SUMMARY: Poor Doctor Mark, eight years of college never prepared him for this.
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DISCLAIMER: Not owned by me. Joss and WB.
RATING: G
NOTE: For my stories Spike is two hundred years old and Angelus' childe. Thanks to Ryan for being my beta reader.
The doctor took the baby from her and laid him on the bed. Looking into his mouth he saw nothing. Nothing that is until the baby started to cry once more, as the four adults looked on two small fangs sprouted from the once toothless gums. "I...I don't know how to explain this I've never seen anything like this before. I think we should have a pediatrician examine him immediately."
"NO!" Angel, Buffy, and Giles yelled. "Doctor if I could have a word with you." Giles escorted the doctor to the other side of the room.
"Angel do you think he might be hungry?" Buffy could live with fangs as long as he was all right.
"Maybe, why don't you try to feed him?" Angel watched as Buffy lowered one side of her gown and shyly exposed her breast bringing her son up to feed. Angel retrieved a receiving blanket from the warming bed to cover Buffy and their son. As Buffy and Angel struggled to feed their son they heard doctor Mark exclaim "Impossible!"
"I... can't believe this, vampires are not real." The doctor now thought he was dealing with a loony.
"Doctor Mark, the baby won't eat." Buffy was scared she was doing something wrong.
Doctor Mark helped Buffy get the boy to latch on. Then instructed her to change breasts after five minutes. As the doctor watched the child feed eagerly. When the five minutes were up Buffy broke the baby's seal on her breast and switched sides. As she was doing this doctor Mark noticed two tiny puncture wounds on Buffy's breast.
Angel followed the doctors' gaze. "Do you believe in vampires now doctor?
"There has to be some logical explanation for this." The doctor looked to Angel begging for a rational explanation.
"You don't believe in vampires do you Angel?" Doctor Mark thought Angel looked like a levelheaded young man.
Angel laughed. "Of course I do." Angel looked at Buffy, at her nod he morphed into his demon. "What do you think now doctor?" Angel hated to do this to the poor guy but they needed his help.
Doctor Mark stood still in shock unsure of what his eyes told him. "How did you do that?" His curiosity got the better of him. His common sense told him to run but he stayed.
"Simple, I'm a vampire." He started to continue when Buffy interrupted him.
"Can you take our son Angel, I'm tired." Buffy yawned as her eyes started to droop. Angel leaned down to take the babe when Buffy kissed his lips. "Thanks, you might want to go eat after being around all this blood."
"I'm fine. There is no way I'm going to leave the two of you here unprotected. What if some demon were to find out you were in the hospital? I won't leave you. Besides, I just got home and I'm not leaving your side until you get tired of me." Angel's face relaxed back to his mortal facade. He focused on his newborn son, the baby seemed content in his fathers arms. He took the child back to the warming bed,, laying him carefully under the warming lights.
Doctor Mark was finally able to function again after the shock he had received. "Amazing you're really a vampire." Approaching Angel taking his wrist feeling for a pulse. Giving up he reached into his pocket and pulled out his stethoscope. He gestured to towards his heart. "May I.... listen?"
Buffy giggled, "You're not going to hear anything."
At Angels' nod he placed the stethoscope to Angel's chest. His eyes grew wide in wonder. He moved the stethoscope around trying to find a heart beat. "Amazing, you really are vampire."
Buffy giggled again. "See why I told you I couldn't be pregnant."
Doctor Mark nodded. "So your son is also a vampire?"
"That is what we need to find out. We would like your help in the matter since you now know of Angel's condition." Giles hoped he could trust the doctor.
Willow poked her head in the door, "Angel, I just thought you might need this." She came into the room and handed Angel a large Styrofoam container. "I'm glad you're back, Buffy really needs you. She's been miserable since you left." Willow looked over to the bed and saw that Buffy was sleeping she then took a quick peek at the baby then left the room.
Angel took his dinner into the bathroom and fed. When he returned Doctor Mark took the container from him and looked inside. "Blood?" Angel nodded. "It would be best if we put this in here." He threw the cup into the hazardous waste container. "We need to take the baby to the nursery to be weighed and measured. They are probably are wondering where he is."
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