5 months later:

"B god damn it" "Xander will be here soon Faith" "Yeah well I don't care just get her out of me" "God Faith it isn't that bad, at least you got the drugs"

Buffy was in the delivery room with Faith waiting for Xander to get there. Xander had been out celebrating with Oz and a couple of others, celebrating nuking the school and graduating. Willow had gone on the hunt for them so by rights they should have been arriving soon. Willow left Buffy because she figured Faith wouldn't break her hand as easy as she did the nurses.

Buffy grimaced every time Faith got a contraction so she knew exactly how far apart they were. Buffy detached her hand and said "I'm going to go see what's taking so long, you ok by yourself". Faith nodded and grimaced again bending the bars like Buffy did not that long ago.

Once outside Buffy sighed with relief when she saw Xander hurrying towards her. She shook her head at the unasked question and pointed to the door behind her which he hurried in mumbling thanks to her. They still weren't on good speaking turns, actually only ever muttering a couple of words to each other.

Buffy sighed and walked over to where her mom was holding a giggling five month old. She smiled at him and said "Hey baby were you good for grams today" She smiled when he said "Mum". He was very bright for being so young, she expected it had to do with the prophecy but he was healthy so she didn't really care. She took him from her mom with a thankyou and started throwing him a little in the air causing him to squeal a little. She laughed and sat down with him exhausted.

Her mom turned to her and said "So how's she doing?" She sighed and said "Well with all that strength you would think fine but I don't think the drugs are working. She still has a killer grip though." Her mother smiled at her and sat down next to her and handed her a bottle for Conner. Buffy smiled gratefully and gave the bottle to Conner who with little difficulty propped the bottle up and happily started sucking it.

5 hours later.

Xander walked out smiling and said to everyone "She's healthy and happy and completely normal." Everyone congratulated him and followed him to see Dawn.

Buffy was at the back of the group so she didn't see Dawn till everyone had been ahead. When she got to the front, she nearly fainted. Staring back at her was the exact same baby from her dreams, right down to the mole on her arm. Buffy stepped back quickly and shut her eyes pinched herself and opened her eyes to still see the child in front of her.

She looked at Conner and then at Dawn and thought how similar they looked, like siblings. The only differences were their eyes, Conner's had changed recently to Brown whereas Dawn's were still the baby blue (obviously since she had just been born.) Buffy knew her colour would more than likely be the same in the dream.

Joyce saw Buffy go from smiling, happy for Xander and Faith to suddenly a dangerous pale colour. She walked up and took Conner off a very shocked Buffy and put a hand on Buffy's shoulder trying to calm her down.

Buffy shook it off and offered a weak smile to her mother and didn't protest as her mother congratulated Xander and steered Buffy out.

Once home and Conner in bed Buffy broke down crying in her mother's arms.

**************************************************************************** ***** Author note: Wow thanks to whoever nominated me and sorry for no update but haven't been on the my computer in a little while. Oh a Conner is spelt with an e because I didn't want you to think of the Connor on Angel because I didn't like him.