Chapter 8
First week in February - Week Eight
"You're up early," Xander comments when he comes downstairs to find Willow at the breakfast table with a cup of tea.
"Yeah," Willow nods, "just some stomach cramps."
Alarm immediately crosses Xander's features, "should we take you to the doctors?"
Willow shakes her head, "I looked it up in one of my million baby books, they've come in handy, it's normal at this time to feel cramps in the stomach. Besides I just couldn't sleep, so you had another date with Hayley last night, right?"
Xander nods, "yeah. You'd really like her, Wil, she's funny and smart , you'll have to meet her."
Willow nods too, "yeah, sure."
"Good, I'll set it up." Xander kisses Willow's forehead, "I should get a shower, I've got to be on site in an hour."
"Want me to make you some coffee?" Willow offers.
"Tha'd be great, thanks Wil." Xander responds before walking back out of the dining room.
"You hungry?" Willow asks Oria when she shuffles into the kitchen minutes after Xander has left for work. Oria makes a noise that Willow takes as a yes and suggests, "I was going to make some waffles, you want some?"
Oria yawns and then nods, "sure, thanks."
"So," Willow begins as she pours batter into the waffle iron, "I was thinking we should probably get you into school."
"School and I don't get along," Oria states.
"Well maybe I could home school you or something in the afternoons, what about that? You do need an education, Buffy was the slayer and managed to complete high school and take a year of college."
"So it's either stay at home all day or face the horrors of high school hell?" Oria asks.
Willow shrugs, "yeah I guess. It's really your choice, but you could always go out on patrol, I'm sure Xander wouldn't mind going with you."
Oria sighs, her face settled in her cupped hands, "I guess I'll try out high school and do the whole student by day slayer by night thing. And if that doesn't work then we can try the home school thing."
Willow nods, "sounds good to me. Listen, I'll stop by the house after school and pick you up and then we can swing by the high school and get you all registered."
Oria yawns, "fine, whatever."
"Good," Willow places a plate with waffles on it in front of Oria.
"I was going to ask you what you were going to do about school for her," Robin states at lunch when Willow explains the morning's conversation.
"I was surprised when she didn't fight me on starting school, we've mentioned it before and she seemed against it. I guess she's bored sitting at home all day."
"You think she'll stick school out?"
Willow shrugs, "if she's anything like Buffy we'll have bad reports about her by the end of her first week in school. But I'm not sure...
"Any idea why she's here?"
"I'm getting the feeling that she and Faith didn't co-exist well," Willow responds.
"Oh yeah?" Robin flinches mildly at the mention of Faith, "why's that?"
"Oria reminds me of Faith, how she was when she first came to Sunnydale, before she killed the deputy mayor. Kind of tough and stand-offish but still wants to be part of the group, that's just the vibe I get and I have a feeling Faith saw to much of herself in Oria."
Robin clears his throat, "so how, uh, is Faith?"
"She's fine," Willow responds, sighing inwardly. She wished that Faith and Robin would just get over whatever the spat had been about that had broken them up almost a year before, neither ever wanted to talk about the fight and whenever they wanted to find out about the other it was like pulling teeth to get them to ask. "She seems to like Rome..."
Robin nods, "good."
Willow rolls her eyes, "okay well I've got to call Xander before my next class starts. Why don't you come over for dinner tomorrow? Xander wants me to meet Hayley, you could bring a friend if you want."
"Sounds good, I'll call Gabriella tonight and give you a call later this evening." Robin responds.
Willow smiles, "okay, bye."
"See, that wasn't a painful experience, and by your testing scores your really smart." Willow comments as they walk out of the high school Oria would be attending the next day.
Oria rolls her eyes, "oh yeah, I'm a friggen genius. You think Xander'll go out patrolling with me? I've got energy to burn off, I've been sitting around for two weeks."
"I'm sure he won't have a problem going out tonight," Willow responds. "By the way Xander's new semi-girlfriend is coming over for dinner tomorrow, with Robin Wood and his girlfriend."
"So Xander's really got a girlfriend?" Oria asks.
Willow nods, "guess so."
"I bet that totally sucks."
Willow flashes Oria a smile, "I'm happy for her. Besides she's not a demon, that's definite progress for Xander."
Oria stares at Willow for several seconds, "right."
Willow scowls at the young teen, "how many times do I have to tell you that I'm not interested in guys like that, not even Xander."
Oria nods, "I dunno, until I believe you I guess."
First week in February - Week Eight
"You're up early," Xander comments when he comes downstairs to find Willow at the breakfast table with a cup of tea.
"Yeah," Willow nods, "just some stomach cramps."
Alarm immediately crosses Xander's features, "should we take you to the doctors?"
Willow shakes her head, "I looked it up in one of my million baby books, they've come in handy, it's normal at this time to feel cramps in the stomach. Besides I just couldn't sleep, so you had another date with Hayley last night, right?"
Xander nods, "yeah. You'd really like her, Wil, she's funny and smart , you'll have to meet her."
Willow nods too, "yeah, sure."
"Good, I'll set it up." Xander kisses Willow's forehead, "I should get a shower, I've got to be on site in an hour."
"Want me to make you some coffee?" Willow offers.
"Tha'd be great, thanks Wil." Xander responds before walking back out of the dining room.
"You hungry?" Willow asks Oria when she shuffles into the kitchen minutes after Xander has left for work. Oria makes a noise that Willow takes as a yes and suggests, "I was going to make some waffles, you want some?"
Oria yawns and then nods, "sure, thanks."
"So," Willow begins as she pours batter into the waffle iron, "I was thinking we should probably get you into school."
"School and I don't get along," Oria states.
"Well maybe I could home school you or something in the afternoons, what about that? You do need an education, Buffy was the slayer and managed to complete high school and take a year of college."
"So it's either stay at home all day or face the horrors of high school hell?" Oria asks.
Willow shrugs, "yeah I guess. It's really your choice, but you could always go out on patrol, I'm sure Xander wouldn't mind going with you."
Oria sighs, her face settled in her cupped hands, "I guess I'll try out high school and do the whole student by day slayer by night thing. And if that doesn't work then we can try the home school thing."
Willow nods, "sounds good to me. Listen, I'll stop by the house after school and pick you up and then we can swing by the high school and get you all registered."
Oria yawns, "fine, whatever."
"Good," Willow places a plate with waffles on it in front of Oria.
"I was going to ask you what you were going to do about school for her," Robin states at lunch when Willow explains the morning's conversation.
"I was surprised when she didn't fight me on starting school, we've mentioned it before and she seemed against it. I guess she's bored sitting at home all day."
"You think she'll stick school out?"
Willow shrugs, "if she's anything like Buffy we'll have bad reports about her by the end of her first week in school. But I'm not sure...
"Any idea why she's here?"
"I'm getting the feeling that she and Faith didn't co-exist well," Willow responds.
"Oh yeah?" Robin flinches mildly at the mention of Faith, "why's that?"
"Oria reminds me of Faith, how she was when she first came to Sunnydale, before she killed the deputy mayor. Kind of tough and stand-offish but still wants to be part of the group, that's just the vibe I get and I have a feeling Faith saw to much of herself in Oria."
Robin clears his throat, "so how, uh, is Faith?"
"She's fine," Willow responds, sighing inwardly. She wished that Faith and Robin would just get over whatever the spat had been about that had broken them up almost a year before, neither ever wanted to talk about the fight and whenever they wanted to find out about the other it was like pulling teeth to get them to ask. "She seems to like Rome..."
Robin nods, "good."
Willow rolls her eyes, "okay well I've got to call Xander before my next class starts. Why don't you come over for dinner tomorrow? Xander wants me to meet Hayley, you could bring a friend if you want."
"Sounds good, I'll call Gabriella tonight and give you a call later this evening." Robin responds.
Willow smiles, "okay, bye."
"See, that wasn't a painful experience, and by your testing scores your really smart." Willow comments as they walk out of the high school Oria would be attending the next day.
Oria rolls her eyes, "oh yeah, I'm a friggen genius. You think Xander'll go out patrolling with me? I've got energy to burn off, I've been sitting around for two weeks."
"I'm sure he won't have a problem going out tonight," Willow responds. "By the way Xander's new semi-girlfriend is coming over for dinner tomorrow, with Robin Wood and his girlfriend."
"So Xander's really got a girlfriend?" Oria asks.
Willow nods, "guess so."
"I bet that totally sucks."
Willow flashes Oria a smile, "I'm happy for her. Besides she's not a demon, that's definite progress for Xander."
Oria stares at Willow for several seconds, "right."
Willow scowls at the young teen, "how many times do I have to tell you that I'm not interested in guys like that, not even Xander."
Oria nods, "I dunno, until I believe you I guess."