Fic: Cross My Heart (3/3)
Title: Cross My Heart
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Hank, Robin, Andrew, Faith.
Pairings: Gen, implied Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Robin, Faith/Robin.
Genre: Angst, sort-of list.
Word count: 920.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse doesn’t belong to me.
AN: Not beta-read. Sorry. All mistakes are mine.
AN 2: Originally written for
fannish_advent 2012 on LJ for Day 20.
AN 3: Sorry this is so exeptionally late. Complete.
Summary: Buffy began collecting crosses when her first Watcher gave her one that his family had given to their current Slayer for the past 200 years.
Chapter 1: DW | LJ | AO3 | FF | TtH
Chapter 2: DW | LJ | AO3 | FF | TtH
Chapter 3: DW | LJ | AO3 | FF | TtH
Chapter 3: 2001-2004
17. Spike (William Pratt, William the Bloody) / 2001
Spike sort of awkwardly handed her a cross wrapped in an old newspaper after the disaster that had been her resurrection. Unlike his normal confident and straight-forward self he had tried, unsuccessfully, to avoid eye contact with her. He had also left quickly.
He had claimed it had been in the pocket of his leather duster when he’d stolen it off of Nikki Wood’s body. It was old and showed the clear signs of wear and tear caused by battle. It also had the now familiar protective magic on it, which Buffy took to mean it was most likely the one Nikki’s Watcher had given her when she was first Chosen.
The cross itself was a silver crucifix with a tiny Jesus Christ on it. Above the head was a short projected nameplate made of white gold which read INRI. A quick online search had told her it was an acronym that represented the Latin inscription Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum, which translated to Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.
Much, much later, when she had managed to dull the harshness of being alive again, she had realized that he’d given it to her because he was afraid she’d be killed again. This time for good.
When Buffy went through the few things she’s brought with her after Sunnydale sank, she briefly debated with herself if she should give it to Robin or not. But in the end she decided to keep it.
18. Dawn Summers / 2002
Her little sister, the former Key, gave her a cross in the shape of a sword.
It was an off the rack purchase, something that could be bought in any of the many shops that sold jewelry across the world. But as far as Buffy’s cross collection went it was unique.
The sword was double edged and about the length of her index finger from the pommel at the top of the hilt and down to the point of the blade. The chain was connected to it on either side of the cross-guard.
Despite the lack of precious metals, inscriptions, fancy decoration, and spell work it became one of her favorites if for nothing else than that it was a cross without obviously being one.
19. Hank Summers or Grandma Summers / 2003
Her father sent Buffy and Dawn a much delayed package in April, which turned out to be their share of the inheritance after their paternal grandmother, and a copy of her Last Will and Testament. One of the items had been the gold cross she’d worn since it had been given to her by her husband right after they were married. Both girls had heard the story many times when they were children.
Grandma Summers had died while Buffy herself had been in Heaven, which they haltingly guessed was the real reason why it hadn’t been sent directly to Revello Drive. After that it had apparently been left in storage when Hank and the secretary left for Italy.
There was no personal letter for either of the girls or any explanation as to where their father was or if he intended contact them.
20. Robin Wood / 2003
Robin gave her a cross before they entered the final battle.
It was small, silver, and unadorned. There was nothing special about it and could’ve been bought in any jewelry store.
During the battle inside the Hellmouth she absently noticed that Faith had one exactly like it, except hers was gold and slightly bigger. The sight made her happy.
21. Andrew Wells / 2003
Andrew nervously gave both of the Slayers a stainless steel cross on a keychain before they left Los Angeles to go their separate ways. They were all leaving for different parts of the world, some to find the newly Called Slayers, some to set up preliminary defenses on the Cleveland Hellmouth, and some to go back to England and try to free up the Council accounts so they could rebuild and expand their new/old organization.
The crosses had ‘Buffy, the Slayer of Vampyrs’ and ‘Faith, the Slayer of Vampyrs’ inscribed on the back, respectively. The front had what looked like crossed mini stakes in the middle. Above them was a miniature Scythe and below was a small replica of Faith’s knife.
It was sweet, geeky, and so typically Andrew. Both of them ended up using the keychains, and over the months they each got an appropriate number of keys added to it.
22. Faith Lehane / 2004
Faith was one of the few who didn’t give Buffy a cross necklace. Instead she gave the other Slayer a three-fingered ring with a plain, sideways silver cross. It was inscribed with the text “The Chosen Two” in reversed raised letters so that it would brand the vampires and, of course, for greater impact.
The dark-haired woman had given her the ring on the one year anniversary of the Battle of Sunnydale. It was one out of two custom made rings that Faith had designed herself after seeing a similar piece of jewelry in a mall.
The major difference was that this one was made out of silver and reinforced steel for longevity and the fact that it was going to be used as a weapon by a Slayer. It was also blessed by a number of priests and priestesses, wiccans, and other holy people in addition to having other protection spells on it.
Faith had naturally kept the other one.
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Hank, Robin, Andrew, Faith.
Pairings: Gen, implied Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Robin, Faith/Robin.
Genre: Angst, sort-of list.
Word count: 920.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse doesn’t belong to me.
AN: Not beta-read. Sorry. All mistakes are mine.
AN 2: Originally written for
fannish_advent 2012 on LJ for Day 20.
AN 3: Sorry this is so exeptionally late. Complete.
Summary: Buffy began collecting crosses when her first Watcher gave her one that his family had given to their current Slayer for the past 200 years.
Chapter 1: DW | LJ | AO3 | FF | TtH
Chapter 2: DW | LJ | AO3 | FF | TtH
Chapter 3: DW | LJ | AO3 | FF | TtH
Chapter 3: 2001-2004
17. Spike (William Pratt, William the Bloody) / 2001
Spike sort of awkwardly handed her a cross wrapped in an old newspaper after the disaster that had been her resurrection. Unlike his normal confident and straight-forward self he had tried, unsuccessfully, to avoid eye contact with her. He had also left quickly.
He had claimed it had been in the pocket of his leather duster when he’d stolen it off of Nikki Wood’s body. It was old and showed the clear signs of wear and tear caused by battle. It also had the now familiar protective magic on it, which Buffy took to mean it was most likely the one Nikki’s Watcher had given her when she was first Chosen.
The cross itself was a silver crucifix with a tiny Jesus Christ on it. Above the head was a short projected nameplate made of white gold which read INRI. A quick online search had told her it was an acronym that represented the Latin inscription Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum, which translated to Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.
Much, much later, when she had managed to dull the harshness of being alive again, she had realized that he’d given it to her because he was afraid she’d be killed again. This time for good.
When Buffy went through the few things she’s brought with her after Sunnydale sank, she briefly debated with herself if she should give it to Robin or not. But in the end she decided to keep it.
18. Dawn Summers / 2002
Her little sister, the former Key, gave her a cross in the shape of a sword.
It was an off the rack purchase, something that could be bought in any of the many shops that sold jewelry across the world. But as far as Buffy’s cross collection went it was unique.
The sword was double edged and about the length of her index finger from the pommel at the top of the hilt and down to the point of the blade. The chain was connected to it on either side of the cross-guard.
Despite the lack of precious metals, inscriptions, fancy decoration, and spell work it became one of her favorites if for nothing else than that it was a cross without obviously being one.
19. Hank Summers or Grandma Summers / 2003
Her father sent Buffy and Dawn a much delayed package in April, which turned out to be their share of the inheritance after their paternal grandmother, and a copy of her Last Will and Testament. One of the items had been the gold cross she’d worn since it had been given to her by her husband right after they were married. Both girls had heard the story many times when they were children.
Grandma Summers had died while Buffy herself had been in Heaven, which they haltingly guessed was the real reason why it hadn’t been sent directly to Revello Drive. After that it had apparently been left in storage when Hank and the secretary left for Italy.
There was no personal letter for either of the girls or any explanation as to where their father was or if he intended contact them.
20. Robin Wood / 2003
Robin gave her a cross before they entered the final battle.
It was small, silver, and unadorned. There was nothing special about it and could’ve been bought in any jewelry store.
During the battle inside the Hellmouth she absently noticed that Faith had one exactly like it, except hers was gold and slightly bigger. The sight made her happy.
21. Andrew Wells / 2003
Andrew nervously gave both of the Slayers a stainless steel cross on a keychain before they left Los Angeles to go their separate ways. They were all leaving for different parts of the world, some to find the newly Called Slayers, some to set up preliminary defenses on the Cleveland Hellmouth, and some to go back to England and try to free up the Council accounts so they could rebuild and expand their new/old organization.
The crosses had ‘Buffy, the Slayer of Vampyrs’ and ‘Faith, the Slayer of Vampyrs’ inscribed on the back, respectively. The front had what looked like crossed mini stakes in the middle. Above them was a miniature Scythe and below was a small replica of Faith’s knife.
It was sweet, geeky, and so typically Andrew. Both of them ended up using the keychains, and over the months they each got an appropriate number of keys added to it.
22. Faith Lehane / 2004
Faith was one of the few who didn’t give Buffy a cross necklace. Instead she gave the other Slayer a three-fingered ring with a plain, sideways silver cross. It was inscribed with the text “The Chosen Two” in reversed raised letters so that it would brand the vampires and, of course, for greater impact.
The dark-haired woman had given her the ring on the one year anniversary of the Battle of Sunnydale. It was one out of two custom made rings that Faith had designed herself after seeing a similar piece of jewelry in a mall.
The major difference was that this one was made out of silver and reinforced steel for longevity and the fact that it was going to be used as a weapon by a Slayer. It was also blessed by a number of priests and priestesses, wiccans, and other holy people in addition to having other protection spells on it.
Faith had naturally kept the other one.