TITLE: Destiny's Child
AUTHOR: sugarwater
E-MAIL: DISCLAIMER: I own nothing, all bow down to the mighty Joss
TIMELINE: Begins mid Season 2
SPOILERS: Probably just about everything
SYNOPSIS: B/A! The Powers That Be have a surprise in store for Buffy and Angel. Btvs re-write – Angel doesn't leave. Whole lot of Fluff and little bit of Angst.
DISTRIBUTION: Anywhere, if you want it, take it, just let me know!
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Very very long epic type story, Chapter 1 takes place Season 2, Episode 17, "Passion"
FEEDBACK: Craved, oh please, please, please, REVIEW! Constructive crit very welcome
RATING: T
Jenny sat at her computer desk frantically typing away as she stared at the screen. She had been trying for so long to make things up to Rupert and Buffy and now she finally thought it would be possible. The ritual of restoration was almost completely translated. This was it. This was going to work.

She was so consumed with the ritual that she jumped when she heard the familiar voice behind her. Spinning around and seeing Giles, she instantly turned her attention back to the computer to minimize the window. She couldn't risk him seeing it as she didn't want to get anyone's hopes up and most of all, she wanted it to be a surprise.

"Hey" she said as she turned away from the screen.

"You're working late" Giles said quietly. He was desperate for things to be sorted between the two of them and couldn't resist going to see her before he left for the night.

Jenny watched him inch closer as a smile played on her lips "Special Project".

"Oh" Giles replied as he walked even closer to the desk.

Jenny crossed her legs and eyed him playfully, confident that he wouldn't push her away given the knowledge she had acquired earlier from Buffy. "I spoke to Buffy today"

"Oh, yes?" Giles replied, eager to hear if the two most important women in his life were now on good terms.

Jenny looked down at her desk smiling "She said you missed me" she coolly replied.

Giles was suddenly embarrassed and looked slightly perturbed. "well,uhh, she's a meddlesome girl" he stammered, looking at his feet.

Jenny didn't want to make things more awkward for him and so decided to get back to the job in hand – there would be plenty of time to flirt with Rupert once she had completed the restoration translation. "Rupert…ok I don't want to say anything if I'm wrong but I may have some news. I need to finish up here, could I see you later?" she suggested.

Giles was instantly more hopeful and met her gaze. "Yes, yes…you can stop by my house."

She smiled at his welcome proposition. "Ok"

He got up to leave in a much brighter mood than before. "Good" he replied as he hurriedly left the classroom, already excited about seeing her later.
Jenny couldn't help but widen her smile as she watched him leave. It was such a relief to finally be on his good side. Everything was really going to be ok. Anxious to finish as soon as possible she turned back to the computer and began typing immediately.

Giles had been to the store to pick up a bottle of wine for later. He wanted to make her feel as welcome as possible. The only thing left to do before going home was to visit Buffy's house to check how the spell had gone. On his way there he suddenly realised that he had left a book that he needed at the library and decided to quickly double back to the school to pick it up. That way he could even check to see if Jenny had left yet.

As Giles made his way down the hall he was suddenly made aware of the smell of smoke coming from the computer classroom. He turned the corner and ran through the door. As he studied the state of the room - the computer on fire, the smashed printer - he knew that whatever had happened Jenny was in danger. Giles instantly turned and ran out the door calling her name. As he passed the library the noise of a door being ripped open echoed down the corridor. Without thinking he dashed into the library, reached behind the counter and grabbed a bat.

Jenny was running for her life. She didn't know where to go, no where was safe. If she could just keep running long enough then maybe she would lose him or find help. As she dashed down the corridor she tried pulling the door in front of her open but it was stuck. Looking over her shoulder she saw Angelus getting closer and closer with the look of pure glee in his eyes. She turned back to the door and pulled it with all the strength she had. Suddenly it swung open and she leapt into the hall. Angelus slammed into the door as she closed it shut again. Jenny turned and ran as fast as she could. It wasn't long before she heard the door swing open behind her. She grabbed the janitor's trolley and pushed it in Angelus' direction. Thankfully it bought her some time as the vampire tumbled to the floor. The school teacher hysterically ran up the stairs and didn't think to look back until she had got to the top. Just when she thought she had slowed him down she ran right into him.

Angelus laughed at her, bemused at her feeble attempts to escape him. He clutched her head aggressively and put his fingers on her mouth to silence her.

"Sorry Jenny, this is where you-"
Right at that moment Giles appeared behind Angelus and violently thrashed his head with the bat. For a moment his grasp of Jenny loosened and she took the opportunity to run. She didn't get very far before Angelus caught her hair and yanked her back, causing her to fall on her knees.

"Let her go!" Giles furiously spat.

Angelus spun around still holding onto Jenny at his side. "Oh goody, it's the watcher. Two for the price of one. And guess what, you get to watch your girl here die!" he sneered.

Giles once again tried to hit Angelus with the bat but before it came into contact with him he grabbed it out of Giles' hand and swung it at him, sending him flying to the other end of the landing.

Angelus began laughing at the sight before him and turned his attention back to Jenny. "Sorry Jenny, I'm going to have to get rid of you quick, watcher boys gonna be way more fun. Hey Watcher, watch this!". With one rapid motion he clutched her by the neck, lifted her up and violently forced her through the window. The glass shattered and the wooden frame snapped as he let her limp body fall to the ground below.

Giles couldn't get to his feet quick enough and witnessed the horrifying event before him as Jenny was brutally forced through the window and dropped to the ground. He called her name as she fell and rushed to the window to see her limp form spread out on the grass below covered in glass and blood.

Angelus began laughing menacingly. "Hope you enjoyed the show Rupert, I know I did. Bad news for you is that its your turn to take the leading role" Angelus reached out to grab Giles but was forced back as he grabbed a cross from his jacket and pushed it into Angelus' face. He cowered away in pain as the smoke filled the air around his head. Growling, he tried to regain his composure. "Now that's cheating. But I guess I got what I came for anyway. Until next time old boy" he taunted as he left the building.

Turning and running in the opposite direction, Giles exited the school and ran around to where Jenny was lying. Luckily she still had a pulse, but a very weak one. He ran inside and called an ambulance and then returned to wait with the woman he loved, begging her to hold on.

Buffy was relieved that 'the talk' was finally over. As she made her way downstairs Willow heard her footsteps and ran to meet her.

"How did it go?" she asked nervously.

"I'm just glad it's over." Buffy said sighing with relief.

"Well I know the perfect way to take your mind of all this stuff. Want to make brownies?" Willow excitedly asked.

Buffy smiled at her best friend and nodded. "Now that sounds like a plan".

"So was it horrible?" Willow enquired.

"It wasn't too horrible" Buffy reasoned.

As the girls made their way through to the kitchen the phone rang. Buffy doubled back and picked it up. "Hello?"

It was Giles. "Buffy?"

"Giles! Hey, we finished the spe-" she began before he cut her off.

"Jenny…Ms. Calendar…she's in hospital" he told her trying to keep it together.

"What…?" Buffy was confused.

"It was Angel." Giles replied, his voice filled with hatred.

Willow could see the look on Buffy's face as she took the phone away from her ear.

"Buffy?" Willow asked confused. Buffy handed the phone to her friend and backed against the wall.

"Giles?" Willow asked worried about what she was going to hear.

"Willow. Angel tried to kill Jenny. She's in intensive care" Giles repeated.

"Oh my god, no, is she going to be ok?" Willow asked as tears began to form in her eyes. There was silence on the other end of the line. "Umm, we'll get there as soon as we can" she said before hanging up and going to comfort Buffy.

Twenty minutes later Cordelia, Xander, Buffy and Willow arrived at Sunnydale General. Giles was standing outside Jenny's room watching her through the window.

"Giles!" Willow called as she ran over to the librarian and hugged him. Buffy walked over slowly staring at the floor, she couldn't look at him, she felt guilty that she couldn't have stopped Angel before he did this.

Xander noticed the large bruise on Giles' forehead and motioned towards it. "I'm guessing that was a present from Angel too, huh"

Giles nodded in confirmation.

"So what happened?" Willow asked carefully.

Before he could answer the doctor walked towards the group. "Rupert Giles?"

"Ahh, yes, what can you tell us?" Giles asked hopefully.

The doctor motioned for them to walk inside the room with him. "Well I'm afraid it's not good news. Jennifer has extensive head trauma, numerous fractures in her legs and arms and there was a lot of internal bleeding. The good news is we managed to stabilize her but the chances of her making a recovery are small. We won't know if there's brain damage or not until she wakes up and to be honest I'm not sure if she will."

The group absorbed this as the doctor apologized and left the room.

Giles silently walked to Jenny's bedside and sat down. He took her hand in his and sat with her. Buffy slowly walked to Giles' side. "I'm sorry" she said, her voice cracking with emotion. Giles didn't move or answer. The tension in the room was rife and the Scooby gang felt awkward.

"Do you want us to get you anything? Coffee?" Willow asked gently. Giles remained silent and steadied his gaze on Jenny.

"Well, we'll go get you something anyway" Willow said nervously as the gang began to leave the room.

As Giles sat watching Jenny sleep all he could think about was Angelus and the way he had thrown her through the window. He had taken such pleasure out of doing it. Jenny was as good as dead. She didn't have a chance of surviving this. Only two hours ago she had her whole life in front of her and now she was lying there unconscious, waiting to die. He knew what he had to do. He got up and left the room. One way or another, Angelus would be dust by morning.

"Maybe we shouldn't go back in just yet…I think he wants to be alone" Willow suggested as the gang were walking back down the corridor to Jenny's room. They had brought back coffee and tea since Giles hadn't told them what he wanted.

"By the sounds of it he's going to have plenty of time to be alone with her. You heard the doctor, she's not going to wake up" Cordelia said bluntly.

As they walked through the door they realized Giles was gone.

"Where did he go? We were only gone 10 minutes" Xander asked.

"Why would he leave without telling us?" Willow asked, uncertain of the situation.

"He's gone." Buffy said quietly, realizing where he was.

"Gone where?" Cordelia interjected

"He'll go to wherever Angel is" Buffy answered.

Willow's eyes widened in understanding "That means the factory right?"

"So Giles is gonna try to kill Angel then" Cordelia stated as it sunk in.

Xander stared at Buffy "Well it's about time somebody did."

"Xander!" Willow shouted, annoyed at her best friend's lack of tact.

Xander continued on anyway "I'm sorry but let's not forget that I hated angel long before you guys jumped on the bandwagon. So I think I deserve a little something for not saying I told you so long before now. And if Giles wants to go after the uh, fiend who tried to murder his girlfriend I say faster pussy cat kill, kill"

Silence filled the room at the end of Xander's speech.

"You're right" Buffy finally spoke up, walking towards the door.

"Thank you" Xander replied.

"There's only one thing wrong with Giles and a revenge scenario" Buffy explained

"What's that" Xander asked confused.

Buffy turned around to face him. "Its gonna get him killed"

Spike and Drusilla sat listening to Angelus' story at the factory. The boastful vampire was doing more than enough to piss off Spike.

"Are you insane! We're supposed to kill the bitch, not leave gag gifts in the friends' beds." Spike chastised.

Drusilla cuddled her puppy and protested meekly "But, Spike, the bad teacher was going to restore Angel's soul."

"What if she did? If you ask me, I find myself preferring the old Buffy-whipped Angelus. This new, improved one is not playing with a full sack." Spike retorted staring at Angelus. "I love a good slaughter as much as the next bloke, but his little pranks will only leave us with one incredibly brassed-off Slayer!"

Angelus rolled his eyes "Don't worry, roller boy. I've got everything under control."

A moment later the factory was filled with flames. Spike and Drusilla moved away from the table to stay out of the fire. Suddenly a crossbow bolt hit Angelus in the shoulder. As he turned around to see where it came from Giles marched in with his bat, lit the end of it with the flames and began beating Angelus with it.

"Jeez, whatever happened to wooden stakes?" Angelus mumbled between beatings.

Finally Angelus got the upper hand and grabbed Giles by the neck. "All right. You've had your fun. But you know what it's time for now?" Angelus taunted.

Suddenly he was kicked from behind. "My fun" Buffy shouted as she threw him against the staircase.

The fight ensued between Buffy and Angelus while Giles remained slumped on the floor. The flames began to inch closer to his body by the second as Buffy continued fighting Angelus, oblivious to the danger her watcher was in.

Buffy grabbed Angelus and slammed him against the railings, back and forth. The vampire simply laughed. "Are you gonna let your old man just burn?" he taunted.

Buffy looked down below to see Giles surrounded by flames. Angelus threw her over the banister and she ran to save him. Dragging him out of the smoke filled factory, he pushed her away fiercely. "Why did you come here! This wasn't your fight!" Giles hissed.

Giles fell to the ground as Buffy punched him on the jaw. "Are you trying to get yourself killed!" she shouted at him desperately. Falling to her knees she hugged him tightly as tears fell from her eyes. He began to cry in her arms as they sat on the ground comforting each other. Buffy rocked back and forward crying. "You can't leave me. I can't do this alone." She now knew what she had to. Angel was gone. She was ready.

Willow entered the computer classroom the next day and addressed the class. "Hi. Principal Snyder asked me to fill in for Ms. Calendar... u-until the new computer science teacher arrives. So I'm just gonna stick to the lesson plan she left."

As the new stand in teacher walked to the front of the desk she put her own books down and accidentally nudged some other things out of the way. As she did this Willow failed to notice the yellow floppy disk fall between the desk and the filing cabinet…