Title: Sisters
By: Verna
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own it if you recognize it. I'm making no money off this but Joss W. must be making a fortune on the show.
Note: This might seem a little odd at first but go with it. I'm going somewhere with it. Tell me if I should continue.
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"William...William" Whispers only. A past that wanted to remain as much in the present as possible. "William. Wake up! Something's coming! Something big. They're going to need you." Then the dreams came. It was so strange to feel sorry for what he had done before.
For you see, Spike had gained a soul. He'd loved unconditionally a human and had been ready to die for her. The powers that be had decided that he should be granted a soul. Not a curse where it would go away if he was truly happy but a reward for trying to love and succeeding even if she didn't love him back. And so now every day as he lay down to sleep, the dreams came.
They were always the same. Angel had once said that the blood of family was the sweetest. Young William had only one option but to try it once he herd that so soon after being turned he went to the home of his parents. He'd drained them fast. Too fast to savor the taste but he still agreed with how Angel felt about family.
After that he had to have more and started with his brothers David and Eric. David and his little family of four were wonderful as were Eric and his new bride, Jane. And last he went after his sister Annie. Newly married herself, William still could not remember the boy's name. She was only eighteen.
Every night in his dreams, he saw all of this. The way they begged and pleaded and the way he enjoyed every minute of it. He'd never heard the whispers before. That was new. Another new thing to this whole bit was when he got to the part with Annie and her husband, after he killed them there was a faint green glow hovering in one corner. Green had always been her favorite color.
"William. Something's coming... William... Wake up. Please. Wake up, William..." The voice faded.
***
That night as the group gathered as they always did to decide who would take the watch, the voice hung in the air and everyone felt something there.
"What if me and Spike take the graveyard tonight and Willow and Xander can take the park." Dawn seemed to have grown even more attached to the bleached Vampire in the past few months. Buffy's death weighed heavily on all of them but most heavily on Dawn. She enjoyed having Spike living in the basement to protect her as he'd promised her older sister he would. It had taken the others longer to get comfortable with this plan and there was still tension over it at times.
And so Spike found himself wandering the grave yard of Sunnydale with the love of his undead life's little sister. As they passed her grave their scant conversation became none and both stood staring at the grave. Finally Spike spoke.
"When I saw her dive, the first thing that I thought of was my sister. I guess that's when I got this bloody soul."
"You had a sister?"
Spike nodded and silence filled the sad place. They walked on with Dawn looking over her shoulder every so often to see the name on the headstone.
"Maybe we could bring her back."
"Who? Buffy? Dawn, you know it won't work. Remember that whole bit with your mother? Don't want to get into that again do we?"
"Not like that. I mean... I... Well, I'll figure it out and we'll get her back. Just as soon as I figure out how."
They walked home in silence. No vampires that night in the graveyard. At least, none with out souls. If you asked Spike and Dawn they would tell you nothing was in there but they didn't look back and see two young women standing and watching them leave.
***
"I've got it! I know how to do it!" Dawn ran into the room where Willow and Anya sat talking about magic and waved the paper excitedly in front of them. "I can do it!"
To Be Continued?...
By: Verna
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own it if you recognize it. I'm making no money off this but Joss W. must be making a fortune on the show.
Note: This might seem a little odd at first but go with it. I'm going somewhere with it. Tell me if I should continue.
***
"William...William" Whispers only. A past that wanted to remain as much in the present as possible. "William. Wake up! Something's coming! Something big. They're going to need you." Then the dreams came. It was so strange to feel sorry for what he had done before.
For you see, Spike had gained a soul. He'd loved unconditionally a human and had been ready to die for her. The powers that be had decided that he should be granted a soul. Not a curse where it would go away if he was truly happy but a reward for trying to love and succeeding even if she didn't love him back. And so now every day as he lay down to sleep, the dreams came.
They were always the same. Angel had once said that the blood of family was the sweetest. Young William had only one option but to try it once he herd that so soon after being turned he went to the home of his parents. He'd drained them fast. Too fast to savor the taste but he still agreed with how Angel felt about family.
After that he had to have more and started with his brothers David and Eric. David and his little family of four were wonderful as were Eric and his new bride, Jane. And last he went after his sister Annie. Newly married herself, William still could not remember the boy's name. She was only eighteen.
Every night in his dreams, he saw all of this. The way they begged and pleaded and the way he enjoyed every minute of it. He'd never heard the whispers before. That was new. Another new thing to this whole bit was when he got to the part with Annie and her husband, after he killed them there was a faint green glow hovering in one corner. Green had always been her favorite color.
"William. Something's coming... William... Wake up. Please. Wake up, William..." The voice faded.
***
That night as the group gathered as they always did to decide who would take the watch, the voice hung in the air and everyone felt something there.
"What if me and Spike take the graveyard tonight and Willow and Xander can take the park." Dawn seemed to have grown even more attached to the bleached Vampire in the past few months. Buffy's death weighed heavily on all of them but most heavily on Dawn. She enjoyed having Spike living in the basement to protect her as he'd promised her older sister he would. It had taken the others longer to get comfortable with this plan and there was still tension over it at times.
And so Spike found himself wandering the grave yard of Sunnydale with the love of his undead life's little sister. As they passed her grave their scant conversation became none and both stood staring at the grave. Finally Spike spoke.
"When I saw her dive, the first thing that I thought of was my sister. I guess that's when I got this bloody soul."
"You had a sister?"
Spike nodded and silence filled the sad place. They walked on with Dawn looking over her shoulder every so often to see the name on the headstone.
"Maybe we could bring her back."
"Who? Buffy? Dawn, you know it won't work. Remember that whole bit with your mother? Don't want to get into that again do we?"
"Not like that. I mean... I... Well, I'll figure it out and we'll get her back. Just as soon as I figure out how."
They walked home in silence. No vampires that night in the graveyard. At least, none with out souls. If you asked Spike and Dawn they would tell you nothing was in there but they didn't look back and see two young women standing and watching them leave.
***
"I've got it! I know how to do it!" Dawn ran into the room where Willow and Anya sat talking about magic and waved the paper excitedly in front of them. "I can do it!"
To Be Continued?...