The Next Night...
9:30 PM
"I don't want you to leave," Rose started to cry again. But tonight the tears were different. Different from the tears she shed when Derek and his cronies had ripped away her locket. Different from the tears she shed when Buffy had yelled at her that first night. Yelled at her for not wanting to share her life with her and her friends. Different from the tears she shed when Willow had held her and told her everything was going to be okay. No, tonight her tears were tears Rose had never shed before. A mixture of happiness and a feeling of loss mixed in together.
"I know Prissy, but Mummy loves you a whole lot and you're going to be very happy here with your daddy. He is a very great person. He loved me when no one else wanted to and I will always have a special place for him in my heart, even if it's not beating," Drusilla held Rose close to her but directed most of her words towards Xander who stood, holding Nicky. After Rose reluctantly let go of Drusilla Emily ran at her.
"Mommy, will you still talk to us?" she asked.
"Probably not baby," Drusilla smiled at Emily.
"But I will come and see you guys. You'll be very happy with your new mommy." After that Emily got down and half jumped on, half tackled Cordelia who was actually up and about today. She giggled and lifted little Emily up.
Angel kissed Buffy then took Drusilla's hand. Rose gave Drusilla one last hug, then backed up into Xander. He held her against him. With that Angel and Drusilla stepped into the rain and were gone.
Willow, Kalani, and Oz stood together, Kalani up against Willow's chest and Oz held his two girls.
Buffy stood smiling thinking of everything she had accomplished to make two little girls happy.
Xander still clutched Rose, thinking about how she would be a very significant part of his life now. She was, in some ways, his piece of Drusilla he would always have with him.
Nicky and Alex ran up into Giles arms and he held his sons and thought about how lucky he was just to be standing here. How lucky he was to be here in the middle of everybody he ever cared about.
Anya went over to Xander and he held her along with his daughter.
Cordelia held Emily and thought about all that her and her friends had been through only in a course of a few years.
As everyone stood in the middle of Giles living room, his words affected all of them.
What happened, happened. And the Scooby gang would definitely be ready for it when it did.