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Know Who I Am	By : Paigie Category: -Buffy the Vampire Slayer > FemmeSlash - Female/Female > Buffy/Faith Views: 4757 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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When I get back to school I’m a little relieved to see that it’s over. Talking to Faith didn’t take up that much time. After she bought her medicine I left and wondered around town for a little while. I just didn’t feel like going back to school. But I’m here now because if I don’t show up then tomorrow Giles would be ever meaner. I don’t know why he needs to see me after school today. He saw me this morning, and at lunch. What is so important that couldn’t wait until now?
I’ll admit, to you at least, that I don’t want to see Giles because I have some stuff on my mind and I know I’m not going to be able to concentrate on anything right now. There are about a million and one questions floating around my brain right now and I won’t be able to think about anything but them.
I’ll give you a few examples, don’t worry. I want to know what Faith is hiding. I know she’s hiding something, or she wouldn’t have gotten so freaked when I said I want to get to know her. Why is she hiding it? Is it something bad? Can I help, or would I make things worse? It is slayer related, or just a Faith thing? And why was she buying cold medicine? Slayers don’t get colds. If we do get sick we have to go to the hospital from near death. And she didn’t sound stuffed up at all. She looked like she always does.
I also want to know if Giles knows anything. Sometimes Faith will talk to him in his office with the door closed so I can’t hear. How much does he know about her? Why hasn’t he told me about it, and why is Willow giving me a death glare? I’m in the library now and all I see is Willow sitting at the table with her text books open, and she’s glaring at me. It’s a good thing looks can’t kill. Well, depending on the type of demon they can, but usually they can’t kill people.
“What’s up Will?” I ask and sit down in the chair next to her. I put my backpack down on the table, and she doesn’t say anything. “Why are you glaring at me like I kicked your puppy?” I’m not just saying that as an expression. Willow’s parents finally got her a puppy, and when he tried to jump on me with his very muddy paws I tried to just push him back with my food, but I accidentally kicked him. Nothing too hard. He didn’t get hurt but Willow was giving me this exact look.
“You ditched school. We had an English test today, and we spent four nights studying for that test so you would be prepared. And you didn’t even take it.” Saying she’s mad would be an understatement. I forgot all about that stupid test. I’m sure I’ll be able to make it up. “Giles is in his office. He wants to talk to you.” Good because I want to talk to him about Faith.
“I’m sorry I missed the test Will. I’m sure Mrs. Beasley will let me make it up.” She doesn’t look so convinced. I don’t know what to say so I just get up and leave. Why are things between me and Willow so tense? It’s been this way since I got back from LA. Does she still hate me for taking off? That’s probably it. Anyway, I knock on the door to Giles’ office and wait for him to open it.
“Ah, Buffy, you’re here. Come in please,” he says in a very rushed way. He doesn’t look mad so at least someone is a little glad to see me. I walk in and close the door. Now I’ve been in Giles’ office before, but I’ve never seen it like this. There are open books everywhere, and his notebook is open. The only time I ever see his notebook open is when he’s writing in it. Ok so what’s going on? “Please have a seat.” He never asks me to sit down in here.
“Is the world ending again? Because it’s Faith’s turn to stop an apocalypse or two.” He gives me a strange look, and then he starts shuffling through the books. That usually means he has something he needs to read to me. It’s probably going to be about a demon. I really don’t need this right now.
“No, the world isn’t ending again. I was doing some research on the vampire you slayed last night.” I slayed four last night, and Faith got six, but I know which one he’s talking about. “It turns out the vampire is a member of a cult. They don’t have a name but their goal is absolute power over all other vampires and other demons. Their numbers were large, hundreds, maybe closer to thousands. That is until the slayer before you found their layer and slayed most of them.”
“She died in that fight, didn’t she?” Not very many watchers write about the death of the slayers they looked after, but that one did. Noelle Walsh died when she was seventeen because a very large group of vampires tried to open a hellmouth on another part of the world. Somewhere in South America I think. She was from New York, and according to her watcher she was defiant, stubborn, and listened to music that would give most people a headache.
“Yes, I’m afraid she did. The Council has been tracking the remaining members and it seems that they’ve been building up their army once again. They go from one small town to another, turn at least ten people within a month, and then leave.” I can tell by his voice, and that pained look on his face that he has more to say. I hate it when he doesn’t just come out and say it.
“Giles, please, I’ve had a long day so if you have anything else to say could you just get it over with?” I honestly didn’t mean to sound that bitchy. But I have had a long day, and it’s going to get much worse when I get home. Whenever a student misses a class a pre-recorded voice message calls your house to inform the parent of their child’s absence. I’m so grounded when I get home.
“We, we being the Council and I, can’t come up with a reason as to why but it seems that over the last month or so the vampires have been turning children. Mostly those between the ages of four and eight.” Oh God. Why would they be doing that? How many children have they killed? “The Council has estimated that they’ve turned seven children at least. All of them girls, and again we have no idea why.” I think I might have an idea.
“If you’re a grown person walking alone at night who are you going to trust more: a stranger asking for the time, or a lost little girl?” He gets this look on his face that’s totally readable. He’s thinking ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ I can’t believe this is happening. Ok, so I can, but why does it have to happen? Those vampires can’t just feed on humans like all the others? They just have to be building an army. An army of little kids at that. Vampires suck, pardon the pun.
“Whatever the reason may be, you and Faith need to track them down and put an end to them once and for all.” Giles must be a mind reader because I was thinking the same thing. “I know things haven’t been easy for you since you returned what with your school work and make up tests, but I would like you to patrol a little longer than usual. And be especially careful of any little girls wondering around at night.” He stops talking and takes off his glasses to clean them. “I know it may be difficult because they were turned at such a young age, but they are still vampires and they must be slain.” He just had to add that part, didn’t he?
“Don’t worry Giles, I’ll patrol as much as I can. I’ll tell Faith about it tonight when she picks me up for patrol.” He nods his head a little and I know if I don’t speak up now then I’ll chicken out and never bring it up again. “Giles, how much do you know about Faith?” Hmm, I wonder what thing under my fingernail is?
“Why do you ask?” I was hoping he wouldn’t ask that. So do I tell him the truth and sound like a paranoid freak? Or do I lie a little bit and just sound paranoid? He probably already thinks I’m a freak so I might as well be honest. Go big or go home, right?
“Well she stopped by for lunch, and she wasn’t really acting like herself so I left to talk to her, and I found her at the pharmacy buying cold medicine.” He’s giving me this look like ‘and?’ Doesn’t anybody understand me? “Cold medicine, Giles. Why would a slayer need regular cold medicine? And not just any cold medicine, but cherry cold medicine.” Now he looks downright confused. Am I speaking English still? “Everybody knows that if you have to take cold medicine grape is the only way to go. Cherry is gross, and the taste sticks to the roof of your mouth, and it stays there for hours.”
“Buffy, I’ll be honest with you. I don’t know very much about Faith, but I’m sure her buying cherry flavored cold medicine shouldn’t be on your list of worries.” No, of course it shouldn’t. But I have about a million other questions about Faith that are important. Now that we’re on the subject there’s no way I’m leaving until I get some answers.
“Why is she staying in that cheap motel? Is she staying in Sunnydale permanently? Is she getting another watcher? Does she have any family? How is she buying her food and new clothes? She’s alone, Giles, and she’s too independent to ask for help. So what are we going to do?” So I asked more questions at once then I wanted to, but that’s ok. Giles has known me long enough to learn how to hear almost everything I say.
“The Council is paying for her room, and living expenses, although they are being rather cheap about it. I’ve offered her the guest room at my flat, but she’s too independent. Another watcher will be sent within the next couple of weeks, but we won’t know who it is until he or she arrives. As far as her family, I know nothing about that. The Council wasn’t very forthcoming in the details. I think as of right now the best thing we can do for her is to befriend her, gain her trust in hopes of her letting someone in.” Oh, ok.
“But how long is she staying here? Is this permanent, or is she not going to stick around long enough to…befriend.” Wow that was a really close call. I really don’t want Giles to be the first person to find out that I’m having not so pure thoughts about Faith. That would be bad.
“I don’t know, I’m afraid. It’s up to Faith whether or not she chooses to stay in Sunnydale. With you here to protect the hellmouth she could go on to fight evil elsewhere seeing as how Sunnydale isn’t the only town with evil in it.” I guess he’s right. I really hope she stays. I don’t want her to leave.
“How come she only trains two days a week with me and I have to train almost every day?” That has been bugging me since last week. Faith has only been here for two weeks, and yes a lot has happened but she should have to train just as much as me. Even more than me, in fact, since I’ve been slaying longer.
“She told me Tuesdays and Thursdays would be the only time she could come in. I asked her why but all she told me was that she was busy. I tried to question her further, but she changed the subject and left.” I give him a very frustrated look, and now he has the exact same look that my dad would get right before he would say ‘don’t you give me that look young lady.’
“I’ll admit it’s a little suspicious what with her being new in town, but it’s none of our business what Faith does in her personal life. And don’t you dare start. That’s because you are my slayer. Faith will have a new watcher soon to be annoyed by. In the mean time, why don’t you run on home? Your mother called about five minutes before you arrived, and she sounded very angry.” Oh fuck.
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