A Twist in My Story: Chapter 6
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the_huffsterTitle: A Twist in My Story
Author: the_huffster
Pairing: Buffy/Giles
Rating: R for language and violence
Timeline: AU
Synopsis: After giving up his life as Ripper, Giles seizes the chance to live a normal life and doesn't return to the Council. But years later when he meets first grade teacher Buffy Summers, he wonders if it's possible to really escape Destiny.
Author's Note: I decided to mess around with the years and make Giles younger just so it will fit with how I have this fic planned out. So please bear with me on the messing with years/ages.
“Nathan, it’s dinner time!” Rupert called as he placed Addison’s plate in front of her, placing a kiss on the top of her before walking back into the living room. “Nathan,”
“Hold on, Daddy!” Nathan said as he sat on the edge, his eyes glued to the television. “Five minutes!”
“No, now.” He crossed his arms as he watched his son make no move to leave the couch. “Nathan Oliver, go sit at the table.”
He pinched the bridge of his nose as he continued to be ignored by the six year old. Rupert looked over his shoulder and shook his head when he noticed his daughter giggling, knowing her brother was about to get in trouble.
“You have until three to get to the table, otherwise you will not be allowed to watch television before dinner.” Nathan’s head snapped to look at his face, a look of fear on his face. “One…”
“No, Daddy! I’m going, see?” he bolted for the dinner table, glaring at his sister as he sat across from her. “It’s not funny, Addie!”
“Nafan’s in trouble,” she giggled just as Rupert sat down.
Nathan just made a face before starting to eat his dinner. Rupert ate in silence for a while, content to listen to his children tease each other as he worked out a way to tell them he was dating. It had been a few weeks since he had started dating Buffy, and he felt it was time to tell Nathan and Addison.
“You okay, Daddy?” Addison asked once she noticed how quite her father was being.
“I’m fine, Princess.” He reassured her, taking a quick drink of his water before continuing. “There is something that I have to tell you two, though.”
He waited until he had their attention, which gave him time to think about how he was going to word everything. Finally deciding on how to tell them, Rupert gave them each a smile just as he started talking.
“Remember how I’ve been going to dinner with Nathan’s teacher a lot?” both of the children nodded. “Well, sometimes when two friends like each other…they date, which is what Ms. Summers and I are doing. And…”
“So you’re her boyfriend?” Nathan interrupted, cocking his head to the side.
“Yes, Nathan. I’m her boyfriend,” he answered, catching the flash of hurt in his green eyes.
“She gonna be our Mummy?” Addison asked with a grin that seemed too big for her face.
“It’s a bit too early for that, Addie.” Rupert chuckled at the pure excitement on her face. “However, if either of you don’t want me to date her you just have to tell me. Over everything else, I want you two to be happy and me dating someone makes you unhappy, just let me know. Okay?”
They both nodded before going back to eating their dinner. While Addison seemed unfazed by the news, Nathan was affected in some way.
“Nathan, do you wanna help me with the dishes?” Rupert asked once everyone was finished.
“’Kay.” He agreed as he began taking his plate to the kitchen.
Addison ran off to the living room while Rupert brought the rest of the dishes to the sink, handing a towel to the six year old so he could dry the dishes. A few minutes of silence passed between them.
“What’s the matter, Nathan?” he finally asked, a frown forming at his son’s unusual quite. “Do you not want me to date your teacher?”
“No, it’s just…” he heaved a deep sigh before looking up at his father. “I liked her first,”
Trying his best to hold back the grin that was threatening to surface, Rupert kneeled in front of Nathan and gently placed one hand on his shoulder. “I know you did, Nathan. I didn’t plan on liking her, but sometimes things happen that we don’t plan for.”
“Promise you didn’t do it on purpose?” he crossed his arms over his chest and glared at his father, which made Rupert want to grin even more.
“I promise,” he smiled softly at Nathan. “But if you don’t want me to be her boyfriend, I won’t.”
“If you hurt her, you’re in big trouble Daddy.”
“I don’t doubt it,” Rupert chuckled as he pulled the boy into a hug, kissing his temple. “And besides, don’t girls have cooties?”
“Ms. Summers isn’t a girl, she’s a lady.” Nathan stepped away and looked at his father like he had just asked the stupidest question ever. “Silly, Daddy.”
“Go watch TV with your sister before it’s time to get ready for bed,”
The six year old nodded his head, running out of the kitchen before his father changed his mind. Rupert just shook his head as he chuckled before going back to finishing the dishes.
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“Daddy!”
Rupert shot up in his bed at the sound of his daughter screaming his name, panic rising when he recognized the pure terror in her voice. He didn’t hesitate in jumping out of bed and running straight to Addison’s room.
“Daddy!” she cried, her body completely covered by the comforter.
Rupert rushed over to the bed, kneeling on the floor as he gently pulled the comforter away from the four year old. His heart broke when he saw the tears streaking down her face.
“It’s alright, sweetheart.” He whispered as he pulled her into his arms. “It’s alright,”
“Scary man,” she muttered as she buried her face into his shoulder.
“What was that?” he pulled back, wiping the slowing tears from her face before smoothing back her hair.
“Scary man with a bumpy face,” Addison sniffled, her thumb finding its way to her mouth. “At my window.”
He turned to look at the window, nervously licking his lips before making his way to the window. Rupert stood there long enough to make sure no one was outside before going back to his whimpering daughter, kneeling on the floor.
“It was just a dream, Addie.” He assured her, reaching over to fluff up her pillow. “I’ll stay right here until you’re asleep…”
“No!” she shook her head and launched herself towards her father, doing her best to hide into his shoulder.
“Do you want to sleep in my room, then?” he didn’t wait for her to answer as he got to his feet, holding her close to him as he picked up her stuffed horse. “It was just a scary dream, that’s all.”
“Nuh-uh! I was up, and he was there.” She insisted, cuddling closer to him as he carried her into his bedroom. “He wanted in, but I said no ‘cause he’s a stranger.”
“Good girl,” Rupert whispered as he laid her down on the unused side of his bed, tucking her in and kissing her forehead.
After explaining that he was just going to go check on her brother, he made his way back out of his room and towards Nathan’s room. If it weren’t for the fact that he would have to leave his children alone, Rupert would have gone and done a quick sweep of the neighborhood for this vampire his daughter had seen outside her window. Between the random sighting of a vampire and the vivid dreams of demons Addison would experience, he was beginning to feel like he was still a part of the damn Watcher’s Council.
A small smile appeared on his face when he walked into Nathan’s room. The six year old was fast asleep on the floor with his feet resting on the edge of his bed, his left arm outstretched while his fingers inches away from his stuffed dinosaur. Rupert shook his head before going to pick Nathan up, settling him under the comforter before picking up the dinosaur. A small laugh escaped him as his son searched for the stuffed animal in his sleep, smiling when his father placed the dinosaur in his arms. After placing a kiss to the top of his head, he made his way back to his room.
The moment he heard Addison whimper in her sleep, he knew it was going to be a long night.
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“I want pancakes,” Nathan whined as stood in the middle of the kitchen, glaring up at his father.
“Nathan…” he pinched the bridge of his nose as he closed his eyes- he was not in the mood to deal with a stubborn six year old.
“Pancakes!”
“You always have cereal before school,”
Nathan made no move to sit at the table, his arms crossing over the front of his chest. Rupert noticed Addison start to follow her brother, pushing her bowl of cereal slightly away from her. When she began to echo Nathan’s demand for pancakes, the single father began to feel the effects of his lack of sleep.
“No one is having pancakes.” He spoke over the chanting children, giving both of them the infamous ‘Daddy Glare’. “If no one wants cereal, then no one is eating breakfast.”
Rupert grabbed an apple from the refrigerator as Nathan sulked into the living room, mumbling under his breath about how unfair things were. When he walked over to take Addison’s bowl away, a little hand grabbed at the bowl as she promised she would eat her cereal.
“I’m just putting it in a bag so you can eat it in the car,” he explained as he poured the bowl’s contents into a plastic bag. “Thank God you don’t take milk with your cereal,”
Once he had finished his task, he closed up the bag and handed it to her as he picked her up. It was another five minutes before they made it out to the car, Rupert having to deal with Nathan deciding he wanted to wear a different shirt. In the end, Rupert had convinced his son that his current shirt was just fine.
“Daddy, I’m hungry.” Nathan complained a few minutes after they had left the house.
“Then you should have eaten your cereal,” Rupert pointed out, glancing at his children through the rearview mirror. “But you decided to not eat instead.”
“How come Addie gets to eat? She wanted to pancakes too!”
“Addie decided she wanted to her cereal. Besides, she doesn’t have school to go too.” He answered, shaking his head at his son’s continuous complaining about how hungry he was. “Nathan, complaining isn’t going to change anything.”
The five minute car ride seemed even longer with the silence between the three, the six year old slamming the car door as he got out of the vehicle. Rupert watched him stomp his way into the school, wishing he had handled the breakfast ordeal differently. He shook his head and made his way to the store, holding back a yawn that wanted to rip through him. Seeing Addison sleeping through the rearview mirror just made him realize how long of a day he was in for at the shop.
Author: the_huffster
Pairing: Buffy/Giles
Rating: R for language and violence
Timeline: AU
Synopsis: After giving up his life as Ripper, Giles seizes the chance to live a normal life and doesn't return to the Council. But years later when he meets first grade teacher Buffy Summers, he wonders if it's possible to really escape Destiny.
Author's Note: I decided to mess around with the years and make Giles younger just so it will fit with how I have this fic planned out. So please bear with me on the messing with years/ages.
“Nathan, it’s dinner time!” Rupert called as he placed Addison’s plate in front of her, placing a kiss on the top of her before walking back into the living room. “Nathan,”
“Hold on, Daddy!” Nathan said as he sat on the edge, his eyes glued to the television. “Five minutes!”
“No, now.” He crossed his arms as he watched his son make no move to leave the couch. “Nathan Oliver, go sit at the table.”
He pinched the bridge of his nose as he continued to be ignored by the six year old. Rupert looked over his shoulder and shook his head when he noticed his daughter giggling, knowing her brother was about to get in trouble.
“You have until three to get to the table, otherwise you will not be allowed to watch television before dinner.” Nathan’s head snapped to look at his face, a look of fear on his face. “One…”
“No, Daddy! I’m going, see?” he bolted for the dinner table, glaring at his sister as he sat across from her. “It’s not funny, Addie!”
“Nafan’s in trouble,” she giggled just as Rupert sat down.
Nathan just made a face before starting to eat his dinner. Rupert ate in silence for a while, content to listen to his children tease each other as he worked out a way to tell them he was dating. It had been a few weeks since he had started dating Buffy, and he felt it was time to tell Nathan and Addison.
“You okay, Daddy?” Addison asked once she noticed how quite her father was being.
“I’m fine, Princess.” He reassured her, taking a quick drink of his water before continuing. “There is something that I have to tell you two, though.”
He waited until he had their attention, which gave him time to think about how he was going to word everything. Finally deciding on how to tell them, Rupert gave them each a smile just as he started talking.
“Remember how I’ve been going to dinner with Nathan’s teacher a lot?” both of the children nodded. “Well, sometimes when two friends like each other…they date, which is what Ms. Summers and I are doing. And…”
“So you’re her boyfriend?” Nathan interrupted, cocking his head to the side.
“Yes, Nathan. I’m her boyfriend,” he answered, catching the flash of hurt in his green eyes.
“She gonna be our Mummy?” Addison asked with a grin that seemed too big for her face.
“It’s a bit too early for that, Addie.” Rupert chuckled at the pure excitement on her face. “However, if either of you don’t want me to date her you just have to tell me. Over everything else, I want you two to be happy and me dating someone makes you unhappy, just let me know. Okay?”
They both nodded before going back to eating their dinner. While Addison seemed unfazed by the news, Nathan was affected in some way.
“Nathan, do you wanna help me with the dishes?” Rupert asked once everyone was finished.
“’Kay.” He agreed as he began taking his plate to the kitchen.
Addison ran off to the living room while Rupert brought the rest of the dishes to the sink, handing a towel to the six year old so he could dry the dishes. A few minutes of silence passed between them.
“What’s the matter, Nathan?” he finally asked, a frown forming at his son’s unusual quite. “Do you not want me to date your teacher?”
“No, it’s just…” he heaved a deep sigh before looking up at his father. “I liked her first,”
Trying his best to hold back the grin that was threatening to surface, Rupert kneeled in front of Nathan and gently placed one hand on his shoulder. “I know you did, Nathan. I didn’t plan on liking her, but sometimes things happen that we don’t plan for.”
“Promise you didn’t do it on purpose?” he crossed his arms over his chest and glared at his father, which made Rupert want to grin even more.
“I promise,” he smiled softly at Nathan. “But if you don’t want me to be her boyfriend, I won’t.”
“If you hurt her, you’re in big trouble Daddy.”
“I don’t doubt it,” Rupert chuckled as he pulled the boy into a hug, kissing his temple. “And besides, don’t girls have cooties?”
“Ms. Summers isn’t a girl, she’s a lady.” Nathan stepped away and looked at his father like he had just asked the stupidest question ever. “Silly, Daddy.”
“Go watch TV with your sister before it’s time to get ready for bed,”
The six year old nodded his head, running out of the kitchen before his father changed his mind. Rupert just shook his head as he chuckled before going back to finishing the dishes.
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“Daddy!”
Rupert shot up in his bed at the sound of his daughter screaming his name, panic rising when he recognized the pure terror in her voice. He didn’t hesitate in jumping out of bed and running straight to Addison’s room.
“Daddy!” she cried, her body completely covered by the comforter.
Rupert rushed over to the bed, kneeling on the floor as he gently pulled the comforter away from the four year old. His heart broke when he saw the tears streaking down her face.
“It’s alright, sweetheart.” He whispered as he pulled her into his arms. “It’s alright,”
“Scary man,” she muttered as she buried her face into his shoulder.
“What was that?” he pulled back, wiping the slowing tears from her face before smoothing back her hair.
“Scary man with a bumpy face,” Addison sniffled, her thumb finding its way to her mouth. “At my window.”
He turned to look at the window, nervously licking his lips before making his way to the window. Rupert stood there long enough to make sure no one was outside before going back to his whimpering daughter, kneeling on the floor.
“It was just a dream, Addie.” He assured her, reaching over to fluff up her pillow. “I’ll stay right here until you’re asleep…”
“No!” she shook her head and launched herself towards her father, doing her best to hide into his shoulder.
“Do you want to sleep in my room, then?” he didn’t wait for her to answer as he got to his feet, holding her close to him as he picked up her stuffed horse. “It was just a scary dream, that’s all.”
“Nuh-uh! I was up, and he was there.” She insisted, cuddling closer to him as he carried her into his bedroom. “He wanted in, but I said no ‘cause he’s a stranger.”
“Good girl,” Rupert whispered as he laid her down on the unused side of his bed, tucking her in and kissing her forehead.
After explaining that he was just going to go check on her brother, he made his way back out of his room and towards Nathan’s room. If it weren’t for the fact that he would have to leave his children alone, Rupert would have gone and done a quick sweep of the neighborhood for this vampire his daughter had seen outside her window. Between the random sighting of a vampire and the vivid dreams of demons Addison would experience, he was beginning to feel like he was still a part of the damn Watcher’s Council.
A small smile appeared on his face when he walked into Nathan’s room. The six year old was fast asleep on the floor with his feet resting on the edge of his bed, his left arm outstretched while his fingers inches away from his stuffed dinosaur. Rupert shook his head before going to pick Nathan up, settling him under the comforter before picking up the dinosaur. A small laugh escaped him as his son searched for the stuffed animal in his sleep, smiling when his father placed the dinosaur in his arms. After placing a kiss to the top of his head, he made his way back to his room.
The moment he heard Addison whimper in her sleep, he knew it was going to be a long night.
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“I want pancakes,” Nathan whined as stood in the middle of the kitchen, glaring up at his father.
“Nathan…” he pinched the bridge of his nose as he closed his eyes- he was not in the mood to deal with a stubborn six year old.
“Pancakes!”
“You always have cereal before school,”
Nathan made no move to sit at the table, his arms crossing over the front of his chest. Rupert noticed Addison start to follow her brother, pushing her bowl of cereal slightly away from her. When she began to echo Nathan’s demand for pancakes, the single father began to feel the effects of his lack of sleep.
“No one is having pancakes.” He spoke over the chanting children, giving both of them the infamous ‘Daddy Glare’. “If no one wants cereal, then no one is eating breakfast.”
Rupert grabbed an apple from the refrigerator as Nathan sulked into the living room, mumbling under his breath about how unfair things were. When he walked over to take Addison’s bowl away, a little hand grabbed at the bowl as she promised she would eat her cereal.
“I’m just putting it in a bag so you can eat it in the car,” he explained as he poured the bowl’s contents into a plastic bag. “Thank God you don’t take milk with your cereal,”
Once he had finished his task, he closed up the bag and handed it to her as he picked her up. It was another five minutes before they made it out to the car, Rupert having to deal with Nathan deciding he wanted to wear a different shirt. In the end, Rupert had convinced his son that his current shirt was just fine.
“Daddy, I’m hungry.” Nathan complained a few minutes after they had left the house.
“Then you should have eaten your cereal,” Rupert pointed out, glancing at his children through the rearview mirror. “But you decided to not eat instead.”
“How come Addie gets to eat? She wanted to pancakes too!”
“Addie decided she wanted to her cereal. Besides, she doesn’t have school to go too.” He answered, shaking his head at his son’s continuous complaining about how hungry he was. “Nathan, complaining isn’t going to change anything.”
The five minute car ride seemed even longer with the silence between the three, the six year old slamming the car door as he got out of the vehicle. Rupert watched him stomp his way into the school, wishing he had handled the breakfast ordeal differently. He shook his head and made his way to the store, holding back a yawn that wanted to rip through him. Seeing Addison sleeping through the rearview mirror just made him realize how long of a day he was in for at the shop.
