Surprise! I managed to come up with one extra chapter before the end while
I was planning the epilog. I hope that this will make some of the fans of
this story really happy, so enjoy!
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Chapter Twenty ~ The Whole Nine Yards
The next few months flew by like the winds. Matters of importance were settled, as well as friends and enemies made. They all had been given their time to recover. Darcy still had nightmares, William was having a migraine just trying to make his ears and tail go away without success and Rowena was suffer from a bout to the flu.
As for Wolfram & Hart, word was that with the Senior Partners gone, the remaining officials packed up and skipped dimensions. That enraged many demons that had been doing business with them to become radical. Rowena found a new acquired mood of 'fry first, ask questions later' and if it wasn't for a restraining hand on both sides from William and Darcy, she would have pulled a power trip like her mother had so many years before. So many things had happen that none of them could comprehend, but they knew they would always be there for each other.
It was just entering the month of October and Darcy was on what he called a 'much needed brake from high school'. Stretched out on the sofa munching on a double stuffed burrito, he chatted with Rowena.
"So how's it hanging?" he asked though a mouthful.
Rowena glowered at him, as if she were ready to beat the living daylights out of him.
"What"
"Can I have a bite"
"Rowena you have a refrigerator full of your own food, can't you find something for yourself then try to take mine?"
"You are so male!" she suddenly exploded and ran from the room, leaving Darcy shocked and now unable to swallow what was half way down his throat, causing him to choke.
After the choking fit had subsided, Darcy found William standing in the doorway laughing his head off.
"Really mate, you need to be more giving" he smirked.
"Giving? What was that all about? She did that yesterday too over a bowl of ice cream!" Darcy complained exasperatedly.
"Haven't you guessed yet?"
"Guessed what?"
"Oh don't tell me you haven't noticed" William sighed.
"Noticed what?" Darcy asked dumbly.
"She's pregnant stupid!"
"She's what!" he shouted in surprise.
William sat looking at the teen shaking his head.
"I'm shocked with you Darcy, really. I thought that would have recognized those signs with Joyce last year"
"Dad kept me away from mom as much as a possible. I remember that he told me she was like a Rage demon the entire time, was the same when she had me too. Broke a few of his limbs too I think"
"You poor deluded child"
"I'll be traumatized! There is no way that I'll be able to survive a kid like her"
"Don't worry mate – it'll be two kids that'll be like me"
"Two? Twins! What are you trying to do, kill me?" Darcy moaned, sliding off the sofa to puddle on the floor.
"Keep talking like that and Ro will"
"But you're not even married"
"Yes we are"
"Like when? I would have remembered that"
William rolled his eyes and went on to explain what that big party they had at the end of summer was for.
"That was an authentic Wiccan marriage ritual. Willow and Tara got married too. Why do you think there was so much magic being used that night? It must have made you forget or something"
Darcy just lay in the same position, too embarrassed and confused to force himself to his feet. Whimpering, he just wished he could be back at school.
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Rowena had left the living at a run. In running her stomach was jarred about so much that she began to feel extremely sick. As fast as she could, Rowena forced herself to make it to the bathroom. Gagging and coughing, she sat still on the bathroom's tiled floor. Why now? Was this some sort of a punishment for having sneaked that tarantula into Darcy's bed when he was five or the time that she set her first grade teacher's hair on fire?
* Was mother crazy!? How can I injure another five and mouths of this cruelty? * Rowena thought bitterly to herself.
Sighing the witchy mother to be put a hand against her stomach.
* Oh you two so owe me *
Silently she thanked William for getting her those 'fat cloths' before Darcy got back, but now he was sure to have told the annoying little brat. It was bad enough always having her mother and Tara over to help with Joyce and still give them time for themselves. But it was always nice whenever Wesley and Fred stopped by with Warrick. She seemed to like that better then when Angel and Nina came by with Kordelia, and having the two year old getting into all of her clean cloths. With a stressed pauses before she stood again, Rowena took a deep breath.
Upon returning to the living room in which William and Darcy were still in, Rowena found that the teen was acting as if his life was over.
"Oh lighten up would you. Seen as someone I know has already spilled the beans, would you mind helping us pick out some names?"
Darcy sat up and looked at her in shock.
"You mean you want me to help you with something that important?" he gasped.
"Yes"
"Well do you know what they're going to be?"
"Boys – identical. I can feel it"
"Okay, where should be get started?"
Rowena was about to say something when she was suddenly cut off.
"I know"
They all heard the gentle voice that sounded like the rustle of wind in the minds. It sound familiar, but the couldn't seem to place it. When they looked up they saw a young woman about twenty standing at the center of the room. Although she admitted a soft golden hue, she had long flowing copper hair that spilled down over a medieval gown. Her eyes were a honey brown and her smile like the sun. She was a spirit.
"Who are you?" William asked with out a thread of concern to why this person was in his house.
"I know you, don't I?" Darcy gasped with wide eyes.
"Yes, all three of you know me. I was your childhood dreams and much, much more. My name is Gwendolyn Lancaster. You know of me as Edmund's daughter. But I was never his child by blood. I was a Light spirit and I was unfortunately indebted to him. As a payment to him, he forced me to become human and be his child. Although in becoming a human child, I was new to the world and there for had no knowledge of who I had been. But he could not taint me as he had planed"
"My family gets more and more twisted everyday" William moaned. "I just want to name my children, not get more confused in stuff that happened almost a thousand years ago"
"William" Rowena hissed at him to be silent, but Gwen just shook her head.
"No he's right. I came only to give you names worthy for children as special as yours. I named the three of you before I ever knew you were going to be born. The names of a child are special. Your children are two halves of a coin, both equals in love and hate. It would be an honor if you would let me name them"
"Umm – sure" both of the expecting parents said in unison.
Gwen smiled and moved forward till she was standing with three youths.
"When they come you shall know which is which. The strong independent half will be Ares, God of War. The passionate carefree half will be Eros, God of Love. I hate to leave now after only just arriving, but this is what I came for"
She leaned over and gave Darcy a kiss on the cheek, and gave Rowena a smile that said "I know something you don't".
"What was that for?" asked Darcy in surprise.
"That was from your mother. She to me to tell you to keep out of trouble as much as possible and to treat that 'new girlfriend' of yours with lots of love and respect. Oh and you father also said to do what you want"
Gwen giggled as Danny turned bright red. But just before she disappeared with a small flash, he managed to say "Thank you".
"Ares and Eros?" William mussed after she was gone. "I like that"
"Me too" Rowena grinned and then turned to Darcy. "So who's the girl lover- boy?"
The crimson of Darcy's face started to turn to a charming maroon.
"No one" he mumbled under his breath.
"Well she would have to be some one, or Buffy wouldn't have given you a message like that" William prodded. "Is she the one that you've been in your diary?"
"WHAT! You've been reading my diary?" Darcy yelled, jumping to his feet.
"You left it out in the open, so I invited myself to read it. Nalani Cole, the 'sexy' Hawaiian werewolf exchange student at school. Really mate, it must drive you crazy every time that sh – "
William didn't get to finish his sentence because Darcy had firmly planted a hand securely over his mouth. When he was finally released, William just smirked at him and raised his scared eyebrow.
"You take all the fun out of it"
"Arcy! Arcy!"
Darcy got up and was gone in a flash now that Joyce was awake and it wasn't a good thing to leave that mini blond slayer in her crib too long or something disastrous might happen. William joked that she might end up slaying one of her teddy bears in a fit of 'Summers' Rage'.
"You know its going to be like that for us," William said once the teen was gone.
"That all fine, but your changing the diapers"
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~ Five Months Later – Spring Equinox, March 21, 2021 ~
William winced and started to slowly back out of the room.
"Oh no you don't mister!" Rowena snarled and a wall of fire shot up in front of her fleeing husband. "You are going to stay here until this is all over. If I have to injure this, then so do you!"
William returned and sat down uneasily beside her. He cast an unbreakable charm upon his hand and then offered it to her. Upon taking his hand, Rowena squeezed with all her strength. He bit his lip, as he still had some feeling left in his hand – she was cutting the circulation off.
"You have to breathe Mrs. Lancaster" one of the present nurses said.
"What do you think I'm trying to do lady!" the pained mother snarled.
"Well baby number #1 is on the way. Get ready" the doctor announced.
From here, both parents know this was going to be the longest day of their lives.
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Rowena collapsed from exhaustion. How long had it been? All she wanted to do right now was to sleep forever. But she couldn't, she had to see and hold her babies first. Opening her eyes she saw that William was still obediently sitting beside, but now he had on the world's biggest smile.
"Hey luv" he whispered and leaned over to kiss her cheek. "I'd like you to meet Ares"
He reached over and ever so gently lifted out a small blue bundle from one of those newborn beds. She took the little boy into her arms and had to choke back a sob of joy. He was beautiful.
"And I would also like you to meet Eros" and handed her a second.
Rowena's eyes filled with tears. These were her babies, theirs. But then William just laughed, causing Rowena to look up in confusion.
"Don't you think your missing something 'mommy'?" he asked.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
Only then did she realize that he was holding something else in his arms. A small pink bundle.
"It looks like Ares and Eros had a stowaway. Meet Isis"
"Triplets?" Rowena whimper.
William nodded.
"The joys of being a mother" she muttered. "No matter how things turn out, you'll always end up happy"
She hadn't felt like there was three, but then again she realized that she had been eating enough for four and Gwen had given her that secretive smile before she departed.
"Just imagine what Darcy's going to say" William snickered.
"Oh, is everyone here?" she asked.
"Yes. Do you want me to go get them? Right now its just Willow, Tara, Wesley, Winnie, Darcy and the squirts. Everyone else will wait till your ready"
"I'd like that"
William handed Isis to her and then promptly went to go fetch their waiting family. Looking down at her three children, she saw that they were just waking up. Ares and Eros had almost a paprika colored hair and Isis had more of a gingersnap. Then they opened their eyes and that's what did it. They all had one sapphire eye and one emerald eye each. Ares and Eros had the blue on the right and the green on the left, where as Isis had the blue on the left and the green on the right. True magical children. A second later her family entered.
"What? Extra!" Darcy gasped suddenly as they entered.
"Shut up Darcy" everyone, said together and William smiled, having remembered that Spike got that all the time.
"They're so cute!" Fred gushed as she got closer.
"Another little witch" Tara praised as Willow got a look at Isis.
"Everyone" William announced and that silenced them. "I would like you to my our sons and daughter; Ares Rowan, Eros Owen, Isis Tyesha"
"Amazing" Wesley laughed, holding Warrick, whom was fascinated by these three new beings. "We also have something to say"
"What, your going to have another kid?" William asked pointblank.
"You always get to the point don't you?" Wesley shock his head.
"I'm getting a brother!" Warrick crowed. "But he'll have to listen to me because I'll be the big brother"
They laughed at the three-year-old, since he was Fred's son after all, had an extensive vocabulary. This was a perfect family get together. As much as Darcy whined, he simply loved the triplets. This was a proud moment for William and Rowena, because against all odds, they had fought for happiness and achieved it.
They only wondered now what the future had in store –
~ Stay tuned for the conclusion ~
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Hey what's up! How was that? I just had to add this last lil chapter before writing the final chapter. I had to had add William and Rowena's children because I may just end up writing a story of their own in the future. But next it'll be the sequel of Darcy's story that I'll be starting to work on after the epilog. So, keep reading – Later!*
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Chapter Twenty ~ The Whole Nine Yards
The next few months flew by like the winds. Matters of importance were settled, as well as friends and enemies made. They all had been given their time to recover. Darcy still had nightmares, William was having a migraine just trying to make his ears and tail go away without success and Rowena was suffer from a bout to the flu.
As for Wolfram & Hart, word was that with the Senior Partners gone, the remaining officials packed up and skipped dimensions. That enraged many demons that had been doing business with them to become radical. Rowena found a new acquired mood of 'fry first, ask questions later' and if it wasn't for a restraining hand on both sides from William and Darcy, she would have pulled a power trip like her mother had so many years before. So many things had happen that none of them could comprehend, but they knew they would always be there for each other.
It was just entering the month of October and Darcy was on what he called a 'much needed brake from high school'. Stretched out on the sofa munching on a double stuffed burrito, he chatted with Rowena.
"So how's it hanging?" he asked though a mouthful.
Rowena glowered at him, as if she were ready to beat the living daylights out of him.
"What"
"Can I have a bite"
"Rowena you have a refrigerator full of your own food, can't you find something for yourself then try to take mine?"
"You are so male!" she suddenly exploded and ran from the room, leaving Darcy shocked and now unable to swallow what was half way down his throat, causing him to choke.
After the choking fit had subsided, Darcy found William standing in the doorway laughing his head off.
"Really mate, you need to be more giving" he smirked.
"Giving? What was that all about? She did that yesterday too over a bowl of ice cream!" Darcy complained exasperatedly.
"Haven't you guessed yet?"
"Guessed what?"
"Oh don't tell me you haven't noticed" William sighed.
"Noticed what?" Darcy asked dumbly.
"She's pregnant stupid!"
"She's what!" he shouted in surprise.
William sat looking at the teen shaking his head.
"I'm shocked with you Darcy, really. I thought that would have recognized those signs with Joyce last year"
"Dad kept me away from mom as much as a possible. I remember that he told me she was like a Rage demon the entire time, was the same when she had me too. Broke a few of his limbs too I think"
"You poor deluded child"
"I'll be traumatized! There is no way that I'll be able to survive a kid like her"
"Don't worry mate – it'll be two kids that'll be like me"
"Two? Twins! What are you trying to do, kill me?" Darcy moaned, sliding off the sofa to puddle on the floor.
"Keep talking like that and Ro will"
"But you're not even married"
"Yes we are"
"Like when? I would have remembered that"
William rolled his eyes and went on to explain what that big party they had at the end of summer was for.
"That was an authentic Wiccan marriage ritual. Willow and Tara got married too. Why do you think there was so much magic being used that night? It must have made you forget or something"
Darcy just lay in the same position, too embarrassed and confused to force himself to his feet. Whimpering, he just wished he could be back at school.
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Rowena had left the living at a run. In running her stomach was jarred about so much that she began to feel extremely sick. As fast as she could, Rowena forced herself to make it to the bathroom. Gagging and coughing, she sat still on the bathroom's tiled floor. Why now? Was this some sort of a punishment for having sneaked that tarantula into Darcy's bed when he was five or the time that she set her first grade teacher's hair on fire?
* Was mother crazy!? How can I injure another five and mouths of this cruelty? * Rowena thought bitterly to herself.
Sighing the witchy mother to be put a hand against her stomach.
* Oh you two so owe me *
Silently she thanked William for getting her those 'fat cloths' before Darcy got back, but now he was sure to have told the annoying little brat. It was bad enough always having her mother and Tara over to help with Joyce and still give them time for themselves. But it was always nice whenever Wesley and Fred stopped by with Warrick. She seemed to like that better then when Angel and Nina came by with Kordelia, and having the two year old getting into all of her clean cloths. With a stressed pauses before she stood again, Rowena took a deep breath.
Upon returning to the living room in which William and Darcy were still in, Rowena found that the teen was acting as if his life was over.
"Oh lighten up would you. Seen as someone I know has already spilled the beans, would you mind helping us pick out some names?"
Darcy sat up and looked at her in shock.
"You mean you want me to help you with something that important?" he gasped.
"Yes"
"Well do you know what they're going to be?"
"Boys – identical. I can feel it"
"Okay, where should be get started?"
Rowena was about to say something when she was suddenly cut off.
"I know"
They all heard the gentle voice that sounded like the rustle of wind in the minds. It sound familiar, but the couldn't seem to place it. When they looked up they saw a young woman about twenty standing at the center of the room. Although she admitted a soft golden hue, she had long flowing copper hair that spilled down over a medieval gown. Her eyes were a honey brown and her smile like the sun. She was a spirit.
"Who are you?" William asked with out a thread of concern to why this person was in his house.
"I know you, don't I?" Darcy gasped with wide eyes.
"Yes, all three of you know me. I was your childhood dreams and much, much more. My name is Gwendolyn Lancaster. You know of me as Edmund's daughter. But I was never his child by blood. I was a Light spirit and I was unfortunately indebted to him. As a payment to him, he forced me to become human and be his child. Although in becoming a human child, I was new to the world and there for had no knowledge of who I had been. But he could not taint me as he had planed"
"My family gets more and more twisted everyday" William moaned. "I just want to name my children, not get more confused in stuff that happened almost a thousand years ago"
"William" Rowena hissed at him to be silent, but Gwen just shook her head.
"No he's right. I came only to give you names worthy for children as special as yours. I named the three of you before I ever knew you were going to be born. The names of a child are special. Your children are two halves of a coin, both equals in love and hate. It would be an honor if you would let me name them"
"Umm – sure" both of the expecting parents said in unison.
Gwen smiled and moved forward till she was standing with three youths.
"When they come you shall know which is which. The strong independent half will be Ares, God of War. The passionate carefree half will be Eros, God of Love. I hate to leave now after only just arriving, but this is what I came for"
She leaned over and gave Darcy a kiss on the cheek, and gave Rowena a smile that said "I know something you don't".
"What was that for?" asked Darcy in surprise.
"That was from your mother. She to me to tell you to keep out of trouble as much as possible and to treat that 'new girlfriend' of yours with lots of love and respect. Oh and you father also said to do what you want"
Gwen giggled as Danny turned bright red. But just before she disappeared with a small flash, he managed to say "Thank you".
"Ares and Eros?" William mussed after she was gone. "I like that"
"Me too" Rowena grinned and then turned to Darcy. "So who's the girl lover- boy?"
The crimson of Darcy's face started to turn to a charming maroon.
"No one" he mumbled under his breath.
"Well she would have to be some one, or Buffy wouldn't have given you a message like that" William prodded. "Is she the one that you've been in your diary?"
"WHAT! You've been reading my diary?" Darcy yelled, jumping to his feet.
"You left it out in the open, so I invited myself to read it. Nalani Cole, the 'sexy' Hawaiian werewolf exchange student at school. Really mate, it must drive you crazy every time that sh – "
William didn't get to finish his sentence because Darcy had firmly planted a hand securely over his mouth. When he was finally released, William just smirked at him and raised his scared eyebrow.
"You take all the fun out of it"
"Arcy! Arcy!"
Darcy got up and was gone in a flash now that Joyce was awake and it wasn't a good thing to leave that mini blond slayer in her crib too long or something disastrous might happen. William joked that she might end up slaying one of her teddy bears in a fit of 'Summers' Rage'.
"You know its going to be like that for us," William said once the teen was gone.
"That all fine, but your changing the diapers"
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~ Five Months Later – Spring Equinox, March 21, 2021 ~
William winced and started to slowly back out of the room.
"Oh no you don't mister!" Rowena snarled and a wall of fire shot up in front of her fleeing husband. "You are going to stay here until this is all over. If I have to injure this, then so do you!"
William returned and sat down uneasily beside her. He cast an unbreakable charm upon his hand and then offered it to her. Upon taking his hand, Rowena squeezed with all her strength. He bit his lip, as he still had some feeling left in his hand – she was cutting the circulation off.
"You have to breathe Mrs. Lancaster" one of the present nurses said.
"What do you think I'm trying to do lady!" the pained mother snarled.
"Well baby number #1 is on the way. Get ready" the doctor announced.
From here, both parents know this was going to be the longest day of their lives.
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Rowena collapsed from exhaustion. How long had it been? All she wanted to do right now was to sleep forever. But she couldn't, she had to see and hold her babies first. Opening her eyes she saw that William was still obediently sitting beside, but now he had on the world's biggest smile.
"Hey luv" he whispered and leaned over to kiss her cheek. "I'd like you to meet Ares"
He reached over and ever so gently lifted out a small blue bundle from one of those newborn beds. She took the little boy into her arms and had to choke back a sob of joy. He was beautiful.
"And I would also like you to meet Eros" and handed her a second.
Rowena's eyes filled with tears. These were her babies, theirs. But then William just laughed, causing Rowena to look up in confusion.
"Don't you think your missing something 'mommy'?" he asked.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
Only then did she realize that he was holding something else in his arms. A small pink bundle.
"It looks like Ares and Eros had a stowaway. Meet Isis"
"Triplets?" Rowena whimper.
William nodded.
"The joys of being a mother" she muttered. "No matter how things turn out, you'll always end up happy"
She hadn't felt like there was three, but then again she realized that she had been eating enough for four and Gwen had given her that secretive smile before she departed.
"Just imagine what Darcy's going to say" William snickered.
"Oh, is everyone here?" she asked.
"Yes. Do you want me to go get them? Right now its just Willow, Tara, Wesley, Winnie, Darcy and the squirts. Everyone else will wait till your ready"
"I'd like that"
William handed Isis to her and then promptly went to go fetch their waiting family. Looking down at her three children, she saw that they were just waking up. Ares and Eros had almost a paprika colored hair and Isis had more of a gingersnap. Then they opened their eyes and that's what did it. They all had one sapphire eye and one emerald eye each. Ares and Eros had the blue on the right and the green on the left, where as Isis had the blue on the left and the green on the right. True magical children. A second later her family entered.
"What? Extra!" Darcy gasped suddenly as they entered.
"Shut up Darcy" everyone, said together and William smiled, having remembered that Spike got that all the time.
"They're so cute!" Fred gushed as she got closer.
"Another little witch" Tara praised as Willow got a look at Isis.
"Everyone" William announced and that silenced them. "I would like you to my our sons and daughter; Ares Rowan, Eros Owen, Isis Tyesha"
"Amazing" Wesley laughed, holding Warrick, whom was fascinated by these three new beings. "We also have something to say"
"What, your going to have another kid?" William asked pointblank.
"You always get to the point don't you?" Wesley shock his head.
"I'm getting a brother!" Warrick crowed. "But he'll have to listen to me because I'll be the big brother"
They laughed at the three-year-old, since he was Fred's son after all, had an extensive vocabulary. This was a perfect family get together. As much as Darcy whined, he simply loved the triplets. This was a proud moment for William and Rowena, because against all odds, they had fought for happiness and achieved it.
They only wondered now what the future had in store –
~ Stay tuned for the conclusion ~
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Hey what's up! How was that? I just had to add this last lil chapter before writing the final chapter. I had to had add William and Rowena's children because I may just end up writing a story of their own in the future. But next it'll be the sequel of Darcy's story that I'll be starting to work on after the epilog. So, keep reading – Later!*