Contented
Disclaimer: Bla, Bla, Bla. I don't own Joss Whedon's characters.
Chapter Three: Brr, Said the Slayer
"Why did it have to be Alaska?" Buffy whined at Giles, while Dawn laughed heartily at her. Buffy was dressed in her jeans and tank with a jacket but Dawn was covered in the cold weather issue, and she and Giles seemed to be the only ones actually dressed properly, which meant a lot of Scooby Complainers as they drove to their hotel.
Giles ignored them as they compared notes and made fun of his accent and he smiled, "What are you smiling about? Don't you know a good insult when you hear one? Or are you going deaf now too?" Xander bit out, Buffy laughed as Giles chuckled and watched the road.
"The earth is doomed," Giles said simply. It was one of his favorite phrases and Buffy watched contently as Xander answered back.
"How many times have we saved the world?"
"To many to count," Willow answered.
"Giles, how many more times will it take to convince you that we're good for the world?" Xander asked, curiosity written all over his handsome face. Buffy allowed her mind to wander as it did sometimes and she thought of the man that Xander had taken place of. Spike was a good man, and she was using the word 'man' in the loosest sense.
Buffy looked out the window as the boys continued to fight civilly, which was a nice change. She looked back into a time that she barely ever allowed her mind to go, a time that she was with Spike. She knew that he loved her, had used him in ways that hurt her and him. He'd allowed her to treat him like dirt on her shoes because of his love for her and he was a warrior. At this time, her mind changed tacks and moved onto Anya. She was a seriously disturbed woman but she seemed to have the right idea when she was human. She didn't get what she was and yet she loved Xander and the rest of the Scoobies without thought, saved Andrew's life when she didn't have to. The pair of individuals were just that; a demon woman who turned out to love humans and a vampire who strived to be a man for Buffy even before he received his soul.
"Buffy?" Xander said softly as he nudged her shoulder. Buffy looked at him and realized everyone was getting out of the car and heading towards a hotel. They headed to the counter and got their rooms, two of them; then they decided who was going to sleep in each room, one room had Willow, Kennedy, and Dawn while the other had Giles, Buffy and Xander in it.
"Why aren't you making me stay with you?" Dawn asked Buffy as they were getting settled for the meeting taking place in Buffy's room. Xander and Giles decided to go riad the food store and the vending machines for snacks and then they would begin. Buffy looked at her sister and smiled. "You're so grown up now that besides serious situations, I don't think I need to watch you every second of the day now. I guess that's one of the advantages to having all the slayers awoken at the same time, you're safe just as the rest of my friends."
"Buffy, I need to talk to you about Andrew," Dawn said after a tense silence.
Buffy sat down on the bed and patted the blanketed spot next to her and Dawn sat down and looked at Buffy sharply. "What is it Dawn? Is he being all evil again and I didn't notice?"
Dawn laughed at that so Buffy quickly assumed that was the wrong conclusion jump and decided to go for the gold, "Are you two having sex?" Once again, with the laughter except this time it started with a snort. Buffy stared at her sister, Dawn and Adrew were dating and truth be told, nothing ever seemed to be going on with them.
"Well, that's one part of why I have to talk to you."
Buffy nodded for her sibling to continue and the guys walked in, followed closely by the rest of the team and the sisterly moment was lost, and they would have to wait until tomorrow to try to resurrect it.
Chapter Three: Brr, Said the Slayer
"Why did it have to be Alaska?" Buffy whined at Giles, while Dawn laughed heartily at her. Buffy was dressed in her jeans and tank with a jacket but Dawn was covered in the cold weather issue, and she and Giles seemed to be the only ones actually dressed properly, which meant a lot of Scooby Complainers as they drove to their hotel.
Giles ignored them as they compared notes and made fun of his accent and he smiled, "What are you smiling about? Don't you know a good insult when you hear one? Or are you going deaf now too?" Xander bit out, Buffy laughed as Giles chuckled and watched the road.
"The earth is doomed," Giles said simply. It was one of his favorite phrases and Buffy watched contently as Xander answered back.
"How many times have we saved the world?"
"To many to count," Willow answered.
"Giles, how many more times will it take to convince you that we're good for the world?" Xander asked, curiosity written all over his handsome face. Buffy allowed her mind to wander as it did sometimes and she thought of the man that Xander had taken place of. Spike was a good man, and she was using the word 'man' in the loosest sense.
Buffy looked out the window as the boys continued to fight civilly, which was a nice change. She looked back into a time that she barely ever allowed her mind to go, a time that she was with Spike. She knew that he loved her, had used him in ways that hurt her and him. He'd allowed her to treat him like dirt on her shoes because of his love for her and he was a warrior. At this time, her mind changed tacks and moved onto Anya. She was a seriously disturbed woman but she seemed to have the right idea when she was human. She didn't get what she was and yet she loved Xander and the rest of the Scoobies without thought, saved Andrew's life when she didn't have to. The pair of individuals were just that; a demon woman who turned out to love humans and a vampire who strived to be a man for Buffy even before he received his soul.
"Buffy?" Xander said softly as he nudged her shoulder. Buffy looked at him and realized everyone was getting out of the car and heading towards a hotel. They headed to the counter and got their rooms, two of them; then they decided who was going to sleep in each room, one room had Willow, Kennedy, and Dawn while the other had Giles, Buffy and Xander in it.
"Why aren't you making me stay with you?" Dawn asked Buffy as they were getting settled for the meeting taking place in Buffy's room. Xander and Giles decided to go riad the food store and the vending machines for snacks and then they would begin. Buffy looked at her sister and smiled. "You're so grown up now that besides serious situations, I don't think I need to watch you every second of the day now. I guess that's one of the advantages to having all the slayers awoken at the same time, you're safe just as the rest of my friends."
"Buffy, I need to talk to you about Andrew," Dawn said after a tense silence.
Buffy sat down on the bed and patted the blanketed spot next to her and Dawn sat down and looked at Buffy sharply. "What is it Dawn? Is he being all evil again and I didn't notice?"
Dawn laughed at that so Buffy quickly assumed that was the wrong conclusion jump and decided to go for the gold, "Are you two having sex?" Once again, with the laughter except this time it started with a snort. Buffy stared at her sister, Dawn and Adrew were dating and truth be told, nothing ever seemed to be going on with them.
"Well, that's one part of why I have to talk to you."
Buffy nodded for her sibling to continue and the guys walked in, followed closely by the rest of the team and the sisterly moment was lost, and they would have to wait until tomorrow to try to resurrect it.