Disclaimer: I don't own a thing of BTVS. It all belongs to Joss Whedon.
A/N: Okay here's the thing, because Connor grew up in a hell dimension, it sped up his aging. In my story, Connor still looks 18 yrs old.
~*~*~*~*~*~ Ch.7: Mother!?! ~*~*~*~*~*~
Emma was sitting there getting really antsy. She could feel her strength rapidly increase. Wesley had said he wanted to see what her true strength was like, so they had kept her off the serum for the last week. At first she had felt her strength and power gradually come back to her. It was mostly when she woke up in the morning. But for some reason today it was coming back fast and faster by the second. Her dad had repeatedly asked her if she was okay, but she just said she was fine.
Truthfully she was afraid to touch anything, just incase it was important to a case the gang had been working on. She had felt her true strength once when she was 6, right before her mom had died. She had never forgotten the feeling of how strong and powerful she felt. And she knew that the amount of strength and power she felt right now, was nothing. She had only regained about ¼ of her true strength. And it scared the hell out of her. She was glad that her dad was here to help her deal, but right now all she wanted was her mother. Her mother had more strength than her father so she would know how this felt, Emma wasn't to sure how her dad would react to how much strength his daughter truly possessed.
Dawn looked over at her niece, who was more like a sister to her, and noticed how unsettled she was becoming. She knew exactly what Emma needed right now. Or maybe who she needed. Emma needed her mom to help her through the strength change she was going through, and Emma needed the one guy who would not take kindly to the fact that she was around Angel. Connor had never told Emma that he was Angels son, truthfully it was something he would never admit to if he had a choice. Dawn had dragged it out of him, the one and only time he had ever told anyone who he truly was, in sunnydale. But she also had a feeling that deep down Emma knew the truth, she just didn't want to admit it.
Dawn smiled at how much Emma could be like both Spike and Buffy.
Dawn: Angel do you have a training room?
Angel: Yeah….Why? (curious)
Emma: Where is it? (impatient)
Fred: 2 floors down, first door on your left. (confused)
Emma and Dawn nodded. Emma got up and headed toward the door. She needed to let off some steam, and a punching bag was the only thing that could take her anger away or at least control it. But she knew only one thing would take away her large adrenaline rush that she was getting. She needed to spare with her boyfriend, who she was going to kill next time she saw him for not telling her that he was Angels son. It had taken her all of 10 seconds after she remembered that Angel had a son, to figure out that is was her boyfriend. And wouldn't you know it, her father hated Connors dad. Her dad was going to kill Connor when he found out about who he was. Well that is if she doesn't kill him first for not telling her himself.
Spike: Where are you going? (worried)
Dawn: Don't worry Spike, she's going to be fine.
And with that Dawn followed Emma out the door and into the elevator. After the two girls left the office, the others looked at each other, and silently agreed to go see what was wrong with the young, teenage, peroxide blond, girl. When they found the girls in the training room, they stopped dead in their tracks.
Spike couldn't believe the sight before him. His two girls were sparring to the point were one could die. They had both changed into sparring clothing, tight yet loose pants, guys tank tops, and they had both put their hair into high tight pony tails. It was only then that spike had noticed how short Dawns hair really was. She had been wearing it in a loose bun all week, so he never actually got to see how long it was. It was cut to just below her shoulders. But aside from all that, their sparring was amazing. They read each other beginning to end, and countered each others moves to the tee. He couldn't believe how graceful their fighting looked, just like a ballet he had once gone to back when he was William the Bloody.
Gun: Whoa. (awed)
Spike: I second that. (shocked)
There was a pause of silence, except for the sound of the girls sparring. The gang was so mesmerized by the sight in front of them, that they didn't even see the teenaged boy walk up next to them.
Connor: It's amazing isn't it. (smirking)
Angel: Where did they learn how to do that? (not paying attention to who had just spoken)
Connor: It's a long story. (sadly looking away, then jumping up into the rafters)
The gang continued to watch the girls spar when all the sudden they noticed the boy drop down from the ceiling. They were all still so mesmerized that they still hadn't figured out who the boy was. Now they watched as the one boy single handedly took on the two teenaged girls. When they finally saw his face, and the vampires caught his scent, they were shocked even more at who he was and what he was doing. The two vampires looked at each other in the way that said, "what the hell is your kid doing near mine!?!"
Connor: Come on Emma is that all you've got. (baiting)
That took the two vampires out of their glare session. And they all continued to watch the 3 teenagers move around the room.
Emma: Dawnie back off this ones mine. (pissed)
Dawn: You think I'm stupid enough to get involved in this one, yeah right! (sarcastically)
Dawn slowly backed away from the two with her hands up and joined the gang in watching the two continue the sparring, both physically and verbally. Spike, Angel, Gun, and Wesley went to go break them up but Dawn stopped them.
Dawn: Don't they need this. He has a lot of explaining to do, and she has a lot of tension built up. (seriously)
Taking her advice the four backed up and continued to watch the two of them spar.
Emma: Where the hell have you been? (pissed)
Connor: Out! (annoyed)
Emma: Your always out! Your never around, not even enough to tell that you're his son! Instead you wait till I come to LA, and let me figure it out for myself! This supposed to be my time "to get to know my dad," not time to "plot how I'm going to kill my boyfriend next time I see him," Connor! So don't try that bullshit on me Connor cuz' its not going to work! I'm not stupid Connor, did you think I wouldn't figure it out once I remembered that he had a son? (screaming)
Connor: I never said you were stupid Emma, but come on if you were me would you want to admit that your father cause hell on earth for over a century? (annoyed)
Emma: You are not the only one of us born to a vampire Connor, my dad did some pretty good damage too! So don't try the whole " my dad is evil and isn't to be trusted, so I'm just going to pretend he doesn't exist." Trust me babe, my family has tried that little trick a few times. And I can tell you right now, it's going to blow up in your face! (annoyed)
Connor: Fine, whatever. But I can't stick around all the time Emma, I'm the son of two vampires, I need to kill something when I get pissed off or just need to blow off steam. (irritated)
Emma: And I don't! Come on, Connor, think about it. (pissed again)
Everyone watched as the two had a lovers quarrel, while kicking each others ass. Finally the two stopped and stood facing each other, while breathing heavily.
Emma: But your problem isn't your dad is it? It's just you, every time you get pissed or need to blow off some steam, you get scared because you feel the need to kill something. And because that's what your dad did, your afraid you'll turn into him, and end up evil. Well let me fill you in on something Connor, that's what we are. We're killer of the night, there's only one difference Connor. (seriously)
Connor: Oh yeah what's that? Uh? You said your self Emma, we're killers? What's the damn difference between us and our dads? (pissed)
Emma: Our mothers. Your birth mother may be Darla, but come on get real, to you Cordelia was your mother. I see it every day in your eyes, you would never do anything that you think she would disapprove of. And my mother made my dad fall in love without a soul. So you tell my Connor, do either of us truly want to let either of our parents down. Connor we've both lost our mothers, but everyday we live to gain their approval and you know it. (breathing heavily)
Connor didn't say anything, he just stood there looking at his girlfriend, wondering when she had first been able to see through him. But he could see through her too. Right this minute she was comparing him to that asshole.
Connor: Come on baby, don't look at me like that. I'm not Jake. (annoyed)
Emma: You think I don't see through you either do you, cuz' guess what! I'm not Sasha. (pissed)
Emma put Connor to the ground with a spinning kick to the gut, and walked to the other side of the room.
Dawn: (sighing) Well that went well.
Fred: Wow, I've never seen something like that.
Dawn turned to look at the women with an incredulous look on her face.
Dawn: Are you kidding, they do this at least 2 a week. Or when he's around for them to do this 2 a week.
Connor got up from his position on the floor, after staring at his girlfriend for a moment, and walked over to her. When he reached her Connor pulled Emma into a hug and held her tight.
Connor: I'm sorry baby. And honey, god you have to believe me, when I saw that I know your not Sasha. Baby you don't take any of my shit, it's probably a good thing to get put in my place every now and then. (smiling slightly) remind me to thank your father for handing that trait to you.
Emma chuckled a little and then looked up at her boyfriend.
Emma: (smiling) That's if he doesn't try to kill you first. I mean after all your dating his daughter, and not to bring up the father thing again, but our dads aren't exactly best friends.
Connor: (smirking) I know. Although you might have told me that before we pissed them off.
He nodded toward the vampires that were growling at the others kid, Spike at Connor and Angel at Emma. They both smiled, and Connor went to go kiss her, but before he could he got thrown across the room and was suspended 1ft in the air, up against the back wall. Both Dawn and Emma sighed.
Emma: Grandfather it's okay guys kiss girls before their married now a days. It's been that way for a few decades now! (exasperated)
Dawn: Yeah, come on Andrew let him down. He's not going to hurt her or anything, she's stronger than he is for gods sake. (coping Emma's tone)
When the figure that, was holding Connor in the air, materialized, everyone got a shock.
Buffy: Hurt my daughter and I will tear you apart limb from limb. Just because I'm dead doesn't mean I can't do any damage. (annoyed)
Emma: Mother!?!?! (shocked)
Dawn, Spike, &Angel: Buffy!?!?! (shocked)
Then all of the sudden Emma found herself slammed against the wall that was behind her. She groaned at the impact but other wise she could have gotten herself free if she really tried. Then another blond materialized, but this one was holding Emma up against the wall.
Darla: Let him go Buffy, or your little precious here gets it. (devilishly)
Emma just started laughing.
Darla: What? What's so amusing to you little girl? (annoyed)
Emma: The fact that you think you can take down the daughter of a vampire and a slayer. Your son isn't all high and mighty anymore Darla, and if you haven't noticed yet Angelus isn't the #1 big bad evil vampire anymore. Never was really, he didn't know how to deceive people the way William does. But you already knew that a long time ago didn't you? You already knew that given the proper chance Spike would kick his ass? You already knew that no one is better at being a vampire than my dad, not even you. After all you didn't take down 2 slayers did you, you fed on innocent little children who were defenseless. (baiting)
Emma had been told stories of her dad, Angel, Darla, and Drusilla all her life. She had always thought that Spike was the smarter of the group, he was the one who used reverse psychology on his victims, and they didn't even know it. That and she had seen her dad in action this last week, he wasn't stupid and he wasn't as cocky as Angel was with his fighting ability. Of course she always defended her dad at any chance she got.
Darla: (loosening her grip) Your dad doesn't do that anymore! (nervously)
Emma: (smirking) not the point I was getting at Darla, and you know it.
Darla: (yelling) Then what are you getting at you little bitch!?!
Emma: That my dad may not be evil anymore, but he was the best big bad evil vamp there was, and little precious here turned out to be just like him. Think about it Darla. (smirking) You have three seconds starting… 2 ½ seconds ago.
And with that Emma took Darla to the ground in one flawless motion.
Buffy: (smirking) Now what was that about you taking out my little precious if I didn't let your son down!?!
Emma: (evilly) Just for the record Darla, to him your not even his mother. Your just the woman who left and never came back. His mother loved him, even if he did try to kill her once. But you want to know why he tried to kill her Darla? Because you convinced Angelus to kill Holtz's family, and sure enough the bastard lived through the years to gain revenge. Your son grew up in hell dimension, because Holtz wanted revenge Darla. The only woman who ever became like a mother to him and she was a demon, so he tried to kill her because it was drilled into his head that all demons were evil and had to die. (pissed)--- But you know what this isn't my place to take you out. Not this time.
And with that Emma let Darla up. Darla charged for Emma, but she was stopped by an invisible force. Then she saw the woman who was her sons mother.
Emma: Mom you can put my boyfriend down now. (smiling)
Cordelia: Leave my baby's girlfriend alone Darla (pissed)
Buffy had let go of Connor, but was keeping a good eye on him. Connor on the other hand was staring at the woman who had just materialized in front of his eyes.
Connor: (shocked) mom!?!
Cordelia turned to her left and saw her son. She smiled, opened her arms, and caught her son up in a hug as he ran to her.
Cordelia: How are you baby?
Buffy on the other hand walked over to her daughter and looked her up and down.
Emma: (smiling) What your looking at me funny?
Buffy: (smiling) Nothing, it's just you turned out to be so much like your dad. What you did back there with Darla, even I can't think that fast on my feet.
Emma: (smirking in typical Spike fashion) That's because you're a Summers, as dad has clearly put it, I'm an Owens girl through and through.
Buffy: (laughing) And he'd be right about that. Now come give mommy a hug.
Emma ran and hugged her mother as tight as she could.
Emma: I miss you mom.
Buffy: I know you do baby, but you're a daddy's girl. Even when you were little, I knew you were going to be. You were always talking about how one day you were going to go find daddy and fight to save the world by his side. (smiling)
Emma didn't answer for a minute. She stepped back and looked at her dad.
Emma: I need your help mom. Dad is awesome with all this, but he doesn't know what its like to have slayer strength. (sadly)
Everyone is so caught up in the reunion between the mothers and children that no one even notices that Darla dematerializes in a fit of rage.
A/N: okay I know ending the chapter here is kind of evil, not telling you what's going to happen and all, so sorry. Your going to have to wait to read the next chapter to find out what happens, sorry. Anyway I hope you like this chapter, please read and review!!! Thanks!!!
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