Title: Tomorrow Chapter Epilogue
Author: Madsdog
Rating: PG-13
Site: http://www.geocities.com/madsdog13
"Yeah Buffy. What are we gonna do now?" The eldest Summers girl turned her head slightly and looked at her sister as Christopher Giles let out a wail.
"Well first I'm going to see what's wrong with my favourite boy."
"I still can't believe I'm losing that battle." Xander shook his head and looked at the infant in Giles' arms. "Just wait G-Boy, I'll beat you one day."
"How many times have I told you not to call him that?"
"I know G-Man, I know." Silence fell once more as Dawn, Buffy and Faith took Chris over to the other slayers and Andrew. The two remaining men turned to Willow.
"You know," she said in a small voice, "he's going to be lost once they all disappear- I've never known a child so spoilt."
"He deserves it Will," Xander replied, "nothing's too good for our baby of the apocalypse."
"And while we're on that subject- please don't forget I still haven't forgiven any of you for dragging him through all this. He should have been gone with you and Dawn- hell, he should have stayed in England."
"Don't blame me for that- she's the one with the taser." Giles stepped forward and put a hand on her shoulder, pulling her into him as she let out a sob.
"Willow-"
"I'm sorry- I just keep expecting to hear her arguing with the girls or Andrew. I don't know why, but I always thought she'd be the one who made it through all this." Xander felt his own eyes begin to well up as he studiously avoided Giles' gaze and looked out at the chasm that had once been Sunnyhell. Behind him he heard Vi let out a sound of disgust.
"You could have told me all my other clothes were going to be buried, I'd have worn something better- and my hat."
"Rona wake up." Kennedy's voice came clearly over the general hubbub of the others and soon the three left mourning on the edge of the cliff were joined by Faith.
"Yo guys- I hate to break up the party, but we've got to get some of these girls and Robin to a hospital sharpish, and I don't know one closer than LA." Without a word, they made their way to the bus and joined Dawn on the back row, Willow eagerly accepting Chris from Buffy as she settled, now silent and grinning.
"He'll never know the woman who saved his life about six times."
"Not personally, but he'll never be allowed to forget her either." Giles' words were spoken quietly, but to the others in the back seat, they were pillars of support and hope. Willow smiled slightly, bittersweet, as she leant into him and closed her eyes.
Less than a minute later Andrew's face popped over the chair in front and grinned down at the baby in her arms.
"Hey Little Fellow. So how does it feel to have a goddess for a mum?"
*END*