Title: I Won't Leave Again
Chapter: He's Back
Author: Niki
Rating: PG13 If you watch Buffy, you can read this. It's got some sexual innuendo and a little swearing(Bloody Hell mostly)
Spoilers: Takes place ten years after the end of season six, so anything up to season six is fair game.
Summary: Ten years after season six, Dawn is a single mother, Buffy is dead, and Willow and Xander are married and have a baby. Dawn is being hunted by Angelus, and Spike comes back to Sunnydale with a little surprise.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Jos owns everything. Although I wish I owned Spike (insert evil laugh here)
Ships: Xander/Willow, talks about Angel/Dawn, Will eventually be Spike/Dawn.
A/N-to make things less confusing, Willow's nickname will be Wills, and William will be Will.
A 24 year old Dawn Summers walked into the house on Revello Drive.
"I'm home!" she yelled. A blonde blur came running from upstairs, while 2 brown haired maniacs flew in from the living room, followed by a cheerful- looking redhead with a baby in her arms.
"Hey Willow! Did they have a good day?" she asked, as the three oldest kids bounced around her legs.
"Hey Dawnie! Yeah, they were very good. Joy even helped to change Elizabeth's diaper." she replied, pointing at the blonde
"Mommy! Mommy! We went to the playground today, and me and Will played on the see saw!" cried one of the brunettes, pointing at her twin brother.
"That's wonderful Joy, did you have fun?"
"Yeah, Mommy lots!"
"What about you, Maggie?" Dawn asked the shyest of the group.
Margaret Anne Ellison answered, in an almost inaudible voice, "I read a book on the swings Auntie Dawn."
"That must have been have been fun." she answered. The 9 year-old nodded emphatically. Ever since Buffy had died when Maggie was one, Dawn had taken over raising the little girl. It was funny, she thought, looking at the twins, how different three children who were all brought up together were. Maggie was the shy, quiet, studious one, like Willow had been before she met Buffy. Joy was loud and boisterous, much like Buffy. William didn't act like any of the Scooby Gang. Being the boy, you would think that he would be like Xander, and even out the whole group, but in reality he was much smarter then Xander had been at that age. He was very serious most of the time, but when something amused him, or made him mad, you knew about it. He tended to brood a lot, when Joy wasn't dragging him around, making him play with her. He loved his sister dearly, and would do anything for her. when they were teenagers Dawn was fairly sure that Will would scare away any of her prospect dates.
"I was about to call everyone for supper right before you came in, so we better eat before the food gets cold." Willow interrupted Dawn's reverie.
"Everybody wash hands!" she announced cheerfully, smiling as the children sprinted up the stairs towards the bathroom.
~*~*~*~*~
The meal was quiet, each of the kids eating their spaghetti with minimal slurping noises. About halfway through, the front door opened, and moments later Xander walked into the dining room.
"Hi Uncle Xander!" the three children chorused.
"Hey kids! Hey Dawnie! Hey Wills!" he replied, and after kissing each person on the top of the head, took off his jacket and foreman's hat, then sat down at the table and helped himself to a large portion of spaghetti. After Buffy was killed, Xander and some of his crew had built an addition onto the house, and made it so that he and Willow could move in with Dawn and Maggie. The two remaining original scoobies had been Maggie's godparents, and had custody until Dawn turned 18. As the family grew, he added more rooms. Xander, Wills, and Beth had the downstairs addition, which had two bedrooms and a private living room, Dawn had Joyce's old room, Maggie had Buffy's, Joy had Dawn's old room, and Will had a room that had been built over Xander and Will's room. It was much bigger, but still had the old Summers charm that Joyce had cultivated.
~*~*~*~*~
"Bedtime!" Dawn called to the three children staring intently at the TV. They groaned, but immediately got up, turned of the TV and trooped upstairs. She followed, helped to brush teeth and hair, wash faces, and pajama-ize the three kids, they all gathered in her bed for story time. "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Buffy, and a handsome prince named Spike.."
"Mommy, Spike isn't a good name for a prince." pointed out Joy.
"I know Joy sweetie, you tell me that every single time I tell the story. and what do I always tell you?"
"That Spike was just his nickname. why can't you use his real name?"
"Because, sweetheart, his real name was William, and you might confuse him with your brother."
"Well, just call him William anyway." she pouted, with Willow's famous resolve face. Dawn sighed.
"Once upon a time, their was a beautiful princess named Buffy, and a handsome prince name William...."
45 minutes later, after finishing a portion of the adventures of Buffy and Sp- William, Dawn picked up each slumbering child and placed them in their beds, lovingly tucking them in. She went back into her room, changed into a tank top and spandex pants, and went downstairs. Willow and Xander were watching TV, having put Beth to sleep.
"I'm going patrolling you guys, be back in a couple hours!" she called, and they waved good bye as she walked out the door.
~*~*~*~*~
Dawn had been called when Buffy died. She had had a hard time adjusting to being Buffy's replacement, and the council had not made it any easier, by insisting she start training right away, not giving her any time to grieve. Dawn had done the Buffy thing to do, quit the council, and called Giles to be her watcher. Giles was currently in England, visiting Olivia, but he would be back in a week. She was in the last cemetery of the night, having dusted 4 vamps. She was thinking to herself what a slow night it was when a fledgling jumped out from behind her.
"What's a pretty thing like you doing in a place like this?" he asked.
"You call yourself a vampire?" she asked incredulously, "Can't you think of anything more original?"
"Oh I can do original," he replied, jumping back before she could stake him, "how's this for original? Angelus sends his greetings. He's back in town. He wants to 'see' his children." Dawn shuddered involuntarily.
"That's the best you can do?" she asked, before driving a stake through his heart.
She walked home, her heart pumping rapidly. When she walked in the door, Willow immediately sensed something was wrong, and ran over, asking if she was okay. Dawn uttered the two chilling words that Wills and Xander had hoped never to hear again
"He's back"
Chapter: He's Back
Author: Niki
Rating: PG13 If you watch Buffy, you can read this. It's got some sexual innuendo and a little swearing(Bloody Hell mostly)
Spoilers: Takes place ten years after the end of season six, so anything up to season six is fair game.
Summary: Ten years after season six, Dawn is a single mother, Buffy is dead, and Willow and Xander are married and have a baby. Dawn is being hunted by Angelus, and Spike comes back to Sunnydale with a little surprise.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Jos owns everything. Although I wish I owned Spike (insert evil laugh here)
Ships: Xander/Willow, talks about Angel/Dawn, Will eventually be Spike/Dawn.
A/N-to make things less confusing, Willow's nickname will be Wills, and William will be Will.
A 24 year old Dawn Summers walked into the house on Revello Drive.
"I'm home!" she yelled. A blonde blur came running from upstairs, while 2 brown haired maniacs flew in from the living room, followed by a cheerful- looking redhead with a baby in her arms.
"Hey Willow! Did they have a good day?" she asked, as the three oldest kids bounced around her legs.
"Hey Dawnie! Yeah, they were very good. Joy even helped to change Elizabeth's diaper." she replied, pointing at the blonde
"Mommy! Mommy! We went to the playground today, and me and Will played on the see saw!" cried one of the brunettes, pointing at her twin brother.
"That's wonderful Joy, did you have fun?"
"Yeah, Mommy lots!"
"What about you, Maggie?" Dawn asked the shyest of the group.
Margaret Anne Ellison answered, in an almost inaudible voice, "I read a book on the swings Auntie Dawn."
"That must have been have been fun." she answered. The 9 year-old nodded emphatically. Ever since Buffy had died when Maggie was one, Dawn had taken over raising the little girl. It was funny, she thought, looking at the twins, how different three children who were all brought up together were. Maggie was the shy, quiet, studious one, like Willow had been before she met Buffy. Joy was loud and boisterous, much like Buffy. William didn't act like any of the Scooby Gang. Being the boy, you would think that he would be like Xander, and even out the whole group, but in reality he was much smarter then Xander had been at that age. He was very serious most of the time, but when something amused him, or made him mad, you knew about it. He tended to brood a lot, when Joy wasn't dragging him around, making him play with her. He loved his sister dearly, and would do anything for her. when they were teenagers Dawn was fairly sure that Will would scare away any of her prospect dates.
"I was about to call everyone for supper right before you came in, so we better eat before the food gets cold." Willow interrupted Dawn's reverie.
"Everybody wash hands!" she announced cheerfully, smiling as the children sprinted up the stairs towards the bathroom.
~*~*~*~*~
The meal was quiet, each of the kids eating their spaghetti with minimal slurping noises. About halfway through, the front door opened, and moments later Xander walked into the dining room.
"Hi Uncle Xander!" the three children chorused.
"Hey kids! Hey Dawnie! Hey Wills!" he replied, and after kissing each person on the top of the head, took off his jacket and foreman's hat, then sat down at the table and helped himself to a large portion of spaghetti. After Buffy was killed, Xander and some of his crew had built an addition onto the house, and made it so that he and Willow could move in with Dawn and Maggie. The two remaining original scoobies had been Maggie's godparents, and had custody until Dawn turned 18. As the family grew, he added more rooms. Xander, Wills, and Beth had the downstairs addition, which had two bedrooms and a private living room, Dawn had Joyce's old room, Maggie had Buffy's, Joy had Dawn's old room, and Will had a room that had been built over Xander and Will's room. It was much bigger, but still had the old Summers charm that Joyce had cultivated.
~*~*~*~*~
"Bedtime!" Dawn called to the three children staring intently at the TV. They groaned, but immediately got up, turned of the TV and trooped upstairs. She followed, helped to brush teeth and hair, wash faces, and pajama-ize the three kids, they all gathered in her bed for story time. "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Buffy, and a handsome prince named Spike.."
"Mommy, Spike isn't a good name for a prince." pointed out Joy.
"I know Joy sweetie, you tell me that every single time I tell the story. and what do I always tell you?"
"That Spike was just his nickname. why can't you use his real name?"
"Because, sweetheart, his real name was William, and you might confuse him with your brother."
"Well, just call him William anyway." she pouted, with Willow's famous resolve face. Dawn sighed.
"Once upon a time, their was a beautiful princess named Buffy, and a handsome prince name William...."
45 minutes later, after finishing a portion of the adventures of Buffy and Sp- William, Dawn picked up each slumbering child and placed them in their beds, lovingly tucking them in. She went back into her room, changed into a tank top and spandex pants, and went downstairs. Willow and Xander were watching TV, having put Beth to sleep.
"I'm going patrolling you guys, be back in a couple hours!" she called, and they waved good bye as she walked out the door.
~*~*~*~*~
Dawn had been called when Buffy died. She had had a hard time adjusting to being Buffy's replacement, and the council had not made it any easier, by insisting she start training right away, not giving her any time to grieve. Dawn had done the Buffy thing to do, quit the council, and called Giles to be her watcher. Giles was currently in England, visiting Olivia, but he would be back in a week. She was in the last cemetery of the night, having dusted 4 vamps. She was thinking to herself what a slow night it was when a fledgling jumped out from behind her.
"What's a pretty thing like you doing in a place like this?" he asked.
"You call yourself a vampire?" she asked incredulously, "Can't you think of anything more original?"
"Oh I can do original," he replied, jumping back before she could stake him, "how's this for original? Angelus sends his greetings. He's back in town. He wants to 'see' his children." Dawn shuddered involuntarily.
"That's the best you can do?" she asked, before driving a stake through his heart.
She walked home, her heart pumping rapidly. When she walked in the door, Willow immediately sensed something was wrong, and ran over, asking if she was okay. Dawn uttered the two chilling words that Wills and Xander had hoped never to hear again
"He's back"