Xander was almost asleep until he heard the door open. He sighed and sat up, "You're already coming to bed?"
Buffy shrugged, "I'm tired and..."
Xander shook his head, "You didn't want to talk to Angel about something. I know the drill."
Buffy smiled and walked towards Xander's bed already in her pajama bottoms and tank top. When she was under the covers she smiled, "You know Conner's downstairs."
Xander nodded very confused on why she was smiling, "I thought you meeting Conner would be a reason to cry on my shoulder not smile."
Buffy shrugged thinking there was no harm in telling Xander too, "You know how I went out tonight? Well it was because I had to talk to Conner. We talked on the beach for like an hour and now..."
Xander smiled, "You got the boy to apologize to his dad. I don't know how you do it Buff but you're an amazing woman."
Buffy nodded, "I've been praised all day. It's almost like my birthday."
Xander shook his head, "No demons attacked, Angel's not evil, we're not all trapped here and you didn't lose all your strength. Defenitely not a Buffy birthday, sounds like just a really good day for Buffy."
Buffy nodded, "I love you Xander."
Xander smiled, "If only you meant that in a way I could be getting married pretty soon."
Buffy sighed and smiled, "Well we could play get married if you want. I mean I do want to know what it's like to be in a wedding dress."
Xander shook his head and kissed Buffy on her forehead, "No but thanks anyway. Plus the first time you're in a wedding dress it should be with the person you're gonna marry."
Buffy shrugged, "If 30 comes faster I might marry you."
Xander smirked at her, "Here's hoping."
Buffy curled into Xander and yawned, "Now I'm going to dream about it all night."
When buffy's eyes were closed Xander smiled at her, "You're gonna be a beautiful bride Buffy. Goodnight."
When Xander finally closed his eyes buffy let a tear fall out of her eye, "Goodnight Xander."
-Hyperion - Kitchen-
Angel was still stunned by his son's words. "You want to apologize already?"
Conner nodded, "I know you're thinking it isn't possible for me to be sorry but I am."
Angel shook his head, "What could possibly have happened between last night and tonight to make you change your mind about me?"
Since Conner wasn't aloud to use Buffy as his reason to apologize he spent the time before he came thinking about what he was going to say or what turned him around. He actually came up with a reason that wasn't entirely a lie. He took a deep breath before he spoke, "I spent today wondering around what looks like the bad part of town. People sleeping in ditches, drugging themselves with bad medicine, selling themselves for money... It started to look like this world's version of where I grew up. As I watched this world's way of life I realized not everyone's like this. I started thinking that there has to be people out there who keep at least some of these people safe, who save a few of the ones without hope and you sacrifice everything to keep this world at least turning."
Angel nodded not really sure wheather to believe him or not, "You expect me to just forgive you with an explanation like that?"
Conner actually smiled, "If I expected anything from you I'd be stupid. I'm not even saying I've change the way i think about you." Now Angel defenitely looked curious as he continued, "As I walked I started to remember that night, a little after I got out of Quortoth. You took me to take out a bunch of vampires and we actually talked and beet up a bunch of vamps. It showed the tiniest part of your soul but I chose to disregard it because I was brought up to hate you. I haven't been in this world that long so i don't know how to do anything unless I'm told to do it or taught how to do it. Thinking for myself is a real big problem."
Angel looked down obviously somewhat folding, "You seem to be doing alright with it now."
Conner nodded, "Yeah well when there's no one around you kind of have to. My point is I was brought up to think of you as one person, as one thing and when i got here that's all I knew. Lately though people have been talking about you like a real person, like they love you. So when I saw these sad little people on the streets I started to think they were probably once lucky people too, they made bad choices and they're now living with them but they're still real people. It's going to be so hard to be around you but I know I'd like to try. If you don't though I completely understand, especially after what I did."
Angel sat there thinking for around ten minutes while Conner started to get nervous. Angel stood up and sighed as he walked towards Conner, "This isn't going to be easy. A lot of people are pretty mad at you."
Conner looked down, "I don't supposse they'd be as understanding as you huh?"
Angel actually half smiled, "It's amazing. You like me more then Xander does and he's been around a lot longer."
Conne rlooked curious, "Xander?"
Angel shrugged, "You know that girl i said was Buffy? Well she brought her sister and best friend to visit. We have a very confusing problem with dying people."
Conner nodded and decided this was his best bet on finding a little more about Buffy, "What's her deal? I mean how did a girl get mixed up with fighting evil?"
Angel sighed, "Like I said before she's a slayer. She actually lives in Sunnydale now though, but she used to live here."
Conner nodded, "She's kind of pretty."
Despite Angel's judgemental feelings toward his son no he had to smile, "She's beautiful."
Conner couldn't help but smile, "You like her?"
Angel moved to sit back down at the table and sighed, "That would be a long story Conner. One I don't think you need to hear."
Conner smiled knowing he probably heard the story. The silence though made him feel a little uncomfortable though so he spoke up, "It's late and I should go."
Angel stared at his son like he was studying a book and finally sighed, "You can stay here."
Conner shook his head, "I don't know if that's such a good idea. After this summer I reckon everyone in this hotel pretty much doesn't want to see me."
"You're gonna have to face them sooner or later."
Conner nodded, "I know and I'm ready to apoloize and everything but tomorrow..."
Angel shrugged, "There's your punishment. You're grounded to this house until further notice."
Conner shook his head, "Are you sure there's enough rooms?"
Angel shrugged, "You can have my room. I have too much on my mind to actually sleep and if I do there's always my office."
Conner nodded but was still curious, "How come it only took a 10 minute explanation for you to forgive me?"
Angel sighed, "I didn't forgive you and I probably never will. I honestly don't have time to hold grudges and I don't have the ability to waste time hating someone I shouldn't. Honestly Conner you and me being related is like a gift to me, a gift i never expected to get. I don't know if you understand but you mean more then the world to me. You're my..."
Conner smiled and looked down to finish his sentence, "Miracle."
Angel couldn't believe Conner took the word right out of his mouth, "How'd you know I was going to say that?"
Conner shrugged, "Just a feeling."
Angel nodded, "You should get some sleep. I'll see you in the morning."
Conner nodded and walked to the point he was in the complete darkness before saying his last words, "I really am sorry."
Angel nodded and listened to his feet run up the stairs. Curiousity still lingered in the room though. Angel believed he was sorry and his explanation but he knew there was more somewhere, there was something Conner wasn't saying. He'd have to wait it out though. So until tomorrow he had all night to think about everything Buffy had said to him. The one thought of Buffy's that had stuck out in his mind was the about contradicting everything he said when he broke up with her. He somewhat knew what she meant and he didn't know how to explain it. Sometime during the night Angel had made his way to the couch in the lobby. I guess some vampires do sleep at night.
-Sunnydale - High School Basement-
It was Drusilla now that leant over Spike's quivering body. He was lying down on his side curled into a fetal position. Drusilla waved her hands above Spike's head, "Calm down my William. Soon everything will stop."
Spike shook his head, "I did stop. I stopped for the girl but then I hurt the girl."
Drusilla shook her head, "Stop worrying about the girl Spike. Things are coming, the ground is shaking and the rules are changing. From beneath you it devours."
Drusilla's voice lingered in Spike's head as a look of fear and anticipation appeared on Spike's face.
A/N - No worries guys, Xander and Buffy don't become more then friends, Wesley and buffy don't become more then friends and if Angel and Cordy do become something more then i'll break them up instantly.