Giles carefully cleaned his glasses, and put them back on as he looked at
the teenagers surrounding him.
"So we're allowing Faith to stay?!"
He asked, looking at Buffy. She shrugged. "I still don't know. I mean, I come home from not-such-a-great-trip to talk to you, and I find my two best friends threathened and you knocked out..." Willow sighed, and nodded. Xander studied Faith's face, which was a blank. "I say yes..." He smiled. Willow frowned. "What?!" Xander shrugged. "I can't help but trust her. She seems...different." Willow looked at Faith, who was fiddeling with her thumbs. She sighed again, and then looked at Buffy. "I don't know...Xander's right, she does seem more genuine then before. Her aura has calmed down too..." Giles frowned.
"Can you read aura's? Since when? This is great news!!"
Buffy frowned. "Let's stick to the topic here...Faith, yes or no?!"Giles frowned. "I guess I'm for it..." Buffy looked at him, her eyes widened. "Giles?!" He nodded. "I know it seems akward, but think about the options we'd have. It would make life a whole lot easier for us! " Buffy sighed, and glanced at Faith. "Fine. You can stay."
[i]London...[/i]
An old man walked through the round chamber, looking at the people in the benches to the side one by one. He sighed, looking puzzled at the younger man next to him. "We have some problems involving Sunnydale..." he finally spoke. The people in the benches began to rumour, and a grey haired woman got up. "Not again...What is it this time?!" The old man nodded for her to sit down. "It concerns the Slayers..." The grey woman frowned.
"With all my respect Marcus, we don't have anymore concerns to them. One went evil, one went her own way."
The old man, who was adressed with Marcus nodded. "I know that. But there have been some changes." He sighed, and seated himself at some throne in front of the crowd. "I think we need to give Faith another chance. My informant from LA has informed me on her progress." There went another gulf of rumour through the chamber. "Never!" The grey woman stated. A young, dark haired woman got up, and looked at the the grey woman with her brows raised . "With all my respect Marcia, we all know you have been against Faith from the beginning. And although she had a period of mental ilness, she has proved to be very valuble." Marcia snorted. " She's evil." Marcus sighed.
"I know that's your opinion. But do we all agree on that?! "
He looked around the chamber. "I propose we have a vote. And this time..." He paused and stared at Marcia. "...there will no bribary, as I have noticed on the assasin's vote." The young man next to Marcus nodded, and stepped forward. "Who is against Faith regaining her position as a acknowledged Slayer?!" The people in the chamber looked at eachother looked at eachother nervously, but only a third of the amount of people raised their hands. Marcus nodded. "Then it is decided. Faith is one of us again."
The young woman that had protested against Marcia earlier stepped forward. "Marcus, you spoke about problems with the Slayers?! What is wrong with Buffy?!"
Marcus nodded.
"Very well, I'll tell you." He took a deep breath.
"We have retrieved another prophecy, this time about Buffy, and her..." he hesitated. "...lover." A sigh went through the chamber, everybody knew about Buffy and Angel's hiustory. Marcia stepped up. "What is the problem?! I thought we had managed to break them up forgood?! " Marcus shook his head. " We didn't. They did it themselves..." He motioned for her to sit down. "The phropecy predicts that the same evil that got the vampire with a soul back from Hell, will lay another attack on them." He watched the reaction of the crowd, and continued.
"It says that doom will come forth in the form of happiness."
The younger man that had been sitting to his side, stepped up again. " We all know that we can do nothing against this Power. It is out of our hands." Marcus nodded. "But I feel we need to react, anyhow. That's why I propose that one of us goes to Sunnydale, to watch over both Buffy and Faith..." Many people in the room shook their heads, not wanting to get that duty, but Marcia stepped forward. "Let me go. I'll bring some order into that Hellhole !!" Marcus shook his head. "I was thinking about someone else..." He staired at the bright young woman. "Hope!? Will you go?! " Before the woman could agree, Marcia stepped up. "She can't!? She's only in training?! And we all know she has a personal matter to the Slayer!?!" Marcus looked at her, annoyed. "Very well, then I'm forced to use my position of power. As the head of the Watcher's Council I order Hope to go. No comments will be tolerated! "
"So we're allowing Faith to stay?!"
He asked, looking at Buffy. She shrugged. "I still don't know. I mean, I come home from not-such-a-great-trip to talk to you, and I find my two best friends threathened and you knocked out..." Willow sighed, and nodded. Xander studied Faith's face, which was a blank. "I say yes..." He smiled. Willow frowned. "What?!" Xander shrugged. "I can't help but trust her. She seems...different." Willow looked at Faith, who was fiddeling with her thumbs. She sighed again, and then looked at Buffy. "I don't know...Xander's right, she does seem more genuine then before. Her aura has calmed down too..." Giles frowned.
"Can you read aura's? Since when? This is great news!!"
Buffy frowned. "Let's stick to the topic here...Faith, yes or no?!"Giles frowned. "I guess I'm for it..." Buffy looked at him, her eyes widened. "Giles?!" He nodded. "I know it seems akward, but think about the options we'd have. It would make life a whole lot easier for us! " Buffy sighed, and glanced at Faith. "Fine. You can stay."
[i]London...[/i]
An old man walked through the round chamber, looking at the people in the benches to the side one by one. He sighed, looking puzzled at the younger man next to him. "We have some problems involving Sunnydale..." he finally spoke. The people in the benches began to rumour, and a grey haired woman got up. "Not again...What is it this time?!" The old man nodded for her to sit down. "It concerns the Slayers..." The grey woman frowned.
"With all my respect Marcus, we don't have anymore concerns to them. One went evil, one went her own way."
The old man, who was adressed with Marcus nodded. "I know that. But there have been some changes." He sighed, and seated himself at some throne in front of the crowd. "I think we need to give Faith another chance. My informant from LA has informed me on her progress." There went another gulf of rumour through the chamber. "Never!" The grey woman stated. A young, dark haired woman got up, and looked at the the grey woman with her brows raised . "With all my respect Marcia, we all know you have been against Faith from the beginning. And although she had a period of mental ilness, she has proved to be very valuble." Marcia snorted. " She's evil." Marcus sighed.
"I know that's your opinion. But do we all agree on that?! "
He looked around the chamber. "I propose we have a vote. And this time..." He paused and stared at Marcia. "...there will no bribary, as I have noticed on the assasin's vote." The young man next to Marcus nodded, and stepped forward. "Who is against Faith regaining her position as a acknowledged Slayer?!" The people in the chamber looked at eachother looked at eachother nervously, but only a third of the amount of people raised their hands. Marcus nodded. "Then it is decided. Faith is one of us again."
The young woman that had protested against Marcia earlier stepped forward. "Marcus, you spoke about problems with the Slayers?! What is wrong with Buffy?!"
Marcus nodded.
"Very well, I'll tell you." He took a deep breath.
"We have retrieved another prophecy, this time about Buffy, and her..." he hesitated. "...lover." A sigh went through the chamber, everybody knew about Buffy and Angel's hiustory. Marcia stepped up. "What is the problem?! I thought we had managed to break them up forgood?! " Marcus shook his head. " We didn't. They did it themselves..." He motioned for her to sit down. "The phropecy predicts that the same evil that got the vampire with a soul back from Hell, will lay another attack on them." He watched the reaction of the crowd, and continued.
"It says that doom will come forth in the form of happiness."
The younger man that had been sitting to his side, stepped up again. " We all know that we can do nothing against this Power. It is out of our hands." Marcus nodded. "But I feel we need to react, anyhow. That's why I propose that one of us goes to Sunnydale, to watch over both Buffy and Faith..." Many people in the room shook their heads, not wanting to get that duty, but Marcia stepped forward. "Let me go. I'll bring some order into that Hellhole !!" Marcus shook his head. "I was thinking about someone else..." He staired at the bright young woman. "Hope!? Will you go?! " Before the woman could agree, Marcia stepped up. "She can't!? She's only in training?! And we all know she has a personal matter to the Slayer!?!" Marcus looked at her, annoyed. "Very well, then I'm forced to use my position of power. As the head of the Watcher's Council I order Hope to go. No comments will be tolerated! "
