High School Highs and Lows

Title: High School Highs and Lows

Pairing: Buffy/Faith

Summary: Faith has a secret that prevents her from being intimate. Will Buffy finally be the girl to get Faith to open up?

Notes: Faith has a certain medical condition below the waist.

Disclaimer: Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy the Vampire Slayer or any of its affiliated sources, characters, or concepts. Don’t own any of this. I don’t profit from the BtVS series. I’m just having fun.

Faith picked up the remote from the coffee table and turned on the flat screen. The brunette happily munched on the bag of chips and channel surfed. “Are you sure you don’t want some?” she asked and offered the bag to Buffy.

Buffy shook her head. “No, I’m good, thanks.”

Faith continued to search the channels for something worth watching and tried to distract herself from the fact that she and Buffy were alone.

Buffy laughed, “How do you even know what you are missing if you don’t stop to look?”

Faith handed the remote to Buffy. “I can tell you what the last five channels were.”

Buffy grinned. “Alright, prove it.”

“Crappy sitcom, cartoon, news, reality show and…commercials,” Faith answered.

Buffy changed the channels and Faith was right. “Impressive and scary,” she said, jokingly.

Faith shrugged. “It’s a gift don’t be jealous, B.” She smirked and held out her hand.

“What?” Buffy asked, holding the remote against her chest.

“Come on,” Faith said, leaning over to Buffy and the blonde jumped off of the couch.

“If you want it here it is,” she said, playfully.

Faith grinned and stood up from the couch. Buffy held the remote behind her back as Faith approached her and stepped back. “Don’t make me take it by force.” Faith grinned. Buffy wouldn’t have minded it if Faith did and she decided to continue to play this game. Faith tried to grab the remote but Buffy moved away from her.  Faith grabbed Buffy and pulled her close, trying to reach behind Buffy. Faith could feel a tingle of pleasure travel throughout her body and she didn’t want to pull away. The brunette stopped reaching for the remote and slipped her hands onto Buffy’s waist. “If I said please would you give it back to me?” she asked voice low and a bit shaky. Buffy’s body immediately responded to Faith’s and warmed up. “I don’t know. I’d have to think about it.” Buffy replied, playfully.

“I guess we’ll just have to stand here until you do.” Faith grinned.

“I guess so.” Buffy replied, playfully.

Faith stared into Buffy’s eyes. She thought the blonde was beautiful and all she wanted to do was kiss and touch her but she controlled herself.

“You’re cute,” Buffy said, softly, staring into Faith’s brown eyes. She pecked Faith quickly on the mouth and handed her the remote back. Faith looked surprised and very turned on Buffy walked away with a smile on her face and sat back down on the couch.

“I’ll go see if dinner is ready,” Faith said, absentmindedly and tossed the remote onto the coffee table, making a quick exit down the stairs and out of her attic room.

Buffy sighed, irritated. She was positive that Faith was going to make a move on her but the brunette would rather check on dinner.

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Faith walked into the kitchen looking like she was in a daze. Gloria was pulling the hot tray out of the oven. “Dinner is ready then,” Faith said.

“I was going to give you and your friend more time to talk. How is it going?” Gloria asked, concerned, thinking that Faith looked out of it.

“Good,” Faith mumbled.

Gloria placed the tray onto the top of the stove and pulled off the oven mitt. “Give her a chance. She seems like a sweet girl.”

“She’s just a friend!” Faith snapped.

Gloria would’ve given her daughter a piece of her mind under normal circumstances but she knew Faith was going through a lot when it came to girls and dating. “She could be even more if you let it happen.”

“Trying to play match maker again?” Frank asked, walking into the kitchen.

Faith rolled her eyes and walked past her dad. “She always is,” she said, annoyed and headed for the stairs.

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Buffy hadn’t moved from the couch in Faith’s room since the brunette went to check on dinner. She felt really stupid and sort of pathetic throwing herself at Faith only to have the brunette turn her down. She wanted to go home and hold onto what was left of her dignity.

“B,” Faith walked upstairs. “Dinner is ready.”

Buffy stood up from the couch. “Maybe I should leave.”

“Why?” Faith asked, surprised.

Buffy replied. “I don’t know…if you don’t want me here—“

“That’s not true, B I do want you here. Come on,” Faith said, grabbing Buffy’s hand and leading her toward the stairs. Buffy instantly perked up at the simple gesture and it made her heart soar. Faith gave Buffy’s hand an affection squeeze and didn’t let go until she lead her into the kitchen. Gloria gave Faith a thumbs up when Buffy’s back was turned and they all sat down for dinner. Faith seemed to relax during dinner and Buffy had a great time as well. The LeHane’s were a funny bunch and you could tell they loved one another a lot. Buffy didn’t want to go but not too long after they had finished dinner Faith decided to take Buffy home. They’d been sitting in Faith’s car for the last half hour just talking when Faith got serious.  “B, I was thinking that Friday when the project is done that you and I could do something,” Faith said.

“A date?” Buffy smiled.

“Yeah, a date,” Faith said, softly.

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” Buffy said, leaning in and pressing a soft kiss to Faith’s cheek. “I’d love to go out with you,” she said and got out of the car.

Faith grinned, stupidly and pulled away once Buffy was safely inside.

End of Chapter 7