Title: What If? Part 2
Author: Faith, Faith_Dru@lycos.com
Disclaimer: BtVS and AtS both belong to Joss Whedon. The only thing that belongs to me is the story idea
Distribution: Ask and you shall receive
Rating: PG..pretty clean
Pairing: don't know maybe F/A
Season/Spoilers: This is set after Faith kills that man but before she gets involved with working with the Mayor and before the counsel puts their ugly noses into the situation. Everything up to that point is the same...however Angel's the one that talks to Faith not Buffy. Also no B/A...'cause I don't like them together but they are friends.
Summary: What if Angel had gotten through to Faith?
Author's Notes: Thoughts, ^ Places^, [Actions]

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^ The Library, the Next Evening ^

[Ring!]

"Hello?" He asked when he picked the phone up. "Yes, this is Rupert Giles." Pause, "what? Are you sure?" Pause, "you can't do that. Buffy is not responsible for Faith's leaving." Pause, "I assure you I have no idea where Faith is." Pause, "I'll be there in a few minutes. But you have to let me talk to Wesley and Buffy separately." Pause, "good, good. I'll be right there. Bye." He said hanging up the phone. Walking out of his office he ran into Angel, who was looking at him with concern.

"Sorry Giles." Angel said calmly, and then asked, "what was that all about?"

"It seems that Wesley arrested Buffy on the charges against Faith. I'm going now to check up on them." He said, suddenly realizing that Angel was here. "What are you doing here? Where's Faith?" He asked, suddenly worried about the other slayer.

"She's back at my old apartment sleeping. I just wanted to check up on you. I sensed Buffy last night and am very grateful that she held them off for a while, so that Faith and I could get away." He said smiling softly. "Good luck with the counsel, Giles." He called walking away.

"Thanks." He said absently mindedly walking towards the door.

[The Counsel's Hiding Spot]

"Rupert Giles. How nice it is to see you again." Said the man he formally knew as O'Connor.

"Hello. Where's my slayer?" Giles said trying to remain calm.

"She's not your slayer, Mr. Giles. She's the counsel's and there's nothing that you can say to change that." Wesley replied.

"Wesley, I need to speak to my...Buffy." Giles said catching himself before he called her his slayer. "I was told that I could speak to her."

"This doesn't concern you, Mr. Giles." Wesley said trying to sound intimidating.

Giles was pushed over the edge when those words were spoken, he pushed Wesley against the wall. "I think it does concern me. Don't you, Wesley?" He said letting Ripper out to play. "Call them off." He said with roughness evident in his voice.

"It's okay, Mr. O'Connor." He said when Giles allowed him to speak. "Now let's go see Buffy." He said, hoping that the older man would let him go.

"Lead me to her and then make yourself scarce. Then I want talk to you." Giles said letting him down off the wall.

"Is it any wonder why they fired you." Wesley said, receiving a glare from Giles. "I mean you love the girl like she's yours." He finished.

"At least I have a relationship with my slayer." Giles said walking into the room that held Buffy chained to the wall. "Is this really necessary to have her chained up like she's an animal?" Giles said walking towards her.

"We wouldn't want her to run like the other slayer did." Wesley said, walking out of the room.

Before either of them could comment, Wesley was gone. "How are you, Buffy? Other than the whole chained up bit." Giles said with concern in his voice.

"I'm good, I think. Nothing broken." She said looking from the chains to Giles. "I just don't know what else to do, Giles. I mean we're helping her out by doing this right?" She whispered uncertainty filling her voice.

"I would hope so. All I can imagine the counsel doing is say she's guilty, which she is, and then punish her by locking her up. I believe we're helping her out because we believe that she can become a productive slayer once more." Giles said softly, nearing a whisper, cleaning his glasses and placing them back where they belong.

"What am I going to do about my mom?" She questioned becoming very worried about the only active parent she's had in her life, not including Giles. "She's going to freak when I don't come home and don't call. Then she'll freak again when Snider calls her and wonders where I am."

"I'd imagine that the counsel would have to let you explain to your mother what's going on." Giles said trying to sound comforting. "I'll talk to Wesley about it." He said getting up and walking out the door.

"Wesley?" Giles called.

"Mr. Giles what is it?" Wesley said trying to sound helpful.

"Buffy needs to talk to her mother about this little trip she's taking. Plus she needs to be excused from school." Giles said again taking off his glasses, cleaned them and placed them on his face.

"That wont be necessary, Mr. Giles. We've sent the assassins to explain to her the situation." Wesley said smirking like he'd won the battles of wits.

"You did what? You're not planning on getting rid of her are you?" Giles said taking a step closer to the younger man.

"Oh no, Mr. Giles. We're just going to explain everything to her." Wesley said taking a step backwards.

"Then why did you send the assassins? They're trained to kill not talk to people." Giles said his control over his temper getting thinner and thinner as time went by.

"Not necessarily. They'll do what is necessary to make sure the situation maintains order." Wesley said again taking a step backwards.

"If Joyce dies I will take this to the law, and the counsel will not be able to do anything about it." Giles said walking towards Buffy's 'room' if you could call it that.

"Buffy I'm going to check up on your mother. I'll be back." Giles said opening up the door and just before closing it again she called out to him.

"Giles!" When he came back into the room she continued, "be careful. Tell mom that I'm sorry and that I love her." He nodded and then he was gone.

TBC