Fic: Riddles On Top of Riddles
Title: Riddles On Top of Riddles
Author: xocoatldreams
Fandom: BtVS/AtS
Characters/Pairings: S/X, future S/X/A, Dru, Dawn, Willow, Buffy
Rating: G for this chapter
Prompt/Challenge: Jizo
Warnings: Angel's still a kitten, does that count?
Disclaimer: I sill don't own. Sorry.
A/N: Would be longer but I have relatives invading my house.
Previous parts:
Never Piss Off a Priestess
Not Again
Finding Answers
Heights, Threats and Realizations
Surprise Visitor
Dreams and Lies
She swayed in an imaginary breeze, her hair swinging behind her as she moved. Angel curled up in a chair and watched as his insane Childe danced through the room. She was still as beautiful as the first time he ever saw her, following along obediently behind her family. Now, family was still everything to Dru, just in a different way. Heaving a sigh, he dropped his head on his paws and stared mournfully at her.
"Silly kitty," Dru crooned as she danced over to him. She knelt beside the chair and ran a gentle hand across his fur. "Why do you fight it so?"
Fight what? he asked before he remembered she couldn't understand him.
"Silly Daddy, I don't speak kitten," she laughed. Then her mood shifted and she turned serious. "Your redemption is in your hands and you run from it. Why can't you see?"
"See what, my dark princess?" Spike asked as he sauntered into the room. "What's the poof missing this time?" A small smile curved his lips, taking the sting out of his words.
"Everything is here already," the seer said, her expression a bit vacant. "He keeps fighting the ropes of fate and the chains of destiny. He runs from when he should run to. Why can't he see?"
"Who should he run to, Dru?" Spike asked, dropping down into a crouch beside them.
"You know," she whispered. "You see. Everyone else sees. Reaching out to help, to embrace, to love..."
Spike nodded. "I understand."
"But he doesn't," she pointed out.
Quit talking about me like I'm not here, Angel grumbled, swiping at Spike with a paw, claws unsheathed.
"I'll try to explain it later," Spike told him before turning back to Dru. "Pet, can you tell me about Dawn? About what she has to learn?"
"Back and forth, up and down, in and out," Dru giggled. "One to the other and back again. You all must learn. Four of you to stand against the dark. It's so dark, Spikey, too dark. Wrong dark. I'm afraid."
"It's okay, pet, you're safe here, but I need you to explain," Spike said, trying to calm her down.
"One form to another," Dru said softly. "The four of you must learn. Back and forth. It's already in you. You already know, just have to learn how."
I get it! Angel crowed, jumping on Spike. She means switch from human form to cat form and back. Dawn will teach us how to access the abilities and then we teach her how to do it.
"Shapeshifting?" Spike squeaked.
Dru giggled and bounced a little. "Back and forth. You need it for the fight coming up."
"fight?" Fight?
"Angel-Kitty, did you ever pray to Danda Jizo?"
"Who?" Spike echoed Angel's question.
"No?" she tilted her head. "Pray to him now . You will need his help in the coming times." She rose gracefully to her feet and drifted out of the room.
Who? Angel asked her siappearing form. I made her but I can't understand her.
"She's a woman, Angel," Spike replied drily, "you'll never understand her. Come on, we have some research to do."
Research?
"Gotta find out who this Danda Jizo is and see about the spells to change forms," Spike answered, scooping Angel up.
Grab Dawn on the way, Angel commanded.
"Plan to," Spike grinned. "Xander too. They're better researchers than I am."
And they're in the thick of whatever's going to happen too.
tbc...
Next
Author: xocoatldreams
Fandom: BtVS/AtS
Characters/Pairings: S/X, future S/X/A, Dru, Dawn, Willow, Buffy
Rating: G for this chapter
Prompt/Challenge: Jizo
Warnings: Angel's still a kitten, does that count?
Disclaimer: I sill don't own. Sorry.
A/N: Would be longer but I have relatives invading my house.
Previous parts:
Never Piss Off a Priestess
Not Again
Finding Answers
Heights, Threats and Realizations
Surprise Visitor
Dreams and Lies
She swayed in an imaginary breeze, her hair swinging behind her as she moved. Angel curled up in a chair and watched as his insane Childe danced through the room. She was still as beautiful as the first time he ever saw her, following along obediently behind her family. Now, family was still everything to Dru, just in a different way. Heaving a sigh, he dropped his head on his paws and stared mournfully at her.
"Silly kitty," Dru crooned as she danced over to him. She knelt beside the chair and ran a gentle hand across his fur. "Why do you fight it so?"
Fight what? he asked before he remembered she couldn't understand him.
"Silly Daddy, I don't speak kitten," she laughed. Then her mood shifted and she turned serious. "Your redemption is in your hands and you run from it. Why can't you see?"
"See what, my dark princess?" Spike asked as he sauntered into the room. "What's the poof missing this time?" A small smile curved his lips, taking the sting out of his words.
"Everything is here already," the seer said, her expression a bit vacant. "He keeps fighting the ropes of fate and the chains of destiny. He runs from when he should run to. Why can't he see?"
"Who should he run to, Dru?" Spike asked, dropping down into a crouch beside them.
"You know," she whispered. "You see. Everyone else sees. Reaching out to help, to embrace, to love..."
Spike nodded. "I understand."
"But he doesn't," she pointed out.
Quit talking about me like I'm not here, Angel grumbled, swiping at Spike with a paw, claws unsheathed.
"I'll try to explain it later," Spike told him before turning back to Dru. "Pet, can you tell me about Dawn? About what she has to learn?"
"Back and forth, up and down, in and out," Dru giggled. "One to the other and back again. You all must learn. Four of you to stand against the dark. It's so dark, Spikey, too dark. Wrong dark. I'm afraid."
"It's okay, pet, you're safe here, but I need you to explain," Spike said, trying to calm her down.
"One form to another," Dru said softly. "The four of you must learn. Back and forth. It's already in you. You already know, just have to learn how."
I get it! Angel crowed, jumping on Spike. She means switch from human form to cat form and back. Dawn will teach us how to access the abilities and then we teach her how to do it.
"Shapeshifting?" Spike squeaked.
Dru giggled and bounced a little. "Back and forth. You need it for the fight coming up."
"fight?" Fight?
"Angel-Kitty, did you ever pray to Danda Jizo?"
"Who?" Spike echoed Angel's question.
"No?" she tilted her head. "Pray to him now . You will need his help in the coming times." She rose gracefully to her feet and drifted out of the room.
Who? Angel asked her siappearing form. I made her but I can't understand her.
"She's a woman, Angel," Spike replied drily, "you'll never understand her. Come on, we have some research to do."
Research?
"Gotta find out who this Danda Jizo is and see about the spells to change forms," Spike answered, scooping Angel up.
Grab Dawn on the way, Angel commanded.
"Plan to," Spike grinned. "Xander too. They're better researchers than I am."
And they're in the thick of whatever's going to happen too.
tbc...
Next