-Hyperion-
Everyone in the room was extremely confused except those from Sunnydale. Buffy moved to sit down somewhat close to Darla. If she was going to explain she was going to explain straight to darla. Everyone listened intently though, "Darla, your blood and mine have to mix."
Darla laughed, "You've got to be kidding me. Why would any of our bodily fluids mesh?"
Buffy sighed in frusturation, "My blood holds the only amount of strength that you will need."
Darla just stared at her in confusion, "You got to speak straight slayer, I didn't get anything."
Buffy stood and shook her arms. Willow took over and explained it all at once, "Okay well, Giles had just revealed to us that Buffy can never have children."
Everyone stared at Buffy, especially Angel. That was one of the main reasons he left her and to find out she couldn't have one of the most pleasurable reasons for life broke his unbeating heart. Ironic how the only person who Buffy stared at was Angel. She could feel the pity in his eyes and she looked away and they all waited for Willow to continue.
"When Buffy died she came back missing parts of her soul."
Other sorry glances filled the room and Buffy almost looked angry at the amount of pity in the room. Spike winked at her and she somewhat smiled. Angel didn't hide his jealousy as there was a low growl that no one seemed to notice.
Willow continued, "This disables Buffy's ability to have kids and explains why Darla and Angel's is dying. Darla does not have a soul right now and all of her caring for her child means she is draining the unborn childs soul to her."
Darla whimpered, "I'm killing my own child?"
Angel cursed himself and walked over to Darla which was also a little closer to buffy. Buffy hid her jealousy as Angel grabbed Darla's hand. He then looked up at Willow, "How is buffy suppossed to help?"
"Well in short terms, Buffy and Darla are going to combine souls."
Darla looked at Buffy in anger, "You mean this baby is going to be partly hers?"
Again Buffy hid the jealousy and Willow answered for her, "No she'll be a part of you. The soul you're draining from your child will be given back to him and more parts of Buffy's soul will be given to you. This will give you enough strength to deliver the baby naturally." Willow stared at Darla in a tad bit of anger now, "And i'd watch how you talk. Buffy could die or even worse be evil for a while and she's doing it to save your child which just happens to belong to the love of her life. I'd show some appreciation because us people in Sunnydale are giving up a lot for this."
Angel darted glares at Buffy who instantly stared at Willow. Buffy finally spoke, "Willow, I kind of thought I told you to leave that part out."
Willow looked apologetic instantly, "Sorry, I kind of got best friend defensive plus I never liked her."
Buffy smiled, "Fine. You're only off the hook because you pulled best friend."
Willow smiled, "I knew it would work."
Buffy stared back to Angel who was now standing right in front of her. She knew he would be mad and he was. "Buffy, you've seen what evil can do to people, you've seen what getting a soul back is like. Why would you even risk dying or becoming evil again? We'll find some other way."
Buffy just stared back at him, "NO! If this kid is not delivered soon the world could end and devestation amongst realities could occur. I am the slayer Angel, I am the one who sacrifices themselves to save the world okay. If I don't die then great and if i do even better."
Spike walked up to her, "Buffy."
Buffy realized what she said, "Angel I didn't mean I want to..."
Angel stared into her sadness filled eyes, "You want to die?"
Buffy looked away, "No of course not. Now can we just do the god damn spell now. Get her somewhere comfortale."
Buffy walked out the closest door possible into the now sunfilled garden. Willow glared at Angel, "Move her to a bedroom, get some cloths and hot water, Place one candle on each side of her and then wait." Then she followed Buffy out to the garden
Spike looked at Angel, "Now look what you did? Sad Buffy back in Sunnydale just means more sadness all around. I can't even go talk to her because you had to do it during daylight."
Angel sighed in annoyance and picked up Darla. Everyone followed them into Angel's room to get ready for the birth.
-Garden-
Willow saw Buffy pacing and half crying, "I'm sorry Buffy. If I hadn't told them then nothing would of been said between you and Angel and..."
Buffy cut her off, "Don't worry about it Willow. What's done is done and I'm sick of everyone being sorry for me. It means a lot that you're doing this even though you know what could happen. Let's just hope you altered Jenny's spell for me or else this could get bad. An evil slayer could turn out worse then Faith."
Willow sighed, "You're not going to go evil Buffy."
Buffy looked at her, "Good because right now I feel like I am dying and if i went evil and did something... I don't know if I could handle anything else Willow, it's just..." Willow was about to cut her off but buffy started to cry harder and harder so she listened as Buffy continued, "Just being within touch of him again...I know what we could of had Willow and he gave me away because of the world, why won't he let me do the same? That day was so...it was so beautiful and just being here in front of him. I just want to die Willow, I feel like I can't breathe all over again, there's too much!"
Willow knew what Buffy was talking about. The forgotten day between her and Angel. When Buffy had died she got to see it and when she came back she told Willow and Spike. She understood why Buffy and her were both on their knees as Willow held her while she cried and cried. She didn't know what living in hell or being stripped from the happiest place alive felt like but she knew for Buffy that being in this place...that being any place close to Angel would just add more pain. She has never been more sorry then she was right now for she was the one who took her from that place and she was the one who brought her to L.A. Willow just sat there and somewhat cried as she patted her head and tried to calm her the best she could.
They both stopped crying when Wesley walked to the door and saw them. He too was almost heartbroken at the site and it showed in his voice. "I am extremely sorry to interrupt but Angel says Darla is getting worse."
Buffy slowly stood up on her own after Willow did. Willow spoke wiping some tears away, "Thanks Wesley, we'll be right up."
He only nodded and made his way back upstairs. Buffy turned to Willow, "I love you so much Willow. Don't feel guilty about anything, you thought you were doing the right thing and in this case you are. Now let's go save the world."
Willow shed one more tear and hugged Buffy, "I'm sorry for the fact you won't die Buffy, I won't let you. After this we'll take a nice long vaca and you can get over all of this."
Buffy half smiled, "I hear Rome is nice."
Willow half smiled back and they both started running up the stairs.
-Angel's Room-
Everyone meaning, Gunn, Fred, Cordy, Lorne, Angel, Spike and Darla were basically sitting around in the room in silence until Cordy spoke. "Look I think I have been pretty quiet so far but I'm going to speak now. What the hell is going on? I mean buffy's here, then she's not and then she is and now she's actually here in L.A and now she thinks she has to save us and she wants to die. I mean who else is wierded out?"
Angel had a little anger through him, Cordy's judgement was just too much but Spike spoke for hi, "Look if you don't want Angel here to be happy with a child and a wife and a happy little family then we can leave right now. Nobody cares what you think because it isn't about you."
She was shut up and now in silence. Angel just looked down at Darla and waited. This is when Wesley slowly walked back in. He looked at Spike and he walked over. They had a whispering conversation but Angel heard fine. Wesley spoke first, "You and buffy have become close have you?"
"Yea, what business is it of yours?"
Wesley sighed, "You might want to watch her Spike. She is very unstable right now, more then you think."
Spike looked at him, "How do you know this?"
Wesley sighed, "Well besides the fact when I saw her with Willow they were both crying to each other I'd call it a watchers instinct. A watcher always sees something in their slayer."
Spike looked him over, "Oh yea, you were the other one."
Wesley nodded, "Yes well..."
Spike nodded, "I'll watch her I promise."
Before Spike walked back to the bedside Wesley whispered again, "Watch Willow too. She's got a lot of power and she's a little sad and unstable herself."
Spike looked him over again, "Well her girlfriend left her because she was using too much mag..."
They both realized what he was saying and Spike nodded. Wesley smiled, "Watch your girls Spike because they tend to fall away when you're not looking."
Spike nodded and half smiled walking back to the bedside. This is when Buffy and Willow walked in, obviously carrying their strong faces. Buffy spoke first, "Let's get this done, I want to get home."
Angel was almost scared at the coldness of her voice. He was even more scared of how Willow just nodded and started chanting by the bed. Something happened downstairs and by the look on Buffy's face and the red eyes she had obviously been crying; he knew he had to talk to her. But after, after he saw his kid come into this world.
Willow had been chanting for about a minute now and Darla screamed louder then ever. During this scream Willow looked at Buffy, "Now or Never Buffy."
Buffy nodded, grabbed the knife from her jacket pocket and cut her hand. She walked to the bed and cut open Darla's hand. The hands instantly wrapped around eachother and a small white shine came from their hands as Darla's scream was silenced. Buffy started getting weaker but that was suppossed to happen. Willow was done chanting and now it was time to deliver the baby. "Does anyone in here actually know how to deliver a baby?"
Fred slowly walked up to her, "I do."
Willow didn't smile or say thank you just told her what to do, "Okay well you do that while I go watch buffy."
Fred nodded and immediately her stutter was gone and she took charge. She wrapped a blanket around Darla so no one could "See" and then she put a cloth in some hot water. She gave it to Angel and he patted Darla's head. He was like the normal father in a normal pregnancy. It was proven a not normal birth when Buffy screamed along with Darla as another contraction she guessed hit her. Angel and Spike looked worried, real worried.
Buffy looked at Darla when she calmed down, "God you are a soulless son of a bitch."
Everyone was surprised at the use of language from Buffy but Darla replied anyway, "Yea it used to feel good. But your soul just gives me the tinglies. I kind of like it."
Buffy moved to hit her with her free hand but Willow grabbed it and acted like she was there for support. Buffy just took it and screamed again as Darla did. Willow crumbled to her knees beside Buffy in pain. She looked towards Spike, "I think someone supernatural should be the support. She might of broke my hand."
Spike walked over quickly and looked Buffy in the eye, "Come on slayer, you've felt worse, i know it."
Buffy half smiled, "You've been the cause of most of it."
Spike looked taken back and stared into her eyes. He then stared into Angel's, "She's slipping, I can see it in her eyes."
Angel looked scared but was preoccupied when Darla screamed her highest one of all and that mixed with Buffy's was almost defening. When it calmed a little bit Fred yelled over it, "One more push Darla come on. I need you to."
Darla sighed, "See being a vampire I thought I knew pain but nothing was ever like this."
Spike was still staring at Buffy who was pretty much lying there. "Come on slayer."