Five years later

After all the demons were defeated and the slayers had been activated she was finally free to do what ever she wanted her grand mother had gotten better and held out for her she finished college at northwestern leaning all she felt she would need to know about royalty and she and the gang were headed to Italy.

Italy

Buffy and the others were on her private jet she was looking through her journals and Dawn was sleeping next to her she had been crowned princess the summer prior after mom had died Buffy was her guardian but it didn't matter now they wee starting over in her new kingdom and in the year she would become queen something about that fact scared her to death she refuse to let it get to her though.

There flight landed they were driven by limo back to the palace tonight was her welcoming party and ball. She went in and after jet lag she fell asleep in a chair in her quarters when she woke she found a servant standing over her with a letter on a plate "his is for you Princess Elizabeth"

Buffy sat up and took the letter the lady servant said "you must go change for the ball tonight Prince Vincent will be there"

Buffy looked up "prince who"

She said "Vincent… he goes by the Immortal, his family has ruled at the side of queens and kinds of the family for years… you must hurt if you want to be on time"

Buffy smirk "great grand mother said you are never late everyone else is simply early"

Buffy prepared her bath and she sat in the tub in the huge bathroom her hole house could have fit in and the tub could have fit five with it roman column yeah she could get use to it really quick Sunnydale would be a distant memory in no time.

She looked at the letter in her hand with that script she loved so much running her hand over the letters that spell out the name of her true love she sighed as she opened it and read Angel told of his adventures over the years and how he missed her and wished to see her

She remembered there last meeting just before the last battle there was a glimmer of hope he would be waiting for her just needed invite him and end his waiting she would as soon as she was ready.

She came out and she was shown her room the room she was in as temporary she had her own suite she was in shock at how bug it was it was five times bigger then her house and possibly the side of the mansion, with her entry hall living room… lounge her own kitchen with servants upstairs a huge bed room castle and master bath all taking up there own huge room she was beginning to feel over whelmed but she just went and got readying her room sided closet

She cam out in a all gold floor length gown and she and her princes tiara gloves and jewelry she felt over dressed but not for this party at the party she got to dance with the many of the suitors when she ran into a man knocking him down "oh sorry ha was my fault"

He said "yes I'm Vincent"

She smiled "nice to meet you" she like him but he was giving of this Danger-will-Robinson vibe

He said "I've head of you at last we meet"

She said "yes" then she figured it out he was a vampire

He said "I'll be around"

Buffy said "I'm watching you"

The dinner lasted far too long for Buffy's liking she went up stairs and changed going to bed with Angel letter by her heart.

The next morning she asked if I would be alright to wander the castle a little while she did and the place looked huge on the outside but it was tremendous on the inside she could barely get around in there she would be forever just learning her way she ran into Willow

Willow said "hey"

Buffy sipped her coffee "walking around here you would get lost"

Willow said "what better place to get lost in a castle I mean really"

Buffy nodded "come shall we get lost together"

Buffy took her under the arm "we shale"

They wandered around found Dawn opening a wall Buffy said "Dawnie what are you doing"

Dawn said "I touched the statue and the wall opened"

Buffy said "let's explore"

Willow said "yeah looks Sunnydale spooky… I'll stay be look out"

Dawn went in "let's go"

They walked in the dark passages for another ten minutes and then found the main hall passage she touched something and opened a vent to the parliament room Buffy was about to shut it when she saw they were in talks

Dawn said "know don't you wan to know what there talking about"

Buffy said "no…"

Dawn listened "it's about you" hey stopped and listened

Vincent said "if I may your majesty… but no queen sense you has been in chair with out husband, and you were married when you took chair"

She said "and your point"

He said "Miss Elizabeth is not"

She said "what are you suggesting"

He said "she is to be around into a year on the day of her birth f she is not married she can not be crowned"

They read through the journals and it as true she need be married to achieve the crown and she was not and most be one of royalty"

Buffy shut it she could not listen anymore not to this not anymore what was she going to do she loved this life and to be forced o give it up because she was not married she couldn't do it to royalty she didn't know what to do. She came out and met Willow and the grand mother n the hall they went to her suite to talk

Buffy said "how is this fair"

Queen Kristine said "it is not but I had to do me and look how I turned out"

Buffy said "but that is you I don't want to marry and then fall in love I does not happen that way"

The queen said "what are you going to do, do you want this life do you wan this responsibility"

Buffy said "of course I do"

She said "do you wan o be on this wall"

Buffy said "what wall" she lead her to the room where all the paintings were and then she saw the family line and she saw her great grand father and believe it or no he looked almost like Giles she knew then she would try "but I want to marry for love"

She said "there is no rush yet you have a year to decide my dear Elizabeth"

Buffy was walking in the gardens when the Immortal came out she said "hat do you want"

He said "to talk"

She said "any reason why I shouldn't punch you for putting me in this position"

He smiled "if you must"

She said "doesn't really get the point across when you want it"

He said "figures"

She said "what is in this or you"

He said "I'm sure you know by now who I am"

She said "the Immortal a vampire but they don't know that you ruled for may year your ruled the underworld don't you kept things at bay conversation with the living only when need… only if it's to get you own way"

He said "your good, only took you two days to figure me out"

She said "that without research"

He said "good for you… the question is" he lean in close so there lips were centimeters was looking at her desirably "will you give in"

She smirked crossing her arms stepping back she said sarcastically walking away "never"

He stood watching her walk away "we'll see about that"

Buffy went to her room and she was going to change her great grand mother was there and she said "there is something special in the closet for you"

She used the remote to open it and want in she turned around to her seeing nothing she looked at the close nothing still she turned back "this a joke I saw these clothes before… not that I don't like them because there Wow but…" she didn't notice when five people snuck out if the closet and gathered behind her they hall grabbed her and she shrieked "AHH!" jumping and turning around

Buffy smiled "you guys" three f her friends from Hemery High and Faith and Cordelia"

Faith said "so you weren't ever going to tell me about this huh"

Cordelia hugged her "how have you been" Cordelia ha been working for Angel sense she lost all her riches no worries though Buffy had her set up nice she tried the super stratum thing didn't work so she started from the bottom and went to school for acting while working for Angel, she met a nice guy name Groo and they were doing great

Buffy said "how are you"

Cordelia said "engaged"

Buffy said "oh my god… me too"

They all said "WHAT!!"

Buffy said "I'm engaged to be engaged to some royalty guy that I haven't met yet… I hate it" Buffy sat on the round

Her high school friend Samantha sat next to her on the round couch "what I thought you already had found your prince"

She said "sadly I can't have him and have my crown"

Faith said "now that just wrong there got to be some way"

She said "has a year to figure that out"

Cordelia sat next to her and said "what are you going to do"

Buffy said "I have to go through suitable suitors"

Faith said "hell let go look at them you don't need them maybe we can find a few good looks ones"

Cordelia said "aren't you dating someone"

Faith said "yeah so what doesn't mean I can't look… help your girls over hear do the same"

Isabelle and Mimi said "that right"

They sat in the room gather they made sore card and sat them in a pile as they sat in the almost theater room preparing to view the suitors Buffy was no interested she was just thinking about Angels letter and wishing he were there.

They showed the first guy everyone held up a card say under five they all said "next"

Next one came up 7, 5, and tens

Next was a 0 because he was too old

Next was prince William Buffy just shook her head Cordelia and Samantha wee both standing to give him at ten facing everyone ten "good great perfect"

Buffy said "and very much engaged people hello were looking for eligible"

They went though for another hour her grand mother picked a handsome man but everyone knew he was not any of there types Buffy agreed o meet him though.

Over the next week

They met them talked and it was great Buffy honestly did like the guy and then he asked her to marry him in the court yard she said "I… I don't know what to say"

He said "yes would be a nice start"

She said "Jacque I'm sorry I can't… I'm sorry I can't" the press was all over it and she ran in the house she went to her room hyperventilating

The girls were all there in a second Buffy was pacing Buffy said "you heard"

Willow winced "we all heard"

Cordelia flopped in a chair and said "it as on the news he second it happened we were in the lounge having tea"

Buffy said "oh great… great grandmother is going to kill me"

The queen walked in and said "no I'm not"

Buffy said "I discussed the family"

She said "no you didn't…. you didn't ay anything, I knew you weren't ready"

Buffy said "I'll never be ready if the man is not right"

She sat next to her and said "who is right"

A course of "ANGEL" came around the room"

She said "the man I met when I met you… he to from royalty"

Cordelia said "actually to the contrary of popular belief he is"

Everyone said "WHAT"

Cordelia said "during the last…" she cleared her thought saying battle "meeting he gave me something for you incase he didn't survive… get what he was looking for from his next job… he wanted you to have if he did he was going to send you another letter"

Buffy said "he did sense me another letter"

Cordelia said "I'm sure had nothing that the first did"

Buffy said "what was it"

Cordelia took the letter out her coat and gave it back to her she opened it

Dear Buffy

If you are reading his I'm no longer alive… and I wan you to know that I still love never stopped and that there is so much I wanted to give you but you probably don't need our about to become queen some day of Italy and you wouldn't need it but I want you to have it the deeds to the homes that I have… sell them turn them into something I don't care… the cash that I have accumulated over the years that adds up o about 4 billion… give it to charity I don't care… I never told you this because you had your own to worry about and I never knew has you would react. I have not lived like t for a long time but I was from a royal family in Galway we were rich and I want you to have it all the jewels everything it's yours I was originally Liam O'Connor Prince of Galway… a lot has happen and now it yours but know in your heart no matter what you will always be my queen

Love Angel

She looked with tears in her eyes and Cordelia produced a key to the safety deposit box handing it to her "it olds it all deeds bonds and case the jewels"

Buffy said "how did you know"

She said "I checked… couldn't help it"

Buffy said "what wee you going to do if you didn't give it to me"

She said "give it back to him"

Buffy said "thank you" they hugged she turned to her grand mother "we have to find him if there it's even a chance that I could be with him I'll take it… I love him great Grandmother I need him I have to find him… he loves me and I love him and if we must marry to get this crown then I want it to be him he's the only one"

She smiled "I knew he was when I first saw you two together and I suspected it that he was a royal son from how he talked with you… if he is who you want then he is who you will get" they hugged