Broken

Disclaimer: see chapter 1

Pairing: Buffy/Faith.

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This chapter contains child abuse and molestation as well as incest. If you aren’t able to read this I’ll attempt to make the rest of the story make sense without it, but I do think that it is important.

Memory Lane

“You useless little shit get out here!” The small brunette crouched under the stairs, her emaciated body curled into a tight ball. “Where the fuck are you, you little whore!? I know what you’ve been doing with your father!” Her mother slurred her speech, she was drunk. “I told you to have this house spotless!”

Faith soon felt herself being thrown through the air. She fell through into their glass coffee table. “Mama…please…”

“I cant believe how fucking stupid you are! If you think you can ruin 16 years of marriage…”

It was then she remembered what she had found in the gutter on the way home from school today. She reached carefully into her pocket, trying not to get blood on the carpet. Blood was hard to get out. She handed her mother a ten dollar bill. “Here I…I found this…you…you have it.”

Her mother snatched it and kicked her daughter one more time in the stomach. “I’m sure you found it you little whore. I don’t want to know what disgusting thing you did for this.” She walked to the door knocking a car seat with a small child in it off of the couch. She didn’t seem to notice. “I’m going out. You better have this mess cleaned up and dinner on the table before your father gets home or you’ll have hell to pay.” She slammed the door as she left.

Faith ran to her little brother and picked him up off of the floor. Her mother had had him all day and he reeked or alcohol and urine. “It’s OK Cooper. Don’t cry I’m here. Don’t worry she should be gone for a few hours.” The baby, no more than 4 months old, snuggled into his 11 year old sister as if she was all he knew.

Faith jumped when she heard the front door squeak open. “Faithy it’s me.” The soothing voice of her older brother Tyren floated into the living room. The boy, about 17, entered with bags full of clothes and food. “Son of a bitch.” The boy said dropping the bags and running to his younger siblings.

“Ty it’s nothing. Leave me alone.” She jerked away. Licking the blood off of her lip. Faith jumped to her feet and reached for the broom.

“No Faith. Get your coat we’re going to the hospital.”

“No! We cant, she’ll kill me. Ty just leave it be. She’s really been ripping into me since you talked to her about dad. I told you not to do that! You know, I told you not to say anything. If I knew you were going to rat me out I wouldn’t have said shit. She won’t help Ty! I knew that and you didn’t listen. Now I have to deal with both of them. You shouldn’t come in here and fuck things up! You don’t have to live with them anymore. I have to worry about me and Cooper. What do you have to do?! Tell me!” She began to sob.


Her brother pulled her into a hug, his eyes full of concern. “Everything will be 5x5 Faithy you’ll see.” He took the broom out of her hands. “Go on upstairs and take a shower. I’ll clean up Cooper and this mess and then we can start dinner ok?” Faith hesitantly walked up the steps.

The water felt hot against her skin. Faith couldn’t remember the last time she was able to take a real shower. Her mother usually gave her a three-minute time limit. She watched the blood rusted water swirl down the drain. There was dried blood between her legs from her dad the night before. It had been the first time he had ever made her actually have sex with him. Usually he just wanted to touch her or have her give him oral sex. She shook her head at the thought. She caught hints of the putrid small of infected flesh whenever she moved. She did her best to wash her back where the stench was coming from. Belt marks had left a bloody road map on her young skin. When Faith stepped out of the shower she found a new pair of jeans, tennis shoes, a red tee shirt, and under garments waiting for her just inside the door. Ty was always taking care of her and Cooper.

She walked down the stairs to find the mess gone. Ty was in the kitchen dressing Cooper. “I gave him a bath and got him some new clothes. I put them all in your room. Yours are in one bag and his are in another.” He ruffled his younger sisters hair.

“Thank you. I don’t mean to be rude but what kind off food did you bring?” She took over caring for Cooper.

“Dinner stuff for the next week, um formula for Cooper. Oh! I got something for you!” He reached into the bag and pulled out a bag of bite-sized snickers. “I’ll throw these under your bed before I go.”

“Oh my god! Thank you!” Faith hugged him. “I gotta start dinner. Dad’s gonna be home soon.”

“It’s 5x5 kid. I have spaghetti on the stove. Dad loves that shit.” As Ty finished his sentence as their dad walked through the back door. He threw his work stuff on the floor.

“Smells good Faithy.”

“I…” She tried to correct him but Ty stopped her.

“Yeah dad she’s just a little chef.”

“It’s nice to see you son.” He said, pooping the lid off of his beer. “Does your mom know you’re here? You know she won’t be happy. Where the hell is she?”

“No she doesn’t. I think she’s at the bar.” Ty said, placing Cooper on a blanket on the floor.

“Fucking drunk.” Their dad growled under his breath.

“I’ll get you some dinner dad.” Faith whispered, busying herself with his meal. She sat it in front of him than hurried away.

“Thanks Faithy. Your mom aint here, you guys get yourselves something to eat.” He motioned to the stove.

“I ate already Faithy. You eat and I’ll feed Cooper.” Ty prepared Faith’s plate and sat it before her. She ate quickly. Cooper fell asleep in Ty’s arms with a full stomach.

Faith finished her food and waited for her dad to finish before she started the dishes.

“What happen to your lip?” He questioned before opening another beer.

“Mom did it.” Ty answered for her.

“I’ll have a talk with the crazy bitch. You know Faith you just gotta stay out of her way.”

“I know dad.” Faith picked Cooper up. “I’m going to put him to bed and then I think I’ll go to sleep. Is that ok dad?”

“Yeah Faithy that’s fine.” He then looked to Ty. “Fucking woman are always tired aren’t they son? Wait to get yourself a woman.”

“Mom works her to the bone dad of course she’s tired.”

“Well your mother is to fucking lazy and trashed to do any of the shit by herself. I said I’d talk to her and I’ll talk to her.”

Faith didn’t listen to the rest of the conversation. She headed upstairs to their bedrooms.

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Faith could hear Ty and her mother fighting down stairs. Her dad was on top of her. He had come in a few minutes ago. She was bleeding again and she hurt inside, as long as he left cooper alone she didn’t mind her pain. She had made a feeble attempt to stop him but he was much bigger and stronger than the potential.

“That’s daddy’s girl.” He drooled in her ear. Faith couldn’t hear the fighting anymore. She didn’t hear anything until eh door to her room flew open and Ty rushed inside, pulling their dad off of Faith.

“You fucking pervert! Get. Off. Of. Her.” Ty pushed the drunken man out into he hallway. Their dad took a swing at Ty but hit the wall. Ty’s fist landed in his father’s face with a loud crack.

“You ungrateful little bastard!” Mr. Spencer yelled.

“That’s your fucking daughter! Dad she’s eleven years old!”

“It’s none of your goddamn business!” He groaned after another punch.

“If you touch her again I’ll kill you!”

“What? You don’t like girls you little faggot?” That was the last thing their dad said before he tumbled down the stairs, landing with a thud, he was unconscious.

*** *** *** ***

Buffy was crying. Faith was sobbing. “I’m so sorry baby.” Buffy drew the younger girl into her arms. “God I’m so sorry. You had to put up with that and than I was such a bitch…”

“No B it was good to get it out. I’ve never told anyone.” She wiped the tears from her eyes. “Besides it had this whole punishment fits crime thing about it. After Ty pushed my dad down the stairs he couldn’t work anything from the waste down. He cant walk, he cant…do anything really.”

“What happened after that?” Buffy questioned.

“Well Cooper was adopted to a family in Iowa. Ty was put into foster care and I went to live with my watcher. Well they said it was foster care I found out what she was a couple of months later.”

“You look tired Faith.”

“I am. That was a lot of work.”

Buffy squeezed her hand. “Can we go home?”

“Willow…”

“…Is gone” The blonde assured her as they walked hand in hand toward the door.

“You kicked Red out?”

“Well she’ll be back. I think everyone just needs sometime and you’re more important right now.” They walked in the direction of home in silence. When they got there Buffy tucked Faith into bed. “How long has it been since you seen Ty?”

“Ten years. He got locked up.” A look of sadness fell over Faith’s face.

“Where is he?”

‘He’s in Cali actually. He’s up in Chino. It’s been four years since I talked to him. I didn’t want him to know where I was, you know, in prison.” Buffy felt guilty.

“Chino is only like an hour from here.” Buffy smiled.

“God I’d love to see him, but I’m not on the visitors list.” Buffy kissed Faith softy.

“Why don’t you get some rest? I have to run over to Giles’ and I’ll be hope soon.”

“Alright B.” Faith settled into the bed. Buffy turned around at the door.

“I love you Faith.”

Faith had the biggest grin Buffy had ever seen. “I love you too.”

*** *** *** ***

“Giles I need you to get me info of David and Robin Spencer. They should be in Boston. I also need you to get me some kind of short-term assignment there.” There was unmatched rage in Buffy’s voice.

“May I ask why?” The watcher pried.

“No.”

“Is this about Faith?”

“Yes.”

“Would you mind sharing?”

“Yes. Giles will you do it or not?”

“Buffy…”

“Giles what do you know about Faith’s past?”

“Not much I’m afraid. Just that originally she was from Boston.”

“Well have a seat and I’ll fill you in on just a piece of it. She told me in confidence so I cant tell you everything. Maybe just enough to get you to do what I asked.” The man sat down intrigued.

Ok guys just like my other fic I don’t have anything else written and I’m just going off of the top of my head. I wont continue unless I know you want me to so drop a review please. THANKS!