Her Dying Wish
"You can't tell me you believe all that? It's like pulling it from a fortune cookie!" Giles looked at Xander with a stern look, " Yeah, yeah I know the prophecies "never" lie! Whatever, all I am saying is I don't think any of that will happen!" Xander folded his arms as if to show that his opinion concluded the argument.
Giles suddenly looked up, " They mustn't be told, either of them! If they know they could disrupt what is to become of them. Leaving the earth in shackles."
"So your saying that if we tell Angel and Buffy, they probably won't get jiggy with it causing us to loose our savior child? Since when was the world so messed up? What happened to the simple days?"
Xander was so confused and Willow just sat in the corner listening. He wanted to comfort her but needed answers.
"Exactly, that child could very well save us all without it we could die." Suddenly Willow stood up from where she was sitting.
"Giles you talk as though Buffy and Angel's child is an object. It's a living being, their living being, their love and joy, and it's going to e taken from them and an innocent life will be taken for us. Why do we deserve her assistance. What have we ever done to save ourselves. Forget the world, Buffy won't let her child die."
"And that is why we won't tell them about the prophecy." Giles was agitated.
"Okay hold up, we still have a dying B, here and a blood to cure, I saw we find them A.S.A.P. and deliver before it's too late." They all nodded in understanding until a gang of vampires bursted through the windows of the library.
"Thanks for the enlightenment with the prophecy Geeves! It was very helpful! By the way the name is Spike, and I would love to see the earth fall to shackles! Thanks!"
"Oh great!" at this point Giles was getting very annoyed with people trying to block them from getting to Buffy!
----------the mansion--------
Buffy's breathing was heavy as she slept curled up in Angel's arms. HE was still awake treasuring all the time he had with her. IN his heart of hearts he believed that there was no cure, as much as he would have liked to think there was hope he knew there wasn't. HE loved her so much and kicked himself for not realizing it when he was younger. She was the image of purity, the real jackpot. He was surprised other guys hadn't seen it either. Suddenly Buffy started going into spasms, her body shaking and her head moving up and down. She was coughing hysterically, he went to cover her mouth when his hand was stained with blood. She was coughing up her blood.
"Angel.." She could barely speak between hard gasps for air, " Am.I.dying?"
Angel's eyes were filled with tears, she was going to die soon he just knew it. " Shh shh, of course not baby, not as long as I am with you. We are going to get through this and have little babies that have your blond honey hair and my brown eyes, WE will have a little girl that reminds us of you, she'll be sweet and I will pound every guy that ever hurts her. And I will do that fatherly inspection."
Buffy smiled a bit and began to speak, " Not every guy, she needs to have some heartbreaks!" HE stroked her hair. She started to cry silently. He didn't know what to do but hold her.
" Angel it's not enough time they aren't going to make it. I am going to die, I am sixteen I don't want to die." Angel started to cry as well. " I love you Angel, remember me forever and always please." Angel couldn't believe she was saying goodbye.
" You can't die on me Buffy, I won't let you!" Angel shook her a bit but gently
" Don't forget me Angel please never forget!" Angel looked in her eyes and saw something he had never seen before, Fear.
"How could forget, the poerson I love, want to marry, you'll always be with me." Angel kissed her tenderly on the mouth, Yet Buffy pulled him into a more passionate one. They continued to kiss until Buffy breaked for air.
"Buffy we can't, your weak." Angel started but Buffy put her finger to his mouth.
" I can handle it cowboy!" She smirked an almost healthy smirk and lifted his shirt off.
"Let it be my dying wish." A tear ran down her cheek and she and Angel slid under the covers. Little did they know that it was all a part of their destiny.
-------------The library-----
"With the slayer out of the picture, I find it really easy to finally beat you scoobies to a pulp," Spike looked way too happy. Finally Faith came hurling out of the shadows, kicking him in the back of the head.
"Guess whose back in the picture!" Faith looked down at a very unconcious Spike.
" Slayer" the rest of the vampires growled and came towards Faith.
"G-man find Xander and Willow a safe place I can handle them!"
"Right-o!" Giles was proud of his new slayer's course of action and grabbed a very disturbed Xander and Willow into his office. He looked the doors and watched as Faith continued to stake the vampires. After all the vamps were "dusted" she went to leave but from Giles' view he could see a very pissed Spike rise from behind her.
"Faith behind you!" Giles yelled through the glass.
"One step ahead of you!" Faith flung her left arm up into a backward punch. Spike went crashing to the floor in shame.
" Good heaven's Faith you were amazing!" Giles was very impressed with Faith's skills, she didn't have a watcher but her fighting skills were very advanced.
"What can I say I learn from the best!" Faith smiled, "So what next?"
" We can't see Buffy like this, we know too much, if we go knowing the prophecy one of us might let it slip, disturbing the course of things." Xander's eyes dropped just another obstacle standing in Buffy's way.
"Well what it's not like we can turn back time, we aren't magic!" Willow sprang ou of the corner she had retreated to. She was feeling helpless and confused but finally something that made sense presented itself to her.
"A spell!" Giles looked at her like she was brilliant, it made Xander jealous. That's my look to give her' he thought kinda pouting.
"It's genious, a memory spell!" Giles scrambled around and got some things he explained that he would be the only one to know what the prophecy said in case of an emergency. After chanting a few words a yellow light filled them and they were restored.
"What just happened," Willow asked skeptically.
"I don't know but let's get our Scooby asses down to the mansion, Buffy's life depends on it." Faith was even surprised at herself. She was never the take charge kinda girl, more a kick ass think later girl. She was even impressed. Did this Buffy girl have that effect on everyone else?
"Okay Giles where's your getup?" Faith was panting a bit, that workout had been a little much and she was craving a very very large burger.
" My Get-up? My word what are you trying to say?" Giles was very confused, he knew Buffy would have replied with a, "Duh Giles" he missed that about her.
"Your car Giles, where is your car?" Xander could have turned that into something funny or sarcastic but decided it wasn't the time for that Buffy could already be dead for all they knew.
"Oh right, it's over there," Giles pointed to a red jeep parked in a staff lot. They ran towards hoping that their worst fears hadn't happened.
-----------The mansion------
Buffy rolled over onto Angel's warm chest. She smiled like she had never smiled before. All i had ever wanted was that night. i loved how he was constantly making sure i was okay or comfortable, how he stroked my hair when i was asleep and how he smelt of cologne. But i loved the tattoo on his back more than anything. i hadn't seen it before, but it was powerful, and well let's just really really cool! She giggled to herself and went back into a somewhat dream like state.
I lie awake listening to our two hearts beating together and for a second I forget that she is dying, I forget that we will never get married and that she will never reach seventeen. All I can think about is how innocent she is, how pure she tastes, how wide-eyed and curious she is. Her flesh is so silky even though it is pale and not her usual bronzed colour. I love how she nibbles my ear lobe and giggles. I love who she turns red when I tell her how beautiful she is and how wonderful she is. Yet most of all I love that when she is around my nostrils are filled with that sweet aroma of vanilla. That smell will haunt me forever.
I am tired and weak. I can feel myself slipping from this world, and I think I am ready. I am not ready to leave him, to leave my mom, my friends and this world, but I am ready to accept my fate. My heart begins to slow down. My breathing gets heavier and harder to take in. I get cold, so cold, I begin to shiver and my legs are quivering beneath the blankets, beads of sweat are on my head, and I can't keep my eyes open. I start to cough again, blood spurting everywhere. I think he is waking up, I don't want him to see me like this but I can't move. I whisper, "thank-you for the best night of my life," I smile, and my eyes roll back and it's dark, I think he is crying, but I can't speak I am too weak too tired.
I woke up, her body was shaking against mine like a frightened horse. She is freezing like ice so cold to touch, I gather her up in my arms and she whispers to me. I cry and know I have to let her go but I don't want to. Suddenly she stops breathing. I grab my shirt and wrap it around her. I shake her rapidly but she won't breath, I am frightened, I don't know what to do. God help me, if she goes I don't know what I'll do.
Suddenly the door is kicked down and Giles enters the mansion with three others.
"Giles, you made it!" Angel's eyes glistened with hope. " She isn't breathing Giles, quickly we need to help her!" Angel carried her over to the middle of the room where Giles was already setting up some of his stuff.
" Okay Angel this might look weird but it's going to help Buffy, I can take over from here!" He takes Buffy's lifeless body and rings it to the couch.
" What he means to say is get some pants on!" Xander looked Angel up and down and shivered in disgust, "I don't even want to know what happened or why!" Forgetting that it was written that Buffy and angel would have sex, he was very surprised.
Angel ran into the back hall and came out fully dressed minus the shirt Buffy was wearing. He had been careful to dress her incase, he needed to get her to the hospital or Giles came.
"Giles just tell me what to do!" Angel was frantic.
" I can't hear her heart beating we are going to have to act fast." Giles took out a knife and was about to slit her wrist.
"What are you doing!" Angel ran in front of Buffy, seeing Buffy's friend attempt to bleed her to death.
"Angel I have to there is no time for explanations, just hold her down for me!" Angel did as he was told, it was this or nothing. As he did this Giles cut one of her wrist and began to pour a red blood into the open wound. The cut magically healed right before their eyes. All of a sudden they could see a blue substance running up her veins to her face, her skin became more vital, being bronzed and healthy her hair became bouncy and bright blond again, her cheeks were rosy and her lips pink. Her heart started to beat and she began to stir in Angel's arms, her eyes began to open.
"Hey there Angel, did I fall asleep during the song?"
Angel was crying happy tears and wiped them away, she looked beautiful, she looked like Buffy. "What are you talking about love?"
"You know silly at the bronze, I must have been really tired that night because I remember sorta falling down and now I am awake, in a mansion with my friends surrounding me..Ok what happened??"Angel and the others started to laugh a bit.
"She doesn't remember?" Faith asked.
"No I don't think she does, that's a good thing though" Giles smiled they all had tears in their eyes.
"Okay I remember all of you but who is she?" Buffy sat up and pointed toward Faith.
"Hey B nice to see your alive and kickin'! I am Faith, vampire slayer extrodinaire! I think you and me are going to get along just great."
"How is that possible I am the slayer? If there are two that means?"
"It means that all the badies in Sunnyhell here are going to have a real rough ride," Faith said smirking.
"I like the sound of that!" Buffy smiled and got up everyone trying to help her.
"Whoa guys last time I remember I could stand!" She got up as if it was nothing, when she was sick she could barely sit up!
"and what is with the tears, I was just sleeping! How much did I miss? Is mom okay?? Angel?" Buffy was a little worried.
" There's a lot to fill you in on and I would be glad to tell you!" Angel said kissing her on the forehead.
"Don't worry you should remember in an hour what happened, just get plenty of rest and food!" Giles gave her a hug and suddenly every one joined in except for Faith she didn't really feel she belonged until Buffy grabbed her by the arm with her slayer reflexes and dragged her into the circle.
Buffy eventually remembered all that had happened and remembered her and Angel's first time together. She was glad she didn't forget that. She moved back in to her house and Giles let Angel stay with him as long as he liked. Everything was back to normal, but how long could things stay normal in Sunnydale. Buffy was about to find-out 2 months later.
"You can't tell me you believe all that? It's like pulling it from a fortune cookie!" Giles looked at Xander with a stern look, " Yeah, yeah I know the prophecies "never" lie! Whatever, all I am saying is I don't think any of that will happen!" Xander folded his arms as if to show that his opinion concluded the argument.
Giles suddenly looked up, " They mustn't be told, either of them! If they know they could disrupt what is to become of them. Leaving the earth in shackles."
"So your saying that if we tell Angel and Buffy, they probably won't get jiggy with it causing us to loose our savior child? Since when was the world so messed up? What happened to the simple days?"
Xander was so confused and Willow just sat in the corner listening. He wanted to comfort her but needed answers.
"Exactly, that child could very well save us all without it we could die." Suddenly Willow stood up from where she was sitting.
"Giles you talk as though Buffy and Angel's child is an object. It's a living being, their living being, their love and joy, and it's going to e taken from them and an innocent life will be taken for us. Why do we deserve her assistance. What have we ever done to save ourselves. Forget the world, Buffy won't let her child die."
"And that is why we won't tell them about the prophecy." Giles was agitated.
"Okay hold up, we still have a dying B, here and a blood to cure, I saw we find them A.S.A.P. and deliver before it's too late." They all nodded in understanding until a gang of vampires bursted through the windows of the library.
"Thanks for the enlightenment with the prophecy Geeves! It was very helpful! By the way the name is Spike, and I would love to see the earth fall to shackles! Thanks!"
"Oh great!" at this point Giles was getting very annoyed with people trying to block them from getting to Buffy!
----------the mansion--------
Buffy's breathing was heavy as she slept curled up in Angel's arms. HE was still awake treasuring all the time he had with her. IN his heart of hearts he believed that there was no cure, as much as he would have liked to think there was hope he knew there wasn't. HE loved her so much and kicked himself for not realizing it when he was younger. She was the image of purity, the real jackpot. He was surprised other guys hadn't seen it either. Suddenly Buffy started going into spasms, her body shaking and her head moving up and down. She was coughing hysterically, he went to cover her mouth when his hand was stained with blood. She was coughing up her blood.
"Angel.." She could barely speak between hard gasps for air, " Am.I.dying?"
Angel's eyes were filled with tears, she was going to die soon he just knew it. " Shh shh, of course not baby, not as long as I am with you. We are going to get through this and have little babies that have your blond honey hair and my brown eyes, WE will have a little girl that reminds us of you, she'll be sweet and I will pound every guy that ever hurts her. And I will do that fatherly inspection."
Buffy smiled a bit and began to speak, " Not every guy, she needs to have some heartbreaks!" HE stroked her hair. She started to cry silently. He didn't know what to do but hold her.
" Angel it's not enough time they aren't going to make it. I am going to die, I am sixteen I don't want to die." Angel started to cry as well. " I love you Angel, remember me forever and always please." Angel couldn't believe she was saying goodbye.
" You can't die on me Buffy, I won't let you!" Angel shook her a bit but gently
" Don't forget me Angel please never forget!" Angel looked in her eyes and saw something he had never seen before, Fear.
"How could forget, the poerson I love, want to marry, you'll always be with me." Angel kissed her tenderly on the mouth, Yet Buffy pulled him into a more passionate one. They continued to kiss until Buffy breaked for air.
"Buffy we can't, your weak." Angel started but Buffy put her finger to his mouth.
" I can handle it cowboy!" She smirked an almost healthy smirk and lifted his shirt off.
"Let it be my dying wish." A tear ran down her cheek and she and Angel slid under the covers. Little did they know that it was all a part of their destiny.
-------------The library-----
"With the slayer out of the picture, I find it really easy to finally beat you scoobies to a pulp," Spike looked way too happy. Finally Faith came hurling out of the shadows, kicking him in the back of the head.
"Guess whose back in the picture!" Faith looked down at a very unconcious Spike.
" Slayer" the rest of the vampires growled and came towards Faith.
"G-man find Xander and Willow a safe place I can handle them!"
"Right-o!" Giles was proud of his new slayer's course of action and grabbed a very disturbed Xander and Willow into his office. He looked the doors and watched as Faith continued to stake the vampires. After all the vamps were "dusted" she went to leave but from Giles' view he could see a very pissed Spike rise from behind her.
"Faith behind you!" Giles yelled through the glass.
"One step ahead of you!" Faith flung her left arm up into a backward punch. Spike went crashing to the floor in shame.
" Good heaven's Faith you were amazing!" Giles was very impressed with Faith's skills, she didn't have a watcher but her fighting skills were very advanced.
"What can I say I learn from the best!" Faith smiled, "So what next?"
" We can't see Buffy like this, we know too much, if we go knowing the prophecy one of us might let it slip, disturbing the course of things." Xander's eyes dropped just another obstacle standing in Buffy's way.
"Well what it's not like we can turn back time, we aren't magic!" Willow sprang ou of the corner she had retreated to. She was feeling helpless and confused but finally something that made sense presented itself to her.
"A spell!" Giles looked at her like she was brilliant, it made Xander jealous. That's my look to give her' he thought kinda pouting.
"It's genious, a memory spell!" Giles scrambled around and got some things he explained that he would be the only one to know what the prophecy said in case of an emergency. After chanting a few words a yellow light filled them and they were restored.
"What just happened," Willow asked skeptically.
"I don't know but let's get our Scooby asses down to the mansion, Buffy's life depends on it." Faith was even surprised at herself. She was never the take charge kinda girl, more a kick ass think later girl. She was even impressed. Did this Buffy girl have that effect on everyone else?
"Okay Giles where's your getup?" Faith was panting a bit, that workout had been a little much and she was craving a very very large burger.
" My Get-up? My word what are you trying to say?" Giles was very confused, he knew Buffy would have replied with a, "Duh Giles" he missed that about her.
"Your car Giles, where is your car?" Xander could have turned that into something funny or sarcastic but decided it wasn't the time for that Buffy could already be dead for all they knew.
"Oh right, it's over there," Giles pointed to a red jeep parked in a staff lot. They ran towards hoping that their worst fears hadn't happened.
-----------The mansion------
Buffy rolled over onto Angel's warm chest. She smiled like she had never smiled before. All i had ever wanted was that night. i loved how he was constantly making sure i was okay or comfortable, how he stroked my hair when i was asleep and how he smelt of cologne. But i loved the tattoo on his back more than anything. i hadn't seen it before, but it was powerful, and well let's just really really cool! She giggled to herself and went back into a somewhat dream like state.
I lie awake listening to our two hearts beating together and for a second I forget that she is dying, I forget that we will never get married and that she will never reach seventeen. All I can think about is how innocent she is, how pure she tastes, how wide-eyed and curious she is. Her flesh is so silky even though it is pale and not her usual bronzed colour. I love how she nibbles my ear lobe and giggles. I love who she turns red when I tell her how beautiful she is and how wonderful she is. Yet most of all I love that when she is around my nostrils are filled with that sweet aroma of vanilla. That smell will haunt me forever.
I am tired and weak. I can feel myself slipping from this world, and I think I am ready. I am not ready to leave him, to leave my mom, my friends and this world, but I am ready to accept my fate. My heart begins to slow down. My breathing gets heavier and harder to take in. I get cold, so cold, I begin to shiver and my legs are quivering beneath the blankets, beads of sweat are on my head, and I can't keep my eyes open. I start to cough again, blood spurting everywhere. I think he is waking up, I don't want him to see me like this but I can't move. I whisper, "thank-you for the best night of my life," I smile, and my eyes roll back and it's dark, I think he is crying, but I can't speak I am too weak too tired.
I woke up, her body was shaking against mine like a frightened horse. She is freezing like ice so cold to touch, I gather her up in my arms and she whispers to me. I cry and know I have to let her go but I don't want to. Suddenly she stops breathing. I grab my shirt and wrap it around her. I shake her rapidly but she won't breath, I am frightened, I don't know what to do. God help me, if she goes I don't know what I'll do.
Suddenly the door is kicked down and Giles enters the mansion with three others.
"Giles, you made it!" Angel's eyes glistened with hope. " She isn't breathing Giles, quickly we need to help her!" Angel carried her over to the middle of the room where Giles was already setting up some of his stuff.
" Okay Angel this might look weird but it's going to help Buffy, I can take over from here!" He takes Buffy's lifeless body and rings it to the couch.
" What he means to say is get some pants on!" Xander looked Angel up and down and shivered in disgust, "I don't even want to know what happened or why!" Forgetting that it was written that Buffy and angel would have sex, he was very surprised.
Angel ran into the back hall and came out fully dressed minus the shirt Buffy was wearing. He had been careful to dress her incase, he needed to get her to the hospital or Giles came.
"Giles just tell me what to do!" Angel was frantic.
" I can't hear her heart beating we are going to have to act fast." Giles took out a knife and was about to slit her wrist.
"What are you doing!" Angel ran in front of Buffy, seeing Buffy's friend attempt to bleed her to death.
"Angel I have to there is no time for explanations, just hold her down for me!" Angel did as he was told, it was this or nothing. As he did this Giles cut one of her wrist and began to pour a red blood into the open wound. The cut magically healed right before their eyes. All of a sudden they could see a blue substance running up her veins to her face, her skin became more vital, being bronzed and healthy her hair became bouncy and bright blond again, her cheeks were rosy and her lips pink. Her heart started to beat and she began to stir in Angel's arms, her eyes began to open.
"Hey there Angel, did I fall asleep during the song?"
Angel was crying happy tears and wiped them away, she looked beautiful, she looked like Buffy. "What are you talking about love?"
"You know silly at the bronze, I must have been really tired that night because I remember sorta falling down and now I am awake, in a mansion with my friends surrounding me..Ok what happened??"Angel and the others started to laugh a bit.
"She doesn't remember?" Faith asked.
"No I don't think she does, that's a good thing though" Giles smiled they all had tears in their eyes.
"Okay I remember all of you but who is she?" Buffy sat up and pointed toward Faith.
"Hey B nice to see your alive and kickin'! I am Faith, vampire slayer extrodinaire! I think you and me are going to get along just great."
"How is that possible I am the slayer? If there are two that means?"
"It means that all the badies in Sunnyhell here are going to have a real rough ride," Faith said smirking.
"I like the sound of that!" Buffy smiled and got up everyone trying to help her.
"Whoa guys last time I remember I could stand!" She got up as if it was nothing, when she was sick she could barely sit up!
"and what is with the tears, I was just sleeping! How much did I miss? Is mom okay?? Angel?" Buffy was a little worried.
" There's a lot to fill you in on and I would be glad to tell you!" Angel said kissing her on the forehead.
"Don't worry you should remember in an hour what happened, just get plenty of rest and food!" Giles gave her a hug and suddenly every one joined in except for Faith she didn't really feel she belonged until Buffy grabbed her by the arm with her slayer reflexes and dragged her into the circle.
Buffy eventually remembered all that had happened and remembered her and Angel's first time together. She was glad she didn't forget that. She moved back in to her house and Giles let Angel stay with him as long as he liked. Everything was back to normal, but how long could things stay normal in Sunnydale. Buffy was about to find-out 2 months later.