thanks for the reviews!

Sorry it took so long...i didn't forget ...it was more like getting side tracked.

Anywho i do not own Angel/Buffy!

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"Faith you killed a man", Buffy said trying to reason and make her see the error of her ways.

"I don't care".

Faith immediately gets up and packs. It was too hard. In the darkness she felt nothing, but this pain and guilt was something else. Buffy was right killing a man made all the difference. When she killed him she was just protecting her and Buffy. She was careless and thought he was another vampire that was attacking them. She brushed it off like it was nothing and now she was paying the price.

"You're in no condition to leave here. You walk out that door now and you'll be running for the rest of your life-my bet is…it'll be a pretty short run", Angel said from the doorway standing between Faith and her easy way out.

"It doesn't matter"

"It does matter, it matter to me", Angel answered looking down on her in her eyes.

Faith couldn't handle the stare. She just wanted out. "Why are you doing this; why are you being nice to me", she pondered out loud. She heard the things that Angel did to protect the ones he cared about and she ruined every one of their lives. So why was he keeping her there. "Just- stop it", she called as he was about to answer. She didn't want to hear that he was sorry for her. "You gonna step aside or be thrown down, am I your prisoner here", she yelled.

"No. you're not my prisoner", Angel stated evenly.

"So I'm free".

"I don't know about that but the doors is open", Angel told her getting angry and pushes the doors behind him open allowing Faith to walk past. She did just that. "Where you gonna go", he called out. "Back to that darkness", he shouts. He holds back a triumph grin when Faith hesitates. "I once told you that you didn't have to go out in that darkness.

Faith stopped in her tracks remembering that night before she tried to kill him.

"Remember. That was your choice. Well, you chose. You thought that you could just touch it, that you'd be okay. 5 by 5, right Faith", he asked moving closer.
"But it swallowed you hole….so tell me how'd you like it", he asks standing right behind her.

Faith turned and punched the mess out of him but since he was already expecting that he braced himself making his face as hard as possible as the slayer's fist collided with his face.

"Help me", she cried hesitantly.

"Yeah", Angel spoke confident to not fail her this time.


Wesley was sitting at a bar nursing his wounds and trying to wrap his head around Angel helping Faith. He was so wrapped up in his thoughts he didn't notice when the council elite approached him. They came to reinstate him. Out of all things they did they wanted to do that? But he knew it came at a price. He learned the hard way that the council only did things to benefit the council.

So he had to choose….his old friends and beliefs or Angel? He looked up at the syringe and grinned at colleens. The decision wasn't hard to make.


"You got to ask yourself. Are you", Angel asked her. He just gave her a shit eating lecture about redemption when all she wanted was to learn how to you the oven. Maybe it was too soon to press the subject but it was too late to turn back now.

"What", she asked her anger rising. It was easy to feel, the pain was less when she was lashing out.

"Sorry"

"And what if I can't say it", she asked her voice rising as well as she tried to keep her voice from catching. "There are some things that you can't take back, no matter how sorry you are…right".

Angel sighed and Angelus was showing him the truth of her statement. "Yes, there is", he said grimly. "I have some experience in that area", he said remembering the time when he caused chaos on Sunnydale trying to send everyone to hell. Yup, experience was an understatement. He was more like a pro; he was a master vampire after all.

"Right and you've been doing this for a hundred years", she scoffed. "I'm not going to make it through the next ten minutes."

"So make it through the next five, the next minute".

"I don't think I can", she yelled.

"Yes you can", he yelled back.

Faith begins to walk away only having Angel follow her. "God it hurts. I hate that it hurts like this".

"Oh well; its suppose to hurt. All that pain, all that suffering you caused is coming back on you. Feel it! Deal with it! Then maybe you have a shot at being free", he bit out.

Faith lets out a bitter laugh which turns quickly into a sob. "I've have to be the first slayer in history to be sponsored by a vampire".

Angel sucked in unneeded breath. "Yeah. I've got some experience in that too", he said softly thinking about his lost love Buffy.

Faith gasped horrified. "Oh god B….how am I ever going to make it right for her", she asked mournfully.

"Faith this isn't about Buffy", he tried to convince her.

She scoffed at him not seeing how it wasn't. "All my life there was only one person that tried to be my friend, went out of her way when I had no right or reason to expect her to….and I screwed her. Not to mention her boyfriend, only him literally", she confessed.

Now Angel was confused. "Faith you and I never actually…." he trailed off not thinking clearly because he and Faith never did the deed. He wouldn't do that to Buffy, pretending or not.

Faith was too quick to reassure him. "No, not you. The new one", she cried staring at him for a moment until realization hit. "Oh my god….Angel, I'm so sorry I ….", she trailed off mortified. He didn't know. He didn't know about Riley and if she had to guess he probably didn't know about Baby B either. If she was still trying to hurt him, she would have told him all about the pregnancy and B's impending marriage but she wasn't here for that. She was broken and needed help, how was he supposed to help her if he was messed up too.

Angel berated himself for his stupidity. She had a baby apparently; of course she had a boyfriend. But still hearing that was similar to a stake in the heart. "No there", he said trying to change the subject and gain control over his emotions. "You can say it….that good". He turns away, needing to be alone. "Good", he swallowed hard he wasn't ready for the truth. It was easier to deny it and he couldn't do that with Faith confirming facts.

Some hours later, Faith is eating popcorn while flicking through the TV channels. A demon of some kind scampers behind her unnoticed. But Angel noticed that the sent was off somehow. So a wet and steaming Angel stuck his head out of the bathroom. "Is everything okay in there", he asked mentally calculating if he had time to put clothes on or if he had to be all cavemen and figure out what the hell that scent was.

"It was touch and go for those four minutes you left me alone, but somehow I've got through it", she calls back sarcastic as ever.

Angel smirked. That wasn't what he meant but she was still a slayer. She could handle herself while he got dress.

Faith changes the channel once more only to see a police report. When she saw her picture she gasps and tried unsuccessfully to grasp her drink. It crashes on the floor and Angel came flying out the room with his shirt wide open. "Faith", he called hesitantly. He hears the TV and hears how frantic her heartbeat is. "What is it", he asked. Then he sees a picture of Faith on the TV and crouches down beside her chair. "Faith, it's okay, alright? We knew about this", he soothed while the report kept airing her eyes glued to the screen. "Your safe here ", he replied softly.

Not a moment later this demon falls from the ceiling and throws Angel off of Faith. The demon is blue and extremely fast so as Angel comes back to attack it he is thrown back to the sofa next to Faith. Angel pushes her into the kitchen because she was in no condition to fight. Then he takes hold of an over beam and kicks both feet into the demon's face.

Once in the kitchen Faith went to grab a knife and hurries back to help. She stabbed threw the demon like butter. After a couple more good blows the demon laid on the floor dead and Faith looked at her bloody hands. Red; how many times have she had blood on her hands. Too many, she thinks as she lets the knife fall. "No" she whispered in horror as she continued to stare at her hands shaking her head.

"Hey, hey, hey, Shh, hey", Angel cooed trying to get her out of shock leading her to the day bed. "Sit down. Shh, it's okay", he replied gently. Faith wrapped her arms around his neck, being careful not to touch him with her bloody hands. At that prices moment he feels the tale-tell sign of when she was near and cursed slightly. He couldn't turn Faith away now. "Hey, it's going to be okay. Okay", he says as he holds her.

*warning buff is in the building*, Angelus mocked. *your standing too close to the wrong slayer….oh well too late this is about to be fun*.

"Shh. It's alright", he said rocking her but the moment he heard footsteps on the stairs he turned his head. He already knew who it was; his body was on fire aching to run towards her. His ears heard the wonderful sound of her heart beating only he tried to ignore the second beat coming from her. Once he sees her, he hops away from Faith as if burnt buttoning his shirt. "Buffy", he called out like always expect this time he felt extremely guilty for some reason like he just been caught cheating. "I didn't know you", he trailed off as Angelus laughed his ass off. What the hell was he going to say?

The moment Angel came into view Buffy froze, this was not what she was expecting. She couldn't contain the hurt from her face but she tried her hardest to hold back tears. Once again she cursed hormones. "What", she questioned at a complete lost.

She couldn't think as she looked from him to Faith still sitting on the day bed staring at her bloody hands. She was now even more lost, but worse as she turned her eyes back on Angel searching his expression; his eyes; his soul. They both knew she was being cautious. She tried once again the impossible feat of talking. "How….What are you doing", she asked not holding back the betrayal in her eyes or voice and certainly not holding back on the irritation.

Angel turned from 247 year old master vampire to a stuttering teenager fishing to come up with a good excuse to be in such a compromising position. "She- we were attacked", he said more calm than he felt. She would understand that…it was feasible but most importantly it was true.

Buffy flinched and wrapped her arms around her stomach unconsciously. "We", she asked failing to hold back a choked sob. "You and…..", she couldn't finish that not wanting to say her name but she glared daggers at the burette still staring at her hands.

"It's not what you think", Angel rushed out.

Once again Buffy turned to look at him. She decided to actually accomplish something and walked down the stairs before her feet gave out and she fell down them instead. She scoffed, "you actually think I can form a thought right know". "Giles heard that-which she tried to kill you', she said softer. The thought alone of that happening sent her into tears, but she would not give Faith the satisfactory of seeing her cry.

Angel looked down eyes narrowing on her mid section. You could see a slight form of a bump through her orange jacket. "That's true", he said softly, in her hurt and confusion the double meaning and pain in his words were lost to her.

"So you decided to punish her with a severe cuddling", Buffy deadpanned. She was trying really hard to understand but her mind kept drawing up blanks.

Angel looked at Buffy once more, eyes narrowing. "Is that why you're here", he spat. "To punish her", he asked bitterly. This little trip wasn't for him at all.

Buffy understood the hurt in his tone this time but she wasn't going to soften up. She wanted to tell him all about their baby but she couldn't find the words and was damn sure not about to have this conversation with Faith standing there. If she was in handcuffs or chains maybe but damn sure not her sitting as comfy as a house guest.

"I was worried about you", she replied just as hurt. Seeing them together reminded her of when Angel was acting like Angelus and pretended to like the other slayer. She knew it was for show but it still hurt like hell.

""Buffy", Faith cried willing her to understand and forgive her. She caught the Slayers attention and when there gaze met she never saw so much hate and disgust in those green orbs. "Oh god", she cried. She pushed Buffy so far and now it was time for the blonde to push back.

Buffy walked closer to Faith. Hiding an evil grin when Faith cringed away. "You didn't think I was going to find you did you".

"Buffy let's talk", Angel interrupted. He could smell the evil thoughts pouring out of her in waves.

"Oh I don't think talk is in order right now'.

"She need help", Angel tried to reason.

Buffy turned her cold murderous expression on him. Her eyes were almost hallow, narrowed with determination. he could have sworn that they flickered amber for a second. "Help", she spat out. "Do you have any idea of what she did to me", she asked. To our baby, she thought.

Angel braced him trying not to envision a batter and bruised Buffy in a hospital bed. "Yes", he answered he had the sum of it.

Buffy looked appalled. "Do you care", she asked not trying to hide the sob that escaped her. He didn't care anymore. She felt dizzy and needed to sit but she refused to sit with Faith around.

"She wants to change. She was a chance", he started to say.

Of course Buffy interrupted him. "No. no chance. Jail", she stated firmly. She knew that it was futile but it didn't hurt to try.

Angel looked amused. "You think that would help". *So native*, Angelus mused.

"Buffy", Faith called getting up. Buffy turned her head to look at her. "I'm sor…." She tried but again Buffy interrupted.

"Apologize to me and I will beat you to death", she answered coldly. She was done playing, she wanted Faith gone and she was not about to listen to whatever garbage Angel was trying to give her.

"Go ahead".

Buffy lips turned upwards evilly her fist balling up in anticipation...

*my buff grew up so fast*, Angelus approved. Angel however was not happy. "This is not going to happen", he said putting his foot down standing in front of Faith.

Buffy masked her hurt and replaced it with anger. "You going to stop me; because your gonna have to", she mused. She knew Angel wouldn't fight her and she would essentially get her way.

Faith looked at the two. She was turning them against one another still putting a wrench between them. "Don't….do this", she pleaded.

"Faith go upstairs now", Angel yelled keeping a trained eye on his ex.

"You think I'm gonna let her out of my sight", buff asked bewildered.

"Buffy just back off", Angel warned.

The blonde went slightly hysterical answering her own question ignoring Angel. "There is no way I'm letting her out of my sight.

"Faith go' Angel yelled more firmly when she was just standing there. Buffy was lethal right now and deep down he couldn't stop Buffy. Delay her definitely but he needed to calm her down. The only way to do that was to get her defensive walls down which wont bulge with Faith in the same room.

Faith goes up the stairs and Buffy tries to stop her. "Don't you move a", Buffy started but stopped when Angel caught her arm. Buffy wailed around and punched him in the face. She begins to hit him again only this time Angel is ready for her and block it while hitting her face in return. They stared at each other in horror.

Angel realized that he could no longer hear the second heart beat. He stepped back and watches Buffy stare at him with a hand over her mouth. She was in shock. "I'm sorry", he said quietly. "I'm sorry", he repeated. He just hit the love of his life for another woman.


Lindsay was not having a very good day as he paced Wolfram and Harts with Lee sitting at the table. The brunette lawyer Lilah comes in bearing bad news. "Strike two", she stated.

Lee was frustrated. "This is getting ridiculous. The first assassin kills the second assassin-sent to kill the first assassin, who didn't assassinate anyone until we hired the second assassin to assassinate the first assassin", he ranted.

"Aright. This obviously isn't working", Lindsay said.

Lilah looked anything but amused. "You think", she deadpanned.

Lindsay was suddenly hit with an epiphany. "We've gone about this the wrong way".

Lee was even more confused. "Meaning", he pressed.

"We're lawyers. It's a mistake for us to try to go outside of the law", he stated.

Lilah was tired of the rant. "He's being ironic", she said playing off her coworkers dumbness.

"Not at all. It's time we moved this fight to our own turf", he stated. "I know what to do- I'll take care of it", he said leaving the office on cloud 9. The other two lawyers shared the same thought…..he better because if he didn't then they'll be toast.


Back at Angel's Buffy and him were still fighting. Only this time it was back to using words and not fists.

"She's not going to run Buffy", Angel stressed out. He forgot how tiredly it was to argue with her. they were both slaves to passion and didn't do nothing half way.

"Well why would she", she cried tears running down her face. "When she has her brave knight to protect her", she continued. "Got you", she choked. "Does she cry, pouty lips, heaving bosom….I thought you needed help", she spat. Her hurt and betrayal leading once more to anger.

"You think I wanted this to happen", he yelled.

Buffy really didn't want to know what was going on in that head of his. So she changed the subject. "You hit me", she accused.

Angel looked at her. He felt guilty enough and her she was digging at the open wound. He knew what she was doing and it wasn't going to work this time. *good job, getting a backbone and such*, his other half appraised. "Not to go all school yard on you, but you hit me first. In case you haven't forgotten- you're a little stronger than I am", he voiced. *not true*, Angelus roared back.

Buffy shook her head. She saw right through him. "You did it for her", she gritted out.

*very true…..it wrong slayer on my part but look at the tears….see u and me are one and the same we only cause her pain and it feels good….shit why I'm I hurting, oh yeah stupid link*.

"You were about three seconds for making her run. You know that. She's at a critical stage".

Buffy did not believe that. She thought Faith was playing him and told him such. It was no secret that her man had a hero complex and Faith was milking it for all it was worth.

"That was just a cry for help", he reasoned lamely.

*shit than I'm a damsel in distress*, laughed Angelus.

Buffy looked at him immediately checking for a head injury. He clearly lost it so Buff decided to clarify. "A cry for help is when you say 'help' in a loud voice".

She had him. He knew so again he changed the subject. "I know Faith did some bad things to you".

"You can't possible know", she gritted out her defenses going back up.

"And you can't possible know what she's going through", he countered.

Buffy saw where he was going. He was comparing the time when he was soul less to an insane psychotic slayer. "And of course you do. I'm sorry I can't be in your club. I never murdered anybody", she yelled as he flinched. Low blow, but she didn't care.

"Wesley, what's going on", he asked as he saw Wes pushing Faith down the stairs.

Wesley came marching down the steps Faith in tow. "In about twenty minutes the council's operations team is coming in here. They expect to find you gone and her drugged" he said showing them the syringe.

Angel was on edge. He knew Wes but that was part of the reason he wasn't sure whose team he was playing for. "How many", he asked.

"Three. Hello Buffy. I'm afraid you came at the wrong time", answered Wes.

Buffy glanced at Angel then turned back to him. "I'm feeling that".

Wesley started to explain the situation to them and why he was helping Angel instead of the council when they started to formulate a plan. Faith didn't want anyone else to take the heat for her so she did what she always did. She slipped out unnoticed. Buffy turns to go after her silently praying that Angel doesn't follow.

Her wish is granted when she feels their connection growing fainter and fainter and figure he went down into the sewers. She sped up to the roof and sees Faith just standing there. "you're not going to run Faith", Buffy shouted over a nearby helicopter in the distance.

"What do you wanna do? You gonna throw me off the roof-again", Faith asked.

Buffy now knew what Angel was talking about. Faith wanted the easy way out and she would be giving her what she wanted. "Any reason why I shouldn't", Buffy deadpanned moving sickening closer to the younger slayer. The idea of throwing her off the roof was extremely appealing.

Faith turns to look at Buffy pleading. Telling her she could never make it right.

"So you're just going to take off again. Leave us to clean up after another one of your messes", asked Buffy bitterly. She didn't want to be the one that screamed I told you so to Angel. Buffy knew if Faith went AWOL Angel would blame himself and subconsciously her as well.

"It's make things easier for you".

Like hell it would, Buffy thought. "Till you get bored with the whole guilt thing-decided to come back to shake things up".

"That's not gonna happen" Faith said seriously.

Buffy agreed.

"Angel said there was no way you were gonna give me a chance".

Buffy snapped. "I gave you every chance", she yelled. "I tried so hard to help you and you spat on me. My life was just something for you to play with. Angel-Riley-my unborn child anything that you could take from me… you took. I've lost battles before but no one has ever made me a victim", the blonde said gravely.


Angel and Wesley just got done checking the sewers and were at the sewers entrance in his apartment when they heard gun shots. Angel un-beating heart launched in his stomach; guns were the one thing a slayer couldn't fight. "That's coming from the roof", he said tightly. He had to go up there….Buffy was on that roof….he had to save her. Just as he was about to go get her one of the watcher men came in shooting at them.

"I didn't give you the signal", Wes yelled over the shooting.

The council man ignored him and raised his cross bow at Angel grinning like a fool. "Vampire", he greeted. He was about to take out the great Angelus, he would make history.

Angel didn't have time for this. "By the time you pull the trigger I would have snapped you neck. I'm the fucking Scourge of Europe you think one cross brow is going to take me out", he asked calmly. He saw Wesley look at him in concern for his own life but he kept his face cool and emotionless. It was quiet, too quiet for his liking.

"I swore to protect the innocent", Wesley said. "Get to the roof. Help them", he told Angel.

Angel looked doubtful but at lightning speed he was gone running towards the roof.


Faith was in no condition to fight, but then again neither was Buffy. They both knew they couldn't hide forever. So Buffy reasoned that the men was only human so technically she was breaking any rules about this stupid no slaying when Prego rule Giles forced on her. He wanted her to take it easy. Only problem was that Buffy didn't do easy. So in the end she told Faith to stay put and went to take out Colleens.

As the fight ensured the gun shots ceased because smith was unable to get a clean shot on Buffy. It seemed like he was aiming most for her midsection. She was able to block him easy enough.

"All this activity can't be healthy for the baby", he sneered.

Buffy froze momentarily and he was able to maneuvered a right hook to her jaw. Buffy quickly recovered and returned the favor with a right hook on her own not holding anything back. She sent him across the roof and from the looks of it. He wasn't waking up anytime soon. Buffy turned towards the helicopter. Her hair was blowing all over her face. She was wondering how in the world she was going to take it down.

Of course Angel chose that moment to shoot from the glass and jumped on the thing. She watched in amazement as Angel threw smith out of the plan then proceeded to tell the pilot to take it down with his game face. She had to be the worst slayer in history because she was incredible turned on by that. She felt their baby moved and a large smile graced her face. She just knew they would be okay.

"Faith", Buffy called out turning around. Only that Faith was nowhere to be found.


An hour or so later Wesley and Buffy were at the apartment eating an order of take out when they were informed that Angel was at the police station. The two hurried downtown and Buffy walked in hearing some blonde talk about how a cell had a nice view of the sunrise in four hours. Buffy panicked and again the only word she knew was, "what".

Angel turned to her trying to calm her down. "It's okay", he said softly.

Buffy ignored him. "You know what he is", she asked the blonde lady cop.

Kate was confused at who the smaller blonde was. She thought Angel had a total of two friends. "Who are you", she asked eyes narrowing. She used to have a thing for the vamp but know he just annoyed her yet she was still curious.

Angel didn't like everyone knowing about his past and especially about Buffy. People could hurt her and he didn't want that. "She is nobody", he lied.

Buffy masked the hurt of his words but it didn't matter she needed him to be safe so she stepped between Angel and Kate as they reach Kate's desk. "Wait. This is murder", she shouted.

"Buffy, it's alright", Angel tried to reassure her that he knew what he was doing but it fell on deaf ears.

"It's not alright", she shouted back.

Kate had enough and she was not amused at the scene before her. She never saw Angel lose his cool demeanor and whoever this chick was she knew that the girl got under Angel's skin. "Get her out of here", she yelled.

Buffy pushes the cop off her as if he was a bug and continued her conversation. "You're not taking the fall for her, Angel", she stated furiously.

"Out", Kate yelled Buffy just stared at her amused.

Angel however smelt the scent of a slayer and looked over and saw Faith sitting at another desk with her back turned. "Buffy', he called out indicating her to look over to were Faith was. A cop tires to pull Angel away and Buffy pushes the man's arm away. They were not understanding Angel was not staying here.

Kate sees Faith and begins to walk over towards her.

Faith stood. "I'd like to make a confession".


The ride back to Angel's where a quiet one. They needed to talk but Buffy didn't want to have it in a police station hallway. He led her to his office. The last time they were both in there it didn't go too well but they couldn't leave things unsaid. Buffy sat in Angel's chair behind his desk. It looked more comfortable than the other ones. Angel raised an eyebrow at her but said nothing he just stood there watching here.

"You should have told me what was going on", Buffy chided.

Angel put his hands in his pocket. "I didn't think it was none of your business", he said remotely.

"Not my business", the slayer stuttered.

Angel tired to explain. "I needed more time with Faith. I'm not sure", he trailed off.

Buffy had enough. "You needed….do you have any idea what it was like for me to see you with her. That you went behind my back".

This time Angel had enough of Buffy playing victim. 'Buffy, this wasn't about you! This was about saving somebody's soul. That's what I do here and you're not a part of it. That was your idea, remember? We stay away from each other", he stated coldly.

"I remember a lot of things", she said vaguely watching him with hooded eyes trying to control her breathing. "I may forget but eventually it comes to me", she paused watching him freeze. She smirked. "Don't act like it was my plan originally, you broke up with me. I was following your rules. You can't have your cake and eat it too. I came because you were in danger".

Angel was calculating her trying to figure out if she knew he was human two months ago. Buffy was full of surprises, today proved that when she came here for vengeance.

"I have a right to it", she declared.

"Not in my city", he growled.

Buffy stood up and moved towards him slowly. "I have someone in my live now", she started.

Angel looked away from her but stayed put. He knew where this was going and tired to brace himself.

"That I love", she continued watching him as he swallowed hard. "It's not what you and I had….it very new", she confessed. She wanted to hurt him, have him feel what it felt like to see him with Faith but she couldn't it. She couldn't lie to him, not know it wasn't right. Not when there was a life inside her that they both created. She was only a breath or two away from him when she ushered the words, "Angel I'm pregnant". She grabbed his hands and placed them on her belly.

Angel let out a sharp and unneeded breath and snatched his hands away. "That's great. It's nice….you moved on. I can't. You found someone new….I'm not allowed to, remember? I see you again; it cuts me up inside and the person I share that with is me! You don't know me anymore. So don't come down here with your great new life and expect me to do things your way. Go home….go home to that mutherfucking fiancé of yours and start planning for the new addition of your-your family and leave me the fuck alone", he hollered.

Buffy looked shocked. She was expecting him to be happy about the news but as the rant finally clicked she realized he thought it was someone else's. She knew when Angel got mad he really didn't like listening to reason especially after he reached his breaking point and his cool demeanor went out the window. "Angel, please you don't understand. The baby it's …" she started to say but Angel cut her off.

"I understand perfectly Buff, now just go", he growled low and malicious.

Buffy swallowed hard. Buff, she repeated the nickname in her head. Angel never called her that. He called her that... Angelus; he was there hovering, probably taunting her beloved Angel right above the surface waiting for Angel control to slip. "See", she asked weakly. "Faith wins again", she called out looking at Angel's defeated form as his back was turned towards her.

"Go", he said still facing away from her. He was trying to gain control but all he felt was pain.

Buffy sighed. "When you cool down you know where to find me….we have to talk…..soon", she said and turned to leave.

Once he knew Buffy was gone Angel slammed his fist into the wall.

"You alright", Wesley asked after congratulating Buffy on her pregnancy he went to check in with his boss to see how he was fairing. But if the wall was any indication on how Angel felt than it wasn't good.

"For a taciturn, shadowy guy- I have a big mouth".

Wesley nodded keeping quiet. "Do you want to go after her", he asked instead.

"Yes", the vampire whispered honestly. Despite it all he loved her and he wanted no one but her. But she was gone and he couldn't because it wasn't right, and he had to live forever…knowing that his only love loved someone else.

"I don't know how much my opinion counts for, but….I think you did the right thing".

Angel looked sheepish. "Yelling at Buffy", he asked shyly looking like an innocent boy.

Wesley was once again reminded why Angel was called that. "No, the other thing", the ex watcher clarified.

Angel shook his head in denial. "I didn't do it…Faith did".

"I hope she is strong enough to make it. Peace is not an easy thing to find".

"She has a chance", Angel agreed somberly.

"Too bad you don't", a voice shouted as he crashed into the room.


OKay...so any guess on who that was? What do you think? the council knows that she's bout to be a mommy...things are heating up!yay! Poor buff and Angel they have major communication problems...and spike was the one that told angel all about the buffy-riely-baby Chronicles in the last chapter remember so really faith didn't have to tell him anything...