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Chapter 11
"Let's take a look here…" the doctor rubbed the artifact over her huge belly, "Well… it looks like they are doing really well. Heart rate is normal… Now let's see if we can figure out gender…"
Buffy glanced at Angel and her heart melted, he had such an amazed look on his face. Like his eyes had stars showing love, pride, and excitement. It was something new for her, she was so use to seeing him brooding so much that it was nice to see him genuinely happy for a change. She smiled.
"Okay… here we go, there's a …"
"Boy!" Angel finished for him excitedly.
"Yes a boy…" Dr. Gray confirmed, "Now let's see if the other baby is as cooperative…" he continued to move the artifact trying to find the right angle to find the gender of the second baby. "Ah ha… and a Girl."
Buffy smiled and looked up at Angel, "A boy and girl…"
Angel held her hand and squeezed it, "Things couldn't get any better…"
"Have you thought of any names?" the doctor interrupted their moment. They stared at each other.
"We haven't discussed it…" Buffy answered.
"That's a first, parents seem to think of that first. Anyway, any complaints Ms. Summers?"
"Nope, feel just peachy…" she smiled.
"You are taking all your vitamins, right?"
"Yes, doctor…"
"Good… Well we are getting close, you should be coming to term really soon but if it doesn't happen, we'll have to induce labor. Do out have any concerns or…?"
"No, I've been feeling great, I mean aside from the swollen feet, tiredness and stuff…"
"Of course, that's normal. Well… I'll see you back in a week or sooner all things going well. Pleasure to meet you Mr. O'Connor," he extended his hand to him.
"Pleasure…" he shook his hand, and Dr. Gray and nurse stepped out of the room.
She sat up on the bed and Angel hugged her tight to him, "Thank you for coming…" she whispered against his chest, "it means so much to have you here."
He released her enough to look into her eyes and kissed her tenderly, "I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
They walked into the lobby and the whole gang was waiting there, "Well?" Xander asked excitedly, "Do we know yet?"
Buffy and Angel smiled at their curiosity, "Oh come on Buffy, we're dying to know…" Will said exasperated.
"Do you want…?" Buffy asked.
"No… go ahead …" Angel responded.
"A boy and girl!" she said excitedly.
"Aaahhh!" Will jumped and hugged both of them together, "that's awesome…"
"One and one, cool…" Xander added giving her a hug and nodded at him.
"You're a lucky girl Buffy" Giles added hugging her, "and congrats again Angel." He began to extend his hand but Angel gave him a manly-fatherly hug. The feeling of wanting to celebrate with his own father took him and then realized who he was hugging.
"Sorry, I uh…" Giles was the closest thing to a fatherly figure he would ever have, which is probably why he took that reaction.
"No problem…" Giles answered. He understood; he knew family wasn't a possibility for him being who he was, so he didn't have a problem if he saw him as one.
"Thanks." He answered a little embarrassed.
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Mansion
Angel was finishing up the last details of the place. He had cleaned, set up all the furniture, opened all the boxes and put everything in place. He'd even put out some stuff from his past that he had hidden away before leaving. He couldn't wait to show her. She'd be home soon. Then like previews of a movie… he remembered, Doyle, the vision of the pregnant woman, twins, a boy and girl, the thoughts all rushed through his head. He ran to his room looking for the cell phone Cordy had given him.
"Where's the damn thing…" he searched franticly.
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Angel Investigations
"GOD!" Doyle held his head in pain. A vision of Buffy being murdered to take the babies from her insides before they were born flashed through his head. He heard a dark voice say, "These kids will be powerful. The prophecy states that the twins from THE slayer and an en-souled vampire will have the power to either bring peace or destruction on earth to all creatures alike."
"Doyle! Doyle! What is it? What did you see?" Cordy asked bringing him water and an aspirin.
"Call Angel…" he said panting, "call him…"
She handed him the glass of water and pills, and headed for the phone. "What's going on?" she questioned Doyle as she dialed the number.
"It's Buffy…"
"What about Buffy, is she in danger again?"
"No, I mean, Yes. Buffy is the pregnant woman from my previous vision…"
Cordy stood with the phone on her ear shocked. "Buffy's….pr…pregnant?"
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Mansion
He continued his search unsuccessfully, and then he heard it ring. He looked and looked until he found it.
"How do you…? Hi… Hello? Hello?" he finally answered.
"Oh… um… hi… Angel?" Cordy asked.
"Cordelia? Yeah… it's good that you called, I need to talk to Doyle. Buffy… Buffy is the woman from the vision."
"Yeah… we know…"
"How do you…? Did Doyle have another vision?"
"Yes, that's why we're calling. Let me give him the phone." She handed the phone to Doyle.
He grabbed it and answered, "Angel? I just had another vision. Buffy is in danger…"
"How… why?"
"In my vision there was a talk about a prophecy about a slayer and an en-souled vampire conceiving twins that have the fate of the world in their hands. To bring peace or destruction…"
Angel didn't know what to say. How come it always had to be them, couldn't they have something real, normal, just for them?
"You there?"
"Yeah…"
"That's not all… In my vision a demon killed her and the babies were ripped from her before they were born…"
"When?"
"Tonight."
"I gotta go…" and hunged up the phone. He began to run out of the mansion and stopped; Buffy was coming over already with the gang so she wouldn't be alone. He waited impatiently.
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"Okay guys we have to do as much as possible so I can go patrolling." Buffy said to the gang about arranging the mansion.
"Why don't you take the night Buffy? We can…" Giles was interrupted.
"Really Giles? You know I'm not gonna just sit back, so let's just drop it."
He sighed and Will and Xander just shook their head.
"Better not mess with her…" Xander added.
