Eternity

By Jen

Buffy Summers is an orphan and a servant in her own home by her stepmother. Angel is the prince and soon to take the throne so what happens when a servant and a prince meet? Based off of the movie Ever After.

Disclaimers: I own nothing of the Buffy/Angel universe all belong to the great and mighty Joss Whedon. Also I own nothing of the movie and all rights belong to its respectful owners.

Rating T

Cast:

Danielle: Buffy Summers

Prince Henry: Angel

Rodmilla: Jenny Calendar

Leonardo di Vinci: Rupert Giles

Marguerite: Cordelia

Jacqueline: Faith

King Francis: Himself

Queen Marie: Herself

Auguste: Hank Summers

Gustave: Xander

Paulette: Willow

Louise: Tara

Maurice: Oz

Captain Laurent: William aka Spike

Pierre Le Pieu: Riley Finn

Chapter 1 Father and Daughter

The sun had just come over the horizon and the fog was disappearing. Out on the outer part of the royal city on the country side was a farm with a huge mansion. It was the Summers' home a house that belonged to four generations. It was once a thriving home but now it was reduced to its master and his daughter and its servants. Instead of the servants living off elsewhere Hank Summers had them stay in the house to keep it full. Hank once had a wife, Joyce de Lancret. She passed away when his daughter had turned a year old. Buffy Summers was all he had left in this world and it was just them for the past eight years until now.

A little blonde girl, very witty, smart and kind stood in her room as an older girl about sixteen was dressing her. Buffy knew all the servants and regarded them as friends. Buffy was excited her father was coming home today and not only that her father had a brand new wife with him. The house would be full to capacity again after so long of it being empty. Not only that Buffy was going to have a mother. She always wanted a mother she never knew hers.

"Oh, Willow, it feels just like Christmas.I get a mother and sisters all in one day!" The little eight years old said with a smile and the red head smiled too as she button up Buffy's dress.

"Yes, it's going to be very exciting here, what with the Baroness and all…" Willow started but then Buffy took off running. She was a ball of energy and it was hard to keep up with her. Willow walked after her to fix her dress because it wasn't button up all the way yet. "Oh, hold still!" Willow demanded as Tara another servant girl came in. Tara was the same age as Willow and they were best friends.

"The master deserves some happiness after all this time bringing up the child on his own." Tara added as she put some blankets away for Buffy as the winter months would be here soon. "She must be lovely." Buffy stood there as Willow was able to get a hold of her and finish with her dress as Buffy played with her long blonde hair. She had the most beautiful golden locks and they would come in handy someday when she gets older.

"I hope she likes me." Buffy stated meaning her knew mother she hoped her mother liked her. Willow then stood in front of the little girl and smoothed out her hair.

"She'll love you." Willow stated everyone loved Buffy she was so much fun to be around. Buffy had this aura about her that would draw you in. She was mature for her age and she had this laugh that made everyone laugh and smile too. There was no way this woman that Hank was bringing home would not love her it would be impossible. "Just be the little angel I know is in there somewhere." And Buffy smiled.

"And don't chew on the bones at dinner and give yourself away." Tara added and then Buffy heard something at her window and she had to check it out. She ran to her window and Willow sighed she was impossible at times.

"Buffy your father will be here any moment!" Willow called out but Buffy didn't listen as she opened her window and looked out seeing a young boy of her age standing there.

"Xander, I told you! Not today!" Buffy yelled out to her friend and he looked disappointed for a moment but then noticed Buffy was in a clean dress with her hair combed and out of her face and neatly pinned back. Xander couldn't help but laugh a little. Buffy was always running around in peasant clothing because she liked to play rough and wasn't afraid of getting dirty.

"You look like a girl!" Xander called out and Buffy put her hands on her hips taking some offense to that.

"That's what I am, halfwit!" Buffy yelled back and Xander smiled.

"Yeah, but today you look it!" Xander pointed out meaning he wasn't use to seeing her like this.

"Boy or girl, I can still whip you!" Buffy yelled back challenging him and Xander laughed and ran off taking the challenge and Buffy ran out of her room. She ran down the hall to the stairs, down the stairs and out the back door seeing Xander and she took off after him in a sprint. While the two kids were playing Hank was riding up to the farm leading a carriage. The servants saw him and started to gather at the front to greet him.

"Look lively, it's the master." Oz one of the head servants said. He might be young but Hank liked his skills and attitude. His youth was needed around here on this farm. Hank came riding up on his horse and dismounted as Oz went to greet him after a long time away from home. "Welcome home, Monsieur le seigneur. I see you have brought us a baroness nice." Oz commented.

"I have brought you an entire household Oz." Hank added as he looked around as if he was searching for someone. "But I seem to be missing a daughter." Oz looked to Willow and Tara and the two were about to say that Buffy ran off but it was too late the door of the carriage opened and out came a tiny foot of young girl the same age as Buffy. After that girl came another one just a year and half younger than Buffy. The two girls were brunettes with deep brown eyes. They were dressed in their best as they stood there. Then a hand popped out of the carriage as the carriage rider took it and woman dressed in a stunning red dress, her hair twisted up in braids came out. Willow smiled seeing that woman was beautiful. The woman stepped out looking at the huge house her house now.

"Oh Hank, it's absolutely charming, really." The woman commented and Hank smiled and then heard a squeal everyone did. The woman saw a girl coming running and she was taken back. When she stepped out of the carriage she was looking for Buffy but this girl looked like a child of a servant this could not be Buffy. The way Hank described Buffy was she was eight but she was mature like an eighteen year old.

"Daddy!" Buffy cried out as Hank got to one knee and scooped up the little girl and held her. He missed his little girl so much. The woman still couldn't believe this was Buffy. Her two daughters would never act like that.

"Oh ho ho! Oh, look at you, just as I left." Hank commented as Buffy had some mud on her dress and a little bit on her face. Willow and Tara shook their heads that girl could never keep a dress clean for long.

"I'll wager your friend Xander is around here." And Buffy shook her head no smiling.

"No, sir! I slaughtered him." Buffy stated and pointed behind him. "He's..." And Hank laughed as the little boy was covered head to toe in mud.

"Well, so you did. I had hoped to present a little lady. I suppose you'll have to do." Hank joked and set Buffy down and walked her over to the three ladies. "Buffy may I present the Baroness Jenny de Calendar and her daughters Cordelia and Faith." Buffy smiled seeing two girls the same age as her. She already had pictures in her mind what they could do together and so many games they could play. She then looked to the woman, Jenny her new mother. She wanted to go up and hug her but she refrained Jenny was clean and Buffy had mud on her.

"Hello, Buffy at last we meet. Your father speaks of nothing else." Jenny said to the little girl. "Ladies, say hello to your new stepsister." Jenny looked to her daughters and they curtsey at the same time to Buffy.

"Mademoiselle." Both Cordelia and Faith said at the same time and Buffy smiled at how proper they were. Hank held out his hand to Jenny and led her inside and the two little girls followed and the older one Cordelia looked at Buffy and sort of snubbed at her and walked away. Faith stood next to Buffy smiling.

"Cordelia can seem mean but she's nice sometimes oh and I like your hair you have pretty hair." Faith said to Buffy.

"Thanks hey want to see my room?" Buffy asked Faith and Faith nodded and Buffy took her hand and the two headed upstairs.

The long day had ended and within those hours Buffy and Faith became instant friends Cordelia however stayed with her mother looking down on the two. Buffy didn't notice she was just excited that new people were here. Buffy was in her night dress as Hank sat down and handed her a bag and Buffy opened her new present and it was a book. Buffy loved books she could read all day and night.

"Utopia." Buffy read the title and Hank nodded and took the book looking at it as the fire gave light to the room.

"It means paradise." Hank explained as he flipped through the pages and handed it back to Buffy. This may be a bit thick for an eight-year-old. But we could add it to our library." Hank and Buffy had a huge library downstairs of books of all kind.

"Will you read some?" Buffy asked wanting him to read to her. He's been gone for a while and she missed falling asleep to his voice.

"It's been a very long day." Hank stated meaning no and that it was time to get to bed. Buffy sighed but it didn't hurt to ask.

"And you're a husband now." She added and Hank smiled. It was odd to be a husband again he's been without Joyce for so long it almost felt like he was never married. He always felt that Buffy was robbed of a great mother but now finally she has one she always deserved a mother.

"Yes, I'm a husband. But a father first and forever." Hank meant no matter what Buffy would come first in his life. "We've been two peas in a pod, you and I, for a long time. I suppose this will take some getting used to." He was saying that more to himself rather than to Buffy. He still wondered if he rushed into marrying Jenny. So far Buffy was taking a liking to her but Buffy just liked people, she loved to be with people. Buffy started to crawl under the sheets as her father helped her in.

"Did you see the way they ate their supper?" Buffy asked meaning the three of them ate so properly something that Buffy has never seen. Hank smiled knowing Buffy was rather fascinated by her new mother and sisters. "It was perfect! Like a dance!" Buffy liked it as she laid there.

"Do you like them?" Hank asked because if she didn't then he wouldn't have them stay. Buffy's wellbeing came first above all else.

"Very much." Buffy answered and Hank felt relieved to know that. He wouldn't feel bad always leaving her behind when he went on his trips she could have sisters to play with and a mother to care for her.

"Good, good. Because I have to go to Avignon in a fortnight." Hank broke the sad news to Buffy as the little girl sat up looking more than just disappointed.

"But you just got back." She reminded her father and he nodded. Hank didn't want to leave not right away but it was a business trip.

"I know." He sighed as Buffy scold at him with her green eyes she had her mother's eyes.

"For how long?" Buffy asked and Hank shrugged.

"Only... three weeks." He said hoping that was ok but he could tell by her face that it wasn't ok at all.

"One." Buffy demanded.

"Two." Hank argued but he knew better than to argue with a woman let alone his daughter he knew he was going to lose.

"One!" Buffy stated again.

"T... two." Hank sighed and there was only one way to settle this and he held out his hand and so did she and they made a fist and then opened their hands. Hank had his hand flat and Buffy formed hers to what looked like scissors and she pretended to cut his hand like it was paper and he laughed. "All right, one." He gave up and Buffy had a satisfied look. "Come on, go to sleep." Hank then tucked her in for the night. "Kiss." And she kissed his cheek. "Sleep tight." And Hank left as Buffy laid there with a small smile on her face.

The morning came as everyone waited outside for Hank but when he woke this morning he felt odd. He put on his gloves and had a tingling feeling in his finger tips maybe it was just the cooler weather settling in. He also noticed a slight pain in shoulder but he just thought that was due to all the horseback riding. He then saw Jenny standing there looking a little sad but Buffy stood there with her head lowered she hated business trips.

"I've never seen so many gloomy faces around here." Hank commented and walked up to Jenny cupping her cheeks. "I shall be back in a week." He assured his new wife and she nodded.

"Then go. The sooner you leave the sooner we can celebrate your return." Jenny said and they shared a soft kiss and then Hank passed his two newest daughters. Cordelia just looked at him but Faith smiled a little.

"Perhaps by then, the three of you will know each other better." He said and then stopped in front of his daughter and knelt down as she kept her head lowered. "Huh? I'm counting on you to teach them the ropes around here." Buffy looked at her father as he rubbed her arms. "The Baroness isn't used to getting her hands dirty." Hank said smiling and Buffy nodded at her father's request and they shared a hug and Hank headed to his horse and got on. But that tingling numbing feeling came back and it even worse than the last time. But Hank shook it off as Oz handed him the reins of his horse. "Thank you, Oz." And then Hank was off. Jenny watched her new husband leave and then clapped her hands.

"Come along, ladies back to your lessons." She started inside with Cordelia and Faith following but Buffy remained standing there.

"Wait! It's tradition." Buffy started and Jenny turned around. "He always waves at the gate." Buffy insisted and Jenny brushed it off as she went back inside. Buffy sighed and rushed over to the path as everyone else waited outside for the master's wave. Hank was at a steady gallop but the pain in shoulder got sharper until it felt like something stabbed him in the heart. He's never felt that much pain before and he could barely see. He tried to stay on his horse and to turn it around and go back to the house but the pain was too much and he fell off his horse. Buffy saw her father roll off his horse and something told her to run after her father. Something was terribly wrong as the other servants watched not knowing what was happening.

"Daddy!" Buffy screamed and took off running to her father. Jenny heard the scream and stepped outside and saw her new husband on the ground and she took off running too. Cordelia and Faith came out to see what was happening and with the rest of the group. "Daddy!" And Buffy skid to the ground to her father shaking him. Jenny was now there and rolled over Hank. "Daddy!"

"Hank?" Jenny asked and she had a few tears as Hank looked like he was in pain as the two looked at him. Buffy had tears streaming down her cheeks and Hank looked to her and held out his hand touching her cheek. He wanted to see his daughter's face before everything went black he wanted her face to be the last thing he saw. Jenny then looked over as Hank had his hand on Buffy's cheek and Buffy held it there.

"l-I love you." Hank said to Buffy softly and then Jenny waited her turn but Hank kept his gaze fixed on the woman who truly had his heart and would always have his heart. "I love you." He said one last time and then Buffy felt her father's hand fall and her world started to spin. This wasn't happening this couldn't be happening it had to be a bad dream and she would wake up any many now. Jenny looked to Buffy and then it hit her and she looked down to now her dead husband.

"No." Jenny whispered and shook her husband but he didn't move.

"Daddy!" Buffy yelled as if that would wake him up. Willow stood there in tears as Tara put her arm around her best friend trying to comfort her. There was nothing they could do. The servants of the farm all stood there baffled at the site before them.

"Hank, you cannot leave me here. You cannot leave me here!" Jenny yelled and stood up crying not believing she just turned into a widow again. Buffy buried her head into her father's chest hoping that could bring his back but she couldn't hear his heart beat anymore. Faith then came over and knelt down next to Buffy and put her hand on her shoulder but Buffy swatted away.

"Leave me, leave me!" Buffy demanded she wanted to stay here next to her father. "Daddy please come back!" Hank was all she had left in this world and now she was an orphan.

A few days passed and out in the wild field of flowers was a headstone two actually. One read Joyce Summers and now her husband joined her. The servants of the farm, Jenny, Cordelia, Faith and Buffy were there to pay their last respects to an honorable man. A priest was delivering the finally words and then blessed the headstone and the funeral was over. Everyone started to head back to the house except Buffy she just stood there at the graves of her mother and father. She had hoped to be standing here when she was an old woman with children of her own but instead she lost her father at the age of eight and she never knew her mother. Willow, Oz, Xander, Tara and Faith noticed Buffy wasn't coming and they stood there for a moment seeing the little girl all in black standing there. Willow walked over to Buffy to talk to her as the others waited. Willow then came back to the group.

"She wants to stay." Willow said softly meaning they needed to leave her be. Faith stood there waiting for her new friend but Tara put her arm around her escorting her away. "She'll be ok Faith." Willow assured her as they left Buffy to be alone with her parents. Jenny stood there waiting for Faith to catch up but she also gazed at Buffy. At first she thought she would have to go back home but realized she married Hank and inherited the house and the farm. This place was rich with its soil and Hank himself was rich. The Summers blood line was a rich one and it was hers now. But what about Buffy? She was the last of the line of Summers but Jenny decided the blood line ended when Hank died. Buffy was now an orphan and orphans went to the fields and worked because they had no family or money. Jenny knew exactly what to do with Buffy.

Later that night Buffy sat in her room and the tears had stopped for now as she held the last book her father brought home. She had made it through the first chapter but she wanted to hear her father read it she missed his voice. Then the door opened and it was Jenny and Buffy looked up. She hoped Jenny was her to hold her but she was very wrong from that.

"Come with me." Jenny demanded and Buffy did as she was told and followed her stepmother up to the attic. Buffy didn't know what was going on as she looked around the place. There was a bed and it looked like this place was turned into a small room. "You're father wanted to be the leader well now you will be." Jenny said and Buffy looked up to her stepmother. "You're an orphan now meaning I could send you away but I won't if you wish to stay here then you will do as I say." And Jenny left Buffy there. Buffy knew what that meant and the tears started to flow again.

"Mom she's our sister." Faith stated as Jenny came down the stairs.

"She's now a servant and you are not to converse with her unless you need something understood?" Jenny asked and Faith nodded as Jenny walked away. Buffy sat on her new bed as it was much harder than her soft mattress. Maybe she was being punished for something but it didn't matter not now at least so she opened her book and started to read. This was the last thing she had left of her father.

Poor Buffy and now she must be a servant in her own home. So if you've seen the movie you know what's going to happen. Well I will add my own little twists and the meeting between our servant and our prince and the time together won't add up to a week meaning I'm adding things. So more on the way hope you like it. Thanks for reading comments and reviews are welcomed.