Finally, a week later, everything was set up. Angel had created a school record for both of them. They weren't straight 'A' students,
but they weren't failures either. Xander and Faith both re-created themselves into new people. With some intense training from both Oz and Spike, Xander developed an appreciation for good rock music, mostly from the late 70's and the early 80's. Oz also taught Xander enough of the guitar to be able to fake it until he knew more. Spike and Faith both helped him to develop a better wardrobe. With a little help from Oz. And Angel's credit card.
Faith didn't really change all that much. She focused on mellowing out, and trying to get a reign on her temper. And she shoved her violent personality deep into her sub-conscience. That would only come out at night, when she was alone, or with Xander, and when she was killing something. She took up kick-boxing, and found that she liked it. It was a good vent for her anger.
Finally, when everyone felt that they were ready, they moved Faith and Xander to San Diego. They move mostly at night. When Angel had first come up with this idea, he'd sent Cordy to San Diego with his platinum credit card, and told her to find a house suitable for the two of them, and to decorate it. He hoped she hadn't totally killed his bank account. But if she had, he had a few more in hiding that he wasn't going to tell her about. So, they had a house, it was mostly furnished, the only thing left was to move in. Which they did, one night after the sun had gone down. Spike and Angel carried in the last of the boxes, and deposited them in the correct rooms. Everyone met back in the kitchen.
"Well. You know the number if you need anything. Spike is going to stay in town, if you need help quickly. Here are your cell phones. I'm speed dial 1, he's speed dial 2. Check in every few days, just to make sure. If we need any help, we'll call. You each have a car in the garage. Here are the keys to them, and the house keys. The story is that your parents live here, but are rarely here, because they work in L.A. Every thing's paid for. Anything else you need, here are your "parents" credit cards. Try not to max them out, please. Any papers you might need for school are in this envelope. If anything's not in order, have the school call Wesley. He can talk enough like a lawyer to fool any school official." He handed them the keys, credit cards, and the envelope. "I'm sure I don't have to tell you to behave, because if I do, then you won't. So, just try not to get killed, and don't kill anyone else. Just...stay low for a while, alright?"
Faith and Xander smirked at him. "We'll try."
Angel rolled his eyes. "That's the best I can hope for, I guess. See you guys in a few weeks." He waved and walked out the door.
Spike smirked at them, and left. "Call me, Slayer, if you wanna kill something. And there's something else for you in the garage. See ya, whelp."
When everyone was gone, they stood in the kitchen, just looking around.
"Guess we should get things put away. I'm not cooking tonight, and I'm sure you aren't either. Chinese alright?"
Faith nodded. "Get some extra almond chicken. I'm going to run to the store, get some soda. And chips. Let's go see what Angel bough us to drive."
They walked out to the garage. There were three, not two, vehicles parked in the garage. One was a new blue beatle, one was a new black Jeep 4x4, and one was a new black Harley.
"Oh, wow. I think I'm in love." Xander was staring at the black Jeep 4x4. Beside him, Faith was staring at the new Harley.
"I know I'm in love. How did he know...? Spike. I'll bet he told Angel what to buy. I don't care what happens, I'm keeping it." she ran her hands over the chrome, and the black metal. Ever available part of the bike had blue flames painted on it. Under the flames, if you looked closely enough was 'Faith' written in ghost flames. It was beautiful.
"Definitely keeping this," she whispered.
Xander was watching her over the hood of his Jeep. He made a mental note to thank both of the vampires for this.
"Here. I know you really want to ride that thing, but you can't make a grocery run on a Harley. Take the Jeep. Get a couple cases of Pepsi, whatever you want. Chips, bread, milk and some cereal. Have fun, you can ride it all day tomorrow." He tossed the keys to the jeep to her.
She caught them, and smiled at him.
"Yes, Dad."
He laughed. "I'm gonna go order diner. Here's a credit card for you, and here's one for me. Guess we're going to have to get some cash sometime soon. Betcha the delivery guy's not gonna take a credit card. Good thing I've got some money on me. Go, shoo. Get food."
He walked back into the house, and dug out a phone book. Finding a nearby Chinese place that delivered, he placed an order, and hung up.
The jeep had pulled out several minuets before. He went to his room, and started to set it up the way he wanted. The only places that weren't completely put together, courtesy of Cordy, was the kitchen, the bathrooms, and the bedrooms.
He was done with his room, and had started on the kitchen when he heard two cars pull into the driveway, one right after the other. The front door opened, and Faith walked in, the delivery guy following.
"Here's the soda, and here's the food. Good timing, hunh."
"Yup. Don't be surprised if you get a lot of deliveries here, buddy. We don't cook much in this house."
The guy laughed. "I'll keep that in mind. Here's your change, have a good night."
"The rest of the stuff's in the jeep still. Go get it, little Brother." She laughed at the look on his face at being called "little Brother."
"Slave driver. Geez, I've been related to her for only one day, and she's already gotten the bossing around down pat."
He walked into the garage, and got the rest of the food out of the back of the jeep. He closed the garage door on the way into the house. He also beeped the Jeep so that the alarm was on. Going to be careful with that one. It was the first new car he'd ever had. Everything else had been 'new' to him, but not "new."
They ate dinner, finished putting away the kitchen, and while Faith was putting her room together, he set up the laptop in his room, and the wireless hub so that the whole house had internet. When she was done, he set up Faith's laptop as well.
They both went into the living room to see what kind of entertainment system Cordy had bought for them. It was a good one, all Sony. And she'd bought a large selection of DVD's too. They picked one that neither of them had seen, and sat down to relax with some mindless entertainment. They decided that they'd start patrolling the next night. Since it was Sunday, the both went to bed after the movie. Neither fell asleep too quickly, both were too busy thinking about how the next day would go. Tomorrow, they started High school. Again. How ironic.