Faithfulness!

[archer]

Willow's hands trembled at the sound of the word "spell", she immediately regretted defending Angel so venehmently, was Giles punishing her for doing so? "I......I......I don't know if I can." She said, looking at the book as if it were about to bite her, "Maybe the sage would be safer and you doing it would be even more so."

[missy7]

Faith felt slightly better at Giles’s words. At least he wasn't blaming her. Faith stopped pacing and looked outside. “Im going to see if I can get any info while you guys are doing the scooby thing” Faith didn't really want to be here anyways, and she wasn't much help in the voodoo department either.

She was going to go to all the demon bars she could find. She needed some proof too. If Angel had turned Evil, she had to know how and why, and who was responsible.

Faith then turned to Buffy. “Ill be back soon” With that said she picked up her favourite knife and placed it in her jeans.

[Buffy Summers]

Buffy watched Faith with a frown. The other Slayer seemed nervous by this news, not like someone who'd made it up or was lying for someone else. No, it couldn't be. Buffy wouldn't believe this until they had one hundred percent proof, no matter what it took to get just that.

When Faith asked for Giles opinion, she turned to him with hope, but then immediately it disappeared. No way would Giles believe Buffy, as he would still be cut about what Angel did to Miss Calender... and who could blame him? But that was Angelus, not Angel.

"How can I not let emotions get in the way? How can you expect me to just say, 'Yeah okay, let's go kill MY LOVER!'" She stopped there, eyes wide. She hadn't meant for that to come out, but it was the truth and they HAD to see where she was coming from. Buffy glanced at Willow, more than relieved her friend was with her.

"A truth spell? This is ridic..." Buffy was cut off by Giles and she gaped at him. She watched with disbelief as he retrieved a book and found a page that had the spell they wanted on it. "I can't believe this!" Buffy stormed back to the counter away from the group at the table.

Then Faith announced that she was departing, and Buffy spoke without even looking towards her. "If you even THINK about even just seeing him, Faith, I will come after you..." Her words were full of venom but inside she felt sick. The last thing she wanted was to have all her friends turn against her again and especially after she'd thought she'd been making some good progress with Faith. Why did something always have to wreck everything with her?

She leant her elbows on the counter and placed her head in her hands. Buffy only prayed that someone could find even a scrap of proof to clear Angel...

[archer]

Willow reached over to Buffy and put a comforting hand on her shoulder and gave it a little squeeze, "Look come on guys." She said taking a deep breath and looking Giles and Xander right in the eye, "This is Angel, our Angel, Buffy's Angel! He's done so much for us withough question and yet we're quick to jump down his throat because of somethign Faith says!"

[missy7]

Faith stopped at the door, her back facing them, as Buffy’s words cut into her. She clenched her fingers at her side and walked out. Faith didn't expect anything else. Buffy wasn’t going to let this go until this was solved. And she had every right to be cautious, but she wasn't going to let Buffy get in her way of finding out the truth, weather bad or good. Faith frowned slightly as she heard Willow, but dismissed it.

Faith walked out into the busy streets, scuffing her boots as she walked. She wanted to go find Angel first, that was her first instinct. Go directly to the source, but she didn't know weather that was a good idea right now. So she was going to leave that till last. Faith turned the corner and saw the demon bar she was looking for.

Faith entered the bar and instantaneously got the compulsion to kill every single body in the joint. She saw about a dozen or so demons up and leave. “Yeah you better run” she said. Faith took a deep breath, which was hard as the place smelt of piss and blood. She walked up to the bar and sat down, she felt all eyes on her, and not in the usual way she got when she walked into bars. Her eyes fell on the bar keeper who was trying to act busy. “Hey you” Faith said her voice intimidating. “What's you name again?” Faith always kept forgetting this guys name.

The bar keeper jumped slightly at Faith’s words. “Joe” He said looking flustered. Faith eyed him, he was short and skinny and had black short hair that looked like it hadn’t touched a brush in ages. He also had red horns growing from his head. “I need some info” Faith said placing her hands on the counter. “This is real important so I don't want any lying, or Im going to get Mr Sharpy out”. Faith pointed to her knife.

[yolanda7g]

Angel stayed in the shadows of the bar, keeping mostly to himself. He kept a sharp ear out as he usually did, scoping the place for anything that could possibly help Buffy, or anything that would be of particular use to her. Then in the distance by the bar, he spotted Faith. She seemed really agitated, threatening the bartender with her knife. Angel's face was troubled as he looked on. Something was definitely up. Maybe he could help.

Angel made his way swiftly across the bar to Faith. He looked at her and then the bartender. "Faith?" He said, his expression quizzical. Faith was definitely trying to squeeze information out of the bartender. What information? He wasn't sure. But Angel was going to make sure she gets it. To the bartender, he said, "I'm tellin' you, you better tell her what she wants. Just as a warning." He looked towards Faith to see her next move.

[missy7]

Faith was busy brandishing her knife in the barkeeps face and didn't notice someone beside her until he spoke. Faith knew that voice and whipped around quickly, jumping of her seat. She still had her knife firmly in her hands. It was Angel.

Faith narrowed her eyes at him. “You Evil?” She said point blank. She didn't have time to beat around the bush. Faith was actually surprised that he was here. “What you doing in this pisshole?” Faith made sure she was at least a meter and a half away from him. She still had a suspicion that he was evil.

Faith looked around for the bartender very quickly, she didn't want to take her eyes of Angel for more that a second. But the Bartender was gone. “Damn” She whispered to herself. He could have had info.

[yolanda7g]

Angel sighed. Everyone always thinks I'm evil, he thought.

"No. But apparently someone did something that was evil," He looked over at the bar and saw that Faith lost the bartender. To her question, he answered simply, "The same reason you're here. Information. Question is, what information are you looking for?" He saw a glare in Faith's eyes that was not good...a distrusting glare. One he knew all too well.

"What is it, Faith?" He asked finally. "Is it something with Buffy?"

If it was, then the information he needed did not come in time.

[missy7]

Faith scrunched up her eyebrows in confusion. So he wasn't Evil?....but Faith had heard right, the vamp she killed had said Angel had killed her, describing him to the bone. Faith didn't know what to believe now.

Faith sat down on the stool again, her hand still carrying her knife. She knew better than too turn her back on potential Evil, without a weapon.

“So how can I believe you that your not Evil?” Faith said to Angel. “And if its not you, then who is killing people all over town?” Faith still had her suspicions. “And no B’s just fine...so far”

[yolanda7g]

Angel narrowed his eyes at her, trying to gage her. What was her angle? Why did she think he was evil? What exactly was going on?

"heh, well Faith, if I was evil, we probably wouldn't be talking right now." Angel said, slightly exasperated. "And, I don't know any more than you do about what's going on. Want to fill me in? Not good with playing the guessing game." He looked at her sternly, wanting to know what this was all about.

He hope it wasn't what he thought it was about.

[missy7]

((ok i dont really know how i should play this one out?...should i still be thinking ur evil?..or should i accept that ur telling the truth?))

[yolanda7g]

((I was hoping you would play the think-I'm-evil-and-ask-questions-later angle Just so i can be taken in for the truth spell against me will ))

[Buffy Summers]

Buffy glanced at Willow with a small smile. "Thanks, Will." She said quietly, really grateful to have her friend on her side. Looking at Giles and Xander, her eyes held a pleading edge, wanting so bad for them to see it too.

She watched as Faith paused, wondering if she was going to say something else before she continued on her way. Buffy sighed, putting a hand to her forehead. She only hoped that Faith could get to the end of this... without harming Angel in the process.

[missy7]

Faith stood up from her stool. She looked at Angel closely. “I don't know what going on either, all’s i know is that a vampire who looks exactly like you, talks like you and even knows things you know is killing people all over town”. Faith looked around and noticed the bar was now empty, including the barkeeper.

“So how do you explain that?” Faith said suspicion still in her voice. Faith needed a plan. She needed to get Angel back to the scoobies. They would know how to solve this, she was merely the muscle.

Faith sighed. “Sorry big guy, gotta do this” Faith grabbed the stool she had been sitting on and smashed it over Angels head. Faith needed to take him to the scoobies so they could give him that potion, and this was the best way she could think of. “God I hope B doesn't fry me for this” Faith picked up Angels limp body and chucked him over her shoulder. “Geez Angel you need to lose some weight” Faith said grunting as she pushed open the door and stepped into the nights air.

[yolanda7g]

Angel furrowed his brow at Faith when the accusations came flying. "It's not me," he said simply. He laughed a bit almost incredulously. "I don't know who you think this person is but its not--" Suddenly he saw Faith making a move picking up the stool.

"Faith, wait, no--" Immediately sharp pain.

Then blackness.