Title: Unexpected Fate (5/?)
Author: Faith
Disclaimer: Um...the character's aren't mine (darn) they belong to Joss Whedon...the story line, it's mine but don't know where it came from or where it's going so we'll just wait and see.
Summary: Faith, Spike and Willow go to L.A. to help Angel Investigations. If you want to know more...you got to read the other 4 parts and this one.
Season/Spoilers: Season 4 of BtVS, season 2 of Angel. Tara doesn't exist, and Oz left but not the way he did in the show.
Rating: Um...G possibly PG
Pairing: Willow/Angel, and Faith/Spike
Feedback: Please! I know it's been a very long time since my last parts went out. But I know there are people still reading my story. Please send me feedback...it makes me write.
Author's Note: , [ Places/Actions ], *demon thoughts*, (Author's Note)

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~ In L.A. ~

"You're sure she said that she said Spike would drive? What if something bad happens? We won't be able to know." Angel spoke while pacing the room of his office.

"Yes Angel, for the fourth time since the sun went down, she said Spike would drive her. Stop pacing Angel, I don't want a hole in the floor. Actually put a hole in the floor, then maybe you wont pace as much and I won't have to sweep the floor." Cordelia finish just as the phone started to ring. "I'll get that." She said walking out of the office.

[Ring!]

"Angel Investigations we help the helpless." She said into the phone.

[Other Line]

"Cordy?" Xander Asked?

[A.I.]

"Yes, who is this?" She asked wondering who the male voice belonged to.

[S]

"It's me, Cordy. Xander."

[A.I.]

"Xander? What's wrong? Is everything okay?" She was starting to panic because he hasn't called her since she left Sunnydale.

[S]

"Cordy, everything's fine. I just thought that I should call and ask a question." He stated. I want to know more about Faith and her story.

[A.I.]

"Sure, what's your question. I'll see if I can answer." She said sitting down at her desk.

[S]

"I wanted to know more about Faith." He said and suddenly regretted it when her heard her take a deep breath.

[A.I.]

"Like what do you want to know about her?" She finally asked.

[S]

"Did she...do her time in jail? And if she did why is she in Sunnydale?" He asked finally, once he knew no one was around.

[A.I.]

"What makes you think that she didn't spend her time in jail, Xander? Is Buffy involved in this questioning? Here's the only thing I'm going to tell you about Faith, so listen up. Faith is a totally different person and she spent her time in jail, but if you want to believe whatever Buffy's spitting out that's your deal, but don't put your friendship with Willow on the line because of it." She noticed that Faith, Spike and Willow were walking into the office so she finished with, "Xander I've got to let you go. I've got business stuff to take care of. Bye."

[S]

"Thanks, Cordy. Bye." Said Xander, knowing that she probably didn't hear him.

[L.A.]

Cordy walked to the office door before they could open it. "Hey guys, Angel's totally flipping because you guys aren't here." Cordy stated after shutting the door.

"I know. He always paces the floor when he knows I'm coming. What is it Cordy. I know that look your giving me." Said Willow when she noticed what was on Cordy's mind. "Oh no. Remember the last time we tried to do that. Angel nearly lost his head."

"Come on. Before he realizes that you're here. Come on, Wills. It'd be fun." Cordy said grabbing on to Willow's arm and pulling her away from the door.

"What's going on?" Faith finally said.

"Yeah, what's on your mind?" Spike asked following the dark haired seer.

"Something that I don't want to do." Willow spit out. "Cordelia here likes to purposely give Angel a heart attack, even though he's not alive, by making it seem that I didn't make it to L.A. and then he freaks goes out to look for me and when he finds me he first hugs the air out of me and then yells at me for not coming to the office and giving him a scare." She finished and took a breath.

"Sounds like fun." Spike said picturing how Angel would respond.

"Spike no, please. Don't encourage her." Willow said, not wanting to do this. "Faith, please do something." Willow pleded.

"Sorry, Red. It'd be pretty fun to see Angel's reaction." Faith agreed with the others also picturing the scene.

"Fine, but this is the last time I'm going to do this. Got it Cordy." She said putting her resolve face on.

"Fine whatever. It'll be fun. Let's see what should be the story behind it." She said deep in thought.

"So what are ya thinkin' about?" Spike said braking in to her thoughts.

"A kidnapping." Cordy stated simply.

"Yeah, but who would kidnap me....oh no. Not Wolfram and Hart. Angel would go ballistic." Willow said backing away from the group that wanted to give Angel a heart attack.

"No it'd be perfect." Cordy contradicted Willow.

"Yeah, Cordy's right Angel would never catch on." Said a new male voice that made both girls jump and the blond vampire and the slayer jump into fighting stance.

"Bloody 'ell. You spoiled it, Peaches." Spike groaned easing up.

"Angel, what are you doing out here?" Cordy asked changing tones. I wonder how much he heard?

"I sensed Spike, so I knew Willow would be here. So when I came out of my office and notice that no one was there, I came out here to find you plotting to make me freak out." Angel said not really upset or anything he just wondered why he hadn't thought of it first. "Let's go up to the office and talk. Willow I need to talk to you especially, in my office." Angel said turning around and walking towards the door.

~ Later ~

"So you see my problem right?" Angel asked after he told her about everything that's happened.

"I think so. But why do you need me?" Willow asked along with, "Why not someone with more experience?"

"Because I was told that it needed to be someone that I knew, and was powerful. Besides you were mentioned." He said wondering why she didn't know that she was a powerful person.

"I just don't know if I can do it. Let me think it over." She said and then seeing the look on his face she continued, "please, Angel. I need to know for myself that I can do it."

"Okay. Let me know, but please don't wait too long." He said noting that she was not getting up to leave. "Is everything okay?"

She hesitated before answering, "Faith's not being accepted very well in Sunnydale. I don't know what to do. She's really happy being there but there's always something troubling her."

"Like what? Is it being back in Sunnydale?" Angel asked suddenly becoming more aware of what Willow's concerns were.

"I'm not sure, I think it's because nobody's giving her a chance to change. You know how Buffy is. She likes to jump to conclusions and not give you a chance to explain yourself." She said bluntly and then realized who she was talking to. "Oh I'm sorry Angel, I didn't mean it."

"It's okay, Willow. I know what you mean, I've experience it before remember." Angel said recalling Buffy's temper. *Off with old on to the new.* *You know I'm right, admit it. You like the little redhead better than the slayer.* *Sure it is.*

"Are you okay? You seem to be having this inner war." She asked curiously.

"Not really just got lost in my thoughts." Angel said, and his demon added in *lost in his thoughts about you.* *You may not have asked me but you were thinking it. Admit it.*

"So what do you think we should do about Faith?" Willow said braking into his thoughts. I wonder what he's thinking about.

"I think that we should just let Faith decide what she wants to do. If she wants she can stay here and work with us, or she can go back to Sunnydale. But the choice has to be hers." Angel finally said after a brief pause.

"You're right maybe I rushed the Sunnydale thing. After everything's through here I'll let her choose where she wants to be." Willow said getting up from the chair she'd been sitting at for the last hour or so. "Let's all go out and do something. Come on it'd be fun." Willow said holding her hand out for him to grab.

"Like what?" Angel said taking hold of her hand.

"I don't know, maybe we could go to a movie, or out to dinner. Anything, I just don't want to be here right now." Willow said moving closer to the office door that went out to the main office.

"Okay. Sounds good to me. Did you want to see if anyone else wants to go?" He asked, letting go of her hand (reluctantly) so that she could go out to the main office.

"Hello Angel, and you must be Willow?" Said a low female voice.

TBC