Chapter 3
'Only You on My Mind'
They got back to Buffy's house. Faith rested her hand on a chair and looked to the floor by her feet, where large drips of blood landed in a puddle.
She remembered the time when she and Buffy were both in the hospital. It was the night that Buffy had stabbed Faith and sent her into a coma, and Buffy had fed herself to Angel, to cure him of a poison Faith had infected him with. Buffy got out of her bed and walked into Faith's room. She saw Faith laying there, sleeping, and even though Faith had made Buffy go through all living hell, she bent down and kissed her on the forehead.
Giles came back and gave her an ice pack. She pressed it against her face. He looked at her very concerned.
"I'll get the bandages," He said, and started to walk away.
"No trauma," Faith said loudly removing the ice pack from her face. "I'm good."
"You were nearly killed," Giles said in reply.
"I could use a shower," Faith said. Giles stopped and pointed to the bathroom.
"Faith," Giles said. "Are you sure you're ok?"
"I'm a little sticky," She answered and headed into the bathroom.
She looked in the mirror. Her hair was a mess, she had a huge mess of blood leading from the side of her mouth down to her chest, and she was just overall pretty much bleeding everywhere. She was a wreck. She stepped inside the shower and turned on the water. She put her face in it and then back out. She clearly remembered Buffy all of a sudden, and she could remember seeing her just standing there. She tried to put her face back in the water, but it hurt badly. Then she remembered Buffy smiling, just smiling.
Faith had held in so much anger from Buffy's death. She felt it take over her body, and she let it all out. She punched the tile wall in front of her. She was so strong being a slayer, that she broke the tile. She hit it again, and again, and again so fast. She screamed loudly in anger, and continued to hit and break the wall. She stopped punching the wall and rubbed her hands through her hair, putting her face in and out of the water quickly. She stood there and starred for a minute breathing very heavily.
She remembered Buffy again. She remembered when she had tried to remove Angel's soul, but she didn't, and she and Buffy fought. They both ended up with knives at each others throats. Faith had removed her knife first, and then she kissed Buffy on the top of her head and ran off.
Instead of anger this time, sorrow filled Faith's body. She slowly put her head underneath the water and all of the blood ran off her body.
Faith walked out of the bathroom when she was finished getting showered and changed. Outside the door she saw Giles. She felt very uncomfortable.
"Sorry 'bout the shower" She told him while lifting her hand up and pointing her thumb backward at the shower room.
"I'm not worried about the shower," Giles responded very quickly.
Faith put her hand down and looked at him. "I need to know you're in the game Faith, all the way."
"Five by Five boss," she said back at Giles and left the room.