"Faith?" Gunn asked, "As in bad-ass Slayer no 2?"
"That's the one" Buffy said.
"But you hate her." Willow said loudly with a frown on her face.
"I don't know. I hate what she used to be. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Maybe a slayer in LA will keep the bad guys in check for the time being. Besides, I have done a lot of stupid things too, but you always gave me a second chance. This time we do the same for Faith" Buffy said quietly.
Everyone was staring at her and so she said in an annoyed voice, "Can anyone of you think of a better idea?"
When no one said anything, she smiled a triumphant smile, "Okay, so we're in agreement. Wes, Gunn, Fred and where the hell is Cordelia? When she gets back from wherever she is, the four of you leave and once you get to LA immediately contact Faith. She'll be able to get out pretty easily. You all have a lot to do back home I know but we need as much information on this big bad wizard from hell. I'll let Angel tell you guys how to get about since I really don't know much about how you work at AI." Buffy said all this in one breath and finished with a gasp. Wes, Gunn and Fred nodded and looked at Angel.
"Let's wait till Cordy gets back. Then we can discuss things further." Angel said.
"Now for us here in Sunnydale it's pretty simple. Everyone research. Angel and Conner, you both are with me. We patrol and do what we can."
"What about me?" Dawn cried over Angel's and Conner's protests. "I want to do something too."
"Dawnie, you're too young." Buffy said.
"Buffy!!" Dawn yelled.
"Fine, you can help Giles with the research but you can only read the books he approves. Ok?"
"Buffy, you can't patrol." Angel said.
"What? Why not?"
"The babies" Conner said before his father could say anything.
"What about them?" Buffy asked with a scowl.
"What if you get hurt while on patrol? It's not safe." Angel says.
(Cordelia enters quietly and hangs around at the back. The others are too engrossed to notice)
"Angel, we can talk about this later, but all I know is that I am the Slayer and I have a duty. I cant just stop." Buffy replied.
"We'll talk about this right now Buff-" Angel stops suddenly and smells the air. He looks around and spots Cordelia but continues looking.
Then Angel lets out a little growl. He stalks out of the room and out the front door.
"You shouldn't have come back here Spike." Angel said in a low voice.
"I thought I was supposed to say that to you. Mate, you left, can't you stay gone?" Spike answered while lighting his cigarette.
By now nearly everyone had followed Angel outside.
Angel clenched his fists, he sensed Buffy coming up to him and yelled, "Stay back Buffy"
"Slayer, you disappoint me. I thought the last year in my bed would have helped you get over this ol poof" Spike grinned nastily.
He turned to Angel, "I used to think you'd gone all crazy mate, thought a vampire and a slayer was way too dodgy but this slayer, she knows how to make things.."
At that Angel's fist connected with Spikes jaw. Spike was spoiling for a fight but he was in no way a match for Angel's fury.
Angel vamped out totally and shouted while he smacked Spike around, "You never did know what respect for you elders meant. She is mine. You're not a man Spike, you can't be a good person, you tried to hurt her and you claim to love her. Atleast be a true vampire but you can't do that either. She bears my mark, she belongs to me. Remember that."
Angel was out of control. Spike fought back as hard as he could. Everyone was looking at Angel with frightened expressions. Buffy nodded at Dawn who rushed in.
"Angel" Buffy called out softly
Angel turned around swiftly at the sound of Buffy's voice but didn't let go off Spike.
"Angel" Buffy called again even more softly.
She walked over to him and ran her fingers over his knobby face.
"I'm yours baby" Buffy said.
He soft hands seemed to be doing the trick; Angel dropped Spike and pulled Buff into a tight hug. She rubbed his back reassuringly. He calmed down and went back into normal face mode.
"You ok?" Buffy asked
"Yeah, I'm fine." Angel replied.
"Good." With that she pulled away from him and gave him a strong shove,
"What the hell was that about? I can't believe you had to beat the crap out of Spike just to prove I'm with you. You're such a guy" She said with a hint of disgust.
Dawn reappeared with towels and ice.
"You did that, now you fix it." Buffy said. "Dawnie, leave the stuff on the porch. The rest of you, let's go in."
With that they all walked into the house and left Angel outside to deal with Spike.
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Hey guys,
I'm really sorry about the long delay and lousy chapter. I've been in hospital for the past week and got out last evening, Bad asthma attack. I'll rewrite it when I'm a bit better. If you just give me a few more days to get completely better I promise the story will be complete in less than 2 weeks. Thank you.
Please review even tho I know this chapter isn't all that well written.. : )
Thank you:
Everyone who reviewed! I promise to mention you all in the next chapter. Head kinda hurts now.
"That's the one" Buffy said.
"But you hate her." Willow said loudly with a frown on her face.
"I don't know. I hate what she used to be. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Maybe a slayer in LA will keep the bad guys in check for the time being. Besides, I have done a lot of stupid things too, but you always gave me a second chance. This time we do the same for Faith" Buffy said quietly.
Everyone was staring at her and so she said in an annoyed voice, "Can anyone of you think of a better idea?"
When no one said anything, she smiled a triumphant smile, "Okay, so we're in agreement. Wes, Gunn, Fred and where the hell is Cordelia? When she gets back from wherever she is, the four of you leave and once you get to LA immediately contact Faith. She'll be able to get out pretty easily. You all have a lot to do back home I know but we need as much information on this big bad wizard from hell. I'll let Angel tell you guys how to get about since I really don't know much about how you work at AI." Buffy said all this in one breath and finished with a gasp. Wes, Gunn and Fred nodded and looked at Angel.
"Let's wait till Cordy gets back. Then we can discuss things further." Angel said.
"Now for us here in Sunnydale it's pretty simple. Everyone research. Angel and Conner, you both are with me. We patrol and do what we can."
"What about me?" Dawn cried over Angel's and Conner's protests. "I want to do something too."
"Dawnie, you're too young." Buffy said.
"Buffy!!" Dawn yelled.
"Fine, you can help Giles with the research but you can only read the books he approves. Ok?"
"Buffy, you can't patrol." Angel said.
"What? Why not?"
"The babies" Conner said before his father could say anything.
"What about them?" Buffy asked with a scowl.
"What if you get hurt while on patrol? It's not safe." Angel says.
(Cordelia enters quietly and hangs around at the back. The others are too engrossed to notice)
"Angel, we can talk about this later, but all I know is that I am the Slayer and I have a duty. I cant just stop." Buffy replied.
"We'll talk about this right now Buff-" Angel stops suddenly and smells the air. He looks around and spots Cordelia but continues looking.
Then Angel lets out a little growl. He stalks out of the room and out the front door.
"You shouldn't have come back here Spike." Angel said in a low voice.
"I thought I was supposed to say that to you. Mate, you left, can't you stay gone?" Spike answered while lighting his cigarette.
By now nearly everyone had followed Angel outside.
Angel clenched his fists, he sensed Buffy coming up to him and yelled, "Stay back Buffy"
"Slayer, you disappoint me. I thought the last year in my bed would have helped you get over this ol poof" Spike grinned nastily.
He turned to Angel, "I used to think you'd gone all crazy mate, thought a vampire and a slayer was way too dodgy but this slayer, she knows how to make things.."
At that Angel's fist connected with Spikes jaw. Spike was spoiling for a fight but he was in no way a match for Angel's fury.
Angel vamped out totally and shouted while he smacked Spike around, "You never did know what respect for you elders meant. She is mine. You're not a man Spike, you can't be a good person, you tried to hurt her and you claim to love her. Atleast be a true vampire but you can't do that either. She bears my mark, she belongs to me. Remember that."
Angel was out of control. Spike fought back as hard as he could. Everyone was looking at Angel with frightened expressions. Buffy nodded at Dawn who rushed in.
"Angel" Buffy called out softly
Angel turned around swiftly at the sound of Buffy's voice but didn't let go off Spike.
"Angel" Buffy called again even more softly.
She walked over to him and ran her fingers over his knobby face.
"I'm yours baby" Buffy said.
He soft hands seemed to be doing the trick; Angel dropped Spike and pulled Buff into a tight hug. She rubbed his back reassuringly. He calmed down and went back into normal face mode.
"You ok?" Buffy asked
"Yeah, I'm fine." Angel replied.
"Good." With that she pulled away from him and gave him a strong shove,
"What the hell was that about? I can't believe you had to beat the crap out of Spike just to prove I'm with you. You're such a guy" She said with a hint of disgust.
Dawn reappeared with towels and ice.
"You did that, now you fix it." Buffy said. "Dawnie, leave the stuff on the porch. The rest of you, let's go in."
With that they all walked into the house and left Angel outside to deal with Spike.
....................................
Hey guys,
I'm really sorry about the long delay and lousy chapter. I've been in hospital for the past week and got out last evening, Bad asthma attack. I'll rewrite it when I'm a bit better. If you just give me a few more days to get completely better I promise the story will be complete in less than 2 weeks. Thank you.
Please review even tho I know this chapter isn't all that well written.. : )
Thank you:
Everyone who reviewed! I promise to mention you all in the next chapter. Head kinda hurts now.