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Rating: PG-13
Authors Note: Buffy Summers is your typical sixteen year old with a happy family and the attention of her crush. What will happen when Buffy finds out that she may not be the girl she thought she was.
Authors Note: This idea comes from the 'The Face on the Milk Carton' Books by Caroline B. Cooney( a wonderful author, and I would recommend every single one of her books!!). There are times I may use ideas from the book or movie version, but most of the time I am going to try to just use the basic idea.
Authors Note 2: This idea is one of the many ideas that have been playing around in my head for a while and I finally have the time to work on it.
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Title: Where Do I Belong? 14/16
Author: TK
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Sec. 3 Decision
part 14
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Three night later Buffy walked into the room she shared with Emily, to find Mrs. Summers and Emily talking about a summer job Emily might be interested in having.
"Sorry." she apologized turning to head out the room, but Mrs. Summers voice stopped her.
"Elizabeth, you don't have to leave." encouraged Mrs. Summers it had been three days since she had gotten a hug from the young woman that was her daughter, and even though Elizabeth had made no attempt to give anyone else a hug or call them by their family names of mother, father, sister, brother, Joyce Summers still held hope.
"If you're sure I'm not interrupting." Buffy said, sitting down at the edge of her bed.
"No not at all." insisted Mrs. Summers. "Point of fact, I was just telling Emily about this summer job at my art gallery she might be interested in. There's another position open if you're interested." she related full of some faith that maybe Elizabeth would want to stay with them longer.
"Thanks for thinking of me, Mother." tried Buffy. It didn't feel as weird as she thought it would to call Mrs. Summers that this once, but in the end her mother was the woman who raised her. Much to Buffy's gratefulness Mrs. Summers lit up like a Christmas tree at hearing her call her mother. Emily wore a similar __expression.
"You don't know how long I longed to hear you call me that!" exclaimed Mrs. Summers pulling Buffy into a hug. "You know that in the end I just want you to be happy, right?" she asked pulling back and wiped some of the tears that had fallen from her face away.
"I do," admitted Buffy somehow knowing in her heart it was the truth, "and you know I don't want to cut you out of my life right?" she prompted. "Any of you." she added looking at Emily and then up at the three other members of the family who just walked in. "I know that it hurts you that I don't call you Mom, Dad, sister, or even brother as much as I should. I don't mean to hurt you." she delivered honestly.
"Elizabeth, we know that." assured Mr. Summers bending down on his knees to look at his daughter. "It's not easy on you, and we understand that." he promised pulling Buffy into his arms for a hug.
This time instead of being limp in his arms, Buffy hugged him back, "Then let me go, Daddy." she whimpered. "Let me go home. I promise I won't forget any of you. I'll come visit a lot, and you can always come see me." she said softly so only Mr. And Mrs. Summers could hear her.
He hugged his little sixteen year old closer to him. He didn't want to let her go anymore then his wife, but in the end they would have to do what was best for Elizabeth, even if that meant letting her go back to the Giles. Looking up at his wife he saw her nod her head. He understood her unspoken words, and in that moment he knew once again he was going to give up his child, but this time it was not completely.
"I'll talk to Mrs. Giles tomorrow." began Mrs. Summers as her husband let go of their daughter. "When I talk to her I will let her know that your father and I decided that…" looking over at her husband who gave her a sad but firm nod yes, "that you can go home. I'll take you, myself Sunday." she told Elizabeth and smiled when Buffy threw her arms around her in excitement.
"Thank you, Mother." thanked Buffy. "I know this isn't an easy decision on your part." she returned.
"No, but if it's what going to make you happy." replied Mrs. Summers trying not to cry playing with her daughters golden hair, "then that's what is important."
"Mom, you're just going to let her go?" exclaimed Emily speaking up for the first time in the past few minutes.
"Emily." warned Spike sitting down beside Buffy. "Buffy's happiness is what matters, and she promised to come see us, right Niblet?" he questioned using a new nick name for Buffy.
Pulling back from her Mrs. Summers Buffy looked at her biological family,"I promise that I will come and see you lots and lots." she promised fully intended on keeping that promise.
"There, you see?" encouraged Spike. "Niblet promised and I am sure she will keep it."
"You have to call us at lest once a week, deal?" asked Dawn, doing her best to be cheerful for her big sister. It wasn't that she didn't believe Elizabeth would keep her promise, it was just she didn't want Elizabeth to go. "You'll still be my sister, right?"
"I promise, Dawnie." answered Buffy moving over towards the thirteen year old and gave her a big sister hug. "I am lucky to have you as a sister." she said in an undertone. "And will never forget that."
"So how about tomorrow we do something as a family?" suggested Mr. Summers.
"Sounds like a good plan, Dad." put forth Spike, patting his dad on the back.
"Can we go to Fun Plex?" asked Dawn offering her idea for the family fun.
"Sure," agreed Mr. Summers, "pack you bathing suits and whatever else you'll need. Tomorrow we're all going to Fun Plex."
"Deal." announced Mrs. Summers.
"Okay." agreed Buffy looking around at the Summers and for the first time she felt like she belonged.
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