Disclaimer: I really don't own Btvs/Ats. Not now, and probably not ever,
unless I get really, really rich and buy the whole Buffyverse from Joss
Whedon, the actual creator, but I doubt that'll happen.
Spoilers: Up through "Shells" of S5 ats and all of Btvs is up for grabs, the rest of the season is JUST MY IMAGINATION, since it'll start post S5 Angel I don't actually know if the things I have will happen: it's just speculation/imagination.
Summary: S5 Ats (the rest of the season after "shells" has been made up by me or I have read speculation) Angel gets his Shanshu, Connor (Ben as he was called in his "normal" reality Angel gave him) came back before that, he remembers everything and understands what Angel did and is going to try to work things out with Angel. Angel has his son back, his humanity, money, friends and family and now all he wants...is love.
A/N: This'll be fluff, hopefully with a plot though. I am not to good at pure fluff/smut stuff, so I'll incorporate a story.
Rating: G/PG...for now. It'll end up in the PG-13/R area here in a couple chapters or so.
Dedication: To all the B/A'ers that are hoping it'll work out! I'm right there with ya!
Chapter 1
"Angel?" Ben asked as he walked into the ex-Vampire's office.
"Con—uh...Ben. Come in." Angel smiled as he offered his son a chair, gesturing with his hand.
"You wanted to see me?" Ben asked.
"Yeah I did. I -I just...how you were doing?"
"I'll be fine, nothing a lot of counseling and some aspirin can't fix."
Angel chuckled a little. He was so glad that his son had come to him and accepted him, in spite of all the things he had done to him. Taking his memories away only being one part of the long, long, long list of things Angel blamed himself for.
Being a new human, Angel found it hard not to want to fix all the problems he'd made as a vampire. He now had a reason to want to make things right, in the short time he had left on the planet. A human's life was so fragile, there was hardly enough time to work out all the damage Angel had caused in his very long existence.
He had decided to start with Connor, whose family had named him Benjamin. Benjamin had a good life with his not real family. He was successful in school; he attends UCLA as a sophomore. And most of all he had been happy. Angel had been so pleased to hear that his son had a happy life for all the pain Angel felt over taking his son out of his and his friends' lives, but when the memory veil faded and Ben started having terrible nightmares of this other life, his parents came to Wesley for help. Benjamin's family had Angel Investigation's old address and found Wesley in the Hyperion, packing up some little things he'd forgot in the move to Wolfram and Hart.
The memory veil lifted completely when Angel was forced to share with his friends, Benjamin's family and regrettably Spike, about what had happened. Why these dreams were so vivid.
And, much to Angel's surprise, Benjamin had decided to try to build some kind of relationship with his real father.
When Angel received his Shanshu as a reward for averting the Apocalypse that Illyria had organized, he decided to take a more active role in Ben's life.
"How's school?" Angel asked, coming out of his thoughts.
"Pretty good." Ben replied, much in the stoic way his father answered questions.
"Good."
"Um...Was there a reason you called? It sounded kind of important on the phone."
"Yeah. I just wanted to let you know that I was going out of town."
"Oh. Um Ok. For how long?"
"It kind of depends on the person I am going to see, actually. Maybe a few weeks, maybe a day."
"I see. Is this person aware of your visit?"
Angel smirked, "No. It's a surprise."
"Uh-huh. Is it that girl, Bunny? That everyone keeps saying your going to go to any day now, just a matter of when you get the nerve." Ben mused.
Angel chuckled, "It's Buffy, and yes."
"Who is she anyways?"
"Someone very special. I hope that you will get to meet her. That is if she's cookies yet."
Ben raised an eyebrow and Angel just shook his head. He stood up and picked up a bag from behind his desk.
"So you're leaving now?" Ben asked.
"Yeah. I'll call you...if you want."
"Yeah. I've got my cell. I have class tomorrow but," he pulled out his cell phone and held it up, "voice mail."
Angel led his son to his office door, "Ok. I'll talk to you later than. If you need anything..."
"Call Wesley." Ben smiled.
Angel laughed and beamed at his son. He turned around and headed to the elevator. His good mood was shaken when Spike stopped him just in front of the door.
"What do you want Spike?" Angel complained, annoyed by his grandchild's mere presence.
"I just wanted to let you know," Spike scowled, but then his expression changed, "I talked to Buffy. I didn't tell her about your little human deal...but she knows I'm alive...or rather dead still."
"And?" Angel asked, pissed now that Spike couldn't just leave well enough alone.
"I just figured she might want to know, so that you won't have to tell her."
"Did you...just do me a favor?" Angel asked, amused.
"Bullocks no!" Spike cried, "I just...Slayer should be happy is all. Don't think for half a mo' that it was for you."
Angel nodded, "Thank you...William."
Spike nodded back at his grandsire, "Now get lost, I'm expectin' the party guest to waltz in the second you're gone."
Angel walked into the elevator without another word to Spike and pushed the button for the main floor.
Spoilers: Up through "Shells" of S5 ats and all of Btvs is up for grabs, the rest of the season is JUST MY IMAGINATION, since it'll start post S5 Angel I don't actually know if the things I have will happen: it's just speculation/imagination.
Summary: S5 Ats (the rest of the season after "shells" has been made up by me or I have read speculation) Angel gets his Shanshu, Connor (Ben as he was called in his "normal" reality Angel gave him) came back before that, he remembers everything and understands what Angel did and is going to try to work things out with Angel. Angel has his son back, his humanity, money, friends and family and now all he wants...is love.
A/N: This'll be fluff, hopefully with a plot though. I am not to good at pure fluff/smut stuff, so I'll incorporate a story.
Rating: G/PG...for now. It'll end up in the PG-13/R area here in a couple chapters or so.
Dedication: To all the B/A'ers that are hoping it'll work out! I'm right there with ya!
Chapter 1
"Angel?" Ben asked as he walked into the ex-Vampire's office.
"Con—uh...Ben. Come in." Angel smiled as he offered his son a chair, gesturing with his hand.
"You wanted to see me?" Ben asked.
"Yeah I did. I -I just...how you were doing?"
"I'll be fine, nothing a lot of counseling and some aspirin can't fix."
Angel chuckled a little. He was so glad that his son had come to him and accepted him, in spite of all the things he had done to him. Taking his memories away only being one part of the long, long, long list of things Angel blamed himself for.
Being a new human, Angel found it hard not to want to fix all the problems he'd made as a vampire. He now had a reason to want to make things right, in the short time he had left on the planet. A human's life was so fragile, there was hardly enough time to work out all the damage Angel had caused in his very long existence.
He had decided to start with Connor, whose family had named him Benjamin. Benjamin had a good life with his not real family. He was successful in school; he attends UCLA as a sophomore. And most of all he had been happy. Angel had been so pleased to hear that his son had a happy life for all the pain Angel felt over taking his son out of his and his friends' lives, but when the memory veil faded and Ben started having terrible nightmares of this other life, his parents came to Wesley for help. Benjamin's family had Angel Investigation's old address and found Wesley in the Hyperion, packing up some little things he'd forgot in the move to Wolfram and Hart.
The memory veil lifted completely when Angel was forced to share with his friends, Benjamin's family and regrettably Spike, about what had happened. Why these dreams were so vivid.
And, much to Angel's surprise, Benjamin had decided to try to build some kind of relationship with his real father.
When Angel received his Shanshu as a reward for averting the Apocalypse that Illyria had organized, he decided to take a more active role in Ben's life.
"How's school?" Angel asked, coming out of his thoughts.
"Pretty good." Ben replied, much in the stoic way his father answered questions.
"Good."
"Um...Was there a reason you called? It sounded kind of important on the phone."
"Yeah. I just wanted to let you know that I was going out of town."
"Oh. Um Ok. For how long?"
"It kind of depends on the person I am going to see, actually. Maybe a few weeks, maybe a day."
"I see. Is this person aware of your visit?"
Angel smirked, "No. It's a surprise."
"Uh-huh. Is it that girl, Bunny? That everyone keeps saying your going to go to any day now, just a matter of when you get the nerve." Ben mused.
Angel chuckled, "It's Buffy, and yes."
"Who is she anyways?"
"Someone very special. I hope that you will get to meet her. That is if she's cookies yet."
Ben raised an eyebrow and Angel just shook his head. He stood up and picked up a bag from behind his desk.
"So you're leaving now?" Ben asked.
"Yeah. I'll call you...if you want."
"Yeah. I've got my cell. I have class tomorrow but," he pulled out his cell phone and held it up, "voice mail."
Angel led his son to his office door, "Ok. I'll talk to you later than. If you need anything..."
"Call Wesley." Ben smiled.
Angel laughed and beamed at his son. He turned around and headed to the elevator. His good mood was shaken when Spike stopped him just in front of the door.
"What do you want Spike?" Angel complained, annoyed by his grandchild's mere presence.
"I just wanted to let you know," Spike scowled, but then his expression changed, "I talked to Buffy. I didn't tell her about your little human deal...but she knows I'm alive...or rather dead still."
"And?" Angel asked, pissed now that Spike couldn't just leave well enough alone.
"I just figured she might want to know, so that you won't have to tell her."
"Did you...just do me a favor?" Angel asked, amused.
"Bullocks no!" Spike cried, "I just...Slayer should be happy is all. Don't think for half a mo' that it was for you."
Angel nodded, "Thank you...William."
Spike nodded back at his grandsire, "Now get lost, I'm expectin' the party guest to waltz in the second you're gone."
Angel walked into the elevator without another word to Spike and pushed the button for the main floor.