Title: Unexpected Fate, part 7
Author: Faith, Faith_Dru@lycos.com
Disclaimer: It doesn't belong to me. It all belongs to Joss Whedon and Company.
Distribution: Ask and you shall receive...but if you already have it feel free.
Summary: The girls take the day off and go shopping. The guys however are bored, and thinking about the girls that are in their lives (or unlives).
Pairing: Spike/Faith, Angel/Willow
Rating: PG
Season/Spoilers: Nothing that I haven't already told you.
Feedback: Please! It keeps me writing. Plus Spike and the gang really like the responses. Also special thanks to those that have continued to read my story and kept me writing. :)
Author's Notes: The usual. , (Author's Notes), ^ Time Notes ^, [Places/Actions]
^ Few hours later ^
"Gee Cordy, I've heard stories about your shopping extravaganzas but I didn't expect this." Faith said walking between the two girls. She liked being in the middle it made her feel safe, even with her slayer strength there were things that she was still unsure about.
"How little people know about the real Queen C." Cordy said with laughter in her voice. "Will's unfortunately got the worse part of my rude attitude." She thought out loud.
"Oh, Cordy, that's all behind us now." Willow smiled comfortingly, "besides we're friends now."
"It looks like we all have something to be sorry for." Faith said getting that far away look on her face. "I mean I tried to kill you, or help someone else try to eat you. I'm so sorry you guys." Faith said feeling really guilty wondering how Angel lasted as long as he did with his soul after being a demon for a hundred years.
"It's okay we were able to stop it. We're just sorry that in the process of Buffy trying to feed you to Angel she put you in a coma for almost a year." Willow said putting her arm around the petite brunette trying to comfort her.
"Yeah, it's okay. We've all had our down sides and do strange and sometimes dangerous things." Cordy said also trying to help the red head make her feel better. "What else do you guys want to do? These things are in the past and we shouldn't dwell on them." Deciding that it was better this way.
"How about a movie, then more shopping and then maybe take the guys out?" Faith said absently mindedly.
"Sounds good. Maybe Gunn would like to come with us." Cordy also thinking out loud.
"Who's Gunn?" Willow said braking into both girls' thoughts.
"Gunn, he's a distant friend of ours. He hunts v...the unexplainable like we do." Glad that she caught herself she briefly smiled. But it was quickly removed when both Willow and Faith were staring at her. "What? He's just a friend."
"Sure, just a friend. I get that." Willow began saying but ended turning the conversation towards her.
"Yep just like Angel's just a friend to you." Cordy said getting a big smile on her face when Willow's face turned a bright shade of red.
Faith began laughing but quickly stopped when they both commented, "just like you and Spike."
"Oh no, Spike and I purely friends. Besides we're supposed to be enemies." She started but smiled softly to her self when her mind wandered to the night they came to LA.
"What's the smile for? Did some one get some action?" Cordy said half jokingly, but eyes wide when she didn't say anything. "YOU did!! What happened??????" Cordy excitedly said stopping both girls.
"Nothing. Nothing...." Faith said trying hard not to blush like Willow.
"If you say 'nothing' one more time we're going to know something's up." Cordy said looking at Willow for some help.
Faith sighed knowing that they weren't going to drop it she carefully said, "He kissed me the night we came to LA." With that said she started walking away.
"You and Spike? That's so awesome. He really cares about you Faith. The last thing that he'd want is you getting hurt." Willow said catching up with the brunette. She was excited, she hadn't been this excited since she and Oz were together.
"You know it's kind of funny. I had a vision of you last night, that's how Angel knew that you were there. You weren't afraid to die, but there was this slight feeling of love between the two of you." Cordy said locking arms with her. "I'm so happy for you."
"That's just it, that's all that's happened between us. Just one kiss and a whole bunch of tension. Not sure if it's sexual tension or if he's decided that he could do better with someone that's not me." Faith said putting her head on the other brunette's shoulder locking her other arm with the redhead that had been one of her best friends' the past couple of months.
"It's sexual. I could feel it a mile away with how he was patching up your arm this morning." Cordy was now smiling big. "We're going to have a night with the guys that they'll never forget." She said dragging both girls with her she walked into a fancy store.
"What are you planning in that head of yours?" Willow asked once she got a glance of the store.
"Just what Faith suggested earlier, it's just that we're going to skip to the shopping and taking the guys out." Cordy said browsing through the racks. "This is perfect for you, Will." She said holding up a long, slimming, emerald green and sapphire dress for the redhead to inspect.
Faith got into the swing of things and started looking at the dresses against the wall. "This one's you, Cordy." She said holding up a short, form fitting baby blue dress.
"That's cute. How about this one, Faith?" Willow asked holding up a semi long, thinned strapped dark red dress.
"I don't know. How about this one, Red?" She retorted holding up a short navy blue spaghetti strapped dress.
After picking dresses for each other, they finally decided on three dresses. The paid with Angel's credit card and left the shop three happy young girls.
[Angel Investigations]
"I can't believe how bored I am." Spike moaned walking into Angel's office from the elevator.
Angel looked up from his book and looked at his child. "So what's up with you and Faith?" He asked coolly.
"Why do you bloody care?" Spike retorted sitting down on a chair in front of Angel's desk.
"Because I'm your sire. Does she feel the same way?" He asked not really believing that Spike would talk to him about his feelings for the brunette slayer.
"You've never care before, why start now?" He said a moment before his walls fell. "I don't know. We kissed, well actually I kissed her. She didn't seem to mind. What's with you and Red?" He asked changing subjects, grinning to him self at the way his sire quickly changed postures.
"Nothing. We're just..." He started but was interrupted by his childes laughter. "What?"
"You aren't friends. You like her, she likes you. You should see the way her eyes light up when your name comes up." He said his intense blue eyes staring into dark brown eyes.
It was then Angel could see that he had feelings for the slayer but thought that she didn't like him, and that his words about Willow were correct. "You know what we should do?"
Seeing the look in Angel's eyes told him that he was up to something.
[At the Seer's House.]
"...That's right Gunn" she paused before continuing. "We'd love it if you'd come out with us.." another pause, "you will! That's great. See you at Angel's. Thanks, ok bye." Cordy hung the phone up and turned to the two girls grinning. "Okay who wants to call..."
[Ring!]
"I'll get it." Faith said taking the phone away from Cordy. "Hello?" pause, "oh hey Spike." Pause, "Are you sure? Sounds good." Pause, "what about Cordy and Red?" by this time she was grinning, "okay, I'll see you at Angel's." pause "What?" pause "okay, I can do that. Okay bye." She said handing the phone to Willow. "Angel wants to talk to you." She said after Willow had taking the phone.
"What's going on?" Cordy asked noting her larger than life smile.
"Spike and Angel and apparently Gunn want to take us out. We're to be ready by 7:30 and to be and Angel's by 8." She said obviously very happy.
"Wow, they were reading our thoughts. That's cool. Now they can pay." She said both girls laughing.
"Okay, bye." Willow said hanging up the phone. "Lets get ready." She replied very happy.
^ 7:30 and on they're way to Angel's ^
"So what do you think they've got planed?" Faith asked.
"I don't know." Said Cordy.
"Me either." Willow voiced her uncertainty. "Although you have to admit it's pretty nerve wreaking and kind of creepy. I mean we were thinking about doing the same thing they just kind of beat us to the point." She finished quickly because of the amused looks from the other two girls.
"Look boys, dinner." Said an unexpected voice. His amusement ended when he saw the middle girl turn around and almost immediately set in fighting stance. "Slayer. Well now boys, we've got an unexpected surprise."
"Just move it along, boys." Cordy said calmer than Willow had ever remembered.
"No I think this would be fun plus we get the chance to eat the slayer." He said walking towards the girls.
"Then I guess you'll just learn the hard way." Faith said blocking an attack from his arm and turning to hit him with her left hand. The next vamp raced up to Cordy and she ducked from his kick hitting him in his groin. When he howled in pain she whipped her stake out and he was dust. The third vamp to attack went for Willow. But in her time in LA, Angel had taught her how to stand her own in a battle and took him down. One by one each girl got attacked until there were no vampires left. They brushed themselves off and continued on their way.
^ 8:05 Angel's ^
"Where are they? It's not like Willow to be late like this." Angel said pacing around. "They could have gotten attacked and we wouldn't know it." He would have continued on his worried rampage but he felt an arm on his shoulder.
"Don't worry about them. You've been training Cordy and Willow. Plus Faith is with them. They could hold out on their own." Spike said trying to calm his sire down.
"Thanks for the confidence, Spike." Willow said and giggled when Angel engulfed her in his tight embrace.
Sniffing the air Spike smelled blood and not just the kind that he'd gotten used to in the past couple of months. "Faith how's your arm?" Spike said walking over to the brunette slayer.
"Five by five." She calmly replied. "But I don't know about my back. Seems the vampires that attacked us tried to eat me." She said feeling electricity pass through her when he touched her to turn her around.
"You got attacked?" Angel asked suddenly worried again. He also found himself checking the other two girls for injuries and was happy to see nothing that water wouldn't wash off.
"Yes, but we're fine. Can we go wash up?" Angel nodded and Willow continued talking, "great. We'll be ready in about 10 minutes." She said walking away from Angel.
Faith slowly followed, but stopped. "Angel, Spike would you guys spar with me tomorrow morning. I'm feeling a little out of shape." They saw the worried look in her eyes and nodded. "Thanks. I'll go get cleaned up."
Minutes later three beautiful girls walked out into the main office area. The two handsome vampires finally noticed the dresses that they were wearing.
Faith was dressed in a long, thinned strapped sparkly crimson and would have taken Spike's breath away, if he had any that is, he stood there staring at her with amassment in his eyes. Her hair was pulled back and curled with a few lose strands that were framing her face. Faith looked up to see Spike looking at her a blushed slightly. He was wearing a black and red casual tux. She walked up to him and fixed his caller and spoke softly, "you look nice."
"You too, luv." He said hugging her slightly.
Willow's breath was taken when she notice what Angel was wearing. He was dressed in a black form fitting tux. What Willow didn't notice that Angel's eyes were on her the whole time since she walked out of his office. She was wearing a breathtaking sapphire blue dress. He noticed that it was long and had slightly thinner straps that Faith's but still absolutely beautiful on the red head. Next thing he noticed was that her hair was loosely down and curled slightly, nothing like what the brunette slayer had.
Cordy was smiling to her self at the sight before her with her friends that was until Gunn walked in. She turned her attention to the man before her. He was wearing a striking navy blue casual tux, much like Spike's accept the color. His headband was gone and he look absolutely *wow* was the word in her mind. He returned her look after he looked at the others. He smiled softly at her and took in the sight of her long, baby blue v-necked dress with straps that went behind her head to join together. Her hair was in a loose bun on top of her head. They all looked amazing.
"You look nice, Cordy." Gunn said when he realized that she was staring at him.
"You too, Gunn. It's nice to see you again." When he nodded she turned to the rest of the group and asked, "Are we ready?" After a mumbled yes' she said, "Okay lets go then." She hooked arms with the out stretched arm that belongs to Gunn as she led everyone out into the night.
TBC
Author: Faith, Faith_Dru@lycos.com
Disclaimer: It doesn't belong to me. It all belongs to Joss Whedon and Company.
Distribution: Ask and you shall receive...but if you already have it feel free.
Summary: The girls take the day off and go shopping. The guys however are bored, and thinking about the girls that are in their lives (or unlives).
Pairing: Spike/Faith, Angel/Willow
Rating: PG
Season/Spoilers: Nothing that I haven't already told you.
Feedback: Please! It keeps me writing. Plus Spike and the gang really like the responses. Also special thanks to those that have continued to read my story and kept me writing. :)
Author's Notes: The usual. , (Author's Notes), ^ Time Notes ^, [Places/Actions]
^ Few hours later ^
"Gee Cordy, I've heard stories about your shopping extravaganzas but I didn't expect this." Faith said walking between the two girls. She liked being in the middle it made her feel safe, even with her slayer strength there were things that she was still unsure about.
"How little people know about the real Queen C." Cordy said with laughter in her voice. "Will's unfortunately got the worse part of my rude attitude." She thought out loud.
"Oh, Cordy, that's all behind us now." Willow smiled comfortingly, "besides we're friends now."
"It looks like we all have something to be sorry for." Faith said getting that far away look on her face. "I mean I tried to kill you, or help someone else try to eat you. I'm so sorry you guys." Faith said feeling really guilty wondering how Angel lasted as long as he did with his soul after being a demon for a hundred years.
"It's okay we were able to stop it. We're just sorry that in the process of Buffy trying to feed you to Angel she put you in a coma for almost a year." Willow said putting her arm around the petite brunette trying to comfort her.
"Yeah, it's okay. We've all had our down sides and do strange and sometimes dangerous things." Cordy said also trying to help the red head make her feel better. "What else do you guys want to do? These things are in the past and we shouldn't dwell on them." Deciding that it was better this way.
"How about a movie, then more shopping and then maybe take the guys out?" Faith said absently mindedly.
"Sounds good. Maybe Gunn would like to come with us." Cordy also thinking out loud.
"Who's Gunn?" Willow said braking into both girls' thoughts.
"Gunn, he's a distant friend of ours. He hunts v...the unexplainable like we do." Glad that she caught herself she briefly smiled. But it was quickly removed when both Willow and Faith were staring at her. "What? He's just a friend."
"Sure, just a friend. I get that." Willow began saying but ended turning the conversation towards her.
"Yep just like Angel's just a friend to you." Cordy said getting a big smile on her face when Willow's face turned a bright shade of red.
Faith began laughing but quickly stopped when they both commented, "just like you and Spike."
"Oh no, Spike and I purely friends. Besides we're supposed to be enemies." She started but smiled softly to her self when her mind wandered to the night they came to LA.
"What's the smile for? Did some one get some action?" Cordy said half jokingly, but eyes wide when she didn't say anything. "YOU did!! What happened??????" Cordy excitedly said stopping both girls.
"Nothing. Nothing...." Faith said trying hard not to blush like Willow.
"If you say 'nothing' one more time we're going to know something's up." Cordy said looking at Willow for some help.
Faith sighed knowing that they weren't going to drop it she carefully said, "He kissed me the night we came to LA." With that said she started walking away.
"You and Spike? That's so awesome. He really cares about you Faith. The last thing that he'd want is you getting hurt." Willow said catching up with the brunette. She was excited, she hadn't been this excited since she and Oz were together.
"You know it's kind of funny. I had a vision of you last night, that's how Angel knew that you were there. You weren't afraid to die, but there was this slight feeling of love between the two of you." Cordy said locking arms with her. "I'm so happy for you."
"That's just it, that's all that's happened between us. Just one kiss and a whole bunch of tension. Not sure if it's sexual tension or if he's decided that he could do better with someone that's not me." Faith said putting her head on the other brunette's shoulder locking her other arm with the redhead that had been one of her best friends' the past couple of months.
"It's sexual. I could feel it a mile away with how he was patching up your arm this morning." Cordy was now smiling big. "We're going to have a night with the guys that they'll never forget." She said dragging both girls with her she walked into a fancy store.
"What are you planning in that head of yours?" Willow asked once she got a glance of the store.
"Just what Faith suggested earlier, it's just that we're going to skip to the shopping and taking the guys out." Cordy said browsing through the racks. "This is perfect for you, Will." She said holding up a long, slimming, emerald green and sapphire dress for the redhead to inspect.
Faith got into the swing of things and started looking at the dresses against the wall. "This one's you, Cordy." She said holding up a short, form fitting baby blue dress.
"That's cute. How about this one, Faith?" Willow asked holding up a semi long, thinned strapped dark red dress.
"I don't know. How about this one, Red?" She retorted holding up a short navy blue spaghetti strapped dress.
After picking dresses for each other, they finally decided on three dresses. The paid with Angel's credit card and left the shop three happy young girls.
[Angel Investigations]
"I can't believe how bored I am." Spike moaned walking into Angel's office from the elevator.
Angel looked up from his book and looked at his child. "So what's up with you and Faith?" He asked coolly.
"Why do you bloody care?" Spike retorted sitting down on a chair in front of Angel's desk.
"Because I'm your sire. Does she feel the same way?" He asked not really believing that Spike would talk to him about his feelings for the brunette slayer.
"You've never care before, why start now?" He said a moment before his walls fell. "I don't know. We kissed, well actually I kissed her. She didn't seem to mind. What's with you and Red?" He asked changing subjects, grinning to him self at the way his sire quickly changed postures.
"Nothing. We're just..." He started but was interrupted by his childes laughter. "What?"
"You aren't friends. You like her, she likes you. You should see the way her eyes light up when your name comes up." He said his intense blue eyes staring into dark brown eyes.
It was then Angel could see that he had feelings for the slayer but thought that she didn't like him, and that his words about Willow were correct. "You know what we should do?"
Seeing the look in Angel's eyes told him that he was up to something.
[At the Seer's House.]
"...That's right Gunn" she paused before continuing. "We'd love it if you'd come out with us.." another pause, "you will! That's great. See you at Angel's. Thanks, ok bye." Cordy hung the phone up and turned to the two girls grinning. "Okay who wants to call..."
[Ring!]
"I'll get it." Faith said taking the phone away from Cordy. "Hello?" pause, "oh hey Spike." Pause, "Are you sure? Sounds good." Pause, "what about Cordy and Red?" by this time she was grinning, "okay, I'll see you at Angel's." pause "What?" pause "okay, I can do that. Okay bye." She said handing the phone to Willow. "Angel wants to talk to you." She said after Willow had taking the phone.
"What's going on?" Cordy asked noting her larger than life smile.
"Spike and Angel and apparently Gunn want to take us out. We're to be ready by 7:30 and to be and Angel's by 8." She said obviously very happy.
"Wow, they were reading our thoughts. That's cool. Now they can pay." She said both girls laughing.
"Okay, bye." Willow said hanging up the phone. "Lets get ready." She replied very happy.
^ 7:30 and on they're way to Angel's ^
"So what do you think they've got planed?" Faith asked.
"I don't know." Said Cordy.
"Me either." Willow voiced her uncertainty. "Although you have to admit it's pretty nerve wreaking and kind of creepy. I mean we were thinking about doing the same thing they just kind of beat us to the point." She finished quickly because of the amused looks from the other two girls.
"Look boys, dinner." Said an unexpected voice. His amusement ended when he saw the middle girl turn around and almost immediately set in fighting stance. "Slayer. Well now boys, we've got an unexpected surprise."
"Just move it along, boys." Cordy said calmer than Willow had ever remembered.
"No I think this would be fun plus we get the chance to eat the slayer." He said walking towards the girls.
"Then I guess you'll just learn the hard way." Faith said blocking an attack from his arm and turning to hit him with her left hand. The next vamp raced up to Cordy and she ducked from his kick hitting him in his groin. When he howled in pain she whipped her stake out and he was dust. The third vamp to attack went for Willow. But in her time in LA, Angel had taught her how to stand her own in a battle and took him down. One by one each girl got attacked until there were no vampires left. They brushed themselves off and continued on their way.
^ 8:05 Angel's ^
"Where are they? It's not like Willow to be late like this." Angel said pacing around. "They could have gotten attacked and we wouldn't know it." He would have continued on his worried rampage but he felt an arm on his shoulder.
"Don't worry about them. You've been training Cordy and Willow. Plus Faith is with them. They could hold out on their own." Spike said trying to calm his sire down.
"Thanks for the confidence, Spike." Willow said and giggled when Angel engulfed her in his tight embrace.
Sniffing the air Spike smelled blood and not just the kind that he'd gotten used to in the past couple of months. "Faith how's your arm?" Spike said walking over to the brunette slayer.
"Five by five." She calmly replied. "But I don't know about my back. Seems the vampires that attacked us tried to eat me." She said feeling electricity pass through her when he touched her to turn her around.
"You got attacked?" Angel asked suddenly worried again. He also found himself checking the other two girls for injuries and was happy to see nothing that water wouldn't wash off.
"Yes, but we're fine. Can we go wash up?" Angel nodded and Willow continued talking, "great. We'll be ready in about 10 minutes." She said walking away from Angel.
Faith slowly followed, but stopped. "Angel, Spike would you guys spar with me tomorrow morning. I'm feeling a little out of shape." They saw the worried look in her eyes and nodded. "Thanks. I'll go get cleaned up."
Minutes later three beautiful girls walked out into the main office area. The two handsome vampires finally noticed the dresses that they were wearing.
Faith was dressed in a long, thinned strapped sparkly crimson and would have taken Spike's breath away, if he had any that is, he stood there staring at her with amassment in his eyes. Her hair was pulled back and curled with a few lose strands that were framing her face. Faith looked up to see Spike looking at her a blushed slightly. He was wearing a black and red casual tux. She walked up to him and fixed his caller and spoke softly, "you look nice."
"You too, luv." He said hugging her slightly.
Willow's breath was taken when she notice what Angel was wearing. He was dressed in a black form fitting tux. What Willow didn't notice that Angel's eyes were on her the whole time since she walked out of his office. She was wearing a breathtaking sapphire blue dress. He noticed that it was long and had slightly thinner straps that Faith's but still absolutely beautiful on the red head. Next thing he noticed was that her hair was loosely down and curled slightly, nothing like what the brunette slayer had.
Cordy was smiling to her self at the sight before her with her friends that was until Gunn walked in. She turned her attention to the man before her. He was wearing a striking navy blue casual tux, much like Spike's accept the color. His headband was gone and he look absolutely *wow* was the word in her mind. He returned her look after he looked at the others. He smiled softly at her and took in the sight of her long, baby blue v-necked dress with straps that went behind her head to join together. Her hair was in a loose bun on top of her head. They all looked amazing.
"You look nice, Cordy." Gunn said when he realized that she was staring at him.
"You too, Gunn. It's nice to see you again." When he nodded she turned to the rest of the group and asked, "Are we ready?" After a mumbled yes' she said, "Okay lets go then." She hooked arms with the out stretched arm that belongs to Gunn as she led everyone out into the night.
TBC
