A/N: Thanks for all your reviews. Glad you're all enjoying the story, hope it continues to make you smile.
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"Buffy you have to come see this," Dawn called up the stairs.
"Can't a girl get a moment to herself," Buffy muttered pulling a brush through her wet hair.
"Buffy come on you'll miss it," Dawn yelled.
"Coming, jeez Dawn I'd be surprised if all the dogs in the neighbourhood didn't suddenly appear on the front lawn, no one should be able to reach that pitch," Buffy grumbled as she went downstairs, "What's going on?"
"Look," Dawn said pointing to Faith who was sitting on a rug in the middle of the living room floor. When Dawn switched on the stereo and a rock song started playing Faith began bouncing up at down, her hands waving in the air a big smile breaking out across her face.
"Aw are you busting a move Faithy?" Buffy smirked at the happy baby.
"Some habits start young I guess," Willow said coming into the room, "Buffy Giles called while you were in the bathroom he thinks he's found something about the demon."
"Oh, that's good," Buffy said her gaze falling to the baby who was still dancing happily.
"He's coming over to talk about it," Willow said her eyes sympathetic as she watched her best friend go and sit on the floor by Faith and take one of the infant's smaller hands in her own.
"Did he say what he found out?" Buffy asked pulling Faith onto her lap.
"No just that he had something he didn't say what," Willow shrugged flopping down onto the couch.
"When's he coming?" Buffy asked helping Faith stand as the infant wriggled on her lap. Holding onto Faith's hands Buffy couldn't help the soft smile as the baby bounced up and down babbling away to herself.
"He didn't say but I said we weren't going anywhere," Willow said picking up a magazine and began to flip through it.
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"You bought Spike," Buffy said to Giles incredulously bouncing a pyjama clad Faith on her hip. The infant had been grumbling and clingy all afternoon and Buffy was getting worried because she thought that Faith felt a little hot.
"Yes, sorry, but he unfortunately is the one who has the information," Giles said shaking his head at the blonde haired vampire.
"So it's true the Rogue really has gone pint size," Spike said coming to stand in front of Buffy and looking the baby up and down. Faith's lower lip trembled under the vampire's stare and she started to cry, burying her face in the crook of Buffy's neck.
"I don't think she's feeling well," Buffy mused kissing the top of Faith's head.
"Well well well Slayer, never picked you for the maternal type," Spike commented an amused smirk on his face.
"Shut it Spike," Buffy growled, "Just tell us what you know."
"Don't get you knickers in a knot Slayer," Spike grumbled.
Buffy had to smile then at the uncomfortable look that crossed his face. Faith had stopped hiding and was considering the bleached blonde vampire with a curious expression. Her eyelashes were glistening with tears but she was no longer crying and before he had a chance to move she had grabbed a fistful of his leather jacket sticking it in her mouth and pulling him uncomfortably close to Buffy in the process. Both Buffy and Spike let out surprised yelps whilst the rest of the gang grimaced when they considered what could be on that jacket considering the hardly ever saw the vampire without it.
"Bloody wonderful, bite size has got drool all over my sodding jacket," Spike complained after he had pried it away from Faith's grasp and taking it off to study it intently.
"I think we should be more concerned about whatever disease she probably just caught from all the nasties on your jacket," Xander commented taking Faith from Buffy and taking her into the kitchen so to give her a bottle to hopefully clean her mouth out.
"Just tell us what you know Spike," Buffy said crossing her arms over her chest.
"Alright jeez Slayer, baby keeping you up at night, not getting your beauty sleep. Think it's starting to show," Spike said pointing to invisible bags under Buffy's eyes.
"Don't give me a reason to stake you," Buffy growled slapping his hand away but not before checking out her reflection in the mirror in the hallway checking for any new wrinkles or bags.
"No need to get aggressive love I was just getting there. Saw your boy down at Willy's had a nice chat over a pint of Fyarl egg yolk, anyways he was telling me about what he did to the Rogue and turns out your boy is completely harmless," he said smiling satisfactorily.
"Why did he attack us then?" Buffy asked.
"Paul said most people get kind of put off by his outward appearance and it's easier for him to spray them when they're sprawled out on the floor," Spike shrugged.
"Wait wait wait, the big scary demon's name is Paul," Xander asked coming back in carrying Faith who was drinking from a bottle.
"I thought it was Absentitus," Willow said.
"He prefers Paul, he finds it less intimidating," Spike shrugged.
"So he wasn't trying to attack us," Buffy asked.
"Nope, he only uses his magic for good deeds, and believe me I tried, told him about all the times I could've killed you but he would have none of it," Spike said pulling a cigarette out of his pocket and going to light it. He pulled his hand a pained expression on his face when Dawn slapped it out of his hand.
"Are you crazy you can't smoke around a baby," Dawn said to him incredulously.
"Bloke can't catch a break around here," Spike muttered under his breath.
"So this demon, you're saying he's completely harmless," Giles said.
"Yep, harmless as a puppy," Spike said.
"Seems like this was something you could have told me before I gave you two hundred dollars," Giles said.
"And miss your face doing that, I don't think so Rupert," Spike said grinning as Giles' face turned red.
"So he just turned Faith into a baby for a bit of harmless fun?" Xander asked.
"No," Faith pouted throwing her bottle on the floor.
"No, well why did he turn you into your baby self then huh?" Xander asked lifting her up and blowing a raspberry on her stomach.
"No," Faith said again when he balanced her back on his hip. She reached out her arms towards Spike and wriggled in Xander's grasp causing him to have to pass the blonde vampire the baby so that he didn't drop her. Spike looked so uncomfortable with Faith held away from his body that they all had to laugh.
"Come on people don't give the baby to the vampire, I'm evil remember, I could hurt her," Spike said trying to hand Faith back.
"Spike you couldn't hurt her even if you wanted to, and strange enough it looks like she likes you," Willow said.
"Well of course she likes me what's not to like," Spike said resting Faith on his hip and shaking his head at Willow who smirked at his unconscious move to hold Faith more comfortably. For her part Faith sighed when she rested her head against his shoulder causing them all to quirk an eyebrow at her.
"Nibblet feels a bit hot," Spike frowned.
"Oh that's why she likes you 'cause you're skins all frosty and well very very pale which why haven't I ever noticed that before," Xander asked coming closer to inspect Spike's skin.
"I knew it wasn't just my imagination," Buffy said taking Faith from Spike and putting a hand on her forehead, "oh baby you are hot."
"Adult Faith would have been all over that one," Xander smirked.
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"Aw baby it's okay," Buffy shushed Faith who was crying. She still had a fever even after a cool bath and a dose of baby Tylenol and was feeling miserable and not afraid to show it.
"God I hate this," Buffy said to Willow a stricken expression on her face.
"I know but there's not much more we can do for her," Willow said holding a cold compress to Faith's forehead.
"Beebee," Faith whimpered.
"I know I know," Buffy cooed kissing the top of Faith's head and trying to hide the few tears of her own that escaped.
"You should t-try and get some sleep you l-look exhausted," Tara said.
"Yeah Buff we've at least had a few hours we can take her for awhile," Willow said.
"No, no it's okay I want to, I need to, it's okay I got her you guys, thanks anyway," Buffy said standing and taking the cold compress from Willow, "It's okay seriously I'll just take her upstairs and try and get her to sleep."
"Okay if you're sure but you know where we are if you need us," Willow said rubbing a hand over the back of Faith's head, "Hope you feel better Faithy."
"Alright Faithy I know you're feeling crappy and believe me I think it's hurting me more than it's hurting you and if there was more that I could to make you feel better than I would but and don't give me that look you're not making this any easier for me," Buffy said grabbing a pacifier off her desk and giving it to Faith before settling them down on her bed. Faith whimpered and buried her head in Buffy's chest her hands grabbing a hold of the cross necklace she was wearing.
"I love you you know, when I told Willow you were my newest little sister I wasn't lying. I always cared but you were so different and then everything with Angel guess my priorities just got skewed so I hope that you know that that you do matter and I do want you around whether you're baby Faith or adult Faith I don't care. I just want you to know that you mater and I love that you are back in my life," Buffy whispered holding Faith close to her chest and kissing the top of her head. She took a deep breath savouring the sweet baby scent she began to hum softly her hands rubbing small circles on Faith's back.
"Beebee," Faith said quietly her grip loosening from around Buffy's necklace as her fever and exhaustion got the better of her.
"I'm here Faithy, you'll be okay, I'm here."
A/N: Awww isn't that sweet. Please send me feedback and let me know what you think.