"She had a small emergency, but she said she would get here as soon as possible…" put in Giles

Suddenly Jenny Calendar, techno-pagan, teacher and Giles's girlfriend rushed into the room.

"Hey, sorry I'm late, what's up…" Jenny stopped talking as she came upon the fighting teens. "Ok, I defiantly missed something here.  Buffy?"

"Ms. Calendar, I'm glad you're…"

"Um, Buffy, maybe we could talk in private for a sec?"

Everyone quieted down, wondering what Jenny wanted to talk about.

"Yeah sure, I mean I can fill you in on what you missed, and you did quiet those four down so, I'll be back in a minute."  Buffy said turning to look at her friends.  "No more Thunder dome, ok?" And with that she and Ms. Calendar left the library.

Buffy and Jenny walked through the school until they came to her room, where they went inside and closed the door behind them.

"So, Ms. Calendar, I…"

"It's Jenny, remember I told you kids to call me Jenny.  Anyway, Buffy I know you're pregnant!"

"Ok, well that means I don't have to recount the meeting. But how??"

"The emergency Giles mentioned I had, well I was surfing the web and came across this."  Jenny removed a small stack of papers from her bag.  Handing them to Buffy.  Curiously Buffy started to read. "It's a prophecy about a slayer getting pregnant."

Buffy looked up at her.  "Giles said it happened before, but."

"Right, but this is where the prophecy comes from.  Elizabeth Springs was a slayer back in the 1500s; she fell in love with a vampire named Lucifer.  Not the Hell God himself but possibly worse if you ever met him.  Elizabeth and Lucifer met one night during her patrol; he had been tracking her but was overcome by her beauty.  He became from the moment they laid eyes on each other devoted to helping her.  They bonded first as friends, then lovers, of course in secret.  But one unfortunate night, Elizabeth's watcher came upon them in bed; he cursed her and Lucifer, with a spell that at first seemed like a blessing to them both.  A child.  But soon demons of all kinds started to hunt them and their unborn child. This went on for weeks until Elizabeth and her baby were killed. Their murderer, a changeling of Lucifer's, devoted to him.  He was filled with rage, killing the vampire.  He made a deal with the powers that be.  If he paid for all of his wrong doing for eternity in hell, his love and child must be given another chance.  The powers denied his request, and he went into a horrific rage.  Finally right before his untimely death, he cursed a slayer, the one that fell in love with a vampire.  Lucifer cursed them; he made it so they would create a child.  A child, so that they might know his pain."

Buffy, who had been crying silently during Jenny's tale, suddenly looked up.  "Wait, you mean I'm going to die with by baby, by one of Angel's kids?"

"No, no! Lucifer only said that you would become pregnant.  He thought of the pregnancy as a curse, but the baby as a joy."

"So that's it then, I'm having a baby!" Buffy stared out blankly at the wall.

"Buffy I will be hear with you all the way, giving you advice, support, herbs to make the pain go away." Jenny put her arms around Buffy.

Looking up at her, Buffy said "thank you Jenny.  You know I wasn't going to keep the baby before, but know I'm going to.  I'm going to do it for Elizabeth, Lucifer and their unborn child, and of course Angel and me.  But thank you, Jenny.  Now, I guess I'd better go and make the announcement"

"And I'll be right behind you."

Buffy and Jenny walked back into the library to find everyone researching. When Buffy cleared her throat, they all looked up.  Angel closed his book and hurried over to her.

"Hey, Buffy we're getting somewhere, I mean Giles has a couple theories."  Said Xander.

"It's ok you guys can close the books.  Jenny and I know how it happened.  Actually Jenny knew I was pregnant, before I told her."

"You know, Buffy, what is it?" Asked Angel, moving forward to hold Buffy.  This time she gratefully fell into his open arms.  Moving as far as she could to get close to him.

"I think I better take this one." Jenny answered.

Everyone settled back to listen to Jenny explain the curse.  Buffy curled up in Angel's arms as they sat and listened. When she was done, Jenny brought out the sheets of papers filled with the prophecy. 

"Buffy there was something I missed.  There are pictures of Elizabeth and Lucifer. And I think everyone might want to see these."

Everyone gathered around the two drawn portraits of the two long-ago lovers.  They all gasped.  Elizabeth and Lucifer were exactly the same as Buffy and Angel.  They only difference was clothing, and the lengths of hair.  But there was no fooling here; Elizabeth and Lucifer were Buffy and Angel's twins!

"Ok, can anyone say 'freaky'!" asked Xander.  Several of the scoobies raised their hands.

"Jenny are you sure these are accurate?"

"Rupert, I double check, even triple on the net.  Every portrait I found was like these two."

"Buffy? Are you ok?" Angel was looking troubled, but Buffy seemed to be white.

"Yeah, I'm fine Angel.  Giles, Jenny mentioned Lucifer tried to make a deal with the powers, right?"  Everyone had turned to look at Buffy now.

"Yes, I did mention that."

"Why do you ask?"  Giles was perplexed at Buffy's question.

"Jenny also said they turned him down, because he wanted Elizabeth brought back, right?" She continued at Giles's nod.

"But maybe they didn't, maybe they did give Elizabeth another chance.  Maybe they gave Lucifer another too?"

"Buffy, if I heard correctly, you are say that you and Angel are Elizabeth and Lucifer, reincarnated.  Is that right?"

"Pretty much."

"Ah, I think its sweet, two lovers be reunited."  Put in Willow.

"Well I don't, shouldn't Buffy be able to live her own life." Added Xander.

"Yeah, or at least put Elizabeth and Lucifer in better bodies!"  Everyone turned to look at Cordy.  "What?"

"Well it would make sense.  I mean Lucifer was killed in 1689, and Angel you were sired in, what…?" asked Jenny.

"1753." Answered Angel.

"Yeah, that works, actually it makes a lot of sense."

"So, what now?" asked Willow.

"I suppose the first thing to do is get some sleep.  I mean are very lucky in the fact that summer vacation starts in two weeks." Giles walked over to a small calendar.

"Yeah Buffy, you won't have to worry about getting fat till no one can see you!"  Cordelia pointed out.

"Ok Cor, we'll being leaving now."  Xander ushered Cordy out of her seat, and came over to Buffy, as he hugged her, he whispered in her ear, "If you need anything, I here.  Money, support, a shoulder to rest on.  Anything, I'm here Buffy."

"Thanks Xander, that means a lot."

One by one they all left, each giving Buffy supporting words, and Angel a few on the side.  As Buffy and Angel were walking to her house, Buffy brought up a lingering subject.

"Angel?"

"Buffy."

"My mothers going to be gone for three months.  The house will be empty, and well I'll be kind of lonely…"

"I'll get my stuff."

"I love you Angel!"

"I love you Buffy!"