PART 18
"What's wrong with her?" Kennedy asked a while after they had patched Faith up. Faith had lost a lot of blood and the knife had cut an organ. Faith would have died if it weren't for Willow. Willow sighed and leaned on her elbow looking into the family room where Faith was on the couch.
"I don't know. I mean just look at her...she looks miserable. I mean not that she wouldn't look miserable and everything for she just almost died but...you know what I mean..." Willow rambled. Kennedy smiled at her girlfriend. Then she smile deflated again as she looked at Faith. Faith stared off into space, not really looking at anything.
"Did she talk to you at all?" Willow asked turning back to Kennedy. Kennedy shook her head.
"No," she replied. Faith hadn't spoken a word the whole entire time. Willow sent Dawn upstairs a few hours ago for she had school. Even though she protested and wanted to stay with Faith, Willow forced her to go to bed.
Kennedy sighed and glanced back at the clock. There was still no word from Buffy. Kennedy looked back at Faith who still looked off into space with blood shot eyes.
"Why don't you go to bed? It's pretty late. I'll stay up with Faith and see if Buffy gets back," Kennedy said turning to Willow.
"Are you sure? I mean it's not problem for me..." Willow started.
"No it's alright. Go head and go on to bed," Kennedy interrupted. Willow smiled and kissed Kennedy lightly before going up the steps. Kennedy got up and sat in the chair near Faith.
Faith waited tilled Kennedy seemed asleep before trying to get up. She had to get out of there. She couldn't stand to be in the house or anywhere near Buffy. Faith felt as though someone grabbed her heart, ripped it out and kept shoving knifes and needles through it.
Faith was still weak and stumbled on her way out of the house. But she couldn't stay there. She had to get away. Faith had cried so much that she couldn't cry any more...and that made her feel weak. Dawn, Kennedy, and Willow tried to talk to her but she wouldn't answer them. They even tried to get her to eat but Faith refused it. She might throw it back up anyway. Faith lightly shut the front door and disappeared into the darkness of the night.
Buffy stayed at the mansion with Angel. Angel had told her everything. How he was in hell and everything. Buffy cried for Angel. That he had to go through all that pain and horror. But she was glad he was back. She kissed Angel goodbye and decided to return back home. She would have enough time to change and gather her things and take Dawn to school.
Buffy noticed some strange things on her walk back home. Some guy passed her with a paper bag over his head. It had two holes in it so he could see where he was going. Another older man seemed to be walking an invisible dog. There were other things as well but Buffy chose to ignore it. Maybe it was her imagination.
Buffy was surprised to see that the front door was unlocked and she stepped on in. She saw that Kennedy was asleep in the family room chair. Why would she sleep there? Then Buffy noticed that it appeared that some one had slept on the couch. There was a blanket and pillow arranged on it.
Buffy put her bag down and walked into the family room. She saw that Kennedy was wearing the same clothes she had on yesterday. Buffy heard Dawn upstairs getting ready and decided that she should get ready as well.
Buffy walked up the stairs and ran right into Dawn. "Oh I'm sorry," Buffy said looking at Dawn. Dawn looked at her sister surprised.
"What?" Buffy asked confused at why Dawn was looking at her the way she was.
Right then, Kennedy came sprinting up the stairs yelling, "She's gone..." but she ran right into Buffy.
"BUFFY!" Kennedy yelled upon seeing whom she collided with. Willow came out of her room wide-awake. She stopped when she saw Buffy.
"Can someone tell me what's going on please? Or did I just miss something?" Buffy asked.
Faith lay in her bed in pain. Her stomach hurt where she was stabbed. And the pain in her heart burned so deep that it was eating her soul. Her uncle was away again. So Faith was lucky. She didn't have to have to answer his questions. Faith wasn't going to bother going to school. Screw that she thought. Faith kept seeing Buffy and that vampire over and over in her head.
Buffy drove Dawn to school. She didn't tell the others about Angel. She knew it was better not to. Buffy had completely forgotten about Faith. She felt horrible now. Faith was hurt because Buffy wasn't there. But Kennedy was holding back something. Buffy could tell. But at lest Faith didn't know where Buffy was last night. Buffy wanted to talk to Faith and make sure she was ok. Dawn turned and looked at her sister.
"You ok?" she asked. Buffy sighed.
"Yeah...just thinking about Faith," Buffy replied. Dawn fidgeted with her coat button.
"Buffy?" Dawn asked without looking up at her sister.
"What?" Buffy replied glancing at Dawn.
"Something was wrong with Faith last night...and she wouldn't talk to any of us," Dawn stated looking up at her sister. Buffy glanced at her sister concerned. Buffy was lost in thought and the rest of the car ride was made in silence.
"Willow, I know Faith didn't go to school. She wouldn't after last night. So I am going to go over there and check on her," Kennedy stated as she put on her coat. Willow looked at her with concern.
"Maybe you should bring her back here as well. Just so that we can make sure she's ok..." Willow said as Kennedy turned to the door.
"Something is wrong Willow. I can feel it. And not just with Faith...I'll be back," Kennedy stated going out the door.
Buffy didn't see Faith at school and was starting to worry. She wanted to call her house and try and talk to her but she never had the time. Cordelia noticed Faith being absent as well. Was there trouble in paradise, Cordelia wondered.
If there was, Cordelia was going to be the first one to jump on it. Just because Buffy and Faith were together didn't mean Cordelia had to give up on fighting for her. Cordelia thought this as she caught a glimpse of Enya walking down the hall. Cordelia did a double take.
Was it really her? She seemed...different. Cordelia approached her.
"Haven't seen you since you...well...vanished basically," Cordelia stated stopping in front of Enya. Enya turned to Cordelia with an evil smile.
"Yes. Cordelia...I remember you. Sorry about that. I had other...business to take care of," Enya answered. Cordelia looked at her skeptically. What was she up to?
"How is that wish of yours coming along anyway?" Enya asked crossing her arms. Cordelia raised her eyebrows.
"What do you mean?" she asked. Enya laughed.
"Oh come on, how's Faith?" Enya asked sneering. Cordelia then burrowed her eyebrows. Something was weird with Enya. Cordelia looked at Enya blankly.
"You humans are quite amusing to me...now if you don't mind, I have other things more important to do...oh and Cordy? Thanks for that wish of yours. It did wonders...oh and if anything happens to your complexion...it'd not my fault," Enya said walking away. Cordelia just watched her walk off speechless.
Enya laughed as she walked away. She knew Cordelia was going to approach her sooner or later. This was fun for Enya. Why didn't she come to Sunnydale earlier? And who would have thought that one simple wish from Cordelia Chase would bring back the mighty Angelus? Ok a souled Angelus but still.
Enya chuckled to herself as she saw a girl with a big hat pulled over her head. She remembered that girl. Her one friend wished her hair would burn off because she cared for it more then anyone else. Ouch, that had to hurt. Just as long as the knights didn't find Enya, she was going to be in Sunnydale a long time.
The school day was a long one Dawn thought as she got in the car with Buffy. Neither girl talked on their way home. Each girl was lost in her own thoughts. Buffy thinking about Angel and Faith and the weird way she felt. Dawn thinking about school, Faith, and other things.
The girls pulled up the driveway and got out of the car. Dawn was the first on to enter the house.
"Faith!" Dawn yelled dropping her bag to the floor and running and hugging the girl.
"How are you feeling?" Dawn asked. Faith gave a painful half smile in response, not vocally answering her. Kennedy took her head out of her hands and stood up from where she was sitting as Buffy entered.
"Faith..." Buffy whispered trying to approach and kiss her girlfriend who she had missed deeply in the past few hours. But Faith stepped away from Buffy like she was burnt, looking at the ground and wouldn't meet Buffy's eyes. Willow got up from the armchair as Dawn watched wondering what was going on.
"Faith?" Buffy questioned hurt. Faith still wouldn't look at her. Tears threaten to spill from Faith's eyes.
"I...I better go..." Faith stated as she began to walk away. Buffy reached out and touched Faith's shoulder who flinched and pulled away.
"Don't touch me..." Faith whispered.
"Faith I..." Buffy started. Willow looked a Kennedy who stepped in front of Faith facing Buffy with hate in her eyes.
"I think it's time for Faith to go," Kennedy stated reaching behind her and grasping Faith's hand.
"Willow, you deal with Buffy here. I'm walking Faith home," Kennedy stated as she turned her back on Buffy and lead Faith out of the house. Faith didn't look at Buffy at all as she left. Faith was going to protest to Kennedy for wanting to walk her home but she thought better of it. That and she didn't have the energy or the want to speak anymore.
Buffy turned to Willow questionably. Willow sighed and turned to Dawn.
"Don't you have homework to work on?" Willow asked. Dawn rolled her eyes and picked her bag back up. The two girls could hear her muttering all the way upstairs, "Scooby gang my butt...could have plane said `get lost'...homework ha!"
Willow smiled a little at Dawn's comments and turned back to Buffy who looked like someone ran over her new puppy and sighed sitting down.
"Willow? What's going on?" Buffy asked still standing. Willow put her head in her hands taking a deep breath.
"She knows Buffy. She knows...she saw you..." Willow whispered.
