Author's notes: In my story Joyce never died
Oz was about to tell Giles the situation, but Spike intervened "Chill out mate, we still have two nights before it happens. First I want to know what the hell is really going on here". Buffy said to everyone "I think we better sit because I feel this is going to take a while". As they all sat Xander asked "Who should begin first? I mean you still haven't told us what happened nine years ago, but you must also be very curious to know what has happened here in the last few years", Buffy then said "Now that you mention it, I really wanted to ask you something. I didn't notice before with all the excitement, but now I can feel that with the exception of Giles and Xander, the rest of you are not exactly normal". Giles looked at her with surprise "You haven't lost your slayer senses?" Buffy answered "Apparently not Giles", and then she continued "I guess we should start first, from the moment we were in the plane.
They told them everything, about Lacroix, the nine years they slept, their awakening and discovery of what they were, about Nicholas and Natalie and their flight to California and how they watched them last night, and finally about Vachon, Jeanette and Divia".
When they were done Giles asked with interest but also a little bit nervous "Then you are all vampires?" Jeanette, who was sitting right next to him, touched his hand and smiled at him "Yes dear, but don't worry, we are not hungry at the moment", even Nicholas laughed when they all saw the watcher's face.
Oz stared at Divia with surprise and said "You really are two thousands years old? You must have seen very interesting things" Divia answered with sadness "Not really, I slept most of the time in a tomb in Egypt and I only awoke in 1993" then she said as she saw the stares of the people who didn't know her story "It's a very long tale I will tell you some other time" then Faith asked "Giles, you knew about this? That there was another kind of vampires besides those we have fought?" Giles said "No, I'm afraid I haven't and neither the council?" Then she asked the three souled vampires "What about you guys, I mean they are like family to you" But Angel just replied "I have been around since the 1700's and I never came across to one of their kind", At that moment Divia asked faith "What do you mean they are family?" but Buffy answered "Remember everything we have told you since last night, well the three of them are vampires with a soul". Nicholas looked at Angel and said "You must be Angel, Buffy has told me your story and I found it very interesting" Angel shock hands with him and said "Your tale is amazing, you are really a cop in Toronto and live a normal life?" Nicholas smiled and said "As normal as it can get".
Xander then said without thinking "Giles, I don't think they will find our story so interesting, I mean I know when Buffy left, faith came, then the master killed her and she came back to life and defeated the master, then Spike and Drusilla came and were our enemies, Oz became a werewolf and Angel became Angelus, killed Jenny and tried to open the hellmoth, then got his soul back but was sent to hell but came back some months later. Then Anya became human and the major was a demon and tried to devour all the students in graduation day but we killed it and destroyed the high school, Then the initiative implanted the chip on spike and he couldn't kill anymore and the key became Dawn and and and…" He stopped when he saw the stares Willow and Buffy were giving him "Xander" Giles intervened "I think you have scared them". Buffy said to Giles with a nervous stare "Would you care to explain me all the things I have just heard". Giles sighted and said "Well Buffy I will try to do a better job than our friend here" He said while looking at Xander with a frown on his face.
After two long hours both Willow and Buffy were looking at their friends with surprise "I just wish I could have been there" Buffy managed to say while holding hands with Angel. Willow just looked at both Xander and Giles and said to them "You are braver than I thought. I don't know if I were able to go through all the things you have faced. It must have been hard for you both" Then she came closer to Xander and whispered in his ear "Did you really kissed Cordelia?" Xander smiled at her and said "A lot of things happened Willow". She smiled but felt a little jealous; she knew she still had a crush on him "He is still MY Xander" She thought to herself
Divia stared at them all in disbelief and then said to Jeanette "And I thought our lives were weird".
Buffy then said something "You told me that my mother has known about this stuff for years." Then she continued as a thought crossed her mind "It was not my intention of visiting her Giles, but now I'm thinking that it may not be bad for her to know that I'm not "dead" and perhaps maybe I could at least try to regain my former life with a few adjustments"
Giles told her "Are you sure Buffy? If you are, at least let me first talk to her". He then noticed Willow face was now sad "Willow, your parents are also aware of our activities if you are interested to know". Willow's face lighted up "They are?"
Oz then told Giles "Giles, I think we better talk now about what is going to happen", Giles said "Yes, I guess you are right Oz" Then he said to the seven visitors "We are going to have a group meeting, but I would like to continue this conversation soon" then he said to the older vampires "It was a pleasure to meet you all" then he said to Buffy and Willow "I'm glad you are back girls, I", But Buffy interrupted "Can we stay in the meeting? Please Giles; I still feel that I belong here", Willow then added "We can be of help Giles; it can be like back in the good old days". Giles looked at them, smiled and said "You are always welcome", Willow then looked at Nicholas and asked "What do you say Nick?".
To the surprise of the rest, Nicholas said "I also want to help; your story is really fascinating". The three others also decided to stay.
Finally when they were all ready Oz began to talk "Giles, the new master is planning an incursion to the bronze and apparently many vampires have come into sunnydale in the last few days"