Fic: Chosen 1/?

["jend1205" <jend1205@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, here is the deal on this one. It is AU and the main reason is I 
do them so much is that I really haven't seen many of the first three 
seasons. I know they are in reruns but with three kids I'm lucky if I 
get to watch anything but cartoons. I have some ideas as to where I 
want to go with this one but I would like to know if you guys like it 
so far. I suck at summaries so let me give you a little background 
for this one. Giles and Joyce met and where married ten years before 
this took place. Buffy and such are fifteen. Willow is sixteen and 
the slayer. Ok tell me what you think and whether you want to see 
more.


Author: Jen D
Disclaimer: I don't own just like it. 
Rating: G-R and all points between mostly language and violence
Pairing: Willow/ Buffy
Spoilers: I guess all of the shows this is A/U but some of it might 
come up.


Rupert Giles hung up the phone and sat down beside his wife. Joyce 
looked at the middle aged English man as he seemed to lose himself in 
his thoughts. He was staring into his cup of tea.
"Rupert, who was that on the phone?" Giles shook his head and looked 
at her, "Simon Simmons. He is with watcher council. The council 
thinks something is brewing here, so they are sending me the slayer."
"You're getting the slayer? Rupert, this is a big deal isn't it."
"Yes, it is. In my wildest dreams I never expected to get a slayer 
this soon in my life. I really don't know want to say."
"So what is she like?"
"He really didn't tell me much. Her name is Willow. She's sixteen and 
has been a slayer for three years. That was all he said. Told me it 
was a surprise. The man has a strange sense of humor."
"Three years is a pretty long time isn't it. I thought you said two 
was the usual life span for a slayer?"
"That's about average but Simon says this girl is far from usual."
"Well that's a good thing then maybe Buffy won't have to be called."
"Yes I think that is why the council gave her to me. I have a vested 
interest in keeping her alive"; Rupert said and thought about his 
blonde stepdaughter. As if knowing they were talking about her she 
came in the kitchen door.
"Hey what's with the serious faces", Buffy asked her parents. Buffy 
studied the face of the man who she had thought of as her father for 
ten years.
"Your father is getting a slayer", Joyce told her daughter.
"Dad, that's so cool. When does she get here?"
"She is supposed to check in with me tonight."
"Cool, mom can Xander and Cordy come over tonight for movies?"
"If it's ok with your dad I don't see why not." Buffy looked at Giles 
and he nodded his head. He liked the girl's friends and would rather 
see them under his care then not knowing what they were up to. Buffy 
hugged them and took off to call her friends.



The Giles family and friends had just finished one movie and where 
starting on the second when the doorbell rang. Buffy jumped up and 
ran for the door before anyone could even say anything. She opened 
the door to the most beautiful girl she had ever seen, holding a 
small child in her arms.
"Um, I'm looking for Rupert Giles", the small red head asked.
"Um, uh, oh", was all Buffy could get out. The girl raised an 
eyebrow, "Do I have the right house?" Giles finally came to her 
rescue, "Miss Rosenberg, please come in." Willow walked in and looked 
at the group in front of her.
"Why don't we go out to the kitchen so we don't disturb the young 
people", Giles told the slayer. Giles was unsure who the child was 
but he knew he had to get to the bottom of it and didn't want to get 
into it in front of Buffy and her friends. Joyce and Giles sat down 
at the island in the kitchen. Joyce studied the young women, "Have a 
seat. You met Rupert and I'm Joyce his wife."
"It's nice to meet you both. Mr. Simmons told me to check in with you 
tonight Mr. Giles."
"Yes, he called me earlier. Willow, who is the little girl?" The 
little girl stirred in Willow arms and looked around, "Ma-ma, tired."
"I know baby-girl. We'll be going in a few minutes. Just rest your 
head", Willow told her and snuggled her closer. Joyce thought Giles' 
eyes where going to pop out of his head when the child called his 
slayer mom.
"Willow I think might have hurt Rupert. He wasn't aware that you had 
a child", Joyce told her.
"I'm sorry that Mr. Simmons didn't tell you about this before hand. 
This is Dawn and technically she isn't my child, she is my sister. 
Our mother died when she was six months old. My mom found out she had 
a brain tumor when she was pregnant. She didn't want to hurt Dawn so 
she didn't do anything for it. When she died I was awarded custody."
"How did you manage to get them to give a child to, what you were 
fourteen, at the most", Joyce asked surprised.
"The courts think that I was eighteen. When my mom got sick I knew 
that if she didn't make it there was no way the council was going to 
let me live in a foster home and I couldn't stand the thought of 
losing Dawn. So I used my computer and changed my age. It was a lot 
of work but it was worth it to not lose her."
"Why does she call you mama? Who takes care of her when you slay", 
Giles asked?
"I had a neighbor in LA who watched her or Merrick until he died last 
week. Here I don't know yet. That's the thing we need to talk about. 
Mr. Giles, I need a week to get settled in. I have to find a sitter 
and the movers are coming tomorrow to bring our stuff. I have to 
unpack and set up the house."
"Yes of course I understand but I the council thinks something is up, 
so I need you to stay close."
"How is across the street for you? Merrick always told me to stay 
close to my watcher, so I bought the house across the street."
"Brought", Joyce asked curious as to how Willow could afford to buy a 
house.
"Yes I promise that I will explain things later but for now I need to 
get Dawn some place to bed."


Buffy, Xander and Cordy where hiding behind the kitchen door.
"Can you here anything, Buff", Xander asked.
"Shh, they'll here us and no I can't".
"Damn she's cute", he said as Cordy slapped her boyfriends 
arm, "What"?
"Yeah she is", Buffy muttered. Cordy looked at her blonde friend, "Uh 
oh, Buffy got a crush on the new slayer."
"Shut up, I do not."
"Do too"
"Ladies, you might want to be a little quieter."
   

Mr. Giles are you aware that we are being listened too", Willow 
asked, her slayer hearing picking up the conversation from behind the 
door. Giles crept over to the door and pulled it open.

"Guys I think?", Buffy started but before she could finish she 
found herself face flat on the floor with Xander and Cordy on top of 
her.
"Willow, I would like you to meet the eavesdroppers or otherwise 
known as Buffy Summers, my stepdaughter and her friends Xander Harris 
and Cordy Chase. Guys this is Willow."
Willow nodded her head in their direction and turned to Giles, "Here 
is my cell phone number and my pager number, if you need me. I will 
check in again tomorrow. It was nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Giles, 
Buffy, Xander, Cordy", Willow said and headed out.