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 10Fred woke up early the next morning to do research on the so-called Restorers. The last book she looked in was an ancient hand written text.
"Hi, Fred," Angel greeted, walking down to the lobby. Connor and Dawn followed down after him.
"Hi," Dawn and Connor greeted together.
"Hi, guys. Where's Skylar?" asked Fred.
"She's still asleep," said Angel. "She is just so… I can't even describe it."
"I know," Fred smiled.
"Any luck, Fred?" asked Dawn. "I heard you rumbling around looking for books last night."
"I was anxious to find out some stuff about Skylar," said Fred. "But look. I finally found something."
"What is it?" asked Angel.
"According to this," Fred began, "a Restorer is a rare being made of light and happiness. Beginning Restorers have the power to heal all living things a little. The older Skylar gets the stronger the power will become. She will be able to heal the worst wounds, sicknesses, even restore life. She might also have the power to not just restore life to living things but to objects. Like she could make an old painting look just painted again. But Restorers cannot heal themselves so Skylar isn't immortal or anything."
"So she can heal others but not herself?" Connor asked.
"You got it," Fred replied.
"Wow. Cool," said Dawn.
"So this can't hurt her or anything, right?" said Angel.
"Well, no, it can't hurt her. But she's still, sort of, as normal as any child," Fred explained.
"Bravo," Chad applauded. Everyone looked behind Fred. Fred nearly jumped back a mile when she saw the strange young man in back of her. Now he was wearing a light blue three-piece suit. "Howdy."
"Uh, this is Chad, the angel of destiny," Angel introduced.
"I would take a bow but since I can't really control people's destinies then I'll just shut up," said Chad.
"He's the angel of destiny?" asked Connor. "Him?"
"Connor," Angel chided. "Watch it. He is the one who brought your sister back."
"Oh. I'm sorry," said Connor.
"Oh, hi. Hey, there. I'm Dawn," said Dawn enthusiastically.
"Hi," Chad waved. "So I guess you figured out the Restorer thing."
"Yeah. But I thought you said you didn't want to be bothered with questions," said Angel.
"Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah," said Chad. "What do you expect? I had a date. Hello."
"Well, what can you tell us?" asked Fred.
"If Skylar was going to come back she would have to come back as something else. What better than a Restorer? Aren't we all happy?" asked Chad.
"Uh, yeah. Of course," said Angel. "We're ecstatic, Chad."
"Great. Now I'm out of here. If you ever need anything just call for Chad. But don't be calling me between seven and ten o'clock. One of the angel's of death and I have… uh, things going on. Don't you just love being in love?" The other four faces looked at him strangely. "What? Ha! Jealousy. All of you just plain jealous." He dissappeared then.
"OK. That was… different," said Dawn.
"I'm going to go check on Sky," said Angel. He went upstairs to him room. Skylar was just waking up. "Hi, Sky."
"Hi, Daddy," Skylar smiled.
"I missed that smile. I'm so glad you're back." They hugged. "Oh, I am so glad."
"Me, too. Daddy, I love you."
"I love you, too. And I have good news."
"What?" asked Skylar eagerly.
"You're something special. Very special."
"What's going on?" asked Buffy, walking in.
"Good morning," Skylar beamed.
"Morning, sweetie," Buffy greeted.
Skylar quickly touched her head. "What's wrong, Sky?" asked Angel.
"My head hurts. I don't feel very well, Daddy."
"It's OK," said Angel. "Maybe you're hungry."
"Maybe a little," said Skylar. "Can I have chocolate chip pancakes?"
"Yep," said Buffy. "I'm going to make you a special breakfast. Go play with Connor and Dawn, OK?"
"OK," Skylar sighed. "Will you play, too, Daddy?"
"Sure, Sky," said Angel. "I'll be down in a minute, okay?"
"Okay," said Skylar, getting down from the bed. She smiled at Buffy as she moved past her.
"What's special about Skylar? You know, besides the obvious?" Buffy asked.
"I'll explain everything," said Angel.
"Um, Angel, have you thought about what I mentioned last night?"
"Maybe."
"Well? Do you want to be together or not?" Angel didn't reply. "Angel, this is ridiculous! I pour my darned heart out to you and you just act all… … nutty." Angel stood up and walked over to her. He attached his lips to hers in a quick kiss. Buffy pulled away. "Uh, is that a yes?"
"Maybe," said Angel with a smirk. He pulled her up close and they kissed again.
A/N: I'll try to make these chapters longer. But it's like I said before. I want reviews for all chapters or no more fun story for you guys! Sorry. But why should I stay up all night (it's 11:21 PM my time) writing this and you don't even bother to review? Reviews are important to me. Please, review. Oh, and no worries. I shall have more conflict to come.