Author: Kristen
Title: Blood Ties 5?
Website: http:magical-worlds.us/scribblings/
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters on Buffy. I also don't own any of the characters from Roswell. No infringement is intended and no profit is being made. This is purely for my own entertainment. Only this plot is mine.
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Up to Season 5 for Buffy including the episode The Gift and Season 1 for Roswell.
Pairings: Dawn/Michael
Summary: After the events of The Gift, Hank interferes and sends Dawn to relatives in Roswell. Spike follows, and soon secrets are exposed and lives are changed. Because even though Glory is gone, Dawn still isn't out of danger and neither are the people around her.
AN: This isn't really a long part. It's really just an interlude to tide you over while I work on the next part, which I expect will be a long one. Things are really going to start happening in Part 6. I've got a lot of things planned for this story and I need to close a few threads For those who've been wondering what's going on in Sunnydale or just wanting to see Willow and Xander again, well, here's a peek. I still haven't decided if they'll actually show up in Roswell yet, however. As always please read and review!
Part 5 - Interlude"That was Spike," Willow said to Xander as she hung up the phone that morning.
He looked up with a hopeful expression. He may hate Spike's guts, but he believed if anyone could get Dawn back it was him. At this point Xander wasn't too particular. He didn't really care how it happened, as long as it did. Dawn belonged here in Sunnydale.
Willow nervously twisted her fingers together as she stared from one hopeful face to another. Tara, Xander, and Anya were gathered together in the living room of Anya and Xander's new apartment. With the death of Buffy, Dawn's subsequent removal to Roswell, and Xander's arrest, all of them had been barred from the house on Revello Drive. Hank had changed the locks and had already made moves to put the house up for sale.
The thought of all their things just thrown out to the trash or being sold at the auction Hank planned equally saddened and angered Willow on Dawn's behalf. She hadn't mentioned it to anyone yet but she had slowly been setting things up through hacking to make Hank's life very, very difficult. It helped to ease some of the vengeful feelings she had.
Although, she had a feeling Tara wouldn't approve.
"What did he say?" Tara asked.
"Well, you're not going to like it," Willow stalled while staring at Xander. Next to Spike and herself among the remaining members of the Scooby Gang, Xander was the most vehement about getting Dawn back.
Xander shifted uneasily on the couch, which wasn't easy with the way Anya was clinging to him. "What? What's happened?"
"Well…"
"Willow, you're starting to scare me," Xander said.
"Yes. Quit stalling. The uncertainty is unpleasant. I don't like it." Anya stated. "Just spit it out."
"Um," Willow kept twisting her hands together as she searched for words. "The thing is," she paused and reluctantly admitted that there was no easy way to say this. She might as well just say it. "Spikeisn'tbringingherbackhere," Willow said in a rush.
"What?" Xander yelled. "Has the bleach leaked through his skull and fried his brain cells He was supposed to bring her home! What the hell is he thinking?"
"That can't be right," Anya said. She turned to Tara who was sitting next to her. "We specifically asked him to bring her home didn't we?"
Tara dutifully nodded in agreement but Anya wasn't paying much attention.
"Remember, Willow?" Anya asked. "We had the big meeting about it before you went to tell him he was gone. We all voted that he was the best for the job. Well, obviously he was not or they'd be back by now," Anya rambled.
"What else did he say?" Tara asked her lover in a concerned voice. "There must be a reason they're not coming."
"That rat Mr. Evans wouldn't let Dawn leave. He threatened to have Spike arrested for kidnapping."
"But he's a vampire!" Xander protested.
"Well yeah," Willow agreed. "But Dawn knew she'd just be dragged back by the police anyway. She can't spend her life on the run. And Spike's chipped. He couldn't have fought back against anyone. Think about it. The last thing she would want is to have Spike hurt again on her account."
"Well then let's take the damn chip out and I can't believe I just said that," Xander finished with a shocked look on his face.
Tara stifled a chuckle.
Willow smiled briefly before it faded away to a look of consideration. Seeing it, Xander backtracked. "No, no, no, no. Willow." He lifted a finger and shook it sternly. "Don't even think about it. That would be a colossally bad idea. It's the only thing keeping him from killing us all. I like being in one piece. I'd like to keep it that way thank you."
Anya nodded in vehement agreement. "I'd have to object most strongly as well. Orgasms are the one good thing about being human and I'll kill anyone who interrupts my steady supply."
"Right." Willow blinked.
"So, what are we going to do?" Tara asked quietly.
The words hung in the air and no one had an answer.
End Part 5 - InterludeAuthor's Note: Ok, the reason I posted this as just an interlude was 1.) Partly because it really seemed like one and not something to just tack on to a chapter. I expect part 6 to be a long one anyway.
And 2.) Because I wanted to reply to some of your reviews. I know that some of you left your email addy so I could contact you but only the first part of it showed up! I never saw anything after the (at) symbol. I could have guessed a whole bunch of email sites and probably never come up with the right one. So if you're wondering why I never contacted you, that's the reason.
So we're going to have to go about this differently. If you would still rather leave your email address in a review for me to contact you instead of on my group or in a review at my site then here's what we'll do. Leave your email addy in this format and maybe we'll fool into letting me read it.
Yourname (at) wherever (dot) com
Be sure you leave spaces and actually spell out (at) and (dot) in parentheses. If it works you'll receive my reply to your review in an email.
In other news, I'm not going to have a lot of time to devote to fanfic for a while. I will try to keep up as much as I can though. I need to devote some time to finishing getting my original stories edited. One is set to be published in an anthology soon and I just need to finish the final edits and I need to work on finishing another that I've submitted an idea for. I'm actually hoping to write enough for the second story to be considered a novel and not a short story. I won't abandon my fanfic though. Whenever I seem to be stuck with my original fiction, fanfic gives my muse some much needed rest to refresh itself.
And now for replies to all the new reviews:
Lucky Shamrock (Kat) : Thanks so much for your review. Things should get better for me healthwise in a few months, here's hoping. Winter is always hard for me since I have fibromyalgia and that condition is always terribly affected by the cold. The new rheumatologist I've been to has caught some other health problems the first doctor I went to never did. It'll take me a long while to completely recover from the one and I haven't been able to see the other specialist she recommended I see yet. That appointment with the neurology dept. isn't until next month. I appreciate your concern though. Thanks for your feedback, and I'm glad you enjoyed the last part. Spike is always such fun to write. :) Don't forget to leave your email addy in the new format since yours was one of the emails I couldn't read.
Allen Pitt : Well, hiding Buffy's death didn't really fit with the premise of Hank sending Dawn to Roswell. Additionally, I found it hard to believe that they were actually successful at hiding Buffy's death for long on the show. So that's why it's never happened in this story.
As for your other concerns I would never kill Alex off. I have too many plans for him. And Kyle/Maria? I can't really see it. Truthfully, I can't stand Maria's character. I won't treat her badly but I just don't think she and Michael are suited as a couple. I do think Dawn and Michael have great potential. Dawn/Alex too, which is why I offered him up as a choice in the poll. I can't see Dawn and Spike getting together in this story not with the way things stand. But, apparently I write them with lots of chemistry since I've had a lot of requests along those lines. : )
I haven't decided yet whether any other Scoobies will show up in Roswell. I'd have to come up with a reason to justify it and fit in with the other storyline ideas I have.
Speaking of ideas, you haven't been peeking at my notes have you? I found some of your other comments eerily spoiler-ish.
Monique: Thanks so much. I hope you'll like all of the plot developments. I've got some ideas I plan to borrow from season one and twist for my enjoyment that I can't wait to write.
Mae: Well, I'm happy you're happy. : )
Creepy Draken: Well it's a work in progress but I have firm intentions of finishing it. And with all my ideas I expect this story to get quite long. Maybe longer than any other story I've written. I'm just getting started after all. : )
KamakaSamR: Can't sleep? Well I hope this small interlude will gain you at least a nap.
And Dawn and Michael will end up together, just not yet. As for a reunion, well I don't know. I'm still thinking about it.
And leave your email addy in the new format I've suggested since I couldn't see the whole thing last time.
Shamanogler: By Iz and Faith doing the wild thing I hope you don't mean the naked pretzel. I just won't write that. As Austin Powers would say, "That's not my bag, baby." I could very much see them as friends and getting into trouble though. That would be fun to write, but I don't think I could easily fit that into my current storyline plans. I will drop a crumb of hope your way, however. I have been considering something else involving Faith getting involved, but I'm afraid I can't give you any more info than that. : )
Morena Evensong: Thanks, I do love to write Spike. His voice just comes so easily to me. I swear sometimes I can hear him speaking the words over my shoulder as I type. I must have a Spike muse. : )
Your question will be answered, but when that will be depends on how well I can juggle the various threads I've got going or haven't even started yet. I will say that complete revelations of everyone's secrets will go gradually. I'm looking to have a lot of fun with suspicions and misunderstandings first. And yes, Spike's senses will play into that. Will he realize what exactly he's sensing is the question. ;)
The way I tend to view Spike and Dawn's relationship is exactly how I've depicted it. Friends and siblings. I'm not against a Spike/Dawn ship but I have a hard imagining myself writing a fic with that pairing anymore. The muse just ain't whispering like some people would like it to. : )
I laughed at your comment on Philip. My favorite line was when he was thinking of Spike as a rebel without a clue. I imagine if Spike and Dawn had heard that thought they really would have cracked up laughing. It's a shame they never did. grin