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"Only two months to go," Cordelia said, "And then we'll have a little bundle of joy. We have to think about names"
"Yeah, I've already thought of a few," Angel said
"Oh God. I bet they're what you called the children back in your time. Some really old names like Alberto or Edward or something"
"I have thought about some modern names. Derived from old names"
"Our poor child," Cordelia said
"What about Wesley?" the former Watcher suggested
Both Angel and Cordelia gave him a look that told him it was a stupid suggestion
"I take it back"
"So, what names have you thought of?" Cordelia asked Angel
"Um…er…uh"
"You haven't thought of any names, have you?"
"I have. I wrote them down on a list…that's around here somewhere"
Cordelia sighed, then rocked back when she had a vision. Angel caught her, silently cursing the Powers That Be for harming Cordelia and possibly the baby, despite the Oracles saying that the baby would be fine. Angel wasn't so sure about that
"What did you see?" Wesley asked, pen and paper at the ready
"Street guy named Marquez. Some hobo demons are gonna kill him. However, he's a witness in some trial and he's crucial. Without him, trial fails"
She gave them the address and they geared up, before heading out
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The music was loud and pounding, just the way she liked it. Faith danced along to the beat of the music, thoroughly enjoying herself and the attention she was getting. At least four guys were hanging around her, as Faith smiled to herself and danced over to a couple, shoving the girl aside and dancing with the guy
"Excuse me," the girl cried
"Yeah, can I help you?" Faith asked, "Make it a bit quick if you can, thanks"
"That's my boyfriend"
"So?"
"Eric, do something"
"Yeah, Eric, do something," Faith smiled, "Like this!"
She elbowed the girl in the face, before dodging Eric's fist and throwing him into a group of guys. A fight quickly broke out, as Faith continued dancing, knocking out the odd guy here and there, as the security guards came in to break it up. By the time the fight was over, she was gone
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Marquez was running for his life. He had come across his friends, whom were dead, while their killers, non-human looking, were chasing after him, intend on sending him to meet his friends in the afterlife. However, a Plymouth swung around the corner, taking out of the demons, as Angel stood up and decapitated another demon. The third demon lunged at Marquez, but Angel finished him off, picking Marquez up
"You Marquez?"
He nodded, as Angel effortlessly hauled him into the back of the Plymouth
"Good. I hate saving the wrong guy. Wesley, drive"
Wesley drove off, as Angel kept an eye out for any more demons
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"If there are no more witnesses, then I would like to close this case," said Lindsey McDonald, "My client cannot be convicted of any crime due to the lack of evidence"
"Well, we would have more evidence if Wolfram and Hart stopped tampering with the witnesses," said the opposing lawyer
"Witness tampering is a serious accusation. Your Honour-"
Just then, the courtroom doors opened, as Angel sent Marquez into the room to testify against the defendant, having forced Marquez to agree to testify. And as quickly as he arrived, Angel left, but not before sharing a look with Lindsey
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"We have to do something about Angel," Lindsey said later that day, "He keeps messing around with our work. The Senior Partners aren't gonna like this"
"We could kill him," Lilah Morgan suggested, "That's bound to work"
"We can't have it traced back to us"
"He's a vampire. Like anyone is gonna care"
"We don't partake in any killing. Well, not directly"
"Then this should make things easier," Lee Mercer said, handing Lindsey a file, "This only just came in"
Lindsey opened the file and withdrew a photo of Faith
"She's a vampire slayer," Lee continued, "A renegade from a town called Sunnydale"
"A vampire slayer," Lilah said, "Lee, you're stepping up. Congrats. You can now finally be called a worthy person. Well to blame if it goes wrong"
"No, I don't think this will go wrong," Lindsey said, "I think it'll go smoothly"
"If that's the case, then I'm taking it," Lilah said, "I'll meet her"
"No, I don't think so," Lee said, "My case, I'll make the contact"
"Let me think…no"
"Why not?"
"It's your people skills, Lee. You don't have any"
Lilah smirked as she grabbed the file and left the room
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Faith dodged the vampire's punch and cracked him across the jaw, before grabbing him by the shoulder and throwing him against the wall. The vampire growled and kicked at Faith, but she blocked and brought his face down to meet her knee halfway. With the vampire dazed, Faith staked him and continued on, as a limo pulled up beside her
"Faith, wait," Lilah said, getting out
"How do you know my name?" the slayer demanded
"I know a lot of things about you, Faith"
"Oh yeah. Do you know that I'm a killer?"
"Yes, actually, I do. That's why I'm here. I work at Wolfram and Hart and I believe we are in need of your skill"
"Too bad. I'm not interested"
"Oh, I think you are. Well, you will be. Want to know more?"
Lilah sat back in the limo, holding the door open
"Don't have all night"
"This better be good," Faith said, getting in, "Or I'm killing you"
"I think you'll like this one"
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"Faith, welcome to Wolfram and Hart," Lindsey said
"Heard you wanted me to kill someone," Faith said, "What's the job?"
"A vampire," Lee replied, "His name is Angel. I think you've tangled with him before"
"I'm in," Faith said, "What's the price?"
"Oh, you'll like this," Lee said, opening a small suitcase of money, "Think it's enough?"
"Yeah, I reckon. Now tell me when you've had enough"
With that, she began slamming Lee's face into the table, merely for amusement, as Lilah joined Lindsey's side, watching the brutal show
"Call the medical ward," Lindsey said, "And possibly the cleaners"
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"Why do we have so much stuff?" Angel asked, "I thought we had enough"
"You just may never know," Cordelia replied, "Besides, we need this stuff"
"Yeah, but this? How much did you spend?"
"Well, the trial isn't going so well for Wolfram and Hart," Wesley said, reading a newspaper and not really listening to the pair bicker
"Huh?" Angel said
"Hmm? Oh, the trial that we had Marquez testifying for. The criminal was being defended by Wolfram and Hart and ever since Marquez took the stand, it's gone downhill for them"
"Well, good for them," Cordelia said, "In the meantime-"
"I think that's enough shopping for us," Angel said, "We can come back later"
"You're such a spoilsport. You can never have too much baby stuff"
"It's giving me a headache, Cordy"
"You are such a baby"
As the pair continued their bickering over the baby shopping, Faith was behind them, about six feet back, raising her loaded crossbow and aiming it at Angel's heart
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