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Author's note: Thank you for the reviews. I've been so tired that this chapter has just been sitting in Microsoft word. I only decided to post this because I was bored. Oh so bored and now I have nothing else left to do.
Faith didn't know what time it was but she knew that she was getting very hungry, it seemed like hours had passed and the only window was covered in thick purple velvet curtains. She made a mental note to buy a watch the second she got away from the dark, dingy room. Faith had already tried her hardest to break the chains but they were heavily bolted to the wall. Faith had considered breaking out a chunk of the wall but she knew a getaway would be very difficult. She was a Slayer and as reckless as she was even Faith knew fighting some kind of demon with your hands chained together and dragging half a wall was difficult.
The door swung open. Faith's head snapped up as she looked at her visitor. It was her captor.
"Hello," he greeted calmly. Faith sneered and looked down at the floor.
"Are you hungry?" The man pestered. Faith shrugged. The man laughed. His laugh was incredibly false, the kind of laugh one uses when they laugh at a joke just to be polite. The man covered the ground between him and Faith in two strides.
"I'll take that as a yes," The man kneeled down until he was level with the slayer. He produced a brown paper bag and held it out to Faith. The bag dangled above Faith's hands but she refused to accept the food.
"Take it," His voice was calm but there was a hint of impatience in his voice. He didn't like to be kept waiting. Faith glared at him. She tried to make eye contact but she couldn't even see his face. The man's faced was covered by the shadows of a rich, dark green hood.
"I said take it," he said menacingly after a few seconds. The calm had disappeared from his tone completely and was replaced by anger. Faith regarded the man in front of her. She did a double take when she saw his hands. The man smirked as he followed her line of sight. Faith looked back up at his face.
"What are you?" she asked menacingly but her captor could hear the fright in her voice. The man decided not to answer her question. Instead he dropped the bag, stood up and left the room, slamming the door behind him.
The second he was gone Faith grabbed the paper bag and opened it. She couldn't help but smile, it was a king sized meal from her favourite burger bar: Mary's. Faith took out the burger and took a large bite hungrily.
Outside the door the man watched her closely. She was dangerous and he hadn't really planned on meeting her but bait was bait and who was he to argue with an opportunity for revenge?
Once Faith had finished her food the man decided to approach her again. To his dismay Faith shot him a filthy look as he entered the room.
"I take it you enjoyed your meal," he stated with a smirk, not that Faith could see it.
"Not really," Faith said dismissively.
"Now I think we should have a little chat, you-"
"I don't do heart to hearts with people I can't see," Faith interrupted. The man laughed, the false annoying laugh that Faith knew she would be hearing a lot.
"I don't think that's necessary,"
"Then enjoy your little monologue. I'm going to sleep," Faith made herself comfortable and closed her eyes.
"What if I told you I was willing to set you free if you helped me out a bit,"
"I'd still go to sleep," Faith said, keeping her eyes firmly shut.
"Well I think it's quite a reasonable exchange. Your freedom for a little information." Faith couldn't help but open her eyes.
"That depends on what you want to know,"
"Just about your friends,"
"See this where you just made your big mistake. I know your type. You squeeze every drop of gossip from me and then you still have me locked up in chains. Besides I haven't really got any info. Sorry," Faith gave a false bright smile and closed her eyes.
"I just need an address."
"Can't help ya,"
"Fine. Tell me where he lives,"
"Where who lives?"
"The vampire. The vampire with a soul." Faith opened her eyes again and regarded the cloaked figure in front of her.
"Get me outta here first,"
"Oh I don't think that's a good idea. You be a good little girl and tell me what I need to know,"
"Well if you told me why it's so important that you know I'll consider it,"
"Angelus is an old friend. We go back quite a few years, we're very old friends."
"Well if you guys are so friendly then you wouldn't be holding me hostage to get his new address," The man inhaled loudly and clenched his teeth.
"Listen here. Just tell me the area," Faith suddenly got very scared as the man produced her stake. He pinned her against the wall, the stake pressed lightly by her heart. She looked down at the stake,"
"I'm not a vampire," she said after a few tense seconds. The stake pressed down harder. Faith gulped quietly. Although it was the worst piece of advice she had been given as a slayer Faith instantly remembered Buffy's words. 'Number one rule of slaying: Don't die.' And yet here Faith was about to take her one-way ticket to heaven, (she is a slayer after all,) Faith bit her lip.
"Restfield cemetery," she blurted out. "It's a big mansion, you can't miss it," The man smiled and let go of Faith. He took a key out of his pocket and unlocked the chains. Faith blinked in surprise, looked cautiously at the man and slowly backed out the room.
MEANWHILE AT SUNNYDALE HIGH
"So what was that all about?" Willow gushed the second the two friends entered the girls bathroom. She had been itching to ask why Cordelia had been so happy.
"Cordelia wants me to invite her over for a slumber party," Buffy said as she checked her hair in the mirror.
"What? Cordelia wants to sleep over?" Willow asked in disbelief. Buffy nodded.
"She wants a chance to get close to Johnny," Buffy said with a smirk.
'Oh….well that explains a lot I guess. Are you gonna invite her over?"
"I guess it wouldn't hurt. I kinda need a girly night in. Maybe you, me, Cordy and Faith could just hang out on mine tomorrow night." Buffy suggested.
"Sure. I can't make any promises though, Mom and Dad are still a bit disturbed at seeing me in Oz's shirt," Buffy stared at her friend in shock.
"And when did all this happen?" she asked with a smile. Willow blushed.
"It's not what you think. He slept over last night and when they came back from a friend's house today I was wearing Oz's shirt during breakfast. I mean I didn't know they were coming. We were just eating when they burst in."
"Sure," Buffy said, a coy smile played across her lips.
"I'm serious Buff! On top of this whole me getting kicked out of school thing, seeing a strange boy topless in their kitchen has really put the icing on the cake." Buffy laughed.
"You wouldn't be laughing if you were in my shoes," Willow said but she couldn't help but smile too.
"Been there, done that. And worse." Buffy added.
The two girls left the bathroom and joined the end of the lunchline. They were quickly served and joined Oz and Xander at a table. Xander was watching Cordelia flirt with a random jock and eating mystery meat while Oz was leaning back in his chair and munching on a jumbo packet of Lays.
"Maybe you could invite Amy as well," Willow suggested as the two sat down.
"Invite where?" Xander asked. "You guys having a party?"
"Yeah why not. I'll call my mom later and see what she says," Buffy agreed ignoring Xander.
"It will be so much fun!" Willow gushed.
"What will be fun? Tell us!" Xander demanded childishly.
"We could do so many great things, Cordelia will be there but who cares? I mean, as long as she doesn't invite all these other girls cos then my mom would totally freak," Xander glared at Buffy and Willow as they ignored him yet again.
"Am I invisible?" Xander asked Oz.
"No. Girls and their secrets." Oz said shaking his head.
"I mean it's okay. I totally enjoy being ignored, in fact I love it!" Xander's last comment grabbed the attention of the teenage girls.
"What?" He asked innocently.
OUTSIDE RESTFIELD CEMETRY
"Oh how convenient." Reed said sarcastically as the red car pulled up outside a cemetery.
"Shut up," Johnny retorted angrily.
"Johnny what are we doing here?" Sue asked. Johnny turned around to face his team mates. Sue was in the passenger seat while Ben and Reed were crammed onto the backseat.
"You guys are about to meet a real, live vampire," Johnny announced excitedly.
"Oh, woop-de-do," Ben said sarcastically. Johnny pulled a face and got out of the car.
As the Fantastic Four went further into the cemetery Sue found herself extremely nervous. She had a feeling that from now on all things associated with evil would give her the creeps. Johnny stopped walking outside the biggest building.
"Whoa," Ben muttered under his breath. The building was pretty impressive and was obviously very glamorous in it's time.
"And this is where our vampire resides." Johnny announced proudly.
"Wait hasn't it occurred to any of us that we are going to visit something that will kill us within minutes?" Reed asked. Sue suddenly looked alarmed.
"Oh my god Reed is right! How can we go to someone who's gonna want to eat us?"
"Relax, we got Ben. Angel would break his teeth tryna eat Pebbles' neck anyway this vampire has a soul." Johnny's last revelation didn't mean anything to the three people but knowing that Sue's force fields and Ben's skin could protect them was enough.
"Wait a second. Did you say Angel as in Buffy's Angel?"
"That's right. Would you believe a vampire slayer got together with a vampire?" Johnny sad through peals of laughter, he stopped when he realised he was alone.
"Guys! Yo Guys wait up!" Reed, Sue and Ben had already wandered into the mansion.
The four friends wandered around the grand house. So far there were no signs of life. It was just a house that contained the bare essentials.
"Hello?" Johnny shouted. He shrugged when there was no reply. "He must be sleeping. We can come and see him later,"
"Wait!" Sue said. "Can you guys smell something burning?" The three men frowned and sniffed the air. To their surprise there was an all to familiar stench.
"Johnny is that you?" Reed asked. Johnny shook his head.
"I don't think so. Can you guys see any smoke?" Johnny said, checking his body for any smouldering clothes.
"Split up." Reed commanded. The four went their separate ways.
Susan jogged through the empty halls, as she went further south the smell got stronger. Sue turned a corner and looked around. She screamed.
