Faith has been slowly making her way toward Kennedy and the other girls - they're in the most danger, and she's fond of them (Okay, not Kennedy, but Red would be way upset if yet another of her girls got iced, and Faith owes Red a lot).
So when the call is sounded, she's closer to Kennedy than to Buffy.
And she wants to retreat with the others - really, she does - but...danger to her girls.
Better her life than theirs - they, at least, still have a chance at a real life.
A good life.
And Kennedy, for all her tendency to be annoying, at least isn't a murderer.
Which is why, when Kennedy glances over at Buffy for a half-second to heed the retreat and her opponent seeks to press the advantage, it's Faith who takes the brunt of the blow.
Faith who flies back from the force of the blow, smacking into the wall with enough force to make even a Slayer hurt like Hell.
Faith who hits the ground and slides, ending at Buffy's feet, eyes closed, a bloody ruin where her stomach used to be.
She glances up, just for a brief time, just long enough to see Kennedy and her girls start to make it to safety.
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Date: 2007-12-20 04:36 am (UTC)So when the call is sounded, she's closer to Kennedy than to Buffy.
And she wants to retreat with the others - really, she does - but...danger to her girls.
Better her life than theirs - they, at least, still have a chance at a real life.
A good life.
And Kennedy, for all her tendency to be annoying, at least isn't a murderer.
Which is why, when Kennedy glances over at Buffy for a half-second to heed the retreat and her opponent seeks to press the advantage, it's Faith who takes the brunt of the blow.
Faith who flies back from the force of the blow, smacking into the wall with enough force to make even a Slayer hurt like Hell.
Faith who hits the ground and slides, ending at Buffy's feet, eyes closed, a bloody ruin where her stomach used to be.
She glances up, just for a brief time, just long enough to see Kennedy and her girls start to make it to safety.
There's a smile on her lips when her eyes close.