BPOV.
Everything that she just implied is...too much. I can't believe, if I'm right, that Wesley would do that. He's always been annoying but I didn't think of him as the type to hurt someone so much. I look at him and run out after Faith.
"Faith?!" I call because she's already down the street. She stops and turns back.
"Huh?" she answers when I catch up. I just look up at her.
"Faith..." I say in a shaky voice. I reach up and rub her cheek. She closes her eyes.
"Don't worry bout me Buffy. Its in the past. I need to let it go." she says. I shake my head.
"No Faith, you don't." I say. She nods her head.
"Y-yeah I do. I- I deserved it. I coulda fought better. I musta wanted it." she says and I can't believe I'm hearing this.
"No! That is NOT true. Faith, you didn't, you shouldn't, it isn't right!" I say not knowing exactly what to say. "Just come back with me and let us help you. You don't have to tell any of us exactly what happened but we want to find Megan. I'll get rid of Wesley personally If I have to. You hear me?" I ask firmly. She looks in my eyes shaking her head. Like she's looking to see if she can believe me. She finally nods her ok.
"I won't go in until he leaves though." she says. I nod.
"That's alright." I say taking out my cellphone. I call Xander and tell him to get Wesley out through the back door and he says ok. When I see Wesley look towards us and make his way to Angel's car we start to walk back. We go in and she sits at the table beside me instantly. It doesn't bother me but we all grab a book or map looking for locater spells or anything. We work in silence.
Faith pov.
B got me to come back and let them help me. They shouldn't want to but they are.
"I'm... I..." I start but I don't know exactly what I should apologize for. Then I settle it. "Sorry for everything." I say lookin down. I feel a hand on my knee and look up and see Xander.
"Do you mean it Faith?" he asks. I nod. He gives me a goofy Xander smile. "Well then, lets quit with the long face and go get donuts!" he says. I smile and look to B who just nods. She doesn't want me to leave her side for too long and I think its sweet but mostly because she trusts Xander. I know I'm not a child but, she wants to protect me. Even if she really can't. Xan man and I take orders and we make our way to the dunkin donuts up the street. We sit at a table while we're waiting.
"I'm sorry too Faith." he says. I must look confused cos he continues. "You're not guilty alone. All of us are but they should make their own apologies. I claimed to be your friend but wasn't there like a friend should've been. I'm sorry for that. And for what I said when you came back." he says. I know he means it but he shouldn't have to apologize. I did bring every bad thing on myself.
"S'all 5x5 X man. Lets leave the past there yeah?" I ask. He nods with a smile.
"H-hey Faith?" he says after a few minutes. I look up expectantly. "W-what was your daughter like?" he asks. I smile letting him know its ok to ask.
"The typical year old baby I guess. She smiled a lot. And she was tryina talk a little. She'd say ma or faze but that's bout it. She was always tryina walk somewhere with me and she loved to help. There was this one time I was in my room lookin for...i forget what, but she just came in there and started doin what I was doin. She'd pick up a paper and look at it and put it down. I finally realized she was in there and asked what she was doin. She just shrugged her little shoulders and went back to pickin up papers and lookin at em. I figured out she was helpin. So I asked did she wanna help me and she scrunched her face up before runnin outta the room." I say with a smile. "She looked so much like me my watcher called her junior." I tell him. And its true. She didn't look anything like Wesley or anybody else but me.
"She's a beautiful little girl then if she looks like you." he says seriously. And I actually blush.
"Thanks." I say. But I think she's the most beautiful kid in the world. Cus she's Megan. We get the donuts and make our way back to the magic shop. We all eat then continue to find somethin that could help us find my baby girl. We spend almost an hour before max comes runnin in like his life depends on it. He just hugs me real quick and excitedly.
"So you had fun at school?" I ask slightly amused at his giddiness. Don't know why though.
"No!" he says jumping up and down. I look at Dawn and she looks clueless.
"Why aren't you two in school anyway, its 2 you get out at four." B says. I didn't even realize.
"Max said it was important so we left." D says. I look at Max who just composed hisself. He puts his hands on either side of my face and concentrates. I feel a cold current shoot through me and I see Megan. I don't know where it is but I see her. She looks in my direction.
"Mommy!" she exclaims running to me. I pick her up and hug her tight. "Uncle Max said you were comin for me." she says. I nod.
"We are sweetie. We are." I say.
"The lady from yesterday said its almost time. What was she talking about?" she asks me.
"I don't know baby. But I'll be there soon." I tell her. I look around and nothin is familiar. Except her little Elmo I bought before she was born. "Sweetie?" she looks at me. "Can I take Elmo with me? He's gonna help me out." I ask. She nods and smiles while going to get him. I know I can't really take him but I'm tryina interact a little. She goes and gets him and talks to him a little.
"He say he promise to be good for you." she says. Everything starts to shake a little.
"Alright baby. Mommy loves you." I say kissing her head.
"Love you too mommy." she says. I lean back and just stare at Max. he's smilin and motions towards my hand. I got Elmo.
"Tara, can you use him for a locater spell. And be careful. I need Elmo in tact when you're done." I say when she nods. I hand him over.
"Y-yes. It'll take me at least a day though. Tomorrow this time?" she asks. I nod. I can't rush her cus it won't help nothin. I stand up and look back. Buffy, Dawn, and Max are lookin at me.
"C'mon guys." I say. They all fall instep beside me as we walk outside. I'm still tryina wrap my mind around what happened.
"I dunno Bird, I was sittin in class and it just happened." Max says. I nod.
"Thanks." is all I say. We walk in silence for a while and I look down at my watch. "Look, its already 3 so why don't you guys come to mine and hang out and do you're homework." I say to max and dawn who shrug.
We all make it back to the house and they go to the kitchen to do their homework.
"Call one of us if you need help." I say. They nod and walk in. Me and B walk towards my bedroom just sittin there in silence. I don't know why but I wanna tell her what happened. How I got pregnant.
"I had just turned 13 when it happened." I say outta nowhere. I look at her face and she nods pullin me so I'm restin back against her. "I told my sister that I had a crush on somebody but it was a girl. She said it was ok but I should've known she was gonna say somethin. She told our mom. I'm not sure if she meant to or if it just slipped but it happened. My mom called her step brother, Wes, to come over one night. She told him that she needed him to fix me and..." I trail off. "They did a spell, made me a regular human girl. They came in my room that night... I fought him off a little but... I begged my mom. She stood there watching. She said it needed to be done. I needed to be fixed. When I found out I was pregnant I first thanked god that we weren't family because I don't believe in abortion or givin your kid up for adoption. Then I told her and she told my dad I'd been sleeping around. They kicked me out and I was called, had my baby, met kakistos, had my baby taken, started being stupid, sleepin around and then came here." I say. I don't even register I'm cryin until the sobs are shakin my body. She just holds me tellin me everything is gonna be ok. That we're gonna find her and Wesley isn't gonna come near her. Until we both lapse into the quietness. We sit there, thoughts running all over the place. In silence.
So here's a quick update. Sorry for making Wesley the bad guy. Oh well review.