Faith

"You're pathetic."

Faith's pale face rose from her hands, and she looked despairingly at Buffy.

"B I'm tryin, I'm really tryin! If someone would just-"

"Just what? Forget you're a killer? That you murdered innocent human beings?"

Faith's face creased up in anguish, she shook her head repeatedly trying to block Buffy out. The Council had locked her up. They had called it a 'Treatment Centre', but it was a prison. It was dark, damp and filled with only the poor quality necessities.

"How did you even get here? More importantly why did you even bother B?"

Buffy smirked evilly.

"Yeah that's right Faith, get angry! Come on hit me!"

Faith just banged her head against the black wall of her cell, and closed her eyes.

"You're a killer. A heartless killer."

Buffy declared coldly. When Faith eventually opened her eyes, Buffy had gone.

"That's what you get for trying to atone Fire-cracker!"

Faith shot up from her bed, the voice easily disturbing her light sleep. She glared at the Mayor, and leapt out of bed.

"You're not him. He's dead. I don't know what you are but stop being him and get the hell out!"

The Mayor laughed in good nature at her.

"You don't mean that Faith. You're gonna stay here you know. What did you think Faith? That if you behaved like a real good girl they'd let you out? Don't be so naïve. You killed people Fire-cracker, brilliantly and with deadly skill, I may add. You're incredibly dangerous, too dangerous for them to even think about letting you go. You're going to waste away in here. Unless you join me."

Faith regarded him suspiciously, her arms folded defensively over her front.

"And just what exactly are you?"

The Mayor smiled.

"Well I'm the same man you've always known. I'm still Richard Wilkins the Third, Mayor and Founder of Sunnydale. But I'm also something more... I'm the First."

Faith laughed patronizingly.

"The First"

She repeated, before swinging a fist in his face, her hand passed right through him.

"And incorporeal... Now how do you suppose your incorporeal ass is gonna get me out of here?"

The First smiled again.

"Don't underestimate me; I have more creatures under my control than you can even dream of. I'll get out of here if you join me. There's a war coming Faith, I'm tired of this good verses evil cliché, but believe me, I'm going for a big finish. Buffy and her little gang of do-gooders don't stand a chance in the world I'm going to create. They've locked you in here and left you for dead Faith.

You'll never redeem yourself in their eyes; they don't even want you to. You're a killer to them Faith, the second Slayer, and a cold killer. They've locked you away in the dark and left you to die. But I know the truth Faith; you're not a heartless killer. When you body-swapped you fell in love. Started off as a bit of fun didn't it? But 

then again having to go back to pathetic mortal like Riley made you realize didn't it. You wanted to be her Faith, you got righteous being Buffy, and you wanted her life. You wanted her life, and you wanted-"

"No! He's...We're on opposite sides!"

Faith cried out in aggravation. But the First shook his head.

"No you're not. Not anymore, you join me and we'll get him. He'll join us; he'll be on our side. He won't be an enemy anymore. What do you say Faith? Fancy a little payback?"

"THAT'S WHAT YOU PROMISED ME! YOU PROMISED ME SPIKE!"

The First as Spike glared at her.

"I did, didn't I? And I gave you me didn't I? You're the one that failed for my amateur trickery. I love Buffy, always have, always will. I got a bleeding soul for that bitch so do you really think that one bite, one kiss would be enough to bring me away from that? You get me back and you do it fast, I'm the center of everything. The side that has me wins, we lose this and as the First I'll make you wish you'd never been born!"

A scent hit Spike as moved to close the bedroom window...Faith! He threw his clothes on and completely silently practically threw himself down the stairs, swinging the door open and closing it he rounded on her unsuspecting back.

"ARGH SPIKE!"

Spike's strong arm curled round her neck and her stake hand was twisted around her behind her, held securely with his other hand.

"What are you doing here Faith?"

He growled into her ear, sending shivers of arousal off her. Smelling it, he threw her forwards in disgust and made a protective stance against the Summers' household door.

Faith rubbed her arm slightly, and looked at him pleadingly, before running at him full speed and locking her lips over his desperately. Spike tried to push her away, but Faith pushed back and with momentum behind her sent him crashing into the Summers' wall, a small crack appeared right up the wall, and as Faith seemed to try and devour him he used his entire strength to send her flying away from him.

He finally succeeded, her back hit the small barrier on Buffy's porch and she fell down onto the grass, a second later Spike leapt from the wall and landed elegantly on top of her, his lips bruised and bleeding.

"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL WAS THAT FAITH?"

Faith shook her head and tried to free her wrists, but Spike just squeezed her more.

"WHAT WAS THAT?"

"Oh don't act like you didn't enjoy it Spike. I felt it. I felt the connection, there's something between us, it's not pretty but its real and it's not goin away, its only gettin stronger! Spike-"

"Its pity Faith! I pity you, I heard what the Council of Wankers did and I said it was a big mistake! I said 'mark my words Faith will be out for blood!' Look whatever the First-"

"I love you."

Spike froze.

"Spike I love you, and the First is right. It told me all about what B did to you, how she hurt you-"

"Don't. Buffy wasn't the bad one I-"



"Yes she was, you loved her and she screwed you, only using you to get her rocks off. She only wants you here because you're a fighter. Her strongest fighter and she knows it, like I know that the only way anyone's gonna win this war is if you're in their side. Or our side."

Spike shook his head.

"Get out of here Faith. Whatever the First has promised you it's lying, it doesn't care about you. It doesn't want me there so you can be with your lover, which by the way will never happen because the only reason I kissed you was to get away. I used you to get free and return to Buffy. There's never going to be another girl. I'm in love with her, despairingly deeply in love with her. The First will kill you Faith. It will kill you once it gets what it wants."

Faith shook her head.

"I know you feel something, maybe it's not love yet, but it's something. I love you."

Spike closed his eyes and breathed in deeply trying to ignore the fact that he had once spoken those same words, when he opened them again, they were sincere and sorrowful.

"Well I don't. You come near Buffy and I will kill you. If you leave the First then you come to me, but otherwise we're enemies Faith."

"We're alike ya know. You're like- you burn me Spike. You see me, the real me. Dark Slayer, Light Vampire we're both outsiders! We've both been treated unfairly, Spike can't you see? Buffy will always love Angel! You think for a second that if Angel came walkin back into her life she'd turn him away? She'd drop you. Drop you like a hot damn potato, she'd probably accuse you of making the whole thing up! You see it but you just don't want to. She lives by society's rules, with her holier-than-thou ass! She's never wrong and the rest of us are all dirt under her precious feet. She's had you by the short hairs Spike, now I'm giving you your rocks back."

Spike slapped her so hard the sound rang out into the night.

"NEVER EVER SAY THAT ABOUT BUFFY TO ME EVER AGAIN!"

Faith suddenly went alarmingly calm underneath him then, and she turned her head back round to face him, rising a fingertip to his head.



"The First has you triggered, you don't come willingly then maybe we're just gonna have to make you do something unforgivable. You'll see, they're not out for you, they just care about themselves. You're nothing but a tool. A war tool."

Don't know exactly what some of your are going to make of Faith falling in love with Spike, but I needed a reason why Faith had joined the First, and it seemed like a pretty unique idea! Anyhow let me know what you think and I hope you enjoyed this chapter and enjoy the next one!

Regards

Lisi the slayer