Chapter 1
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AN IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: I have changed Kaya's age from 16 to 17 as it fits more with what I am planning in the future and I realised that it just fit more with the whole story. Also I have done an edit of every chapter nothing big just corrections and little things I notice and am annoyed by when I read through it. Though in some places I have added things.
This is set after the body but during forever and will continue on from there incorporating the rest of season 5, season 6, 7 and beyond in a different ways than cannon. Buffy has a 17 year old sister called Kaya (pronounced kah-ya) Summers. Kaya is a little taller than Buffy she has green eyes like her sister and long light strawberry bold hair. She is very smart and her personality is very similar to Buffy but she is her own person and shares traits with Dawn. This will be Anya/Xander, Willow/ Tara and eventual Buffy/ Spike. Also Dawn and Kaya will have a sibling relationship with Spike.
The night before Joyce's funeral; the Summers family home. Buffy is walking down the stairs into the lounge room where Giles is sitting.
"How is Dawn doing?" Giles asks the slayer concerned.
"She's upset, confused and I don't know what to say to her to make it better." Buffy says sitting down next to her watcher.
Giles looks sadly at the young girl he considers his daughter and puts a confronting hand on her knee.
"Is she still wanting to go to Willow's after the funeral tomorrow?" Giles asks interested.
"As far as I know, and if that is what she wants then I'm not going to argue with her." Buffy informs Giles leaning back into the couch.
"What about Kaya?" Is she planning to go to Willow and Tara's as well?" Giles asks interested wondering what the middle Summers sisters plan is.
"I don't know." Buffy admits "She has barely left her room since… Since it happened." Buffy says her voice breaking, not wanting to say since there mother died. "Will took her some food up earlier, but I have no idea if she ate it." Buffy admits.
"Why don't you go talk to her. She's hurting Buffy just like you, just like Dawn, but she's keeping bottled up. She needs somebody to talk to about it." Giles says to Buffy as even he has noticed Kaya being absent the past few days.
"You're right." Buffy admits getting up and heading upstairs.
Buffy makes her way upstairs and knocks on the door to Kaya's room where she receives a faint "Come in." in responds.
When she enters her sisters' room she sees her sitting in a chair besides the window just staring out at the night.
"Hey." Buffy says walking over and sitting across from her sister closing the door behind her.
"Hey." Kaya responds.
The two sisters sit in silence for a little while before Buffy says "So tomorrow after, after everything Dawn is going to spend the night with Will and Tara I was wondering if you wanted to join them or if you wanted to come back here or maybe go somewhere else with some of your friends maybe." Buffy suggests.
"I'm going to Spikes crypt." Kaya informs her sister not looking away from the night sky that she is staring at.
Buffy sighs and unable to keep the anger out of her voice says "Kay I know you think he is your friend but he's not. He's a monster and he's not safe."
Kaya turns away from the window and right away Buffy can tell that she is angry "That line may work on Dawnie but it won't work on me, because I know Spike. I know that he is my friend. Even when he was evil and Angel and Dru kidnaped me he protected me, kept them focused on other things so that they wouldn't focus on me, and then when he could he helped me to escape." Kaya reminds her sister.
"He only did that because he knew he was going to come to me to help him stop Angelus, and he knew that if something had happened to you then he would be dead." Buffy informs her sister.
Kaya throws the blanket she has on her off and stands up "God Buffy can't you see what's right in front of you? Spike isn't a monster. Last year when he was living with Giles he helped me with my English literature homework, and thanks to him I aced the course. Would a monster do that?" Kaya asks her sister.
"What does Spike know about English lit?" Buffy ask confused.
"When he was human he taught about it at Cambridge." Kaya informs her sister, Buffy looks surprised but before she can say anything Kaya has already continued "And last year he saved me from Adam; even though he was working with Adam so that he could get his chip out; which he only wanted out so that he could feel like he belongs somewhere. He's in love with you, and don't say that he can't feel love because I know he can. He still loves his mother even though she has been gone for over a hundred years, and he loves his first love even though she rejected him, and a part of him will always love Dru, and he loves you. You keep saying that he's not my friend and or Dawns but he is. You say that he is a monster but would a monster help me whenever I need him to? Would a monster let me rant about the girls at my school? Or listen to me talk about boys? He cares Buffy but you can't see it." Kaya tells her sister pacing the room during her speech but then she returns to sit back in her chair once she has finished.
"Just how much time have you been spending with Spike?" Buffy asks suspiciously.
Noticing her sisters look Kaya realises what she is thinking and looks digested. "Ew no, nothing like that. I consider Spike a brother and I know he thinks of me as a little sister. Especially considering how overprotective he gets sometimes." Kaya informs her sister her voice getting quieter towards the end of her answer.
"Overprotective what do you mean?" Buffy asks confused.
"Remember Jack?" Kaya asks her sister.
"Guy you went on a date with last year, you saw him kissing another girl." Buffy answers from memory.
"That would be the one. I went to Spike right after I saw, and he comforted me and let's just say if he didn't have the chip in his head preventing him from doing something I wouldn't want to be in Jacks shoes." Kaya tells Buffy a ghost of a smile appearing.
"I don't like the idea of you going there tomorrow, but if it is what you really want then I guess maybe it could be ok." Buffy tells her sister. "That's if he is ok with it, he might have other plans." Buffy adds.
"He won't he says I'm always welcome." Kaya tells her sister.
"Well I would like to be sure." Buffy tells her finding everything he sister has said about Spike interesting but not sure if she should believe it.
"Fine let's go." Kaya tells her sister opening her window and looking like she is about to climb out it.
Buffy puts her arm on her sisters stoping her from climbing "We'll use the front door."
Kaya nods and both sisters head down stairs.
"Giles, Kaya and I are going for a walk. Can you keep an eye on Dawn for me?" Buffy asks when they reach the lounge room.
"Of course." Giles responds.
"Come on." Buffy says to Kaya both sisters grabbing there jackets as they leave.
"Why didn't you tell Giles where we were going?" Kaya asks interested.
"Spike is even less popular with Giles than me. I don't think it's a good idea." Buffy tells her sister.
Kaya nods and both sister make the familiar path to Spike's crypt.
"So you're really here that often?" Buffy asks her sister interested.
"Yeah, a few times a week." Kaya tells her sister who is once again surprised as they reach the crypt and enter.
"William you here?" Kaya yells out when she notices that the trap door to the lower level is open.
Buffy looks surprised that he sister called Spike William, but before she can comment she hears Spike's voice respond.
"That must be Kaya Summers, no one else is stupid enough to try and call me William. What you doing here Spark? Not that I'm complaining but I know that if you keep sneaking out one of these days big sis is going to catch you, and I know that it will be blamed on me." Spike says climbing up the ladder to the higher level.
"Big sis is here." Buffy says to Spike when he notices her there.
"Slayer didn't realise you were here two. If you're here tell me that to stay away from Spark you can forget about it my crypt is always open to her as long as she wants to put up with my company." Spike tells Buffy.
"That's not why I'm here." Buffy tells Spike.
"Oh. Alright then." Spike responds "Then what can I help you with?" Spike asks curious wondering why the two older Summers' sisters are here to see him.
"Is it alright if I come here tomorrow after the funeral?" Kaya asks Spike.
"Of course Spark. You know you don't have to ask." Spike tells her.
"See." Kaya tells her sister with a look on her face saying I told you so.
"Spike can we talk?" Buffy asks "Outside." She quickly adds wanting the conversation to be private.
"You can talk in here; I'm going to head home." Kaya tells her sister and Spike.
"No wait for me. I don't want you to walk home through a grave yard alone." Buffy tells her sister.
"Big sis is right it's not safe." Spike says agreeing.
"I'll be fine see you at home Buff. See you tomorrow William." Kaya says before leaving.
"Kaya." Buffy says but the door to Spike's crypt closes before she can say anymore.
"I'm sorry bout your mum. Joyce was a good lady." Spike tells Buffy.
"I honestly believe you mean that." Buffy realises looking at Spike.
"That's because I do luv. Your mum was good to me, she treated me decent. She didn't deserve to die." Spike tells Buffy.
"No she didn't." Buffy says quietly.
"How you holding up Pet?" Spike asks concerned and curious.
"I'm not. I'm trying to be there for Dawn and Kaya, but I don't know how they're doing or what they need. I've been doing everything at once so I don't have to think about her being gone and I don't know how to go on without her." Buffy admits sitting down on the steps near the door.
Spike walks over and sits next to her "You take it one minute at a time that's all you can do. Just be there for Nibblet and Spark, that's what they need. bout how they're dealing I don't know about the Bit, but Spark isn't doing too well. She has been over here more than once since it happened, mainly she doesn't believe that it has happened. She keeps expecting Joyce to walk back in the door and she's not talking about what she's feeling, but I know she's hurting." Spike explains.
"You've been looking out for her?" Buffy asks.
"Of course. Whether you want to believe it or not I care about her, Nibblet two." Spike tells Buffy saying what he is feeling, but knowing that it isn't the time to get into an argument with her.
"Kay said she sees you as a brother." Buffy admits.
"I know. As far as I'm concerned Spark is a little sister to me to." Spike explains to Buffy.
Buffy nods and the pair just sit there in silence for a while
"I better go." Buffy says standing up.
"Ok." Spike says standing up next to her.
Buffy opens the door and turns to leave but then turns back around to face Spike "I may not like it that you hang around with my sister, but I can tell that she cares about you, but listen here; if you hurt her in any way I will make you pay." Buffy tells Spike.
"If I hurt her I will make myself pay." Spike responds.
"Night Spike."
"Night Slayer."
The next morning is a quite one in the Summers's house. Buffy, Dawn and Kaya don't talk at all. Each of them only do what they have to do to prepare themselves as much as they can for their mothers funeral. Giles, Anya, Xander, Willow and Tara all arrive and do what they can to help the sisters, but the only thing that they can do is be there for them. Together the group make their way to the cemetery. Dawn and Kaya walking on either side of their big sister, each one of them holding one of her hands.
When the funeral starts the sisters stand together in front of everyone. All three of them listening but not really hearing what the priest is saying. When it comes time for the casket to get lowered in to the ground, and the dirt to get shovelled over Dawn breaks down, and cries into Buffy's side. As her sister start to cry Kaya walks from her place next to Buffy to next to Dawn, and like Buffy puts an arm around their little sister.
Once the funeral ends people come up and give their condolences to the sisters, then after a while it is just the sisters and the Scooby's left.
"Buffy, Tara and I are going to take Dawn back to our place now." Willow tells Buffy who doesn't respond.
"Kayster do you need a ride to where ever you're going?" Xander asks curious as like her sister Kaya shows no sign of wanting to leave.
"No. I'm going to stay with Buffy for a little while then go." Kaya tells Xander finding her voice.
"Ok then be careful." Willow tells her giving her a hug.
The other Scooby's follow Willows lead and gives each of the sisters a hug goodbye before they leave.
"Are you sure you're going to be alright?" Giles asks before he leaves.
"We're sure. Thank you Giles." Kaya tells him as Buffy looks like she doesn't even hear him.
For close to an hour Kaya and Buffy stand there together in silence before Kaya speaks again.
"I'm going to go now." Kaya tells her sister.
"Okay." Buffy says so quietly that Kaya isn't sure she heard it at all.
"I love you Buffy." Kaya tells her sister giving her a hug before making her way to Spike's crypt.
When Kaya gets to Spike's crypt she finds Spike watching TV. When she enters she throws her arms around him and breaks down in tears. Though he finds the situation uncomfortable Spike puts his arms around the teenager, and lets her cry. Knowing that it is what he needs at the moment.
A few hours later Kaya has stopped crying, and she and Spike are playing cards.
"That's cheating." Kaya objects.
"I'm evil Spark you can't be surprised." Spike reminds the teenager.
"You're not evil William." Kaya tells him, and before he can respond with his normal yes I am argument several demon come bursting in.
Spike quickly gets up and starts fighting them.
"Spark run. Go home or to the witches or Rupert's. I don't care where just go." Spike yells as he fights the demons.
"No. I can fight to." Kaya tells Spike as she somehow makes a demon go flying across the room without touching it when it come towards her.
"No you're not fighting. RUN SPARK." Spike yells.
Kaya makes the demon attacking Spike fly across the room before running out. Kaya runs as fast as she can across her the grave yard, and when she reaches near her mother's grave she sees Buffy sitting under a tree with someone. Knowing that Spike needs help she runs over to them.
"Buffy." Kaya says puffing as she runs over to Buffy and the person that she realises is Angel.
"Kaya what's wrong?" Buffy asks becoming worried when she sees her sister.
"Demons, they attacked Spike's crypt. I wanted to help him fight them but he told me to run. He needs help Buffy." Kaya tells her sister quickly.
"Spike? Why were you with Spike?" Angel asks confused and angry.
"No time to explain. Buffy you have to help him." Kaya tells her sister before turning and running back in the direction of Spike's crypt, knowing that Buffy will follow her.
"KAYA." Buffy yells after her sister. Realising what she is doing she gets up and follows her. Angel right behind her.
Buffy and Angel arrive at Spike's crypt a second after Kaya. When they do they find Spike being attacked by four demons.
"Get away from my brother." Kaya says angrily waving her arm and sending the demons flying.
Buffy looks at her sister in complete shock "You will be explaining how you can do that." She tells her sister before going to help Spike with the demons Angel and Kaya right behind her. Each of them taking on a demon each.
Buffy, Angel and Spike kill there demons rather quickly then they turn to Kaya, where they see her fighting her demon with skills that Buffy didn't know Kaya possess. Not letting her surprise get the better of her Buffy quickly rushing to help her sister; as even though it is clear that she has been having so lessons in how to fight she obviously hasn't been having lessons on fighting for long. Once Buffy kills the demon she turns to her sister.
"You have a lot to explain young lady." Buffy tells her sister.
"I know." Kaya says to her sister before her leg gives way due to a wound that is bleeding heavily on her lower leg.
"Spark." Spike says concerned clear in his voice as he rushes over to her.
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