The Next Night
Angelus knocked on Giles door and waited for someone to open it. A minute Giles opened the door. "Can I help you?"
"You know why I'm here Giles. Is she here?"
"Hold on." He said leaving the door open and going up the stairs to Buffy's room. "Buffy. Angelus is here to see you."
"Oh." Buffy said looking up from her textbook. "Umm. I guess I should go down and talk to him." She said looking at Willow, Xander and Cordelia, who were scattered around her room studying.
"Want some back up?" Xander asked pulling a stake from his bag.
"Nah. I'm cool." She said before heading out the room and down the stairs.
Once downstairs Buffy moved to the door. "Hello Angelus." She said in a calm even tone.
"Buff." He said with a nod.
"What do you want?"
"To talk to you."
"About?"
He thought for a moment. Several questions popping into his head all at once, then deciding on one, he asked. "Why are you living with Giles?"
"My mom kicked me out of the house."
"Oh." Normally he would have said something hurtful, but by the look in her eyes, she was already hurt enough, so he changed to subject. "You are going to keep the babies right? You're not going to put them up for adoption, are you?"
"Yes I'm keeping them. I'm not going to give my children away."
"How are they?"
"Okay."
"Do you know the sex?"
"The doctor does, but I don't want to know."
"Oh. When's your next doctor's appointment?"
"Friday."
"In the morning?"
"No, at night. After school."
"Who's taking you?"
"Giles probably. If not Xander and Cordy. Or maybe Willow and Oz."
"Oh."
Then there was silence.
"Could I take you?"
"What??" Buffy asked shocked. * Did he just ask to take me to my doctor's appointment? *
"I want to be there with you, as much as I can."
"Did someone shove a soul in you, and not tell me?"
"No. I just. well I never thought I'd have kids. I want to be able to be there for you. As much as I can."
"Oh."
"So can I?"
"I guess. I mean. If you want."
"And someone could come along. If you want Xander or Willow or Giles there, just so you feel safe, I'd understand."
"Okay."
"You still going to school?"
"Yeah."
"You're not patrolling anymore are you?"
"No. Giles wont let me."
"Good. I don't want you getting hurt or anything."
"Giles and the gang are patrolling for me." She informed him.
"Well I guess that makes sense."
"Huh?"
"Well I guess, vamps aren't the only things that go bump in the night. Just cuz me and mine have not been feeding on the people of this town; does not mean others will not. It's good you're still trying to keep people safe."
"You and yours? What you put your minions on a diet?"
"Kinda. They aren't aloud to hunt in Sunnydale."
"Oh."
"I can't keep them from feeding Buffy. If I tried they'd kill me and then go after you and your friends. It's the best I can do."
"I know. I appreciate it."
"I'm glad. Well look I'm sure you have homework you need to finish up. I should go. I'll come by in a few days see how you're doing. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me."
"Okay. Thanks."
"Bye. And be careful."
"Yeah. Bye."
Angelus turned and left. Buffy just stood there watching him. * What the HELL is going on in this crazy town? * She wondered as she closed the door and went back to her room. Telling everyone about the conversation, she just had with her ex.
Angelus knocked on Giles door and waited for someone to open it. A minute Giles opened the door. "Can I help you?"
"You know why I'm here Giles. Is she here?"
"Hold on." He said leaving the door open and going up the stairs to Buffy's room. "Buffy. Angelus is here to see you."
"Oh." Buffy said looking up from her textbook. "Umm. I guess I should go down and talk to him." She said looking at Willow, Xander and Cordelia, who were scattered around her room studying.
"Want some back up?" Xander asked pulling a stake from his bag.
"Nah. I'm cool." She said before heading out the room and down the stairs.
Once downstairs Buffy moved to the door. "Hello Angelus." She said in a calm even tone.
"Buff." He said with a nod.
"What do you want?"
"To talk to you."
"About?"
He thought for a moment. Several questions popping into his head all at once, then deciding on one, he asked. "Why are you living with Giles?"
"My mom kicked me out of the house."
"Oh." Normally he would have said something hurtful, but by the look in her eyes, she was already hurt enough, so he changed to subject. "You are going to keep the babies right? You're not going to put them up for adoption, are you?"
"Yes I'm keeping them. I'm not going to give my children away."
"How are they?"
"Okay."
"Do you know the sex?"
"The doctor does, but I don't want to know."
"Oh. When's your next doctor's appointment?"
"Friday."
"In the morning?"
"No, at night. After school."
"Who's taking you?"
"Giles probably. If not Xander and Cordy. Or maybe Willow and Oz."
"Oh."
Then there was silence.
"Could I take you?"
"What??" Buffy asked shocked. * Did he just ask to take me to my doctor's appointment? *
"I want to be there with you, as much as I can."
"Did someone shove a soul in you, and not tell me?"
"No. I just. well I never thought I'd have kids. I want to be able to be there for you. As much as I can."
"Oh."
"So can I?"
"I guess. I mean. If you want."
"And someone could come along. If you want Xander or Willow or Giles there, just so you feel safe, I'd understand."
"Okay."
"You still going to school?"
"Yeah."
"You're not patrolling anymore are you?"
"No. Giles wont let me."
"Good. I don't want you getting hurt or anything."
"Giles and the gang are patrolling for me." She informed him.
"Well I guess that makes sense."
"Huh?"
"Well I guess, vamps aren't the only things that go bump in the night. Just cuz me and mine have not been feeding on the people of this town; does not mean others will not. It's good you're still trying to keep people safe."
"You and yours? What you put your minions on a diet?"
"Kinda. They aren't aloud to hunt in Sunnydale."
"Oh."
"I can't keep them from feeding Buffy. If I tried they'd kill me and then go after you and your friends. It's the best I can do."
"I know. I appreciate it."
"I'm glad. Well look I'm sure you have homework you need to finish up. I should go. I'll come by in a few days see how you're doing. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me."
"Okay. Thanks."
"Bye. And be careful."
"Yeah. Bye."
Angelus turned and left. Buffy just stood there watching him. * What the HELL is going on in this crazy town? * She wondered as she closed the door and went back to her room. Telling everyone about the conversation, she just had with her ex.