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!
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The room was humming with magic residue when Spike and Angel walked in. Seeing his mate in nothing, but a white robe caused an immediate reaction in Angel. He enveloped the petite blond in his arms drawing her back to rest against his chest.
Spike and Dawn looked at each other awkwardly and drifted together, both having figured out what was coming and yet still unsure of what the others would think. After all they had agreed to be reborn and that meant that their parents were in this room. Since the only couple was Angel and Buffy … well things were slightly uncomfortable to say the least.
Faith really wasn't sure what her place in all of this was, sure she'd just discovered she was a Halliwell and the book did that whole wonky thing, but does that mean I'm supposed to stay for this next bit or is this one of those B only things. Faith wondered unsure of where her place was in things once again. Paige sensing her unease walked over and spoke softly for Faith alone to hear "You're part of the family Faith and that means putting up with the magic bit of things. Trust me things are gonna get interesting."
"Buffy, why are Spike and Dawn here for this? What's going on?" Angel asked softly.
With a soft smile and a bit of cheek the blond replied "Well Daddy, its twins a boy and a girl."
The vampire sputtered and whipped his lover around to face him. "What?"
Joyce and Ann noticed that the elder vampire's reaction was not entirely receptive to their children and decided to intervene. It took a little work, but when Angel finally understood the history behind the pair and all that they had been through in their many lifetimes his heart softened. Their story coupled with the idea of actually being a father not only to Spike and Dawn, but also to the child he'd conceived with Buffy brought him around. Could be worse I suppose, after all in a way I'm already Spike's father and if this is what it takes to be a father to Buffy's children and to have OUR baby back with us than so be it.
The whole situation seemed odd and unusual; it was slightly hazy like the softened lines of a Monet. The Halliwells seemed to bustle about the room making the final preparations for transferring Dawn and Spike into Buffy's womb. The whole scene was surreal and more of a blur than anything else to Buffy and Angel. There was chanting and herbs. Dawn and Spike were inside a circle one moment and then they were two small orbs of green, glowing, warm energy. Faith and Angel rubbed more oils into Buffy's skin while she rested on her mate's lap. Joyce and Ann guided the twin orbs to rest over Buffy's womb and kissed both her and Angel as the new parents accepted their gift and the twins that would soon arrive.
Once the tingling and expansion of Buffy's womb subsided the spell was over. Ann and Joyce embraced the parents they'd chosen for their babies and returned to their place in the realm of spirits.
Faith was still a little shell shocked after all there was a lot to take in. First Angel had gotten her released from prison and brought her to help with the whole Darla situation. Turns out there was definitely something wicked stirring up trouble. B and the gang had forgiven her and welcomed her in. Dru was actually turning into a really good friend, which was weird, on so many levels, but oddly comforting. She'd discovered that her friend Paige was actually a witch and more shocking than that Paige and her family, were actually related to her. She had a real family and friends and now this whole freaky bonding thing with Angel's crew and the Scoobies and the Halliwells on top of everything. Then the hocus pocus that supposedly would allow her to have kids cause they'd fixed some fuck up made when creating the slayer line. It was all a little overwhelming for the dark slayer, who was used to being on the outside of things and excluded to now be so completely woven into everything. With a sigh she leaned back looking at her sister slayer. "Damn B, you're glowin'. Never bought that crap before, but its true … you're glowin'." B's ready to drop a couple a kids in a couple a months or so. Next thing ya know more bloody relatives will be knocking at the doors. Faith thought with a small grin, for the first time in her memory not being afraid of the idea. When Buffy turned around Faith's jaw hit the floor, knowing Buffy was pregnant was one thing, but seeing her sporting a six month belly was completely … well shocking. "Fuck" Faith started.
"Language" Penny chastised.
"When are you supposed to drop the rugrats?" Faith finished.
The blond who'd already come to the conclusion that nothing she'd worn into the room would fit her well enough to wear out couldn't keep her hands off her expanding belly. Angel seemed equally entranced and had his ear pressed against her womb listening to the children inside. At her sister slayer's question Buffy looked questioningly at the Halliwell women, unsure of the answer due to both the use of magic and never having paid attention to pregnancy after her first watcher told her that once you became a slayer you became barren.
Piper walked over with a set of dark coloured clothes and smiled conspiratorially "Here these were what I wore to fight demons when I was pregnant." She said handing Buffy the stylish, yet functional maternity clothes. "As for how long … Grams, what do you think? A month or two maybe?" Piper asked her grandmother.
"Something like that, I'd say" replied the family matriarch. "We'll be staying here to help you get ready. There are things coming this way and a united front will crush them like the maggot demons they are." The older woman replied with calm authority.
"The Order of Trachea again? I thought we took care of them in high school." Buffy huffed softly.
Angel chuckled; his mate never could get names right "Order of Taraka"
Piper chuckled along with Prue and Paige, while Phoebe replied with amusement "I think she means the Council of Impotence."
