Title: Unexpected Fate (4/?)
Author: Faith
Disclaimer: I don't own it, Joss Whedon is the creator and I envy him.
Summary: Faith and Spike are talking after the phone call from Lindsey. Any more information would spoil the story, you'll just have to read.
Season/Spoilers: Season 4 of BtVS and season 2 of Angel. Tara doesn't exist. Oz did leave but not the way he did in the show.
Rating: PG
Pairing: Willow/Angel and Faith/Spike
Author's Note: = thoughts
Feedback: Please! I know people out there are reading this. Sorry it took so long to post another part.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"So what was that about, pet?" Spike asked after she put the phone down and started to follow him into the kitchen.

"Lindsey was just wondering how I was and he told me not to worry about paying him." She finished just as the phone rang again.

[Ring!]

"Hello?" Faith asked after she picked up the phone.

"Hi, is Willow around?" Another female voice asked.

"Sure hold on." She put the phone down and said, "Red, the phone's for you."

"Okay, I'll get it in a minute." Willow called back.

"She'll be here in a sec." Faith said into the phone.

"Okay." The female replied.

"Hello?" Willow said after she got to the phone. "Sure I can do that for you."

[Pause!]

"Yeah, I'll have Spike drive me."

[Pause!]

"Sure it'll be okay."

[Pause!]

"Sure."

[Pause!]

"Okay, talk to you later. Bye."

[Click!]

"Hey Red. Come in here and talk to us." Faith called to her from the kitchen.

"What's up, pet?" Spike asked when she walked to the doorway.

"Not too much, Angel just needs my help in LA." She replied grabbing a soda out of the refrigerator.

"Sure he does, Red." Faith said which brought out a smile and a blush from the redhead.

"Yeah, what kind of help?" Replied Spike catching on with what Faith was saying.

"I'm not sure, Cordy said that they needed my help with the computer and some demon thing. So I need you to drive me to L.A. tonight. Is that okay, Spike? 'Cause if not I can have Angel or Cordy pick me up?" She said, avoiding the looks that she was getting.

"Sure, pet. Don't want Peaches to have to worry about getting you to L.A." Spike said after taking a long drink of the red liquid in the glass.

"Does he want us all to come?" Faith asked after Spike had finished.

"Thank you Spike. And yes he wants us all to come. Besides I don't want to leave you here especially since Buffy's mad at us both. That's okay right?" She said taking a seat next to Faith and across Spike.

"Sure. It's good with me, it'll be good to see Cordy and Angel." Faith hesitated before asking Willow the next question, but with Spike's reassuring expression she went a head and asked the question. "Will, did you want to go out before we leave for LA?"

"Sure, where did you have in mind?" She asked but before Faith could respond Spike put in his thoughts.

"Why don't you two go shopping. The other night I saw this clothes store that would fit both of your styles. Here is my credit card so that you don't have to worry about spending money." Spike said handing out his card to Willow.

"Thanks, Spike. That's very sweet of you. I was going to eventually take you out shopping so that you could wear your own clothes, but too many things have been going on." Willow said as she took the card from Spike. "Did you want to go now, that way we have a couple of hours to shop?"

"Sure, Will. What are you going to do Spike?" Faith asked suddenly remembering Spike was still there.

"I'm going to take a nap. That way I'll be rested for the drive to LA." Spike said standing up and putting his mug in the sink and rinsing it out. "Wake me when you two are ready to leave."

"Okay Spike. Thanks again." Faith said turning to see him walk up the stairs.

"Sleep tight, and thanks." Willow said also watching him go up the stairs.

~ At the Shop ~

"What about this?" Faith said holding up an emerald green V-necked top and a short black skirt.

"For who?" She asked not sure because of the style.

"For you, silly. Don't you like it? I think it would look great on you." Faith said bringing it closer to Willow.

"What about this for you?" Willow asked picking up a crimson square neck, spaghetti strap top and a pair of black leather pants.

"Hey, that's cute. I don't know about the top, but the pants are really cute. Let's go try this stuff on." She said leading the way to the white walled fitting rooms, that she'd been in only a couple of days ago.

~ Later back at the Rosenberg home ~

"We should go wake Spike up." Willow said unlocking the door.

"Lets get changed first, I want to see his reaction with our new clothes." Faith said walking in the door and then locking it.

"Okay." Willow agreed. "We'd better hurry the sun will be down in a half an hour."

"We'll be dressed and ready to go before then." Faith said walking into her room that was between the sleeping vampire and the redhead.

~ In Spike's room a little while later ~



"Spike it's time to...." Before she could finish her sentence she was caught off guard and pulled down on to the bed next to the blonde vampire. "Spike you dork. What are you doing?"

"Seizing the moment." He said leaning closer to her face than she'd ever thought possible without touching.

"What..." She started but was cut off by his cool lips against hers. "What was that for?" She asked after the kiss was over.

"For being you." He simply put it.

"Hey guys what are you doing in here. We've got to go, the sun's gone down." Willow's voice called down the hallway.

"I'm ready, Red. Just waiting on you and sleepy head here to finish up." Faith said getting out of the bed and leaving the room.



Faith went downstairs and into the Family Room to sit down on the couch. I can't believe he kissed me. I kissed a vampire...boy am I a sad looking slayer now.

[Knock, Knock!]

"I'll get it." Faith called to the people still upstairs. "Xander? What are you doing here?" Faith asked after she notice he was at the door.

"Do you have a moment, Faith? I'd like to talk to you if I could." He asked half way looking at the ground.

"I have a second or two, what's up?" She replied noticing that he didn't seem like he was mad or anything.

"I just wanted to know why you came back to Sunnydale? Why didn't you stay with Angel and help him?" He asked as he walked out further on to the porch.

"I came here because Willow offered me a room, and a friendship. Besides Angel has Cordy and Wesley to help. They have their own system to work by, I'd just be getting in the way." Faith said as she took a seat on the swing chair. "Why? Are you like B and think that I'm doing something to Willow?" She asked suddenly remembering that he was there the night Buffy was talking about what happened at Willow's.

"No, it's nothing like that. Honest. I just wondered, I know what Buffy said probably hurt you, but you know how she is. She has to be the one and only one plus she has to always be right. It's kind of like it's her way or the highway." After Xander finished his thought the door opened.

"Faith...Xander? What are you doing here?" Willow asked when she saw her life long friend standing there.

"I was just leaving. I wanted to talk to Faith for a second. Are you guys going somewhere?" He asked noticing her weekend bag.

"Yes, we're leaving for the weekend that way Buffy can cool down, and not have any contact with Faith." Willow said hoping that he wouldn't ask her where they were going.

"Oh, well be careful. Don't be gone too long. See you later, Faith it was good to see you." Xander said walking away, noticing the look Willow gave him and decided not to ask where they were going.

TBC