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Heart's Desire	By : PencilNeck Category: -Buffy the Vampire Slayer > FemmeSlash - Female/Female > Buffy/Faith Views: 9582 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Chapter 10: Every
Day Is Like Sunday

Willow lights
the last candle, and turns off the lights.
She grabs a delicate looking bottle, brings it to her face for closer
inspection.

� Mmmm,
vanilla!� She pours the contents into
the tub, already filled part way with hot water. Turns on the taps. This is
just what I need. Nice bubbly bath.

Will steps into the bath, letting the water envelop her body. She soaks up
the heat, feeling her tension melt away.
She closes her eyes, adjusting her body.
She lets her back slide down, submerging her hair and face. She stays down a while.

Rising again, she wipes the bubbles from her face and
smoothes her hair against her head. She
reluctantly stops soaking, and starts washing her hair. Scrubbing her skin. The bubbles are quickly disappearing. She considers adding some more bubbles and
water�

Until she hears knocking at her door. Her bathroom door.

She quickly hops out of the tub and wraps herself up in a
towel. She cautiously walks the few
steps to the door.

�Hey, um� personal space issues aside� Not to mention the breaking and entering�
It�s nice to see you, Giles!� She says
as she opens the door and peeks her head around.

�Yes, sorry. But you
weren�t answering the bell, and I do have a key�� Giles looks flustered, and a bit
wrinkly. But a twenty-six hour economy
flight with two stopovers will do that to anyone.

�Hey, here�s an idea!
Let�s catch up when I�m not all naked!�
Willow shoots past Giles and
quickly runs to her bedroom and shuts the door.
�I�ll be out in a jiffy!�

Giles takes a quick look around the apartment. It was sparse, but comfortable. Little touches here and
there to make Willow feel at home. A grand balcony overlooking the ocean. He steps out, shading his eyes from the sun. Almost exactly on the opposite end of the
earth than he was yesterday.

The blue of the sky could hardly match the beauty of the
deep, restless ocean. The air was clear
and dry, and smelled clean, with a hint of sweetness.

�So, how are you finding Tahiti?� Giles yells into the bedroom door, walking
back into the main room and sitting down.

�Oh, it�s good. I
think my freckles are breeding though�� Willow
stops shouting as she opens the door, now fully dressed in a long thin
wraparound dress. She looks briefly in
the mirror, before walking to the kitchen.
Giles looks like he�s thirsty.
�And how is� everyone back home?
The slayers, Dawn, Xander� Kennedy?
Is she OK?� She tries to ask
casually.

�Everyone is fine.
They send their love.�

�Love? They� send love?� Willow
is a tad flustered.

�Yes, of course. And
how did it go?� Giles asks, although he
looks like he�s about to fall asleep.

Willow regains
her composure.

�It was some kinda crazy magicks, and I almost� but
see? No giant wave of watery doom! But I
sent you a report on the whole thing� are you not getting my email? �Cos you coulda phoned�� Willow
frowns, and looks back at Giles. She
grabs two bottles of cold water from her fridge, and sets one in front of Giles
before opening hers and talking a sip.
She sits in the chair across form him, studying his face with some
intensity.

�Well, I�m glad. That
tsunami would have been, well� biblical.
Erm� So it went well, then.�
Giles drinks his water. Puts the bottle back on the table. �Obviously you replenished your strength
these past six months, enough to� well, it must have taken an astonishing
concentration of power.� He looks at her
with no small amount of wonder.

�No� Well, yeah I
guess. I was so drained from the thing
with Buffy, and this place has been great for me. There are a lot of natural power centres here. Plus,
pretty! And I�m learning to scuba dive!
Me! A Scooby, scuba diving... A scuba-ing
Scooby?� She giggles. Willow
smiles as she realizes she�s rambling again.
�Sorry, but I�m proud of my newfound sporty-ness.�

�It�s fine. But I had
hoped you would be prepared to return with me��
Giles is tired, and pretty sure he needs a shower and a change of
clothes.

�Why? Is there some
looming apocalypse that threatens the very survival of the human race?� Willow
rolls her eyes and smiles, �cos she�s joking.
Until she sees Giles� almost imperceptible nod.

�What, again?�

****************************

Faith sits perched on the windowsill, leaning back on the
frame. A cigarette dangles between her
fingers, smoke rising up in tiny plumes.
Smoking helps her think. Gives her something to do with her hands. But she�s been thinking for almost two days
straight, and besides the headache, she�s got nothing.

She tried to be with Kennedy. To take her
mind off it. But even though her
body was into it, her mind� Flashes of different cities, blonde hair tossing over a pale
shoulder. And that stupid tingle
in the back of her neck.

Kennedy�s great. Good friend, wicked
in the sack, slayer-strong. Hot, smart, and damned convenient. But it�s not� She�s all
busted up about Will. She says she�s
fine, but even I can tell that the girl�s still pining.

Faith finishes her smoke, and flicks it out the window. Doesn�t even watch it fall,
which is one of her favorite things.
She closes the window, and lies down on the bed, resting her head on her
hands. For the first time in a long
time, Faith wishes she wasn�t one of the good guys. So she could run away too. So she could be selfish and scared and that
could be what mattered.

But they�re running out of time. What�s coming, is
coming soon. End of the world type
stuff. So Faith closes her eyes, and
tries to relax. Tries
to open her mind up. Tries to
follow the silver threads out into the world�

�Ok, B. I�m comin� to
getcha��

****************************

Buffy is enjoying Prague. It�s old and beautiful, like practically
everyplace she�s been. But it feels
right to her, feels homey. And she still
can�t get over how cheap everything is, if she avoids touristy places.

She walks down a cobbled main street, looking up at the
buildings. She loves how pretty the
architecture is in Europe. So delicate, so ornate. The buildings tend to naturally make her
smile.

And today has been a smiling day. She applied for a job at one of the tourist
bars she can�t afford to drink in. They
seemed to like her, cos they kept putting pints in front of her. She tried to say no� But now she knows how to say cheers in Czech!
Na Zdravi!

Buffy stumbles a bit as she crosses out of the main square
into the alley. She catches herself with
a giggle, as she almost falls into two young men loitering about in the
dark.

�Sorry! My
fault! Beer bad!� Buffy giggles some more.

Good thing her hostel�s not far away.

�Jaky cinit my mit zde?� One of the boys nudges the other with his
elbow, nodding at Buffy�s slowly retreating form.

�Jeden chutny lehke jidlo!�
The other boy smiles wide, as they turn to follow her, quietly
closing the gap.

He calls out to her.
�Halo, Prekrasny!�

Buffy turns. �Hey,
guys! Ummm� I don�t speak��

�Oh, American girl?� The boy smiles.

�Was� Now I�m
International Girl!� Buffy does a sloppy
pose. �Except I only speak American�

�Could we please to walking you home?� The boy says, offering his arm to steady her.

�S�Ok, my place isn�t far.� Buffy turns to go. �But thanks!�

�We don�t mind, do we Jakub?� He gently takes Buffy�s right arm into his,
looking at his friend.

�No, Kazimir. It would be our pleasure.� Jakub takes the other arm, and they start to walk deeper
into the narrow winding lane.

�Seriously guys� I can.. Hey!
I�m seeing somebody.� Buffy tries
to release herself from their grip.

�We don�t mind if you have boyfriend.� Kazimir turns to
face the girl. He changes in front of
her, sharp fangs and protruding forehead.

�No, you idiot. I�m seeing somebody!� Buffy wrenches free,
and points at the lean dark figure standing a few feet away.

�Clever. But there is
nothing�� As Jakub
turns back to attack, Buffy punches him in the throat, spinning to kick Kazimir in the face.

Buffy pulls the stake from her jacket. Sober now.
Well, sober-er.

Kazimir recovers, and lands a fist
in Buffy�s side. She ducks down and sweeps
his legs out from under him. She stakes
him quickly, and turns her attention to Jakub. He looks at her with some hint of fear in his
eyes, and starts to run away.

�Hey! I thought you
wanted to hang?� Buffy shouts after
him. She flips her stake around in her
hand, and throws it hard. It hits Jakub in the back, piercing his heart. He disappears in a cloud of dust.

Buffy checks for damage to her outfit.

�Nice moves, B� Faith emerges from the shadows, the
patterns of the old stone wall only faintly visible through her form. �For a second there I thought you�d fallen
for their hero act.�

�For a second, I did.�
Buffy glances up at her, then looks quickly
away. �Out playing
hooky again? What�s the rest of
you up to? No. Scratch that.
I don�t wanna know.�

�Yeah, ya do.� Faith smiles. �Anyway, I�m here on business.�

�I�m retired.� Buffy
starts walking toward her hostel. �Is
everyone OK? Is Dawn��

�Dawn�s OK. Sad about
you and all, but she�s OK.� Faith
follows a step behind. �Buffy, the gang
wants you back. There�s this big bad
coming, and they��

�I�m sure you can handle what�s coming. I just��
Buffy slows her pace.

�Well, there�s this annoying prophecy that says I
can�t. Look, I don�t want to be a pain,
but the leader gig just isn�t me. I�m
just keeping your seat warm��

�Faith, you can�t lie to me.
I�ve seen you fighting with the girls.
In my head.
You�re a great leader. Smart,
strong, and you love it. So please,
let�s not play games here.� Buffy tries
hard to look Faith in the eye, but she can�t.
Even though Faith�s eyes are transparent.

�Fine. No games.
Here�s the deal. Giles and Dawn
think there�s another apocalypse coming.
And that if you�re not fighting with the gang, everyone dies. You, me, humankind. Everyone.� Faith crosses her arms.

�But no pressure��
Buffy�s face is solemn. �So Giles
sent you?�

�Yeah sorta.�

Buffy stops walking and leans against a light post. She tries a few times to get the words to
come. �Faith� I know sorry isn�t� I can�t even explain�� She stops.
Keeps the tears from falling through sheer force of
will.

�Don�t. Just don�t
bother. This isn�t about you and
me. We have a job to do.� Faith doesn�t want to talk about it. Still can�t.
�We save the world. It�s that
simple.�

�Right. And after that?� Buffy asks, whispering.

�You know me, B. Not
much with the planning.� Faith starts to
fade. �Look, it�s getting harder to stay
here. I�m gonna wake up or whatever
soon. So here�s the gist. There�ll be a ticket waiting for you at the
airport tomorrow morning. It�s open, so
you can use it any time. But I got a
feeling� that
you should hurry.� And Faith fades away.

Buffy sighs, watching the last traces of Faith�s figure turn
to mist and shadows. She slowly walks the
few steps to her hostel door.

She was really enjoying Prague.

****************************

�Giles, it�s huge!� Willow
looks down.

�Actually I thought it was rather thin, comparatively.� Giles� eyes follow hers.

�Nuh-uh.� Willow
picks the old tome up from the coffee table.
�C�mon, a book of prophecy, just about the slayers! I mean it�s totally a huge deal! Why didn�t we know about it before?�

�Well� It�s extremely rare, and the Council believed��

�Oh, because they didn�t have it, it couldn�t possibly
exist. What a buncha�� Willow
flips through the book, scanning the pages.
�Hey! Am I in here?� Willow
lights up. Possible foretolded-ness
can do that.

�Willow, can we
please deal with the matter at hand?�
Giles raises his brow. He�s
feeling much more himself after a good rest and a change of clothes. Although tweed is an odd
choice for the Tahitian weather.

Willow sighs,
and opens the book to the well worn chapter near the end. She reads quietly, her face betraying her
changing emotions. When she�s finished,
she looks up at Giles, eyes wide.

�That can�t be right.
Can it?� Willow
looks sad and worried.

�I�m afraid it is. As
far as I can tell, either way��

�We�re going to lose.�
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