Chapter 4

"All you have to do is clink the link that I sent you. Giles come on I've taught you the basics I know that you know how to open an email now. Fine get Vi I'm sure that she can get it running." Willow waited as she listened to the noises in the background. She could not believe that Giles couldn't even manage to get the video call started. "Hi Vi yeah I sent a link to him but it sounds like he crashed the program to open it…Yeah that's the right one."

Behind her Buffy and Xander where sitting at the table waiting for Giles to appear on Willow's computer screen. Every remote slayer teams traveled one. Everyone at headquarters preferred being able to hear the initial field reports directly from the parties involved. Suddenly the window popped up and there was Giles and Vi.

Willow hung up the phone and joined the others. "Thank you Vi."

"No problem. I'll get one of the other girls to give Giles a refresher course later." And with that Vi left.

"Yes well now that this is working why don't you more about the problem."

"Well G-man, we ran into a group here that called themselves fae. They insist that Buffy and Willow aren't human to start with. They want to run some lab tests to prove they're right. We've already called for backup, Faith will be here tomorrow. I told her not to bring any of the training slayers. I think that they would be too much at risk to help"

"Yes well I agree Faith's experience will be of more use than any of the others from the LA house. Willow did they stay anything else about fae. I've ran across stories in my research but nothing to prove that they were more than stories." Giles was looking for paper to take notes that way he could look for any helpful information later.

"One of them called me a sidhe, the short one named Fitzpatrick even knew that I could pull on power differently than other witches. And the Tamsin woman did something freaking during the fight with Buffy."

"Buffy fought one of them?"

"Not really we just sparred I think that she was testing me. But just before the others broke us up she did this thing with her face. It was like watching her face melt into a skull, it made my Slayer Sense tingle. It gave me the wiggins. Not to mention that guy Vex felt creepy just before I grabbed him."

"Buffy I understand that you were probably upset but you must not always hit first. I had thought that you past this phase. Well is there anything as that you can tell me about this group."

"Yeah after Buffy and lady death finished they finally remembered their manners. There's a woman name Bo called herself a succubus, Hale said he was a siren. I thought sirens were women that killed men well singing to them." Xander said.

"Yes well that is the story, I'll see what I find on both sirens and succubae. What did the others say? Earlier you said that there were seven people?"

"Well for the others we only got names. The short one was Fitzpatrick Mc…Something." Willow said sheepishly, she felt bad for forgetting the detail as important as a last name when that was one of the few leads that could help them. "He said that everyone called him Trick. The silent guy is called Dyson and then there was Vex. He kept talking about the Elders…"Willow trailed off again.

Buffy decided to finish, "Kenzi said that she was human; and so did the doctor, Lauren, when she showed up."

"Yes well that gives me a place to start. I'll have Dawn help as well. Get some rest I'll update as soon as I find anything relevant." Giles didn't even say goodbye he just stood up and left. He was going to be in research heaven with all the info they had managed to get him.

Willow closed the laptop and started packing up. They all wanted some sleep, sleep in a room to themselves. One week in a tent reminded the three best friends that there was a difference between sharing a house together and having no way to spend time away from each other. "Goodnight, Xander call us when Faith gets here. Till then I'm sleeping." With that Willow was out the door.

Buffy heard the noise in the hallway and just rolled her eyes. She knew they were in trouble the moment that she heard the other voice with Faith. At least he wasn't her problem anymore. She just rolled over and to get some more rest before they had to get ready.

Willow next door didn't hear the voices carrying down the hall from the elevators. The first that she knew about Faith's traveling companion was the pounding on her door. It was so loud that she rolled out of bed when it startled her. After picking herself the floor she was mad. There was only one person that was willingly to risk her wrath waking her up early like that.

As she opened the door it began, "What are you doing here? Faith told Xander that she was coming by herself. The least you co…" she was cut off before she could get any farther. The kiss was amazing as always and left her speechless, as was planned.

"Hello to you too pet." He smirked and walked into the room leaving Willow standing there in the open door. Faith watched from across the hall in Xander's doorway. She laughed before closing the door leaving Willow to deal with the blonde wonder on her own.

She closed the door and turned to glare at him lying on the bed. Oh how she wished that she could just sleep for another hour even. Willow knew better though, Spike was not going to let her rest. "So are you going to tell me why come all the way from LA with Faith?"

"You told me that you would only be gone for two weeks that was almost a month ago. Plus she said that you three had managed to find trouble within hours of getting to town. I'm not going to leave my girl to deal with that alone." Spike reached over and pulled her back into bed. "So we got here early, looks like we have a couple of hours to kill." He hands slipped under the hem of her camisole. The moment that she felt his cool fingers make contact with her nipple fighting was a lost cause.

"What was I supposed to do stake him?"

"Well, yeah. I'm surprised that you didn't push his ass out of the car at sunrise." Xander was not happy about Deadboy Jr being here. Spike had a way of saying what everyone was thinking at the worst time. Even Xander realized that they needed more diplomacy that. And he would never admit it out loud it was kind of nice not to being the only guy here, especially with both Faith and Buffy.

"So did you get me a room or are am I bunking down with one of you?" Faith was tired. Xander was right Spike almost didn't survive the drive.

"Room 827 its just two doors down, here's you keycard. I'll call your room around 2:30 so we can meet up with everyone."

"See you later Xan."

TBC