FF: Blind Faith: The Healling, act 1

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Blind Faith: The Healing

By

Sam


Act 1: Return to Sunnydale

Email: shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx 
Rating: R 
Disclaimer: Buffy and Faith along with the rest belong to Joss, I am 
only borrowing them for a little while.
Archive: Hey if ya already got something of mine then go for it, 
otherwise shoot me a email and I'll say yes.
Pairing: Buffy/Faith (sorta) W/T, X/Anya
Thanks: Most cool thanks for Coy for giving way cool advise and doing 
a rad job at editing and betaing, oh yeah and for being a way cool 
friend also. Way cool thanks to Carol for helping me with the 
technical issues of this fic and well just for being Carol.
Summery: A reformed Faith is injured and faces an uncertain future 
with her fellow slayer.
Notes: Buffy brings Faith back to Sunnydale but what's happening 
between the slayers (heheh now let me see if I can drag it out a 
little more) <> indicates thought.
Feedback: Hey I am addicted so please 
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Faith sat nervously in the car, glad that the trip was over, but 
afraid of what Sunnydale had in store for her. She still was haunted 
by her past and now here she was in the place that saw her turn 
against her friends and do everything she could destroy them and 
herself, <Fuck why'd I come back here, so much went wrong here, I 
turned on every person in this car, I hurt her, ruined what we had, 
damn I was stupid, but here I am back in the Hellmouth. Come on vamps 
take a taste of the blind slayer, she can't do anything to ya 
anymore. I guess I gotta be nuts to be doin' this, no it's not that, 
it's B. She said I was going to Sunnydale with her, so I came, I 
just hope I don't fuck things up like last time, I don't deserve 
this, I don't deserve her, but there she is sitting in the car with 
me somewhere in Sunnydale, not saying a word. God where the fuck are 
we, I hate this. I should be able to see where we are, oh it's the 
library, or the bronze but I can't. Gods it's so fuckin' unfair, why 
the hell don't I know where we are>.

Buffy took a quick look over at Faith then got out of the car. <Okay 
here we go Summers, keep cool, you can't let yourself get hurt again, 
you can do this>. She walked around to the passage side of the car 
and opened the door, "Faith we're at Giles, you're gonna be staying 
here for awhile. Are you ready," <I hope you are because I'm not>.

A few moments later Faith almost jumped when the passenger side door 
opened and she felt some one take her arm, "It's okay Faith, I'm just 
gonna help you into Giles house."

"Okay B." 

The two slayers started up towards Giles porch, Faith holding on 
firmly to Buffy's arm, <God why is everything moving in slow motion.  
It's taking forever to get to the door, why is it taking forever to 
get to the door, > Faith tightened her grip around Buffy's arm as the 
two slayers carefully made their way towards Giles porch, < Does he 
have step, I can't remember if he has steps. God I don't want to 
fall, not in front of B. Fuck please don't let there be a step>.

"Okay Faith, there's just a couple steps then we'll be on the porch."

<Step's why'd there have to be steps,> "B..I?I don't know?."

"Don't worry about them, I got ya."

"You got me," Faith replied, very unsure of the whole situation.

"Yeah I got ya, I won't let you fall," Buffy answered, "Okay were at 
the steps, you ready?"

<Damn I can't believe this, I'm afraid of going up some Fuckin' 
steps, but I don't want to fall, Gods what's gonna happen to me, how 
am I gonna make it here if I can't even go up some damn steps>.

"Faith, we can do this," Buffy assured her fellow slayer, "I'm not 
gonna let you fall. Are ya ready?"

Willow stood behind the two slayers holding Faith's suitcase with one 
hand and Tara's hand with the other, "I don't know if she's gonna be 
able to do the stares, maybe we should levitate her."

"We can't do that, this is something both of them need to do."

"You sure about that because their just standing there, not doing 
anything, and I know we could help with a quick spell."

"I know Honey, but this is something faith and Buffy need to do."

Faith took a deep breath, <Okay it's now or never, you can do this 
you got B, > "Okay let's do it."

Faith Clung to Buffy's arm as she stepped out towards the first step, 
<God please be there, > then breath a sigh of relief when she made 
contact with the step.

"Okay there's two more steps to go Faith.'

<Fuck I'm not even half way there but B's got me, I might be able to 
pull this of, please let me be able to pull this off. >

Faith intently listened to Buffy's instructions as she finished of 
the remaining steps and reached Giles porch, <God I'm glad that's 
over, but I did it and B didn't let me fall just like she said.  
Wait, she said she wouldn't let me fall maybe there's hope; maybe I 
haven't ruined any chance I would ever have. Hell who am I kidding 
she hasn't even forgave me yet. >

Buffy lead Faith over to the couch and helped the brunette get 
seated, "Giles where do you want Wills to put Faith's suitcase?"

Giles pointed over to the guest bedroom off to the right, "In there 
will be fine."

"Good you got it Wills?"

Before Willow could reply, Buffy started talking again, "Good, looks 
like everything's under control for now."

"Buffy you're leaving already," Willow inquired, trying to figure out 
what was going through the blondes mind.

"I'll be back, don't worry," Buffy replied before darting out the 
door.

Faith sat on the couch, in the unfamiliar room and listened to the 
conversation that was taking place, <Great we've been here for less 
than a minuet and B's already leaving, guess I was really kidding 
myself. Why should she ever forgive me, hell I can't even help her 
slay anymore, God why'd I let her bring me her, I should have know B 
wasn't gonna forgive me, what the fuck was I thinking>.

Willow and Tara gave a puzzled look in Giles direction, followed by a 
few moments of awkward silence.

"Faith, uh how was the trip from LA," Giles asked, trying to get 
something that resembled a conversation going.

"It was Okay."

"Good, glad to here it," <Come on Giles you're the adult here think 
of something to say, > "Would you like something to drink?"

"Sure, do you have any soda," <Great now I have to try and not spill 
anything on myself, I should have just said no and waited till Red 
and Blondie left, at least B isn't here to see this>.

Giles handed Faith a Pepsi, "I put a straw in it for you."

"Thanks," <This isn't to bad now all I have to do is not poke myself 
in the eye or nose with the damn thing, at least I won't spill it all 
over myself>.

"Buffy, your back," Willow exclaimed.

<B's back, God I just know I'm gonna poke myself with this damn straw 
now, maybe I should ask Giles to put it in the fridge till B leaves>.

"I said I was gonna be right back," Buffy replies, as she tossed a 
large backpack on one of Giles chairs.

Giles eyed the backpack for a second, then gave Buffy a rather 
confused look, "I'm almost afraid to ask, but what's the backpack 
for?"

"I'm camping out in your living room."

"Your what?"

"I'm camping out in your living room, you know just in case any vamps 
show up," <Come Giles you just gotta by that, I don't want to go into 
this>.

"Buffy you know there is no way a vamp could get in here, if it would 
make you feel better I could have Willow and Tara put up a few wards, 
but you don't have to stay here."

"Look I'm the Slayer and if they show up I'll slay them, you never 
know they might figure out a way to get in."

"Buffy, Faith and I are perfectly safe here."

"And you'll be even safer with me staying here."

"Vamps are not going to get in my house."

"You don't know that so I'm staying."

"Buffy?"

"Giles we can argue about this all night but I'm still gonna camp out 
in your living room."

Giles looked at the blonde slayer and saw that there was no way he 
was going to when this argument, "Okay, you can stay."

Buffy smiled at Giles and took a seat on the couch next to 
Faith, "Now that that's settled could I get something to drink."

Giles shook his head and headed off to the kitchen to get Buffy a 
Pepsi.  

Buffy looked over at Faith who was tightly holding her soda in both 
hands, "You really should drink that before it gets warm."

<Damn she's sitting right next to me, what if I poke myself with the 
straw, > Faith's hands where trembling as brought the soda towards 
her, <Okay I did the stairs, I can do this, I just need to take it 
slowly. >

"Here let me help," Buffy replied, reaching over and softly placing 
her hand on top of Faith's.

<B's touching my hand, God I'm gonna drop this soda and get it all 
over both of us,> "B, what are you doing," <Not that I mind, because 
it really feels nice. Come on Spencer get a grip, she's only helping 
you not to spill your drink, it's not like she's holding your hand>.

<Oh my God, I'm not suppose to be feeling this way, I'm just suppose 
to be helping her, it's just a simple touch, it doesn't mean 
anything, > "Just helping out a little, say Ahh, <who am I kidding it 
means everything, I don't want it to but it does. Damn I got it bad; 
I just hope I don't get hurt again>.

Faith took a sip of her soda, "Thanks B."

"No problem, I told you I was here for ya," <God why'd I say that, 
because I wanted to, that's why>.

<B's here for me, > Faith sipped happily away on her drink Buffy took 
a quick sip of her soda, "We need to get some rest, tomorrow's a big 
day."

"What's tomorrow B?"

"Tomorrow me and Giles are taking you to the campus."

"The campus?"

"Yeah, they have a program there that's gonna help you out."

TBC?..