And Quite a Destiny
By Amanda Lord
Summary: The conclusion of A LITTLE BIT OF FATE and A LOT OF LUCK. Buffy and Spike enter the realm to which they were meant to be. Also their daughter is something else all together.
Just so you know: This is a Buffy/Spike story. Whatever happens in this story this is going to be a Buffy/Spike story all of the way. I cannot say this enough. Buffy and Spike are in this story all of the way. This is their story.
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Growing up
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"Spike stop that!"
He looked up in full vamp face.
"What?"
Buffy walked over to him and picked up Laura.
"You are going to give her some major issues."
He shook his face back to normal.
"It's just the Three Little Pigs." he said gesturing at the book in his hands.
Buffy had walked into hearing a falsetto saying "Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin." and then finding Spike vamping out with the wolf's reply."
"Buffy-love, we agreed that she needed to see my vamp face every once in awhile. If she doesn't then she will just think that I'm scary when she finally sees me. Remember no hiding our true natures from Bite-Sized."
"But if you do it that way she will just think that vampires are cute. Do you really think that it is best that she equates vampires with bed time stories."
Buffy turned and left the room.
"Never try to be a vampire and a parent," Spike muttered sweetly to Laura.
***
"Look what we have here," one of three vampires said approaching a nine year old sitting on the front curb of her house.
The little girl looked up at them, her blue eyes were curious her blonde pigtails bobbed as she moved her head.
"You're vampires," she said matter of factly.
The trio laughed.
"Yes we are little girl," one of them said, "You don't seem scared."
She looked up at them with little fear in her eyes, "Why should I be."
Another grinned, "We love the fresh taste of little girl."
The girl blinked, "Ewww, that is just nasty."
They just grinned like jackals
"Do you know who I am," she asked with all the security of a well loved chid.
"Dinner?" one said and they all broke into laughter.
The girl rolled her eyes, "I'm Laura Summers."
None of them showed any kind of reaction.
"Buffy and Spike are my parents," Laura tried again.
This time one of them lost his smile and backed off.
"Who are they," one of the two still cocky ones asked the weaker one. He sounded annoyed.
"The Slayer and her pet," the scared on whispered.
"He's actually going by consort now," Laura said bravely.
The Annoyed one looked at the little girl, "You do know that vampires can't have children."
Laura's face turned into mock horror, "Oh you mean that he's not my daddy?"
The scared one saw her father in those wide blue eyes. He had a chance to fight Spike one night at Willy's, he was lucky to be alive. He wasn't going to risk his un-life by screwing around with the daughter of not only one of the most powerful Master Vampires he had ever seen, but also the child of the Slayer. The Scared One ran off.
"Oh he's gone, darn," Laura pouted, "Now I only get to dust two. Alex will still be impressed, but three would have knocked his socks off."
***
Twenty mintues later Buffy rushed out to the front curb.
"Laura Joyce Summers, what are you doing outside," Buffy said breathlessly.
Laura pouted as she looked up at her mother, "The alarm hurt my head. I just wanted to get outside."
Niether one had to point out that it was the horrendous cooking of Buffy that had turned the house into a smoke mess with the fire alarm blaring like crazy. Laura hated the alarm and it went off quite often these days as Buffy was learning to cook.
Buffy pulled her daughter to her, "Baby you know it's not safe out here for you."
Laura saw Spike coming up behind her mother, "Daddy tell mommy I'm fine outside at night as long as I have my stake."
Laura held up her stake and smiled at her father.
"No you don't missy," Buffy said sternly, "You don't go appealing to him."
Spike wisely kept his mouth shut.
Laura pouted, "But I killed two. I'm fine by myself."
Buffy looked at her nine year old daughter, "I'm sure you are, but little girls don't wander around Sunnydale at night."
"Fine don't believe me," Laura said turning on her heel she ran indoors, front screen slamming as she scuttled inside.
Buffy turned to Spike, "Can you believe…"
Buffy stopped talking as Spike wordlessly held out a pile of all too familiar dust. Buffy felt her legs give out, but in a moment Spike was there for her. He wrapped his arms tight around her.
"She's only nine," Buffy whispered.
Spike closed his eyes and nodded, "She's also our daughter."
Buffy started to shake, and Spike held her closer. Together they were able to hide the fact that they were terrified. Spike was just as shaken by this whole turn of events more than she was. He always thought Laura to be normal. To find out that she was something more scared the both of them.
Buffy looked up at him determined, "How do we teach her how to be normal."
Spike shrugged nonchalantly, but his voice quivered, "Wouldn't know luv, never been normal myself."
****
"Dawn its just not normal."
Dawn looked at the girl across the table from her. Dawn pushed a strand of brown laced with gray behind her ear.
"So what is not so normal? Your parents lack of visible aging? The fact that your mother can bend metal like Superman. The fact that your father is a soulless vampire. The fact that you are the reincarnation of your father's soul that he lost a hundred years ago. The fact that your godfather, who you've never met, is a souled vampire?"
Laura shook her head. She pouted and looked just like her mother.
"No I'm used to the fact that mom making dinner includes spiced blood and that I live on the Graceland of the underworld. I'm fine that dad used to tell me fairy tales in and out of vamp face. I couldn't care less that mom was a single mother during the day. I have loved my life and I adore my parents. I am simply talking about THEM. They were chasing each other around the house today. They were giggling. I mean they've been together for two decades and they are still acting like they just started dating a few days ago. I mean who does that."
Dawn almost choked on her Frappe.
"So you have the most bizarre life on the face of the earth and you're complaining that your parents are stuck in junior high. I think that is the least of your worries."
"I don't know. I think that they've ruined me for life. How am I supposed to find a companion if they are going to be my example of a perfect couple. No one is as happy as they are. They still fight over the same things that they did when I was little. They still hold each other like its mandatory for life. He always made her laugh. They never have tired of each other. It's scarring."
"So you think that I've lead a normal life because my parents divorced when I was ten?"
"I just know that no one will ever love me as much as dad loves mom. It's not fair to always witness perfection and know that I'll never achieve it."
"God we should all have your problems."
As they were laughing a man walked past them. Laura looked up in shock. Her senses were going crazy. She didn't know why. He was unlike any vampire that she had ever known. She looked into his eyes and she was mesmerized.
*You're a Beauty* he said.
Dawn looked at her making eye contact with the man. There was something wrong.
By Amanda Lord
Summary: The conclusion of A LITTLE BIT OF FATE and A LOT OF LUCK. Buffy and Spike enter the realm to which they were meant to be. Also their daughter is something else all together.
Just so you know: This is a Buffy/Spike story. Whatever happens in this story this is going to be a Buffy/Spike story all of the way. I cannot say this enough. Buffy and Spike are in this story all of the way. This is their story.
**********
Growing up
**********
"Spike stop that!"
He looked up in full vamp face.
"What?"
Buffy walked over to him and picked up Laura.
"You are going to give her some major issues."
He shook his face back to normal.
"It's just the Three Little Pigs." he said gesturing at the book in his hands.
Buffy had walked into hearing a falsetto saying "Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin." and then finding Spike vamping out with the wolf's reply."
"Buffy-love, we agreed that she needed to see my vamp face every once in awhile. If she doesn't then she will just think that I'm scary when she finally sees me. Remember no hiding our true natures from Bite-Sized."
"But if you do it that way she will just think that vampires are cute. Do you really think that it is best that she equates vampires with bed time stories."
Buffy turned and left the room.
"Never try to be a vampire and a parent," Spike muttered sweetly to Laura.
***
"Look what we have here," one of three vampires said approaching a nine year old sitting on the front curb of her house.
The little girl looked up at them, her blue eyes were curious her blonde pigtails bobbed as she moved her head.
"You're vampires," she said matter of factly.
The trio laughed.
"Yes we are little girl," one of them said, "You don't seem scared."
She looked up at them with little fear in her eyes, "Why should I be."
Another grinned, "We love the fresh taste of little girl."
The girl blinked, "Ewww, that is just nasty."
They just grinned like jackals
"Do you know who I am," she asked with all the security of a well loved chid.
"Dinner?" one said and they all broke into laughter.
The girl rolled her eyes, "I'm Laura Summers."
None of them showed any kind of reaction.
"Buffy and Spike are my parents," Laura tried again.
This time one of them lost his smile and backed off.
"Who are they," one of the two still cocky ones asked the weaker one. He sounded annoyed.
"The Slayer and her pet," the scared on whispered.
"He's actually going by consort now," Laura said bravely.
The Annoyed one looked at the little girl, "You do know that vampires can't have children."
Laura's face turned into mock horror, "Oh you mean that he's not my daddy?"
The scared one saw her father in those wide blue eyes. He had a chance to fight Spike one night at Willy's, he was lucky to be alive. He wasn't going to risk his un-life by screwing around with the daughter of not only one of the most powerful Master Vampires he had ever seen, but also the child of the Slayer. The Scared One ran off.
"Oh he's gone, darn," Laura pouted, "Now I only get to dust two. Alex will still be impressed, but three would have knocked his socks off."
***
Twenty mintues later Buffy rushed out to the front curb.
"Laura Joyce Summers, what are you doing outside," Buffy said breathlessly.
Laura pouted as she looked up at her mother, "The alarm hurt my head. I just wanted to get outside."
Niether one had to point out that it was the horrendous cooking of Buffy that had turned the house into a smoke mess with the fire alarm blaring like crazy. Laura hated the alarm and it went off quite often these days as Buffy was learning to cook.
Buffy pulled her daughter to her, "Baby you know it's not safe out here for you."
Laura saw Spike coming up behind her mother, "Daddy tell mommy I'm fine outside at night as long as I have my stake."
Laura held up her stake and smiled at her father.
"No you don't missy," Buffy said sternly, "You don't go appealing to him."
Spike wisely kept his mouth shut.
Laura pouted, "But I killed two. I'm fine by myself."
Buffy looked at her nine year old daughter, "I'm sure you are, but little girls don't wander around Sunnydale at night."
"Fine don't believe me," Laura said turning on her heel she ran indoors, front screen slamming as she scuttled inside.
Buffy turned to Spike, "Can you believe…"
Buffy stopped talking as Spike wordlessly held out a pile of all too familiar dust. Buffy felt her legs give out, but in a moment Spike was there for her. He wrapped his arms tight around her.
"She's only nine," Buffy whispered.
Spike closed his eyes and nodded, "She's also our daughter."
Buffy started to shake, and Spike held her closer. Together they were able to hide the fact that they were terrified. Spike was just as shaken by this whole turn of events more than she was. He always thought Laura to be normal. To find out that she was something more scared the both of them.
Buffy looked up at him determined, "How do we teach her how to be normal."
Spike shrugged nonchalantly, but his voice quivered, "Wouldn't know luv, never been normal myself."
****
"Dawn its just not normal."
Dawn looked at the girl across the table from her. Dawn pushed a strand of brown laced with gray behind her ear.
"So what is not so normal? Your parents lack of visible aging? The fact that your mother can bend metal like Superman. The fact that your father is a soulless vampire. The fact that you are the reincarnation of your father's soul that he lost a hundred years ago. The fact that your godfather, who you've never met, is a souled vampire?"
Laura shook her head. She pouted and looked just like her mother.
"No I'm used to the fact that mom making dinner includes spiced blood and that I live on the Graceland of the underworld. I'm fine that dad used to tell me fairy tales in and out of vamp face. I couldn't care less that mom was a single mother during the day. I have loved my life and I adore my parents. I am simply talking about THEM. They were chasing each other around the house today. They were giggling. I mean they've been together for two decades and they are still acting like they just started dating a few days ago. I mean who does that."
Dawn almost choked on her Frappe.
"So you have the most bizarre life on the face of the earth and you're complaining that your parents are stuck in junior high. I think that is the least of your worries."
"I don't know. I think that they've ruined me for life. How am I supposed to find a companion if they are going to be my example of a perfect couple. No one is as happy as they are. They still fight over the same things that they did when I was little. They still hold each other like its mandatory for life. He always made her laugh. They never have tired of each other. It's scarring."
"So you think that I've lead a normal life because my parents divorced when I was ten?"
"I just know that no one will ever love me as much as dad loves mom. It's not fair to always witness perfection and know that I'll never achieve it."
"God we should all have your problems."
As they were laughing a man walked past them. Laura looked up in shock. Her senses were going crazy. She didn't know why. He was unlike any vampire that she had ever known. She looked into his eyes and she was mesmerized.
*You're a Beauty* he said.
Dawn looked at her making eye contact with the man. There was something wrong.