Disclaimer: What? It isn't mine? None of it is mine? I don't understand..I
think that you lie... This is obviously a mistake, the show is mine... I'm
not crazy...really, I'm not. *sigh* I own nothing...except for my Zippo
lighter, that's it. Happy now?
A/N: I'm done! YAY! Now I must go and finish the other two. *sighs* RL and writer's block just kills me. Hopefully I'll be done with my other stories, I hate leaving people hanging...but if the words don't come, I don't like forcing them. Hope you enjoy this last chapter... It takes place roughly five years into the future...
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The wind held a steady breeze that felt like a furnace. That's what Las Vegas is, just one big furnace. But we endured the horrible heat to watch the kids play and jump through the sprinkler. And least they aren't boiling hot. Spike is lounged beside me, laying back in his chair. I leaned back and watched Jacob and his younger sister Josie play with the water that came from the sprinkler. Mark was sitting nearby, making sure that she would be safe and not fall down and hurt herself. Jacob was smiling and was enjoying the heat of the summer day. Adian was just miserable, pregnant with her third child.
I look at my daughter, my grandchildren, and thank the God that protects Slayers for letting me have a life. For letting me be a normal girl.. A normal woman. I have learned to never take anything for granted. I've learned to love with everything that I have because you never know when it is going to be gone.
I had always been taught that a Slayer was meant to be alone. That she would fight off evil and die alone. Death is her gift and she gives it often. But I guess I have always been different and this was no exception. I loved two vampires, the beings that I am supposed to despise the most. I had friends that put their lives in danger to help me fight the good fight. I had my mother and my sister. That all was such a long time ago but I remember it all so clearly. My past has taught me so many things, and maybe that sounds cliched, but it's true.
And I think the most important thing that I learned was that my gift wasn't death. I had always believed that it was.. I had convinced myself that it was. I let myself die because of it, and that was enough for me. But I have learned that my gift is Love. It took me a long time to figure it out.but I did. And this gift has helped me to move on... I had never been this happy when I was a Slayer. And now I can't ever seem to stop smiling.
Spike and I live a wonderful live. Our grandchildren come and see us all the time...and we spoil them horribly. Xander and Anya moved out here when Josie was born and are also at our house often. Its nice having them here... I almost feels like old times. Dawn has to deal with her boys growing up and dealing with the teenage years.. I don't pity her. At least she got boys..I've had to raise two different teenage girls. Neither one of them were angels either. But both of them turned out ok.. And looking back, I think that I did a good job with Dawn, for the most part. She's turned into a wonderful woman and has a life to be envied. I think all of our lives are worth envy..and sadly, that makes me happy.
My life has been worth living up until this point. I don't know what the future holds..but I look forward to it. As long as Spike and I are together until the end I will forever be complete.
I will never be alone again.
We continued to watch the kids play and I felt an overwhelming happiness come over me. Tears came to my eyes and I smiled once more. Spike noticed my tears and expressed his concern. I got out of my seat to go sit with him in his. He held me close as I kissed him. As my tongue met his I could hear Jacob's disgust for kissing off in the distance, but ignored it. Spike and I didn't take it any further than kissing for the time being..we don't want to traumatize the children or the neighbors...Our lips parted and we held each other, despite the warmth that bathed us.
And that's all we need.
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A/N: Its short but sweet... I just needed a happy ending for a happy story. I hope that you all liked it.. I know that I enjoyed writing it. Please leave me a review..it will make me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Be happy..Give Spike a Hug...
A/N: I'm done! YAY! Now I must go and finish the other two. *sighs* RL and writer's block just kills me. Hopefully I'll be done with my other stories, I hate leaving people hanging...but if the words don't come, I don't like forcing them. Hope you enjoy this last chapter... It takes place roughly five years into the future...
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The wind held a steady breeze that felt like a furnace. That's what Las Vegas is, just one big furnace. But we endured the horrible heat to watch the kids play and jump through the sprinkler. And least they aren't boiling hot. Spike is lounged beside me, laying back in his chair. I leaned back and watched Jacob and his younger sister Josie play with the water that came from the sprinkler. Mark was sitting nearby, making sure that she would be safe and not fall down and hurt herself. Jacob was smiling and was enjoying the heat of the summer day. Adian was just miserable, pregnant with her third child.
I look at my daughter, my grandchildren, and thank the God that protects Slayers for letting me have a life. For letting me be a normal girl.. A normal woman. I have learned to never take anything for granted. I've learned to love with everything that I have because you never know when it is going to be gone.
I had always been taught that a Slayer was meant to be alone. That she would fight off evil and die alone. Death is her gift and she gives it often. But I guess I have always been different and this was no exception. I loved two vampires, the beings that I am supposed to despise the most. I had friends that put their lives in danger to help me fight the good fight. I had my mother and my sister. That all was such a long time ago but I remember it all so clearly. My past has taught me so many things, and maybe that sounds cliched, but it's true.
And I think the most important thing that I learned was that my gift wasn't death. I had always believed that it was.. I had convinced myself that it was. I let myself die because of it, and that was enough for me. But I have learned that my gift is Love. It took me a long time to figure it out.but I did. And this gift has helped me to move on... I had never been this happy when I was a Slayer. And now I can't ever seem to stop smiling.
Spike and I live a wonderful live. Our grandchildren come and see us all the time...and we spoil them horribly. Xander and Anya moved out here when Josie was born and are also at our house often. Its nice having them here... I almost feels like old times. Dawn has to deal with her boys growing up and dealing with the teenage years.. I don't pity her. At least she got boys..I've had to raise two different teenage girls. Neither one of them were angels either. But both of them turned out ok.. And looking back, I think that I did a good job with Dawn, for the most part. She's turned into a wonderful woman and has a life to be envied. I think all of our lives are worth envy..and sadly, that makes me happy.
My life has been worth living up until this point. I don't know what the future holds..but I look forward to it. As long as Spike and I are together until the end I will forever be complete.
I will never be alone again.
We continued to watch the kids play and I felt an overwhelming happiness come over me. Tears came to my eyes and I smiled once more. Spike noticed my tears and expressed his concern. I got out of my seat to go sit with him in his. He held me close as I kissed him. As my tongue met his I could hear Jacob's disgust for kissing off in the distance, but ignored it. Spike and I didn't take it any further than kissing for the time being..we don't want to traumatize the children or the neighbors...Our lips parted and we held each other, despite the warmth that bathed us.
And that's all we need.
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A/N: Its short but sweet... I just needed a happy ending for a happy story. I hope that you all liked it.. I know that I enjoyed writing it. Please leave me a review..it will make me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Be happy..Give Spike a Hug...
