Title: Alpha & Slayer
Series: SPS - verse
Fandom: Mercy Thompson/Alpha & Omega, BtVS
Character(s): Rupert Giles, Bran Cornick, Willow Rosenberg, Dawn Summers, Buffy Summers
Rating: PG
Summary: Just because it's a marriage of necessity doesn't stop the Scoobies from giving Bran the shovel talk.
Length: 200 words
Disclaimer: Only the words are mine, and that's probably up for philosophical debate.
Notes: Written for the Twisting the Hellmouth January 20 in 2020 challenge: "Post twenty crossover drabbles or double drabbles about some activity that a Scooby or someone Scooby Adjacent has never done before, set in that crossover fandom. An activity that is new to them in the story, not necessarily something you've never seen anyone write about them doing in a crossover before for that character, but bonus points for originality."
Notes 2: this set where/whenever the SPS verse is, somewhere in that verse's future. Reading the SPS series isn't at all necessary to read this story but it would help a lot.
Giles stopped Bran with a hand on his shoulder. "Remember this is a marriage of necessity. Should I hear-"
"No need to worry. Once Leah is recovered enough to re-bond with my wolf, Buffy and I dissolve the marriage as if nothing happened."
"And nothing shall have happened."
Bran smiled sunnily. "Course not."
Willow marched up to Bran. "I could flay you alive. I've done it before. And for Buffy, I would happily do it again."
"So could I. So have I. But why would I? Buffy is helping me and my wolves."
"Just sayin', buddy. I'm not scared of you."
Bran smiled. "You should be."
"Ditto."
Buffy found Bran and Dawn eyeing each other. "Dawnie, are you cooking for the Marrok ?"
Dawn's expression turned sugary. "Maybe next time." Then she turned and flounced away.
Buffy's eyes flicked from her sister to her almost-husband. "Should I be worried?"
"I think that's my job."
"Was Dawnie giving you the shovel talk?"
Bran shrugged.
Buffy groaned. "Sorry about that. They know this is only temporary."
"You're the first one in the family to marry. They're protective."
"I can protect myself."
Bran took her hand and kissed it. "I'm counting on it."
[in]Fin[ite]