Introduction

"Will someone please get Nicky off that chair?" Giles asked distractedly. He was busy studying new information he was receiving from this new book he ordered from somewhere near Europe. Everyone was in the library at Sunnydale High on a Friday after school hours as usual. The library was used to holding its 8 regular occupants after school hours. Those 8 people were Buffy Summers, Cordelia Chase, Xander Harris, Willow Rosenberg, Oz, Rupert Giles, and Nicky and Alex Katstopalis.

Buffy was the slayer, every Vampire and demons nightmare.

Willow was a beginning Wicca who could recite spells and other incantations.

Oz was Willow's boyfriend who was a lead guitarist but also a werewolf 3 nights out of the month.

Cordelia was the friend who was there for moral support more than anything. She was also preppy, beautiful, and popular.

Goofy Xander was just there to help out in any way he could and to be...well be goofy Xander.

Rupert Giles, known better as simply Giles, was the school librarian but was also Buffy's watcher. He trained her to fight off vamps and demons. He had also adopted little Nicky and Alex Katstopalis.

Nicky and Alex were twin boys who were found when they were barely 2 weeks old by Buffy and Angel one night on patrol. They had been tossed into a trash bin like yesterdays garbage. They had saved the twins and named them Nicholas and Alexander with the nicknames Nicky and Alex falling nicely in to place shortly there after.

"I'll get him," Willow said reaching for the little boy who stood on a chair, his shaggy blonde hair falling in his face.

"Hold it Will!" Buffy cried before Willow got to him.

"He's 3 pounds over your legal lifting limit," she scolded and set Nicky down on the floor next to his brother Alex. Willow sighed.

"I hate this whole 'lifting' rule."

"You don't want to hurt your arm more Will," Xander said softly.

"Shame Shame Willow," Alex said doing the Shame sign on his finger.

"Shame Shame Willow," Buffy, Xander, Cordelia, and Nicky echoed at the same time. Willow had broken her arm during patrol a few nights ago and was unable to lift anything over 22 pounds. Patrol had been getting way out of control lately. Willow smiled.

"It's getting late. I'll see you guys tomorrow," Willow said and headed out to go home across the way.

"Wait, Cordy and I better walk you home," Xander said and he and Cordelia left with Willow. Giles finally closed his book. He took his glasses off and put his hands over his face.

"What's troubling you Giles?" Buffy asked.

"Oh nothing. Just the frustration of not being able to get my hands on what I need," he replied tiredly propping his face on his hands. Buffy nodded.

"I've felt that way before." Giles looked at her curiously.

"Well I mean when Angel left I...," Buffy's voice trailed off and she sighed.

"Plus," she said after a while turning back to Giles, "raising 2 toddlers is no walk in the park either."

"Shame Shame Bunny," Nicky and Alex said together doing the shame sign again. Nicky and Alex called Buffy, Bunny sometimes because when they were just beginning to talk they couldn't master saying Buffy. Giles and Buffy smiled at the boys.

"Let's go get some fresh air," Giles suggested.

"Okay," Buffy agreed.

What did you think? Not the best beginning ever but I think this story has potential :)

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