FIC: Trinity's Child 9/?

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TITLE: Trinity's Child 9/?
AUTHOR: Tony McD
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss Whendon, Mutant Enemy, WB and 
others. This is for fun, not profit.
SUMMARY: Sequel to Terra Australis Incognito. 17 years on Buffy, Xander, 
Willow, and their child must face very different evils to save the world 
(again).
SPOILERS: None really. AU.
RATING: MA 15+ (Australian system)
AUTHORS NOTES: Just a short part. Hope to have more out in a couple of days 
(computer trouble permitting).

Trinity's Child 9/?

The chilli mud crab was the straw that broke the camels back. After 
another day of sight seeing, shopping and general playing tourist, Jenny and 
Paul had gone to Newton Circus for an early dinner. The plan was to try the 
world famous chilli mud crab before going to a night club to burn off the 
food. Instead they lay on their bed in their hotel room, slowly digesting the 
fantastically huge and delicious meal. 
"God. I want to explode. Anything to take the pressure of my guts." 
Jenny groaned. Paul looked at her before looking up at the ceiling.
"We ordered it. We ate it. We get the pleasure and pain of making a 
pig of ourselves." Paul said.
"Sorry we can't use those ID things you made. They look very real." 
Jenny apologised.
"That's because they are real." Paul told her.
"They're fake. We're not 19." she said.
"Jen, they were issued by the relevant government agencies."
"Yeah, only because you hacked into their computer systems and changed 
our birthdays." Jenny reminded him.
"How else are we going to get into night clubs and drink beer? 
Besides, everything is done by computer these days. If the computers say that 
we're 19 then we're 19. Reality is what's on the computer screen." said Paul.
"I have trouble with reality."
"How so?" asked Paul.
"Well, a lot of people's view of reality doesn't include all the 
facts. They avoid reality. They believe vampires and demons and magic are 
just fantasy. Hello? Magically conceived here. One mother a Witch. The other 
mother a Slayer. Got given a demons horn by a vampire for Christmas." Jenny 
said, indicating to the Tak Horn that Spike gave her that was sitting on the 
bedside table. Paul had to laugh.
"Yeah. I guess you're right. We do live in a pretty screwed up family."
"No. Our family is perfectly normal. OK, granted, it's not 
conventional. But it has the key thing that all families need and a lot don't 
have. Love. Love makes a family.
"As a kid it seemed perfectly natural to have two mothers and a 
father. I remember that some of the kids at school made fun of me because of 
it."
"I remember kicking a lot of their asses." Paul said.
"I also remember you getting into the shit for that." Jenny smiled.
"Hey, nobody hurts my Jen." Paul told her. Jenny snuggled closer to 
him and rested her head on his shoulder.
"We aren't exactly normal either. I've got all these prophecies 
written about me by some guy who died before I was born and who's soul is 
inside you and mated to mine."
"Hmmmm."
"What? That's your 'I've been thinking and have got to tell you' hmmm. 
Spill." Jenny told Paul.
"I've been thinking."
"Told you so." Jenny interrupted. Paul continued.
"I've been thinking about that. The more I think about it and the more 
I search inside me, I get this feeling. I think that I don't have David's 
soul. I think that he had mine. It's just a feeling, but the more I think 
about it, the more it seems right. It was my soul in his body, not the other 
way round. I can't explain or point my finger to any one thing, but I think 
that is the truth." Paul hugged her tightly.
"No matter what some book reckons will happen, I'll be with you all 
the way." he told her.
"Good. I think I'm going to need someone to do all the heavy lifting 
and carrying." Jenny joked.
"Great, I'm a pack horse now." Paul half grumped.
"Well, make sure that you have your funky horse shoes on tomorrow 
night. We're getting down on the dance floor." she told him.

White armour. Sword of lore.
Paladin of light astride midnight.
Infusion of old and new.
Quested by destiny to save love.
Quested by love to end destiny.
Book of Terra Australis Incognito.