Title: Summer Vacation
Summary: Buffy's dad is going away for the summer, and with no other place to go, her and her younger sister, Dawn and left at their aunt and uncle's ranch. There they meet new friends and new enemies. But when the summer's over, the two have to leave, and hearts are broken. Spuffy.
Disclaimer: All the BtVS characters belong to Joss Whedon.
.:a/n:. Incase no one knows. A paddock is a fenced in area that horses are let free to graze and just be horses.
.:a/n 2:. I was wondering. Bangel? Spuffy? What do you want? Cause I'll go either way. It depends on what you want. Majority rules.
*~*
Hank Summers turned onto a dirt road. The car drove under a large sign that read "Sunset Ranch". Buffy watched as they drove by the paddocks that lined the narrow road. She smiled when she saw a mare running with her young foal.
"And here we are," Hank said, bringing the car to a stop. Buffy lifted her head from the window and looked through the gap between the two front seats. The main cottage was smaller, and only one room. Behind it were many log cabins that were scattered around the property. The barn was far off to her left, big and red. "C'mon girls, hurry it up."
Buffy sighed before opened the door and lazily climbing out. She looked at Andrea who was asleep in the front seat of the car and wondered why she got to go away with her father, instead of them. She heard her dad calling her name and walked back to the trunk of the car, her hands dug into the back pockets of her jeans. Hank pulled out her bag and held it out, waiting for her to take it.
"You know I'm against this," Buffy said, taking the bag and throwing it over her shoulder.
"You used to love the country Honey," he said, handing Dawn her bag and closing the trunk. "You'll settle in. its only for two months."
"Right. Only," Buffy said, rolling her eyes.
"There's my favourite little brother," Larry said, coming out from the main cabin. He walked over and took his brother in a big hug. He was taller than Hank and had black hair, instead of brown. "And my two favourite nieces."
"We're you're only nieces," Dawn said, smiling.
"We better get going," Hank said, starting back to his car. "It was good seeing you again Larry." He turned to his two daughters. "Be good you two."
Buffy stayed silent as she watched her father give Dawn a quick hug. She just waved him to him slightly and smiled when he blew her a kiss. They both turned back to their uncle, and he took their bags. He started walking, and they had to jog to catch up to him.
"You'll be staying in the house with your aunt and Faith," he said. Faith was their cousin. They all got along well, but they hadn't spoken in a long time. Ever since her mother died. "Dinner's soon and that's when you can meet all the hands and guests."
"Are there any people our age staying here?" Dawn asked. "Boys?"
Her uncle laughed. "You'll just have to see Munchkin." He opened the door to the house and stood aside so that the two could enter. He closed the door behind him and rested the bags on the floor. "You remember the house?"
"Blurrily," Dawn said, looking around. It was a big house. The living room was to the right of the entrance, and the kitchen to the left. The stairs were right in front of them, and a small hallway beside them led to the basement.
"Well I'll get Faith to give you the grand tour later on. Right now, I'll let you two get settled in. Your room's just up here, follow me," he said, starting up the stairs. They were old, and creaked as you walked up them. There were many rooms once you reached the second floor. One straight ahead, two doors on the left, and three doorways on the right.
Larry walked down to the end one of the left and opened it. The walls were a light shade of pink, and there was a bed on either side of the room. It was similar to their room back home, and Buffy remembered it as the one they used to have when they came to visit.
"Here you go," he said, placing the bags on the floor. "I'll give you some time to unpack, and whenever you like, come on downstairs."
"Thanks Uncle Larry," Dawn said, sitting on her bed. She waited until he left to start talking to her sister. "Are you sick? You haven't said a thing since dad left."
"Haven't had anything to say," Buffy said, lying on the bed to the right.
"Well I'm gonna go scope out the place for any sign of cute boys. You want to come?"
"I'll pass. You go have fun."
"Alright. But you're missing out on a lot," Dawn said standing.
"Oh I'm sure I am," Buffy said sarcastically. She watched as her sister left the room before going over to her bag and pulling out a photo album. On the cover there was a title written in glittery letters, it read, "Sunset Ranch". She opened it to the first page, and saw herself, at the age of three, sitting on a small paint pony. Underneath it her mother had written "Sundance and Buffy, her first ride".
Resting her head back on her pillow, she let out a sigh. She used to love to ride. She'd spend all day out on the trails with her uncle and Faith, showing guests around. When she was riding, it felt like nothing else mattered. Like she was in her own world. Just her and her horse.
*Knock Knock*
Surprised, Buffy stood up and walked over to the door. She opened it up and saw a bleached blonde, blue-eyed boy standing before her. 'Hello salty goodness,' she thought. 'Boy is Dawn gonna be disappointed.'
"Can I help you?" she asked, bringing herself back to reality.
"Buffy?" he asked.
"Yes . . ."
"Larry told me to come up and ask you if you wanted to go for a ride," he said.
'Hot and British. Maybe this summer wont be so bad.' "Ride?" she asked, confused.
"Yeah, you know, the thing you do with horses."
"I know what . . . I haven't ridden in forever. I don't know if I could do it."
"If you need any help, I'm 'ere."
"Sure, okay," she said. "Its better than staying in here on such a nice day."
He smiled. "Great. C'mon luv, I know just the horse for you."
*~*
Thanks to:
brenda+dylan4eva
Summary: Buffy's dad is going away for the summer, and with no other place to go, her and her younger sister, Dawn and left at their aunt and uncle's ranch. There they meet new friends and new enemies. But when the summer's over, the two have to leave, and hearts are broken. Spuffy.
Disclaimer: All the BtVS characters belong to Joss Whedon.
.:a/n:. Incase no one knows. A paddock is a fenced in area that horses are let free to graze and just be horses.
.:a/n 2:. I was wondering. Bangel? Spuffy? What do you want? Cause I'll go either way. It depends on what you want. Majority rules.
*~*
Hank Summers turned onto a dirt road. The car drove under a large sign that read "Sunset Ranch". Buffy watched as they drove by the paddocks that lined the narrow road. She smiled when she saw a mare running with her young foal.
"And here we are," Hank said, bringing the car to a stop. Buffy lifted her head from the window and looked through the gap between the two front seats. The main cottage was smaller, and only one room. Behind it were many log cabins that were scattered around the property. The barn was far off to her left, big and red. "C'mon girls, hurry it up."
Buffy sighed before opened the door and lazily climbing out. She looked at Andrea who was asleep in the front seat of the car and wondered why she got to go away with her father, instead of them. She heard her dad calling her name and walked back to the trunk of the car, her hands dug into the back pockets of her jeans. Hank pulled out her bag and held it out, waiting for her to take it.
"You know I'm against this," Buffy said, taking the bag and throwing it over her shoulder.
"You used to love the country Honey," he said, handing Dawn her bag and closing the trunk. "You'll settle in. its only for two months."
"Right. Only," Buffy said, rolling her eyes.
"There's my favourite little brother," Larry said, coming out from the main cabin. He walked over and took his brother in a big hug. He was taller than Hank and had black hair, instead of brown. "And my two favourite nieces."
"We're you're only nieces," Dawn said, smiling.
"We better get going," Hank said, starting back to his car. "It was good seeing you again Larry." He turned to his two daughters. "Be good you two."
Buffy stayed silent as she watched her father give Dawn a quick hug. She just waved him to him slightly and smiled when he blew her a kiss. They both turned back to their uncle, and he took their bags. He started walking, and they had to jog to catch up to him.
"You'll be staying in the house with your aunt and Faith," he said. Faith was their cousin. They all got along well, but they hadn't spoken in a long time. Ever since her mother died. "Dinner's soon and that's when you can meet all the hands and guests."
"Are there any people our age staying here?" Dawn asked. "Boys?"
Her uncle laughed. "You'll just have to see Munchkin." He opened the door to the house and stood aside so that the two could enter. He closed the door behind him and rested the bags on the floor. "You remember the house?"
"Blurrily," Dawn said, looking around. It was a big house. The living room was to the right of the entrance, and the kitchen to the left. The stairs were right in front of them, and a small hallway beside them led to the basement.
"Well I'll get Faith to give you the grand tour later on. Right now, I'll let you two get settled in. Your room's just up here, follow me," he said, starting up the stairs. They were old, and creaked as you walked up them. There were many rooms once you reached the second floor. One straight ahead, two doors on the left, and three doorways on the right.
Larry walked down to the end one of the left and opened it. The walls were a light shade of pink, and there was a bed on either side of the room. It was similar to their room back home, and Buffy remembered it as the one they used to have when they came to visit.
"Here you go," he said, placing the bags on the floor. "I'll give you some time to unpack, and whenever you like, come on downstairs."
"Thanks Uncle Larry," Dawn said, sitting on her bed. She waited until he left to start talking to her sister. "Are you sick? You haven't said a thing since dad left."
"Haven't had anything to say," Buffy said, lying on the bed to the right.
"Well I'm gonna go scope out the place for any sign of cute boys. You want to come?"
"I'll pass. You go have fun."
"Alright. But you're missing out on a lot," Dawn said standing.
"Oh I'm sure I am," Buffy said sarcastically. She watched as her sister left the room before going over to her bag and pulling out a photo album. On the cover there was a title written in glittery letters, it read, "Sunset Ranch". She opened it to the first page, and saw herself, at the age of three, sitting on a small paint pony. Underneath it her mother had written "Sundance and Buffy, her first ride".
Resting her head back on her pillow, she let out a sigh. She used to love to ride. She'd spend all day out on the trails with her uncle and Faith, showing guests around. When she was riding, it felt like nothing else mattered. Like she was in her own world. Just her and her horse.
*Knock Knock*
Surprised, Buffy stood up and walked over to the door. She opened it up and saw a bleached blonde, blue-eyed boy standing before her. 'Hello salty goodness,' she thought. 'Boy is Dawn gonna be disappointed.'
"Can I help you?" she asked, bringing herself back to reality.
"Buffy?" he asked.
"Yes . . ."
"Larry told me to come up and ask you if you wanted to go for a ride," he said.
'Hot and British. Maybe this summer wont be so bad.' "Ride?" she asked, confused.
"Yeah, you know, the thing you do with horses."
"I know what . . . I haven't ridden in forever. I don't know if I could do it."
"If you need any help, I'm 'ere."
"Sure, okay," she said. "Its better than staying in here on such a nice day."
He smiled. "Great. C'mon luv, I know just the horse for you."
*~*
Thanks to:
brenda+dylan4eva