Chapter 1
"Hey Faith, can I talk to you?" Dawn asked fromt the door of Buffys room
"Sure, we on dawn duty again?" Faith said looking up fromt he magazine she was readining
"Yea, mum's got some gallery work"
Faith nodded "So what did you want to talk about?"
Dawn fidgeted a bit then sighed and blurted out "I like someone"
"So?"
"Well, I really like them, but I don't know how to tell them, and what if they don't like me?"
Faith grinned "You might be better of asking Buffy, I'd probably give you bad advice"
"I can't ask Buffy!"
"Why not?"
"Cause, she'd pester me about who it is and stuff"
Faith chuckled "Just tell him, if he doesn't like you back it's his loss, just make sure he's not one of those people who'd be all 'oh my god Dawn asked me out, what a freak' cause that'd make life a bitch"
"Life's already a bitch"
"True" Faith laughed
"Thanks Faith"
Buffy and Willow sat and watched Xander swim his umpteenth lap of the swimming
pool
"You'd think he'd be tired by now" Buffy commented
"I think Anya's built up his stamina"
Buffy chuckled slightly, then let out a yelp as she was hit with a stream of water. She
turned at glared at her girlfriend "Faith!" She yelled
"What?" Faith asked as she unsuccessfully tried to hide the water gun she was holding behind her back
Buffy frowned suddenly "Where's Dawn?"
"I dunno B, she'll be around" Suddenly Faith was hit with a water balloon, she looked up and saw Dawn sitting in a tree
"Don't mess with the summers sisters Faith"
"Hey! Where'd you get that?"
"I found it"
"You stole that from me didn't you, that's not fair using my own arsenal on me" Faith grinned as she pulled the trigger on her gun at Dawn who jumped out the tree and proceeded to be chased by the dark slayer.
Willow sighed as she watched them "Who need kids when your girlfriend already is one"
"Faith's not a kid, she just acts like one sometimes, especially when Dawns around" Buffy replied
"Making up for her own youth you think?" willow asked
Buffy just nodded and looked sad.
Riley stepped off the train and looked around Sunnydale station. People were milling around as agent Finn collected his bags and headed into town. He smiled to himself, maybe it wasn't to late for him and Buffy, even if she had moved on, he could win back her heart, he had Faith in himself, that an over inflated ego.
Chapter 2
Faith slammed the stake into the last vampire when suddenly she was grabbed from behind
"Fuck" She cursed out loud, she hadn't sensed any more vampires "Buffy!" She yelled as she struggled to break free from her captor, Faith started to see spots as her captor strangled her "Buffy" She tried to yell for help again. As her vision started to cloud over she heard Buffys voice at last
"Riley? Oh Fuck, let her go!"
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"What do you mean? Buffy she's crazy!" Riley shouted
"She's not crazy Riley" Buffy sat on tombstone rubbing her temples
"Yes, she is, don't you remember all the crap she pulled, she brainwashed you or something didn't she?"
"God, Riley, I haven't forgotten, I've forgiven her, she's changed Riley, I know she has"
"She's just messing with you Buffy"
"You don't know what your talking about farm boy" Faith said as she regained consciousness
"Don't I, they might all be blind Faith, but I'm not"
"So what G.I Joe's here to save the day? March in with your government orders and wipe out the enemy. You don't know who the enemy is Riley, cause I sure as hell ain't"
"Like I should believe a word you say" He turned to Buffy "You don't have to worry Buffy, I'm back now, I'm sorry I left, I still love you" He cast a glance at Faith "and I'll
protect you"
Faith laughed at him "She's a slayer you halfwit, she doesn't need you"
"How do you know what she needs Faith?"
"How do you?" She challenged
Buffy finally let out a groan and stood up "Just stop it you two, just stop it, Riley, go home, Faith come on, lets go"
"But Buffy - " Riley started
"just go home Riley"
"Dawn, door!" Joyce yelled from the kitchen as the doorbell rang
"Yea, great, thanks mom, see you later" Dawn yelled as she rushed for the door
"Wait Dawn" Joyce called as Dawn flew past the kitchen
"Yea I know, be back by curfew, be careful and so on" Dawn said poking her head just in Joyce's view
"Don't a get to meet your date?" Joyce asked
"No" Dawn replied as she went to answer the door
"Hey Dawn, ready to go?" She was greeted
"Yep" Dawn replied as she closed the door behind them
"Great" She said as she linked arms with her date.
"Thank you Faith" Buffy said softly as the slayers walked into the house
"What? Why are you thanking me B?" Faith asked
"For not beating on Riley, I know you wanted too, after what he did, heck even I wanted to"
"Why didn't you?"
"Because it's Riley, I mean, he tried to kill you, but he had good intentions"
Faith just stared at her "Don't worry, if he tries it again I'm gonna kill him" Buffy smiled then kissed Faith "I love you Faith, I don't know what I felt for Riley, and I'm
sure as hell not interested in finding out now, cause I have you"
Faith smiled at her "So, there's no way you want to be with him?"
"No, I have you, why would I want anything else?"
"It's just...old insecurities I guess. I love you Buffy"
"I know you do"
TBC
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