Buffy smiled and said "You can pretend I'm her if you want". Angel smiled and looked down awkwardly and said "Wouldn't be hard".

Buffy smiled and leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. He turned to her and put his mouth to hers and slowly put all his Buffy missing into it. Buffy's mind was reeling; it was so different to what she remembered. Instead of hot against cold, all she felt was his heat, she could still taste the part of him that was all Angel but she it was still different.

Angel pulled back and leant his forehead against hers and said "You even taste like her." Buffy said softly "I am her". Angel pulled back and looked into her eyes and said "You have different eyes and (touches her hair) different hair". Buffy lets out a small laugh and says "The hair is my natural colour and as for the eyes." She puts her hand up to her eyes and slowly took the blue lenses out.

Angel looked into her eyes again and narrowed his eyes in confusion and whispered almost painfully "I saw your body". Buffy touched his chest and said "And I killed yours". He looked down to where she was touching, the exact spot where she had plunged the sword. She then placed her hand on his heart and said with tears running down her face "How are you alive? Human?" He looks at her shocked and knew instantly without a doubt that this was his Buffy. He pulled her into his arms and started to kiss with all the passion he could give. When they pulled away they were both panting and Angel started kissing her body.

##2 hours later and definitely no talking.

Buffy laid her head on his chest listening to his heart beat and said "How?" Angel gave a little laugh which rumbled through Buffy's body. He said "There was a prophecy that said I would become human after a certain battle and I did." Buffy pulled up and looked into his eyes and said "And Cordelia." She watched as he bit his lip and said "She was there for me." Buffy looked down and said "and I wasn't".

Angel sat up and hugged Buffy to him and said "Everyone thought you were dead." Buffy looked up again into his eyes and said "I thought you were gone and mom told me to leave, so I did". Angel touched her face and said "You know she didn't mean it". Buffy nodded and said "But then Eliza came along and I didn't know how to go back."

He nodded and said "Who was her father." She shook her head and said "No". She got up and grabbed her clothes and turned to him saying "I have to go." He grabbed her arm and she shrugged him off saying "You have Cordelia, your happy now I can't ruin that." Angel pulled her to him and said "I can't lose you again." She smiled and said "You never did". She shrugged out of his grasp and pulled her shirt over her head and said "Faith knows my number call me, we'll keep in contact." He sighed and knew he couldn't force her into something she didn't want and it wasn't fair on Cordelia.

Buffy felt her heart breaking, he wasn't fighting for her. She knew it had been 6 years but he didn't even try. She turned around making sure he didn't see her face and said "So I'll talk to you later." He nodded and Buffy on hearing silence walked out of the room and hurried to her room to pack her things before she changed her mind and jumped back into his bed. Alone she could mourn for someone she had loved her entire life.

4 months later

Buffy had been feeling sick for the past week and didn't want to go to the doctor. Her workmates kept telling her to go but she really didn't feel the need when she knew it was just the flu. She hadn't talked to Angel at all since she had been back and a part of her was glad that she didn't have to think about hearing his voice. It was October now and Eliza would be 7 in a month and Buffy was unfortunately reminded of this fact too much. She would be 25 in a few months and was a little too reminded of what happened on her birthday so many years ago.

It was kind of funny but the one person she was in contact with was Faith. Faith had made it a habit to call her once a month to see how she was doing.

Faith had more than once pronounced how much she hated 'the cheerleader'. She kept telling Buffy how much she had changed since becoming a higher being and how Angel had swiftly fallen back into the gross demeanour of lovey couple a week after she left. Buffy always remained silent at these revelations and just took in stride. At the end of the conversation Faith would always have a quick word with Eliza who called her Aunty Faith and then would be handed back to Buffy who said goodbye to her.

Buffy had told Faith on her last call that she hadn't been feeling well of late and Faith was like everyone else trying to convince her to go to the doctor. Then when Buffy had described how she felt Faith had said something that sent chills down her spine. "Damn B, it sounds like you're pregnant."

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Author note: Ok now I know I didn't write the scene with them together but i couldn't bring myself to write it so use your imagination. Thanks heaps to those still reviewing it is what keeps me writing. I think the next chapter is going to give you a hint on what happened in the past.