"Buffy!"Chris screamed falling to the ground and clutching his chest as if it had been he was stabbed. The pain was so intense as he struggled to breath. "Ahh!" he screamed clutching his head.

"Chris!" Piper screamed as She and Leo rushed to his side.

"What did you do to my brother?" Wyatt demanded.

"I didn't.." Bianca replied glancing nervously at Chris.

"What's happening to him?" Piper asked frantically.

"Chris." Buffy coughed crawling towards him the dagger still stuck in her chest. She only made it a few feet before collapsing. Kyle was at her side about to pull the dagger out.

"NO!" Leo and Wyatt yelled stopping him.

"She'll bleed to death, we can't heal her." Leo explained.

"What do we do?" Faith asked kneeling Beside Buffy as her body was racked with coughs. "You just gotta hold on B, tell me what to do." Faith said frantically as she watched Buffy move her hand from her mouth and saw it was now covered in blood.

"D...don't." Buffy struggled gasping for air.

"Don't what?" Faith asked.

"Don't." buffy struggled to repeat her gaze meeting Wyatt's for a moment before she was once again racked with coughs. The group looked on helplessly as the Buffy slowly bled to death while Chris lay unconscious groaning a few feet away.

"Buffy." Chris whispered as his eyes popped open to see the worried faces of his parents. He ignored them as he leapt to his feet.

"Chris?" Bianca asked unsurely stepping back when she saw the anger in his eyes. . He barley spared her a glance throwing out his arm as he sent her flying across the room, far away from the fallen slayer. Kyle and Faith Quickly moved away unsure of what was happening.

"Buffy." Chris repeated dropping to his knees and gently cradling the semiconscious woman.

She opened her eyes at his voice gazing up at him shocked by what she saw reflected in his stunning green eyes.

"Chris." She gasped a small smile forming on her lips. "I missed you so much." she whispered barley audible to the confused group.

"I was always with you." He replied smiling sadly down at her.

"It wasn't the same." She replied.

"I know, but I'm here now." He said gently bringing his lips to hers.

"So anyway, I'm Chris." He said.

"I'm Buffy." She replied.

"Buffy Summers?" He asked shocked.

"Yeah." She replied hesitantly. "Do we know each other?"

"Ready to go start a bar fight?" Buffy asked Laughing.

"Sounds like fun." Chris replied.

"Are you sure it's a good Idea?" Paige asked concerned.

"Yeah don't worry I do this a lot. Plus I have Magic boy, he can orb us out if it gets bad." Buffy replied.

"Ok, just be careful." Paige asked.

"We will." Buffy said grabbing Chris's hand. "Beam me up Scotty."

"You are strange." Chris laughed.

"Oh and your so normal?" She replied.

"You got me there." He said orbing them out.

"That's great." Phoebe said. "Do you have any other powers."

"Yes." Chris replied.

"Well go on show us." Paige said.

"No, You guys use magic every day stop acting like you've never seen it. I feel like I'm in some kind of side show." Chris replied.

"I can see it now. Come one, come all and see the amazing Magic Boy." Buffy teased.

"Shut up." Chris replied. "And will you stop calling me magic boy."

"Nope." She answered.

"Why not." He asked.

"Basically because it annoys you." She laughed.

"Look Buffy, I know why your acting so weird." Chris said walking into the room.

"You do?" Buffy groaned blushing.

"Hey it's nothing to be embarrassed about." Chris began. "I'd feel the same way if I was you."

"You would, wait, What?" Buffy said confused. Either they weren't talking about the same thing or, this guy had one hell of an ego.

"I mean the master coming back has got to be a lot for you to deal with." Chris replied.

"That, Yeah, I'm freaked out about that." Buffy said relived.

"Just a dance!" Buffy yelled.

"Men." Paige said rolling her eyes.

"Prom is like the most important event in a teenage girls life!" Piper exclaimed.

"Boys just don't get it." Phoebe added.

"Ok their all nuts." Chris whispered to leo.

"We are not crazy!" Buffy shouted. "If I go to the prom alone I'll be a social outcast for the rest of my life, which may not be that long but, come on. I save the world on a regular basis the least I deserve is one night with a halfway normal boy, who will dance and drink bad punch with me while I wear a fabulous dress and pretend to be normal, is that to much to ask? Well I don't think so!"

"Um Ok." Chris replied taking a step away from her.

"Hey wait, you said you've heard of me in the future, so did I get a date?" Buffy asked excitedly.

"Uh, that's not really something anyone's ever mentioned." Chris replied.

"Figures." Buffy said disappointed. "Anyways I guess we should figure out what were gonna do about the master, my doomed social life will have to wait"

"That's sad." Paige said shaking her head.

"What are you talking about now?" Chris asked.

"You being jealous of your baby brother, well he's you big brother, but he is a baby now, you know what I mean." Paige replied.

"Jealous, of what." Chris asked.

"That he got to kiss Buffy and you didn't." Paige replied.

"I'm not...That's ridiculous.. Just shut up." Chris said blushing as he orbed out.

"Boy, you've got it bad. I mean especially if your willing to involve Leo." Paige teased. "Phoebe's right you really do like her."

"Phoebe, What...I don't...I just...Oh no, what did you guys do?" Chris exclaimed.

"What did who do?" Phoebe asked walking into the kitchen.

"You too, What did you guys do." Chris demanded.

"What are you talking about?" Phoebe asked feigning innocence.

"You two could never stay out of my love life why did I expect anything to be different twenty years in the past." Chris ranted. " I mean I can't show the slightest interest in any girl without you two coming up with some half baked scheme to set us up. Sure I find her attractive but, do you two ever stop and think. I mean she's like eighteen years to old for me. Eventually I have to go back to my time and Buffy doesn't exist in it. Anyway why would I like her, she's reckless, she takes stupid risks. She thinks she can do everything on her own. She's secretive, she's keeping secrets from you and probably from me too. To read about her accomplishments in my time you wouldn't expect her to be, well kinda ditzy. I mean what on earth would give you the idea that she's the kind of girl I would go for." Chris continued to rant until he noticed Paige and Phoebe gesturing frantically for him to stop. "She's standing behind me isn't she." Chris groaned as Phoebe nodded. He slowly turned to face her.

"Oh don't stop on my account." Buffy said calmly. "Come on tell me what you really think of me. I mean I'm sorry I don't live up to my 'history'. Your right, I am everything you said but, I'm glad I'm a disappointment. I never wanted to be some great heroine, I wanted to be a cheerleader I don't want to have people reading about all the amazing things I've done and how great I WAS. I mean you said it I don't exist in your future. So why don't we just focus on destroying the master then I'll help you guys save Wyatt and you can go back to your happy Buffy free future. And next time you feel the need to tear me down why don't you take a look in the mirror because everything you said about me is true for you too. Well not everything, because as much as it may have sucked at least you had and, still have a future. I'll be upstairs if you need me." She finished walking out of the room.

"Nice one." Paige said after she left.

"I'm gonna go check on her." Phoebe said following Buffy upstairs.

"I really blew it this time didn't I" Chris sighed.

"So who's going with you?" Paige asked.

"Chris." Buffy said surprising them all. "If it is a trap..."

"You hope I'll get killed?" Chris interrupted.

"No," Buffy began rolling her eyes. "Your good in a fight and if something happens I know you'll be able to get us out of there. Your obliviously under the impression that I'm mad about what you said before, well for me to be mad I'd have to care what you think and to be quite honest, well I just don't. Paige can you orb me back to the Manor I need to get some things together." She turned to Chris. "Be ready in five minutes if your gonna go."

As soon as Paige orbed them out Piper and Phoebe turned to Chris.

"You always seem to know just the wrong thing to say." Phoebe laughed.

"I'm glad I amuse you." Chris replied.

"Well then here." Buffy said throwing him a stake. "Hopefully you wont need it but just in case."

"Anything else?" Chris asked.

"Don't get yourself killed." Buffy replied.

"Nice to know you care." Chris said wishing he could take it back the minute the words left his mouth.

"Of course I do, you're my ride home." Buffy said

"What happened?" Paige asked concerned as she and Phoebe rushed over.

"She saved my life." Chris replied. "Don't touch it." He yelled to Paige who was reaching out to remove the arrow. "It's a dark lighter arrow. Buffy." He called gently trying to wake her.

"Chris?" Buffy asked slowly standing, "Are you ok?" She asked.

"I'm fine, you're the one that was hurt." He replied.

"It's nothing." She replied. wincing as she pulled the arrow out of her side.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Buffy whispered angerly.

"I just wanted to make sure you were ok." Chris replied.

"I'm fine." She began taking a seat. "They're looking for you, you shouldn't be here. That woman kept asking if I knew where you were."

"I know, I just had to see for myself that you were ok." Chris replied.

"Stop doing that." Buffy demanded.

"Doing what?" Chris asked confused.

"Being all nice. I'm trying to be mad at you here." Buffy explained.

"Sorry" Chris laughed then became serious. "I really am sorry, I didn't mean what I said earlier."

"I don't want to talk about it." Buffy replied looking away.

"Please just let me explain." Chris pleaded.

"Fine." buffy conceded.

"I like you Buffy, a lot. I mean I wish I was just a normal twenty year old. I wish I wasn't from the future. I wish I could be that halfway normal boy to take you to your prom even though I don't get why you care about it so much. I wish I didn't have to leave once Wyatt is saved. I wish everything wasn't so complicated." Chris explained.

"I, I wish that to." Buffy admitted turning to look at him. "But, no matter how hard we wish it, it won't change reality. I'm a seventeen year old freak and your..."

"A twenty year old freak." Chris offered taking her hand. "I know it's not fair for me to put in you in this situation, I have to leave eventually and I can't make you any promises but..."

"I don't need any promises." Buffy interrupted. "Maybe for once we should stop worrying about tomorrow and just focus on today."

"I can do that." Chris replied.

"You should probably go." Buffy began reluctantly standing up. "I mean it wont do us any good to have you arrested too."

"Yeah." Chris replied brushing a strand of hair of her face. He slowly leaned in and kissed her. She heard the familiar sound and opened her eyes just in time to se the familiar blue lights leaving. She smiled placing a hand to her lips as if to prove it hadn't been a dream. She could still hear Whistler in the back of her mind, but for the first time since becoming the slayer she didn't believe him. Even if it was just for tonight, she wasn't alone, not anymore

"Here." Chris said taking off the sweatshirt he was wearing and handing it to her.

"Wont you be cold?" Buffy asked.

"Trying to be a gentleman here." Chris replied with a small smile.

"Thanks." Buffy said taking the sweatshirt and pulling it over her head.

"We never really got a chance to talk about what happened in the jail cell, with everything that was going on." Chris began unsurely.

"You mean when you kissed me." Buffy replied enjoying watching him squirm.

"Yeah, I mean I just wanted." Chris began.

"You know what Chris?" Buffy interrupted.

"What?" He asked confused.

"You talk to much." She replied pulling him down and kissing him..

"Christopher!" Piper exclaimed.

"This isn't happening." Chris groaned looking over his shoulder to see his mother covering Wyatt"s eyes as his father looked about ready to burst into laughter. Buffy pushed him off her as she struggled to pull her shirt together. They had planned to spend the day looking for ways to save Wyatt but got distracted. Books and papers were scattered over the floor where they'd knocked them from the table. She wasn't sure how that happened. One minute the were discussing demon then the next they were kissing, somewhere along the way Chris had unbuttoned her shirt.

"This is embarrassing." Buffy mumbled as she quickly buttoned her shirt avoiding looking at Piper and Leo as she smoothed a hand over her hair.

"Hey mom." Chris said nervously.

"Don't you 'hey mom' me mister." Piper began. "I come home and find you two on the couch about to... I don't even want to think about what you two were doing." She was interrupted by the door opening.

"We're home." Phoebe and Paige called from the front door.

"Oh crap." Chris exclaimed. "I have to go." He said orbing out before anyone could stop him.

"Me too." Buffy said glaring at the spot he left from and dashing up the stairs.

"What's going on." Paige asked orbing in noticing the terrified look on Chris and Leo's face's.

"I win." the warlock laughed as he plunger his dagger into Buffy's abdomen. They watched as she slumped against him.

"Buffy!" Chris shouted as he blinked out taking her with him.

"Buffy." Chris began unsurely as if afraid it was some sort of trick, she couldn't be alive.

"It'll take more than that to kill me." Buffy replied wincing. "I am after all the most powerful slayer ever, right." She finished smiling slightly as she stepped out of Phoebe's hold. But, without the support she couldn't keep herself up. "Damn it." She cursed as her legs gave out. Chris caught her before she hit the ground. "Hurts like a bitch though." She said as she passed out from the pain and blood loss her hand falling away from her wound. Chris winced in sympathy as her blood began flowing out steadily. He pressed his hand to the wound trying to stop it.

"Dad." Chris called shakily as he felt her fading away in his arms. But, before Leo could reach them a pale blue light enveloped her wound Buffy gasped as her eyes flew open. Chris slowly pulled his hand away shocked to find her wound closed.

Buffy opened her eyes as the materialized taking in her surroundings.

"What is all this?" She asked stunned. They were on the bridge on which Chris had set up a small table for two, candles a few decorations and a boom box. "I can't believe you did all this for me." She said tearing up.

"Hey, don't cry." Chris began cupping her face in his hands. "I know we have to say goodbye tomorrow but, I wanted to do this before I go. We've got everything we need, bad punch, sappy music and a halfway normal guy in a tux."

"You made me a prom." Buffy said shocked. "That the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me."

"Yeah well, I kinda like you." Chris replied smiling.

"I kinda like you too." Buffy replied kissing him.

"Buffy." Chris said pulling her attention away from the buttons of his shirt. "I think I might be in love with you."

"Don't say that." She replied a few tears escaping as she tried to blink them back.

"I'm sorry." Chris began pulling away but she grabbed his arm stopping him.

"It's just, how am I supposed to let you go now?" She asked tearfully. "I don't know how to say goodbye."

"Then don't." Chris replied. "We may not have each other but, you'll always have my heart." She smiled as he wiped away her tears.

"We may not have forever, but we have tonight." She said capturing his lips She puled away slightly. "Just promise you wont try and kill me tomorrow."

"I'll try not to." Chris said smiling as he pulled her back into his embrace. "Are you sure.."

"I've said it before and I'll say it again." Buffy cut him off. "You talk to much."

"Get Wyatt and go." Buffy said trying to sense where he went. Chris rushes toward him about to grab him when Gideon reapers stabbing him.

"Chris." Buffy cried watching him crumple to the ground. Gideon pulls the athame from him stepping towards Wyatt as Buffy stood frozen in shock. Before she could recover he was gone. Buffy rushed to him falling to her knees next to him. "Chris, I'm so sorry, please, don't.."

"Dad." Chris began Shakily before passing out.

"LEO!" Buffy screamed frantically praying he'd be able to save him.

"What...What did I say about crying." Chris said his breathing labored

"Please, don't leave me." She begged softly. "I can't lose you."

"I already told you, You could never lose me." Chris replied painfully lifting his arm and placing a hand on her cheek. She placed her hand over it holding him there. She bent down placing a gentle kiss on his forehead. "I love you." he said slowly as he took his last breath.

"I need you to know..." She began pausing as she struggled to get air into her lungs. "I never told you last time, before...I love you."

"Yes you did." He replied with a soft smile.

"You,...you weren't asleep?" She asked confused.

"No, but I didn't need to here it, I knew." He replied.

"Good." She said smiling as she closed her eyes.

"Buffy...Buffy..come on stay with me." He begged as silent tears began falling down his cheek.

"No crying." She murmured opening her eyes.

"Hey, that's my line." He replied with a sad smile.