FF: Blind Faith act10

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Blind Faith

By

Sam


Act 10: Making arrangements


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 talks to her mom and Giles about Faith. <> Indicates 
thought.
Feedback: Feedback is the fuel to please send it as it is most yummy.
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LA?

Buffy stormed into Angel's office, "We need to talk. Now!"

Angel looked up at Buffy from behind his desk, the blonde slayers 
eyes where filled with determination, "Buffy is everything okay?"

"No it's not, you need to get Faith out of the hospital and quick."

"Buffy she need rehabilitation, you just can't yank her out of there."

"No she needs to get out of that place before she becomes vamp food, 
and you're gonna make it happen."

"Buffy what are you talking about," a very confused Angel asked.

"They left her alone in the hall, and a vamp almost got her. That's 
what I'm talking about. Now call whoever it is you have to call and 
get her out of that place."

"Buffy I could get Wesley and Gunn to stay at the hospital to watch 
her."

"NO you're going to get her out of the hospital and you're going to 
make it happen this week."

"Buffy it's not that easy, she just lost her sight. Faith's gonna 
need special therapy and medical care for a while."

"And she'll get it, just not in LA," Buffy replied never taking her 
eyes off of Angel.

Angel studied Buffy's eyes for a moment; she was more determined than 
he had ever seen her. He leaned back in his chair, and though about 
what Buffy had just said for a moment, if Buffy had made up her mind 
on something it was going to take an act of the Gods to get her to 
change it. "Exactly where is she going to get rehabilitated then?"

"In Sunnydale, at the campus. They have a training school for the 
blind there."

"She's right," Willow exclaimed, "Me and Tara do volunteer work 
there."

"And you got her into there program," Angel inquired.

"No Willow's gonna do that."

"I am?"

"Yeah you are," Buffy replied.

"Buffy, I'm not sure if I can do that, they have a pretty long list 
to get in, plus I'm only a volunteer."

"Wills, what do you do for them?"

"Well we talk to the patients, walk with them, that kind of stuff."

"Willow, I know that you told me about it a have dozen times, I'm 
talking about the other stuff."

Willow and Tara's eyes widened, "Buffy I can't manipulate their 
computer to get Faith into the program."

Buffy walked over to Willow and put her hands on the redhead's 
shoulders, "Listen you got to do it, you saw what happened tonight, I 
can't protect her like this."

"Then let Angel do it," Willow replied

"Buffy, she's right. I can make sure no vamps get close to her," 
Angel added.

"That's not expectable," Buffy snapped back.

"And why not?"

"It's just not," Buffy, answered her voice full of frustration, "Look 
I told you what I need to happen, now please get it done."

"Buffy, look at me," Willow softly replied, "even if I get her into 
the program and Angel gets her released from the hospital it's still 
not going to work."

"Yes it will," Buffy demand.

Tara placed her hands on Willows shoulder, "Buffy, Willow's right.  
The training school for the blind is kinda like a day care program, 
they don't have any facilities for her to live there."

"Hmmmm?she could stay with Giles," Buffy answered.

"You've talked him about this already?"

"No."

"Buffy I don't want to be the downer here, but he could say no."

"He won't," Buffy confidently replied.

"And if he does," Willow replied trying to make Buffy understand 
exactly what it is she was asking of everyone.

"Then she can stay with my Mom and Dawn."

"Are you sure they would take her in."

"If they don't I'll get a cot to sleep on and put her up in my room," 
Buffy answered.

The blonde slayer looked around the room and saw all her friends 
where looking at her rather puzzled, "You all said you forgave her, 
if that's the case then do this for her," She walked up to Willow and 
Tara and looked them both in the eyes, her voice was filled with 
desperation, "Do this for me."

"Okay," Willow answered, "but I gotta know why you're doing this."

"Why is not important."

"Buffy after what you told me about your and Faith's past I think 
it's very important."

"No it's not, can we leave now there's a lot to get done."

Willow looked over at Tara as Buffy headed for the door, "Great she 
wants us to jump through hoops and isn't going to tell us why."


Sunnydale?.

Buffy sat in her dorm room staring at the wall, it had took a little 
convicting to get Giles to agree to let Faith stay at his place but 
she had done it, now all she needed to do is talk to her Mom and 
Dawn. <God I hope they don't ask me why I am doing this, hell I'm 
not even sure. I know I have to protect her, it's art of my duty, 
but there is more?.God why does there have to be more. You'd think 
after all this time I would have gotten over her but no, we can't 
have that can we. Fuck why do I still care about her, I don't want 
to get hurt again. Maybe I shouldn't do this; maybe I should let 
Angel handle things. >

Buffy got up off the edge of her bed and grabbed her jacket, <No I 
can't do that, I have to do this. Faith's my responsibility, I just 
can't allow myself to get close again, bit what if it happens, what 
if I fall for her again. Yeah right?fall for her again, hell I'm 
kidding myself, I never got over her in the first place?.God why do I 
have to do this to myself>.
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"Mom I needed to talk to you and Dawn," Buffy nervously spoke, taking 
a seat in the living room.

"About what honey?"

"Faith," <Her it goes Buffy just hope she doesn't bring up our past, 
why'd I have to tell her about me and Faith in the first place. >

"Oh," Joyce answered, waiting for the other shoe to drop, "Did 
everything go Okay in LA."

"There was a vamp at the hospital, I had to stake him before he could 
take her out."

"I see, she's okay now I take it."

"Yeah, but she's not safe there. That's what I wanted to talk to you 
guys about."

Buffy took a big gulp of air, "I know she hurt everyone, but she's 
different now. She's not the same Faith we used to know."

Joyce's voice was filled with motherly concern," Did you forgive her, 
is that what your trying to say?"

"No," <God why can't I say I forgave her?. I have I just can't bring 
myself to yell her, > "That's not it. I have to protect her and I 
can't do it with her in LA."


"You're bringing her to here?"

"No she's gong to be staying at Giles for awhile."

Joyce recalled all that Faith had done to them and how bad it had 
hurt Buffy the last time she had rolled into town, "Are you sure 
about this Honey?"

"No, I'm not."

Joyce saw the hurt that was filing her daughter's eyes, "Dawn could 
you go upstairs for awhile, I need to talk to your sister."

"But Mom I want to here what's going on," Dawn whined.

"Room, now."

"Okay," Dawn replied kicking her foot against the couch as she got up.

After Dawn had left Joyce got up and went and sat next to Buffy.

"If you're not sure why are you doing this?'

"I have to do it."

"Why?"

"I don't know, I just have to do it."

Joyce placed her hand on Buffy's shoulder, "Do you?still love her?"

<God why'd she have to ask that, > "I don't know," Buffy cried.

Joyce pulled her daughter into a hug, "Buffy you have to do whatever 
you feel like you have to do, just be careful, I don't want to see 
you get hurt like last time."


TBC??.