"He'll be here any minute!" Willow exclaimed running around the living room trying to make sure everything was perfect.
"Will, chill!" Xander stated, "Everything is fine. A person can only make the Hellmouth seem so normal."
"Speak for yourself," Buffy huffed, "I'm the one who has to do all the work to make it normal."
"Buffy's right," Tara added, "if your cousin is smart like you, he'll figure it out soon enough."
"Car pulling up!" Dawn squealed looking out the window.
"Buffy, stay away from the car." Xander smirked.
Willow couldn't hold her excitement in any longer. She threw the door open and ran towards the car.
"Cody!" she yelled throwing her arms around him hugging him tight. She looked into to Cody's eyes and what she saw hurt her heart. "Is it really that bad?"
"Not anymore," Cody smiled hugging her back, "seeing you helps a lot."
Willow led Cody into the house, where he met up with five more people.
"Cody, I want you to met the people that mean a lot to me. That's Buffy and her sister, Dawn. This is their house." Willow introduced.
"Hi," Cody replied, "aren't you the one who started the call to blowup the high school?"
"Um, yea," Buffy replied looking away from him.
"I'm not sure if you remember Xander and that's his girlfriend, Anya."
"He doesn't look like a computer geek," Anya said checking Cody out, "He's kinda cute."
"Anya!" Xander exclaimed.
"Uh, hi." Cody replied embarrassed.
"And this," Willow smiled bringing Tara next to her, "this is Tara."
"Her orgasmic friend." Anya added.
"Anya!" Xander and Buffy yelled.
"Hi," Tara shyly smiled.
Everyone looked as the back door swung open and Spike ran inside smoking. Spike throws his blanket off and straightens his hair. "Right. So, what's going on?" he asked looking around. He spots Cody leaning against the counter, "Who's the whelp?"
"What!" Cody huffed.
"Uh, Spike, this is my cousin Cody." Willow introduced, "Um, Cody, this, this is Spike."
"Spike Harris. Xander's cousin from London." Buffy quickly added.
"What?" Xander yelled.
"Bloody hell what!" Spike yelled.
"They don't like to admit their family." Tara whispered to Cody.
"I heard that!" Spike huffed watching Xander pull Buffy into the living room.
"My cousin!" Xander seethed, "Why does Spike have to be my cousin?"
"It just slipped out," Buffy said trying not to laugh.
"Yea, well, it's not like I would admit if I was related to the whelp." Spike grumbled, "Why do I have to be his cousin?"
"Willow wants Cody to think everything in normal here." Buffy explained, "Would you just go along with it?"
Spike looked at Buffy and then to Xander. He proceeded to break down into a hysterical laughter. "Normal" snicker, "Hellmouth." more hysterical laughter. "What's in it for me?" Spike asked wiping the tears from his eyes.
Buffy slams Spike up against the door and raises a stake to his heart. "I don't dust you." she replied.
"Point taken." Spike smirked, "Just don't expect me to play nicey nice with the whelp."
"Like you'd play nice with anyone," Xander snorted.
"I'd play nice with Buffy," Spike leered.
"So, what's everyone up to?" Willow asked walking into the living room followed by Cody and Tara.
"Just catching up with my favorite cousin," Spike smiled throwing an arm around Xander.
Cody could feel the tension in the room. It reminded him of when Donovan first came on the scene and he and Jake would butt heads.
"Don't touch me," Xander grimaced tossing Spike's arm off and stalking next to Tara and Cody.
"But we're family!" Spike protested, playing it up.
"Ya know, my boss has these connections," Cody leaned over to Xander, "he can get your cousin's visa taken care of and get him deported."
"Really!?" Xander smiled, taking in the thought, "I'm not even sure if he's he legal."
"Xander!" Dawn exclaimed smacking him upside his head.
"So, mate," Spike growled, "what do you do?"
"I work for the FBI." Cody stated.
"FBI?" Spike stammered.
"Yea, you know," Xander gleefully informed him, "the government."
"Nice chatting with you." Spike said grabbing his blanket and heading for the back door.
Cody looked at Spike strangely, shaking his head. "Skin condition." Buffy offered as an explanation.
"Will, chill!" Xander stated, "Everything is fine. A person can only make the Hellmouth seem so normal."
"Speak for yourself," Buffy huffed, "I'm the one who has to do all the work to make it normal."
"Buffy's right," Tara added, "if your cousin is smart like you, he'll figure it out soon enough."
"Car pulling up!" Dawn squealed looking out the window.
"Buffy, stay away from the car." Xander smirked.
Willow couldn't hold her excitement in any longer. She threw the door open and ran towards the car.
"Cody!" she yelled throwing her arms around him hugging him tight. She looked into to Cody's eyes and what she saw hurt her heart. "Is it really that bad?"
"Not anymore," Cody smiled hugging her back, "seeing you helps a lot."
Willow led Cody into the house, where he met up with five more people.
"Cody, I want you to met the people that mean a lot to me. That's Buffy and her sister, Dawn. This is their house." Willow introduced.
"Hi," Cody replied, "aren't you the one who started the call to blowup the high school?"
"Um, yea," Buffy replied looking away from him.
"I'm not sure if you remember Xander and that's his girlfriend, Anya."
"He doesn't look like a computer geek," Anya said checking Cody out, "He's kinda cute."
"Anya!" Xander exclaimed.
"Uh, hi." Cody replied embarrassed.
"And this," Willow smiled bringing Tara next to her, "this is Tara."
"Her orgasmic friend." Anya added.
"Anya!" Xander and Buffy yelled.
"Hi," Tara shyly smiled.
Everyone looked as the back door swung open and Spike ran inside smoking. Spike throws his blanket off and straightens his hair. "Right. So, what's going on?" he asked looking around. He spots Cody leaning against the counter, "Who's the whelp?"
"What!" Cody huffed.
"Uh, Spike, this is my cousin Cody." Willow introduced, "Um, Cody, this, this is Spike."
"Spike Harris. Xander's cousin from London." Buffy quickly added.
"What?" Xander yelled.
"Bloody hell what!" Spike yelled.
"They don't like to admit their family." Tara whispered to Cody.
"I heard that!" Spike huffed watching Xander pull Buffy into the living room.
"My cousin!" Xander seethed, "Why does Spike have to be my cousin?"
"It just slipped out," Buffy said trying not to laugh.
"Yea, well, it's not like I would admit if I was related to the whelp." Spike grumbled, "Why do I have to be his cousin?"
"Willow wants Cody to think everything in normal here." Buffy explained, "Would you just go along with it?"
Spike looked at Buffy and then to Xander. He proceeded to break down into a hysterical laughter. "Normal" snicker, "Hellmouth." more hysterical laughter. "What's in it for me?" Spike asked wiping the tears from his eyes.
Buffy slams Spike up against the door and raises a stake to his heart. "I don't dust you." she replied.
"Point taken." Spike smirked, "Just don't expect me to play nicey nice with the whelp."
"Like you'd play nice with anyone," Xander snorted.
"I'd play nice with Buffy," Spike leered.
"So, what's everyone up to?" Willow asked walking into the living room followed by Cody and Tara.
"Just catching up with my favorite cousin," Spike smiled throwing an arm around Xander.
Cody could feel the tension in the room. It reminded him of when Donovan first came on the scene and he and Jake would butt heads.
"Don't touch me," Xander grimaced tossing Spike's arm off and stalking next to Tara and Cody.
"But we're family!" Spike protested, playing it up.
"Ya know, my boss has these connections," Cody leaned over to Xander, "he can get your cousin's visa taken care of and get him deported."
"Really!?" Xander smiled, taking in the thought, "I'm not even sure if he's he legal."
"Xander!" Dawn exclaimed smacking him upside his head.
"So, mate," Spike growled, "what do you do?"
"I work for the FBI." Cody stated.
"FBI?" Spike stammered.
"Yea, you know," Xander gleefully informed him, "the government."
"Nice chatting with you." Spike said grabbing his blanket and heading for the back door.
Cody looked at Spike strangely, shaking his head. "Skin condition." Buffy offered as an explanation.