Author's Note: Thanks for all the input! I appreciate it. Sorry I have been delayed in updating; I swear I am usually better than I have been lately. My internet has been stupid and I have been busy, but by next week I will have much more time so don't worry LoL.

And as far as Cordy being eager to trust Faith, she isn't. I made that clear when she explains that she isn't going to take Faith's word for it, but Cordelia trusts Angel completely so she is going to take his word for it and give her a chance. Just to let yah know, but thanks for the info…oh and I also thought I used five by five too much, but I didn't bother going back and changing it. Thanks guys.

Now that I know what I'm without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life

"What the hell were you thinking Angel?" Wesley said, "I made it clear to you that I was not going to be okay with being around her!"

"Wes I know. I know. But as much as I trust your judgment and need you here for the team, Faith deserves a chance. I know what she did to you, but look at what I have done! All the awful things I have done and yet you work with me. I know it doesn't compare with me not having a soul, but you might as well say that Faith lost hers for a while too. I understand that you don't want to be around her, but I am going to help her and she wants to be helped." Angel replied stubbornly.

"Well I am not going to sit around and wait for her to sink back to her old ways and turn again Angel. I am not going to be around her at all. Understand me?" Wesley said angrily.

"Fine," Angel said understanding Wesley's decision, "I get it, but you have to know that she does want help Wes, I can help her."

"Okay Angel, but I know you are doing this to save yourself!" Wesley blurted out in anger.

"What the hell do you mean by that?" Angel said, his voice rising slightly.

"You know what the hell I mean, Angel. Your redemption. You think if you can help her get on the path of righteousness, you'll be able to be redeemed one day." Wesley said maliciously.

"How can you say that Wesley? You know I want my redemption one day, but if I can gain mine then why shouldn't I help as many people as I can? That's what we do Wes! We help the helpless. And I'd say where Faith is now is a pretty helpless stage so yeah I think you had better just stay the hell away for a while." Angel said angrily.

Angel watched, shaking with anger, as Wesley turned angrily and sped out the office and into the sunlight outside.

"How about adding color to the wardrobe of the new you?" Cordy said picking up a baby blue cardigan.

"You want me to wear that?" Faith said turning her nose up in disgust.

"What I think the new you would look cute in this." Cordy said.

"Okay I don't do pastels, and I definitely don't do cute." Faith said grimacing and then smiling as her eyes caught sight of the shelf holding leather pants, "Now this is much more like it." She said holding up a pair of black leather pants.

"Right, I should have guessed, but…" Cordy trailed off as she gave up and looked for a matching leather jacket.

"Ah there you go Cor, you got my style." Faith said.

"Angel," A female voice said from behind him in his office.

"Buffy." Angel said without even turning around.

"I heard you had um a guest in LA." She said smugly, "You turned her in right?"

"I don't see what this has anything to do with you Buffy." Angel said standing and turning around.

"It has everything to do with me." Buffy said angrily.

"And how is that exactly?" Angel asked.

"Faith tried to kill me. She is evil, Angel. She has done awful things that she has no right to be forgiven for." Buffy said.

"And what about all the things I did? That's okay?" Angel asked.

"That'd different." Buffy said quickly.

"How the hell is it different Buffy?" Angel asked getting angry too.

"You had no soul!!" Buffy yelled.

"Yeah well while she technically had one, it was lost Buffy. You should be able to understand that. She wants to change, she wants to get better." Angel said.

"Oh yeah until she comes and stakes you in the night." Buffy said sounding like a child.

"Well if she did it would be none of your concern Buffy." Angel said.

"What's not whose concern?" Faith asked as her and Cordy walked in with bags of shopping, "Oh B."

"Get the hell outta my sight." Buffy said angrily turning towards Faith and taking a few steps towards her.

"Hey come on now B. I know we had our issues for while, but we're adults, can't we see eye to eye here?" Faith asked.

"Don't even try and joke out of this one you, you…" Buffy said edging towards her to start a fight.

"Buffy, you can't come here and act like this is your business. It's not!" Angel said grabbing Buffy's arm and pulling her back, "You don't belong in LA and you are certainly not welcome here so leave."

"But…" Buffy said looking very surprised by Angel's tone.

"Leave Buffy, now. Get out!" Angel said almost shoving her towards the door.

Without so much as a good bye or a second glance Buffy turned on her heal and rushed out the door.

"It's amazing how many angry people can run out angrily on me in one day." Angel said.

"Wes didn't take the news well I assume?" Cordelia said still a little shocked by Angel yelling at Buffy.

"Not really no, but he'll come around eventually I'm sure." Angel said.

"Well it's understandable that he hates me." Faith said sitting on the sofa.

"Yeah it is." Cordy said.

"Thanks." Faith said.

"No problem." Cordy replied.

"Well who's hungry? Chinese tonight?" Angel said breaking the sullen mood.

"Sounds good to me." Cordy said.

"Uh yeah, that sounds good." Faith said, still a little shocked at how welcome Angel was making her, especially after telling Buffy that she wasn't.

TBC…