Re: FF: Blind Faith act10

["debbie" <debbieallen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

superb!! brilliant!! been waiting for aeons for this. only wish it 
was longer and don't have to wait too long for the next part.




--- In buffywantswillow@y..., "Sam" <shadowmage_draco@g...> wrote:
> Blind Faith
> 
> By
> 
> Sam
> 
> 
> Act 10: Making arrangements
> 
> 
> Email: shadowmage_draco@g... 
> 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??.