TITLE: A CHANGE
IN DESTINY: PART II: New Beginnings, New Hope
AUTHOR: Wicked
Angel
RATING: PG
nothing too bad but thought I'd rate it PG anyway
DISCLAIMER:
None of this belongs to me… blah, blah, blah
AUTHORS NOTES:
This is more of a transition piece between the two main stories so don't get
any high hopes it's just here to help you go from one bit to the next. Sequel
to A Change In Destiny
SUMMARY: Buffy
and Spike explain things to Giles, Joyce, Dawn and the Scoobies. Buffy finds
out the Valentine Vamps are set to effect more than her and Spike and they are
given new hope for the future. A transition piece for between A Change In
Destiny and A Change In Destiny: Part III: Revelations (a work in progress)
After their
encounter in the basement Buffy and Spike went to Spike's house to figure out
what to do next about their new relationship and the fact that they were
destined to be together forever, the first thing on their agenda had been to
tell their friends and family so they arranged to meet everyone at Buffy's and
break the news there. They would have to tell them sometime and there's no time
like the present because Buffy and Spike were going to be together for a long
time. Their destinies had changed their futures were intertwined.
It was about eight
o'clock in the evening and after much debating, arguing and the making up Spike
and Buffy stood outside the Summers' household. The had already been standing
there for 15 minutes listening to the chatting and giggling going on inside and
still they were making no move to go inside.
"Look Slayer we
can't stand out here all night, we're gonna have to go in sometime" Spike
stared at his new found love standing next to him not looking very happy at all
"But why, it means
we will have to tell them about us, I don't know if I can take the abuse and
questioning, and that's just gonna be from Xander, what will Giles and my mum
say?" Buffy looked at Spike with puppy
dog eyes
"That ain't gonna
work ducks!" Spike tried not to look at her for too long or else it would
"Spikiiikkkke" she
continued her glare "We could just go back to yours" Buffy purred seductively
in his ear and then leaned up and kissed him gently
Spike fought hard
to decline this very tempting offer but said
"No Slayer stop
it, right now, we have to do this now, there's no point in delaying it any
longer, it will mean we can be together whenever we want. Look pet it will all
work out just you wait and see"
"Yeah I suppose
your right" she looked up at Spike and put her hand out to him he took it and
they walked up to the door hands intertwined
"I'm always right"
he quipped as they walked up the front steps and neared the door
"You so are not
always right by the way!" Buffy said as she stopped and stood on the porch
"Your
just stalling Buffy" he responded
She still couldn't
get used to him using her first name but "I know but you aren't"
"I am too!" he
responded
"Are not!"
"Are too!"
"Are not!"
"Shut up and kiss
me Slayer"
"Ok" she leaned up
and captured his cold lips with her warm soft ones and after only moments
pulled away from him taking her hand from his and leaned forward to open the
door as she walked in she turned her head and whispered so only he could here
"Are Not!"
Joyce, Giles,
Willow, Tara, Xander, Anya and Dawn had all been waiting for Buffy to arrive to
tell them this important news, everyone apart from Dawn and Joyce had an idea
what it was about but were unsure of what to expect they all were thinking
along the same lines it was either going to be one of three things;
'Mum, my destiny
has been re-written again and now I am destined to end up with another Vampire
– Spike!'
'Sorry everyone I
found out what's going on so I staked Spike – no way I'm I going to end up with
him
OR
'Look I have a
crush on Spike and he has a crush and we are unsure what to do'
They all believed
that Buffy was coming over to ask for their help and advice on this situation,
to discuss it, even Willow was shocked with the outcome of the evening.
Buffy
walked in the room looking very cheery
"Hi
everyone, hi mum"
"Hi honey" her mum
answered she looked kind of worried
Then Spike walked
in closely afterwards, all eyes turned onto him and there was silence – that
was option 2 out the window then, they all sat in silence, an awkward silence.
"Please sit down"
Joyce offered Spike a seat, she had always kinda liked the blonde vampire, well
maybe 'like' was too strong a word, she preferred him to Angel.
"Thanks Mrs
Summers but Buffy you sit down I don't mind standing" he looked over to her and
she took the place on the sofa and then Dawn got up and gave him the seat next
to her saying
"It's ok I like
sitting on the floor just you sit there I don't like to be ignorant to guests"
"No
it's ok" he declined
"No I insist" she
looked at him
"Ok, thank you
Dawn"
It was then they
all new something was wrong he never called Buffy – well Buffy – he always
called her Slayer or pet or luv etc. and he always called her Mum either Joyce
or The Slayers Mum, never did he call her Mrs Summers and he was being a
gentlemen.
"Right can we
please stop debating about the seating arrangements and get down to business –
Buffy why are we here?" Giles was losing patience
No
one knew where to put their eyes
"Well we have some
news" Buffy looked at her friends and her family
"We?"
her mum looked at her
"Mum there has
been a slight change of plan" she looked at her mum and then to Spike
"What
plan honey?" her mum looked bewildered
"You know like my
future, my destiny, that plan" she looked at her mum who still looked confused
"I am no longer destined to be with Angel and I am no longer in love with him
either although I do love him and I always will"
Spike cringed at
this statement
"Oh that's great
Buffy do you all hear this my daughter has her own future ahead of her" Joyce
began to babble but Buffy interupted her
"Look mum that
isn't what we came here to tell you" Buffy looked at her Mum and then at her
friends who all looked extremely interested in their shoes at this point even
Anya had kept her mouth shut
"Buffy who is this
'we' and what is wrong?" Joyce looked around at everyone wanting answers
"Before you say
anymore I believe I should explain some things to your mother" Giles
interupted,
"Yeah that's a
good idea Giles, go ahead" Buffy agreed.
He told Joyce
about the Vampires and their curse and their purpose in their unlife, he also
told her about what the prophecy had said, however he didn't mention anything
about Buffy and Spike's involvement with the vamps or what they had said to
them, he was leaving that to her.
"This is all very
fascinating Mr Giles but what does it have to do with my daughter? And who the
hell is 'we'?" Joyce was becoming rather angry
Spike was staring
at Buffy and she turned to him and smiled, 'God I love her smile, I love
everything about her, I just love her' he thought to himself
Buffy saw Spike
staring at her and smiled at him he had that look in his eyes and that grin on
his face 'God I love him sooooooooo much' she thought to herself
"Ahrm…" Willow
cleared her throat and threw a glance in Buffy's direction and Buffy noticed that
all eyes were on the obviously smitten couple,
"Buffy… ????"
Joyce looked at her with hope in her voice
"We are 'we' mum"
Buffy looked at her mum as she took Spikes hand in hers.
Everyone in the
room gasped and stared at them with open mouths
"Buff the prophecy
predicted that in the future you would…" Giles couldn't finish
"This has nothing
to do with the prophecy, we are in love no questions asked, if my destiny was
predicted again and they said I was going to be with Angel I would tell them
they were lying because we are going to be together forever we love each other
don't we Spike?" Buffy looked at her lover
"Look I know you
guys don't particularly like me but I love her so much it is unbelievable I
never want to be without her, we are going to be together" Spike squeezed her
hand tighter
They both looked
at Joyce she was still in shock
"My daughter is
dating ANOTHER vampire!"
"My daughter is
dating William The Bloody!"
"My daughter is in
love with a dead man who is FAR to old for her, he sucks blood and has tried to
kill her numerous times and he has Peroxide blonde hair!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Joyce looked at everyone who all seemed shocked
"I thought you
guys would be kinda expecting it" Buffy looked at her friends
"Well sure but not
right now, and it still sounds and looks weird when you are actually in front
of us confessing your undying love and holding hands" Willow confessed
"Yeah" Tara
agreed, "It'll take time to get used too"
They all sat and
debated the relationship and what it meant for Buffy and the Slayerettes, her
Mum and Giles and their future.
Three Hours Later
"Well I do prefer
you to that Angelus sorry Angel character" Joyce admitted passing Spike a hot
chocolate
"Why thank you
Joyce I'm glad someone does" Spike grinned
"This will take
some getting used to you know cos it's kinda ewwwwwwww" Xander still wasn't
convinced this was a good idea he just couldn't accept it
"Yeah well that's
rich coming from someone dating me, an ex-vengeance demon who used to kill and
torture any guy she met" Anya piped up "If you can date me she can date him!"
"Yeah but… well
it's different… I mean… shut up Anya your meant to be on my side" Xander said
angrily
Buffy smiled
gratefully at her
"Right so is
everything cool then?" Buffy looked around the room and received smiles and
nods from everyone even Xander
"Spike?" Buffy
asked
"Yes pet?"
"Anything you
would like to say?"
"Just that I
appreciate the chance you are all giving me and that I love this girl more than
life itself and you will soon all see that"
Buffy squeezed his
hand and they stared into each others eyes
"Awwwww you guys
are like totally cute!" Dawn laughed "I'm gonna puke!"
Everyone laughed,
everyone except Giles
"I have some more
news, it isn't all good"
Everyone looked at
him
"Bloody hell Rupert
you sure know how to ruin a the mood" Spike exclaimed
"This is no
laughing matter and it involves both yourself and Buffy" Giles looked at Spike
"I analysed more
of that prophecy, I haven't shared it all with you" Giles directed this part at
Buffy
"It involves
Angel; the first part says that he will find comfort through his vision and
sight which will make him eternally joyful" Giles looked at the couple sitting
holding hands on the couch
"What does that
mean?" Buffy asked looking at her friends
"Well his vision
and sight is his Seer Buffy" Giles looked at her not sure what kind of reaction
he was going to get
Spike squeezed her
hand tighter
"Angel and the May
Queen, I don't bloody think so" Buffy looked shocked and Spike grinned at her
use of his banter
"You need to
understand that Cordelia has changed an incredible amount since she moved to
L.A she is fighting evil on a daily basis now, just like us and she is doing it
willingly she has a gift, she is the Seer" Giles tried to explain "She's as
supernatural as you now"
"Yeah but them
together, I just can't see it" she mumbled
"Yeah well none of
us seen you and Deadboy Jr getting it on, did we?" Xander smirked
"Yeah well I
suppose, but what else does it say?" Buffy asked because he obviously had more
to say
"Well I haven't
shared this with anyone yet, I only found out earlier. It seems that according
to the prophecy, well he finds this eternal happiness thanks to the Valentine
Vamps who will visit them as they did you and Spike but after this their curse
is lifted, their debt paid and they will be free to wreak havoc all over again.
However the prophecy says that the strong ones battle the evil ones together
using all their gifts combined; using the souled ones strength and wisdom, the
Slayers experience and skills, the Seers vision and input and the Vampires
cunning they would close the door on this evil forever but at the same time
open new doors for themselves, doors which lead them outside into the world
and…" Giles looked around and stopped
"Well finish it
won't you" Spike asked
"Yeah what else
does it say Giles?" Buffy looked at her watcher worried by his expression
"You all
understand this is just a rough translation, it may not be 100% accurate" Giles
looked at Spike
"Yeah, yeah old
man get on with it!" Spike pleaded, Buffy slapped his leg
"Excuse me if
anyone is the old man around here it's you!" Giles retorted
"Sorry" Spike
apologised after the look he got from Buffy
"Anyway the last
part roughly translates to I quote 'they will open doors for themselves, they
will lead the way, into the Light Of Day'!"
The whole room
went silent
"You realise what
this means, if you two go to L.A and help Cordelia and Angel defeat these
vampires Angel and Spike will get their souls back and become… they will become
human but they will keep their vampire strength, it is most likely they will
have the same strength, agility and healing pace as you Buffy" Giles looked
around the room everyone was so shocked
"This is too much
to take in, I mean all in the one day" Willow stuttered and everyone agreed they
all just sat in silence for what seemed like hours when Spike said
"I think you
better phone my wonderful Sire, don't you Giles?"
After much
debating Giles decided to phone L.A and make up some story of demons heading to
L.A and that Buffy and Spike would go down there to offer their expertise and
skills on the matter, they couldn't tell them the truth it would spoil the plan
of bringing Angel and Cordelia together and he also decided not to mention
Spike and Buffy all would be revealed after the Vamps worked their magic on the
L.A couple. After that they would have to reveal everything and get a plan into
action.
"Okay I just
phoned Wesley and filled him in he will help us as much as he can with our
plans but not tell ngel and Cordelia anything but the cover story. They are
expecting you any day now he promised not to say anything and is still in shock
about you and Spike but said he saw this coming between Cordelia and Angel"
Giles told the Slayer
"Right great so
when do we leave?" Buffy asked
"Tomorrow night at
sundown, so I suggest you get some rest" the watcher looked from Buffy to Spike
then back to Buffy
"Sure thing Giles"
Buffy nodded her head
"Right well I
think that it's time we all left" Giles suggested
Everyone nodded in
agreement
"Good luck Buffy
and not just with the trip" Xander whispered in her ear and looked over at the
vampire sitting on the couch
"Everything will
be fine just you wait and see" Buff said as she squeezed her best friend
Willow hugged her
and said she would come round in the morning and Tara and Anya both wished her
well before they left
"So Giles how come
none of us can go with them?" Willow asked huffily as they left
"Because this is
something they must all do alone to earn the wonderful gifts they are being
given"
"Oh ok" Willow
nodded "But I still want to go!"
"As do I Willow as
do I" Giles said as he put a reassuring arm round her shoulder as they walk
down the front path
Joyce shut the
door after all the guests but one had left
"So Spike, you are
going to be good to my daughter aren't you"
"Joyce if I'm not
you won't make me any more hot chocolate and I wouldn't give that up for the
world" Spike grinned at her
"Hey you" Buff
slapped him in the chest
"Always the
charmer" Joyce laughed as she walked to the kitchen, the moment she was gone
Spike grabbed Buff and pulled her into a tight embrace their lips locking
"I've been wanting
to do that all night" he muttered
"Me too so shut up
and get on with it" she smiled
His lips locked
with hers and this time he deepened the kiss
"Ahem…" Joyce was
standing in the doorway
"Oh hi mum we were
just…"
"Yeah sure Buff,
look honey you've got a long day ahead of you tomorrow so you can stay here if
you don't want to go to the dorms" her mother looked at her
Buffy quickly
glanced at Spike "No mum it's okay I have things that I need at the dorm anyway
it'll save me going back for them in the morning but I'll come here tomorrow
anyway before we leave"
"Okay honey suit
yourself, Spike you make sure my daughter gets to her 'dorm' safely now won't
you?"
"I sure will" he
grinned at her, he had grinned that much today his face was actually beginning
to hurt
After Dawn went to
bed and they had one more hot chocolate the couple stood up to leave
"Now have a good
time and be careful, L.A is different from Sunnydale" Joyce lectured her
daughter
"Ok Mum" Buffy
huffed
"Don't worry Joyce
we are going to spend the weekend with Peaches, The May Queen and Giles Junior
how much could go wrong!? Anyway we're only gonna play bloody well Cilla Black
between Peaches and the Princess, then dust some vamps and get back here" Spike
reassured Joyce
"Cilla who… who's
that?" they both asked in unison
"America, I give
up!" he laughed and headed for the door
"Night Buffy,
night Spike" Joyce shouted after them as they walked down the road hand in hand
"Oh Buffy you left
your dorm keys" Joyce grinned after her daughter "I have Spike's cell phone
number in case of an emergency anyway"
Buffy just looked
at Spike and laughed
"She isn't stupid
you know, like mother like daughter" Spike leaned forward and pecked her on the
lips putting his arm round her waist
"Yeah I know, now
take me home Spike" Buffy stared up into his icy blue eyes
"Sure thing luv,
sure thing"
And with that he
picked her up in his arms and carried her the short distance to his own house
kissing her all the way there, this would be the last chance they were going to
have for some privacy for a little while.
THE
END
(not
quite yet)
