Title: The Prophecies of Life

Author: Piper Winters

Disclaimer: Don't own a thing it all belongs to Joss Weaton.

Rating: PG-13

Summary: The Gang believes that Buffy has been dead for sixteen years. But what if she's been alive the whole time and comes back................. with her daughter. Future: B/A

Authors Note: I realize that the Gang probably wouldn't have children this young, but let's just say that after Buffy's "death" they realized how short life is and got married and had children.

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The bright sun of Sunnydale, California was setting as they lowered the casket into the ground. Hundreds of mourners had come to pay respects to the person who had in one way or another saved there lives.

There had been no body and for a while Willow had hoped that she was still alive. But when the next Slayer was called they had all given up hope.

It had rained all day but, still people stood beside her grave and wept. Angel Investigations had come down immanently when they herd the news and now Angel hovered near Spike in the shadows as people covered the empty coffin with dirt. His eyes were filled with pain as he watched the people in the shadows of sun light.

Willow was sobbing into Oz who held her while silent tears ran down his face. Xander clung to Anya like a lifeline fat tears cascading down his cheeks. She silently comforted him through her own tears. Cordelia was wrapped in Wesley's arms both sobbing. Riley stood by Joyce a few tear mixing with the rain that covered his body.

After the sun set everyone but a signal figure left. He walked silently up to the grave and laid a signal white rose on the fresh dirt. Angel ran his cold finger tips across the equally frozen stone tracing the name that would be forever burned into his mind and heart. Buffy Anne Summers.