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Title: No Resentment 21/100 TtH Prompt: #83 Picture Summary: Buffy gets help unpacking. No Resentment Cameron looked at the picture Buffy had just set on the shelf. She had finally found a small house to buy and the team was helping her move in. “Who are these people?” “My best friends – Willow and Xander,” she said with a wistful smile. Setting another picture out, she said, “That’s my sister, Dawn.” “I didn’t know you had a sister,” Daniel said, coming over to see the picture of a pretty brunette. “I knew,” Vala said with a shrug as she put some books on another shelf. “How?” Cameron asked, turning to look at her. “Girl talk.” “Figures,” he muttered before turning to Buffy. “How old is she?” “Sixteen.” “So she lives with your parents then?” Daniel asked, putting the picture back down and returning to the box of books he was unpacking. “Not quite. Mom is dead and we haven’t heard from dad in years, not that we want to,” she said with a small snort. They all stopped their unpacking and looked at her. “Who’s her legal guardian?” Daniel asked. “It was me until I got this job. She wanted to stay in Cleveland instead of moving with me, so I transferred guardianship to a close friend of the family,” Buffy replied flatly, never ceasing her work. “I’m sorry,” Daniel said. She stopped and gave him a grim smile. “It was her decision and I respect her for it. Our lives have gone through some major upheavals in the past few years and I wanted to let her decide what was best for her. Thankfully she doesn’t resent my decision to leave.” “Do you talk to each other much?” Cameron asked. “Every other day as long as I’m not off-world.” “How do you explain that?” She gave him a mysterious grin as she set another picture out. “Wouldn’t you like to know?” Previous Chapter Buffygate Menu Next Chapter |
