eshe_whatshewants

What She Wants

Eshe

W/A

PG-14

Again started writing in the summer

<> Willow's thoughts
() Cordelia's thought
{} Angel's thoughts
[] Buffy's thoughts
** Giles' thoughts
// Gunn's thoughts
\\ Wesley's thoughts
## Xander's thoughts
|| Anya's thoughts
^^ Spike's thoughts
~~ Random persons thoughts

Prologue

After Cordelia had a vision concerning Sunnydale. Angel packed up his crew and headed to the small town. On the way Angel experienced a strange incident that caused him to hear everyone's thoughts. Angel decided not to tell anyone for fear of what happened the time Buffy had mind reading abilities. Soon he figured out how they work and in a short time he learned how to turn it on and off so he wouldn’t go crazy. He didn't know how it happened but he decided that he would use it to his best advantage.

Part one

Angel, Cordelia, Gunn amd Wesley walked to Giles' door and knocked hoping that someone was home. He was surprised when Willow answered the door.

"Angel, Cordelia! What are you doing here?" Willow asked rushing to him.

"Cordelia had a vision that someone here was in danger. So I decided to come and help, I couldn’t let something happen to one of my friends, could I?" He answered back smiling.

"Okay, and you're smiling. That's new. Cordelia how are you doing I missed you so much, and Wesley I hate to admit it but I missed you as well." She turned to Gunn. "I don't know you to miss you. I'm Willow." Willow said offering her hand.

"Charles Gunn, but my friends just call me Gunn."

"Well I hope I can be a friend Gunn."

"Any friend of Angel's is a friend of mine."

"Well come in, Giles and everyone went patrolling and I'm here babysitting Dawn."

"Willow you look really good. How is everything going?" Cordelia questioned taking in the dismal look her friend had when answering the door.

"I'm fine, well as fine as I can be. But I'll talk to you later about that."

Angel looked at Willow and decided to put his new talent to use then.

"Why are you staring at me like that Angel?"

"No reason, I'm just thinking about something."

"Okay, I have to finish looking at this prophecy. Make yourselves at home… well as much as you can before Giles gets back you know how he is." <Now Angel is staring, just what I need, to be under observation by him. But look at those eyes, a person can get lost in them. Stop thinking about Angel like that, remember Buffy. Yeah but she always gets what she wants. Angel leaves and she hops on the next Guy that comes around. That doesn’t work out here comes Riley to the rescue. I should have just stuck with guys. Why did I ever try anything with Tara, wait she was there and actually wanted me. Something that doesn’t happen very often.>

"Angel, why do you keep looking at Willow?" Wesley asked sitting down next to him.

"No reason, just curious about whats bothering her."

"Why do you say that?"

"Well Cordy noticed something when we first arrived and now look at her. She's not even reading that book."

"Yes I do see, it's upside down." Wesley voiced tilting his head to see.

"So you guys know if Willow is seeing anyone." Gunn inquired joining in their conversation.

"Why would any of us know that. Go ask Cordelia." Wesley mumbled.

"Well you're supposed to be her friend and I think she's kickin'. I can see her in one of those little dresses Cordy always wears."/Man those look hot on her and they would probably look better on Willow/

"Gunn why are you telling us this?" Angel asked irritated that someone was talking about Willow like that. He also noticed when she looked up at Gunn and gave him a shy smile. For the first time he felt jealous that she could possibly be interested in him. "Never mind I'll just go talk to the one person in this room with sense."

Angel walked over to Willow who was still reading her book (Upside down) and sat down next to her.

"So whats bothering you?"

"Nothing why do you ask?" <Except the fact I can't ever find someone who really cares for me.>

"You don’t have to talk about it."

"Talk about what?" <Why does he have to do this? One more smile and I'll confess to anything. One more smile and I'm his.>

Angel smiled. "Your book is upside down."

<Oh Goddess, he noticed!> "That’s why I couldn’t read it!" <Great cover, now you look stupid.>

"It's okay I won't push for information now. But at least could you talk to Cordy, I know how women can tell other women things they can't tell men."

<Angel is worried about me? Maybe he likes me or maybe I'm just delusional.> "Okay Angel, I'll do that." <Now Gunn is looking at me again. I think he likes me, kind of cute too.>

Angel couldn’t suppress a growl that came out.

"Angel are you okay?" Willow asked.

"Just fine, I was thinking about something I forgot to do back home."

"Sure… look I'm going to check on Dawn, I think I hear something upstairs." <Great now he thinks I'm avoiding him. Well its either that or jump on him.>

Angel started to laugh quietly to himself getting stares from around the room.

"Whats so funny Angel?" Cordelia inquired.

"Nothing, just thinking about you… and Xander." He lied earning a glare from Cordelia.

"Who's Xander?" Gunn asked.

"My goofy ex-boyfriend. He is such a ass, I can hardly stand him."

"So why were you with him in the first place and why did you break up?"

"I don’t really know why I was with him, and why we broke up I don’t want to talk about it." (Stupid Xander hurting me like that and with Willow of all people. Well she can't do that to me ever again because none of the guys I like could ever be interested in her. Like Gunn, he'd never go for her.)

"I bet when you two were in those closets you knew why." Angel added.

"Closets? I would have never thought Cordelia was a closet person." /I wonder if she would go in a closet with me./ (I wonder if he would go in a closet with me.)

"Isn't Xander with Anya still?" Wesley asked.

"Yeah I think so." Cordelia responded. (Then he goes with the evil girl. Let me just stop thinking about him, I don’t love him anymore. Do I?)

Willow came down the stairs with Dawn and ran towards the front door. Cordelia jumped up as Willow opened the door and was hit by another vision. <Oh Goddess, I need to help them.>

"Whats going on?" Angel shouted grabbing Cordelia before she fell.

Willow stopped before she got out the door. "They're in trouble Angel, I can feel it. I need to go and help them before its too late."

"Cordy stay here with Dawn, Wesley, Gunn lets go."

Willow led them to wooded area by the graveyard. She ran into a cave and inside they found Xander sitting by the entrance knocked out.

Willow leaned down next to him and woke him slightly. "Xander, what happened?"

"Buffy…" He started to pass out. #Where's everybody? Where's Anya?#

"Willow I don’t think that he can tell us anything right now." Angel told her softly in her ear.

"Lets go inside I can feel Buffy and Giles." Willow gestured into the darkness. <God this is hurting me… I never should have participated in that spell. This is too much to handle, I have to find a way to break this.>

"Willow how do you know all of this?" Wesley asked.

"Do you know about the joining spell we did to kill ADAM?"

"Giles mentioned it briefly to me once or twice."

"Well I got the ass end of it. I led the spell and I got the side effects, meaning I can feel them. I can feel when Buffy, Xander or Giles when they are in trouble or doing things." <Yeah like when Xander and Anya have dirty sex… ewww.>

They started to hear fighting and soon came across Buffy fighting three demons, Anya knocked unconscious and Giles with her in a corner bleeding heavily. Angel ran to one and pulled it off his ex. Wesley ran to Giles and helped him to his feet, while Willow pushed Gunn out of the way as one of the demons rushed them. Willow chanted some words and Gunn was covered in a shield preventing him from helping, she then did the same for Giles and Wesley. Willow ran in front of one of the demons and shocked it until it dissipated into nothing.

"Willow watch out!" Angel screamed running towards her and pushing her down before one of the demons stabbed her with a sword. Willow was caught under the weight of Angel's body and was knocked out. Buffy beheaded the demon that came at Willow and finished the other off soon after that.

"Willow wake up." Buffy said gently shaking her.

"My head… what happened?"

"You were caught off guard by Angels over protectiveness." [Why is he here? Doesn’t he know the emotional stress he puts me through? And why did he go after Willow like that? He could have just killed the damn demon, but no he decides to oogle my best friend.]

"We have to get out of here and you put up shield things around everybody. Could you possibly dissolve them?" Angel quickly said before he started to pound on Buffy.

"Oh yeah… those." Willow waved her hand and the shields vanished. Everyone got up and made their way out of the cave collecting Xander at the entrance.

Part Two

Angel walked next to Buffy feeling uneasy trying to keep as far from her as possible. She had volunteered him for patrol after they had arrived back at Giles' apartment.

"So what brings you to Sunnydale?" [I hope its me, let it be me. I have been so lonely since Riley left.]

"Cordy had a vision we're here to help."

"Cordelia has visions?" [And when did you start calling her Cordy?]

"Yeah sent to her from the powers that be."

"So you here to do anything else?" [Like see me perhaps]

"No not really, I am kind of concerned about Willow. How is she doing?"

"Well she broke up with her girlfriend a few weeks ago." [Here to talk about Willow… could this be more boring. I want Angel smoochies]

"Girlfriend? I didn't think she would start so soon."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The Vamp Willow, I figured she would try something like that."

"Hmm… lets not talk about Willow, what about you and me?" Buffy walked closer to Angel grabbing his arm. [Now I'm left to seduce him, well that shouldn’t be too hard.]

"Buffy I don’t think we should be doing this. There's no easy way to tell you but I don’t love you anymore. I've accepted that we're not meant to be together."

"Angel think about what we had, don’t you miss that?" [Come on you'll be gone in a few days]

"Not anymore, not after what happened in LA. I'm going to head back, I don’t like how this conversation is headed. Not everything is about you Buffy, I wouldn’t trade how I've grown these past two years for one night with you that would just lead to hurt."

[Maybe he's right, not that I can say anything now that he's walking away from me]

On the way back to Giles' apartment Angel ran into Willow walking home alone.

"Willow wait up! Where are you headed?" Angel shouted after her.

"To my parents house, they're out of town for the summer and I'm staying there until they get back. Angel aren't you supposed to be with Buffy patrolling?"

"Not anymore I got tired of hearing her talk about herself."

<Finally someone who agrees with me> "That's not fair."

"Then what is? Letting her go on about how she is better than everyone else."

"No and lets not talk about Buffy, I don’t like talking about people behind their backs."

"We're not talking about her, we are just comparing notes." Angel stopped walking and turned to her.

"What if I told you a secret?"

"What kind of secret?" <This is so cool, Angel sharing one of his secrets with me>

"Did Cordy tell you about Darla coming back?" Willow nodded. "Well when I was in my state of reversion I kind of slept with her."

"You're still you though." <I know he's not Angelus, I would have been able to tell that from a mile away>

"Yeah, I found out soon after that the powers anchored my soul."

"But why didn't you tell anybody?" <Why is he telling me this?>

"I had to think things through first, I didn't want to come back here and have Buffy trying to rekindle something that died a long time ago, and I was scared to how everyone would react."

"Well I reacted alright, right?"

"You're different from everyone else Willow. You're special in ways they could never notice and because I trust you."

"You trust me? Why?"

"Because you're selfless and you would give your life for anyone of us in an instant. Sometimes I think if we would have been together instead of Buffy and I would things have turned out better."

"You think of me like that?" <Don’t start jumping to conclusions, maybe you heard him wrong>

"I've kind of always thought of you like that. I didn't think you thought of me like that."

"What made you tell me this?"

"I have another secret… I can hear everyone's thoughts."

Willow jumped back, "You mean like Buffy had?"

"No this is much better than that. I can turn it on and off at will, I don't use it all the time, usually when I'm bored or when I want to find a way of getting out of a bad conversation."

"So you've been listening in on my thoughts?"

"At first I just wanted to know what was wrong with you and when I heard how you felt about me I didn't want to stop listening to your complex mind."

"Angel I have a confession to make too, I can do it too. Except not like you, it’s a spell I use when I think Giles or somebody lies to me. I haven't used it on you because I didn't think it would work, but I did use it on Cordelia and Gunn. They really need to get a clue."

"I totally agree with you…. Do it."

"Do what?"

"Read my mind, tell me what I'm thinking."

Willow started to concentrate and whispered a few words, she looked Angel in his eyes and started to smile. {I wonder is she done yet?}

"I'm done."

"Tell me what I'm thinking."

"You want to kiss me." {She has no idea how much.} "You're thinking dirty things now." {I can see you covered in rose petals} "Why don’t we go to my place a try some of those out."

Willow moved close to Angel and kissed him lightly on the lips. "I would like that." He whispered.

A few hours later Angel and Willow sat next to each other in bed snuggled together. Neither wanted to let the other go for fear it was just a dream.

Willow moved her head from under Angel's chin and looked him in the eye. "Buffy's worried about you."

"Let her worry."

"I think she's coming over, maybe we should get dressed."

Angel reluctantly stood up and started putting on his pants. "How does that whole mind link thing work anyway?"

"Well as I said before I can feel emotions, only strong ones. It might seem cool at first but unlike you I can't turn it off. Anyway everytime someone gets mad I end up with a headache, everytime someone has sex I get these tingly feeling that make me feel dirty. I can't stand it anymore, but I think I've found something that will stop it."

"That’s good, I don’t think I can take you going through something like that."

Willow smiled, "That’s sweet, you're having sympathy pain."

"So how long have Buffy and Spike been together?" Angel asked.

"Probably a month, I'm not sure. I can get things mixed up you know, real sex from self satisfaction."

Angel started to laugh, "I don’t care about hearing Buffy is with Spike, and it feels good. You make me forget about everything, I can get lost in you forever."

"You wanna go back to Giles's place, I know somewhere we can stop on the way." <Oh Goddess he makes me so hot>

"I would go with you anywhere."

Willow dragged Angel out of her parents' house and escorted her to Giles' house stopping shortly to release some tension. They were surprised when they got back to see Spike sitting next to Anya on the couch.

"Well, well look who's here." Spike taunted from the couch. ~I can smell him all over her~

"Look it’s the neutered vampire playing good." Willow answered.

"Looks like someone is getting touchy." ~this can be fun~

Angel noticed Cordielia in the kitchen holding her head, "Did she have another vision?"

Giles walked next to him, "She's had four of them and said she could only tell you what it was about."

Angel walked into the kitchen and sat down next to Cordelia, "What happened?"

Cordelia turned to look at Angel and was hit by another vision, Gunn rushed to her side and held her as the pain subsided.

"Angel, what is going on?" Cordelia asked through clenched teeth.

"I don’t know, you tell me."

"Get them out." She said quietly.

Angel ushered everyone out of the kitchen including Willow and closed the door behind them.

"What is going on?"

"I know about you and Willow, that's what these visions are about. You need to get her out of Sunnydale quickly. She…" Cordelia had another vision, after she could control herself she spoke again. "She's pregnant… by you."

Part three

Angel jumped out of his seat and started for the door, "Wait!" Cordelia shouted, "There is something after the baby and if you don’t protect her you'll lose them both. Be careful, you know how Buffy is and she needs to be on our side."

Angel walked into the living room letting Gunn into the kitchen to help Cordelia. {What should I do? What should I do?}

Buffy jumped up from her seat, "What was that about?"

"I need to get Willow out of Sunnydale right now." Angel said sternly.

Spike stood up, "I wonder why." He snickered.

"She's in danger, I can't explain it all right now but we need to leave soon."

"Can we do anything to help?" Giles asked.

"Well Buffy can take her home to pack some of her clothes, we can leave at sun down. I'm going to need everyone to research any prophecies about vampire children."

"What does that have to do with Willow?" Xander questioned jumping up from his seat.

"I can't tell you just yet but once we figure out whats going on I will." Angel locked eyes with Willow who was just as confused as Xander. He wished desperately that they all would just disappear so he could talk privately with Willow.

Willow turned away from Angel's gaze so she could think she signaled Angel with her plan. <Are you listening?>

{Yes}

{Cordelia had a vision that you were in danger}

{You're in danger because you are pregnant}

{You're pregnant by me}

Willow smiled. <Are you sure, because I thought vampires couldn’t have kids. Not that it’s a bad thing>

{Cordelia says something is after the baby}

{First you're coming with me to LA. I don’t know what comes after that, but I don’t want you away from me for a minute}

{Be honest how many people have you been with?}

{Did you just say what I think you said?}

{Lost count decades ago}

Willow busted out laughing.

"Is something funny?" Spike asked walking over to her.

"Nothing." Willow answered.

Spike leaned into her ear, "I can smell him all over you."

Willows mouth dropped open, "Please don’t say anything, you know how Buffy is."

"Don’t worry if she does find out I'll take care of her. So tell me was I better than him?"

"Not in a million years." Willow walked to the other side of the room over to Giles trying to get away from both of the vampires while she thought.

"Are you alright?" Giles asked concerned.

"I'm fine, what are you looking at?"

"Just some prophecies, I only have one book of lore concerning vampires and children. Its not all that common." Giles turned back to his book, *This definitely can't be it, Willow hasn’t slept with any vampires to my knowledge, unless…* Giles looked at Spike, who was then to Angel who was still staring at Willow.

"Can I look for it?" Willow asked.

"Sure I'm kind of tired anyway." Giles handed the book to Willow and excused himself to his room. Willow opened the book to the page Giles had left off on and started to read.

Children of Light: Born of vampire males and female witches these rare children are sworn to fight the evils that destroy the world. One noteworthy prophecy, foreseen by Selima Omari, an excommunicated Muslim prophetess in 1632, tells of one child that will save its mother from destruction and restore humanity to its ensouled father. Soon after the prediction Selima was killed by a group of rouge watchers who declared that she was touched by evil.

It reads as follows:

The Child of light born of the essence
Will restore the life of father with soul
He will save his mother from a death
By a friend from old
Saves the world from destruction
From an enemy new

Prophecy is different because it appears the vampire father has a soul. No records found on any such vampire existing.

Willow looked up from the book and looked for Angel in the room. She found him in the kitchen talking quietly to Cordelia. He looked up as he felt her enter the room.

"Did she have another vision?"

"Yeah, I think we should leave soon."

"I'm ready if you are."

"What about your clothes?"

"I'm not going to be able to fit them in a few months, we can get new ones."

"Let me gather Wesley and Gunn and we can be off."

Willow grabbed his arm as he went to leave. "I found the prophecy, I'll talk to you about it later. Lets just get Cordelia home."

"I love you." Angel said quietly kissing her quickly upon the lips.

"Aren't you scared someone will see us?"

"Never, we're going to have to tell them sooner or later."

"Spike knows."

"Figures he does have an acute sense of smell."

Willow smiled at him as he left, she stepped over to Cordelia and held her arm.

"You two look good together." Cordelia stated.

"Thanks, I'm glad you don’t object. I think Giles already knows and I don’t even want to be here when Xander finds out. We're going to get hell when he and Buffy finds out."

"Don’t worry in the end they’ll be on our side. You don’t actually think Xander would leave when you need him?"

"You're right but what about Buffy, you know how she gets about Angel. Even though she's with Spike now she still wants Angel. It's always him, she thinks they are meant to be together or something."

"From what I've seen she is really confused, If anything you and Angel are meant to be together."

"I know that, what I felt when I was with Angel was more than wonderful it was like we fit together perfectly."

"I wish I had something like that."

"You do, its just neither one of you wants to admit to it. You're both scared to admit your feelings to each other."

"And who are you talking about?"

"Gunn, I see the way he looks at you, and I see the way you look at him."

"Gunn doesn’t see me that way, I'm just a co worker."

"I thought something similar about Angel and look at us now."

"What should I do?"

"Next time he comes in here to help you, tell him or kiss him. Whatever you think you should do."

Part Four

Buffy walked into the kitchen and got herself a pop. "So whatcha two up to?"

Willow offered her a seat, "Just talking about stuff."

"You get any closer to finding out what Cordelia's visions are about?"

Willow looked at Cordelia who chose at that moment to walk out of the kitchen.

"What was that about?" Buffy asked confused.

"Well I need to tell you something."

"Go ahead."

"Well first I'm pregnant."

"You're what! How did it happen? Who's the father? Can I be the Godmother?" Buffy shouted excited.

"There's more… Last night when Angel disappeared he was with me. Buffy Angel's the father."

"YOU'RE LYING!" Buffy screamed. "He could never want you like that and he can't have kids. How could you make up something so horrible?"

"Buffy, I'm not lying to you, Angel and I are together and we are going to be parents. I found the prophecy you can read it yourself, ask Cordelia and Angel they will tell you the truth. Angel loves me and I'm sorry if this hurts you but this is the way that it is going to be."

Buffy looked at Willow with venom in her eyes and did something she didn't think herself capable of: Buffy slapped Willow. Willow fell onto the floor, eyes turning black as she looked up. Willow waved her hand and sent Buffy back into the cupboards. After hearing the crashes Angel rushed into the kitchen with Giles, Xander, Cordelia and Gunn behind him.

"What is going on?" Giles shouted from behind Angel.

Buffy stood up slowly holding her ribs, she was sure Willow broke a few of them. "I overreacted… I hit her." Buffy started crying, "I'm so sorry I didn't mean to, I'm so sorry Willow."

"What is going on? Why did you hit Willow?' Xander asked walking over to Willow.

"She… she told me about her and Angel. She's pregnant."

Giles did a double take as he looked at how Angel was holding Willow to him. "I didn't think it would be the two of you."

"Now what are you talking about G-man?"

"I read a prophecy about a mortal and a vampire having children, they are rare but occasionally it happens. But this prophecy says the child is to save the world, save its mother and restore humanity to its ensouled father." Giles explained. "I suspected but I couldn’t bear the thought of it."

"That still doesn’t explain why someone is after Willow." Angel said.

"Well if you wanted to end the world and there was only one person who could stop you, what would you do?"

"I would eliminate the threat." Willow stated standing up. "I know this is a little awkward for everybody but we need to leave Sunnydale soon." Willow fell to the floor once again but this time from pain.

"Whats wrong?" Xander asked horrified.

"My baby, I can feel him… he's growing." Willow stuttered.

"Is this normal!" Angel demanded looking at Giles.

"I… I don’t know, I'll have to check the book." Giles turned and ran for the living room.

"Is there anything you need me to do?" Gunn asked stepping behind Angel, Willow stopped straining and started to relax.

Angel pulled Willow up. "Are you okay?"

"I think so, but I can feel him, he's growing so fast."

"We're going to find out whats wrong. Right now we still need to get out of Sunnydale. If we leave now we can make it there after sundown. Gunn get the car ready, and make sure Wesley and Cordelia are ready."

"What if we can't move her boss, we don’t want to hurt the baby."

"We'll wait until Giles finds out what is going on." Angel helped Willow into a chair while Gunn went into the other room.

"I don’t think anything's wrong, I just feel that he's mature for his age." Willow smiled.

"You think you can make it to LA?"

"Positive."

"I'll go tell everyone we're leaving now."

Angel went into the living room and told everyone they were leaving as soon as Willow felt good enough to walk. An hour later Angel, Willow, Gunn and Cordelia were in one car driving to LA while Wesley, Giles, Buffy and Spike followed closely behind. A few hours later they arrived in front of the Hyperion hotel. As Giles' car pulled up they noticed Angel carrying Willow into the hotel. Everyone got out of the car anxious to find out what was going on with Willow.

Buffy walked up to Cordelia and stood next to her. "Is she okay?"

"I don’t know, she's constantly in and out of pain. I can see her belly getting bigger, I don’t think she's going to be pregnant much longer."

Angel picked Willow up and took her up the stairs to his room. A few moments later he came back down and handed Cordelia a credit card. "Go with Gunn and get her some clothes, food and whatever else you think she might need." He turned to Buffy, "You need anything?"

"Something to sleep in and some clothes for tomorrow." She answered.

"Why don’t you go with them, it will be easier."

"Is she mad at me?"'

"Not really, you know how she is. She can't be mad at someone for too long… you can talk to her in the morning."

"Thanks Angel, and I'm really, really sorry. I just get jealous when it comes to you."

"What about Spike?"

"I don’t know how I feel about him, when I'm with him I feel like I'm the only person in the world and when we're around other people I can hardly stand him."

"Then you need to think about who you want. Because I know he wants only you, Spike is a one woman man."

"I'll think about it."

Buffy followed Cordelia and Gunn out the door with a new view on her life. Angel turned to Spike and Giles and showed them to different rooms in the hotel. Giles quickly unpacked his bags and started to read about the Children of Light. Spike followed him down the stairs and watched silently as he heated up some blood.

"Do you love her?" Angel asked Spike as he heated up another cup for him.

"Why are you asking that?"

"Because I need to know, I'm not going to let her fall in love with you and you just leave. She needs someone who's going to be there for her."

"Well thanks to you I'm always going to be number two. I can never compare to the great one, always second for Buffy, even Willow thinks so." Angel just smiled. "She told you about that?"

"Are you surprised that she doesn’t want to keep any secrets from me?"

"Yeah she's always the noble one. She's going to be alright, huh?"

"Willow is strong, she's going to be okay. So is the baby, I can feel him he's strong, stronger than me."

"So it’s a boy, what are you going to name him?"

"Don’t know yet, I want to name him Liam but I don’t know if Willow would go for that."

"Why?"

"Liam is my real name, William."

"That’s a new tidbit of information I didn't need but if you want to name him that ask her. I'm sure she'll love it."

"You didn't bring anything with you, did you?"

"Actually I did, I used to stay with Giles you know. I'm covered so you don’t have to be all fatherly and buy me anything."

"I was just asking, I do care about you Spike. After all you are my grandchild."

"So that would make the little bloke my uncle. How interesting."

Angel moved to the door after hearing Willow call him. "I'll be back later."

"Don’t rush, she needs you right now. I wouldn’t care if you stay up there all night long. Anyway where is Buffy sleeping?"

"It's entirely up to the both of you." Angel ran up the stairs to his room surprised to find Willow standing on his balcony.

"Its lovely out here." She whispered as he came up behind her.

"I know, from here you can't see the real world. Its like a fantasy, no danger, no arguments, everything is peaceful." Angel touched Willows stomach surprised to fell that it had expanded since the last time he touched it.

"He's stopped growing, he's tired or something. I think in the next week he'll be done growing and you'll be a father."

"What do you want to name him?"

"I don’t know, I haven't really thought about it. This is all happening so quickly."

"I've thought about it and I like the name Liam."

"Liam… Liam Anthony, how about that?"

"You like the name Liam?"

"Yes, it kind of reminds me of you."

"Liam was my real name before I was turned."

"Makes it even better, I would love to have my son named after his father."

Angel turned and kissed her, he allowed her to break the kiss and move to the bed.

"Aren't you coming?" She asked after Angel stood in the doorway for a minute.

"You don’t think it'll hurt the baby?"

"I'm sure you won't hurt the baby. Now come over here now, I need you."

Part Five

Angel woke to arguing downstairs, he didn't realize he had slept so long but Willow took a lot out of him. He was surprised when she bit him and asked him to bite her. Now he felt she was truly his, and soon enough they will be able to build a family and grow old together.

Angel grabbed his pants from the floor, slipped them on and headed down the stairs surprised to see Kate arguing with Spike.

"You are not going up there! He is busy right now." Spike shouted.

"I just need to ask him a few questions."

Angel walked over to Spike. "What do you need to ask me?"

Kate took a moment to take in his appearance before answering. "While you were gone there were three murders, done all in the same night and the bodies were all covered in the same weird writing. The coroner says it was Virgilian or something." She handed him an envelope.

Angel opened the envelope and looked through the papers. "They were all women, and they were all pregnant." Angel looked up and thought immediately of Willow. To his relief she chose that moment to come down the stairs dressed in Angels shirt.

Spike rushed to help her down the stairs. "You should be in bed."

"First of all I'm not crippled just pregnant. Second I'm hungry and third my clothes don’t fit anymore." She whined.

"Hold on a second, I'll go get some for you." Spike ran into Angel's office.

Willow walked over to Angel who was watching her carefully; ready at any moment to catch her if she fell. She then noticed Kate and looked at Angel questionably.

"Willow this is Kate, Kate this is Willow… my fiancé." Angel said reading Willows mind.

Willow stuck her hand out. "Nice to meet you Kate."

Kate took her hand. "Same here, so you and Angel are together?"

"Yeah."

"And you're human?"

"Yeah."

"And you're pregnant?"

"Yep, pretty much."

"Who's the father?" Kate asked trying to be smart.

"Angel is of course." Willow answered smiling brightly. "Our baby is the key to his redemption and the savior of the world."

"What does that mean?"

Willow was about to answer when Spike came rushing out of the office carrying bags of clothing. "I was going to pick something out but there was just too much clothing here. I tell you those girls went a little bit crazy shopping."

Willow turned around and sat on the couch looking through the clothing. Angel turned to Kate and gave her a quick smile. "I think these deaths have something to do with our baby. I'm going to have a friend of mine look at these and I'll get in touch with you okay."

"Sure, but you're really going to be a father? I thought you and I…"

"Kate we never had anything, you couldn’t get past the fact I am a vampire. You blame me for your father's death and I am too much for you. We are friends and I hope we can have a wonderful friendship. But I am in love with Willow and soon I'm going to marry her and she is going to have my child. What more can I want?"

Kate turned and left, not saying anything to Angel.

"Chits a bit jealous huh?" Spike asked.

"I don’t want to lose her as an ally but she needs to realize I'm with Willow."

"Speaking of you're lovely fiancé she is now in the kitchen raiding the icebox."

Angel strolled into the kitchen and grabbed Willow from behind. "So what would you like this morning?"

"Anything, I need some sustenance."

"When was the last time you ate?" Angel asked concerned.

"Probably two days ago, I've been so busy lately I haven't had time to eat."

"Well I'm going to change that." Angel reached in the icebox and took out eggs, milk, orange juice, sausage and butter. He then walked over to the counter and laid out the ingredients, next Angel reached in the cabinet and pulled out cinnamon, sugar and vanilla.

"How about french toast and sausage?"

"Sounds wonderful." Willow sat down at the table and put her feet up. Angel pulled out a glass and poured her a cup of orange juice and started to cook. Willow was impressed that Angel even knew what an egg was let alone how to cook one. She giggled to herself and stuck her tongue out at Angel when he turned to look at her.

"Is it so hard to believe that I know how to cook?"

"Actually yes, I didn't think it was a required skill for vampires."

"It isn't but I like to cook for people, I know Cordelia can't go home after we finish a case unless I cook her scrambled eggs."

"Well if she likes your cooking I can't wait to try it. Hurry the baby is getting anxious, he's starting to kick."

Angel rushed over and put his hand over Willows stomach. When he felt his baby kick he couldn’t contain the huge grin that spread across his features.

Spike walked into the kitchen with a freshly woke Buffy and looked at the scene in awe. "So whats going on?"

Willow looked up to him; "The baby's kicking."

Buffy hesitantly walked over to Willow and looked her in the eyes. Willow took her hand and guided it to her stomach and placed it where her baby was kicking. "He's a strong one huh?"

"Just like his father… and godmother." Willow smiled at. After the baby stopped moving Angel went back to cooking and was glad when Spike joined him.

"So how did it go last night?" Angel asked Spike.

Buffy walked up behind Spike and put her arms around him. "Seems like we both took your advice. I found out the reason why I couldn’t accept him around my friends and he told me how he really felt about me."

Spike turned around and kissed Buffy on the forehead before walking her back to the table. "You know I'll never get anything done with you touching me."

"Sorry but I like to touch you, it makes me feel good."

"Now you two are making me sick." Willow said holding her stomach as she ran to the bathroom.

"Okay was that a joke or did she really mean it?" Buffy asked.

Giles walked into the kitchen looking rumpled. "She's having morning sickness now?"

Angel offered him a seat. "Yeah, but she seems to be doing well."

"From what I've read last night she'll only be pregnant for two weeks… and the baby shall have to be delivered by a cesarean."

Angel could feel Giles holding back something. "What else?"

"Usually the mother dies, but with modern medicine I'm sure she will be fine."

Angel handed Giles the envelope Kate had given him. "What are these?"

"A friend of mine dropped them off this morning, I think it has something to do with the baby."

Giles opened the envelope and examined the pictures inside carefully. After a moments pause he looked up at Angel. "I'm pretty sure this has something to do with the prophecy, this is written in Virgilian, a branch of ancient Greek. I'm not as versed in this language but it shouldn’t be that hard to translate. Can you call Wesley so that we can get started on this…. It's very interesting; this is some sort of sacrifice made to contact a demon of some sort. You can tell by the way the cuts were made, and how the writing is on positioned on the body. I'm not sure which one but I can call Xander and have him look through some of my books back in Sunnydale." Giles started to leave.

"Would you like something to eat before you go?" Spike asked.

"A cup of coffee would be nice, I'm not really hungry right now."

Angel poured him a cup of coffee and told him he could work in his office. After Cordelia and Gunn arrived Angel left to see the Oracles.

"You have come for information about your son." The female oracle stated.

"I have brought an offering." Angel said reaching into his pocket.

"You need no offering, we have already received it." The male Oracle responded. "You have given us your service."

"You mean fighting evil?"

The male Oracle laughed, "You have given us your child, he is now our servant. He shall grow quickly, and kill the bringer of the end. The three shall fight and save the day."

"Who are the three?"

The female Oracle walked to Angel and touched his face. "The three are Liam, your child, his mother and father. You are now set on your path. Protect the one and save your child, he shall do good."

Angel was thrown from the chamber back to reality. He then got up and made his way back home. When he arrived Willow was sitting in front holding her stomach with Kate and Spike nearby.

"What happened?" Angel asked walking over to her.

"She's having pains again." Spike answered.

Kate helped Willow to her feet and led her to a couch. "You want me to call an ambulance?"

"NO!" Willow shouted, "Not until it's time, they can't find out what he is."

Kate stepped back for a minute and distanced herself from Willow. The tone of voice she had used scared Kate more than she would like to admit. Kate had even saw a flash of black in her green eyes. Everyone was surprised when Willow passed out. Angel picked her up and carried her to their room and didn't leave until he thought she was well.

Part Six

When Angel finally came down the stairs Cordelia, Giles, Wesley, Spike and Kate were waiting for him.

"Whats up with the grim faces?" Angel asked.

Giles stepped forward, "Wesley and I looked through more of the references to the Children of the Light and the prophecy. I found that the mothers are supposed to die, the children live of the energy inside the mother. That’s probably why Willow is able to carry the child, ever since she restored your soul her powers have been growing at an extreme rate."

"She's not going to die Giles the prophecy said Liam will save her."

"I see you have chosen a name. I also have news about those pictures that you gave me. The ritual is one used to summon the beast Cadereas. He is also called the bringer of the end. He supposedly closes in universes on themselves. It seems he doesn’t have any know weakness as no one has been able to defeat him." Giles turned to Kate. "I assume all of these women are connected in someway to witchcraft or magic?"

"The first one owned a supply shop, the other two were sisters new to the area. In their home we found paraphernalia common with witchcraft. How did you know? It's not in the police report."

"Because I think all of these women were carrying Children of the Light. Somehow they are the key to all of this."

Suddenly all of the lights in the hotel went out. Angel jumped slightly and immediately went to find Willow. Meanwhile everyone else was in battle mode.

Upstairs Willow had started a spell and put a shield around herself. Just as she started to walk to the door a group of five men busted in from the balcony. Just as one of them charged at her Angel charged through the door and grabbed him by the neck. He threw the man off the balcony and turned to the next. He started to fight with the man and was grabbed behind by the other three.

Seeing this Willow let down her shield and went to help Angel. She knocked two of them out but as she started to fight off the third she felt another pain in her stomach. As Willow fell to the ground Buffy came in through the door. They quickly handled the remaining attackers and carried Willow down the stairs.

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