Chapter  5

Faith arrived back at the cottage a little after four o clock. Two senior members of the watchers council sat in the lounge drinking tea.

“Glad to see you could take time out of your schedule to uphold your duties.” The eldest member of the council sarcastically remarked as she entered the room.

“I’m here now, what’s the sitch?” Faith stood in the doorway having no intention of staying at the meeting to long. She had other more important things to be thinking about, one of which being the brunette she had left half naked not a half hour before.

“Rupert tells us he thinks you should be the one to meet with the immortal and impress him with whatever it is you do.”

“Whatever it is I do!” Faith looked to Giles angrily her patience wearing thin, her experience with the council left her cold to their presence.

“Well we all know you don’t like authority figures.” The second member entered the conversation.

“Fuck You, You need me more than I want to help you so I don’t give a flying fuck what you think, I’m here for Giles, Buffy and the gang, not the council.” Faith looked to Giles “I’m sorry G, i’m not taking this, let me know when you’ve all decided what’s best for the fate of mankind and what role you want me to take.” Faith left the room going into the kitchen to calm herself.

Giles followed quickly behind her “Faith do you really think that outburst was necessary?”

“Actually yeah I do, you know how I feel about them G. I’m here for you and the gang as far as I’m concerned they can take a long running jump off a short pier.” She paced the room trying to control the anger growing inside her.

“Please Faith for me, come back inside. We only need them to put us in contact with the immortal. I promise after today I will keep them as far from you as possible.”

“Fine, but after today I’m not dealing with them.” Faith took a deep breath and made her way back to the lounge. Taking a seat in the large recliner opposite the two men.

Giles spoke first in a vain attempt to disperse some of the tension from the room “So when…or where is this meeting with the immortal to take place?”