"Hey Princess, long time no see."

"What the hell." Buffy said spinning around. "Oh my god, Lorne." She said hugging him.

"Slayer strength bear hug, didn't miss that." He wheezed.

"Sorry." She said sheepishly releasing him. "How'd you know I was here?"

"The boss had Buffy face as Cordy used to call it." He replied.

"I thought you didn't work with them anymore." Buffy said confused.

"No, I don't but, I ran into Gunn earlier." He explained. "Seems Angel took out his frustrations about your beau on Spike, not that he didn't have it coming."

"Those two still at it?' She asked shaking her head.

"I suggested couples counseling once, didn't go over well." He laughed. "Why so down?"

"I don't know, just a feeling I can't shake. The one I always get right before the rug is pulled out from under me." She replied. "It been one of those days."

"So I've heard. Anything I can help with." He asked.

"No, but I figure it out, I always do." She sighed.

"You know I never got it." he began smiling softly.

"Got what?" She asked.

"Why I could never get either of you to sing for me." He explained. "I mean you'd think the slayer would be first in line to find out what the future had in store for her."

"I think Faith liked not knowing." She said with a sad smile. "And, we both already knew."

"Knew what?" he asked.

"We were the slayers, we knew we didn't have one. It's easier to live in the moment." She explained.

"Or not at all." He countered.

"True." She replied. "Good luck, with whatever it is you do now."

"You too kid." He replied.

Warehouse:

"You didn't tell me the slayer you wanted me to kill is Buffy Summers!" Bianca said furiously.

"Does it really matter?" He asked.

"Hell yes it does!" She replied.

"Fine then, don't do it." He said casually. "I thought you wanted to save your love, silly me."

"I do." She insisted.

"Well then you should know, if she lives, you'll lose him." He replied.

"I wont let you hurt him." She declared.

"Oh my dear, sweat, stupid girl." He laughed. "It wont be me who takes him from you, it will be her."

"She wouldn't hurt him." She said unsurely.

"True, but how sure are you of his love for you?" He asked.

"He loves me." She insisted.

"Yes, perhaps he does. But I know for a fact that he loves her more, he just doesn't remember." He replied casually. "As long as we go through with the plan he never will."

"What do I do?" She asked.

"You wait," He replied. "When the time is right, you will kill her and with her out of the way we finish off the Halliwell line. And then you can have your love."

"Fine." She said shimmering out.

"Though, I'm not sure he will still love you." He laughed.

"Your one evil son of a bitch." A man said stepping out of the shadows.

"Yes well, I am what they made me." He replied. "I will have my revenge on the adorible little couple that should have never been."

Manor:

"Where have you two been?" Paige demanded.

"We followed Bianca." Sam admitted.

"You what?" Kyle asked furiously.

"Chill Dad." Jamie replied. "It's a good thing we did."

"Why, what did she do?" Piper asked worriedly. "Is Chris ok?"

"Um, Chris took off." Jamie began.

"To go hunt down that Angel dude like Buffy said." Sam added.

"But that's when things got weird." Jamie continued.

"Weird how?" Mel asked.

"She started talking to this guy, we couldn't see him." Sam began.

"And boy was she pissed." Jamie continued. "It seems she's been working with him and he ordered her to."

"Kill the slayer." Sam picked up. "Only she didn't realize what slayer he was talking about."

"And after he has her do that it seems they plan to come after us all." Jamie Added. "Or, destroy the Halliwell line as he put it."

"Oh, I knew that little..." Piper trailed off furiously.

"Slut, whore, bitch." Mel offered.

"Watch your language." Cole reprimanded.

"Ok, but how is that weird?" Wyatt asked. "I mean we all pretty much knew she was evil, and people are always after us."

"Yeah, but he knew about Buffy and Chris." Sam explained.

"He kept telling bianca that if she didn't kill Buffy she's lose Chris to her." Jamie added.

"Because, 'He loves her more but doesn't remember yet'. Or something like that." Sam picked up.

"'Would have his revenge on the adorable little couple that should have never been.' drama queen much." Jamie finished.

"Who the hell." Phoebe began.

"Gideon." Piper said realizing.

"We have to tell Chris." Leo said quietly.

"Wait, why would he believe us now, I mean he didn't believe me before." Mel replied.

"No, not about that, about what happened, in the past." Piper explained. "He'll be a sitting duck if we don't."

"But Gideon's dead." Wyatt said confused.

"Like that's ever stopped anyone from coming after us." Paige sighed.

"You know stalking is illegal in all fifty states." She called over her shoulder.

"Yeah, well I just wanted to make sure you got back ok.." He said sheepishly hurrying to catch up. "Why didn't you call for someone to come pick you up?" he asked falling into step with her.

"Because, I like to walk, pk maybe not from LA to San Francisco, but, I wanted some time to clear my head." She replied. "You don't need to worry about me though, I'm the big bad Slayer remember?"

"Yeah, I know." He said smiling. "They might be right."

"Who might be right?" She asked.

"My family, about Bianca." He said reluctantly. "I just..."

"Don't want them to be." She finished for him. He nodded. "I get it."

"I just wish I knew for sure." He replied.

"That doesn't always make it easier." She said sadly. "Sometimes it's nice to not face the truth."

"Pretend none of it matters." He added.

"Yup." She said with a small smile. "Don't worry about what's gona happen tomorrow, just."

"Live in the moment." He finished.

"But, eventually tomorrow always comes." She replied.

"You sure are a 'the glass is half empty' type of girl." He said with a small smile.

"Is that a problem?" She asked.

"No, just refreshing." He laughed. "My brother, he's an optimist, takes after my dad. But, I'm more like my mom."

"A pessimist?" She asked.

"No, a realist." He replied. "I'm thinking about becoming an optimist though."

"Really, let me know how that works out." Buffy laughed.

"I think you should try with me, we'll become happy sunny people." He laughed.

"That's really not going to happen." Buffy said rolling her eyes.

"Come on what do we have to lose?" Chris teased.

"Ok, why are you even talking to me, I thought we went over the whole 'not friends' thing." She said shaking her head.

"Yeah well, I'm avoiding my family and, the inevitable 'are you evil?' talk with my girlfriend." He shrugged. "So your all I've got."

"You're a real charmer you know." Buffy said trying to hide her grin.

"I try." He said smiling. "Your easy to talk to."

"So let me get this strait," She began shaking her head. "I'm all you have, and I'm easy. Boy aren't I great?"

"Well, like I said I don't have the luxury of being picky." He teased.

"Shut up." She said shoving him.

"Ow, watch the slayer strength." He said rubbing his arm.

"Sorry." She shrugged.

"No, your not." He accused. "So, back to our newfound sunny out look, I'm going to discover that this was all a big misunderstanding, and my girlfriend isn't trying to kill me."

"That's always nice." She replied.

"And you." He began.

"What about me?" She asked.

"I don't know," He paused thinking. "I got it." He declared triumphantly. "Your going to look up your 'future guy' and find he's still crazy about you."

"Not going to happen." She said avoiding his gaze.

"You never know.' He replied. "We could go right now, just see what he's doing."

"Not a good idea, anyways I know what he's doing." She replied.

"Ok, well then what could a casual run in hurt?" He asked.

"Just drop it." She said annoyed.

"Why?" He asked.

"Because, I've already seen him, he doesn't remember me, and he's in love with someone else." She said angerly hurrying ahead of him.

"Wait up." He shouted hurrying after her. "Look I'm sorry, I'll drop it."

"Fine." She said slowing her pace.

"So, it's his loss, we'll find you someone better." He said grinning. "Wyatt's available, he's the future king of the magical world."

"EW, and no." Buffy said laughing.

"Yeah, he is kind of a dork." Chris laughed. "But, really he's a good guy."

"He'd better be." Buffy replied.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked.

"Saved by the demon." Buffy sighed spinning around to attack it.