Buffy’s Real Family - Janet and the Halliwells (FR-13)
August 13, 2013 - Buffy’s Real Family - Janet and the Halliwells (FR-13)
Alt Title: Day 13 - Real Cousins
Author: mmooch
Summary: **The ‘Real Family’ Part of the 2013 LiveJournal’s Twisted Shorts FaD ** series. Buffy’s family has a very awkward reunion.
Crossover: Charmed and Stargate:SG1
Warning: nope.
Rating: FR-13.
Word count: 800.
Challenge: for the livejournal 2013 August Fic-a-Day Challenge.
Timeline: season 5 for BtVS; season 2 for Charmed and SG1.
A/N: If you have any suggestions for family members, please let me know.
Disclaimer: BtVS/AtS characters belong to Joss Whedon/Mutant Enemy. Charmed characters belong to Constance M. Burge and the WB. Stargate characters belong to Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright / SyFy Channel. I claim no rights to any copyrighted material. Please do not copy or take this story without my permission.
Halliwell manor
Kitchen
Prue followed Piper into the kitchen and hissed at her, “Remind me again why we are having Thanksgiving dinner here of all places?”
“Because we’ve always taken turns hosting dinner, and this year it’s our turn,” Piper replied calmly as she basted the turkey again.
“But that was before we had demons busting into our lives every other day!” Prue protested. “How are we supposed to explain that to our family if it happens today?”
Piper moved the turkey back to the oven and checked her salads next. “They ate too much and are hallucinating?” she offered glibly. “Let’s just worry about that if we have to. I want to have a nice dinner today, okay?”
“Okay, but don’t blame me if demons come busting in.”
~~~~~~
Living room
“Mom, are you sure you’re feeling up to this?” Buffy asked with a look of great concern.
Joyce took Buffy’s hand and squeezed it tightly. “I missed Thanksgiving here last year, and besides, I’d like to have one more normal family time before I got to the hospital next week.”
The expression on Buffy’s face didn’t clear at all with that explanation. If anything, it just got worse. “But what if Glory follows us here? I don’t want our family to get hurt.”
“We didn’t see anyone watching us leave, and you only gave my cell phone number to your friends so I can’t see how she would know where we are,” Joyce reassure her eldest daughter.
“Alright, I’ll try not to worry so much, then.”
~~~~~~
Conservatory
“Is this a typical family gathering, JanetFraiser?” Teal’c inquired softly as he watched young Cassie play with Dawn Summers and Jenny Gordon.
“More or less,” Janet replied. “People seem a little tenser than normal this year, but I can’t say that I’m doing any better. Trying to explain Cassie is a bit of a challenge. And I’ve had a couple people ask me if you and I are involved.”
“Involved?” Teal’c asked.
Janet blushed a little as she clarified, “Romantically, I mean. It’s a little odd to be inviting non-family members to Thanksgiving dinner, after all.”
“Does that mean you wish to be romantically involved, JanetFraiser?” he asked in that same innocent manner.
Before she could stutter a reply, Janet caught the barest hint of a smirk on his face. “Are you teasing me?” she shot back.
He nodded once, then told her, “O’Neill has been teaching me about Tau’ri interactions - especially between friends. Was that not an appropriate response?”
“It was fine. You just caught me off-guard,” Janet assured him, laughing at his attempt now that she knew he wasn’t serious. “Remember not to use words like Tau’ri at dinner, though.”
“I will do my best,” Teal’c vowed.
~~~~~~
Dining room
An hour later…
“So Janet tells me that you are from Toronto,” Joyce commented, attempting to break the very thick ice at the table. “It’s beautiful up there. Have you ever been to the Royal Ontario Museum?”
Cassie shot a panicked look at Janet, who answered for her, “Her parents lived outside of the city and didn’t like dealing with traffic so they rarely went into Toronto.” Janet tried to deflect attention away from Cassie’s backstory by asking the Halliwell sisters, “How is it living together again? Have any interesting fights?”
The girls’ eyes inadvertently strayed to the various parts of the house where they had battled demons before they blurted out, “Nope!” “No!” “Only when it comes to the bathroom.”
Piper and Prue stared at Phoebe in disbelief. “What? Like they’re going to believe that we never fight over the bathroom?” she defended herself.
“Joyce, how did that African Art display go a couple years back?” Prue asked, wanting to steer the conversation away from the manor and fighting. “I forgot to ask you back then.”
Joyce choked on the bite of turkey she had just taken. Buffy came to her rescue by quipping, “It knocked them dead.”
Dawn muttered next to her, “Don’t you mean ‘alive’?”
Again and again the conversation was changed to a ‘safer’ topic for the rest of the meal.
~~~~~~
Front yard
A couple hours later…
Dan and Jenny were walking back to their house next door once dessert was finished. “Is it just me, or is that whole family a little strange?” Jenny asked her uncle.
“I know what you mean,” he answered. “At first I thought it was just Piper, then her and her sisters. Now that I’ve met her family, I’ve decided that it must be genetic. They all act like long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs.”
Jenny grinned at him. “I’m not sure which to tease you about first, that comparison or the possibility that if you have children with Piper, they’d be the same way as her family.”
A/N: I wanted a scene where nothing crazy happened in the family moment. Then I thought that waiting for a crazy interruption could be just as funny.
Alt Title: Day 13 - Real Cousins
Author: mmooch
Summary: **The ‘Real Family’ Part of the 2013 LiveJournal’s Twisted Shorts FaD ** series. Buffy’s family has a very awkward reunion.
Crossover: Charmed and Stargate:SG1
Warning: nope.
Rating: FR-13.
Word count: 800.
Challenge: for the livejournal 2013 August Fic-a-Day Challenge.
Timeline: season 5 for BtVS; season 2 for Charmed and SG1.
A/N: If you have any suggestions for family members, please let me know.
Disclaimer: BtVS/AtS characters belong to Joss Whedon/Mutant Enemy. Charmed characters belong to Constance M. Burge and the WB. Stargate characters belong to Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright / SyFy Channel. I claim no rights to any copyrighted material. Please do not copy or take this story without my permission.
Halliwell manor
Kitchen
Prue followed Piper into the kitchen and hissed at her, “Remind me again why we are having Thanksgiving dinner here of all places?”
“Because we’ve always taken turns hosting dinner, and this year it’s our turn,” Piper replied calmly as she basted the turkey again.
“But that was before we had demons busting into our lives every other day!” Prue protested. “How are we supposed to explain that to our family if it happens today?”
Piper moved the turkey back to the oven and checked her salads next. “They ate too much and are hallucinating?” she offered glibly. “Let’s just worry about that if we have to. I want to have a nice dinner today, okay?”
“Okay, but don’t blame me if demons come busting in.”
~~~~~~
Living room
“Mom, are you sure you’re feeling up to this?” Buffy asked with a look of great concern.
Joyce took Buffy’s hand and squeezed it tightly. “I missed Thanksgiving here last year, and besides, I’d like to have one more normal family time before I got to the hospital next week.”
The expression on Buffy’s face didn’t clear at all with that explanation. If anything, it just got worse. “But what if Glory follows us here? I don’t want our family to get hurt.”
“We didn’t see anyone watching us leave, and you only gave my cell phone number to your friends so I can’t see how she would know where we are,” Joyce reassure her eldest daughter.
“Alright, I’ll try not to worry so much, then.”
~~~~~~
Conservatory
“Is this a typical family gathering, JanetFraiser?” Teal’c inquired softly as he watched young Cassie play with Dawn Summers and Jenny Gordon.
“More or less,” Janet replied. “People seem a little tenser than normal this year, but I can’t say that I’m doing any better. Trying to explain Cassie is a bit of a challenge. And I’ve had a couple people ask me if you and I are involved.”
“Involved?” Teal’c asked.
Janet blushed a little as she clarified, “Romantically, I mean. It’s a little odd to be inviting non-family members to Thanksgiving dinner, after all.”
“Does that mean you wish to be romantically involved, JanetFraiser?” he asked in that same innocent manner.
Before she could stutter a reply, Janet caught the barest hint of a smirk on his face. “Are you teasing me?” she shot back.
He nodded once, then told her, “O’Neill has been teaching me about Tau’ri interactions - especially between friends. Was that not an appropriate response?”
“It was fine. You just caught me off-guard,” Janet assured him, laughing at his attempt now that she knew he wasn’t serious. “Remember not to use words like Tau’ri at dinner, though.”
“I will do my best,” Teal’c vowed.
~~~~~~
Dining room
An hour later…
“So Janet tells me that you are from Toronto,” Joyce commented, attempting to break the very thick ice at the table. “It’s beautiful up there. Have you ever been to the Royal Ontario Museum?”
Cassie shot a panicked look at Janet, who answered for her, “Her parents lived outside of the city and didn’t like dealing with traffic so they rarely went into Toronto.” Janet tried to deflect attention away from Cassie’s backstory by asking the Halliwell sisters, “How is it living together again? Have any interesting fights?”
The girls’ eyes inadvertently strayed to the various parts of the house where they had battled demons before they blurted out, “Nope!” “No!” “Only when it comes to the bathroom.”
Piper and Prue stared at Phoebe in disbelief. “What? Like they’re going to believe that we never fight over the bathroom?” she defended herself.
“Joyce, how did that African Art display go a couple years back?” Prue asked, wanting to steer the conversation away from the manor and fighting. “I forgot to ask you back then.”
Joyce choked on the bite of turkey she had just taken. Buffy came to her rescue by quipping, “It knocked them dead.”
Dawn muttered next to her, “Don’t you mean ‘alive’?”
Again and again the conversation was changed to a ‘safer’ topic for the rest of the meal.
~~~~~~
Front yard
A couple hours later…
Dan and Jenny were walking back to their house next door once dessert was finished. “Is it just me, or is that whole family a little strange?” Jenny asked her uncle.
“I know what you mean,” he answered. “At first I thought it was just Piper, then her and her sisters. Now that I’ve met her family, I’ve decided that it must be genetic. They all act like long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs.”
Jenny grinned at him. “I’m not sure which to tease you about first, that comparison or the possibility that if you have children with Piper, they’d be the same way as her family.”
A/N: I wanted a scene where nothing crazy happened in the family moment. Then I thought that waiting for a crazy interruption could be just as funny.