Miracles
Part
1
PAIRING: Willow/Tara Xander/Anya
Chris Benoit/Stephanie Torrie/John
RATING:PG-15
DISCLAIMER: Buffy belongs to
Joss Whedon and WWE belongs to Vince McMahon
SUMMARY: Chris must go home
to pay his respects to his sister
NOTES: There is no Dawn or
the Key but it was still Buff’s blood that was needed to shut the portal.
“Dawg it’s funny. He’s
sitting there moaning about her and she’s standing behind him all along”
Chris sputtered and his
coffee went everywhere.
“You knew it was coming
John. They never suited each other as a couple”
“Yeah not like you and
Stephanie huh” Torrie wiggled her eyebrows from her place on her boyfriend’s
knees.
“Shut up” he started
going red.
He had been dating Stephanie
for the last few months but only a few knew about it. Since the divorce HHH had
been an ass and anybody that went near her he did his best to get them fired.
“You could have him Chris.
I don’t know why you aren’t telling anybody about it”
“I guess I like keeping it
secret” he gave a seldom seen smile.
“And plus it’s good
knowing you’ve pissed off Hunter in the process of course” Torrie grinned.
A knock was heard at the door
and a stagehand popped his head around the door
“Chris there’s a call for
you in Vince’s office”
He shut the door behind him
“Nudge Nudge Wink Wink”
John grinned. “What’s the bet Vince isn’t the McMahon that’s there”
“Come on we’ll get you
along” Torrie stood up pulling John with her “I said I’d help Candice pick
an outfit for tonight”
“I still don’t know why
your friends with her babygirl” John moaned as they walked along the corridor.
“She’s a bitch to everyone”
“I’m not friends with her
baby” she cuddled into him as he put his arms around her.
“She’s just good to have
on side is all”
“I hope Trish kicks her ass
tonight” Chris shuddered before knocking on Vince’s door
Stephanie opened it “Hey
Chris how are you?”
“Not too bad” he looked
around and when he knew no one was looking he gave her a kiss.
“Made my day better” she
grinned after they finished “You better take the call”
she opened the door so he
could walk in the office.
“Who is it?” he asked
picking up the phone.
Stephanie shrugged “She
didn’t say”
She left him to talk to
whoever it was and shut the door
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“Hello?” he spoke to
whoever was on the other line.
“Is that Chris?” a female
voice asked.
“Yes who is this?” he sat
on the desk.
“I’m Willow Rosenberg a
friend of Buffy’s”
“How is she?” he smiled
thinking of his baby sister “is she too busy to come to the phone herself.
“I…Um” he heard some
sobs then the phone fall
“Hello?”
It was picked up and an
English man answered
“It’s Giles”
“Giles what’s wrong?”
he was starting to get worried.
“I’m afraid it’s Buffy
she was fighting last night and…”
He swallowed a lump “How
bad?”
“I’m sorry Chris she’s
dead”
He couldn’t speak
“Are you there Chris?”
“Yeah I’ll be there as
soon as I can”
He put the phone down and
then ripped it out the socket and slammed it against the wall.
“What the…” John was
through the door first and saw him repeatedly punching the wall.
“Chris man what’s
wrong?”
Chris turned to the younger
man “She’s gone” he whispered and slid to the floor
Stephanie walked over and
knelt down beside him “Who’s gone Chris?”
“Buffy…”.
She took him into her arms
and rocked him
“John can you…”
“Already on my way” he
said as he walked out the door.
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“Shit” John swore.
“What’s wrong?” Torrie
asked him.
He had been acting funny ever
since the phone call. And she wasn’t sure she wanted to know why.
“Nothing…I” he
stuttered
“Baby you can cry I won’t
tell anyone” she patted his back.
“She saved us so many times
and they let her die” he mumbled.
Torrie didn’t understand
what he meant and she wasn’t about to ask him.
“She probably died saving
us again” he laughed but it turned into a sob and then the tears started
falling.
When he had calmed down he
suddenly stood up
“We haven’t got any way
to get there?” he looked around the room “None of us got a car.
“I’ll drive you”
The couple turned to see
Psychosis standing at the door
“I heard about Chris’s
sister and he’s done enough to help me so come on”
“Yeah but there’s five of
us” Torrie looked at him
“S’ok I have enough
room” he reassured her and they made their way to the office to collect Chris
and Stephanie.
They got him in the car but
he refused to let go off Stephanie
“Sunnydale here we come”
Chris smiled humorlessly
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“How long will they be?”
Xander walked into the living room and caught Willow scrubbing the
carpet.
“Will what are you
doing?” he knelt down to pick her up
“Place has to be clean for
Chris coming” she squirmed to get away from him.
“Willow it is clean” he
moved her away.
“Here drink this baby”
Tara brought a cup of tea into the room for Willow to drink.
She accepted it with a smile
and swallowed it in one gulp before handing it back to her.
“How is he?” she nodded
towards the kitchen where Giles was sitting.
“Won’t speak, he just
sits there” she looked at the door.
“I think he blames himself
for letting her go up the tower”
“No that’s Spike’s
fault” Willow growled.
“Willow he tried to save
her and got battered for his troubles” he sat down beside her. “We have to
cut him some slack especially just now with his feelings for her”.
“He doesn’t…didn’t
love her, he couldn’t”
He looked up to Tara but she
shook her head and pointed at Willow.
He turned to look at her and
saw she was fast asleep.
“I put a potion in her
tea” Tara explained.
“She never slept at all
last night” she looked back at Xander “Did you?”
“No. Anya was…” he
couldn’t say anymore or the tears would fall again.
“What are we going to do
without her Tara?” he let the tears come.
“Oh honey” she pulled him
to her and put her arms around him.
Anya had heard the commotion
from the kitchen and after seeing Tara was looking after Xander she went back
through to look after Giles.
“You need to at least drink
something” she patted his arm.
“Buffy wouldn’t want you
to make yourself ill. Remember what she said we were to do?”
“Live…for her” he
looked down at the plate.
He had thought his tears had
finished for the day but the minute he saw Willow collapse that was it. His
darling daughter was dead. She may not have been his blood but inside she was
his along with Xander and Willow and more recently Tara and Anya.
They had all lost a sister.
He had thought losing Jenny was the hardest thing in the world but seeing
Buffy’s broken body just lying there was…it was too much.
The door went and he knew who
it was
He rushed so he was the first
to answer it
“Hello Chris?” he
accepted the handshake.
“This is…
“John and Torrie yes. How
are you?” Giles offered right
“Fine thank you. Just
wished we were here under better circumstances” John nodded.
“This is Stephanie and
Chris” he answered
Giles gave them a smile and
invited them in.
“Bedroom arrangements”
Chris said holding bags
“Of course Chris if your
okay with it I put you in Buffy’s room”
He nodded “Are you with me
or staying elsewhere?” he asked Stephanie.
“If you want me too” she
put her hand into his.
“Hey Chris” Xander walked
into the hall
“Hey Xand” he accepted
the younger man’s hug
“You wanna go see her?”
He nodded “I have too”
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Xander and Giles took the
group of them to the Funeral home. When they went into the room they could sense
there was somebody already in there.
“I’ll go first” Jericho
said but Xander stopped him
“It’s Spike” he said to
Chris “He’s refused to leave her since last night”
Chris walked over to the
coffin and opened the lid
She lay there looking so
beautiful. It’s as if she was sleeping.
He took a hand and stroked it
along her skin but jerked back
“She’s cold” he
whispered “Buffy’s cold”
He looked at Stephanie “My
sister’s dead”
That’s when he collapsed
and started sobbing.