Buffy liked to hear a compliment every now and then, and when it came from Giles who was defending her in front of an annoying little Council's creature, it meant so much more. She just couldn't wait for Faith to meet the new Watcher, she was sure Faith would like him even more. Her GIRLFRIEND was too wild to be tamed and all responsible, and that was exactly what Wesley wanted her to become. His opinion was that Slayers should be killing machines without a social life... Giles used to think that way too, but after he'd gotten to know his Slayer, he knew he wouldn't be able to turn her into something she just wasn't. Buffy's philosophy was 'Seize the day because it might be your last' and she lived up to that rule; she wouldn't let Slaying become the only important thing in her life. Her friends came first at most of the situations, she would have sacrificed her own life to help them, but she would have sacrificed anyone if she had no choice and it was needed to save the world. She killed Angel, and she still couldn't understand how she managed to gather up force and will to do it. She knew she'd remember their last kiss and hug for as long as she lived, even though she didn't feel so strongly about him anymore. After hearing Wesley's speech for the 10th time, Buffy decided it was enough and she needed to go home, to Faith.
Faith and Joyce took all of Faith's stuff (good thing Faith didn't have that much) and headed back home, thinking Buffy will have returned by then, but there was no sign of Buffy, so they just watched tv and talked about different movies and soap operas. Faith couldn't wait for Buffy to come home, she kept wondering what kept her away for so long and just hoped it was nothing bad because she was looking forward to a quiet night in bed with the blonde Slayer. She was always up for Slaying a few vampires just to get rid of that little itch she felt when there was nothing to kill. When Buffy ran in the house like a hurricane, not even closing the door behind her, Faith stopped hoping it would a quiet night. "Faith!"-Buffy yelled, a little out of breath because she had been running to get home a.s.a.p.
"What's up, B.? It's not the end of the world, is it?"-Faith asked, and immediately thought she shouldn't have said it when Buffy looked at her with big eyes, as if she wanted to tell her not to say things like that in front of her mom.
"We don't have time, Faith. Let's go."
"Honey, is something wrong?"-Joyce asked, worried that her daughter could be in trouble. She never knew what to think or to expect and it was terrifying.
"No, mom, don't worry.. We just have to go for a quick patrol and we'll be back."-Buffy lied so her mom wouldn't worry too much. The next moment she grabbed Faith's hand and they ran out of the house.
"B.! What's up with the hurry and all? It's not the end of the world, is it?"-Faith repeated her question and got worried when Buffy didn't say: No stupid, of course it's not. Instead she just put her hands on Faith's shoulders, looked her in the eyes and said: "It might be if we let the Mayor turn into a monster. He's got helpers all over town and we need to find them, beat them up, get as much info as we can, and Slay them. Now, kiss me, cause I can't stand this anymore... I've been so stressed ever since I got to the library and met YOUR NEW WATCHER. You're gonna... love him, I'm sure."
Faith's head was spinning, Buffy said so many things without even taking a breath and since she really didn't know what to say, she pulled Buffy close and kissed her. No way she was gonna pass up the opportunity to kiss the little blondie. She could feel how tense Buffy was, every muscle in her body was so tight and even her kisses didn't feel right, it was like she was forcing herself to forget about the Mayor shit and it wasn't really working.
"Buffy... wait... stop..."-Faith never thought she would be the one to say those words while kissing Buffy, but she couldn't get into it with Buffy feeling like a statue against her lips and body.
"Yeah, we should do the Slaying first. Faith, I have a really bad feeling about this Mayor guy... I won't be able to relax until I know what we have to do to kill him... I think we should split up and meet at the library. Giles and Wes will be there waiting for us. Please, don't get hurt, ok?"-Buffy said and Faith thought she'd never seen Buffy so worried. Somehow she thought Buffy was the toughest cookie ever, who wasn't afraid of shit because she had averted a few Apocalypses. Plural of Apocalypse was something Faith couldn't believe, but she figure she'd start to understand the idea if she lived on the Hellmouth long enough.
"B. we shouldn't split up. We should stick together, otherwise we won't be able to help each other if something goes wrong."
"We'll be fine. I promise. I believe in you, ok? You'll come back to me. I love you..."-Buffy said and kissed Faith passionately, leaving the brunette speechless for a moment. The kiss was sooo needy and so tender, Buffy couldn't stand to look into Faith's eyes, she knew she'd just choose to go back home with her and have sex, so she just ran off. Faith couldn't move for a moment after Buffy had run off and she whispered into the air: "I love you too..."
Then she ran off to the Restfield cemetary and hoped she'd find some undead bastards to Slay because they really messed up her plans.
It was such a quiet night and Faith walked around, cursing all the fuckin' dead creatures for hiding. There were so many cripts, but they were all empty and Faith couldn't believe she agreed to go Slaying without Buffy. It was fuckin' boring, she missed having someone to talk to, and she definitely wouldn't have complained if Buffy had stayed and let her fuck her in one of the mausoleums.
"Come on vamps, where the hell are ya?"-Faith asked, jumped on a grave and sat on it. She found a cigarette in her pocket and lit it up, cursing herself for even buying a pack of ciggies. She knew Buffy hated them, but she was just soooo boreeeeed...
Buffy also thought it was a strangely quiet night and she didn't like it one tiny bit. Something was brewing and she hated not knowing what exactly it was. She walked a few circles all around the graveyard, wishing she'd told Faith to tag along... The complete silence was driving her crazy; she desperately wanted to know more about the Mayor and his plans. She started thinking the vampires worked for the bastard too and she decided to break into his office to find out more. It was late and she didn't think anyone would be there to mess up her plans. She was barely a 100 feet away from Mayor's office when 2 vampires attacked her. It was like they showed up out of nowhere and she thanked her Slayer senses for warning her about those 2 in time.
"I started thinking you guys were too afraid of me to show up tonight, I've been looking all over for you..."-Buffy said and kicked a surpised vampire as hard as she could. Kicking ass was her comfort food sometimes and and she smiled. One of the vampires had long curly hair and a Motorhead t-shirt and the other one was black and looked too calm for Buffy's liking. He actually smiled when he saw how easily she beat up the metal head vamp. But, she didn't go for the kill straight away, which surprised him. She pinned the vamp on the ground and said: "Tell me everything you know about the Mayor."
"I have no idea what you're talking about..."-the metal vamp said and Buffy twisted his wrist so hard she heard te bone snap.
"Are you sure you don't know?"-Buffy growled and punched him hard in the head.
"All right, all right... stop breaking my bones!"-the vampire squeaked and Buffy glared at him to let him know she didn't have all the time in the world for chit-chat.
The black vampire wasn't pleased when he realized the idiot would spill everything if Buffy just hit him once more and he ran to them two and staked the vampire on his own, leaving Buffy really speechless. She realized it was Mr. Trick and cursed herself for attacking the idiot vampire first when she could have gone for the worse one. He used the opportunity to punch her hard in the face and Buffy sobbed, shook her head and kicked him as hard as he could, jumped on a bench and threw herself on him. He couldn't stop a punch she landed on his face, but he punched her managed to roll over and get on top of her. That son of a bitch was stronger than she thought and Buffy screamed when he twisted her arm and stole her stake. It didn't look good for Buffy and she started worrying she wouldn't be able to get out of the fight without getting seriously hurt.
"Fuck this shit."-Faith said out loud and decided to go look for Buffy. Stupid night creatures just wouldn't appear, she looked all over for them. She actually yawned a few times and lit another cigarette to keep her company as she wandered the dark, quiet streets alone. It was like all the people from Sunnydale had disappeared too. Faith thought she would have been happy if she had run into a fuckin' dog wandering around alone.
She walked slowly, thinking Buffy must be having an equally dull night, when she felt tingles all over her body. She never felt anything like it before, but she knew it was nothing good. Buffy...-she thought and closed her eyes for a second, hoping she'd be able to sense the blonde somehow. It was impossible to tell where Buffy was, but she realized the tingles started getting stronger as she walked and when she started running, she thought her body would burst into pieces. Something was wrong, Buffy was in trouble, she could sense it so clearly then. Her heart was thumping and blood boiling inside her, she focused on the tingles and let them lead her to Buffy. It was creeping her out, she didn't know she had the abilitly to tell when Buffy was in trouble. True, every time Buffy was close, Faith could feel the nice humming and tingles, but she thought it was because she was so in love with the blonde Slayer, not cause of their Slayer connection. The fact that they were in love must have deepened their connection somehow and Faith's body froze suddenly. Buffy was in real danger and she hated her body for freezing when she needed to run faster. She took a deep breath and ran faster than before. A scream she heard made her blood run cold once again but she forced herself to run without stopping.
"Buffy!"-she screamed when she finally got to the blonde, who was lying on the floor and a vampire was pinning her down and sucking her blood.
At that moment Faith was absolutely terrified and she realized her hands were shaking violently. Still, she grasped the stake and thinking that she had no time to get to Buffy she threw it and hoped it would reach the bastard's heart.
Buffy was weak, the vampire surprised her and when he started drinking she just couldn't push him off. It felt like she was hypnotized and even though she had been bitten before, Buffy thought it hurt just as much as the first time. She didn't wanna die... Tears ran down her face and her hands, which had been trying to push Mr. Trick off, just fell down on the floor. Her eyes started closing, and she started being cold. It wasn't good, she knew...
I'm dying...-Buffy thought, when she heard Faith's scream. The vampire stopped sucking for a moment too, but then he bit into her neck again and sucked like he wanted to drink every drop from her body. When Faith threw the stake and actually dusted Mr. Trick, Buffy took one more shaky breath and passed out.