SURPRISE
NOTE: I am not lucky enough to own any of these characters because they belong to Joss and the WB. But I own Skylar (in a way) and any other character you don't recognize.
A/N: This story is the second story in my Skylar series. I can't say how many stories there will be. I also can't say how long this story will be, either. Mainly because I'm not sure yet of what will happen. Also some of you may not have read the very first Skylar story "Angel's Gift" so you may not quite understand this.
CHAPTER 10Angel, Buffy, and Gunn all followed Skylar upstairs to her bedroom. She pulled up her blind and revealed the broken window.
"What? How did that happen?" said Buffy.
"Kevin did it," said Skylar.
"Skylar Elisabeth Helen Angel!" Angel rebuked.
"Daddy, I didn't do it! It was Kevin," Skylar argued.
"Uh, Sky, enough with the Kevin thing," said Gunn.
"But he's real! He just doesn't come out when other people are around," said Skylar. "Kevin! Kevin, come out!"
"Skylar—" Buffy started.
"No! He's for real," Skylar argued.
"Skylar Elisabeth Helen, that's enough," said Angel sternly. "Now listen. Kevin isn't real. He's imaginary. You can't keep blaming things on your invisible friend."
"But, Dad, I—"
"Hey!" Chad appeared in Skylar's bedroom. "What's up, folks?"
"Chad," they all said simultaneously.
"And hello to you all, too," said Chad. "Listen have you seen this kid I'm looking for?"
"What kid?" asked Gunn.
"Well, he has blonde hair, he's short, he's about Skylar's age, and his name is Kevin."
"Kevin?" Buffy turned to Skylar. "You weren't making him up were you?"
"No. Told you," said Skylar.
"Wait. Who is this Kevin kid?" asked Angel.
"He's an angel of love in-training. He's a junior cupid," said Chad. "We've been looking for him for the longest time. The kid makes so much trouble. Especially around Valentine's day."
"Why is Skylar the only one who's seen him?" asked Angel.
"Because a cupid has to conceal himself from others in order to spread his love around without anyone noticing. So far he's been able to hide himself from anyone older than thirteen. Is he here?"
"Yes," said Skylar. "He's been bugging me."
"How are you going to find him?" asked Gunn.
"Leave that to me," said Chad. "Kevin! Make your loving butt appear." Kevin appeared next to Chad. Everyone gasped. "There he is."
"I hate it when you do that," Kevin grumbled.
"Well, mister, you are in deep doo-doo! You are in for the longest time-out of your life," said Chad.
"Same old. Same old," Kevin muttered.
"But first you're going to apologize to Sky for causing her so much grief," said Chad.
"Sorry," Kevin mumbled. "Uh, can we still be friends?"
"I guess," said Skylar. She turned to Angel. "Can we, Daddy?"
"Well, I guess. You do need some friends. But you also need to heal this window," Angel replied.
"OK!" Skylar agreed.
"Well, we better be off. I'm going to tell the other angels to cancel the search," said Chad. "Well, later, you guys and gals." Chad vanished with Kevin.
Angel knelt down to Skylar. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you."
"It's OK. Dads make mistakes, too," said Skylar with a smile.
"Well, now that this is cleared up can we go out to this surprise dinner?" asked Buffy.
"All right," said Angel. "Change into your best wear. This night will be special."
"Uh, that reminds me. I'm taking Fred out. See you two later," said Gunn, exiting the room.
"What am I going to do?" asked Skylar.
"Why don't you be your uncle Lorne's valentine?" Buffy suggested.
"OK." Skylar left out of the room. "Uncle Lorne!"
"Angel, what's so special about this dinner?" Buffy asked.
"Oh, you'll see," said Angel.
A/N: Hmmm… what's the surprise? What are the identities of the winners? Stay tuned to find out. Ha! I sound like a TV.