Disclaimers: Joss owns them, not me. I make no claims to Buffy or Faith. No harm, no foul.
Comments: Amnesia about having amnesia? Oh, I make myself laugh, really.
Date Stamp: Miss K, aka Kitty wrote this 09.12.01
Dedication: To M and Smirnoff Ice, also to a whole night talking about swords and virgins! Woo!

Title: Look another Latin one. I'm not going to tell you what this means either. I'm sure enough of you remember learning it in school anyway.

Disclaimer #2: Dear All, Miss K is not the devil reincarnated. Believe me, I know she is not. Although she does have some wicked horns... In her disclaimer she states not to have these characters in her possession. However, in this parallel universe, she does. Faith and Buffy are at her full disposal and she can do to them whatever she pleases. 'Who gave her this power?', you might ask. I did. So shut up or I will create a miniature C. Blo who will sit in your ear and chant naughty words until you appreciate the art that comes out of Miss K's keyboard. Thank you for your time. Yours sincerely, Miss X (also known as God)

 
Faith's POV
 
Slayers Do Vegas LXI - Veritas Vos Liberabit
 
Ok, what the FUCK is going on?
I flick the light on and look around.
What happened to the room?
Either someone came in, stole B and redecorated this place to look like a fuckin' tomb, or something seriously wacked is going on!
The first thing's wacked, Faith, jeez, get your act together!
 
I rip the closet doors open; nothing!
Where are her clothes?
Where are my clothes?!
 
The bed looks like only I've been sleeping in it.
 
WHAT THE FUCK'S GOING ON?
WHERE'S B?!
 
Buffy's POV
 
Ok, just leave the stuff outside her door and go.
Don't you dare knock, I mean it, Buffy!
You knock and I'm gonna kick your ass.
Hang on, I'll kick my ass?
Whatever, I'll just be really mad at myself.
I need to stop having conversations with myself in my head.
First sign of madness, talking to yourself.
Actually, does it count if you're thinking to yourself?
What's the second sign, arguing about what you're talking about, or is it hairy palms?
Oh, no that's something else, a naughty something else!
STOP THINKING TO YOURSELF!
 
I get out of the Luxor's elevator and walk up to Faith's door.
Leave her make-up and go.
I kneel down and put it as close to the door jam as I can.
As I'm ready to go, the door opens.
SHIT!
 
'Faith, sorry, I...'
 
Faith's POV
 
'B!'
 
I grab hold of her and give her a big hug.
Fuck, thought I was going mad or something.
 
'Why are you out there?'
 
'I didn't mean to come round, Faith, but I found your make-up and I know you hate not having it. I was going to leave it outside and then go, I swear!'
 
Huh?
Is this some freaky dream I'm going to wake up from?
 
'B, what are you talking about?'
 
'Well you wanted alone time, and I... what are you talking about?'
 
'Why do I feel like I'm missing out on a Hell of a lot of information here? Like, what the fuck's going on? Jeez, come in will you. Someone will call security and have our asses kicked out.'
 
'Faith, are you ok?'
 
'Me ok? I'm cool, just I woke up and someone had redecorated the shitting room and you'd gone on walk about! Started to freak out. Where'd you go, on patrol? You should've woken me up. What if you'd met up with another Big Bad again?'
 
I look at B and she's all flustered and wide eyed.
What?
Am I naked or something?
Nah, got my... hold up, I've got my clothes on.
I slept in my clothes?
Faith, you tramp, that's gross!
 
'Faith?'
 
I wait, but looks like the sentence isn't going to be getting longer.
 
'B?'
 
'You remember me?'
 
Ok, this is some freaky assed dream.
Is Xena gonna turn up in this?
I like those ones.
 
'No B, totally lost my memory and have no idea who you are. Course I fuckin' remember you! Are you ok? Did you fall over and hit your head?'
 
Then she's all over me, huggin' me and we fall back on the bed.
She's, like, kissing me and gripping me so tight I think she's gonna crush my ribs!
Not that it's bad, you know, always nice being covered in Buffy, just this is a bit weird.
 
'B, man, calm down. What happened to you?'
 
She loosens her grip and pushes herself up, then I see bruises on her face!
WHAT THE FUCK?!
'Who did this to you? WHO DID IT?!'
 
I'm going to beat them to a pulp, then I'll rip their shitting heads off and crush every bone in their bodies and then...
 
'You did.'
 
Huh?
 
'No, who hit you, B?'
 
She gets off and sits, cross-legged, next to me.
 
'I heard you the first time. You did. Ok, I think I'll have to fill you in on what's been happening.'
 
'Yeah, you better fill me in, because I don't have a clue what you're talking about, B!'
 
Buffy's POV
 
Is this real or a dream?
Am I going to wake up in a minute on my own?
Ok, I don't care, well I do care, just I'm going to have this dream with Faith in it!
I'll take whatever I can get, really.
 
Right, in my dream I have to explain what's happened, ok, I can do that.
If this is my dream why can't I skip over this bit, and get on with the kissing and hugging?
Skip over this bit, skip over this bit, skip over this bit.
Not working, damn, now I have to explain it all!
 
'Ok, I'll start at the beginning, although seeing as this is my dream you'd think I could start at the middle and do it in a sentence.'
 
'What? B, you're not making a heap of sense!'
 
'Me? Oh, whatever, doesn't matter. Anyway, you lost your memory after we got you back off Mr Big Bad. Like, totally, didn't know who I was, had never heard of Sunnydale or even Slayers. You wailed on me big style because you thought I was some stalker shag who wouldn't leave you alone. Almost broke my nose, Faith! Um, what else? Well that's pretty much it, oh, you're in the Luxor. You checked yourself in because of the whole not remembering deal. Hey, that's the photo of us from your bag! Attention to detail in my dreams, woo, I'm impressed!'
 
I pick the photo up.
Faith is so cute in my dreams, she slept with our picture!
As this is my dream I want some smoochies, seeing as I'm not going to be getting them off the real Faith, anytime soon.
 
I lean over and kiss her.
Mmmm, God, this is so realistic!
Hey, no pushing away, this is MY DREAM!
 
'B, shit, what do you mean I lost my memory? I don't remember... ok, I see how that one could go. Yeah, I wouldn't remember, would I? You have to hold up on the good stuff for a minute. I need to think about this.'
 
She gets up and starts pacing, like the lions in the glass thingy, downstairs.
Even that's kind of cute.
I move my legs as they're starting to cramp up.
 
Cramp?
Pain?
Why would I be feeling pain in a dream?
This...
Oh my God, this is REAL!
 
Faith's POV
 
I lost my memory?
I always thought I could lose my mind, but my memory?
Chill out, don't go all panicky!
 
I hit her?
I hit B?
I don't care if I didn't know who she was, I don't FUCKING CARE!
I did that?
 
I sit down next to her and trace her bruises with my fingers.
She looks kinda freaked.
Maybe I shouldn't be touching her?
Like, if I smacked her about, then she's not going to want me near her.
But then she hugged me, she kissed me!
 
I've got a serious headache, going on in my skull.
 
'Faith, you're real! No, I mean, I thought this was a dream. But it's not, is it? My legs hurt, and you don't feel pain and stuff in dreams. You're really... you're here aren't you?'
 
'I think I'm real, B. I feel real.'
I kinda laugh and she starts crying and hugs me again.
 
'Hey, it's ok, B. Look, I'm back, I'm here. Don't cry.'
 
She rests her head on my shoulder.
Wow, I lost my memory?
 
'I thought I'd lost you, like, really thought I'd lost you! You didn't know me, well you came round yesterday and you were sort of remembering, but I... God, I'm so happy you're back!'
 
HEADACHE, like woozy fuckin' freak assed headache.
She's holding on to me, but the room's spinning.
Shit.
 
Buffy's POV
 
She's real, and she's here, with me!
I move and kiss her cheek; cold and clammy.
What...?
 
I pull back and she's bleached white, and when I say white I mean, deathly white.
I can see a sheen of sweat on her face.
No, not bad stuff; good stuff!
 
'Faith? You look really bad.'
 
'I don't feel so... shit, I feel really bad.'
 
No, to feeling bad!
She felt bad last time and she left me.
 
'I think you should lie down, it's all the stress. Stress, that's what it is!'
 
She pushes me off and walks to the bathroom.
I go after her and she's splashing her face with water.
Should I call someone, like the doctor or Will and Tara?
So, this isn't going well.
 
'I feel a bit better. Think it's 'cause I woke up so quick, then freaked out about you not being here, that's all, B. You know what I'm like when I wake up too fast, I act like a right moody fuck. Even the headaches going a bit. Still, could do with lying down about now.'
 
Panic over!
You can breath now, Buffy.
I exhale the air that I'd been holding, checking the mirror to make sure I hadn't turned blue.
No, still look ok.
 
We walk back into the room and I watch as she spreads her arms out and drops back onto the bed.
 
'You're staying, right B?'
 
As if I'd leave you now I got you back.
I'm going to sew us together when you're asleep.
Right, well that was a freaky weird thought, Buffy!
 
'I'm not going anywhere, not now you remember me, Faith.'
 
I climb on the bed and lie next to her.
She moves her outstretched arm so it's round me, pulling me in close.
I breath her perfume in.
Faith, she smells all Faithy!
Well with her being Faith I guess that's expected, you IDIOT!
 
'This is nice, Faith.'
 
It is, it's all warm and... I can't even finish the sentence, don't know how to describe it.
It's all the best things in the world, all rolled into one.
 
'That's 'cause you get to be near a really hot babe, B. You're not gonna spontaneously combust are you? Don't want you scorching my pants.'
 
She turns to face me and kisses my nose.
I don't know what I want to do more, jump up and down, screaming 'Faith's back! My girlf... well, my... Faith's back!' Hmm, have to think about that screamy out phrase before I use it, OR, lie here and get snuggly with her.
Ok, so that isn't even a competition, snuggly wins, hands down.
It kicks the ass of screaming out, especially when I need to finalise the words.
That can wait another day though.
 

Now I'm just happy being so close to her again.

Faith's back!
 
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