Title: Find Your Way Home
Author: Ally
Disclaimer: With the exception of a few characters, no Buffy or Angel
characters belong to me. They belong to Joss Whedon, Fox and UPN.
Rating: G to R
Keywords: Alternate Universe/Futurefic
Pairings:
Main: D/X, B/S
Others: A/Fr, W/O, F/T, C/D,G/A,J/G, W/V
Distribution: You want this? Take it; just tell me where it's going.
Author's Notes: Did you ever have a story you can't get out of your head? Well, this is mine. Hope you like it.
Feedback: Always appreciated.
Xander Harris wasn't a proud man. He never really had a lot of things in his life to be proud of. Then he met Buffy and his whole world was turned upside down. He was thrust into a world that he thought was only fantasy, like the comic books he liked to read. Still, his life began to turn around and he began fighting the good fight. He really felt he was making a difference,
doing something with his life.
Then as quickly as it happened, it ended. Buffy killed Angel, her one true love and left Sunnydale for good. Giles spent months afterward trying to find her, following every lead possible, but to no avail. After six months, Faith came and things resumed to some kind of normality.
Yet, things weren't the same, at least not to Xander. As a result of Buffy leaving, Giles got fired from the Council, which sent another watcher, Wesley. He was a little uptight, but let them help. So they researched and sometimes helped slay, but that was really the extent of it. If they weren't researching, Willow spent most of her time studying witchcraft with Amy. Giles,meanwhile, spent most of his time alone, researching every possible demon and prophecy.
At the time, he was still going out with Cordy, so they spent most of their time together. They would study or go to the Bronze and talk. They learned a lot about each other in that time, but they also realized they weren't right for each other. So they broke up,but still remained close.
The most surprising element of Buffy leaving was Xander's relationship with Angel. Before all the stuff went down, he hated Angel's guts, but in the beginning, when he came back, Xander was the one to look after him. And so a friendship was formed. They would talk about everything and sometimes, he, Angel, Cordelia and later Anya would go to the Bronze. It was a strange
relationship and one that still baffled him today.
After graduation, when they blew up the school, things changed again. Faith had gone back to England, to face her punishment for the things that had happened, when she went bad. Wesley had left also, as he had resigned from the Council. Angel, had decided to move to LA, since Sunnydale was too painful for him to be in. Cordelia decided to go with him, since her parents were bankrupt.
Sunnydale felt pretty empty without them, but his relationship with Willow and Giles had picked up, which made him estatic. He had missed them a lot. He had also started dating Anya, which was a very eye opening experience. Still, he loved her a lot and they were even engaged for awhile, but again, they realized they weren't right for each other and went their separate ways,but
remained close.
At that point, Xander began to think that there was no one for him. Willow and Oz had gotten married, as did Giles and Joyce. Anya even began to date Gunn, a new recruit from Angel's team. Angel even had someone - Fred - a girl they rescued from another dimension. It was beginning to seem hopeless, when Willow had been pestering him about Dawn. He had never really looked at her
in a romantic light, but they were spending a lot of time together.
So, he took the bull by the horns and asked her out. Actually, he asked her to dance and then asked her out. The minute he took her into his arms, he knew. This was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. That's why only eight months after they began to date, he asked her to marry him and she accepted.
After that, everything seemed to make sense. Everything that he had gone though, all the ups and downs had been worth it. He had a ton of best friends and the most beautiful fiance a man could ask for. It all seemed worth it.
That's why today, he was looking for his special girl. He entered the alley where she worked and he felt a smile materialize on his face. He spent an awful lot of time here, whether it was hanging out with Dawn, bowling or researching the latest evil. He really loved this place.
As he walked through the alley, Xander saw Faith trying to fix one of the ball returns and waved. She smiled and waved back, then returned to work. He knew she wanted to do good job because she had a lot to make up for. He then saw Dawn at the counter, talking on the phone. She was smiling and Xander felt his heart beat faster. She always had that effect on him.
As he walked closer, he heard her talking. "How's he doing?" she asked. She was silent for a moment and then " That's good. So...." she stopped and turned around, smiling as she saw him. "Can I call you back?.. Ok, bye."
"Hey, Dawn" Xander said, wondering if something was wrong.
"Hey, Xander. What are you doing here?" she asked, her voice a little high.
"Lunch break. I knew you were freaked out by your dream, so I decided to see how you were doing."
Dawn felt tears spring to her eyes and wrapped her arms around Xander's neck, giving him a heart stopping kiss. They were both lost in the moment, enjoying the feelings the kiss aroused. When they broke apart, they were both breathless and Xander was a little dazed. "Not that I'm complaining, but what was that for?" Xander asked.
"Because you are the sweetest, most wonderful guy in the whole world and I love you more than anything."
"I can deal with that" Xander said, smiling.
She laughed and said "Well, in case you were wondering, I'm fine. It's just the dream felt so real, you know?"
"Oh, yeah" he said, remembering Buffy's prophetic dreams. "But I'm glad you're better. I'd hate to see anything happen to you." He thought she still seemed a little upset, though. "Is there anything else?"
"No. Everything is great." she said, trying to make her enthusiam genuine. Then she smiled and leaned in for another kiss, which lead to several more passionate ones. Finally they heard coughing from behind them.
They broke apart and saw Faith with a smirk on her face. "Sorry to interrupt, but Mrs.Thomas is here to discuss the birthday party."
Dawn blushed and said "I'll be right there."
She just nodded and walked away. "I guess I better go" Xander said.
"Yeah, you'd better" Dawn said, as neither one moved.
He kissed her one more time. "Lunch is over. Now I have to go."
She sighed. " Yeah, me too."
So after several goodbyes, they parted. Xander was happier than ever, while Dawn felt awful for lying to Xander and hoped that he would understand, because she loved him to much to let him go.
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Dawn entered the house a few hours later. She was tired and hungry. All she wanted was to get something to eat and to go bed. She was glad it was a Friday and since she didn't have to work and didn't have any homework, she planned on sleeping late the next day.
Before that, she had to get through a night of videos with Buffy. She hated feeling this way about her own sister, but something seemed off. Still, she would try to make a concerted effort. If Buffy could then she could too. She sighed and put her books on the table. Then she plopped down in a seat and put her forehead on the table. It was too much to think about and was giving
her a headache.
"Mommy!"
Dawn lifted her head up and smiled. "Hey Justin. Were you good for Aunt Buffy?"
Buffy smiled. "He was a perfect angel."
"And she makes the bestest grilled cheese."
Dawn just laughed, some of the tension leaving her body. "That's good to know."
They talked a few more minutes about the day and soon Justin was yawning. "Why don't you put Justin to bed and I'll get ready down here?" Buffy asked.
"Good idea. C'mon buddy, time for bed."
"K" he said, sleepily, running up the stairs.
"Be right back" Dawn said, following her son.
Buffy just smiled and waved.
Dawn climbed the steps and into Justin's room. He insisted he could brush his teeth and go to the bathroom by himself, so Dawn let him.
As she entered his room, a feeling of nostaligia washing over her. She remembered when she first learned she was pregnant, she felt like her life was over. Then nine months later, when she came home from the hospital, her mother ushered her up the stairs and into Buffy's room.
What she saw shocked her. Buffy's friends had totally redid her room. The walls were painted bright blue, while the ceiling was a darker blue with glow in the dark stars. There was a crib againist the far wall and a changing table against the windows. There was even a rocking chair with a number of children's books next to it. Dawn was shocked and surprised. That was the
moment, she realized that the "Scooby Gang" were her friends too. She didn't know what she would've done without them over the years. And even though the room had changed, the crib being replaced with a "big boy bed" she still felt like it was just yesterday that she brought Justin home.
"Ready mom" Justin said, breaking Dawn out of her thoughts.
"Ok, let's go" she said, lifting him up and into the bed. He laughed and settled into bed. "So, did you have fun today?"
He nodded. "Yeah. Aunt Buffy's cool. We played games and watched videos. She also told me stories about when you were younger."
"Yeah, we had fun back then" she said, wistfully. Justin yawned, so she said
"Ok, it's time for bed."
He closed his eyes. "I hope Aunt Buffy stays. I like her a lot" he said, sleepily.
"She likes you too. Now sleep" she said, turning off the light, as the room glowed with the stars.
"I love you mom."
"I love you too." she said, smiling. He was soon asleep, his breathing deep and easy. Sometimes she couldn't believe that he was real, but he was and for that Dawn was glad.
She smiled and left the room. Then, after a quick change of clothes, she was ready for a night of videos and, she realized that she was finally ready to accept Buffy, because if Justin could, then so could she. She just hoped everything worked out for the best.
Author: Ally
Disclaimer: With the exception of a few characters, no Buffy or Angel
characters belong to me. They belong to Joss Whedon, Fox and UPN.
Rating: G to R
Keywords: Alternate Universe/Futurefic
Pairings:
Main: D/X, B/S
Others: A/Fr, W/O, F/T, C/D,G/A,J/G, W/V
Distribution: You want this? Take it; just tell me where it's going.
Author's Notes: Did you ever have a story you can't get out of your head? Well, this is mine. Hope you like it.
Feedback: Always appreciated.
Xander Harris wasn't a proud man. He never really had a lot of things in his life to be proud of. Then he met Buffy and his whole world was turned upside down. He was thrust into a world that he thought was only fantasy, like the comic books he liked to read. Still, his life began to turn around and he began fighting the good fight. He really felt he was making a difference,
doing something with his life.
Then as quickly as it happened, it ended. Buffy killed Angel, her one true love and left Sunnydale for good. Giles spent months afterward trying to find her, following every lead possible, but to no avail. After six months, Faith came and things resumed to some kind of normality.
Yet, things weren't the same, at least not to Xander. As a result of Buffy leaving, Giles got fired from the Council, which sent another watcher, Wesley. He was a little uptight, but let them help. So they researched and sometimes helped slay, but that was really the extent of it. If they weren't researching, Willow spent most of her time studying witchcraft with Amy. Giles,meanwhile, spent most of his time alone, researching every possible demon and prophecy.
At the time, he was still going out with Cordy, so they spent most of their time together. They would study or go to the Bronze and talk. They learned a lot about each other in that time, but they also realized they weren't right for each other. So they broke up,but still remained close.
The most surprising element of Buffy leaving was Xander's relationship with Angel. Before all the stuff went down, he hated Angel's guts, but in the beginning, when he came back, Xander was the one to look after him. And so a friendship was formed. They would talk about everything and sometimes, he, Angel, Cordelia and later Anya would go to the Bronze. It was a strange
relationship and one that still baffled him today.
After graduation, when they blew up the school, things changed again. Faith had gone back to England, to face her punishment for the things that had happened, when she went bad. Wesley had left also, as he had resigned from the Council. Angel, had decided to move to LA, since Sunnydale was too painful for him to be in. Cordelia decided to go with him, since her parents were bankrupt.
Sunnydale felt pretty empty without them, but his relationship with Willow and Giles had picked up, which made him estatic. He had missed them a lot. He had also started dating Anya, which was a very eye opening experience. Still, he loved her a lot and they were even engaged for awhile, but again, they realized they weren't right for each other and went their separate ways,but
remained close.
At that point, Xander began to think that there was no one for him. Willow and Oz had gotten married, as did Giles and Joyce. Anya even began to date Gunn, a new recruit from Angel's team. Angel even had someone - Fred - a girl they rescued from another dimension. It was beginning to seem hopeless, when Willow had been pestering him about Dawn. He had never really looked at her
in a romantic light, but they were spending a lot of time together.
So, he took the bull by the horns and asked her out. Actually, he asked her to dance and then asked her out. The minute he took her into his arms, he knew. This was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. That's why only eight months after they began to date, he asked her to marry him and she accepted.
After that, everything seemed to make sense. Everything that he had gone though, all the ups and downs had been worth it. He had a ton of best friends and the most beautiful fiance a man could ask for. It all seemed worth it.
That's why today, he was looking for his special girl. He entered the alley where she worked and he felt a smile materialize on his face. He spent an awful lot of time here, whether it was hanging out with Dawn, bowling or researching the latest evil. He really loved this place.
As he walked through the alley, Xander saw Faith trying to fix one of the ball returns and waved. She smiled and waved back, then returned to work. He knew she wanted to do good job because she had a lot to make up for. He then saw Dawn at the counter, talking on the phone. She was smiling and Xander felt his heart beat faster. She always had that effect on him.
As he walked closer, he heard her talking. "How's he doing?" she asked. She was silent for a moment and then " That's good. So...." she stopped and turned around, smiling as she saw him. "Can I call you back?.. Ok, bye."
"Hey, Dawn" Xander said, wondering if something was wrong.
"Hey, Xander. What are you doing here?" she asked, her voice a little high.
"Lunch break. I knew you were freaked out by your dream, so I decided to see how you were doing."
Dawn felt tears spring to her eyes and wrapped her arms around Xander's neck, giving him a heart stopping kiss. They were both lost in the moment, enjoying the feelings the kiss aroused. When they broke apart, they were both breathless and Xander was a little dazed. "Not that I'm complaining, but what was that for?" Xander asked.
"Because you are the sweetest, most wonderful guy in the whole world and I love you more than anything."
"I can deal with that" Xander said, smiling.
She laughed and said "Well, in case you were wondering, I'm fine. It's just the dream felt so real, you know?"
"Oh, yeah" he said, remembering Buffy's prophetic dreams. "But I'm glad you're better. I'd hate to see anything happen to you." He thought she still seemed a little upset, though. "Is there anything else?"
"No. Everything is great." she said, trying to make her enthusiam genuine. Then she smiled and leaned in for another kiss, which lead to several more passionate ones. Finally they heard coughing from behind them.
They broke apart and saw Faith with a smirk on her face. "Sorry to interrupt, but Mrs.Thomas is here to discuss the birthday party."
Dawn blushed and said "I'll be right there."
She just nodded and walked away. "I guess I better go" Xander said.
"Yeah, you'd better" Dawn said, as neither one moved.
He kissed her one more time. "Lunch is over. Now I have to go."
She sighed. " Yeah, me too."
So after several goodbyes, they parted. Xander was happier than ever, while Dawn felt awful for lying to Xander and hoped that he would understand, because she loved him to much to let him go.
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Dawn entered the house a few hours later. She was tired and hungry. All she wanted was to get something to eat and to go bed. She was glad it was a Friday and since she didn't have to work and didn't have any homework, she planned on sleeping late the next day.
Before that, she had to get through a night of videos with Buffy. She hated feeling this way about her own sister, but something seemed off. Still, she would try to make a concerted effort. If Buffy could then she could too. She sighed and put her books on the table. Then she plopped down in a seat and put her forehead on the table. It was too much to think about and was giving
her a headache.
"Mommy!"
Dawn lifted her head up and smiled. "Hey Justin. Were you good for Aunt Buffy?"
Buffy smiled. "He was a perfect angel."
"And she makes the bestest grilled cheese."
Dawn just laughed, some of the tension leaving her body. "That's good to know."
They talked a few more minutes about the day and soon Justin was yawning. "Why don't you put Justin to bed and I'll get ready down here?" Buffy asked.
"Good idea. C'mon buddy, time for bed."
"K" he said, sleepily, running up the stairs.
"Be right back" Dawn said, following her son.
Buffy just smiled and waved.
Dawn climbed the steps and into Justin's room. He insisted he could brush his teeth and go to the bathroom by himself, so Dawn let him.
As she entered his room, a feeling of nostaligia washing over her. She remembered when she first learned she was pregnant, she felt like her life was over. Then nine months later, when she came home from the hospital, her mother ushered her up the stairs and into Buffy's room.
What she saw shocked her. Buffy's friends had totally redid her room. The walls were painted bright blue, while the ceiling was a darker blue with glow in the dark stars. There was a crib againist the far wall and a changing table against the windows. There was even a rocking chair with a number of children's books next to it. Dawn was shocked and surprised. That was the
moment, she realized that the "Scooby Gang" were her friends too. She didn't know what she would've done without them over the years. And even though the room had changed, the crib being replaced with a "big boy bed" she still felt like it was just yesterday that she brought Justin home.
"Ready mom" Justin said, breaking Dawn out of her thoughts.
"Ok, let's go" she said, lifting him up and into the bed. He laughed and settled into bed. "So, did you have fun today?"
He nodded. "Yeah. Aunt Buffy's cool. We played games and watched videos. She also told me stories about when you were younger."
"Yeah, we had fun back then" she said, wistfully. Justin yawned, so she said
"Ok, it's time for bed."
He closed his eyes. "I hope Aunt Buffy stays. I like her a lot" he said, sleepily.
"She likes you too. Now sleep" she said, turning off the light, as the room glowed with the stars.
"I love you mom."
"I love you too." she said, smiling. He was soon asleep, his breathing deep and easy. Sometimes she couldn't believe that he was real, but he was and for that Dawn was glad.
She smiled and left the room. Then, after a quick change of clothes, she was ready for a night of videos and, she realized that she was finally ready to accept Buffy, because if Justin could, then so could she. She just hoped everything worked out for the best.
