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"Buffy."

The couple turned around to find Giles, Willow, Tara, Xander, and Anya standing there.

"Giles!"

Everyone just stood there watching one another for seconds that appeared like years, but Buffy was the first to break it. She ran across the Hyperion lobby to be hold in an embrace by the man her younger self had always considered a father. So much was coming back now, flashes of things. Their training time in what was a library, she using pom-poms, he taking her side against another man, he explaining things and lastly he taking care of a really big and ugly cut in her forehead. She was The Slayer.

For the first time in years, Giles found his own face wet. His heart squeezed with joy because of the certainty the girl he always considered his daughter more than the Council next great weapon was safe and back among them.

"Oxygen is becoming an issue."

Giles laughed and released her. Buffy looked over to see the same red hair girl and dark haired boy she saw in her dreams and memories of Angel. Giles held her by the shoulders. It was funny she could remember so much about him, but still have problem to recognize the people he came with, but she had this comforting feeling they were friends.

"It's good to have you back."

"Thanks."

"Buffy."

Buffy turned to look over Giles's shoulders when she heard her name. The red hair girl looked at her and when Buffy was fully released from Giles's grasp, she engulfed Buffy in her arms and was immediately followed by the dark haired boy.

"God! You are alive… we thought… we couldn't know for sure if you were..."

Buffy patted the sobbing girl on the back. The dark haired boy didn't say anything. Then, Buffy started to fidget in their embrace and they released her.

"Buffy, what is wrong?"

Buffy looked suppliantly at Angel who came to her rescue.

"There is a lot you don't know. Buffy… she doesn't have all of her memories."

"What?"

Everyone looked bemused at Buffy.

"I… I…"

Buffy stuttered and breathed hard.

"How about we sit down so we can talk? Giles, do you want tea?"

Angel held Buffy's hand and conducted the group back to the kitchen.

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Angel winced more than once when he moved around the kitchen to prepare refreshments for the newcomers, which made Buffy immediately go into action.

"Angel, sit down. You can't move around."

"Buffy, it is nothing. It's…"

"Not ok…"

She took the coffeepot from his hand and directed him to one of the chairs around the table. Everyone was exchanging amused looks between them.

"… and you should sit down and let me do the thing."

"Buffy, I'm not…"

"Shush!"

Giles looked at Angel wanting to know what happened.

"What happened?"

"Got into a fight at Lorne's club."

Xander clapped his hand together happy to hear of the green demon.

"And for the thousand time you destroyed it."

"No, Xander. In fact, this time the antifight spell Willow put there worked properly."

Angel looked amused to the boy. They hadn't have a good start when he first appeared at Sunnydale or even when Buffy disappeared, but that made Angel take to protect both cities on his shoulders and eventually they all became a team. He came to like the boy and he believed Xander did too, mainly because he saved Anya from being cut in half in the battle against The First, which almost destroyed Sunnydale.

Giles looked at Buffy who was determinedly watching the water and them back to Angel.

"How did you… how did you find her?"

Giles was holding his teacup and looking from Buffy to Angel. He didn't miss the intimacy that was emanating from the couple. It didn't surprise him. Even when they were together for the first time, it was obvious how much they mean to each other and he had to be honest about it. Angel was nearly destroyed after Buffy's disappearance and in his grieving state, he took bad decisions, which included sleeping with his resurrected sire, but he found his ground again and became a great ally earning his respect again.

"Cordelia had a vision about a boy being attacked in San Francisco. It was… he was… he is Buffy's son… and mine".

Everyone stared at him as if he said something completely crazy.

"WHAT?"

"Well… there was a day… before… when I was human. The day Buffy came here, just before she disappeared, we fought a demon called Mohra. His blood mixed with mine and I became human. We spent…"

"No need for the visual!"

Angel smiled at Xander's antics.

"I had to… the demon said she would die… I couldn't let that happen. So, I went to the Oracles and asked them to turn back time…"

Willow and Anya gasped, while Giles looked at him pointedly.

"So, you were a vampire again and would be able to protect her."

"Yes."

"But…"

"She didn't remember any of it… I did… so… so things couldn't repeat themselves."

"Oh, my God! Angel… that was… Angel! You have a son. Oh my! That is wonderful, isn't it? I bet he look just like you… where is he?"

When everyone turned to the excited witch, she fidgeted in her sit.

"and I'm babbling here. Shut up… I'm shutting up."

"I know, Willow."

Angel smiled sadly.

"I guess it didn't work anyway. When Buffy left my place, she was seemingly attacked by a vampire and saved by Gunn. He didn't know us or who she was. So, she was taken to the hospital and from there she went to San Francisco. I found her a week ago. She didn't know anything about monsters, but was being attacked by vampires, while our… our son… was trying to protect her. I arrived just in time. She didn't remember much of her old life, but it seems her memories are coming back."

"She remembered me."

"Giles, you know that Buffy always considered you a father more than just her Watcher. It is understandable she would remember you. I don't know how amnesia works; maybe there is some sort of selectivity. Don't know. However, I know she will remember."

Giles had to clean his throat because of a lamp that formed in it by the reminder that his relationship with Buffy had surpassed the one of a Watcher and a Slayer to be more of a father daughter. He was glad that happened.

"Why now?"

"That is what we were asking ourselves. Wesley thinks, and I agree, there is something coming. Something needing a slayer, more precisely Buffy. He is researching prophecies and all.

"Goody, research party! We can help."

"Willow, calm down."

Angel liked Tara. She was shy, but grounded Willow. If it were not for her, Willow would have destroyed the world because of magic addiction.

"Giles, back in San Francisco, Buffy was attacked in her house. That was why I brought her here since this place is a lot safe thanks to our favorite witches here. Where is Faith by the way?"

"She decided to stay behind to take care of the slayers in training. She said she would drop by."

Nobody was really paying attention to her, but Buffy was looking at Angel. Every word he said carried so much pain, love, and devotion. She didn't want to talk, but bask in his persona. The feelings for this man the woman she didn't remember very much held were fighting their way to the surface. She smiled when Angel yearned.

"Time for bed?"

Everyone turned to her to see a small smile planted in her face as well as Angel's.

"Sorry, Buffy. I just… I didn't think you wanted to talk about it yourself."

"No… that is ok."

She looked at Willow, Tara, Xander, and Anya.

"I'm sorry I don't remember you. I guess we were friends. I have some images of you, but… there is no feelings attached to them… I'm… sorry…"

"No, Buffy. It is ok. We are just glad you are here."

Buffy looked gratefully at the red head and smiled. Then, a reminder of them designing dresses came to her. Buffy held the counter and closed her eyes for an instant. Angel knew she had another memory.

"We… we… I remembered you. We… We were designing dresses."

Willow left the chair and came face-to-face with Buffy.

"That was just before our Prom."

"It had a warm feeling."

Everyone in the room laughed. When Angel winced yet again, Buffy grabbed his arm and made him get up.

"Come on! It is bedtime for you."

"You can stay around."

"Thanks, man."

They were in the bottom of the stairs when Angel heard his name. He turned around to find Cordelia standing in the doorway.

"This is going to be a long day."

Buffy snorted under her breath.

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AN: Flashes were of the training time with the sticky in the library in "Reptile Boys", the pom-poms scene of course was of "The Witch", the next one was of the time when Giles stayed by Buffy's side against Wesley/The Council when Angel was poisoned during "Graduation Day 1", the big ugly cut was of "Helpless" and the dress design was of the "The Prom".