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"Wake up, my brother", Adam cooed as much as a Frankenstein copy cat could. He felt anger at the people responsible for this. They were going to pay. His mother had big plans for the two of them and now they were almost ruined. He smiled to himself as he tucked a hair behind his brother's ear. Soon he would wake up as good as new and his new plan would commence.

He turned to the vampire in the room. "Now just like I promised. Tell me the slayer's secret and the chip comes out".

Buffy and her creature of the night boyfriend were cuddled up in bed. Buffy was on her side and he was lying on his back staring into her eyes while placing small circles on her expanding belly.

"This baby is going to love you…just like I love you", she whispered softly.

He just kept humming and drawing circles.

Buffy felt a bit of fear and hurriedly squashed it down. This was the man she loved. "Do you think you could love it back", she heard her voice say. That was a crazy question. This was Angel and he looked so innocent with his head down, grinning at her belly.

He looked up at her this time. She stilled because this wasn't Angel. Angelus smiled up at her looking just like her beloved but his eyes weren't as warm. "For you Buff I'll try", he answered.

She found herself grinning. "Good, because I'll hate to have to dust you off the floor", she joked climbing on top of him.

He laughed. "Lover you can barely see the floor", he chuckled deep and rich.

She pouted playfully hitting his shoulder.

Buffy surroundings changed. It was dark and Buffy slayer senses were on overload. She felt caged and immobile. She couldn't feel her limbs. She saw a glistening in the darkness and struggled to become mobile. She looked down at her stomach. It was bigger than before. She idly thought when that happened. A faceless man appeared holding the knife and started to slice her open as one would a frog in a science class. Buffy screamed. So after she saw a bloody thing being pulled out of her; It was her baby. Buffy tried harder to be set free.

The scene changed again. Buffy was covered in blood holding the same knife twirling it around. All around her were dead bodies on the ground.

The blonde slayer woke with a start. She was practically shaking as she tried to take in her surroundings. She felt two large arms around her and heard Angel sooth her in his native language. Or at least she thought it was but her dream was so real; she had to be sure. "Look at me'', she breathed breathlessly. She gulped preparing for the worst.

He looked at her and she saw two big brown warm eyes filled with concern. "Me love its okay now".

Angel was starting to panic. He came home from the powers to see Buffy spread across his daybed with a stake in her hand. He tried to pry it out of her hand but she tightened her grip. He gave up on the fight and carried her to his bedroom. He tucked her in and started to draw her bump and all. While she dreamt the room was filled with the sound of his favorite two people heart beats and the smell of Buffy's scent. Thirty minutes later the room began to fill with panic and pain. She must be having a slayer dream, he thought originally until the smell started to get stronger. She once told him to not wake her up when she got like this but he felt as if he had no choice. He saw her tighten her grip on her stake and prepared to intercept it without hurting her.

"Angel", she asked softly.

"Expecting someone else", he joked.

She just cutely shook her head no and started examining his face with both her hands and eyes.

"Mind releasing the stake now", he asked gently. Buffy just looked at him dumbly as if asking, 'what stake'?

He touched her hand and Buffy quickly let it go. "Sorry, I was feeling antsy and I wanted to slay but I couldn't and I feel asleep", she blushed.

He tucked her hair out her face lovely. "Don't apologize me love".

"No I'm sorry for everything. We're you know and now with the baby and all I'm just hormone crazy and I'm sorry for using you as a punching bag".

"Hey", he whispered cupping her check in his hand so he can lift her head to meet his eyes. "I'm strong Buffy I can take it", he assured her.

Buffy huffed. "You shouldn't have too. You didn't sign on to hormonal slayer yet here I am in your face using your bed and eating all of Cordy and Wesley food. By the way that fridge is like empty now but that's not the point".

"I'm here for whatever you need", he whispered bring his face closer to her.

Buffy looked up to those big trusting eyes. "I need you", she cried. "All front and center".

"I did make a promise of forever", he stated quietly before slamming his lips to hers. He intended it to be sweet and soft but the moment the two touch his skin was on frenzy. She was so hot and alive; he just wanted to feel warm again. He knew that he should stop but he couldn't. Buffy was just as lustful as he was giving no complaints what so ever. Their problems could wait until morning now that he knew they would have one.

The morning after was one that neither could forget. He stared lovely at her nude form and her baby bump. She had to be close to reaching her fourth month now. She looked more round and the baby fat she lost the past year was coming back. He loved it. She stirred in his arms. "Morning", she purred. She looked into those big shiny eyes of his. He looked so happy today. "You're glowing", she stated sleepily. She became fully awake now. "Angel", she exclaimed surprised.

He nodded. She raised an eye brow. He certainly seemed like Angel but he was too happy and carefree…to Angelic. She shrugged and hopped out of bed to use the bathroom. If he wanted to act all Angel-ly she was going to milk it.

The morning was filled with giggles and Buffy looking at him strangely. It all seemed surreal. They were talking about Baby names and houses. She was seated on his lap wearing only his shirt when she finally decided to know what was going on. "Spill", she commanded.

He smirked. "You spill first. Why did you leave Sunnydale this time", he asked.

Buffy looked extremely innocent. "Because I wanted to apologize", she stated. He just looked at her silently telling her he knew it was more than that. "Fine. Willow, Xander, Giles and myself got into this really bad fight", she forced out really fast. It felt good to let it all out. Having Spike as a babysitter made her antsy especially with all his commentary on how things functioned.

Angel couldn't help it. He laughed.

"That is not funny", Buffy cried. "My friends don't love me anymore and Xander said that I'm having a demon's child". By now Buffy was hysterical, sobbing like a mad woman. Angel counted all the times he seen her like this and he gulped. Sure she had meltdowns but it was about life and death not trivial stuff like this.

"What happened? You know Xander never really did like me so it's only fair that he don't like the baby either".

"But he's her uncle", she screamed. "He should be happy I'm happy. This is a dream I never really dared to have and now it's happening. If Giles and him don't see that then I don't need them'', she spat.

"Do you want me to kill him', he joked but his face was wearing a very sober expression.

Buffy eyes narrowed and her body became tense. "I knew it", she stated, hopping of him in an inhumane speed. Angel never saw her that fast. Slayers weren't that fast. He'd question it later.

"Knew what", he asked.

"I'm not stupid", she hollered.

It clicked in Angel's head and it explained the mistrust from earlier. "How much do you remember from when the baby was conceived", he asked slowly.

Buffy paused. "The cliff notes version".

Angel sighed. "Okay well long story short. I found out that I-we work for the powers and I used my persuasion and they saw things my way", he smirked.

"Wow- what- last time you went to see them… I was begging for time- you didn't", she gasped. "I love this baby Angel", Buffy screamed stepping away from him.

"Buffy I just told them it was in everyone's intentions to bind my soul especially theirs if they didn't want to lose their warrior".

"Bye Bye Lover", she asked sadly yet content.

Something flickered in his eyes before he masked it. He wasn't telling her everything. "And hello love. Just the two of us", he sang. She smiled and ran over to kiss him.

He was hers again that was all that mattered. "Baby makes three", she cheered.

He spun her around excitedly before setting her down kissing her. "Baby makes three", he agreed.

"Speaking of the Baby…we're hungry", she stated blushing shyly.

The room was a bit blurry to him when he woke up. He saw a familiar face and grimaced. It hurt his face a little. "I thought you were dead", he stated.

Forrest smiled off handily. He was half re built with demon parts. "Nope, I'm better than ever. New arms and everything. I can't wait to try out your girl again", he stated.

Riley flinched. "She's not my girl. Never was that monster made that pretty damn clear".

"Hey rest up. Adam got some pretty big plans for us and in the end you still get the kid. Well you can be the one to kill it. Were plotting on taking it", Forrest stated.

Riley panicked. "You're taking Buffy's baby. You told Adam about Buffy's baby", he choked out.

"What's the matter, it's not yours and it's a demon child", Forrest spat. "The spawn of the monster that made you faceless is not innocent. It's going to grow up just like him".

"What are you talking about", Riley asked with fear lacing his voice.

"Dude you're going to wish we could get revenge sooner", he spoke while handing Riley a mirror.

Riley took one look at his face and screamed dropping the mirror in the process. He looked like two face only it was his entire face. Angelus was going to pay..

The whole ride to Sunnydale Buffy fidgeted in her seat. She kept asking Angel to turn around. One point she even asked him to bite her. She really didn't want to see them. It was around 9 o clock when they pulled up at Giles. By then Angel was highly informed of Adam and the fact that he was tossing his pregnant mate around like a rag doll. The whole group was in an awkward silence. Angel never really seen them like this but as much as he knew it wasn't his place to but in. Adam had to get dealt with.

"Somebody better start talking", he address to the group.

"Dead boy why are you even here. Go back to LA and…." He trailed off. Angel took a step forward Xander growling dangerously. He didn't know what was happening. Normally he could control it but it was so hard to do now.

"So where is Anya', piped Buffy noticing Angel lack of control.

"Oddly Anya opted not to join us despite all the fun we had at the last meeting."

"And I don't think Tara felt welcome", Willow added.

"Why because of all the things we said", Buffy asked and then paused. Things were starting to come together and she was willing to bet it had things to do with a little grand sire of hers. "Will, who told you we were talking about you behind your back", she asked just to be sure.

Willow looked sheepish as she admitted it was Spike.

Buffy turned to Xander. "And who told you we thought you'd be better off joining the army", she pondered.

"Well that's not exactly what he said", Xander admitted embarrassed.

Buffy turned to face her watcher.

"You know, Spike can be quite convincing when- he –I'm very stupid", Giles responded.

"He played us. He wanted us to fight. To split us up and it almost worked. That's where all this came from the other night".

Giles looked at his charge and smiled. She was so wise. "Of course", he agreed. "Let's move on".

They all agreed to let by gones be bye gones. "So just to be clear no one has a problem with my pregnancy and the father of my unborn child", Buffy asked to clear the air.

Xander looked guiltily. "Lovely choice of words B…the whole unborn and what not with it's dada a undead guy. Get it its funny".

Buffy eyes narrowed. "Too soon Xand…too soon"

Everybody was still hurt and the tension was heavy.

"Come on guys what big motive can Spike have to tear you guys apart", Angel asked being the detective that he was.

Buffy thought about it. "I don't know maybe he's working for Adam", she said.

Xander was speechless. "After all we done for …nope can't say I'm surprised.

"Before I went to LA I was at Adam's lair. Adam was gone but Spike just happened to be there. Made a big noise about how I should check out the information on the encrypted disk", she stated.

Angel gripped tightened around her. "You went to some demons lair, god Buffy what part of being pregnant do you not get. First that and then it was vamp nest. Your trying to prove that there are other ways to kill a vampire aren't you. I know you can take care of yourself but you have to think of more than yourself babe. Buffy's not going anywhere near this guy again. I'm going to handle it. In fact I don't even want you knowing what's on the disk because then you're going to weasel yourself into helping.. Willow please tells me you decoded them".

Will smiled. "Actually they decoded themselves".

Buffy looked at Giles for support. "Sorry but I agree with Angel". With that Buffy stormed into the kitchen. She hated being pregnant.

"So guys fill me in", Angel commanded.

They agreed that the sooner the initiative was handled the better. Angel wanted to wait till Friday so he could get some muscle from LA since the slayer was for a lack of a better words unexposed. He even had Cordy come to keep Buffy occupied while they were gone. They were going to be busy doing what normal people did when they were having a baby.

The group was still unaware of Angelus little visit and the outcome of it. Buffy said she hasn't been able to see Riley since because of the Commandoes. The gang was also not aware of Angel soul being bound. Even Buffy was still fuzzy on specifics. All she knew was that she wasn't as cranky and tensed all the time. He searched everywhere for Spike but of course he was out of reach.

The day was the big day. The two girls decided to clean the mansion much to Cordy's dismay. Buffy figured if she had to suffer so did Cordy. Gunn kept eyeing Buffy and it was unnerving to Angel. The urge to rip his head off was becoming harder to ignore but he had to focus on the bigger picture.

During the time space the guys…plus Willow were working on ways to take down Adam. According to Buffy, Adam's power source was embedded somewhere near the spine. Being Willow she suggested magic and Giles found a spell to make it happen. Only problem was that only he and Giles spoke Sumerian. Surprisingly Xander came up with the plan and of course Buffy had to tell the group all the ins and out that she knew of before kissing him good bye. Gunn's faced hardened but it wasn't the time to say anything. He felt completely humiliated but he came for a fight…girls could wait.

The five of them moved through the Lowell house, each carrying weapons and equipment. Their mood is tense, each was ready for battle. They walked up to a mirror and Angel smashed it unceremoniously. "I really hate mirrors", he spat. "Game faces, we're going in".

They had to climb down the elevator shaft trying to be undetected. The silence was eerie. "So how many vamps you think were gonna see", Gunn asked breaking the silence.

"Maybe one or five. My bet is that their mostly demons", Wesley answered.

"Don't worry new kid we got your back", Xander piped up.

"How you know Angel", willow asked.

"He was interfering with my group. You see we kill vamps and would' a kill'd him if he haven't used my sister as a shield", Gunn replied.

"Sad face", Willow pouted. "But you need not to worry he's a good vampire besides that one time but he's fine now".

"Thanks Willow, but can we focus. The sooner we kill this operation the sooner Buffy is safe", Angel grunted jumping down the shaft to the floor as light as a feather.

"That is simply not fair", Xander muttered as he had to go down the hard way.

The rest of the group made it done on record time. "How are we going to find Adam", Giles asked.

"I can smell Spike and my bet is where he is Adam's not that far off", Angel explained.

"Dude that's nasty. He doesn't shower or something? I can't smell anything", Gunn replied.

"Vamps have akin senses and since Spike and Angel are a part of the same clan. He is easier to track or identify miles away. These senses increase with age; it's what makes them dangerous hunters because unlike humans they get better with age."

"And you know this how", Gunn asked.

"We, Giles and myself were watchers. We make it our business to know what we are hunting when we had to train girls like Miss Summers to slay them".

"I got a few more questions', Gunn quipped. There was so much he didn't know. He was so intrigued. There was a whole world that he didn't know about.

Angel stopped abruptly. "Shh. No time. I hear something stay still", he ordered.

Before them a big scaly demon was upon them sneering. "Uh I didn't know they just ran free like this", Angel told Giles.

Giles was looking at the seven foot monster in fright amazement. "They don't", he replied. On cue all of the alarms went off.

"Food. Real food", it growled and then looked startled when Angel growled back. "Angelus", it asked in recognition.

Angel stepped closer to it. "What's it to ya", he answered on edge.

"Nothing I hard you gotten soft. Guess the rumors are true with you bedding the slayer and hanging with humans is all".

Before anyone could blink Angel took the demon's head and rammed it into the wall. The demons horns got stuck in it and Angel chopped his neck with the massive axe he carried in his hand. He took a breather and turned back to the group. "Everyone who says that winds up dead. Must not be too soft. Let's go were killing precious moonlight people. "

They turned the corner and was met with a sea of bodies; both demon and human. They were killing each other merciless but neither side was really winning. "How do we get around that", asked Wesley.

"We don't. We go through it", Gunn yelled. Gunn gripped the axe he had and started to run forced killing anything not human.

Angel looked amazed. "I like that kid", he said following suit. He hacked the first demon down effortless. 'Like him more if he wasn't gaga over Buff', he thought. He paused. He never referred to Buffy as that; even in his thoughts. Only Angelus did that but he was gone…wasn't he. Angel moment of distraction caused a demon to knock him down.

He lured over Angel before being tapered to the ground. "Maybe you are getting soft", Xander quipped.

Angel growled. He was never going to live this down. A little further down machine guns are fired. Angel looked around and tackled Willow while everyone else hit the deck. "Come on", he screamed once the firing stopped. He led the group into the entrance of the Restricted Area and yanked the door open for the others.

They stepped into what was the 314 connecting corridor. Giles and Willow set up the witch craft while Gunn and Xander stood guard. They were startled as a figure came into the room and prepared to attack it but it glided expertly out of harm's way.

Angel was about to step foot in 314 when he smelt the intruder. "Buffy", he sneered.

"Hey honey", she smiled.

"What happened to you staying away", he asked.

"'See Cordy fell asleep and I- ugh I'm sorry but you're going to have to realize that I am not a house wife. I just can't sit down and wait around like I'm inadequate. I'm pregnant not normal", she yelled.

"You're what", Gunn shouted.

Buffy ignored him and spoke softly to Angel. "This is my fight love. I need to be the one to do this. I need to end this. It's what I was born for".

Angel gazed soften a little. She was a creature of the night, a born hunter. He was a fool to think she was going to sit and burn up cookies while he did all the fighting. "You're not going alone", he whispered holding her trying to relax to the sounds of his baby's heartbeat.

Buffy smiled. "I won't be", she assured giving him a look that said stay here. As soon as Buffy left Angel punched a hole in the wall. He gave her the same courtesy she gave him and followed after her.

Buffy froze when she saw the faceless guy. She thought back to her slayer dream and gulped. Staring back at her was blue eyes. 'Riley", she chocked absolutely horrified.

He just looked at her. It was unnerving. Buffy noticed his eyes move passed her and turned around ready for whatever. She was not expecting dead zombies of both Walsh and Angleman.

Buffy tried to figure it all out but Riley wasn't talking. A few moments later Adam came out and told her why. He also told her that she was supposed to be part of the final plan.

"Sorry- maybe it's just the slayer in me, but I don't jump through hoops on command. I've never been one to tow the line".

Adam considered this and commanded Forrest to kill her. "It's about to be a short pregnancy".

Buffy froze mid attack. "I'm not pregnant", she stuttered.

Her paused caused Forrest to grab her from behind. She struggled to break free; especially when she saw Walsh with a freaking bone saw coming closer.

The saw was deadly close to her stomach when Angel twisted the zombie neck. ''You are never slaying in this state again".

Buffy hated orders but she agreed. Angel went to work on the other zombie while Buffy took Forrest out. Unfortunately this zombie was putting up more of a fight than the last. He was prepared for Angel and Angel had to listen to Buffy losing battle. Out of his side vision he saw Buffy get a brutal punch to her stomach. That fueled Angel even more and he quickly mad work with the other zombie. He grabbed Forrest and through him against the farthest wall away from Buffy. Angel ran after him and started to punch the man he already killed once mercilessly. "You should have stayed dead", he sneered.

Buffy gathered her breathing and felt a sight flutter, almost as if the baby was letting her know it was alright. "Thank god", she breathed. " Mama's sorry". She then turned to face Angel and smiled. He was beating the shit out of Forrest. Now it was time to look for Adam.

He wasn't that hard to find. The two exchanges words and a fight insures. Adam skewering arm juts out and he attempts to impale her but Buffy saw it coming and broke it off the skewer.

"Broke your arm", she taunted.

He just grew out another one. This one was like a transformer that was a gun and rocket launcher. Buffy had a fight or flight moment…she choose flight and took off across the room as Adam open fired.

"Come on Willow", Buffy ranted. She was going to die. She knew it and she knew she was taking her baby with her. She wished she would have just stayed home and worked on cleaning and buying furniture. Just as the end was near she felt a wash of great energy over take her. Her eyes became a big incandescent orange.

"You can't last much longer", he taunted.

Buffy kept coming closer. "We can last forever". She then starts to speak Sumerian.

Angel watched amazed at his girl. As much as he wanted to interfere this was her fight and he respected it. She was going to see a doctor and nothing but the bed for the next week but he respected her decision.

Adam too was amazed.

He fired at Buffy and Angel pounced but right when he was about to interfere the bullets dissolved into tiny white clouds a few feet from her. Adam fascination became concern.

Adam raised his arm to fire again, Buffy gave a small wave. Another tone and his arm weapon turned back into his demon arm.

Adam, became enraged, swung at Buffy. She dodged it, then started trading blows with him. This time, as opposed to the past, Adam was on the ropes. She was faster, stronger…

"How… can you…?"

"You could never hope to grasp the source of our power", she stated robotically.

In a last ditch effort to regain control of the battle, Adam reared up, and…BUFFY put her fist through his chest… Adam tried to beat her off, but he couldn't. After a moment, Buffy pulled her fist out.

"But yours is right here."She opened her hand and inside was a uranium core in its lead casing.

Riley entered in time to see Adam drop dead. He was cover in blood from trying to break free. He remembered his vow. Keep your friends close and your friends colder. "Buffy", he cried musing all the weakness and confusion he could muster.

She didn't answer. Buffy held out the uranium core and opened her hand. The core begun to levitate and hovered over it. Buffy orange eyes stared at it and it vanished in blue flames.

Riley moved toward Buffy but of course Angel got to her first. He touched her face and she looked into chocolate brown eyes. She moved to kiss him when she just collapsed against him.

Back at the connecting corridor the Scoobies eyes snapped open and they were all exhausted from the spell. Out of nowhere the outside door came crashing in and a demon is there. Gunn pounced, taking in all of his frustration out on it. The demon tossed him aside and was about to come after it when Spike shows and snapped the demon's neck.

"Whew, nasty sort of fellow. Lucky for you blighters I was here eh'.

The others were not impressed. So later Angel kicked the door in and stepped through holding Buffy in his arms. Followed by them limped Riley. Everyone gasped at his face, save for spike who was laughing.

"Riley is that you", asked Willow.

"Not the time. We need to get out of here", intercepted Buffy jumping down from Angel.

"We still got men out there", agreed Riley who did not want their pity.

Buffy commanded the others were to go. Her priority was getting the hell out as swiftly as possible. Angel's priority was to let nothing touched the slayer.

Later at the hospital Buffy was getting checked out. Everything was fine, except for a few scaring but they looked to be clearing up fast. The doc once again recommended staying off her feet.

"Gotta doc", she smiled trying to lighten the mood. He was not amused and neither was Angel. The doctor left to give them some alone time.

"Angel this baby", she paused thinking about her next words.

Angel froze on edge. Today was a busy day for Buffy. What if something was wrong? "Buffy what's wrong? Is it the baby", he panicked. "Do we need a doctor? I can call him back in", he ordered.

Buffy smiled. Angel was going to make a great father. "Calm down daddy", she teased. "Our baby is fine", she said hopping off her stool and putting her arms around his neck. "She's going to be so strong. I never felt more powerful. I know a lot of parents say there child is going to be so great and extraordinary. But I know she is going to change the world".

Angel demeanor dramatically changed. "I know the baby is going to do great things. She was you for a mother."

"She has you too. She's going to learn so much from you. Things I can never teach".

Angel just looked at her.

"What", she smiled.

"You keep saying she", he teased.

"Call it mothers intrusion".

"I just hope she just isn't too much like her mother. God forbid a slayer", he grimaced not liking his child in danger.

Buffy squished her face and shook her head in distaste. "Now I really want a boy. Slayers are hard to handle; or so I've heard", she joked.

Angel silently agreed as he leaned down to kiss her. "Let's go home".

"Hm-best idea I heard all day"