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WA 24
Part 6
"So Giles, did you talk to Faith?" Buffy asked as soon as she and her former watcher walked inside the house
"Ah, yes…she said she'll be home soon and she also asked me to inform you that the interview was a success" he said depositing some bags on the kitchen table
"Cool…so she got the job" the slayer said lifting a bottle of water to her lips
"I believe so"
"Great…we'll celebrate tonight then" she grinned playfully
"Celebrate what?" Tara questioned curious about the grin plastered on the blonde slayer's face
"Faith got the job" Buffy announced proudly
"Nice" Tara said pouring some OJ for her daughter who was sitting on the couch in the living room "so the outfit worked huh?"
"Like a charm" they both burst out laughing. Giles shook his head not quite getting the inside joke between the blondes; he moved to the living room and saw his granddaughter playing quietly with her new doll
"Hey angel" he said approaching the little girl "did you like the doll?"
"Yes grandpa…it's pretty" she answered producing a sad smile
"Then what's wrong?" asked worriedly "why do you look so sad?" he sat next to her and smoothed her locks
"I don't know…"she sighed and put her doll down "I have this feeling" she said furrowing her brows "it's like something bad is about to happen"
"Can you see anything?" he asked observing that she had her gaze lost in space; she just shook her head in a negative way "can you feel anything…concrete?"
"No. it's just this…sensation that makes my head hurt and my eyes start burning" he moved closer to her and held her face with both hands
"Sweetie, you're a bit warm" he declared moving his hand to feel her forehead "I think you're developing a temperature" he stood up and picked her up "come here…let's go see your mama"
Meanwhile across town Faith approached Willow who was drumming her fingers impatiently on the table at the same café they had met earlier
"Hey"
"Hey, finally" the redhead threw both hands in the air "where have you been? I was almost leaving"
"Sorry" the brunette apologized sitting on the chair across the table "I had to sneak home undetected to get something"
"get what?" the redhead rubbed her face a little irritated "Faith, you lost me…you said you could help me with the ring and then you dashed out and told me to wait here…and now you arrive and say you went home" she opened her arms dramatically "why did you go home?"
"To get this" she put a small dark velvet box on the table
"What is it?" Willow asked clueless. The brunette slayer sighed and reclined back on her sit
"A couple of months before coming back here…Tara and I were in a mall in London" she bit the inside of her cheek as if trying to recall the scene correctly "we passed by a jewelry store and she stopped by the window; she looked enchanted by something…when I asked her what was it, she answered: 'that's the most perfect ring I've ever seen in my life'…" Willow was listening attentively to the rogue slayer; Faith had her eyes fixed on the horizon as if she had been transported back to that mall over a year ago "I remember that her eyes were shining…I followed her gaze and I saw…it" she reached over to retrieve the box and opened it showing the content to the redhead. Willow looked inside and gasped; Faith closed the box and went on with the story "when we were packing to come back here…I don't know why, but I went to the mall…and bought it"
"You were going to ask Tara to marry you!" Willow half asked half affirmed with her eyes wide opened; Faith gave a little snort and scratched her nose
"The idea did cross my mind" she answered nodding sheepishly "who am I kidding?" she shook her head and reclined back looking up to the sky "I carried the ring in my pocket for a week or two after we arrived here…then things went down the hill and well…you know the story" she waved a hand at Willow. The redhead was speechless, she had never considered the depth of the rogue slayer's feelings for Tara; she had always thought of it as a fling, an infatuation, but here was the all tough Faith showing her a romantic side she never knew that could exist. She lowered her eyes and saw the velvet box on the table
"Can I?" she asked timidly
"Go ahead" Faith pushed it towards the redhead
"Oh my God!" she gasped again lifting a hand to her lips "Faith this is…"
"Perfect?" the brunette completed watching the witch's eyes tear up "I think it was meant to be Tara's after all, huh?"
"w-what you mean?" Willow choked trying to make sure she was hearing correctly
"I mean keep it…give it to her" Faith said honestly
"b-but I-I can't…it's yours, you bought it" Willow stuttered nervously "why d-don't you keep it…for yourself? Or maybe give it to…to Buffy someday?"
"Nah…I bought it for Tara" she shook her head dismissively "it's hers…I just can't give it, so…I guess you're the right person for the job" she crossed her hands behind her neck supporting her head
"B-b-but…"
"trust me Red…this is the ring you've been looking for" she nodded in the box's direction; Willow couldn't believe what was happening, she had browsed everywhere looking for a perfect ring; she had searched online, visited many famous stories in LA, and now out of the blue it lands freely on her lap coming as a gift from her girlfriend's former girlfriend. "This is a great irony…this is destiny" she thought
"Thank you Faith…I don't know what else to say"
"You don't have to say anything, Red…but" she sat straight and narrowed her eyes at the redhead witch "hurt her again and I will kick your ass all the way from here to Singapore" Willow gulped audible "deal?" she asked smirking and watched the redhead nod vehemently