Title: In This Lifetime Alone
Author: Jmaria
Rating:
FR-13
Disclaimers/Spoilers: Joss owns the Buffy crew, I own the
newbies.
Summary: We only get this one lifetime alone to own, the
rest is out of our hands…
A/N:
4. Supergirl
Dawn did her best to keep her calm the second the blonde haired woman sauntered into the café Buffy had picked out for her memorial luncheon. Nina was the only name she knew her by, but Dawn had called her several other names over the last four years since the big disaster at Angel's memorial service. Connor tensed as he carefully pulled Dawn and the boys behind him, as if he was shielding them from the werewolf.
Willow and Oz tensed across the room, probably tasting the power rolling off the vampire. Dawn could see Graham and Amy Miller tensing as well, while Faith and Riley cracked their knuckles. Gunn and Spike looked close to snarling, and Giles was furiously swiping at his glasses. Xander was carefully extracting the younger children away. Dawn smiled at him. He still saw so much.
"Mom, you promised," a hand squeezed Nina's shoulder. "We're only here to pay our respects to Ms. Summers."
Dawn frowned, leaning around Connor's shoulder to get a look at the girl who was speaking. She had Nina's build, but her hair was a deep brown. Her eyes locked onto Dawn's, sending a shiver down the older woman's spine. It was as if she was looking at Angel's eyes all over again. She had his mouth and his eyes. Only two other people had those exact traits - Connor and Henry.
"I would if that -" Nina snarled.
"I'd watch what you
say about the dead if I were you, Nina," Dawn snapped, shocking
herself. "My sister might not be here to defend her name, but I've
got no problem kicking your ass for her."
"Mom," the girl
grabbed for Nina when she started to lunge. The smaller girl
restrained her mother, which was no easy task. It was nearing the
full moon cycle, and Nina's strength would be rising. "We didn't
come here to pick a fight."
"Jenny, you don't have to
explain anything to them."
"Jenny?" Giles frowned, looking
older than he was. "That's your name?"
"I was named after
- after someone my father hurt," Jenny said quietly, locking eyes
with the watcher.
"Angel was the only one who -" Willow's
eyes widened.
"Are you tryin' to say that She's
Angel's daughter?" Spike snorted. "Sorry luv, only one miracle
child per souled vampire."
"Really? Then what's that
supposed to be? Excess run-off?" Nina snarled, pointing her finger
at Henry, who'd gone a bit pale. Liam stepped protectively in front
of his twin, glaring at Nina and Jenny.
"Mom," Jenny pleaded,
pulling her mother back again. "Will you please stop? How are we
supposed to ask them for help if you keep -"
"What kind of
help?" Dawn frowned, locking her eyes on the younger girl.
"We're
having trouble with vampires in L.A."
"Vamps in L.A., what a
shock," Gunn snorted.
"Yeah, well, I've never been able to
kill them so easily before, so it was a big shock," Jenny crossed
her arms in a pose Angel would have been proud of. "And they've
never sought me out before."
"Are you trying to say that you're a -" Dawn blinked a few
times.
"Angel's love child's a slayer?" Spike cried.
