Angel

For a while the six of them just stand there, none of them knowing what to say. Then Cordelia walks in and breaks the silence. She sees the confused and upset looks on everyone's faces, "Oh no…who died?"

Giles looked at her slightly annoyed, "No one died Cordelia."

Now Cordy looked confused, "Oh…well then what are your problems?"

Willow spoke up, "Buffy's from four years into the future and we don't know how or why she's here."

"Oh," Cordelia smiled, "What am I like in the future? Am I a famous actress yet? I mean yes I'm an actress I know that but have I made it into any big movies yet with any big stars?"

Buffy looked at her and smiled. Leave it to Cordelia to turn a situation like this into her own advantage. "Sorry Cordy…you chose a different career actually."

"What? But I've always wanted to be an actress…why would I turn my back on that?" she asked anxious to hear the answer.

Buffy couldn't help but laugh, "You found something you were more passionate about Cordy. In the future you actually become a really good person. You help lots of people every day."

"Great…that's just like me to give up on my dreams to help others. Why do I have to be so selfless?" Cordelia said disgusted with herself.

Xander started laughing out loud and couldn't stop. When he finally stopped laughing he spoke, "You…helping others instead of yourself? Ha-ha…that's a good one Buffy. How does she really turn out?"

Giles stops the fight, "That's enough you two. Buffy shouldn't be telling us anything about our futures there could be dyer consequences."

Buffy thinks for a moment, "That's it."

"What's it?" Willow asks.

When Buffy was telling Cordelia about her future she remembered that she works for Angel in L.A. That's something significant that happens soon, Angel leaves her and goes to L.A. "Angel," Buffy began, "He's going to leave soon. When is prom?"

"Next week," Xander answered, "But what does that have to do with anything?"

Buffy looked down at the ground in sorrow, "It's soon then."

The others still don't understand. "I don't understand Buffy. What's soon and what does it have to do with Angel?" Giles asks.

"Angel is going to brake up with me before prom," Buffy says.

Willow looks at her with a frown, "Oh Buffy…I'm so sorry. Why would he do that? You guys love each other so much."

Buffy looked down at the ground in remembrance. She remembered how in love they were and it always made her so upset to think about it. "It's ok Will. He had a good reason. He wants me to have a normal life that I can never have with him. He stays until graduation is over so he can help us fight but then he goes to L.A. because neither one of us could stand seeing each other and not being able to be with each other. Maybe he wasn't supposed to leave. Maybe he is supposed to be there to fight with me. Maybe that's why I was sent back."

"That may be it I suppose," Giles said.

Buffy looked at him, "So I guess I'll go to Angel's tonight after sunset and talk to him."

Giles looked unsure, "Umm…right…yes I suppose that's what you should do but…what do you plan on saying?"

Buffy looked a little upset, "I'm not sure but I guess I have all day to figure it out."

Wesley spoke up, "Yes what are you going to do till then?"

Buffy shrugged her shoulders, "I'm not sure. I'm defiantly not in a going to class mood though. I haven't been to school in like…almost two years and I don't really plan on doing it again."

Willow looked shocked, "Buffy? You didn't go to college? I thought for sure you'd go to college."

Buffy corrected herself, "Well I did go," she looked down at the ground, "But…things kind of got in the way and I had to drop out."

Xander was very anxious to hear about what things were like in the future despite what Giles had said. "Well it sounds like we have a lot of catching up to do Buff," he said as he put his arm around her, "I wasn't in a going to class kind of mood either."

The others were just as anxious as Xander was to know about the future. Willow joined in, "Yea me either. We'll keep you company while you wait for sundown, Buffy. We can go…mini golfing or something and then have dinner together later."

Buffy knew that they just wanted to know things about the future but she went along with it anyway. She smiled, "Sounds like a plan but…I think I'm going to have dinner with my mom. I need to spend time with her. Giles? Wes? You guys wanna come along?"

Wesley was about to say yes because he wanted as much as the others to know about the future but Giles spoke before he could, "No thank you Buffy I think we're going to stay here and do some research on this whole situation." Wesley looked confused but stayed anyway.

After Buffy and the others left Giles looked at Wesley, "I'm not sure what is going on here but I don't think it's what Buffy thinks."

"What do you mean? It sounds like what she says may be right. Angel could be a very important asset to the forces of good. It only makes sense that he should be in the battle that she speaks of," Wesley said.

Giles nods his head, "Yes I agree but I think it may be more complicated then that. I think we should look into it. Do some research and hopefully we'll find…something."

The two watchers started they're search. Neither one really knows exactly what to look for but they're not about to just sit there and do nothing when something obviously very strange and important was going on.