Chapter 15
"Dad?" Buffy stopped in her tracks as she saw her dad climb out of the car.
"Buffy."
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Wait Buffy, there's a lot to explain." Faith said moving toward Buffy.
"Stay away from me." Buffy growled.
"Buffy you have to know I've been away for 6 months. I didn't know anything was happening. I'm so sorry about your mom and you."
"He knows? How? Why?" Buffy crossed her arms. Spike laid a hand on her shoulder that she didn't shake off..
"Why don't we go inside. It's cold and we don't have much time." Wesley suggested. Buffy didn't move so Spike pushed her.
"You're back…dad?" Dawn stopped by the door, a wreath in her hand. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to ask the same question." Buffy stared at her father. He looked nervously at Wesley who nodded.
"I might care to say something first. It seems that your father has found a side of himself that might contribute to the mystery of helping Willow."
"And that is…?"
"I'm half Zoolog demon Buffy. Which means you girls are also." Hank said in a hurried manner. He wrung his hands together. He wasn't the same man he once was.
"Nice joke." Buffy didn't crack a smile.
"Zoolog? They are demons of psychic ability aren't they?" Anya asked.
"Yes. Right." Wesley nodded.
"Then it's clear what you have to do." They looked at Anya. She rolled her eyes. "Do I always have to explain everything? She has to channel her powers from her father to find Willow and stop her. Faith, you said, played a role…my guess is that she is a guide. "Anya nodded her head proudly.
"That simple?" Wesley raised a brow.
"Then let's try it." Buffy took her coat off and rolled up her sleeves.
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Dad, come here." Buffy motioned her father over. "Faith?" Faith walked over. "Now what do we do Anya?"
"Hmm. Try thinking to each other. Like that telekinesis thing Willow does."
"Huh?"
"Trust us." Buffy shook herself out and hesitantly reached for her father's hands, resolving the painful gap of years.
*I've missed you Buffy. I swear I didn't know anything. I was in Europe. No one knew.*
*Daddy? Can you hear me?*
*I hear you. I'm so sorry. It's been so long.*
Faith watched Buffy and her dad, their eyes closed, hands together. There seemed to be a glow radiating from them. It was subtle but warming. Then his facial aspects started to change. Hers followed. They didn't become grotesque, just taller with pointy ears. Like a giant pixie. Her eyes popped open and she was back.
"Come on." She broke away from her father and raced out. Everyone followed.
"Did anyone know she was half demon?" Spike complained as they raced across town.
"Dad?" Buffy stopped in her tracks as she saw her dad climb out of the car.
"Buffy."
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Wait Buffy, there's a lot to explain." Faith said moving toward Buffy.
"Stay away from me." Buffy growled.
"Buffy you have to know I've been away for 6 months. I didn't know anything was happening. I'm so sorry about your mom and you."
"He knows? How? Why?" Buffy crossed her arms. Spike laid a hand on her shoulder that she didn't shake off..
"Why don't we go inside. It's cold and we don't have much time." Wesley suggested. Buffy didn't move so Spike pushed her.
"You're back…dad?" Dawn stopped by the door, a wreath in her hand. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to ask the same question." Buffy stared at her father. He looked nervously at Wesley who nodded.
"I might care to say something first. It seems that your father has found a side of himself that might contribute to the mystery of helping Willow."
"And that is…?"
"I'm half Zoolog demon Buffy. Which means you girls are also." Hank said in a hurried manner. He wrung his hands together. He wasn't the same man he once was.
"Nice joke." Buffy didn't crack a smile.
"Zoolog? They are demons of psychic ability aren't they?" Anya asked.
"Yes. Right." Wesley nodded.
"Then it's clear what you have to do." They looked at Anya. She rolled her eyes. "Do I always have to explain everything? She has to channel her powers from her father to find Willow and stop her. Faith, you said, played a role…my guess is that she is a guide. "Anya nodded her head proudly.
"That simple?" Wesley raised a brow.
"Then let's try it." Buffy took her coat off and rolled up her sleeves.
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Dad, come here." Buffy motioned her father over. "Faith?" Faith walked over. "Now what do we do Anya?"
"Hmm. Try thinking to each other. Like that telekinesis thing Willow does."
"Huh?"
"Trust us." Buffy shook herself out and hesitantly reached for her father's hands, resolving the painful gap of years.
*I've missed you Buffy. I swear I didn't know anything. I was in Europe. No one knew.*
*Daddy? Can you hear me?*
*I hear you. I'm so sorry. It's been so long.*
Faith watched Buffy and her dad, their eyes closed, hands together. There seemed to be a glow radiating from them. It was subtle but warming. Then his facial aspects started to change. Hers followed. They didn't become grotesque, just taller with pointy ears. Like a giant pixie. Her eyes popped open and she was back.
"Come on." She broke away from her father and raced out. Everyone followed.
"Did anyone know she was half demon?" Spike complained as they raced across town.
