We Need Each Other
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Part 9
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Willow dampened a washcloth, and lightly rested it on Faith's forehead. It was the second time in as many weeks that she had nursed the younger Slayer. But, this time it seemed so much worse. No one was sure whether or not Faith would pull through, but she truly hoped that she'd be okay.
Not only for her own sake, but Buffy's sake too. Buffy would be shattered if Faith didn't make it.
Willow leaned down and kissed Faith's forehead, before giving Buffy a hug.
"She'll be okay, Buffy. She's strong." Willow said, reassuringly. She didn't even know if what she was saying was true, but she said it. Then she left the room.
Buffy sat on a chair next to her bed, watching Faith. She hadn't regained consciousness, at all, from the time that Buffy had brought her in the door. Giles had cleaned her up and bandaged her, managing to stop the bleeding.
"Will she be ok, Giles?" Buffy asked. Her voice was barely more than a whisper.
Giles moved forward and put his hand on Buffy's shoulder. "I honestly don't know, Buffy. The bleeding has stopped, but she's lost so much blood. And I don't know if any of her internal organs were hit. I..I just don't know."
Giles, himself, was starting to tear.
"I think that maybe.." Giles said. "..the accelerated healing process that the two of you have will help her. I.." he stopped, unable to continue.
Buffy, just sat and stared at her girlfriend. Oh Faith, she thought. This is my entire fault. Please forgive me. She had regained her composure while Giles was helping Faith, but now tears were flowing anew. Giles leaned down and kissed Buffy on the top of her head.
"I'll leave you two alone, now." Giles said somberly, and he quietly exited the room.
Buffy sat for a while, holding the younger girl's hand, watching over her as she breathed in and out, soundlessly.
--
Oh Faith. I love you so much. Please don't leave me now. I need you. What am I going to do without you? I'm breaking up. I feel so useless. I'm supposed to be some big leader. What am I now?
Just a girl, worried about her lover. That's all, nothing else.
"Faithy..can you hear me?" I say as I squeeze your hand. "Stay with me baby. Don't leave, because I just found you again.."
What can I do to reach you? Desperate, I reach down into your pack drawing out the only thing that means something to you on an emotional level. Your book. I find the small piece of paper that you use as a bookmark. No dog-earing for my girl, huh?
Then finding your place that you marked, in the book, I start to read.
--
"Somewhere I have never traveled, far beyond my experience,
Your eyes have their silence.
Somewhere, in your deepest being are things which enclose me,
But which I cannot touch because they are too near."
More tears began to slip down Buffy's cheeks as she reads.
"Your slightest look, will easily unclose me,
Though I have closed myself as fingers.
You open always, petal by petal, myself
As spring opens her first rose."
Buffy looked up at her girl, just looked at her. It didn't matter whether or not Faith had any reaction. Just that she was there, loving her. That's all that mattered, that Faith knew that she was there for her.
"Or, if your wish be to close me, I and my life will shut
Very beautifully and suddenly
As when the flower imagines the snow.."
The tears became too much for her and she dropped the book to the floor, holding and pressing her forehead against her girlfriend's hand. Through the sobs that wracked her body, she managed the words:
"Faith, please don't leave me.."
--
Suddenly, I feel a squeeze on my hand. Faith? Are you there, sweetie? Oh God, let you be there.
Another squeeze, my heart jumps with excitement as I feel another squeeze.
"b..B?" I hear. Oh my God, how could I have given up on you? You're really here!!!
"Faith, are you ok?" I ask, pressing myself against the part of you that's not injured.
"D-dunno. Just hold me.." you whisper. Oh baby. I'm so happy that you're alive; I'll do whatever you want. I crawl in bed with you and slip my arms, gently, around you.
"I..I think, that I'm gonna be ok."
I love you, Faith. Don't ever scare me like that again.
Willow dampened a washcloth, and lightly rested it on Faith's forehead. It was the second time in as many weeks that she had nursed the younger Slayer. But, this time it seemed so much worse. No one was sure whether or not Faith would pull through, but she truly hoped that she'd be okay.
Not only for her own sake, but Buffy's sake too. Buffy would be shattered if Faith didn't make it.
Willow leaned down and kissed Faith's forehead, before giving Buffy a hug.
"She'll be okay, Buffy. She's strong." Willow said, reassuringly. She didn't even know if what she was saying was true, but she said it. Then she left the room.
Buffy sat on a chair next to her bed, watching Faith. She hadn't regained consciousness, at all, from the time that Buffy had brought her in the door. Giles had cleaned her up and bandaged her, managing to stop the bleeding.
"Will she be ok, Giles?" Buffy asked. Her voice was barely more than a whisper.
Giles moved forward and put his hand on Buffy's shoulder. "I honestly don't know, Buffy. The bleeding has stopped, but she's lost so much blood. And I don't know if any of her internal organs were hit. I..I just don't know."
Giles, himself, was starting to tear.
"I think that maybe.." Giles said. "..the accelerated healing process that the two of you have will help her. I.." he stopped, unable to continue.
Buffy, just sat and stared at her girlfriend. Oh Faith, she thought. This is my entire fault. Please forgive me. She had regained her composure while Giles was helping Faith, but now tears were flowing anew. Giles leaned down and kissed Buffy on the top of her head.
"I'll leave you two alone, now." Giles said somberly, and he quietly exited the room.
Buffy sat for a while, holding the younger girl's hand, watching over her as she breathed in and out, soundlessly.
--
Oh Faith. I love you so much. Please don't leave me now. I need you. What am I going to do without you? I'm breaking up. I feel so useless. I'm supposed to be some big leader. What am I now?
Just a girl, worried about her lover. That's all, nothing else.
"Faithy..can you hear me?" I say as I squeeze your hand. "Stay with me baby. Don't leave, because I just found you again.."
What can I do to reach you? Desperate, I reach down into your pack drawing out the only thing that means something to you on an emotional level. Your book. I find the small piece of paper that you use as a bookmark. No dog-earing for my girl, huh?
Then finding your place that you marked, in the book, I start to read.
--
"Somewhere I have never traveled, far beyond my experience,
Your eyes have their silence.
Somewhere, in your deepest being are things which enclose me,
But which I cannot touch because they are too near."
More tears began to slip down Buffy's cheeks as she reads.
"Your slightest look, will easily unclose me,
Though I have closed myself as fingers.
You open always, petal by petal, myself
As spring opens her first rose."
Buffy looked up at her girl, just looked at her. It didn't matter whether or not Faith had any reaction. Just that she was there, loving her. That's all that mattered, that Faith knew that she was there for her.
"Or, if your wish be to close me, I and my life will shut
Very beautifully and suddenly
As when the flower imagines the snow.."
The tears became too much for her and she dropped the book to the floor, holding and pressing her forehead against her girlfriend's hand. Through the sobs that wracked her body, she managed the words:
"Faith, please don't leave me.."
--
Suddenly, I feel a squeeze on my hand. Faith? Are you there, sweetie? Oh God, let you be there.
Another squeeze, my heart jumps with excitement as I feel another squeeze.
"b..B?" I hear. Oh my God, how could I have given up on you? You're really here!!!
"Faith, are you ok?" I ask, pressing myself against the part of you that's not injured.
"D-dunno. Just hold me.." you whisper. Oh baby. I'm so happy that you're alive; I'll do whatever you want. I crawl in bed with you and slip my arms, gently, around you.
"I..I think, that I'm gonna be ok."
I love you, Faith. Don't ever scare me like that again.