Later that Night
Cemetery
"You and Buffy seem to be doing well together." Giles said as he and Angel walked along Restfield Cemetery later that night.
"Yeah we are. I mean it's hard sometimes, cause we're so different and our lives are different, but I love her and as long as she's okay and around I'm happy." Angel said as he continued to search for the monsters that were after his children.
"How are the children? Buffy hasn't told us much about her last couple of appointments. I hope it's because it's the same and not because something is wrong." The old man asked the even older vampire.
"No everything is okay. She's just worried."
"About?" The watcher inquired.
"About what kind of side effects this, us, who we are as people or non people in my case, will have on the children." He said.
"You mean, will they inherit any vampire genes."
"Yeah."
"Well unbeknownst to Buffy, I've been researching that very thing since she told me she was pregnant." He informed the father to be.
"Since you've yet to say anything to Buffy that either means you found nothing or you have and choose not to tell her for fear of scaring her." The vampire replied.
"Your second guess is correct."
"Well, what did you find?" Angel asked. Scared at what the watcher's answer would be.
"Well not much at this point. What I did find is that there is a likely hood that your children will have supernatural abilities."
"Such as?"
"Well."
"Hold that thought." Angel said as he blocked a hit from the vampire that tried, and failed, to sneak up on him.
"Anymore?" The watcher asked as Angel stabbed the demon in the chest with his axe.
"Nah. I don't think so." He replied. "So what were you saying?" He asked as they continued to walk through the cemetery.
"As yes. Well strength is probably going to be the biggest."
"Makes sense."
"I agree. Also, the possibility that, if they are girls, one or maybe both, will end up slayers. Then there's the danger that will be an ever constant in their lives. Having a mother as a slayer and a vampire with a soul as a father wont be easy. Demons and the like will be after you two all the time and them, also because of what they are destined for. It will be hard for them. Buffy once said to me that I didn't now what it was like being, sixteen, and a girl and a slayer and what it's like having to kill vampires when you, and I quote "have funny bunny feelings toward one", so I can't image how hard it will be for your children if they are girls. Especially with the possibility of them being slayers."
"I was worried about that. How good of a chance do they have of not becoming slayers?" Angel asked.
"Not so good I'm afraid. The chance that they will both become slayers is very high."
"What about if they're boys?"
"Well with they're strength, it's likely that they'd become well, demon hunters."
"I figured as much."
"Problem is Buffy told me she wants them to be boys so that they wont have a chance of becoming slayers. I didn't have the heart to tell her that if they were boys they'd probably become demon hunters."
"She still doesn't know?" Angel asked.
"Nope. I was surprised also. I was for sure her last watcher, Merrick, would have mentioned it to her."
"I don't think he had enough time to." Angel told Giles.
"I believe you're right. Merrick didn't have much time to spend with Buffy and from the watchers journal he kept I doubt it was easy to get her to cooperate. He wrote it was hard to get her to believe him and he spent most of the time trying to get a hold of her. She was constantly running off."
"Yeah. I remember."
Giles just looked at Angel with confusion written on his face. "I thought you two didn't meet until she moved to Sunnydale." Giles asked.
"We didn't. But I saw her when she was first called. A half demon named Whistler came to me in New York and asked me if I wanted to do something with my immortality. After he showed me Buffy I knew I had to help her. She's the reason I'm not in a dump somewhere eating rats." He confessed.
"Does she know that?"
"No. I don't know how to tell her. I want to tell her but, I just think she'd freak."
"I understand. Though I think you should tell her. At this time, I think it'd be nice for her to here such a thing."
"I guess. I'll tell her, when I'm ready."
The two continued their hunt out side of the cemetery and through the dingy streets of downtown Sunnydale.
Buffy and Angel's House
"So Buffy, how are you? How's the pregnancy going?" Xander asked his friend in a vain attempt to keep her mind off of the things going on.
"Okay. I have a doctor's appointment next Tuesday."
"Do you need someone to go with you? Or is it a night appointment?" Willow asked her friend. She missed going to her appointments with her.
"I would like it if you two went with me." Buffy told her friends.
"Really??" The red head asked excitedly.
"Yeah. I've missed you guys. I know I have not been around lately but I promise things are going to change. I want us to hang out more often. Especially since once I have the babies I wont be able to do much." She admitted.
"Well we'd love to go with you." Xander told his friend.
"How 'bout we do something. While Giles and Angel are patrolling." Buffy suggested.
"Okay." Willow said happily. "What'cha wanna do." She asked.
"How bout we watch a movie?" Buffy asked.
"Okay."
"Come on." Buffy said walking down the hall.
"Where we going Buff?" Xander asked as they left the living room.
"To my room. The tv is bigger. Plus most of the movies are in that room." She told him as they climbed the steps to her and Angel's room.
"Make your selves comfortable." She said moving to the tv stand and opening it's mahogany doors. "So what you guys want to watch?"
"Ummm. I'm kind of in the mood for a comedy." Willow said.
"Here, here!" Xander cheered.
"You're always in the mood for comedy." Buffy reminded him.
"Okay which one?" She asked as she flopped a few movies onto the bed.
"Well. I like My Stepmother is and Alien." Willow said.
"I like the Cone Heads." Xander announced.
"Okay My Stepmother is an Alien then Cone Heads." Buffy said popping the first film in.
She moved back to the bed and joined her friends. She sat with her back against the headboard. Xander lay on his stomach next to Buffy and Willow laid in between them on the huge King sized bed.
Cemetery
"You and Buffy seem to be doing well together." Giles said as he and Angel walked along Restfield Cemetery later that night.
"Yeah we are. I mean it's hard sometimes, cause we're so different and our lives are different, but I love her and as long as she's okay and around I'm happy." Angel said as he continued to search for the monsters that were after his children.
"How are the children? Buffy hasn't told us much about her last couple of appointments. I hope it's because it's the same and not because something is wrong." The old man asked the even older vampire.
"No everything is okay. She's just worried."
"About?" The watcher inquired.
"About what kind of side effects this, us, who we are as people or non people in my case, will have on the children." He said.
"You mean, will they inherit any vampire genes."
"Yeah."
"Well unbeknownst to Buffy, I've been researching that very thing since she told me she was pregnant." He informed the father to be.
"Since you've yet to say anything to Buffy that either means you found nothing or you have and choose not to tell her for fear of scaring her." The vampire replied.
"Your second guess is correct."
"Well, what did you find?" Angel asked. Scared at what the watcher's answer would be.
"Well not much at this point. What I did find is that there is a likely hood that your children will have supernatural abilities."
"Such as?"
"Well."
"Hold that thought." Angel said as he blocked a hit from the vampire that tried, and failed, to sneak up on him.
"Anymore?" The watcher asked as Angel stabbed the demon in the chest with his axe.
"Nah. I don't think so." He replied. "So what were you saying?" He asked as they continued to walk through the cemetery.
"As yes. Well strength is probably going to be the biggest."
"Makes sense."
"I agree. Also, the possibility that, if they are girls, one or maybe both, will end up slayers. Then there's the danger that will be an ever constant in their lives. Having a mother as a slayer and a vampire with a soul as a father wont be easy. Demons and the like will be after you two all the time and them, also because of what they are destined for. It will be hard for them. Buffy once said to me that I didn't now what it was like being, sixteen, and a girl and a slayer and what it's like having to kill vampires when you, and I quote "have funny bunny feelings toward one", so I can't image how hard it will be for your children if they are girls. Especially with the possibility of them being slayers."
"I was worried about that. How good of a chance do they have of not becoming slayers?" Angel asked.
"Not so good I'm afraid. The chance that they will both become slayers is very high."
"What about if they're boys?"
"Well with they're strength, it's likely that they'd become well, demon hunters."
"I figured as much."
"Problem is Buffy told me she wants them to be boys so that they wont have a chance of becoming slayers. I didn't have the heart to tell her that if they were boys they'd probably become demon hunters."
"She still doesn't know?" Angel asked.
"Nope. I was surprised also. I was for sure her last watcher, Merrick, would have mentioned it to her."
"I don't think he had enough time to." Angel told Giles.
"I believe you're right. Merrick didn't have much time to spend with Buffy and from the watchers journal he kept I doubt it was easy to get her to cooperate. He wrote it was hard to get her to believe him and he spent most of the time trying to get a hold of her. She was constantly running off."
"Yeah. I remember."
Giles just looked at Angel with confusion written on his face. "I thought you two didn't meet until she moved to Sunnydale." Giles asked.
"We didn't. But I saw her when she was first called. A half demon named Whistler came to me in New York and asked me if I wanted to do something with my immortality. After he showed me Buffy I knew I had to help her. She's the reason I'm not in a dump somewhere eating rats." He confessed.
"Does she know that?"
"No. I don't know how to tell her. I want to tell her but, I just think she'd freak."
"I understand. Though I think you should tell her. At this time, I think it'd be nice for her to here such a thing."
"I guess. I'll tell her, when I'm ready."
The two continued their hunt out side of the cemetery and through the dingy streets of downtown Sunnydale.
Buffy and Angel's House
"So Buffy, how are you? How's the pregnancy going?" Xander asked his friend in a vain attempt to keep her mind off of the things going on.
"Okay. I have a doctor's appointment next Tuesday."
"Do you need someone to go with you? Or is it a night appointment?" Willow asked her friend. She missed going to her appointments with her.
"I would like it if you two went with me." Buffy told her friends.
"Really??" The red head asked excitedly.
"Yeah. I've missed you guys. I know I have not been around lately but I promise things are going to change. I want us to hang out more often. Especially since once I have the babies I wont be able to do much." She admitted.
"Well we'd love to go with you." Xander told his friend.
"How 'bout we do something. While Giles and Angel are patrolling." Buffy suggested.
"Okay." Willow said happily. "What'cha wanna do." She asked.
"How bout we watch a movie?" Buffy asked.
"Okay."
"Come on." Buffy said walking down the hall.
"Where we going Buff?" Xander asked as they left the living room.
"To my room. The tv is bigger. Plus most of the movies are in that room." She told him as they climbed the steps to her and Angel's room.
"Make your selves comfortable." She said moving to the tv stand and opening it's mahogany doors. "So what you guys want to watch?"
"Ummm. I'm kind of in the mood for a comedy." Willow said.
"Here, here!" Xander cheered.
"You're always in the mood for comedy." Buffy reminded him.
"Okay which one?" She asked as she flopped a few movies onto the bed.
"Well. I like My Stepmother is and Alien." Willow said.
"I like the Cone Heads." Xander announced.
"Okay My Stepmother is an Alien then Cone Heads." Buffy said popping the first film in.
She moved back to the bed and joined her friends. She sat with her back against the headboard. Xander lay on his stomach next to Buffy and Willow laid in between them on the huge King sized bed.