Just because it's a marriage of necessity doesn't stop the Scoobies from giving Bran the shovel talk. (An SPS-verse story)

She's here on anxious girlfriend business, not anxious Slayer business. They look the same, but anxious Slayer business includes stakes, a scythe, and angry witches. (formerly "Nine-Tenths", now a series.)

Charles is sent to take care of Veruca, but it turns out his mission has only just begen when he learns she's already been taken care of.

The first time he saw her, she was saving a little boy's life. The second time he saw her, she was a patient in the ER on his shift. The third time he saw her, there no injury involved whatsoever, which was refreshing. Buffy/Samuel fluff.

The slayer activation spell carried a double-edged gift with it. Buffy is immortal, but her friends are not. As death creeps upon them, she wonders how she can continue living in the absences.