AN/ Again, thanks for the reviews…I am glad you guys are liking it. Its winding down…Shouldn't be much longer now…Smoochies ARE coming up, I promise! This chapter is mostly trying to show how much Connor and Faith understand each other, and relate to each other…I hope you like!

Chapter Four

"Connor?" Fred said, knocking on his bedroom door, "Is something wrong?" She opened the door. She looked around the room. She ran down the stairs.

"Well, I'd better go see if I can drum up some Angel info." Gunn told Faith, walking toward the door.

"Charles!" Fred exclaimed, "Connor is gone!" She said.

"What?" He asked, "As in…"

"As in, gone…Missing, not upstairs. Faith, do you know where he went?"

"Why would I know?" She asked them. Of course, she didn't know where. But she had a good idea why…And a good mind to tell them.

"We have to find him! What if something happened?" Fred panicked.

"Fred…If anything had happened we would know…Whoever would have done anything, would have had to come in through the front door," He said, trying to comfort her.

"True…So do you think he went somewhere on his own? Maybe to try to find Angel?" She questioned.

"NO!" Faith said, a little too quickly, "I mean, would he really go alone and not tell you guys?" She asked. 'Nice recovery.' She thought to herself.

"Well, he isn't exactly the most rational boy in the world," Fred answered her.

"Yeah, but he didn't even know where to start."

"True…Charles, will you make some sweeps for him when you are out talking to our informants?" Fred asked Gunn.

"Yeah…Just call me if he turns up," He said holding up his cell phone.

*****

At just about that time, Connor was crawling back through the window. He was conflicted. He knew that Justine was right. That monster had killed Holtz…But Faith was also right. Angelus WAS his father…Whether he liked it or not.

And she seemed to really relate to him on a deeper level than anyone in this world had…He knew he could trust her.

His thoughts were broken when he heard a tap on the door.

"What?" He asked.

"Can I come in?"

"Faith?" He asked, "Sure."

"Fred!!! He's up here!" She called down the stairs, before opening the door to walk in, "So, where did you go?"

"They knew I was gone?" He asked.

"Yep…Where did you go?" She asked again.

"Out."

"Wow…Spoken like a true cocky-ass teenage boy," She said with a smile. But her smile quickly faded. She was confused. She he seemed so normal…But he wasn't. Just like her. He had done something terrible…"Look, I-" She finally began, but he cut her off.

"I am going to tell them." He said abruptly.

"What?" She said, looking up.

"You were right…I feel really bad. Cause you and Fred and Gunn, you guys love Angel…And he is my father. Whether I want him to be or not…I guess I have guilt…Like you said I would…So, I am going to tell them what I know."

"That's good…But what happened to 'He killed my father.'?" She asked.

"Holtz wasn't my father. Angel was. I realize that now…I grew up in a hell dimension because of Holtz…Not because of Angel."

"You really are doing the right thing, ya know?" She told.

"Am I?"

"Yes…"

"What if they hate me after I tell them?"

"That's a risk you are going to have to take…They may not like you very much after, but at least you will like yourself."

"Are you sure? Cause I feel like I should hate myself."

"And you will…For a while. But eventually you will realize that you can't change what happened, and that's just how life goes."

"Can it wait until morning?" He asked…He wasn't in a rush to get all of it over with. He knew what was going to happen…

"Whatever you want Connor," She said, turning to walk a way from him.

"And Faith?" She turned back around.

"Yeah?"

"Thank you." He said, with a genuine smile.

"No problem."

*****

The next morning Faith woke up early. She wasn't sure if she should stay. She figured this would be a personal thing. But at about eight there was a knock on her door.

"Who's there?"

"Its Connor. Can I come in?" He asked.

"Yeah…Look, do you want me to go? Cause I can let you tell them alone…If it would help."

"Actually…That's what I wanted to tell you…I really wish you would stay…I could use someone who won't judge me."

"Sure."

*****

Fred and Gunn were downstairs. Connor and Faith walked down the stairs together. The two older people noticed the solemn looks on their faces.

"What's wrong?" Fred asked.

"I need to talk to you." Connor said to her and Gunn. He then looked to Faith. She smiled and nodded for him to go on.

"What is it?" Fred asked.

"I know where my father is."

End Chapter