Aug. 6th: Hello Sisters, Ch. 3: Talk To Me
Title: Hello Sisters, Ch. 3: Talk To Me
Author: 3am_moonlight (MirroredIllusions on TtH)
Crossover: BtVS / Charmed (1998).
Rating: Gen / Teen
Word Count: 1,246
Timeline: BtVS: Post-Chosen & Charmed: S04.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon and Charmed belongs to rich people with expensive lawyers.
Summary: Buffy and Dawn have a talk about their parents and their sisters.
Author's Note: Written for Day 06 of the 2020 August Fic-A-Day.
A/N: Meh. Still hand-waving on the timelines.
"What do you mean, you want me to come with you to San Fransisco because 'our sisters want to meet me'?" Dawn stared wide-eyed at her with incredulity and confusion. "We don't have any sisters, it's just us."
Buffy blinked her own hazel eyes. "Our sisters. Well, half-sisters. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe Halliwell." A sinking feeling came over her, "Mom, did tell you about them, and our biological father?"
"NO! She didn't! And neither have you! Why am I only hearing about this now?"
"I thought you knew and just didn't care, or didn't want to talk about them. You were always so focused on Dad, I assumed you didn't care about the real one."
Dawn pointed her toward the couch in their hotel room in Spain, where they had been spending the last two weeks. It was supposed to be a month-long vacation for the two of them in an attempt for them to work out what happened in that last year in Sunnydale. It had been Giles' idea, but Willow had made it happen by ordering plane tickets and making reservations at a hotel online.
"Sit." Buffy sat down obediently and her little sister joined her. "Now, start at the beginning. Who is our biological father, what's his name? Who are these sisters, when did you find out about any other them." She drew a quick breath, "Why didn't I know? Does Dad," then she corrected herself, "Does Hank know?"
"Woah, calm down, Dawnie. We have time." Dawn gave her a silent look that spoke volumes.
"His name is Victor Bennett, and he's originally from New York City. According to my quick research he moved to San Fransisco in the mid-60s and married a woman named Patricia Halliwell a few years later. They had three daughters in the 70s before divorcing. Their names are Prudence, Piper, and Phoebe."
"Someone likes the letter 'P'," Dawn commented. Buffy ignored her as she had made a similar comment herself.
"They divorced in 1977 and Patty was killed by a demon in 1978. Their daughters were raised by their maternal grandmother because of some conflict between her and Victor. Don't ask about the details, I don't know."
Dawn sat up straighter. "She was killed by a demon? Are they Potentials or werewolves or demons or something?" Then a thought occurred to her, "They aren't members of the Old Council?"
"The Halliwell's come from a long line of witches, and yes, Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are witches, too. They told me about being prophesized as a trio of witches known as The Charmed Ones. They're a powerful force of good."
She gave her sister a wry smile, "They are not members of the Council, old or new. But they have their own yearly apocalypse to stop."
"Stopping apocalypses is all the rage now."
Buffy lifted an eyebrow, "Now you sound like Angel when I told him Spike had a soul, too."
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too. And they've been doing it for the last five years, so they're not that far behind."
"Whatever. How did Victor, dad." She frowned, "How do we separate the two?"
"Victor has always just been Victor to me. He's never been much of a dad, and when Mom told me about him Dad was doing the dad thing so it felt natural to just use Victor's first name."
"Right. How did Victor and Mom meet?"
Buffy thought about it, her mom hadn't been that specific. "A park, I think. Mom had broken her engagement with Dad and was living it up, sorta. They met, dated casually for a few weeks, and then Dad convinced her to give him another try. By that point, she was already pregnant with me."
"Soon after they got married, and Mom discovered she was pregnant with me. They both thought I was Hank's, a result of their return to couple-dom, probably."
Dawn scrunched up her face. "Ewww! TMI!" Buffy laughed, but she'd rather not have that mental image either.
"When I was three, Dad demanded a DNA test. Mom would never telly me why, but I got the impression she might have cheated on him right before the wedding."
Dawn raised both eyebrows. "Mom finally threw Dad out for good because of all his cheating, and she was the one who started it?"
"From eavesdropping on the adults when I was younger, it was obvious Dad was never faithful. Mom only pretended he was a good husband to her because she cared about the status he gave her. Between growing up and realizing she had become an alcoholic she finally decided it was time to start over without him. That's when she filed for divorce."
She could see her little sister filing the information away for another day before moving on. "When did they tell you about Victor?"
"Mom told me when I was five, and then she told him a year later. I didn't understand properly, but he came around once or twice a month and he gave me presents and money. So, I didn't mind."
"You're such a material girl." Then she switched topics. "Tell me about the sisters. How old are they? What are their occupations?"
"Prue is 30'ish and recently started working as a photojournalist for 415 Magazine in San Fransisco. Before that, she worked for an auction house so she would probably get along well with Giles. Piper is in her late twenties and owns a nightclub called P3, but admitted she was hoping to own a restaurant someday. Phoebe is in her mid-twenties and studying for a B.A. in Psychology."
"It sounds like they have very different personalities because their jobs are all over." Then she reviewed what Buffy had told her, "Phoebe is studying Psychology?" She nodded. "That must've given you two something to talk about since that's what you were studying before, you know." The last part was said a little awkwardly.
"Before I died for you and the world. Yes." She forcefully put those memories back into its box and locked it. "And yes, Phoebe and I found some common ground. Even more so when she told me she's dating a demon named Cole."
Dawn put her face in her hands, "You two should get along great then." She sobered up again. "Just don't go and get groiny with Angel again, and we'll call it even."
"Don't worry, I won't." A short time of pleasure wasn't worth having to deal with Angelus again.
"So, do you want to come to San Fransisco with me to meet them? You can ask all your questions to them directly and probably get better answers." She wheedled a little.
"Of course! Maybe they know something about the Slayer Creation Myth or have some books I can borrow..." And then she was off in her little world.
It hadn't gone according to plan, but Dawn seemed to be rolling with the figurative punches so she called it a win. Then she went over to her laptop to order tickets for their flight back to the States. Only time would tell if this was a good idea or not.
When the tickets were confirmed she told Dawn and then made agreements for their departure. Then she texted Phoebe to tell her the plan and when they would be in San Fransisco. They would fly out the next night, so there was one day left of shopping and she was going to enjoy it.
Author: 3am_moonlight (MirroredIllusions on TtH)
Crossover: BtVS / Charmed (1998).
Rating: Gen / Teen
Word Count: 1,246
Timeline: BtVS: Post-Chosen & Charmed: S04.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss Whedon and Charmed belongs to rich people with expensive lawyers.
Summary: Buffy and Dawn have a talk about their parents and their sisters.
Author's Note: Written for Day 06 of the 2020 August Fic-A-Day.
A/N: Meh. Still hand-waving on the timelines.
"What do you mean, you want me to come with you to San Fransisco because 'our sisters want to meet me'?" Dawn stared wide-eyed at her with incredulity and confusion. "We don't have any sisters, it's just us."
Buffy blinked her own hazel eyes. "Our sisters. Well, half-sisters. Prue, Piper, and Phoebe Halliwell." A sinking feeling came over her, "Mom, did tell you about them, and our biological father?"
"NO! She didn't! And neither have you! Why am I only hearing about this now?"
"I thought you knew and just didn't care, or didn't want to talk about them. You were always so focused on Dad, I assumed you didn't care about the real one."
Dawn pointed her toward the couch in their hotel room in Spain, where they had been spending the last two weeks. It was supposed to be a month-long vacation for the two of them in an attempt for them to work out what happened in that last year in Sunnydale. It had been Giles' idea, but Willow had made it happen by ordering plane tickets and making reservations at a hotel online.
"Sit." Buffy sat down obediently and her little sister joined her. "Now, start at the beginning. Who is our biological father, what's his name? Who are these sisters, when did you find out about any other them." She drew a quick breath, "Why didn't I know? Does Dad," then she corrected herself, "Does Hank know?"
"Woah, calm down, Dawnie. We have time." Dawn gave her a silent look that spoke volumes.
"His name is Victor Bennett, and he's originally from New York City. According to my quick research he moved to San Fransisco in the mid-60s and married a woman named Patricia Halliwell a few years later. They had three daughters in the 70s before divorcing. Their names are Prudence, Piper, and Phoebe."
"Someone likes the letter 'P'," Dawn commented. Buffy ignored her as she had made a similar comment herself.
"They divorced in 1977 and Patty was killed by a demon in 1978. Their daughters were raised by their maternal grandmother because of some conflict between her and Victor. Don't ask about the details, I don't know."
Dawn sat up straighter. "She was killed by a demon? Are they Potentials or werewolves or demons or something?" Then a thought occurred to her, "They aren't members of the Old Council?"
"The Halliwell's come from a long line of witches, and yes, Prue, Piper, and Phoebe are witches, too. They told me about being prophesized as a trio of witches known as The Charmed Ones. They're a powerful force of good."
She gave her sister a wry smile, "They are not members of the Council, old or new. But they have their own yearly apocalypse to stop."
"Stopping apocalypses is all the rage now."
Buffy lifted an eyebrow, "Now you sound like Angel when I told him Spike had a soul, too."
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too. And they've been doing it for the last five years, so they're not that far behind."
"Whatever. How did Victor, dad." She frowned, "How do we separate the two?"
"Victor has always just been Victor to me. He's never been much of a dad, and when Mom told me about him Dad was doing the dad thing so it felt natural to just use Victor's first name."
"Right. How did Victor and Mom meet?"
Buffy thought about it, her mom hadn't been that specific. "A park, I think. Mom had broken her engagement with Dad and was living it up, sorta. They met, dated casually for a few weeks, and then Dad convinced her to give him another try. By that point, she was already pregnant with me."
"Soon after they got married, and Mom discovered she was pregnant with me. They both thought I was Hank's, a result of their return to couple-dom, probably."
Dawn scrunched up her face. "Ewww! TMI!" Buffy laughed, but she'd rather not have that mental image either.
"When I was three, Dad demanded a DNA test. Mom would never telly me why, but I got the impression she might have cheated on him right before the wedding."
Dawn raised both eyebrows. "Mom finally threw Dad out for good because of all his cheating, and she was the one who started it?"
"From eavesdropping on the adults when I was younger, it was obvious Dad was never faithful. Mom only pretended he was a good husband to her because she cared about the status he gave her. Between growing up and realizing she had become an alcoholic she finally decided it was time to start over without him. That's when she filed for divorce."
She could see her little sister filing the information away for another day before moving on. "When did they tell you about Victor?"
"Mom told me when I was five, and then she told him a year later. I didn't understand properly, but he came around once or twice a month and he gave me presents and money. So, I didn't mind."
"You're such a material girl." Then she switched topics. "Tell me about the sisters. How old are they? What are their occupations?"
"Prue is 30'ish and recently started working as a photojournalist for 415 Magazine in San Fransisco. Before that, she worked for an auction house so she would probably get along well with Giles. Piper is in her late twenties and owns a nightclub called P3, but admitted she was hoping to own a restaurant someday. Phoebe is in her mid-twenties and studying for a B.A. in Psychology."
"It sounds like they have very different personalities because their jobs are all over." Then she reviewed what Buffy had told her, "Phoebe is studying Psychology?" She nodded. "That must've given you two something to talk about since that's what you were studying before, you know." The last part was said a little awkwardly.
"Before I died for you and the world. Yes." She forcefully put those memories back into its box and locked it. "And yes, Phoebe and I found some common ground. Even more so when she told me she's dating a demon named Cole."
Dawn put her face in her hands, "You two should get along great then." She sobered up again. "Just don't go and get groiny with Angel again, and we'll call it even."
"Don't worry, I won't." A short time of pleasure wasn't worth having to deal with Angelus again.
"So, do you want to come to San Fransisco with me to meet them? You can ask all your questions to them directly and probably get better answers." She wheedled a little.
"Of course! Maybe they know something about the Slayer Creation Myth or have some books I can borrow..." And then she was off in her little world.
It hadn't gone according to plan, but Dawn seemed to be rolling with the figurative punches so she called it a win. Then she went over to her laptop to order tickets for their flight back to the States. Only time would tell if this was a good idea or not.
When the tickets were confirmed she told Dawn and then made agreements for their departure. Then she texted Phoebe to tell her the plan and when they would be in San Fransisco. They would fly out the next night, so there was one day left of shopping and she was going to enjoy it.