Making Amends
by Slayer Tash
Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Don't own them but I love to play with them...

"You know…the whole time I was with her…I was wishing it was someone else" I say to Willow.

"Faith?" She asks.

"Yeah…what is it about us Willow that we can't seem to get past the wanting to kill each other?"

"Familiarity perhaps." She says sounding too much like Giles for my liking.

"Yeah…our fists are very familiar with each others jaws. I am tired of it being that way Will" I sigh for emphasis.

"You can do something about it you know."

"Yeah…and look like a giant fool when she is like '5 by 5 wicked cool I like dudes but thanks for the laugh B'. Thanks Will."

"You never know Buffy she may surprise you."

"Yeah with a left hook to the temple."

"Look I am going to be blunt…you sit there and want things to be different but you never get up off your ass and do anything. Faith took the time to make amends with you and you guys seemed to be on track but then you went all kung fu on her ass again. Faith is more willing to work things out between you than you realise."

"She is?"

"Yeah…we talk Buff."

"What about?"

"I am not gonna tell you that!"

"So you say talk to her and it will all be sweet?"

"Eventually."

"Eventually" I echo her softly.

After our little chat I call Giles and tell him I want to go to Cleveland, make things right with Faith. He has me booked on the first flight out of this place. I honestly thought I would have to put up a fight to be able to leave…especially after losing the scythe. We got it back no problems but I still thought I may have been in the bad books with him.

I quickly packed and said my goodbyes and I was on my way. You know this was a really good idea until I had to spend a few hours on a plane with not much to do. I had so many conversations in my head with Faith and they all ended one way. Her laughing at me then knocking me out. I tried watching the in-flight movie but that did nothing to distract me either. No matter what I tried all I could think of was her and her reaction. Guess nothing has changed since I met her.

I finally get off the plane to go through the joy of waiting for my luggage and custom checks…I don't know why but each time I fly people think I look like the type to smuggle cocaine in. After a near miss with a rectal exam I can now start the battle for a cab. God give me an apocalypse any day.

"Yo B!" Faith jogs up to me.

"Uh Hi."

"Red called said you were coming in to town, thought I would offer my services."

"Thanks."

"No probs. Follow me." She turns on her heel and heads for the exit.

I make my way out behind her. Watching her ass the whole entire time.

"Buffy Hey."

My eyes shoot up and see Principal Wood standing by a black SUV.

"Hey Principal Wood."

"Uh I think you can call me Robin by now Buffy." He takes my suitcase from me.

"Thanks." Great. I fly 8 hours to profess my love for her and she is with this goon still.

He puts my case in the back then opens the door for me. I climb in and belt up.

He and Faith get in the front and I pull out my cell and turn it on and right away send Willow a message saying her loyalty to Faith is priceless but I would have preferred to know she was seeing someone before I flew all this way.

My phone beeps a minute or so later.

'I didn't know she was seeing anyone…Who is it?'

I write back and let her know who it is.

Another beep.

'She never mentioned him. Sorry.'

"No rest for the wicked huh B?"

I look up and see Faith looking over at me from the passenger seat.

"What do you mean?"

"Well ya only just landed and already your phone is beeping away."

"Oh right" I give her a small smile.

"So what brings you to Cleveland?" She asks.

"I actually came to see you."

"What have I done now?" She says with a smirk.

"Nothing" I say quietly.

"You okay there B?"

"Time difference."

"When Red called me she said Giles had you booked in to a hotel but we have plenty of space so I said you could stay with us. You alright with that?"

Great I will probably be up half the night listening to them and their gross sex noises.

"Caridad is really excited to see you." She says thankfully stopping any further Robin and Faith sex thoughts.

"She is here?"

"Yeah, my housemate…got a cool place but was kinda too big for just me so when Giles sent her my way she moved in."

"She doesn't mind you and Robin…"

"Me and Robin what?"

"Aren't you two together?"

Faith laughs "Ahhh No. I couldn't exactly pick you up on my bike."

I internally cheer at this information.

"Robin volunteered a council vehicle…I ain't allowed to drive them after our last mission in Nashville so that is the only reason he is here."

"Thanks Faith. Always nice to know I am wanted."

"It is what it is yo." She says turning back in her seat.

I send Willow a message saying the relationship assumption was a false alarm and that I would call her once I had settled in a little bit.

The rest of the trip is pretty uneventful. Just light banter about demons here and there and a few jokes about Giles being Travers long lost brother with how he runs things.

Robin drops us out the front of a kind of old building. It reminds me of the house the Cosby Family lived in.

"Is the doctor in?" I say to Faith.

"The doctor? You not feeling well?" She frowns at me.

"I feel fine…just this house reminds me of the house they had on The Cosby Show."

She turns and looks at it "I guess it does a little."

We make our way inside. She wasn't wrong when she said she had gotten herself a cool place. It was wicked cool!

She took me on a tour. The ground floor was basically Caridad's space. Had her bedroom and bathroom and her own personal training and entertaining area. First floor had a kitchen that Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, Nigella and any other chef would be jealous of. It opened out on to a large dining area. Off to the left of the dining area were a couple of couches and bean bags set up around a TV that took up half the wall. Xander would have fainted at the sight of it.

She took me up to the Second floor which had her room and bathroom plus two guest rooms and another bathroom. She put my bags in the room next to hers then we went back down to the first floor.

"You want a drink or somethin?" She asks.

"Wouldn't say no to a beer right about now."

She arches an eyebrow at me.

"What?"

"Didn't pick you for a beer type of girl."

"Normally I'm not but after the flight and the suspected condoms of coke hidden up my ass I could do with one."

"Sounds like you need more than a beer."

"Just the beer will be fine for tonight. So where is your house mate?"

"Uh not sure. She left a note on the fridge this morning saying she would be back to have dinner with us." She opens the fridge and pulls out two bottle of beer.

She tosses me one and I screw the cap of and take a long drink then take a seat on the counter.

"Nice place."

"It was my brother's." She says.

"You have a brother?"

"Had." She says looking of in to the distance somewhere.

"Sorry."

"Yeah, thanks. So how is Dawnie?"

"Not bad. She is back to normal size now."

"Good to hear. Poor chick must be sick of shit happenin to her all the time."

"Aren't we all" I say taking a sip.

"Yeah I guess so. You okay with ordering in tonight?"

"I could always cook us some nice Scottish fair."

"How about I just vomit now and save you the trouble." She smiles.

"Hey, I happen to be a kinda alright cook these days."

"Even so not gonna have me eating sheep stomach filled with oats anytime soon."

"How about some delicious blood sausage."

"Newsflash B. I ain't one of your exes…I don't go anywhere near blood for my dinner."

In the space of a sentence the conversation goes south.

"Sorry." She mutters.

"Why, it's true" I smile at her and show I'm not upset or hurt.

"You ain't gonna knock my block off for that one? It was totally a low blow B."

"No Faith I'm not going to knock your block off. I am kinda tired of that theme with us."

"Yeah me too." She leans on the counter facing me.

"It is kinda why I came here. I wanted to talk to you about a few things."

"Buffy hey!"

I turn and see Caridad making her way over to us. Excellent timing. I get down off the counter and we hug.

"Hey, how have you been?" I ask.

"Really well. Learning stuff every day from Faith and kicking evil's ass."

"How did your team do with the Ichling Demons?" Faith asks.

"We tracked the leader back to the hideout and disposed of them quickly and quietly."

"Way to go." She and Faith high 5 each other.

I shake my head and smile at them.

"B and I were just deciding on what to do for dinner."

"Oh crap…I forgot. I told Julie and Sam that I help go over a few things before tonight's patrol."

"That's cool. B and I can go solo."

"Sorry."

"Don't worry about it C."

"Will you guys patrol with us tonight?"

"I am kinda jet lagging so I will have to take a raincheck on patrol" I say.

"Yeah and knowin B she won't wanna do anything for herself so I will be stuck here runnin around after her lazy ass." She winks at me.

"Promise you will patrol with us at least one night before you go home."

"I promise."

"Excellent, well I will seeya later." She says before running off back downstairs.

"You cool with that B?"

"I am fine with that F."

The conversation before the interruption is forgotten. I decide I wanna clean up a little so I leave the ordering of dinner to Faith and head up for a glorious shower.

After I am refreshed and changed I go back down and find Faith watching Xander's dream TV.

"There is a diner about 4 blocks from here that do great chow so I ordered up big from there. Should be here in bout half an hour."

"Since when do diners deliver?" I ask sitting at the opposite of the couch she is on.

"Since the owner Diane is a little sweet on me." She grins and gives me an eyebrow wiggle.

"Oh so you…"

"No B. You think everyone I am gonna mention I am screwing?"

"No but you did your little eyebrow thing."

"I am single B. Have been…well always."

"Just have encounters huh?"

"Not so much these days. Have had a few missions all over the place so it kinda makes it hard to have even encounters."

"I find that hard to believe."

"Fuck you." She spits at me.

"I don't mean it that way…I meant that…the after effects of slaying and not getting release…plus it wouldn't be that hard for you to find someone to share that with…you are hot."

"You think I'm hot?" She grins.

"You know you are hot."

"Shit yeah I know, just didn't think you knew."

"I know."

"Well ya do have eyes." Another grin.

"I also know how full of it you are."

She chuckles.

"Faith…before…I did come for a reason."

"Yeah I got that. Something to do with me."

"Yeah…I uh…no more fighting…I want us…I want us to be friends."

"You flew 8 hours to say ya wanna be friends? Blondie they have this thing now called email."

"I didn't want to say this over email. It is so easy to say stuff over the internet. I wanted to say this to your face. I want to learn stuff about you."

"You already know what ya need to."

"Do I?"

"What more do ya need to know other than I am hot."

I smile "Well lots smarty pants…I never knew you had a brother."

"And now ya do."

"Faith."

"I know B…could we just start on something a little less emotional… please."

"Yeah, of course. Whatever you want."

"I like chocolate chip cookies and mango. My favourite show is Robot Chicken and Family Guy and I am also kinda addicted to the Food Network and Gossip Girl. Serena is all kindsa delicious. Reminds me of a bossy blonde I know from back in the day that likes to get her way. I made mistakes in my past that I spend every day tryin to make up for. Haven't been back to Boston since I left in 98 and doubt I ever will go back. Still love my Celtics, Redsox and Patriots though. I think Red Vines taste like medicine…shit so do twizzlers and I can't have milk without a packet of Oreo's or two… that enough?"

"It's a start" I say "It's a start."

...continued in Making Friends...