student parking lot of Sunnydale Highschool. She parked her beater Mustang. She quickly climbed out of her car, slung the strap of her book bag on her shoulder, and jogged through the parking lot. Faith was late for Miss Knope's Home Ec class. She could usually sweet talk her way out of getting detention, but she could tell Miss Knope's patience was wearing thin.

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Faith opened the classroom door. She hoped a calm entrance would give her a pass for being late.

"Nice of you to join us, Faith," Miss Knope greeted her.

Faith smiled, thinking she'd caught the teacher on a good day. "Nice to be here, Miss Knope." She took a seat behind Buffy.

Miss Knope didn't look amused. "What's today's excuse?"

Faith grabbed her things out of her bookbag. "The bell rang before I got here." Several students laughed at her flippant answer. Buffy briefly turned in her seat, a hint of a smile on her face, but a warning look in her eyes.

"Don't get too comfortable, Miss Lehane." Miss Knope grabbed a pink pad from out of her desk drawer.

Faith rolled her eyes, gathering up her things, and placed them back into her bookbag. She walked to the front of the classroom.

"You've earned yourself first period detention. Report to the cafeteria." Miss Knope handed Faith a pink piece of paper.

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Buffy headed to the cafeteria, holding an electronic baby in her arms. She needed to catch up with Faith before the start of second period. Faith was standing just outside the cafeteria talking with Xander. She walked over to them.

Faith laughed. "Where'd you get the robot baby, Buffy?"

"Miss Knope," Buffy answered

"Who is the dad?" Xander asked.

Buffy smiled. "Faith." She answered sweetly.

Faith shook her head. "You're messing with me, right? Please, tell me that you're messing with me."

Xander cleared his throat. "Congratulations?"

Faith briefly frowned.

Xander continued. "I'll catch up with you later, daddy-o." He walked away from the pair.

"It's only for a week, Faith. Miss Knope wants to test our parenting skills. We got paired together." Buffy explained.

"Did you name it?" Faith curiously asked.

Buffy handed the baby to Faith. "We can talk about that at lunch. I should get to class."

Faith whined. "Come on, Buffy. I can't carry this thing around with me."

"It's your turn. I had her first period." Buffy backed away.

Faith shook her head. "I'm not good with babies, real or electronic."

"I'm sure you'll do just fine, mommy." Buffy walked away.

The baby began to cry. Faith helplessly looked at it.

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Faith was certain that Buffy was purposefully avoiding her. Faith had the baby for second and third period. Faith cradled the baby in her arms, looking around the quad for any sign of Buffy Summers. Faith spotted her near the fountain quickly strode across the squad. "I was looking for you for third period." Faith irritatedly stated.

Buffy smiled, and put her hand on Faith's arm. "I doubt it was that bad."

"Oh, yeah? You take this thing for the rest of the day, Buffy." Faith shoved the baby into Buffy's arms.

"We can do this together. We just have to be fair about who watches the baby. Let's meet up after school to figure it out." Buffy replied.

Faith nodded. "Okay."

"Do you mind meeting me after school at the gym? I have cheerleading practice. If you could watch our baby during practice I'd really appreciate it. I'll even keep the baby overnight."

Faith grinned. "You've got a deal."