AN: Another update! Thanks for those who reviewed, offered some advice, and signed on to read the story. Much thanks to tlf for some help. I do need a Beta and I'm currently looking for one. So if you know anyone or if you want to volunteer much thanks!

This takes place during "Who are you?" Buffy is Faith and Faith is Buffy. Since Angelus is in the series now, some events will be slightly different. Some dialogue was lifted from the episode.

Disclaimer: I don't own "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

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Angelus stuck to the shadows as the police and paramedics arrived at Buffy's house. He overheard some dialogue about the situation that Buffy was in. He knew what the device Faith used was, yet he found the whole situation amusing for him. He wondered how Buffy was going to get through this series of events without trying to kill anybody. As an officer handcuffed a semi-conscious Buffy, he heard an officer state that he would return in the morning to ask some questions. He stayed near the huge oak tree in front of Buffy's window and waited till the coast was clear.

He had a feeling that Buffy was going need all the help that she could get and Angelus figured that he had nothing better to do. So with that in mind, he jogged away as quietly and swiftly as he could. He had some planning to do and it started with a hidden room that was located in the mansion that only he knew where to find.

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The mansion was still in its gothic style condition but dustier from not being used in so long. Angelus walked in from the garden and found that the doors were still broken. His memory was swamped with some passion filled nights with Drusilla and Buffy. The ones with Drusilla were just to vent lust and frustration out, but the ones with Buffy caused him to pause for a few moments. She was so eager to learn and to experience new things that Angelus had to smile at the control Angel exerted during the times.

He could feel unwanted things start in his mind and loins, so he tampered down his lust and focused on finding the room. He walked towards the huge bookcase that was still littered with unwanted books, but he was surprised to see that it wasn't dusty at all. He paused and took a deep breath and was surprised at the scent in the air. Buffy was here some time ago and Angelus paused again. He turned to see the couch and saw some blankets that actually seemed recently used.

"Well, what's this? Buff is hiding some emotions," he muttered to himself. He walked over to the couch and ran a hand gently over the blankets strewn across the couch. He took his hand away and focused on tampering down the urge to go find Buffy and question her actions. He then turned around and walked back over to the bookcase. He ran his hand behind the bookcase and pushed the wooden case away from the wall. He kneeled down and found a loose brick that hasn't been moved since he first discovered it.

He pulled the brick out and reached inside the small space for a lever that was facing to the left. He grabbed the lever and pulled it the opposite way and the wall popped out. Angelus stood up straight and pushed the wall back to reveal a small hidden room. He walked inside the dark enclosure and used his vampiric night vision to look around. He walked over to a shelf that held numerous bags that were decorated with fine silks and weaves. He picked up a bag on the lowest shelf and opened the bag to reveal a huge wad of cash, a few diamonds, and a number of gold coins. He grabbed the cash and the gold coins and closed the bag and replaced the bag in its original location. He walked out of the room and pushed the wall back. He replaced the brick and pushed the bookcase back to its original position and stepped back a bit. He pockets the coins and cash and walked out of the mansion.

Now to recruit some distractions," he thought to himself as he started to head in the direction of an old hangout spot.

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Willy poured another shot for one of his few patrons left in town. Ever since the Initiative rolled into town, his business was suffering. Human patrons that were comfortable with demons weren't coming around anymore and his demon patrons were either too embarrassed to show up or weren't town anymore. He sighed softly as he replaced the Jim Beam Whiskey bottle back on the shelf behind him and grabbed with white washcloth thrown over his shoulder. He started wiping down an empty section of the bar when the door swung open and revealed a face he hasn't seen in over a year.

"Angel, my good man, how are you?" He asked politely as he continued his cleaning.

"Willy, lad, it's been a while hasn't it?" Angelus responded back with a bit of his Irish brogue.

"Yes it has, what can I get for you?" Willy asked as he slapped the washcloth over his left shoulder and turned around to face the drinks.

"Nothing really, I just need to recruit some help. The slayer needs some help and I'm in a good mood," Angelus replied as he eyed around 4 vampires sitting and quietly talking among themselves near the back of the bar.

"Recruit? The slayer needs help? Well, be my guest. I doubt if you'll find any willing help, been having problems."

"We all have," Angelus muttered to himself. He walked over to the vampires and reached inside his pocket. He threw the wad of cash and some of the gold coins on top of the table, startling the vampires. They shot angry glares at Angelus, but quickly averted their eyes as they realized who it was.

"Angelus," one of the vampires said.

"Idiots, okay I'm not going to beat around the bush. All this is yours," Angelus pointed to the cash, "If you guys…" Angelus gave a slightly dramatic pause before continuing to speak. "Help me with a distraction of sorts. All that you guys need to do is just cause a bunch of noise and that's it. Simple enough for you?" He asked sarcastically.

The vampire that spoke before stood up and grabbed the wad of cash. "I'm in," he stated as he turned the wad around in his palm. The other vampires followed suit and Angelus smirked widely.

"Excellent, let's go."

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Angelus and the group of vampires ran across the streets of Sunnydale quietly as they approached a scene of an accident. He recognized the lettering, license plates, and color of the crashed police car. He turned around to the group of vampires and signaled for them to stop. "Wait here for a moment," Angelus said and then walked towards the accident.

He approached a female officer assessing the scene and put on his best puppy dog face. "Excuse me sir, what happened?"

The female officer turned to chase away another onlooker, but gasped at the sheer beauty of the male. "Oh hi, what do you need?" She asked a slightly breathless, but flirty manner.

"The police car there, what happened to it?" He asked in a slightly worried tone. But inside he was smirked triumphantly as the officer was lured by his charms.

"Yes, the accident. Apparently an armored truck crashed into the police car and then three individuals kidnapped the suspect. She was being transported to the hospital for an evaluation of health," the officer said as she checked out Angelus.

"Do you know her name?"

"Um, her name is Faith Lehane. Do you know her?"

"In a way," he said in a worried tone. "Okay then, thanks. I'll be on the lookout for her." Angelus then turned away from the officer and walked back into the shadows where the rest of the group was. He could feel the eyes of the officer on him, but he ignored the gaze and concentrated on his task.

"Okay, we have to find an armored truck that would seem slightly dented in the front. Knowing this town like I do, then it should be easy. Meet me by the Bronze in 30 minutes," Angelus said to the vampires. He walked away and headed for the Bronze, musing along the way as to why he has decided to help Buff. Maybe to get her to not stake or to just get on her good side. Yep, this is a moment of insanity, Angelus thought to himself.

As he approached the Bronze, he was well aware that the other slayer was inside. He could feel Spike inside as well and decided to enter. Once inside, he could see Faith and Spike talking, but mostly it seemed that Spike was pissed and Faith was enjoying taunting the chipped vampire. He could tell that Faith was uncomfortable wearing Buffy's body and all her movements were unnatural. She didn't have the same grace as Buffy did and he wondered if Spike could catch the differences. He neared the pair and hid behind the stairs right near them.

"I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne and you'd beg me to hurt you just a little more. And you know why I don't? Because it's wrong," He overheard Faith say to Spike and suppressed the urge to laugh out loud. Mainly because he doubted if Faith could really do that, but he knew first hand that Buffy could.

"When I get this chip out, you and me are going to have a confrontation," He heard Spike snark back to Faith. Idiot really thinks it's the Slayer. I knew he was an idiot, but this is just plain retarded, Angelus thought to himself.

"Count on it," He heard Faith say in Buffy's most sultry voice and then she turned and walked away. Spike growled and started walking away, not knowing that Angelus was a few feet behind him giggling like a schoolgirl.

He decided to mess with Faith a little bit while he waited for the others and followed her scent to out of the Bronze. He saw her turn into a semi-dark alley and ran as fast as he could to the other side. He stood in the shadows and growled loudly, startling Faith out of her musings. He saw her look around and stepped into the light for a brief moment.

"Oh Faith, come here Faithy," he said in a mocking tone. Faith's eyes shot up at the sound of the voice and briefly caught a glimpse of Angelus before he stepped back into the shadows. He walked away from the alley, leaving a bewildered Faith muttering that she needed to get out of town fast and noticed her returning back towards the Bronze.

He walked back towards the Bronze and found the vampires waiting for him near the entrance. He approached the group and noticed that only three were there. "What happened to the other one?" He asked the group of vampires. If it was possible, they paled even more and muttered some incoherent remarks. "Whatever, have you guys found anything?"

One of the vampires was glad of the change in subject and spoke up. "There is a warehouse near the docks where an armored truck was seen parking inside. Around 3 or 4 dudes armed with crossbows were inside guarding the truck."

"Good now here's the plan: Once we get there, run inside a just distract the guys. Growl, throw a stick, just do something. Got it?" Angelus asked the group. At seeing their nods he led the way to the warehouse, following the directions of the vampires. Once they approached the warehouse, Angelus stopped and turned to the others. "Oh this is gonna hurt," he said to himself. "Kill them if you have to," Angelus then gritted his teeth as he felt a small shock in head. He gritted his teeth and concentrated on breathing unnecessarily. The vampires didn't question what was wrong with the dark vampire and just waited till he recovered. "Got it?" He asked them once again. Seeing their nods once again, Angelus led the way to the warehouse. He broke off from the group and headed toward the back of the warehouse. He heard discussions on how the guys inside were going to kill Buffy.

Nobody but me gets kill Buff, he thought angrily to himself. After a beat of silence, he heard the vampire group storm in and growl loudly. One of the three tackled a goon and soon all four goons were chasing the three vampires out of the warehouse. Angelus found a back door and kicked it down and ran over to the back of the truck. He heard a gasp and just smirked as he ripped off the lock.

"Get out of here Buff," he said to her.

Buffy was stunned at seeing her rescuer. She didn't even think that Angelus would ever help her. He was more likely to join the Council Watchers at having her killed than helping her escape! She jumped out of the back and faced off against Angelus.

"Why are you helping me?" She asked him curiously.

Angelus stayed quiet and stared deep into the unfamiliar brown eyes, but he felt the familiarity of her soul inside the body and behind her eyes. "Because… No one but me gets to kill you," he said while smirking at her.

Buffy shook her head and just smiled gently at her former demon stalker. "I'll keep that in mind. Thank you," she said gently.

"Don't get soft of me Buff. Think of this as an IOU and a moment of insanity," Angelus turned to walk away but was stopped by her voice.

"See you around sometime?" She asked curiously.

Angelus looked up and just shrugged. "We'll see. I bid you adieu slayer," he bowed dramatically and walked back out into the night. Buffy just stared at retreating figure and didn't think over about his peculiar actions. She jumped into the driver seat of the armored car and took off in the direction of Giles's apartment.

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A couple of nights later, Buffy patrolled one of the 12 cemeteries in Sunnydale, musing on the actions of Angelus a few nights ago. She felt better at being back in her own body, but she was still thinking how Angelus knew it was her without her saying anything. She heard a rustling sound behind her and stopped and turned at the sound. Seeing Angelus walk out from the shadows with his patented smirk in place, she slightly relaxed but still stayed on guard in case the dark vampire started his mind playing games.

"Angelus, what are you doing here?" She asked cautiously.

"Seeing that it was a beautiful night and the stars were out, I decided to go for a walk," he quipped out to her.

"Right and you just—happened to know I was here?" She asked pointedly.

"Hey it's a small town. Not many places to go here," he said nonchalantly as he leaned back against a tree. Buffy noticed that Angelus was wearing his leather pants against and she silently admired his natural bulge. Angelus noticed where her eyes were and he chuckled in amusement. "See something you like Buff?" He asked as he caught her eyes.

Buffy's eyes widen and she blushed profusely, causing Angelus to laugh. "Nothing, I've got to get back to patrolling. Stay out of my way or I'll stake you. And I don't want to stake a neutered puppy," she remarked with a bit of irritation.

Angelus scowled and stood up straight. "Whatever, I just wanted to congratulate you on returning back to your body. But I see it'll just be redundant," Angelus said angrily. He was about to walk away when Buffy stopped him.

"Wait, there is something I do want to ask out and it's been bothering for sometime because no one didn't know and yet you did and you didn't even speak to me or I didn't even speak to you…" Buffy was cut off from her babbling as Angelus chuckled and spoke to her.

"Buff, you're babbling. Just ask what you want," Angelus gently said to her. He didn't know why he was speaking to her in a normal conversational tone, but he figured it must've been the chip. Plus it was nice every once in a while to just speak to a person with him wanting to eat them or them wanting to kick his ass.

"Okay," she said sheepishly. "How did you know it was me, when I was in Faith's body?"

Angelus stayed silent for a while that Buffy thought he wouldn't answer, but was placated as he answered. "I know you Buff. You and I may hate each other's guts, but I know you better than most people. Hell I may even know you better than you know yourself. We're natural enemies, but regardless of that I know you. Don't think this mushy moment is a start of a friendship, think of it as a truce. One day we will fight again, but until then I'm not your enemy," He turned around and walked away from her, melting back into the shadows like some kind of dark anti-hero.

Buffy just smiled at her former enemy and continued her patrol. This is an insane turn of events, she thought to herself.

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AN: Please read and review! Criticism is also wanted! I'm still fairly new at this so a little help would be awesome!