And yet another Au Buffy and Xander story just in time for the Holidays. You'll probably recognize what movie I'm trying to recreate with the Buffy gang. If you don't keep reading it will come to you. By the way Happy Holidays and enjoy this fic.
Chapter one:
"Dawn, honey," calls Joyce from down the stairs. "Are you online?"
"Yes," replies Dawn poking her head out of her room. "I'm talking to Hilary." Dawn pulls herself back to her room and goes to her computer that sits next to the window. She looks outside and sees her mom with an old man and an old woman. Dawn rolls her eyes at their sight.
"It's my grandparents again," Dawn says typing this to her friend Hilary. "They are so weird, but give excellent presents."
"That's great at least," replies Hilary. "My Grandparents give me clothes that I would die in if I wore them." Dawn giggles and gives a reply.
"I did tell them you'd be coming over for Christmas," Dawn looks at her door then hears her mother again.
"Dawn your grandparents are here," says her mom.
"Hold on mom," she says as she returns to type to Hilary.
"Maybe they'll bring you something,"
"Cool," Hilary replies.
"Gotta go for bit,"
"Okay,"
"Be back," Dawn puts up her away message that says 'I've been kidnapped by ET but I'll be back for Christmas'.
Dawn heads down stairs and her grandparents were amazed of how big Dawn has gotten.
"Hi grandpa, grandma," says Dawn she heads over to them and gives them a big hug.
"Where's that little girl we saw last year?" ask grandpa.
"She grew up," Dawn replies.
"She sure did," says grandma. "Sixteen. Oh, remember when we were sixteen."
"Yeah, I remember it very well," says grandpa giving a grin to his wife. She smiles back.
*************
An hour later the adults began to talk about past Christmas' and Dawn became out of place and decided to sneak back up stairs to continue her conversation with Hilary.
Hilary this Christmas has no family to go home to. Her grandparents were the only parents she had, but now are too old to care for sixteen-year-old child. She is now in foster care and ever since like six years she's known Dawn from school. They became the best of friends.
This year Hilary asks for one wish, which was to have Christmas with a family that will welcome her. Her wish was granted thanks to Dawn and her mom. They ask the childcare manager if it would be okay for them to take Hilary home for Christmas. Hilary was pleased to spend one day of the year with her best friend.
"I'm back," Dawn says typing to Hilary. "So when are you coming over?"
"They are taking me to see my grand parents and then to your place,"
"Great. It'll be the five of us. My mom's an only child and I'm a only child,"
"Not today. You'll have me to be your sis," Hilary type up a smiley. Dawn laughs and puts a smiley happy face back to her.
The two talked for two more hours until Hilary had to go to see her grandparents at the home. Dawn then closed her lab top and heads over to her closet. She pulls out a pretty wrapped up box with ribbons.
She put it on her bed gently and heads to her door. Dawn looks out the window and sees some snow fall then she heads down stairs.
*************
In less than half an hour Hilary was at the front door. Dawn hurried to the door and opens it for her good friend. They hug and Joyce greets her and her social worker that brought her over.
"This is really nice of you Mrs. Harris," says the social worker named Paige. "So many children without real parents and you give them the world with one Christmas with a family."
"Hilary is always welcome here," says Joyce. "She's like a second daughter to me."
"I just want to say thanks again," says Paige. "Have great time Hilary. Merry Christmas." Joyce closes the door and turns to the two sixteen year olds.
"So, what do usually do on Christmas eve?" ask Dawn to Hilary.
"We'd decorate the tree," replies Hilary. Dawn leads her into the living room where a very naked tree stands waiting to be decorated. Hilary gives a big smile.
"You must be Dawn's grandparents," says Hilary.
"Well," says Grandpa. "She talks about us. How strange."
"Grandpa," says Dawn shaking her head.
As they finish with the tree, Hilary and Dawn head upstairs to have some fun. The ladies head for the kitchen to continues baking the goods for dinner. Grandpa had promised his wife no games tonight. Tonight was about family. He carried a book in his hand and headed up stairs.
Hilary and Dawn were not having as much fun as they thought they would. They sat on Dawn's bed and looked around the room.
"This was supposed to be fun," says Hilary.
"Yeah, I know," says Dawn. They heard a knock on the door. Dawn goes over to get it. "Grandpa."
"Hey, girls I hope you don't mind if an old feller like me hangs around here," says Grandpa. "The two ladies don't want me downstairs."
"Yeah, mom never does," says Dawn. "I always keep asking 'what's that.'" Hilary laughs a little.
"You little missy," says Grandpa indicating Hilary. "I've heard a whole lot of you. You're best friends and it's good to have one too. I remember my best friend."
"Who was it grandpa?" ask Dawn.
"You're grandmother of course," he replies. "She's a very special type of friend."
"What do mean grandpa?" ask Dawn. Grandpa gives Dawn a grin then heads over to a chair and sits on it.
"What's that you got there grandpa?" ask Hilary.
"Oh this," he says. "It's a book."
"Yeah, I know its book," says Hilary.
"You kids these days don't remember what a book looks like any more," says Grandpa. "With that Internet informing everyone."
"Grandpa is not very much in the now," says Dawn. "He's still lost in the ancient times."
"What's the book about?" ask Hilary.
"It's an adventure," explains grandpa. "It's got action, romance, revenge, and a dash of humor all in one."
"Sounds exciting," says Hilary looking at Dawn.
"Much more fun then what we were having," says Dawn.
"Could you read it to us?" ask Hilary.
"Sure," replies grandpa with a grin and thinking 'thought you'd never ask.' The girls got comfortable on the bed and listen to grandpa begin to flip the pages of the book.
Chapter one:
"Dawn, honey," calls Joyce from down the stairs. "Are you online?"
"Yes," replies Dawn poking her head out of her room. "I'm talking to Hilary." Dawn pulls herself back to her room and goes to her computer that sits next to the window. She looks outside and sees her mom with an old man and an old woman. Dawn rolls her eyes at their sight.
"It's my grandparents again," Dawn says typing this to her friend Hilary. "They are so weird, but give excellent presents."
"That's great at least," replies Hilary. "My Grandparents give me clothes that I would die in if I wore them." Dawn giggles and gives a reply.
"I did tell them you'd be coming over for Christmas," Dawn looks at her door then hears her mother again.
"Dawn your grandparents are here," says her mom.
"Hold on mom," she says as she returns to type to Hilary.
"Maybe they'll bring you something,"
"Cool," Hilary replies.
"Gotta go for bit,"
"Okay,"
"Be back," Dawn puts up her away message that says 'I've been kidnapped by ET but I'll be back for Christmas'.
Dawn heads down stairs and her grandparents were amazed of how big Dawn has gotten.
"Hi grandpa, grandma," says Dawn she heads over to them and gives them a big hug.
"Where's that little girl we saw last year?" ask grandpa.
"She grew up," Dawn replies.
"She sure did," says grandma. "Sixteen. Oh, remember when we were sixteen."
"Yeah, I remember it very well," says grandpa giving a grin to his wife. She smiles back.
*************
An hour later the adults began to talk about past Christmas' and Dawn became out of place and decided to sneak back up stairs to continue her conversation with Hilary.
Hilary this Christmas has no family to go home to. Her grandparents were the only parents she had, but now are too old to care for sixteen-year-old child. She is now in foster care and ever since like six years she's known Dawn from school. They became the best of friends.
This year Hilary asks for one wish, which was to have Christmas with a family that will welcome her. Her wish was granted thanks to Dawn and her mom. They ask the childcare manager if it would be okay for them to take Hilary home for Christmas. Hilary was pleased to spend one day of the year with her best friend.
"I'm back," Dawn says typing to Hilary. "So when are you coming over?"
"They are taking me to see my grand parents and then to your place,"
"Great. It'll be the five of us. My mom's an only child and I'm a only child,"
"Not today. You'll have me to be your sis," Hilary type up a smiley. Dawn laughs and puts a smiley happy face back to her.
The two talked for two more hours until Hilary had to go to see her grandparents at the home. Dawn then closed her lab top and heads over to her closet. She pulls out a pretty wrapped up box with ribbons.
She put it on her bed gently and heads to her door. Dawn looks out the window and sees some snow fall then she heads down stairs.
*************
In less than half an hour Hilary was at the front door. Dawn hurried to the door and opens it for her good friend. They hug and Joyce greets her and her social worker that brought her over.
"This is really nice of you Mrs. Harris," says the social worker named Paige. "So many children without real parents and you give them the world with one Christmas with a family."
"Hilary is always welcome here," says Joyce. "She's like a second daughter to me."
"I just want to say thanks again," says Paige. "Have great time Hilary. Merry Christmas." Joyce closes the door and turns to the two sixteen year olds.
"So, what do usually do on Christmas eve?" ask Dawn to Hilary.
"We'd decorate the tree," replies Hilary. Dawn leads her into the living room where a very naked tree stands waiting to be decorated. Hilary gives a big smile.
"You must be Dawn's grandparents," says Hilary.
"Well," says Grandpa. "She talks about us. How strange."
"Grandpa," says Dawn shaking her head.
As they finish with the tree, Hilary and Dawn head upstairs to have some fun. The ladies head for the kitchen to continues baking the goods for dinner. Grandpa had promised his wife no games tonight. Tonight was about family. He carried a book in his hand and headed up stairs.
Hilary and Dawn were not having as much fun as they thought they would. They sat on Dawn's bed and looked around the room.
"This was supposed to be fun," says Hilary.
"Yeah, I know," says Dawn. They heard a knock on the door. Dawn goes over to get it. "Grandpa."
"Hey, girls I hope you don't mind if an old feller like me hangs around here," says Grandpa. "The two ladies don't want me downstairs."
"Yeah, mom never does," says Dawn. "I always keep asking 'what's that.'" Hilary laughs a little.
"You little missy," says Grandpa indicating Hilary. "I've heard a whole lot of you. You're best friends and it's good to have one too. I remember my best friend."
"Who was it grandpa?" ask Dawn.
"You're grandmother of course," he replies. "She's a very special type of friend."
"What do mean grandpa?" ask Dawn. Grandpa gives Dawn a grin then heads over to a chair and sits on it.
"What's that you got there grandpa?" ask Hilary.
"Oh this," he says. "It's a book."
"Yeah, I know its book," says Hilary.
"You kids these days don't remember what a book looks like any more," says Grandpa. "With that Internet informing everyone."
"Grandpa is not very much in the now," says Dawn. "He's still lost in the ancient times."
"What's the book about?" ask Hilary.
"It's an adventure," explains grandpa. "It's got action, romance, revenge, and a dash of humor all in one."
"Sounds exciting," says Hilary looking at Dawn.
"Much more fun then what we were having," says Dawn.
"Could you read it to us?" ask Hilary.
"Sure," replies grandpa with a grin and thinking 'thought you'd never ask.' The girls got comfortable on the bed and listen to grandpa begin to flip the pages of the book.