Thirty-five minutes later Passions ended, Luis and Sheridan weren't married, Teresa had said the word 'Ethan' sixty-eight times, Willow, Buffy and Spike were enraptured with Timmy and Tabitha and Cordelia had finally gotten Angel to stop crying. They were all just getting into the Angelmobile when Dawn ran back into the house. "I forgot something!" She explained, pulling open the front door and closing it with a slam behind her as she sped towards the stairs.
Doyle arched an eyebrow at Cordelia who shrugged back.
They weren't waiting long and leaving Giles to continue researching were soon on their way. The park was still fairly deserted but school didn't even let out for another half hour so that was expected. Everyone piled out of the car and the munchkins were about to scatter to the four winds when Dawn pulled out what she'd run back into the house for and a bright flash of light exploded from it that left them all blinking dazedly.
"Dawn!" Cordelia exclaimed, grabbing for the camera. "I feel bad enough being seen in public like this, I don't need it to be photographed for posterity!" She complained but Dawn merely grinned and danced out of Cordelia's reach.
"Oh come on! How many other pictures of baby Angel and Spike do you think there are? Plus it'll be great blackmail material for Buffy." Dawn replied, refusing to relinquish her hold on the camera.
Cordy finally conceded the point and every now and then the flashes would capture some adorable action the fearsome fivesome had committed.
"Okay, I get to be Priest Timmy." Spike announced, winding Willow's white hair ribbon around his throat. "An' you get to be Sheridan" He pointed at Buffy who was decked out in Joyce's feathered coat, "an' you get to be Luis." He pulled Angel to stand next to Buffy. "An' you get to be Kay, an' you get to be Miguel." He told Willow and Xander, pulling them over to stand behind Angel and Buffy. Dawn bounced over and deposited two daisy crowns on Buffy and Willow's heads and handed Angel and Xander a flower each.
"Why do you get to be Timmy, why can't I be Timmy!" Xander protested, plucking petals off his flower.
"No Me!" Angel yelled.
"No! Me!" Xander yelled back, looking ready to hit Angel.
"I get to be Timmy and nobody else!" Spike yelled at the top of his lungs.
Dawn finally stepped in and stopped the squabbling, while Cordelia convinced the girls to stop looking at their reflections in the fountain and back into place.
"They're so cute and easily influenced, it's like playing with my size Barbie's." Dawn enthused, grinning widely and snapping pictures. The girls had donned daisy chain crowns, bracelets and necklaces, to go along with their sundresses and sandals that would be their pretend wedding gowns and the boys had tucked their t-shirts into their shorts and had allowed Willow to 'fix' their hair so they looked 'marry-able'.
Dawn snapped pictures happily, Baby Willow and Xander, then Baby Buffy and Angel and finally little minister Spike who presided over the ceremonies with an adorably dignified air despite having at the last minute decided he didn't want to be the only one not getting married and so playing priest and groom all at once entering into a three-way marriage with Buffy and Angel.
"Merely free loved, we are gatered 'ere tday to marry Luis n' Sherdun n' Timmy," Little William intoned, slipping into place on Buffy's opposite side when he said Timmy and then going back to his previous spot. "An' Kay n' Miguel." He added quickly, seeing the look Willow was shooting him.
"D' you Liam Luis take Buffy Sherdun to be your awfully wedded wife?" He asked Angel who nodded.
"I do." Angel said and handed Buffy his flower, with a woeful look.
"And does me William Timmy, take Buffy Sheridan to be my wife." Spike asked as the minister.
Then turned around and answered "I do." Solemnly, handing Buffy another flower then he went back to being minister. "And does you Buffy take me an' Liam to be your husbands?" He asked and Buffy nodded, beaming at little Spike.
"Cool." Spike said then turned to Willow and Xander.
"Do you guys wanna marry each other?" He asked.
Willow looked at Xander, Xander looked at Willow. The two shrugged in unison. "We do." They agreed, exchanging flowers.
Spike grinned. "Den by the power vested in me, we's all hitched." He announced. "But no kissing da brides, cause they's got cooties!" he added, and took off before Buffy could hit him.
Xander gave Willow a shy kiss on the cheek before taking off after Spike. Buffy hit Angel and planted a big kiss on him before he could run off, which he did two seconds later a dazed look on his face.
"Just one more time!" Xander pleaded, jumping up and down on the planks of the merry-go-round.
"Please!" Angel took up the chant.
"Pretty please!" added Willow, flashing puppy dog eyes that rivalled Xander's in adorability.
"Oh all right!" Doyle finally acquiesced, gesturing grandly for Buffy, Spike and Dawn to get on the merry-go-round as well.
"Come on Cordy!" Dawn called.
"Pffft!" Cordy snorted. "Not a chance." the former May-Queen replied.
Dawn and Doyle exchanged evil glances then Doyle started to push, the merry-go-round beginning to pick up speed with each turn. Finally it was going at a respectable pace, too fast to jump off but not too fast to jump on Doyle reached out, grabbed Cordy around the waist with one arm and hauled her onto the platform with him, shrieking and cursing.
"Hush and enjoy the ride Princess." He murmured into her ear, grinning conspiratorially at Dawn who was almost doubled over laughing at the outraged look on Cordelia's face. "The kiddies are listening."
Cordelia turned and tried to glare at him but couldn't fight the grin slowly spreading across her face.
"Do you have any idea what this is doing to my hair!" She protested.
"Ah come on, Cor! The tousled look is in this fall." Dawn piped in, still giggling.
Cordy held her scowl for about two more seconds before erupting into giggles along with the rest.
Eventually the merry-go-round slowed to a stop and everyone got off besides Cordelia and Doyle who sat side by side, trying to get their balance back.
"I'm too old for this." Doyle complained, closing his eyes against the revolving trees and buildings.
"You're definitely too old for this." Cordy replied with a mischievous grin.
Doyle opened one eye to arch an eyebrow at her and smiled wryly.
"Doyle," baby Xander groaned, stumbling over. "I don't feel so good." He complained then leaned over and barfed partially digested twinkies all over Cordelia's sandals.
Doyle arched an eyebrow at Cordelia who shrugged back.
They weren't waiting long and leaving Giles to continue researching were soon on their way. The park was still fairly deserted but school didn't even let out for another half hour so that was expected. Everyone piled out of the car and the munchkins were about to scatter to the four winds when Dawn pulled out what she'd run back into the house for and a bright flash of light exploded from it that left them all blinking dazedly.
"Dawn!" Cordelia exclaimed, grabbing for the camera. "I feel bad enough being seen in public like this, I don't need it to be photographed for posterity!" She complained but Dawn merely grinned and danced out of Cordelia's reach.
"Oh come on! How many other pictures of baby Angel and Spike do you think there are? Plus it'll be great blackmail material for Buffy." Dawn replied, refusing to relinquish her hold on the camera.
Cordy finally conceded the point and every now and then the flashes would capture some adorable action the fearsome fivesome had committed.
"Okay, I get to be Priest Timmy." Spike announced, winding Willow's white hair ribbon around his throat. "An' you get to be Sheridan" He pointed at Buffy who was decked out in Joyce's feathered coat, "an' you get to be Luis." He pulled Angel to stand next to Buffy. "An' you get to be Kay, an' you get to be Miguel." He told Willow and Xander, pulling them over to stand behind Angel and Buffy. Dawn bounced over and deposited two daisy crowns on Buffy and Willow's heads and handed Angel and Xander a flower each.
"Why do you get to be Timmy, why can't I be Timmy!" Xander protested, plucking petals off his flower.
"No Me!" Angel yelled.
"No! Me!" Xander yelled back, looking ready to hit Angel.
"I get to be Timmy and nobody else!" Spike yelled at the top of his lungs.
Dawn finally stepped in and stopped the squabbling, while Cordelia convinced the girls to stop looking at their reflections in the fountain and back into place.
"They're so cute and easily influenced, it's like playing with my size Barbie's." Dawn enthused, grinning widely and snapping pictures. The girls had donned daisy chain crowns, bracelets and necklaces, to go along with their sundresses and sandals that would be their pretend wedding gowns and the boys had tucked their t-shirts into their shorts and had allowed Willow to 'fix' their hair so they looked 'marry-able'.
Dawn snapped pictures happily, Baby Willow and Xander, then Baby Buffy and Angel and finally little minister Spike who presided over the ceremonies with an adorably dignified air despite having at the last minute decided he didn't want to be the only one not getting married and so playing priest and groom all at once entering into a three-way marriage with Buffy and Angel.
"Merely free loved, we are gatered 'ere tday to marry Luis n' Sherdun n' Timmy," Little William intoned, slipping into place on Buffy's opposite side when he said Timmy and then going back to his previous spot. "An' Kay n' Miguel." He added quickly, seeing the look Willow was shooting him.
"D' you Liam Luis take Buffy Sherdun to be your awfully wedded wife?" He asked Angel who nodded.
"I do." Angel said and handed Buffy his flower, with a woeful look.
"And does me William Timmy, take Buffy Sheridan to be my wife." Spike asked as the minister.
Then turned around and answered "I do." Solemnly, handing Buffy another flower then he went back to being minister. "And does you Buffy take me an' Liam to be your husbands?" He asked and Buffy nodded, beaming at little Spike.
"Cool." Spike said then turned to Willow and Xander.
"Do you guys wanna marry each other?" He asked.
Willow looked at Xander, Xander looked at Willow. The two shrugged in unison. "We do." They agreed, exchanging flowers.
Spike grinned. "Den by the power vested in me, we's all hitched." He announced. "But no kissing da brides, cause they's got cooties!" he added, and took off before Buffy could hit him.
Xander gave Willow a shy kiss on the cheek before taking off after Spike. Buffy hit Angel and planted a big kiss on him before he could run off, which he did two seconds later a dazed look on his face.
"Just one more time!" Xander pleaded, jumping up and down on the planks of the merry-go-round.
"Please!" Angel took up the chant.
"Pretty please!" added Willow, flashing puppy dog eyes that rivalled Xander's in adorability.
"Oh all right!" Doyle finally acquiesced, gesturing grandly for Buffy, Spike and Dawn to get on the merry-go-round as well.
"Come on Cordy!" Dawn called.
"Pffft!" Cordy snorted. "Not a chance." the former May-Queen replied.
Dawn and Doyle exchanged evil glances then Doyle started to push, the merry-go-round beginning to pick up speed with each turn. Finally it was going at a respectable pace, too fast to jump off but not too fast to jump on Doyle reached out, grabbed Cordy around the waist with one arm and hauled her onto the platform with him, shrieking and cursing.
"Hush and enjoy the ride Princess." He murmured into her ear, grinning conspiratorially at Dawn who was almost doubled over laughing at the outraged look on Cordelia's face. "The kiddies are listening."
Cordelia turned and tried to glare at him but couldn't fight the grin slowly spreading across her face.
"Do you have any idea what this is doing to my hair!" She protested.
"Ah come on, Cor! The tousled look is in this fall." Dawn piped in, still giggling.
Cordy held her scowl for about two more seconds before erupting into giggles along with the rest.
Eventually the merry-go-round slowed to a stop and everyone got off besides Cordelia and Doyle who sat side by side, trying to get their balance back.
"I'm too old for this." Doyle complained, closing his eyes against the revolving trees and buildings.
"You're definitely too old for this." Cordy replied with a mischievous grin.
Doyle opened one eye to arch an eyebrow at her and smiled wryly.
"Doyle," baby Xander groaned, stumbling over. "I don't feel so good." He complained then leaned over and barfed partially digested twinkies all over Cordelia's sandals.