BPOV.
I'm watching her from the front porch. She's on the phone now. She turns and looks back at her little brother. She hangs up and rests her head on the steering wheel. That's when I make my decision She needs me. Maybe not me directly but I'm going to be there. I'm about to walk off the porch when I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn and see Riley.
"What are you doing?" he asks. I'm still not really sure what he said to Faith but I will find out. But right now more important things to worry about.
"I'm going to see if everything is alright." I say and try to move but he tightens his grip.
"Buffy I'm sure she can handle things. She's an adult." he says.
"Not yet she isn't. And she needs someone." I tell him.
"Buffy why are you trying to hard to defend her. She hurt you and everyone you care about." he says.
"Move your hand before I remove your hand." I say. He moves it then and I walk off the porch. She's trying to keep it together. I open the driver door and touch her shoulder.
"Faith?" nothing. "Faith look at me." it takes a moment but she does. She has tears streaming down her face and its breaking my heart.
"He's ok. We'll be leavin in a-" I shake my head.
"No. if you're sure he doesn't need a hospital you can put him in my room." I tell her. She shakes her head. "Faith, its ok. Lets get him inside." she looks at me before sighing. She turns off the engine and moves to get him out but I stop her. "I'll get him." she nods but doesn't leave. I understand her concern. I think I'd be the same way if it were Dawn. We get him upstairs and I lay him gently on the bed. He looks like he's sleeping peacefully. He automatically turns and grabs mr Gordo He reminds me of a little kid curled up to their favorite teddy bear right now.
"Sorry. If he doesn't hold somethin familiar in his sleep he'll have nightmares." she says kneeling beside the bed.
"How is mr. Gordo familiar?" I ask confused. He's never met him.
"Your scent. He recognizes the scent so its familiar." she says.
"But like you'd have to have super duper smelling or something to pick up my scent on him. He was just washed and dried earlier today." I say. She takes a deep breath.
"We aren't human. Although you might not believe what we are." she says. Ok Buffy is confused.
"Well what are you?" I ask softly. I want to show her that even though she doesn't think so that she can trust me.
"We're gods." she says simply. Yeah right.
"Gods?" I ask with laughter in my voice.
"Laugh if ya want but its true. Me and you both know that slayer or not I shouldn't be alive." she says standing up facing me.
"That's not true we both know a slayer would survive all of the stuff we've been through." I say. A god? Faith. I don't see it.
"Buffy, I was stabbed through the freakin liver with who knows how much more damage to internal organs, I fell like off a freakin roof the was kinda high and hit the bed of a truck, it took the ambulance almost half an hour to arrive and by the time I got there I had lost almost all my blood and I fractured my skull. There was swelling in the brain. We both know not even you would have survived that." she says. I still find it hard to believe.
"Well your just a lucky slayer." she shakes her head.
"Buffy slayers can't initiate slayer dreams. Yet I pulled you into one. Didn't that seem a little I don't know odd? And after I tried to kill you?" she shakes her head. None of this proves anything.
"So why am I stronger than you?" I ask. She smiles.
"You're not. But I never wanted you seriously hurt." she says.
"Whatever." I say. She just shakes her head and kneels back beside the bed. I shouldn't believe her because well that's like the most bogus story I've ever heard. But my heart...its telling me its true.
"So why-"
"Because I don't get all my powers until my dad dies. Max just got some of his cus our mom is like officially dead." she says. How did she know I was going to ask about them?
"I thought gods were immortal?" she shakes her head.
"Common misconception." she says. Ok not making sense.
"Huh?" she sighs.
"My family we are...they've been...we're not immortal just very very hard to kill. But we do have very very extended life spans. And don't look at me like that I'm really only 17." she says. I'm still not following.
"So you're like a full blown Goddess or whatever with no powers?" I ask. She shakes her head and chuckles.
"I'm a full blown Goddess God whatever with no useful powers." this is crap. "Same thing I thought when my dad first told me." she says. Wait she can hear my thoughts. "Yeah I can. Sorry." she says looking away sheepishly. "I usually tune out peoples thoughts." she says going to sit with her back to the wall under the window. I wonder...
"So we could have an entire conversation without me having to say a word?" she nods.
"Yep. What you want to?" she asks sounding a little shocked. I nod. "Ok." she says gesturing for me to go. 'what did Riley say to you yesterday?' I thinks. She sighs.
"Its more what he implied. But not in so many words he basically told me he knew where my daughter was." she says.
'and all you could think to do was pound his face in?' I ask.
"What would you have done? You've been lookin for your kid for damn near three years and somebody implies they not only know where she is but they're gonna use it against you." she has a point.
'sorry. What can I do to help?' I think
"Right now? Just...just have my back." she says. I sit beside her. "Why are you even with him?" she asks after a few moments.
'he's everything I wanted.' I think to her. She chuckles. 'what?' I ask.
"Notice you said wanted. Past tense baby." she says sure of this.
'I still want him.' she looks at me for a few minutes. Just studying me.
"Because you think the one you really want don't want you." she says. I'm about to get up and run but she catches my wrist. "Don't worry B. I wont say nothin bout it to nobody. They'd freak if they knew you were in love with me." she says. She's so calm about this.
'how can you be so calm? You find out your enemy is in love with you and your calm. And how did you know?' she smiles when I think these questions frantically.
"Well...you don't exactly censor your thoughts. You probably didn't even realize you were thinkin it. And you're not my enemy. You just proved that by lettin me stay here and keepin me company. Took my mind off worryin and I appreciate it." she says.
'that doesn't answer why you're so calm.' I think calming down myself. She just smiles again.
"I just am." she says with a shrug. She lays her head on my shoulder and this is the first time I think she's ever been comfortable around me enough for physical contact. Other than dancing or something. And it feels good.
"Why don't you want me?" I whisper out loud. She raises her head.
"Never said I didn't. I do. I really do but I can't." she says.
"Why can't you be with me?" I ask slightly louder. This is moving fast but...i'm ready for this. For her. She shrugs.
"Number of reasons. We shouldn't be lovers before we're friends, I got a lot goin on, you got a boyfriend, dating a god is dangerous on a hella levels." she says.
"We can work through that. I'm sure we can. We'd be together and build not only a relationship but a friendship too, I'd be there for you I'm here for you, and I'll dump Riley. As for the dangers, I'm a slayer I face danger already. I can handle a little more." I say. Now that I know she wants me and we have a slight chance I have hope and I'm not giving up. She shakes her head.
"But it wouldn't be right. We have a lot of issues to work through before we can even think of bein together. I hurt you a lot and I hurt people you care about. There isn't any trust here and if that aint here we can't do nothin." she says.
"Bu-" she puts a finger on my lips.
"Stop. Don't worry. If we're meant to be it'll happen. You just have to be patient and let this happen like its supposed to. If you rush it, you'll get hurt." she says. She's right and I know it but that doesn't mean I feel any less rejected.
"But what if it isn't meant to happen?" I ask in a low voice. She thinks for a moment.
"Then we'll be friends. Don't think this is a rejection. This is just me askin you to wait. Can you do that?" she asks I nod.
"Yes. I can wait and let this take its course." I tell her. No matter how much I don't want to.
"Thanks." she says putting her head back on my shoulder. A little time passes and her breathing evens out. Glad I could be her pillow. But when I think about it, I'd be her pillow whenever she needs one. Dawn peaks her head in.
"Everybody left a little while ago. Mom wanted me to see if you two were hungry and how Max was?" she asks. I shake my head.
"No I'm not hungry. He's fine I'm sure he'll be up soon." she nods.
"You want another blanket for you and Faith?" she asks. I nod. She goes to get one and she actually drapes it over my head. When she leaves I lay down so that I'm spooning Faith. I know I shouldn't be this close to her because its not helping my whole 'waiting' thing but it feels comfortable. I guess she's ok with it too because she just snuggles back into me. Shortly after I fall asleep.
FPOV. (dream)
ok so I remember goin to sleep on B's shoulder. I recently felt somebody cuddlin up behind me so I'm gonna say she laid us down. But where the hell am I now. I've never come here in any of my dreams. I'm in a room. Pitch black in here. No windows no door no light no nothing. But I can hear faint sounds. I start to pound and finally I find the wall. I hit it a couple times and it falls then I see her. But I can't move to her. And she's screamin out to me.
"Mommy! Help me!" she screams and cries. I see a tall figure that I think I a man but it doesn't really have a form. And its goin for my fuckin daughter. He picks her up and starts to walk away with her.
"NO! Don't!" I'm yelling but its fallin to deaf ears. He holds her up then he...he slits her throat and I feel my heart stop.
(Exit dream)
when I wake up its cus B is tryin to wake me. I sit straight up and scream.
"MEGAN!!" and I realize Max is screamin her name too. We share a look and we know...we don't got much time.
Yeah yeah I know ya been waitin forever to find out what Faith is. Well there ya have it. I was watchin Hercules when I got the idea to make them gods. Yep so review please.