A/N: Thank you for the reivews. I know most of you are dying to read the Spuffy moments, but good things come with patience. What? I can't be nice allll the time!
CHAPTER 8 - Missing You
Buffy sighed as she was finally left alone. Her aunt had gotten very upset with her for not being present for dinner. Not only that, but she had missed Liam's visit. Buffy made a mental note to thank Miss Tupper for letting her stay at her home.
It wasn't like she hated Liam. He was a respectable man...Okay, so she hated him. Who could blame her? She always compared him to William. She was in love with William...Wait, she was?
Buffy stopped brushing her hair as the thought of her being in love passed her mind. Was it possible? Love? It was so fairy tale like. Yes, a part of her had always wanted a knight in shining armor to save her from the evil witch in the castle.
Buffy could be the princess and William the knight. The house could be the make do castle and Liam could be the evil Wizard. Buffy shook her head at the idiotic thoughts. She wished though. She wished the story could be like that. Who was she kidding? William was probably off on an island with beautiful women surrounding him.
Her heart ached at the thought of William with someone else. Well, she did, after all, leave the ship on bad terms with him. He probably thought that she didn't like him anymore and decided to move on.
Buffy laid down on the bed and slowly fell asleep. If only she was in a fairy tale.
-Next day-
Buffy groaned in discontent. She was tired of digging holes for her Uncle to plant vegetables in. Why didn't he do it himself. She threw her shovel a few feet away from her and heard someone yell, " Ow!"
She looked to the right of her and there stood Liam, holding his forehead with his hand. She shrugged. 'Serves him right for sneeking up on me.' She was about to walk away when she thought, ' Oh, Buffy. Don't be so mean. Have a heart!'
Buffy feigned concern for the man," Oh, Liam. I'm deeply sorry for hitting you. It was foolish of me to throw the shovel. I should have known someone would get hurt."
"Think nothing of it, my lady. I'm just happy that the handle hit my head and not the other end."
Buffy patted his back, " Yes, well, please forgive my behavior. I just dislike working in the fields so much."
" Well, Buffy, sweeheart," said Liam, noticing Buffy's disgusted expression," a woman like you should not be working in the fields. Do not worry. I will immediatly have you excused from this servant work."
Buffy thought about it. Should she let him go ahead and do such a thing? That would mean that she wouldn't ever have to dig a hole in her life again or collect an egg again. But then Stella, Ava, Aunt Caroline, and Uncle Thomas would have to do so much more work.
"It's alright. I feel that it is a good experience for me, Liam."
"Alright. Whatever it is you wish, darling."
That was it. Buffy was about to throw up her breakfast. " Was there something you wanted, Liam?"
" Yes, I would like to invite your family to the Annual Pumpkin Carnival. With Halloween coming up, I expect you would want a nice pumpkin for your porch?"
"Um, yes, I suppose. I will inform the family of your invitation. Thank you." Buffy grabbed the shovel from the floor and turned back towards the house. She was planning on never mentioning it to the family.
Liam knew that Buffy disliked him, but he would not let that get in the way. He also had an idea why she disliked him so much.
"One more thing...love."
Buffy quickly stopped in her tracks as she heard the word 'love' come out of Liam's mouth. The only man who had ever called her love was William.
"You think I don't know? Oh, trust me, darling. I know of your little, childish crush on that poor sailor, William. The pathetic sailor is off sailing and you miss him. Well, you better stop. You're going to be my wife and you better start acting like it. Do NOT ruin my reputation, Miss Summers. You will be ready promptly at six on Saturday for the Carnival. You will be my date for the evening." With that, Liam turned around, fixed his coat on his shoulders, and walked out of sight.
Buffy was fuming. ' How dare he!! Ughhh, the nerve of that man. How could he say such orders. How did he know about William? I thought he was an idiot.'
- Late afternoon-
Buffy knocked for the second time that week on Miss Tupper's door. Miss Tupper opened it and invited Buffy in.
"Tea, dear?"
"No thank you, I'm alright."
" What's brought you here, child?"
"Well, I was wondering if you've heard from William yet?"
"Actually, I have. He came here briefly in the morning. He had wanted to take some of my roses by the pond for you. Did he not come to your home?"
"No, he didn't. Do you remember what time it was he came?"
"I would say...hmm...seven thirty. He had to leave quickly for the next departure."
"I see. Do you know when he will be back?"
"He said in a few days. He wants to go to the carnival."
" He is?"
"He wants to. I don't know."
" I don't think you're going, are you?" asked Buffy.
"No. Not in this lifetime. They would kill me."
Buffy gave a sympathetic smile to Miss Tupper.
"Miss Tupper? Was your husband that died your first love?"
"Yes, he was, dear."
"What was his job?"
"He was a sailor too. Thats how William and I became friends. He knew my husband."
" How did you manage to keep a marriage if he was off sailing?"
"I went with him. Home is where the heart is. He was my home."
" How does one become so lucky to find love?" asked Buffy, playing with the string that came around her stomach, keeping the dress from being too loose.
"Child, worthy things happen to the worthy."
"But that's not possible. I think I've fallen in love with someone and well, I'm not worthy."
"Why do you say that, dear?"
"Well, I mean, I'm no good at anything. I'm just a useless person. I'm just good for show and tell."
"Well, see. You're not useless. I'm sure you have qualities that no one else has that will attract people."
"The wrong people," said Buffy quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Sir O'Connor, Kenneth O'Connor's son, wants to marry me. The site of him disgusts me though."
"It's simple then. Do not marry him."
"I wish. First of all, it would devistate my aunt and uncle. Second, Liam said that I have to marry him because he knows who I love. Obviously, that means that if I don't marry him, he will hurt William." Buffy gasped and quickly put her hand to her mouth.
"William?Ah, that's who you love."
"Oh god! You can't tell him! Please don't say anything!"
"Don't fret, child. I promise to not say a word."
After a minute of silence, Miss Tupper spoke up again, " So you love him, huh?"
A/N: Hmm....will William end up going to the Carnival and if he does, will he see Buffy? Guess you'll have to review and wait for the next chapter!
CHAPTER 8 - Missing You
Buffy sighed as she was finally left alone. Her aunt had gotten very upset with her for not being present for dinner. Not only that, but she had missed Liam's visit. Buffy made a mental note to thank Miss Tupper for letting her stay at her home.
It wasn't like she hated Liam. He was a respectable man...Okay, so she hated him. Who could blame her? She always compared him to William. She was in love with William...Wait, she was?
Buffy stopped brushing her hair as the thought of her being in love passed her mind. Was it possible? Love? It was so fairy tale like. Yes, a part of her had always wanted a knight in shining armor to save her from the evil witch in the castle.
Buffy could be the princess and William the knight. The house could be the make do castle and Liam could be the evil Wizard. Buffy shook her head at the idiotic thoughts. She wished though. She wished the story could be like that. Who was she kidding? William was probably off on an island with beautiful women surrounding him.
Her heart ached at the thought of William with someone else. Well, she did, after all, leave the ship on bad terms with him. He probably thought that she didn't like him anymore and decided to move on.
Buffy laid down on the bed and slowly fell asleep. If only she was in a fairy tale.
-Next day-
Buffy groaned in discontent. She was tired of digging holes for her Uncle to plant vegetables in. Why didn't he do it himself. She threw her shovel a few feet away from her and heard someone yell, " Ow!"
She looked to the right of her and there stood Liam, holding his forehead with his hand. She shrugged. 'Serves him right for sneeking up on me.' She was about to walk away when she thought, ' Oh, Buffy. Don't be so mean. Have a heart!'
Buffy feigned concern for the man," Oh, Liam. I'm deeply sorry for hitting you. It was foolish of me to throw the shovel. I should have known someone would get hurt."
"Think nothing of it, my lady. I'm just happy that the handle hit my head and not the other end."
Buffy patted his back, " Yes, well, please forgive my behavior. I just dislike working in the fields so much."
" Well, Buffy, sweeheart," said Liam, noticing Buffy's disgusted expression," a woman like you should not be working in the fields. Do not worry. I will immediatly have you excused from this servant work."
Buffy thought about it. Should she let him go ahead and do such a thing? That would mean that she wouldn't ever have to dig a hole in her life again or collect an egg again. But then Stella, Ava, Aunt Caroline, and Uncle Thomas would have to do so much more work.
"It's alright. I feel that it is a good experience for me, Liam."
"Alright. Whatever it is you wish, darling."
That was it. Buffy was about to throw up her breakfast. " Was there something you wanted, Liam?"
" Yes, I would like to invite your family to the Annual Pumpkin Carnival. With Halloween coming up, I expect you would want a nice pumpkin for your porch?"
"Um, yes, I suppose. I will inform the family of your invitation. Thank you." Buffy grabbed the shovel from the floor and turned back towards the house. She was planning on never mentioning it to the family.
Liam knew that Buffy disliked him, but he would not let that get in the way. He also had an idea why she disliked him so much.
"One more thing...love."
Buffy quickly stopped in her tracks as she heard the word 'love' come out of Liam's mouth. The only man who had ever called her love was William.
"You think I don't know? Oh, trust me, darling. I know of your little, childish crush on that poor sailor, William. The pathetic sailor is off sailing and you miss him. Well, you better stop. You're going to be my wife and you better start acting like it. Do NOT ruin my reputation, Miss Summers. You will be ready promptly at six on Saturday for the Carnival. You will be my date for the evening." With that, Liam turned around, fixed his coat on his shoulders, and walked out of sight.
Buffy was fuming. ' How dare he!! Ughhh, the nerve of that man. How could he say such orders. How did he know about William? I thought he was an idiot.'
- Late afternoon-
Buffy knocked for the second time that week on Miss Tupper's door. Miss Tupper opened it and invited Buffy in.
"Tea, dear?"
"No thank you, I'm alright."
" What's brought you here, child?"
"Well, I was wondering if you've heard from William yet?"
"Actually, I have. He came here briefly in the morning. He had wanted to take some of my roses by the pond for you. Did he not come to your home?"
"No, he didn't. Do you remember what time it was he came?"
"I would say...hmm...seven thirty. He had to leave quickly for the next departure."
"I see. Do you know when he will be back?"
"He said in a few days. He wants to go to the carnival."
" He is?"
"He wants to. I don't know."
" I don't think you're going, are you?" asked Buffy.
"No. Not in this lifetime. They would kill me."
Buffy gave a sympathetic smile to Miss Tupper.
"Miss Tupper? Was your husband that died your first love?"
"Yes, he was, dear."
"What was his job?"
"He was a sailor too. Thats how William and I became friends. He knew my husband."
" How did you manage to keep a marriage if he was off sailing?"
"I went with him. Home is where the heart is. He was my home."
" How does one become so lucky to find love?" asked Buffy, playing with the string that came around her stomach, keeping the dress from being too loose.
"Child, worthy things happen to the worthy."
"But that's not possible. I think I've fallen in love with someone and well, I'm not worthy."
"Why do you say that, dear?"
"Well, I mean, I'm no good at anything. I'm just a useless person. I'm just good for show and tell."
"Well, see. You're not useless. I'm sure you have qualities that no one else has that will attract people."
"The wrong people," said Buffy quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Sir O'Connor, Kenneth O'Connor's son, wants to marry me. The site of him disgusts me though."
"It's simple then. Do not marry him."
"I wish. First of all, it would devistate my aunt and uncle. Second, Liam said that I have to marry him because he knows who I love. Obviously, that means that if I don't marry him, he will hurt William." Buffy gasped and quickly put her hand to her mouth.
"William?Ah, that's who you love."
"Oh god! You can't tell him! Please don't say anything!"
"Don't fret, child. I promise to not say a word."
After a minute of silence, Miss Tupper spoke up again, " So you love him, huh?"
A/N: Hmm....will William end up going to the Carnival and if he does, will he see Buffy? Guess you'll have to review and wait for the next chapter!