She looked down at the floor and then up at them all. "I'm a Kalderash. A gypsy." At their shocked expressions she rushed on to explain. "My people sent me here to keep an eye on Angel. To make sure he was still suffering for what he did to my people. I. . .I didn't tell you before because I didn't know you all well enough, and then I guess I was scared about how you'd react. With Buffy telling her mom about being a Slayer, I thought now was a good time to tell you all."
"Jenny! You lied to me, to us," Rupert's voice expressed his hurt.
"I know and I'm so sorry Rupert. I never meant to hurt any one. I care far to much about you all to keep it from you any longer. I've felt so bad about not telling you all. Can. . .can you all forgive me? Please?"
Buffy stood up. "Sure. Besides, there's no harm done. Is there?"
Jenny looked down for a moment, before looking Buffy in the eye. "The other day, my uncle came to see me. He was angry with me and so were my people, for not staying in contact and reporting more often on Angel. I just couldn't. He saved my life. I didn't want to write about how he was suffering, it seemed so ungrateful. So I didn't. And they sent my uncle to see why. He told me that the elder woman thought that Angel isn't suffering enough anymore, that his pain is lessening. And my uncle told me that I must take you away from Angel."
"So it was you who set this whole Judge thing up?" Buffy shouted.
"No. No, I didn't do that."
"And we're meant to believe you when you've already lied to us?" Buffy snarled.
"I swear to you, I didn't have anything to do with the Judge."
"But you did suggest that Angel should leave right away with the arm!" Giles reminded.
"Yes, I did. But I swear I didn't set it up."
"Yeah, well I hope you're happy now that he's gone," Buffy spat out.
"I'm not happy about hurting you, no."
"You could have told us," Willow said quietly.
"I'm telling you now."
"What, now that you've done what you came here to do!" Buffy glared at Jenny.
"I need to know something," Giles said. "Did you only have anything to do with us because you were sent here to watch Angel?"
Jenny turned to him. "No. No, Rupert. I didn't know Buffy was the Slayer or you were a Watcher until you told me. And then I just wanted to help."
"We still don't know who you really are?" Giles continued, "I trusted you. I thought I knew you."
"You do Rupert. I'm still me. All that is different is that you now know I'm a Kalderash. My real name may be Janna, not Jenny Calendar, but I'm still the same person."
"I can't take this on top of everything else." Buffy stormed out of the library. Willow went after her.
Jenny looked at Giles. "I erm, need some time to think," he told her and walked into his office, closing the door.
Jenny sighed. Cordelia, Oz and Xander exchanged glances. Cordelia asked, "So did you like live in a caravan?" Oz and Xander rolled their eyes.
"No, I didn't."
Jenny knew what it was like to need some time alone to work things out and she gave everyone their space. A couple of days later, Jenny went to her car after school and found Rupert standing beside it, waiting for her. "Rupert, hi!"
"Hello er. . .I'm not quite sure what to call you!" He pushed his hands further in his pockets.
"How about still calling me Jenny?"
"All right. Hello Jenny. I er, thought we could go for a drink and talk!"
"Sounds good to me."
At a nearby bar, they settled into a table together in a quiet corner. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."
"I wish you had. But I understand. I'm just glad you finally told me."
"I couldn't keep it from you any longer. I. . .Rupert I love you. Oh, God! Now's not exactly the right time to throw that one at ya."
"On the contary, I think now is the perfect time for us to be totally honest with each other about everything. I, erm, I love you too Jenny."
Their eyes were locked. Jenny thought they were going to kiss. But instead, Rupert said, "That is why I need to know that you have told me everything. Have you?"
"Yes. I don't expect you to believe me after keeping that from you for so long, but I've told you everything."
He looked deep into her eyes, as if searching her soul for answers. Reassured, he spoke, "I believe you. But Jenny, know that you can tell me anything. I love you. And I need for us to be able to trust each other. It's important to me."
"I know. I won't keep anything from you again. I can't anyway. It's too hard to. And I need for you to trust me Rupert. I know it's a lot to ask, but I need your trust."
He looked at her intently again, seemingly satisfied, he nodded. "And you shall have it." Leaning forward, he kissed her and she returned it.
It took a little longer for Buffy to forgive Jenny, but eventually the need to blame her subsided, and she did. Buffy never stopped missing Angel though, and wore the claddagh ring he gave her all of the time. There was always slayage to occupy her mind, and the arrivial of not only Kendra, but of another Slayer, Faith, kept her on her toes.
Sat at the dinner table, surrounded by Giles and Jenny, and three Slayers, Joyce said, "Run it by me again. How is it that there's three Slayers?"
"Jenny! You lied to me, to us," Rupert's voice expressed his hurt.
"I know and I'm so sorry Rupert. I never meant to hurt any one. I care far to much about you all to keep it from you any longer. I've felt so bad about not telling you all. Can. . .can you all forgive me? Please?"
Buffy stood up. "Sure. Besides, there's no harm done. Is there?"
Jenny looked down for a moment, before looking Buffy in the eye. "The other day, my uncle came to see me. He was angry with me and so were my people, for not staying in contact and reporting more often on Angel. I just couldn't. He saved my life. I didn't want to write about how he was suffering, it seemed so ungrateful. So I didn't. And they sent my uncle to see why. He told me that the elder woman thought that Angel isn't suffering enough anymore, that his pain is lessening. And my uncle told me that I must take you away from Angel."
"So it was you who set this whole Judge thing up?" Buffy shouted.
"No. No, I didn't do that."
"And we're meant to believe you when you've already lied to us?" Buffy snarled.
"I swear to you, I didn't have anything to do with the Judge."
"But you did suggest that Angel should leave right away with the arm!" Giles reminded.
"Yes, I did. But I swear I didn't set it up."
"Yeah, well I hope you're happy now that he's gone," Buffy spat out.
"I'm not happy about hurting you, no."
"You could have told us," Willow said quietly.
"I'm telling you now."
"What, now that you've done what you came here to do!" Buffy glared at Jenny.
"I need to know something," Giles said. "Did you only have anything to do with us because you were sent here to watch Angel?"
Jenny turned to him. "No. No, Rupert. I didn't know Buffy was the Slayer or you were a Watcher until you told me. And then I just wanted to help."
"We still don't know who you really are?" Giles continued, "I trusted you. I thought I knew you."
"You do Rupert. I'm still me. All that is different is that you now know I'm a Kalderash. My real name may be Janna, not Jenny Calendar, but I'm still the same person."
"I can't take this on top of everything else." Buffy stormed out of the library. Willow went after her.
Jenny looked at Giles. "I erm, need some time to think," he told her and walked into his office, closing the door.
Jenny sighed. Cordelia, Oz and Xander exchanged glances. Cordelia asked, "So did you like live in a caravan?" Oz and Xander rolled their eyes.
"No, I didn't."
Jenny knew what it was like to need some time alone to work things out and she gave everyone their space. A couple of days later, Jenny went to her car after school and found Rupert standing beside it, waiting for her. "Rupert, hi!"
"Hello er. . .I'm not quite sure what to call you!" He pushed his hands further in his pockets.
"How about still calling me Jenny?"
"All right. Hello Jenny. I er, thought we could go for a drink and talk!"
"Sounds good to me."
At a nearby bar, they settled into a table together in a quiet corner. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."
"I wish you had. But I understand. I'm just glad you finally told me."
"I couldn't keep it from you any longer. I. . .Rupert I love you. Oh, God! Now's not exactly the right time to throw that one at ya."
"On the contary, I think now is the perfect time for us to be totally honest with each other about everything. I, erm, I love you too Jenny."
Their eyes were locked. Jenny thought they were going to kiss. But instead, Rupert said, "That is why I need to know that you have told me everything. Have you?"
"Yes. I don't expect you to believe me after keeping that from you for so long, but I've told you everything."
He looked deep into her eyes, as if searching her soul for answers. Reassured, he spoke, "I believe you. But Jenny, know that you can tell me anything. I love you. And I need for us to be able to trust each other. It's important to me."
"I know. I won't keep anything from you again. I can't anyway. It's too hard to. And I need for you to trust me Rupert. I know it's a lot to ask, but I need your trust."
He looked at her intently again, seemingly satisfied, he nodded. "And you shall have it." Leaning forward, he kissed her and she returned it.
It took a little longer for Buffy to forgive Jenny, but eventually the need to blame her subsided, and she did. Buffy never stopped missing Angel though, and wore the claddagh ring he gave her all of the time. There was always slayage to occupy her mind, and the arrivial of not only Kendra, but of another Slayer, Faith, kept her on her toes.
Sat at the dinner table, surrounded by Giles and Jenny, and three Slayers, Joyce said, "Run it by me again. How is it that there's three Slayers?"
