Author's note: I know I'm a bad person for not updating my other fics lol, I'd started writing the next chapter of Carnage when this fic came out instead. Kind of surprised I got any reviews at all, cause I feel that this fic is a bit random, but as always they are greatly appreciated, and make me feel all warm and fuzzy :-)

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Chapter 2

Buffy parked her car outside Faith's foster parents house. Sprinting up the path, she rang the bell and waited for them to answer. She could see Faith's car in the drive, and smiled as she remembered her girlfriends rant, about her foster parents banning her from using the car, a couple of weeks ago. Michael and Trudi Walker where both in their early fifties, and had been fostering for years, they where the nicest people you've ever met, and Faith was extremely protective of them.

However Faith was anything if not stubborn, and she felt that everyone was being overprotective of her, trying to wrap her in cotton wool. Buffy knew they where only looking out for her safety, and where concerned that she could have a seizure when she was driving, and get into an accident. Especially now that they where becoming more frequent. She stated that she knew when, a seizure was coming on, and that she could pull over to the side of the road, course Michael asked her what she would do if she was in a tunnel, and Faith had flipped her lid and stormed out of the room.

Buffy was broken from her reverie as Trudi answered the door. "Hi."

"Buffy, Hi sweetie, c'mon in." Trudi said, holding the door open for her. "We where going to call you, but Kennedy said she'd already phoned ahead, did she tell you what happened?" she asked.

"She said something about Faith getting into a fight, before she collapsed." Buffy said, "I-Is she okay."

Trudi smiled reassuringly, "She's fine, just sleeping off the after effects, you know how they always knock her for six. I heard the other girl came off worse." she said proudly.

"Is it okay if I go up and see her?" Buffy asked shyly.

"Of course sweetheart, you know you don't have to ask." Trudi replied, "If you want to stay the night you're more than welcome." she said, before adding, "As long as you let Joyce know."

Buffy blushed as she remembered one of the first times she'd stayed over, she'd forgotten to phone her mom, and she'd nearly launched a full scale manhunt, fearing her daughter had been kidnapped.

"It's okay, Mrs Walker, she knows I'm here." Buffy replied.

"Buffy, it's been two years, and I've still got to remind you not to call me Mrs Walker." Trudi said in mock exasperation, "Honestly you'd think some of Faith's bad manners would have rubbed off on you by now." she said grinning, before heading off into the kitchen.

Quietly opening Faith's room door, she saw that the curtains where closed, bathing the room in near darkness. She could just make out the form of her girlfriend lying under the covers. Crossing the room, she carefully climbed into bed, trying her best not to disturb her.

"B?" Faith croaked, blinking up at her groggily.

"Hi sweetie." she whispered, tenderly kissing Faith's head. "You okay?" she asked.

"Mm tired." Faith slurred, struggling to keep her eyes open.

"I know baby." Buffy said stroking her hand through her girlfriends hair. She had expected no less, the seizures always took a lot out of her, after a day like today, she could be expected to sleep for hours. "You sleep okay, I'll be right here when you wake up." she whispered softly.

Faith smiled at her sleepily, "Love you." she murmured, her eyes drifting closed.

"I love you too baby." Buffy replied, smiling sadly, as she pulled Faith closer to her. As she lay there listening to her girlfriend breathing softly, she couldn't help but smile as she remembered the first time they'd met.

(( FLASHBACK ))

Buffy sat outside the principals office watching the other students rushing off to their classes. She'd been dreading this day for months, and now it had finally arrived. After the excitement of moving had worn off, she knew she'd have to accept the fact she'd be joining a new school. Which meant making new friends, and trying not to make a complete ass of herself on the first day. She'd woken up three hours early for school, just so she could pick suitable clothes to wear, clothes that where cute and harmless, and wouldn't label her as a freak. So here she sat in her cute, harmless clothes, waiting on her designated guide to come and show her round the school. To say she was nervy was an understatement, she almost jumped out of her skin when, an out of breath red head seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

"Hi, my name's Willow." The red head beamed, holding her hand out for Buffy to shake. "Sorry if I scared you, I was on my way here, when I realised I'd left my books in the library, only when I got there, they weren't there, cause it turned out I'd put them in my locker, course then I bumped into someone who wanted to borrow my science notes, but they weren't in my locker, they where in the library, where I'd left them when I looked for my books that I hadn't left."

Buffy smiled in amusement, "It's okay, my names Buffy." she replied, "It's a weird name I know…" she added, almost waiting for Willow to comment on her name.

"No it's not, I mean I'm named after a tree right." Willow said, sensing the new girls obvious discomfort, "Anyway, everybody's got weird names round here so you'll fit in just fine."

It was at that moment that two brunettes came barrelling down the corridor, the smaller of the two was hanging upside down, over the taller brunettes shoulder. "Faith put me down, my face is like a millimetre away from you're ass."

"And?" The one named Faith replied casually.

"I'm scared that the chilli burrito, you had for breakfast is gonna backfire out you're ass." The shorter one replied. "I'd kinda like to keep my eyebrows, and my other five senses."

"You're eyebrows aren't one of you're senses ya dumbass." Faith replied.

Buffy looked over at Willow in surprise, curious to see if she knew these two, and seeing the red head roll her eyes in amusement, she took that as a yes. "Buffy let me introduce you to the gruesome twosome." Willow said. "The tall loudmouth is Faith, and the other one is Kennedy, my girlfriend." she added.

Buffy could sense that the other girl was waiting to see how she was going to react to that piece of information. However she just smiled and said, "I see what you mean about the weird names." causing Willow to giggle, and Kennedy to cry out in mock indignation, which was hard to do when you where hanging upside down, with your face pressed against someone's ass.

"Will, help me." Kennedy mumbled.

Willow sighed, "Faith, put her down, you'll end up putting her off girls for good." Faith snorted, but did as Willow said, dumping Kennedy unceremoniously in the middle of the corridor. Kennedy quickly scrambled to her feet, and rushed to her girlfriends side, hoping that she would protect her if Faith tried anything again.

"What have you two been up too? Or is it safer not to ask?" Willow said, linking arms with Kennedy.

"Safer not to ask." Kennedy mumbled.

"Lets jus say it resulted in her having to kiss my ass." Faith grinned. "Which she did, so the debt is repaid, ain't that right Ken-doll."

"Yeah, Yeah." Kennedy mumbled.

Buffy had watched the friends interact in amusement, she couldn't help but notice, how alike the two brunettes where, and found herself wondering if they where related. She was broken from her train of thought, when she noticed the taller girl, Faith, staring at her.

"So you're knew here right?" Faith asked curiously.

"Y-Yeah." Buffy stammered, suddenly finding herself feeling as if she where under a microscope, with the way that the other girls dark brown eyes seemed to see straight through her. "I moved here from L.A." she replied.

"Really, cool. Thought I hadn't seen ya before, I know I would'a remembered if I had." Faith said smiling wolfishly.

Buffy felt herself blushing, at the look in the other girls eyes, and could of sworn that she was flirting with her.

"Faith." Willow warned, nudging the brunette out of the way, she could see the glint in Faith's eye, and knew the younger girl was about to try and put her smooth moves on Buffy. "Shouldn't you and Kennedy be off to class." she said.

"Shouldn't you be off to class." Faith countered.

"I've got to show Buffy round the school." Willow replied.

"I don't mind showing her around." Faith offered eagerly.

Willow smiled, and took Buffy's arm, Faith was like a dog with a bone, and she knew if she didn't get the other girl out of here soon, Faith would have convinced the blonde to join her in the janitors closet for some smoochy fun. "I thinks it's safer if I look after her today Faith, you don't want to scare her off on her first day."

Faith huffed and the beginnings of a pout appeared on her face, "Fine, I'll see you later B." she called, allowing herself to be dragged in the opposite direction by Kennedy, who had suddenly realised they where half an hour late for math.

"B?" Buffy asked, looking at Willow in confusion.

"Don't worry, Faith likes to give everyone nicknames." she explained. "And it's no use trying to argue with her, once she christens you with one, they pretty much tend to stick." Willow said smiling affectionately.

"Is she always like that." Buffy asked.

Willow smiled, "Pretty much, but she's harmless enough." she said, "Unless you get on her bad side. Ooh you know who she's like, you know on Friends, what's his name…Joey, she's totally like Joey, with all the food, and the flirting and stuff."

"Okay so now I know what to expect." Buffy said.

"As long as you have food to distract her with, you'll be safe." Willow said, "Now let's get on with the guided tour." with that said, she linked arms with Buffy and led her off down the corridor.

(( END FLASHBACK ))

Buffy smiled, Willow had been right about one thing, her girlfriend was easily distracted by food. Looking down at the sleeping beauty sprawled across her chest, she felt her heart swell. She was determined to find out what was worrying her girlfriend. She knew that Jessie, had something to do with it. Faith had clashed with her hundreds of times during practice, and they'd even come to blows during the odd game. Buffy knew of Jessie's obsession with her, she'd been at the end of the odd love note from the other love sick teen, which of course had been quickly burned by her girlfriend, and normally resulted in Jessie having a black eye or two.

Buffy loved Faith, they'd been together two years for crying out loud. But she knew that there was a part of her girlfriend that was always waiting for the other shoe to drop, Buffy could confess her undying love for Faith over and over till she lost her voice, and the other girl would still worry that she wasn't good enough, and that she was going to leave her for the slightest thing. Buffy also knew that Faith's epilepsy played some part in her lack of confidence, Faith saw herself as flawed, because she wasn't like everybody else, she couldn't drink because of her medication, her life was ruled and dictated by her meds and her seizures. If Faith wouldn't believe that she was good enough for Buffy, then Buffy would have to show her that Faith was the only one she'd ever want, even if she had to bash it through that thick skull of hers.

Tbc.

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