Title: Angel's Shanshu

Author: Nopporn Wongrassamee aka the Evil Author

Email Address: EvilAuthoraol.com

Spoilers: Post-Angel, even though the last episode hasn't aired yet. I'm guessing here.

Summary: The Shanshu prophecy comes true. Angel is human and he gets to be with Buffy. But you know how Joss is. There's always a twist.

Disclaimer: Characters and concepts belong to their owners who I'm too lazy to list.

"Happy New Years," Buffy greeted Giles as he entered her hospital room.

"Oh, yes, Happy New Years, Buffy," Giles returned. He seemed distracted.

"So is it true?" Buffy asked, quietly.

"I'm afraid so," Giles replied, sensitive to Buffy's feelings. "We just received confirmation. Angel is dead."

Buffy stifled a sob.

"If it helps," Giles continued gently, "Angel went out in a blaze of heroic glory, spitting in the eye of Wolfram and Hart last May." He paused. "I'm sorry that this news had to come at such a joyous occasion."

As if on cue, the newborn baby in Buffy's arms began squalling for attention. Buffy immediately began cooing at her son to calm him down.

"Congratulations by the way," Giles added.

"Thanks." Buffy sighed, staring at her son's tiny face. She sighed. "Old friends die and life goes on and all that jazz."

"Have you named him yet?"

"Liam."

"Liam?" Giles' eyebrows rose in surprise. "An odd name. Why not William?"

"I just took one look at his face, and I just knew," Buffy insisted. "He's Liam."

Author's note: For those who don't follow Angel the Series closely, Liam was Angel's name before he became a vampire.