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Things get a little heated between the gang.

A huge thanks to my Beta Pixiecorn (Kelly) for going over this chapter for me thanks sweetie your the best. Also thanks again for the amazing banner i love it.

I have borrowed a few lines from Buffy the vampire slayer season 6 ep Flooded i don't own any of these at all.
Chapter 9

Power corrupts

Buffy and Spike quickly followed, moving past Giles, Xander and Anya to see…. “Faith” Spike’s mind screamed.

Faith was here, sitting next to Willow. A very not dead Faith who was brushing the dirt from her clothes, her knuckles were bleeding and she was clearly shaken.

Spike's eyes narrowed, looking directly at Willow with rage in his eyes.

“What have you done?!”

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“I did what I had to! What no one else could.” Willow hissed at Spike, outraged that he would dare question her after what she had just done for all of them.

“Oh, there are others in this world who can do what you did! You just don't want to meet them.” Buffy snapped stepping forward.

“No, probably not, but ... well, they're the bad guys. I'm not a bad guy. I brought Faith back into this world, a-and maybe the word you should be looking for is congratulations.”

“Do you have any idea what you've done? The forces you've harnessed, the lines you've crossed? You’re a very stupid girl." Buffy growled. "I wouldn't congratulate you if you jumped off a cliff and happened to survive, so why would you think this warrants a congratulations?”

Willow stood there stunned to stunned to even say a word and before she got a chance Buffy began speaking again.

“I confinded in you. I was completely honest with you, hoping that you would realize what a huge mistake it would be to do this.” She hissed, pointing at Faith who was yet to even look at any of them let alone speak a single word.

“I had no choice.” Willow sighed.

“There is always a choice!” Buffy screamed in rage at Willow’s ignorance and stupidity.

“I couldn’t leave her there, she was counting on me to save her.” Willow yelled back.

“Save her from what? Peace, Comfort and love? You haven’t saved her, you've damned her.”

“You might not have been in hell Buffy but that doesn’t mean Faith wasn’t!” She spat.

“She was a warrior of good. She sacrificed everything, her very life to save an innocent and the world, what god do you think would allow her to rot in hell?”

“We saw her…. She fell through the portal to a hell demention.”

“Yes but her body came out the other side.”

“But her soul didn’t.” Willow argued.

“Willow her soul didn’t pass through the portal, it moved on. The power in the portal killed her, it didn’t teleport her and you know it.”

“No I didn’t and I couldn’t take that risk.”

“Did you even bother to listen to a single thing I said to you that day in the training room? Even one word? Did you bother to find out for sure where she was?”

“I didn’t need to, besides this has nothing to do with you. You weren’t even there.”

“If I had been, I'd have bloody well stopped you. The magicks you channeled are more ferocious and primal than anything you can hope to understand, and you are lucky to be alive, you rank, arrogant amateur!” Buffy yelled, moving so she was right in Willow’s face; Willow looked up red faced with rage, moving to step even closer to Buffy.

“The magicks I used are very powerful. I'm very powerful. And maybe it's not such a good idea for you to piss me off.” She hissed, glaring at Buffy. Buffy couldn’t help but smirk, she almost felt like she was arguing with Anna and she knew Willow was already being corrupted but the power she had harnessed.

“Oh please, take your best shot.” She couldn’t help but smile, it was then that Giles stepped in pushing them apart.

“Alright that’s quite enough!”

Buffy stepped back, looking over at Faith who was rocking gently, tears running down her cheeks, hands and knuckles bleeding. Buffy sighed, she had seen that kind on injury before on her very own hands.

“Her hands are bleeding.” Buffy whispered.

“They were like that when we found her, we don’t know how it happened.” Xander replied.

“I do. Crawled her way out of her own coffin, isn’t that right?” Faith looked up slowly and met Buffy's eyes, unsure before replying.

“Yes, I had to do that.” She whispered.

“Had to do it myself before.”

“We didn’t know.” Willow chimed in.

“What? Did you think she was just going to magically pop up in front of you?” Buffy snapped sarcastically, Willow looked down ashamed.

“Im so sorry Faith I know this is all confusing and scary, I understand.” Buffy whispered, sitting in front of her. Faith looked up fresh tears in her eyes.

“Where am I? How did I get here?” She whispered, clearly confused.

“You're home Faith, back in Sunnydale.” Willow smiled, stepping forward.

“Oh god I’m being punished.” Faith whispered, shaking all over. Buffy wanted to cry for her knowing what she was feeling, what she was thinking.

“No Faith you’re not being punished. I did a spell you see to bring you back to life.” Faith looked up, tears now mixed in with rage. Buffy knew what was about to come and stood, taking a few steps back.

“How dare you! Who gave you the right?” She yelled, standing on her still wobberly legs. Willow reeled back, shocked at Faith’s outburst.

“But I saved you from hell. I-I thought you would be happy-” She replied, confused.

“I was happy… Wherever I ... was ... I was happy. At peace. I was warm ... and I was loved ... and I was finished. Complete. I think I was in heaven and you ripped me out of there, I will NEVER forgive you for that!” She hissed, before running from their presence and up to her room.

“Oh yeah, good job.” Buffy spat.

“Buffy that’s enough!” Spike spoke for the first time.

“Yeah, you're right. It is.” Turning to leave, she headed for the front door and stopped, turning to face them. “You know, I hope you're all ready for this because if she reacts in any way close to how I did you’re in for a hell of a ride," She met Giles' eyes. "I'd be keeping a VERY close eye on that one.” She said, pointing at Willow.

“Why?” Dawn asked, confused.

“Power corrupts..." Her eyes watered as she met Spikes gaze. "I learnt that the hard way.” She said thinking of poor Anna her best friend who in the end became the enemy. She turned before anyone could reply and walked outside, slamming the door behind her.


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