Loves Reward
By Riley
Rating: - PG-15
Genre: - Challenge. Angst. Fixit. Romance. Humour.
Pairing: - Jenny/Giles. Buffy/Angel.
Disclaimer: - I do not own anything relating to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I do not mean to infringe on any copyrights. I am not making any money from this. Any original ideas however are mine.
Notes: - This is in response to Challenge 3 the "Alternative 'Surprise'" challenge set by bluebear2104 on my Ms. Calendar's Group. This fic takes place right after 'Surprise' but there was no vampire attack on the docks, so Angel has left and therefore no Judge.
Jenny dropped a heart-broken Buffy off at home. God, she felt so bad about what she had just done - - - about being the one to suggest Angel take the Judge's arm and leave, especially on Buffy's birthday. Well, Jenny consoled, at least now her people will get off her back about the whole Angel business!
Buffy ran upstairs and into her bedroom. Throwing herself on her bed, she hugged Mr. Gordo and cried.
Hearing her daughter crying, Joyce walked into Buffy's bedroom. "Buffy, honey, what's the matter?" She rushed over to her daughter and sitting on the edge of the bed, wrapped her in her arms. Buffy couldn't speak, she was crying so much. Joyce just held her, rocking her gently and stroking her hair.
After a long while, Buffy finally calmed down enough to speak. "Mom, he's g-gone."
"Who's gone honey?"
"Angel. He l-left. Why does everybody I love leave?"
"Angel! Is he the college boy who was tutoring you in history?" Buffy nodded, and sniffed. "You were, er, dating?"
Another nod from Buffy. "I. . .I really love him." Buffy started to cry again. "God, I hate being me. I hate my life. I hate being the Slayer. I hate not being able to tell you, to have to keep it all to myself. To fight for my life everyday and be thought of as a JD. To have you disapointed in me. And what do I get? Nothing. I fall in love with a vampire with a soul and then because of the Judge he has to leave. Can't I at least have a little happiness after saving the world again and again!" She broke off sobbing.
"Being the what? A vampire? Judge?"
Buffy's eyes went wide as she realised all that she'd said. Shoulders slumping more, she thought what the heck! It's all out anyway! "Mom, I'm a vampire Slayer. That's why I had to burn down the gym at Hemery, because there were vampires in it. Don't look at me like that mom, I'm not insane." She sighed. "Look, I know it's a lot to take in, but it's true. Why do you think so many weird things happen around me? Haven't you noticed? The blood on my clothes, the very pale fanged people that pop up now and again. . .? That time when you ended up in the hospital with a neck wound and you said we didn't have a barbeque fork? You're right, we don't. That girl you let in, she wasn't a girl, she was a vampire. She bit you and Angel got to you in time. By the way, she's dust now. I staked her."
All the blood had drained out of her face and Joyce was looking as pale as a vampire. She shook her head. "Buffy did something happen tonight? Did you bang your head or something? Maybe you've got a fever!" She touched Buffy's forehead.
Buffy stood up. "Mom. I've not got a fever and my head's fine. Believe me, I wish all of this was just a bang on the head or a fever and that it would all go away, but it's not. I'm a vampire Slayer."
Joyce stood up, hands on her hips. "Don't be ridiculous Buffy."
Letting out a deep breath, Buffy picked up her phone and dialled the library. "Giles! Good you're still there. Can you come over please? I need you to do that whole Chosen One spiel for my mom. She knows, but thinks I'm nuts."
"What has Mr. Giles got to do with this?"
"He's my Watcher."
"You're what?"
"Watcher. He does research and trains me."
"Oh, so that's how all of this got started! And I thought he seemed such a nice man. Buffy, I don't entirely know what that man has told you but he's obviously disturbed and has some kind of influence over you. I'll have to go to the school first thing in the morning and report him. A man like that shouldn't be allowed anywhere near impressionable teenagers."
Buffy held up her hand. "Mom, Giles isn't disturbed. He really is my watcher."
"Buffy, honey, has he made you do anything, er, uncomfortable? Is there anything you want to tell me? I'll understand honey, honestly, I know it's not your fault."
"Mom,. Giles hasn't done anything to me. He's not like that." Seeing the look on her mom's face she added, "Mom, really."
"You're not to go anywhere near him, do you understand me?"
"What! Jeez, mom, he's Giles, not some old pervert."
"I blame myself. I know you're lacking a father figure at the moment. You're father's not around as much as he should be. I can understand your need for a substitute father figure, but Buffy you are not to have anything more to do with Mr. Giles."
By the time Giles arrived at Buffy's, Joyce was convinced he was some kind of predator. She wouldn't let him in at first and threatened to call the police. When she did let him in, it was to enable her a better go at hitting him with a frying pan, which she expertly did, knocking him clean unconscious in the foyer.
"Mom!" Buffy shouted and ran to Giles' side, checking to see if he was all right. Thankfully, he appeared to be alive. Picking the phone up, Buffy called Ms. Calendar. "It's Buffy. Look, can you come over here to mine? My mom's going loony. She just wacked Giles over the head with a frying pan and well, she's taking my being a Slayer really bad."
By Riley
Rating: - PG-15
Genre: - Challenge. Angst. Fixit. Romance. Humour.
Pairing: - Jenny/Giles. Buffy/Angel.
Disclaimer: - I do not own anything relating to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I do not mean to infringe on any copyrights. I am not making any money from this. Any original ideas however are mine.
Notes: - This is in response to Challenge 3 the "Alternative 'Surprise'" challenge set by bluebear2104 on my Ms. Calendar's Group. This fic takes place right after 'Surprise' but there was no vampire attack on the docks, so Angel has left and therefore no Judge.
Jenny dropped a heart-broken Buffy off at home. God, she felt so bad about what she had just done - - - about being the one to suggest Angel take the Judge's arm and leave, especially on Buffy's birthday. Well, Jenny consoled, at least now her people will get off her back about the whole Angel business!
Buffy ran upstairs and into her bedroom. Throwing herself on her bed, she hugged Mr. Gordo and cried.
Hearing her daughter crying, Joyce walked into Buffy's bedroom. "Buffy, honey, what's the matter?" She rushed over to her daughter and sitting on the edge of the bed, wrapped her in her arms. Buffy couldn't speak, she was crying so much. Joyce just held her, rocking her gently and stroking her hair.
After a long while, Buffy finally calmed down enough to speak. "Mom, he's g-gone."
"Who's gone honey?"
"Angel. He l-left. Why does everybody I love leave?"
"Angel! Is he the college boy who was tutoring you in history?" Buffy nodded, and sniffed. "You were, er, dating?"
Another nod from Buffy. "I. . .I really love him." Buffy started to cry again. "God, I hate being me. I hate my life. I hate being the Slayer. I hate not being able to tell you, to have to keep it all to myself. To fight for my life everyday and be thought of as a JD. To have you disapointed in me. And what do I get? Nothing. I fall in love with a vampire with a soul and then because of the Judge he has to leave. Can't I at least have a little happiness after saving the world again and again!" She broke off sobbing.
"Being the what? A vampire? Judge?"
Buffy's eyes went wide as she realised all that she'd said. Shoulders slumping more, she thought what the heck! It's all out anyway! "Mom, I'm a vampire Slayer. That's why I had to burn down the gym at Hemery, because there were vampires in it. Don't look at me like that mom, I'm not insane." She sighed. "Look, I know it's a lot to take in, but it's true. Why do you think so many weird things happen around me? Haven't you noticed? The blood on my clothes, the very pale fanged people that pop up now and again. . .? That time when you ended up in the hospital with a neck wound and you said we didn't have a barbeque fork? You're right, we don't. That girl you let in, she wasn't a girl, she was a vampire. She bit you and Angel got to you in time. By the way, she's dust now. I staked her."
All the blood had drained out of her face and Joyce was looking as pale as a vampire. She shook her head. "Buffy did something happen tonight? Did you bang your head or something? Maybe you've got a fever!" She touched Buffy's forehead.
Buffy stood up. "Mom. I've not got a fever and my head's fine. Believe me, I wish all of this was just a bang on the head or a fever and that it would all go away, but it's not. I'm a vampire Slayer."
Joyce stood up, hands on her hips. "Don't be ridiculous Buffy."
Letting out a deep breath, Buffy picked up her phone and dialled the library. "Giles! Good you're still there. Can you come over please? I need you to do that whole Chosen One spiel for my mom. She knows, but thinks I'm nuts."
"What has Mr. Giles got to do with this?"
"He's my Watcher."
"You're what?"
"Watcher. He does research and trains me."
"Oh, so that's how all of this got started! And I thought he seemed such a nice man. Buffy, I don't entirely know what that man has told you but he's obviously disturbed and has some kind of influence over you. I'll have to go to the school first thing in the morning and report him. A man like that shouldn't be allowed anywhere near impressionable teenagers."
Buffy held up her hand. "Mom, Giles isn't disturbed. He really is my watcher."
"Buffy, honey, has he made you do anything, er, uncomfortable? Is there anything you want to tell me? I'll understand honey, honestly, I know it's not your fault."
"Mom,. Giles hasn't done anything to me. He's not like that." Seeing the look on her mom's face she added, "Mom, really."
"You're not to go anywhere near him, do you understand me?"
"What! Jeez, mom, he's Giles, not some old pervert."
"I blame myself. I know you're lacking a father figure at the moment. You're father's not around as much as he should be. I can understand your need for a substitute father figure, but Buffy you are not to have anything more to do with Mr. Giles."
By the time Giles arrived at Buffy's, Joyce was convinced he was some kind of predator. She wouldn't let him in at first and threatened to call the police. When she did let him in, it was to enable her a better go at hitting him with a frying pan, which she expertly did, knocking him clean unconscious in the foyer.
"Mom!" Buffy shouted and ran to Giles' side, checking to see if he was all right. Thankfully, he appeared to be alive. Picking the phone up, Buffy called Ms. Calendar. "It's Buffy. Look, can you come over here to mine? My mom's going loony. She just wacked Giles over the head with a frying pan and well, she's taking my being a Slayer really bad."