Daughter Of Mine: Chapter 3 A Shocking Discovery
by Willow Fireheart
DAUGHTER OF MINE



Spoilers- some general season 1-2 spoilers as well as early season 3- mainly up until the events of Band Candy. Big spoilers for Band Candy (hint, hint). There was no fluking between Xander and Willow, and Revelations hasn’t happened, but they all know about Angel being back from Hell. Oz is gone and Faith is on a walkabout. Dawn is in this fic, she’s not the Key, just Buffy’s little sister



Pairing- Giles/ Joyce, Xander/ Cordelia, Jamie/ Willow and slight Buffy/ Angel



Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and etc. I own Jamie and one other character that will make an appearance.

**



Chapter 3


“Jamie!!” Giles dropped his paper and ran to his fallen son. He knelt beside him and checked his pulse. He breathed a sigh of relief, it was strong, slightly erratic, but strong nonetheless.



“What happened? All I did was shake his hand and then…” Buffy stared at Jamie’s prone body in shock. ‘All I did was shake his hand, what the hell was going on?’

Jamie’s eyes moved rapidly under his eyelids as images flashed through his brain. A hospital, a man with a baby in his arms, that man giving the baby to another in an airport. It didn’t make sense.



Jamie gasped as he sat up, his head spinning. Giles pushed him back down onto the floor gently. “Careful, you don’t want to hurt yourself.”



Jamie sat up gingerly and rubbed his head. There was a knot forming where he had struck his head on the floor, Jamie winced as he brushed a hand over it. Carefully Jamie braced his arms and pushed himself up. Leaning on his father Jamie made his way to a chair and sat down heavily. Elbows on his knees he lowered his head to his hands. “Okay, that was not fun.”



“And you looked like a total spaz.” They all stared at Cordelia. “What? He did.”



Giles squatted in front of Jamie and looked him in the eye. “You saw something didn’t you?”



Jamie nodded, then winced when the movement made his head ache.



Giles exhaled violently. “How long has this been happening?”



Jamie’s eyes darted around the room, trying to avoid eye contact. “Oh you know, not that long.”



Giles gripped Jamie’s chin lightly, forcing him to look him in the eyes. “How long?”



“They started four years ago, a couple of months before you left they started to get worse.”



Giles stood and started pacing. “Why didn’t you tell me?”



Jamie rubbed the back of his neck. “I don’t know. You were preparing to come to Sunnydale, I didn’t want to worry you.”



Giles stopped in front of him. “Did you even think that maybe these visions could be injuring you? I’ve read accounts of humans having the back of their heads blown off because of them.”



“They aren’t like that. They only hurt when I fall; the visions themselves are painless. And yes, I’m not as stupid or worthless as you seem to think I am, I had them checked by a mystic, and they’re natural. He thinks I inherited them from Mum.”



Giles sagged, his anger draining from him. “I don’t think you’re stupid or worthless. Where did you get that idea?”



Jamie looked up at his father. “Well, it was bloody obvious when you left me to come here. Too stupid to research, too weak to fight.”



Giles stared down at his son, recognizing something from when he was a teenager. “Your grandfather told you that didn’t he?”



Jamie shrugged and looked away. “What does it matter? It’s the truth.”



The bell rang, startling everyone. Giles adjusted his glasses and barely looking at the others, dismissed them. “You lot should go to class. There’s a few things Jamie and I need to discuss.”



***********************



It was after school, Buffy, Willow, Xander, Cordelia and Amy had steered clear of the library all day; wanting to Giles and Jamie some space to resolve their problems. Buffy carefully poked her head through the doors. “Hello, everyone still alive in here?”



Giles and Jamie looked up. Giles took off his glasses and cleaned them. “Of course.” He smiled. “Everything’s fine.”



“Yeah, just fine.” Jamie echoed.



Buffy looked into his eyes, she could tell he was lying but she wasn’t going to push him. If he wanted to lie to them then that was his prerogative. The others pushed their way through the doors, Willow hurrying to her computer.



Giles stood and picked up a piece of paper from the table. “Here Willow this should be a lot of what you need to create Jamie’s files.” He handed it to her.



Willow gave him a small smile. “Great, I can get everything else off the databases of Jamie’s old school and the local hospital.” Willow started up the computer, her hands flying over the keyboard as she hacked.



The next few hours were quiet, save for the sounds of Willow’s typing, the turning of pages and the occasional whine from Cordelia. Jamie peered over the top of his book, watching Willow as she chewed on her bottom lip. He smiled, she had beautiful lips. His eyes followed her movements as she stretched, her joints popping after staying in the one position for so long.



“I bet I know what your thinking.” Buffy had leaned toward him, a mischievous smile on her face.



Jamie jumped. “Bloody hell, scare a man ‘alf to death, why don’t ya.”



Buffy smirked. “Sorry.” Though she was clearly not. “Just a warning, you hurt her and you’re going to be gumming your food for the rest of your life, Giles’s son or not.”



“Done.” Willow’s voice rang through the library. “As of tomorrow you, Jamie Rasputin Giles will be the newest student at Sunnydale High.”



Xander snorted. “Rasputin?”



Cordelia shook her head. “Really Giles what were you thinking?”



Giles stammered. “It’s a family name.”



“Anyway- “ Willow interrupted before a fight could start. “I just have this one little addition to add to Buffy’s file then I am finished. Anything else you wanted looked up Giles?”



“Ah no I don’t think so.” Giles had returned to his book, only vaguely registering Willow’s question.



Willow just grinned and returned to her computer screen, quickly accessing Buffy’s file. Having easily made the addition Willow checked back through Buffy’s file. She frowned, this couldn’t be right. Willow checked again, even pulling up Buffy’s birth certificate. She blanched.



“Wills, what’s wrong? You’ve gone pale.” Buffy stared at her friend.



Willow looked up her eyes wide. “Buffy…”



“What?” Buffy was becoming concerned, what could scare her friend so much?



“Oh my god Buffy, you’re adopted!”






This story archived at: The Slayer\'s Fanfic Archive
The Slayer\\\\\\\\'s FanFic Archive - http://www.slayerfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=6984