Chapter 3
Newsflash
Buffy came out of the bathroom and curled up on her bed. She gripped her stomach, which hurt really bad. She assumed that it was from Spike the other night who had tried to get really rough. She had forgiven him because he had been pissed off at Faith. They were supposed to go patrolling that night. Buffy didn't know if she could make it. This had been an ongoing thing for the past week. She had had her head in a toilet throwing up stuff she ate five years ago and today was the worst of them all. Buffy moaned as she fell asleep.
In her sleep, she dreamed. She dreamed of everything that had happened over the last couple of months. She had revealed her secret through a song, she had slept with Spike on more than one occasion, Tara had left Willow, she had talked to Angel many, many times, and she had gone through a few jobs. Now she was working at the Doublemeat Palace.
There was a knock at her door that woke Buffy up. She went to the door and opened it. It was Spike.
"What do you want?" Buffy asked.
"We were supposed to patrol. I got here and Dawn said you had been asleep all day.. Are you ok?" Spike asked.
"I'm better now, but I was throwing up again this morning."
"Again?"
"This has been going on for a week. I wake up, throw my guts up, go back to sleep, and sleep all day."
"You need to see a doctor."
"I said I'm fine. Let's just go." Buffy grabbed a coat and left with Spike.
They were quiet the whole way. Spike was getting a little worried about her. He loved her still even after she had dumped him when Military Guy had come back into Sunnydale. Thank God he had found Faith. But Buffy and him still had a connection that she refused to see. A month and a half ago, Buffy had been to see Angel. She had come back acting a little secretive. Then she and he had hooked up in an abandoned house all night long. For about a month she and he had had some good times. Then Riley had come back in, exposed his little money making deal and Buffy had dumped him.
"How's Faith?" Buffy asked suddenly.
"Huh? Oh! She's good. Happy to be out of that hell whole jail in LA."
"Good."
All of a sudden, a vampire jumped out of a tree and attacked them. Buffy threw a good few punches before getting knocked back and letting Spike in. He dusted the vamp and turned around to face Buffy.
"That pouncy bugger! Interrupted our cha." Spike started.
"Spike." Buffy fell to the ground unconscious.
"Buffy!" Spike went to her and tried to wake her, but she was out. He scooped her up into his arms and ran to the hospital. Bursting into the emergency room, Spike went to the counter and asked for a doctor. The nurse sent for one and a couple of guys came out with a stretcher. Spike laid Buffy on it and tried to go with her, but they wouldn't let him.
Buffy woke up on a table where someone was shining a light into her eye. She swatted the hand away and tried to sit up. She went back down though due to unexpected dizziness.
"Miss Summers?" the man asked.
"That's me. Where am I?" Buffy asked.
"You're in the ER. You're friend William brought you in. He said that you fainted while you two were walking."
"William? Oh, Spike. Yeah, walking. Well, now that I'm awake I can go." Buffy sat up and tried to hop off the table. "See ya. Thanks for everything."
The doctor laid a hand on Buffy's shoulder and sat her back down. "You're friend also said that for the past week you've been waking up, vomiting, and then going back to sleep."
"Yeah. Is that bad? I figured it was just a cold or some kind of flu."
"I have some questions to ask you. Is that ok?"
"Go ahead."
"When was your last period?"
"What?"
"Just answer the question Miss Summers."
"Um, about a month or two ago."
"Have you had any incessant cravings?"
"Kind of. I am kind of hungry a lot."
"Have you noticed any swelling in you stomach or breasts?"
"Pft! I wish in the breast department. But the stomach, kind of. I'm just putting on weight."
"Do you have frequent headaches?"
"Yeah."
"Have you had to use the bathroom a lot?"
"Yeah. Especially when I wake up!"
"Do you mind if I take a blood sample?"
"Why?"
"I have a theory about what is wrong with you, but I just want to be sure."
"I guess. Just as long as you tell me what this theory of yours is."
The doctor had been picking up supplies from a drawer and now held a needle with one hand. He came over to Buffy and rubbed her arm with an alcohol swab and patted her arm. Buffy turned away as he stuck the needle in and drew blood. Buffy hissed in minor pain. The doctor took the needle out and went back to the counter. He started to do something with her blood.
"Doctor? What do you think is wrong with me?"
"My theory? From the questions I asked you and the answers I received, I think you may be pregnant."
Buffy stared at the doctor. "You're kidding!" Buffy started to laugh hard.
"No, I'm not kidding." The doctor said that in all seriousness.
Buffy stopped laughing. She stared at the doctor for another minute then she fainted. It was only for a few seconds. She righted herself on the table and looked at the doctor.
"Congratulations. I will have the test results within the next week." With that the doctor walked out.
Buffy stood on shaky legs and walked out of the room out into the waiting room. She was in shock. Spike walked up to her.
"Are you ok? What'd the doc have to say?" Spike asked.
"He.he said.I'm pregnant." Buffy said.
"What!?"
"I.I'm pre.pregnant."
"How? I mean, I can't. I'm the only one you've been with in the last two months."
Buffy didn't answer.
"I am the only one right?"
Buffy looked up at him.
"God Buffy! Who?"
"Angel." She said quietly.
"Oh! That's just bloody great! Here comes the next apocalypse!"
"No, no he's just fine. He kept his soul. But it's completely impossible for either one of you."
"Tell me about it. Did the doc perform any tests to confirm?"
"He took some of my blood. Before that he ask these real specific questions and I answered yes to pretty much all of them."
"When will you know?"
"Sometime this week."
"This is just too strange."
"I'm going to have to tell Giles."
"Not until you know though, right?"
"Right. Of course."
"Bloody hell Buffy! This is just too strange!"
"Tell me about it." They arrived at her house. "Listen, as soon as I get the results, we'll sit down and figure out what this is all about."
"All right."
Buffy walked into her house and shut the door.
"Hey Buffy!" Dawn said.
"Hey." Buffy said dejectedly.
"How was patrol?"
"It was.eventful. I'm going to bed. Night Dawn."
"Night Buffy."
"Buffy! Phone for you!" Willow called up the stairs.
"Who is it?" Buffy asked.
"I don't know, but he called you Miss Summers."
"Oh." Buffy picked up her phone. "It's ok Will, you can hang it up!" She waited for the click. "Hello?"
"Miss Summers?"
"Yes."
"This is Dr. Stanton. The doctor from the hospital?"
"Oh hi!"
"I'm holding the test results in my hand. I'm sorry it took so long."
"Ah, it was only seven days, five hours, and 23 minutes."
"Would you like to know the results?"
"Yes, please!"
"You are pregnant. I placed the conception date around October 23 and you are now into your seventh week."
"Thank you. Thank you very much."
"I take it this wasn't a planned pregnancy."
"You take right."
"Well, congratulations."
"Thank you."
Buffy hung up the phone. She ran out of the room and out the door. She ran past Willow and said that she would be back in a little while. Buffy headed straight for the graveyard. She burst into Spike's crypt.
"Spike! Spike!"
He emerged from his tunnel entrance. "Buffy, what is it luv?"
"It's not yours!"
"What's not?"
"The baby."
"You are pregnant?"
'Yes. I just got off the phone with the doctor. My test results were in. It's not yours!"
"How do you figure that?"
"The doctor said that it was conceived around the 23rd of October. I was with only one person around that date."
"Angel?"
"Angel!"
"Are you going to tell him?"
"I have to. I mean, it's his."
"Congratulations, you've bagged the love of your life."
"Spike."
"No, I'm serious."
"Will you meet me at the Magic Box in half an hour?"
"Of course."
"Bring Faith." With that, Buffy was running again. She ran to the Magic Box where Giles, Anya, and Xander were startled as she burst in.
"Buffy!" Giles exclaimed.
"I.I have something to tell you all." Buffy said.
"Go on."
"Not now. I want everyone here. Xander, could you call Willow and Dawn? They're at home. After that, call Tara. Tell them to meet us here."
"You got it." Xander hopped up and got on the phone.
"Buffy, what is all this about?" Giles asked.
"Can I see you in the training room? I want to tell you in private."
"Certainly."
He led Buffy back to the training area and shut the door behind them. Buffy walked a little ways and stopped. She didn't turn to face him, so Giles assumed that whatever she was trying to say, it was going to be hard to get out.
"Giles." Buffy said without turning.
"Buffy."
"This is going to be hard to say."
"I see that."
"Do you remember when I went to see Angel?"
"Yes."
"Well, I didn't tell you everything that went on there. What happened there has a lot to do with my big news."
"All right."
"Giles," This timed Buffy turned. "Angel and I. we had sex."
"You what!?"
"We gave into our passions and made love."
"Buffy! You know that you are not supposed to do that! My God! And with Willow off the magicks, we have no chance of getting his soul back!"
"Giles! Whoa! Slow down. He's not Angelus. He's still Angel. I wanted to tell you so we could figure out why, but I knew you would blow up."
"Well Buffy. You knew what the possible consequences were. I have every reason to scold you."
"I understand that."
"You say that his soul is still intact?"
"Yes."
"How did that happen?"
"I don't know. At first I thought it was me, but he reassured me that it wasn't. He did experience perfect happiness. And he's about to experience more."
"Yes, your other news."
"Giles, I'm pregnant."
This time, he had nothing to say.
"Giles?"
"I.you.uh."
"Tell me about it!"
"How?"
"Well, I don't think I need to give you the birds and the bees talk."
"I don't mean that."
"Oh! You mean how can Angel get me pregnant when he's a vampire!"
"Precisely."
"I don't know. I was kind of hoping that you would know."
"I have absolutely no clue. For the first time I have no logical explanation."
"Guys, everyone is here. Including Spike and Faith." Xander said. He had opened the door and poked his head in. "Geez, it's tense in here!"
"We'll be there in a sec." Buffy said.
Xander shut the door.
"Have you told Angel yet?" Giles asked.
"Not yet. I plan on it. Probably tonight or tomorrow."
"You need to tell him as soon as possible. Hopefully you will choose to go tonight. And..uh.. speaking of..uh.. going.. somewhere."
"I hope you're going to tell me over the rainbow."
"I'm going back to England."
"What? You can't! I.I.I need you Giles!"
"You're going to be fine. I'm sorry this came at such an inopportune time, but I've already bought my ticket."
"Uh huh!"
"You have to be strong. I'm.I'm trying to."
"Trying to, to what? Desert me? Abandon me? Leave me all alone when I really need somebody?"
"I don't want to leave."
"So don't. Please don't. I can't do this without you."
"You can. That's why I'm going. As long as I stay you'll always turn to me if something comes up that you feel that you can't handle, and I'll step in because, because ... Because I can't bear to see you suffer."
"Me too. Hate suffering. Had about as much of it as I can take. I'm going through something that no slayer had ever been through and I need my Watcher."
"Believe me, I'm loathe to cause you more, but this... I've taught you all I can about being a slayer, and your mother taught you what you needed to know about life. You ... you're not gonna trust that until you're forced to stand alone. And now you've got this great responsibility, even bigger than being the slayer, put on your shoulders."
"But why now? Now that you know where I've been, what I'm going through as we speak?"
"Now more than ever. The temptation to give up is gonna be overwhelming, and I can't let."
"So I won't! No giving up. You can be here, and I can still be strong."
"Buffy, I've thought this over ... and over. I believe it's the right thing to do. You don't need me like you need Angel right now."
"You're wrong. Sure, I do need Angel, but I need a father too. I need someone to guide me through this who knows what it's like to watch after people that could be your family."
"I'm sorry Buffy."
"Whatever." Buffy got up and left. When she got out in the main part of the Magic Box, everyone looked at her expectantly. "Oh."
"Hey Buffy. What'd you want to tell us?" Dawn asked.
Giles came out of the training room and sat at the table with everyone else. Buffy went to the stairs and sat.
"Guys, there's something that I've been meaning to tell you all that leads up to the biggy news." Buffy sighed. "Remember when I went to see Angel a couple months ago? Well, we sort of.made love."
"What!?" Xander yelled.
"Buffy! How could you?" Willow said.
"Are you serious?" Faith asked.
"Guys, please calm down! I really don't need this!" Buffy said.
"Buffy, do you realize what you've done? You've probably doomed the world!" Xander said.
"No, no I haven't. Angel is still Angel. He still had his soul."
"How?"
"I don't know how! But really, that's not the important thing here."
"Then what is?" Dawn asked.
"Guys, I'm pregnant with Angel's baby."
The room grew silent. They all stared at her except Spike and Giles. Buffy fidgeted a little under their gaze. Spike stood up and went to her.
"It's ok Buffy, I've got your back." Spike whispered. Then to everyone else, "Hey! Can't you all see that this is doing a number on her too? You bloody buggers should all feel ashamed for acting this way towards her. You should be congratulating her." Spike turned to Buffy. "I may have already said this, but congratulations."
"Thank you." Buffy said.
The others all stood and came to congratulate her and ask about the baby. Questions were thrown out asking if Angel knew and if Buffy was going to tell him and when was she going to tell him. She answered all these the best she could. After the commotion calmed down, Buffy left to go see Angel. Giles was left to give the news to everyone that he was leaving the country. Buffy didn't want to hear it again. So she left to see Angel and tell him he was going to be a father.
Newsflash
Buffy came out of the bathroom and curled up on her bed. She gripped her stomach, which hurt really bad. She assumed that it was from Spike the other night who had tried to get really rough. She had forgiven him because he had been pissed off at Faith. They were supposed to go patrolling that night. Buffy didn't know if she could make it. This had been an ongoing thing for the past week. She had had her head in a toilet throwing up stuff she ate five years ago and today was the worst of them all. Buffy moaned as she fell asleep.
In her sleep, she dreamed. She dreamed of everything that had happened over the last couple of months. She had revealed her secret through a song, she had slept with Spike on more than one occasion, Tara had left Willow, she had talked to Angel many, many times, and she had gone through a few jobs. Now she was working at the Doublemeat Palace.
There was a knock at her door that woke Buffy up. She went to the door and opened it. It was Spike.
"What do you want?" Buffy asked.
"We were supposed to patrol. I got here and Dawn said you had been asleep all day.. Are you ok?" Spike asked.
"I'm better now, but I was throwing up again this morning."
"Again?"
"This has been going on for a week. I wake up, throw my guts up, go back to sleep, and sleep all day."
"You need to see a doctor."
"I said I'm fine. Let's just go." Buffy grabbed a coat and left with Spike.
They were quiet the whole way. Spike was getting a little worried about her. He loved her still even after she had dumped him when Military Guy had come back into Sunnydale. Thank God he had found Faith. But Buffy and him still had a connection that she refused to see. A month and a half ago, Buffy had been to see Angel. She had come back acting a little secretive. Then she and he had hooked up in an abandoned house all night long. For about a month she and he had had some good times. Then Riley had come back in, exposed his little money making deal and Buffy had dumped him.
"How's Faith?" Buffy asked suddenly.
"Huh? Oh! She's good. Happy to be out of that hell whole jail in LA."
"Good."
All of a sudden, a vampire jumped out of a tree and attacked them. Buffy threw a good few punches before getting knocked back and letting Spike in. He dusted the vamp and turned around to face Buffy.
"That pouncy bugger! Interrupted our cha." Spike started.
"Spike." Buffy fell to the ground unconscious.
"Buffy!" Spike went to her and tried to wake her, but she was out. He scooped her up into his arms and ran to the hospital. Bursting into the emergency room, Spike went to the counter and asked for a doctor. The nurse sent for one and a couple of guys came out with a stretcher. Spike laid Buffy on it and tried to go with her, but they wouldn't let him.
Buffy woke up on a table where someone was shining a light into her eye. She swatted the hand away and tried to sit up. She went back down though due to unexpected dizziness.
"Miss Summers?" the man asked.
"That's me. Where am I?" Buffy asked.
"You're in the ER. You're friend William brought you in. He said that you fainted while you two were walking."
"William? Oh, Spike. Yeah, walking. Well, now that I'm awake I can go." Buffy sat up and tried to hop off the table. "See ya. Thanks for everything."
The doctor laid a hand on Buffy's shoulder and sat her back down. "You're friend also said that for the past week you've been waking up, vomiting, and then going back to sleep."
"Yeah. Is that bad? I figured it was just a cold or some kind of flu."
"I have some questions to ask you. Is that ok?"
"Go ahead."
"When was your last period?"
"What?"
"Just answer the question Miss Summers."
"Um, about a month or two ago."
"Have you had any incessant cravings?"
"Kind of. I am kind of hungry a lot."
"Have you noticed any swelling in you stomach or breasts?"
"Pft! I wish in the breast department. But the stomach, kind of. I'm just putting on weight."
"Do you have frequent headaches?"
"Yeah."
"Have you had to use the bathroom a lot?"
"Yeah. Especially when I wake up!"
"Do you mind if I take a blood sample?"
"Why?"
"I have a theory about what is wrong with you, but I just want to be sure."
"I guess. Just as long as you tell me what this theory of yours is."
The doctor had been picking up supplies from a drawer and now held a needle with one hand. He came over to Buffy and rubbed her arm with an alcohol swab and patted her arm. Buffy turned away as he stuck the needle in and drew blood. Buffy hissed in minor pain. The doctor took the needle out and went back to the counter. He started to do something with her blood.
"Doctor? What do you think is wrong with me?"
"My theory? From the questions I asked you and the answers I received, I think you may be pregnant."
Buffy stared at the doctor. "You're kidding!" Buffy started to laugh hard.
"No, I'm not kidding." The doctor said that in all seriousness.
Buffy stopped laughing. She stared at the doctor for another minute then she fainted. It was only for a few seconds. She righted herself on the table and looked at the doctor.
"Congratulations. I will have the test results within the next week." With that the doctor walked out.
Buffy stood on shaky legs and walked out of the room out into the waiting room. She was in shock. Spike walked up to her.
"Are you ok? What'd the doc have to say?" Spike asked.
"He.he said.I'm pregnant." Buffy said.
"What!?"
"I.I'm pre.pregnant."
"How? I mean, I can't. I'm the only one you've been with in the last two months."
Buffy didn't answer.
"I am the only one right?"
Buffy looked up at him.
"God Buffy! Who?"
"Angel." She said quietly.
"Oh! That's just bloody great! Here comes the next apocalypse!"
"No, no he's just fine. He kept his soul. But it's completely impossible for either one of you."
"Tell me about it. Did the doc perform any tests to confirm?"
"He took some of my blood. Before that he ask these real specific questions and I answered yes to pretty much all of them."
"When will you know?"
"Sometime this week."
"This is just too strange."
"I'm going to have to tell Giles."
"Not until you know though, right?"
"Right. Of course."
"Bloody hell Buffy! This is just too strange!"
"Tell me about it." They arrived at her house. "Listen, as soon as I get the results, we'll sit down and figure out what this is all about."
"All right."
Buffy walked into her house and shut the door.
"Hey Buffy!" Dawn said.
"Hey." Buffy said dejectedly.
"How was patrol?"
"It was.eventful. I'm going to bed. Night Dawn."
"Night Buffy."
"Buffy! Phone for you!" Willow called up the stairs.
"Who is it?" Buffy asked.
"I don't know, but he called you Miss Summers."
"Oh." Buffy picked up her phone. "It's ok Will, you can hang it up!" She waited for the click. "Hello?"
"Miss Summers?"
"Yes."
"This is Dr. Stanton. The doctor from the hospital?"
"Oh hi!"
"I'm holding the test results in my hand. I'm sorry it took so long."
"Ah, it was only seven days, five hours, and 23 minutes."
"Would you like to know the results?"
"Yes, please!"
"You are pregnant. I placed the conception date around October 23 and you are now into your seventh week."
"Thank you. Thank you very much."
"I take it this wasn't a planned pregnancy."
"You take right."
"Well, congratulations."
"Thank you."
Buffy hung up the phone. She ran out of the room and out the door. She ran past Willow and said that she would be back in a little while. Buffy headed straight for the graveyard. She burst into Spike's crypt.
"Spike! Spike!"
He emerged from his tunnel entrance. "Buffy, what is it luv?"
"It's not yours!"
"What's not?"
"The baby."
"You are pregnant?"
'Yes. I just got off the phone with the doctor. My test results were in. It's not yours!"
"How do you figure that?"
"The doctor said that it was conceived around the 23rd of October. I was with only one person around that date."
"Angel?"
"Angel!"
"Are you going to tell him?"
"I have to. I mean, it's his."
"Congratulations, you've bagged the love of your life."
"Spike."
"No, I'm serious."
"Will you meet me at the Magic Box in half an hour?"
"Of course."
"Bring Faith." With that, Buffy was running again. She ran to the Magic Box where Giles, Anya, and Xander were startled as she burst in.
"Buffy!" Giles exclaimed.
"I.I have something to tell you all." Buffy said.
"Go on."
"Not now. I want everyone here. Xander, could you call Willow and Dawn? They're at home. After that, call Tara. Tell them to meet us here."
"You got it." Xander hopped up and got on the phone.
"Buffy, what is all this about?" Giles asked.
"Can I see you in the training room? I want to tell you in private."
"Certainly."
He led Buffy back to the training area and shut the door behind them. Buffy walked a little ways and stopped. She didn't turn to face him, so Giles assumed that whatever she was trying to say, it was going to be hard to get out.
"Giles." Buffy said without turning.
"Buffy."
"This is going to be hard to say."
"I see that."
"Do you remember when I went to see Angel?"
"Yes."
"Well, I didn't tell you everything that went on there. What happened there has a lot to do with my big news."
"All right."
"Giles," This timed Buffy turned. "Angel and I. we had sex."
"You what!?"
"We gave into our passions and made love."
"Buffy! You know that you are not supposed to do that! My God! And with Willow off the magicks, we have no chance of getting his soul back!"
"Giles! Whoa! Slow down. He's not Angelus. He's still Angel. I wanted to tell you so we could figure out why, but I knew you would blow up."
"Well Buffy. You knew what the possible consequences were. I have every reason to scold you."
"I understand that."
"You say that his soul is still intact?"
"Yes."
"How did that happen?"
"I don't know. At first I thought it was me, but he reassured me that it wasn't. He did experience perfect happiness. And he's about to experience more."
"Yes, your other news."
"Giles, I'm pregnant."
This time, he had nothing to say.
"Giles?"
"I.you.uh."
"Tell me about it!"
"How?"
"Well, I don't think I need to give you the birds and the bees talk."
"I don't mean that."
"Oh! You mean how can Angel get me pregnant when he's a vampire!"
"Precisely."
"I don't know. I was kind of hoping that you would know."
"I have absolutely no clue. For the first time I have no logical explanation."
"Guys, everyone is here. Including Spike and Faith." Xander said. He had opened the door and poked his head in. "Geez, it's tense in here!"
"We'll be there in a sec." Buffy said.
Xander shut the door.
"Have you told Angel yet?" Giles asked.
"Not yet. I plan on it. Probably tonight or tomorrow."
"You need to tell him as soon as possible. Hopefully you will choose to go tonight. And..uh.. speaking of..uh.. going.. somewhere."
"I hope you're going to tell me over the rainbow."
"I'm going back to England."
"What? You can't! I.I.I need you Giles!"
"You're going to be fine. I'm sorry this came at such an inopportune time, but I've already bought my ticket."
"Uh huh!"
"You have to be strong. I'm.I'm trying to."
"Trying to, to what? Desert me? Abandon me? Leave me all alone when I really need somebody?"
"I don't want to leave."
"So don't. Please don't. I can't do this without you."
"You can. That's why I'm going. As long as I stay you'll always turn to me if something comes up that you feel that you can't handle, and I'll step in because, because ... Because I can't bear to see you suffer."
"Me too. Hate suffering. Had about as much of it as I can take. I'm going through something that no slayer had ever been through and I need my Watcher."
"Believe me, I'm loathe to cause you more, but this... I've taught you all I can about being a slayer, and your mother taught you what you needed to know about life. You ... you're not gonna trust that until you're forced to stand alone. And now you've got this great responsibility, even bigger than being the slayer, put on your shoulders."
"But why now? Now that you know where I've been, what I'm going through as we speak?"
"Now more than ever. The temptation to give up is gonna be overwhelming, and I can't let."
"So I won't! No giving up. You can be here, and I can still be strong."
"Buffy, I've thought this over ... and over. I believe it's the right thing to do. You don't need me like you need Angel right now."
"You're wrong. Sure, I do need Angel, but I need a father too. I need someone to guide me through this who knows what it's like to watch after people that could be your family."
"I'm sorry Buffy."
"Whatever." Buffy got up and left. When she got out in the main part of the Magic Box, everyone looked at her expectantly. "Oh."
"Hey Buffy. What'd you want to tell us?" Dawn asked.
Giles came out of the training room and sat at the table with everyone else. Buffy went to the stairs and sat.
"Guys, there's something that I've been meaning to tell you all that leads up to the biggy news." Buffy sighed. "Remember when I went to see Angel a couple months ago? Well, we sort of.made love."
"What!?" Xander yelled.
"Buffy! How could you?" Willow said.
"Are you serious?" Faith asked.
"Guys, please calm down! I really don't need this!" Buffy said.
"Buffy, do you realize what you've done? You've probably doomed the world!" Xander said.
"No, no I haven't. Angel is still Angel. He still had his soul."
"How?"
"I don't know how! But really, that's not the important thing here."
"Then what is?" Dawn asked.
"Guys, I'm pregnant with Angel's baby."
The room grew silent. They all stared at her except Spike and Giles. Buffy fidgeted a little under their gaze. Spike stood up and went to her.
"It's ok Buffy, I've got your back." Spike whispered. Then to everyone else, "Hey! Can't you all see that this is doing a number on her too? You bloody buggers should all feel ashamed for acting this way towards her. You should be congratulating her." Spike turned to Buffy. "I may have already said this, but congratulations."
"Thank you." Buffy said.
The others all stood and came to congratulate her and ask about the baby. Questions were thrown out asking if Angel knew and if Buffy was going to tell him and when was she going to tell him. She answered all these the best she could. After the commotion calmed down, Buffy left to go see Angel. Giles was left to give the news to everyone that he was leaving the country. Buffy didn't want to hear it again. So she left to see Angel and tell him he was going to be a father.