TITLE: Essences
AUTHOR: Ragna (writinggoddess@aol.com)
SPOILERS/CLASSIFICATION: Set in A:tS season 4, prior to the Wes/Faith scene at the prison
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Before they said a word to each other, before they sat in front of the plexiglass divider that separated her from freedom, Wesley could sense the same thing that Angel must have sensed before: Faith had changed.

She still had the strut of a tough woman and the dangerous glint in her eye. It was all still there, never to leave, probably; they were an integral part of Faith.

But she looked more in touch with something deep inside herself.

If she had changed as much as Wesley hoped and still retained her essence, they might beat Angelus after all.