BTVS/Originals Crossover

Chapter 26

The Winchester brothers stayed in town for a little over 2 weeks, they stayed with Buffy for a couple days but decided to go elsewhere, they felt like they were intruding even though Buffy told them it was alright for them being there. Buffy and Sam spend almost every day together, most days it wasn't no more than just an hour or so but it was all they needed. Dean was a lot less often, they had finally been able to talk through their problems and stuff but the past was still there, no matter how much they moved past it they both still had the memories of them being together.

Talon's walking greatly improved over the last two weeks, Buffy couldn't believe how well he was walking now. Klaus had finally gotten back to her after she had text him about him walking for the first time and all it said was, wish I would have been there to see it. It broke Buffy's heart that he was feeling like he was missing out on him growing up, if it was up to her she would just have them all live together so he wouldn't miss anything but she knew it was too much temptation.

Before the Winchester's visit they had at least been civil and talked when he came and picked Talon up and dropped him off but since the incident with Dean he would barley even look at her. He seemed different and it was killing her that she couldn't do anything to help him through whatever it was that he was going through. She had even talked to Elijah on a few occasions trying to see if he knew what was going on with Klaus but he was just as clueless as she was, but she could tell he was worried as well. She also made him promise that the weekends that he had Talon that he kept an eye on them, she didn't think he would do anything to him but if he was in this slump the entire weekend as well then Talon could get himself into trouble especially now that he was walking.

Each and every time she was around Klaus she tried to talk to him but each time was a bust but this weekend she wasn't going to let him off that easy. She had Rebekah pick Talon up a few hours ago so she would be able to have at least one conversation with him without any interruptions. She heard the knock on the door and her heart starting pounding knowing that they were about to have a huge argument. She opened the door and stood beside it allowing him to pass by her without having to have any kind of contact. He looked around the room obviously looking for his son and once he discovered that he wasn't there he turned around to Buffy and asked "Where is he?"

Buffy took a deep breath, "Not here."

He looked at her bewildered "What do you mean he's not here?"

"Don't be angry, I just felt like we needed to talk and since this is the only time I can get you to come around me I figured I'd take advantage of it." She responded.

"So let me get this straight, I only get to see my son two days a week and you decide it's a good idea to take that time away from me just because you need to talk?" Klaus was mad.

"You can keep him an extra day if you'd like, just talk to me please." She begged him.

He just looked at her, after staying quiet for far too long he finally said "So what do you need to talk about?"

She looked at him in disbelief "You really have to ask that question?"

"Look I really don't know what there's to talk about" He replied.

"We can't keep doing this, I get it its hard believe me I know that but I hate it that you won't even talk to me anymore." She said sadly.

"Were talking now" Klaus said emotionless.

"Seriously Klaus how can you stand there and act like this." Buffy said feelings the tears threatening to fall.

"How am I supposed to act? You want me to tell you how much it hurts every time we're in the same room together? You want me to tell you it pains me every time I see our son because it reminds me of what we were and what we could have been but it's even worse when I don't get to be with him? Are we supposed to sit here and cry about the past and talk about the what ifs? No matter how much we think about it or talk about it nothing can ever be any different between us. I wake up every day hoping that it will be just a little easier than the last but it's been what almost three months now and I feel no better than I did then." He finally opened up to her but once she heard his words she almost regretted making him say them.

She carefully took a step toward him "You can't keep all that inside, I know it's easier but it's going to make you lose control and let's face it, you losing control is not a good thing."

When he looked at her this time his expression had changed "I will never lose control again… I have too much to lose now…"

She took another step toward him, as soon as they were in touching distance she slowly took his hands in hers. As soon as they touched she couldn't help but look up at him, she knew the contact probably wasn't good for either of them but she couldn't help it. It had been so long since she had touched him, been this close to him. When she moved closer to him she felt him stiffen, she wasn't planning on kissing him or anything she just want to be closer to him she wanted her body touching his. So she stepped into him, laid her head on his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist. It took him a few moments to move but he finally did, he slowly put his arms around her pulling her even closer to him. They stood like this for a while before Buffy finally pulled back, not looking at him, she didn't want either of them to do anything that they may regret later.

"I'm sorry" Buffy finally whispered. "I know I shouldn't have done that."

Klaus stood silently not looking at her.

"Talon is with your sister" Buffy told him, knowing she already overstepped their boundaries.

He finally looked at her "I know I shouldn't be acting the way I have but it's all I can do to get through the day."

Buffy understood exactly what he meant, she didn't like how he was handling it but she knew he handled things differently than she did. "We're going to have to figure something out, for Talon's sake if nothing else."

"He does seem to pick up on everything doesn't he?" Klaus spoke softly.

"Yea he does" Buffy replied "It's hard to believe that he's going to be a year old already in less than 3 months."

Klaus just nodded in agreement.

Klaus stuck around for a little while longer before he left. Buffy didn't get everything out of the visit that she had hoped for but they had talked a little which was more than what it had been. She was grateful for anything that she got from him. Being a parent had changed her perspective on a lot of things, she really cared about Klaus but it was because of Talon that she needed to make sure that he was doing alright. In her opinion if Talon grew up with two happy parents then he was more likely to be happy, if his parents were unhappy she couldn't see how that wouldn't affect him.

That week had been a little harder on Buffy, she allowed Klaus to keep Talon for 4 days and she couldn't help but feel disconnected, she had never been away from him for that long. She knew since they were doing the whole shared parenting thing that she needed to get used to being apart from him on occasion but it was just a lot harder than she had thought.