ONE NORMAL LIFE / TWO EXTRAORDINARY LIVES
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BtVS AU/AR › Het - Male/Female › Buffy/Spike(William)
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
210
Views:
10,598
Reviews:
182
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Currently Reading:
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I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS), nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
DISNEYLAND
CHAPTER 4 - DISNEYLAND
Buffy woke in the morning feeling for the first time in a month, that she had a plan.
She went out to the kitchen where Hank was getting breakfast on the table. "H "How'd you sleep, princess?" he asked her, reminding her of the name he used to call her when she was little.
"Fine. Really well," she said, smiling.
"Me, too!" said Dawn, happily. Obviously, having a normal father, in a normal setting was agreeing with her.
Buffy got a cup of coffee and sat down to breakfast. French Toast. She stopped suddenly; tears threatened to spill forth. French Toast. Spike. Julian.
"What's wrong, Buffy?" Hank asked.
"Oh, nothing, just remembering that you used to make this for me when I was young, didn't you?"
Hank smiled, "Sure did, even after your mother and I split, I used to make this for you gals," he said, unaware of the sad glance that Dawn and Buffy exchanged over the split, over their mother.
"Um...there's something I wanted to tell you both," Buffy said.
"What is it?" Dawn asked.
"I talked to an old college friend last night on my cell phone, she invited me down to San Diego to stay with her, while I get on my feet, get a job, whatever," Buffy said.
"What friend?" Dawn looked at Buffy suspiciously.
"Kathy," Buffy said, quickly, “You don't know her, she was in my English Lit Class Freshman year.
"Oh, and when did you become such good buds with her?" Dawn asked, raising her eyebrow.
Damn that Dawn!
Hank interrupted, "Well, that's good news, I'm sure you want to get back into your own place as soon as possible."
Gee, welcome-mat, much?
"Yeah, that's what I want," Buffy said.
"But you can't leave quite yet," Hank continued.
"Huh? Why not?" Buffy asked.
Dawn and Hank looked at each other, smiling, then said in unison, "Because you're going to Disneyland, Buffy Summers!"
Buffy looked at them like they'd gone mad.
"Really, Buffy. It'll be fun!" Dawn squealed. "Dad and I were talking about it last night. Come on, what do you say? Just for today?"
Buffy shrugged, what the heck, she avoided another apocalypse, why not?
"Mickey Mouse Me!" Buffy said.
And so they went to Disneyland, one month and one day after the world had almost ended. One month and one day after Spike had given his life for hers.
Her and Dawn rode in the little Mad Hatter TeaCups, screamed on the Star Wars Roller Coaster, and surprising all other riders nearby, cried when going through, "It's a Small World."
They got a picture taken with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
They left at dusk, walking out through the Magic Castle and to the parking lot. They were home about 8pm.
Buffy walked into her room and gathered up her things.
"You're leaving now?" Dawn asked, incredulous.
"I have to," Buffy replied, "I need to."
"Why? What's going on Buffy, and don't give me that crap about your 'good friend, Kathy' either!"
Buffy sighed.
"There's a place that Spike took me to, that weekend you were at Janice's. Willow gave me a letter. It was from Spike. He told me," she closed her eyes a moment, "he told me I could stay there, if..."
"Oh," Dawn said, suddenly understanding.
"I just want to be there right now, need to,” Buffy said.
Dawn nodded.
"How long will you stay?" she asked.
"I don't know. A while or maybe…I'll just live there," Buffy said, shrugging.
"Can you, I mean..."
"Spike took care of everything," she said, looking at Dawn, "even in his death, he's taking care of me. Still."
Dawn smile"I'"I'm glad then. For you. You'll write? Email? Call?"
"Everyday, well, almost everyday!"
"Good."
"Good."
Buffy gathered up her bags, and they walked out to the living room arm in arm.
"You're leaving now?" Hank asked, seeing her.
"Um, yeah, Kathy's kind of waiting for me," she said.
"I see," he answered, looking a bit disappointed, "well, better give you the car keys, and all that.
He spent the next half-hour going over the finer and not so fine points of the Subaru. He signed over the title to her, reminding her that she needed to get it changed into her name at the D.M.V., and gave her the owner's manual. He told her how to get to the highway from his place.
"If it has any problems, just let me know, I'll help you out, if it needs any work, ok?"
"Thanks, daddy!" Buffy said, calling him that for the first time in years.
"I love you, princess. I know I hurt you in the last few years. I'm sorry. I really am, but I promise to be a better father to you from now on. Whatever you need, ok? And I want to see you every couple of months, too!"
Buffy smiled, who would've thunk it? "Okay, it's a deal. And thank you. For the car, the money, for everything."
"Once you get settled, just let me know where I can send the money to every month, ok? And if you think you're not going to be staying in one place very long, just get a P.O. Box, then you won't wind up missing your mail."
"Good idea, dad. Thanks," Buffy said, getting into the driver's seat.
It had been so long since she learned, she wondered if she could even do it anymore. Well, she'd better learn fast!
She put the car into drive, eased off the brake and "Hey, I'm driving!" she thought to herself.
Dawn made a face at her and crossed her fingers. Buffy smiled back, waved at her dad and Dawn, and pulled out.
"Turn on the headlights!" she heard them yell. She turned on the lights, and waved her hand.
Once she turned the corner, she pulled over at the curb. Putting the car into park, she took out the map Spike had drawn and studied or aor a couple of minutes.
Driving like a little old lady, she found the on-ramp for the highway, then about 20 minutes later, the interchange for Hwy. 15 South.
"Accelerate, accelerate," she told herself, as she got on the interchange ramp.
"Whew!" she said, as she eased into the flow of traffic, without killing herself of causing a major pile-up.
She was on her way!
END CHAPTER 4
Buffy woke in the morning feeling for the first time in a month, that she had a plan.
She went out to the kitchen where Hank was getting breakfast on the table. "H "How'd you sleep, princess?" he asked her, reminding her of the name he used to call her when she was little.
"Fine. Really well," she said, smiling.
"Me, too!" said Dawn, happily. Obviously, having a normal father, in a normal setting was agreeing with her.
Buffy got a cup of coffee and sat down to breakfast. French Toast. She stopped suddenly; tears threatened to spill forth. French Toast. Spike. Julian.
"What's wrong, Buffy?" Hank asked.
"Oh, nothing, just remembering that you used to make this for me when I was young, didn't you?"
Hank smiled, "Sure did, even after your mother and I split, I used to make this for you gals," he said, unaware of the sad glance that Dawn and Buffy exchanged over the split, over their mother.
"Um...there's something I wanted to tell you both," Buffy said.
"What is it?" Dawn asked.
"I talked to an old college friend last night on my cell phone, she invited me down to San Diego to stay with her, while I get on my feet, get a job, whatever," Buffy said.
"What friend?" Dawn looked at Buffy suspiciously.
"Kathy," Buffy said, quickly, “You don't know her, she was in my English Lit Class Freshman year.
"Oh, and when did you become such good buds with her?" Dawn asked, raising her eyebrow.
Damn that Dawn!
Hank interrupted, "Well, that's good news, I'm sure you want to get back into your own place as soon as possible."
Gee, welcome-mat, much?
"Yeah, that's what I want," Buffy said.
"But you can't leave quite yet," Hank continued.
"Huh? Why not?" Buffy asked.
Dawn and Hank looked at each other, smiling, then said in unison, "Because you're going to Disneyland, Buffy Summers!"
Buffy looked at them like they'd gone mad.
"Really, Buffy. It'll be fun!" Dawn squealed. "Dad and I were talking about it last night. Come on, what do you say? Just for today?"
Buffy shrugged, what the heck, she avoided another apocalypse, why not?
"Mickey Mouse Me!" Buffy said.
And so they went to Disneyland, one month and one day after the world had almost ended. One month and one day after Spike had given his life for hers.
Her and Dawn rode in the little Mad Hatter TeaCups, screamed on the Star Wars Roller Coaster, and surprising all other riders nearby, cried when going through, "It's a Small World."
They got a picture taken with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
They left at dusk, walking out through the Magic Castle and to the parking lot. They were home about 8pm.
Buffy walked into her room and gathered up her things.
"You're leaving now?" Dawn asked, incredulous.
"I have to," Buffy replied, "I need to."
"Why? What's going on Buffy, and don't give me that crap about your 'good friend, Kathy' either!"
Buffy sighed.
"There's a place that Spike took me to, that weekend you were at Janice's. Willow gave me a letter. It was from Spike. He told me," she closed her eyes a moment, "he told me I could stay there, if..."
"Oh," Dawn said, suddenly understanding.
"I just want to be there right now, need to,” Buffy said.
Dawn nodded.
"How long will you stay?" she asked.
"I don't know. A while or maybe…I'll just live there," Buffy said, shrugging.
"Can you, I mean..."
"Spike took care of everything," she said, looking at Dawn, "even in his death, he's taking care of me. Still."
Dawn smile"I'"I'm glad then. For you. You'll write? Email? Call?"
"Everyday, well, almost everyday!"
"Good."
"Good."
Buffy gathered up her bags, and they walked out to the living room arm in arm.
"You're leaving now?" Hank asked, seeing her.
"Um, yeah, Kathy's kind of waiting for me," she said.
"I see," he answered, looking a bit disappointed, "well, better give you the car keys, and all that.
He spent the next half-hour going over the finer and not so fine points of the Subaru. He signed over the title to her, reminding her that she needed to get it changed into her name at the D.M.V., and gave her the owner's manual. He told her how to get to the highway from his place.
"If it has any problems, just let me know, I'll help you out, if it needs any work, ok?"
"Thanks, daddy!" Buffy said, calling him that for the first time in years.
"I love you, princess. I know I hurt you in the last few years. I'm sorry. I really am, but I promise to be a better father to you from now on. Whatever you need, ok? And I want to see you every couple of months, too!"
Buffy smiled, who would've thunk it? "Okay, it's a deal. And thank you. For the car, the money, for everything."
"Once you get settled, just let me know where I can send the money to every month, ok? And if you think you're not going to be staying in one place very long, just get a P.O. Box, then you won't wind up missing your mail."
"Good idea, dad. Thanks," Buffy said, getting into the driver's seat.
It had been so long since she learned, she wondered if she could even do it anymore. Well, she'd better learn fast!
She put the car into drive, eased off the brake and "Hey, I'm driving!" she thought to herself.
Dawn made a face at her and crossed her fingers. Buffy smiled back, waved at her dad and Dawn, and pulled out.
"Turn on the headlights!" she heard them yell. She turned on the lights, and waved her hand.
Once she turned the corner, she pulled over at the curb. Putting the car into park, she took out the map Spike had drawn and studied or aor a couple of minutes.
Driving like a little old lady, she found the on-ramp for the highway, then about 20 minutes later, the interchange for Hwy. 15 South.
"Accelerate, accelerate," she told herself, as she got on the interchange ramp.
"Whew!" she said, as she eased into the flow of traffic, without killing herself of causing a major pile-up.
She was on her way!
END CHAPTER 4