The service was quiet; Faith didn’t apparently have a lot of friends. That didn’t really surprise Xander; her tendency to go evil at the earliest possible opportunity probably drove most of them away. The gang all attended, though. Well, except for Cordelia; though she was well enough to go, she was still feeling a grudge from when she and Spike sort of tortured her for a while.
Despite copious warnings from Giles, Buffy nursed Angel back to health in the comfort of his vandalized mansion. She helped him through the psychological trauma of killing Jenny Calendar when he was evil, and especially that of killing a Slayer when he was good. She helped him through his escapades in hell as well as she knew how.
Spike left town before indirectly causing any sort of accidental relationship mishaps such as, oh, say, breaking up Xander and Cordy. Their relationship was stronger than ever after Xander saved Cordy from the depths of unconsciousness… though she chided him often for taking his time. Willow and Oz’s relationship never suffered for whatever reason either, and though Willow still secretly loved Xander, Xander was far too interested in having Cordy back to notice. He never appreciated Willow that way.
Buffy convinced Giles to tell her what he knew about Angel’s reappearance on earth. “He’s back for a reason we can’t comprehend, Buffy,” he’d said. “Though you brought him back by trying to let him go. Ironic, isn’t it? The Powers That Be are the only ones who could truly tell you why he’s back. I can’t tell you anything like that. I can tell you, however, that if he’s back, it must be for a damn good reason. I certainly wouldn’t give him a ‘Get Out of Hell Free’ card if I were…” he’d frowned as Buffy had raised her eyebrows. “Oh my. I must be glad you’re back, Buffy… I’m beginning to talk like you.”
Buffy continued on with her life; she got re-admitted into school, though late. Willow helped her catch up and Angel helped her with particular sections of history.
As for between Joyce and Giles, Joyce just basically wanted to know what had happened in L. A. that had convinced Buffy to come. They chatted for a while, and Joyce apologized for blaming Giles in the first place. They had tea. It was a good time.
What nobody noticed for the longest time was that Faith’s death opened the doors for a new Slayer, didn’t it?
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