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jedibuttercup ([personal profile] jedibuttercup) wrote2006-06-30 11:53 pm

Drabble: Papered Over (B:tVS, Pride & Prejudice)

PG; B:tVS, Pride and Prejudice. Double drabble. Follows "Paper Legacy".

Dawn makes an unexpected discovery in an old Watcher's journal.



Title: Papered Over
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not. I claim nothing but the plot.
Rating: PG
Summary: Dawn makes an unexpected discovery in an old Watcher's journal. Double drabble.
Spoilers: B:tVS post-"Chosen"; _Pride and Prejudice_ (1813).
Notes: Sequel to the flashfic, "Paper Legacy". The kitten is still nameless, BTW; I'll keep y'all posted.



Buffy looked up, frowning, as a sudden shriek emanated from the living room. She'd been looking forward to a quiet evening at home, and she'd thought Dawn was too, curled up on the couch with a stack of old Watchers' journals.

"Dawnie?" she called, wondering what was going on.

Dawn didn't answer; instead, she bolted down the hallway from the living room, wide-eyed, with a journal tucked under her arm. She headed for her bedroom, where Buffy heard a clattering of noise, then retraced her steps with a small, locked cedar chest under her other arm.

Something about the chest pulled at Buffy's memories-- something to do with her mother? She paused her movie, got up, and followed her sister to the other room.

"I don't believe it," Dawn was muttering, a fragile, yellowed letter spread open across the pages of the journal. "It was all a misunderstanding! His father was a Watcher, so he recognized-- he was taking her to the Council, not eloping! And she never told them, just kept playing the ditz--"

"Who?" Buffy prompted her sister, confused.

"Lydia Bennet," Dawn answered, looking stunned. "Looks like you're not the first Slayer in the family, after all."

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(x-posted to [livejournal.com profile] tthdrabbles & [livejournal.com profile] tth100)

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