Disclaimer: Joss made up all the original characters, the places, the mythology and whatnot…I am insane, so I made up the daughter…
Chapter One
Anya's face instantly turned red with embarrassment as she turned herself away from it and fell into Xander's strong and comforting arms. She clung to her boyfriend tightly. "It's not real," she whispered, mostly to herself. "It's a nightmare, and I'm dreaming."
Xander frowned as he picked up Anya's ashamed head. "No, this is real, sweetie. Why? What's wrong?" he asked in concern.
"Everything's wrong," Anya noted as she gathered the courage to turn around. "You're not supposed to be here!" she told the strange woman in the shop.
The girl shook her head. "Wrong again, Anyanka," she noted.
"Blast," Spike muttered under his breath. "Mary, what the bloody hell are you doing here?" he asked as he angrily glanced up at the girl.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" the girl asked.
"Wasting time?" Buffy suggested from the doorway to the training room. She did not like the girl's presence. She could sense that she was definitely not human. As she took another step closer, she could sense that the mystery girl was a vampire.
"Bite me," the vampire shot back before staring at Anya. "Face it, I'm really here," she stated at the ex-demon, who had reverted back to clinging to Xander.
Giles gave a sigh. "Yes, we know you're here, but who are you?" he asked.
Mary's mouth dropped open in shock. "Isn't it obvious?" she asked. "Just look at me!" she commanded.
All the Scoobies did as they were told. Willow moved in closer, noting that she had seen that dark hair color the vampire had somewhere before. "Oh!" she blurted out in recognition. "Oh! Oh!"
"Please, would you stop that?" Spike asked as he too began to feel embarrassed, knowing it would only be a matter of seconds before the truth was revealed.
Mary rolled her blue eyes once again before turning to the redhead. "Yea, they're my parents. It's not such a huge deal."
"Not a huge deal?" Xander exclaimed in shock. "I beg to differ. This has huge-ness written all over it!" He turned to Anya. "When were you planning on telling everyone? Telling me?"
Anya drew in a deep breath. "I suppose I'll tell you now."