Fic: Saved the Day

[dragonyphoenix]

Note: Written for the prompt or rescue at Open on Sunday but not posted there because it's too long.

"Speed of lightning, roar of thunder.”

Saturday morning. 5:30. Dawn had cranked the volume. Buffy stared at her ceiling. Three. Two. One. Mom’s door slammed. The tv clicked off. “Go to your room.”

“What are you gonna do? Ground me even more?”

“Honey, you’re not grounded.”

“Feels like it.” And there went Dawn, stomping up the stairs.

Not even in Sunnydale could a blown-up high-school be blamed on PCP crazed druggies. There’d been talk of a bomber, like that guy in Oklahoma City. Mom had pretty much kept them in the house ever since.

On tv, once the hero saved the day, he got the girl – not that Buffy wanted a girl – but once the day was saved, everything was fixed. She’d saved the day. So why was everything broken?

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I love this! Like the way you brought in Dawn.


Gabrielle

[kikimay]

Awww, I really love this missing moment.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Very nice!

[double_dutchess]

Wonderful little scene from the real life of a hero.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

It's a wonderful missing scene!

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Excellent. I can see Buffy felling exactly like this.

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

I love seeing this peek into the Summers family household - more please?

It was a wee bit confusing at first but that have been my lack of blood sugar; it made more sense on the second read.

So why was everything broken?

Ouch.