FIC: Blind Faith: The Healing, act 2

["Sam" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxx>]

Blind Faith: The Healing

By

Sam


Act 2: The Center

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 totally cool job at editing and betaing, and for being a way cool 
friend. 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: Faith's first day at the UC Sunnydale learning center for the 
blind is filled with surprises.
Feedback: Hey I am addicted so please 
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Giles apartment:

Faith held her arms up in the air letting Buffy slid a T-shirt on 
her, <Damn I can't even get dressed without help, but it's B helping 
me. I don't know of I should be mad that B has to help me get 
dressed or if I should be glad that B is willing to do this. God I 
hate this I'm not even sire what to think anymore>.

Buffy tucked in Faith's T-shirt and paused for a minute with her arms 
around the brunette's waste, <I don't want to let go, it feels so 
right to be holding on to her like this ?I don't want to let go, but 
I got to, I just hope she didn't notice>.

<What's be doing, I swear if I didn't know any better I'd say she was 
hugging me, but why would B want to hug me>.

"There all done, let's get some breakfast," Buffy paused for a moment 
and placed her hand tenderly on Faith's shoulder, "Faith?"

"B?"

<Come on Summers say it, you know you want to say it so say it, > "I 
forgive you."

<Oh my God, she forgave me, B forgave me, > tears started to slowly 
form in faith's eyes, <God what do I say now, I've been practicing 
for this moment every since I got locked up but I can't take think of 
a damn thing to say>.

<Great she's not saying anything I blew it, way to go Summers you 
just had to go and ruin it, you should have waited longer, > "Faith, 
are you okay??"

<Breath for Christ sake, "Y-you forgive me," Faith asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, I should have said it sooner, but?."

<God is this really happening, I've been hoping to hear those words 
every since I turned myself in, maybe it's a dream. No I'm awake, 
it's not a dream, and B really is forgiving me. God I got to think 
of something to say here, I can't let her do all the talking, I'm the 
one who screwed things up, maybe I should tell her that I love her, 
after al we did have it nice for a little while. Fuck I can't do 
that, it just make her think about what I did to her last time how I 
held her, told her I loved her, then turned on her, > "B ya don't 
have to explain, heck you don't even have to forgive me I don't 
deserve it. I screwed up so bad and I'm do sorry for what I did?"

Buffy wiped the tears off the brunette's cheek, "We both screwed up 
Faith, maybe if I had paid a little more attention to what was 
happening non of this would have happened, can you forgive me?"

<What! B wants me to forgive her. I'm the one who fucked up, God I 
wasn't expecting this, what the hell am I suppose to do, > "B you 
didn't do anything wrong, it was all me."

"No?I should have seen what was happening but I didn't," Buffy 
sobbed, "I should have been there for you."

<Oh my say something quick Faith or you're gonna loose her, > Faith 
nervously reached out for Buffy, <God please don't let me poke her in 
the eye or something>. Her hand was shaking as she slowly moved it 
towards Buffy's face, <God it feels like she's a mile away?why the 
hell am I doing this, I'm gonna poke her in the eye or something>.

Buffy watched as Faiths hand moved in slow motion, her heart pounded 
faster with every inch the brunette's hand got closer to her, <Breath 
Summers, Breath>.

<Why does this have to be so hard, all I want to do is touch her 
shoulder and tell her that it's okay, and that I forgive her>?

<Maybe I should help her, but I'm not sure what she's doing, Oh my 
god why'd I have to give her the red T-shirt, she looks so cute?Damn 
it Summers concentrate, you can't let yourself go there>.

Both the slayers eyes widen and Faith turned a rather bright shade of 
red as she missed Buffy's shoulder by a few inches and planted her 
hand firmly on the blonde's right breast.

<Oh my God, that's not B shoulder, what the hell do I do now. >

<Breath Summers Breath, she didn't mean to do it, it was a accident, 
but why am I not moving, I should be moving but I am not, damn I do 
got it bad>.

<Damn I went to try and comfort B and I end up feeling her up, this 
is just fuckin' great, she has to hate me now?God why am I just 
leaving my hand there, or why isn't b tossing it off her breast, God 
I got to do something, > Faith pulled her had away from Buffy only to 
have the blonde slayer gently grab it, <What's B doing? >

Buffy moved Faith's hand up and placed it on her shoulder, "Is that 
better?"

<Okay she doesn't seem to be mad, that's good, but why is she still 
holding onto my hand, > "Yeah, thanks," <Damn I can't remember why I 
was gonna do this in the first place, as soon as I touched her it was 
gone, B's gonna think I lost it>.

The chosen two stood there for a couple of moments, neither one of 
them wanted to move or knowing what to say.

<I got to do something, we just can't stand her for the rest of the 
day, not that I mind, damn what am I saying, > Buffy removed Faith's 
hand from her shoulder but didn't let go, "Let's go get some 
breakfast."

"Sounds god to me B. What's on the menu?"

"Cereal."

<Cereal, Fuck just what I needed after that, first I end up groping B 
and now I am gonna get cereal all over me>.

Faith sat at Giles dinning room table next to B, slowly sliding her 
hand across the wooden surface, <were the hell is the bowl, > after a 
few seconds of carefully searching she felt her hand brush up against 
the bowl and some cold milk splash on top of it, <great I haven't 
even started to eat and I already got some of my breakfast on me, why 
the hell couldn't it be a sandwich or something, I don't want to try 
and eat cereal in front of B, I don't want her to see me spilling 
food all over myself, wonder if she would buy it if I told her I 
wasn't hungry>.

Faith carefully made her way up the side of the bow trying not to 
spill any more milk on Giles table. She reached the rim of the bowl 
and traced along it searching for the spoon, <God why does this have 
to be so hard. I've fought vampires and demons and now I am getting 
my butt kicked by a damn bowl of cereal, it's just not fuckin' fair>.

Buffy could feel her heart breaking as she watched faith take the 
spoon in her trembling hand and spill it's contents on Giles table.  
She new Giles had told her earlier that Faith need to learn to do 
things like eating and getting around but she couldn't sit there and 
watch the brunette go through this.  

Faith was trying her best to hold back the tears as another spoon 
full of cereal struck the top of Giles table, <Damn I spilling this 
stuff al over the place and in front of B, God why can't I do this>.  
Faith dropped her spoon on the table, <God I can't even fuckin eat, 
I'd run back to my room but then I'd probably fall down, damn I want 
to get out of this kitchen. >

Buffy reached over and picked up the spoon, "Faith?"

"B," gulped Faith, <Great she's gonna tell me how useless I am, that 
she was wrong to bring me here, can't say I blame her what good is a 
slayer who can't even eat a damn bowl of cereal by herself>.

"Let me help," Buffy replied, dipping the spoon into Faith's cereal.

Giles sat back in his chair and sipped on his tea, watching Buffy 
feed faith and making a mental not that he needed to talk to her 
about letting Faith do things for herself.

UC Sunnydale, Learning center for the Blind:

Faith sat in a chair clinging tightly to Buffy's arm as she listened 
to Chris Bremen, director of the Sunnydale center talk.

"First of all I would like to say welcome to the UC Sunnydale 
learning center for the blind and we are glad to have you joining 
us. Second I would like to tell you a little about the center then 
answer any questions that you might have," Chris paused a moment then 
continued, "We have a fully trained staff who is going to help you 
learn to get around, we cal this mobility training. They'll show you 
how to get around your house, then later on how to get around town.  
You'll also learn how to do things for yourself so you can be more 
independent. We also have Braille instructors who will teach you how 
to read and a very talent cooking instructor who later on will show 
you how to get around a kitchen."

Faith squeezed Buffy's arm, "That sounds like a lot," <God I'm not 
gonna be able to do this, why'd B bring me here>.

"Yes, but we'll take it slow. You don't have to worry about it, the 
center her has one of the best staffs in California and they will 
customize the program to fit your needs."

"Okay," Faith nervously replied.

"Good, now there is on formality I have to insist on, one of our 
staff is going to need to visit you and your friends at home, it's 
important for you to learn how to get about at home and it's better 
for your training if we also work with your friends and family."

After scheduling a home visit for Saturday, smiled at the two young 
women and Giles, "So now that's out of the way how about a tour of 
the center?"

"That would be great," Buffy exclaimed.

"Yeah that would be nice," Faith added.

Giles looked over at Buffy, "Buffy don't you have to go to class in a 
little bit?"

"I'm not going to my classes today."

"Buffy you need to go to class, we can handle things here."

"Giles I am not going to classes today, this is more important," 
Buffy calmly replied.

The ex-watcher looked at Buffy and saw the same look of determination 
in her face when she had insisted on camping out in his living room, 
<I defiantly am going to have to have a talk with her, > "Okay, but 
you had better be in class tomorrow or I'm talking with your Mom."

"Deal," Buffy confidently replied.


TBC?