Beta: I can not even begin to thank my lovely, wonderful beta Nathy Faithy without whom I promise there would not be new chapters. My dear friend thank you so much for not only being a wonderful, helpful beta reader, but most of all for letting me bounce ideas off you and brainstorming with me. Your advice and insights mean so much! By the way my friend sometimes you're so bloody brilliant its frightening and the influence you've had on this story is beyond compare thank you for inspiring, pushing and prompting me!
A/N : Sorry it's so long between updates. I'm not abandoning this story at all. I just have 3 kids that have been into everything and exhausting the living daylights out of me, especially when you add in nursing two, pumping and donating breastmilk, homes schooling and everything else that goes into being a mom, house hunting and more. Please forgive the erratic updates and thank you all so very much for reading and reviewing!
A/N 2: I am going off cannon with the Charmed series a little here, so please go with me on this journey. Chris has been born and he's around 6 months or so and Wyatt is around 4 yrs old. Leo is still an Elder and never went crazy, instead while Future Chris was with the sisters he told them of a way to tell a fallen Whitelighter from a Whitelighter/Elder on the right path. That information helped the sisters and Leo recognize that there was an entire contingent of fallen among the Elders and Whitelighters which lead to their recycling and the saving of Wyatt and Chris. Also just a heads up something very pivotal happened on the day Chris was born and it had nothing to do with the Charmed world, cause the whole perfectly messed up world thing never happened. If I need to add more later I will. Please feel free to ask. I am also messing with the ages of Buffy and Faith, as Faith always seemed like she was trying to act far beyond her years.
A/N 3: I've been reading a bunch of Charmed fanfiction to recapture the sisters voices as it's been a while since I focused on them so special thanks to all the wonderful writers of stories. There are too many to name, but those of you whom I've sent reviews especially thank you for the inspiration! Special thanks to Silverkitten919 for the inspiration behind the boys and the idea of the Twice Blessed prophecy.
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Something about Penny's tone and assumed authority made everyone jump to follow her orders even though several people were reluctant to do so. Giles knowing better than to argue pushed Xander and Wesley out the door while Leo seemed to linger for a moment. Gunn and Lorne were more than ready to leave, although the spell had left everyone with a deep sense of connection and belonging, it was disconcerting for the empath demon and the former street kid. Both men had been on their own emotionally for so long that the sense of belonging, family and safety were somewhat overwhelming to them. Angel not entirely sure what was going on kissed his mate on the forehead to sooth her soul and went to wait outside the door. Spike squeezed his sister's hand and went out to join Angel in the waiting game.
I wonder if this'll be the part where we get reborn or what not. So bloody confusing this whole mess! I just want it done. Bit's on edge and now with this bloody bond … what happens if one of the white hats catches on to this deal with the angel? Spike's mind was going a mile a minute. He patted his pockets down in search of a cigarette to settle his nerves.
Even though a part of Angel knew he should be watching Spike, his mind was too focused on the possibilities for the future. Buffy and I can actually have a future together! There's nothing stopping us. She's my wife … my mate … MINE!
Yes, I'm yours my love! Could you keep it down I need to focus here. If we screw this up we won't get our babies back. Buffy thought at Angel when his internal monologue became too distracting.
B & A
Inside the ballroom Patty was setting everyone to order. "Alright, Paige you draw a pentagram that passes through the center ring and connects at all five points to the outer ring. Buffy, dear, you need to strip." When the slayer blanched at the idea, Penny waved her off "Oh stop that, we're all women here, nothing to worry about."
Faith tried hard not to snicker at the way her new Grams, ran circles around the senior slayer. It's weird having family that just … well they accept me, no questions asked. Heck, Penny even insists I call her Grams. Pretty fuckin' cool. Faith smiled.
"Language" Patty commented.
Damn can they hear what I think? Faith wondered her eyes wide with panic. "Huh?"
"You have the same look each of my girl's get when they're about to curse." Patty laughed "I can lecture them till I'm blue in the face and it won't make any difference, but you're still young enough there's hope." Patty smiled kissing Faith on the forehead, which caused Dru to giggle, which of course earned her a glare from the slayer.
"Piper will you please work on brewing the Yerba Santa, Salt, Cinnamon, white clover flowers, white oak bark and willow leaves into an infusion for the cleansing portion of the spell. Phoebe you're making the curse breaker portion to undo what the Council of morons did; use cinchona, yarrow flowers, sage, rue, patchouli leaf, hyssop, lemon leaves, bergamot, marjoram, nettle and black mustard seeds. Dru please give her a hand with the grinding a brewing. As soon as it boils we need to add a few drops of Buffy, Faith, Elizabeth's and your blood as you are the four with a direct connection to the Council and your blood will help ensure everything works out. Patty, you and Prue work on the healing, restoration and protection portion of the oil, use thyme, wormwood, sarsaparilla root, peony root, angelica, boldo leaf, chaney root, garlic cloves and master of the woods. Don't forget to soak the white mustard seeds for 5 minutes after it boils, one for each member of the clan." Penny directed clearly declaring her authority to all involved.
Faith leaned over and whispered to Paige "Is she always like this?"
Paige smiled and laughed "Yep, drove me nuts in the beginning too, but she grows on you. Welcome to the family little sis, Grams is part of the package, but on the upside if someone tries to hurt you … well not even god could save them from her wrath."
Willow and Anya began unloading the stone eggs. Stones on their own had power, but because of the kind of healing spells they planned to work, having the extra power they garnered from being in the shape of an egg could only enhance the spell. Together the girls worked placing two gemstone eggs at each of the five points of the pentagram Paige had drawn. Copper and Quartz crystal eggs were placed at the top point healing and cleansing energy. The top two side points received polychrome jasper and brecciated jasper on one side for balance and wholeness, on the opposite side they placed rhodonite and mahogany obsidian, the first as a rescue stone and the second too remove blocks and evil. Finally in the two bottom points they placed the final four eggs. On one side they set red jasper and smokey quartz for grounding and on the other black obsidian and malachite for protection. They were taking any risks of backfire with the powerful forces they were planning to invoke.
"Alright Faith you need to strip too." At the young slayer's shocked face Penny took the time to walk over and explain things gently to her, after all her new granddaughter had been through a lot and the last thing she wanted was for the young girl to feel like they were taking advantage of her or going to cause her harm. Paige sensing a storm brewing in her young charge/new baby sister stepped up to offer her support as well. "Faith when the Council or Shadow men who made the first slayer created her so that as soon as she was called she became barren. They never wanted the slayer to have children. They thought it would make her too powerful and so they cursed her ability to have children, what we're doing right now is breaking their spell and restoring your ability and the ability of every future slayer to have children if she chooses. We aren't going to hurt you or make fun of you; all we want to do is heal you. I promise we are not going to hurt you! You are family in more ways than one! Family protects and cares for family, Faith you are a Halliwell!"
Faith practically trembled. The overwhelming sense of love, friendship, protection and family being pushed in her direction was almost too much for her to handle. Life had thrown her around and treated her like crap. An abusive, alcoholic, hooker for a mother who couldn't even remember who had knocked her up, a watcher who tried to kill her, never feeling like she was good enough for the Scoobies, signing on with evil just to feel something and going to prison that's what life gave her. Now she finds out the Council took away her chances of being a mother too, it was too much! In almost a trance Faith allowed Drusilla to undress her and help her into the circle at the center of the pentagram where her sister slayer was already waiting.
The slayers were rubbed all over with the cleansing potion Piper had made. Then the curse breaker oil was rubbed all over them as well and the symbols for life, fertility, children, and future were painted in the oil over their wombs. Much to the girls' shock as the paint brush passed over Faith's scar from the stabbing the wound healed completely and the same thing happened with the bite from Dracula on Buffy as well as many other injuries they had on their bodies. Candles were lit and at each point of the pentagram stood three women. Together they began to chant the spell from the small scraps of paper they'd been given during the spell prep work.
Lives cut short, wombs raped
One Spirit forced inside another
Men of Shadows a Slayer shaped
Never allowed to be a mother
Reverse the line and turn back time
Restore the gift of life to all in this line
Buffy and Faith felt a warm tingling sensation spread over their bodies and settle just above their pelvic bones. Paige poured half the healing potion over Faith's womb while Prue did the same thing to Buffy. As the potion absorbed into their skin while the women finished the spell.
Allow the Slayer to become a mother
Wombs put right
Restore the gift of life
All the candles flamed white then blue as a warm healing mist settled over Buffy and Faith then condensed into two small balls that settled over the slayers' wombs and sunk in and spread outward from the inside and a warm golden glow emanated out from just within their pelvic crests.
It was a relief to know the spell had worked without a hiccup as this was the blessing from the Halliwell line before they performed the slightly altered magic the Elders had requested of them. As everyone straightened things up and Faith redressed; Patty handed Buffy a white robe "We're not quite finished with you yet; so for now you can put this on while we clear out everyone that isn't a part of this next spell, dear." She whispered quietly to the blonde slayer.
The air in the room was tense as more emotions were starting to filter through the bonds created by the Aurelian line bonding. During one particularly wiggy moment when Willow brushed up against Buffy while fantasizing about Giles, brief flashes of sexual feeling brushed the slayer's mind and when the redhead murmured her watcher's name Buffy started begging. "Kay, I love being close to everyone and all. Finally feeling like I'm not alone, but this thought and emotion thing is starting to give me the wiggins. Seriously can't we fix it?! Knowing about the police care was bad enough, but Willow's my best friend and it's just gross!"
For a moment Willow was offended and hurt until she put the things Buffy had said together and realized that somehow Buffy knew she'd been fantasizing about Giles, because she'd compared Willow and Giles to Ripper and Joyce during the whole band candy incident and she too started to wig. Within seconds her hair matched her face and she was silently begging for someone to distract everyone.
"Now that you can have lots of sex and make small humans you have to make sure the penises are all wrapped up! You don't want small annoying humans all over and orgasms are too good to give up. Maybe the other way is better Xander never seems to have enough penis coats."
Goddess bless you Anya! More than one person thought, silently grateful to the ex-vengeance demon for drawing attention away from an uncomfortable situation.
"We'll brew up a potion to limit that side of the bond for everyone as soon as we finish the last spell tonight Buffy. Now, thank you ladies so very much for your help, but just the Halliwell women and Dawn need to stay for this next part. Ann and Joyce please collect Angel and Spike, it's time." Patty said clearly eager to be free of Anya's well intentioned, but overly blunt personality.
