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"Did something happened?" Eönwë asked Angela mentally in the angelic language after she returned from excusing herself.
"Why do you asked?" she asked mentally in the same language.
"The light around you is much brighter," he answered.
"As a matter of fact it did. My eyes started to burn and I couldn't see for a few minutes and after the burning subsided I had a good feeling inside me," she answered.
"Why kind of feeling?" he asked.
"I felt whole and complete and I liked it," she answered with a smile. Angela looked into Eönwë's eyes and saw his spirit form. "I can see you," she said. "How can that be?" "Human eyes cannot look upon any angel in their spirit form."
"You already know," he answered and saw the perplexed look on her face.
"What did you do to me when you touched my stomach?" she asked.
"I lit the stones of fire in your soul that your father had given you," he answered. "All of you have them."
"That's why I felt fire flowing through my entire being," she said finally understanding.
"How did it feel," Eönwë asked.
"Exquisite," she answered with a smile.
Eönwë smiled back at her and saw the fire inside her come to life at the memory of it.
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There was dancing in the ballroom after dinner and Buffy and Angela danced with Mr. Giles, Olórin, Eönwë and David. Dawn only danced with Jason and Maglor danced with his mother and Maril. At the stroke of mid-night everyone, except the Maia and elves, sang Auld Lang Syne.
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" they said and balloons and confetti reigned down on everyone.
"Out with the old and in with the new," David said talking a gulp of his drink.
"HEAR, HEAR!" they said and clapped.
"That was a beautiful, but sad song," Olórin said to Angela. "What does Auld Lang Syne mean?"
"It means: 'Old Long Ago', she answered. "That song is about two friends when they were children and one moved away across the sea. They found each other again many years later and had a drink to yesterday. It's a song of remembrance and friendship."
"When they were children," Olórin said.
"Yes," she replied.
An hour later everyone began to leave.
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Slayer Compound - January 2
"That was great," Buffy said to Olórin with a smile after their practice session.
"You're a good student Buffy," he said. He could see the light of Eru Ilúvatar in Buffy's soul and knew Buffy had more gifts than she realized.
"Would you like to have a snack Olórin?" she asked.
"I would indeed," he answered.
After their snack Buffy gave Olórin a tour of the compound and its grounds. He saw the slayer scythe with the axe head buried in black rock – the weapon the has Eru Ilúvatar's and the slayers power in it.
As the weeks passed, Olórin saw Buffy's gifts come to the fore. During one practice session Buffy leap high above his head and during another she flew instantly away from him. He knew she was becoming what she was meant to be and knew these gifts were from Eru Ilúvatar when she was in the Timeless Halls.
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Angel Academy for the Gifted and Talented - The Middle of February
"Enough Eönwë I know how to use the long sword," Angela said and walked over to the bench and sat. She was extremely irritated, but didn't know why and knew it wasn't that time of the month.
"What's wrong?" he asked her walking over to the bench.
"I feel strange and I don't know why," she answered.
"What do you mean?" he asked sitting beside her and watched as she took deep breaths and was holding her stomach.
"I don't know," she answered and got up and walked around the room like a caged animal. "Wow!" she said as she suddenly burst into white fire. She looked at herself and embraced the fire and with a thought it went away. Then a rush of pure love overwhelmed her and she turned and looked at Eönwë who was smiling at her.
"When did that happened?" she asked returning the smile.
"When we met the connection was made and it appeared between us when we entered your world," he answered.
"You knew," she said.
"Yes and so did you, however, you weren't aware of it on a conscious level," he replied.
"That's why you kept asking me how I felt and why I felt at peace," she said looking at the pure white thread that connected their souls together.
"Yes," he answered.
"I was to become fire – which was my doom – and it was my connection to your spirit that brought fire out of me," she said with a knowing look on her face. "Did you know what I was to become?" she asked.
"No," he answered.
"Does anyone else know about us?" she asked still surprised.
"No," he answered and stood up and walked over and stood in front of her. After taking her hands they appeared in her living room condo.
"You WILL burn," he whispered in her ear and when their eyes met, their souls merged.
Even being an half-angel couldn't prepared her for his fire. She couldn't move or breath and tears ran down her cheeks and she knew she was being consumed. The burning was unbearable and hotter than any furnace, and his love for her was overpowering.
Eönwë took her in his arms and held her and felt her love flow through him and when he looked into her eyes he saw a great fire burning and knew her tears were tears of joy and she could never convey in words what she was feeling. He also knew one day she'll die, but put that out of his mind for the time being and knew his Atar had done this for a reason.
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"How do you feel?" he asked while they were lying on her sofa. He held her while she wept for over an hour.
"Wonderful," she answered looking up at him smiling. The burning inside her had almost subsided.
Eönwë saw pure white light around her and smiled and knew as long as she lived, she'll burn in his fire.
"The connection is gone," she said looking between herself and him.
"When our souls merged we became one and our connection is now different, and you'll find out in time," he said with a bright dazzling smile.
"When did Eru Ilúvatar give you a human body?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"This morning," he answered.
"Yet, your powers are in-tact," she said.
"Yes they are, however, my spirit is now confined to this body," he replied.
"Welcome to the human family," she said smiling.
He smiled back at her, leaned over, took her in his arms and kissed her. His lips and tongue tasted like fire that burned her mouth in the most pleasurable ways.
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When Olórin saw Angela and Eönwë enter the dining hall he knew they were one and it was his Atar's Will; and the light surrounding her was much brighter and saw the love in Eönwë's eyes when he looked at her. The connection must've been made on Arda, he thought. He chucked to think that Eönwë would marry a mortal women and knew a lot of elleth's in Valinor had their eyes on Manwë's Herald. He also knew the Maia Arien was the love of Eönwë's life, but she didn't return his affections and he threw himself into his work. Olórin also saw that Eönwë's spirit was now bound to a human body until Angela goes beyond the circles of the world. He knew what it was like to be mortal and die and lose the people you loved, and Eönwë will come to know it as well.
Mrs. Evans smiled when she saw Eönwë and Angela enter the dining hall and knew Angela's doom had been partially fulfilled; however, not in the way any of them imagined.
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A few days later Eönwë met Angela's mother Amelia, who was immediately taken with the young man (who she knew was an angel in a human body) and she could see they were madly in love with each other. Before Eönwë proposed, he asked her mother and her Uncle George (her mother's brother) for their consent, which they gave. The wedding and reception was set for mid-April on the Academy grounds.
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Ethan Haas' Home
"Hello Ethan," Mrs. Evans said.
"Hello Helen," he replied when he walked into his study. Ethan Haas studied the young man with Mrs. Evans. So this is the one, he thought.
"I would to introduce you to Eönwë, Angela's fiancé," she said.
"Hello Mr. Haas," Eönwë said standing up and shaking his hand.
"Nice to meet you Eönwë," he replied smiling at the beautiful angel and walked to his desk, picked up one small blue box and handed it to Eönwë.
Eönwë studied the ring in the box and his keen eyesight spotted no flaws in the diamond which had an amazing brilliance and fire. It was a 3 carat round solitaire diamond ring with flawless pavé diamonds covering each prong extending half way down the platinum ring. Eönwë closed the box and put it on the desk and took the other box Mr. Haas placed in front of him. When he opened the second box he saw a brilliant flawless matching three row pavé diamond band and a 5 mm platinum band.
Mr. Haas' family was commissioned to make those rings over 110 years ago and Ethan's great grandfather was told by the female who brought the diamonds from the Angel Institute how to make the female rings and left a vivid portrait. The Haas family are the exclusive jewelers for the Angel Institute world-wide and are also descendants of Enoch and a few are half-angels – one being Ethan's nephew Aaron. Those rings were kept in Haas family vault until such time, when a man being escorted by a member from the Angel Institute, would claim them to marry another member of the Angel Institute. Ethan Haas now knew why these rings were so important...they were made for an angel and his bride to be. Would wonders never cease, he thought. "I hope the rings are satisfactory Eönwë," Ethan said after he finished inspecting the rings.
"They are and thank you Mr. Haas," he answered taking the boxes.
"These were also commissioned at the same time," Ethan told Eönwë and slide the large jewelry box on his desk in front of him.
Mrs. Evans and Ethan watched as Eönwë inspected each piece.
"Thank you again Mr. Haas," Eönwë said after he closed the jewelry box.
"You're welcome Eönwë," Ethan said and escorted Eönwë and Helen Evans to the door of his home.
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Eönwë gave Angela her engagement ring after dinner that evening and smiled when he saw the look on her face.
"It's beautiful," she said through tears and gave him a passionate kiss, which he returned. She would never know he hallowed the three rings.
The following afternoon, Eönwë, Angela and her mother met with Mrs. Evans in her conference room and went over the guest list and the menu for the reception, along with other details. Since Eönwë didn't have any anyone to invite, it was decided that the elves who were invited would sit on his side of the isle, except Maglor and his family who would sit only the bride's side of the isle.
"I still haven't found a wedding dress I like," Angela said afterwards.
Mrs. Evans handed her a business card. "She'll probably have something for you," she said.
"Thank you," she replied looking at the card. "My mom and I will go after we leave here."
"She's waiting for you," Mrs. Evans said with a smile.
No one bother to ask how she knew.
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Ms. Jessie McClure's Bridal Loft
"The dress is perfect," Angela said looking in the mirror.
"It's beautiful," her mother said looking at her daughter with tears in her eyes remembering her wedding day.
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Angela returned Buffy's, Dawn's and Mr. Giles' calls and they congratulated her and thanked her for the invitation to her wedding, which they've RSVP.
When Maglor, Mahtan and Nerdanel received their wedding invitations they were surprised by the news and even more surprised when they found out Eönwë was given a mortal body and they too RSVP saying yes.
Aral, Maril and their children were also invited to Angela's wedding when she handed Aral the invitation, and they too said they would attend.
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Wolfram & Hart - One Week Later
Winifred Burkle died in Wesley Wyndam-Price's arms and Illyria was reborn. The Old One was resurrected, as was prophesied.
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Valinor - Ring of Doom
On Manwë's command Námo told the rest of the Valar and Maia their Atar's Will regarding Eönwë and Angela.
"Why did Atar give Eönwë a mortal body?" Ilmarë asked.
"So they can have children and his spirit is bound in that body until Angela dies," Námo answered.
"What about his powers?" Tulkas asked.
"Eönwë's powers are not constrained," Namo answered.
"Is my brother still bound to Arda?" Ilmarë asked.
"Yes, and he's still Manwë's Herald," Námo answered.
"Why Eönwë?" Aulë asked.
"It's Atar's Will," Námo answered.
"Eönwë is part of Angela's doom," Nienna said wise as ever.
"I agree," Irmo replied. "In order for her doom to come to fruition her spirit had to join with an Ainur's spirit."
"This will be Angela's and Eönwë's line. Angela's father is an Ainur and she's marrying an Ainur – and I suspect this is a first on her world," Ulmo told them.
"How will we meet their children?" Varda asked happy for Eönwë whom she and her husband consider a son.
"On Arda," Námo answered. "Their children will be mortal and they're not allowed to set foot on Aman."
They continued discussing other matters before they gave their consent for Námo to pronounce Eönwë's doom to everyone in Valinor.
"Now you listen," Námo said in a deep voice that carried throughout Valinor, and everyone stopped what they were doing and listened to what the Dooms man of the Valar had to say.
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To say the elves in Aman were surprised was an understatement. Most didn't know Lord Eönwë had left Aman, nor the reason why. To hear that he was on another world and was about to marry a mortal woman was simply astounding to them. They were also amazed to hear Eru Ilúvatar had given him a mortal body for the purpose of having children and the elves never knew other worlds existed until now.
When Galadriel heard the news she smiled and knew her intuition about the two of them was correct; which her son-in-law and grandsons reminded her of when they next saw her.
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It has been a frantic two months as Angela and Eönwë prepared for their wedding day. Olórin would be Eönwë's best man and Karen, Angela's cousin, will be her maid-of-honor and her daughter Renee will be the flower girl.
Eönwë knew he needed a last name and identification papers before he and Angela could obtain a marriage license. When he told Angela the name he chose, she laughed and thought it was appropriate and with help from the Angel Institute, he was provided with a birth certificate, social-security card and applied for and received an identification card from the DMV, along with a passport. The last name Eönwë chose was Súlimo and Angela, upon Eönwë's request, will take his last name. Manwë and Varda Súlimo were listed as his parents on his birth certificate.
Olórin laughed when he found out and also thought it was appropriate and knew Lord Manwë and Lady Varda would be very pleased.
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Eönwë's and Angela's Wedding Day
Mrs. Helen Evans greeted the beautiful woman who appeared outside the door of the Angel Academy for the Gifted and Talented and escorted her to her office.
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"You look beautiful Angela," her mother said smiling when she saw her daughter.
"Thank you mom," she replied returning the smile.
"The guests should be arriving and it's time for me to leave," she told her daughter and gave her a hug before she left the room.
"Good-bye mom," Angela whispered under her breath.
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Mrs. Evans met her guest at the front door of the Academy and escorted her to her office.
