Chapter 1: Buffy stumbles into Faith
A few hours have passed since the final battle with The Mayor and not a single god damned thing had gone to plan for Buffy Summers since she had thwarted The Mayors plan to take over the town and ascend to the status of an full fledged snake demon for his attainment of unholy power. the one thing that had always seemed to remain true for her was from the very first day she had met her darker half Faith Lehane, everything in her life had been turned upside down as the pretty brunette had ran havoc through everything she had tried to build up from scratch simce she had moved here to Sunnydale whether it be friend or relationship. and now here she was after the explosive final battle walking to Giles's home all alone for a debriefing and thinking her tumultuous life over again and again.
The fateful night on the roof sprang to mind as it now was constantly in the forefront of her mind, she never got the chance to save Angel, he had died in her arms from the poisoned arrows Faith had brutally pierced him with and she had never even got the chance to return to him in time with her own blood and Faith had dissapeared through a sudden portal materialising and blind siding the girl, which was pretty easy when it had appeared out of nowhere. she hadn't even got the chance to give her a good beating for what she had done. even after the mayor got blown into itty bitty chunks she still wasn't back here in Sunnydale and it was very confusing to the point Giles even had no idea what had happened as it seemed she definetly hadn't planned the portal escape by the confused look on the dark slayers face as she fell through it, seemingly on accident.
She was walking through one of the many Sunnydale graveyards taking a shortcut to Giles's house when the same colored portal had opened below her feet and she had fallen into a completly different dimension in seconds with no way to seemingly return as it closed above her instantly. she had no idea if time back home was slower, faster, if she was going to return five minutes after she had left or 500 years. she knew from the many varied lectures Giles gave her and experience that time and space was nothing she wanted to mess with, nothing was normal when dealing with interdimensional travel or demons. she knew she had to get out of here fast or she had very little chance of surviving, she didn't even have a stake on her for self defence.
The moment she had Fallen through and landed on coarse blue sand of Al-kurif under a bloodred sun which perpetually bled into the sky, she knew this other dimension was most likely nothing to fuck with. that's when she saw the confused look of her sister slayer who was dressed up some some kind of sexy wild west cowgirl, 'not sexy Buffy, stop with the Faith oogling ok, it never leads anywhere productive' she thought to herself privately. she noticed straight away that Faith seemed a little taller and looked alot tougher and more stern than she had before. Buffy wasn't sure how long Faith had been here since she last saw her a few days ago but right now it didn't matter.
It seemed by the way she interacted with the two locals beside her that Faith had obviously already been here for long enough to learn the rules and ingratiate herself with the locals whom some where standing besides her with a look of 'yh, Faiths the boss here'. A giant muscular Rhino man in brown leather looking military fatigues and a blood stained vest next to a 7ft tall barbarian looking woman in leather dress with a red mohawk. they seemed like they were the types to only be accepting of the strong and truely tough kind of people, something that Faith embodied all too well and Buffy proved herself to be strong in the next few moments by attacking Faith the moment she saw the dark haired Slayer and tried to instantly get her on the back foot.
But it hadn't lasted long as Faith managed to ease Buffy into a quickly applied chokehold and put her to sleep in a minute of struggling gasps and pained squeaks. the few punches Faith had thrown before that were also alot more precise and stung a hell of alot more than usual Buffy had thought to herself before she had her tight little blonde ass handed to her on a silver platter.
When Buffy had awoke, Faith was tending to a cut on her head which Faith herself had caused with her expertly delivered punches. she hadn't realised she was laying in a soft warm bed with beautiful blue silk sheets, her walls were also covered in tapestries of macabre and violent scenes which sent chills up Buffys spine as she wearily examined them. she was frozen in place as Faith who was dressed more like a cowboy then the girl she once knew was treating her ever so delicately and it defiently felt nice but also very, very strange. Buffy had no earthly idea how to react and just decided to stay silent and maintain a defiant eye contact with the Dark Slayer. Faith had just rolled her eyes and continued to tenderly clean the small blonde who was now laying helplessly in her bed.
The eye contact wasn't annoying her in the slightest "B, maybe stop looking at me like that eh! you have no idea where you are or what's going on..." Faith spoke uncharacteristically soft as she placed the blood soaked cloth and a bowl of freshly soiled water on the side cabinet before returning her attention back to Buffy and just sitting there in silence on the bed with her. "how have you been? i assume you beat The Mayor, no?" Faith sat in place with perfect posture and it had shown Buffy that the girl had maybe been here alot longer than she had realised but she had decided to not bring it up and instead just answer the other Slayers question. she seemed alot stronger, mature, her wavy hair was way past shoulder legth and really framed her pretty pale face perfectly.
"Blew him up with dynamite, whole school went up in flames too" Buffy told her honestly which elicited a complex facial reaction from Faith that she couldn't quite read. Faith composed herself hearing that Mayor Wilkins had perished and asked her another question. "hows the pedo vamp, still breaking your heart or did he move on to the next piece of jailbait already?" Faith seemed to bite back with a bit of verbal venom this time but she smartly remained cold and very strong looking, Buffy knew from her body langauge that right now, she didn't stand a chance against the Dark Slayer and she wasn't stupid enough to risk it either. she stayed perfectly still in bed as her weary muscles felt like led at the moment but she was still annoyed all the same that she kept calling Angel a pedophile. they were in love, it didn't matter that he was over 200 years older than her, it was a deep, romantic love that Faith just didn't understand obviously.
"You killed him Faith... the poison worked, you got what you wanted in the end, you win" Buffy tearfully admitted as Faith saw the pain flash in Buffys eyes and she decided to cup the blondes perfect jawline with her strong, slender fingers. Buffy tried to lean as far back as she could to get away but gave up as Faith used her new dominating strength to force her quickly back into place and against the headboard. at first she was completly pinned but after a few moments Faith had softened her vice like grip on Buffys jaw and began to slowly cup her chin again and used her thumb to stroke her cheek softly. it made the Slayer blush as she was confused at what Faith was trying to accomplish, especially when she began to close the gap between them and stopped short just a few inches away from her lips and stayed there above her in silence for a long couple of moments.
"I'm not going to apologize blondie, but i also don't want you wasting any tears over the filthy vamp who used and abused you" Buffy was frozen in place but she could feel her anger slowly rising and she felt like she was about to do something stupid. "But you're in Al-kufir and i'm the only person who gives enough of a damn about you to make sure you don't end up a meal or some raped up fuck doll for the demons who live here in this dimension"
Faiths eyes went cold as she communicated perfectly to Buffy that they were obviously in a hell dimension. "We are among warriors here and the only thing that speaks to them is strength, so you have a choice to make Beautiful..." Faiths voice turned deeper and much more sultry as Buffy realised the girl had begun to slowly move closer and the gap between their lips was slowly closing.
"You can either stay here and learn from me or i can kick you out of town and you can fend for yourself... something i really don't recommend" Faith let a small grin escape her lips as she noticed Buffy began to squirm at the closeness they now felt and she could hear the smaller blonde girls heart pumping a mile a minute in response to their proximity. "so what do ya say B, join me and I'll protect you..." Faith whispered the last part as Buffy considered her options and realised she really didn't have much of a choice but to join Faith for the moment, atleast until she learned the ropes and could fend for herself. Faith was obviously alot stronger and if she got so strong that quickly than this world was definetly a tough place to live and doing it alone would be basically suicide without some monstrous luck on her side, which she was not known for ever posessing.
"I don't really have much of a choice do I? so what should we shake on it? or something" Buffy asked nervously and then Faith lunged forward and planted a deep and passionate kiss on the blonde slayers plump, firm lips and to Faiths suprise Buffy returned the kiss and even wrapped her arms around the brunettes neck and pulled her in closer. after a few seconds and the deepest most passionate kiss Buffy had ever felt, Faith broke free and both girls were completly out of breath and both trying to maintain their cool. Faith was the first to speak after she had pulled back and touched the tips of her long fingers to her ruby red lips "that was the best damn handshake i ever received B".
Buffy didn't understand why she had kissed her back or why Faith had even kissed her and she wasn't ready to admit how badly she wanted to do it again. and she looked away from the dark Slayer and tried to break eye contact with her as both girls slowly got further away from eachother and tried their hardest to compose themselves before they did something they may both regret. Buffy spoke first in a diminished tone "Why are you doing this for me Faith... why are you protecting me?" her question rang true throughout the small bedroom and hung there for alot longer than both girls were comfortable with experiencing.
"Because i want to, hell... if you kiss me like that again next time we wont be stopping until morning" Faith shot her a dark, sexy smile and Buffy felt her face turn involuntarily a deeper shade of red as Faith cintinued speaking. "Buffy this small apartment has one bed, one kitchen and one living room, we live among demons in one of the few towns with some semblance of morals in this dimension." Faith told her plain and coldly as she spoke more with her hands.
"You are gonna learn how to adapt, and until you get hang of the ropes... i'm the boss and you will listen to every word i say... do you understand?" Faith said the last part with a commanding voice and Buffy just sent her a short nod of acknowledgement in return and Faith accepted that as a 'yes' for now.
"I have to leave and sign you up for a bounty hunters licence before sun down... you're going to learn how to hunt some really fucking dangerous demons with me, cause you're gonna need the money" Faith told her as she moved towards the bedroom door and placed her hand on the handle. she turned to look at Buffy and for a moment the blonde slayer thought she could see a softer look in her eyes as she spoke. "you need to get some sleep, by the time you awake I'll be home with dinner... ok?"
Faith didn't wait for the girls answer as she left on her errands and Buffy was now all alone and shocked to her core. the room was beautiful and well kept so it was obvious Faith was telling the truth that they were in a society of some sorts and they would have to work as bounty hunters which meant they could make a living, Faith was planning for the long run and that meant she had been here alot longer than she had thought.
The girl was extremly tired and decided to take Faiths advice and sleep, she slowly began to lay down beneath the covers and close her weary emerald green eyes. she could still feel Faiths burning lips upon hers and as she fell asleep and drifted off towards the land of nod, Buffy couldn't help but think of how much taller Faith had become, how wavy her hair was now. her lips were also delicious as if she wore cherry lip balm just for her, as if she knew for a fact she was going to kiss her before Buffy had even woken up. but all these thoughts faded from her mind as she finally fell to the charms of sleep and prayed her strength and energy would return fast. if they didn't she had no clue if she could even survive here long enough to find a way home, let alone defend herself from Faith if she had a sudden change of heart.
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When Faith had returned home she had a large wicker basket filled with food and covered by a large cloth in her other hand she had a few documents which she had laid on her small wooden dining room table next to the food basket. Faith had hung up her brown leather cowboy coat to reveal a leather bodice which seemed to be covered in some sort of animals scales and her leather pants were designed more to be more for utility and purpose rather than fashion. she also hung up her larger and obviously modified 1911 and a holstered longbearded ax before turning towards the kitchen and preparing dinner for herself and Buffy.
She washed her hands in the sink and began to prepare their meal with expert precision, cooking had become second nature to her in this realm as well as head hunting work and bounty hunting. she had been here in this realm for a long time and Faith was alot different than the confused and messed up little girl Buffy Summers had once knew, although secretly Faith didn't want to openly admit how much she had dearly missed the blonde Slayer.
She had argued desperatly with her fellow bounty hunters and managed to pull alot of strings in order for them to leave Buffy in her hands and not hand her over to the local goverment authority but thankfully she had ties to slightly cheat the system when needed. Buffy would most likely never appreciate what Faith had dine for her but it didn't matter to the taller, darker slayer as she knew this was the right thing to do.
For a moment Faith put her finger tips to her lips and looked off towards the bedroom door, she was remembering the kiss they had shared and she wanted to re-enact it fully and maybe pin Buffy to the bed and explore her perfectly soft juicy lips a hell of alot more. she shook her head and continued cooking for the next half hour, Faith tried her hardest to keep her mind off the beautiful Blonde Slayer who was resting up in her bed. the girl who smelt like a delicous chocolate chip cookie when she found her. 'Fucking stop it Faith, she isn't like you... she only kissed you back cause she was scared, you dipshit". Faith chastised herself. as she continued cooking and added some more finely chopped and diced ingredients to her dish.
As the food began to simmer in the cast iron skillet Buffy rose from the bedroom sheepishly and began to look around the small abode of Faiths, if was all dome like and the light streamed in from outside through oddly colored prism like glass. the walls seemed to be made of some hardened and smoothed out white rock, rock that someone had covered with many tapestrys of the same white color with black markings.
The living room, dining room and kitchen were all in the same area it seemed. if you came in through the front door the living room would be on the left side and was comprised of a sof looking black sofa with few extra seats than usual and a dark colored wooden coffee table, the centre was home to a long dining table made of beautiful dark woord with 9 chairs. in the middle of the table sat a stylish looking rock with what seemed to be leaking orange water into a bowel that never seemed to fill up. and to the right was the kitchen of which the majority was seemingly carved out of stone but mixed with some oddly similar looking human technology, Buffy was absoloutly sure one metal box was a microwave but she could not be entirely sure until she investigated for herself.
Faith pushed some buttons and turned on a hidden oven and placed the food within and continued on with making something else as she noticed Buffy was having a little look around and her face was showing a complex set of emotions and alot of the time, confusion. before she could open the odd looking coolbox Faith decided to speak up "Buffy, please... sit down or i'm going to kiss you again" and with that Buffy blushed shyly and sat down at the dining table and just decided to watch Faith cook for them both. Faith had learned after months here in this hell dimension that silence could be quite comforting or atleast preferable to the dim conversationalists she could find around here. but Buffy wasn't quite used to silence as she had become and she just had to speak after a few minutes and say what was on her mind.
"How long have you been here Faith? how haven't you found a way home? and since when could you cook?" Buffy spurted out her questions rapidly but what really annoyed her was how calm Faith was as she continued chopping into some unknown fruit and expertly slicing it to her liking. Faith took a moment to respond, "1 year and 2 months from yesterday, portals rarely open up in Al-kurif and yes i have consulted a variety of demonic witches and mages to no great effect and B... I had to learn or i wouldn't be able to muster any strength to hunt demonic criminals for the town" she answered all of her questions and had innocently assumed Buffy didn't have anymore and yet she was soon proved to be wrong.
"Why are you helping me? so wait are the demons here good guys? and why did you kiss me?" Buffy was really trying to knock it out of the park with her questioning ability. Faith placed her strange fruits in a beautiful arrangement and hand delivered it over to the table and placed it in front of Buffy to her shock and suprise. "I do what i want B, you know that and the demons here are alright, when you get to understand their spartan like culture..." Faith sat down across the table from the blonde slayer and remained silent, obviously refusing to answer the last question for some reason and Buffy was waiting for an answer and Faith knew it.
Buffy spoke softly as she bit into a blue slice of fruit and was suprised by the sweet taste and meaty texture, "and... the kiss Faith?" Faith herself reached over and took a bite of some flowery orange thing and just gave her a cheeky wry grin. "I do what i want to little Slayer, something we actually share in common" the Brunette gave Buffy a knowing look and she couldn't maintain eye contact for a myriad of personal reasons. Buffy had noticed Faith had really changed in what seemed like a day or two for her but was over a year and two months in reality for the dark slayer, her hair was longer and wavyer, her muscle were more toned and quite a bit larger as if she had been in the gym for years lifting nothing but heavy ass weights.
Buffy didn't think before she blurted out "You really look good for living in a hell dimension" the blonde slayer mentally face palmed herself but Faith just smiled back and gave her a look of softness she wasn't accustomed to. "you trying to tell em that 'survival' looks good on me blondie?" Faith was openly flirting with Buffy now and if the blonde slayer was completly honest with herself for once she would have admitted to herself that she liked it, but that wasn't how she responded at all.
She crossed an arm across her chest and continued munchin on different fruits that she actually had to admit were delicous. "Maybe, but there's no way in hell i'm spending over a year under that weird bleeding sun outside, it's creepy" Buffy cutely moaned as faith looked over to an oddly shaped clock to keep her mind onnthe food in the stone oven that she was cooking.
"You get used to it, i know you wont want to but... it's alot more simple than back home sometimes, you actually might like being yourself more often B, its good for the soul" Faith told the defiant girl as she stood up and walked around the table to Faith and pouted as she sat next to her but on top of the table slowly swinging her legs like a petulant child. "But, i wanna go home, everything here's weird... even you.." Buffy realised what she had said only moments after the words had left her lips. she had expected Faith to get angry but she didn't, she just looked off into the middle distance before returning her gaze to the blonde Slayer and deciding to take the bait.
"Even me, what did you think would happen after i spent over a year in a hell dimension? what did you think i'd get on my knees and start kissing your boot heels and remind you of how perfect you are?". Faith didn't raise her voice, she didn't get emotional, she just spoke in a matter of fact tone, Buffy was thrown for a loop as she wasn't expecting the dark Slayer to remain calmer than a tibetan monk during his daily meditation.
Buffy stopped kicking her feet and sprung off the table, "I actually meant you got taller and prettier and it's unfair that i'm still so short" Buffy punched the air playfully downwards and Faith caught her wrist and pulled her effortlessly into her lap, which shocked Buffy deeply as she was far from used to being manhandled so effortlessly. "I like a shorter cuter girl, especially when they come in cute and 'punny'... but it's nice to know you think i got 'prettier' B". Faith wrapped an arm around her waist and rested the other hand in her hip. Buffys heart began beating faster and her mouth became dry as she noticed Faith bite her lip sensually and it did things to the young Slayer that she really didn't want to think about right now.
Buffy whispered softly "You've always been pretty Faith..." the words escaped her lips just as Faith met them and she began to kiss Buffy softly and the blonde Slayer kissed her back with an unbridled passion which made Faith pick up the pace. but as soon as they both began it ended when Buffy seemed to fall back down to earth and panic as she pulled away and jumped off Faiths lap and backed away quickly.
"I, I'm sorry... we shouldn't...I'm not gay, i'm sorry" Buffy stood in place fidgeting awkwardly and Faith just calmly rolled her eyes and then looked up to the clock and rose from her chair. she walked over to the oven to check on the food, "I don't care if your gay or not B, the rules don't apply here the same way they do back home, all ya need is your strength and a moral compass pointing due north, you'll be all five by five". Faith removed herself from the table and collected the oven food and began to set it up on some pretty stone plates.
Buffy asked her in a frustrated tone "Why do you always have to make things so difficult? you can be so confusing at times ya know" but Faith just walked past her and set the table in silence and Buffy had decided just to sit back down on the other side of the table instead of speaking to a brick wall. Faith brought her over a plate of what looked like an oddly colored shephers pie covered in red cheese and if she hadn't known any better she would of thought it was the exact same thing just with oddly picked out food coloring. Faith sat gracefully across from her and spoke clearly "Don't worry, its edible B... learned the recipe from a demon girl i work with on Bounty hunts or... do you think i would feed you something poisonous?".
Buffy just looked at her with piercing emerald eyes and before she could respond Faith continued speaking "I still think i did the right thing blondie, but i would never do that to you" and Buffy snapped back verbally with a hint of venom to her voice. "why wouldn't you? why haven't you just slit my throat or forced me to do whatever you want... you're alot stronger than me now" Buffy was shaking as she admitted it, she hated being the weaker Slayer for once and it scared her in a way she had only felt during the horrors of her cruciamentum. it was still fresh in her mind, being weak wasn't an outfit she liked to wear often.
Faith sighed and took a bite of her food before answering, "you know why B, don't pretend like you don't" the words which were spoken so calmly forced Buffy to naturally try and calm herself and she began eating away as Faith began to speak, trying to take her mind off Faiths honest words. "Also why would i force you to do anything, not like it ever worked before is it" Faith snickered as she bit down hard and refused to take her eyes off Buffys squirming form sitting across from her.
"Damn right it wouldn't, kick ya tight little ass" Buffy murmered quietly under her voice but it was obvious Faith had heard what she said as a wide grin appeared across her face. "I missed you Buffy... you were the only thing i did" Faith spoke so softly that for a minute or so Buffy was stunned into a dumbfounded silence and forgot to eat.
Faith shook her head furiously and continued eating as her face turned red as she realised fully what she had just admitted and she tried to change the conversation quickly. "So in the morning we're going to visit the bounty house and introduce you to the crew, we got a big catch lined up and you gotta earn ya keep in this place" Faith had thankfully noticed Buffy had began to slowly eat again. "we can also use your cut to purchase some weapons and more useful clothes which will help protect you on the job, but until then you can borrow my old bearded long ax" Faith forced a weak smile and continued speaking.
"You'll be living here with me and fortunately for you i have a big bed so we'll be bunkin up twinkie" Faith looked down at her food expecting Buffy to argue back but instead all she said was. "The foods really good, thank you" Buffy smiled sweetly as she finished the last bite and sat quietly as Faith finished hers shortly after.
"We're gonna get some sleep soon ok, i want you fully rested cause this next mark is dangerous, plus... setting everything up was hard as hell and when we pull him in we're gonna get a massive payday" Faith almost seemed giddy with excitedness as she collected the plates and cutlery and depositing them in the deep kitchen sink. Buffy stood up and walked over to the bedroom in order to get ready for bed and she noticed an on suite bathroom which she decided to use. Faith had already laid out everything she needed on the cyan tiled sink with a message written on a piece of dark paper 'for you x' and Buffy was feeling thankful for a moment before she heard the bedroom door open and began to hear Faith take off her clothes and get into bed.
Buffy finished brushing her teeth and also took her clothes off and laid them on the large flat side stone next to the shower, she was only dressed in her bra and panites and now she was realising how nude she was as she popped her head out of the door and noticed that Faith was laying on her side and not even looking in her direction as she quickly strided across the room and dived under the silk covers. Faith chuckled before she spoke
"This is why i brushed my teeth in the kitchen, who knew the big bad chosen one would be scared to be seen in her bra and panties" she turned over to face the petite blonde who had a furrowed brow and was obviously uncomfortable with the situation and Faith wasn't helping in the slightest.
Faith decided to push the boundaries between the two "what? no goodnight kiss B" Faith bit her lip slowly and it caused Buffy to roll her eyes in annoyance "Is that all you ever think about?" Buffy asked as Faith slowly moved in closer. "what, kissing you? well i would be a liar if i said 'no' wouldn't I" Faith admitted as she moved her hands under the covers to pull Buffy in closer and that was when she realised Faith was completly naked under the covers and her eyes shot open wide as the other slayer pulled her in abnormally close.
Faith lay her head on her chest and snuggled in tight. "Don't tell anyone about this Blondie, just cuddle me and get over whatever stupid bullshit ya thinking in ya head, that you're all still hung up over" Faith possessively took hold of her and moaned softly as she embraced Buffys warmth and fell asleep almost instantly.
Buffy decided to just accept it and go along with Faiths shenanigans as she held her tightly and when she thought Faiths was definetly fully asleep, she planted a soft kiss on the top of her hair which smelt of mangos and lightly whispered. "I missed you too dummy" and she set herself up for falling asleep and bracing herself for whatever tommorow decided to bring. Faith had always thrown her for a loop with her flirting and her bad behavior but now she was quiet and smooth, calm and collected. her dominance over their conversations was also a pleasent suprise, although Buffy didn't want to admit it to herself but she liked Faith being on top of everything, it suited her completly.
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Back home in Sunnydale everyone was celebrating the Mayors defeat until after awhile everyone started asking 'Where the hell is Buffy?' and that's when Giles rushed into his apartment with Xander in tow, fresh out of breath and searching for something that Willow was now trying to help them with. the panic in the air was palpable as everyone was rushing about to find the unknown items that they were so frantically searching for.
They both told Willow and Oz about how they saw Buffy fall into a portal and were sure something had taken Buffy or caused her to fall into another dimension most likely on purpose. Willow realised they were looking for a tome of 'interdimensional portals in theory and practice' that Giles had taken from one of the councils libraries hears ago without their knowledge and began searching for that instead of another more useless tome on dimensional travel that was also somewhere hidden in this bachelors pad.
"How can you be so sure it wasn't just some sort of magical accident or a random demonic/magical phenomena, sometimes things just kinda get all accidental" Willow mumbled as Xander threw his hands up in the air as he had no luck with the far end of the rooms bookcase and moved on to the next. "Because nothings accidental when a Slayers involved Will, plus It was the same shape and color as the one Faith fell through a two days ago" Xander frantically searched on through the new bookcase and Oz began to help him, seeing his desperation to find the book.
"Buffy made everything clear when she explained what happened with Faith before Angel died from the poison, someone has stolen or trapped two Slayers and most likely they want them out of the way for some evil plan they've got brewing" Giles screamed joyfully as he found the book he had been looking for and asked Willow two find 3 others he had unknowingly placed somewhere in the house. "Nothing happens in this god forsaken town by accident, we have to find a dimensional locator spell for both slayers and then prepare to open a return portal for them both to return" Giles bellowed as he sat down to begin reading through the tome.
"Isn't that dangerous... bringing Faith back home, why not just Buffy and leave that evil bimbo in hell to rot" asked Xander in a nasty tone. without turning around Giles answered him clearly and with a sense of ego which made Xander feel like less of a man. "Because what ever did this Xander, may have a plan to enact and since both Slayers dissapeared within days of each other... we can not rule out that this was by design and both Buffy and Faith pose a threat to whatever it is they wish to do here in Sunnydale" Giles sighed and continued reading.
Oz spoke up and decided to make himself and Xander useful, "I'm gonna go make some coffee and Xander you're gonna go on a food run, it looks like we've got a full night of research on our hands again" Oz spoke in a deep and authorative voice which forced Xander to do as he was told and he left as quickly as Oz did to make some coffee for the gang.
Willow was speaking to herself as she found the first book and continued on for the second. "Don't worry Buffy, we're gonna get you home in no time" and she continued her search for the next book with a deep sense of determination.