The hospital bedroom door was opened to reveal Mrs. Summers, she looked at her older daughter in an accusing way. How could she be so irresponsible? Like the vampires weren't enough she got herself pregnant with a child! On the hallway remained Dawn and Spike, the British vampire uselessly trying to calm down the younger Summers.
"Buffy" said Joyce. "How could you possibly be, so irresponsible? This freak show isn't ever gonna end?" Her voice husk and authoritarian, "I want you out of my house, and if by any chance you think Dawn is coming with you, you're severely wrong. I'll make sure she doesn't have a say in that."
"Mom…please…" Buffy pleaded, "Its not like I asked for it"
Her mother made a sign with her hands so she would stop speaking in that exactly moment.
"Have you been sleeping around? She accused.
"Gosh, no, MOM!" She answered dumbfounded.
"Who is the father? You know, I don't think I want to know." She looked passed her daughter and before going out she finally said "I just hope you can be a better mother, than you were a daughter" By now Buffy's tears were on the surface to fall, she blinked and saw her mother leaving the hospital room, walking out of her life.
"Dawn you're coming with me" She heard Joyce proclaim. Buffy let the tears fall free hearing that, not only would she leave her alone, she would take her little sister, the only one who truly understood the absence of Angel in her life. How the hell was she supposed to cope without Dawn? How would her friends react?
"I'm staying, I told you already. She's out the house, so am I." Dawn vowed.
"You can't!" Joyce said.
"Watch me!" Dawn faced her. "I'm staying with my sister. Like it or not." Spike nodded, knowing there was no way Joyce would convince her younger daughter to move from her spot.
"Legally you can't." Joyce said.
"Spike will have me, if not I can always call Angel, and please don't forget I have Giles too."
"Dawn, look, how do you intent to have anything with him and your sister? Who's gonna pay the bills?" She said in a mock.
"Believe me Mrs. Summers, I can take care of them both, thank you very much, if you're done if the insulting, please leave. You're not welcome here anymore. Tomorrow I'll pick the girls things and we will be out of your hair none less." Spike look dismally at her.
"How dare you talk to…"
Spike continued glaring at her.
"Leave." Was all he said his tone demanding and cold. Joyce took a quick look at her daughter surprised by her actions and left.
Both sister and vampire breathed relieved, and entered the small hospital room to find a desolated slayer, crying her heart out. Dawn rushed to her side hugging her; Spike was on their side in a blink of an eye, hugging both Summers trying to placate their sorrows.
Buffy fell asleep with Dawn in her arms after talking a bit, nothing Buffy said changed the girl's mind, she was not leaving her out of her sight, the bleach blonde vampire kissed the both girls and left the room, he needed to make a phone call, not that he actually liked the idea of calling his bloody poofy sire, but it was necessary.
He walked to the pay phone and dialed the cursed number. Queen C was the one to answer "Angel Investigations, we help the…"
He cut her off saying "Let me talk with Angelus" She sounded surprised before asking in her annoying voice.
"Who is it?"
Spike was so not in the mood for that "Just let me talk with Angel, kitten. It's Spike, tell him is important."
Spike could hear her literally rolling her eyes and screamed "Angel! Phones for you! Is that peroxide vampire boy we love 'so' much!"
Spike smirked and waited for his sire to answer.
"Hello? William, is that you?" Angel asked. "Hello Angelus, I need a favor, actually the slayer needs a favor." Spike said.
"What's wrong with Buffy, Spike?" Angel demanded. "The girl has…" Spike breathed and said "The slayer's mom kicked her out of her home again, little D is with us, and I need a better place than my small and dusted crypt to keep them both safe."
"Take the mansion, do you need me there?" Angel asked, feeling surprisingly proud of his childe. He was still a monster, but not even William was a monster enough to leave Buffy and Dawn unprotected.
"Well if you can sire, it would be good. Look the slayer, she's uhm... she's pregnant and terrified, so please don't make a hundred questions cause she doesn't have a answer too them."
"Who had the courage to touch her Will?" Angel asked feeling the jealousy and hatred boiling inside him.
"That's the problem, mate, when I was around her before and smelled her blood I felt you…" Spike explained.
"But that's just..." Angel started saying.
"Bloody impossible?" Spike helped him fill the words.
"Yeah" Angel signed. "Look Will, I know you and me..."
"Sire, you can hate me and vice-versa but I do love these girls and I'll keep them safe with my life if I must" He promised.
"Thank you, Will, we'll see each other soon"
"Bye" They said together.
Angel moved to his room to brood, while Spike went to the Summers house to collect the girls belongings, certainly it would be interesting to confront Mrs. Summers again, if of course she was home. Fortunately it was only him and the boxes, he filled them with everything he could imagine, later he would come back for the beds and the wardrobe.
Buffy woke up feeling her sister on her side, soon she would be dismissed and heaven only knew where she would go, apparently the answer came in the form of a very bleach vampire with a small teddy bear in his hands.
"Hey Spike..." She whispered, not wanting to wake up Dawn.
"Hey luv, how are you hanging?"
"Barely, I can't imagine how I'm gonna make it through this." She spoke sadly.
"Well, lucky that you have this badass vampire to save you luv, I got yours and the Bit's stuff from your house earlier today and I got us a new place."
"Spike... there's no place…"
"I made a call, and Peaches was pleasant enough to give the mansion up for its rightful owner…"
Buffy looked at him terrified he had told Angel the truth.
"Sorry cutie, but it was better talking with sire, he's always more centered about it."
"Okay." She breathed, waking Dawn ever so slightly.
"Dawnie…" Her sister opens her eyes and nods "Let's go little Bit" Spike says.
"I'm sleepy" She complains and Buffy understands because she's the one who has to sign her own dismissed and care for her sister, her unborn child and now her 'older brother'.
"I'll carry you to the car, Squirt." He said cradling the teenage on his arms, Dawn laid her head in the crook of his neck holding him while Spike looked up to Buffy and asked…
"Luv, are you okay?"
"Peachy, but I'll be fine." They walked together, Buffy stopped to sign her release and smiled at the sight of Spike and Dawn, it was funny that her sister had always felt safe around Angel and his 'childe'.
"What are you smiling about Ducks?" He asked her "Just nothing." And unconsciously touched her belly, "Let's go"
Spike led her towards his car, gently putting her sister on the back seat and was about to open the door for her when he noticed she was already inside.
"Next stop, home" He told her turning the car on. "You need some decent sleep before facing your undeserved friends; I swear to you, slayer, any ridiculous comment from that boy Xander, and he will get a piece of my mind."
"Okay, Spy... settle-down."
"Spy? Where did that come from?" He asked.
Buffy simply looked at him, after taking a deep breath she said "You became family for us William, in case you haven't notice. We trust ya, even though you think you're a monster, if there is one decent thing Initiative brought to us, was you 'defanged'. You're a good person, Angelus said you're way to sassy for a vampire, honestly I just think of you as William, before everything... You might not have a soul, but you aren't a monster enough to leave us there alone."
Spike was astonished by her words and simply murmured a 'thank you' driving them to the mansion.
"Plus, can you actually imagine me with Fish Boy, as I recall you calling my psychology TA?"
"Never luv! He was just so 'bléh'!" He said with a disgust face making Buffy laugh.
"He did call me for a couple dates, but he was so self-absorbed that I felt like wanting to vomit everytime he was around."
Spike laughed out loud, Dawn cowered herself in the bank seat, finding a comfy position.
Then after some minutes in a husk and very low voice, like a scared little girl Buffy asked the vampire "You think I can do this? You know… be a mom?"
Spike put a hand over hers and said "You'll be perfect Buffy. Dawn believes in you and so does Angel and I. This child will be loved and I must admit will also be spoiled, but then it will be mine and its aunt and uncles and of course grandpa G faults."
Buffy smiled and in that moment she knew she could do it. She would have her sister and the bleach blonde vampire on her side, plus her friends... and did Spike actually mention Angel with no disgust implied? Blah… she totally needed that sleep Spike was talking about earlier.
Hey people, thanks for the reviews ;)
I so live in denial which means a big fat NO to Riley, only if is to kill him XD
We will have a lot of B/S friendship, because even though Spike is badass and everything, he has a soft spot for the Summers girls, and would do anything for them, so sue me if you hate it! It's still a B/A story, it will just take some time to get there, please bear with me ;)
Also anyone would like to be my beta reader? I so need someone to point me the errors!
Kisses, love you all! Now, please press that pretty little button and let me know what you think!