Notice: I did not create these characters; I'm just having a little fun. Other warnings and spoiler status is listed in the first chapter.
Author's Note: I've changed the ending of chapter 5 because of how I wanted to start this chapter. The re-write starts after Buffy leaves. This chapter will be done in the PoV's of little Draco and Harry. I'm doing their thought in the cartoon Rugrats show. They think more clearly then they speak. They also can understand each other when adults can't.
This story will be updated weekly on Mondays from now on.
Beta'd by the wonderful LadyNiteRaven
Chapter 6: Shopping Trip
Draco's PoV-
Daddy Xander was really sad after that mean girl yelled at him. I'm not sure about all that she said but I understood that she was threatening to send Harry and me away. She thinks Daddy Xander is bad because he kisses Papa Spike. I think she is a big stupid head! While Papa Spike and Daddy Sev comfort Daddy Xander I grab Harry's hand and pulling him out of the room.
"Let's make Daddy Xander happy again. I think we should make him something that shows we still love him," I tell Harry while still pulling him along to our playroom.
"Yes, good idea. I wish that mean Buffy had her hair turns an icky green and gets a big zit on her nose." said Harry stomping his foot in anger.
All of a sudden we heard a voice whisper. "wish granted little ones. Take care of Spike and Xander for me." There was a bright light and then nothing.
Harry and I look at each other shrugging. We head to the art table. We work quickly making Daddy Xander a big picture. We added stickers and lots of glitter.
"Draco, can you write? Cause I can't," Harry asks me, looking worried.
"No, I can't write either. I know! I saw my mommy do something one time that can work for us." I run to my room and come back with a tube of lipstick.
"I saved this so I could remember my mommy. You put this stuff on your lips and then kiss the paper. It is like writing 'I Love You' but with your lips." I apply he lipstick to Harry and he applies it to me. We both lean down and kiss the picture.
"How are we going to sign our names?"
"I'll show you, Harry." I walk over to the supply the cabinet and remove a large stamp pad. I bring it to the table. "We can use this paint to leave a picture of our hands. I saw on a muggle show that nobody has the same hands. Policemen use the paint for bad guys who are to dumb to write their names."
Harry nods and we help each other cover our hands before pressing them down on the picture. We both hurry to wash our hands and face. Just as we are going back to the grownups carrying the picture we hear Papa Spike call for us.
"We are right here Papa Spike." I tell him. "Daddy Xander, we made you a picture. We love you and think that girl is a stupid head!" Harry and I hand over the picture. All the Daddies smile at the picture. Daddy Xander quickly gives Harry and me a big hug.
"Thank you, boys! This is the best picture I have ever gotten. This will go on our refrigerator." Daddy Xander gives each of us a big hug and kiss.
"Okay boys time to go get dressed. We are going shopping for food, clothes and if you behave you will each get a toy." says Severus.
"Daddy, can Papa come with us?" Harry asks me and Draco nods his head
"I'm sorry boys but Spike has to stay here until it is dark." I hate having to them bad news.
"Actually, Albus gave me something for just this situation. "Severus reaches into his pocket and removes a large ring. "Put this on Spike."
Spike stares at the ring so long that Harry reached over and taking the ring before pushing it on Spike's finger.
"I thought Angel destroyed the only Gem of Amara?" I ask, stunned at what this ring could mean to my family.
"Angel did destroy the Gem of Amara. This is a ring that Merlin made for a vampire friend of his. It is similar to the Gem of Amara except it does not make the wearer invincible. It just allows a vampire to be in the sun without turning to dust." Severus explains.
Spike finally becomes unfrozen with a huge grin on his face. "Let's hurry up then! Everyone go get dressed so we can start our day of shopping!"
Harry and I race upstairs and I pick out our clothes. Harry does not know how to make clothes look good. I decided to dress us up like twins. We both are wearing blue jeans and a "Yu-gi-oh" top that has a picture of a blue eyes white dragon. Harry helps me tie my shoes, he's really good at that and I just can't seem to do it. We smile at each other. I decide to leave my stuffed dragon home and Harry does the same with his ferret. We hurry downstairs. The grownups smile seeing us dressed like twins. I raise my arms for Papa Spike to carry me and Harry does the same with Daddy Xander.
They carry us out to the big green SUV. We are buckled into booster seats since we are both too tiny to go without them. Papa Spike drives the SUV, so happy that he gets to drive a car without tinted windows in the day time without worrying about turning to ash. Harry and I stare out the windows taking in the scenery of our new home. Daddy Xander argues for a few minutes with Papa Spike about who gets to pick the music. Daddy Severus just sits in the way back reading a potions book. Daddy Xander finally wins and turns the radio to something called country music. After a few minutes a really happy song comes on the radio and Daddy Xander start singing along. Harry and I decided to sing with him even though we don't know the lyrics.
"Days Dance… live… chains… Dance"
Papa Spike and Daddy Sev were laughing at the three of us but when the song ends they clap loudly. We all sing along to the next song and continue singing until the car pull into parking lot of the giant super store. We get unbuckled while Daddy Sev pushes two carts over to the car.
"I want Daddy Xander's!" shouts Harry.
"I want Papa Spike!" I shout right after him. They smile at each other and lift us out of the car to the front of the carts. Daddy Sev has a clipboard with a big list on it.
"Remember if you both behave then you get to pick out new toy." says Daddy Sev. As Papa Spike pushes the cart I put my hands on top of his. He smiles at me as we enter the store.
Harry's PoV-
I smile at my new Daddy Xander as he pushes the cart the through the giant store. I am so happy with my new family. I can't believe that mean girl is threatening to take it away from me. I don't want to go back to the Dursley's home. They hated me, made me live in cupboard, called me freak, and made me do all the chores which should have been done by grownups. I really hated the punishments. I feel scared just thinking about it.
"Harry, son is everything okay?" Daddy Xander stopped pushing the cart and is looking at me worried.
"I'm okay Daddy, just some bad thoughts."
"Alright, why don't you start thinking about what toy you'll want for a reward." says Daddy Xander.
I watch my new Daddies fill the cart with all kinds of yummy fruits and veggies. I don't understand kids who don't like fresh fruits and vegetables. I see Draco wrinkle his nose at an item in the cart and giggle. Daddy Xander hears and the giggle and stalks towards me. He lifts up my shirts and blows raspberries on my stomach. I let out a shriek of laughter. The rest of my family just shakes their heads watching us be silly. The shopping continues with my Daddies giving Draco and me items to drop into our carts. Yay, we are almost done food shopping! Daddy Xander tells us that food will be delivered later so that we can still go clothes and toy shopping. Daddy Sev lifts us out of the carts. I quickly walk over to Daddy Xander and hold on to his pant leg. This store is really big and I don't want to lose my family. I see Draco is holding on to Papa Spike's pants too.
"Why don't Spike and you take the boys to the clothing department and get started. I'll meet you there once the food is paid for and the delivery time set." Says Daddy Sev. My Daddy Xander and Papa Spike nod in agreement. We all start walking towards the boys clothes.
"Okay why don't Draco and you wander around and find clothes you like. I'll follow Draco with a cart and Xander can follow Harry with a cart too." says Papa Spike. Draco and I spread out searching for clothes. I found a couple pairs of shorts in green and black and hand them off to Daddy Xander to put in the cart. I pick up a pair of black jeans just like Papa Spike. I can see Daddy Xander chuckling when I hand them to him. I'm not sure what is funny about wanting to be just like Papa Spike, he is really neat and tough. No body would hurt Papa Spike. I pick up t-shirts in every color they have and if I jump I can put them in the cart myself.
"Wow, Harry you're getting to be so big already!" Daddy Xander leans down and gives me a big hug. I hug him back happy that he thinks I'm getting bigger. Everyone else always tells me I'm small.
I go back to shopping and finding lots of neat shirts. Somehow I end up in the girls clothing area and I'm about to turn around when I spot it. The most perfect dark purple and green satin short sleeve nightgown. I can't reach it and Daddy Xander isn't behind me right now. Then I spot a mommy and I'll just ask her for help.
"Excuse me, ma'am. I want that nightgown but I can't reach it. Could you please hand it to me?"
"That is a very pretty night gown. Is it for your sister?"
"No, I want to wear it."
"Boys don't wear girl clothes. The only boys that wear girl's clothes are sissy boys or very bad boys. Where are your parents so I can tell them what you tried to do." she says in a high pitched mean voice. I want to cry because I really wanted that night gown and now she says I'm bad for wanting it.
"DADDY! PAPA! "In a moment Daddy Xander, Daddy Sev, and Papa Spike with Draco are at my side. I'm trying hard not to cry. "Daddy Xander, this lady says I'm bad because I wanted that pretty nightgown. I'm sorry Daddy Xander; I was not trying to be a bad boy." I hug his legs.
"Oh, Xander Harris. I should have know that you were related to another sissy perv boy. I can't believe someone woman was desperate enough to be a mother that she would have your child." the mean mommy seems to know Daddy Xander.
"Your mean! Daddy Xander didn't need a mommy to become our Daddy! He has Papa Spike and Daddy Sev!" Draco tells the lady before sticking his tongue out at her. I stick mine out at her too. But for some reason I notice all my Daddies and Papa turn red in the face.
"That is so gross! No wonder the boy think it's okay for him to wear girl clothes. I can't believe that there was someone who would leave sick people like you in charge of young boys. If I were you I would take a hair brush to both boys to teach them not to wear girl's clothes and to treat all grownups with respect." She picks up a little girls dress and turns to walk away. "By the way Harris, I'm going to file a report once I leave here. No child should be in your homosexual hands. I'm sure the boys will be straightened out with bit of firm hand and belt."
I hear what she says and start crying really hard. Draco start crying too. "I'm sorry Daddy Xander. I'm sorry. I won't ask to wear the night gown ever again. I'm sorry please don't hit me. Please don't hit me. Please don't hit me." I curl up into a ball and start rocking back and forth. I remember all the times that my Uncle would hit me for being a freak and it sounds like that woman thinks I'm even worse than a freak. I don't think I could handle that punishment then. I sense Daddy Xander sink to the ground next to me and he pulls me onto his lap. He slowly starts rubbing my back.
"Harry, don't listen to that woman. She is a dummy and always has been a dummy. I went to school with her and she did really bad in all the classes. Her name is Bambi and she hung-out with a really mean crowd in school. She liked to make fun of other people because it made her feel better. That's what she was doing today, sweetie. She was probably having a bad day and so to make herself feel better she made fun of you. And Harry darling, believe me when I tell you this, no one in the house will ever hit you. Never ever will you be hurt like that again." Daddy Xander hugs me tightly before placing a kiss on my cheek. "Now I personally think that night gown is very pretty. Do you still want it?"
"Harry, pick me one too!" Draco says from Papa Spike's arms. "I want White and Pink nightgown."
I slowly nod my head yes. Daddy Xander picks me up in his arms and carries me over to the nightgowns. I pick out the purple and green one I wanted in the first place. Then I pick out Draco's white and pink nightgown and place them both in the cart.
"Daddy, I don't want to get anymore clothes today. Can we just go get a toy?" I let out a little yawn. Both Daddies and Papa agree that we can go to the toy area now. I stay in my Daddy Xander's arms and Draco stays in Papa Spike's arms.
Once in the toy area we wonder up and down the aisle for a little while before making up our minds. Draco decides on a build-your-own-mini-bear kit, along with several outfits to change it into. Draco has told me that now that he can have stuffed animals he wants to collect all different kinds. I decide on a stuffed bear cub that I can feed bottles of water, spoon feed it food, and change its diaper. I pick the panda bear over the polar bear. I yawn again.
"Severus, here are the keys why don't Spike and you take the boys out to the car while I pay for the clothes and toys." Daddy Xander hands me over to Daddy Sev. We walk out of the store and into the van. Quickly we both get buckled in. I try to stay awake until Daddy Xander gets back but I'm too tired. I fall asleep in minutes of getting in my car seat.
Once Xander is back in the car they drive off heading home, making one last stop thru at a drive-up window for lunch. At home they all eat before unpacking. Then the rest of the afternoon is spent just relaxing. Spike helps with Draco's build a bear, and Xander helps put the batteries in Harry's new stuffed Panda Bear. Severus spends most of the afternoon making a special spaghetti sauce. Dinner is wonderful at they all heap the compliments on Severus who ends up blushing. After Dinner, Xander helps the boys to their bath and bedtime story even though by then they are normal age thinking. Spike slips off to do something else. Severus decides to go work out in the gym. Overall the night ends pretty typical. Except for a little later in Xander's room, but a silence spell keeps that a secret.
Some Days You Gotta Dance
Written by: Troy Johnson and Marshall Morgan
Sung by: Dixie Chicks
It was about five til five on Friday
We were all getting ready to go
And the boss man started screaming
and his veins began to show
He said you and you come with me
cause you're gonna have to stay
My heart was thumping I was jumping
I had to get away
Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little too tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance
Well I was talking with my baby
over a small glass of tea
He asked the loaded question
He said how do you feel about me
My mind was racin' I was pacin'
but the words just wouldn't come
And there was only one thing
left to do I feel it comin' on
Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little too tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance
(repeat above 2x)
You gotta loosen up those chains and dance
Come on and loosen up those chains and dance
End Chapter 6
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