I walk down the hall to where the nurse said Joyce's room is. Then I see her, sitting in a chair with Xander by her side.
Well, I guess I'll have to deal with my ex first, before I deal with her mother.
I go towards her a bit until I hear her words.
"I guess. I... I don't want her to die."
"Neither do I B, neither do I."
She looks up at me with this look of pain.
"Um, hey..."
All the sudden her face changes to one of ice cold hatred.
I guess that was the wrong thing to say.
She drops the cup in her hands which spills on the floor and she all but charges me. I take a few back steps before she hits me with a right cross to the face and shoves me up against the nearest wall, her forearm holding me there by the throat.
"What the hell are you doing here Faith?"
I'm not sure why, but the look of pure hatred on her face makes me smile.
"It's nice to see you too B."
She grabs me by the shirt and pulls me off the wall just long enough to shove me as hard as she can against the wall again.
"What the HELL are you DOING here Faith?"
I kinda chuckle at her.
"Right now? I'm getting attacked by you, but everything isn't always about me you know B."
"Don't screw with me Faith, not now."
"When would you like me to then? Cause I can come back."
She takes her full weight off me for a split second and hits me in the face with a right cross.
"Last time we were three feet from each other I told you if I ever saw you again I'd kill you."
I straighten up against the wall, her arm back against my throat.
"Well, now's your chance B. Go ahead."
After a few seconds she looks down at her forearm on my throat and another couple moments pass before she starts to press down. Xander gets a little closer to us.
"Buffy, are you sure you wanna do this? Your track record hasn't been the greatest lately."
Her track record?
"What's been wrong with your track record B?"
Our eyes meet again.
"It's nothing."
"Okay then, I'll just bask in the joy of how happy you are to see me."
"Fuck you Faith."
I smile at her.
"Well if that's what you really want B, but is angry sex really what you need right now?"
Her cold stare seems to get harder and she steps back, putting the full slayer force behind her punch.
Ow! I'm not entirely sure why I'm trying to piss her off exactly. It just seems like the right thing to do. She has every right to be pissed at me after what I've done. If I were in her shoes I'd probably attack me too. Pissing her off even more just feels right for some reason.
I get a little off balance but I move off the wall and stand steady.
"Get out of here Faith. Don't ever come back."
I pick up my bag.
"So you're not gonna kill me then?"
She goes to hit me and I block it, firing back with my own at barely half strength and it takes her off her feet. I just watch as Xander goes to her. Xander looks at me.
"Faith, maybe you should..."
He doesn't finish. Buffy looks up at me, the anger gone and a defeated, pain soaked look there.
"Just please... go..."
This isn't the time.
I make a move to leave.
"I'll go... but I'm coming back."
I start to go but stop to say one last thing.
"Your mom called me B, that's what I'm doing here. She called and asked me to come so she could talk to me. I don't know what she wants, but I won't leave until I find out what that is. So whether you want me to or not, I'll be back."
Then I just leave.
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