Chapter 6- All is well that ends well
Buffy was in the bathroom doing her regular "operation beautify Buffy" She washed her hair and was in the stages of drying and styling it to her current cut. She swept the eyeliner under her eye and looked in the mirror. The girl, woman, staring back at her was a stranger, she was cold and empty, tired and emotional, sweet and sexy, but most of all just different. Dawn crawled into the bathroom and Buffy managed to prop her up on the toilet seat. She grabbed hold of Buffy's lipstick and started to smear it on her face.
"Dawnie pretty like Buffy." Dawn stretched her hand out giving Buffy back the now broken lipstick. Buffy laughed a bit then washed Dawn's face. At least with her slayer strength she could always protect her from the big nasties of the world. She changed into a cute sundress her mother bought her for her birthday. She picked up Dawn and headed downstairs.
" Oh, Buffy sweetheart you look just darling in that dress. Here let me take a picture of you and Dawn together. Say cheese" Buffy smiled as Dawn wriggled on her belly.
"Buffy I made you your favorite, Peanut butter, I cream and banana's for breakfast and but don't worry if we aren't doing much too night. I just hope you won't be disappointed." Mom really sucked at lying.
"Right. Mom don't make a big fuss ok I am just sixteen nothing special" as she started to think, for a slayer it probably was special. She rolled her eyes and fiddled with the food on her plate. She hoped Giles wouldn't make her patrol that night. Grabbing her napsack she left for Giles's house. Every morning he drives her to school to discuss her slayer duties and to work at the highschool in the library.
"So Buffy I thougt you could train after first period than go on patrol tonight." Buffy groaned a bit.
"Giles, do I have to?" She asked.
"What's so important about today?" HE looked somewhat puzzeled.
" Hello Giles' it's my birthday, sweet sixteen ring a bell?" She was frustrated.
"Oh yes yes right, o well Buffy duty calls."
"But..ah..erg!!!!!!!!!!!" She got out of the car and slammed the door.
"Hey buffster happy birthday!" Xander greeted her.
"Thanks Xander I am glad someone noticed!" She gave him a half smile than walked on.
After first period Buffy went to train with Giles. She was definitly in to shape. Suddenly unsuspected Xander and Willow walked in to catch Buffy hurdling at poor Giles.
"Buffy stop what are you doing?" Will proclaimed looking really disturbed.
Buffy stopped in mid air realizing what it most have looked like. "Um ..Giles and I were just.um he was teaching me martial arts." Buffy smoothed out her hair and looked at Giles for back-up. "Ah yes quite right I am a master of Martial arts and I help Buffy at lunch to do her work-outs." Xander and Willow didn't seem quit convinced but let it slide.
" Alright well Buffy are you ready to come to lunch?" Willow asked kinda watching her as if Buffy would tell her what's really behind her eye catching moves.
"Uh yeah right well later Giles!" Buffy grabbed her coat and ran off.
"So You and Giles getting hot and sweaty who would have guessed?" Smirked Xander checking her out.
"Ugh, gross, bad bad image. Xander that is so gross how can you think like that, it's like doing it with your dad!" Buffy sorta stuck out her tongue signaling puke. Xander shuddered, the picture of his dad naked was enough to make him sick.
"Fair enough!"
"I dono I think Giles is kinda sexy in a bookish sorta way" Both Buffy and Xander stared at Willow.
"Only you would think that way Will." Xander looked away and Buffy rolled her eyes. She would have a discussion with Willow later about expressing her "intimate" thoughts.
"So I'll see you at your house tonight Buffy?" Willow asked. She paused, Buffy didn't seem all there, lately she was absent, maybe it was family issues but something was up. "Wait Buffy can I talk to you?" She grabbed Buffy's arm before she could leave. "Yeah what's up?" Buffy asked casually. "That's what I wanted to ask you." Buffy sighed, "Nothing I am fine Will, I am 16 things are.great." Willow paused. "You don't sound very enthusiastic? Don't forget Angel's coming home tonight." Buffy smiled a bit. "You're right I have something to look foreword to!" "Like what, a smooching fest?" Buffy let a long laugh roll of her tongue, "Mais oui!" Willow groaned, "Right we have French!" The two girls left the cafeteria to finish the rest of the day.
Buffy got home and to her dismay her mother was already decorating the living room for her party. She ran upstairs and started to fix her hair. If Angel was coming she wanted to look appropriate. She put a slinky cotton white dress from AE that her father had sent her. It was really cute and made her have an innocence to her. She applied little make-up and hopped down the stairs.
"Buffy you look adorable," Buffy blushed a bit and thanked her mom. " You grow up so fast!"
"Mom!! Stop!" Buffy was getting a bit annoyed with this big step to womanhood. I mean she was a woman when she was 13, that was something her and Angel couldn't share but she remembers him asking her about, as if he cared, I think he just wanted to get the scoop. Anyway, it wasn't minutes till Xander, Willow, Giles, and Dawnie burst in the room with their presents.
Xander shouted from the bottom of the stairs, " The fun has arrived!"
Buffy cracked into a smile, " yea yea Xander!"
"Wow, Buffy you look great!" Xander smiled and looked up and down.
"Xander a little less scanning and a little more walking! You are blocking the door." Buffy chuckled.
"Right! Sorry bout that Will." Xander shifted, and they all sat down in Buffy's living room. They all sat down and Buffy grabbed Dawn by the waist and hoisted her up on her lap!
"Prezzies!" Dawn clapped. Buffy took the package Willow held out to her.
Buffy took it delicately and began to unwrap it. Inside there was a photo album of her Xander and Will, Throughout all the years with captions underneath as well. There was also a small silver bracelet that said, "Buffy, willow, Xander" and on the back it read, "The trio forever" Buffy had tears in her eyes. It was true that the three of them were extremely close neither could take the place of Angel but they were pretty damn close.
Buffy got up and hugged Willow. "Thank you willow that was..beautiful."
"Oh oh me next" Xander shoved a parcel into her hands.
Again Buffy carefully unwrapped what seemed to be a nice new fitted leather jacket.
" I saw you wearing that big one all the time, so I decided to buy you one that actually fit!" Xander looked for reassurance of her liking the gift.
"Xander it's so cool! God thank you!" Buffy also hugged him. Next was Giles his was a day planner! I know what that's for, slayer meetings. I hugged him anyways. Then it was Mom's and Dawnie's. They both handed me a very small enveloppe.
"For a wonderful big sister and a beautiful daughter and woman, we love you with all our hearts and we value your life as if it was our own have a wonderful birthday our darling Buffy. Mom and Dawn.
That was enough to bring tears to Buffy's eyes. Inside was a quilt with the families' pictures on it and a check for 200$. Buffy's mouth dropped. She embraced the blanket and hugged them both.
" Thank-you, Thank-you this was the best Birthday." She peered at the clock, it was 10; 00 and still no Angel!
" Well I better wrap this up! Thank-you everyone, I love all of you!" Buffy left the room and headed upstairs. She had waited long enough for Angel and decided that he wasn't going to show, so she left to attend to her slaying duties.
Things were really slow that night. Dusted a couple vamps but nothing interesting so she decided to pack it in. Ad dhe climbed the tree outside her window she heard noises from her room, with a stake at hand she approached the window to find a man in her bedroom, or maybe it was a vampire! Impossible she would have to invite them in! She walked up to his back and pressed the stake to the back of his neck.
" Freeze bastard and tell me what the hell you are doing in my room?" As the man slowly turned around it took her a second to realize who it was. "Angel??" He was taller, much taller, he looked like a man.
He stared at her, catching his breath, she was out of the big flannel pjs and into tight leather.yummy! She was definitly a woman now and he loved it.
"And where have you been Missy you aren't the little girl I left here now are you? And using the window? I would think you'd use your own door unless you've gone to naughty from nice" He flicked his finger on her nose. He loved teasing her and making her squirm
" Oh god angel!" He opened his arms up and she ran into them thery could wrap around her body fully now. She was so happy she started to cry.
" I've missed you so much. You've missed so much." She went tighter to his chest.
"I realised that." Picking upt he photo of baby Dawn. "Is she yours??"He looked insecure.
"Oh yeah definitly" She smirked. His face dropped. " She is my sister Dawn. See how much you miss?" Angel laughed at himself.
" Oh God Buffy you are.Beautiful!" He twirled her around!
"Why thank you kindly sir. You aren't too bad yourself!" She came closer and closer to him.
" You know you've gotten really sexy lately."
"You have no idea." She came closer and kissed him on the mouth.
" I am so happy to be back, but I I have no where to stay Buffy?" Angel looked downward.
" I haven't changed that much I don't let boys go that far on the first date!" She laughed and realized he was embarrassed.
" Angel don't worry how many sleepovers have had in a lifetime?"
"Millions!" he replied
"So I see no problem in you sharing my bed as long as you keep your paws off!" She smirked
"It'll be hard but I can do that!" He climbed into the bed fully dressed while buff brushed her hair and changed in the bathroom. She then wriggled in, Angel pulled her into an embrace where they lied side by side.
" Happy birthday Buffy Summers." He handed her a ring.
" What's this?" She looked at the small golden band and the little white rock.
" It's a promise ring!" he stated
" And what's that for?" She smiled.
"It's a commitment, that one day when you come of age I will ask you to be with me forever."
"I like that idea. All is well that ends Well" She smiled and put her head down on her chest. Well at least till tomorrow!
Buffy was in the bathroom doing her regular "operation beautify Buffy" She washed her hair and was in the stages of drying and styling it to her current cut. She swept the eyeliner under her eye and looked in the mirror. The girl, woman, staring back at her was a stranger, she was cold and empty, tired and emotional, sweet and sexy, but most of all just different. Dawn crawled into the bathroom and Buffy managed to prop her up on the toilet seat. She grabbed hold of Buffy's lipstick and started to smear it on her face.
"Dawnie pretty like Buffy." Dawn stretched her hand out giving Buffy back the now broken lipstick. Buffy laughed a bit then washed Dawn's face. At least with her slayer strength she could always protect her from the big nasties of the world. She changed into a cute sundress her mother bought her for her birthday. She picked up Dawn and headed downstairs.
" Oh, Buffy sweetheart you look just darling in that dress. Here let me take a picture of you and Dawn together. Say cheese" Buffy smiled as Dawn wriggled on her belly.
"Buffy I made you your favorite, Peanut butter, I cream and banana's for breakfast and but don't worry if we aren't doing much too night. I just hope you won't be disappointed." Mom really sucked at lying.
"Right. Mom don't make a big fuss ok I am just sixteen nothing special" as she started to think, for a slayer it probably was special. She rolled her eyes and fiddled with the food on her plate. She hoped Giles wouldn't make her patrol that night. Grabbing her napsack she left for Giles's house. Every morning he drives her to school to discuss her slayer duties and to work at the highschool in the library.
"So Buffy I thougt you could train after first period than go on patrol tonight." Buffy groaned a bit.
"Giles, do I have to?" She asked.
"What's so important about today?" HE looked somewhat puzzeled.
" Hello Giles' it's my birthday, sweet sixteen ring a bell?" She was frustrated.
"Oh yes yes right, o well Buffy duty calls."
"But..ah..erg!!!!!!!!!!!" She got out of the car and slammed the door.
"Hey buffster happy birthday!" Xander greeted her.
"Thanks Xander I am glad someone noticed!" She gave him a half smile than walked on.
After first period Buffy went to train with Giles. She was definitly in to shape. Suddenly unsuspected Xander and Willow walked in to catch Buffy hurdling at poor Giles.
"Buffy stop what are you doing?" Will proclaimed looking really disturbed.
Buffy stopped in mid air realizing what it most have looked like. "Um ..Giles and I were just.um he was teaching me martial arts." Buffy smoothed out her hair and looked at Giles for back-up. "Ah yes quite right I am a master of Martial arts and I help Buffy at lunch to do her work-outs." Xander and Willow didn't seem quit convinced but let it slide.
" Alright well Buffy are you ready to come to lunch?" Willow asked kinda watching her as if Buffy would tell her what's really behind her eye catching moves.
"Uh yeah right well later Giles!" Buffy grabbed her coat and ran off.
"So You and Giles getting hot and sweaty who would have guessed?" Smirked Xander checking her out.
"Ugh, gross, bad bad image. Xander that is so gross how can you think like that, it's like doing it with your dad!" Buffy sorta stuck out her tongue signaling puke. Xander shuddered, the picture of his dad naked was enough to make him sick.
"Fair enough!"
"I dono I think Giles is kinda sexy in a bookish sorta way" Both Buffy and Xander stared at Willow.
"Only you would think that way Will." Xander looked away and Buffy rolled her eyes. She would have a discussion with Willow later about expressing her "intimate" thoughts.
"So I'll see you at your house tonight Buffy?" Willow asked. She paused, Buffy didn't seem all there, lately she was absent, maybe it was family issues but something was up. "Wait Buffy can I talk to you?" She grabbed Buffy's arm before she could leave. "Yeah what's up?" Buffy asked casually. "That's what I wanted to ask you." Buffy sighed, "Nothing I am fine Will, I am 16 things are.great." Willow paused. "You don't sound very enthusiastic? Don't forget Angel's coming home tonight." Buffy smiled a bit. "You're right I have something to look foreword to!" "Like what, a smooching fest?" Buffy let a long laugh roll of her tongue, "Mais oui!" Willow groaned, "Right we have French!" The two girls left the cafeteria to finish the rest of the day.
Buffy got home and to her dismay her mother was already decorating the living room for her party. She ran upstairs and started to fix her hair. If Angel was coming she wanted to look appropriate. She put a slinky cotton white dress from AE that her father had sent her. It was really cute and made her have an innocence to her. She applied little make-up and hopped down the stairs.
"Buffy you look adorable," Buffy blushed a bit and thanked her mom. " You grow up so fast!"
"Mom!! Stop!" Buffy was getting a bit annoyed with this big step to womanhood. I mean she was a woman when she was 13, that was something her and Angel couldn't share but she remembers him asking her about, as if he cared, I think he just wanted to get the scoop. Anyway, it wasn't minutes till Xander, Willow, Giles, and Dawnie burst in the room with their presents.
Xander shouted from the bottom of the stairs, " The fun has arrived!"
Buffy cracked into a smile, " yea yea Xander!"
"Wow, Buffy you look great!" Xander smiled and looked up and down.
"Xander a little less scanning and a little more walking! You are blocking the door." Buffy chuckled.
"Right! Sorry bout that Will." Xander shifted, and they all sat down in Buffy's living room. They all sat down and Buffy grabbed Dawn by the waist and hoisted her up on her lap!
"Prezzies!" Dawn clapped. Buffy took the package Willow held out to her.
Buffy took it delicately and began to unwrap it. Inside there was a photo album of her Xander and Will, Throughout all the years with captions underneath as well. There was also a small silver bracelet that said, "Buffy, willow, Xander" and on the back it read, "The trio forever" Buffy had tears in her eyes. It was true that the three of them were extremely close neither could take the place of Angel but they were pretty damn close.
Buffy got up and hugged Willow. "Thank you willow that was..beautiful."
"Oh oh me next" Xander shoved a parcel into her hands.
Again Buffy carefully unwrapped what seemed to be a nice new fitted leather jacket.
" I saw you wearing that big one all the time, so I decided to buy you one that actually fit!" Xander looked for reassurance of her liking the gift.
"Xander it's so cool! God thank you!" Buffy also hugged him. Next was Giles his was a day planner! I know what that's for, slayer meetings. I hugged him anyways. Then it was Mom's and Dawnie's. They both handed me a very small enveloppe.
"For a wonderful big sister and a beautiful daughter and woman, we love you with all our hearts and we value your life as if it was our own have a wonderful birthday our darling Buffy. Mom and Dawn.
That was enough to bring tears to Buffy's eyes. Inside was a quilt with the families' pictures on it and a check for 200$. Buffy's mouth dropped. She embraced the blanket and hugged them both.
" Thank-you, Thank-you this was the best Birthday." She peered at the clock, it was 10; 00 and still no Angel!
" Well I better wrap this up! Thank-you everyone, I love all of you!" Buffy left the room and headed upstairs. She had waited long enough for Angel and decided that he wasn't going to show, so she left to attend to her slaying duties.
Things were really slow that night. Dusted a couple vamps but nothing interesting so she decided to pack it in. Ad dhe climbed the tree outside her window she heard noises from her room, with a stake at hand she approached the window to find a man in her bedroom, or maybe it was a vampire! Impossible she would have to invite them in! She walked up to his back and pressed the stake to the back of his neck.
" Freeze bastard and tell me what the hell you are doing in my room?" As the man slowly turned around it took her a second to realize who it was. "Angel??" He was taller, much taller, he looked like a man.
He stared at her, catching his breath, she was out of the big flannel pjs and into tight leather.yummy! She was definitly a woman now and he loved it.
"And where have you been Missy you aren't the little girl I left here now are you? And using the window? I would think you'd use your own door unless you've gone to naughty from nice" He flicked his finger on her nose. He loved teasing her and making her squirm
" Oh god angel!" He opened his arms up and she ran into them thery could wrap around her body fully now. She was so happy she started to cry.
" I've missed you so much. You've missed so much." She went tighter to his chest.
"I realised that." Picking upt he photo of baby Dawn. "Is she yours??"He looked insecure.
"Oh yeah definitly" She smirked. His face dropped. " She is my sister Dawn. See how much you miss?" Angel laughed at himself.
" Oh God Buffy you are.Beautiful!" He twirled her around!
"Why thank you kindly sir. You aren't too bad yourself!" She came closer and closer to him.
" You know you've gotten really sexy lately."
"You have no idea." She came closer and kissed him on the mouth.
" I am so happy to be back, but I I have no where to stay Buffy?" Angel looked downward.
" I haven't changed that much I don't let boys go that far on the first date!" She laughed and realized he was embarrassed.
" Angel don't worry how many sleepovers have had in a lifetime?"
"Millions!" he replied
"So I see no problem in you sharing my bed as long as you keep your paws off!" She smirked
"It'll be hard but I can do that!" He climbed into the bed fully dressed while buff brushed her hair and changed in the bathroom. She then wriggled in, Angel pulled her into an embrace where they lied side by side.
" Happy birthday Buffy Summers." He handed her a ring.
" What's this?" She looked at the small golden band and the little white rock.
" It's a promise ring!" he stated
" And what's that for?" She smiled.
"It's a commitment, that one day when you come of age I will ask you to be with me forever."
"I like that idea. All is well that ends Well" She smiled and put her head down on her chest. Well at least till tomorrow!