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Thanks to Jeff Hardy Fan31, Candy Dreamer77, B Oots, and iamkagomeiloveinuyasha for their wonderful reviews. Sorry for the delay, here is the next chapter.

Five years later… October 31st, 2007

It had been five years since Sam, Dean and John had rediscovered their long lost family member, Sam and Dean's middle sibling, Rachel Elizabeth Winchester, a.k.a. Buffy Summers. And it had only been 4 years since Sam had fought with their father, John, about whether he could go attend Stanford University on the full ride academic scholarship. Now, as he was walking back to the apartment he shared with his long time girlfriend, Jessica Moore, he sorely wished he and his father had been able to work out their differences.

After nearly three years of dating, Sam was finally going to pop the big question and the only members of his family who knew, was also the only other family members who would speak with him, and that was his big sister Buffy, her husband Angel; the vampire whose soul had been anchored, and who had been turned into a human male version of the Slayer when he and Buffy had defeated the Hell Goddess Glorificus, and their kids- Dawn Marie and Connor Liam.

"Jess, I'm home babe, you here?" his voice rang through the house as he walked in the door.

Since the First had destroyed the council and his sister and her friends had taken over the Council, Buffy's first request, one that was granted with no question was to put her family on the council payroll. A fact that Sam was extremely grateful about. He was happy knowing his brother and father didn't have to continue with their credit card scams or even with their impersonating Federal or State Agents. They were able to get in, get the job done and leave.

"In here sweetie," Jess' reply came from the living room. "We have visitors."

Sam's curiosity and threat level went up. He knew Jessica could handle herself; after all she had been one of the few potentials who had some how escaped the original council's notice, like his sister had. When it was discovered that she was a slayer, Sam offered to be her watcher. After all, he had both the background in research and the physical training. While he didn't know it, Buffy felt better knowing that her brother was with a slayer who would watch his back, and also that a new slayer would have someone competent teaching her.

Sam walked into the living room and was bowled over by two brunette bundles of energy. "Whoa," he called out as he was knocked onto his butt. He grinned knowing it was his niece and nephew. "Calm down munchkins. I'm happy to see you too," he said hugging them.

He rose up from his position on the floor, picking up the three year olds up in his arms as he stood, and turned to look at his sister and brother-in-law, "Hey Angel, Buffy. What are you two doing here?" he questioned curiously, he was about to add more when Buffy cut him off.

Buffy looked from Sam to Angel and back to her baby brother. "Let's talk outside," she told him.

Sam raised an eyebrow but nodded to his sister and after setting the kids down onto the couch and followed her onto the balcony. As soon as the door was shut, Sam spoke up. "All right, what's wrong Buffy? I didn't think we were getting together until Thanksgiving?"

Buffy sighed. "Sam, I've been having Slayer dreams," Sam's eyebrows shot up a notch and his hands became sweaty, "In the dreams I keep seeing you lying on your bed, with Jessica pinned to ceiling, her stomach slashed and on fire. Just like what I've heard Dean and Dad say happened to mom…"

"No," Sam's voice filled the afternoon air with it's denial. "No, no, no. It's not real, the dreams can't be real."

His sister reached out a hand and placed it on his shoulder in an effort to calm him down. "Sam, honey, calm down. Remember when we first met and Tara told you she could sense your power," Buffy's calm and centered voice caused Sam to look down at his older, yet shorter sister, and he nodded.

"Of course," he ran his right hand through his hair, tousling and giving it more of the bed head look that came naturally to him. "Damn it!" He looked at Buffy, "Tell me we can change this."

Buffy shot him a deadly smile, "We'll change it baby brother, and we'll make the demon pay for messing with our family."

As she spoke those words, Sam knew that she was right. After all, forewarned is forearmed right? Which meant that since Buffy knew that the visions were real, then she most likely had Willow do that mojo she does so well to protect them. "Did you have Willow…"

"Work some of her mojo?' Buffy grinned and nodded. "Of course, but we're not going to take any chances. Angel, the kids and I are staying here with you two."

At that Sam grinned. It felt good to know that at least some members of his family accepted his choice and even supported it. It also was good to know that he had his big sister and brother-in-law watching his back.

The two siblings then walked back inside, Sam telling Buffy about his score on his LSAT test, 174 out of 180, and that as he and Jess were heading out to a Halloween party and celebrate…and that yes, she and Angel were more than welcome to join them. So, after having Willow teleport in to pick up Connor and Dawn, both couples got ready to head to the party.

Buffy had dressed up as a blonde version of 'Selene' from the movie Underworld, which of course Angel dressed up as Michael Craven. Sam and Jessica both dressed up as a doctor and his nurse. The two couples went out and joined Sam and Jess's friends at the bar. As they walked in, Sam's friend Josh immediately got them each a shot of whiskey.

"So," Jessica said as she took her shot glass and raised it in the air for a toast, "here's to Sam and his awesome LSAT victory."

Sam rolls his eyes, but picks up his shot glass, as does everyone else. "All right, all right it's not that big a deal," he added just before they all took their shots.

Jessica, not one to let her boyfriend's accomplishments go unnoticed, decided to continue on anyway, "He acts all humble but he scored a 174."

Josh looked suitably impressed. "Mmm," Josh said as he put down his shot glass, "Is that good?"

"Scary good," Jess nodded in agreement with their friend's assessment. Internally though she was shaking her head. He knew how smart Sam was. Why did he have to sound so surprised?

As Josh got off the barstool and slung an arm around Sam's shoulder, "See there you go, you are first-round draft pick. You can go to any law school you want."

"Actually I got an interview here…Monday. If it goes ok I think I got a shot at a full ride next year," Sam informed the rest of his group. However he had this sneaking suspicion that he wouldn't be making that interview.

Jess on the other hand wasn't worried for her boyfriend and her watcher. "Hey it's gonna go great," she told him as she took his hand into her own.

"Jess is right Sammy. I know you're going to do well. Besides," Buffy added with a smirk, "Who else would Dean, Dad and I get to represent us when the police are acting like they did in Sunnydale?"

Sam chuckled. He knew she was right. Most lawyers, unless they were from Wolfram and Hart wouldn't believe what Buffy and the others told them. "I know, and it better go ok."

Josh, not knowing the family dynamics, ignored that what Buffy and Sam had just said, and continued on, "So, how does it feel to be the golden boy in your family?"

"I wouldn't know," Sam replied as he sipped his beer, "Buffy and Angel are the only ones who know."

"And we're damn proud of you aren't we," Buffy shot Angel a look to which he rolled his eyes.

"Buffy's right, you are the only person in the family who has even come close to finishing college," He added as he raised his own beer. Even after five years, Angel still felt a little uneasy whenever he was in the presence of any member of her family. But it had lessened the more he had hung out with her brothers; especially after he had shanshued.

"Why don't your dad and brother know?" Josh asked curiously, a look of incredulousness on his face. "If I were you, I'd be gloating."

Sam shared a look with Jessica, Buffy and Angel, all of whom knew the real reason Dean and John didn't know. "Because we aren't exactly the Brady's™," he answered as he threw a handful of peanut shells at his friend.

Josh just shook his head. "And I'm not exactly the Huxtables. More shots?" He asked as he began to head over to the bar.

Sam groaned as both he and Jess replied, "No, no."

Jess then moved so she was sitting sideways in Sam's lap, "Seriously. I'm proud of you and you're gonna knock 'em dead on Monday and you're gonna get that full ride. I know it."

"What would I do without you?" Sam asked with a huge grin, much to the delight and amusement of his older sister.

Jess rolled her eyes playfully and replied, "Crash and burn," as she pulled his head down for a kiss.

Buffy shot Angel a knowing look and said in a teasing tone, "Remember when we were young and in love like that?"

Angel put on a mock thoughtful expression, "You mean just this morning?" he asked, playing along with Buffy's comment.

Buffy nodded. "Mhmmmm. I mean this morning," she snuck another glance at her baby brother and added, "Come on, let's leave them alone and dance."

The next three hours flew by as the two couples spent time catching up on their lives and just took time to relax. It had been a while since they had gotten together and just hung out. However, as 11pm rolled around Jessica and Buffy shared a look that only Slayers had, one which showed their need to hunt.

So along with their men, the two slayers went on patrol through the alleys and graveyards around Stanford before heading back to Sam and Jess' apartment. The two couples fell fast a sleep.

Two hours after turning in for the night, the sound of someone breaking into the apartment woke all four of the sleeping occupants. Sam and Angel were the first ones in the front of the apartment and tackled the intruder.

"Whoa, what the hell?!" the voice of the intruder startled Sam and Angel enough that he was able to get out from beneath them.

That was just when the light was turned on by Buffy and Jessica. It was then that the two couples saw who the intruder was.

"Dean? What the hell are you doing here?" Buffy and Sam said as they stared at their older brother.

Dean raised an eyebrow. "I was looking for a beer. What about you Buffy, what are you and Angel doing here?"

"We came to visit Sam," Angel replied as he and Sam both moved to stand next to their significant others.

That was then that Dean noticed Jessica, who was wearing her short sleep shorts and her cut off Smurfs® shirt. "And who would this be?" he asked with a more than casual interest look in his eyes.

Sam rolled his eyes and said, "Dean, this is my girlfriend Jessica. Jess, this is mine and Buffy's older brother Dean."

"Wait," Jessica smiled a little nervously. "You're brother Dean? The one both you and Buffy have told me about?"

Sam and Buffy nodded as they and Angel turned their attention back to Dean. "What's going on Dean? Why are you here?" Sam asked as he walked over and put his arm around Jessica. "Anything you have to say you can say in front of Jessica."

Dean raised an eyebrow. Sam willing told his girlfriend the family secret? That was a change. If there was one family rule Sam hated, but stuck too, it was the number one rule, 'We do what we do and shut up about it'. He then shrugged, ok if that's how little brother and little sister wanted to play it.

"Fine, dad's missing and he hasn't been home in a few days," he told them. He expected Sam, Buffy and Angel t force him outside and join him, but what he didn't expect was Jessica's reply.

"What was he hunting Dean?" she asked, straight to the point as always.

His eyes grew wide for a few moments before he looked over his brother, sister and her husband before the words, "She knows about the family business?" left his mouth.

Buffy looked over at Sam, a decidedly mischievous twinkle in their eyes as they realized they had some good blackmail material on their big brother. "Yes, Jessica knows about the family business. She's a slayer as well; Has been since Buffy and the rest of the Scoobies closed the Sunnyhell Hellmouth and awoke all the Slayers."

Ok all of this serious talk was quickly heading towards a chick flick moment, which he REALLY wanted to avoid. "I thought you wanted a normal life?"

Sam rolled his eyes. "No, I wanted safe. I wanted to be able to at least try and make a go at getting what I wanted. I never stopped hunting, training or doing the necessary precautions Dean. I just wanted to be able to settle down and have one place to call homebase," Sam explained as everyone began moving to sit down in the chairs and on the couch. Sam pulled Jessica to sit on his lap as Angel did the same with Buffy.

"So are you going to tell us what you and Dad were hunting?" Buffy asked the question on everyone's mind.

Dean shook his head to clear his mind. "I don't know what Dad was hunting because I was on my own job in New Orleans," he replied as he pulled the tape recorder out of his jacket pocket.

"Dad actually let you go out on job by yourself?" Sam asked incredulously.

An indignant look made its way onto Dean's face as he replied, "Dude, I'm 26. I can hunt on my own."

Angel rolled his eyes. "Dean it's not safe to hunt alone. Hell even with my 200 plus years of experience, Buffy and Jessica's power as slayers, and Sam's training, none of us patrol or hunt alone," he explained.

"Wait," Dean raised a hand and continued, "Jessica's a slayer? Does that mean Sam's her Watcher?" A slow smirk made its way onto Dean's lips.

He would've continued had Sam not smacked him upside the head. "Dude, don't even think of saying what I know you're thinking."

"What, I didn't say a thing!?" Dean replied indignantly. How dare Sam insinuate he had been making lurid comments… well ok, maybe he was insinuating it a liiiiiiiittle teeny tiny bit.

Angel chuckled at the sibling display. He had had that kind of relationship with his younger sister Kathy, before he had been turned into Angelus and killed his entire family. "Angel," he looked down at his wife who had a curious look on her face.

"It's nothing beloved; it's just that my sister and I had a similar relationship before I was turned," he replied in answer to her unsaid question.

Buffy covered her mouth with her hand to hide the grin on her face as she realized that while what Angel said was true, it was also true of the relationship he shared with Spike and Xander; though at times the three of them really did dislike one another. "So you're saying you're not like this with Xander and Spike?"

At the sound of those two names, Angel growled. "No I am not. You know we don't get along. The only reason I tolerate them is because you consider them friends and we are mated. I wouldn't trust Spike with a ten foot pole, and Xander, well I really don't think he's ever gotten over you."

Buffy rolled her eyes. "Angel, you know you're it for me. I consider Xander and Spike to be good friends, maybe even brothers. Now stop being a big baby and come help me pack," she looked over at her brothers and future sister in law, "We'll be back in a few minutes."

Jessica nodded and decided that the two brothers needed some time to themselves, so she excused herself as well to start packing for herself and Sam. She kissed Sam on the lips before walking into the hall and to their bedroom. As soon as Buffy, Angel, and Jessica left, Dean looked at Sam with a 'What the hell?' look.

Sam returned that look with one of his own and said, "Hey, don't give me that look; you hadn't called me in all of the years I've been here. I thought Buffy told you that Jess was one of her 'girls', as she refers to the mini slayers."

Dean looked down. He felt like a total heel for the way he and his dad had treated Sam about his need to attend college. The only reason they didn't want him to go to college is because they didn't want to let him out of their sight. He had no one to watch his back while he was at school. Now he finds out that Sam was about to go into Law School and get his law degree, all so that he could join the legal and research side of the Council and keep his family from being sent to jail.

"Yeah, about that…" Dean began, only to be cut off when Sam said, "Dean, stop, it's all water under the bridge. Buffy and I talked and she explained to me what she thought Dad really meant. The only reason I never called was because, well, because I thought neither of you wanted to hear from me."

When he heard that and the hurt inflection in Sam's voice, Dean winced. Awww Sammy, you know we didn't mean that. Dad and I just wanted to keep you safe, he thought. He was about to speak up when Buffy and Angel came walking out, her arm linked through one of his. "Well, you two ladies ready to go?" Angel grinned, showing both brothers he was joking.

Sam and Dean both rolled their eyes. Over the last few years they had gotten to know the former brooding vampire, they had come to like the man who had married their sister and as with Spike and Xander, they had come to think of him as another brother. Buffy had to stifle the laughter that was bubbling up inside her.

"All right, enough of this bitch-fest," Dean looked from one member of his family to the other, "Let's pack up and go get Dad, all right?"

There was a round of "ayes" throughout the apartment as the siblings, plus the two significant others, began to file out the door and two their vehicle; Dean and Angel's "babies".