Chapter 2

Xander, Willow, Cordelia, and Oz walked through the door. Xander scrame "My eyes!" and covered him. The rest followed suit. Buffy and Angel scrambled to get covering. They pulled the blankets off the bed, and wrapped themselves up in it. Buffy rubbed her hand on her forehead and asked "What the hell are you guys doing here?" Still covering his eyes, Xander answered "Giles told us to come her and see if you stopped to change since you were late." He peeked out between his fingers at her and said cheekily "I guess you did. Did you forget to put the clothes back on part?"

"Close your eyes!" Buffy snapped.

Angel sighed and said "Go wait outside. We'll be out in a minute."

"And don't open your eyes," Buffy added.

Stumbling with their eyes closed the four felt their way outside. Buffy and Angel looked at each other and busted up laughing.

"God Xander's face!" Buffy said laughing, falling into Angel's chest.

"Poor Willow, I think we've scared her for life." Angel said.

They pulled back and Buffy said "Okay time to get dressed. Can I borrow some clothes?"

Angel nodded and crossed to his dresser, the blanket falling off his waist. After grabbing some clothes he turned around to find Buffy looking at him. "What is it?" He asked confused.

She grinned and said "I'm just thinking how hot you are."

He smirked and crossed the room to her. Once he reached her, he pulled off the blanket. "I love you Buffy." He whispered about to kiss her.

'KNOCK KNOCK' "Would you tow knock it off," Xander's voice came through the door, "We have to go!"

They pulled apart and sighed simultaneously.

"Once this is over," Angel said resting his forehead on hers, "I'm going to take you out to a nice dinner just the two of us. Then I'm going to bring you back here and-" Xander pounded on the door again, then they heared a smack and an "Ow!"

They laughed and Buffy said "We'd better get dressed." Angel nodded and Buffy grabbed the clothes. After getting dressed they opened the door and saw everyone waiting for them.

"Let's go." Buffy said.

At the library

"Giles!" Buffy yelled "We're here!"

Giles poked his head out from behind the stacks. "Oh, hello. I see Xander and the others found you. Was it hard?" He asked them.

Xander answered "Oh not at all, there was a full moon out tonight."

Angel smacked him in the stomach.

"Okay Xander what's your plan," Giles asked.

"Can't tell you yet, because then Cordy won't do it," Xander said.

Cordelia looked upset. "What won't I do?" She demanded.

"You'll see," said Xander "Cordy, Willow, Oz, you're with me. Angel and Buffy-" He waved them off and walked out the door. The rest stared after him.

"Wow." Buffy said taken aback.

"I like it," Cordelia said excited and ran after him. Willow and Oz trailed after her.

"Well that was different," Giles said quietly. He shook it off and looked at Buffy and Angel. "So tell me about the Judge, what did you learn?"

Buffy jumped up on the counter, Angel copying her moves. "Well he's big, blue and has horns. Oh and when I kicked him, I got realy hot all of a sudden, like I was in a hot tub." Giles took his glasses off and chewed on the stem. "Yes, he's able to burn a pure being from the inside out. Right now he has to touch someone to burn them, but soon…"

"All he has to do is look at them." Angel finished.

Buffy shrugged her shoulders and asked "So what do we do?"

"Pray that Xander's idea works." Giles said. "For now stretch out so you don't hurt yourself. I'll go to the back and try to find something we can use." With that he went into the depths of the library.

Buffy and Angel looked at each other and jumped off the counter. Buffy propped up her leg on the counter, stretching out the back of her leg.

"Angel?" Buffy asked "Can I ask you something?"

He nodded and said "You can ask me anything, you know that.
She smiled and asked "Are you scared?"

"I'm terrified Buffy."

She looked over at him and said "Good, I'm not the only one."

She brought her leg down and was about to put up the other leg when Angel turned her around to face him. "Are you sure you can do this?" Angel asked concerned.

Buffy thought for a moment. Then she answered "I'm sure of a lot of things. I'm sure that Xander is crazy, but he has his moments. I'm sure that Oz and Willow are made for each other. I'm sure that Cordelia is a complete self absorbed bitch at times. And I'm sure that the day you stepped into my life I knew that things would never be the same again. But this whole saving the world form Armageddon thing? I'm never sure on that."

Angel wrapped his arms around her pulling her close. He kissed her forehead and said "You can be sure that I'll never leave you or even think of leaving you again. And you can be sure I'll never stop loving you."

Buffy smiled and pulled back slightly so she could see his eyes. "I'll never stop loving you either." She pulled back completely and said "Now help me stretch."

They wen through her routine for awhile until Xander and the others came through the door with a very large box. "Giles!" Willow yelled. "We're back!"

Giles came out from the stacks and asked "Did you get what you need?"

Xander nodded and set the box down on the table. He waved Buffy over and broke open the box. "Told you I'd get you a good birthday present."

Buffy nodded and said "Show me how to use it."

Later

Willow was sitting on the counter while Xander inished showing Buffy how to use her birthday present. "So how are we going to find the Judge?" Willow asked, "People aren't just going to stand in line to be incinerated."

Buffy closed the box and answered "Well, I know where I go to stand in line."

The Mall

The Judge and Drusilla slammed open the doble doors leading into the mall. The Judge burned one person and was about to burn them all when he was distracted by a crossbow arrow hitting him in the chest.

Turning he saw Buffy standing on the counter. "Good, now that I got your attention." She said.

The Judge laughed and said "You fool, now weapon forged by man can kill me."

Angel tossed up Buffy's birthday present, a bazooka. She pointed it at the judge and said "Times change." And fired.

The Judge burst into flames, scatttering body parts throughout the mall. Drusilla scream and ran away, with the rest of her little minions. Buffy dropped the bazooka down to Xander and said "I like your birthday presents." To the rest she said "Look for parts. We need to make sure he can't be put back together again by all the queens men."

Oz laughed. "Hey, Humpty Dumpty. But I think it's all the kings men."

Buffy just looked at him and turned away. Angel walked up to him and said "I think she was talking about Drusilla, Oz." And then followed Buffy. Oz shrugged and started to look for body parts.

Buffy walked into the movie theatre, knowing Angel was following her. Once he was inside, she jumped into his arms, kissing him fiercly. Angel gathered her close as if trying to absorb her. Finally the pulled back, panting. The stared at each other for a few seconds before Angel said "God, you were hot with that bazooka."

Buffy laughed and said "If you're a good boy, maybe I'll pose with it some time."

Angel cocked an eyebrow and asked "With or without clothes?"

Buffy tilted her head and suggested "How about some really sexy underwear?"

Angel considered this and asked "Can I pick the underwear?"

Buffy nodded and said "Sure." Then kissed him again.

After kissing for awhile Angel pulled away and said "I forgot to give you part of your birthday present."

Buffy smiled and said "What else can you give me?"

Angel set her down and reached into his pocket and pulled out a box and handed it to her. She opened it and got a confused look on her face when she held up a key. "What's this?" she asked.

"A key," Angel answered, "to my apartment."

Buffy stared at him. Then she jumped on him. She started kissing his face all over. "I love you, love you, love you." She kept repeating.

He laughed and said "Well, we almost have a normal relationship. We've met each others friends, had sex, now you have a key to my apartment. All that's left is for me to meet your mother."

Buffy quickly pulled back to stare at him. "What?" he asked confused.

"You want to meet my mother?" She asked bewildered.

"Why not?" Angel asked, "I love you. And I don't want you getting in trouble by coming out to meet me anymore. What? You don't think your mom will approve of me?"

Buffy shook her head and said "No its not that, its just I don't know what she'll think of me dating an older man."

Angel shrugged and said "Well we won't tell her just how old I am."

Buffy laughed. "That would shock her. 'Hey mom, this is my vampire lover, oh did I mention that he's 241 years old?"

Angel laughed and kissed her. "How about this. Tomorrow night I'll take you and your mom out for dinner, and she can see what a perfect boyfriend I am, well minus the whole vampire thing."

Buffy laughed and kissed him. Then Xander walked in with Giles. Xander threw up his hands in disgust and said "How many times am I going to have to see this today!"

Buffy and Angel glared at him. "Excuse us," Angel said "But we're kinda having a moment."

Giles stammered out "We a, collected um all of the parts. I think we can burn them at a later time."

"Aww, can't I blow them up with my bazooka?" Buffy asked.

Giles laughed and said "I think you have to return it Buffy."

Angel and Buffy looked at each other and Angel pouted. "Now you can't pose for me with it." He complained.

Xander covered his ears and chanted "I'm not hearing this. I'm not hearing this!"

As Giles lead him from the room he said "I'll see you tomorrow Buffy. Angel."

"Giles." Angel turned back to Buffy and said "Now lets get you home."