Chapter one: Welcome to L.A.
Faith. The tall, slim, brunette and vampire slayer was all he could dream about. Holding her, caressing her soft skin, telling her how much he loved her, how much he needed her, those were the things he wish her could whisper in her ear. Except first he had to find her.
She was stowed away in England, that's where he found her watcher at least, Heidi, that was her name. She had last seen faith 3 days before the Hell mouth in Kansas had re-opened. It was late and she knew that Faith would go home with her roger that night. Roger was her boyfriend and ever since she left sunnydale, Heidi told him, she had been happy. She had friends now, not enemies; she had a boyfriend, a soon to be mother in law, a real life. Why would he come back and jeopardize all of that now.
Because he needed her he told Heidi, in more ways than one.
There was a prophecy, a prophecy that spoke of the ultimate battle and aside form begging Buffy to help him, he needed the next best thing, and that was faith. Even with her "new life" couldn't she still see an old friend?
"I don't understand, angel." Heidi stammered when he approached her. She kept her distance from the vampire, knowing his kind he would kill her in a second, regardless of him being "an old friend"
"you need her to help with an omen that the fates foresaw years before?"
He nodded.
"Let me guess, she is the only slayer besides Buffy I mean that you would come for? What about, Dawn, she's a slayer too."
She was right, Dawn Summers, once a key to a hell god's dimension was now a slayer. With 3 active slayers in the world he could call her. But, no, she wasn't a priority, faith was the priority.
"are you going to tell me where she is or not?" he asked.
"Where who is?" the light and unusually cheery voice of faith came from a short distance. He turned.
There she is...
"Hey angel. What are you doing here?"
She looked as beautiful as ever. Her long brunette hair was now cut short into a bob. It looked good, it fell evenly an inch above her collar bone. She wore a smile, something that used to be forbidden in this slayer eyes.
"Uh....." he held up the book with the prophecy." I need you."
She blushed lightly at the way he aid it. Like it was a plea.
"Wow. With a response like that a girl would think you were hitting on her." she smiled flirtatiously.
What if I were? He wanted to say, but he held his tongue out of embarrassment.
he cleared his throat and turned to Heidi," excuse for a second."
She hesitated before moving; looking over at faith for the all clear signal she left reluctantly. "Is she always like that?" He asked as Faith motioned for him to take a seat on the bed. He did.
"Yeah, she's a little......"She trailed off and smiled at her longtime friend.
"How have you been? It's been so long...I mean, God; you......." She blushed as she took a long look at him.
He certainly looked better with age. She looked him over from the subtle yet handsome features to his broad shoulders. Something about him had changed, but she wasn't quite sure what.
"What?" he asked the question even though he knew the answer.
"Nothing," she lied. "now what do you need?"
"Same old same old, you know death, apocalypse, big bad, prophecy etc."
She nodded ass he ran down the usual list.
'Call of the slayer, huh?"
"More like impending death of the slayer."
She laughed at the morbid crack and ran her hands through her hair.
"Buffy?"
"No."
"Dawn?"
"Maybe"
"willow?"
"Maybe"
"so I'm the only one on board?"
He nodded, "looks like it."
"Let's get to work."
Faith. The tall, slim, brunette and vampire slayer was all he could dream about. Holding her, caressing her soft skin, telling her how much he loved her, how much he needed her, those were the things he wish her could whisper in her ear. Except first he had to find her.
She was stowed away in England, that's where he found her watcher at least, Heidi, that was her name. She had last seen faith 3 days before the Hell mouth in Kansas had re-opened. It was late and she knew that Faith would go home with her roger that night. Roger was her boyfriend and ever since she left sunnydale, Heidi told him, she had been happy. She had friends now, not enemies; she had a boyfriend, a soon to be mother in law, a real life. Why would he come back and jeopardize all of that now.
Because he needed her he told Heidi, in more ways than one.
There was a prophecy, a prophecy that spoke of the ultimate battle and aside form begging Buffy to help him, he needed the next best thing, and that was faith. Even with her "new life" couldn't she still see an old friend?
"I don't understand, angel." Heidi stammered when he approached her. She kept her distance from the vampire, knowing his kind he would kill her in a second, regardless of him being "an old friend"
"you need her to help with an omen that the fates foresaw years before?"
He nodded.
"Let me guess, she is the only slayer besides Buffy I mean that you would come for? What about, Dawn, she's a slayer too."
She was right, Dawn Summers, once a key to a hell god's dimension was now a slayer. With 3 active slayers in the world he could call her. But, no, she wasn't a priority, faith was the priority.
"are you going to tell me where she is or not?" he asked.
"Where who is?" the light and unusually cheery voice of faith came from a short distance. He turned.
There she is...
"Hey angel. What are you doing here?"
She looked as beautiful as ever. Her long brunette hair was now cut short into a bob. It looked good, it fell evenly an inch above her collar bone. She wore a smile, something that used to be forbidden in this slayer eyes.
"Uh....." he held up the book with the prophecy." I need you."
She blushed lightly at the way he aid it. Like it was a plea.
"Wow. With a response like that a girl would think you were hitting on her." she smiled flirtatiously.
What if I were? He wanted to say, but he held his tongue out of embarrassment.
he cleared his throat and turned to Heidi," excuse for a second."
She hesitated before moving; looking over at faith for the all clear signal she left reluctantly. "Is she always like that?" He asked as Faith motioned for him to take a seat on the bed. He did.
"Yeah, she's a little......"She trailed off and smiled at her longtime friend.
"How have you been? It's been so long...I mean, God; you......." She blushed as she took a long look at him.
He certainly looked better with age. She looked him over from the subtle yet handsome features to his broad shoulders. Something about him had changed, but she wasn't quite sure what.
"What?" he asked the question even though he knew the answer.
"Nothing," she lied. "now what do you need?"
"Same old same old, you know death, apocalypse, big bad, prophecy etc."
She nodded ass he ran down the usual list.
'Call of the slayer, huh?"
"More like impending death of the slayer."
She laughed at the morbid crack and ran her hands through her hair.
"Buffy?"
"No."
"Dawn?"
"Maybe"
"willow?"
"Maybe"
"so I'm the only one on board?"
He nodded, "looks like it."
"Let's get to work."