Sorry about that guys...mid-terms was hard. Finally had a day off and was like hey i can proof this and send it. Would have been up last night but i fell asleep on it.

Thanks for the reviews and i'll try to update once a week. Here's where part of you questions that you asked me get's awnsered. I'm so excited because the part that comes after this is semi already written.

Once again thank you for the reviews...and enjoy.

Buffy had been in LA for three days missing her two children and Angel desperately. During which had been quite eventful. Xander wedding finally approach but he had gotten cold feet and Buffy became invisible thanks to the Trio. After talking to a stressful sounding Angel on the phone she knew she was needed at his side to keep him from losing it. He was never really alone with Kathy for long periods of times like this and now he had two screaming babies fighting for his attention. Buffy felt extremely sorry for him. She knew he was tense with everybody declaring war on their family. That was why Buffy and the gang went to LA the following day. She left Dawn in Spike's care after threatening the vampire with holy water and sun tanning. The slayer knew that after Xander's disastrous wedding neither he nor Willow could be left unsupervised. Of course Willow and Xander were a complete surprise to him and he immediately left to go deal with a case.

Liam was crying for his mother's attention and Kathy was crying because Angel left upset. As much as she needed to see if he was okay Buffy really missed them, it seemed as they have gotten so much bigger within the time she was gone. She played and interacted with Kathy after she sat Liam in his bassinet. The slayer missed chasing her little girl around and playing hide go seek.

Will was still a little hesitant with the kids. She had good reason because Angel had been staring at her as if she was food.

Buffy assured her it was okay and the past was the past. Afterwards Buffy went to go feed Kathy dinner so she didn't hear the baby crying. Willow looked at Xander horrified.

"Xander go get Buffy", she stated. "Or maybe I should get her", Willow muttered. She was afraid of hurting him.

"Go head Will", he stated picking up the baby and handed him to Will. He had to show her the baby still loved her and she wasn't a bad person. "Just hold him", he assured her.

"But- Xander…what if I", she protested before catching the baby that was being forced into her arms. She stood there just rocking the baby and admiring his green eyes.

"What the hell are you doing", Angel sneered at the sight of Willow holding his child. He's been trying to cool off and come to terms that his 'wife' had decided to bring her friends with her to LA. One of which hates him and lets it known everyday 24 hours a day; the other left his kids in the house alone so she could get high. He finally was cooled down and decided as long as they stayed out of his way and didn't touch his children that he wouldn't hurt them, ergo Buffy wouldn't be mad. This went straight out the window when he saw Willow holding Liam. His eyes flickered golden as he tried to keep the demon in check.

Buffy was just about done washing Kathy's face from the mash potatoes mess she made when she felt Angel come home. She and Lorne were reenacting The Wiggles for Kathy's entertainment during dinner. Buffy raced having left Kathy in the kitchen with Lorne when she felt his presence. She could tell he was extremely mad and he wasn't in the mood to hide it. "Babe…she's trying", Buffy pleaded noting how Angel seemed to be trying to control his inner demon from hurting her friend.

"What part of I don't want her holding my children…let alone being alone with them did you not understand", he hissed. Willow quickly gave the baby to Fred and scurried backwards.

"The part where they're my children too", she hissed stepping up to challenge him. The slayer hated when he thought he could go all master vamp on her and be all with the controlling and dominating. She flipped her long golden locks behind her shoulder and stood her ground. "Besides they were hardly alone", she pacified trying a different angle.

Angel's eyes narrowed. "I didn't see you so I would count this as being alone", he sneered.

Buffy rolled her eyes. "You're not the boss of me…I didn't see a problem with it", she argued her temper once again flaring.

"Oh is that why I also heard you scheduled a date with that prick", he taunted moving closer to her.

Buffy eyes knitted in confusion. "Prick", she repeated blankly until it clicked. "Oh you mean Chris and it was not a date…well not for me anyway it's a play date for Kathy…he has a little boy who's the same age", she reminded him gently.

Angel didn't budge.

Xander hopped in between them. "Let's calm the fire", he told them. He didn't want Buffy to have to argue with Angel. Maybe because he felt bad for leaving Anya the way he did or maybe he was just tired of downing Angel but he really wanted his best friend happy.

"Shut up Harris", Angel growled deadly.

"Shutting", Xander supplied not wanting to be thrown into another wall.

Buffy eyes widened. "What is with you…he's recently divorced", Buffy argued. "He needs a friend", she said. This was exactly why she didn't tell Angel about it. It was always better to ask forgiveness then to ask permission with him.

Angel scoffed. "Well unless you want to join him in that category, I suggest you call him back and say you can't make it", he retorted.

Buffy rolled her eyes. "In case you haven't noticed it's not the 1800's anymore", she yelled. Everybody was watching the two go back and forth until Liam awoke crying. "Now you woke up Liam", she hissed.

"I wasn't the one yelling", he reminded her.

Buffy ignored him. "It's okay my baby…mama and dada didn't mean to frighten you", she cooed. "Daddy's just old and cranky ", she whispered lovingly rocking the baby back and forth singing a nice little hum.

"Now that is lovely", Lorne stated carrying Kathy in his arms. The green hair was smirking at the two and Buffy had the grace to look innocent, smiling brightly.

"Papa", Kathy cried over and over again reaching up at him.

Angel looked disgusted and positively hungry at the same time. "Why do she always have to call out to me…you're mother is standing right there Katherine…call her", he told the child.

Kathy started crying.

"Angel", Buffy hissed appalled that he was taking his anger out on their children. Now Kathy and Liam were both screaming. Buffy shifted so she could hold both of them and whispered comforting words to them. "They need love", she stated. "Keep your anger away from them".

Angel grinned a sickening grin. "Or what Buff", he asked grinning wider when she shivered.

Buffy struggled to keep up the brave front. "They're just babies", she stated her voice wavering slightly.

"They won't be for long", Angel shouted coming closer to his wife and the screaming babies.

Gunn stepped in his path. "You better get a grip right now", Gunn warned having enough of watching them fight. It looked unnatural and it was uncanny how they looked as if they were ready to box. Buffy was like a little sister to him and he wouldn't let anyone harm her…that included his boss.

Fred took Liam from Buffy while Xander took Kathy.

Buffy took an arm and put it on Charles. "I got it Charles", she stated gently.

Angel laughed. "Oh so I'm an "it" now…you think I'm something you can control", he hissed. Without warning Angel pinned Buffy to the wall dangling her by her throat. The action took seconds and it was hard to see with the human eye. "Looking to become number four lover", he hissed sniffing her neck.

Buffy barely suppressed a moan at the sensation. The bond was pacifying her fears slightly. "Don't do this", she panted struggling for air. She wasn't objecting toward him biting her but rather why. She loved giving him life; it made her feel special and extremely close to him but for him to take it now would tarnish that intimacy they established.

The guys launched at Angel trying to pull him off of her but it was like hitting a brick wall.

"Don't do this Angel", he mocked in a whining voice. "You knew I was close to the edge yet you continue to push and nag." Buffy was trying to move out of his grip but was failing. She was just happy that he was no longer contemplating on biting her. He tightened his hold. "What happened to I can take anything you throw at me…I'm your girl Angel", he mocked again.

Buffy kicked him in the balls and he dropped her unceremoniously to the ground.

Gunn and Xander rushed towards her and helped her up taking her away from Angel.

"Cordy wasn't kidding about their fighting", Fred whispered to Wes.

Angel got back on his feet panting roughly. "You bitch", he snapped looking up revealing his game face. He launched for her again and Buffy was ready for him. They were neck to neck throwing punches relentlessly at each other.

Willow had enough. Her eyes turned black as she told them to separate. She placed Angel in this box and he started cussing madly. "Buffy we're leaving", her witch friend told them.

Buffy looked torn and confused. "Will Angel need help", she pleaded.

"No...He needs a stake", replied Xander. He couldn't believe that after what just happened she would say something like that. He was starting to believe that maybe Buffy was the one who needed help, maybe Angel had some weird vamp pull over her, as Riley suggested a few years back.

"Buffy just till he cools off", Will assured her friend gesturing toward the door.

Buffy looked once more at Angel feeling completely helpless.

"Leave now Buff and don't think about coming back and take your whiny ass children with you", he snapped.

Buffy looked heartbroken as she went up to him and slapped him. The slayer took her baby boy from Fred and bundled him up in some blankets. She turned to see Kathy in her coat already and held back a cry.

Angel realized that Buffy was really leaving and cursed. "Buffy please don't leave me", he begged hoping to stop her in her tracks. It worked; she turned and looked at him.

Xander scoffed. "You better not go back to him", Xander scoffed.

Willow saw that he was no longer acting crazy and released her hold on him. He rubbed his sore muscles and walked toward them.

Buffy held up a hand to stop him, while backing away from him.

"Okay fair enough", he stated holding up his hands in submission. "Please stay…its dark and you running off in the night with our kids never ends well…I'm sorry", he told her.

Buffy gave him a heard glare. "I'll stay tonight…but don't expect me to like it", she hissed. She then turned to Willow and asked her to get a few crosses. That night Angel was banned from the nursery.

Wes was walking down a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood. He knew he was being followed but continued on as if nothing was wrong. A few days ago he stumbled upon this prophecy that revealed horribly events to come.

"The father will kill the son", is what it said.

That alone seemed crazy to the old watcher. Wes has seen the way Angel looked after his kids and cared for Buffy. This man or demon as some might say loved Buffy. Tonight gave him pause. He knew that the two fought and sometimes it was playful. The two would randomly attack the other as a training technique, those of which ended in a make out session. The two were natural enemies but even more so couples fought all the time, but with Buffy and Angel people never saw it; only the aftermath of it.

Wes saw a child run out of a house to greet his father and the child cheers brought him out of his thoughts. He watched the interaction between the two and smiled wondering if Angel was ever going to get that. By now he was actually really annoyed at the loud footsteps trailing him. Wes decided it was time to speak up. "I know you're better at following people than this."

Justine, one of Holtz's people, moved from behind one of the trees lining the road.

"So, what's the play", asked Wesley. The other day he was so conflicted within his thoughts that he went to see Holtz. He really didn't want his team hurt and wanted to guarantee the children's safety. Holtz swore he wanted the kids to be safe too. Somehow he told him that he would give up the kids as a peace treaty.

Justine moved like a cat. She was dangerous, he knew but he was trained whereas she was pure hatred. "I just...need to talk to you. I'm alone. He doesn't know that I'm... I wanna talk to you about him", she stated. She wanted him to know that Holtz was a man of his word. She was in the game of dusting vamps because one killed her sister and this man was now helping her rid the world of them.

"Holtz? Great guy, not overly tall. - Is this where you offer to help me behind his back", Wes scoffed. After a beat he turned around and started walking away. He had to come up with a way to save the kids, that didn't involve Holtz.

Justine hurried after him. "Do you believe in *anything*? Or is it all just a big scam to you?"

"You're a soldier, fight to the death kind. I respect that. You work for a man, who you think is noble and good. I respect that. Trouble is, he's not", he argued. Wes knew men like Holtz. He was once like that with Faith. He wasn't set on peace he was set on getting even and if Holtz had the kids then he would do exactly what Angelus did to his own; kill them.

Justine thought the guy in front of her was a hypocrite. She snorted, "you work with a vampire".

Wes turned to face her. "Who in fact *is* noble and good. Quirky, but there it is. Holtz talks about 'justice' and it's stirring, but what he wants is revenge. He's driven by it, blinded by it, and if you, me, or anyone else gets in his way, he'll kill for it."

Justine didn't believe him. She didn't want to believe. This man gave her something to live for. "You're wrong. You don't know him. Everything that he's done for me, for all of us..."

"Sounds like a nice cult".

She shook her head. "He gave you his word. He'll keep it. You're the one who's blind."

Wes brows knitted in confusion. "How so?"

"What you're about to do to your friend? I imagine it's easier to hate Holtz than yourself", she stated.

"There's enough to go around for both him and me. - Be careful."

Buffy was sitting in the dark watching her two babies sleep. They where at some run of the mill hotel after finding out that they couldn't use the spell on the nursery because it was a part of their room and it was non-effective because of the 'what's yours is mine' clause in their nuptials. They got a room under Xander's name. Buffy forced herself to ignore the constant ringing from the phone. Xander eventually cut the phone off.

The kids were finally fast asleep and the slayer now needed time to determine her next move. She knew it was going to be risky but it needed to be done. "I need to go back to him", she told them quietly.

Xander eyes bulged out. "You're kidding right", he asked.

Buffy got up feeling Angel near them. "He's their father…my husband. It's only him all the time I can't help it guys", she was silently crying as she looked up out of the window searching for him in the shadows. "I can't keep him from his kids", she told them eyeing him in the darkness.

"The hell you can…if you go back…he almost killed you tonight", Willow screamed.

Buffy shushed her and pointed to her kids. Both of which had extremely good hearing.

"Opps…sorry and I know I'm not the right person to say this but Buffy maybe you should give him the divorce", the witch supplied hugging her friend.

Buffy stiffened. "He's just under a lot of stress…he-he didn't mean it…I'm just going to let him cool down…you'll see".

Her friends were unconvinced.

The next day Buffy managed to convince them to go to the hotel and see if Angel had cooled off. For some unknown reason Willow rapidly agreed. It wasn't until she realized that she slept in and rushed to check on Liam that she realized something was horribly wrong. "Willow where are my kids", asked the slayer frantically as she stared at what seemed to be her two beautiful little Angel's but weren't. Her friend laughed hesitantly. "Will-ow", Buffy asked again.

"Cool your jets…they're with Giles", Xander stated as though Giles wasn't across an ocean.

The slayer eyes widened in horror. "How…what…why the hell did you think this was okay", the slayer yelled. Her fake babies started to cry. "I want my kids Willow…how do we even know if Giles have them". She was panicking and a large part of her wanted to hit something.

"Giles called earlier…they're fine and safely away from Angel. Plus you said this Hotlz guy wanted them so I thought it was better to have decoys and not the real ones", the Wicca stated.

"Did you think maybe…it was important to I don't know ask the mother how she feels and god- Willow you're not supposed to be doing any magic…Angel and I can protect our children just fine".

"Before or after he kills you", Xander asked.

Buffy left the motel to get some air. She couldn't stay there a moment longer. She headed straight for the hotel to see Wes and then check on Angel.

Wesley cursed as the kids still haven't returned with Buffy. "Where are the little ones", he asked hoping she didn't catch the anxiousness.

Buffy eyed him coldly. Her children were a really touchy subject. "I was hoping Angel cooled down before I brought them home", she lied coolly. She was still trying to get over the fact that her kids where over an ocean. She looked around and noticed that nobody was there. She wrapped her arms around each other."Wes can we talk", Buffy asked sitting down in the chair across from him.

The man took in his newly found charge. She looked tired.

The British man nodded.

Buffy hid a smirked and grabbed his notebook and begun writing on it and handed it back to him. 'Do you think my kids will be safe with Angel after I'm dead….or at all', it read.

He looked up shocked at the slayer's confession. He began to write back. 'What makes you say that…I'm sure Angel was just blowing off steam', he wrote back.

She turned her head away from him and discreetly revealed two fresh bite wounds. He looked horrified. 'I know an alternative situation…if you're interested', he jotted down.

"No", she stated firmly. "I can't do that". Under no circumstances was she going to stake her Angel. She took her pen and told him she had a dream saying that the one she trust would betray her. The slayer watched as his pen dropped and his color drained before he found another pen and asked her what she saw. "…it's not too late Wes…where on the same side. I would do anything to keep my babies safe…remember that…" she whispered getting up and walking out of the office. He looked at the note she left behind. '…Even if it means ending my marriage', it said.

Wesley grinned maybe he could confide in the slayer after all.

"Why does it not surprise me that you two are in cahoots", Angel spat at the bar right behind the demon that brought Holtz back and Lilah knocking back bottles.

Lilah turned to face him unfazed. You're like a cat…can't see you but I can feel when your near…and you know me I'm a lawyer", she shrugged.

The time traveler demon got mad. "Why are you acting friendly with my arch enemy", he hissed.

Angel raised an eyebrow. "About that, have we even met", the vampire asked. He meet a lot of people and demons within his too centuries and his name wasn't ringing a bell.

Lilah was extremely curious. She turned to the demon sitting next to her. "Yes, what did Angel do to you", she asked intrigued. The demon looked annoyed. She turned back to the vamp. "He wouldn't tell me either. Did you kill his mother? Eat his children", she asked. Angel just stared blankly.

The demon just vanished away in a huff.

"Well whatever you did…I think you just made him madder", she stated.

She got back two hours after sunset and Wesley had not tried to comfort her once. As she was approaching the motel again she saw Wesley's car in front of the place. Buffy ran to peek out of the window and gasped. Had those been her kids…her real ones she would have ran in guns a blazing.

As it were Willow and Xander were knocked out on the floor. Since it wasn't her actual kids she decided to play it cool. All he was going to do was lie to her anyways so she hurried up down the stairs and thanked her lucky stars that his alarm was off as she hopped into the trunk of his car.

Buffy waited a little while when the car stopped before she got out and looked around gasping for air. She was expecting Holtz's lair…not Wes apartment complex. That's when Buffy realized, Wes wasn't teaming up with Holtz. He was doing what Willow and Xander did earlier. He was trying to protect them in some weird way. She composed herself and went to knock on his door only for it to fly open in her face.

"I was wondering where my kids went", the slayer joked dryly crossing her arms. Wesley did something she did not expect he pulled a gun at her. Buffy heart skipped a beat. "Whoa Wesley…calm down it's just me", she stated trying to digest the situation.

"You are going to go in that apartment and tie yourself up tightly or I will shoot you", he told her rapidly.

"Wes…tell me what's going on…why are you acting like this", she begged. He just moved the stroller and his luggage cautiously still pointing the guy at the slayer as she was now in his apartment. "We can help you Wes…your making a mistake", she tried again.

Wes stepped closer to her and whispered in her ear. "I'm being followed…play along".

Buffy was good at playing roles. She gulped, "Wes, I promise I won't tell Angel but you need to put the gun down. I understand".

He just looked at her almost apologetic before he faked butting her with the gun. Buffy went down hard. He dragged her into the apartment and hurriedly went back to his car.

He would call her when he got somewhere safe. He left a forgetting spell for Willow to do once it was over for Buffy. The spell made an alternative world that was protected by magic, making it impossible for Angel to track them down.

Angel marched into the hotel and found Gunn and Fred eating. He frowned. "Where is Wesley…I need him to tell me if he knows a demon named Sahjhun", Angel asked.

"He wasn't here when we came back", Fred supplied.

"Yea he need to come back or Fred is gonna eat his food", joked Gunn.

Angel rolled his eyes. "Well Fred you need to hit the books…and I- I need to call Buffy give her a heads up that I got another arch enemy", he stated. Just as he was about to pick up the phone the hotel was ambushed. "Well why don't you come in", he stated turning to Holtz.

"How's the marriage life treating you", asked Holtz.

Angel was momentarily surprised. "I like it", he stated plainly. "I met a friend of yours…a demon named Sahjhan".

Holtz slowly came down the front steps into the lobby."What did he have to say", asked the vampire hunter mildly curious.

"He was cryptic. Actually he was kind of long-winded. I didn't quite get what his deal was. I wasn't paying that much attention to him."

One of the men glanced into the bassinet, and then almost undetectably shakes his head at Holtz. The other checked the play pen and did the same.

Angel hid a smirk and acted like he didn't see them. "He hates me. Do you know why", he asked instead.

"I don't really care why. So - where are the little nippers and that lovely wife of yours?" He was planning on kidnapping the entire family, only the family wasn't here. He knew he couldn't trust the British man.

"Oh, they had to go out. Sorry. I know they'll love to meet you", he mocked. "Speaking of which", Angel said stepping closer. "I have to repay you for attempting to harm my wife", growled Angel.

Holtz was secretly pleased and surprise at the affection he was showing towards her. "I'm sure they'll turn up. - Looks like you made a nice life for yourself here."

Angel was pissed. He was so tired of the games. "Are you here to fight or shall I make some tea", the vampire sneered.

Holtz was also tired of this false etiquette. "I want to keep Angelus alive - but not well."

Holtz men attacked. Angel and Gunn fought back. Angel tossed one guy into the weapons cabinet, breaking the glass doors in the process. He continued to discrete Holtz's men. Angel threw a baseball bat at Gunn and picked up his favorite broadsword. Both the AI men are only trying to handicap them and not kill but as one tackled Fred it was becoming increasingly hard not to do.

Lorne came from his room trying to determine all the racket when he saw Gunn getting pounded on. He let out a loud shriek and everybody covered their ears. He kicked one of the attackers in their face while Gunn knocked the other one out.

Holtz quietly left the scene as Angel took out the last attacker. Angel gently helped Fred up. "Easy, come on. Are you hurt", he asked softly.

"I don't think so", she replied.

Angel looked up and commanded them to call Wes. He then smelt blood and turned around to see both the Scoobies battered and bloody. He paled at the sight. 100 questions were running through his head. Where was Buffy? Where were his children?

"Dang, ya'll got tore up", Gunn said as he took in the Scoobies appearance. "Ya'll better sit down".

Will and Xander stayed where they where noticing Buffy weren't with them. They both stared at Angel.

"What", asked Angel irritated because his family was missing.

"They didn't do this to us Deadboy….Wesley did".

Wes walked out of his apartment building pushing the stroller. His suitcase was able to fit underneath the double stroller. He unlocked his car and unloaded the suitcase to the back. He had just finished putting Kathy in her seat belt before he heard a loud moan. He carefully reached for the baby as he turned to see a woman stumbling to get to him. He pulled out his gun and aimed at Justine. "That's close enough", he ordered.

Justine stumbled to her knees and looked up at Wes through her disordered hair crying.

Wes was now extremely worried. "Justine?"

"He's everything you said. - It's true."

Wes slowly lowered his gun and stepped closer."What happened?"

Justine tried to control her breathing. "Well - he didn't keep his word", she told him trying to think of something to say. She let out a painful laugh and got back on her feet as Wes put the safety back on. Her hand was still tightly pressed to her middle as she went closer.

"He took everybody - and he went after the baby. And when I questioned him...", she trailed off. " Bastard", she screamed. I'll kill him for this. - You have to get out of here."She pleaded hoping Wesley would believe her as she fell into him.

Wes was extremely worried."You have to get to a hospital", he urged.

"No. I just to do...", she trailed off and pulled out a knife and sliced the side of Wesley's neck. Wes fell to his knees holding the cut as Justine took the baby out of his arms.

"Omg", the slayer stared horrified. "Wes". She asked and then she turned to the woman holding her kid. At the moment Buffy just thought it was really Liam and she took a step forward ready to do anything to get her baby back.

Justine stepped closer to the car and put her knife by Liam's neck.

Buffy stopped moving immediately.

"Take one more step demon lover and I'll kill him. He's going to have a good life with me as his mother and the slayer…my children will be loved and protected. Buffy stared at the thing she was holding a moment longer before taking a step forward.

"You're not taking my children anywhere", the slayer insisted with a smirk.

Justine hand was shaking on the bloody knife as she held it to what she believed was Liam's neck. "I mean it", she shouted.

Quicker than the woman could follow Buffy was in front of her and punched her in the face. The woman went flying causing her to drop the 'baby'. Buffy prepared to wince at the sickening sound but was delighted when the baby's image simply vanished. The slayer went over to Justine and saw that she was knocked out. "Slayer my ass" Buffy snorted.

She dragged Justine back to Wesley's apartment and locked her up in handcuffs before calling 911 for Wes. With a handcuffed Justine Buffy raced down to Wesley. "Helps on the way", she told him holding his hand. She heard a low moan and turned to Justine. "You are taking me to Hotlz", she stated. "It's time we end this battle". The slayer squeezed Wes hand once more before loading Justine in the car. As they pulled off the sound of aid coming for Wesley could be heard.

"He did what", asked Gunn. This wasn't making any sense to him.

Fred came up behind Gunn and leaned into him. "Yea this doesn't sound like Wesley, Charles is right", she stated.

Xander jumped in front of her and she coward back behind Gunn. "You don't know Wesley…he's a two timing loser that stole my girlfriend and kidnapped Buffy's kids", he hollered.

Angel was calling Buffy's cell but she wasn't picking up. "Look we need to out there. I want Hotlz dead and my kids alive and I want to find out where the hell me mate is" he yelled.

"I'll get to tracing them", she stated still not one hundred percent back to trusting Angel but they needed his help so she would help to figure out where Buffy was.

"Look we don't know the whole story here Angelcakes", Lorne tried to calm him down.

It didn't work. "I don't care to know the whole story….I'm going to find me family and anybody who get's in the way of that won't be walking away from me breathing…I'll promise you that", he said storming out the door.

"We better find Wesley before he does", Fred told Gunn. She looked at the Scoobies by a map and turned back to him.

He also speared the Scoobies a look and then led her out.

"Okay, well I'll just stay here …in case Buffy or Wes comes back", he called after them but they weren't listening.

Lilah walked over to the commander of the group. She was finally going to have the children of the world's most powerful slayer and Angelus. All she had to do was wait. "What do we know", she asked. She was sick of waiting.

"No Holtz, no baby. Two stragglers from the attack at Angel's hotel. They don't know where Holtz went", stated the commander of the op.

Lilah eyed the men her team was holding. "Get them off the street." The commander motioned toward his men and they lead the two guys that were Holtz men away.

"So we're in the right place", the lawyer drawled. They were in Hotlz's lair awaiting his return.

Commander affirmed that they we're indeed in the right place. "Yeah", he confirmed his formality slipped.

Lilah looked at him disgusted. "Excuse me", she asked.

T commander after half a beat corrected himself and added. "Yes, ma'am. But Holtz didn't come back here after the hotel."

Lilah was getting annoyed. "Where'd he go?"

"Uh, we had him, and we lost him." he then heard something ion his ear piece and proceeded to tell her where. "Ah, we're picking him up again. Please, just give me a moment, please. - Spring Street."

Lilah smiled knowing where that was at. "Downtown."

"Yes, ma'am. Near the sixth street bridge."

"Let's go", she commanded. The commanded declared the order to his men and they were all getting into their vehicles.

"Let's go! Hustle! Hustle", one shouted. Just as one of the men were getting into their truck, Angel pounced from behind a tree and smashed him into a post, knocking him out cold. He had been waiting on Holtz when he spotted W&H and decided to wait to see if they had any leads.

The other guy already in the car was extremely confused when his battle buddy didn't get into the care. Or at least he was until he was face to face with Angelus. Angel then threw the other guy out of the car.

Holtz stood grinning on a dark deserted street as he noticed Wes's car coming to a spot. He smiled as he saw her blond hair nearing him. He was finally getting his family; the family that that monster Angelus took from him. How fitting that Angelus fathered both a little girl and a newborn son, it just seemed like fate. He opted to get in but stopped when he saw the slayer stepping out of the car. "Where is Justine", he yelled outraged at the little blond before him.

Buffy smirked and gestured to the passenger seat, where the bloody and cut up Justine sat barely conscious.

"You bitch", Hotlz sneered and launched at her. Buffy was ready and dodged him easily. Now his back was towards the car. "Where are my kids…you don't deserve them", he hollered preparing to throw a punch at her. It connected with her face but Buffy also landed one to his as well. To his credit he didn't pass out like Justine did but he did stumble back.

"They are mine", she sneered kicking him as she dodged another hit. "And it's way past their bed time", she explained.

For an old guy Buffy observed he was \fast and really strong. They seem to be evenly matched except Hotlz looked exhausted and there were noticeable bruises on his face, whereas Buffy looked annoyed and spotless.

The slayer heard noise in the background and noted that they wouldn't be alone for long. She never took her eyes off Holtz as they continued to go a couple more rounds before she felt something stab her in the back. Blood oozed from her mouth as she stared up to a grinning Hotlz as she feel to her knees. She looked down and saw a broadsword embedded in her stomach.

"Nice of you to join us Justine", Holtz greeted.

Buffy turned to look at Justine and noticed her bloody hand. She must have used her blood as a lubricant to get out of the handcuffs. She was holding a pink blanket. Justine came closer to Holtz and explained that she didn't know what happened to the baby boy but showed her the beautiful sleeping baby girl.

"Hello, daughter. I'm your father. And that strong lady with the black eye is your mother. Your name is Samantha Julie Thomas. And you're going to grow up with me on a little ranch in the middle of nowhere", he told the sleeping toddler. "What's it like in Utah", he asked Justine.

"It's pretty", she answered.

"Let's go."

Buffy reached behind her in labored breaths and pulled the sword from her back grimacing in pain. She then threw a stake with all her strength at Justine's leg. She went down in pain, screaming in agony. "You leave when I say you leave", the slayer said standing once more using the sword to balance her up right.

Holtz turned and smiled. "Why aren't you a feisty one…come any closer and I'll kill your little girl", he stated.

Buffy just ran up at him sword in hand. Holtz shifted the baby and shed his own sword out meeting the slayer draw for draw.

"Buffy", Angel screamed as he jumped out of the car. He was deadly aware that all of the W&H men where drawing out their guns as he ran towards his beloved. He smelt her strong blood and growled. He advanced at Holtz deadly when something grabbed his leg. It was Justine and she was covered in blood. He merely kicked her and pursued closer to his beloved.

"Stop…come any closer and I'll stab her neck", Holtz declared pointing his sword at Buffy's throat.

Buffy clutched her midsection. She was losing too much blood and it was getting so hard to focus. "Angel", she whispered.

Angel came to a dead stop.

All around them commandos where jumping out of their vehicles, cocking their machine guns.

Holtz pointed to the men with guns. "Who are they", he asked no longer threatened by the slayer.

Lilah came toward the trio. "They work for me."

Holtz understood now."Ah. The attorney", he stated in recognition.

"Yes. You are gonna give us the kid, Captain Holtz", Lilah commanded.

All the while Angel fought desperately not to run towards Buffy. She was just calling out to him through their bond and it was becoming increasingly harder not to respond to.

His eyes snapped back to Holtz."Don't", Angel pleaded

Lilah was amused "That's cute. You'd rather see the fanatic with the baby than us", she told him. She turned towards the slayer. "Do you have a preference…Although I suppose it really doesn't matter", she stated. She then turned to Hotlz. "Those are automatic weapons pointed at you. They didn't have them in your time. They fire sixteen bullets per second."

"And if they were going to use them they would have already. They want the baby alive", Buffy gasped out. She just really wanted to be in Angel's arm. Sooner or later they were going to find out that Holtz didn't have a real baby. She was confused on why Angel hadn't noticed yet.

"Something we all have in common", the demon hunter cheered.

Right then the time demon, Sahjhan should up. "Not all of us. You do not want the child alive. You want the child dead. That was our arrangement", he argued pointing to Lilah.

"Yeah. I'm a lawyer. Have you met me? We have a new arrangement. I'm keeping the baby." Lilah was quite pleased with herself. This was the very reason she was brought back to live for. After this she could finally be up for senior partner.

"You can't do that", bestowed the demon.

Buffy looked questionably towards Angel. She didn't know who he was but she decide now might not be the best time to shout that this was a fake baby they were fighting about. She eyed the sword at her throat and was calculating when would be the best time to move it down's Hotlz own throat.

Lilah told the commander to ignore the new demon and told Hotlz that he wasn't going anywhere.

The time demon opened up a portal and told them either kill the kid or everybody was going to hell. No pun intended this dimension was name Qourt-ah and it was one of the worst demon dimensions. "Don't say I didn't warn you", the demon smirked making the portal bigger.

Lilah was now all for killing the toddler. She worked for demons but she didn't want to come home to none unless it was the ones she saw in the mirror. "Kill it."

"No", screamed Buffy and Angel but for two completely different reasons. Angel thought that this was his little girl, whereas Buffy knew that the magical projection like thing would dissolve and they would be once again trying to kill her kids.

Before anyone understood what was going on, Hotlz stabbed Buffy with the sword and took off running towards the portal. Buffy screamed as she once again collapsed to the ground with a sword in her stomach. Angel was torn on whom to go to but ended up trying to run after them only for the orange portal to close immediately once Holtz went through.

"No! NO", Angel screamed in agony falling to his knees. His little girl was in a hell dimension, his son was missing and his mate was slowly losing life and all he could do was wallow in guilt.

"Wow. I didn't count on that. Kinda takes care of my problem", the time traveler demon stated pleaded with the turn of events and left.

The commander of the operation felt extremely bad for Angel. His girlfriend just had a baby. Their baby wasn't even a month old yet but as a father his heart went out for the man. His eyes glazed over to the small blond woman he knew to be Angel's wife struggle for air. "Should we do something about..." He trailed off, not for the first time thinking was this what he wanted to do with his life.

Lilah looked back at Angel and remembered the night he killed her. "Yes, we should. - We should let him suffer."

Angel rolled over onto all fours and looked around him. He saw Justine drive off in Wes' car and collapsed back onto the hard ground, once again facing toward where the portal used to be.

Eventually, he crawled back over to Buffy. He could feel her life slipping away from him. She was shivering so he gave her the rest of his coat. He ripped off a sleeve of his shirt and applied pressure on the wound. "I'm so sorry…baby I'm so sorry", Angel cried. "Please open your eyes…I can't lose you too".

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