Another wave of pain ripped through Buffy's body and she screamed. Angel
gripped her hand tightly as the doctor told her to push for the final time.
She pushed for all she was worth and was rewarded with the cry of her
newborn daughter. Angel gave her a huge smile and kissed her as she
laughed with joy. The happy parents were both crying.
"Here is your newborn baby girl." The doctor said, handing Buffy her daughter after cleaning the baby off. "Congratulations."
Buffy held the little girl in her arms and rocked the crying baby. She had chocolate eyes and dark hair like her father. "Hey there Alexis. We're your mommy and daddy." Buffy said, stroking the baby's cheek.
It had been two years since the collapse of the Hellmouth and most of Sunnydale and the deaths of Xander, Riley, and Willow. Willow had died due to the spell she had performed. It had been too powerful. She had known that she would die from it going in to the final battle. Xander had fought bravely and died in a hospital bed in Los Angeles two days later from terminal internal bleeding he had sustained from four wounds in his stomach, chest, and side. Buffy and Angel had been by his side when he had taken his last breath. Riley had been fighting near Buffy when he had maneuvered himself into a wrong position and a fairly large demon snapped his neck. It had taken a lot to get over their deaths, but Buffy's little family had managed.
Now, Buffy, Angel, and their newborn daughter lived in LA. Connor had decided to stay in Illinois and go to Northwestern. He was majoring in History and also studying to become an historian under his surrogate grandfather. As for Buffy's father, he had died a year ago of a heart attack. Buffy had been devastated, but the surprise news of her new baby had cheered her up considerably. She had never thought that she would have gotten to see the day when she held her and Angel's second child in her arms. That horrible day in Sunnydale when it had all ended, Buffy had thought that she was going to die that day. But someone had intervened. That someone had been Dawn. It was her final act before Buffy's Higher Power sister was summoned back to her Higher Plane to watch over the world.
Buffy looked down with tear filled eyes at her daughter Alexis Willow Callaghan. "She's beautiful Angel. She looks just like you."
Angel stroked his daughter's cheek and kissed his wife's forehead. "She'll have her mother's frame. I can guarantee that." Angel said.
Later that day, Buffy sat in the hospital bed gently rocking Dawn. The door opened and Wesley, Gunn, Spike, Giles, and Connor all walked in carrying flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals. Angel walked in with Buffy's orange juice and stopped when he saw all the people in the room.
"Hey guys. Thought we'd drop by and say hello." Gunn said.
"Where's my little sister?" Connor asked, sitting next to his mother on the bed. "She's gorgeous, mom. What'd you decide for her name?"
"Alexis Willow Callaghan." Buffy said proudly.
"I'm gonna teach her how to take care of herself."
"Good. She'll like that."
Buffy looked at Spike. He smiled at her. He had been spared when evil had collapsed. The Powers had rewarded him with his humanity. Turns out that he had gotten captured by a band of demons and sent to another dimension. It had taken him a hundred years to find a way back. Time had moved faster in that place than it did on this plane.
As for the collapse of evil, well, there was no evil left in the world. The Hellmouth had been closed and all the demons and vampires, minus two, had been destroyed. Angel and Buffy had been granted their rewards. Angel was human and so was Buffy. There was no need for champions of the underworld. It had been a sight to see the day all demons and vampires were destroyed. They had all perished in a fiery explosion that had taken down the building and when the Hellmouth exploded, most of Sunnydale had gone with it. All over the world, news reports came that many places burned because of explosions caused by sources unknown. Everything was right in the world. No demons or vampires or Slayers or Watchers.
"How are you feeling?" Spike asked.
"Wonderful." Buffy said. "And I'm not being sarcastic. There's just one thing that still upsets me though."
"What's that?"
"Willow and Xander aren't here to see Alexis. I really wish they were."
"I think we all wish they were here." Giles said.
"It was a good fight." Wesley said.
"It was a hard fight." Angel added.
"You're both right." Gunn said. "It was the best battle because it was the last battle which is the reason it was the so hard."
"Well said." Buffy smiled and stroked her daughter's hair. "Do you think we should tell her?"
"About the world before her?" Wesley asked.
"Yeah. It's a part of this whole family. She should know, right?"
"I think we should tell her." Angel said. "Just in case anything ever happens and somehow demons come back to this world."
"There's no way they can." Buffy said.
"The spell Willow and I worked on closed off all portals to this dimension." Giles said. "As far as all the other alternate realities are concerned, we don't exist."
"Good." Angel said. "Cause there aren't any champions left here."
"I wouldn't say that." Wesley said. "We're still alive."
"We're a dying breed Wesley. Once we're gone, who'll carry on the memory of what the world was like before?"
"Our children." Buffy said, looking at Connor and Alexis. "They'll keep the world we once knew alive in their minds. If anything does happen, then our little family will stop it."
"Here, here." Spike said. "I just wish Lita were here to experience all of this with me." Buffy smiled sadly. Spike had really loved the Slayer that had been called when Buffy had died the second time. "Maybe one day...."
"Maybe."
A nurse walked in to check on Buffy and the baby. She had long, curly, dark brown hair with red highlights and brown eyes. She smiled at Spike and said to Buffy, "How are you Mrs. Callaghan?"
"I'm great Lauren." Buffy said.
"Who are all these people?"
"My family."
"Wanna introduce me?" Lauren asked, eyeing Spike.
"That's my brother Spike, adopted father Giles, and my friends Gunn and Wesley."
"Hi." Lauren said, shaking Spike's hand. "You're name's really Spike?"
"It's William, but I haven't gone by that in a long while." Spike said.
"I like Spike. It fits you."
"Yeah?"
"I hope to see you around here more often if you're Buffy's brother." Lauren smiled and walked out.
Spike looked at Buffy. "You're ok, right?" She nodded, a smile on her face. "Good. Congrats. Excuse me." Spike ran out of the room and after Lauren.
Angel smiled and sat down by his wife and daughter. "Here's your orange juice sweetheart."
"Thank you honey."
Angel stroked his baby girl's soft hair and kissed the little hand that grabbed his finger so tightly. "She's perfect."
"You know, I figured something out today."
"What's that?"
"In my life, there are only three perfect things. My son, my family, and now my daughter."
"There are four."
"What?"
"You forgot yourself."
Buffy smiled. Gunn walked up and she allowed him to take Alexis. "You know, this is one handsome little family."
"And you're part of it Gunn. We're your family. All of us. I can't think of a better family than the one that has fought by my side countless times."
"Well, now that that's over, what do you guys plan to do for the rest of your lives?" Angel took Alexis and sat down on the bed next to Buffy. He looked at her and then back at Gunn. "We're going to live." Buffy smiled and took her husband's hand. "We're Going to live and be happy."
THE END
A/N Ok, gel-gel, you can sit on it. You're not the only one who reads my stories and I have plenty of fans who will object to your stank opinion. You don't need to be a bloody minger about it. And if this is about black81canary's story, then you can keep your mouth shut because her "work" was MY STORY. I wrote it, not her, and she obviously got herself into a mess by taking a story that is so well known and she realized it. That's why she's not on fanfic.net anymore. Thanks to all my REAL fans who appreciate my writing. I work hard on all of my stories and you guys make it well worth the effort. I love all of you, the REAL FANS. Especially shahid for pointing out that someone stole my story. Thank you for reading my stories. And thank you Lauren and Jen for being such great friends and consultants. Without your insight my stories wouldn't be as good as they are.
"Here is your newborn baby girl." The doctor said, handing Buffy her daughter after cleaning the baby off. "Congratulations."
Buffy held the little girl in her arms and rocked the crying baby. She had chocolate eyes and dark hair like her father. "Hey there Alexis. We're your mommy and daddy." Buffy said, stroking the baby's cheek.
It had been two years since the collapse of the Hellmouth and most of Sunnydale and the deaths of Xander, Riley, and Willow. Willow had died due to the spell she had performed. It had been too powerful. She had known that she would die from it going in to the final battle. Xander had fought bravely and died in a hospital bed in Los Angeles two days later from terminal internal bleeding he had sustained from four wounds in his stomach, chest, and side. Buffy and Angel had been by his side when he had taken his last breath. Riley had been fighting near Buffy when he had maneuvered himself into a wrong position and a fairly large demon snapped his neck. It had taken a lot to get over their deaths, but Buffy's little family had managed.
Now, Buffy, Angel, and their newborn daughter lived in LA. Connor had decided to stay in Illinois and go to Northwestern. He was majoring in History and also studying to become an historian under his surrogate grandfather. As for Buffy's father, he had died a year ago of a heart attack. Buffy had been devastated, but the surprise news of her new baby had cheered her up considerably. She had never thought that she would have gotten to see the day when she held her and Angel's second child in her arms. That horrible day in Sunnydale when it had all ended, Buffy had thought that she was going to die that day. But someone had intervened. That someone had been Dawn. It was her final act before Buffy's Higher Power sister was summoned back to her Higher Plane to watch over the world.
Buffy looked down with tear filled eyes at her daughter Alexis Willow Callaghan. "She's beautiful Angel. She looks just like you."
Angel stroked his daughter's cheek and kissed his wife's forehead. "She'll have her mother's frame. I can guarantee that." Angel said.
Later that day, Buffy sat in the hospital bed gently rocking Dawn. The door opened and Wesley, Gunn, Spike, Giles, and Connor all walked in carrying flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals. Angel walked in with Buffy's orange juice and stopped when he saw all the people in the room.
"Hey guys. Thought we'd drop by and say hello." Gunn said.
"Where's my little sister?" Connor asked, sitting next to his mother on the bed. "She's gorgeous, mom. What'd you decide for her name?"
"Alexis Willow Callaghan." Buffy said proudly.
"I'm gonna teach her how to take care of herself."
"Good. She'll like that."
Buffy looked at Spike. He smiled at her. He had been spared when evil had collapsed. The Powers had rewarded him with his humanity. Turns out that he had gotten captured by a band of demons and sent to another dimension. It had taken him a hundred years to find a way back. Time had moved faster in that place than it did on this plane.
As for the collapse of evil, well, there was no evil left in the world. The Hellmouth had been closed and all the demons and vampires, minus two, had been destroyed. Angel and Buffy had been granted their rewards. Angel was human and so was Buffy. There was no need for champions of the underworld. It had been a sight to see the day all demons and vampires were destroyed. They had all perished in a fiery explosion that had taken down the building and when the Hellmouth exploded, most of Sunnydale had gone with it. All over the world, news reports came that many places burned because of explosions caused by sources unknown. Everything was right in the world. No demons or vampires or Slayers or Watchers.
"How are you feeling?" Spike asked.
"Wonderful." Buffy said. "And I'm not being sarcastic. There's just one thing that still upsets me though."
"What's that?"
"Willow and Xander aren't here to see Alexis. I really wish they were."
"I think we all wish they were here." Giles said.
"It was a good fight." Wesley said.
"It was a hard fight." Angel added.
"You're both right." Gunn said. "It was the best battle because it was the last battle which is the reason it was the so hard."
"Well said." Buffy smiled and stroked her daughter's hair. "Do you think we should tell her?"
"About the world before her?" Wesley asked.
"Yeah. It's a part of this whole family. She should know, right?"
"I think we should tell her." Angel said. "Just in case anything ever happens and somehow demons come back to this world."
"There's no way they can." Buffy said.
"The spell Willow and I worked on closed off all portals to this dimension." Giles said. "As far as all the other alternate realities are concerned, we don't exist."
"Good." Angel said. "Cause there aren't any champions left here."
"I wouldn't say that." Wesley said. "We're still alive."
"We're a dying breed Wesley. Once we're gone, who'll carry on the memory of what the world was like before?"
"Our children." Buffy said, looking at Connor and Alexis. "They'll keep the world we once knew alive in their minds. If anything does happen, then our little family will stop it."
"Here, here." Spike said. "I just wish Lita were here to experience all of this with me." Buffy smiled sadly. Spike had really loved the Slayer that had been called when Buffy had died the second time. "Maybe one day...."
"Maybe."
A nurse walked in to check on Buffy and the baby. She had long, curly, dark brown hair with red highlights and brown eyes. She smiled at Spike and said to Buffy, "How are you Mrs. Callaghan?"
"I'm great Lauren." Buffy said.
"Who are all these people?"
"My family."
"Wanna introduce me?" Lauren asked, eyeing Spike.
"That's my brother Spike, adopted father Giles, and my friends Gunn and Wesley."
"Hi." Lauren said, shaking Spike's hand. "You're name's really Spike?"
"It's William, but I haven't gone by that in a long while." Spike said.
"I like Spike. It fits you."
"Yeah?"
"I hope to see you around here more often if you're Buffy's brother." Lauren smiled and walked out.
Spike looked at Buffy. "You're ok, right?" She nodded, a smile on her face. "Good. Congrats. Excuse me." Spike ran out of the room and after Lauren.
Angel smiled and sat down by his wife and daughter. "Here's your orange juice sweetheart."
"Thank you honey."
Angel stroked his baby girl's soft hair and kissed the little hand that grabbed his finger so tightly. "She's perfect."
"You know, I figured something out today."
"What's that?"
"In my life, there are only three perfect things. My son, my family, and now my daughter."
"There are four."
"What?"
"You forgot yourself."
Buffy smiled. Gunn walked up and she allowed him to take Alexis. "You know, this is one handsome little family."
"And you're part of it Gunn. We're your family. All of us. I can't think of a better family than the one that has fought by my side countless times."
"Well, now that that's over, what do you guys plan to do for the rest of your lives?" Angel took Alexis and sat down on the bed next to Buffy. He looked at her and then back at Gunn. "We're going to live." Buffy smiled and took her husband's hand. "We're Going to live and be happy."
THE END
A/N Ok, gel-gel, you can sit on it. You're not the only one who reads my stories and I have plenty of fans who will object to your stank opinion. You don't need to be a bloody minger about it. And if this is about black81canary's story, then you can keep your mouth shut because her "work" was MY STORY. I wrote it, not her, and she obviously got herself into a mess by taking a story that is so well known and she realized it. That's why she's not on fanfic.net anymore. Thanks to all my REAL fans who appreciate my writing. I work hard on all of my stories and you guys make it well worth the effort. I love all of you, the REAL FANS. Especially shahid for pointing out that someone stole my story. Thank you for reading my stories. And thank you Lauren and Jen for being such great friends and consultants. Without your insight my stories wouldn't be as good as they are.
