When Buffy awoke the next morning she felt well rested, something she hadn't really felt since having a baby in the house. She hoped Faith was feeling better this morning; she hated seeing the infant so upset with nothing she could really do to make her feel better. Speaking of Faith she was surprised the baby hadn't woken her up yet and she reasoned that someone else had come and gotten her earlier or she was still recovering from her fever and hadn't woken up yet. Her concern for Faith is what finally roused her and it was then that she noticed the warm weight resting on top of her. Her eyes flew open when she realised that the person in bed with her weighed a hell of a lot more than the ten month old that had been her only bed partner in awhile.
"Oh my God," she squealed when she realised exactly who it was. Her sentiments repeated by her redheaded friend who was walking by at the same moment.
"Faith!" they both squealed and Buffy struggled to get out from underneath the body that was trapping her own down. She was adult Faith now, completely reverted back to her full grown self. The pacifier that baby Faith had been sucking on when she fell asleep stuck firmly in her mouth and to make things weirder and possibly more uncomfortable she was completely naked, the onesie she had been wearing lay torn on the bed next to them.
"Naked Faith, Buffy, bed. Buffy what the hell did you two do last night?" Willow asked the blonde Slayer who had managed to extricate herself from under the brunette and was blushing as she threw the covers over her hastily to cover her nakedness.
"What, no, Will she was baby Faith when we went to sleep, onesie wearing and with the baby babble," Buffy said, "I'm pretty sure I would have noticed if she was all adult and naked like."
"Gotta say didn't expect to see a full moon this morning but wasn't the worst view," Willow smirked.
"Will!" Buffy said slapping her friend on the arm, "that I would have expected from Xander but not from you."
"Sorry, moment of weakness, won't happen again. I think the question should be how come she's changed back, what's different and also maybe you should take the pacifier back because that is all kinds of weird," Willow scrunched up her nose at seeing adult Faith with the aforementioned item still stuck firmly in her mouth.
"Me, why should I do it? You're already with the girly love so you won't be all scared with the nakedness, you do it," Buffy said shoving Willow forward.
"Me! I'm not the one who lay under her naked body all night. Besides I know what Faith's like in the morning and I'd like to keep my hands connected to my body thank you very much," Willow said scampering back behind Buffy, "besides you're the Slayer your hands are built to resist her unusual morning grouchiness."
"Ugh fine but that's the last time you can use the because you're the Slayer excuse for the next month," Buffy said pointing at Willow.
"Witch's honour," Willow said crossing her heart and giving Buffy a little push towards the bed.
"I can't believe she's adult Faith again. This is so unbelievably weird," Buffy said leaning over her bed and gingerly pulling the pacifier out of Faith's mouth. It had barely left the brunette Slayer's lips when a low groan escaped the occupant of the bed and wide green eyes met confused brown.
"B?" Faith rasped her voice several shades lower than usual.
"Faith, morning, and nothing we were doing nothing," Buffy said her voice several shades higher than usual.
"God B. What the hell did you let me drink last night, my head's killing me," Faith groaned burying her face into the pillow.
"Formula," Willow piped up and Buffy's eyes widened further, her eyes flicking from Faith to Willow.
"And why am I naked? In your bed. B what the hell happened last night?" Faith asked holding the sheet in her hand to cover her chest and sitting up higher in the bed, "And when did you get a baby?" she said wavering her hand at the crib.
"All valid questions which we will answer when you put some clothes on because I think you're making Willow uncomfortable," Buffy said.
"Fine, but ah I might need some help getting to my room, my head's a bit twirly," Faith said.
"Did you just voluntarily ask for help?" Buffy asked incredulously.
"Did you just say twirly?" Willow asked at the same time.
"Yeah, so what? Now are you gonna help me up so I can stop makin' Red uncomfortable or are you gonna make her suffer," Faith said to Buffy.
Buffy surveyed Faith for a moment. The brunette didn't look physically different, but her whole demeanour seemed almost softer. She glanced at Willow and found the redhead looking at Faith with a similar expression. Was it possible that her time as a baby changed who she was as an adult?
"Yo Blondie I know I'm hot and all but could you stop staring," Faith rasped. Or not.
"Yeah sure Faith, come on let's get you changed and then we'll explain everything," Buffy said helping Faith out of the bed, making sure that the sheet was wrapped securely around her body before moving.
"Ya know B I think I might be getting sick or something," Faith said clearing her throat.
"Yeah you had a pretty bad fever last night wouldn't stop crying until Spike," Buffy trailed off when Faith gave her a strange look.
"Until Spike did what?" Faith asked turning her back and opening her closet, "too much black," Buffy heard her mutter from behind the closet door.
"What's the last thing you remember?" Buffy asked her.
"You and I slaying, actually you going A over T in the cemetery," Faith snorted.
"Your fault," Buffy muttered, "You're wearing purple. I didn't even know you owned anything purple," she stared as Faith came back out from behind her closet doors dressed in jeans and a long sleeved purple shirt.
"What of it?" Faith asked giving Buffy a weird look once again.
"N-nothing, colour suits you," Buffy said, "You okay?" she asked when Faith put a hand to her head.
"Wicked bad headache. Don't know how the civilians do it B, us Slayers we're not meant to get sick," Faith sighed sitting on the edge of her bed.
"You haven't lost your Slayer strength or anything have you? Quick break something," Buffy said thrusting her hand out to Faith.
"B I'm not gonna crush your hand," Faith eyed her.
"Fine but make sure you give the door knob a good squeeze on the way out just to be sure," Buffy said helping Faith up and sliding a arm around her waist. Once she was sure Faith's time as a baby hadn't left her sans Slayer powers she helped the brunette downstairs and got her settled on the couch before going to the kitchen to get some aspirin for the dark Slayer.
"Buffy how's Faith this morning? Is she a happy baby? Because Brendan is coming over to work on our project and if she's going to be crying all day because she's sick well maybe I should go to his," Dawn said between mouthfuls of cereal.
"Ah she's still sick but I don't think she's going to be crying. She well, she matured a lot last night," Buffy said grabbing some aspirin from the cabinet.
"What she can read now or something?" Dawn asked rolling her eyes.
"Yeah that and speak in complete sentences. She's not a baby anymore Dawnie. Whatever magic she was under, it's over, she's full size and totally confused," Buffy said.
"God, I bet Willow already knows, why am I always the last to find out when weird things happen to Faith?" Dawn whined.
"Weird things don't always happen to Faith and you're not always last to know when they do. Can you call Giles and let him know what's happened, I'm going to go and attempt to explain all this to her," Buffy said grabbing a glass of water and heading back out into the living room.
"Take these they should help," she said looking down at Faith who was lying on the couch an arm thrown across her eyes.
"I dunno B it's like tiny midgets are pounding away on sledgehammers inside my skull," Faith groaned taking the water and throwing her head back to swallow the pills.
"Why midgets?" Buffy asked pushing Faith's feet aside so she could sit down on the couch.
"If they were giants they wouldn't fit inside my head," Faith shrugged.
"Right, of course," Buffy said a smile lifting the corners of her mouth, "so guess you want to know what's been going on."
"It's a bit fuzzy yeah."
"Ok."
A/N: Was that a shock! After counting all your votes turning Faith back was the clear winner so I hope I'm doing your choice justice.