FF: Blind Faith act2

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Blind Faith

By

Sam


Act two: Alone in the Dark.


Email: shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx 
Rating: R 
Disclaimer: The characters of BtVS slayer are the property of Joss.  
I am borrowing them for a bit for fun.
Archive: The usual suspects. Anyone else just ask, I'll say yes.
Pairing: Still no Buffy/Faith (I'm slowly working towards it) all 
the other cannon relationships apply, they just haven't been 
introduced yet.
Thanks: As always a special thanks to Coy for being kinda enough not 
only to beta read for me but me a most cool friend.
Summery: A reformed Faith is injured and faces an uncertain future 
with her fellow slayer.
Warning: Angst ahead and I am just warming up.
Notes: My darkside is still in full swing. Faith is in the hospital 
following the cafeteria incident and a special corrections board is 
held back at the prison. Sorry Buffy is not in this yet but its 
getting closer. <> Indicates thought.
Feedback: Feedback is the fuel to my muse, please send it as it is 
most yummy.
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Los Angeles county hospital...

Faith could hear the beating of her own heart as she lay there in the 
hospital bed. The last few days seemed like a blur to her, she 
remembered talking to the undercover police officer, she remembered 
the other inmates attacking and some spraying something in her face.  
She recalled falling to the ground as the fell on her in vultures, 
but that's where her memories ended and this living nightmare began.

She had woke up here two days ago and immediately started screaming.  
She could hear the doctors and nurses as they rushed into her room 
and tried to calm her but that only made her scream louder. <I know 
they're here but why and the hell can't I see them! What the Fuck 
has happened to me!!>

She could feel a needle pierce her arm, and the tranquilizer being 
injected. However she couldn't see who was doing it and for the 
first time since she had been called as a slayer Faith was scared.  
She found herself alone in the dark, wanting this nightmare to end 
but knowing that it couldn't because she was really awake.  

Tears filled the Brunettes eyes as she slowly moved her hand in front 
of her face for the thousandth time. She didn't know why she did 
this, she just did. Maybe one of these times for some reason she 
would see her hand, but she never did and this time was no 
different. Faith moved her hand back down by her side and tightly 
clenched her fist, <I know I fucked up my life! I know I did wrong, 
but why this. Why did ya let this fuckin' happen!. Can ya hear me 
God, why this!>

Los Angeles women's correctional facility?

Officer Tammy Risa sat before a special corrections board. Two 
Judges, The warden, two other guards, and a civil service worker 
where sitting across from her. 

The Warden looked across the wooden table at Tammy, "Officer Risa 
could you please tell us what happened in the Cafeteria two days ago."

"Yes sir, I went down there in the role of supervising the inmates 
working in the cafeteria in order to contact Ms. Spencer."

"And Why where you trying to contact Ms. Spencer," One of the Judges 
asked.

"Three months ago I came to warden Davis and asked if their was any 
inmates who could be trusted to work with me on a under cover job in 
the prison, the warden recommend Ms. Spencer who had been a model 
prisoner."

"And what was the nature of this under cover assignment?"

"I was trying to get information from a inmate on her boyfriend's off 
shore accounts, and money laundering for a drug cartel."

"And Ms. Spencer agreed to help?"

"Yes sir, she did."

The Warden shot a quick look to the two judges and leaned 
forward, "Officer Risa, what happened in that cafeteria?"

"Some of the inmates managed to find out I was working under cover 
and came for me. Ms Spencer, came to my aid."

Tammy looked the warden dead in the eyes, "She put herself in-between 
me and the other inmates and fought them off the best she could until 
back up could arrive."

"What would have happened if Ms Spencer wouldn't have helped out?"

Tammy took a deep breath as she thought about the warden's 
question, "They would have killed me."

The warden thanked Officer Risa then dismissed her, he then turned to 
the Judges, "I asked for hearing to be moved up because not only has 
Faith Spencer been a model prisoner, I believe she is truly 
reformed. I have dispositions from three state shrinks who say that 
the remorse she feels for her actions is greater than they had ever 
seen, and all three of them came to the same conclusion, she is no 
longer the same person she was when she got here. I also have 
affidavits from several guards and staff members that make similar 
statements."

The warden stood of from his chair, took a deep breath and turned to 
face the two judges, "Your Honors, not only did Ms. Spencer volunteer 
to work with a undercover police officer, she also risked her life to 
save that police officer. Because of that, she might be blind for 
the rest of her life. I have been working in corrections for 25 
years, the last nine of them here as warden and I can tell you this, 
Faith Spencer no longer belongs in prison, she should be given early 
release."

Los Angeles county hospital...

Faith's body tightened up when she heard some one entering her room.  
Her body broke out in a cold sweat as the unknown person made their 
way to her bed, her mind was racing as she tried to figure out who it 
was. It was to early for any of the nurses and she hadn't gotten any 
visitors since she had been brought her.  

<Who the hell are you!> Faith was becoming terrified as the unknown 
person sat down next to her bed. Why where they their, what did they 
want with her. She felt like she was living in an endless nightmare 
every time someone walked through that door. She knew they where 
their but couldn't see who they where. She had made so many enemies 
in her dark slayer days, plus she knew of a secret world of vampires 
and demons that very few knew about. It could be anyone or anything 
that was coming for her and she couldn't see them coming and it 
terrified her beyond belief <If I only could be back in my cell where 
I knew I was safe.>

Faith felt like her heart was going to exploded as it kept beating 
faster and faster, <Who the hell are you!>

"Faith, are you OK," Tammy Risa asked as she noticed how tense the 
brunette seemed to be.

Faith felt a wave of relief come over her when she heard officer Risa 
voice, "Yeah I'm?OK, it's just ?well?this place is getting to me, 
I'll be glad to get back to my cell."

Tammy placed her arm on Faith's shoulder, "You're not going back 
Faith. The warden got you early release, you're free."

Faith laid there in shock as Officer Risa's word sunk in, she didn't 
know what to do or say. She knew that she didn't deserve to be let 
go, no matter how good she had been, she had done to much to deserve 
that, but that was not what was bothering her. It was the word 
free. How could she be free, the world out there was filled with 
darkness and evil so vile that most people chose to ignore it and 
those who actually faced it either embraced it or died trying to 
fight it. <I'm not gonna make it. I can't even see what I'm facing, 
their gonna kill me.>

Officer Risa reached in her purse and pulled out the small wooden 
box one of the other guards had given to her and placed it in Faith's 
hands, "I really don't know how to thank you for what you did for me, 
I owe you my life. I know this isn't alto but the guards said that 
it was something you seemed to treasure, so I figured you should have 
it here with you and not have to wait to get it back when you're 
released from the hospital."

Faith held the small wooden box in her hands, tears started to flw 
down her cheeks as she thought about what it contained, "T-th-thank 
you."

"No thank you, you saved my life, it's the least I can do," replied 
Tammy as she got up to leave.

Faith waited until she was sure she was alone. She placed the box on 
her chest and carefully opened it. Faith then removed Buffy's 
picture and ran her hand across it, "B?Oh God B, it hurts so bad.  
They're letting me go but I can't see a damn thing. I'm gonna walk 
out of here and the first vamp or bad guy that sees me is gonna kill 
me and it will be over. I can't fight them, not like this. Hell I 
won't be even able to see 'em coming B. I know I did a lot of evil 
stuff B and I hurt you but I didn't want it to end like this B."

Tears where freely flowing down Faith's face as she pressed the 
picture against her cheek, "If only I could see you one more time, to 
tell you I'm sorry, to try and make up for hurting you. I just want 
to see you one more time B, to see how beautiful you are, to be near 
you for one moment. I know you hate me but I deserve it. I don't 
except you to forgive me, I'm beyond forgiveness. I just want to see 
you one more time B, I just want to say good bye before they come for 
me."

As Faith held on to Buffy's picture and cried openly the silent 
figure in the hallway took a few steps back from her room. He 
reached down into his jacket and pulled out a cell phone. The figure 
then hit the speed dial button and waited for it to ring.

"Cordelia, this is Angel. I'm at the hospital right now."

"So is Faith gonna be staying with us when she gets out ?"

"I don't know, I haven't talked to her yet," Angel paused for a 
moment, "Could you get my overnight bag ready, I have to go to 
Sunnydale."

TBC...