Soul Searching
Author: Pumpkin Belly
Previously: Spike left Willow to go find himself. Willow finds out that she is pregnant with Spike's baby.
There's Always a Prophecy
Ring, Ring"Oh, I'll get it." Buffy announced pausing the movie Willow and her had been watching.
"Thanks Buffy." Willow said.
"No problem." Buffy said to Willow before picking up the phone, "Hello?"
"Buffy? Hello it's Giles. Is Willow there with you?" A very flustered Giles asked on the other end of the phone.
"Yeah, she's right here. Why?" Buffy asked cautiously.
"Good, good. I think it would be very helpful if you two come over right now. Xander and Anya are already on their way." Giles said hanging up the phone before Buffy had a chance to protest.
"That was weird." Buffy said placing the phone back on the cradle. "I'm sorry Wills but I think we have to go to Giles' place, like now." Buffy told Willow.
"Why? What's wrong?" Willow asked, shutting the movie off.
"I don't know." Buffy said opening the door.
"Do you think it has something to do with, with you know, me being pregnant?" Willow stuttered.
"I didn't tell him about it yet. I think you should tell everyone though at Giles." Buffy said.
"Yeah, I probably should do that." Willow said.
The rest of the trip to Giles' was made in silence. Willow was lost in her thoughts of how she was going to tell the gang she was pregnant and Buffy was trying to determine why Giles wouldn't tell her what was wrong.
"Good, You're here." Giles said when Buffy and Willow walked in.
"You did call and tell us to come with the cryptic message and all." Buffy said flopping onto the couch.
"Yes well, I was looking through some of my books and I found a disturbing prophecy." Giles said. Willow's eyes widened, "About Willow." Giles finished.
"About me?" Willow squeaked.
"Yes," Giles paused, "You haven't had umm, well I know you were with Spike for awhile but you didn't, not that it would be bad you are a grown women, but." Giles stuttered.
"He's asking if you and Spike had sex." Anya stepped in.
"Well, yes." Giles breathed a sigh of relief.
Willow and Buffy stole a look. 'It is about the baby.' Willow thought her breath caught in her throat.
"Actually, Giles, me and Spike were involved, physically." Willow said in an almost whisper.
"I bet he was really good in bed, I've heard the vampires could." Anya started to say to Xander.
"Anya, not now." Xander said.
"Everyone I'm pregnant." Announced Willow over Xander and Anya.
"Your what!?" Xander shouted.
"Pregnant. I just found out today. I was going to tell everyone tomorrow I just needed some time to think about it, but now you all know." Willow said.
"I thought vampires couldn't have children." Anya mussed.
"They can't, really, but there's a prophecy about a vampire who switched from dark to light having a child with a human. At first I assumed it was Angel but lately I'd been doubting that. Tonight I went back and looked at the prophecy and it was clear that it was not Angel. Now that Willow's pregnant it seems even clearer." Giles said rubbing his glasses.
"Is the baby bad? Is it going to be human? Is it evil?" Willow asked.
"It isn't clear whether the baby will be good or evil. It will be human and will play a part in a major apocalypse." Giles explained.
"My baby could be evil?" Willow asked, moving to sit in the nearest chair, hand on her belly.
"That is a possibility." Giles said gently.
"It doesn't feel evil." Willow whispered, tears chocking her words.
"It may not be evil. Chances are that it won't be." Buffy said comforting Willow.
"Should I get rid of the it?" Willow asked the group, "If it could be evil and could bring around the end of the world I should get rid of it right." Her voice sounded hollow.
"You shouldn't do anything you don't want to do Will." Xander said.
"Since the baby was prophesied to be born chances are that there is a protection of some sort surrounding it. Even if you wanted to get rid of it you couldn't." Giles said.
"Willow, don't do anything you don't want to do just because there are a lot of what if's floating around." Buffy said.
"It doesn't feel evil, Buffy, it doesn't feel evil." Willow cried into Buffy's shoulder, "It doesn't feel evil."
TBC
A/N: I got the next chapter up just like I said I would. Aren't you all proud? I go back to school on Thursday unless the teachers strike so the updates might be coming slower. Please Review.