Originally posted as the 7th chapter but is actually the 6th!

So I've taken it upon myself to try and stick with the original timeline of the episodes of the two shows. (Yes, I am that kind of person.) As you would remember, Buffy aired first then immediately followed by Angel during Seasons 5 and 2 of the respective shows. This episode aired first followed by the next episode tag.

Short update I know but it does have some cute Watcher moments.

Buffy Episode 5x18 "Intervention"

"A robot?" asked Wesley as he and Giles shared a drink at his apartment. "A robot that could in a way, think and act on its own accord? That is some engineering."

"Don't let Buffy hear you say that or you'll be dead," said Giles.

"Well at least Spike has shown he can be trusted," said Wesley which earned a snort from Giles. "Alright I may not be the best person to give you an un-biased opinion on vampires…but he did get himself beaten up just for Buffy and Dawn."

Giles couldn't think of any argument so he just sipped his drink. Sunnydale was a good far distance from Los Angeles but he had found a way to remedy that with a teleportation spell he had recently found. He had been testing it for quite some time ever since Travers told him of his mythical destiny and found himself proficient enough to try to teleport to Los Angeles, specifically to Wesley's apartment.

"How was Buffy's quest?" asked Wesley, as they both settled down on the couch.

"Well," said Giles. "More so than I could have ever imagined. She's growing up right before my eyes…"

"And now you have a new charge," said Wesley. "Hope I can live up to the same level."

Giles had to smile at that. "You are making it sound like I'm an old man without a life but to guide youngsters on their destiny of saving the world."

"Technically you also have to save the world," said Wesley. "It's not just me, you're part of the bigger picture too."

"Yes," began Giles. "But when it comes down to it, you are ultimately the one saving the world. And I die."

"You're not going to die this time Rupert," said Wesley, his voice serious and his gaze hard as Giles looked at him. "No way am I going to let that happen."

"Yes well," answered Giles. "Don't think for a second I'll let you die on my watch as well."

Wesley smiled as he shook the glass he had. "Which is probably why you should teach me this teleportation spell. Might prove to be useful."

Giles smiled as he took another sip of his drink. "All in good time, Wesley. All in good time."

Silence fell on them as they just enjoyed each other's company.

"You think," began Wesley after he drank everything in his glass. "If Faith…I mean…"

Giles didn't need to let Wesley finish to understand what he wanted to say. "We can never really tell Wesley." He stopped and looked at the younger man. "Faith was a young girl who had lost her life when she was called. We can't really tell for certain if we had asked her to go on the quest…that things would be different."

"I just always feel like I could have done so much more," said Wesley in defeat. "That maybe if I had done everything I could, she wouldn't be in prison. She would have a life."

"Faith made her own decision, Wesley." said Giles. "Not everything that has happened to her is your fault."

"But mostly it was?"

"Yours, mine," began Giles. "Angel, Buffy…the list is a very long one and I know for sure your name is not on the top of the list. It's her name. Faith decided to do all those things. Not anything we could have said or done would have changed that."

"I don't believe that," argued Wesley and Giles looked at him. "Yes, Faith decided to do things…but if I had been more approachable…more open…I understood a lot of things she was going through at that time, Rupert. I understood being in a new place, having a big responsibility at a young age, having no one who cares…we could have been the one who cared for the other. I was too busy getting your approval, Buffy's approval and the Council that I forgot what a Watcher truly is for. To watch out for his charge."

Giles looked at Wesley in awe and sadness. He couldn't believe what Wesley was saying, that even after the girl had tortured him for hours…Wesley could still care for Faith as though he was her guardian…which in a way is what a Slayer-Watcher relationship is. Sadness because Wesley still thinks of himself as a big failure. Something that Giles knew he could remedy for a moment.

"Why don't we look into that notebook of yours and see what spell we can try tonight," said Giles which earned him a surprised look from Wesley. "You can't do it unsupervised but since I am here, we can experiment."

Wesley smiled and shook his head. "You're just doing this to cheer me up."

"Yes," said Giles. "But you have to admit, it's working."

Wesley smiled as he got up to get his notebook. "Yes it is."