Walking this Way
A/N- I was asked why Connor didn't grieve the loss of his son. I had come to my own conclusion on that, but I left it out of the story, thinking it wasn't necessary. I just figured that since cordy was evil, then the child she was bearing was evil, and wasn't really Connor's at all, but the beasts. On the Buffy and Angel note, the reason I'm reluctant to make it Spike Buffy, is that if you look back at the first few seasons of Buffy, and the first season of Angel, it's kind of hard to see them with anyone else. I understand that they've both moved on, and that the series have taken different direction, but they were once so a part of each other, that to me it seems strange that they could just wake up one morning and no longer feel it. That's all for now, feel free to ask any questions in your reviews and I will answer as best I can. And please do review.
Chapter 2
"Faith, you don't get it" Buffy said, looking strained and concerned, "You killed a man" tears were in the corners of her eyes.
Faith shook her head, with a little 'it's all good smile', "No" she said, "You don't get it, I don't care".
Buffy's horrified look turned to anger. She pulled a familiar knife out of her coat and shoved it in to Faiths stomach. "B?" Faith pleaded. Buffy shook her head, and turned around, walking away from Faith.
Faith jumped awake, holding in a scream. She shook the nightmare out of her head, ignoring her past demons. She glanced over at Conner, who was looking at her with worry in his eyes. She gave him a half smile, and he quickly looked away. She laughed inwardly, he was so his age.
"Well, here we are" Willow said, pulling up in a driveway that Faith recognized all to well.
Faith began to sweat a little, "Maybe, you should, you know, tell them that I'm coming before just sending me in there" she suggested.
"Maybe you should warn them about both of our presence's" Connor agreed. He looked just as nervous as Faith. Faith felt for the kid. She doubted that Buffy would be thrilled about Angel having a kid that wasn't hers.
"That's already taken care of" Willow said. "I called before we left and informed Buffy, who informed everyone else that I had a couple of unique visitors" her voice was the same perky voice that Faith had remembered it being.
"Oh. Yay. Well, we might as well go in and get this over with" Faith said. She glanced over at Connor, who looked more nervous then she felt. She pat him on the shoulder, "It's uh.. okay" she mumbled. She wasn't that great on comforting people, but it seemed to help him.
Faith Climbed out of the car, and looked up at the Summers home. So many memories of all the things that had happened in that home were hitting her brain. Most of them bad. She shut her door and followed Willow up the front steps of the porch, with Connor close behind her.
Willow opened the door and walked right in with out knocking, Faith wondered if she always did that. It seemed rude just to barge in with out knocking, but then again, who knew how things had changed. It had been so long since she had been in sunnydale.
Faith found herself frozen at the doorway. She couldn't bring herself to take that step. It just didn't seem right, not after everything. She stepped to the side, letting Connor pass her. But he stayed still as well, seeming to have the same problem.
"Guy's, we're back" Willow called into the house. She waved for Faith and Connor to come in. Faith took a deep breath, and took the last step into the house. Connor looked like he would prefer to stay where he was, but managed to also step in.
A second latter, they heard what sounded like many feet hopping up the basement stairs. And then, there came Buffy, followed by Dawn, followed by Giles, Xander, Anya, a skinny guy that Faith didn't recognized, and most surprising Spike. Faith Raised an eyebrow, but though she ought to keep her mouth shut.
Dawn sent angry glares her way, and gave quite the peculiar look to Connor. Spike looked strangely fascinated with the both of them. Xander looked everywhere but at Faith. Anya looked at Xander. Giles removed his glasses, and cleaned them with his handkerchief, and the skinny guy looked at her amazed, with a some what creepy glint in his eyes. But none of them said anything.
Faith felt a bit like she was an animal in a Zoo, with them all staring at her. A look at Connor told her that he felt the same. After what seemed like an eternity, Buffy stepped forward, and walked over to Connor. Faith had no idea how Buffy would feel towards the poor boy. He was angels son. But not Buffy's.
"You must be Angel's son?" Buffy asked him.
"I prefer to go by Connor" he responded. Faith noticed the resentment that Connor had at the mention of his father. She wondered what happened to make him hate Angel so much.
"They say you can fight. That means I can use you" Buffy said. Connor opened his mouth to say something, but Buffy cut him off. "I don't know how things in LA were, but here, I need fighters, not people who sit around and complain. If you're here to be a warrior, then welcome, otherwise, you might as well go home" she said. Faith didn't remember Buffy being so cold.
"I can fight" Connor said, looking much offended by the whining comment. "I was a warrior where I came from, I can be one here" he stood up strait, as if trying to look dignified. Faith held back laughter.
Buffy stepped over to Faith. "Out of jail?" she asked her. Faith nodded. "You look well" that was all she had to say. She turned and walked away.
"Spike, Connor will bunk with you and Andrew, why don't you show him where that will be" she told the Vampire. Faith took note of the fact that Spike looked different then when she had last seen him. There seemed to be more kindness, and lest anger. Spike nodded, with a raised eyebrow, and motioned for the boy to follow him. Connor looked reluctant, but went any ways.
"Faith, you can stay in the basement with the girls" Buffy said, turning back to Faith. The girls? Faith thought to herself. "But right now I think we need to talk. Let's go up to my room, that's pretty much the only place we'll find where we wont be disturbed" Buffy walked over to the stairs, motioning for Faith to follow.
Faith followed, trying not to notice the dirty looks she got from everyone on her way. Jeeze, you kill a few people, take over a few lives, and there's just no coming back she thought to herself. ~~~~~~~~~~~
A/N- I was asked why Connor didn't grieve the loss of his son. I had come to my own conclusion on that, but I left it out of the story, thinking it wasn't necessary. I just figured that since cordy was evil, then the child she was bearing was evil, and wasn't really Connor's at all, but the beasts. On the Buffy and Angel note, the reason I'm reluctant to make it Spike Buffy, is that if you look back at the first few seasons of Buffy, and the first season of Angel, it's kind of hard to see them with anyone else. I understand that they've both moved on, and that the series have taken different direction, but they were once so a part of each other, that to me it seems strange that they could just wake up one morning and no longer feel it. That's all for now, feel free to ask any questions in your reviews and I will answer as best I can. And please do review.
Chapter 2
"Faith, you don't get it" Buffy said, looking strained and concerned, "You killed a man" tears were in the corners of her eyes.
Faith shook her head, with a little 'it's all good smile', "No" she said, "You don't get it, I don't care".
Buffy's horrified look turned to anger. She pulled a familiar knife out of her coat and shoved it in to Faiths stomach. "B?" Faith pleaded. Buffy shook her head, and turned around, walking away from Faith.
Faith jumped awake, holding in a scream. She shook the nightmare out of her head, ignoring her past demons. She glanced over at Conner, who was looking at her with worry in his eyes. She gave him a half smile, and he quickly looked away. She laughed inwardly, he was so his age.
"Well, here we are" Willow said, pulling up in a driveway that Faith recognized all to well.
Faith began to sweat a little, "Maybe, you should, you know, tell them that I'm coming before just sending me in there" she suggested.
"Maybe you should warn them about both of our presence's" Connor agreed. He looked just as nervous as Faith. Faith felt for the kid. She doubted that Buffy would be thrilled about Angel having a kid that wasn't hers.
"That's already taken care of" Willow said. "I called before we left and informed Buffy, who informed everyone else that I had a couple of unique visitors" her voice was the same perky voice that Faith had remembered it being.
"Oh. Yay. Well, we might as well go in and get this over with" Faith said. She glanced over at Connor, who looked more nervous then she felt. She pat him on the shoulder, "It's uh.. okay" she mumbled. She wasn't that great on comforting people, but it seemed to help him.
Faith Climbed out of the car, and looked up at the Summers home. So many memories of all the things that had happened in that home were hitting her brain. Most of them bad. She shut her door and followed Willow up the front steps of the porch, with Connor close behind her.
Willow opened the door and walked right in with out knocking, Faith wondered if she always did that. It seemed rude just to barge in with out knocking, but then again, who knew how things had changed. It had been so long since she had been in sunnydale.
Faith found herself frozen at the doorway. She couldn't bring herself to take that step. It just didn't seem right, not after everything. She stepped to the side, letting Connor pass her. But he stayed still as well, seeming to have the same problem.
"Guy's, we're back" Willow called into the house. She waved for Faith and Connor to come in. Faith took a deep breath, and took the last step into the house. Connor looked like he would prefer to stay where he was, but managed to also step in.
A second latter, they heard what sounded like many feet hopping up the basement stairs. And then, there came Buffy, followed by Dawn, followed by Giles, Xander, Anya, a skinny guy that Faith didn't recognized, and most surprising Spike. Faith Raised an eyebrow, but though she ought to keep her mouth shut.
Dawn sent angry glares her way, and gave quite the peculiar look to Connor. Spike looked strangely fascinated with the both of them. Xander looked everywhere but at Faith. Anya looked at Xander. Giles removed his glasses, and cleaned them with his handkerchief, and the skinny guy looked at her amazed, with a some what creepy glint in his eyes. But none of them said anything.
Faith felt a bit like she was an animal in a Zoo, with them all staring at her. A look at Connor told her that he felt the same. After what seemed like an eternity, Buffy stepped forward, and walked over to Connor. Faith had no idea how Buffy would feel towards the poor boy. He was angels son. But not Buffy's.
"You must be Angel's son?" Buffy asked him.
"I prefer to go by Connor" he responded. Faith noticed the resentment that Connor had at the mention of his father. She wondered what happened to make him hate Angel so much.
"They say you can fight. That means I can use you" Buffy said. Connor opened his mouth to say something, but Buffy cut him off. "I don't know how things in LA were, but here, I need fighters, not people who sit around and complain. If you're here to be a warrior, then welcome, otherwise, you might as well go home" she said. Faith didn't remember Buffy being so cold.
"I can fight" Connor said, looking much offended by the whining comment. "I was a warrior where I came from, I can be one here" he stood up strait, as if trying to look dignified. Faith held back laughter.
Buffy stepped over to Faith. "Out of jail?" she asked her. Faith nodded. "You look well" that was all she had to say. She turned and walked away.
"Spike, Connor will bunk with you and Andrew, why don't you show him where that will be" she told the Vampire. Faith took note of the fact that Spike looked different then when she had last seen him. There seemed to be more kindness, and lest anger. Spike nodded, with a raised eyebrow, and motioned for the boy to follow him. Connor looked reluctant, but went any ways.
"Faith, you can stay in the basement with the girls" Buffy said, turning back to Faith. The girls? Faith thought to herself. "But right now I think we need to talk. Let's go up to my room, that's pretty much the only place we'll find where we wont be disturbed" Buffy walked over to the stairs, motioning for Faith to follow.
Faith followed, trying not to notice the dirty looks she got from everyone on her way. Jeeze, you kill a few people, take over a few lives, and there's just no coming back she thought to herself. ~~~~~~~~~~~