Chapter 14
It was Halloween. Again. But this time, the twins were turning 5. That night, 5 years ago, in the hospital, Buffy had agreed to marry Spike, now going by William. She had agreed, but they had to wait until she had her figure back. They got married on February 14 the next year, 2002. Anya and Xander were the next couple to get married. They were wed on May 5, 2002, and Anya was 6 months pregnant. Willow and Tara decided they wouldn't marry, but had a Wiccan ceremony that bound them together, with identical tatoos above their hearts.
Willow had woken up a month after Buffy returned home. Every day after the twins were born, she would go into Willow's room and talk to her. She would tell her friend what had happened while she was living with Spike. She would describe the twins for her. She would even take the twins in with her and hold them in her lap while talking to Willow. Buffy had been there with Joy and Liam when Willow had awoken. When Buffy saw her eye lids flutter open, she had quickly pushed the call button next to the bed until someone came into the room. After tests and questions, Willow was settled into a new room for 2 more weeks until she regained her strength. Buffy visited every day until she was released. She always brought the twins with her and let Willow hold them, sometimes one at a time, sometimes both, depending on the twins' moods. Willow was pleased with her role as Aunt Willow. When she was released, and as the years went by, Tara and Willow were the twins' favorite aunts. They loved the little spells that the girls did, specially for the children. In fact, they were also the twins' godmothers.
Joyce had taken a bad turn in September of 2005 and died of natural causes on the 30th. She had seen her daughter get married and watched her as grandchildren grew until they were hobbling about and saying their first words. Then as they learned her name, learned everyone's names, and grew into small children of 4. She watched as they first entered kindergarten, which was only a month before she died. Dawn was living with Buffy and Spike in their home under Spike's crypt. The twins were given the biggest room to share. After they were born, Spike went out and bought a second crib. Although they didn't use it. Joy would start crying if she was separated from her brother. Then Liam would start crying. In the end it was a bawling fest. For awhile, they shared a crib, but when they were old enough, they got separate beds, but didn't space them that far apart. Dawn took the last room. The twins' room was between Dawn's and Buffy's. It was decided that Dawn would move downstairs when the twins' wanted separate rooms. If she hadn't moved out already. She baby-sat for Buffy and Spike when they wanted to go out at night. They all watched Passions together everyday, unless Dawn went to a friend's house. She was now 18, and would be turning 19 in the summer, and was dating a boy named Matthew Winters. Surprisingly, he was a normal human. They would be graduating high school the next summer.
*Click* *Click* *Click*
Everyone was taking pictures of Joy and Liam on their fifth birthday. They sat next to each other, both in front of their own cake. Joy's was vanilla with pink frosting with the writing, "Happy 5th Birthday, Joy Love!" Liam's was chocolate with blue frosting with the writing, "Happy 5th Birthday, Liam!" Liam was never given a middle name; nothing sounded good after his name. So, they just left that space blank. Joy didn't use to have a middle name. Whenever she would complain, William (Spike) would always comfort her, starting with, "Joy, luv…" Everyone was so used to the name; Buffy legally gave her the middle name of Love. Both had 5 candles that had just been blown out.
"Joy! Liam! Look up!" Xander told the twins.
They both looked up at the same time and grinned at the camera Xander was holding up. After the flash, their blue and green eyes twinkled. Joy's right eye was blue, her left green. Liam's were the opposite. They still had the black hair they were born with. They were about 3 ½ feet tall, and still growing. They had all their teeth, all their fingers and all of their toes.
They were all engrossed in the party, no one noticed the raven that been sitting on a branch just outside the window, fly away.
*Somewhere unknown*
"So? What did you see?" a voice asked as the raven transformed into a woman with red hair and blue eyes.
"They were having a birthday part for 2 small children," she told the shadows.
"Did you see the slayer? Or William the Bloody?" the voice asked.
"Yes, I saw them, but it seemed as if they were significantly together," the woman replied uncertainly, "and William was
standing nearest the window. In direct sunlight."
"What?!" the owner of the voice burst out of the shadow to reveal a man with dark brown hair that was almost to his ears. He had brown eyes that showed how angry he was. He was over 6 feet tall.
"Why, um, why do you want them anyway?" the woman asked.
"The slayer killed my sire and my fledglings, but thankfully, I got away from that battle. What I want is…revenge."
AN: I've gotten several e-mails asking why I used the name Liam. I read in a fic somewhere that before Spike was turned, he had a little sister that couldn't fully pronounce William, instead calling him Liam. I never knew that Angel's name used to be Liam before he was turned, so I used it as a reference to William.
It was Halloween. Again. But this time, the twins were turning 5. That night, 5 years ago, in the hospital, Buffy had agreed to marry Spike, now going by William. She had agreed, but they had to wait until she had her figure back. They got married on February 14 the next year, 2002. Anya and Xander were the next couple to get married. They were wed on May 5, 2002, and Anya was 6 months pregnant. Willow and Tara decided they wouldn't marry, but had a Wiccan ceremony that bound them together, with identical tatoos above their hearts.
Willow had woken up a month after Buffy returned home. Every day after the twins were born, she would go into Willow's room and talk to her. She would tell her friend what had happened while she was living with Spike. She would describe the twins for her. She would even take the twins in with her and hold them in her lap while talking to Willow. Buffy had been there with Joy and Liam when Willow had awoken. When Buffy saw her eye lids flutter open, she had quickly pushed the call button next to the bed until someone came into the room. After tests and questions, Willow was settled into a new room for 2 more weeks until she regained her strength. Buffy visited every day until she was released. She always brought the twins with her and let Willow hold them, sometimes one at a time, sometimes both, depending on the twins' moods. Willow was pleased with her role as Aunt Willow. When she was released, and as the years went by, Tara and Willow were the twins' favorite aunts. They loved the little spells that the girls did, specially for the children. In fact, they were also the twins' godmothers.
Joyce had taken a bad turn in September of 2005 and died of natural causes on the 30th. She had seen her daughter get married and watched her as grandchildren grew until they were hobbling about and saying their first words. Then as they learned her name, learned everyone's names, and grew into small children of 4. She watched as they first entered kindergarten, which was only a month before she died. Dawn was living with Buffy and Spike in their home under Spike's crypt. The twins were given the biggest room to share. After they were born, Spike went out and bought a second crib. Although they didn't use it. Joy would start crying if she was separated from her brother. Then Liam would start crying. In the end it was a bawling fest. For awhile, they shared a crib, but when they were old enough, they got separate beds, but didn't space them that far apart. Dawn took the last room. The twins' room was between Dawn's and Buffy's. It was decided that Dawn would move downstairs when the twins' wanted separate rooms. If she hadn't moved out already. She baby-sat for Buffy and Spike when they wanted to go out at night. They all watched Passions together everyday, unless Dawn went to a friend's house. She was now 18, and would be turning 19 in the summer, and was dating a boy named Matthew Winters. Surprisingly, he was a normal human. They would be graduating high school the next summer.
*Click* *Click* *Click*
Everyone was taking pictures of Joy and Liam on their fifth birthday. They sat next to each other, both in front of their own cake. Joy's was vanilla with pink frosting with the writing, "Happy 5th Birthday, Joy Love!" Liam's was chocolate with blue frosting with the writing, "Happy 5th Birthday, Liam!" Liam was never given a middle name; nothing sounded good after his name. So, they just left that space blank. Joy didn't use to have a middle name. Whenever she would complain, William (Spike) would always comfort her, starting with, "Joy, luv…" Everyone was so used to the name; Buffy legally gave her the middle name of Love. Both had 5 candles that had just been blown out.
"Joy! Liam! Look up!" Xander told the twins.
They both looked up at the same time and grinned at the camera Xander was holding up. After the flash, their blue and green eyes twinkled. Joy's right eye was blue, her left green. Liam's were the opposite. They still had the black hair they were born with. They were about 3 ½ feet tall, and still growing. They had all their teeth, all their fingers and all of their toes.
They were all engrossed in the party, no one noticed the raven that been sitting on a branch just outside the window, fly away.
*Somewhere unknown*
"So? What did you see?" a voice asked as the raven transformed into a woman with red hair and blue eyes.
"They were having a birthday part for 2 small children," she told the shadows.
"Did you see the slayer? Or William the Bloody?" the voice asked.
"Yes, I saw them, but it seemed as if they were significantly together," the woman replied uncertainly, "and William was
standing nearest the window. In direct sunlight."
"What?!" the owner of the voice burst out of the shadow to reveal a man with dark brown hair that was almost to his ears. He had brown eyes that showed how angry he was. He was over 6 feet tall.
"Why, um, why do you want them anyway?" the woman asked.
"The slayer killed my sire and my fledglings, but thankfully, I got away from that battle. What I want is…revenge."
AN: I've gotten several e-mails asking why I used the name Liam. I read in a fic somewhere that before Spike was turned, he had a little sister that couldn't fully pronounce William, instead calling him Liam. I never knew that Angel's name used to be Liam before he was turned, so I used it as a reference to William.