Slayer, Interrupted
Don't Cry
CHAPTER 9
DON’T CRY
"Angelus, two days until the tournament! I can't wait to see Buffy..."-Darla said and got out of bed, wrapped just in a sheet.
"Do you have to talk about her right after we have sex?!"-Angelus started getting more and more annoyed.
Their sex life blossomed, but it seemed that his woman thought about that damn Slayer constantly. She had even tried to go see Buffy, but the security was very tight because of the tournament, and it made her really cranky.
"I WANT HER! YOU WILL WANT HER TOO WHEN YOU SEE HER!"-Darla yelled and went to take a shower.
"Oh, yeah, I'll wanna drink her and hurt her. You're sick if you like her!"-Angelus yelled after Darla, who slammed the bathroom door behind her.
He had no idea what he was talking about, he never tasted her blood or saw her naked...
"Faith! You're back!"-Buffy exclaimed and wiped away her tears when Faith got back. She was so relieved Faith was alive. She was hurt, but it could have been way worse.
But, Faith never even looked at her, and it hurt a little...
"Faith?"-Buffy said, quietly.
"Buffy... I convinced Thowk you were my toy so you gotta stay chained up, in case he comes back to check on us."
"It's ok... I understand. You're bleeding."-Buffy sounded worried and Faith looked at her for the first time. She felt touched and inexplicably angry suddenly.
She yelled at Buffy: "WHY THE HELL DO YOU CARE?! I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT A BITCH TO YOU, BOTH HERE AND IN SUNNYDALE!"
"Faith... you're the reason I got a bit stronger... I managed to recover."
"Yeah, they LET you get stronger, just so they could break you again! Thowk expects me to treat you like... a toy, and if I don't we'll both get hurt! So stop being nice to me!!"-Faith yelled and lit a cigarette.
Buffy started crying again. She just wanted to go home... Maybe back home things would be better, maybe Faith would stop trying to hurt her... maybe they could be friends again...
"Don't cry..."-Faith wiped Buffy's tears away and let her have a cigarette drag.
Buffy inhaled too hard and started coughing.
"Geek..."-Faith teased her and smiled, which made Buffy smile too.
"I think someone's coming..."-Buffy whispered and tensed up again.
"I think you're right... Sorry, B, I gotta punch you."
Buffy closed her eyes and sobbed loudly when Faith's fist connected to her face.
Thowk got to their cell and grinned when he saw Buffy cry. He nodded approvingly to Faith and left.
“Thank god he didn’t tell you to hurt me more.”-Buffy said and Faith wrapped a warm blanket around her.
Buffy was confused; not long ago Faith yelled at her and now she acted all caring.
“Faith, wh-what if I get killed at the tournament? What will happen to you?”-Buffy asked a question that kept bugging her.
Faith lit another cigarette and decided to ignore Buffy’s question because she didn’t like to think about what could happen.
“Faith?”-Buffy called out her name again when she realized Faith was more interested in the spot on the ceiling than her question.
“Buffy, just go to sleep. You’re gonna be thankful for it later.”-Faith answered shortly, and Buffy decided not to ask any more questions. It was obvious that Faith didn’t wanna talk about it, so she closed her eyes, hoping she’d manage to fall asleep…
She was so nervous about the tournament; she couldn’t wait to get it over with.