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~*~*~*~*~*~ Ch.6: The Ins and outs of Emma's life~*~*~*~*~*~

Emma came back into the office after having taken a shower and finding Black leather boots and pants to wear. She stole one of her dads black t-shirts and tied it under her breasts. All eyes were on her as she walked in.

Spike: Did you say goodbye to your Aunt and grandparents?

Emma: Yeah, they dropped in on their way out. No pun intended.

Spike just nodded.

Angel: So how long are you staying?

Emma: I don't know.

Angel: Well you welcome to stay…

Both Spike and Emma rolled their eyes in the exact same way, making the others laugh.

Emma: Angel. I may not be my dad, but I'm not on your favorite persons list and vise versa. So just save your breath. (smiling)

That caused Spike to laugh a little. She knew why too, vampires don't breath.

Wesley: okay so we should probably find out how and why you were born. (seriously)

Wesley, Fred, and Gun picked up a book and began looking. Emma rolled her eyes and picked up her cell phone of the end table, and called her grandfather.

Emma: Hello Willow.--- Willow it's LA. Who besides my dad lives in LA?--- You got it. Hey is grandfather there? --- Hello Grandfather. (happily) I'm well, and I think you should talk to someone. They're already researching my existence. -- Alright I'll talk to you later Grandfather. Tell everyone hello and that I send my love.--- Wesley, Giles wants to talk to you!

She tossed the phone to Wesley without even looking up, and he caught it too. All the sudden Emma remembered that Angel had a son that no one knew about.

Emma: Oh dear lord.-- you've got to be bloody kidding me! (screaming)

This was not happening! How was she supposed to work with Angels son to save the world. It would be like Spike and Angel all over again.

Spike: Pet who are you screaming at? (confused)

Emma: The bloody powers that be. (muttered) I need a drink. Where's the kitchen.

She started toward the doors.

Spike: No alcohol, your mother will turn over in her grave if I let you have alcohol. (walking after his daughter)

Emma does that Spike "whatever" shrug. Spike is rambling so much that he didn't even notice the others behind him or the fact that they were in the kitchen already.

Emma went into the meant fridge and took out 3 packs of blood. She got 2 mugs and heated 2 packs of blood. She poured them into the mugs and handed one to Spike and Angel.

Emma: eat something neither of you have eaten since I showed up.

Then she walked back over to the 3rd pack of blood. She just stood there staring at it for a minute.

Spike: Luv? (worried)

Then Wesley came over to her and pulled her into a hug.

Wesley: Stop it, Emma, your going to make yourself sick. (soothing)


Emma: The serum isn't working anymore. (quietly)

Wesley pulled back a little.

Wesley: Can I see your serum?

Emma nodded and handed it to him. Wesley motioned for Spike to come hold her. When spike pulled is daughter into a hug, she grabbed on to him and clung to him like a scared little girl needing her fathers reassurance that everything was going to be okay.

Emma: I took some when I got out of the shower that's how I know its not working. Giles said I shouldn't want blood after I take the serum.

Wesley: But you want the blood more than anything, hence the intense staring at the blood.

Spike: Did you tell the watcher?

Emma: Yeah. He upped the dosage of it.

Fred: how long have you been on the serum?

Gun: What does it do?

Emma closed her eyes, buried her head into her fathers chest, and sighed. But she continued when Spike gave her a reassuring squeeze and a kiss on the top of her head.

Emma: I've been on the serum since Giles found out that human food wasn't cutting it for me. I mean I don't depend on it like vampires do, but the vampire half of me still craves it. And the serum is supposed to curb the craving. But it hasn't been lately. However, there are side effects that come along with the serum.

Angel: What's that?

Emma opened her eyes and stared at them for a little while before answering them.

Emma: I loose about 75% of my strength.

Fred: So the strength you have now?

Emma: Is minimal for me. My strength is my part of the prophecy. So for me to only the strength of Angel or dad is bad for me.

Wesley: so you feel none of your slayer strength when you take this? (curious)

Emma: No. None what so ever.

Wesley: Interesting. (thoughtfully)

Fred: What?

Wesley: I just find it odd that her slayer strength associates itself with her craving for blood. You would think her vampire strength would do that, not the other way around.

The seven sets of minds thought about it for a minute. Then Emma whispered something incoherently. Then the kitchen doors flew open.

Dawn: I can answer that.

Emma: Hey Dawn. (happily)

Dawn: Hey Bit. Get over her and give me a hug.

The two teenagers hugged.

Spike: Nibblet, why don't you look a day older than the last time I saw you? (curious)

Dawn: Being the key has it's advantages Spike. (smirking)

Emma say the look in Dawns eyes and her dads. This was a pair who had been best friends and then separated for 16 yrs. Emma gave Dawn a not so subtle push. And dawn ran to spike and held on tight.

Dawn: I missed you Spike. (crying)

Spike: I missed you too Bit. -- You're my last Summers girl, now what am I supposed to do. (sadly)

Emma: Hey I'm a Summers girl. (teasingly)

Spike: Sorry Pet, but you're an Owens girl through and through. (smiling)

Emma: (shrugs) Cool. -- So umm… Dawn you were saying? (curious)

Dawn: (leaning on Spike) Oh right. The serum doesn't associate with your slayer strength. Neither does your craving for blood. It's just that you took after Spike more than Buffy, so your craving for blood just over powers your slayer strength. And the serum causes and allergic reaction. You take it and your craving for blood intensifies, while your slayer strength goes farther into hiding.

Emma groaned when Dawn was done talking.

Emma: Like my life wasn't supernatural enough, they had to add science to my life. You know how much I love bloo0dy science. (sarcastically) No offense Fred.

Fred: None taken (smiling)

After a little while Fred went to her lab to see if she could come up with a better serum for Emma. And Wesley wanted more research on the 3 fated ones. Gun went to see why the detectors hadn't detected Dawn and the demon. Loren had a very important client, and Angel got a call saying he was needed about 12 miles out of the city to help control a pack of demons that were terrorizing the community. Unfortunately Angel needed Spikes help, so that left Dawn and Emma to catch up with what had been going on with each other.

After Dawn and Emma finished talking, they both agreed that they were all in for one hell of ride, in the not to distant future.

A/N: well here is the next chapter I hope you like it. Read and Review please!!!