Two weeks later

I want love like any World Wide Woman would need
I know you think that can't be
Still got sensitivity

there was another dinner but this was a charity dinner she had to go through and Angel was thee for that she had to be there she still felt like hell but her grandmother gave her a remedy for her sickness

She went to the charity meeting that morning

She went she was talking to people Angel didn't come to that one the reporters asked "where is your husband"

She said "he's in a meeting he'll be at the dinner tonight" she smiled

In my world it's hard to get authenticity
but you feel so damn real to me
Come take the lead
Enjoy this world with me

That night she was the first out of the limo she was rather hungry to for a change she still hadn't told him anything about the baby they went inside Angel said "you look nice"

She said "you do as well"

There're friends ere all sitting at separate tale to give them time to be by themselves Angel asked "you feeling any better"

She said "yes"

He said "we need to talk"

She said "please not now"

He said "you ac like you don't want to fix this… I would think that you would want to"

She said looking at her glass and said "I do I just… not now"

He said "we'll I'm tired Buffy of us playing these game"

She said "GAMES" she covered her mouth looking around "I'm playing any games with you… look I have a lot on my mind and I just don't… I can' right now I know we need to talk but now is not the time"

He said "I under stand that"

She said "then why the hell did you bring it up"

He said "because you act like this isn't happening… I'm tired of it"

She said "well I'm tired of you bringing it up at the wrong time you have a problem with it then go" and he got up throwing the napkin on the table and glared at her turning and walking out she looked down at her drink and didn't say anything he got out side he had something for her but he figure she wasn't going to get it not acting like that.

Regina watched Angel leave that was not going to look good she smirked as the Immortal met her "she going down"

The Immortal said "any ideas as to how that going to happen"

She said "I have my plans"

He said "you do"

She said "you just keep your end of the deal up"

Queen Kristine heard a knock on her door she was shocked by this she went to get it and was astonished to find who she found on the other side of the door she said "come in"

Spike came in and sat don in a chair she said "what is it you came to talk about"

He said "what I've done I had no one to turn to and I hope you would give me mercy for what I'm about to say"

She said "please tell me"

He explained the whole sorted story form begin to end of the Immortal and said "but I have some important information that Buffy should know I want to help in this fight and after I will leave and she will never see we again

She said "but you must tell her the truth"

He said I will I jus hope she or her husband doesn't kill me in the process"

She said "I don't know about that but I so have a bone to pick wit the Immortal"

Buffy got home that night she was exhausted she wanted to go to bed when she got to her room she found Angel sitting on her… their bed she was about to say something when he held up a hand

He said "I've done a lot of thinking and I just want you back Buffy… I fell in love with you ten years ago actually 11 and I new I wanted to be with you… Spike was right no matter what goes wrong we will never stop loving each other"

She said "we'll love each other until it kills us"

He said "I can't think of a better way to go"

She said "are you sure"

He said "yes"

She said "we still have a long talk"

He said "I don't care about that anymore I just want to come home" he came to her "I miss my wife, my lover and friend… just let me come home"

She smirked going to him "I guess were just going to hell"

He smirked "we'll go together"

She wrapped her arms around him "I'll enjoy the right… it a bumpy way down"

He laughed picking her up "we can take it"

She said "besides the make up sex is going to be great"

He took her lying her on the bed "don't you know it" he sealed it with a kiss

Just because Angel was back home didn't mean that everything was resolved she sat in there living room with him she was about to say something when her great grand mother came in

She said "hi… oh I see you too must be trying to work this out then… I'm guessing that you told him"

Buffy stopped her "…about are plans for the battle… some of them yes"

She gave Buffy a look wondering why she hadn't told him about the baby "yeah… someone wants to speak to you"

Buffy said "and they didn't come in… because"

Spike said "they were afraid you'd slay them"

Angel tensed ready to get up and kill him Buffy put a hand on his leg and looked at him he calmed she got up and asked "what the hell are you doing here"

Spike said "to tell you the truth"

Angel said "that's rich"

Buffy said "what do you want… what about the truth"

Spike said "fine seeing as you two are back together I guess I don't need to" he turned coming face to face with her great grand mother turning back to a ticked off slayer Angel came to stand next to her so he felt like a caged animal

Buffy stepped closer "what truth"

He sighed taking a few steps back "nothing happened that night" Buffy didn't answer he continued the Immortal made a deal with me bigger and better then the first deal that he made with me to break you up before you married to get you what you wanted to give you a bit of the attention taking you out for drinks that night that as all you" he began to walk the room "he just told me once I got you to that point knowing how you act take you to the hotel, make it look good for the camera guy that was following which was easy sense you were grabbing all over me, you passed out I stripped you down throwing you cloths all over to make it look like more then it was you woke up you didn't remember if you had or hadn't"

He turned to find a stake hover dangerously close to his heart Angel looking furious straitening up from throwing it and her great grand mother held it with her magic to keep it from piercing his chest "if you kill him you won't hear what important that he had to say"

Buffy looked at him in tears "how could you do that to me… for someone at some point that clamed they loved me how could you hurt me like this… I knew here was no good in you even with the soul… all that makes you do is apologize for it… but not for this, you nearly ruined my marriage… how could you"

He said "I'm"

She said "don't say your sorry to me for this… you can't be, you hurt me to much"

He yelled "that morning I wanted to tell you and that the Immortal black mailed me"

She said "point is you shouldn't have done it in the first place… you nearly destroyed my marriage my family how could you… the only thing I'm wondering is why your still not dead"

He said "well techniquely"

She and Angel said "SHUT UP!"

Buffy was trying to calm down she didn't need to get stressed out like this "I want you gone Spike"

He said "I will leave after the fight I promise"

The former queen Kristine said "he has something important to tell you"

Regina went to the others said "there is an attack"

Rona Via and Faith were there Faith asked "what where"

She said "these ugly faced vampires"

Faith said "Turk-Han… we gotta go"

Regina leg them to the battle field faith has the scythe main room all the slayers were fighting the fledgling vampires Faith wondered "where did they come from"

Regina fought "I don't know… didn't you and one of the others slayers deal with a bunch of these where you came from"

Faith cut a few of there heads off "yes we did" she turned cutting the head off another

Buffy was at home when she go the call "yeah were on our way"

Angel said "what"

Buffy said "theirs been an attack at the headquarters"

Angel said "lets go"

By the time Buffy got there the battle was done and she met Faith Buffy said "what wrong"

Faith said "Vi didn't make it"

Buffy swallowed he lump in her throat and said "I'm calling a meeting I want everyone here tonight"

Faith said "what is sit Buffy walked on"

Buffy said "GET THEM HERE!! NOW"

Angel walked up to Faith watching Buffy walk off "what's her deal"

Faith said "she did tell you"

Angel said "she didn't tell me what"

Faith said "Vi just died… she gets really testy when slayers die especially close ones"

Angel gave her a look "okay"

he went after Buffy, Faith whistled whipping her brow with the back of her hand "to close"

The whole group gathered in the Banquet room

Buffy said "Any one want to say a few words" no one said anything she continued "what the hell happened" no one said anything she smirked "you wanna play I like that okay I need my olds slayers that were here when we first started and were at the fight today come forward… NOW"

About fifteen girls came forward and Rona she asked again "what happened"

Rona said "it happened so fast I was in another room so I didn't see much I wasn't even near her when it happened"

Buffy said "who was" Another group came forward "you did not help her because"

One girl said "we were trying to protect ourselves"

Buffy said "Fine but realize this when your busy trying to protect your own but your sister slayers could be getting killed why because you were to busy trying to save yourself sometimes it's about sacrificing yourself for others on your team protect yourselves but protect them as well"

They nodded not saying anything "we've been carrying you too far for too long, not anymore this is where it stops"

Regina said "you're out of line"

Willow said "no she isn't this isn't about slayers only this about politics and the world, magic… all of it is way bigger then us"

Buffy said "I can do everything anymore, I'm the leader of you I'm the queen of a country"

Regina said to the crowd "You going to let her talk to you like that"

Buffy said "let me talk to you like this" Buffy stepped down from the podium and came to face her "your right I shouldn't… but your all just waiting to get where I am right now… more directly… you are"

They glared each other "well we have to… you are the leader Mrs. O'Connor… no wait that was disrespectful of my Queen Elizabeth Summer"

Buffy said "from now on I'm your leader as in do what I say… until I let you all know otherwise… when this battle is over I will be giving up my leader ship of this slayer community"

Rona said "right… but lets not try to forget we're also your peers all slayer"

Buffy said "Most of you are here because you were chosen I sure as hell know I wouldn't be here if that wasn't the case… I know your all scared fine… be as scared as you'd like just be useful while doing it"

Willow said "come on Buffy you know everyone's doing everything they can"

Angel said "we know… but someone close to you knows us everything about us"

Buffy said "they know what we can do and it's laughing"

Angel said "playing on our weaknesses"

Faith said "and to scratch us out one by one"

Buffy said "surprise us… surprise your selves do what can't be done, or else we're not an army we're a just a bunch of girls waiting to get picked off and buried"

It was two days

Buffy woke reminiscing over the last two big battles she had gone through and how this one she knew as also going to be different from those she had it plan out just about they were taking it to the fields of Ireland wide open spaces and lots of space to destroy what had to be destroy the US army was after them because they knew something wasn't right with the way they here handling things they knew what was happening and they wanted to handle it Riley had done all that he could do but nothing could be done

Angel awoke and met her at the window he said "what's wrong"

Buffy said "I'm not sure we can win this"

Angel said "we always have… we have a army of slayers in the hundred thousands this can be won"

Buffy said "this time who are we fighting, the slayers our own people" Buffy had never revealed what had happen that first year in Italy when the slayer mad them turn on her yeah she had hundreds of thousand but the slayer that was trying to destroy them might have the same and lets not forget he US army and the Immortal was on there side as well

Buffy said "we need all the help we can get"

Angel said "now might be time for you to put in affect the strength and your seat at the powers table"

Buffy said "you right… you're a genius"

Buffy had a parliament meeting without the unknowing part of them "what do you think"

Xander said "I said it before I'll say it again… your nuts"

But queen Kristine said "but I like it"

Buffy said "can we make it happen"

She said "I'll have to talk to them but I'm sure that we can"

Buffy had a meeting with the entire slayer group at the front lawn of Angel's castle she said "fellow slayers we are gathered here today to talk about our plans for the big battle taking place tomorrow"

One said "why tomorrow we don't"

Buffy said "Look I know a lot of you are hating me and lot of you are scared… I once told a group of girls this very same thing I'm about to tell you those girls are woman now and have been fighting for 4 years and one of them is going to probably replace me but I'm getting off topic. I hate being here… I hate that you have to be here… I hate that there is evil, I hate that we have to fight it I wish that I didn't have to be here, I know most of you wish I wasn't here either. it isn't about wishes, this is about choices and we believe we can beat this evil… that is why I'm saying when it comes, not when it's ready, Now… tomorrow night, we're going to the battle field… we're going were bring forth this Evil and were going to take it down… I know a lot of you that are here are wonder well how are we going to do it we don't know how we don't have the training it's to many or to much… You never think that way you think no matter what it is we can beat it… we fight it we may get beat or hurt but in the end were going to be the ones still standing were all strong but so is our enemy and here is where it happens.

That night they were getting the weapons bags packed Angel asked "are you ready to go back into this"

Buffy said "as ready as I ever was"

He said "I have to ask is there something you're not telling me"

She looked at him "if there was would you let me tell you after the battle"

He said "what is it that it would have to wait"

She said "you'll find out after the battle just trust me"

He looked at her for a long moment "…okay"