❝ 'Cause baby now we got bad blood.❞
Nikki was left to pick up the pieces when Buffy left her behind, broken. Her friends had established themselves as a Scooby Gang as she became more reckless and careless, she was a Slayer without a cause. What h...
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Trying to avoid my mother's following steps I quickly put my shoes on "I'm just saying he's your father why not go with him and Buffy this weekend?" she question as I tried my best not to be snappy with her, she was trying to understand me.
Standing with a huff, I crossed my arms "I have plans for the-" I tilt my head as she gave me a look "-if you need me out of the house for some hubba hubba just put a sock on the door handle" I winked bumping hips with my now blushing mom.
"I don't need to put a sock on the door" I turned to her quickly with a surprised face as she backtracked "What I mean was that's not why I'm asking you to think about going, I just don't want you missing out on fatherly time. A girl needs a father figure in her life especially one like-"
"-like me?" I butted in as she once again scrambled for words, "I won't be missing out on anything mom because I don't miss him... at all," I quickly added after seeing her mouth begin to open.
Pressing a quick kiss to her cheek, I started towards the door, "I promise I'll be okay with a 'father figure' I'm going to meet Giles and re-kill some dead people, later!"
"At least think about it again," Mom called from the doorway as I waved over my shoulder, shouting back with a broad smile.
"No, thanks!".
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Sitting with Buffy at the table while Giles dangles a pink crystal in front of us, I'm playing with a jade-colored stone between my fingers as we learn about the gems. The table is covered with an extensive collection of crystals of various colors, shapes, and sizes.
"This one?" Giles questions motioning to the pink stone dangling from a silver chain.
"Amethyst," my sister answers rapidly just as we had been doing for the last few weeks after Giles announced we'd be studying crystals.
"Used for?" Our watcher asks with the crystal in front of us expectantly.
"Breath mints?" Buffy offers as I let out a snort, my twin wasn't as into learning about these crystals as Giles wanted her to be.
Giles looks exasperated by my sister's answer before turning to me in hope, "Charm bags, money spells, and for cleansing an aura," I answer, holding my crystal up to the light and smiling at the pretty green hue.
"Okay, so how do you know if one's aura's dirty? Somebody come by with a finger and write 'wash me' on it?" Buffy waves her crystal around with a sassy tone, it wasn't hard to miss the edge in her voice.
Giles sets down crystals, takes off his glasses, and props his arms on the table. "Buffy, I'm aware of your distaste for studying vibratory stones, but since it is part of your training, I would appreciate your glib-free attention."
Buffy looks immediately apologetic "Sorry. It's just with Faith on one of her unannounced walkabouts, I feel like we should be out patrolling" she gestures between us with the long crystal in her hand.
