AN: Welcome to my first attempt at BtVS fanfiction. This is a work in progress so please be patient with updates. Reviews and feedback are welcome and demanded!

Summary: Two months have passed since "Not Fade Away". Buffy is living in the States again with the Scoobie Gang. An unexpected visitor ends up on Buffy's doorstep with wonderful and promisingnews for Buffy. She can finally have therelationship she always wanted with the one person she has ever loved.B/A...with slight fluff.

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Chapter Two: Unexpected Visitor

"Here it is. An Apocalypse locator spell." Willow declared from the kitchen. She rushed into the living room where Xander, Buffy, and Dawn were sprawled out on the floors with books scattered everywhere. She held up the leatherbound spellbook. "Just about all of the items for the spell I have, but I might have to run into town for the rest of the supplies."

"Are we assuming the worst?" Dawn questioned. "I mean, are we absolutely sure that an apocalypse could have happened so shortly after we closed the Hellmouth?"

"Anything is possible on this little place we like to call Earth," Xander put in. He held up the book he was looking through. "I found something about a society called the Circle of the Blackthorn have masterminded a path to an apocalypse. It's a good thing Giles was once such a rebel and kept books like this."

Everyone's attention was immediately on him. Willow blinked and then said what was on everyone's mind: "When is it planned to occur?"

Xander looked back at the book, skimming through the extensive passage. "Umm – let me see. Oh, wow." Xander's one eye widened. "Hmm. Well that's just peachy."

"Xand, now would be a good time to share what you are hmm-ing about." Willow was afraid Buffy was gonna snap on him.

"Well according to this lovely mind-boggling passage, the Blackthorn planned a tentative schedule of…two months ago."

Buffy stopped the pacing she had started. "Does it say what is supposed to happen?"

"Umm, something about portals to demon dimensions being opened all at once by the Wolf, The Ram, and The Hart and their group of –"

"Wait. Did you say the Wolf, The Ram, and The Hart? As in Wolfram and Hart? As in the company Andrew said Angel worked for!" Her voice wavered. "Could he have had something to do with it?"

Willow wrapped her arm around her best friend. "If the apocalypse did happen, obviously it was thwarted, 'cause hey! We're alive."

"I know, Will, but what if it hadn't happened yet? What is Angel is falling into a trap? I need to talk to him." Buffy walked away into the kitchen, her hand pressed against her forehead.

Xander stood up next to Willow. "What do you think?"

The redhead shrugged. "I don't know. I did sense a power rift a few months ago, when you were in Africa and I was in South America, but I had assumed it was because of the Potential I found discovering her Slayerness. Maybe I was wrong."

Buffy leaned against the kitchen counter before picking up the phone. What would she say to Angel? Sorry I haven't called in over a year, but I was busy running around the world and then dating the Immortal. She sighed. She'll just let her mouth do the talking, the usual.

She dialed the number Giles had given her several months ago. Buffy heard a loud beep and then a message saying the number had been disconnected. What the hell? She heard the doorbell ring and Dawn yelling she'll answer it as she tried the number again. Same loud beep and same message. It's the middle of the afternoon, how can an office building not be open, especially a semi-evil one?

Buffy heard some commotion in the living room and headed back there to see what was up. As soon as she rounded the corner, she stopped dead in her tracks, mouth going slack. The most unlikely person stood in the doorway as Dawn, Xander, and Willow gaped in silence.

It's not possible. It's daytime.

Angel smiled, the outside sun shining on his face. "Hello Buffy. It's good to see you too."