Angel The Series x The Vampires Diaries.
Fandom Notes: (AU) This is set after ATS season four, but before BTVS season seven. Let's get fictionally wacky and pretend Faith had another mission to do before joining the gang in Sunnydale. In the TVD timeline, this is set in the future, Elena is a college student and is no longer dating Stefan.
Warnings: Sexual references, usual vampire slayer violence, strong language, character death.
CHAPTER 1: You reek of indecision.
Rolling through the south, Fred can hardly look out the window without feeling like she has to hurl. "I mean, I don't wanna sound, mind taking it easy on the wheel for a bit?" Fred asks awkwardly while gripping the bottom of her seat.
"Look, the way Willow talks it up, I should be in Sunnydale - that's where I'm needed. The only reason why we're even having this conversation is because Angel asked me to protect you." Faith replies letting out an exhale of annoyance, yet she complies and lowers her speed. "So I'm thinking the faster we get this little homework assignment done, the better. Cool?"
"This 'homework assignment' might be an apocalypse." Fred corrects her, looking slightly offended. She doesn't appreciate the slayer's flippancy one bit.
"The keyword being might." She replies shaking her head. "Whatever. Just don't think I'm gonna let you hold me back once we get there."
"Hold you back?" Fred scoffs under her breath; what kind of person does the slayer take her for? This trip has been a nightmare so far and it's only just started. On the plane ride over, Faith had one too many complimentary Gin & Tonics and passed out cold, so they didn't get a chance to talk much on the flight across the nation. Now they're in a far too big SUV rental, speeding at a little over 100 on the highway to Mystic Falls. Fred has no idea what's gonna happen if a cop pulls them over, but then again, Faith isn't the type that bothers with following the law. Fred swallows thickly thinking about Faith's recent stint in the big house. She should be more careful with a wanted fugitive. She's got a track record for being a reckless. Fred groans realizing they'll have to find something to agree on or they won't be much of a team. And they need to be a team for this to work.
"Are we there yet?" Faith chimes in, knowing the big nerd is playing with her phone.
"Uh…" Fred replies reading her GPS and then something absolutely delicious catches her eyes on the screen.
"Tacos!"
"Come again?"
"What? Don't tell me you have a vendetta against tacos?"
"I could eat a horse." Faith answers, shrugging.
"Well, it's just I, there's a place on the way." She replies excited. "Supposed to be the best place around in the state."
"Can't say I ever pegged Virginia as a taco state, but what the hell, alright." She retorts with a lazy smirk.
"What's the exit?"
Over a wide variety of tacos, the girls bond a little as Faith finds out about Fred's ludicrous history.
"Am I the only one that hasn't gotten sucked into a hell dimension?" Faith jokes.
"I didn't mean to go there."
"Of course you didn't." Faith laughs sarcastically. "You done with that?"
Fred slowly looks down at her last unfinished taco. "I'm getting there…" She answers because there's no way she's giving up the only the decent food she's had in a long, long time. They've been so busy in L.A., she had started to forget what fresh food tastes like.
"Then get a doggy bag and let's go. We've wasted enough time." Faith orders, getting back into straight business mode. It's kinda weird how badly she wants to return to Sunnydale - not that it's her home or anything. Not even close. Yet after Willow filled her in on the battle against The First Evil and protecting the Slayer line, her non-existent sense of duty suddenly exists now.
After the short taco interlude, Fred knows they're getting close - they're less than 50 miles away from their destination according to her handy phone.
When they finally do pass the "Welcome to Mystic Falls" sign, the girls brace themselves for the worst. Faith is remarkably driving at an acceptable speed and the girls look out of their windows to see kids playing, women gossiping and high school students hanging out after school. No masses of dead bodies. No vampires roaming the streets. No hell on earth, at least not yet.
"So do you think the apocalypse is happening before or after the book club?" Faith sneers as she finds a parking spot in front of the Mystic Grill. It just looks like the place in town to get information, she swears. If it's one thing Faith knows how to do well (other than slaying), it's finding people to party with. Plus Slayer sense has to come in handy sometimes.
"We've never blatantly ignored any of Lorne's readings." Fred replies confidently. "If he says that prophecy is going to come true here and now, then it probably will."
Faith nods unconvinced as they walk in. The little town that's barely on the map doesn't look like much, but she's open to anything. Stranger things have happened to her, right? Right.
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I've been working on this story for a few months. I wrote it for the Vampire Big Bang challenge on LJ. It was actually one of my request stories for breast cancer too. I'm so happy that my first crossover is done and I hope there's some of you out there that will enjoy it too. I'm a little nervous about this new area for me.
By the way, I love Faith & Fred as characters, so if you're ever in the mood to buddy chat about them… I'm here.
As for my other stories, I'll be updating "Say Hello" soon.