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The summer's House
When they arrived back at the summer's house it was 3am and Buffy flopped down on the sofa whilst Spike went up to check on Joyce, he returned five minutes later with a big grin on his face;
"what's so funny?" Buffy enquiered, as a small smile flitted across her own face.
"Joyce" he replied, still grinning away like a cheshire cat, "she looks so innocent when she's asleep, nothing like the Joyce we came home to last night".
Buffy laughed openly at this, and the sounds of her giggles carried through to the next room where Dawn was making a early morning snack. She smiled to herself, she loved listening to this, this was what she'd always wanted for her older sister and Spike, ever since she found out that the blond vampire had a 'thing for her Buffy.
She carried her food into the living room;
"how was patrol?"
Through periods of giggling Buffy responded;
"yeh it was fine, got attacked by demon...no big" she brushed a twig out of her hair and glanced over at Spike who'd finally gotten over the fit of laughter and was sat watching her intently. "what?" she asked his expression
"nothing" he lied, in truth he still had a pain in his shoulder that wasn't showing any signs of going away, "I just fell on some branches...that's all" he decided he didn't want her worrying that he was ill. "I'll be fine" he lay back on the couch and looked at the ceiling.
The following day was monday, Buffy was getting Joyce ready for nursery, and Joyce was gabbing on about some new girls who were going to join her class;
"Mrs Lake told us last week that they're identicle twins from England" she smiled as Buffy brushed through her hair, "I'm going to be their best friend" she yelled over the noise of Xander bustling about getting ready for work and Willow cooking breakfast.
Over the past year or so, the Summer's house had become more of a hotel than the quiet family home it had once been when there was just Buffy, Dawn and their mother living there, now it was the home of the entire scooby gang as well as a group of potential slayers who were hardly ever there, they tended to move around alot. Willow and Kennedy's friendship had blossomed into something more (wink, wink).
Xander called from the next room;
"I can drop Dawn off at school on my way to work, do you wan't me to take Joyce in too?"
"No", came the response, "it's alright, I'll take Joyce in...I need to talk to her teacher anyway".
"DAWN" buffy yelled up the stairs, "are you ready? Xander's gonna drop you at school, hurry up".
"yer...nearly ready" there was a sudden noise like a bunch of rhino's charging down the stairs and Dawn emerged with her bag over her shoulder, and wearing most of Buffy's clothes.
"er dawn" she started, but before she had chance to say "what are you wearing my outfit for", Dawn interupted, knowing what was coming;
"can't chat now, gonna be late, gotta go" all in one breath before charging out of the front door toward Xander's car.
"don't get it dirty" Buffy yelled after her.
She returned into the house and put Joyce's coat on for her, then yelled to Willow that they were going before leaving the house, with Joyce bouncing up and down behiend her all the way down the road.
(thankyou everyone for the reviews :D I appreciate them, next update hopfully in a couple of days)
The summer's House
When they arrived back at the summer's house it was 3am and Buffy flopped down on the sofa whilst Spike went up to check on Joyce, he returned five minutes later with a big grin on his face;
"what's so funny?" Buffy enquiered, as a small smile flitted across her own face.
"Joyce" he replied, still grinning away like a cheshire cat, "she looks so innocent when she's asleep, nothing like the Joyce we came home to last night".
Buffy laughed openly at this, and the sounds of her giggles carried through to the next room where Dawn was making a early morning snack. She smiled to herself, she loved listening to this, this was what she'd always wanted for her older sister and Spike, ever since she found out that the blond vampire had a 'thing for her Buffy.
She carried her food into the living room;
"how was patrol?"
Through periods of giggling Buffy responded;
"yeh it was fine, got attacked by demon...no big" she brushed a twig out of her hair and glanced over at Spike who'd finally gotten over the fit of laughter and was sat watching her intently. "what?" she asked his expression
"nothing" he lied, in truth he still had a pain in his shoulder that wasn't showing any signs of going away, "I just fell on some branches...that's all" he decided he didn't want her worrying that he was ill. "I'll be fine" he lay back on the couch and looked at the ceiling.
The following day was monday, Buffy was getting Joyce ready for nursery, and Joyce was gabbing on about some new girls who were going to join her class;
"Mrs Lake told us last week that they're identicle twins from England" she smiled as Buffy brushed through her hair, "I'm going to be their best friend" she yelled over the noise of Xander bustling about getting ready for work and Willow cooking breakfast.
Over the past year or so, the Summer's house had become more of a hotel than the quiet family home it had once been when there was just Buffy, Dawn and their mother living there, now it was the home of the entire scooby gang as well as a group of potential slayers who were hardly ever there, they tended to move around alot. Willow and Kennedy's friendship had blossomed into something more (wink, wink).
Xander called from the next room;
"I can drop Dawn off at school on my way to work, do you wan't me to take Joyce in too?"
"No", came the response, "it's alright, I'll take Joyce in...I need to talk to her teacher anyway".
"DAWN" buffy yelled up the stairs, "are you ready? Xander's gonna drop you at school, hurry up".
"yer...nearly ready" there was a sudden noise like a bunch of rhino's charging down the stairs and Dawn emerged with her bag over her shoulder, and wearing most of Buffy's clothes.
"er dawn" she started, but before she had chance to say "what are you wearing my outfit for", Dawn interupted, knowing what was coming;
"can't chat now, gonna be late, gotta go" all in one breath before charging out of the front door toward Xander's car.
"don't get it dirty" Buffy yelled after her.
She returned into the house and put Joyce's coat on for her, then yelled to Willow that they were going before leaving the house, with Joyce bouncing up and down behiend her all the way down the road.
(thankyou everyone for the reviews :D I appreciate them, next update hopfully in a couple of days)