GIFT
NOTE: I do not own these characters and I am only using them for the fun purposes of fan fiction. But I do (pretty much) own Skylar.
A/N: I'd like to give a shout out to my gal pal Gidgetgirl for the inspiration and for helping me to create the totally cool character in Skylar. Thanks Gidget! You're so cool! Oh, and you might want to take a look at Gidgetgirl's stories. They're, in a word, awesome! You also might want to check out stories by Balticwoman, Pyro Bear, and Lian. Three great young authors. J
Second A/N: This story is a total AU and is completely unconnected to my other stories. In this story one reason Angel went to L.A was because he (Angelus) sired a pregnant woman and killed her husband. The pregnant woman returned, still pregnant, and was one evil vampire. Angel and his friends (Buffy takes the place of Cordelia in this) and Connor stake her and save the baby. By the way, I don't know much about Buffy so there is no need to stone me if I make a mistake. I just like Angel and Buffy as a couple and I hate Cordelia right now. (Very much!)
CHAPTER 8"Oh, my God!" Buffy exclaimed.
"Am I seeing this?" Gunn asked Fred.
"I… … don't know," replied Fred.
"Dad, is that…?" Connor started but trailed off.
"Skylar!" Dawn exclaimed.
"You bet it is," said Angel.
"You're alive!" cried Connor, sounding like Angel. He ran up and gave his sister a hug. "Oh, gosh, Sky. You're alive!"
"Connor," Skylar whispered, hugging the teen back.
"I want a hug!" Dawn cried out. She ran over and held onto Skylar.
"Dawn, hi," said Skylar quietly.
"Oh, I have missed you so much, Skylar," said Buffy, getting a hug.
It went on like that for over ten minutes. Everyone kept hugging. Finally Buffy reached out for Skylar. She wanted to hold the small girl so badly. Skylar held on to Angel and wouldn't let go.
"It's okay, Sky. I won't go anywhere. I promise," said Angel. "Go to Aunt Buffy, OK?"
"OK," Skylar sighed. Angel handed her over to Buffy. "I missed you, Aunt Buffy."
"I missed you, too, sweetie," said Buffy, nearly in tears. "But how did this happen? How could you come back?"
"You're asking her when you came back, too?" Dawn pointed out.
"Knock it off, Dawn," said Fred.
"Yeah. I want to hear this one," said Gunn.
"I don't know," said Skylar. "I just could."
"Where were you?" Connor asked.
"I don't know. It was warm and had a lot of light. But I don't want to go back. I want to stay," said Skylar.
"And you are," said Angel. "Nothing is going to take you away from us again."
"Okay, Daddy," said Sky. Angel couldn't help but smile. The little girl was adorable even at seven. Plus she was still very short.
"Hey, Sky, are you hungry? I have some birthday cake," said Angel. "Fred made it." Fred smiled.
"I'm really hungry," Angel's daughter replied. "Especially if Aunt Fred made it."
"Aww. Thanks, sweetie," said Fred.
"Okay. I'll get you some cake," Angel grinned. Angel went into the kitchen. The cake was on the table. It was covered with chocolate frosting and read: Happy B-day, Angel, on top in red and white icing. Before Angel could cut it someone appeared in front of him. Angel jumped. "Who are you?!"
The person was a young man. He was wearing a white three-piece suit. His hair was a bleached white. The young man gave Angel a smile.
"I'm the angel of destiny," he replied.
"What? Aren't you suppose to be—"
"Old as time with a long flowing beard? That's been done. The women like me like this. Now I go by Chad," said the angel.
"Well, Chad, what are you doing here?"
"Well, your daughter who has been dead for a month is back. You'd think I'd get a thank you for that," said Chad.
"You brought Skylar back?" Chad nodded in reply. Angel suddenly hugged him. "Thank you!"
"Uh, no problem," said Chad, pulling away. "Here's the thing, though. I might go by the angel of destiny but I'm not really in charge of anybody's destiny. We all choose our own destiny. But once in a while I can help out."
"Thank you. You don't know how much this means to me."
"Consider it a birthday present. And I usually don't do nice things for vampires but since you're all with a soul and everything… … … why not? But there is something else."
"What?"
"It's about Skylar."
"What? What's wrong. Will she be okay?"
"Relax! She'll be fine. But here's the thing. She's a restorer."
"A restorer? What is—"
"Don't go asking the angel of destiny a bunch of questions," said Chad. "I have other clients. If you want to find out what a restorer is then look it up or something. Well, gotta scoot. I have a date with an angel of death. Literally that is." He disappeared instantly.
"What?" Angel looked perplexed. But he just shrugged it off. No matter what Skylar was the point was that she was back. Angel intended on keeping it that way.
A/N: What's a restorer? It's a… … … … … nope! I'm not telling you that easily! I just love keeping you guys on edge. It makes for good reviews. Speaking of which if you want the next chapter I want reviews… … … … Please.