Something Pink
by zigpal
sister Slayer
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~starts with Buffy's POV, then Faith's before going back to Buffy's.~
I slammed into Faith hard throwing us to the mats. I tried throwing punches, but Faith was deflecting them which made me put more into them, but none of them reached her as I could feel my anger being replaced with the sadness of losing Willow. I felt Faith wrap her arms around me telling me that it was going to be okay. I ended clinging tightly to her just letting her voice calm me.
I don't remember much after Faith consoling me, but I ended up waking up in Tara's dorm room alone, but I found a note from Tara telling me that she would be back as soon as her and Faith finished patrolling. I just laid back resigned to the fact that Willow and I were back to being just friends. It wasn't what I wanted, but her and Oz are the baby's parents, and I don't want to stand in the way of that. I was brought out of my internal ramblings by hearing the key turning in the door, but when the door opened, only Tara walked in.
"Hi Tara, where's Faith?" I asked, but when I saw the look on Tara's face, I knew where Faith was. She was doing the protective sister thing.
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Who knew I had this in me. I sure didn't, but after being with Tara these last few months, there is alot of new things with me. I know I have to stay calm with Willow considering, but I need her to understand that she needs to make a choice between Buffy and Oz. Sure, one of them is going to get hurt, but the sooner she makes the choice, the sooner things can start to heal and get better.
I took a deep breath before starting up the walkway to B's house. I understand why she can't be here because there is too much Willow stuff here, and it hurts. I know Mrs. S. and Dawnie feel bad for both of them and are trying to not takes sides because we all love them both. I walked in the front door to find Mrs. S. holding Willow on the couch.
"Mrs. S., can you give us a minute?" I asked as she looked at Willow who nodded.
"How is she?" Willow asked as I had to close my eyes, so I didn't yell for her asking a stupid question.
"How do you think she is Red. B found out from demon girl that Oz was back after finding out that you had a tirade earlier that she slept through. The only thing I ask is if you are planning to break her heart, do it quickly, so she can start to heal," I said as she just nodded looking like she was about to cry. I went to get Mrs. S. since I needed to get back to B and Tara.
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"Don't worry sweetie, she isn't going to yell at Willow. She is just looking out for her sister slayer," Tara explained handing me a bag.
Tara and I ate in somewhat silence except for times we brought up classes to break up the uncomfortableness. I knew she was also just being there for me, and it helped knowing I wasn't alone. After we finished eating, Tara went to the fridge and grabbed us each another water and an ice cream cone, and we were laughing about something funny that happened in art appreciation when Faith walked in.
"So B, did you leave me any food?" Faith asked as I shook my head giggling as Tara pointed to the fridge.
Tara turned on her TV trying to distract anyone from asking questions that we didn't want answers to. I ended up laying my head on Tara's shoulder as she put her arm around me when I noticed that her and Faith were holding hands discreetly. I smiled before going back to watching TV knowing that no matter what happens, I'm going to be fine.
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