A/N: Welcome to my new betas, Charlotte, SerenityAngel44, and Michebabyblue.
At lunch time, Buffy walked into the library where Giles and Angel were discussing a new prophecy.
“What’s the stitch?” Buffy asked.
“It seems as though Devlin, Dru and Spike have left town; Angel found a prophecy in the codex that puts them in Jamaica about this time. We have alerted Kendra and her watcher, hopefully she can take care of them,” Giles said.
“Well, that’s good. At least we don’t have to worry about them anymore. Kendra’s good. She’ll stop them,” Buffy watched as her fiancé and watcher exchange worried glances, “Right?”
“Right, I’m sure that Kendra will stop them,” Giles said uncomfortably.
Angel walked over and gave Buffy a hug as the rest of the gang walked into the library.
“What’s going on?” Xander asked.
“We have reason to believe that Devlin, Dru, and Spike are no longer in Sunnydale,” Giles said.
“Well that’s good,” Oz commented.
Angel looked up from his paperwork, watched as his fiancée while she slept on his bed, and then looked back down at his paperwork. Most Saturdays at this time he would be going over the books of the companies that he owned through MacKenzie Enterprises but, today, he was checking out a new type of glass that had been rumored to protect vampires from sunlight. Necro-tempered glass was supposed to be thirty percent energy efficient and keep out the harmful rays of the sun while allowing the light in.
When Buffy woke up Angel asked, “Buffy, would you please take my car to Sunnydale Auto-Glass for me? I can pick it up Monday evening.”
“Sure. But why?”
“Well, when I was in Willy’s a few days ago I over heard a vampire talking about this new type of glass: Neo-Tempered Glass. Apparently a law firm in L.A. has it installed in their offices. It allows the sunlight in without burning vampires. I checked around and Sunnydale Auto-Glass said that they have installed it into some cars already. The guy that I talked to said that they can replace all of the windows in my car by Monday sunset.”
Buffy grinned, “That’s wonderful, Angel. Maybe we can find someone to replace the windows here and in my mom’s house.”
Angel smiled, “Maybe.”
“Come on, Giles. You’ve been just as much of a father to me as my dad and he’s ok with it, and even if he wasn’t, it’s my wedding, it’s not like I’m leaving him out; I’m including both of you,” Buffy was babbling as Willow and Oz walked into the library.
“Well…”
“Giles, please, please walk me down the aisle.”
“How will this work again?”
“My dad will be on my left side and you will be on my right side. I want the both of you to walk me down the aisle.”
“I’ve already agreed to be Angel’s Best Man, Buffy.”
“I know and you’ll take your place as the Best Man after you give me away with my dad,” Buffy smiled.
“Are you sure this is what you want?” he asked, weakening.
“Yes.”
“Then I’d be honored to give you away with your father.”
Buffy screamed and pulled Giles into a hug, “Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
“Well, it looks like we have a happy bride-to-be,” Willow said.
“Willow! My Maid-of-Honor, I need you to go shopping with me for the dresses for you and Cordelia.”
“When?”
“This afternoon. Kathy’s Emporium is expecting us and we are to charge it to my new account there.”
“So I don’t have to pay for this dress at Kathy’s Emporium?”
“Nope. It’s being taken care of,” Buffy assured her.
“Great! There’s nothing better than shopping with other people’s money,” Willow joked.
Both girls laughed as Cordelia and Xander walked into the library. “Oh, Cordy, we’re going shopping for Bridesmaids’ dresses this afternoon, can you come?” Buffy asked.
“Sure, someone has to show you what’s fashionable,” Cordelia snipped, casually. While she really did want to go shopping with them, she had to act like it was chore. After all, she had a reputation to protect.
“Great!” Buffy said. The she turned to Oz and Xander, “Oz, Xander, have you both been fitted for your tuxes yet?”
“Yes,” they said in unison.
“Do we have a date yet?” Xander asked.
“Yes, we do. March 21. It’s the soonest my dress could be ready, and don’t worry Oz, we checked the calendar and the full moon is the following week.”
“Cool,” Oz said.
“And where are we having this wedding?” Xander asked.
Buffy frowned, “We’re not sure yet. It’s not like either of us belong to a church and we just haven’t found the perfect place yet.”
“Oh, Angel, this is perfect! I love the gardens!” Buffy exclaimed.
Angel, who was standing behind Buffy, wrapped his arms around her waist, “Would you like to see the inside?”
“Sure,” Buffy said.
“It needs some work, but that just means that we can fix it up the way we want it,” Angel said as he opened the door.
“Oh, Angel, I love it!”
Angel led her down a hallway on the first floor and opened a door. “This could be a library where we could do research on all the demons. We can move all the occult and demonology books of Giles’ in here if he wants to. That way when he stays up all night researching, he can use one of the bathrooms to freshen up or even use a bed in one of the spare bedrooms.”
“Angel, you’re not talking about fixing this place up for the wedding are you?” Buffy asked stunned.
“Nope. How would you like to live here?”
“Angel, it’s so big for just the two of us.”
Angel pulled her into another room. “This is the ballroom, but I thought we could use it as a training room. That way you wouldn’t have to worry about some one coming in the library at school while you are training.”
“Angel, I love it! I don’t think that Giles is going to want to move his books though, but we can probably convince him to move training to here,” Buffy said.
“So, would you like to live here?” Angel asked.
Buffy looked at Angel and could tell he really wanted to live here. And while it was a big place it was secluded and he was right, the ballroom would make the perfect training room. And she was marrying the perfect training partner. She smiled and said, “It’s perfect.”
Angel grinned, “Great! Let me show you the master bedroom.” And he led her up the stairs.
Buffy saw a beautiful king sized brass four poster bed and exclaimed, “Oh, Angel! Does the bed come with it?”
“Everything that is here comes with the house.”
“Oh and it has a balcony!” Buffy said excitedly.
Angel pulled out his cell phone as Buffy went to check out the balcony. He called the realtor only to find out that he was pulling up the driveway. Angel told him that they were on the second floor.
When the realtor caught up to Buffy and Angel he said, “I’m sorry I’m late, traffic was horrible.”
“That’s okay,” Buffy said.
“My fiancée has decided that we’ll take it,” Angel said.
“Oh great. I brought the paper work with me like you asked, Mr. MacKenzie. We can go downstairs and sign the papers on the kitchen counter if you like.”
“This is her wedding present; I want only her name on the deed.”
“Alright,” The realtor said. Buffy signed the paperwork and Angel wrote a check for the amount that the realtor told him.
“You can move in anytime.”
“Great. Thanks,” Angel smiled as the realtor left.
“Oh we’re not going to convert the ballroom into our training room until after the wedding,” Buffy said.
“Why?” Angel asked sounding a little disappointed.
“Because the ballroom will be perfect for the reception,” Buffy smiled.
“So you want the wedding here?” Angel asked confused.
“The gardens are perfect for the ceremony and the ballroom will be perfect for the reception,” Buffy said dreamily.
“You know why I put the deed in your name only,” Angel said and then went on to explain. “So that vampires would need an invitation to come in. If my name was on the deed, then they wouldn’t need an invitation.”
“Ok. You know since we will be living this far away from the school, I’ll need to drive to school.”
Angel smiled, “Are you asking for a car?”
Buffy shook her head, “No, just permission to drive your car to and from school.”
Angel frowned and said, “You’ll have your own car. Whatever you want. Just go by the dealership and pick it out.”
“Well, lets go before they close. Then we can patrol and then go back to your apartment…” Buffy trailed off.
Angel smiled and kissed her.
Joyce watched as a red 1998 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra Convertible with chrome detailing drove into the driveway with the top down and Buffy in the driver’s seat. She went outside to the porch and asked, “What is this?”
“My new car. Angel just bought it for me,” Buffy answered with a grin on her face.
Joyce signed and watched as Angel got out of his car and said, “Angel…”
“Before you say anything, Joyce,” Angel interrupted and jogged up to where Joyce was inspecting her daughter’s gift. “We just found a house and it’s too far for her to walk to school. And she’s not driving my classic to school.”
Joyce rolled her eyes. Men and their toys. Apparently, being a vampire didn’t take away the love of cars away from them. You would think that being over 200 years old, he wouldn’t get attached to the different forms of transportation. “I still say that you are spoiling her. Come inside and tell me all about this house you found.”
A/N #2: Here is a link to a picture of Buffy's Car https://www.angelfire.com/goth/ladymackenzie/Buffy_s_Car.jpg
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