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Chapter 5:
Joyce couldn't sleep, she request to sleep in the room next Faith's, as a mother she knew that Faith will have nightmares and she wanted to be at her side. When the nightmares started she quickly went to comfort the young girl but after the third one she decided to stay with her.
Faith kept sweating and tossing in the bed the whole night, she was mumbling and crying and nothing Joyce did comfort her more than 1/2 hour. She was tired but she knew that there is no way to sleep again, she tried to convince Joyce to have some sleep but the old woman refuse to leave, she made some tea and sandwiches and sit with her to chat. For the first time in her life, Faith didn't feel uncomfortable with adults.
"Listen Faith, as you know I am listed in jail papers as your aunt, and you have one year parole, so they are expecting me to be responsible for your actions..." Joyce was cut by Faith
"Mrs. Summers I'm..."
"No Faith let me complete" Faith nodded swallowing hardly "You are a slayer, you are tough and you think you can manage your life, I know all this, but for me you are a child just like Buffy, you need disciplines and rules, you need some one to set a good example for you and then let you go by your self..."
"Shouldn't we have this conversation when Buffy is awake?" Faith said with a worried smile
"No, its not about Buffy, this is about you, if all of you didn't exclude me and Giles from what happened before we wouldn't be in this situation now" Joyce took a deep breath trying to calm her self "I don't have super powers or magical force but I am a mother and I know about teenagers more than you know and I don't think of you as a bad girl or psycho killer, but I don't want you to walk in this path ever again, because this time Faith you are in parole that means you are watched, any little mistake will put you in jail again, so... tell me what you think" Joyce looks at Faith's eyes
"You set the rules and I will follow" Faith said with persistence in her eyes, she will not fall this time.
"Good" Joyce said with a warm smile. "First thing, you must know that you will be staying with me..." Faith opened her mouth but she was shut fast by Joyce. "No excuses, we have another room, and you will have all your freedom. The next thing is that I want you back to school..." Joyce waited for Faith response.
"I'm not really a school gal and..."
"Well it's already late for you to go to School but I will arrange for you to take your Degree, you must try to live normal life, have friends and start your real life" "Honey, life is not all slaying and partying"
"You are probably right but if I'm doing this can I at least ask for something?" Joyce nodded for her
"I want to have a job and..."
"Faith you already have a job, beside you will not have the time..."
"I will have the time, please Mrs. Summers"
"Sure, we will find something to you, now try to rest and we will discuss the details when we get back" Joyce opened the door but before she get out she bent and kiss Faith's cheeks and whisper in her ears "Don't make me regret this"
"You won't, I promise" this was Faith's only answer