"Hey honey."
Piper ran and threw her arms around him. "You're...alive."
"More or less. Amanda told me I gave you all quite the scare."
She just nodded. "I was so afraid. I didn't know what I was going to do without you."
"And now you won't have to worry. I'm here, and I'm ok."
Amanda quietly snuck back into the house and went into the kitchen, where everyone was looking at her. "I have some good news."
"What's up?" Cole asked.
"Leo's alive. And outside with Piper right now."
Phoebe gaped. "How?"
"There's this whole deal where since they didn't exactly exist to begin with, if the demon/vamps were killed, everything they had done or anyone they had killed reversed. For example, Leo."
"That's incredible." Tara breathed.
"Angel?" Giles asked. "There was something you wanted to ask me?"
"Yea, sorry. I'm trying to figure out how to phrase it. You know that I care about Buffy very much, and that she values your opinion above everyone else's. We're sort of together again, and I wanted to ask your permission to see her again. As in, going out again."
"I don't know. You have a business to run, and she has a life. How do you expect this is going to work? And you're both adults, I don't see why you need my permission."
"We have this whole plan. If it works out, he's gonna move Angel Investigations to his old mansion, bringing everyone back with him, if they want."
"Wait a sec, Buffy. Does that mean Cordy would be coming back?"
"Nothing's final yet, but most likely, yea. She like, runs the business or something like that. Whoa, scary thought. Cordelia in charge of an entire company..."
"Don't want to think about that any more, it gives me the wiggins. But I can't believe you and Angel found a way to be together! I'm so happy for you!" Willow gave her best friend a hug. "Buffy, you haven't told us your plan for making this work. 3 years and you couldn't figure it out. I'm dying to know."
"Sorry, Will, forgot you didn't know. You're a big part of our plan anyway. Can you permanently restore Angel's soul?"
"I see. That might just work. And you have my blessing." Giles smiled.
"Thanks, Giles." Angel smiled back. "That makes all this a lot easier, knowing you're fine with it."
"Well, of course. She's so happy around you, and vice versa. I couldn't dream of stopping you."
Piper led Leo into the kitchen. She wouldn't let go of him if her life depended on it. Her sisters beamed at her, and they both wrapped him in a hug. When Phoebe pulled away, she whacked his arm.
"If you die again, mister, I'm going to have to kick your ass. Think of it as a warning."
"I missed you too, Phoebe." He laughed.
"Aw, you know I'm joking."
The atmosphere in the room was light and cheery, while everyone made plans for the near future. Faith was going to go to San Francisco to stay with the Halliwells, and Angel was headed for LA again. He wanted to get everything tied up, and give whoever wanted to come some time to get ready and move.
The next night they said their good byes. Everyone traded phone numbers and emails, promising to get together soon. Amanda pulled Willow and Tara aside.
"You know how I said they were going to assign you guys a Whitelighter?"
They nodded.
"Well, they did."
"Really?" Willow said excitedly. "Who is it?"
Amanda grinned. "Me."
"No kidding? That's great!" Willow hugged her, and Amanda made choking noises.
"Does she always hug that hard?" The Whitelighter asked Tara, who smiled a little.
"Only when she's really happy."
The rest of the scene was just as pleasant. Buffy and Angel wouldn't stop kissing, swearing to call each other all the time. Faith and Prue were already fighting over something, no one was sure what, but they ended up laughing. Once everyone had piled into cars and driven off, Buffy stood in the doorway to her house with Willow and Xander.
"Well, that was different." The Slayer said. "Can't say I'm not happy about the turn of events, though."
"Well, yea! You got Angel back, who wouldn't be happy? Except for Xander, of course. Don't worry, Xand, I'm sure you'll get used to having Cordelia back in town."
"What? How does Cordy factor into this? I thought she wasn't ever coming back."
"Things change." Buffy said softly, leaning against the doorframe.
The End!! Thanks to Darklight and BigBad for getting me to finish this,
hope ya'll liked it! Don't forget to review on your way out!! ~Amanda
Piper ran and threw her arms around him. "You're...alive."
"More or less. Amanda told me I gave you all quite the scare."
She just nodded. "I was so afraid. I didn't know what I was going to do without you."
"And now you won't have to worry. I'm here, and I'm ok."
Amanda quietly snuck back into the house and went into the kitchen, where everyone was looking at her. "I have some good news."
"What's up?" Cole asked.
"Leo's alive. And outside with Piper right now."
Phoebe gaped. "How?"
"There's this whole deal where since they didn't exactly exist to begin with, if the demon/vamps were killed, everything they had done or anyone they had killed reversed. For example, Leo."
"That's incredible." Tara breathed.
"Angel?" Giles asked. "There was something you wanted to ask me?"
"Yea, sorry. I'm trying to figure out how to phrase it. You know that I care about Buffy very much, and that she values your opinion above everyone else's. We're sort of together again, and I wanted to ask your permission to see her again. As in, going out again."
"I don't know. You have a business to run, and she has a life. How do you expect this is going to work? And you're both adults, I don't see why you need my permission."
"We have this whole plan. If it works out, he's gonna move Angel Investigations to his old mansion, bringing everyone back with him, if they want."
"Wait a sec, Buffy. Does that mean Cordy would be coming back?"
"Nothing's final yet, but most likely, yea. She like, runs the business or something like that. Whoa, scary thought. Cordelia in charge of an entire company..."
"Don't want to think about that any more, it gives me the wiggins. But I can't believe you and Angel found a way to be together! I'm so happy for you!" Willow gave her best friend a hug. "Buffy, you haven't told us your plan for making this work. 3 years and you couldn't figure it out. I'm dying to know."
"Sorry, Will, forgot you didn't know. You're a big part of our plan anyway. Can you permanently restore Angel's soul?"
"I see. That might just work. And you have my blessing." Giles smiled.
"Thanks, Giles." Angel smiled back. "That makes all this a lot easier, knowing you're fine with it."
"Well, of course. She's so happy around you, and vice versa. I couldn't dream of stopping you."
Piper led Leo into the kitchen. She wouldn't let go of him if her life depended on it. Her sisters beamed at her, and they both wrapped him in a hug. When Phoebe pulled away, she whacked his arm.
"If you die again, mister, I'm going to have to kick your ass. Think of it as a warning."
"I missed you too, Phoebe." He laughed.
"Aw, you know I'm joking."
The atmosphere in the room was light and cheery, while everyone made plans for the near future. Faith was going to go to San Francisco to stay with the Halliwells, and Angel was headed for LA again. He wanted to get everything tied up, and give whoever wanted to come some time to get ready and move.
The next night they said their good byes. Everyone traded phone numbers and emails, promising to get together soon. Amanda pulled Willow and Tara aside.
"You know how I said they were going to assign you guys a Whitelighter?"
They nodded.
"Well, they did."
"Really?" Willow said excitedly. "Who is it?"
Amanda grinned. "Me."
"No kidding? That's great!" Willow hugged her, and Amanda made choking noises.
"Does she always hug that hard?" The Whitelighter asked Tara, who smiled a little.
"Only when she's really happy."
The rest of the scene was just as pleasant. Buffy and Angel wouldn't stop kissing, swearing to call each other all the time. Faith and Prue were already fighting over something, no one was sure what, but they ended up laughing. Once everyone had piled into cars and driven off, Buffy stood in the doorway to her house with Willow and Xander.
"Well, that was different." The Slayer said. "Can't say I'm not happy about the turn of events, though."
"Well, yea! You got Angel back, who wouldn't be happy? Except for Xander, of course. Don't worry, Xand, I'm sure you'll get used to having Cordelia back in town."
"What? How does Cordy factor into this? I thought she wasn't ever coming back."
"Things change." Buffy said softly, leaning against the doorframe.
The End!! Thanks to Darklight and BigBad for getting me to finish this,
hope ya'll liked it! Don't forget to review on your way out!! ~Amanda
