Oh wow, another ultra short update! So sorry it's this short, next Sunday's will be longer. This one almost didn't make it out because I've had such a hectic few days but I'm getting back on track(hopefully) and will try and have the next one typed before Saturday!
Faith sat across from Angel with Amanda and Cordelia on either side of her. Andrew was sitting outside, having been banished from the room after he knocked over something valuable from Angel's desk.
"So what do you think, Angel?" she asks him. Her decision about whether or not to become a watcher has already been made, but she would love his input. Angel leans back and rubs a finger over his top lip.
"Honestly, Faith, I think it's a great opportunity." He says slowly.
"That's what I've been saying." Cordelia mutters. Faith doesn't spare her a glance.
"I think it's a chance to do a job you'll love and to prove to yourself that you've changed." Angel continues. Faith seems to think it over.
"Don't you mean prove it to the Scoobs?" she asks. Angel shakes his head.
"No," he says seriously. "What they think of you shouldn't matter because you don't actually have to put up with them." He continues. "But you do have to live with yourself." Faith leans back; looking to her left at Amanda's hopeful face and to the right at Cordelia's bored one. Finally, she sighs.
"Call him." She says.
Annie shoves another stick of gum in her mouth and browses the internet casually. She's been doing that a lot over the past two hours, only stopping to smile down at her happy puppy in her lap. An older article excerpt with a picture beside it catches her attention and she finds herself squinting, trying to place the face. She clicks on it, waiting almost impatiently for her computer to finally load before gasping.
"It's the girl from the hospital, boy." She says to her puppy. "Ain't that somethin'?" she asks scratching the puppy behind the ears. "Wonder what she did." She says to herself.
Faith has to hide a chuckle at the child-like enthusiasm that Amanda is displaying. On their way to the mall for some new clothes, Amanda had seen a flyer about a fair and had all but demanded they go. Now, she walks behind her, smile tugging at her lips and feeling lighter than she had in a while. She'd finally made a decision regarding her life that she was proud of, even if she'd seen it as a small one. She didn't see herself regretting it anytime soon.
"Hurry up, Faith! I wanna buy you a cotton candy!" Amanda says over her shoulder. Faith shakes her head and turns to look at Cordelia when the taller woman bumps her shoulder.
"Yunno, its okay to smile about it. Fairs can be pretty exciting." She says. Faith raises an eyebrow.
"They can, eh?" she asks. Cordelia nods.
"Well, duh." She throws out. "When was the last time you were at one?" she asks offhandedly. Faith doesn't bother responding and that gives Cordelia a pause. "Faith, you have been to one, right?" Faith still doesn't answer but she does look away slightly. "Oh no, we are changing this now." Cordelia says grabbing her arm.
"Cordy, calm down. It's no big deal." She tries to shrug it off. Cordelia scoffs.
"It is a very big deal," Cordelia responds. "You have to try everything and regret it all in the morning." She says tugging her.
"Cor, I'll get fat!" Faith tries to reason. Cordelia just fixes her with a quick look as she speeds away to catch up with Amanda and Andrew with Faith's arm in her possession.
"Yes, and that's what exercise is for." She says. Faith just groans.