Ros leaned against her sisters door frame contemplating just about everything. Ros figured she would have to start doing something to help her sister out more, obviously. She didn't realize how stressed her sister could be in this world and came to the conclusion that she would have to put effort in to reliving her sister of that.
With a sigh she began went downstairs, her nose sniffing out coffee. She mewed at the coffee and prepared herself a cup, figuring she had plenty of time before she would have to leave for school.
"You're up early," Aunt Joyce said pouring herself a cup as well. Ros just gave her a kind smile and blew softly into her cup. "If only you could get your cousin to wake in the mornings."
I snorted, "Just keep making coffee and I'll be up."
Aunt Joyce gave a chuckle, "Fair enough."
"Rosalind," Buffy growled, "please stop meowing at your cup," she said with exasperation.
"Oh Buffy, be nice to your cousin friend," Aunt Joyce said with a wide smile a laugh bubbling out as Ros continued purring into her cup and Buffy kept glaring at her cousin with blurry beady eyes.
"Coffee," Ros stated with joy and huge smiles, no matter who or how old she was it was always equaled happy joy songs when coffee came to play.
Joyce rolled her eyes and Buffy took a long sip of her own cup.
"Are you girls ready for school?"
Buffy grunted an answer and Ros barely looked up from her cup to give a nod, but before anything could really be said, Lynnie came in and immediately bee lined to the coffee maker and poured her own cup.
She was mixture between the two girls, there was pure love in her cup of coffee evident in her face, but she was also almost glowering at everyone but Aunt Joyce.
"Do you guys need a ride to school?"
"Are you sure you are able to, Mom?"
"Sure," Aunt Joyce said with a huge smile, "Eli offered to come in a bit early so I can take you girls to school."
"Eli?" Buffy asked, her eyes narrowing.
Joyce grinned, "He is my coworker, well sort of," she said with a sigh at her daughters suspicion, "he's the in between, between the gallery and the museum." She gave a wide wistful smile. "Anyways go get what you need for school," she said with a grin that only widened when her daughter gave a huff.
Buffy put down her coffee and went back to her room to finish getting ready, but Ros and Lyn remained, sipping their cups both with absolute pleasure on their face.
"You girls really love your coffee," Joyce said with a hint of playful teasing.
"Coffee good," Ros responded, her eyes closed.
"Even when it is this brand, coffee is life," Lyn stated, her eyes landing on Ros hoping she understood the hidden meaning.
Ros smirked and opened her eyes and looked to her sister, showing she got the message. Though Lyn was irritated and mad earlier, there was no hard feelings. And just how did the sister get that from a simple statement? Ros remembered life before this world and the petty little bickerings they would accost each other with. Smiles on their faces as they did their best to playfully rile up the other. It was just a weird game the sisters participated in, something that made them sisters.
Ros pushed back the irritation on how she wished for her real life and instead focused on the trouble her sister was in, "Aunt Joyce, was that really our father on the phone yesterday?"
Joyce put down her coffee and seemed to prepare herself for a battle. "It was, and next weekend you both will be visiting with him and your mother."
"Next weekend?" Ros couldn't be sure who said it first as Lyn said it at the exact same time.
"Yes, Lolly agreed to being there when you meet your father and I think it would be good for you girls to get to know your parents."
There was so much in that statement that both girls had to take several moments for it to sink in. "But next weekend?"
"Yes," Aunt Joyce said with conviction. "They agreed to get you party dresses for the Founders Party."
"Founder's Party?" Ros asked completely confused.
"Oh!" Buffy chirped, coming in with her bag and fully dressed. "That reminds me, Mom, I'm gonna need a dress for that little shindig."
"I know Buffy," Aunt Joyce responded before looking at the clock hanging in the kitchen. "Lets go girls."
Aunt Joyce made her way to the living room and grabbed her keys, fighting a smile at her nieces running up the stairs to grab their bookbags. She never realized how bad she wanted more children till that moment. Hank never really wanted children to begin with, taking the bare minimum approach with Buffy go so far as to just make it seem like he was a doting father when he'd run as fast as he could when things went bad.
With a sad smile she squared her shoulders and went to her black suv and waited for the girls, only to stop short. "That is some car, Stefan," she said with a smile.
He gave her a smile and turned off the car and walked across the yard to the house. "Good morning Mrs. Summers," he said with a very charming smile. "Thank you." He gave a smile and turned to the old car, "Oh are you taking Ros and Lyn?"
"Yeah," Joyce said with a sigh, her arm raising the keys with a sigh, "Though I bet the girls would perfer you taking them than me."
"I woul-
"OH! Stefan!" Buffy said with a chirp, freezing in place.
"Hi Buffy," he rubbed the back of his neck, "I was hoping to take the twins to school today."
Buffy pursed her lips not sure how she felt about the differences in vampires and the fact that the guy in front of her was one of the new type of vampires. It caused her mind to turn to the fact that Angel can't be in the sunlight but these guys can.
And though the guy was nice enough, just the fact that he can where Angel can't made her dislike the guy.
"Oh, cool," she said with a smile. "How bout we stop for coffee, mom?"
"You don't-
"Nah, I want to ride with you," Buffy said with a smile. She turned to the guy, "The twins-" she turned and looked as the girls ran out. "Don't forget to lock up girls!"
"Wha?" Ros asked, "Hiya Stefan," she said with a smile, causing him to smile. The cold shoulder she had sort of given him lately wasn't present any longer. He hoped.
"So…" Lyn stated,
"You ride with Stefan," Buffy stated moving to the front seat of her moms car, "And Mom will take me." She gave a grin, "See ya!"
Ros shrugged, "Shot gun!"
Lyn glared at her sister but let it go, too tired to really care.
"So, are you okay?" he asked Ros as she buckled up.
"I'm okay," she responded seriously, seeing he was being sincere.
"Are you sure?"
"You didn't seem to care that much after I died," Lyn grumbled.
"Are you alright?" he asked, seemingly not sure how to respond any other way.
Ros snorted, "Don't worry about crabby butt, back there," she gave a squeal as her sister swatted her a few times.
"Rosalyn, I swear I'm going to kill you," she stated, "Please, please shut up."
Ros grinned at Stefan but kept quite. He smiled back at her and turned on the radio.
"So why pick us up?" Ros asked while they pulled into school.
"After I heard what happened last night, I figured it would be a good idea to keep an eye on you."
"Right!" Lyn cheered on, "the girl is just a magnet for stupid danger."
"You are aware, I'm going to be keeping an eye on you too right?" He asked, his eyes the only clue that he was playing.
She narrowed her eyes on him, but shrugged and went to find friends of her own.
"Don't mind her," Ros stated, pulling her purse to her, "she is just really cranky after last night."
"Oh?" he asked, walking beside her as they ventured into the school. "She really took your-accident hard then?"
Ros shook her head 'no' and gave him a huge smile. "I'm a bed hog and she didn't get enough sleep."
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School passed by in a routine way, one where Ros was thankfully starting to get less and less glares from those who blamed her for the passing of popular Elena Gilbert.
Being reminded of her actual age, Ros really couldn't care what the other teens thought about her. Ros watched with a small smile as she watched Lyn study with Vicky out by a tree, it seemed like the real teen was trying build her grades up.
But it was watching Lyn actually relax some, causing Ros to question how tense her sister has been. It wasn't all fun and games for her either.
"Whatcha doin?" Xander said cheerfully causing the curly haired girl to jump, a squeal escaping her lips.
"OH my gosh!" she said giving the boy a swat on the arm, "How bout you don't scare the life out of me, eh?"
He was all smiles at her fear, and only laughed in response to her swat. "So what are you doing all by your lonesome?" He got onto the table and sat beside her, munching on his granola bar.
"Nothing?"
"You gonna eat lunch?" he asked.
"Nope," she answered popping the 'p'. "Granola bars aren't really a lunch either."
"Oh this?" he asked, "this is just first course." He gave a nervous chuckle, "next is a delicious and nutritious apple, and if I finish all th-
Ros laughed and turned to look at him, "What's up?"
"Cut to the chase," Xander mumbled, which caused her eyes to narrow curiously. "Look, you and Bonnie need to make up."
Ros eyes widen in confusion, "W-what do you mean?" she asked mentally cursing her breaking voice.
"Since the football game, you two haven't talked and I'm worried about her," he said sadly, "She needs you."
"She's the one who stopped talking to me," she stated her emotions suddenly behaving as if she were an actual teen.
"I know, but she has started-" he paused and tried to think of what to say. "I think you should go talk to her."
"But if she believes-"
"I don't think she does," he interrupted, he gave a heavy sigh, "she just needs a friend now, and you were her friend."
Ros nodded, but didn't get up to move yet, "So are you and Bonnie dating?"
He gave a nervous chuckle, "No."
"Oh too bad, you guys would be cute." With that Ros jumped up and made her way back to classes, her mind wandering. Had it really been only a couple of days since Elena's sudden passing?
And had it really been just a day since she herself died? She supposed she should speak to Buffy about Spike. Maybe talk to Lyn about giving Angel his soul permanently. There were definitely a couple of things she could do to ensure things went smoothly on her universe side of the problem.
Though with Elena's passing, she wasn't sure Lyn could handle the repercussions of what was going on. To her it seemed like a very busy show and she worried it would wear on her sister sooner than later, especially with her health.
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Rosalind made her way out of history a bit slower than most. She was contemplating what to do about Bonnie when her toes hit the edge of a desk and sent her books flying and her to yell out. Thankfully no expletives left her lips but she definitely garnered attention.
Mr. Giles barely looked up from his book, "Miss Flemming, one must lift feet while walking."
A few people snorted as they headed out and regardless of age, Ros's cheeks tinged a definite red color.
"Are you okay?"
Ros turned to see, "Wyatt?" she asked.
"Oh! Um, Rosie?"
"Rosalind, Ros," she responded, beating down the blushing sensation. "And yeah, yeah I'm fine thanks." She looked around and realized the class was empty and she had best get to the next class. "Thank you."
She left without more said but had to fight down the blush creeping up her neck. Damn Wyatt was super hot, but then again he is a Halliwell, another universe Lyn was more knowledge in.
Ros ended up making her way to the next class, once again coming to the conclusion that she really shouldn't be there. If she wasn't, there would be a good chance that Lyn would be leaving the high life. In stead Ros was the one who was in good with the vampires, was living the high life.
With a sigh Ros finished out her day, doing her best not to hit any locker or wall around, and not really succeeding much. She tended to be a bit clumsy when her mind was wandering and it was wandering a lot.
Ros finally decided to give Bonnie a hand and she gave the Stefan a smile and waved him and Lyn off and chased after the girl who used to be her friend.
"Hey Bonnie!"
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"Hey Lyn!" Vicki said with a giant smile, "did you see my test scores?" She was thrilled, and it showed in her work. "Mr. Hannon says I can most likely get into Riversided University and Sunnydale University. Well at least those two are the main ones I want to get into," she gave a swoon, "Just think about it! Just a few miles away from the ocean."
Lyn tried her best not to cringe at the thought of her friend being anywhere near Sunnydale. "I hear Riverside is a pretty awesome place."
"Yeah but didn't your cousin come from Sunnydale?"
"Yes, and that's why I'm against it. Sunnydale is an awful place."
"Oh? For real?"
"Yeah," she answered with a smile, "real awful, like no starbucks anywhere around, and ya know weird pcp gangs."
"Really?" She asked in confusion.
"Yeah, just ask Buffy or Xander how many pcp gangs attacked the area?"
She was just confused, "Wow, okay so maybe Riverside?"
The girls ended up chatting about colleges with Lyn encouraging and re-encouraging Vicki that she could and was actually doing this. And though Lyn understood, she was really starting to tire of Vicki's back and forth. It was hard to get her to be interested in schooling and then to encourage her to pursue her hidden dreams of being a paralegal with hopes of completing schooling and become a full blown lawyer.
Lyn had even started working with Matt to get his sister dedicated to bettering herself. She just really need the push and Matt seemed to understand that. He could go on scholarship if he continued doing well at football, but if Vicki brought up her grades she could also get financial help. Something Lyn was happy to help with.
Lyn really enjoyed hanging out with her vivacious friend and out of everything going on she couldn't help but truly appreciate this. Even with everything she couldn't do that she would want to do-Lyn was in her dream world after all, this was something spectacular.
Matt was also something she was coming to really enjoy. She was loving the time that she got to spend with the guy. She had always pictured herself with Stefan, and though it was wishful she understood they wouldn't be the greatest fit but could really become great. Either way she never pictured herself with the perfect Matt.
But looking at him sitting across the table as Vicki studied and gabbed, Lyn couldn't help but swoon at the beauty that was Matt. He was smart and sensitive and pretty clever to boot. Yes, Gwendolyn Flemming was finding it harder and harder to fight her crush on her best friends brother.
AN- Hope you enjoy.