Key.
Sentences/ wordsthat are bold,and are in italics, are direct thoughts .
Random italic words in a sentence are emphasis.
"Italics with speech marks" signify that what is being said within the speech marks is some distance away.
Bold is Onomatopoeia.
A/N- if you haven't realised by now, all my stories are Spuffy, and it will come-
(eventually).
Disclaimer- look on another chapter- I'm too lazy to think of a new one!
Chapter 4- The Past.
The woman whom Spike had addressed walked towards him in shock. "William?" She bent and picked him up. "What are you wearing? And who are these people?" She looked at Buffy and the others on the floor, sleeping.
"Buffy! Wake up. Mornin'!" Buffy stirred at Spike's shouts.
"Spike? What do you want now?"
"Wake up."
Buffy rolled over and curled up. "No. You tired me out. I'm going back to sleep."
"Buffy!" Groaning, Buffy sat up and rubbed her eyes.
"What, Spike?" She froze as she noticed the crowd. "Oh." She focused on Spike in the arms of a middle-aged woman before waking up everyone else.
"Where are we?" Gunn asked, looking around.
Spike smiled. "London. My house, actuwy."
"Yours?" Dawn yawned. The little boy nodded.
"Come see my woom," he said, while wriggling from the woman's grasp. He motioned for Buffy to pick him up, then pointed in the direction of a staircase.
"William…" The women stepped forward. Buffy turned, still cradling Spike.
"'S okay, Mama. I go with Buffy." He patted Buffy on the head and waved at his mother.
"That's your mom?" Buffy smiled at her. "Pleased to meet you Mrs…"
"Thornton," she supplied. "Please call me Anne."
"Mrs Thornton. Anne. I'm Buffy Summers. This is my sister, Dawn, my… guardian, Rupert Giles, and my friends Alexander Harris, Anya Jenkins, Willow Rosenberg, Tara McClay, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, er…"
"…Charles Gunn, Winifred Burkle, Connor Riley, Lorne Deathwok, Harmony Kendall, and I'm Liam O'Brian." Angel finished.
"You're Irish?" Mrs Thornton asked him.
Angel nodded. "I've lived in America for a long time, so the accent's gone."
"Oh. Pardon me for asking, but could you perhaps explain to me why Mr Deathwok is green?" Anne asked.
"Circus." Angel said hastily, knowing from his experiences of Victorian England, that demons were something they shouldn't discuss.
"Oh. Would you like refreshments?" Spike's mother asked, falling into the role of hostess.
"Yes. We'd like that." Buffy assured her, while disentangling Spike from where his fingers were wrapped around her hair.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the door when it opened and closed, several people having walked through.
"Halfrek!"
A/N- I know this is shorter than they have been later, and not a lot has happened in it
but- keep reading, and please review- everyone who's reviewed- a big thank
you. Sorry I'm not answering individually, but I don't really have the time,
what with coursework and exams. If you want to ask me something, or tell me
something and you want me to reply- e-mail me. :)
P.S. I don't actually know Lorne's surname or if he even has one- feel free to correct me.
