Author: Amanda Wyatt
Title: Shine
Part: #1
Disclaimer: The characters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer are the property of FOX, Mutant Enemy, the WB and Joss Whedon. All credit to them!
Rating: PG
[Shine (1)]
“Faith there is no way!” Spike argued, as he saw what Faith had layed out for him to wear to Giles’s Birthday party.
“Where there’s a will there’s a way, and I will you to put it on so your going to” Faith replied from the bathroom.
“But…” Spike whined.
“Don’t even start Spike, you are going to wear them and that’s final”
“Make me”
“Alright” Faith said as she decked Spike, “put them on now, or I really will kick your arse”
“Fine, but this is not good for my image”
“The big bad that can’t bite”
“Oh sod off!” Spike swore giving in to his slayer and putting on the clothes she’d laid out for him. It had been a long road for the unlikely pair, and the circumstances that bought them together were anything but healthy.
It was Giles’s birthday and Faith and Spike had received a cordial invitation which they could not refuse after the acceptance they had been shown by the ex-watcher, despite both of their shady pasts. They arrived at the house where they were greeted by Willow and Oz’s twins Anne and Liam. Oz affectionately referred to Liam as ‘mini me’ as he was the guitarists splitting image where as Anne was Willow’s double, she even had her own lap top and knew how to use it, with is surprising for a child of only six. But then again, she was Willow’s child.
“Hey uncle Spike” Anne and Liam said together.
“Hello my darling little ankle bitter cousins, what have you two been up to?”
“Not a lot, we when and got dad out of his cage this morning”
“Really, was that fun”
“Yes it was, last day of the month thank God” Willow said butting in, “Anne, Liam go help aunt Anya in the kitchen, before her head starts spinning round and she spits pea soup”
“Cool” said Liam as he grabbed his twin and ran in to the kitchen so as not to miss any of the action.
“Eww” said Cordelia’s five-year-old girl Angel.
“Angel did you stand on Andrews foot” Cordelia asked her child as she picked her up.
“Yeah, but he deserved it” Angel replied.
“And why is that?”
“Because he’s a looser”
“Ahh that’s my girl” Cordelia said as she put Angel back down and let her run off to harass Andrew Harris. “Spike, Faith how are you both?” Cordelia asked.
“Five by five C, you?”
“You know the same”
“And Doyle” Spike asked.
“Out the back talking to Xander, god knows why” Cordelia spat.
“Spike, Faith so glad you could make it” Giles said holding his twin daughters Buffy and Faith.
“Come on G-man I wouldn’t miss this for the world. Joyce keeping you busy with the twins?” Faith said walking up and hugging Giles.
“Um oh yes, she’s trying to help Anya, lets just say that’s no small feet” Giles replied.
“Yeah I can imagine, its times like these that makes me glad in on a liquid diet” Spike said.
“Spike, try and behave” Faith replied.
“Luv, you know me”
“Yeah I do, so why didn’t I leave you at home to look after Morgana?”
“Come on Faith don’t be like that, it’s a bloody cat aren’t those things meant to take of their bloody selves”
“Morgana?” Giles’s said puzzled.
“Yeah its my new kitten, cause kids are out of the question I thought I’d get something I can take care of, to keep me busy or company or whatever” Faith answered.
“I don’t know why you need that sodden thing when you’ve got me” Spike said offended.
“He’s jealous” Faith stated.
“Like bloody hell I am, pff of that flee bag!” Spike spat.
“See what I mean”
“Hey”
“Yes well, why don’t you come in and sit down, lunch should be about to be served” Giles interrupted.
“Cool, we’ll go get us a seat” Faith said dragging a still grumbling Spike away. Things had changed for the Scooby’s, they were all married and all had at least on child, all except for Faith, who couldn’t have children because of her unlikely partnership with Spike. But that was o.k. she’d accepted her life with Spike a long time ago. They all sat down to eat their lunch and chatted about a multitude of things, the past, the future and present. Memories flooded back as new ones were made and the group reminisced about time and days gone by.
After all the talking and toasting was done every one sat down in the living room of the Summer’s house and continued to chat until Anne and Liam butted in.
“Uncle Giles tell us a story” Anne and Liam said together.
“Yeah Uncle Giles a story” Spike said mockingly.
“Alright, how about one about the two bravest girls I ever met?” Giles said as Faith blushed knowing exactly what story he was referring to.
“What’s it called?” Andrew Harris asked.
“Ah a title, how about ‘The Tale of the Two Slayers.”
To be continued…