ONE NORMAL LIFE / TWO EXTRAORDINARY LIVES
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BtVS AU/AR › Het - Male/Female › Buffy/Spike(William)
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Adult ++
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210
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10,603
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I WANNA BE SEDATED
CHAPTER 9 - I WANNA BE SEDATED
"What?" Lawrence asked her, "you want to change your name?"
Buffy nodded, "I do."
It had been something she'd been considering for the last couple of weeks. She didn't know if she could definitely say why she wanted to, or define all the reasons, but her instinct, above all else, told her that this was a move she needed to, not just wanted to make.
Lawrence studied her, "Your name is Buffy Summers, correct?"
She nodded.
"But mother calls you Elizabeth, is that your actual name?"
"Um, no, not really, but Buffy is usually short for Elizabeth, so a lot of people assume that's my 'real' name. That's how Sp...William introduced me to Edna."
"I see," Lawrence said, "and you want to change your name to what?"
"Elizabeth Anne Worthington," Buffy said, smiling.
He looked at her, sighed, then said, "You're not the first person to ever have lost someone and decided to take on their loved one's last name as a tribute, but I usually advise against that."
"Why?" Buffy asked.
"Because, in time, you may wish you hadn't," Lawrence said, "also, William deeded the house to you, Buffy Summers, if you were to change your name, then it may be complicated. For now."
"For now?"
"Why don't you let the property be deeded to you, with your name as it is now, then, say in 6 months or a year, if you wish to still change it, then we can do that. It will just be easier than trying to go to the courts with both the transfer of the property and inheritance, plus the name change. Could get confused, and we don't want any ambiguity there, alright?"
Buffy sighed, "Alright, I'll let things stand as they are now, but I want to change it, as soon as I can. I plan on..."she realized she didn't know what she actually planned on doing.
"How long will it take?"
"To change your name?"
"No, for the legal stuff with the house and all that?"
"Probably a month or two. We have to have something that states how William died, to prove that he did, and since there's no body, no coroner's report, no nothing from Sunnydale," he sighed. "I'm sorry, I know this is probably upsetting to you. Hopefully, the courts will take into account what's happened in Sunnydale. They may need a written statement from you and anybody else who can verify that he was still there when it...collapsed..."
"What else do you need?" Buffy asked, wishing she could be anywhere other than here.
"You wouldn't happen to have any personal papers of his, would you? Any legal resident papers? Social Security numbers? Birth certificate?"
Buffy let out a little laugh. If he only knew... "No, I was hoping that you did, considering..."
He shook his head, "No, but I'll come up with something that should satisfy the courts, if that's alright with you?" he said, looking pointedly at her. "Don't worry, I'll make sure it's all fine, we'll meet again before the final court date and I'll show you what I 'found' in the way of papers, okay?"
"Thank you," Buffy said, rising to leave, "and then afterward, I can change my name?"
He nodded, "Shouldn't be a problem, let's just let this go through first."
She nodded.
They walked to the door, she told him, "Say goodbye to Edna for me."
"I will," Lawrence promised.
Buffy walked out, letting out a sigh. It had been hard, but she'd gotten through it, she'd...
"Elizabeth!" she heard her name called and turned around to see Wallace sprinting up to her.
"Here," he said, handing her a CD, "here's the Ramones CD I made for you!"
"Oh, I'd forgotten, thank you so much, Wallace, Wally?"
"Wally's fine, or Wallace, sounds more grown-up, don't you think?"
She nodded, "Thank you Wallace, you have no idea how much this means to me," she looked at him, then continued, "William. It was William's favorite group, but I didn't know their name...so thank you," Buffy said, holding the CD gently in her hands.
"No problem, I'm glad to do it," Wallace said, embarrassed, “grandmother told me about him, I’m sorry, I didn’t know…”
“That’s alright, I knew you didn’t,” Buffy said, getting into the car, "bye, take care of your grandmother."
"I will," he said, "bye."
She opened the case and popped the CD into the car's player, "...na na na na na na na na, I wanna be sedated..."
She turned up the volume and sang along, tears streaming down her face, "You don't know how much, Spike, you don't know how much!"
"...I wanna be sedated..."
END CHAPTER 9
"What?" Lawrence asked her, "you want to change your name?"
Buffy nodded, "I do."
It had been something she'd been considering for the last couple of weeks. She didn't know if she could definitely say why she wanted to, or define all the reasons, but her instinct, above all else, told her that this was a move she needed to, not just wanted to make.
Lawrence studied her, "Your name is Buffy Summers, correct?"
She nodded.
"But mother calls you Elizabeth, is that your actual name?"
"Um, no, not really, but Buffy is usually short for Elizabeth, so a lot of people assume that's my 'real' name. That's how Sp...William introduced me to Edna."
"I see," Lawrence said, "and you want to change your name to what?"
"Elizabeth Anne Worthington," Buffy said, smiling.
He looked at her, sighed, then said, "You're not the first person to ever have lost someone and decided to take on their loved one's last name as a tribute, but I usually advise against that."
"Why?" Buffy asked.
"Because, in time, you may wish you hadn't," Lawrence said, "also, William deeded the house to you, Buffy Summers, if you were to change your name, then it may be complicated. For now."
"For now?"
"Why don't you let the property be deeded to you, with your name as it is now, then, say in 6 months or a year, if you wish to still change it, then we can do that. It will just be easier than trying to go to the courts with both the transfer of the property and inheritance, plus the name change. Could get confused, and we don't want any ambiguity there, alright?"
Buffy sighed, "Alright, I'll let things stand as they are now, but I want to change it, as soon as I can. I plan on..."she realized she didn't know what she actually planned on doing.
"How long will it take?"
"To change your name?"
"No, for the legal stuff with the house and all that?"
"Probably a month or two. We have to have something that states how William died, to prove that he did, and since there's no body, no coroner's report, no nothing from Sunnydale," he sighed. "I'm sorry, I know this is probably upsetting to you. Hopefully, the courts will take into account what's happened in Sunnydale. They may need a written statement from you and anybody else who can verify that he was still there when it...collapsed..."
"What else do you need?" Buffy asked, wishing she could be anywhere other than here.
"You wouldn't happen to have any personal papers of his, would you? Any legal resident papers? Social Security numbers? Birth certificate?"
Buffy let out a little laugh. If he only knew... "No, I was hoping that you did, considering..."
He shook his head, "No, but I'll come up with something that should satisfy the courts, if that's alright with you?" he said, looking pointedly at her. "Don't worry, I'll make sure it's all fine, we'll meet again before the final court date and I'll show you what I 'found' in the way of papers, okay?"
"Thank you," Buffy said, rising to leave, "and then afterward, I can change my name?"
He nodded, "Shouldn't be a problem, let's just let this go through first."
She nodded.
They walked to the door, she told him, "Say goodbye to Edna for me."
"I will," Lawrence promised.
Buffy walked out, letting out a sigh. It had been hard, but she'd gotten through it, she'd...
"Elizabeth!" she heard her name called and turned around to see Wallace sprinting up to her.
"Here," he said, handing her a CD, "here's the Ramones CD I made for you!"
"Oh, I'd forgotten, thank you so much, Wallace, Wally?"
"Wally's fine, or Wallace, sounds more grown-up, don't you think?"
She nodded, "Thank you Wallace, you have no idea how much this means to me," she looked at him, then continued, "William. It was William's favorite group, but I didn't know their name...so thank you," Buffy said, holding the CD gently in her hands.
"No problem, I'm glad to do it," Wallace said, embarrassed, “grandmother told me about him, I’m sorry, I didn’t know…”
“That’s alright, I knew you didn’t,” Buffy said, getting into the car, "bye, take care of your grandmother."
"I will," he said, "bye."
She opened the case and popped the CD into the car's player, "...na na na na na na na na, I wanna be sedated..."
She turned up the volume and sang along, tears streaming down her face, "You don't know how much, Spike, you don't know how much!"
"...I wanna be sedated..."
END CHAPTER 9