As Buffy exited the bathroom, she was surprised to find her best friend gone. The brunette cheerleader had threatened to disappear on Buffy but the blonde didn't expect her to actually do it.

Just because Buffy preferred to stalk Faith and think up different ways to torture Lana instead of dancing and having fun? Surely that wasn't reason enough for Cordy to dump her bestest friend since kindergarten?

Buffy sighed. Sure it was. She had been a pain all night long; she knew it but couldn't help herself.

In the beginning of the night, Buffy had spotted Faith for the first time and rushed to the girl's side. The conversation had been strangely non-aggressive and they were actually smiling at each other. Buffy even cracked a joke about the corn chips. It was funny, she swears it was! But Faith didn't even get the chance to laugh at Buffy's amusing comment. And Buffy swears Faith was about to laugh. If it wasn't for Lana interrupting.

Lana's arms quickly snaked their way possessively around Faith's waist and Buffy had to leave or she swears she was about to gag.

Buffy stopped a random boy.

"Have you seen Cordelia?" She asked while looking around.

The boy stared at her wide-eyed and flushed. He broadened his shoulders and smiled, leering at the pretty blond in front of him.

"No but you wanna make out?"

Buffy looked at the boy for the first time. She was horrified.

"Ugh, Steve. No." She quickly maneuvered around him.

After several minutes of fruitless searching, Buffy gave up and decided to hover around the refreshments table. Not only to get insanely drunk, but also in the hopes that one of her two favorite brunettes would find her.

The party had been going on for hours and it was now almost 1 in the morning but Faith felt fidgety. She tried to dance the feeling away, she tried to drink the feeling away and as a last resort; she even tried to kiss the feeling away.

A slightly tipsy Lana had led her to the impressively decorated garden and to Faith's amusement; the girl had began fondling her.

Not one to say no to such a pretty girl's advances, Faith instead took control of the situation by moderating the blonde's groping and instead giving her mouth something to do.

But to Faith's annoyance, her restlessness did not cease nor did it diminish. She grew even antsier with every touch of Lana's lips.

As Lana eagerly ravished Faith's neck, the brunette thoughtfully gazed towards the house where the party was still in its prime. Faith bit back a sigh.

Meanwhile, Buffy was feeling much better.

"So then I say to Faith… I don't mean to be chippy, but I love this dip!" The drunk little blonde giggled at her… 'joke' and took another gulp of her drink.

Her entourage of two love-sick boys laughed unsurely and Buffy frowned. She didn't tell the joke right.

"Nonono… Wait, I didn't tell the joke right." She slurred. "I said to Faith: I don't mean to be corny… but I love this chip!" The blonde maniacally giggled again.

She then fell silent. The boys looked at her in apprehension and just a little bit of fear.

"Wait… That's still not right." She mumbled to herself.

The girl then began gesturing wildly with her hands. One of which held a cup of beer. Beer splattered all over the taller boy and he grimaced as Buffy apparently almost died of laughter.

"You smell like beer!" She informed him and promptly dropped her empty cup and left the baffled boys' company.

The befuddled girl made her way towards the patio doors and while doing so bumped unapologetically against several people and an ugly statue she called Rufus.

Finally outside, she breathed in the cool night air and felt a little less woozy and a little more…

She paused and squinted her unfocused eyes.

What was that? In the dark, under a tree, two people were making out.

Buffy walked closer and noticed that one of them was blonde.

Blonde like Lana.

Buffy stepped even closer to the pair and saw what she dreaded to see.

Without thinking, Buffy just kept on walking towards the two. Halfway there, her pace quickened and she was running. Only ten feet away, neither Faith nor Lana had noticed her speedy approach.

Buffy was boiling and she needed someone to feel her wrath. If Buffy was looking, she would have noticed that Faith had looked up and saw her.

Faith saw her running towards them looking not just a little bit scary. Faith saw her stretch her hands out to Lana. Faith saw her almost growl in slow-motion.

And Faith saw her jump on Lana's back.

Lana let out an ear-shattering scream as she felt Buffy on her back. Lana faltered but stayed standing. She screamed again as Buffy wrapped her legs around Lana's waist and held them there.

In Buffy's boozed up state, she didn't actually have a plan.

Lana tried to catch a glimpse of her attacker but found it difficult to maneuver with the extra weight.

Faith, for her part, watched the entire scene in silent awe.

"Buffy?" Lana exclaimed, shocked.

Buffy never felt herself blush as much as she did right then; wrapped around Lana with Faith watching her every movement with an, as always, amused look.

"Buffy, what are you doing?" The scared Lana shrieked.

Buffy looked at Faith, suddenly feeling very sad. Faith caught the change in Buffy's demeanor and held out her hand for Buffy to take. The blushing blonde looked at the outstretched hand and then at the brunette. Faith smiled reassuringly.

Buffy uncertainly took Faith's hand and loosened her legs' death grip around Lana. Faith helped her as she shakily placed her legs back on the ground.

As soon as she could, Lana turned around and stared at the strangely acting Buffy.

"Buffy, what are you doing?" She exclaimed again.

Buffy lowered her head in shame and turned to leave. Faith watched as she walked away and felt the strange tension return in the pit of her stomach with every step Buffy took.

Lana stepped closer to Faith, eager to continue their make-out session. But the feisty brunette had different plans. She stepped away from the smitten girl and shook her head.

"I'll be right back." Faith smiled apologetically and quickly left after Buffy.

Lana wanted nothing more but to protest but Faith had already turned her back and seemed determined in her cause.

By the time Faith caught up with Buffy, the little blonde had found herself a dark corner of the garden with a wooden bench. The drunken girl sat looking truly melancholy by herself and Faith smiled fondly.

She flopped herself beside Buffy without warning and stretched her arms on the back of the bench.

Buffy watched her fearfully, wondering exactly how much Faith hated her now.

After a moment of silence, Faith glanced at Buffy. She noticed the girl's apprehension but couldn't erase the memory of Buffy maniacally running towards and then jumping on to Lana.

Faith tried, she really did, but looking at Buffy's current demeanor and remembering the scene with Lana… She had to laugh.

It started with a suppressed chortle. But Buffy's fear then turned into shocked offense and it was too much for Faith.

She burst out laughing and simply couldn't stop herself. She even slapped her knee as she remembered the utter shock on Lana's face as Buffy jumped her.

Buffy stared at the girl. How dare she? But as she watched Faith writhe on the bench in laughter, her furious glower transformed into a smile.

The blonde began laughing together with Faith, it was just too absurd. What was she thinking?

Faith began calming down after a couple more minutes and Buffy too eventually stopped laughing. She wiped her eyes one more time and then looked at her brown-eyed companion.

Faith gave her a small smile, the one people rarely got to see.

Buffy blinked. And then the blonde leaned into Faith and softly pressed her lips against Faiths.

She pulled back a little and looked at Faith again.

The beautiful brunette looked back, surprised.

And Buffy kissed her again, deeper.

This time, no one pulled back.