PART 7
One and a half week later...
Faith and Buffy were wrapped up in the musical. It seemed to have become their lives after the day The First showed up. There were double practices that lasted after school till 9 o’clock at night. Buffy still didn't understand what The First had told her...but things were going well. Faith got all her sets done and was now managing her running crew.
Buffy, Ms. Calendar, and Faith sat in the back of the theater as practice went on. Faith had a headset on, listening to Jessica who was head of the running crew when Faith wasn't back there. Faith, Buffy and Ms. Calendar made notes here and there all during practices on trouble spots, what needed to be improved, and other various things. Buffy and Faith spent more time together but it was all musical related.
Cordelia stopped in every now and then to see Faith. It made Faith very uncomfortable at times. No one knew about them except for Buffy. And even Buffy didn't know all of it. Buffy had gone to the front of the stage to help a girl with her costume. Faith watched her and couldn’t help but smile. Faith's mannerism in general had changed since being around Buffy. Her heart beat faster whenever the blonde was around.
Buffy looked over at Faith and smiled before turning her attention back to the costume in front of her. Faith's heart tightened again. Then she realized it. She was in love with Buffy. It all made sense. How she felt, everything that had been going on, the way she acted. The sudden realization really hit hard and scared Faith. No one had ever affected her this way. No one ever gave her the reactions she got when she was with Buffy. And Faith knew then that she would do anything for the blonde. Even die protecting her. Faith was new to this feeling and it scared her. Everyone always left her. She couldn't let Buffy get close and then end up getting hurt again. No she wouldn't allow that.
"Faith?" Jessica said coming over the headset.
"Yea Jess?" Faith answered into the mouthpiece, leaning foreword and pressing the ear piece closer to her ear to hear.
"Cordelia's back here for you," Jessica replied.
"Ok thanks. Tell her I'm coming," Faith answered back getting up and sighing as she walked down the aisle to the front of the stage. Faith passed by Buffy without looking at her and went behind the curtain. Cordelia stood there on the other side where no one was in the dark.
"Hey," Faith greeted walking up to her. Cordelia smiled and stepped up to Faith putting her arms around her. Faith placed her hands on Cordelia's waist.
"I couldn't stop thinking about you today. I had to come see you," Cordelia said bending her head and nipping at Faith's neck. Faith moaned a little. Anything to get her mind off Buffy was great. And here was Cordelia in the flesh.
No one could see them where they were at unless they actually came to look. Faith pressed Cordelia up against the wall running her fingertips down Cordelia's sides. Cordelia rubbed her hips against Faith trying to get friction.
Faith placed a thigh between Cordelia legs and pulled her to her. Faith trailed soft kisses along Cordelia's collarbone as Cordelia rubbed herself on her leg.
"Faith?" Faith heard from the headset now lying on the floor. Cordelia sighed half-moaning as Faith stopped and picked it back up.
"Yo," Faith said into the mouthpiece after adjusting it back on her head.
"We need you for a second. We are having a problem with the sound system. Heather blew it out again," Jessica replied. Faith sighed placing the mouthpiece to her mouth again.
"Ok hang on, I'll be there," Faith answered putting the head set to her side again. She looked back up at Cordy.
"Sorry," she muttered to her placing her hands back on Cordelia's waist kissing her again. Cordelia sighed grasping Faith's hand leaning into her.
"You're lucky I love you," Cordelia said smiling. Faith didn't react. Love? Who said anything about love? Cordelia noticed Faith's reaction. Faith didn't want to hurt Cordelia. It was just all about lust, need, and want. She didn't love Cordelia. That's why it was easy to fool around with her...Faith knew it wasn’t really right but...
Faith let go of Cordelia's hand not saying anything and turned to go. "I better get going," Faith said as she left, leaving Cordelia behind the side curtain a little hurt.
Faith made it over to the other side of the stage when she started to hear screaming and yelling. Faith moved in a sprint to the other side.
"Jesus! Hang on!' Faith yelled seeing the sound system electric box on top of Genna, the main lead.
"BUFFY!" Faith called. Buffy was there in an instant.
"Dear god," Buffy stated seeing Genna lying there on the floor.
"Let's get this off of her," Faith said looking at Buffy. Buffy nodded and they both grabbed the sound box.
"Someone call 911, NOW!" Faith shouted.
Buffy, Faith, and Ms. Calendar sat in the drama room after everyone had left. "I just can't believe it," said Ms. Calendar turning to Faith. "That poor girl."
"What are we going to do?" Buffy asked. Faith crossed her arms. Genna was badly burned and was electrocuted. She was in a coma and not expected to wake up for like another few months. Faith had been in a coma before, she knew it sucked.
"Well," Ms. Calendar started rubbing her forehead; "No one knows everybody's lines, songs, dancing, and blocking then us." She said looking at Faith and Buffy.
"You're not thinking..." Faith started. Ms. Calendar looked serious.
"We have no other choice," Ms. Calendar replied. Buffy looked back and forth between the two not really following what they were saying.
"Well you can count me out. I an't singing and dancing to no show. And I got a stage to run. It's going to have to be B here," Faith stated crossing her arms serious.
"WHAT!?" Buffy exclaimed.
