Faith could hear the vampires enter the building forcefully from below. It wouldn't long before they were banging on the apartment door. They couldn't get in right? No one had invited them in, right?

"Faith, damn it!!! Where IS MY LIQUOR?!?!?!?!" Her mother yelled and threw a nearby lamp at her. It missed her thought and shattered on the wall. A split second later she could hear the door in the other room.

Faith ran over to her mother as fast as she could and started pulling her toward the fire escape that was out the window.

"Get your damn hands off of me!!"

"We have to go now!! Those people coming in!"

"I let them in earlier today! They want you for some reason."

"Why would you do that!?!"

Before Faith could do anything her mother was grabbed in front of her and pulled away.

"Mom!"

She started running toward her when vampires grabbed her arms at both sides and threw her up against the wall. She kept struggling but couldn't get away. Her mother's scream sent of wave nausea through her body and made her skin shriek with the need to go to her. But she couldn't get away. The screams stopped. Her body went calm for split second before silent tears fell down her face and her body broke into constant slight shudders.

Her mother, the only person she came close to having, was gone forever.

She heard the front door open and saw two normal vampires walk into the room and then a giant almost deformed one follow. She guessed this one was a vampire too but there was something different about this one.

The power she felt coming from him was over whelming. It would be more terrifying but she was still in a state of shock and grief.

Kakistos looked at the young woman pinned to the wall in front of him. She had pale skin marked only by a tattoo on her left arm. Her hair was the color of a raven's wing. Her eyes looked like they were cut from stars. She was very beautiful. He always treasured beauty. If she had been anyone but a slayer he would have changed her instead of killing her. Bet then, she is a slayer. Pity.

"So your Faith? You've been causing me some trouble. I've ran into a few slayers in my time, none have been such a nascence." He said starring right into her eyes. She starred directly back. That surprised him a little. Most tried to avoid his gaze at any cost. She was bold.

"Let he go. She can't hurt me and she knows it."

The two vampires that had an iron grip on Faith let her go as quickly as they could and backed away. Faith just stood there as this creature walked toward him. She tensed her muscles getting ready for a fight.

"What, you want to fight me? Why? What do you have to fight for? No family. Slayers don't have friends and we've already gotten your watcher."

Maggie. She may not have liked the woman but that doesn't mean that she wanted her dead. This couldn't be happening. He was right though. But what did it matter if she had something or nothing. She was a fighter. Born and raised. No one way she going to let this son of a bitch take her down.

She remembered earlier, she had been playing with a switch blade. She had put it into her pocket. It was still there. She could feel it. She hadn't even noticed until now.

A switch blade. Not enough to kill these bastards but enough to get away. If she could get away she could get prepared and kill them later. Right she just had to get away.

"What are you going to do now little girl? There's no one around to save you."

As he walked closing she kept looking him dead in the eyes and he looked back. She was sure that was the only thing he was looking at, pressed her hand against her pocket and pushed up the knife. It was pressed against the palm of her hand. He kept walking closer in another second he would be only inches away from her.

"What are you going to do now little girl?" He said with a wicked smile.

With out warning she pressed out the switch blade and swipped it across his face, going over his eye.

He grabbed his face and started screaming in horror shock and pain.

The other vampires in complete shock ran toward him not knowing what else to do. Faith ran to the open window and climbed on to the fire escape and started running down.

She heard some one in the building yell "After her!"

She just kept running. She had to keep going. Where could she go though? Did she even know anyone else? Where was there to go?

Angel opened his eyes. There was a knocking on the door. Who was that?

No really who was that? Who did he know?

He walked to the door slowly. And opened it carefully.

There was Faith. Gripping herself into a hug. Her hair was a complete mess and part of her jeans was ripped. She looked a little off to the side. Her face was tear stained.

"Faith? What happened?" He said moving to the side so she could come in. She walked in slowly as id she expected to break into a run at any moment.

"I was...home...some vampires came...mom got...she's not....she's...and Maggie. They took her too." She said not wanting to fully say what had happened to them.

"Faith." He said quietly, and walking toward her. He gently put his hand her shoulder. She almost pulled away but then quickly relaxed herself in to his touch.

Angel looked her up and down. Trying see if he could smell or see any blood. She didn't seem hurt. Besides for a few scratches. She was fine. Physically anyway. Emotionally he didn't know.

"Can I stay here for a few hours? I don't have to be here that long."

"Faith you can stay here as long as you want. I want you here."

Faith let a few tears fall down her face. Her mother was gone. She may have abused her everyday of her life but...with out her she was completely alone. She gripped herself harder.

Angel looked at her. He moved closer and hugged her close. He didn't know why. He was going to move away but Faith snuggled into him and he gripped her tighter with both arms. She was crying, but not badly. She was just letting tears fall.

"Shhhhhh....Faith, it'll be okay. Faith....shhhhh...Faith. I've got you, shhhhh." He just held on to her. Gently rubbing her back with one hand.

He hated watching her cry.

"Come on Faith. You should go to bed. I'll make you something to eat if you want."

He felt her nod in his chest. He walked her over and put on the bed and pulled the covers over her. He remembered when he first regained his soul. Right after he remembered killing his family. The ones that loved him. Put up with him. And he killed them. He caused them horrible grief, then he killed them.

He wanted to make sure she was okay. He wanted to protect her. Not that she needed to be protected. She was so strong, but she kept being hurt by those who should have loved her. It didn't seem fair. Faith, her name went well for her. A girl who needed faith, faith that she could survive anything that was thrown at her.

He was about to get up when he heard Faith.

"Angel could you stay for a little while?"

"Sure." He said quietly laying down next to her. She moved into him and he hugged her again. He new he shouldn't be happy right now....but he was.