"So what is this place called again?" Faith asked starring out the window
as the surroundings around them speed by.
"The Bay Palm. It's a spa in Nevada. It's peaceful, calm, and perfect for meditation."
"And it's in Vegas right?"
Angel smiled. "Right"
Faith looked into the backseat and saw Cordelia, Gunn and Wesley had fallen asleep. They'd been in the car for two hours and still had another 2 hours or so to go but they still had enough time to get there before the sun came up. Vegas. She was glad they were going. She'd never been there before. She had always planned on going when she was on her own, maybe get a job there. Neither Wesley or Cordelia or Gunn had been there before either. They all packed quickly and left as soon as they could. Cordelia and she hadn't spoken a word to each other the whole trip, which was fine with her. The two were still tense around each other. Angel apparently had been there before. Way, way before when it was still mostly desert. The whole idea of a vacation was odd to her. When she left a place with her clothes she didn't come back, but now there were people and they were much easier to hang onto then a place. She looked over at Angel who was looking dead ahead of him only really moving when blinking. Faith smiled. He was such a prude. She couldn't really imagine him going to some of the places in Vegas. But his uptight nature was one of the things she loved about him. She loved the look he got on his face when he was in shock. She looked out the window next to her still smiling thinking about her life and how quickly it had changed. She remembered the start of the change perfectly. She could still picture Angel in the ally they meet, in her hotel room telling her what he was, what she was. She remembered how crazy she thought he was, she hadn't wanted to go with him. What had changed her mind? Those men in the parking lot who had been bothering her earlier. She had forgotten all about that. It was nothing. Probably not the same people she just thought they were the same. But still one thing she learned in the past months was be suspicious of coincidences. Which brought back the memory of those men who had tried to take her away. Were the two connected some how? Don't be ridiculous. She really needed more sleep she thought to herself. But hard as she tried she couldn't shake the feeling of them throwing that net over and grabbing her and not being able to move. What if she hadn't gotten away? What would they have done with her? Hurt her? Kill her? She was sure it would have all been over. She would have never seen any of her friends again. Angel. Wesley. Gunn. Even Cordelia. Would they miss her like she would miss them? Most likely. For how long? She looked over at Angel who hadn't moved from the statue like pose he was in before.
Angel as the time was trying his hardest not to look at Faith. He would usually love talking to her but being in a confined space with her that was filled with quiet was driving him crazy. His mind kept going back to his dream. They were becoming more constant and they were also getting longer. At first there would be a kiss then he would just wake up, but every dream got more and more added on to it. The whole time they were getting longer the more he had tried to almost avoid Faith. The first time he saw her the next day he would remember the night before. It would also remind him that he enjoyed it. He'd been denying it for weeks but part of him always knew how much he loved those dreams. How in them he got to hold her. It was driving him crazy. That was another reason he was going to Vegas. There was a woman there, he meet her once long ago. She owed him a favor. She was a seer. She could tell him why he was having these dreams. Suddenly Faith's voice came from out of no where.
"What do you think they would have done to me?"
He heard her but wasn't sure if he heard her right. "Who would have done to you when?"
"Those men who tried to take me away."
He frowned. He didn't like thinking about that. They would have done something to her. They weren't just taking her out to show her around town. He hated them grabbing her, touching her. What if they had gotten her? Would he have been able to find her? What if he couldn't? What if he could never see her again? No. He wasn't going to think about that. It hadn't happened and he learned from experience that there was not use in thinking about what might have been, the good or the bad.
"They didn't get you Faith. And they never will. I'm not letting them get near you." He said in an almost stressed voice. "Just don't think about it Faith. We'll find them and make sure they stay away."
"Thanks for the pep talk coach." She said smiling. "So how much longer until we're there?"
"Only another hour or so." He said his eyes focusing back onto the road.
"So why did you choose Los Vegas?" she asked with interest.
"Oh....I just thought it would be a place that everyone would like plus I can drive there and not have to worry about being cooked alive in the sun." he said not telling her the third reason.
"What do you want to do when we get there?" She asked.
"I don't know. We'll find something." He said with a smile.
The chapter is a little short but I'm already working on the next one. I am also working on my other story and starting a new one. If you guys have any suggestions I'd love to hear them! I have something in mind but I'm not sure weather to put it this story or another one. Until the next chapter.
"The Bay Palm. It's a spa in Nevada. It's peaceful, calm, and perfect for meditation."
"And it's in Vegas right?"
Angel smiled. "Right"
Faith looked into the backseat and saw Cordelia, Gunn and Wesley had fallen asleep. They'd been in the car for two hours and still had another 2 hours or so to go but they still had enough time to get there before the sun came up. Vegas. She was glad they were going. She'd never been there before. She had always planned on going when she was on her own, maybe get a job there. Neither Wesley or Cordelia or Gunn had been there before either. They all packed quickly and left as soon as they could. Cordelia and she hadn't spoken a word to each other the whole trip, which was fine with her. The two were still tense around each other. Angel apparently had been there before. Way, way before when it was still mostly desert. The whole idea of a vacation was odd to her. When she left a place with her clothes she didn't come back, but now there were people and they were much easier to hang onto then a place. She looked over at Angel who was looking dead ahead of him only really moving when blinking. Faith smiled. He was such a prude. She couldn't really imagine him going to some of the places in Vegas. But his uptight nature was one of the things she loved about him. She loved the look he got on his face when he was in shock. She looked out the window next to her still smiling thinking about her life and how quickly it had changed. She remembered the start of the change perfectly. She could still picture Angel in the ally they meet, in her hotel room telling her what he was, what she was. She remembered how crazy she thought he was, she hadn't wanted to go with him. What had changed her mind? Those men in the parking lot who had been bothering her earlier. She had forgotten all about that. It was nothing. Probably not the same people she just thought they were the same. But still one thing she learned in the past months was be suspicious of coincidences. Which brought back the memory of those men who had tried to take her away. Were the two connected some how? Don't be ridiculous. She really needed more sleep she thought to herself. But hard as she tried she couldn't shake the feeling of them throwing that net over and grabbing her and not being able to move. What if she hadn't gotten away? What would they have done with her? Hurt her? Kill her? She was sure it would have all been over. She would have never seen any of her friends again. Angel. Wesley. Gunn. Even Cordelia. Would they miss her like she would miss them? Most likely. For how long? She looked over at Angel who hadn't moved from the statue like pose he was in before.
Angel as the time was trying his hardest not to look at Faith. He would usually love talking to her but being in a confined space with her that was filled with quiet was driving him crazy. His mind kept going back to his dream. They were becoming more constant and they were also getting longer. At first there would be a kiss then he would just wake up, but every dream got more and more added on to it. The whole time they were getting longer the more he had tried to almost avoid Faith. The first time he saw her the next day he would remember the night before. It would also remind him that he enjoyed it. He'd been denying it for weeks but part of him always knew how much he loved those dreams. How in them he got to hold her. It was driving him crazy. That was another reason he was going to Vegas. There was a woman there, he meet her once long ago. She owed him a favor. She was a seer. She could tell him why he was having these dreams. Suddenly Faith's voice came from out of no where.
"What do you think they would have done to me?"
He heard her but wasn't sure if he heard her right. "Who would have done to you when?"
"Those men who tried to take me away."
He frowned. He didn't like thinking about that. They would have done something to her. They weren't just taking her out to show her around town. He hated them grabbing her, touching her. What if they had gotten her? Would he have been able to find her? What if he couldn't? What if he could never see her again? No. He wasn't going to think about that. It hadn't happened and he learned from experience that there was not use in thinking about what might have been, the good or the bad.
"They didn't get you Faith. And they never will. I'm not letting them get near you." He said in an almost stressed voice. "Just don't think about it Faith. We'll find them and make sure they stay away."
"Thanks for the pep talk coach." She said smiling. "So how much longer until we're there?"
"Only another hour or so." He said his eyes focusing back onto the road.
"So why did you choose Los Vegas?" she asked with interest.
"Oh....I just thought it would be a place that everyone would like plus I can drive there and not have to worry about being cooked alive in the sun." he said not telling her the third reason.
"What do you want to do when we get there?" She asked.
"I don't know. We'll find something." He said with a smile.
The chapter is a little short but I'm already working on the next one. I am also working on my other story and starting a new one. If you guys have any suggestions I'd love to hear them! I have something in mind but I'm not sure weather to put it this story or another one. Until the next chapter.