Faith pov
I sit under the tree in the back yard sharpen my knife till Mom comes out in a pair of leggings and a tank top and sits by me.
Stopping long enough to look at her I then start again "I always wanted you to come home Faith" she says after a moment.
"I know"
"You kept insisting that you couldn't" she adds.
Frowning I nod dragging my thumb over the blade checking it "may I" she asks motion to it.
Nodding I hand it over tensing up "this is beautiful, where'd you get it?"
"Mayor Wilkins"
"That was the man I spoke to after you started working for him?"
"Yes, he became like a dad to me"
"I didn't see the appeal of him but I'm sure he had to do something right to gain your trust"
"He thought I was selling myself for money and refused to let it continue, was before he spoke with you and learned you'd been sending me money, I had to explain the curse and why I refused to go back because he didn't understand why you never tried to come down and bring me home"
"What happened?" She asks looking at me.
Looking at her she looks shocked before hugging me to her "Princess what happened?" she asks.
"He died trying to get revenge for me, they killed him"
"Who?" She growls.
"Buffy and her friends"
"Tell me what happened" she whispers.
Taking a shaking breath I start explaining everything between me and Buffy including the accidentally murder, how she tried to blame it all on me and how the Mayor was the only person to take a genuine interest in me.
"Henry showed up as I was confronting her I had to help him first" I finish.
Mom rocks us while softly singing to me as I cry finally breaking down over my dad, eventually I pull back wiping my face with a forced laugh "he wasn't perfect or anything but he loved me, I know he did".
She nods cupping my face "the worst part is I still love her" I add softly "how sick is that? She's made my life hell just for being called and killed him yet I still love her".
"You can't help who you love Faith, but we will make sure they learn just who they've crossed"
Nodding I lean against her feeling her hug me "the watchers are after me to terminate a defective slayer" I add.
"They will fail" she hisses.
Sunnydale Buffy pov
Finding a man with a package for Faith I take it claiming to be her roommate.
Opening it I frown at the tape before putting it in a VCR I find in her apartment.
Watching the video I frown before looking at the device, rewinding the tape I grab it and slip both in my purse before heading back to Giles.
Walking in Willow holds up some papers "this is all I could find so far" she says.
Nodding I sit the package on the table "what'd you find?" I ask.
"Abusive parents with drug and alcohol addictions, abusive foster homes, then adoption but I can't find anything about her age or when, it's like something else was protecting the information, she has her GED and some college education the town she moved to must be super small because I can't find anything about it, like it doesn't exist"
"Anything else?" I ask.
"Well she has two different names on record Faith O'Connor and Faith Lehane Mills, her brother has even less records but I could find dates and stuff Henry Daniel Mills adopted right from birth from a teen mom in prison, the woman who adopted them has almost nothing I can use to prove she exists other then here, Name's Regina Maria Mills and she's supposed to be the Mayor of a town called Storybrooke but there's no birth certificate, social security number, or anything"
Frowning I cross my arms "this seems suspicious and why is there another supposed Mayor involved with her".
"What are you thinking Buffy?" Willow asks.
"Slayer scenes getting all tingly?" She adds smiling.
"Yes" I answer "I need information on this" I add pushing it towards Willow before walking to the door "later, have a date with Riley" I call back.