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A/N: here's another chapter. Thanks to Kenyon and Koolaid for the constant reviews. This chapter's for you. Sorry if this chap is a little Blah and well, I don't know how 6 year olds sound like so Joey only gets a few lines. I hope this explains the whys and the hows. I really hope it does. Haha. and for everyone who reads this, please review… plueassse?! I need encouragements and the likes of it. Still a NO?..aight, Thanks for reading anyways...HUGS!!
SLAYER CENTRAL
Two weeks had gone by without finding something about Joey's parents. If anyone knew, it's either they did not want to share it, they didn't care or they fear of the outcome. Dawn knew. Xander has a clue. Kennedy found out through Dawn. Giles has questions. Willow's spell said it all. Andrew, for the first time is sure and even all the slayer kids have the same thoughts especially when they look at the little girl or when they have a chance to hang with her. Joey's been the center of attention of everyone, her smiles, laughters, and sometimes her tantrums give life to the once gloomy castle. She's quite smart for a 6 year old; her shyness became less evident when she started to give witty remarks and humors. The little girl has the perfect combination of the chosen two's appearance- Faith's dimples, Buffy's nose and hazel eyes with a tinge of green when reflected by light. Everyone's sure but they want to know what Buffy sees, what she feels about the little girl and the million dollar question: does she know?
BUFFY'S POV
When I look at Joey, I can't help but smile, she gives me these weird feelings and tingling sensations that I only get with Faith but it's kinda different coz I feel somewhat elated that I want her only for myself. Selfish much, huh? I wish Faith's here so I will know if she feels the same with Joey. She gave her that nickname and now everyone calls her that but if you ask me, Josephine's more appropriate name coz she looks like a princess. Urgh, enough with my obsession with both of them, I have to ask Willow if she found the spell so we can get this over with because I'm sure that Joey's parents missed her so much, who wouldn't? I do, even though I just spent most of the days playing barbie with her. Ooh! There's Will!
"Will! Did you find it?"
"The spell? Nope, but Giles said he needs to talk to you about something important. He's waiting for you at his office."
"Thanks, why in a hurry?"
"Xander's getting his ass kicked by my girlfriend." Willow lied
"oh," did Willow just lied to me?! Anyways, I need to go see Giles.
"Buffy, do you know where Joey is?" ok, I'm not the only one's obsessing about the kid.
"She's with Dawn." Good luck finding them! Ha! Coz the last time we played hide and seek, it took me a day to find them. When did Giles' office became the library??
"Uh, what's with all these books?"
"Buffy, please have a seat. I've rarely seen you the last two weeks, are you ok?"
That's coz I spend as much time with Joey as I can before we find her parents and not to mention she's the closest connection I've got to Faith."I'm fine. What do you want to talk to me about?" I'm still mad at you Giles, for not telling me "things", duh?!
"Yes, it's about Joey. Wesley called about some prophecy about a child that will mark the line between good and evil. At first they thought it was Tomy then Joey came and now we've got 2." Giles gets up to reach the book and showed it Buffy.
"English Giles."
"It says here that the child should be born with the strongest and purest blood line, of which the bearers of the child had almost cross the border line of both sides. Dark and light, a white blooded human (Naturals) that came from the witch's clan through a hero's essence and demon's blood alike."
"Tomy's a white blood and his father was a demon. Why the confusion?" I'm smart or what?
"Yes, but we don't know a lot about Joey's history and according to researches, a slayer is a hero of which Tomy is not. They both have the pieces that seem to fit the prophecy." Giles pinched the bridge of his nose and wipes his glasses.
Oh no. Please tell me you're not thinking what I'm thinking. "So you think that Joey's a slayer?"
"Yes, we've established that already."
"You knew and you didn't tell me?!" I raised my voice to state my point.
"We thought you knew.." Giles couldn't look Buffy in the eye.
"Wow. So she's Faith's? That explains why she looks like her." Who's the father? I'm gonna kill him.
"There's no father. That's why I wanted to talk to you, to ask if you and Faith did something 6 years ago."
"Did what?!" ok, this is major panic moment. Did he just ask me if Faith and I had sex?! Even though I wished we had, we didn't. Never really had the chance when we're busy killing each other and
"It's not even possible!!" or is it? "Wait! What made you think I'm the… I'm responsible?" yep, better.
"Because she looks like you?" Xander? How did you get in? Never mind, this is important.
"What do you mean?"
"Everyone in the castle kinda knows, Buffster. She looks exactly like you and Faith. We don't need to have the spell to know. But that's just weird so no one really brought it up." Xander shrugs
"Buffy?"
But how? Why? When? This is a hard to take in and I'm not sure how to tell Faith, does she know? Good! Hey Faith, I'm in love with you, I know you feel it too. So uh, this is Joey, our daughter. This is just great!! I'm doomed… oh, I forgot I'm in Giles' office. Willow? Perfect!
"Buuhffy?!"
"Hey Will, tell me you found the spell?"
"I did. so uh, do you want to start now?" why is Willow not excited? When did all the scoobies got in? Joey? Why is she crying?
"Shh, it's ok." Dawn's comforting the crying girl.
"Look, do it quick! Let's just finish this." Ken's overprotective with Joey, she holds her hand, and I'm supposed to be her mother and I can't even move? Speak now Buffy!
"Wait! Willow, tell us what you know! Don't do the spell again coz I'm sure as hell you already did!" I went over to Joey and embraced her. I can't believe I don't know my own daughter?! "shh, it's gonna be ok. Mommy's here. I'm sorry…" that's when I saw it; she's got my eyes and my nose!! She smiled at me like never before. Ok, no one can hurt her that I promised to myself.
"Yes Buffy, She is yours and Faith's." When I look up, everyone's smiling like fools.
"Ok! Show's over guys, we need some mother-daughter time now." I smiled when I saw Dawn winked at my daughter. Yep! Get use to that now. My daughter.
When everyone left the office, Joey runs to Giles and kissed him. "I have a grandpa now! yay!" then she takes my hand "let's go, Mommy!" and that is one of my happiest moments of my slayer life!
FAITH'S MANSION
"So not cool Faith! You should've let me win!! No fair!!" Tomy gets in the view of the TV so Faith will not beat his character to death.
"I told you Jin's no match with Eddie! Heh!" Faith tossed Tomy in the couch and tickles him.
" nooooo.. Fair!! Wa ha ha ha ha, stop!!" They both lay in the floor laughing.
"Dinner's ready." Seeing the play station on the floor "I told you to buy the Wii instead if you just want to beat each other out." He walks out to the Dinning room laughing.
"Hey!" both of them shouted.
"Tekken's cool aight, kiddo?"
"Yeah, if you live in the 90's!" then Tomy orbed to the dinning room with Wesley.
"I think I'm gonna faint." Tomy said, good thing Wesley catches his head in time.
"Take that back!! No Orbing in the house!" Faith followed the two in the Dinning room when he saw Tomy's state.
"I'll get you later. You always have the perfect timing to have your visions." Faith chuckled and brought laid him on the couch.
TOMY'S VISION
Faith's in Coma..
Buffy died..
My mother' s chanting something, dad's growling in pain.
"GET IT DONE Martha, I can't take it anymore."
My mother's glowing I was blinded by the light and the next thing I heard was a baby crying.
"Take Tomy away, I love you.." that's the last thing I heard from my father and he took off with the baby.
My mom looked at me and said "Be strong Thomas,we'll always be here for you, make us proud." Then she started chanting again she mouthed "I'm sorry" after that, Ethos came in view.
Then it's all black.
"mom!! No!!"
"Tommy, it's ok. We're here. Wake up now." Wesley tries to wake up the kid. "Faith, stop pacing."
"GUH!" Tomy wakes up still blinded by the bright lights.
"Are you ok?!" Faith checks him and when she's satisfied that Tomy's not hurt. She playfully punches him in the arm "Brat!"
"hey! Dizzy!" Tomy said while trying to stand up. Faith and Wesley stares at him.
"Uh, dinner? Now?" he can't exactly tell them what he saw… for now…. "Ready to babysit me?" he asks Faith with an evil smile.
"Hell no!" see, that's why he can't tell her… yet. Faith added "Dinner it is!"
TBC