23 June 2012
(.... If I owned it, this is how it would've gone... The whole plot would have changed, yes I know.)
Chapter 13, Releases and Years Forward
It had been 2 days since the recent commotion, and Angelus knew their child was brought into the world. It had been late the night before, when he felt something that was so hard for the greatest of poets to describe. It had felt like he was being split into 3 separate people. Himself, Buffy, and their child. He had never yearned for anyone but those other two people, that split him into 3.
He had let himself fall to the white tile, and bask in the sweet feeling. He sat there, and wondered what his 3rd half looked like. Was it a boy or a girl? Did they look like him, Buffy, or a perfect mixture? How much did their child weigh? Was he or she still with Buffy, or were they brought to a separate room to be tested on like some test monkey.
That thought pulled him out of his daydream, and he got up and began banging on the glass doors, only to be dismissed by every initiative member.
It was now 6 in the morning and Angelus sat next to the teasing cell doors, his head laid back on the white wall. Sweat was dripping down his brow, he spent all night pushing something he knew wouldn't happen.
Amos came up behind him, and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder,"We'll get out."
Angelus chuckled with no humor,"Just yesterday you were saying it was useless, I don't not need your sympathy." He stood up, and walked to the other side of the 6 feet wide cell.
"Yeah, well, I don't give up hope. And neither should you." Amos said, turning to look back at the darker haired man.
"I don't-" Angelus was cut off by one of Maggie Walsh's cronies.
"Come on, wolf. Walsh is feeling a little generous today, I'm guessing you don't wanna pass this up." The darker skinned man gestured with his head, down the corridor where Buffy was located.
Angelus was by the man's side in half a second."I wanna see them."
The young bald man slightly nodded,"Try anything funny, we WILL give you a horrible punishment."
He stayed a little behind the man, as he led him into the room Buffy was in.
When he entered he saw Buffy asleep and pale in a bleach white gown of sorts. Her normally bouncy blonde hair, was lying limply at her side. She looked like she hadn't eaten in days, which was possible. He saw a small cradle on the side of the room. The other man nodded his head slightly and closed the door, giving the family of wolves time to be alone.
Angelus walked slowly over to the white cradle, and peered in. The baby looked a lot like him, but had tuft of blonde hair upon his small head. He reached in, and pulled out the baby."So, you're a boy, huh?" Angelus smiled, in awe at his beauty."This isn't exactly how I imagined meeting you. But, at least I get to meet you."
The baby's eyes fluttered opened, as if on cue. His eyes were an emerald green, just like his mothers. Angelus brought his finger up to trace his tiny cherubs cheek."God, you're beautiful." The baby boy reached up to grab his fathers finger, in a vice grip. Angelus chuckled, quietly."Already strong, that's my boy."
"He's beautiful, isn't he?" He heard a small voice say behind him. Angelus turned and smiled at his mate, moving to sit in the white plastic chair, beside her bed.
"Very." Angelus stated, peering at their child again, who was looking at everything in wonder."Did you?-" He started, but she cut him off.
"No, I didn't name him yet. I figured, we could do that together." She said, as Angelus moved from the seat, onto the bed.
"Well, we didn't discuss it. We were so caught up in everything else, we never decided on names." He spoke, as Buffy grabbed their baby boy and held him tightly, but gently to her chest. Angelus coddled them both from behind them.
"How about... Quinn?" Buffy asked, tilting her head, as if trying to decipher what was best for him.
Angelus smiled,"Isn't that a girls name?"
She playfully glared at him,"I'll have you know, Quinn is a boys name, too."
"Aineislis?" He questioned.
She crinkled her small nose,"Sounds like something I'd say when I'm sneezing."
"I don't think you say anything when you're sneezing, dear." He snickered."How about Connor?"
She smiled broadly.
The door opened, and Maggie Walsh walked in."I have some good news. Well, good news for you, anyways. You three will be released today. Your species is no harm for the human race. And plus, when in wolf form, you guys make adorable pets. I can't kill something so cute."
Angelus and Buffy stared at Maggie like she had grown a second head.
"But," Maggie said threateningly,"Mention your stay here, we WILL track you down and we WILL kill you." She then smiled."Riley, Forrest." Two commando men entered, ready to obey their bosses orders."Escort the new parents and their child out safely please."
As the three left the building, the two men went back into the building. Buffy looked at Angelus,"I think I wanna go home now, Angel." She stated.
Angelus smiled and spoke,"You read my mind like a book." __________________________________________
Exactly 6 Years Later:
When Buffy, Angelus, and Connor came home, the feud between the two colonies was just getting started, and Buffy and Angelus were able to hinder it from happening, causing the combining the two packs in a way, that had never happened. When everyone met Connor, they immediately fell in love with him.
"Where's my birthday boy?" 22 year old Buffy said, teasingly, pretending to look for her child.
"Right here, Mommy!" Connor exclaimed as he jumped onto his mother's back.
"There you are!" She said as she kissed his cheek.
Just then, the doorbell rang, alerting the arrival of the guests. The first to walk in was Connor's 'favorite', Spike."Uncle spike!" Connor shouted jumping onto his uncle's shoulders.
"'Ey there, Nibblet!" Spike said, kissing his cheek, then his sister's."Where's mum?"
"I put her urn in the formal room." Buffy responded, choking up slightly.
The year before, Joyce had died of a brain tumor. She had been suffering greatly, so they finally put her to rest.
The rest of the party went by with a breeze. At night, Angelus and Buffy put their 6 year old son to bed.
At 2 A.M., rumbling woke Connor from his sweet dreams. He looked up to see a portal swirling with pretty colors. He scooted his tiny body out of his twin sized bed, and got up to touch it. All of the sudden, a force started pulling him in. He was sucked in before he could even scream.
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