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Timeless Faith

By Norwalker

Part 2 of ?

Rating : R for
language, sexual situations and violence.

Category:
Romance/Angst/Drama

Disclaimer: Most,
if not all of the characters depicted here are the property of Joss Whedon,
Mutant Enemy, Inc. and Fox. This is a
work of fiction; any similarities to anyone living or dead are purely
coincidental.

Summary: Third in
a series of stories started with " Summer of faith" and continued in
"Seasons of faith". In the last book, Buffy died fighting Glorificus,
the Hell goddess. This book picks up where that book ended. How does Faith deal
with the loss of Buffy? How does life change for the scoobies? Buffy will be
with them always, but is there more to it than just memories? Stay tuned.

Spoilers:
Possible season 6 and season 7 spoilers. Hope you've watched them by now.

Timeline: Season
6, maybe season 7 and beyond( don't know yet).

WARNING: There
is always the possibility of major character death. Romance between
members of the same gender(duh). Sexual situations between members of the same
gender. This is an Alternate Universe (AU) story. The real(by the series
'coda' ) relationship between Buffy and Faith never happened here. So if you're looking for the dark, knife
wielding, don�t give a crap about nothing but me Faith, She's not here.(ok, bit of an exaggeration, as we all know
by now that Faith redeemed herself, but the "dark, evil" Faith never
got a chance to live here). Violence happens. Adult themes( someday, I plan on
being one, too). Sexual situations. All the usual stuff.

Willow checked
her list of ingredients again, making sure everything was assembled.

She was still
missing the key item. An urn of Osiris. Without the urn, the rest of the
ingredients were useless. It's been extremely discouraging, as finding an urn
had been nearly impossible.

Being a modern
Wicca, Willow had used the 'Net to search out possible sources. But most had
never even heard of the item, and those that had heard of it almost always said
that none existed. A few had been helpful, offering to find one(for a fee, of
course). Will had been desperate, and had paid the fee to a couple of them.
Still without success.

Willow had
finally put Anya on it, hoping her demon connections might be more fruitful
than her own searches had been. Of course, she wanted to know WHY Willow wanted
one of these urns, and she had to agree to meet with Xander and Anya to tell
them. It was just as well, anyway, she was going to need their assistance. She
was just hoping to put it off as long as she could. But Anya refused to help
her locate an urn, until she explained why. Something about it having dangerous
powers that could have bad side effects if not used properly. Willow agreed to
meet with them that evening, telling Anya she'd explain it all then. But for
now, look for the urn.

She sighs as she
remembers that night. She arrived at Xander and Anya's apartment about
7pm, bringing Tara for support and
back-up.

First thing she
did was to swear Anya and Xander to secrecy. It was important that neither Faith
nor Dawn learn of anything they talked about. " That goes especially for
you, Anya!" Willow emphasized, knowing how Anya, with her literal and up front ways tended to let things slip.
Anya appeared a bit hurt, but Willow didn't care. In this case, secrecy was
more important than feelings. After
discussing it amongst themselves( Xander mostly doing the feather smoothing
over the perceived slight Anya felt), they agreed.

Willow briefly
outlined the purpose for the urn. She
explained about the restoration spell, and how to perform it they required help
from Anya and Xander. Xander seemed agreeable, but Anya� well�

" You're
WHAT?" Anya said, her voice rising. Willow winced, and Xander tried to
calm Anya down.

" Anya,
honey?" Xander started, " maybe you should� "

" No,
Xander, " Anya cut him off, " you don't know what she's talking
about. I don't think she realizes what she's contemplating. Do you,
Willow?"

Willow felt the
flush creeping up her neck" I'm not a child, Anya," Willow replied,
firmly, " I know what I'm doing!"

" Do you
really, Willow?" Anya asks, disapprovingly. " Do you have any idea
the forces you're playing with? These are powerful, dark magicks required to do
this kind of spell. "

" I've been
studying this for awhile, Anya. I know it's risky, but I think the restoration
spell I'm using has the best chance of success. I'm not going into this blind,
you know" Willow says, defensively, &q I'v I've been careful."

" She really
has been" Tara says, coming to Willow's defense, " She passed over the
more dangerous and risky spells. And
she's been practicing hard, preparing for it".

" I have no
doubt she has" Anya says," But these spells, any of them, are
extremely complex. Any wrong word, any interruption at a critical moment, could
have unexpected consequences. It could be something as benign as she comes back
with a different eye color, or something as bad as she comes back a ng
ng
lunatic, or worse."

"Will?"
Xander puts in, a little concerned with what Anya's said, "Are you solid
with this? It sounds kinda scary, the way Anya puts it"

" I know
what I'm doing, Xander, " Willow asserts , "I promise!".

"She's not
going in blind, Anya" Tara says," Willow's advance in magic. If
anyone can do this, she can"

" I still
don't like this!" Anya declares, " I have no doubt with regular
magic, you two are quite good. But
between you, you've got what? Maybe 10 years experience? Me, I've lived 1000
years. I've seen the results of Resurrection magic. The best ones never are
quite right, but the changes are so minor, as not to be important. But � when
it goes wrong? Really wrong? It's hell to pay, and quickly!"

"What you're
saying is all very well, Anya" Willow says dismissively, adding the
clincher, " But, what about Buffy?"

Anya eyes Willow
suspiciously, waiting for her to make some disparaging remark about her. Anya,
even after nearly 3 years being human, is still insecure in her humanity.
Willow, however, doesn't say anything more, letting her question sink in.

Finally, Xander,
looking puzzled, pipes up. " The Buffster, Will? What do you mean?"

" We all saw her�" Willow still has problems with saying the
"D" word, but she continues"� die. She jumped into that portal,
closing it with her blood. But who's to say where she went? "

" I'm still
not following, Will " Xander says, confused.

" What�what
if she's trapped? Trapped in some hell dimension?" Willow says, quietly.

"She could
be anywhere, Willow. Just because the portal was to a hell dimension, she might
not have gone to one," Anya replies. " For all we know, she might be
in a dimension that's all flowers and candy( there is one, you know)."

" How likely
is that?" Willow asks, resolutely, " the portal was leading into a
hell dimension. It's more likely that she was trapped there".

Anya shakes her
head, moving away. She's not convinced, but the seed of doubt has been planted.
Xander on the other hand, looks shocked.

" Hell
dimension, Will? The Buffster? But� I figured she'd be going � " He looks
up, indicating a much more pleasant place.

"Xander, her
death was by mystical means" Willow says, patiently, " her goodness
or badness wouldn't be weighed. It's more like, where did she get sucked
into?"

"Willow,
honey?" Tara speaks up, " that could go the other way, too. She might
have been taken somewhere nice".

" Tara! We
don't know that," Willow turns, her face showing her emotions, "
While we're here calmly discussing what to do, she might be in unspeakable
torment. We've got to do something. I can't live with the idea that Buffy's
suffering horribly".

Xander gets up and
starts pacing. He looks visibly upset. Anya, away from the group a little,
stares at Willow, her face showing her conflicting feelings. Tara, seated next
to Willow, is staring at her hands. She knows that Willow's motives in this
aren't 100% pure. That's not to say, however, that Willow isn't right, and that
Buffy might be in hell. Willow is looking
around at the group. The loss of
Buffy alone is extremely upsetting to her, but the idea she's suffering
infuriates her beyond reason. She can�t just sit back and let Buffy suffer. Not
when she can do something about it!

Anya seems to
come to a decision, and approaches Willow.

" I can't �
we can't let Buffy stay in some hell dimension!" Anya declares, coming
onboard, " She's � Well� I know she can be unbearably righteous at times,
and can be really careless about money and other people's property, and maybe a
little stuck up" everybody in the room is looking at her, their
expressions not pleased. She continues, " But she's a good person, and I like
her! We've got to save her, Willow!"

Willow furls her
brow. It's somewhat hard to follow Anya's logic at times, but she's pretty sure
she just joined the team. That just leaves Xander.

"Xander?"
Willow asks, almost pleading with him," It's up to you. Do we bring her
back, save her? I need you to do this spell."

Xander looks
worried. What Anya said carries weight with him, but she's even onboard now.
But, if Buffy comes back all weird? Not so sure he likes that idea. On the
other hand, he doesn't like the idea of Buffy in torment. In a little secret
place in his heart, he still carries a tiny crush for the diminutive blonde
slayer.

" I don't
know any of this magic stuff, Will." Xander replies, " I'm just a
carpenter. But, if the rest of you think it's ok � well, I'm in". He hopes
he's made the right choice.

" Thanks,
Xander" Willow says, her eyes softening, she smiles brightly at him,
" I knew I could count on you!"

" Hey� HEY�
you're gay now, Willow. No flirting with Xander!" Anya says, her natural
jealousy and insecurity reasserting itself. " Go flirt with Faith or
something, if you have to do that!"

" I'm not
flirting, Anya!" Willow says, turning a little pink in the cheeks. Well,
maybe just a tiny bit. After all, she did have a major crush on Xander for
years, " Just smiling is all. Geeze, Anya, chill, ok?"

"
Will?" Xander says, doing his best to change the subject. Anya+ jealousy=
really bad time, " I'm still kind of clueless on something. Why don't you
want to tell Dawn or Faith. I think
they'd be crazy nuts about the idea."

" I'd like
to tell them, but I'm afraid they wouldn't get it," Willow says, quietly,
" You know how Faith is about magic � she totally doesn't trust it.
Knowing the possibilities, she'd probably nix the idea." Willow pauses,
seeming to think, then continues, " And, careful as I'm going to be,
something might go wrong � or it might not work at all, " She looks around
the room, trying to read the expression on each person's face. She hadn't mentioned
that little possibility. She hoped it wouldn't screw things up. She continues,
" I don't want them to get their hopes up, and have them dashed all over
again. They're suffering enough. I don't want to make it worse."

"What about
Mr. Giles?" Tara asks. She still wants him somehow clued in. In case
something goes wrong, he might be able to help.

" Definitely
not Giles" Willow says, firmly, " He'll more than likely not
understand, and be opposed to the idea". She doesn't mention that Giles is
sometimes disapproving of Will's use of magic. To the point he's lectured her
on it a couple of times. Grrr, like she's a child!

" But,
how're you going to explain her return then?" Anya asks.

"Well, if it
works, and turns out ok, I'll just present them with the fait accompli . Thinking
they won'td hed her back" Willow says, smiling.

The group nods in
unison. It seems reasonable enough. But Willow isn't quite done.

"One more
thing. This spell, as Anya pointed out, is complicated. I have to be able to
count on you all to do exactly asell ell you, otherwise�." Willow lets it
hang, her expression saying she's not going to be very happy if the spell fails
if someone screws it up.

" I think we should put Willow in charge" Tara pipes up, " make sure
that all goes as she says, since she is the one coordinating the whole
incantation."

" Do you
really think this is gonna work, Will? " Xander asks.low low nods. He
continues, " Ok, then, lets vote. All in favor of making Willow the boss,
raise their hands".

Xander raises his
hand, as does Tara and Willow. They turn to Anya, who's hesitating. She doesn't like the idea of Willow being
boss of her in anything. Xander throws her a look as if saying " just go
along with it, honey". She finally acquiesces, and raises her hand.

" Ok, then,
it's unanimous. Willow, you're the boss"
Xander says, grinning. " You're the boss of us. Don't let it go to
your head"

Willow's reverie
is interrupted by the phone ringing. She's a little irritated, wondering who
that be. be. She walks over and picks up the phone.

" Hello�Oh,
hey, Anya" Willow says," What? REALLY? Oh, cool, I could kiss
you!" Willow says, excitedly." No� no� calm down, I'm not going to
kiss you, it's just an expression. Yes, I'm sure I'm not going to kiss
you!" Willow says, getting a bit edgy. " So, when will it be here?
Really? Good! Great! Yes� Yes� Ok, I'll come pay for it. Yes, now" Willow
rolls her eyes. God, does she ONLY think of money? " Ok, I'm on my way
now. Yes, now. Yes, I have the money. Ok�ok� bye then".

Willow smiles.
Great! They finally got a line on an urn of Osiris. From what Anya said, they
should be able to have it in a week.
Finally, it's all coming together. Soon, Buffy will be back, and things
will go back to normal around here.

Willow, feeling
pretty cocky, walks out the front door.

Faith re-reads
the letter, her brow scrunched together in worry.

It's from Hank
Summers. He writes that he hasn't heard from Buffy or Dawn in awhile, and was
worried. He missed them, so he was planning to come to Sunnydale to see them.
It'd be in a couple of months, because he still had some unfinished business(Hah!
Wonder what her name is? Faith thought) in Rome, but that he would be calling
when it got closer to the time he would be co.

This is so not
good, Faith thinks, folding up the letter. First of all, probably shouldn't
have opened it. Addressed to Buffy. Ok, but since Buffy isn't� Faith sighs,
thought it might be a good idea. Especially
with the Rome return address. But that's really minor, to the big
problem. Buffy is� Faith can't bring herself to even think it. When he comes and sees there's no Buffy,
just Faith and Willow and Tara looking after Dawn, he's going to hit the roof.

Like he has any
right, the prick, Faith thinks. The bastard hasn't been here for his daughters
in years. All of a sudden, he has
daddyitis? What, did the bimbette he's been shacking up with kick him out? Now
the bastard is gonna come here, see that Buffy's gone, and take Dawnie
away. Like he'd even pay her any
attention. What does he care about her? I mean, ok, I know she isn't
really his daughter. That the monks made her and created all the memories. But
the memories are strong, even in Faith. She knows it's not real, but it's like
she's known her for 3 years rather than 9 months. So how com has hasn't been
interested in her, or what's she doing, or how's she doing, til now? Cuz, he doesn�t
give a rat's patootie about anything except Hank Summers.

Maybe I'm not
being fair. I mean, I don�t know what went on with his and Joyce's divorce. Maybe
there were reasons he didn't come to see the girls(Damn, I still can't get
those memories separated). Maybe he really does love them�her� damn(Faith wipes
a tear), and maybe it'd be better for the P-nut. She's not happy here, I know.
She's grieving for her sister, this house reminds her of her mom and Buffy constantly. I know
sometimes she looks at me like I'm some kinda intruder� after all I was just
her sister's girlfriend� even if Joyce treated me like a daughter� DAMN( she
wipes some more tears). Stop being a baby , Faith. You have to be a grownup
now. You gotta think of what'd be best for Dawn!

He is
her father(at least, he thinks he is), and he probably could do good ts fos for
her. Give her the things she needs. Especially some sense of family. I mean,
she knows he's not her real dad, but � still, he's the closest thing she has to
one. Better than me, who doesn't have a clue who her dad is/was/ whatever. I
don't give a damn, but she's a kid. She needs some kinda parent. He's doing
well in business, I guess(if he's not spendit ait all on the sluts he hangs
with� Faith, be nice! Why? Cause!( Faith sighs) Ok, ok�). He could probably
give her things Me and Red and Tara
never'll be able to give her. Nice stuff. Even college. Yikes, college. That's
something else too. I mean, I'm making ok money swinging a hammer, we do ok.
But can I save enough to get P-nut into college? I dunno. I mean, she's bright.
Like Willow, real bright with the book stuff, unlike dummy here(ok, not dumb�just
dyslexic, still�). She might get a scholarship� that'd help. But there're still
the living expenses and books and stuff. That's gonna be some serious
change. Even if Will and Tara toss into
the pot, not sure we can swing it. Not
fair to P-nut not to have the chance. He could do that for her.

What does it
matter, anyway? I mean, once he comes here and sees Buffy is� not here, he's
gonna take her. Legally he's her father, even if he hasn't exactly been Daddy
of the year. Yeah, right Faith. What kinda role model have you been? Huh? I
mean, not exactly sister/ mom material here, either. Been trying, but what
kinda example to you set for Dawn? Being all the wild girl, before, and being a
slayer�yeah, that's really keepin' her safe. And god, if he finds out me and Buffy
were lovers? Oh crap on a stick up my ass, that's gonna be so bad. I can just
hear the " What kind of household are you raising my daughter in? Two
pairs of lesbians? God� Blah de blah blah blah". But the way people think,
he'll get the point, not me, not Red or Tara�.shit. Like Mr. Run around Europe
with your secretary/whore is such a great example. Oh, but he's straight! And He's
her father. And you're nothin' but some street kid who took advantage of his
poor confused daughter. The PRICK!!!!

Faith, in anger,
sweeps her hand across the counter, breaking a glass. She gets a disgusted look on her face, and gets up to pick up the
pieces. She accidentally cuts herself,
and swears. She finishes picking up the
shards, then gets a broom and dustpan and cleans up the remainder. She goes
upstairs to the bathroom and bandages her hand.

Oh, real mature,
Faith. That'll prove what a good �.? � guardian� you are for Dawnie. Can't
control you're temper worth crap, girl. " What if you lost your temper at
Dawn, and hit her?" they'll ask� crap, I'd never hit Dawnie� God, I � love
P-nut. She's like my lil sis. Yeah, she's a pain in the ass sometimes. Yeah,
she's not easy to live with(lots of the time). She can be a real brat. But�
sometimes she does something so sweet, it just blows you away. Like the other
night, she could see I was kinda depressed(yeah, that's news, huh?). A little
while later, she comes in with a mug of hot chocolate� with the marshmallows on
top. She knows I love hot chocolate�I got a sweet tooth the size of Alaska. It
always makes me feel better, for some reason. And she just gave it to me, like
it was no big. But it was a big. When I looked up at her, and smiled, she just
gave me a hug, like saying " I love you, Faith, and it's gonna be
ok". Like, she's the adult, comforting me. God. That's what I mean. How
can ya not love someone like that? Who'd think to do something like that? She's
special, just like Buffy is� was� DAMN � DAMN- DAMN!!!

Faith starts
feeling the tears roll again, and stands clutching the sink as the sadness
overwhelms her, again. She bites her lips so she won't cry out loud, in case
Dawn comes home. She doesn't want her to be upset. Poor kid's upset enough
already, Faith thinks. She finally gets herself back under control, and
splashes water on her faShe She looks in the mirror, and wonders if the ache
will ever get less. She kinda doubts it.

" Hey� I'm
Home" Dawn calls out, from downstairs. "Anybody here?"

" I'm
upstairs, P-nut� Be down in a minute!" Faith calls from the bathroom. She checks
herself in the mirror, and then it hits her. The letter! It's still on the
counter in the kitchen! Oh� CRAP!!!!

Faith rushes out
of the bathroom and runs downstairs, taking two steps at a time. She rushes
into the kitchen� just in time to see Dawn reading the letter. Dawn looks up,
her face flushed.

"What's
going on, Faith?" Dawn asks." Why'd you read this letter? It's
addressed to Buffy and me!" Dawn says. " What� gave you the right to
read it?"

Faith stands
quietly, mortified and ashamed. " I'm sorry, Dawnie" Faith says.

"Sorry? God,
Faith, that's so � lame. You read my letter!" Dawn says, upset. " Do
I open your mail?"

"No"
Faith says, blushing." I just saw who it was from, and I�."

"What? You what, Faith?" Dawn says, voice rising, " Thought
you'd get a thrill, or a laugh out of it? Well, did you? DID YOU?"

"No, "
Faith says quietly.

" Do I open
your mail, Faith? Do I read your private stuff?" Dawn bluffs. She hopes
Faith never learns she actually read her journal. Hey, I got a right to know
who my sister was�well, you know!

I'm sorry,
Dawnie. I just� well, when I saw it was from your dad, I got worried."
Faith makes as to explain, but it sounds kinda lame, even to her.

"Worried?
Oh, really? " Dawn says, dismissively, " Why worried, Faith?"

" Dawnie, if
� well, when he gets here, and sees Buffy is� gone" Faith grips her hands,
trying to not lose her control, " Well, he's gonna like� take you away,
probably."

"Yeah? Well,
probably be better anyway!" Dawn says, a little spitefully, but a note in
her voice, a quaver, contradicts her words, " I mean, that'd be better for
you and Will and Tara, right? You don't have to look after me anymore. You can get rid of me, like I know you want
to!"

"DAWNIE!!!"
Faith shouts, losing control for a second. She continues, quieter, "
Dawnie, honey, no! I � God, no! I don't want to get rid of you. What makes you
think that?" Faith asks, genuinely puzzled, and somewhat hurt.

"C'mon,
Faith, I'm not an idiot. I know the only reason you three are here is cuz of Buffy.
Cuz she made you promise to look out for me!" Dawn says, angrily, "
you don�t care about me!"

"Dawnie
that's not true!" Faith says, emphatically . " Buffy did ask me to
watch out for you, in case. That's true. But even if she hadn't I woulda
anyway. Dawnie, you're like my lil sis, too . Don't you know that?"

"Yeah,
sure" Dawn says, cynically, " How can you love something that's not
real?"

"DAWN!!!"
Faith yells, for the second time in five minutes, " Why are you still
thinking that?"

"Cuz, it's
true!" Dawn replies, obstinately. " I'm not real, never will be
real!"

"Dawn,
that's so bogus!" Faith insists. " If you're not real, I'm not real
either. This house isn't real, none of it's real!"

Dawn looks at
Faith like she's lost her mind. But Faith continues anyway.

" Didn't Buffy
get through to you?" Faith asks, amazed." Didn't she convince you?
You're real, you�re a Summers woman, as much as you're mom was, or Buffy was"
Dawn shakes her head, turning away. Faith takes hold of her arms, and turns her
back towards herself. She continues, " Look at me Dawn" Dawn turns
her head away, " Look at me, Dawn!" Faith says, more firmly. Dawn
turns, her face blank like a mask, " Didn't what Buffy did, that night,
say anything to you?" Dawn tries to keep her face blank, but her lip
begins to quiver, " Dawn, honey, if you and she weren't�sisters, of the
same blood, do you think her sacrifice would've worked?" Dawnie shakes her head, her lip quivering
more, and big tears forming in her eyes, " Honey� you're as real as
anyone. She knew that. She wanted you to have a life, Dawn. She wanted you to
grow up, find someone to love, be married, all the good stuff. If you weren't
real, do you think she would've bothered?" Dawn shakes her head again, the
tears rolling, a little sob escapes her. Faith's heart melts, and she pulls
Dawn close, " P-nut, you mean everything to me. Don't you know that? I
love you, Dawnie, as if you were my sister. You're special to me, Dawnie!"

Dawn clings to
Faith, her body shaking with sobs. Through the sobs and tears, she manages to
get out " Why? Why'd she do it, Faith?"

Faith lifts
Dawn's chin. She gently brushes away the tears. " Because, baby, she knew
she had to stop the apocalypse. The world would've been destroyed, we'd have a
hell on earth, if she hadn't jumped. That's what we do, honey. That's our
destiny as slayers. To give our lives for the world, to fight the
darkness". Faith smiles gently at Dawn, all the time inside wondering
again why Buffy did it, left her alone. It still hurt like a heated rod through
the heart.

" She didn't
have to , Faith!" Dawn says, " She� I should've done it. I should've
jumped. It was my fault that the portal
open. I'm the key, Faith. I should've
died! ME! It should've been ME!" Dawn sobs out, her guilt and heartbreak
making it all the worse for her.

"Oh,
P-nut" Faith says, holding her closer, " She did it because she loved
you. She loved you, baby, above all else. You're her sister. She wanted you to
live, to love and the experience everything life had to give you. " Faith
feels her own throat tightening with emotion, "Baby, look at me" Dawn
lifts her head, looking into Faith's eyes, " She did it because she knew,
as a slayer, her time here was limited. She knew that she would die, if not
then, then someday soon after. It�s our fate and destiny as slayers. We never
live long lives, honey." Dawn looks miserable, thinking that Faith is
including herself in that. She� doesn't even want to think about that. Faith
goes on, " Thing is, you living
allows her to live, too. Don't you see that?"

Dawn shakes her
head. It doesn't make any sense to her.

"You're the
last of the Summer's women, baby," Faith explains, " If you'd gone
that night, she'd be the last. The line woul gon gone soon. But, you're
alive. You can carry the line forward. You aren't fated like we are, baby.
You can live to a ripe old age, have lots of kids, and make sure the Summers'
legacy continues. That's what she meant you have to live for her, honey. She lives
on, through you. Through your kids, and grand kids. It's a hard world, Dawn.
That's why she said the hardest thing is living in this world. With all it's
suffering and pain and misery. You know how hard it is , P-nut" Faith
smiles at her, and Dawn smiles back. " But you gotta do it, Dawnie. You gotta
live, so what she did means something."

Dawn nods,
understanding. She finally understands what Buffy wanted from her. She's still
sad, but her heart feels lighter, now.

" I miss her Faith" Dawn says, quietly, " I miss her so
much!t;nods.

&n

Dawn goes over ,
and picks up the letter. She holds it up.

"What're we
gonna do?" Dawn asks, a little worried now. " About this?" She
waves the letter.

Faith looks at
her, and smiles, reassuringly.

" Don't know
yet, Dawn, but I'll figure something out" Faith says, with more confidence
than she feels.

She hasn't a clue
how she's gonna deal with that. Hank Summers has the legal system on his side.
She knows that it's gonna be a tough fight, and she stands a good chance of
losing.

But the one thing
she does know, when it comes to Dawn.

She's not giving
her up without a fight!

Faith shows Willow
the letter. Willow has a frown on her face.

"This isn't
good" Willow says, stating the obvious, " Do you think he'll try to
take Dawn?"

"Oh yeah,
Red" Faith says, " He'll take one look at the situation, and have
Dawnie outta her faster than you can say Samantha Stevens " Faith says,
making a little witch joke, Trust me, it didn't go over well.

Willow thinks for
awhile, then says" Maybe I can do a spell. Something so he doesn't remember
that Buffy isn't here� or maybe better, a glamour to make you appear to be Buffy
to him!" Willow smiles, pleased with herself.

"Ummm� ok,
and will you be giving me Buffy's memories, too?" Faith asks, quietly.

Willow frowns,
she hadn't thought about that.

"We'll find
a way, Faith" Willow says, confidently, " We'll keep Dawn. I
promise!"

" I wish I
were as confident as you , Red" Faith says, feeling a little discouraged.
But then she perks up a little, " I'll tell you one thing though. He's
gonna take Dawn outta here over my dead body. No way I'm not gonna fight this!"

"Don't
worry, it won't come to that " Willow says, enigmatically. Faith looks at
her, with an arched brow.

"Well,
anyway, I gotta patrol, so� you and Tara are on Dawn duty, ok?" Faith
says. Willow nods affirmatively.

Faith reaches
out, and squeezes Willow's arm. Willow smiles. Faith turns, grabs her coat, and
walks out the front door.

Willow follows
her to the door, watching the dark haired slayer disappear into the night. She
smiles slightly.

" Don't
worry, Faith. Soon Buffy'll be back, and it'll all be well. We're all gonna be
a family again. Happy again".

Willow closes the
door.

To be continued.
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Timeless Faith

Timeless Faith