A losing Battle
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-Buffy the Vampire Slayer › FemmeSlash - Female/Female › Buffy/Faith
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
7
Views:
4,493
Reviews:
16
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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Part 6
AFF wouldnt let me post this for quite some time. Here's the next part, Sorry for the delay.
Chapter 6
Disclaimers: See part 1
Joyce POV
Cancer, my god. That poor girl. Maybe he's wrong; maybe we should
get a second opinion. He does seem a bit young. The poor girl. I've
always had a soft spot for Faith; she's just so young and so alone.
I did the math, I talked to Mr. Giles, I know that she's maybe
sixteen at the oldest. It frightens me to think about why she's
alone in this world, where her parents are or how she has enough money
to survive
. I invite her over for dinner as much as I can and I've spoken to
Buffy about it. The thing is, Faith is stubborn, must be a slayer trait,
Buffy is the same way. But Faith needs someone in this world, she needs
stability, a solid home life and she is just too stubborn to accept
what's being offered to her. As many times as I've asked her if
she would like to sleep over she's declined, making excuses every
time. Buffy says that she likes to be on her own, that if we push her
she'll run away and we'll never see her again. It hurts me to
see such a young girl so scared in this world and I wish I could
understand why. I've asked Buffy and Mr. Giles many times if they
knew anything about her past, if she ever spoke of it. They know nothing
of her life before Sunnydale, not her age, not whether her parents are
still alive, not even how she got here. It's frustrating to think of
sometimes, all I want to do is ask, but I know I won't get an answer
and Faith won't be coming over for dinner anymore. She resents us,
Buffy and I, thinks were rich, that are lives are easy, which
couldn't be further from the truth. But Faith just sees black and
white, herself struggling and us, not so much.
The doctor started explaining things to me, before he got beeped away,
promising to be back as soon as he could. He wants to do surgery, brain
surgery and then chemotherapy. He said the more aggressive the treatment
the better her chances are. Chances, of death, of life. I don't
think it hit me until he said that. She could die from this. Now I know,
she's a slayer, she could die any day, but to know it before, to see
it, it's completely different. It makes my heart ache for her, for
the pain that she's going to be going through in the next few
months. When he spoke of her chances, he didn't seem positive. He
told me this type of tumor was very rare and moved very quickly. I asked
questions, about side effects, about money, he ignored them. Told me if
she didn't have the surgery she wouldn't survive. She has to
survive this.
Chapter 6
Disclaimers: See part 1
Joyce POV
Cancer, my god. That poor girl. Maybe he's wrong; maybe we should
get a second opinion. He does seem a bit young. The poor girl. I've
always had a soft spot for Faith; she's just so young and so alone.
I did the math, I talked to Mr. Giles, I know that she's maybe
sixteen at the oldest. It frightens me to think about why she's
alone in this world, where her parents are or how she has enough money
to survive
. I invite her over for dinner as much as I can and I've spoken to
Buffy about it. The thing is, Faith is stubborn, must be a slayer trait,
Buffy is the same way. But Faith needs someone in this world, she needs
stability, a solid home life and she is just too stubborn to accept
what's being offered to her. As many times as I've asked her if
she would like to sleep over she's declined, making excuses every
time. Buffy says that she likes to be on her own, that if we push her
she'll run away and we'll never see her again. It hurts me to
see such a young girl so scared in this world and I wish I could
understand why. I've asked Buffy and Mr. Giles many times if they
knew anything about her past, if she ever spoke of it. They know nothing
of her life before Sunnydale, not her age, not whether her parents are
still alive, not even how she got here. It's frustrating to think of
sometimes, all I want to do is ask, but I know I won't get an answer
and Faith won't be coming over for dinner anymore. She resents us,
Buffy and I, thinks were rich, that are lives are easy, which
couldn't be further from the truth. But Faith just sees black and
white, herself struggling and us, not so much.
The doctor started explaining things to me, before he got beeped away,
promising to be back as soon as he could. He wants to do surgery, brain
surgery and then chemotherapy. He said the more aggressive the treatment
the better her chances are. Chances, of death, of life. I don't
think it hit me until he said that. She could die from this. Now I know,
she's a slayer, she could die any day, but to know it before, to see
it, it's completely different. It makes my heart ache for her, for
the pain that she's going to be going through in the next few
months. When he spoke of her chances, he didn't seem positive. He
told me this type of tumor was very rare and moved very quickly. I asked
questions, about side effects, about money, he ignored them. Told me if
she didn't have the surgery she wouldn't survive. She has to
survive this.