Time Spin

Faith turned and looked over incredulously at the airport security as they dissected the bag that Red had brought with them. Apparently a glamour the witch had put on it to conceal the weapons had worn off and if Faith wasn’t exhausted and anxious she would have laughed that the infuriated expression on Reds face.



She did laugh when she saw one of the guards step towards the witch while snapping a plastic glove into place. Apparently the assortment of knives and ‘questionable’ liquids in Reds bag were enough to warrant a cavity search.



Red blanched and stepped back putting her hands up she looked frantically around at the group. Faith sighed and stepped forward.



“Is there a problem gentleman?” She asked cordially. She fought off a smirk at the almost pathetic look of panic that flashed across Reds face. Turning when she felt Xander and Dawn join her.



“She has contraband. IT is procedure.” Faith nodded and agreed with the man much to Reds dismay. Laughing softly she put up a halting hand.



“There really is no need for that. See they’re just colored water.” The guards narrowed there eyes at her.



“And how would you explain the knives?” The larger of the two asked crossing his arms.



“You know…cooking.” Faith winced at the terrible lie. Turning to Red, “Dude just wipe there memories so we can leave. Were going to miss the shuttle.”



Red groaned. “I cant it’s against nature.”



“Its either nature or Hugo the Huge sticking his fingers up your ass.” Without blinking Red turned and blurted out some Latin phrase, both guards froze and she hurriedly picked up her bag clutching it to her chest she walked passed the other.



“Come on before they snap out of it.” Red snapped before walking faster. Faith and Xander snickered and Dawn laughed before following the witch out of the airport customs.



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Faith deftly stole Dawns window seat on the ICE train before the younger woman could so much as swear at her. Ignoring the barbs the girl was sending her they settled in for the long six hour train ride to the Black Forest.



Red hadn’t spoken much except to threaten certain parts of anatomy if Faith and Xander didn’t stop making snide jokes about things going through the ‘backdoor’



Faith looked over at Xander as he settled back and closed his eye, it had been nearly two years since she had last seen him and he looked the same almost, older but the same. Leaning against the window she studied the landscape blankly wondering what Buffy looked like now.



She had been so caught up in the chaos of flying across the ocean and looking for her still missing wayward daughter that they had almost missed there flight. But now she knew Raya was going to find her and give her a good thrashing. She wouldn’t actually hurt her just ground her till death and beyond.



Sighing she knew what her daughter was going through, not personally but she knew the fever had set in and the nagging possibility of that tiger being Skye’s blood mate hung over there heads but no one could seem to get her alone long enough to find out and it was something Raya seemed to prefer to be blissfully unaware of....stupid in Faiths opinion but Raya was determined there was no way there baby girl could be hitting fever and that she was mated.



Sometimes Raya was so much like a father in the way that she wanted Skye to remain there little girl forever that it drove Faith nuts.



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Lonnie looked up at the nurse as the woman clucked her tongue and examined the healing wound in her thigh, currently the only reason she was still here. Looking over at her mate she smiled reassuringly, sure the old bat of a nurse didn’t need to press that hard on her wound but she had promised not to punch any of the staff.



She hadn’t meant to…not really…okay so she did but that old bat had been snide and infuriating since she was assigned to Lonnie.



Leaning back she fought back a wince when the nurse pulled over her old bandage rougher than she needed too. ‘Fucking old goat’ Lonnie tried unsuccessfully not to stare at the large protruding mole on the woman’s chin.



Turning to Jaeger “She looks like a moose” Jaeger giggled and Buffy couldn’t stop the smile she felt come out.



Jerking suddenly Buffy reached into her pants pocket and pulled out the cheap prepaid cell phone and answered.



*Hello*



*Hey B…umm…were in the lobby but they’re not letting us up. Can ya maybe do something?* Faith asked.



*Yeah hold on.* Buffy hung up and turned to Lonnie. “Ill be right back, they’re here.”



Lonnie nodded and bit her lip when the nurse sharply injected another nameless medicine into her arm.



Turning Buffy calmly walked out the room and as she continued down the lobby and into the elevator she realized she was shaking. Unsure why exactly she pushed the button for the ground floor.



Taking several deep calming breathes she continued down the wards and into the lobby. She saw them before they saw her. Feeling tears fill her eyes she unconsciously hugged herself and waited for them to see her.



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Faith straightened and turned when she felt the old slayer connection that had been dormant after nearly a decade spark to life. Turning she looked around but didn’t see B anywhere.



But her gaze kept falling over a woman with sun bleached dreads. Stopping she studded the woman. Her skin was a darkly tanned, long pale dreadlocks hung from her head, a long thin scar stretched across one of the girls eyebrows…those eyes….it was her.



“B?” Faith whispered, she could almost feel as her three travel companions got whiplash from looking to where she was staring.



“Hey guys.” Buffy smiled as she approached the four people standing before her. ‘God they look so different. Xander had aged well, his sloppy mop of hair was the same as ever, only now gray hair was starting to show, the lines on his face were deepened giving him an almost distinguished air. Turning to Willow she smiled at the woman, she looked the same only now her red hair hung longer and a pale chunk was white, she looked the same as ever. Faith…looked…calmer. Her eyes still sparked with the same energy that was always there and Buffy was slightly taken aback by the tears she saw there a moment before Faith stepped forward and crushed her.



“HEY she’s my sister. I got first hugs” Buffy smiled when she felt her sister step in and hug her tightly “Don’t you EVER leave again Buffy Summers.” Dawn whispered.



Pulling away Buffy wiped away tears and stepped into embrace her oldest friends. They were all crying openly and Faith was failing at pretending something was in her eyes.



“Come on. There some people you should meet.” Buffy slipped her arm around Dawn and smiled at her sister who she was unsurprised hadn’t changed at all…she was still tall and slender and had matured into a beautiful young woman.



Surprisingly everyone was quiet as they followed Buffy through the hospital, all completely star struck by the fact that the long MIA slayer was actually here.



‘When the hell did B get tattoos?’ Faith wondered when she saw dark lines peeking out from the sleeves around B’s wrists.



When Buffy stopped at a room and softly opened it she stepped through and allowed the others to enter.



Faith looked around confused when she saw two children sitting in a window playing or maybe fighting? She wasn’t sure but they were rolling around on the ground grappling. The girl looked about the twin’s age and the baby boy was about Brigitte’s age she guessed. Who were they?



Glancing over at B she was as shocked as the rest of them when the blonde slayer walked over to the hospital bed and leaned down and softly kissed the tall redheaded…woman???



“Damn B is no one straight anymore?” Faith blurted before she could stop herself.



TBC



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