Heroic Deeds

By Ayisha

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in the story. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel characters belong to Joss Whedon. Smallville doesn't belong to me, either.

Author's Notes 1: Some readers have noticed that I'm going too fast with my story so I'm going to slow the pace a bit. And for those people who don't know what Smallville is, it is a series that tells the story of Clark Kent when he was still in high school and before he became Superman.

Author's Notes 2: Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed the fic. I really appreciate your suggestions and comments.

Author's Notes 3: By the way, I'm just wondering who would you like Buffy to end up with?

Chapter 7:

Smallville, Kansas

Clark couldn't help staring at the girl in front of him.

It's her, he thought. It's really her.

Buffy frowned. "Is there something in my face?"

"Huh?" Clark broke out from his reverie.

Buffy smiled. "You keep looking at me." And for some unknown reason, she didn't seem to feel uncomfortable about it. In fact, she felt safe around the teenager. Like she was being…protected.

Clark grinned sheepishly. "I'm sorry. You just remind me of someone." There was no point in telling her she looked like the girl from his dreams.

"You must be new here."

Buffy turned around. A suave bald man who was more or less the same age as her confronted her. She didn't know what to make of him.

She nodded. "Yeah, I am."

"Are these two keeping you?" It was Lana.

Clark's grin broadened. "Not really. We were just curious."

"Yeah." Lex replied. "It's not often we come face to face with two beautiful ladies."

Lana shook her head. "You guys sure know how to flatter a girl."

"Only those that we find…flattering."

"Angelica, meet Clark Kent and Lex Luthor." Lana said. "Guys, this is Angelica McGregor."

Lex Luthor. Lionel Luthor. Lex was Lionel's son.

Clark held out a hand. "Nice meeting you."

Buffy took it. "Same here." She looked at Lex who smiled and nodded at her. There's something about him, she thought. Is he like his father?

"Have you taken their orders yet?" Lana asked.

"No, I haven't. But I'll do it now." Buffy told her.

As she wrote down Clark and Lex's orders, Buffy couldn't help wondering what she was suppose to do now.

All she knew was that she was going to hear from Lex's beloved father soon.

After all, the spy Lionel Luthor hired to follow her was discrete.

But not discrete enough for her not to notice.

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Los Angeles, California

Wesley was panicking. Almost two months had gone by and he still has no word whatsoever from Buffy.

Something had gone wrong.

He didn't want to think of the inevitable. But he had to face the facts.

Buffy had gone missing. And Wesley has no choice but to take action.

Whether alone or not was the problem.

Should I tell them? Wesley wondered. Should I tell them the truth?

"Earth to Wesley." Gunn said. Wesley didn't respond. "Wesley?" Gunn waved his hand in front of him. "Wesley!"

"What?" Wesley finally snapped out of it.

Gunn frowned. "Is something wrong?" These past few weeks, Wesley hasn't been himself.

Wesley shook his head. "Of course there isn't. I just lack sleep with all the research we were doing."

That was true. People had different ways of coping with grief. Angel's way of coping with it was to keep busy. If he wasn't taking care of Conner, he was fighting. Whatever he found strange, with or without the help of Cordelia's visions, he would investigate. And of course, Wesley was in charge of research.

Not that he minded. Not at all. It kept his thoughts at bay. But especially, it kept him from thinking about what happened to Buffy.

Wesley needed to do something about it. He just didn't know how. But it wasn't the time to think about it.

Gunn looked doubtful. "Are you sure? You can tell me about it if you want to."

"There's nothing to tell," Wesley insisted. "I'm fine."

CRASH!

Gunn and Wesley went to the direction of the noise. They found Cordelia on the floor with Fred beside her. Around them, shards of broken glass scattered.

"What happened?" Gunn asked.

Fred looked helpless. "I don't know," Fred said. "Cordelia just…broke down."

Angel was there a moment later with Conner in his arms. When he saw Cordy, he quickly gave his son to Fred and knelt down to the other side of Cordelia. "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

Cordelia nodded weakly. "I'm fine. I just had a vision."

"Are you sure?" Angel asked her.

Cordelia smiled at him. "Yeah. But you need to pack your things soon."

"Why?"

Cordelia took a deep breath. "Because we're going somewhere. And you're not going to believe where it is."

"Where?"

"Sunnydale."

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Sunnydale, California

It was late at night and Faith was busy patrolling at the graveyard. And so far, she had staked over five vampires now. The vampiric activity in Sunnydale was more active than ever.

Faith sighed. She still has no idea what she was doing here. Or rather, why she was taking over Buffy's role as the Slayer.

Not that she minded it. Faith figured it was one way of repaying Buffy for the sins she had done. And besides, she had missed the rush of adrenaline that comes through her whenever she hunted for her prey.

But unlike before, Faith was more subdued. At least, she thinks before she acts. Something she learned from her time in jail.

Faith frowned. It still amazed her that Willow and the others didn't call the police the minute they opened the door to the Summers' home and found her with Spike.

They needed her. That much was certain. Even with Spike around, the Slayerettes still can't protect Sunnydale from all of its night creatures. They needed someone with supernatural strength to do it. They needed the Slayer.

And apparently, Faith was the replacement. She wouldn't have escaped from prison if she didn't have a destiny to fulfill. The messenger told her as much.

But that didn't mean that she was welcomed. She had to find a place to stay and a job. She's currently living in Angel's mansion while working at the Magic Shop. At least until she found something that would be more suitable.

Faith turned around a corner when she heard the faint rustling of leaves. She stopped walking and felt her senses ticking in. Someone was there.

She held her breath. She could hear the footsteps coming toward her. As the steps got closer, she hid behind the bushes.

It was a vampire. Her senses were telling her as much. She waited as the vampire made his way to where she was and stopped. He seemed to be looking for something.

Without a thought, Faith jumped into him. The vampire was clearly surprised because he staggered. He was strong, Faith noted. But the element of surprise caught him off guard.

A second later, the vampire was lying on the ground with the stake coming towards him. But before Faith could stake him in the heart, the vampire stopped her.

"Don't."

Faith's eyes grew wide as she recognized the voice. She quickly heaved off the vampire and stared at him in surprise. "Angel? What are you doing here?"

Angel stood up and looked at her. "Funny. I should ask you the same question."