She looked around, the nature was beautiful, but she didn't see Faith or Wesley and she got worried.
What if Willow's spell took her some place else?
No. It worked. I'm close to Faith and I just gotta find her...-Buffy thought and concentrated to see if she'd feel that familiar tingle she felt when Faith was nearby.
No tingle.
It doesn't mean anything, though. She may be farther away... I'll find her. I will.-Buffy was more determined than ever. She was a Slayer and her advanced senses would help her find her girl.
"Great. I'm not just lost, I'm also dirty and covered in dust."-Buffy whispered to herself. Even though she fought some really disgusting demons and got covered in slime and blood and all sorts of yucky stuff, Buffy still hated being dirty. Besides, this dust reminded her too much of vampire dust so it annoyed her even more. She shook it off of her clothes and finally forced herself to get up and start looking for Faith and Wesley.
"Faith? Can you speak? We need to get you to a hospital..."-Wesley said and caught her in his arms.
"Buffy..."-Faith whispered again.
"I'm not Buffy. I'm Wesley. You recognize me? I'm your Watcher. And I'm a man, not a blonde girl."
Faith didn't really hear what he was saying, it hurt her so much and she wished she could just pass out. She was so tired, but she could still feel that little tingle she usually felt when her girlfriend was nearby. She was trying to tell Wesley that Buffy was somewhere nearby, and he thought she was so delirious and that she thought he was the blonde Slayer.
"You... Wesley. Buffy... close."-Faith whispered and Wesley finally understood what she was trying to say.
It just wasn't possible, though. Faith must be really out of it, poor thing.-Wesley thought. He knew that the two Slayers shared a special bond, but this time that bond must have talked gibberish.
There was no bleeding way that...
"Wesley!"-he heard a familiar voice call out his name and he almost jumped out of his skin.
How was it possible?
Buffy was standing in front of him, and she should have been in Sunnydale! Faith was right!
Wesley just couldn't wrap his mind around it, he just stared at Buffy with his mouth a little open.
Buffy didn't care about Wesley's stares, but about her girlfriend who was lying there, semi conscious.
"Faith! Oh my god, baby... What happened? Why didn't you tell me about this trip? I could have stopped this from happening! You're gonna be ok... You saved my life once and now it's my turn..."-Buffy's eyes got teary, her voice quivered and she just hoped she didn't come too late.
"Buffy..."-Faith's body was tingling, it was telling her that Buffy really was there, not just in her head.
"Yes, baby, I'm here... And you're gonna be ok. Don't speak, you need to rest."-Buffy caught Faith in her arms and said:
"Can you put your arm around my neck? Hold me tightly... Please. As tight as you can."
"Buffy, what are you doing? How did you get here?"-Wesley asked her and she answered:
"Teleportation spell. I'm sorry, Wes, you'll have to travel the oldfashioned way, I'm afraid I can't take you with me. Got barely enough magic left for me and Faith."
"I... I didn't think it was even possible to teleport. Don't worry about me, Buffy, I'll be back soon. Take care of her."
"Of course I will. You saved her life, Wes. I owe you..."-a tear ran down Buffy's face and she kissed Faith's forehead and caught her as tightly as she could.
"Revello Drive, Revello Drive, Revello Drive..."-Buffy repeated three times and poof, the next second they were on in Buffy's back yard.
Buffy landed hard on her back and feared she might have broken something, but she didn't really care. Faith was in her arms and she would be ok...
Both girls felt a little sick and Buffy suppressed the need to throw up and held Faith gently as she was emptying her stomach all over Buffy's garden gnome.
These teleportations tired Buffy out and she just hoped her mom was home to drive Faith to the hospital because she didn't think she would be able to carry her all the way there.
"Feeling better, baby?"-Buffy asked, still holding Faith tightly in her arms. She lifted her up and carried her to the living room.
Joyce jumped when she saw her daughter carry half awake Faith and she asked:
"Oh my god, Buffy what happened?"
"Mom, please, drive her to the hospital..."
"Of course, honey..."-Joyce said, grabbed her keys and ran to the car to open the door so Buffy could place Faith on the back seat. Faith looked bad, and Joyce worried about her like she was her own daughter. Buffy looked terrified and exhausted and Joyce wished she had a magic wand to make things better.
"Bu..."-Faith was trying to say her name, but she was too tired and broken, Buffy felt her heart shatter in her chest. It hurt so bad to see Faith like that, she was usually so full of life. Now she understood how hard it must have been for Faith when she'd found her lying on the floor after Mr. Trick had bitten her.
When Buffy was sure Faith was comfortable on the back seat, she sat next to her and placed Faith's head on her lap.
"Baby, don't speak. We are taking you to the hospital. Everything is gonna be ok."
She noticed blood on Faith's top and shivered. The wound opened and Buffy pressed it with her hand and told her mom to drive as fast as possible.
The Mayor wasn't happy. His lackeys never came back with the box of Gavrok and never called him to let him know they got it, and he started feeling uneasy about it. That couldn't be good.
He sent people to find Buffy, he had a feeling she had something to do with it. Faith also worried him, she was supposed to be on his side and she just vanished, according to a pretty pissed off Slayer who had almost chocked him to find out if he knew anything about Faith.
He couldn't afford things going wrong at that point, the Ascension was coming closer...
Richard Wilkins III was a very optimistic person, in his case the glass was always half full, but he was getting really upset and he didn't like the feeling at all.
"Boss. The hospital has just called. Buffy Summers is there with Faith, who appears to be wounded."
"Great, thank you."-the Mayor said shortly, hanged up and decided to pay a visit to the hospital.
Miss Summers would have to answer a few questions and he was ready to snap her neck if the answers didn't suit him.
That girl really was a pain in the neck.