CHAPTER 5

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, although I wish I did because I'd find a way to put Angel and Buffy back together; where they belong. You will also notice that I've snagged some lines from a few episodes on either Buffy or Angel.

Summary: What if the Oracles had in fact restored Angel to his vampire state instead of taking back the day (In "I Will Remember You" on Angel) so that a prophesized miracle could occur?

Historical Note: This trilogy takes place between the fourth and fifth season of Buffy, and between the first and second season of Angel. You may also notice some of the later elements are from later seasons of either show.

Author's note: this trilogy will go back and fourth between Sunnydale and L.A. More so in this first series. The second there isn't much crossover's going on, there may be a few though. I really tried to keep to both shows storylines as much as possible. Some events (The Glory bit in season 5 on Buffy for example) will be either pushed back or taken out in general. These events may have been important on the shows, but not in this story.

In Sunnydale...

"So has anyone herd from the Buffster?" Xander asked as he joined the group in the living room with a book in his hands.

Giles apartment had become the group's meeting place since there weren't many other places. Before they had blown up their old high school on Graduation Day, they had packed up all of the books in the library, and brought them to Giles house. He had a spare room to store the books in, which worked out great.

Willow shook her head. "Not since last week,"

"How's she doin'?" Xander asked as he sat down beside Anya, his ex- demon girlfriend.

"She's doing ok. She and Angel are still debating where they're going to live once the baby's born," Willow explained.

"I bet their having hot, wild sex right now," Anya guessed out loud. The rest of them just tried to ignore Anya's comment.

"Ah, An, honey, they can't, remember?" Xander asked. Anya smiled.

"Oh yeah, I remember now. Cause if they do he'll turn all evil again and try to kill us all," Anya explained proudly; that she remembered. Xander turned towards Willow as he then remembered what she had said before.

"Wait! Are they getting back together? Because I thought Buffy just went there to tell him that she was going to have his baby, not to get back together with him," Xander said confused. Willow looked at him.

"You honestly expected her to go to L.A. and come back not together with him again?" Willow asked. "Every time she goes there to see him, it never turns out the way she plans it,"

"Tell me about it. The last time she went to visit him; which was strictly for shop talk; she came back pregnant," Xander reminded them bitterly.

"Xander," Willow warned.

"Also; don't forget he's like her soul mate," Oz added. Willow looked at him and smiled.

"Ah!" Giles called out, the frame of his glasses in his mouth.

"You found something?" Willow asked excitedly as she got up and walked over to Giles.

"I've found something; like what Wesley found," Giles said as he handed Willow the book.

"It appears that the child that Buffy carries will inherit the strengths and skills from both Angel and Buffy," Giles told them. "The, the child has a purpose in life. If this is correct, the child was meant to bring Buffy and Angel back together. How I'm not exactly sure, but," Giles continued.

"But why? I mean, not that it isn't a good thing; Angel and Buffy back together, but there has to be a greater reason. Higher beings aren't match makers," Willow asked confused.

"The passage said that separate their still powerful, but together their invincible, and a child that was created out of that, must be of great power. I mean, with Buffy's power alone the child will be special," Giles explained.

"So Buffy and Angel's baby won't be just a regular baby?" Anya asked.

"Hardly. I mean, it's never been heard of for a child to be created between a vampire and a Slayer," Giles noted.

"Maybe 'cause all the other Slayer are smart enough to not fall in love with the enemy," Xander assumed in a sour tone. Giles continued, ignoring Xander's comment.

"The out come must be great. I-I'm assuming the child will have use of whatever power he or-or she gets," Giles said.

"Wow. Buffy and Angel's child will be fighting evil along side them. That's kinda neat," Xander said as he sat down on the couch.

"If we can keep Buffy alive until the child is born," Giles told them.

"What do you mean?" Willow asked worriedly.

"In the wrong hands, their child could do some damage. Therefore, I'm assuming there will be all sorts of demons, and vampire after their child once it's born," Giles explained.

"You see, Angel's always getting Buffy into more trouble than she already has," Xander added. Willow looked over at him.

"Xander," Willow warned.

"I know," Xander said as he shut his mouth.