Two and a half hours later, the Suburban pulled up in front of Angel's
mansion. As Angel hurried inside under the cover of a blanket and the
others moved to unload their belongings and weapons from the cargo hold of
the vehicle, Faith gazed up at the house. She shuddered involuntarily. 'I'm
sorry it got that far B. I never meant to hurt you, I just felt like I
could never touch you, so I had to prove myself.' She thought, remembering
the torture she had put Buffy through while trying to steal Angel's soul.
If you're a screamer B. Feel free…
Kate came up behind raven haired girl and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You ok Faith?" she asked shaking Faith from her reverie.
"What? Oh yeah, I'm five by five," she stammered as she turned away to pick up her bag and her share of the weaponry. Kate shook her head at the supernaturally strong young woman walking slowly toward the house. 'I know something is up around here. These people just can't tell you everything. That would make too much sense. And Lord only knows they can't do anything that makes sense.'
As Kate followed Faith into the living room of the house, she was greeted by Wesley's voice. "Ah... There you are. Is that everything from the car? Right then, Angel has taken to the sewers to make his way to Giles' store. He asked me to tell everyone to find a room for themselves and install their belongings there. The weapons can be put in the armory, and then we are to make our way to the shop in the Suburban."
Following instructions, everyone dispersed to look for rooms. The former watcher and Gunn took rooms on the first floor in the east wing down the hall from each other. Cordelia and Kate surprised everyone, by selecting adjoining rooms on the first floor of the west wing. Faith decided to brave the second floor. 'I didn't spend anytime up here last time, maybe I'll be able to get some sleep, especially with these black out curtains Mr. Tall Dark and Broody stocked up on. 'She sat down on the edge of the bed, unconsciously mirroring the pose she had found Angel in earlier that day. Head in her hands, she allowed the tears to fall. Not just for Buffy's death, but for the apology she would never get to make, and the forgiveness she would never get to have. She stayed that way, tears running down her face with abandon, until the sound of footsteps on the stairs reached her. 'Thank God for slayer hearing' she thought as she hurriedly wiped the tears off her face and checked her make up. She turned on her heel to face Kate as she entered the room. "We ready?" she asked the cop before a word could escape the woman's mouth.
Kate, a little shocked by the abruptness, furrowed her brow a little before replying, "Yeah we're all in the car."
"Well, shit, you should have come and gotten me sooner, don't want to be late to this little party. Hell, I'd be late to my own funeral," Realizing what she said the former member of the Chosen Two, now the Chosen One, felt tears well up in her eyes. She blinked them away and ignored Kate's inquiring look as she strode past her, out the door and down the stairs, to the waiting vehicle.
Kate had no choice but to follow.
If you're a screamer B. Feel free…
Kate came up behind raven haired girl and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You ok Faith?" she asked shaking Faith from her reverie.
"What? Oh yeah, I'm five by five," she stammered as she turned away to pick up her bag and her share of the weaponry. Kate shook her head at the supernaturally strong young woman walking slowly toward the house. 'I know something is up around here. These people just can't tell you everything. That would make too much sense. And Lord only knows they can't do anything that makes sense.'
As Kate followed Faith into the living room of the house, she was greeted by Wesley's voice. "Ah... There you are. Is that everything from the car? Right then, Angel has taken to the sewers to make his way to Giles' store. He asked me to tell everyone to find a room for themselves and install their belongings there. The weapons can be put in the armory, and then we are to make our way to the shop in the Suburban."
Following instructions, everyone dispersed to look for rooms. The former watcher and Gunn took rooms on the first floor in the east wing down the hall from each other. Cordelia and Kate surprised everyone, by selecting adjoining rooms on the first floor of the west wing. Faith decided to brave the second floor. 'I didn't spend anytime up here last time, maybe I'll be able to get some sleep, especially with these black out curtains Mr. Tall Dark and Broody stocked up on. 'She sat down on the edge of the bed, unconsciously mirroring the pose she had found Angel in earlier that day. Head in her hands, she allowed the tears to fall. Not just for Buffy's death, but for the apology she would never get to make, and the forgiveness she would never get to have. She stayed that way, tears running down her face with abandon, until the sound of footsteps on the stairs reached her. 'Thank God for slayer hearing' she thought as she hurriedly wiped the tears off her face and checked her make up. She turned on her heel to face Kate as she entered the room. "We ready?" she asked the cop before a word could escape the woman's mouth.
Kate, a little shocked by the abruptness, furrowed her brow a little before replying, "Yeah we're all in the car."
"Well, shit, you should have come and gotten me sooner, don't want to be late to this little party. Hell, I'd be late to my own funeral," Realizing what she said the former member of the Chosen Two, now the Chosen One, felt tears well up in her eyes. She blinked them away and ignored Kate's inquiring look as she strode past her, out the door and down the stairs, to the waiting vehicle.
Kate had no choice but to follow.