DISCLAIMER
None of these characters were invented by me(big suprise), and I'm not making dime
one off this, it's only done for the enjoyment of myself and others. Please don't sue.
Most character names and places are copyright to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy,
Inc., but this story is copyrighted 2002 LuNaTiC Publishing.
NOTES
I have been a fan of both the 'Buffy' movie and series since their respective beginnings,
and I decided to combine some 'Buffy' story with an element from the anime film
'Vampire Hunter D'. The element is the dampiel, the child of a human and a vampire.
Now, don't go jumping off the deep end when you finish this, thinking 'what the hell is he
doing?' This story has nothing to do with anything else, and it was just damn fun to
write. I like messing with histories that have never been revealed.
SYNOPSIS
It's three months after Buffy and Angel slept together, he's just recently back from
Hell. Let the drama begin.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Might Have Beens and Maybes
Chapter 3 -- Reasons Why
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Buffy? Honey?"
The darkness lifted, and Buffy opened her eyes to see her mothers face, and feel her
mothers hand gently patting her cheek.
"Buffy? Wake up, honey."
"M....mom?" Buffy started to look around. "Giles?"
Giles stepped forward a pace from his position behind Joyce. "I'm here, Buffy."
Buffy looked around some more. "An....Angel?"
"I'm right here, sweetheart." As Angel knelt to take her hand, Joyce slapped him full in
the face.
"Don't you touch her, you....you....you thing!" Joyce's eyes were ablaze with concern
and fury. Angel stood up, shaking off the shock of the unexpected hit. "You did this to
her!"
Buffy was fully awake now. "Mom, stop!"
"I will not stop!" Joyce got to her feet and shoved Angel back a few steps. In her anger,
she didn't realize the dangerous game she was playing. Angel was obviously fighting his
still hell-altered instincts and trying not to put her through a wall. "All of the misery you
went through after that, his changing, your running away, and now this! It's his fault!"
A little unsteady, Buffy leapt up and jumped between her mother and her lover, banking
that, if Angel did lose it, he wouldn't hurt her just to get to Joyce. "Mom, get a grip! And
then get a clue!"
Joyce stared. "What?!"
Buffy looked her in the eye. "Unless my memory's been scrambled, me and Angel were
both there that night. And he didn't seduce me, or any other lame thought you're having,
I started it. And that makes it partly my responsibility if it's true."
Joyce sputtered for a second. "Well....Why didn't you two use any protection?"
"Mom, he's a vampire! He's not supposed to be able to have kids." She looked over her
shoulder at Angel. "Right?"
"Right." The red mark of Joyce's hand was disappearing already, as was the anger in
his eyes.
Joyce was more confused than angry now. "Then....how?"
"Well, I, um, I believe that's my cue." Giles rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "Joyce,
Buffy, please sit down. This will take a while." Joyce sat down on one end of the sofa
and Buffy and Angel sat on the other. Buffy's arms around Angel's waist, his arm
around her shoulder in a comforting embrace.
"I recieved a book from one of my Watcher friends a few weeks ago. It contained a
situation that was oddly similar to Buffy and Angel's. I checked with the Council, and
they assured me that it was a factual account, albeit one that isn't known widely by
anyone outside the upper levels of the hierarchy." He licked his lips before continuing.
"In this book was the story of a Slayer living in the southern areas of the Steppes
territories of Russia, a girl named Alexa Laydnske. She was one of the most formidible
Slayers of the time, killing over 1,700 vampires from her beginning in 941 to her death in
949." Giles took a moment to take a sip of water, and also to surreptitiously gauge the
reactions of his audience before continuing. Joyce was holding her own, although she
seemed a little impatient. Buffy's face was a mix of fear, apprehension, and just a bit of
guilt. Angel had already heard this story, and his face might as well have been carved
out of marble, so firm was his resolve to be there for the girl he loved. Giles set down
the glass and went on.
"In her travels, she met a Roman vampire named Quistos. He had been a priest of the
early Christian church when he was attacked, and he'd somehow kept his soul. He only
killed animals, and in all the records of his existence, there is no indication he ever took
a human victim. As such, he was less....vampiric than other vampires, and its rumored
he was even able to withstand daylight for brief periods. They banded together, and
managed to destroy one of the most powerful vampires of the era, a nobleman calling
himself Grazdohk. They then realized, that, after several years of travling together, they
had fallen in love. They petitioned for and were refused marriage by the church, so they
were married by an old Teutonic priest, in 948. They settled near what is now Moscow,
and had been married less than a year when they discovered Alexa was with child.
Naturally, they were shocked, but also, they were thrilled. When it was found out by the
Council Of Watchers what had happened, Alexa was reprimanded and told that Slayer
prophecy said that the child so born of their union would be a 'dampiel'. Half human, half
vampire. She had a fairly uneventful time of it--" Giles looked at Buffy. "Except for about
a week of horrible morning sickness three months into the pregnancy, and the daughter
of one of the council Elders midwifed the delivery. The baby was a boy, and it appeared
perfectly normal at birth. Alexa, however, resumed her slaying duties much too quickly,
and, in her weakend state, was killed by a vampire only a few months after the birth of
her son. Alexa's Watcher, a woman named Mary Moore, contacted the Council with a
plan. She and Quistos raised the boy, letting him believe that Mary was his aunt, and
that his mother had died in an accident. It was when the child reached puberty that his
vampiric side manifested. With the aid of his father, Mary, and the Council, the boy
managed to control it, he grew to be, by all accounts, a rather handsome young man,
and he married a young village girl in 974."
Giles stopped and took another sip of water. Joyce was on the edge of her seat, and
Buffy looked like she was about to explode if he didn't get to the point.
"The long and short of it is that when the young man and his wife were on their way to
his father's home a few months into their marriage, they were attacked by a band of
highwaymen. The young man was beaten to death, and the robbers tied him to a tree
as he died and let him watch as they raped and murdered his wife. But, at the moment
of his mortal death, the young man's vampire half took control, casting out his soul, and
he became a full vampire. Even stronger than his father, who was quite powerful. The
young man slaughtered the robbers one by one, and then continued on to his parent's
house. When he got there, he attacked and then staked his father, and burned down the
house."
Giles stopped again, and Buffy looked at him. "Giles....what's that story got to do with
me and Angel? Other than the obvious?"
Giles inhaled deeply before continuing. "The young man's name has been lost to the
centuries. He set himself up as a master, and took a new name, to symbolize his
rebirth."
Buffy was still staring at him. "And that new name was...."
Giles was visibly wishing he didn't have to tell her this.
"Lothos."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
None of these characters were invented by me(big suprise), and I'm not making dime
one off this, it's only done for the enjoyment of myself and others. Please don't sue.
Most character names and places are copyright to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy,
Inc., but this story is copyrighted 2002 LuNaTiC Publishing.
NOTES
I have been a fan of both the 'Buffy' movie and series since their respective beginnings,
and I decided to combine some 'Buffy' story with an element from the anime film
'Vampire Hunter D'. The element is the dampiel, the child of a human and a vampire.
Now, don't go jumping off the deep end when you finish this, thinking 'what the hell is he
doing?' This story has nothing to do with anything else, and it was just damn fun to
write. I like messing with histories that have never been revealed.
SYNOPSIS
It's three months after Buffy and Angel slept together, he's just recently back from
Hell. Let the drama begin.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Might Have Beens and Maybes
Chapter 3 -- Reasons Why
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Buffy? Honey?"
The darkness lifted, and Buffy opened her eyes to see her mothers face, and feel her
mothers hand gently patting her cheek.
"Buffy? Wake up, honey."
"M....mom?" Buffy started to look around. "Giles?"
Giles stepped forward a pace from his position behind Joyce. "I'm here, Buffy."
Buffy looked around some more. "An....Angel?"
"I'm right here, sweetheart." As Angel knelt to take her hand, Joyce slapped him full in
the face.
"Don't you touch her, you....you....you thing!" Joyce's eyes were ablaze with concern
and fury. Angel stood up, shaking off the shock of the unexpected hit. "You did this to
her!"
Buffy was fully awake now. "Mom, stop!"
"I will not stop!" Joyce got to her feet and shoved Angel back a few steps. In her anger,
she didn't realize the dangerous game she was playing. Angel was obviously fighting his
still hell-altered instincts and trying not to put her through a wall. "All of the misery you
went through after that, his changing, your running away, and now this! It's his fault!"
A little unsteady, Buffy leapt up and jumped between her mother and her lover, banking
that, if Angel did lose it, he wouldn't hurt her just to get to Joyce. "Mom, get a grip! And
then get a clue!"
Joyce stared. "What?!"
Buffy looked her in the eye. "Unless my memory's been scrambled, me and Angel were
both there that night. And he didn't seduce me, or any other lame thought you're having,
I started it. And that makes it partly my responsibility if it's true."
Joyce sputtered for a second. "Well....Why didn't you two use any protection?"
"Mom, he's a vampire! He's not supposed to be able to have kids." She looked over her
shoulder at Angel. "Right?"
"Right." The red mark of Joyce's hand was disappearing already, as was the anger in
his eyes.
Joyce was more confused than angry now. "Then....how?"
"Well, I, um, I believe that's my cue." Giles rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "Joyce,
Buffy, please sit down. This will take a while." Joyce sat down on one end of the sofa
and Buffy and Angel sat on the other. Buffy's arms around Angel's waist, his arm
around her shoulder in a comforting embrace.
"I recieved a book from one of my Watcher friends a few weeks ago. It contained a
situation that was oddly similar to Buffy and Angel's. I checked with the Council, and
they assured me that it was a factual account, albeit one that isn't known widely by
anyone outside the upper levels of the hierarchy." He licked his lips before continuing.
"In this book was the story of a Slayer living in the southern areas of the Steppes
territories of Russia, a girl named Alexa Laydnske. She was one of the most formidible
Slayers of the time, killing over 1,700 vampires from her beginning in 941 to her death in
949." Giles took a moment to take a sip of water, and also to surreptitiously gauge the
reactions of his audience before continuing. Joyce was holding her own, although she
seemed a little impatient. Buffy's face was a mix of fear, apprehension, and just a bit of
guilt. Angel had already heard this story, and his face might as well have been carved
out of marble, so firm was his resolve to be there for the girl he loved. Giles set down
the glass and went on.
"In her travels, she met a Roman vampire named Quistos. He had been a priest of the
early Christian church when he was attacked, and he'd somehow kept his soul. He only
killed animals, and in all the records of his existence, there is no indication he ever took
a human victim. As such, he was less....vampiric than other vampires, and its rumored
he was even able to withstand daylight for brief periods. They banded together, and
managed to destroy one of the most powerful vampires of the era, a nobleman calling
himself Grazdohk. They then realized, that, after several years of travling together, they
had fallen in love. They petitioned for and were refused marriage by the church, so they
were married by an old Teutonic priest, in 948. They settled near what is now Moscow,
and had been married less than a year when they discovered Alexa was with child.
Naturally, they were shocked, but also, they were thrilled. When it was found out by the
Council Of Watchers what had happened, Alexa was reprimanded and told that Slayer
prophecy said that the child so born of their union would be a 'dampiel'. Half human, half
vampire. She had a fairly uneventful time of it--" Giles looked at Buffy. "Except for about
a week of horrible morning sickness three months into the pregnancy, and the daughter
of one of the council Elders midwifed the delivery. The baby was a boy, and it appeared
perfectly normal at birth. Alexa, however, resumed her slaying duties much too quickly,
and, in her weakend state, was killed by a vampire only a few months after the birth of
her son. Alexa's Watcher, a woman named Mary Moore, contacted the Council with a
plan. She and Quistos raised the boy, letting him believe that Mary was his aunt, and
that his mother had died in an accident. It was when the child reached puberty that his
vampiric side manifested. With the aid of his father, Mary, and the Council, the boy
managed to control it, he grew to be, by all accounts, a rather handsome young man,
and he married a young village girl in 974."
Giles stopped and took another sip of water. Joyce was on the edge of her seat, and
Buffy looked like she was about to explode if he didn't get to the point.
"The long and short of it is that when the young man and his wife were on their way to
his father's home a few months into their marriage, they were attacked by a band of
highwaymen. The young man was beaten to death, and the robbers tied him to a tree
as he died and let him watch as they raped and murdered his wife. But, at the moment
of his mortal death, the young man's vampire half took control, casting out his soul, and
he became a full vampire. Even stronger than his father, who was quite powerful. The
young man slaughtered the robbers one by one, and then continued on to his parent's
house. When he got there, he attacked and then staked his father, and burned down the
house."
Giles stopped again, and Buffy looked at him. "Giles....what's that story got to do with
me and Angel? Other than the obvious?"
Giles inhaled deeply before continuing. "The young man's name has been lost to the
centuries. He set himself up as a master, and took a new name, to symbolize his
rebirth."
Buffy was still staring at him. "And that new name was...."
Giles was visibly wishing he didn't have to tell her this.
"Lothos."
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