Author’s Note: Takes place in third season, after ‘Amends’ (the Christmas episode).
Feedback: I swear I’m gonna shut up eventually. I really want feedback; but not on my concept. I want Buffy and Angel together for all eternity. Don’t criticize me for that. Tell me if you hate my writing, or you don’t think that I’m writing a character right. That is what I need, not ‘YOU SUCK!!! SPIKE AND BUFFY SHOULD GET IT ON!!!!’
February 1999
Angel’s Apartment (I know, I know, he’s living at the mansion right now, but that to me is a symbol of when he was bad - great, now I’m stealing names of episodes - so he doesn’t live there, allright!!!! He moved or something, deal with it.)
Angel is sitting on his couch reading a book when there’s a knock at the door. He gets up and answer’s it. It’s Buffy.
“Buffy, hey. I’m glad you came.”
“Hi Angel. So what did you need to tell me?”
“Well, it’s really more of a something to ask you. (He gets on his knee and takes out an engagement ring) Will you marry me?”
“Oh god Angel, I don’t know what to say.”
“Say yes.”
“You know I will.” (they kiss) “When?”
“Buffy, It doesn’t matter, well as long as there isn’t sunlight, (he smiles) We’ll plan it together. I’m marrying you, and that’s all that matters.”
“Lets go tell everyone!”
“It’s day.”
“Oh yeah, but isn’t there that basement entrance to the Library?”
“I don’t know, I guess we’ll find out.”
(Author’s Note: I know that was cheesy, but with as much as they have been through, they deserve a little fluff!)
The library
Daytime (I don’t know if there is really a basement entrance to the library, but for the sake of my story there is. Deal with it)
Buffy comes in the basement access. Willow, Oz, and Xander are all sitting at the normal table.
“Hey Buffy, why’d you come through there?” Xander asks.
“Hang on, help me get these shades down, then I’ll explain everything,” Buffy replies, running up the stairs to draw the shades.
Everyone gets up and helps. Once all of the shades have been closed, Buffy goes to the basement door and lets Angel in.
“Angel, hey man,” says Oz.
“Well, um, Angel, HI!” says Willow.
“Dead boy, what’re you doing here?” Xander quips.
“Where’s Giles?” Buffy asks.
“Meeting with the Snyd-man,” Xander replies.
“Oh. Well, I’ll (looks at Angel), we’ll explain when he gets here,” Buffy says.
“What about your mom?” Angel asks Buffy (yes, he’s oblivious to everyone but Buffy at this point).
“Oh right. We can tell her later, she’ll want to be sitting down,” Buffy replies, just as enchanted with him as he is with her.
Giles walks in, and doesn’t notice that Angel is there. “It seems that we have a problem. Oh good, Buffy’s here. We’re going to have to do some extra training today. Willow I need you to look on the interweb for information... (cut off by Willow).”
“NET! Giles, Internet,” Willow interrupts.
“Oh, yes, well, very good. Oz, you can help her. Cordelia, Xander you look for books,” Giles continues.
Everybody starts off to their own areas, having forgotten that Buffy wanted to make an announcement. Buffy however, not being one to be ignored, screams in frustration, “WAIT! We have an announcement to make, SIT DOWN!”
“God! PMS much?” Cordy mutters.
“What?” Buffy asks.
“Is it that time of the month?” Cordelia says, louder this time.
“I heard what you said...oh god, Angel, oh shoot. I totally forgot...I, oh god.” (Buffy runs out of the room)
“What was that all about?” Giles asks, more to himself than to anybody else.
“I’ll check on her,” Angel says, looking worried. He leaves.
“Very good, everybody else, research,” Giles says, not wanting anything to delay their finding knowledge about the demon of the week.
The Hallway:
Angel runs after Buffy, trying not to let her leave the building (sun-burn), “Buffy, wait.” He yells, a little too loudly, a bunch of people turn around and start staring at him (remember, it is day). Principal Snyder stops Buffy in her tracks.
“Miss Summers, where are we going to in such a hurry? I hope its to class,” Snyder asks.
“Of course. Class, the class of free,” Buffy retorts.
“Buffy, thanks for slowing down. (sarcastically). It’s good to know you wouldn’t make me chase you outside,” Angel comments.
“Who are you?” Snyder interrogates.
“He’s, um, helping Mr. Giles with that new filing,” Buffy saves.
"Fascinating. Go to class now, before I smell an expulsion,” Snyder says.
They turn and start walking toward’s the library.
“He really is Nazi-like, isn’t he?” Buffy jokes.
“If I wasn’t immortal, he’d scare me to death,” Angel jokes back, then gets serious, “So, really Buffy. What’s wrong? Why’d you leave so quick?”
“Well, Cordy made the PMS comment, and that made me remember (pauses), Angel, I’m eight days late.”
“I know”
“What do you mean?” (he points at his nose) “Oh...and EW! I didn’t need to know that.”
“So you’re late, you’ve been late before, right?”
“Well yeah, but not in three years, and not this late even then. And not since, well this is the first time I’ve been late after having had sex.”
“But you can’t be. Vampires can’t have children. You must have counted wrong.”
“COUNTED WRONG!?!?!?!? I LEARNED TO COUNT WHEN I WAS A CHILD!!!! I DIDN’T COUNT WRONG!!!!”
“Well, you must be wrong. Unless...(she cuts him off)”
“Unless what, Angel? UNLESS I’VE HAD SEX WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN YOU???? I couldn’t even kiss anybody but you. I can’t believe you have that little faith in me...(he cuts her off)”
“That’s not what I meant. What I meant was...woah, wait, what do you mean you COULDN’T kiss anybody else?”
“I mean when I was going out with Scott. I couldn’t kiss him (author’s note: if this is wrong, I’m sorry, I couldn’t remember) Even when I thought I’d never see you again, I was faithful.”
“Oh god Buffy, I never, I mean, I didn’t mean that you cheated. I meant that vampires can’t have children, but I think we’re a kinda special case. How many vampires and slayers do you think have been lovers?”
“Well, we talking this century, or last? How about none.”
“So, it could be possible.”
“I...I could be pregnant?”
“That’s the only explanation I can think of.”
“Oh god, I just turned 18. I can’t be a mother. Oh, Mom, what will she say? Angel, we can’t tell her. We’ll hide it or something, she’ll be so disappointed.”
“Shh, calm down. We don’t have to tell anyone yet. I mean, we’re not even sure if you are. And, well, you’re not getting fat, so lets just wait, just till we know for sure.”
“Allright, we’ll just find out tonight. I’ll go get a pregnancy test at the store after school.”
“Deal. You’ll go get it, and I’ll come over at seven so we can tell your mother, about the wedding that is.”
“Oh yeah, the wedding. I completely forgot. GILES!!! We were going to tell them about it until I wigged.”
“I’m sure they didn’t go anywhere. We’ll just go tell them now, and I’ll come by your house at seven, and we’ll talk.”
“Sounds like a plan. Let’s go. I wonder how they’ll react...”
Back in the library.
Xander, Oz, and Willow are crowded around the computer and Giles is in his office.
“God, the suspense is killing me. They’re probably making out right now. In the same closet we used to use,” Xander moans.
Buffy and Angel walk back in.
“Who’s making out right now?” Buffy asks, announcing her presence.
“Cordy and Devon. They were here a few minutes ago, and, well, they left,” Willow replies.
“Yeah, she made a big show of how completely over Xander she is,” Oz comments.
“Interesting, fascinating, where’s Giles?” Buffy asks.
“In his office, where the tweed-man lives,” Xander quips, obviously not too bothered by the Cordy issue.
Giles is sitting in his office reading a book and drinking tea.
“GILES!” Buffy screams.
Giles spills the tea on himself and jumps up. “AAAHH! Oh, Buffy. It’s only you Good to see you feel better. Ready for training?”
“Yeah, after I make my announcement. Woah, training? I have class next period. I can’t train. Snyder already hates me,” Buffy replies.
“Oh yes, I forgot, sorry. So, your announcement?” Giles asks.
“Now my...(looks at Angel)...our, announcement,” Buffy says.
“Hang on Buffy, um Giles, you might want to sit down for this one,” Angel interrupts.
“Oh yes, well very good,” Giles replies as he pulls up a chair.
“We’re getting married!” Buffy nearly squeals as she holds up her hand to show everybody the ring.
(cough) “Wha? Huh? Married?” Xander sputters.
“Wow. All I can say, just wow.” Oz says, always the calm one.
“EEEEEHHHH!!!” Willow shrieks, and everybody looks at her. “It’s just so, wow. That’s great!!! I mean, wow!!!!”
“I don’t know what to say, other than congratulations, and when?” Giles comments.
“We’re not sure (bell rings) yet. Class, gotta go. Bye Angel, see you at seven,” Buffy says as she, Willow, Oz and Xander go out the door.
“Do you want some research help, Giles?” Angel asks.
“Sure, I was actually rereading the watcher diaries, you could help me index them,” Giles replies.
“Sure thing. I’ll take over the training too, I mean, Buffy’s good. It must hurt being her punching bag.”
“Yes, well, that would be nice.”
“You’re not mad are you?”
“Mad?”
“About the wedding.”
“No, not mad. It is somewhat unprecedented is all.”
“Yeah, that’s life on the hellmouth for you.”
“Yes, quite.”
“Giles?”
“Yes Angel.”
“This is going to sound like a strange question, but can slayers have families? I mean, I’ve never heard of a married slayer, or one with children either.”
“It has never happened. Why? Do you two plan on children?”
“Oh no. Well, vampires can’t. Unless vampires and slayers can together.”
“Well I must say I’ve never heard of that happening, but I’d never heard of vampires with souls before either. What brought it up?”
“You can’t tell her I told you this, but she is a week late. She’s kind of worried about it.”
“Well that actually makes sense. I’ll look for anything that might help in my books. I doubt I’ll find anything of use, you two being such a special case and all.” He goes into his office to research stuff and Angel goes over to a table and reads. Harmony walks in.
“Mr. Giles? I need a book,” she sees Angel, “Hello. You must be new here. I’m Harmony, what’s a cute guy like you doing in the library. I’ve seen you somewhere, you hang out at the Bronze, right?”
“Giles is in his office. I haven’t been to the Bronze in a while, and I’m waiting here for my girlfriend. What do you need a book on?”
“Um, history? Who’s your girlfriend?”
“What part of history? Buffy.”
“Buffy? The freak-loser? Oh, that explains the library thing. All the weirdos hang here. Some war or something in Greece...oh, here’s the sheet with the assignment.”
“Oh yeah, the book’s up here. I’ll get it,” he goes up the stairs to get the book.
“Thanks, you’re too kind. So why do you hang with Buffy? I mean you don’t seem strange. You could do so much better.”
“That’s due back next Wednesday.”
“Thanks again. Oh, I didn’t catch your name.”
“Angel.”
“See you around Angel,” she leaves.
Giles emerges from his office, having no idea that Harmony had ever been there.
“Oh Angel, good thing you’re still here. I haven’t found anything about slayers and vampires, but a slayer back in the 1960’s had an abortion, so they can have children.” Giles says.
“Thanks Giles, that’s good to know, I guess.”
“Yes, well, I’ll keep looking.” He goes back into his office.
In a classroom.
(author’s note: this part gets kinda confusing, these are notes that Buffy and Willow pass back and forth and then it changes back to conversation form)
Buffy and Willow are passing notes back and forth while Xander is staring at the empty seat. Buffy gives Willow a note:
Will,
Xander is so funny. He keeps looking at Cordy’s desk as if he can make her appear. I feel kinda bad for him. Oh well, what should the wedding be like? You’ll be my maid-of-honor, right?
Buffy
Buffy,
Of course I’ll be the maid-of-honor. Who’s going to be the best man? I would say Xander, but knowing him and Angel, well you know. You should have it outside with candlelight or something like that. That would be so pretty. What do you want the dress to look like?
Willow
W,
Giles or Xander will probably be best man. Oz just hasn’t been there the whole time, you know? Can’t be outside...vamps’ll interrupt. That would be a great story to tell the children, ‘vampires interrupted out wedding.’ I don’t know, its all just so weird, I mean I’m 18 and talking about my wedding.
Buff
B,
Best man should be Xander. What color do you think bridesmaids dresses will be? Giles and your parents’ll take the first row. It should be in a church, I guess that won’t work with crosses and Angel. That’s going to be hardest, picking where.
-Will
Will-
Teacher’s giving us funny looks, we’ll talk about this later. Blue gowns I think though. I would say we could have it at my home, but that’s not really romantic. Maybe the Bronze? No, that’s even less romantic. Hardest thing’ll be telling mom. I wonder how many years she will lock me up for.
Buffy
The bell rings, and everybody gets up to leave.
“Buffy, we Bronzing tonight?” Xander asks.
“I can’t. Angel’s coming over and we’re going to tell mom,” she replies.
“What about you Will, you come with me?” Xander continues.
“Oz and I are going out. Sorry, you’ll have to stay home and study tonight,” Willow replies.
“Me? Study? Never!! I’ll be research boy for Giles,” he jokes.
The three of them walk into the library where Oz and Angel are talking. Giles is still in his office (does he ever come out of his office and join the living?).
“Hey Giles, I’m going to change. Be back in a second,” Buffy says as she runs over to the cage, grabs a bag and then leaves again.
“So what are you guys talking about?” Willow asks Oz and Angel.
“We’re talking about the wedding, or the bachelor party,” Oz replies in his sarcastic voice.
“You weren’t supposed to tell her that,” Angel says (joking of course).
“Just kidding, we were talking about the wedding. Who, when, where, etcetera,” Oz continues.
“I’m going to go and wallow in my misery. Don’t mind me.” Xander comments as he walks towards the door.
“Bye Xand!” Willow calls.
“We should get going too. Dingoes have practice tonight and your mom wanted to have that ‘talk,’ remember.” Oz says to Willow as he gets his stuff.
“Oh yeah, the ‘talk’, that means she’ll tell me something about my age group and then comment about how I don’t have glasses, when I got contacts three years ago. Bye Angel,” Willow replies as they walk out the door at he same time Buffy comes back in.
“Giles, I’m ready. Let’s go. Angel, did you stay here the entire day? You must be really tired. Go sleep before tonight,” Buffy says as she puts her stuff down.
“I’m doing your training today, Buffy,” Angel tells her.
“Giles finally got sick of me, huh?”
“I don’t think is body could take you anymore.”
“And you can?”
“You bet your ass.”
They fight, him winning some, her winning some. (Oddly, they always end up kissing though) After a while of this, they both look tired and they decide to quit. It’s still day, so Angel goes back through the basement door to his apartment, and Buffy goes outside.
That night, Buffy’s house.
Buffy is upstairs in her room putting on her cross necklace when the doorbell rings. “That must be Angel.” She says and goes downstairs to get the door. It is him.
“Hi Angel.”
“Hey Buffy, you ready?”
“Mom’s not home. She’s in San Fransisco for the gallery. I got the note this afternoon.”
“Oh. What about the other thing?”
“Test is upstairs, it should be ready in (looks at her watch) two minutes.”
“Well I’m sure we can pass the time until then.” They kiss, break, go upstairs to Buffy’s room, and kiss some more. They keep kissing (I’ve got a theme going her if you couldn’t tell) until Buffy’s watch alarm goes off.
“It’s ready. Blue if I am, Pink if I’m not.” She goes to her dresser and looks at it. “GREEN? What the - woah -” She runs to the bathroom and throws up, Angel goes after to see if she is ok.
“You o.k. Buffy?”
“Yeah, but what does green mean?”
“Didn’t it say on the package?” They go over and pick up the box. Buffy reads what is says:
“Blue is yes, pink is no, green is...oh god...twins.”
“Twins?”
“Oh god, I don’t feel so good.” She runs back to the bathroom and throws up some more (now I have another theme going). “Twins? Oh wow. What’ll we do? How’ll be tell everyone?”
“It’s ok. We’ll have the children, and we’ll love them. We tell everybody ‘guys, Buffy’s pregnant.”
“They are going to be so messed up as children. I mean dad never gets older, mom goes out to the graveyard every night. Will they be immortal or mortal?”
“I don’t know. We’ll just have to find out.”
“I guess you’re right. So what do you want to do now?”
“Lets talk about the wedding plans.”
“Allright. Best man, who?”
“Xander.”
“You want Xander?”
“Well he is your best friend. Why not?”
“Ok, Maid of honor, Willow.”
“Agreed. Who gives you away?”
“My dad.”
“I forgot. I have to ask him for you hand. Let’s go.”
“Where?”
“To see your dad. I need to ask for your hand in marriage.”
“I don’t believe you.”
“What can I say, I’m and old fashioned guy.” They go to the car, Buffy (egads!) drives, and they head towards L.A. Buffy picks up the cell phone and calls Giles.
“Giles? Hi, it’s me. (pause) Buffy. Angel and I are going to L.A. (pause) Now, we aren’t eloping. He’s going to ask my dad for my hand. (pause) Yes (pause) yes Giles. Cover for me at school if I can’t make it back.” She hangs up the phone and the car drives off into the distance.
L.A.
later that night.
Buffy and Angel pull up to a nice house. They get out and walk up to the door. Angel knocks and Buffy’s dad (author’s note: I think his name is Hank, forgive me if I’m wrong. Anybody knows, email me)
“Buffy...and friend. Come in.” Hank says, obviously surprised.
“Thanks dad. This is Angel (pause) oh god, where’s the bathroom?” Buffy says as she hugs him.
“Down the hall to the right. Are you allright? You look kind of sick,” Hank asks.
“She’ll be fine in a second, Mr. Summers.” Angel says for Buffy.
“Call me Hank. So what are you two doing here this late? She didn’t run away again did she?”
“Actually, I needed to ask you a question. Can I have Buffy’s hand in marriage?”
“What? You drove six hours from Sunnydale to ask me that? When is the wedding? Does Joyce know? Why are you marrying her, she’s only 18. How old are you?”
“We haven’t decided when it will be, Joyce doesn’t know. We were going to tell her tonight, but she left town, do you know about Buffy?”
“What do you mean ‘know about Buffy?”
Buffy comes back and gives Angel a look after hearing her father’s question. “Dad, I’m a vampire slayer. Did mom tell you?” Buffy asks.
“Yes, she did. What does that have to do with my question? How old are you?” he replies.
“I just turned 244,” Angel says.
“WHAT?” Hank yells.
“He’s a vampire, a good one. And I love him. Do we have your permission?” Buffy asks.
“I guess I trust your judgment Buffy. Sure,” Hank replies.
“Thanks dad (hugs him). We have to go, I’ve got school tomorrow you know,” Buffy says.
Angel and Buffy leave and drive back to Sunnydale.
Buffy’s room, the next morning.
Buffy’s alarm goes off, it’s 6:00. She rolls over and shuts it off. Then she gets a worried look as she looks around the room.
“Angel?” she asks, expectantly. (no answer) “Angel?” she calls again. Still no answer. Then she notices a note on her dresser with a single rose and the Caladdah ring:
Buffy,
I’m in the basement. Nothing to worry about, the sun was bothering me, even through the shades, so I’m downstairs. If you could go by my apartment and get me some blood it would be nice, I haven’t eaten in nearly two days. I love you.
-Angel
She smiles, dresses, then goes down to the kitchen where she fixes a bagel and goes down to the basement.
“Angel?” She calls into the room. There isn’t any answer, so she turns the light on and sees him asleep on the floor. *That can’t be comfortable* she thinks. *I’ll get him a pillow or something.* So she goes upstairs and gets him a pillow and a blanket which she brings down. As she is putting the blanket over him, he wakes up.
“Hey” he says.
“Hi. You looked uncomfortable, so I brought you some stuff.”
“Thanks. Did you get blood?”
“No I didn’t. Not yet. Angel, What does it feel like? To be bitten?”
“I can’t describe it. It’s painful at first, but then it’s sort of, I don’t know.”
“passionate?”
“It’s erotic.”
“Oh.”
“Yeah.”
“Will you bite me?”
“Buffy, I can’t. It’s too risky, especially me being hungry and all. I haven’t eaten in two days, I don’t know if I can control it.”
“But slayer blood is stronger than other blood, which means you won’t have to take as much.”
“I don't trust myself.”
“I trust you. Please?”
“Ok, but just this once.”
He leans down, kisses her neck, then ‘vamps out’ and bites. She gasps as his teeth pierce her skin and he sucks gently, ever gently at her blood. She loses her strength and collapses against him. He immediately pulls away, under control.
“Oh god, Buffy. Are you allright?”
She stirs, and her eyes flutter open. “Angel?” she questions.
“Yeah, I’m here. Never let me do that again.”
“You were right, that was amazing.”
They kiss, first gently, then more fiercely and passionately. Suddenly Buffy pulls away, runs to the bathroom and throws up. When she comes back, she says, “pregnancy sucks. Angel, as much as I hate to say this, I’m going to be late for school. I really have to go. I’ll be back at sunset though.”
“Bye.”
“Bye.” She leaves, then turns around. “Oh yeah, when should we tell the gang about the children?”
“With you throwing up this much, they’re going to suspect something. Why not tonight?”
“Ok. Come to the library at sundown.”
“I’ll be there.”
She leaves, and he goes back to sleep.
In the hallway at school.
“Hey Buffy, wait up. How’d it go last night with your mom?” Willow asks as she runs up to Buffy.
“I should ask you the same thing. Mine went out of town.”
“Oh. Mine forgot.”
“Cool.”
“Um, Buffy, this is going to song like a strange question, but why is your neck bleeding? Unless that’s a hickie, in which case, I’ve been doing it wrong.” Willow asks as they enter the library where Xander is already sitting down.
“Well I guess you could call it a hickie, and ‘Angel bit me’ hickie,” She replies casually.
“The bastard did WHAT?” Xander chokes.
“He was hungry, so I let him bite me.”
“I don’t understand it Buffy. I just don’t get it. I have class. Bye.” Xander says as he leave, still baffled.
“Buffy?”
“Yeah Will?”
“Here’s what I got to know. What was it like? When he bit you?”
“I’m not going to go into detail, but I’ll say this. Now I understand that vampires sometimes bite each other in bed.”
“Oh wow.”
“Yeah. It was.”
“Wow.”
“Pick a new word, Will. Better yet, change of subject. Any wow with Oz?”
“He’s just Oz. You and Angel are more fun. Any new decisions about the wedding?”
Giles walks in.
“Buffy, I didn’t expect to see you here today, especially after your call last night,” Giles says.
“He knows?” Willow asks. Buffy gives her a look.
“Knows what?” Giles asks.
“About me and Angel going to LA yesterday to ask dad’s permission for the wedding. Yes, Will, I had to have someone cover for me in case we didn’t make it back for school today.” Buffy says.
“How did (bell rings) it go?” Giles asks.
“Fine. Dad loved Angel, said sure. Gotta book, class. See you later Giles.” Buffy says as she and Willow leave.
In class.
(Author’s note: this scene is notes that Willow, Buffy and Xander are passing to each other)
Will,
Do you know what was wrong with Buffy? She just ran out looking really sick. Did something happen with Angel (other than the biting thing)?
Xander
Xand,
Not that I know of. Maybe she just ate something bad. Did they ask you to be the best man yet? They’re going to.
Willow
W-
They’re going to? Wait, here’s Buffy. I’ll ask what was wrong.
Xand
Buff,
You ok? What happened?
Xander
X-
I’m fine. I must have eaten something funny. Oh yeah, meet me in the library at sundown. Give the message to Willow, Oz, and Cordy too.
Buffy
Willow,
She said she was fine. Stomach bug or something. She wants us to meet at the library at sundown. Class is almost over, got to go.
Xander
(I will continue this...I just wanted to submit it so far)