Kennedy was fine and they were on the bus again. This whole time
Faith was mad at Kennedy. She had delayed by three days and Robin was
getting worse. As she looked down at him she wondered if she loved him.
At first she rejected the thought. She couldn't actually love someone.
Guys were just fun for her, they weren't supposed to stick around. He
began to moan and Faith did everything she could to make him feel
comfortable. She had spent every minute of every day taking care of him.
He needed to get to a hospital more than anyone else. Most of the other
girls were fine, there wounds having healed quickly because of their new
slayer powers. She was fine herself and this made her feel guilty. She
was a slayer and she had not gotten hurt but he was just a normal guy and
he had been injured. She wished so many times that she had gotten hurt
instead of him knowing that she would have healed much sooner.
Robin woke up with a start and looked up at Faith, "Hey, you still watching me?"
"You bet your ass I am. I'm gonna make sure you get better and don't try to stop me."
"Hey, no complaining here. I get the spend the whole day in a hot girls arms."
"Hey!" Faith laughed in a playful voice giving him a gentle punch in the arm.
Robin chuckled and it made his side hurt a lot but he didn't want Faith to know. She had done so much for him, more than anyone else had ever done for him. As he looked at her the same thoughts that had previously gone through Faith's mind went through his. Did he love her? Could he love her? He had never imagined falling in love with a Slayer. After his mother's death he did not want to be emotionally attached to a Slayer. Yet, he still could not deny his feelings. He just sighed and went back to sleep not thinking any more of it.
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Another week passed and they were almost out of food. Before they had gotten lost the girls had made Giles stop at a grocery store to get some food. He had thought they would be in LA soon and it wasn't worth it but he agreed. The girls spent around $300 on food and this turned out to be very helpful. Once they noticed they were lost Buffy began to manage the food very carefully making sure that it didn't run out.
Buffy was sitting next to a sleeping Dawn and gazing out the window when Giles began to yell, "Girls look, quickly look at the sign!" The sign said Los Angeles exit is in 50 miles. Buffy looked at all the excited girls. Most of them had never been to Los Angeles and were considering this a fun adventure. They didn't know the meaning that it had for Buffy and the rest of the gang.
She looked at Willow. A tired Willow gave her a hopeful look, "At least we know someone in LA."
"I know but after everything that happened when he left this time I don't know if I can face him. I have to admit I didn't think I'd ever see him again when I said those things."
"Hey, it's okay I'm sure he understands. Besides could he really turn down a bus full of Slayers? The other girls would kill him if he didn't"
Buffy laughed thinking about what would happen when the bus pulled in front of the hotel and Angel refused to let them in. She could see that he'd be a pile of dust in an instant. "I guess you're right. We'll just have to wait and see what happens."
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An hour and a half later the bus was pulling up in front of the hotel.
Buffy stood up and addressed the group, "Okay, I want everyone to settle down! I'm going to go inside and see if we can stay here okay. Nobody get out of this bus! Do you understand?"
Everyone obediently nodded but the girls were very disappointed. They wanted to get out and walk around.
Faith stood up, "I'm comin' with you. I have to get Robin to the hospital and the sooner we get this over with the sooner he gets better."
"All right," Buffy hesitantly agreed. She didn't want Faith to come but she knew that she knew Angel and his whole gang.
As Buffy and Faith were exiting the bus Gunn was walking out of the hotel with a box in his hand. "Hey Faith! What's up girl? What brings you to this side of town?"
"Hey Gunn! How you doing? We're here to see Angel, is he around?"
"No, not right now. He's at Wolfram and Hart."
"Wolfram and Hart? What the hell is he doing there?"
"Well the thing is.we own the LA branch now."
"You what? When did this happen?"
"A couple of weeks ago."
"Ohhh.okay whatever.So how's everyone doing?"
"Well, Cordelia's in a coma, Conner almost killed himself, Fred and Wes are fine, and I think I might be part cat. Yep, that pretty much sums it all up."
Buffy spoke for the first time, "Cordy's in a coma? What happened?"
"Oh, it's not big deal you know, she gave birth to this evil being. We all worshipped her until we found out she was evil and than we killed her. You know the usual story. She's at the hospital right now."
"Oh yea, speaking of hospitals I gotta get Robin to one as soon as I can," Faith responded remember everyone on the bus.
"Yea Faith, thanks for only remembering Robin when we have a bus full of injured slayers and other people on the bus too," Buffy remarked in a sarcastic tone.
"Sorry B, hey do you know Gunn?" Faith asked pointing to Gunn.
"No, actually I don't. Who are you?" she asked Gunn.
"I'm on of Angel's sidekicks I guess you could say. It's me, Wes, Fred, Cordy, Connor and Angel."
"And again may I ask who's Connor?"
"You didn't know B? He's Angel's son. Darla was his mom," Faith answered in a surprised voice. She had always assumed that Angel had mentioned it to Buffy when he had a child.
"No, he didn't tell me. And wait a sec, do you mean vampire Darla? I was there when she was killed," Buffy answered in an equally as surprised voice. "And I thought vampires can't have kids. How did this happen?"
Gunn spoke this time, "Wolfram and Hart brought Darla back as a human. It turns out that she was sick and she was going to die. Angel had just convinced Darla that he'd get her through the rest of her days and that he'd be with her when she died. Well Lesley from Wolfram and Hart wouldn't stand that and he got Drusilla to come and change Darla. After that Darla became evil and so did Angel. He didn't lose his soul though but he tried by sleeping with Darla. He told us that he didn't sleep with her when he actually did. She came here a couple days before she had her baby. Right after she had her baby she staked herself because she was afraid of loving the baby. Yep that about sums it up."
"Wow." Buffy's voice trailed off.
"Hey Gunn, how you been?" Willow asked as she descended down the stairs of the bus. "We're all waiting for you Buffy. Where's Angel? What's with the box Gunn?"
"We'll explain on the bus ride to Wolfram and Hart. That's what it's called right? And wait a sec they brought a vampire back. Oh my god, do you realize what this means? This means we can get him back! Maybe." Buffy was so excited. Her hopes and dreams might come true.
"Hold up there B, how do you know that they can raise a vampire again. And you know that he'll come back human," Faith asked. She was worried and didn't want Buffy to become to excited if she couldn't bring him back.
A disappointed look came over Buffy's face and she shrugged, "Well, a girl can hope can't she?"
Willow had a confused look on her face and opened her mouth to ask what was going on when Giles honked. The look was wiped off her face as she remembered that they had to get to a hospital and get food soon. "Come on guys, we'll talk on the way to wherever we are going."
"You guys can follow me to Wolfram and Hart," Gunn offered.
"Okay thanks," Buffy said, still looking dazed from the thought of bringing Spike back. She slowly walked back onto the bus and sat down next to Dawn. Dawn looked at her and was about to ask what was going on when Willow motioned for her be quiet and leave Buffy alone. Dawn just shrugged and let it go. It was probably Slayer business that she needed to think about.
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Robin woke up with a start and looked up at Faith, "Hey, you still watching me?"
"You bet your ass I am. I'm gonna make sure you get better and don't try to stop me."
"Hey, no complaining here. I get the spend the whole day in a hot girls arms."
"Hey!" Faith laughed in a playful voice giving him a gentle punch in the arm.
Robin chuckled and it made his side hurt a lot but he didn't want Faith to know. She had done so much for him, more than anyone else had ever done for him. As he looked at her the same thoughts that had previously gone through Faith's mind went through his. Did he love her? Could he love her? He had never imagined falling in love with a Slayer. After his mother's death he did not want to be emotionally attached to a Slayer. Yet, he still could not deny his feelings. He just sighed and went back to sleep not thinking any more of it.
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Another week passed and they were almost out of food. Before they had gotten lost the girls had made Giles stop at a grocery store to get some food. He had thought they would be in LA soon and it wasn't worth it but he agreed. The girls spent around $300 on food and this turned out to be very helpful. Once they noticed they were lost Buffy began to manage the food very carefully making sure that it didn't run out.
Buffy was sitting next to a sleeping Dawn and gazing out the window when Giles began to yell, "Girls look, quickly look at the sign!" The sign said Los Angeles exit is in 50 miles. Buffy looked at all the excited girls. Most of them had never been to Los Angeles and were considering this a fun adventure. They didn't know the meaning that it had for Buffy and the rest of the gang.
She looked at Willow. A tired Willow gave her a hopeful look, "At least we know someone in LA."
"I know but after everything that happened when he left this time I don't know if I can face him. I have to admit I didn't think I'd ever see him again when I said those things."
"Hey, it's okay I'm sure he understands. Besides could he really turn down a bus full of Slayers? The other girls would kill him if he didn't"
Buffy laughed thinking about what would happen when the bus pulled in front of the hotel and Angel refused to let them in. She could see that he'd be a pile of dust in an instant. "I guess you're right. We'll just have to wait and see what happens."
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An hour and a half later the bus was pulling up in front of the hotel.
Buffy stood up and addressed the group, "Okay, I want everyone to settle down! I'm going to go inside and see if we can stay here okay. Nobody get out of this bus! Do you understand?"
Everyone obediently nodded but the girls were very disappointed. They wanted to get out and walk around.
Faith stood up, "I'm comin' with you. I have to get Robin to the hospital and the sooner we get this over with the sooner he gets better."
"All right," Buffy hesitantly agreed. She didn't want Faith to come but she knew that she knew Angel and his whole gang.
As Buffy and Faith were exiting the bus Gunn was walking out of the hotel with a box in his hand. "Hey Faith! What's up girl? What brings you to this side of town?"
"Hey Gunn! How you doing? We're here to see Angel, is he around?"
"No, not right now. He's at Wolfram and Hart."
"Wolfram and Hart? What the hell is he doing there?"
"Well the thing is.we own the LA branch now."
"You what? When did this happen?"
"A couple of weeks ago."
"Ohhh.okay whatever.So how's everyone doing?"
"Well, Cordelia's in a coma, Conner almost killed himself, Fred and Wes are fine, and I think I might be part cat. Yep, that pretty much sums it all up."
Buffy spoke for the first time, "Cordy's in a coma? What happened?"
"Oh, it's not big deal you know, she gave birth to this evil being. We all worshipped her until we found out she was evil and than we killed her. You know the usual story. She's at the hospital right now."
"Oh yea, speaking of hospitals I gotta get Robin to one as soon as I can," Faith responded remember everyone on the bus.
"Yea Faith, thanks for only remembering Robin when we have a bus full of injured slayers and other people on the bus too," Buffy remarked in a sarcastic tone.
"Sorry B, hey do you know Gunn?" Faith asked pointing to Gunn.
"No, actually I don't. Who are you?" she asked Gunn.
"I'm on of Angel's sidekicks I guess you could say. It's me, Wes, Fred, Cordy, Connor and Angel."
"And again may I ask who's Connor?"
"You didn't know B? He's Angel's son. Darla was his mom," Faith answered in a surprised voice. She had always assumed that Angel had mentioned it to Buffy when he had a child.
"No, he didn't tell me. And wait a sec, do you mean vampire Darla? I was there when she was killed," Buffy answered in an equally as surprised voice. "And I thought vampires can't have kids. How did this happen?"
Gunn spoke this time, "Wolfram and Hart brought Darla back as a human. It turns out that she was sick and she was going to die. Angel had just convinced Darla that he'd get her through the rest of her days and that he'd be with her when she died. Well Lesley from Wolfram and Hart wouldn't stand that and he got Drusilla to come and change Darla. After that Darla became evil and so did Angel. He didn't lose his soul though but he tried by sleeping with Darla. He told us that he didn't sleep with her when he actually did. She came here a couple days before she had her baby. Right after she had her baby she staked herself because she was afraid of loving the baby. Yep that about sums it up."
"Wow." Buffy's voice trailed off.
"Hey Gunn, how you been?" Willow asked as she descended down the stairs of the bus. "We're all waiting for you Buffy. Where's Angel? What's with the box Gunn?"
"We'll explain on the bus ride to Wolfram and Hart. That's what it's called right? And wait a sec they brought a vampire back. Oh my god, do you realize what this means? This means we can get him back! Maybe." Buffy was so excited. Her hopes and dreams might come true.
"Hold up there B, how do you know that they can raise a vampire again. And you know that he'll come back human," Faith asked. She was worried and didn't want Buffy to become to excited if she couldn't bring him back.
A disappointed look came over Buffy's face and she shrugged, "Well, a girl can hope can't she?"
Willow had a confused look on her face and opened her mouth to ask what was going on when Giles honked. The look was wiped off her face as she remembered that they had to get to a hospital and get food soon. "Come on guys, we'll talk on the way to wherever we are going."
"You guys can follow me to Wolfram and Hart," Gunn offered.
"Okay thanks," Buffy said, still looking dazed from the thought of bringing Spike back. She slowly walked back onto the bus and sat down next to Dawn. Dawn looked at her and was about to ask what was going on when Willow motioned for her be quiet and leave Buffy alone. Dawn just shrugged and let it go. It was probably Slayer business that she needed to think about.
What did you think? Was it an improvement from the other chapters? I hope you liked it. I'll be updating everyday. Please submit reviews. And just to let you yes I will probably bring Spike back but not Anya.I have something else in mind for Xander.