Title: Back to School

Author: Bamboxler

A/N: Thanks for being patient. Last Chapter!

A flash of light and then they were in the Hyperion hotel. "Yay!" Cordelia screeched as she twirled Connor in the air. Fred, Wesley and Gunn ran into the room panicked. When they saw who the intruders were they calmed a few degrees.

"Where the… bell have you been?" Gunn yelled. Nice save, no hell in front of Connor. Ironic since his dad has been there.

"It was so cool. We got sucked into the past," Connor exclaimed.

"Cool for you. I'd rather be in a lot of different places before going back to Sunnyhell with Buffy and the Scrappy's," Faith noted, sitting on the couch. Cordelia threw her a quick glare.

"Faith, language!" Cordy warned.

"Sorry, I meant to say with Bitchy," Faith teased. Cordy, too tired to scold, just snorted.

"You got sent to Sunnydale!" All three of the clueless members of the gang exclaimed.

"This is going to be a long night. Wait how much time has past?" Cordy asked. Angel looked at the clock.

"Only two hours, we were so worried," Fred said.

"We should go to the living room to talk," Angel suggested. They all went down to the living room. Cordy and Angel were in the love seat with Connor on Cordy's lap. Angel had his arm protectively around Cordy and Connor. Spike slouched down in his chair. Wesley, Fred, and Gunn all sat down on the opposite couch. Before they started talking, Angel reached over and grabbed Connor's ring off. He left quickly to put it in a safe box.

"So, we went into the past because of the ring. And, um…we ended up in our past bodies, during parent's day," Cordy started.

"Oh my, you told me about that. Didn't Spike break in and…" Wesley was interrupted.

"Yeah, well can we finish before we go into yet another lively debate about Spike's stupidity," Cordy remarked smiling. "Okay, so we ended up on parents' day separately. Then after we all got to the library to get some help from the Scooby gang."

"Can you say hell," Spike remarked.

"Hell!" Connor screamed. Angel smacked spike, while Cordy scolded Connor.

"Connor beat up Xander," Spike interjected. Gunn roared with laughter, as Fred burst into a giggle fit of her own.

"Yeah, anyway, we went through our story, some vamps attacked, killed them, they went home," Cordelia finished quickly.

"Cordy, you forgot the best part. See, this magnificent woman appeared in a bright light and graced all with her presence," Faith said.

"Wait a women came, I thought it was just you," Spike commented, ducking Faith's hand.

"I can tell you're tired, we'll discuss this in the morning. You should get some sleep," Wesley said, as he and Fred headed upstairs. Gunn left shortly after and Faith went out to patrol, still wired. Spike went up the stairs humming some song in his head. Angel picked up his son and escorted Cordelia to their room. He placed Connor's sleeping form into his bed. Cordelia went to change, as Angel took off his shirt and crawled into the bed.

When Cordelia came out she climbed next to her very hot boyfriend and leaned against him, placing her head on his chest. He pulled her closer to his body. He would never let her go. He listened to her heart beat and then relaxed as she fell asleep. His thoughts drifted to proposing. He started reciting the speech in his head, but quickly fell to sleep.

The next day went by slow for Cordelia. Angel was off somewhere. Fred kept looking at her weirdly, and if she wasn't so sure Fred loved Wesley, she may have thought Fred was flirting with her. Wesley was avoiding her completely and Spike had taken Connor out. When the clock had finally reached seven she couldn't have been happier. Wesley and Fred went to their rooms, Gunn left to go home, and Spike still had Connor out. Why is everyone gone? She found a note on the counter.

Dear Cordy,

Come up stairs,

-Angel

"Okay," Cordy whispered, freaking out about the way everyone was acting. She walked up the stairs to se the hall dimly lit. She cautiously opened the door. When she peaked in she saw thousands of rose petals on the floor and many candles lit. "What, Angel?" She questioned. He popped up from behind the door. He was wearing a red silk shirt and black pants. Cordy couldn't remember the last time he had looked so sexy.

"Angel?" She repeated. Angel walked in front of her, kissing her sweetly on her lips.

"Cordelia…." Uh oh, he never uses my full name. "When I first came to Sunnydale I never thought I would end up in love with you. I, um, I would have never believed I would have a son, and a family that I would love so much, but most of all I would never have believed that I would actually want to live," Angel paused. "I love you, Connor and our family. I never thought I would ever love something so much, I didn't think it existed. When I first became a dad I was afraid. Me, a vampire afraid of a baby. I was afraid I would fail him as a father, but also I realized I couldn't give him the motherly love. When I look at him I'm so proud. I turned out to be an okay father, but more importantly I found him an amazing mother. We made him; you made hi the loving boy he is. He is as much mine as yours," Angel paused to wipe away a few stray tears from her cheek.

"Cordelia you always say how much I have helped you change, but your wrong. You changed me, you made me, and you made Connor. Hell, you even made Faith, Fred and Spike," Cordy sniffled a laugh. "Fred may babble but she was right. You are the heart of our family. You showed me things a vampire and even most guys never experience. You showed me life, love and family. You made me want to keep on living. And for that reason, is why I am still here today. You are my world. If the curse wasn't gone I would have reached perfect happiness just by kissing you. If you let me, I will try and spend the rest of my life, well unlife, to try and make you feel at least one tenth of the happiness you have given me," Angel bent down on one knee and pulled out a black box.

"Cordelia Chase, my seer, the mother of my child, my best friend, my hero, my love, will you marry me?" Angel asked, opening the box to reveal a beautiful diamond ring. Cordelia looked up as if she was considering it. Angel felt his heart drop until she smiled.

"I'm kidding; of course I will marry you. I love you," She professed while he slipped the ring onto her finger. "Angel how could I not want to after a speech like that and this ring. Wow, even if I didn't know you I would marry you for this ring." She felt him pull her chin down. Next thing she knows they are kissing passionately. She whispered "I love you" in his ear."

He mouthed "me too" back. He pulls slightly away. "I promised to tell the others." Angel led her down the stairs. When they got halfway down, she saw all of them looking expectantly back up to her. The ex-watcher, ex-pylean slave, ex-gang member, ex-slayer, vampire and her son, her family. She held out her finger and ran towards them squealing. Fred, Faith and her jumped up and down together. Angel walked down the stairs. He shook Gunn and Wesley hands. He hugged Spike and snorted when Spike whispered in his ear, "Dude, did she just flick us off?" Angel picked up Connor and hugged him. He looked over and saw Cordy hugging the rest of them, but hurried back to the other girls as they gushed about the ring and the wedding.

Angel handed Connor to Cordy. She hugged him tightly and kissed his forehead. "Mommy, are you and daddy getting married?" Connor asked. He smiled as she whispered yes. Angel came up behind her and hugged her.

"We're going to be a family," Angel said. Looking around he added "All of us." Fred walked towards them.

"We get to plan a wedding!" She shrieked. Cordy laughed.

"As long as it isn't in a church or in the sunlight," they all laughed. Fred and Faith pulled Cordy and unfortunately for him, Connor, into the next room to discuss the wedding.

"Poof, you take care of them or else I'll have to beat your ass again," Spike said.

"You never could take me," Angel replied. "I wouldn't ever hurt them."

"So who is up for some Vice City?" Gunn said. Spike and Angel were already on the couch. Spike had the controller in his hands. "Stupid vampire speed," Gunn mumbled as he sat down.

"What a perfect day, nothing could ruin it!" Wesley exclaimed. All three heads shot to him. A knock followed at the door, followed by a few people shuffling in.

"Hey guys!" the familiar voice greeted.

"Buffy!" Wesley exclaimed. Spike growled with Angel as the girls came in the room to see the commotion.

"I'll hold him while you punch him," Spike said getting up to run after Wesley. Wesley turned ghostly pale and began to run. "I'll show you, Nancy boy!"

"Oh no!" Cordy groaned. She looked around at everyone's disappointed faces. Faith had her eyes closed with her hands on her ear. "What are you doing?"

"See no Buffy, hear no Buffy. If I ignore her maybe she'll go away," Faith exclaimed, determined. "No one move!" The Fang gang shrugged and decided to test her theory out, so they all stood completely still. Buffy looked around confused.

"Hey! Where did you guys go?" Buffy asked.

A/N That's all. Sorry if the last chapter was bad. I'm not too good with the mushy stuff. I hope you'll enjoyed it. thanks to my reviewers: snarryvader81, YOUPIN, trinity17c, SometimesLola, Louvil, angelinvestigationsfan, leoandpiperluva, Miko Dono, Kattz Sync. I wish you a farewell with buffy bashing in mind.