FF: Blind Faith act9

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Blind Faith

By

Sam


Act Nine: Fear


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: If your archiving any of my others stories then by all means 
take this one if ya want, otherwise just ask and I'll say yes.
Pairing: B/F (Almost there) W/T, X/A
Thanks: Special thanx to Coy for betaing, editing, providing cool 
advise, and helping make this a lot better story.
Summery: A reformed Faith is injured and faces an uncertain future 
with her fellow slayer.
Notes: Buffy goes back to the hospital to see Faith a second Time  
<> Indicates thought.
Feedback: Feedback is the fuel to please send it as it is most yummy.
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LA?

Seeing Faith had emotionally drained Buffy, she had expected to see 
the same Faith who had tried to kill her friends, betrayed her and 
used her, but she hadn't. Instead she saw a Faith sorry for what she 
had done, she was scared and asking for her forgiveness. She knew 
Faith had meant it when she had said she was sorry but Buffy hadn't 
been able to forgive her. <I wanted to forgive her, but I couldn't.  
More importantly why did I want to forgive her, why did I want to 
hug her and tell her everything's was going to be Okay. God I think 
I'm losing it, I can't let her get to me, I can't let her back 
in, 'cause if I do I'll only get hurt again>.

Buffy got up and looked at her suitcase laying in the corner of the 
room, she walked over and went out into the lobby of Angel's office 
where Willow and Tara where waiting for her, <Why am I doing this, I 
should get my stuff and be heading back to Sunnydale, but I'm not.  
Instead I'm going back to the hospital with Willow and Tara again to 
see Faith. Why am I doing this, it's only gonna give her another 
chance to get to me, I can't let this happen but I'm going back, why? 
>

"Can't I just go back to my room, I don't like it out here," Faith 
pleaded as the nurse led her down the hallway.

"No. You need to get out of your room and get used to moving around 
some so we can start rehabilitation," the nurse replied.

"I don't see why. I was doing fine with you walking me around my 
room."

"Walking around your rooms one thing, but walking with me in the 
hallways another. You have to trust me Faith it's a big step for 
you."

The nurse tightened her grip on Faiths hand trying to comfort the 
girl, "I'm right here, nothings going to happen."

"But it's late, I already had supper so it means it's getting dark," 
Faith Answered her voice laced with panic.

"Where in a hospital, you're perfectly safe," The nurse reassured.

<That's what you think, you don't know about them. They could be 
anywhere, waiting for a chance to take out a slayer. You don't know 
what their like?Fuck their gonna find out, their gonna find out and 
come and kill me. God I got to get the hell back to my room. >

Faith could her voices all around her as her and the nurse moved 
through the hallway, off to her left someone was talking about going 
to Vegas next month, she could her something about making sure the 
charts where updated to her right, <Fuck any of them could be vamps, 
what the hell am I gonna do when they come. Yeah right, I gonna 
fuckin' die because I can't see them coming, God why'd she have to 
drag me out of my room?. Damn I wish B was here, it wouldn't be so 
bad if B was here, and she could take care of the vamps when they 
come. What the hell am I thinkin'? Why would B want to protect me? >

"Hey Nancy did you need to check this out," A male voice yelled out 
as Faith and the nurse neared the nurses station.

Nancy stopped, "Just a sec," she led Faith over to the edge of the 
hall, "I've got to check on something."

<What? You can't fuckin' leave me here. >

"I'll be back in just a sec."

<Please don't leave me, not out here>.

"Everything will be okay, just stay right here."

<Fuck this can't be happening.> Faith could her the nurse walking 
away, leaving her alone, <Why the hell is this happening she's not 
suppose to leave me like this?.God what the hell am I suppose to do 
now? >

Faith leaned back against the wall, her body trembling. All around 
her she could hear people speaking, but who where they, what did they 
want. She tightly hugged herself, <Your not suppose to leave me, get 
the fuck back over here, I want to go back to my room. >

It seemed like time was almost standing still as Faith waited for the 
nurse to return. She began rocking back and forth on her feet, her 
fear mounting as each second ticked by, then she felt it, something 
she hadn't felt since she had went to prison, <Fuck no?There're here. 
>

She quickly reached back with her hand and found the wall, <I got to 
get out of here?.God, I wish B was here, don't want to go out like 
this, Fuck! >

She began fumbling along the wall, searching for a door so she could 
hide but instead she came across a open space, <Great another damn 
hallway, what am I gonna do now?. Damn it's getting closer, I can 
feel it. > Faith reached around the corner and almost lost her 
balance as she headed down the hallway, feeling the wall as she went.

Buffy stopped dead in her tracts when they reached Faiths ward, her 
eyes quickly scanned the area as all her slayer senses kicked into 
over drive.

"Buffy are you okay," Willow asked, afraid the blonde slayer had lost 
her nerve and wanted to leave.

"Wills, you and Tara stay here."

"Buffy, what's wrong?!"

Instead of answering Willow the slayer pulled a stake out of her 
jacket and took off down the hallway in a full sprint. Willow and 
Tara looked on in horror as they saw Buffy running towards Faith who 
had a vampire walking up behind her looking as if it had just won the 
lottery.

Faith felt a hand grab her from behind and spin her around, "What do 
we have her," the vamp hissed.

She felt his other hand grip her firmly by the collar, "I always 
wondered what slayer blood tasted like, guess I'm about to find out."

Tears streamed down Faiths face as it was overtaken by a expression 
of sheer terror, <God, I don't want to go like this?Why the Fuck did 
they have to leave me alone. >

Faith braced her self for her final moment on earth but it never 
came. Instead of set of sharp fangs piercing her neck, she found her 
self being pulled into a hug. Her body was still shaking as she 
openly cried in her savors arms.

"It's okay Faith, I got ya."

"B?"

"Yeah," Buffy softly replied as a wide gambete of emotions raced 
through her mind.

"They left me B, they took me out of my room and left me out here," 
Faith cried.

"It's okay now."

"They left me, I was here alone, then the vamp, I couldn't see him B?
I couldn't see him and I was gonna die."

"But you didn't," Buffy replied, "I staked him, he can't hurt you 
now."

"What about he next one," Faith cried, "What if they leave me alone 
again and another one comes?"

"I'm not gonna let that happen," Buffy replied in full slayer mode.

"You can't stop them all B."

"We'll see about that," Buffy answered. The slayer turned to Willow 
and Tara who had had ran up behind her and Faith, "Let's go find some 
nurses."

Willow nervously looked at the slayer, "Buffy, what are you going to 
do?"

"I'm gonna find out what kind of place this is."

Buffy marched down the hall supporting Faith as the brunette slayer 
leaned up against her. Her mind was flooded with emotions. She was 
feeling her old feelings for Faith coming back as her logic screamed 
at her not to let Faith get close again. There was also a deep 
desire to protect Faith along with her friends, fear of where all 
this might lead, and a faint hint of happiness as Faith leaned up 
against her. But none of that mattered. All these emotions where 
being over ridden by rage. <How the hell could they leave her out in 
a hall by herself? >

Nancy and the other nurses where franticly looking for Faith when 
they spotted her being lead towards the nurses' station by a petite 
blonde. The nurses started to rush over to see if Faith was okay but 
stopped dead in their tracts when they saw the blondes eyes. They 
seemed to cut right through them like a two edged sword. The nurses 
took a few steps back as the blonde and Faith got closer to them, 
none of them could place it but their minds where screaming that 
there was defiantly something to be feared about the blonde.

Buffy stared at the nurses for a moment before bitterly speaking to 
them, "What kind of place is this?"

Nancy took a gulp of air as the blondes words sliced through 
her, "Uh?"

"Uh what," Buffy snapped, "You left her alone by herself in the hall, 
do you know how dangerous that is?!"

"I didn't think?"

"It's obvious you didn't think. Whose in charge here," Buffy 
demanded.

Buffy led Faith back to her room and helped her into bed, "I've got 
to go now, but I'll be back in a couple of days."

"What if they leave me alone again?"

"I don't think that's gonna happen," Willow answered.

"Yeah I think Buffy kinda scarred them," Tara added.
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Buffy waited untill the three of them got out of the hospital before 
saying anything else. She stopped and turned and faced her 
friends, "We've got to get her out of this place."

"So you had a change of heart," Willow inquired.

"I don't know," Buffy honestly answered, "All I know is I don't think 
I could live with myself if I don't help Faith." <Please don't ask 
me anymore about this, I'm not even sure what's going on or why I'm 
doing this>.

Willow and Tara both looked at Buffy and figured that it was best for 
now not to press her about what she was thinking.

"So what do we do now," Willow asked.

"We go back to Angel's and talk with him. I'm gonna need him to take 
care of some things for me. Then we go back home, I need to talk 
with my mom and Giles."

"Buffy, what are you planning?"

"I'll tell you when we get to Angel's."

TBC?