Well, we're almost to the end. Thanks again for the reviews and I must say
that I think the future I created was much better than what happened on the
show, but maybe that's just me. I'm a sucker for happy endings, sometimes
anyway. Sorry that this is such a short chapter, but again it's all I have
right now. It's better than nothing=)
Chapter 12
Buffy took a deep breath when she got to her old house and knocked on the door. Spike was just looking around, liking the feel of being in the sunlight. He turned back when the door opened and saw Joyce standing there. "Did you forget your key, honey?" Joyce asked her daughter and Buffy couldn't help the tears that were forming in her eyes.
"Mom, you're really here." She said as she hugged her and Joyce hugged her back.
"Of course I'm here. Where else would I be?" Buffy pulled away and looked at her.
"Sorry, it just feels like it's been a while since I've seen you." She told her.
"I understand what you mean. Well, come on in. Both of you." Joyce told them and they walked into the house as Joyce closed the door behind them. Spike looked at her.
"It's good to see you, Joyce." She smiled at him.
"You too, Spike. Are you two sure you're okay?" She asked and he nodded.
"Yeah, everything's great." Buffy said as she smiled at her mother.
"Well, you're here early. The barbeque won't be for a few hours." She told them.
"Barbeque?" Buffy asked.
"Yes, remember I invited you and your friends over for a barbeque today." Buffy nodded.
"Right, must have slipped my mind for a second there." Buffy said and then she thought of something. "Mom, is Dawn here?" Joyce nodded.
"She's upstairs." Buffy gave a sigh of relief, she was glad her sister was still around. Dawn then came down the stairs like she knew that Buffy asked about her.
"Hey, you're here already." Dawn said as Buffy went to give her a hug.
"I love you, Dawn." Dawn didn't know what was wrong, but she hugged her sister back.
"I love you, too. You feeling okay?" She asked and Buffy pulled away and nodded.
"Five by five." She said without even thinking about it and Dawn laughed.
"That's a weird phrase, where did you hear it?" Buffy shrugged.
"I don't know, probably heard it on TV." Dawn nodded and then went to greet Spike. A few hours went by and the others started to arrive. Buffy was anxious to see how things have changed with her friends.
Chapter 12
Buffy took a deep breath when she got to her old house and knocked on the door. Spike was just looking around, liking the feel of being in the sunlight. He turned back when the door opened and saw Joyce standing there. "Did you forget your key, honey?" Joyce asked her daughter and Buffy couldn't help the tears that were forming in her eyes.
"Mom, you're really here." She said as she hugged her and Joyce hugged her back.
"Of course I'm here. Where else would I be?" Buffy pulled away and looked at her.
"Sorry, it just feels like it's been a while since I've seen you." She told her.
"I understand what you mean. Well, come on in. Both of you." Joyce told them and they walked into the house as Joyce closed the door behind them. Spike looked at her.
"It's good to see you, Joyce." She smiled at him.
"You too, Spike. Are you two sure you're okay?" She asked and he nodded.
"Yeah, everything's great." Buffy said as she smiled at her mother.
"Well, you're here early. The barbeque won't be for a few hours." She told them.
"Barbeque?" Buffy asked.
"Yes, remember I invited you and your friends over for a barbeque today." Buffy nodded.
"Right, must have slipped my mind for a second there." Buffy said and then she thought of something. "Mom, is Dawn here?" Joyce nodded.
"She's upstairs." Buffy gave a sigh of relief, she was glad her sister was still around. Dawn then came down the stairs like she knew that Buffy asked about her.
"Hey, you're here already." Dawn said as Buffy went to give her a hug.
"I love you, Dawn." Dawn didn't know what was wrong, but she hugged her sister back.
"I love you, too. You feeling okay?" She asked and Buffy pulled away and nodded.
"Five by five." She said without even thinking about it and Dawn laughed.
"That's a weird phrase, where did you hear it?" Buffy shrugged.
"I don't know, probably heard it on TV." Dawn nodded and then went to greet Spike. A few hours went by and the others started to arrive. Buffy was anxious to see how things have changed with her friends.