Spoilers: BtVS Season 6 VM Season 2
Disclaimer: I own none of it, Joss Whedon and Rob Thomas do(not the singer)
Pairings: Spike/Buffy, Logan/Veronica, Xander/Anya
AN: Thank everybody who reviewed this story, I'm grateful. So this is my last one verse chapter, I have delayed long enough so the next one will be Veronica and Logan on the Hellmouth interacting with the scoobies. Tell me what you think and if you have any theories.
AN2: Sorry bout the wait and I hope this tides you over to the next chapter. You know the one that will come sooner if you review (nudges).
Chapter 4 Solutions
"So what does it say?" Dawn asked cheerfully cuddling up to Willow on the couch looking over her shoulders at the papers in her hands.
"Just something I already knew," Willow shrugged it off "about being adopted." Her parents had chosen to tell her at a young age that she was never really theirs and every time she failed to deliver high grades on a test or project they would remind her of that.
Dawn's eyes went wide as she read farther down the page where Willow hadn't even bothered to look. "Oh my god." she snatched the papers out of the redheads hands rereading it.
"What?" Buffy asked her coming down the stairs. Both her and Willow looked at Dawn confused.
Dawn looked at them incredulous "It says here that Willow's father is Aaron Echolls."
"Huh?" Both missed the big deal.
"THE Aaron Echolls." Dawn emphasized "Movie star of the Breaking Point and the smash sequel Beyond the Breaking Point."
Buffy shrugged "I slay."
Willow nodded "I help."
It was hard to pay attention to the entertainment world when you had to save the world on a weekly basis and you lived on a Hellmouth. Also, who had time for someone else's drama when they always had plenty of their own.
"So," Buffy questioned "Let me get this straight. Will's dad is famous?"
"Mega famous." Dawn grinned than looked sheepish remembering what she and the rest of the world had recently found out. 'Especially recently for you know, murdering a 17 year old girl."
"Oh." Willow looked down, biologically this man was her father but she didn't know how to react to that. He hadn't raised her. Even the man that had she wasn't so fond of.
"I know this." Buffy said suddenly her eyes going wide "There was something on TV and Uncle Keith called me to warn us about it."
"Why?" Willow asked confused, why would Buffy's uncle want her to know about that?
"Cause him and Veronica, our cousin, were the ones that found the evidence to put her best friends killer away. I never caught the name, I was just glad they were okay."
Willow huffed "So I'm the child of a murderer."
"Would explain why you tried to destroy the world." Dawn grinned.
The phone rang and Buffy grabbed the extension from the inn table "Hello, oh hey Veronica," she looked over at Willow and Dawn "we were just talking about you."
She sat on the arm of the couch by Willow "Sure, after mom died Willow moved in with us"
"Oh, your dating Willow's little brother" the red head perked up "and he wants to met her."
"What did your dad say?"
"Sure you can come for the summer, we'll work it out. See you Tuesday, bye."
Buffy hung up and Dawn bounced off the couch "Ronica's coming?" she looked hopeful. At Buffy's nod the teen grinned widely and rushed out of the room yelling back to them "I have to call Janice."
Buffy turned to Willow "Are you okay with this?"
Willow shrugged "Not really sure." and asked softly "What's his name?" the words felt weird in her mouth "My brother's?"
"Logan."
Willow looked back down at the papers reading the parts she had missed "And apparently I have a twin sister named Katrina, look me all making with the sudden family."
"A family that apparently knows my own." She looked at Willow dread in her eyes "So do you think this is a coincidence."
Willow gave her a sad smile shaking her head.
Buffy sat down by Willow and slouched in the cushion "I thought so." Then her eyes went wide "There coming on Tuesday, bad things happen on Tuesdays."
"Its been a slow summer." Willow pointed out helpfully "Besides, what's the worse that could happen?"
Buffy turned to her horrified "If they get eaten its your fault." They lived on a Hellmouth, very bad things happened and Willow had just jinxed it.
"Thanks Clem." Xander told the friendly demon who had helped him move some of Spike's things from the crypt into his apartment. Clem nodded, he was getting Spike's old crypt, and Xander set the last box down on the carpet.
"There's some blood in the fridge in case you get hungry." Xander told the vampire he had helped last right regain his bleached roots.
"I'll keep that in mind." Spike grimaced flipping through the channels eyes glued to the TV.
It was an odd relationship the two had settled into over the past week, one would even say it was amicable.
They weren't friends, but Xander was making an attempt to get over his prejudices since the reason Spike was suffering was stupidity and mostly Buffy, it was clear Spike was suffering for Buffy. So Xander was going to give the vampire a chance.
In turn, Spike refrained from insulting Xander ever chance he got, some things did slip out but they couldn't be helped. It was like a reflex.
The phone rang and Xander sighed grabbing the cordless "Hello." He sat down on the couch watching the channels fly by wondering if the bleached menace would ever settle on anything."
"Hey Buff." At that Spike turned to him eyes focusing on the phone listening closer.
"So my cousin and her boyfriend are coming to Sunnydale for the Summer, her boyfriend who happens to be Willow's brother, and I was wondering if he could stay with you guys since were booked here."
"What am I a hotel." Xander groused.
"Please." he could swear he saw her pout.
"Fine," Xander grimaced caving easily "But when Willow's little brother asks why there's blood in the fridge you explain it to him. Bye."
Xander tossed the phone on the table and starting watching the TV.
Spike rolled his eyes "So what's this about Red's brother?"
Xander grabbed a bag of chips off the table eyes still on the channel Spike had settled on "Buffy's cousin and Willow's little brother are spending the summer in Sunnydale and the kid will be taking the couch."
"What genius thought that up?" moving a teen in with a vampire "You," he looked over at Xander who had agreed to this, at least Harris should know better "I'm going to bite you."
"What?" Xander looked at him guilty "It would have been mean if I said no."
Spike muttered darkly "Soddin wanker." and changed the channel again.