FF: Blinf Faith act 11

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Blind Faith

By

Sam


Act 11: Beginnings


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: Faith leaves the hospital <> Indicates thought.
Feedback: Feedback is the fuel to please send it as it is most yummy.
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Sunnydale:

Joyce sat a cup of tea down on the coffee table for Giles and took a 
seat across from him, "You said that you needed to talk to me about 
Buffy?"

"Quite right," Giles replied, "You see I think she might be making a 
mistake."

"About Faith?"

"Yes, I don't know if it's a good Idea for Buffy to do all of this, 
Faith might be better off in LA."

Joyce gave the watcher a puzzled look, "I thought you where all for 
this, after all you are letting her stay at your place."

"I didn't have a choice in the matter."

"Of course you did, it's not like Buffy twisted your arm and made you 
promise that Faith could stay there," Joyce paused for a 
moment, "She didn't do that?right?"

"No, nothing like that. It's just that well she is rather head 
strong and I couldn't get her to listen. If I hadn't said I would 
take Faith in Buffy would have probably had her staying in her dorm 
room on campus."

"So you said that Faith could stay with you."

"I couldn't have her staying in Buffy's dorm room, she has know idea 
how to keep care of someone with a handicapp like that."

"And you do?"

"My little brother is blind, I helped my Mom raise him after our 
Father died.'

"I didn't know, I am sorry to hear that."

"It's quite all right, he turned out rather well, he's a professor at 
Oxford now, but that's beside the point, Buffy doesn't know what she 
is getting in to, it's a lot of work and their past history doesn't 
make it any better, maybe you could talk to her."

"And what makes you think she would listen to me?"

"You're her mother."

"Right, you do realize we are talking about Buffy here. If she has 
made up her mind there is no way any of us are going to talk her out 
of it, besides I have already talked to her about it."

"And did se listen?"

"I listened," Joyce placed her cup of tea down on the coffee 
table, "You know she has a good idea here, it could work."

"I know it's just that I am worried about her motives."

"So am I, but it's something she has to do. All we can do is be 
there for her and help her through this."

"But all this is so sudden, a few days ago I though she was going to 
stake Angel in my living room for asking her to go to LA and see 
Faith and now she's making everyone jump through hoops to get Faith 
to Sunnydale. I know she's the slayer and she feels like she needs 
to protect Faith, I just don't understand why she has had this change 
of heart."

"Have you talked to her about it?"

"He just said that it was something she had to do, I could tell there 
was more but didn't want to force the issue."

"Maybe you should talk to here again when she gets back from LA, tell 
her what you just told me."

"Do you think it would do any good?"

"I think it might do you both a lot of good."

LA:

Faith sat in her bed clinging onto the suitcase Angel had given her.  
She was glad to be getting out of the hospital, but she was also 
scared to be leaving it. Sure Angel would be there to help her but 
this was a big step. In prison she had always now what she was 
suppose to do and after her injury and begin released she had the 
hospital, where they brought her food, kept care of her, and gave her 
a routine. <God what am I thinking, why am I gonna miss this place, 
I should be glad to get out of it. Fuck I remember when I flew by 
the seat of my pants, I didn't need anyone to help me, but I could 
see then. Damn why'd this have to happen.>

"Angel, I guess I am ready, we can go now."

"No, we can't. Your rides not here yet."

"I though I was going back with you," a very confused Faith asked.

"No, I'm only here to see you off."

<Here to see me off, what the hell is happening, where are they 
taking me. Gods I don't like this, I want to get the hell out of 
here. What if they lock me up in a home or something, I don't want 
that, Thought I wanted routine but now I don't. I'm so confused, I 
don't know what to think any more. Fuck why is Angel doing this to 
me, where's Buffy, I need her to stop this, they can't lock me up 
again, fuck what the hell is going on.>.

Faith pulled her suitcase tightly against her, "I-I'm not going with 
you? Where exactly am I going," she replied in a near panic.

"Sunnydale," Angel answered.

"Why?"

"Maybe you should ask Buffy when she gets here."

Buffy? Buffy's coming to get me, to tale me back to Sunnydale," <I 
can't believe this is happening, Buffy's coming for me. I wouldn't 
have thunk it possible but Angel said she was coming. God why is she 
doing this, wait maybe it's a dream, don't think about it or it might 
go away>.

"Faith you're crying. Are you Okay," Angel asked as he went to wipe 
the tears of the brunette slayers cheek."

"What did you do," Buffy demanded as she walked into Faiths room with 
Willow and Tara right behind her.

Startled, Angel spun around to face Buffy, "I didn't do anything."

"Then why is she crying," Buffy inquired, her eyes locked on Angel 
and Faith.

<Oh My God she's here, Buffy here and she's gonna take me away from 
here?Breath, I gotta breath>.

Buffy walked over to Faiths bed and carefully put her hand on Faith's 
shoulder causing the brunette to flinch, "Faith, you Okay?" <God, 
why am I doing this, why am I letting her back in. What if I get 
hurt again. Damn I'm gonna do it I'm gonna let her back in, damn why 
am I doing this to myself, I can't afford to get hurt like that 
again>.
 
<She wants to know if I am Okay?damn Faith breath already, it's only 
Buffy. Yeah right and if it was anyone else I wouldn't be having 
this problem.>

Concern filled Buffy's face when Faith didn't answer, she sat down 
next to the brunette and Faith over next to her, "Are you Okay,"  
<I'm holding her, why am I holding her, I'm not suppose to let her 
back in but I want to, so I'm holding on to her. God I was only 
suppose to be doing this to protect her but I'm lying to myself, I'm 
doing it for me, for us?damn, I'm screwed>.

<Breath, you got to breath,> "I'm okay, I-I'm just glad to be 
getting out of here, <There that wasn't so hard>.

Buffy reluctantly let go of Faith and stood up. She took the 
brunette's suitcase from her, "Good, let's go home."

Faith felt Buffy take her hand and help her up, <Home?she said let's 
go home>.

Buffy led Faith over to a wheel chair and helped her into it.

B, I don't need this, I can walk if you'd help me."  

"It's some dumb hospital rule, they said you have to be taken out 
this way," Buffy replied as she handed Faith's suitcase to Willow.

"Okay," <I'm going home with Buffy, I don't know why but I am, maybe 
there is still hope for us>.


TBC in Blind Faith: The Healing