"We're talking about cancer and it killing Tomorrow." Spike said as
everyone sat down in the living room. Connor could sense the change in the
mood. For one thing, Uncle Spike never controlled meetings. He would
contribute, but it was generally accepted that Aunt Buffy controlled
meetings. "She was understandably an emotional wreck last night, but this
morning."
"Good Morning all, I didn't know we were having a meeting this early." Tom said as she came smiling down the stairs. "I'll get some juice and then I'll join you." She hummed as she walked through the living room to the kitchen.
"She became insane happy person." Spike finished. "I think she's just hiding her fear behind that fake smile."
"It's not fake." Connor said staring at the door to the kitchen. "She's really that happy. It started about three this morning. Before that, she was in blind panic, but she just relaxed and became happy. I thought she was just having pleasant dreams, but she's awake and she means it."
"What can we do?" Willow asked, "I mean cancer is kind of out of our league. If it was a spell or a demon, we could do something, but cancer."
"That's why they brought you here." Tom said coming in from the kitchen with a glass of juice and sitting next to Connor on the floor. "Dad doesn't want to turn me and he wants your help to find another solution, but there isn't one. So as soon as you can all convince him to turn me, the sooner we can focus on graduation. How's the memorizing of your speech coming?" She asked Connor, "I'm sorry this meeting is interrupting your study time. I know you only have two days before graduation."
"Excuse us," Connor said as he dragged Tomorrow out of the room. "Tom, you are so much more important than a stupid speech and right now you're scaring me."
"But I'll be fine. No one has to worry about me. Dad will turn me and everything will be perfect. Oh, I was at the mailbox and I got my letter of acceptance to UC Sunnydale. I still cannot believe I am going to college after our summer in Europe. Do you have my birthday present yet? Because I had few idea," Tomorrow rambled, and would have continued rambling, except that Connor chose that moment to kiss her.
"Now will you just tell me why you're suddenly miss psycho happy person?"
"I told you, everything will work out."
"Tom, it might not. We've lost Scoobies before. You're not invincible."
"No, but vampires and vengeance demons are. You heard Anya, vengeance demons cannot die. As long as Aunt Faith is alive, there cannot be another Slayer to try to kill me because I am a vampire. It will work out, you will see. You are not convinced are you? Well how about this. If dad doesn't turn me by graduation, you can." Tomorrow finally broke down. "I don't want to die, permanently I mean, it would be okay for a few minutes if I knew you and dad are there. I have my whole life ahead of me and I want to spend it with you."
Connor didn't say anything, under the circumstances he was at a loss for words. He just held her close and they cried together.
"Good Morning all, I didn't know we were having a meeting this early." Tom said as she came smiling down the stairs. "I'll get some juice and then I'll join you." She hummed as she walked through the living room to the kitchen.
"She became insane happy person." Spike finished. "I think she's just hiding her fear behind that fake smile."
"It's not fake." Connor said staring at the door to the kitchen. "She's really that happy. It started about three this morning. Before that, she was in blind panic, but she just relaxed and became happy. I thought she was just having pleasant dreams, but she's awake and she means it."
"What can we do?" Willow asked, "I mean cancer is kind of out of our league. If it was a spell or a demon, we could do something, but cancer."
"That's why they brought you here." Tom said coming in from the kitchen with a glass of juice and sitting next to Connor on the floor. "Dad doesn't want to turn me and he wants your help to find another solution, but there isn't one. So as soon as you can all convince him to turn me, the sooner we can focus on graduation. How's the memorizing of your speech coming?" She asked Connor, "I'm sorry this meeting is interrupting your study time. I know you only have two days before graduation."
"Excuse us," Connor said as he dragged Tomorrow out of the room. "Tom, you are so much more important than a stupid speech and right now you're scaring me."
"But I'll be fine. No one has to worry about me. Dad will turn me and everything will be perfect. Oh, I was at the mailbox and I got my letter of acceptance to UC Sunnydale. I still cannot believe I am going to college after our summer in Europe. Do you have my birthday present yet? Because I had few idea," Tomorrow rambled, and would have continued rambling, except that Connor chose that moment to kiss her.
"Now will you just tell me why you're suddenly miss psycho happy person?"
"I told you, everything will work out."
"Tom, it might not. We've lost Scoobies before. You're not invincible."
"No, but vampires and vengeance demons are. You heard Anya, vengeance demons cannot die. As long as Aunt Faith is alive, there cannot be another Slayer to try to kill me because I am a vampire. It will work out, you will see. You are not convinced are you? Well how about this. If dad doesn't turn me by graduation, you can." Tomorrow finally broke down. "I don't want to die, permanently I mean, it would be okay for a few minutes if I knew you and dad are there. I have my whole life ahead of me and I want to spend it with you."
Connor didn't say anything, under the circumstances he was at a loss for words. He just held her close and they cried together.