Buffy stood in the doctor's office in shock, she looked down at Eliza and then back at the doctor open mouthed. "You have got to be kidding me!" She managed and the doctor smiled and said "There is no doubt you are about 4 months pregnant, Congratulations".
She took a step back and put her head in her hands and muttered "What are the chances sleep with him twice and get pregnant both times." The doctor said "I'm sorry what did you say". She shook her head and said "Never mind, thanks I have to go." She took Eliza's hand and went out of the office.
She sat back on that park seat as she did every time something major happened and tried to process what she knew. One she was pregnant, two it was Angel's child again Three Angel was human, four he was with Cordelia and happy, Five Eliza and her had enough money; six She was going to need someone to help her.
There was no way she could handle two young children by herself and slay and work. When Eliza was little she had Rachel but now she didn't really have anyone. She hadn't got close to anyone since Rachel had died and now apart from Faith she didn't really talk to anyone else.
## PAST
Buffy shook the a black haired ladies hand and said "Hi I'm Anna!" The lady smiled and said "Rachel"
## Flash forward
Buffy is crying on Rachel shoulder and she murmured "I can't tell them I can't" Rachel smothered her hair back and said "Why Anna, They will understand". Buffy pulled back with a tear streaked face and said "No they won't, you don't get it, I killed him. He wasn't evil but him. I did it all me". Rachel pulled back shocked and said "You killed who". Buffy smiled sadly and said "I can trust you right?" Rachel nodded her head and Buffy sighed deeply "See there are these creatures...."
## Flash forward
Buffy was fidgeting with a phone when Rachel rounded the corner. Her stomach a slight bulge. Rachel shook her head at her and said "You aren't eating enough Anna". Buffy smiled and said "I don't want to use your money Rach". She shook her head and said "You will pay me back forget about it." Buffy smiled and put the phone down and said "But how?" Rachel shrugged and said "don't know but we'll work it out."
## Flash Forward.
Buffy is stood in a cemetery she looked about 4 months pregnant but is in fact 7 months. She twirled a stake in her hand and looked around bored. She sighed and walked out of the cemetery. She just made it out into the open when she is attacked from behind. There is chaos, the people that were around were screaming in shock and Buffy pushed the creature off her back with ease. She spun around and nearly laughed when she saw a new borne vampire. The vampire said "Slayer", Buffy rolled her eyes and plunged the stake in his heart before realizing she had an audience. She turned around with a "Oh shit" and made a run for it.
## Flash ten minutes Forward
Buffy rushed in the house and started throwing her things in a bag and Rachel came running in and said "What's wrong". Buffy faced her and said "We have to move, they caught me slaying".
##Flash Forward
"Push Anna Push" Buffy turned to the voice and said "What does it look like I am doing?" She was sweating hard and trying not to scream, she was the slayer who would have thought child birth would hurt so much.
## Flash Forward
"It's a girl" Buffy stared down at the pink faced baby and turned to Rachel and said "She's beautiful". Rachel smiled and said "looks just like you, what's her name". Buffy smiled and said "Eliza, Eliza Joy Summers O'Connor".
## Flash Forward
"We have to move again"
## Flash Forward
Buffy stood holding a one year old and smiling at Rachel trying to build a cot.
## Flash Forward
Buffy had blood dripping down the side of her head and glaring at something in front of her. She said in a menacing voice "I will kill you". The voice in the darkness "Tut Tut not if I have something you hold dear."
Buffy felt a moment of panic but squashed it when she remembered Eliza was with Rachel.
The demon brought forward a bound and gagged 3 year old. Buffy's eyes widen and she is shocked into silence.
The demon laughs and says "Hmm I think we found something that shuts a slayer up boys."
Buffy says "You dare touch a..." The demon flings the little girl into a wall painfully and grabs her by the hair putting a dagger to her throat. Buffy feels the tears run down her face as she watches Eliza sob. She says in a desperate voice "Please don't hurt her, she is just a baby (He puts the dagger to her cheek) please!" "Don't"
The demon laughs and puts Eliza to the ground facing away from them. He slowly cuts a line on Buffy's arm. He turns to go back to Eliza and pulls hard on the ropes saying "You hurt one hair and I will kill you" The demon laughs again and says "Like you could" He turns to go back to Eliza again and she tries again "Please just kill me".
The demon turns again and says "Oh but I plan to".
Buffy pulls at the rope helpless.
## Flash Forward.
Rachel was staring at the scene in front of her in horror. Buffy was strung up on a wall with blood everywhere and Eliza was crying in a corner, she appeared alright bar a scratch on her leg. The demon was over in the corner talking to someone. Rachel picked up the gun she had acquired and aimed for the demons head. It let off an almighty bang.
## Flash Forward.
Buffy was leaning on Rachel and Eliza was huddled next to her and they all walked out of the cave.
## Flash Forward
Buffy had just left Eliza at the new day-care with the instructions that they would drop her off at home and she tiredly went home. She paused when she heard someone yelling and took off in that direction. When she got there it was too late. Rachel was holding her throat in desperation but the damage had been done. Buffy held her and talked to her as she slowly died.
## Flash Forward.
Eliza walks in and finds her mother collapsed in her room sobbing with blood all over her shirt.
## End of Flashes
Buffy sighed and jumped when Eliza put her hand on her head and said "It's ok mommy." Buffy smiled and said "Come on let's go home." She then muttered to herself "Mommy has to call Aunty Faith."##
Buffy had seated Eliza in front of her favourite cartoons and taken the phone into her bedroom. She called the number she had found in the phone book and waited for an answer.
"Angel investigations we help the hopeless." "Um Cordelia can I talk to Faith" "Buffy" "Um yeah" "right because you usually call after 4 months of not calling" "I need to talk to Faith" "Why" "Non of your business put her on" "No" "For god sakes would you put her on the phone" "God you don't have to be a bitch hang on" (Buffy sighed into the phone) "What's up" "Hey it's me can you come here?" "What's wrong B?" "Something I can't handle alone" "You want me to bring Angel" "That would be the worst thing you could do" "What's wrong?" "I'm Pregnant" "Serious" "Yes Faith and I think you know who to" "Angel" "yes" "You going to tell him" "I can't do that to them" "He has a right to know B" "So what I go up and say hi you know how we had to do that ritual thing well now I'm pregnant and it's yours, stay with me. I'm not like that Faith" "Or you could just you know put it differently" "Oh yeah how about the first time we had sex we produced a kid and guess what we did it again." "Eliza?" "Yes" "Fucking hell, how did you manage that wasn't he a vampire then?" "Yes" "Ok I'm coming" "k"...
Faith put the phone down and looked up to see Cordy watching her. She said "What?" Cordelia said "So you have been talking to Buffy?" Faith shrugged and said "So".
Cordelia put her hands on her hips and said "Shouldn't we have been told?" Faith narrowed her eyes and said "Why? Do you tell me every little detail of your life? So what if I talk to B?" Angel walked in at the end and said "Whose B?" Faith was about to say something when Cordelia said "Faith here has been talking to Buffy?" Angel's eyes narrowed and he said "Why". Faith looked angry and said "Because she needed someone to talk to". Angel looked confused and said "Why you?" Faith rolled her eyes and said "Because I'm her friend, we're sister slayers, I understand. Why the hell not?"
Angel looked down and said "How is she?" Faith shrugged and said "Not good, I have to go there for a little bit." Cordelia said "What's wrong with her?" Faith glared at her and said "It's confidential." Angel said "How long?" Faith thought and said "depends but more than likely a few weeks." Cordelia gapped and said "weeks??" Faith smiled and said "Well yeah. I suppose Wes can come with."
Angel nodded and said "I'm coming too". Cordelia eyes bulged and she said "What? No!" Angel looked at her and said "I want to help honey."Cordelia frowned and said "Then I am going too." Faith scowled and said "No way none of you are coming, Buffy trusts me not you". Angel raised his eyebrows and said "I'm going Faith and that's final."
Faith pouted and said "Fine but I have to warn B first."
##
Buffy stared at the phone ringing and knew it had to be Faith, no one rang this late. She sighed and picked the phone up and said "What's up" "Angel is insisting on coming" "What no, there is no way" "Damn B I know" "Can't you?" "No I tried" (Buffy sighed) "Don't come then" "But you need me" "Come in a few months and stay through the birth, I need you here then, Faith" "What do I tell Angel" "Tell him I worked through whatever was bothering me" "And in a few months?" "That you are visiting a relative who is getting married and you are staying for 3 months." "I'll try" "Thanks Faith" "No prob" "bye".
Buffy sighed and walked over to the bathroom and leaned against the wall. Everything was out of control. She should be with Angel happy about being pregnant not trying to hide it. Maybe she could tell him and see how he reacted or offer to move to LA so he can be close to the baby. Would he drop Cordelia to be with her? Could she break them apart? Be the cause of someone else's pain?
She knew the answer without much thought. She couldn't break them apart when they were so happy. Cordelia would be devastated if she found out and as much as she couldn't stand her she couldn't do that to them. She would take the high horse and let them have their happiness; she at least got the joy of having to children to the love of her life.