Title: Unexpected Fate, part 10 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: Time has gone by since the big night out. Nothing really new to report. Pairing: Spike/Faith, Angel/Willow, Cordy/Gunn 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]

Wolfram & Hart

"Sir, the witches don't know what happened." Lilah replied taking a tentative seat at Holland's desk.

"What are we supposed to do with a 5-year old child in a 20-something year old body?" Holland asked.

"I don't know sir, but the witches believe that she knew what they were doing and said an altering spell that spilt her up." Lilah answered.

"I see." He said, but continued, "You'd better go check on her."

"Yes, sir." Lilah replied leaving the office. Walking down the hall towards the elevator she pressed the up button. Waiting patiently for the elevator to come to her floor she watched as other employees came towards the elevator.

Happy that the elevator finally opened it's doors on her floor she stepped in and pressed the floor number where Willow's cage was. When the doors opened again she passed threw the barrier and opened the door to Willow's "room".

"You didn't tell me you were goin' to play hide-n-go seek. That's cheating." Willow informed the lady. "Tag!" Willow called as she passed by Lilah tagging her arm.

Before Lilah could respond Willow was already down the hallway and at the elevator doors.

"Lelevator." Willow replied staring at the doors. Then she noticed the buttons. "OH! Buttons. Buttons whose got the buttons?" She said as she pushed the buttons. The door opened and she stepped in and excitedly called, "More buttons!" Willow pushed all of the buttons in a strange pattern. After a few minutes of going up and down Willow replied, "This is boring I'm getting off." After she stepped off she called to the closed doors, "Bye." Then proceeded to run down the hallway giggling.

Running past a few desks knocking papers off the tops of them giggling harder as they fell to the ground in a messy heap. When the phone rang she picked it up and said, "Hello, hello, hello. Bye." Then began to run down the hallway.

"Well what do we have here?" Lindsey asked as he stepped out of his office.

Willow looked up at the man before her and giggled, "You're not it. Come on."

Lindsey just looked at her and said, "Lets hide in here."

"Tay." Willow replied walking into Lindsey's office. "Wow." She whispered looking around the room. "Can we build a fort??" She asked looking at him with her best pleading look.

Lindsey chuckled at the child-like version of Willow. "Sure." He pulled the pillows off the couch and some sheets out of the linen closet and sat down next to the redhead. Together they put a nice fort together.

"I want ice cream." Willow informed the man.

"You've got to eat something solid." Lindsey told the young "girl".

"Fine, I wanna a leanut letter 'n lelly landwich." Willow replied jumping up and down.

"A what?" He asked.

Ring!

"Lindsey MacDonald." He replied answering the phone.

"Hey, have you seen Willow or anything?" Cordy asked.

"Yes, she's right here. I thought she was the smart one. What's a leanut letter 'n lelly landwich?" He asked settling on his desk as he pushed Willow around in his chair.

"I don't know." Cordy replied, and then turned to Xander whom they found at the small diner down the street from the office. "What's a leanut letter 'n lelly landwich?"

"Oh that's a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She has a thing for 'l'." He answered.

"Xander says it's a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and that she has a thing for 'l's." Cordy repeated into the phone.

"Ok, that's good to know. I'll come by in a few minutes." He replied and quickly said his good-byes and hung up only to find Willow asleep in his chair. Chuckling softly he picked her up and carried her out of the Wolfram & Hart buildings.

A short walk down the street he finally got to the office of AI trying to let himself in (as best as he could with Willow in his arms).

"Lindsey?" Faith asked as she saw him walk in the door. "What happened?"

"Looks like she had a little too much excitement." He replied putting her down on the couch.

"I see." Faith replied relaxing. "So what exactly happened?" Faith asked sitting next to Lindsey on the other couch.

"I'm not sure, but she appeared to know what W&H were doing and formed another spell. She's like a 5-year old girl." Lindsey informed the young slayer that had become one of his friends.

"Weird." Faith replied.

Ring!

"Angel Investigation.Wesley?" Faith answered into the phone.

"I'm on my way back to the office, has anyone heard from Willow?" Wesley asked.

"Did you find the powerful Wicca? And yes, Willow's here. Lindsey found her running around the office. She's apparently a 5-year old girl." Faith replied.

"What? Never mind, update me when I get there." Wesley said before saying his good-byes.

"Wesley's on his way." Faith stated when Cordy walked out of Angel's office.

"Good."

Minutes later Wesley walked into the office with an older lady by his side. "Is this she?" She asked.

"Yes." Wesley answered.

"And where's the other one?" She asked her eyes traveling around the room.

"Down stairs chained to the wall." Spike answered from the dark doorway of Angel's office.

"We'll need to recreated the spell, and we need to hurry." She replied. "Do what you can to the other one so that he isn't a danger to himself or anyone else." She ordered Spike.

He just nodded and headed back down the stairs with Faith on his heals.

Minutes later, Angel was out cold and Willow was still napping from her 'exciting' trip in W&H, they entered the old hotel where they began to do the spell the first time. Spike put Angel into his circle as Lindsey placed Willow in hers. Cordelia and Wesley lit the candles and Faith watched the door.

Once everyone was placed the Wiccan began chanting to herself. The winds picked up within the walls of the hotel and magic swirled around. The flames on the candles danced around the bodies within the circles. Then it all stopped.

Willow moaned as she opened her eyes. "Cool."

Faith snorted at Willow's reaction.

"Oh stop it Slayer. You're not the only one that can say 'cool'." Willow teased after her head stopped pounding.

"True, but you gave us a scare." Faith replied. "Now finish the spell we started earlier so that we can get the heck out of her. This place is giving me the creeps."

"I agree." Wesley replied.

"Okay." Willow replied as the older Wiccan stepped out of the circle allowing Willow to perform the tricky spell.

Wesley and Cordelia did the clensing part of the ritual as Willow began to get her things ready. Once she was ready, Angel (who is now awake) lit the blue candle before him effectively starting the spell for the second time.

Once the blue candle was lit Willow followed the same pattern, just doing the actual ritual first and then the spell. She started speaking the Gaelic words, "Co-cheangailte ri cheile (Connected to one another). Annam aibhnichean bheir beatha (In me the river will give life). Tha sinn iarr esan co-cheangailte (We ask for him to be connected)."

The wind around the two in the circle died once more as both were conscious and smiling.

"It worked." Willow replied standing up.

"Thank you little one." Angel replied hugging her.

Everyone left the two alone knowing they'd need a moment. Spike and Faith went walking around the perimeter of the hotel just talking while everyone else went on their way to their respective places. "So are you going back to Sunnyhell?" Spike asked.

"I don't know. B obviously doesn't want me around so I figured maybe I'll travel see the world." She replied.

Spike smirked, "And?"

Faith laughed and pulled him into a passionate kiss. When she pulled back she winked and replied, "You can come too if you'd like."

Spike picked Faith up and swung her around and when he placed her back on the ground he kissed her with intensity and need.

Angel and Willow stayed in each other's arms just grateful that they finished the spell and that it worked. Angel looked down at Willow and asked, "Willow, would you stay here in LA with me?"

Smiling she said, "I thought you'd never ask."

He pulled her into the first of many kisses that were shared between the two.

Yes dear readers, Willow and Angel stayed in LA while Spike, and Faith traveled the world seeing things and making a name for them selves in the process.

Working along side of Angel and Willow Wesley, Cordelia, and Gunn made the perfect team joined two years later by Faith and Spike.

Xander went back to Sunnydale to help the slayer, talking to Willow and Faith as much as he could. Buffy soon forgave Faith but not before losing herself in the darkness that Faith had been in.

Lindsey left W&H and went to Boston to hide out with Faith's watcher's family. He married a young woman by the name of Alyssa Coolson; Bob and Jane's oldest daughter.

They all lived happily ever after.

THE END!!!!