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"Hello?"
"Hey Red, how's the weather down in Sunny-D?"
Yep, I took the plunge and called her best friend. I know, I know, it's practically the same as just calling Buffy up herself cause I know Willow's gonna tell her every word I say, but it's hard enough trying to keep my resolve without hearin' her voice on the other side.
"...Faith? Oh my god, it is you isn't it? Where have you been? What have you been doing? Is everything ok? Buffy has been nothing short of mope-y since you left you know. Why did you have to leave like that?"
Ok so yeah, I expected the barrage of questions but it's still tough hearin' them. There's no way I'm goin' into that. I'm just calling to check up.
"Hang on there Red, I asked you a question first remember?"
"What?...Oh! Yeah um well it's...sunny down here...down...oh, so that must mean you're north! Exactly how far north exactly?"
I sigh and laugh a little to myself. She's quick, I'll give her that. I guess it wouldn't hurt to let them know where I am, tell 'em I'm doin' alright for myself.
"Pismo Beach and yeah, everything's cool. I've got an apartment, a waitressing job, a roommate-"
"Roommate?"
I can practically hear the wheels in her head turning.
"Yeah, Alex."
Silence...for some reason this is hilarious to me.
"Oh...is...Alex...um are you two..."
"Well see there's this little matter of him havin' a boyfriend but..."
I hear the sigh of relief on her end, and it irks me a little ya know? What would it matter if I'd found a chick and shacked up with her? I'm movin' on with my life. I gave Buffy her chance. She missed it...whatever.
"Well good for you Faith."
Better just cut to the chase, I'm startin' to lose my nerve.
"Yeah well I was just callin' to check in, see what was happenin' on the home front you know? Any unusually dangerous big bads wreaking havoc?"
"Um...no not really, just the usual...why do you ask?"
And the room just got a ton hotter. For some reason telling Red that I had a 'scary dream' isn't sounding as thought out as I had planned.
"Uh, no reason. Just wonderin'. Anyway, it was good talkin' to you Red. Catch ya later."
"What, no Faith wait you should really call Buffy and-"
Shit. No, no, no, no.
"What's that?"
When all else fails feign static.
"I'm kinda losin' you Red. Gotta go."
Click
"Hello?"
"Buffy, it's Willow."
"Oh hey Wills, what's up?"
"It's about Faith."
Willow could hear Buffy's breath catch in her throat.
"What...what about her?...Is she ok?"
She can't be dead. Please don't let her be dead.
"Yeah, she's fine Buff. Great actually. She just called me."
Buffy idly twisted the telephone cord.
"What did she say? I mean...did she want anything?"
Did she ask about me?
"She said she was just checking in. Asked if there were any unusually tough big bads to deal with. I told her nothing out of the ordinary."
"Oh."
Guess not.
"Well you said she's doing good?"
"Oh yeah! She said she got an apartment and she's a waitress and she has a new roommate."
"Roommate?"
Damn you voice for squeaking unnaturally.
"Don't worry Buff."
Guess Willow noticed too.
"His name's Alex and he has a boyfriend."
His...boyfriend...what?...ooohhh.
"Oh well that's...that's good I guess. Did she mention where she was?"
Fingers crossed.
"Yeah! She's living up in Pismo Beach."
Oh thank god. And here I was thinking she'd hopped a plane to Italy or something. Pismo's not that far away, it'd only take half a day to get there. Let's see it's almost 9, I could be there by 4 probably if I left soon enough.
"Um Buffy? You still there? Hello?"
Oops, sorry Willow.
"Yeah Wills I'm here. Listen I gotta go but I'll call you later ok?"
"Wait Buffy no. I know what you're thinking and you can't, you won't! I'm forbidding you from going to see her!"
Crap.
"What was that Wills?"
When all else fails, feign static.
"Willow? Hello? I think I'm losing you. Hey, I'll call you later!"
Click
Willow hung up angrily on the other side, and growled to no one in particular.
"Land lines do not have static!"
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