Title: Just for Tonight
Author: Kimberly aka last_days_of_pern
Email: [email protected]
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Disclaimers: I don’t own anything, please don’t sue me.
Notes: Sequel to Cry and One Last Final Goodbye, you might want to read those first.
Summary: Buffy has some explaining to do, and the slayer have a lot of time to make up for.
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"So explain to me why you have a tombstone." Faith asked, she had dreamed for years about what it would be like to be with Buffy, and now that she had the chance, she was nervous as hell.
"Well there was this psycho hell god, and vortex thingy that happened a while ago…" Buffy was fidgeting with the hem of her shirt, just as nervous as Faith was.
"And?"
"I died to save Dawn, death was my gift."
"Dawn who, and that’s a crappy gift."
"Dawn who, you don't remember Dawn?" At Faith's blank look Buffy went on to explain who exactly Dawn was. "She's my little sister."
"You know, don't think you ever mentioned having a little sister."
"Well technically she didn't exist when you were here," another blank look from Faith, "these monk guys turned this key thingy into a person, sent her to me to watch over, and gave everyone these memories of who she was. Except you I guess."
Faith raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow, "huh, cool, magic sis."
By this time there were entering the Summers’s home. Buffy headed straight up to her room with Faith following close behind. Buffy let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, "yeah something like that, um Faith?"
"Yeah B?"
Buffy smiled at the nickname, she had missed that nickname, and the person who gave it to her. "Can I kiss you, I really want to kiss you right now."
Faith smiled, "you never ever have to ask to do that B." Faith leaned towards the smaller slayer and closed her eyes. In just seconds she felt the softest lips she had ever tasted moving softly against her own. The kiss was slow and passionate, yet not going over the invisibly drawn line of where they were ready to go. Faith was the first one to pull back, "wow."
"Yeah that sums up what I'm thinking." Buffy answered with a smirk, she was just leaning in for another kiss when Dawn walked into the room.
"Buffy you back from patrol already?" Dawn stopped dead in her tracks when she saw her sister and Faith on the bed, about to kiss. "Ooops, sorry, didn't know you had…company." Dawn ran out of the room as fast as her legs would take her.
"Dawn?"
"Dawn." Buffy confirmed.
"Seems like a nice enough kid." Buffy smiled at Faith and continued what she had started before her kid sister had interrupted.
After a few minutes of just making out Buffy asked, "Faith…stay with me tonight?"
"B…I don't think…"
"Just sleep, with me, hold me, I…please."
Faith easily picked up on the panic in Buffy's voice and shook her head, "got some extra pj’s?" Buffy smiled and jumped up to grab some boxers and a t-shirt for Faith, then changed into her own pajamas.
After a few minutes the slayers snuggled into bed together, Faith laying on her back, and Buffy's head resting on her chest. "Buffy?"
"Yeah Faith?"
"I love you."
"I love you too Faith." Buffy kissed Faith again, and then fell into a very contented sleep. She knew tomorrow she would have to explain Faith's presence to Dawn and the Scoobies. And she knew it would take time for everyone to forgive if not forget what happened. But that was tomorrow, just for tonight she wanted nothing more than Faith's strong arms to wrap around her and protect her from the entire world. Which she did…happily.
THE END!
