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Author's Note: Well, I figured since I was updating my LOTS fanfic I should update this one! Hope you like...

Chapter 5: Everything Happens Eventually

"Are you nuts? You think that she would choose that fishboy over her soulmate? Please…she has better taste than that," JJ scoffed as she paced in front of the council table. "No, she'll choose Angel. Our problem will be convincing the others that this is right; that they belong together."

"I agree," Gage told the other Elders and the two Oracles. "Both groups have some prejudices against the union."

"I'll handle it," JJ assured them. "I've been working on a plan ever since I got here. I worked out everything last year, before graduation. Of course that was when I thought I would be able to stop us from leaving, but NO, you guys wanted to wait, to test them, make sure that they put their own happiness last. Angel was human for goodness sake! You couldn't have given him some super strength so that he could fight along side Buffy and left him that way?"

"He traded his humanity for the slayer's life," the male Oracle stated annoyed. "He knew what he was doing."

"No, he knew that he had one option. Besides you and I both know that he got the short end of the stick on that deal. I mean everyone knows that Buffy dies at the end of season 5!" The council winced at her choice in words. "Well, I'm going to rectify that mistake in some ways. The rest will just have to be fixed with time." JJ looked up at the council. "I'll do the binding on my birthday, when everyone is there. Be ready to back me up on this," she half growled. "Or I'll make your lives a nightmare."

"We'll follow through with our agreement," Ezekiel assured her. The others nodded, the female oracle was even smiling in anticipation. "You worry about following through with yours."

"Oh, don't worry," JJ replied with a mischivious grin. "I've got my part under control."

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"JJ," Angel called knocking on her door. "JJ are you awake?"

"One minute!" JJ called back stuffing her 'special' laptop and her files into her chest under the nightstand. "Ok, you can come in," she told him laying down on her bed and flipping on the tv.

"Hey," Angel said smiling at her. "Did you sleep well?"

"Well enough," JJ replied thinking about the three cups of coffee she'd had to stay awake long enough to make sure everything was in order before crashing for an hour. Angel frowned and sat down next to her.

"You don't look like you've slept long enough," he replied running a hand over her cheek. JJ yawned and shook her head.

"Probably not," she agreed knowing that he would insist on her going back to sleep whether she wanted to or not. She would need to sleep sometime if she expected to pull everything off on Friday. Angel pulled her comforter back up.

"Go back to sleep," he ordered. "I'll wake you up later."

"Angel," JJ called. Angel paused at the door and turned to look at her. She smiled at him. "I love you, you know that right?"

"I know. I love you too," he told her giving her his little half grin. JJ returned it with one of her own and closed her eyes. Maybe it was finally going to happen…after all, doesn't everything happen eventually?

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Wow, two chapters right after the other…does that help make up for not updating in so long? I like this chapter cause I love seeing someone yell and vent about all the frustrating stuff to the Elders and Oracles…it's funny. Anyway…the birthday will happen soon, and I will be explaining more about the demon too….

5-B-5

Phoenix