AN: So very sorry about not updating in a very long time. We are currently
having my bathroom redone and since we are doing most of the work
ourselves, I have had no time to get near the computer let alone update
anything.
As you have probably read I have used some elements of both La Femme Nikita and Buffy episodes. In future I will be listing the episode elements are from at the bottom of the fic. So far:
Ch 1 - LFN = Season 4 - Kiss The Past Goodbye
Ch 2 - BTVS = Season 3 - Anne
Ch 9 - BTVS = Season 1 - Welcome To The Hellmouth/The Harvest
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The assembled group all looked towards the open door waiting for confirmation of the truth.
Seeing Pike walk through the door Buffy felt the hopelessness she felt the night he told her Benny died. Right next to him, holding his hand was a small child. A child that looked exactly like Angel in miniature except with Buffy's eyes. Wearing a pair of blue jeans and a white t-shirt the child looked like someone going to a party.
Pike stopped upon seeing Buffy. Julian looked up at her and says "Hello Mommy" to her. Buffy looks at Angel feeling lost. Julian followed her gaze and looks at Angel saying "Hello Daddy".
Angel begins to tear up, emotions welling through his being; he brings his arms around Buffy from behind, resting his head on her shoulder so he could still look at Julian.
Pike and Julian walked over so they were standing directly in front of both her and Angel. Pike put a hand on Buffy's arm. As Buffy looks at him and smiles, Julian lets go of Pike's hand so he could stand in front of Angel. Julian tugged on Angel's hand, Angel had to let go of Buffy to crouch down and talk to Julian.
Once Angel let go of Buffy's hand Pike pulled her into a hug. As he let her go, she started to apologise for what happened in Vegas and at Hemery High.
Angel picked up Julian and brought him over to Buffy. Her eyes moving over the child she saw the significant features that were familiar because most of them were Angels.
Julian upon seeing Buffy shouted again "Mommy!" before launching himself at her. Buffy was thankful for her quick reflexes as otherwise she would not have caught him before he fell.
As Julian snuggled up in her arms, he put his head on her chest and closes his eyes. Buffy looked to Angel with a startled look in her eyes, pleading to him for help.
"What is it? What's wrong?" He asked urgently.
"You remember how I was with my Gigapet when I sat on it and it broke" she said not asking.
"You said you didn't want children"
"Because they were part of a normal life and we could never have one"
"Well" he began "You now have the opportunity"
"No we now have the opportunity but I don't know what to do with a child"
"And you think I do?" his voice radiated surprise
"Well you are old," she countered with a bit of a smile
"He is only 21 years old" Madeline stated a little bit suspicious about the man before her Angel looked sheepishly at the room "Well actually I'm a little older then that"
"How much older?" Madeline asked, her suspicion growing
Buffy chose to answer, "He's about 240 I think"
"246" Angel amended
Everyone looked at him in confusion
"I was turned when I was 21" Angel said defensively
"Turned?" Nikita asked
"I'm a vampire" he stated matter of factly
Everyone in the room turned to look at him
"But a good one" Buffy said
Everyone turned to her for an explanation
Buffy looked to Angel for permission but instead he begins to tell the tale of how he came to be a vampire.
(The following is taken from Becoming Part 2) 'Galway 1753'
"I stumbled out of a bar, drunk as usual and there was Darla. Standing there looking as beautiful as ever I saw her" He paused to glace at Buffy. She saw him and catching his eye she smiled slightly in encouragement, "I followed her down the lane until she stopped. She told me about all the places she'd been to and I asked her to show me"
Angel felt a hand on his right shoulder blade directly over his tattoo; he turned to find Buffy looking at him with understanding in her eyes.
"I became a vampire that night" He paused looking for the right words before continuing "There are a lot of things I regret having done but nothing as much as I regret turning Drusilla. I drove her to madness, she had no idea what she was doing, she was like a child; the way she talked; the way she acted, but somehow she managed to turn Spike. We became each other's family and for over 100 years we brought terror to everyone we saw. Until one night Dru and I attacked a clan of Gypsy's, it seems they weren't too happy when I killed the favourite of the clan. They cursed me by returning my soul"
"Why a soul?" Nikita asked
"Without my soul I didn't have to think about what I had done, who I had killed but when they cursed me I felt the remorse and pain of all the people I had killed and tortured"
The group was silent. They turned to Buffy to question her as to why she would be with him, when they noticed Julian was asleep in her arms. Passing him to Angel she looked at the assembled group before continuing to tell the tale.
"Angel began helping me from the first night I met him. We started seeing each other and found the trigger to losing his soul after we set it off; with one pure moment of happiness his soul was gone. By the time Willow was able to re-curse him I had to send him to hell" Buffy had to stop as the memories of that day replayed in her mind.
Angel puts his arm around her in a gesture meant to comfort and she found the strength to continue.
"I ran, I couldn't stand to stay in Sunnydale after that"
Angel finished the tale "Willow brought me back from hell a few weeks later and as soon as I was strong enough I went looking for Buffy. I had finally managed to track her down when you all showed up and brought us here"
Julian shifted slightly in his sleep bringing every pair of eyes to the bundle snuggled in Angel's arms. Each was wondering how something so innocent and pure was created as easily forgotten about.
(If anyone watches Becker, I'm making Whislter more like Bob. For those of you that don't watch Becker, Bob is an annoying and dim-witted)
Whistler appeared in the doorway to the training room. Walking in he approached Buffy and Angel whilst still maintaining a safe distance.
"Hey Angel! (Whistler smiled) Buffy (Whistler smiled slightly then backed up remembering her last words to him), how's Julian?"
"How do you know about him?" Angel asked protectively
"I work as a messenger for the P.T.B.," he answered
"The P.T.B.?" Angel questioned
"The Powers That Be. They wanted me to fix your memories"
"What's wrong with them?" Buffy asked getting on the offensive
"We took them from you, the dreams too, after you left Julian at the churches doorstep" Whistler explained
"Why?" Buffy asked
With a heavy sigh Whislter answered afraid that what he said might cause him pain after Buffy hit him, "They needed you to be able to do your duty"
Buffy bean to laugh bitterly "Once again people are making decisions for me. Tell me, what right did they have for doing this? What right did they have to keep my son from me? Where they ever going to let me know about him?"
Whislter looked frightened, as he pleaded with her "Please don't hurt me I like my ribs" Everyone but Buffy looked at Whistler wondering what he meant so he explained "She threatened to pull my rib cage out and wear it as a hat last time I saw her"
All eyes shifted to Buffy
"I was on my way to fight Angel with a sword" she explained a tiny bit ashamed of her words.
**************************************************************************** ************** The episodes used in this chapter were: BTVS = Season Two - Becoming Parts 1 & 2
**************************************************************************** **************
Any complaints about the story so far, comments and review can be done by reviewing be pressing the button below. All questions can be sent to my email address in my profile where they will be answered as soon as possible.
As you have probably read I have used some elements of both La Femme Nikita and Buffy episodes. In future I will be listing the episode elements are from at the bottom of the fic. So far:
Ch 1 - LFN = Season 4 - Kiss The Past Goodbye
Ch 2 - BTVS = Season 3 - Anne
Ch 9 - BTVS = Season 1 - Welcome To The Hellmouth/The Harvest
**************************************************************************** **************
The assembled group all looked towards the open door waiting for confirmation of the truth.
Seeing Pike walk through the door Buffy felt the hopelessness she felt the night he told her Benny died. Right next to him, holding his hand was a small child. A child that looked exactly like Angel in miniature except with Buffy's eyes. Wearing a pair of blue jeans and a white t-shirt the child looked like someone going to a party.
Pike stopped upon seeing Buffy. Julian looked up at her and says "Hello Mommy" to her. Buffy looks at Angel feeling lost. Julian followed her gaze and looks at Angel saying "Hello Daddy".
Angel begins to tear up, emotions welling through his being; he brings his arms around Buffy from behind, resting his head on her shoulder so he could still look at Julian.
Pike and Julian walked over so they were standing directly in front of both her and Angel. Pike put a hand on Buffy's arm. As Buffy looks at him and smiles, Julian lets go of Pike's hand so he could stand in front of Angel. Julian tugged on Angel's hand, Angel had to let go of Buffy to crouch down and talk to Julian.
Once Angel let go of Buffy's hand Pike pulled her into a hug. As he let her go, she started to apologise for what happened in Vegas and at Hemery High.
Angel picked up Julian and brought him over to Buffy. Her eyes moving over the child she saw the significant features that were familiar because most of them were Angels.
Julian upon seeing Buffy shouted again "Mommy!" before launching himself at her. Buffy was thankful for her quick reflexes as otherwise she would not have caught him before he fell.
As Julian snuggled up in her arms, he put his head on her chest and closes his eyes. Buffy looked to Angel with a startled look in her eyes, pleading to him for help.
"What is it? What's wrong?" He asked urgently.
"You remember how I was with my Gigapet when I sat on it and it broke" she said not asking.
"You said you didn't want children"
"Because they were part of a normal life and we could never have one"
"Well" he began "You now have the opportunity"
"No we now have the opportunity but I don't know what to do with a child"
"And you think I do?" his voice radiated surprise
"Well you are old," she countered with a bit of a smile
"He is only 21 years old" Madeline stated a little bit suspicious about the man before her Angel looked sheepishly at the room "Well actually I'm a little older then that"
"How much older?" Madeline asked, her suspicion growing
Buffy chose to answer, "He's about 240 I think"
"246" Angel amended
Everyone looked at him in confusion
"I was turned when I was 21" Angel said defensively
"Turned?" Nikita asked
"I'm a vampire" he stated matter of factly
Everyone in the room turned to look at him
"But a good one" Buffy said
Everyone turned to her for an explanation
Buffy looked to Angel for permission but instead he begins to tell the tale of how he came to be a vampire.
(The following is taken from Becoming Part 2) 'Galway 1753'
"I stumbled out of a bar, drunk as usual and there was Darla. Standing there looking as beautiful as ever I saw her" He paused to glace at Buffy. She saw him and catching his eye she smiled slightly in encouragement, "I followed her down the lane until she stopped. She told me about all the places she'd been to and I asked her to show me"
Angel felt a hand on his right shoulder blade directly over his tattoo; he turned to find Buffy looking at him with understanding in her eyes.
"I became a vampire that night" He paused looking for the right words before continuing "There are a lot of things I regret having done but nothing as much as I regret turning Drusilla. I drove her to madness, she had no idea what she was doing, she was like a child; the way she talked; the way she acted, but somehow she managed to turn Spike. We became each other's family and for over 100 years we brought terror to everyone we saw. Until one night Dru and I attacked a clan of Gypsy's, it seems they weren't too happy when I killed the favourite of the clan. They cursed me by returning my soul"
"Why a soul?" Nikita asked
"Without my soul I didn't have to think about what I had done, who I had killed but when they cursed me I felt the remorse and pain of all the people I had killed and tortured"
The group was silent. They turned to Buffy to question her as to why she would be with him, when they noticed Julian was asleep in her arms. Passing him to Angel she looked at the assembled group before continuing to tell the tale.
"Angel began helping me from the first night I met him. We started seeing each other and found the trigger to losing his soul after we set it off; with one pure moment of happiness his soul was gone. By the time Willow was able to re-curse him I had to send him to hell" Buffy had to stop as the memories of that day replayed in her mind.
Angel puts his arm around her in a gesture meant to comfort and she found the strength to continue.
"I ran, I couldn't stand to stay in Sunnydale after that"
Angel finished the tale "Willow brought me back from hell a few weeks later and as soon as I was strong enough I went looking for Buffy. I had finally managed to track her down when you all showed up and brought us here"
Julian shifted slightly in his sleep bringing every pair of eyes to the bundle snuggled in Angel's arms. Each was wondering how something so innocent and pure was created as easily forgotten about.
(If anyone watches Becker, I'm making Whislter more like Bob. For those of you that don't watch Becker, Bob is an annoying and dim-witted)
Whistler appeared in the doorway to the training room. Walking in he approached Buffy and Angel whilst still maintaining a safe distance.
"Hey Angel! (Whistler smiled) Buffy (Whistler smiled slightly then backed up remembering her last words to him), how's Julian?"
"How do you know about him?" Angel asked protectively
"I work as a messenger for the P.T.B.," he answered
"The P.T.B.?" Angel questioned
"The Powers That Be. They wanted me to fix your memories"
"What's wrong with them?" Buffy asked getting on the offensive
"We took them from you, the dreams too, after you left Julian at the churches doorstep" Whistler explained
"Why?" Buffy asked
With a heavy sigh Whislter answered afraid that what he said might cause him pain after Buffy hit him, "They needed you to be able to do your duty"
Buffy bean to laugh bitterly "Once again people are making decisions for me. Tell me, what right did they have for doing this? What right did they have to keep my son from me? Where they ever going to let me know about him?"
Whislter looked frightened, as he pleaded with her "Please don't hurt me I like my ribs" Everyone but Buffy looked at Whistler wondering what he meant so he explained "She threatened to pull my rib cage out and wear it as a hat last time I saw her"
All eyes shifted to Buffy
"I was on my way to fight Angel with a sword" she explained a tiny bit ashamed of her words.
**************************************************************************** ************** The episodes used in this chapter were: BTVS = Season Two - Becoming Parts 1 & 2
**************************************************************************** **************
Any complaints about the story so far, comments and review can be done by reviewing be pressing the button below. All questions can be sent to my email address in my profile where they will be answered as soon as possible.