Chapter two: Welcome to L.A. (PT 2)

"Angel why didn't you tell me about the hotel?" Faith yammered about as they entered Wolfram &Hart attorneys at law.

"No reason." He avoided her gaze until they entered the building.

"No reason my ass." she mumbled as they walk through the lobby towards the many offices of Wolfram and Hart.

He lead her down a long corridor, they walked to the end of the hallway until they reached the last door at the end of the hall.

"My room?"

"Yeah."

"You going to explain all this too me later?"

'Yeah."

'Good."

She stood on a tipsy toe and gave him a hug.

He clammed up when she wrapped her arms around his body.

Why was everything always awkward? On his part at least??

"Faith is that really you?" the familiar voice greeted her in her dreams.

"Yeah, who the hell are you?"

No one answered

"Angel?"

Still, no one.

'Buffy?"

No answer.

"Who's there?"

"It's me faith." the voice was now light and scary...."your father."

The figure stepped from the darkness.

"Faith, I am your father..."

it was dearth Vader, from what the hell? Star wars???

I got to be dreaming.......

Angel

' I can't believe you brought her back to L.A." Cordelia said when Angel entered his office.

He looked back towards the door.

"He wasn't the door locked."

She held up a gold key. "Spare; remember?"

"Oh. Faith is here to help with the prophecy Cordy. You KNOW what the prophecy said."

She nodded, "Yeah I do and that' why I think you should have called Buffy instead."

"Why are you so against Faith being here? She's not evil anymore." He placed his hand on his hips.

The girl half smiled as she looked at her mentor and friend.

Angel eyed her slowly, "Something's up Cordelia. Spill."

She was shocked. He hardly ever called her Cordelier and when he did that meant only one thing; he was pissed.

Faith

"Did I hear my name?" Faith questioned as she peered into Angel's office.

There was Cordy and Angel. They looked like they were having a heated discussion. More than likely about her.

"No," Angel lied. "Not at all. Cordy was just telling me how wonderful it was that you decided to fight for our side."

"Oh." Faith looked into the vampire's eyes and wondered just what was really going on. She knew that Cordy hated her guts. For sleeping with Xander, for fighting Angelus, for taking Angel. For just breathing. Queen bitch Cordy. The feelings were mutual, Faith despised everything the pre- madonna ballerina, and spoiled rich kid had to offer. Sure she was now fighting for angel getting visions and what not. But that didn't mean a damn thing. As far as she was concerned Cordy was an enemy.

But she remembered that this was angels turf and no matter what type of bond they had Cordy's bond with him was stronger so for now she had to play nice.

Angel stared at the two women studying their features. He first looked to Cordy.

The strength she displayed was far fiercer now then it had ever been. He had once been in love with her, everything about her he thought was heaven, and everything she did was beautiful. But then she became a higher power and while she was away that love dwindled back to friendship and he found Faith again. They had been through so much together, they had equally bad past and connected on a level deeper than they let on. He knew once her cam back to L.A. that he was over Cordy and in love with Faith. Nothing could change how he felt about her, not even her fiancée.