The Black Rose
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-Buffy the Vampire Slayer › FemmeSlash - Female/Female › Buffy/Faith
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Adult +
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10
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Chapter 6
The Black Rose
Chapter 6
Faith looked through the glass window of the ward room, her heart sank as she saw a dishevelled Buffy sat close to the bed, holding Alex’s hand and talking softly to her. “B?” Faith knocked gently on the door before entering. “Buffy?” the blonde looked up forcing a smile across her tired puffy face. “How is she?”
“Not good, the machines are keeping her alive for now.”
Faith stood next to her looking down to the beaten figure in the bed, she placed a hand on Buffy's shoulder “What happened?”
Buffy began to whimper “I don’t know. We were walking, trying to get a cab. I only left her for a minute when I turned round she’d gone.”
Faith put the bags on the floor “I got the stuff you asked for. You eaten?”
“No, I don’t want to leave her again.”
“B. you gotta eat, you need to keep your strength up, for Alex.”
“I’m not leaving her .” Buffy tightened her grip on Alex’s hand.
“I’ll go get you something.” She had to get out of the room. Seeing Buffy broken the way she was, hurt her inside, mixed with anger at Tom’s incapability to follow orders. “Back in a minute.”
Buffy kept a vigil at the bedside over the next week, Faith spent a lot her time there with her ensuring she ate, and kept a basic hygiene regime. Alex held onto life for just over a week before finally her body couldn’t take anymore. Faith made all the arrangements for the funeral, and had a bodyguard watch over Buffy when she couldn’t be there herself.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Six months had passed seeing Faith practically moved into Orchard Grove to take care of Buffy. Helping her try and get some of her life back in order, she would hold her in the night, rocking her gently as the nightmares would take her in cold sweats. She would watch as Buffy would cry herself back to sleep gently calling for Alex. Something inside tearing itself free slowly, each time she witnessed the slayers heartache. Knowing she was the cause.
Faith woke early as always, the smell of bacon frying filling her nostrils, she dived out of bed heading for the kitchen. Buffy stood over the stove a half smile on her face as she cooked.
“Morning.” Buffy's smile widened as she saw Faith.
“Morning. You wet the bed?”
Buffy looked puzzled “No.” as the penny finally dropped she chuckled “No. I just thought I’d make you breakfast for a change, coffee’s hot.”
“How are you?” Faith helped herself to a mug.
“I think I’m going to be alright. Thanks to you.”
“No need…”
Buffy cut her off “Yeah I do need too Faith.” She plated up the breakfast and brought it to the table. “I owe you so much, I wouldn’t have made it if you hadn’t been here. You’ve been there when I needed you, I just want to start by showing you how much I appreciate it all.”
“That’s what friends are for.”
“You’ve gone way passed what a friend would do Faith.”
“B, you sure you’re alright?”
Buffy sat at the table with her as she ate “I will be, when I find whoever did it.” Faith nearly choked on her bacon. “I need your help Faith, you know the town, the people. I need to find whose responsible.” Buffy’s tone changed to something dark and serious “They’re going to pay for what they did.”
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“B?” Faith shouted as she entered the house.
“Up here.”
Faith followed the voice up the stairs “B?”
“In the bedroom.”
Faith stood in the doorway, watching the blonde slayer pack a multitude of weapons into a holdall. “What you doing?” her voice was concerned at the sight before her.
“I'm going hunting.”
“You can’t B. You haven’t trained in seven months, you’ll get yourself killed.”
Buffy picked up the bag and walked to the door “I'm the slayer, it’ll be like riding a bike.”
Faith reached out grabbing Buffy's arm “Your not ready B, things have been bad out there since you been gone.”
Buffy looked to the hand holding her then back to the brown eyes pleading with her “Let go. I have to do this.”
Faith could see the determination and hate that filled the blonde “You’re not ready.” Faith pushed the slayer back with all her strength letting go of her arm as she stumbled back onto the bed.
“What the fuck Faith?” the slayer looked shocked and really pissed off. “Who the fuck do you think you are? *Move*, I don’t want to hurt you.”
Faith filled the doorway with her frame as much as she could “No. I won’t let you go out there and get killed B.”
Buffy stood, letting the bag fall to the floor, “I said move Faith.”
“No.” Faith stood her ground, her whole body tensed, waiting for the attack. Buffy launched herself at her, quickly she grabbed the blonde twisting her around and held her tight against her chest, as her other hand gripped her hair pulling her head to the side, exposing her neck. “You’d be dead now if I was a vamp B.”
Buffy didn’t struggle, slowly she reached into her waistband, pulling out a knife, she brought it up to Faith hand. “So do it, end my pain.” Faith released her taking a step back as the blonde tuned to face her. “Here take it.” Buffy held the knife by the blade “Take it.”
Faith looked into her eyes “You wanna die?”
Buffy looked away “No I want the pain to stop, I want the bastards to pay for what they’ve done to me. What they did to Alex.”
“Then let me help, lets do this the right way. You goin’ in guns a’blazin ain’t gonna get ‘em, you’ll only get yourself killed.”
The anger drained from her eyes as she listened to Faith's words. She sat back on the bed, her head in her hands “I need to do something, I'm going crazy here F.”
Faith hunkered down in front of her “I’ll help B. I’ll help you find them, but you need to get back to full strength if we do this.”
“Why? Why would you do all this for me?”
“I’m your friend B, that’s what friends do. Watch each others backs and take care of each other.”
“You’ve done more for me than that F. Most would have given up by now. Not you. I’ve seen the way you look at me.”
Faith stood, turning away from the blonde “I care about you, believe it or not B I can count on one hand the amount of true friends I have.”
Buffy wiped her eyes, and stood behind Faith “I can’t promise you anything more than friendship right now Faith.”
“I would never ask you for anything more B.”
“I know how you feel but I need to get myself sorted out before I think of anyone else right now.”
“I still wanna help.”
“I guess that makes us a team, and we do this properly.” Buffy gently coaxed Faith to turn to her “Together.”
TBC…
Jx
Chapter 6
Faith looked through the glass window of the ward room, her heart sank as she saw a dishevelled Buffy sat close to the bed, holding Alex’s hand and talking softly to her. “B?” Faith knocked gently on the door before entering. “Buffy?” the blonde looked up forcing a smile across her tired puffy face. “How is she?”
“Not good, the machines are keeping her alive for now.”
Faith stood next to her looking down to the beaten figure in the bed, she placed a hand on Buffy's shoulder “What happened?”
Buffy began to whimper “I don’t know. We were walking, trying to get a cab. I only left her for a minute when I turned round she’d gone.”
Faith put the bags on the floor “I got the stuff you asked for. You eaten?”
“No, I don’t want to leave her again.”
“B. you gotta eat, you need to keep your strength up, for Alex.”
“I’m not leaving her .” Buffy tightened her grip on Alex’s hand.
“I’ll go get you something.” She had to get out of the room. Seeing Buffy broken the way she was, hurt her inside, mixed with anger at Tom’s incapability to follow orders. “Back in a minute.”
Buffy kept a vigil at the bedside over the next week, Faith spent a lot her time there with her ensuring she ate, and kept a basic hygiene regime. Alex held onto life for just over a week before finally her body couldn’t take anymore. Faith made all the arrangements for the funeral, and had a bodyguard watch over Buffy when she couldn’t be there herself.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Six months had passed seeing Faith practically moved into Orchard Grove to take care of Buffy. Helping her try and get some of her life back in order, she would hold her in the night, rocking her gently as the nightmares would take her in cold sweats. She would watch as Buffy would cry herself back to sleep gently calling for Alex. Something inside tearing itself free slowly, each time she witnessed the slayers heartache. Knowing she was the cause.
Faith woke early as always, the smell of bacon frying filling her nostrils, she dived out of bed heading for the kitchen. Buffy stood over the stove a half smile on her face as she cooked.
“Morning.” Buffy's smile widened as she saw Faith.
“Morning. You wet the bed?”
Buffy looked puzzled “No.” as the penny finally dropped she chuckled “No. I just thought I’d make you breakfast for a change, coffee’s hot.”
“How are you?” Faith helped herself to a mug.
“I think I’m going to be alright. Thanks to you.”
“No need…”
Buffy cut her off “Yeah I do need too Faith.” She plated up the breakfast and brought it to the table. “I owe you so much, I wouldn’t have made it if you hadn’t been here. You’ve been there when I needed you, I just want to start by showing you how much I appreciate it all.”
“That’s what friends are for.”
“You’ve gone way passed what a friend would do Faith.”
“B, you sure you’re alright?”
Buffy sat at the table with her as she ate “I will be, when I find whoever did it.” Faith nearly choked on her bacon. “I need your help Faith, you know the town, the people. I need to find whose responsible.” Buffy’s tone changed to something dark and serious “They’re going to pay for what they did.”
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“B?” Faith shouted as she entered the house.
“Up here.”
Faith followed the voice up the stairs “B?”
“In the bedroom.”
Faith stood in the doorway, watching the blonde slayer pack a multitude of weapons into a holdall. “What you doing?” her voice was concerned at the sight before her.
“I'm going hunting.”
“You can’t B. You haven’t trained in seven months, you’ll get yourself killed.”
Buffy picked up the bag and walked to the door “I'm the slayer, it’ll be like riding a bike.”
Faith reached out grabbing Buffy's arm “Your not ready B, things have been bad out there since you been gone.”
Buffy looked to the hand holding her then back to the brown eyes pleading with her “Let go. I have to do this.”
Faith could see the determination and hate that filled the blonde “You’re not ready.” Faith pushed the slayer back with all her strength letting go of her arm as she stumbled back onto the bed.
“What the fuck Faith?” the slayer looked shocked and really pissed off. “Who the fuck do you think you are? *Move*, I don’t want to hurt you.”
Faith filled the doorway with her frame as much as she could “No. I won’t let you go out there and get killed B.”
Buffy stood, letting the bag fall to the floor, “I said move Faith.”
“No.” Faith stood her ground, her whole body tensed, waiting for the attack. Buffy launched herself at her, quickly she grabbed the blonde twisting her around and held her tight against her chest, as her other hand gripped her hair pulling her head to the side, exposing her neck. “You’d be dead now if I was a vamp B.”
Buffy didn’t struggle, slowly she reached into her waistband, pulling out a knife, she brought it up to Faith hand. “So do it, end my pain.” Faith released her taking a step back as the blonde tuned to face her. “Here take it.” Buffy held the knife by the blade “Take it.”
Faith looked into her eyes “You wanna die?”
Buffy looked away “No I want the pain to stop, I want the bastards to pay for what they’ve done to me. What they did to Alex.”
“Then let me help, lets do this the right way. You goin’ in guns a’blazin ain’t gonna get ‘em, you’ll only get yourself killed.”
The anger drained from her eyes as she listened to Faith's words. She sat back on the bed, her head in her hands “I need to do something, I'm going crazy here F.”
Faith hunkered down in front of her “I’ll help B. I’ll help you find them, but you need to get back to full strength if we do this.”
“Why? Why would you do all this for me?”
“I’m your friend B, that’s what friends do. Watch each others backs and take care of each other.”
“You’ve done more for me than that F. Most would have given up by now. Not you. I’ve seen the way you look at me.”
Faith stood, turning away from the blonde “I care about you, believe it or not B I can count on one hand the amount of true friends I have.”
Buffy wiped her eyes, and stood behind Faith “I can’t promise you anything more than friendship right now Faith.”
“I would never ask you for anything more B.”
“I know how you feel but I need to get myself sorted out before I think of anyone else right now.”
“I still wanna help.”
“I guess that makes us a team, and we do this properly.” Buffy gently coaxed Faith to turn to her “Together.”
TBC…
Jx