"Dad, can I go please." Tomorrow begged following her father down into the
basement training room.
"Pet, I don't like him, but if you want to meet his dad so much I guess it's okay. But remember that we're picking up Rupert at the airport on Sunday."
"I would never forget a visit from Grandpa Giles. So is he coming in to help with me or Willow's unborn baby?"
"Pet, Rupert is coming because he misses all of us."
"So me then."
Spike sighs and sits down, "Well if you must know the council's curious about what's going on with you. No Slayer ever had a child let alone a girl fathered by a vampire who gets powers on her sixteenth birthday."
"So instead of sending out the cavalry they send the one person in the council that you and mom trust."
"Pretty much yeah."
"Okay well then we're going to have to practice if we're going to be able to show him that everything's okay."
"That's my girl"
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Tomorrow stumbled to her room later that night, the only thought in her head was to grab her pajamas and take a long hot shower. It wasn't her imagination; these training sessions really were harder, but it wasn't her father's pushing, though there was a lot of it. No it had to do with these powers, they wore her out. "I always thought mom said fighting was easier with super strength." She jumped when the telephone rang. "Hey Max, yeah I talked to dad. We're on for Saturday night. I know you want to see me earlier, but with me doing the day quarantine training sessions and the night patrols, I'm wiped. Yes, of course, I'm looking forward to seeing you and your dad. I was thinking of wearing the green sweater dress. It's casual formal and covers more than most of my outfits. Love you." She hung up the phone. "To the shower."
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"Buffy, we need to talk," Spike said coming into their room.
"What's wrong and can it wait till after Giles' visit cause frankly I'm a little stressed. He left us all the Magic Box, and with this being his first visit in a while, we're doing inventory, and with Tomorrow's powers, and Willow's baby. Tell me again that this is just Giles visiting and not a hostile takeover of someone who can take everything away from us."
"Luv, Giles is coming so that none of that happens. He's going to see how well Willow and the store are and Tomorrow's been working really hard on the training."
"But"
"But, these powers aren't as easy for her as they are for us. She seemed to have an easier time fighting when she didn't have the powers."
"So what are we going to do?"
"I wish I knew. She's trying so hard, but the harder she tries the harder it is on her. It hurts me to see her in so much pain. I'm worry how much more training she can take before she cracks and yet if she doesn't train she'll stay this loose cannon never knowing when one of her powers will show up. I just hope Rupert has some answers for us. Damn it, they give me this one chance to prove myself and I can't even train my own daughter how to be a vampire."
"Pet, I don't like him, but if you want to meet his dad so much I guess it's okay. But remember that we're picking up Rupert at the airport on Sunday."
"I would never forget a visit from Grandpa Giles. So is he coming in to help with me or Willow's unborn baby?"
"Pet, Rupert is coming because he misses all of us."
"So me then."
Spike sighs and sits down, "Well if you must know the council's curious about what's going on with you. No Slayer ever had a child let alone a girl fathered by a vampire who gets powers on her sixteenth birthday."
"So instead of sending out the cavalry they send the one person in the council that you and mom trust."
"Pretty much yeah."
"Okay well then we're going to have to practice if we're going to be able to show him that everything's okay."
"That's my girl"
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Tomorrow stumbled to her room later that night, the only thought in her head was to grab her pajamas and take a long hot shower. It wasn't her imagination; these training sessions really were harder, but it wasn't her father's pushing, though there was a lot of it. No it had to do with these powers, they wore her out. "I always thought mom said fighting was easier with super strength." She jumped when the telephone rang. "Hey Max, yeah I talked to dad. We're on for Saturday night. I know you want to see me earlier, but with me doing the day quarantine training sessions and the night patrols, I'm wiped. Yes, of course, I'm looking forward to seeing you and your dad. I was thinking of wearing the green sweater dress. It's casual formal and covers more than most of my outfits. Love you." She hung up the phone. "To the shower."
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"Buffy, we need to talk," Spike said coming into their room.
"What's wrong and can it wait till after Giles' visit cause frankly I'm a little stressed. He left us all the Magic Box, and with this being his first visit in a while, we're doing inventory, and with Tomorrow's powers, and Willow's baby. Tell me again that this is just Giles visiting and not a hostile takeover of someone who can take everything away from us."
"Luv, Giles is coming so that none of that happens. He's going to see how well Willow and the store are and Tomorrow's been working really hard on the training."
"But"
"But, these powers aren't as easy for her as they are for us. She seemed to have an easier time fighting when she didn't have the powers."
"So what are we going to do?"
"I wish I knew. She's trying so hard, but the harder she tries the harder it is on her. It hurts me to see her in so much pain. I'm worry how much more training she can take before she cracks and yet if she doesn't train she'll stay this loose cannon never knowing when one of her powers will show up. I just hope Rupert has some answers for us. Damn it, they give me this one chance to prove myself and I can't even train my own daughter how to be a vampire."