"Faith," Angel said, looking up from his place in the waiting room.
"Where is she?" Faith asked.
"Tru's in with her now," he replied, gesturing.
Faith pushed past the vampire and into the room he was indicating. She slipped her arms around Tru's shoulders from behind.
"Mommy," Tru almost whimpered, eyes never leaving Airlia's still body.
"I'm here, baby."
Sam & Dean
Sam had walked up behind her, Dean behind him. Once Faith had gone in, Sam stood a way back from the door to wait.
"I take it she didn't make it," he said softly, before turning to look at Angel.
Angel, Faith and Tru
"No," Angel said quietly. "She... she survived the crash but..."
He wasn't sure how to word it, and he was even more confused by the matching marks on both Tru and Faith's necks.
"She was strangled."
~*~*~*~
"Come on, baby," Faith said, taking Tru's hand.
"We can't leave her here," Tru replied, shaking her head. "She's alone. We can't leave her alone!"
Tru's shoulders shook as she sobbed and Faith pulled her against her chest, whispering comforting words as she led her from the room.
Dean & Sam
Dean nodded at Angel's response, then turned and left the buildig, heading for the garage.
Sam watched after him until the door opened, gulping a little when it did.
Angel, Faith and Tru
Angel looked up as Faith appeared, supporting a shaking Tru.
"Hey," he said softly.
Faith glanced at him, eyes darker than usual, and he seemed to instinctively know to take Tru from her arms.
"Thank you," she told him quietly.
Angel nodded, and led Tru out of the hospital.
Faith stood by herself for a moment, watching after them, before her own shoulders started to shake.
Sam
Sam stood behind her in silence for a long time, unsure whether he should console her or leave her to it.
"I'm still here," he said softly, more as a reassurance than an obvious statement.
Faith
Faith turned around and looked at Sam's chest for a moment, unable to meet his eyes.
She took a step forward and reached for him.
Sam
Glad that he finally had non-verbal permission, Sam stepped forward and enveloped her in his arms tightly, one hand on her back and the other cradling her head.
Faith
Faith melted into his arms, her legs seemingly turning to jelly as he held her.
Her body shook as the first tears started to fall from her eyes.
Sam
Sam concentrated on taking deep breaths so that she'd have a steady rhythm against her, as his eyes also began welling up.