Author's Note: Ok, I figured out that this story is set after Spike comes
back the first time, just pretend he didn't leave to get Dru. Thanks!
Everyone looked at the red eyed slayer. Buffy was over come with the sudden shame and couldn't bring herself to look in Jackie's eyes.
"W-what??….I don't un-understand,….how???….Why?…." Giles began in a soft voice. The entire groups attention was on the new discovery. Jackie hung her head low, not too please with her mother's reaction.
"It's a long time from now. Things are different, things change, he changes-" The girl from the future begins.
"No." Buffy stated in a firm, hard voice. Jackie looked up at her. Although Buffy still did not look at her daughter to be. Or not to be.
"It won't happen. I won't let it happen." She commented. Jackie couldn't believe that this was the mother she knew back home. She was beginning to doubt that this was even the same girl. HER mother was always happy, she hated to be separated from her father and every chance she got she was around Jackie. She was Jackie's shelter and protection, even if she didn't need it. But this Buffy, this Buffy was different. She was unhappy, depressed even, she didn't like the Spike of this time, and she couldn't even look at Jackie. This Buffy is something Jackie's mother would want to protect her from.
"I hate Spike! I could never like him, yet alone LOVE HIM!!! He's a no good, bloodsucking, evil, disgusting-" Buffy began to yell louder and louder. Each work was like a bullet though the heart to Jackie. She had never heard her mom talk about her dad in such a way. It hurt beyond words. Giles began to notice Jackie's hurt expression and decided to stop Buffy before she did something she might regret.
"Buffy that quite enough." He said. Buffy shot him a dangerous look and grew even more angry.
"NO! It's not enough! I bet he knocked me up and left town never to be seen again! He's like that, and you know it! Well news flash! I'm not going to let him do it! I'm going to stake his sorry ass the next time I see him! And-" Buffy was interrupted when her daughter stood up and pounded her fist into the table.
"Slut UP!! You don't know anything!! First off, you two married before you had me, Second he's not like that, and third!" Jackie began to soften her voice before going on, "And third…your happy. Truly, happy. And you love him, and me, not like now when the only person you love is yourself. Well wake up! The world's not going to change unless you make it change!" Jackie had had enough of her mother's harsh words and walked out of the room. In search of the one person she hoped would understand her. Buffy watched Jackie leave the room and suddenly knew she couldn't be here right now.
"I-I have to-to go….." With that the Slayer left the library in search of someone who could understand her. Everyone watched there friend go and sat in silence for a while.
Xander was the first to speak.
"So, Spike and Buffy. Who would have thought?" He chuckled to himself, then was quiet once he realized no one else was laughing.
"Well she did, once, that he was cute." Willow began, looking up at Xander. "Which he is, kinda."
"Willow!" Cordilla yelled. Willow gave her a suspicious look. Cordilla sighed.
"Ok, he is easy on the eyes….." She admitted.
"Ok. Had enough of this conversation!" Xander added. Giles looked confused and started to clean his classes.
"Where would Jacquelyn go?" He questioned, getting everyone's attention. "I mean, she doesn't know anyone else in this world. So where would she go?" He continued.
"Well I know where I'd go if my mother rejected me." Cordilla stated. Giles looked at her.
"Where is that?" He asked.
"To my father."
~~~~~~Some time later-at the old factory~~~~~~
*This has to be it! It just has to be!* Jackie thought as she walked the dark, dusty halls. *Everything is so dark. Well, I guess it would have to be since he's still a vampire.* The girl continued walking the halls, letting her instincts be her guide. Suddenly a large metal pole came towards her face. She easily grabbed it and swung the pole so that the person on the other end was up against the opposite wall. Jackie dropped the pole with a loud clag after she realized that the figure wasn't going to fight back.
"Bloody hell!" The person exclaimed. "A master vampire beaten by a human! O' this world is bloody wonderful!" Jackie then noticed that the figure was her father and was quickly filled with joy.
"Da- I mean, Spike?" She corrected. The vampire turned to stare at the small girl. A look of confusion on his face after her studied her face.
"Do I know you luv? You look bloody familiar…" He stated. Jackie could feel tears running down her cheeks.
"it's a long story." She explained. Spike just shrugged.
"I've got time. Not like there's anything else to do."
~~~~~In the cemetery~~~~~~~
"And then Giles said I! Was her mother!! ME!" Buffy said between sobs on her boyfriends shoulders. Angel didn't know what to say, it was all very confusing and unbelievable.
"Well, Buffy I really don't know what to say-" He began. Buffy looked up at him. He didn't seem like the old reassuring Angel he was before. *He always used to tell me things to make me feel better. What happened?* She questioned herself.
"It will be ok." He stated. His words where empty. And Buffy felt alone, even in his embrace. *This isn't the same. I don't feel anything. I haven't for a long time. Maybe Jackie was right, maybe I'm not truly happy. Maybe I just don't love him anymore.* Buffy realized this was true and began to brake away from Angel. Angel just stood there.
"I need to go home Angel. It's late." And with that said she left.
~~~1 hour later~~~
"And that's about it. Crazy right? Do you want to bash on mom now like she did on you?" Spike just stared in the girls eyes. *She has my eyes, that must driven the Slayer mad.* He thought with a tiny smirk. Jackie leaned against the wall in an effort to make herself more comfortable on the hard concrete ground. She sat opposite her father, looking for some sign as to what he was thinking.
"Did I give you that?" He asked suddenly. Jackie was a bit thrown off. Here she had just told him about his future, with his mortal enemy, and he wanted to know where she got her coat?
"Well, no, not exactly…. I kinda took it with out asking before I came here…." She admitted. Spike couldn't help but smirk at her.
"You mean you stole it from me?" He questioned.
"Yes sir." She suddenly felt very ashamed of herself. And it strangely made her a little homesick.
"That my girl." Spike said with a since of pride. Jackie couldn't help but smile. *Maybe that's what he really thinks every time he finds me wearing his duster.*
"You should go back to the slay-I mean Buffy. Her mates will help you find your way home." Spike said. Jackie just sat still for a minute then realized something.
"I don't know where she lives." The girl from the future stated. Spike looked confused.
"Sure you do, you live there too. You must. Her and her mum, don't they take care of you?" He asked leaning in in disbelief that Buffy wouldn't take care of her own daughter.
"I, I never met my grandmother before. She died before you two where even together. I've only seen pictures. And we never visit the house. We live in a house that hasn't even been built in this time. Believe me, I checked." She explained. Spike looked a little thrown off.
"Wait. Are you saying the Slayer and I are,…..together?" He asked. Jackie shook her head yes.
"You get married one year before I am born. You're very happy with her, either of you could ever stop smiling." She smiled in memory of her mom and dad. Spike leaned his head against the wall and looked up.
"I need some alcohol." He stated. Jackie didn't say anything for a few minutes.
"I would like to met my grandmother. Maybe warn her to have a cat scan, or something. Would you take me there?" She asked softly. She wasn't sure that he would say.
"Alright pet. Lets go."
~~~~~~~Some time later (In Buffy's house)~~~~~~~~~~
Buffy slowly opened the door as not to wake her mother. She was coming in later then her mom usually allowed and knew she would be in big trouble if she was caught. The slayer was half-way up the stairs when there was knocking on the front door.
"shit.." Buffy cursed under her breath. Then she slowly descended the stairs once more. Listening for any signs her mother might be waking up.
Outside……
"This isn't a good idea." Spike stated as Jackie knocked again. This time a little louder.
"Why not?" She asked. Jackie couldn't understand why her father suddenly looked a little frightened.
"Buffy's in there." The vampire stated. He could feel the slayer's presence in the building, and wasn't to pleased at the thoughts of what she might do to him when she realizes who brought Jackie to her house. But he didn't have time to leave, because almost as soon as he said it, Buffy was at the door.
"oh." Buffy said as she noticed it was Jackie at the door. She couldn't see Spike behind her daughter because he was standing below the steps.
"Hello. Sorry to come here so late, but I didn't have anywhere else to go. And….I'll leave if you want me too…" Jackie hung her head after seeing her mom wasn't going to say anything and was about to turn away.
"No. It's alright. Of course you can stay, its just a little weird for me. You know?" Jackie smiled as her mother explained. Buffy smiled back. Something inside of her lit up when she saw her daughter from the future smile. Buffy moved aside to let Jackie in, but the girl didn't move, she just grew more nervous.
"You can come in." Buffy reassured. Jackie looked at her in a very concerned way.
"Well you see I would, but I can't just leave him.." She started. Buffy raised an eyebrow.
"Leave who?" she asked. Jackie slowly moved to stand next to her mom, leaving her a plain view of Spike. Buffy's jaw dropped. *Oh no.*
"Hello cutie." Spike greeted, taking another drag of his cigarette.
"Please don't be mad…" Jackie pleaded, closing her eyes. Buffy did the same and took a big breath and opened her eye's again.
"Come in Spike." She said it ever so softly to where, if he wasn't a vampire, he probably wouldn't have heard it. He stomped out his cigarette and followed his daughter in the house, followed by Buffy.
"There's an extra bed up stairs, I'll put it in my room and you can sleep on that." Buffy said to Jackie you only nodded in response. Then Buffy turned to Spike.
"And you can sleep on the couch." She said in a cold voice. Spike began to walking the living room.
"Of course." He replied. He got two steps away from his future family before the lights came on from upstairs and Joyce Summers voice could be heard.
"Buffy Summers! What the hell is going on here?!" She yelled as she came down the stairs. Buffy walked up to her mom once she was down the stairs and began to become very nervous. Spike walked back to stand next to Jackie as they both watch the show.
"Hello Joyce." Spike greeted. Then waved a hand at her. Joyce looked up and smiled despite her anger at her daughter.
"Nice to see you Spike. Now Buffy, what IS going on here?" She questioned. Buffy sighed.
"I guess theirs no chance you'd believe me if I told you we where having a family meeting." Buffy joked, earning a chuckle from the two other blondes behind her. Joyce didn't laugh though.
"Mom, I think you better sit down."
Everyone looked at the red eyed slayer. Buffy was over come with the sudden shame and couldn't bring herself to look in Jackie's eyes.
"W-what??….I don't un-understand,….how???….Why?…." Giles began in a soft voice. The entire groups attention was on the new discovery. Jackie hung her head low, not too please with her mother's reaction.
"It's a long time from now. Things are different, things change, he changes-" The girl from the future begins.
"No." Buffy stated in a firm, hard voice. Jackie looked up at her. Although Buffy still did not look at her daughter to be. Or not to be.
"It won't happen. I won't let it happen." She commented. Jackie couldn't believe that this was the mother she knew back home. She was beginning to doubt that this was even the same girl. HER mother was always happy, she hated to be separated from her father and every chance she got she was around Jackie. She was Jackie's shelter and protection, even if she didn't need it. But this Buffy, this Buffy was different. She was unhappy, depressed even, she didn't like the Spike of this time, and she couldn't even look at Jackie. This Buffy is something Jackie's mother would want to protect her from.
"I hate Spike! I could never like him, yet alone LOVE HIM!!! He's a no good, bloodsucking, evil, disgusting-" Buffy began to yell louder and louder. Each work was like a bullet though the heart to Jackie. She had never heard her mom talk about her dad in such a way. It hurt beyond words. Giles began to notice Jackie's hurt expression and decided to stop Buffy before she did something she might regret.
"Buffy that quite enough." He said. Buffy shot him a dangerous look and grew even more angry.
"NO! It's not enough! I bet he knocked me up and left town never to be seen again! He's like that, and you know it! Well news flash! I'm not going to let him do it! I'm going to stake his sorry ass the next time I see him! And-" Buffy was interrupted when her daughter stood up and pounded her fist into the table.
"Slut UP!! You don't know anything!! First off, you two married before you had me, Second he's not like that, and third!" Jackie began to soften her voice before going on, "And third…your happy. Truly, happy. And you love him, and me, not like now when the only person you love is yourself. Well wake up! The world's not going to change unless you make it change!" Jackie had had enough of her mother's harsh words and walked out of the room. In search of the one person she hoped would understand her. Buffy watched Jackie leave the room and suddenly knew she couldn't be here right now.
"I-I have to-to go….." With that the Slayer left the library in search of someone who could understand her. Everyone watched there friend go and sat in silence for a while.
Xander was the first to speak.
"So, Spike and Buffy. Who would have thought?" He chuckled to himself, then was quiet once he realized no one else was laughing.
"Well she did, once, that he was cute." Willow began, looking up at Xander. "Which he is, kinda."
"Willow!" Cordilla yelled. Willow gave her a suspicious look. Cordilla sighed.
"Ok, he is easy on the eyes….." She admitted.
"Ok. Had enough of this conversation!" Xander added. Giles looked confused and started to clean his classes.
"Where would Jacquelyn go?" He questioned, getting everyone's attention. "I mean, she doesn't know anyone else in this world. So where would she go?" He continued.
"Well I know where I'd go if my mother rejected me." Cordilla stated. Giles looked at her.
"Where is that?" He asked.
"To my father."
~~~~~~Some time later-at the old factory~~~~~~
*This has to be it! It just has to be!* Jackie thought as she walked the dark, dusty halls. *Everything is so dark. Well, I guess it would have to be since he's still a vampire.* The girl continued walking the halls, letting her instincts be her guide. Suddenly a large metal pole came towards her face. She easily grabbed it and swung the pole so that the person on the other end was up against the opposite wall. Jackie dropped the pole with a loud clag after she realized that the figure wasn't going to fight back.
"Bloody hell!" The person exclaimed. "A master vampire beaten by a human! O' this world is bloody wonderful!" Jackie then noticed that the figure was her father and was quickly filled with joy.
"Da- I mean, Spike?" She corrected. The vampire turned to stare at the small girl. A look of confusion on his face after her studied her face.
"Do I know you luv? You look bloody familiar…" He stated. Jackie could feel tears running down her cheeks.
"it's a long story." She explained. Spike just shrugged.
"I've got time. Not like there's anything else to do."
~~~~~In the cemetery~~~~~~~
"And then Giles said I! Was her mother!! ME!" Buffy said between sobs on her boyfriends shoulders. Angel didn't know what to say, it was all very confusing and unbelievable.
"Well, Buffy I really don't know what to say-" He began. Buffy looked up at him. He didn't seem like the old reassuring Angel he was before. *He always used to tell me things to make me feel better. What happened?* She questioned herself.
"It will be ok." He stated. His words where empty. And Buffy felt alone, even in his embrace. *This isn't the same. I don't feel anything. I haven't for a long time. Maybe Jackie was right, maybe I'm not truly happy. Maybe I just don't love him anymore.* Buffy realized this was true and began to brake away from Angel. Angel just stood there.
"I need to go home Angel. It's late." And with that said she left.
~~~1 hour later~~~
"And that's about it. Crazy right? Do you want to bash on mom now like she did on you?" Spike just stared in the girls eyes. *She has my eyes, that must driven the Slayer mad.* He thought with a tiny smirk. Jackie leaned against the wall in an effort to make herself more comfortable on the hard concrete ground. She sat opposite her father, looking for some sign as to what he was thinking.
"Did I give you that?" He asked suddenly. Jackie was a bit thrown off. Here she had just told him about his future, with his mortal enemy, and he wanted to know where she got her coat?
"Well, no, not exactly…. I kinda took it with out asking before I came here…." She admitted. Spike couldn't help but smirk at her.
"You mean you stole it from me?" He questioned.
"Yes sir." She suddenly felt very ashamed of herself. And it strangely made her a little homesick.
"That my girl." Spike said with a since of pride. Jackie couldn't help but smile. *Maybe that's what he really thinks every time he finds me wearing his duster.*
"You should go back to the slay-I mean Buffy. Her mates will help you find your way home." Spike said. Jackie just sat still for a minute then realized something.
"I don't know where she lives." The girl from the future stated. Spike looked confused.
"Sure you do, you live there too. You must. Her and her mum, don't they take care of you?" He asked leaning in in disbelief that Buffy wouldn't take care of her own daughter.
"I, I never met my grandmother before. She died before you two where even together. I've only seen pictures. And we never visit the house. We live in a house that hasn't even been built in this time. Believe me, I checked." She explained. Spike looked a little thrown off.
"Wait. Are you saying the Slayer and I are,…..together?" He asked. Jackie shook her head yes.
"You get married one year before I am born. You're very happy with her, either of you could ever stop smiling." She smiled in memory of her mom and dad. Spike leaned his head against the wall and looked up.
"I need some alcohol." He stated. Jackie didn't say anything for a few minutes.
"I would like to met my grandmother. Maybe warn her to have a cat scan, or something. Would you take me there?" She asked softly. She wasn't sure that he would say.
"Alright pet. Lets go."
~~~~~~~Some time later (In Buffy's house)~~~~~~~~~~
Buffy slowly opened the door as not to wake her mother. She was coming in later then her mom usually allowed and knew she would be in big trouble if she was caught. The slayer was half-way up the stairs when there was knocking on the front door.
"shit.." Buffy cursed under her breath. Then she slowly descended the stairs once more. Listening for any signs her mother might be waking up.
Outside……
"This isn't a good idea." Spike stated as Jackie knocked again. This time a little louder.
"Why not?" She asked. Jackie couldn't understand why her father suddenly looked a little frightened.
"Buffy's in there." The vampire stated. He could feel the slayer's presence in the building, and wasn't to pleased at the thoughts of what she might do to him when she realizes who brought Jackie to her house. But he didn't have time to leave, because almost as soon as he said it, Buffy was at the door.
"oh." Buffy said as she noticed it was Jackie at the door. She couldn't see Spike behind her daughter because he was standing below the steps.
"Hello. Sorry to come here so late, but I didn't have anywhere else to go. And….I'll leave if you want me too…" Jackie hung her head after seeing her mom wasn't going to say anything and was about to turn away.
"No. It's alright. Of course you can stay, its just a little weird for me. You know?" Jackie smiled as her mother explained. Buffy smiled back. Something inside of her lit up when she saw her daughter from the future smile. Buffy moved aside to let Jackie in, but the girl didn't move, she just grew more nervous.
"You can come in." Buffy reassured. Jackie looked at her in a very concerned way.
"Well you see I would, but I can't just leave him.." She started. Buffy raised an eyebrow.
"Leave who?" she asked. Jackie slowly moved to stand next to her mom, leaving her a plain view of Spike. Buffy's jaw dropped. *Oh no.*
"Hello cutie." Spike greeted, taking another drag of his cigarette.
"Please don't be mad…" Jackie pleaded, closing her eyes. Buffy did the same and took a big breath and opened her eye's again.
"Come in Spike." She said it ever so softly to where, if he wasn't a vampire, he probably wouldn't have heard it. He stomped out his cigarette and followed his daughter in the house, followed by Buffy.
"There's an extra bed up stairs, I'll put it in my room and you can sleep on that." Buffy said to Jackie you only nodded in response. Then Buffy turned to Spike.
"And you can sleep on the couch." She said in a cold voice. Spike began to walking the living room.
"Of course." He replied. He got two steps away from his future family before the lights came on from upstairs and Joyce Summers voice could be heard.
"Buffy Summers! What the hell is going on here?!" She yelled as she came down the stairs. Buffy walked up to her mom once she was down the stairs and began to become very nervous. Spike walked back to stand next to Jackie as they both watch the show.
"Hello Joyce." Spike greeted. Then waved a hand at her. Joyce looked up and smiled despite her anger at her daughter.
"Nice to see you Spike. Now Buffy, what IS going on here?" She questioned. Buffy sighed.
"I guess theirs no chance you'd believe me if I told you we where having a family meeting." Buffy joked, earning a chuckle from the two other blondes behind her. Joyce didn't laugh though.
"Mom, I think you better sit down."