Prologue

0-1 LOVE IS SAYING YOUR SORRY

NOTES: THIS TAKES PLACE IN THE FIFTH SEASON OF BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, BETWEEN EPISODE 'NO PLACE LIKE HOME 'AND 'FAMILY'

LA Detention Centre

"Prisoner step forward." The guard said. The tall black man with the club in his hand stood over Faith. She ran her fingers thought her dark brown hair and pushed it back out of her face. She stood and step forward. The cuffs around her hands clinking as she moved. She could pull free of them anytime she wanted. She knew that and the guard knew that. But she didn't. He looked down at her and then un-cuffed her hands. " See the desk for your things. " He said. " Hey Girl!. I don't want to see you again, you understand me."

"Thanks." She said and smiled. The Guard just nodded. She stepped around him. He wasn't as bad as most of the guards. Still a hard ass. But he didn't pull anything on the prisoners like some. She moved to the desk.

"Name." The large fat man sitting behind the desk said. Sweat poured off him even in the air-conditioned room. Faith wrinkled her nose at his smell.

"Faith." She replied.

"Faith what?" he asked.

"Just Faith." She said rubbing her wrists.

"A smart ass, just what we need out on the streets." he said typing at his computer. Faith wanted to smash his face in. But she knew better. Then he turned to row of boxes and took one and shoved it to her. " Here are your things." he said. Then pulled a piece of paper from the printer. " This is you parole officer's name address and phone number." He said. " And the times for your check ins." He said wiping his sweating brow.

"Thanks." She said. " Hope to never see you again." She said taking the box and the paper. Turning toward the door.

"That's what they all say." He said. Then turn to the next person in line. " Name." he said. Faith smiled and walked out of the building and to the gate. It was night. She felt the cool air on her face as she waited for the guard to open the steel gate. ' Only a few more feet' she thought.

Once out side the gate she stop for a moment. She took a deep breath of the smog filled hazy air of LA. She smiled it tasted good. It tasted free. Then the hairs on her neck stood up. She felt the cramp in her side. She felt the air move differently. She took look and saw nothing. " You can come on out Angel." She said with a smile.

Angel stepped from the shadows. He had small grin on his face. " Still a Slayer." he said walking up to her. " Let me help with your box." He said.

"I wondered why they were letting me out at night." She said.

"Yeah, I called in a favour." He said walking her toward his car.

"Nice ride dead boy." She said climbing in to the passenger seat of the car. " I take it no welcome home party." She said.

"I know how much you'd hate that." He said. " Besides we having some problems out of town and the others are taking care of it right now." He said trying to avoid the subject.

"You will set it right." Faith said. " You always do man. Not like me."

"You set one thing right." He said. " You could have escaped from prison any time you wanted. And taken out any guard you wanted. But you didn't. You stuck it out. You did it right." He said. " Enough of this bonding. I know you'd love a shower and some decent food."

"Your a life saver Dead boy." She said as they pulled away from the curve.

Angel's Apartment

Angel open the door and set Faith's box on the table. " Showers over there." He said pointing toward the bathroom. " I'm sure you'd like a hot shower for a change." He said. Faith followed behind him.

"Cool." She said. " It'll be nice to wash with out the company for a change." She said with a half smile. " What about some food."

"I'll go get you some all I got here is blood." He said. "What you want burgers or pizza?" He asked.

"Pizza's good." She said walking toward the shower.

"There a change of clothes in there." He said heading toward the door. Faith heard him leave as she closed the bathroom door. She looked at the pile of clothes he had left her. Tee shirt, jeans, boots socks and underwear. She lifted up the panties; 'Too big' She sized. Then lifted up the Bra. ' Too small'. She laughed. Men never could get sizes right.

She set them down and walked to the shower she turn on the water. She left her hand under the stream of water and felt it get warm. Then backed up and began to strip out of the prison issue overalls and tee shirt they had given her as she left the prison.

She stepped under the stream of warm water. Her skin came alive under the sensation. So long in cold drafty showers. She let the water run over her body. She ran her finger over her stomach as she washed. She feel of her hand felt good. She ran her fingers over her firm breast.

Her nipples hard and stiff to the touch. She moaned slightly. As images flowed through her head. Xander, a Pizza guy she jumped. Then images of long blond hair and deep green eyes filled her head. The crooked smile and crinkled nose she made when she smiled. She moved downward toward the heat coming from her crotch. She ran her finger though the brown hair above her wet slit. She dove her hands into it. Letting her thumb brush her clit.

She could still smell the soft sweat perfume of her hair. She rolled images of her ripe slim body moving. The thin material of her shirt holding back her firm ripe tits. She could see the stiff nipple through it. She could reach out and touch it as those green eyes stared at her. " YESSSS!!!"

"FAITH!" Angel called. Faith jumped like some on had hit her. She turned around to look. She was going crazy. " Faith." A soft knock came at the door. " I got dinner for you." He said. " Are you going to be in there long. Other people in the state need water too." He said.

She shook the images from her head. " Yeah, yeah I'm done." She said wiping her body with a towel, What was wrong with her. Dreaming of Buffy. 'God.' She thought. " I am getting as bad as Xander." She thought.

She climbed out and slip the tee shirt and paints on. The walked out of the room drying her hair. Angel had a Pizza box setting on the table with two beers waiting for her. He was looking through a book on the couch. " Feel human again?" he asked.

"Yeah." She said. " I guess Cordy's not on call anymore huh?" She said adjusting her shirt.

"What? They don't fit?" he asked putting his book down.

"The shirt and jeans did. But you were off with the rest by a size or three." She said sitting down in a chair with a slice of Pizza in one hand and a beer in the other. " Anything good on?' She asked looking at the TV.

"Not really" he said watching her wolf down the slice in her hand. " Any ideas on what you going to do." He asked.

"I was going to catch sport centre. Then maybe some sleep." She said.

"You know what I mean."

"Yeah." She said. "I have thought about it." She said standing up and going back to the Pizza box.

"Well?"

"I don't know." She said taking another slice and taking a bite out of it. " I really don't know where I belong." She said. " Its not like I got a home to go back to."

"If you want I got something you might be interested in." Angel said.

"How'd I'd know you would Dead boy." She said throwing the half eaten piece of Pizza back into the box. " Spill it." She said turning around and leaning on the table.

"I have some contacts outside town not far." He said getting up. " They could use some back up for awhile." He said walking over to Faith. Looking her over. " If you think you can handle it."

"Careful Dead boy don't open what you can't close." She said with a half smile. "What about my parole officer?' She asked.

"I cleared it with them and my friend will keep everything straight with your parole Officer." He said. " Well?"

"Ok" She said. " They need a Slayer on call for awhile, I'm game and not exactly in demand." She said taking the last swig of her beer and opening another. " Anything else?" She asked.

"Yeah one condition." He said. Sitting down at the table.

"Shoot."

"You have to take a road trip." He said.

"That's it? Hell yeah." She said. " We can hit Vegas and blow little steam off, as long as my parole officer is cool with it."

"No not Vegas." He said as she took a sip of her beer. " Sunnydale." he said softly. Faith coughed hard almost choking, her beer went down the wrong pipe.

"What?!" She said turning and slamming her beer on the table. " Are you that hard up?" She said punching the table and denting it. " You want a ring side seat as me and your old girlfriend have a cat fight for your pleasure." She said furiously.

"No, I'm hoping to avoid one." He said as she turn her back to him and crossing her arm in a fit of anger. " Listen up Faith. " He said. " You got a lot of baggage." He said placing his hand on her shoulder. " You need to get rid of most of it to start over. " he said. " Trust me. I am the King of Baggage, besides it is better she learn your out from us rather than second hand. She is liable to go off half cocked and jump us both."

"So that's the deal." She said. " Face B and get it over with huh?"

"Yeah." He said " Straight up." He said with a grin. She couldn't help but laugh.

"Ok." She said. " But I'm drivin'. Your slower than a grandma on Sunday."

"Deal"

Buffy vaulted over the Head stone as she ran toward the fleeing Vampire. He had almost given her the slip by the tombs. But she had spotted his mullet as he ducked behind a tomb. She dove fast at his feet slamming into them. Both tumbled down onto the soft cut grass of the graveyard.

"Where you running." She said rolling to her feet. " Your stylist 'cause that hair went out with Van Halen." She said ducking a wide right cross by the Vamp. " Ah come on you can do better than that." She said as he swung his leg out catching the back of her ankle and knocking her down.

He piled on top of her his fangs bared pushing her back down onto the Grass. Buffy struggled to push him off. Then he froze stiff. She looked up at the shock expression on his face. Then he turn grey and fell to dust over her.

"Need a hand, B" Faith said standing over her offering her a hand. Buffy Pulled back scooting backward to her feet and swung out with her fist and slammed into Faith's jaw knocking the Dark hair girl backward.