Chapter 2

Life continued as normal for the first couple of months, Buffy attended her classes, patrolled at night fighting evil, and hanged with her friends. She had even met a guy, Riley; he was the TA at one her classes and they started becoming great friends. She could tell that he was interested in more, but she didn't want to go there, not yet. She still held onto the memory of her visit to LA, and the love and hurt she felt, were still very recent.

Back in LA, Angel continued his investigations, as well, fighting evil as it presented itself. But at night, he brooded away over the memories that were still fresh in his mind of the wonderful day that he'd spent in bed with Buffy as a human.

/ Dorm Room

On a Friday morning, Buffy was awoken by the sudden urge to throw up. She jumped out of bed and ran out of their room to the bathroom across the hall. Willow sat up on her bed startled as she watched Buffy go holding her hands to her mouth.

As Buffy returned, Willow looked at her worried, "Are you ok?" she questioned.

"Yeah…" she answered, "… guess I must have had something last night that didn't agree with me."

"Oh…" let out Willow, "Do you need anything, medicine, a doctor, something?"

"Nah…I'm alright, I think whatever I had that made me sick is for sure out of my system now." She smiled. "Got to get ready for class anyway…" Buffy headed for her closet for clothes and shower supplies.

Willow got out of bed and began getting ready for class as well, but something about Buffy's mood swings recently, bothered her. It just felt like something was off and she just couldn't put her finger on it. She disregarded the thought thinking to herself that so many years around evil that she starting to see things.

/ Back in LA at Angel Investigations

"OH JEEZ...!" Doyle screamed out as he held his head and fell to the floor.

"What is it!" asked Cordy as she rushed to him to try and comfort him.

Angel heard Doyle from his office and hurried towards them. When Doyle caught his breath, he looked up at Cordy and Angel with a shocked/confused look on his face.

"What…what is it?" Angel asked concerned.

"What'd you see?" added Cordy.

Blinking still confused Doyle said, "I'm…I'm not sure… it wasn't like the visions I've had before…"

Angel helped him up to the couch and he continued, "…I'm not sure anyone is danger, it was more like a revelation, there was a woman…well a woman's pregnant stomach didn't see her face, huge belly by the way, then I saw the babies being born, there were twins, then I saw two infants about 5 years old, the same twins from the belly I suppose, a boy and a girl, who I swear man, the little girl looked just like you…you know if you were like five and a girl and …"

Angel cut him off, "Ok, this doesn't make any sense, so we need to find a pregnant woman who's having twins?"

"But who's the woman, and were can we find her?" asked Cordy

"That's just it, in my vision there was no feeling of fear or danger, just joy, and instead of signs for us to find this woman, it felt like this woman will be brought to us."

"So we do nothing then? Well that's just great, now this is going to bug me until we know who it is." She let out in frustration.

Angel stared at Doyle confused, "Is this supposed to be a test for patience? What's with the cryptic vision?"

"I don't know man, it was weird, but hey… I've got a massive headache now thanks to them, so how about you and I go out for a drink at the pub?"

"No…I'm going to head down watch the news or read the paper…see if anything of an odd circumstance pops up on a pregnant woman." Angel said as he headed to the stairs to his apartment.

"All work and no play" he sighed, "how bout you Cordy, have a drink with me?"

"Doyle, its noon…, plus god knows what types of places you get into. I'll just stay here, do some filing, hopefully answer a ringing phone that will bring us more business."

"Right then…I'll see you guys later." He called out as he left.

/ College Cafeteria

"God I'm starved!" Buffy said as they got in the lunch line.

"I'm ok; I'm thinking I'll just grab a salad or something…Wow Buffy, you really going to eat all that?" Willow stared at the mountain of food on her tray. "No wonder you've been sick. Eating like that is going to surely give you a stomach ache."

"It's not that much, plus I can't explain it Will, I feel like I'm starving, now that I think about it, I've also been having these cravings that nothing seems to satisfy."

Willow stared at her wide eyed; "Oh my god Buffy, are you…" she began but was cut off.

"Am I what, Will?" she looked at her puzzled.

"Pregnant?" she whispered.

Buffy laughed at the seriousness of her expression, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh it's just… you can't be serious."

"Buffy… but I am, you've been moody, acting all odd, then this morning you were sick, now the food, the cravings, it all makes perfect sense…"

"Will, stop, you're reading way too much into it, I'm not pregnant… I mean think about it, how could I be when the only man I've been with was… well you know, and vampires can't…"

"But how else could you explain this then?" She gestured at her tray.

"I'm girl… and girls are complicated you know that. It's just a phase, a food phase." She smiled at her confidently.

They walked over to one of the tables and Willow watched as Buffy stuffed herself. She knew in her gut that she was right, but Buffy was also right in the how or who. She started thinking back to when she first had felt that something was different about Buffy, and then it clicked, shortly after her return from LA. Buffy noticed the I've-got-it! look on Willow's face.

"What is it?"

"I… uh…it's nothing." Willow avoided her eyes.

"Yes, something, you've got something face, like you've figured something out. Tell me." Buffy raised her eye brow at her.

"Ugh… ok, it's just that I'm pretty sure you are Buffy. I don't know how, but I just know I'm right. I knew something was off about you since you… since you came back from LA but I put my thoughts aside thinking like you, that I was just reading too much into it."

Buffy looked at her best friend's face and she knew that her friend felt sure about what she was saying, "What are you thinking me and Angel? We talked for like a minute and I came back, nothing happened between us." She stared at her friend and sighed, "Alright then, what's it going to take to convince you then, a pregnancy test? I know I'm not, BUT… if it'll make YOU feel better and you'll stop doubting me, then I'll take it."

"You don't have to do that, I mean if you're sure, you're sure." Willow told her not meaning it.

"Uh huh… let's go pick one up at the corner store and get this over with."

"No need, the campus has a medical facility and they do them here, for free." Willow smiled happily.

"Fine… let's get this out of the way, the faster you get your answer, the faster you'll leave me alone on the topic. Oh wait… what about Oz, weren't we going to meet him here?"

"Oh yeah…no look there he comes."

"Hey Buffy, Willow… were you guys headed?" He asked as he leaned in to give Willow a light kiss on the lips.

"Student medical center, you know, girl stuff, want to walk with us?" Willow asked.

"No I'll leave you guys to your girl stuff, you guys still going to the Bronze tonight?"

"Right we are." Buffy said before Willow could say anything.

"Great, then I'll see you both there." Oz said as he left.

"Guess we're not studying tonight then huh?" Willow turned to Buffy.

Buffy just smiled wickedly at her, and they headed for the medical center.