Joss and the WB own it all. I simply created playmates for them
Author's note: See the begining of this story to see when it happens.
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Epilogue
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"Mom?"
"Yes, dear?"Joyce answered as she glanced at her daughter's sleepy form.
"How did you know it wasn't me that was dead? The way Lilith did it, I mean it looked pretty convincing."
Joyce glanced at her daughter and then back at the road."It was at first, honey. It was at first."
"But how did you know?"
"Mother's instinct,"Joyce quiped, then looked at her daughter seriously."And the fact that Cordelia noticed the girl's shoes."
"Her shoes? Shoes?"Buffy asked confused. "You knew I was alive because of a pair of shoes?"
Joyce glanced at Buffy."Your new pair of shoes. The ones that you *weren't* supposed to wear."
"My shoes?"Buffy repeated, and then her face flushed pink."Oh, you mean *those* shoes."
"yes, those shoes. And I have to ask you about my new silk aqua blose. The one that you wore without permission,"Joyce started. Buffy suddenly yawned.
"Gee, I'm tired, think I'll sleep right now,"said Buffy as she sqeezed her eyes shut. Joyce surpressed a smile.
"We'll talk about it later, young lady,"Joyce said gently."We have time now that it's not too late."
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Joyce pulled up to her house and into the driveway. She opened the garage door and then shut it behind her. Willow pulled up in the van after her. Buffy woke up and rushed to the trunk to release Angel. Joyce opened the entrance to the house to give her daughter a little time with Angel.
Angel crawled out from the truck, and then grabbed Buffy close to him. He rained small kisses on her face."Oh, god! I thought I lost you! I thought I lost you this time! Buffy..."
Buffy started to kiss him back."It's o.k. Angel. I'm o.k."
Joyce re-entered the garage, intent on calling the two out of the garage. She stopped at the doorway, and stared.
"Angel..."Joyce started, unable to beleive her eyes.She called out louder to them."Angel...Buffy..."
Angel lifted his head from Buffy's mouth, and looked sheepishly at Buffy's mother."Uh..sorry...Mrs. Summers?"
Buffy, dazed looked at her mom."Mom? What's wrong?"
"Angel,"Joyce cleared her throat."Angel's standing in the sunlight."
"What?'Buffy exclaimed, startled. Angel looked at Buffy's mother, confused.
"I can't be, or else I'd be burning,"Angel said.
"Buffy, look,"Joyce pointed. Buffy stepped back and saw what her mother did. The most of Angel's body was in the dark of the garage, but his back had the sun on it. "Angel...Angel turn around."
He did so, slowly, until the sun was directly hitting him on the chest."What?What? I... Buffy, what's...."
"The spell...the spell that Lilith casted..."Buffy whispered."Angel, she gave you the gift of life..."
"Oh, my god...."Angel stammered. Willow and the others entered the garage.
"Hey, what's taking you guys so long..."Willow's voice trailed."Angel! You're standing in sunlight!"
"What?"Xander exclaimed. Giles stood at the doorway looking stunned.
"Is this possible?"he asked aloud. Joyce held his arm.Rupert looked at her.
"It was a gift from her soul's first mother, Lilith,Rupert,"Joyce said gently.
"Buffy...we gotta open the garage door...no wait, we'll go out the front door, that way I'll start life in the right way. But, "Angel said excitedly."No better make it the garage door. But..."
"Angel, Angel,"Buffy said as she grabbed his face between her hands."Pick a door, and we'll go through it together."
Angel nodded."The front door..."
Buffy grabbed his hand and everyone rushed to see, and held their breath. Angel opened the door slowly, Buffy readied her self to jerk him back from the dangerous sunlight. When nothing happened in the lighted shade of the porch, he opened the door wider. And then walked on to the porch. He looked back at Buffy and smiled. She went closer to him. And he stepped back, and on to the lawn, fully into the sunlight. "Angel!"
He looked at her, his smile as wide as his face. His arms open wide, as if he could embrace the sun. Then he looked at her, and she ran into his arms. He swung her around in a huge circle.
"I'm in the sun! I'm in the sun!"Angel cried, exhilerated. He set Buffy down on her feet."And you are so beautiful in the sun!"
Angel bent his head down to kiss her warm soft lips.
A frantic honking was heard as a car drove up to the Summers house. Joyce frowned until she recognized the driver."Hank!"
"Dad!"cried Buffy from Angel's arms.
"Honey! Are you all right? Where were you? What happened?"Hank Summers cried as he pulled his daughter into his arms."Who's this man?"
"Dad, this is Angel...he's, uh..."Buffy looked at Angel.
"The man that Buffy is in love with."Angel said as he shook Buffy's father's hand.
"Uh, Joyce?"
"It's o.k.Hank. It's a long story,"Joyce said gently as she led Hank into the house."Meet the rest of Buffy's friends...."
"Including that incredibly rude, Englishman on the phone?"
"Uh..well.."
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