Angel sat up in his bed. Eyes still wide open. What was that? That dream.
He'd kissed Faith. So? People kiss people in dreams all the time! That
doesn't mean anything, right? I mean there are dreams that mean thing and
dreams that mean nothing, right? And this was a dream that meant nothing.
Faith was a friend that was all. 'I've seen the way you look at her'
Cordelia's words were once again sounding his head. No. He wasn't.....he
couldn't be....that was just not possible. Yeah he was slightly attracted to
Faith, maybe a little more then that. It's just that.....no. He couldn't.
Faith trusted him. He wasn't going to just jump to conclusions. It was just
a dream and Cordelia had been wrong before, why not now. Besides Faith
wasn't attracted to him in that way anyway. There was no way. What could he
give her? Just....no.
Faith was in her room. Putting some clothes into a bag. It was never going to last. She just said in her mind. Yeah things were great now but they'd get worse and soon. There was no denying it. She put another shirt in her bag. It would be okay. Angel helped a lot of people, she would just be another one of them soon enough. Why did that have to bother her so much? Why couldn't she just be indifferent to the whole thing?
"What are you doing?!"
Faith turned around to see a very surprised Cordelia.
"What?"
"I said, what the hell do you think your doing?"
"I'm leaving." Faith said not trying to show any real emotion.
"No. You can't just show up and join all of are lives then leave like nothing happened."
"Cordelia-"
"No! Faith you have to stay you can't just leave all your friends, the people who trust and care about you without a word. Do have any idea how terrified we'd be?"
"Fine! I'll stay!" she said tossing some clothes out of her bag. "It's just not something I'm used to OKAY?"
"Fine. But if your planning on doing something stupid like leaving again tell one of us so we can talk you out of it." She said turning to leave and walk away.
Inside she knew that Faith wouldn't have just left. Faith wanted to stay. She could see it. Faith just got freaked out by people, friends, family. Being happy. Didn't she understand though, how much they cared about her? Angel. Did she even understand what it would do to Angel if she just abandoned this place and left? No. She didn't. She didn't understand Angel at all. There was NO way she could tell Angel that Faith was going to leave. He'd completely freak out. If Faith thought that Angel followed her around now, he wouldn't let her out of his sight afterwards.
Angel walked out his room deep in thought. 'Lorne!' he thought about the demon Wesley had introduced him to three days ago. He'd ask him and get this whole thing straightened out no problem. He wasn't watching where she was going and ran head first into Faith.
"F-Faith, uhhhhhh so how are..........things you do.....going?" He said in a strange tone.
What the matter with him? Faith thought to herself. Well not much just that he ran into some one who practically tried to cut his head off when he was trying to help them.
"Angel about before...."
"WHAT!?!" He said shocked remembering that it was the exact same way his dream started.
"What!" Faith answered back sharply a little confused.
"It's n-nothing. Just a thing that happened. A-A thing that didn't happen that is like this, now." He sputtered out.
"Yeah well. About before, I'm sorry. I was just a little up tight. If there was something that was seriously wrong I would tell you, you know that right? Just please don't ask about his anymore. Please. Promise?" she said pleading.
"Okay. I promise, I wont ask anymore." He said wishing that she would just tell him.
"Thanks. Good bye Angel" She said giving him a smile as she walked away.
There she goes. Your friend. FRIEND. Nothing else. Angel thought to himself as he hurried in the other direction.
"So how's it going?" asked Lilah to a tall man in a suit.
"How do you think?! We need Faith. I rather have her alive but dead would be just fine."
"Now, now. We agreed that if we help you catch Faith you'd help us with our little 'Angel' problem."
"And I've waited to long to see all this work for nothing. We need Faith and her blood."
"Not that this is any of my concern but you know there is another slayer right? Why don't you just go after her a save yourself all this trouble? She'd be much easier to get close to then Faith by what I know."
"Because that one is far to close to the council. Besides she doesn't have that same anger Faith has. That's what we really want. That's what we really need. This was foretold centuries ago. It's going to happen. Now better then ever."
"Cordelia what are you doing?" he said looking into Faith's room.
Cordelia was there putting clothes back into the drawers and there was a bag open and sitting on the bag. Cordelia stopped. The whole reason she was cleaning up Faith's mess so Angel wouldn't see it and start asking Faith questions. Knowing her she tell him the whole truth immediately and he'd freak out and stick to her like glue which would make Faith explode like she was prone to do. And watching the two of them on there emotional roller coaster was giving her a headache. This must be how Angel felt with her and Wesley all the time.
"Nothing Faith just through another fit and I decided to clean up a little bit."
"And since when did you care about Faith having a clean room?" he asked not believing a word of it.
"I was just....bugging me. That's all." She said trying not to look at him.
"Cordelia....."
"Look, Angel I'd tell you but I know you'd completely freak out so can we not talk about it." She said starting to walk out of the room.
"Cordelia." He said starring at her.
"Fine! But promise me you wont become Faith's personal stalker."
"Cordelia!"
"Alright! Faith....was packing earlier. She was...going to leave."
Angel just starred at her for a moment. "What?" he said a little too quietly for Cordelia's liking.
"She was going to leave." She repeated.
"WHY? When was she....why didn't she tell me?!?!"
"She was probably going to before she left but I stopped her. I-I don't think she was really going to leave though, she was just a little upset that's." She said trying to calm him down.
"I've got to go." He said quickly walking out the door.
"Angel wait!" Cordelia said trying to follow him. To late he's already gone she thought to herself.
Angel had checked all the rooms Faith was usually in. She wasn't there. Where the hell was she? She didn't leave did she? No she tried to leave earlier she didn't leave. Yeah, because Cordelia stopped her. What if she just said she was staying to get Cordelia to leave her alone? No. She couldn't be gone. He needed her here. They all did. What was she going to do without them? She needed people around her, friends. A family. She wasn't just going to find other people to be those things, was she? She seemed fine when she talked to him earlier. Her words suddenly came back to him. 'Good bye Angel'. Was she saying....NO! She hadn't left, he knew she hadn't. Where was she though? She had to be here if she wasn't-
"What's the matter with you?" a voice came from behind.
He spun around to see Faith, magazine in hand sitting on the counter. Starring at him like he was crazy. He practically ran to her as he gave her a hug.
"Uhhhhh, Angle you can let me go now." She said a little confused. He let go of her right away but continued to stare at her.
"What's the matter?" he said giving him an odd look.
"Nothing. Just happy to see you." He said smiling. She isn't going to leave he thought in relief.
"Okay. I guess I'm happy to see you too, don't expect a hug or anything." She said smiling.
"What's that." He said looking at the open beer can on the table.
"Oh it's mine." She said getting off the table and looking at him.
"Faith...." He said with slight disapproval. When Faith did drink, she drank
to get drunk. He knew that from experience he thought remembering a woozy Faith leaning against him with her arms around his neck.
"I know I'm too young to drink, I know you don't like it and it's the only one I'm having." She said with a quick glance.
"Faith you know that you weren't planning this to be your only drink." Angel said trying not to sound too concerned.
"Fine I wont drink." She said a little annoyed. "You want to see a movie?" she asked suddenly.
"A movie?"
"Yeah it's not like we like we do anything normal around here, ever." She said with that old smile.
"Yeah I'll go."
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Angel and Faith sat next to each other in the middle, in a fairly empty theatre, there could have only been about 13 people in all. Faith happily ate her popcorn. She couldn't even remember the last time she had gone to a movie; it must have been months ago. And even though she usually went by herself. It was nice. Just her and Angel. What movie was this any how? They had just shown up without knowing what was playing and went to the movie that had the closest time. She loved movie food. She always did Angel didn't seem to mind it either. He seemed to just be happy being out of the hotel.
"Tanks for coming with me Angel. Being in that hotel was driving me crazy." She said more happy then ever.
"No problem. I should get out more anyway, and I'd rather go some where with you. So....what movie is this?"
"I have no idea. What did the poster outside say?"
"I think it's either romantic or horror it was hind of hard to tell."
"I hope it's horror. I never understood romantic movies."
"Don't you believe in romance?" he said turning to her,
"Not by a long shot." She wanted to say she did once, but that would just lead to questions. "What kind of movies do you like?" she said trying to change the subject.
"Anything's fine." He said trying to understand why she got so bitter at the word romantic. She tried not to let it show, but it was there.
The movie started and everything was fine. Faith had gotten kind of tired and put her head on Angels shoulder, he really didn't seem to mid though. The movie was almost completely over when she noticed a couple sitting a few rows a head of them. They had been there the whole movie practically swallowing each others tongues, she had spent the whole time ignoring them but this was the first time she had gotten a good look of their faces. Her heart almost exploded in her chest when she saw the mans face. Ryan? What the hell?!? No. Not this time. She was going to stay here. She was happy and for once wasn't going to let something from her past ruin it.
Angel, who still had Faith's head on his shoulder, felt her tighten up. He felt her hands go on his arm and tighten immediately. Something was bothering her. He already knew not to ask now. They could talk about it after the movie, it was almost over any way.
Faith practically pulled Angel out of the theatre.
"In a hurry?" he asked.
"Yeah...well you know. What do you want to do now? Just go home?" she asked turning to look at him.
"Sure. I'm tired anyway. How'd you like the movie?"
"It was good. We should do this again soon." She said smiling.
"Faith are you....yeah we should." He said deciding not to ask any questions that would get them into a fight. She would tell him when she was ready.
"Thanks again for coming." She said leaning against him. He smiled and put an around her.
Faith lay in bed. She had fun today. She loved doing things with Angel. She could explain the way he made her feel. It was just special. Everything in her life would be perfect if Ryan would just stop showing up. Angel noticed her unhappiness for that single minuet but hadn't said anything. Which is what she really appreciated. He cared about her. Faith smiled. She cared about him too.
Angel was once again in bed. He couldn't sleep though. He kept thinking about Faith. Was she okay? Yes she was. She'd tell him if something was really bothering her. But he just wanted to show he cared. He hoped she got hat part. The dream kiss came back to him once again. Why couldn't that just go away? It was just a dream. It didn't mean anything. It was just a dream. He cared about her a lot but it wasn't like- His thoughts were cut off completely by a loud crash from a nearby room and a loud scream. It took him less then a second to know who the voce belonged to. Faith?
Faith was in her room. Putting some clothes into a bag. It was never going to last. She just said in her mind. Yeah things were great now but they'd get worse and soon. There was no denying it. She put another shirt in her bag. It would be okay. Angel helped a lot of people, she would just be another one of them soon enough. Why did that have to bother her so much? Why couldn't she just be indifferent to the whole thing?
"What are you doing?!"
Faith turned around to see a very surprised Cordelia.
"What?"
"I said, what the hell do you think your doing?"
"I'm leaving." Faith said not trying to show any real emotion.
"No. You can't just show up and join all of are lives then leave like nothing happened."
"Cordelia-"
"No! Faith you have to stay you can't just leave all your friends, the people who trust and care about you without a word. Do have any idea how terrified we'd be?"
"Fine! I'll stay!" she said tossing some clothes out of her bag. "It's just not something I'm used to OKAY?"
"Fine. But if your planning on doing something stupid like leaving again tell one of us so we can talk you out of it." She said turning to leave and walk away.
Inside she knew that Faith wouldn't have just left. Faith wanted to stay. She could see it. Faith just got freaked out by people, friends, family. Being happy. Didn't she understand though, how much they cared about her? Angel. Did she even understand what it would do to Angel if she just abandoned this place and left? No. She didn't. She didn't understand Angel at all. There was NO way she could tell Angel that Faith was going to leave. He'd completely freak out. If Faith thought that Angel followed her around now, he wouldn't let her out of his sight afterwards.
Angel walked out his room deep in thought. 'Lorne!' he thought about the demon Wesley had introduced him to three days ago. He'd ask him and get this whole thing straightened out no problem. He wasn't watching where she was going and ran head first into Faith.
"F-Faith, uhhhhhh so how are..........things you do.....going?" He said in a strange tone.
What the matter with him? Faith thought to herself. Well not much just that he ran into some one who practically tried to cut his head off when he was trying to help them.
"Angel about before...."
"WHAT!?!" He said shocked remembering that it was the exact same way his dream started.
"What!" Faith answered back sharply a little confused.
"It's n-nothing. Just a thing that happened. A-A thing that didn't happen that is like this, now." He sputtered out.
"Yeah well. About before, I'm sorry. I was just a little up tight. If there was something that was seriously wrong I would tell you, you know that right? Just please don't ask about his anymore. Please. Promise?" she said pleading.
"Okay. I promise, I wont ask anymore." He said wishing that she would just tell him.
"Thanks. Good bye Angel" She said giving him a smile as she walked away.
There she goes. Your friend. FRIEND. Nothing else. Angel thought to himself as he hurried in the other direction.
"So how's it going?" asked Lilah to a tall man in a suit.
"How do you think?! We need Faith. I rather have her alive but dead would be just fine."
"Now, now. We agreed that if we help you catch Faith you'd help us with our little 'Angel' problem."
"And I've waited to long to see all this work for nothing. We need Faith and her blood."
"Not that this is any of my concern but you know there is another slayer right? Why don't you just go after her a save yourself all this trouble? She'd be much easier to get close to then Faith by what I know."
"Because that one is far to close to the council. Besides she doesn't have that same anger Faith has. That's what we really want. That's what we really need. This was foretold centuries ago. It's going to happen. Now better then ever."
"Cordelia what are you doing?" he said looking into Faith's room.
Cordelia was there putting clothes back into the drawers and there was a bag open and sitting on the bag. Cordelia stopped. The whole reason she was cleaning up Faith's mess so Angel wouldn't see it and start asking Faith questions. Knowing her she tell him the whole truth immediately and he'd freak out and stick to her like glue which would make Faith explode like she was prone to do. And watching the two of them on there emotional roller coaster was giving her a headache. This must be how Angel felt with her and Wesley all the time.
"Nothing Faith just through another fit and I decided to clean up a little bit."
"And since when did you care about Faith having a clean room?" he asked not believing a word of it.
"I was just....bugging me. That's all." She said trying not to look at him.
"Cordelia....."
"Look, Angel I'd tell you but I know you'd completely freak out so can we not talk about it." She said starting to walk out of the room.
"Cordelia." He said starring at her.
"Fine! But promise me you wont become Faith's personal stalker."
"Cordelia!"
"Alright! Faith....was packing earlier. She was...going to leave."
Angel just starred at her for a moment. "What?" he said a little too quietly for Cordelia's liking.
"She was going to leave." She repeated.
"WHY? When was she....why didn't she tell me?!?!"
"She was probably going to before she left but I stopped her. I-I don't think she was really going to leave though, she was just a little upset that's." She said trying to calm him down.
"I've got to go." He said quickly walking out the door.
"Angel wait!" Cordelia said trying to follow him. To late he's already gone she thought to herself.
Angel had checked all the rooms Faith was usually in. She wasn't there. Where the hell was she? She didn't leave did she? No she tried to leave earlier she didn't leave. Yeah, because Cordelia stopped her. What if she just said she was staying to get Cordelia to leave her alone? No. She couldn't be gone. He needed her here. They all did. What was she going to do without them? She needed people around her, friends. A family. She wasn't just going to find other people to be those things, was she? She seemed fine when she talked to him earlier. Her words suddenly came back to him. 'Good bye Angel'. Was she saying....NO! She hadn't left, he knew she hadn't. Where was she though? She had to be here if she wasn't-
"What's the matter with you?" a voice came from behind.
He spun around to see Faith, magazine in hand sitting on the counter. Starring at him like he was crazy. He practically ran to her as he gave her a hug.
"Uhhhhh, Angle you can let me go now." She said a little confused. He let go of her right away but continued to stare at her.
"What's the matter?" he said giving him an odd look.
"Nothing. Just happy to see you." He said smiling. She isn't going to leave he thought in relief.
"Okay. I guess I'm happy to see you too, don't expect a hug or anything." She said smiling.
"What's that." He said looking at the open beer can on the table.
"Oh it's mine." She said getting off the table and looking at him.
"Faith...." He said with slight disapproval. When Faith did drink, she drank
to get drunk. He knew that from experience he thought remembering a woozy Faith leaning against him with her arms around his neck.
"I know I'm too young to drink, I know you don't like it and it's the only one I'm having." She said with a quick glance.
"Faith you know that you weren't planning this to be your only drink." Angel said trying not to sound too concerned.
"Fine I wont drink." She said a little annoyed. "You want to see a movie?" she asked suddenly.
"A movie?"
"Yeah it's not like we like we do anything normal around here, ever." She said with that old smile.
"Yeah I'll go."
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Angel and Faith sat next to each other in the middle, in a fairly empty theatre, there could have only been about 13 people in all. Faith happily ate her popcorn. She couldn't even remember the last time she had gone to a movie; it must have been months ago. And even though she usually went by herself. It was nice. Just her and Angel. What movie was this any how? They had just shown up without knowing what was playing and went to the movie that had the closest time. She loved movie food. She always did Angel didn't seem to mind it either. He seemed to just be happy being out of the hotel.
"Tanks for coming with me Angel. Being in that hotel was driving me crazy." She said more happy then ever.
"No problem. I should get out more anyway, and I'd rather go some where with you. So....what movie is this?"
"I have no idea. What did the poster outside say?"
"I think it's either romantic or horror it was hind of hard to tell."
"I hope it's horror. I never understood romantic movies."
"Don't you believe in romance?" he said turning to her,
"Not by a long shot." She wanted to say she did once, but that would just lead to questions. "What kind of movies do you like?" she said trying to change the subject.
"Anything's fine." He said trying to understand why she got so bitter at the word romantic. She tried not to let it show, but it was there.
The movie started and everything was fine. Faith had gotten kind of tired and put her head on Angels shoulder, he really didn't seem to mid though. The movie was almost completely over when she noticed a couple sitting a few rows a head of them. They had been there the whole movie practically swallowing each others tongues, she had spent the whole time ignoring them but this was the first time she had gotten a good look of their faces. Her heart almost exploded in her chest when she saw the mans face. Ryan? What the hell?!? No. Not this time. She was going to stay here. She was happy and for once wasn't going to let something from her past ruin it.
Angel, who still had Faith's head on his shoulder, felt her tighten up. He felt her hands go on his arm and tighten immediately. Something was bothering her. He already knew not to ask now. They could talk about it after the movie, it was almost over any way.
Faith practically pulled Angel out of the theatre.
"In a hurry?" he asked.
"Yeah...well you know. What do you want to do now? Just go home?" she asked turning to look at him.
"Sure. I'm tired anyway. How'd you like the movie?"
"It was good. We should do this again soon." She said smiling.
"Faith are you....yeah we should." He said deciding not to ask any questions that would get them into a fight. She would tell him when she was ready.
"Thanks again for coming." She said leaning against him. He smiled and put an around her.
Faith lay in bed. She had fun today. She loved doing things with Angel. She could explain the way he made her feel. It was just special. Everything in her life would be perfect if Ryan would just stop showing up. Angel noticed her unhappiness for that single minuet but hadn't said anything. Which is what she really appreciated. He cared about her. Faith smiled. She cared about him too.
Angel was once again in bed. He couldn't sleep though. He kept thinking about Faith. Was she okay? Yes she was. She'd tell him if something was really bothering her. But he just wanted to show he cared. He hoped she got hat part. The dream kiss came back to him once again. Why couldn't that just go away? It was just a dream. It didn't mean anything. It was just a dream. He cared about her a lot but it wasn't like- His thoughts were cut off completely by a loud crash from a nearby room and a loud scream. It took him less then a second to know who the voce belonged to. Faith?