Who I am...

Hey, sorry it took me so long, but I've been really busy with something irl, as well, I've had a few difficulties deciding how to approach this next bit. Anyway, though it's belated, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LELE ANGEL!!
Disclaimer in the first chapter

She smirked to herself, checking her nails idly and flicking at something underneath one. Her hair was in a wild, but not unattractive array, barely windblown. Her eyes were rimmed by a dark kohl, and lips in a glossy blood red. Even her outfit was picked perfectly. Tight black jeans and a torn tanktop that advertised for the band Slayer. When she saw several students walk in through the library doors, and a man amble out of an office reading some book, the smirk only increased. She'd timed it perfectly, getting there just before the students were let out for lunch, and with the old man in his little hubble of an office researching.

"So I was thinking that maybe it was a trick of the light, or even a ghost. It could be a ghost. Those exist…" Xander babbled, a goofy grin plastered to his face, only to come up short as they all realized at the same time just what Buffy was staring at. "I, uh… I mean… um… wanna help me out here guys?"

"Please do me the great favor of removing your feet from my desk, thank-you. Is there something that I can help you with?"

Faith looked over at the 'librarian' that had addressed her. Giles. She'd been given a few random "memories" over the course of that morning as she searched around for the school. The primary of those being faces to put to the names she had, and that they always met in the library, of all places. The smirk on her face briefly flashed to a smile when the blonde finally spoke. "You're the girl from last night."

"Yo. You must be this Buffy that I've heard so much about." Faith stood then, leaning back a bit and hooking both thumbs into the belt loops of her pants. Xander was briefly captivated by the pull of her shirt over her breasts before he saw what was written there, and elbowed the redhead quickly to look as well. She blushed, but noted the same thing. "I'm Faith."

"Buffy… I think…"

The blonde was scowling, and approached cautiously to look at her more closely. The almost familiar wash of tingles grew strong enough for her to actually notice as it flew up her spine. It was much like the feeling that she got in the pit of her stomach when vampires were near, only pleasant, and over the majority of her body. "Hey B, see somethin ya like?" A single brow rose suggestively, and she licked her glossy lips to add to that.

The blonde turned as red as the other girl had, and backed away a step, before frowning and pursing her lips. "The new slayer? Nice choice of shirts…"

"They're good music…" Faith shrugged and smirked again, flopping into the chair and replaced her booted feet on the table. "So what's up?"

"Another Slayer?" Willow looked confused, as if she hadn't just been suspecting that very thing. She stared again at the logo on Faith's shirt, and after a moment, was blushing a hot red again. "I… um… it… and…"

"What're you doing in Sunnydale?" Buffy asked suspiciously, sitting in the chair across from her and folding her arms defensively. Xander merely smiled foolishly as he trotted over to the table as well, Giles going as far as to follow only to tap insitantly at Faith's boots.

"Thought I'd come and see what all the fuss was about." Faith shrugged and stretched back, chuckling inwardly at how the boy nearly drooled, the two girls turned red, and the Watcher was immediately cleaning his glasses. "Hey, I get away from the Brit for a few days, hop a bus, come riding into town. Figure that we could get up to some fun times, yanno. Didn't think he'd be here…" Faith eyed Giles as if ruefully, knowing that the story was complete crap. Well, she wasn't about to spill all her fucking beans to a couple of goofy kids and an uptight idiot! So what if the pendant around her neck seemed to warm at that thought, and the feeling that he was one of the few men she could ever trust came into her mind. She had her reasons. This was gonna be difficult enough as it was, damn if she still couldn't decide herself if it was all a big damned trick.

"Got away from your Watcher?" Buffy seemed even more suspicious, and stood again, her arms folded once more. Faith was proud to catch the blonde staring again at her cleavage… or the word written there, she couldn't decide which.

"Retreat thingy. Yanno… I thought since mine… yours would." She shrugged helplessly, only vaguely remembering her Watcher having mentioned it. Everyone turned to look at Giles then, save for Faith, who took that moment to check the blonde out.

"I… well…" He seems to be thinking for a moment, brows knitted, then lets out a small breath of air as enlightenment comes into his eyes. "Oh. Well them. You see… there's a Watchers' retreat every year in the Cotswolds. It's a lovely spot, very s-serene." He's cleaning his glasses again, blushing a bit and his voice only wavering the slightest. "There is horse riding and hiking… and punting and lectures, discussions…" His voice trails off slightly as he smiles softly in envy. "It-I-it's a great honor to be invited… or so I'm told."

"Ah, don’t sweat it Jeeves. It's boring. Too stuffy for a guy like you." She winked suggestively, smiling, and making Xander, who had been watching her intently, cough and sputter.

"Perhaps I should properly introduce you." Buffy said, frowning and staring at Faith. "This is Giles. Watcher. Giles the Watcher."

"Yeah, I get it. He's Gi… Whatever, G-man, and he's a Watcher. If I'd'a known they came that young, I'd'a gotten a transfer." She winked again, making the stuffy Brit clean his glasses. Eventually she and B would be good friends enough to have a contest, who could make him clean his specs more often. She was pretty sure she'd win that one. "Cute for an English guy."

"Um, may I say ewe?"

"I second that." Willow and Xander managed to say at the same time. Faith, of course, only chuckled.

"That aside…" Giles coughed and cleared his throat, replacing his glasses. "It is rather fortuitous that Faith arrived as she did. Curious as I am about what happened last night, there have been…"

"Aha!" Willow said, raising a finger and making everyone turn to stare at her. She blushed, especially when Faith smiled and waggled her brows, but babbled and stuttered out more nevertheless. "I… I… uh… I mean to say… Aha! Evil. Big, brewin evil. You'll never get bored here, F-Faith. I knew there was a reason she showed up."

"Thought I said I came ta have some fun with my blonde counterpart…" Faith looked confused, raising both brows.

Giles picked up a newspaper from atop the card catalogue, turning again to look solemnly around at everyone. "Yes, well, I don't know how big an evil it is, but, uh, two people have disappeared from the Sunset Ridge District." He hands the paper to Buffy, who scans the article and tosses it to Faith, who abruptly drops it on the table without a glance.

"Alrighty then. Patrol, yey." Buffy says sarcastically, then lets out a small sigh. "I'm up for it, but latish though. Dinner with mom tonight."

"Right! Kickin vamp ass. I'm in." Faith smiles and cracks her knuckles, nodding. "Warm up with a spar after school B? Should know each other's moves before we lay it down together." What she meant was obvious, a sparring session, but when Buffy turned to look at her, she still winked to put another message across. It only made the blonde blush and stutter. "After the bell then."

"Ooh, tour!" Xander says, jumping up and hopping to Faith's side. "We should give her a school tour. Needs to know her way around and such."

"Right… um…" Willow seems a bit less sure, but Giles nods and shoos them out as he gestures for Buffy to lag behind.

"Yo, so B ever tell you any of her slayin stories? Fuck but that's some good times." Faith says with a grin, winking at Buffy and walking out with the two. "Like, there was this one time, down in Missouri, with this Big Daddy Vamp that used to keep mothers of alligators as pets…"

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Faith and Buffy were circling each other carefully in the center of the high school library, Xander and Willow watching raptly as Giles sat reading something. He'd overseen the first round or so, and had quickly left them to it. Now, as they agreed to take a brief break for water, Faith leaned against a cabinet, smiling. She'd already won over the friends. Her stories about slaying adventures had quickly had them wrapped up in the wonder that was -Faith-. Now, as she smirked and set her water bottle down, she raised a brow at the blonde. "Yo, B, ain't it funny how slayin always makes ya hungry and horny."

Buffy choked on her water, sputtering it out and turning bright red as she coughed, her friends concerned and moving toward her, but staring in shock as well. "What?!" Her eyes were wide and her ears burned as she stared at the dark-haired slayer. Faith smiled and nodded, shrugging. "I… um… I… no. I mean, sometimes I crave a non-fat yogurt but… um…" She was babbling, shyly to boot, and wouldn't even look the darker girl in the eye. Faith only chuckled.

"Yo, don't sweat it. Hey, fuck, I gotta take a shower and figure out dinner for tonight. Where should I meet ya for patrol?" As Buffy turns to get her stuff, Faith barely notes Willow giving the blonde a certain look.

"Um… if you want, once we freshen up, you could join us for dinner. Me and my mom I mean. She'd probably really like to meet you…"

"Sweet." Faith just smiles in a cocky manner, sauntering over to Willow and poking her slightly as she gets her own things from behind where the redhead and Xander had been sitting.

"Great! Great… and then we can go patrolling… also together."

"Right. Yeah, I wanned'a talk to ya anyway. It'll give us a chance to really bond." Faith says with a big smile, hugging Buffy by the shoulders. The blonde looked decidedly miserable, making Faith both laugh and cringe inside. This would be hell…


TBC
Okay, so, it's once again not some of my better writing. However, I wasn't quite sure how to go about them meeting now, and I'm just winging it until I get back into the flow of things.
Not much of a birthday present, sorry babe, but it's what I could manage at the time.
My love to all of you, and remember to feed my ego… REVIEW!
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