Fanfiction: When We Find Each Other (In Her Arms pt 4)

I’ve been here for a week. I hate it here. I hate it here. I hate it here.

I was in the middle of not even pretending to care about learning basket weaving when one of the nurses told me that my sister Trina was on the phone. I was fucking shocked. I haven’t heard from Trina in over two years. She lives in Germany with her husband, who is an army guy. She pretty much just forgot about everything when she got married. I’ve never been high on her list of priorities and I wondered how she even knew I was in here.

When I picked up the phone, the first thing I said was a warning that the nurses have to listen, so whatever she said would be heard by more than just me. “Whatever.” Not Trina’s voice. “Hey, Xander.” Faith, definitely Faith. How she knew I had a sister named Trina, I don’t know. I’ve never mentioned her to Faith before. “Listen,” she said before I could say anything. “I know you can’t talk long and neither can I. I just wanted to let you know that I’ll be in town soon, so be good and get a day pass, okay?”

All I could do was make a vowel sound and glance at the nurses to see if they suspected that she wasn’t my sister. They seemed rather disinterested. “Day pass?” I asked.

“Yeah, be good so they’ll allow you to go out with me during the day. I’ve left them my pager number so they’ll beep me when you get one. Try to get one soon, Xander. I want to take you somewhere where the atmosphere is gloomy and the coffee is the best.” Seattle. I knew instantly that she was talking about Seattle.

“Okay. I miss you, Trina.” I said.

“I know. I miss you too. Are you okay?” Faith asked. I could hear genuine concern. It made my heart leap.

It took a moment for me to answer. “Okay. I promise I’ll be good. I can’t wait to see you.”

“Me either. Listen, I have to go. Be good. I love you.” My jaw dropped. I couldn’t believe that she had said that. I wasn’t sure if she said it to try and convince the nurses that she was my sister or if she said it as Faith. I wanted desperately to believe that Faith really loved me. Before I could say anything, she said, “I’ll see you soon.” She sounded so certain.

So now Dr. Leigh and everyone’s going to see a whole new Xander. A cooperative Xander. A Xander who does what he’s told because he really wants a day pass to see his “sister.”

I just called you. You sounded, well you sounded like you hated being there. But don’t worry, I’ll get you out. I’ve got every thing taken care of.

I’ve got us a car, which will get us to the airport. Then I’ve got tickets to Seattle on standby, sort of. There’s this demon who sort of owed me so he got tickets for us for whenever we need them. Cool, huh? You wouldn’t believe how many demons want to be your friend when you’re a rogue Slayer.

I also got a fake Id, saying that I’m Trina Gracia, formerly Harris, so that I can get you at the hospital. I just hope I look old enough. I got you a fake Id and I got another one for me too. Your name’s going to be Kyle Hendricks, okay? I’m going to be Shannon Connell. Yeah, they’re stupid and they suck, but it’s not like we’re going to need them. We won’t have to work.

I suppose you’re wondering why we won’t have to work and how I have all this money. My first Watcher was really rich, her parents were rich English people who moved to America during the Great Depression or something. So when she was killed, before I split to come to Sunnydale, I got a hold of her bankbook and passwords and stuff. I took everything out and transferred it to an account that I set up.

And when I couldn’t get to it, like when I was running or whatever, I just did odd jobs for various bad guys. They pay well when you look the other way, do your job and shut up. I still can’t use a lot it because then people would start asking questions. Although, now that I’m not a Slayer anymore, I guess I can spend as much as I want.

I’ll get you out of there, Xander. I promise. Then it’s going to be just me and you. We won’t have to put us with any of this shit. We’ll just be together.

Faith and I are together now. In Seattle. Getting out of the hospital was remarkably easy. Faith had everything planned. She just came in and got me. We went to the airport and got on a plane. A little bit later we were in Washington state in a nice apartment. Nice because it had no bugs.

She said she loved me again. Now I’m sure it wasn’t a fluke or me not hearing right. She loves me and I love her. And it’s good. Everything is good. We’re together, away from everything but each other.

She’s laying at the end of the bed right now, just watching me write. I have to go back and read all the stuff she wrote while I was away. She wrote a lot actually. But I’m not going to read it now. Right now I just want to be in her arms.

I don’t know what else to write. I don’t think I need to write anything else. It’s simple. Me. Faith. Happy.

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