Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy, but I do own Sophie, baby Lily, and Echo the puppy :)
The, tackling, squealing, laughing, kissing, and I love yous stopped. Buffy blinked, taken aback.
"What?"
"Marry me, B" Faith repeated. As much as it might have seemed as though the words had just slipped out in the heat of the moment, the Dark Slayer realised that this was something she had been thinking about for awhile, if only subconsciously.
"Are you serious?" said Buffy, frowning. "I mean, don't get me wrong, I love you, like, really, really, love you, but you're not exactly the poster girl for.." Buffy was cut off when Faith kissed her again.
"I've never been more serious about anythin' in my life" said Faith, brushing a stray lock of hair out of her girlfriend's face. "I almost lost you, B.."
"Faith" Buffy sighed, propping herself up on one elbow. "I love you, and I'd love to marry you, I really would, but.. Marriage is a huge commitment. If I marry you, it can't just be because I almost died. That can't be the only reason. You understand that, right?"
"You want some more reasons, B?" Faith grinned. "Okay, I'll give you some more reasons. I want to marry you because I can't help smilin' everytime everytime you walk into the room. I want to marry you because you taught me how to snuggle. I want to marry you because you can throw up all over yourself and still be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen" Faith was surprising even herself with how emotional she was getting. She swallowed, suddenly feeling a little less confident, although that didn't make her words any less true. "But I guess the main reason that I wanna marry you is because I love you, Buffy. I love you and I.. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Those enough reasons for you?" Rather than reply verbally, Buffy, tears streaming down her cheeks, flew at Faith, pulling her into one of the most passionate, emotional kisses they had ever shared.
"Yes" she whispered, slightly breathless, after they had broken apart.
"So.. So you'll marry me?"
"Yes, Faith" Buffy smiled, letting her forehead rest against her new fiance's. "I'll marry you." They sat in contented, comfortable silence for a few minutes, until Faith began to chuckle. Soon, the chuckling evolved into a fullblown fit of riotous laughter. "Faith? Are you okay?"
"I'm just happy, B. I don't think I've ever been this happy before" She gave Buffy another kiss, and they once again fell into silence, though it wasn't long before Faith broke this one as well, forcing herself to pull away from Buffy and climb out of bed. "Uh, we should probably go tell the others that you're okay. And, uh, a ring, I've got to get you a ring.."
"You don't have to get me a ring Faith.."
"I want to get you a ring, B" Faith smiled. "How else am I supposed to make sure everybody knows you're mine?" She held a hand out to her grinning fiance'. "Now come on, there are a lot of people downstairs who are gonna be very happy to see you."
The newly engaged slayers sped excitedly into the hallway, pausing when they saw Sophie padding out of her room down the hall, one hand rubbing her sleepy eyes with one hand while the other appeared to be curled tightly around some unseen object.
"Hey, Little Red" Faith grinned, scooping the little girl into her arms as she approached. "Your Auntie Buffy's all better! And guess what? We're getting married!"
"I know" Sophie yawned. "Cordelia comed to my dream. She said she used up all the visits she was allowed to have today telling my Mommies stuff, but she wanted me to give you this before you wasted all your money on a new one." Sophie held out her hand, opening her fist to reveal a small, sparkling diamond ring.