Reprogramming

As was the new normal at Buffy's house the whole family gathered around the dinner table for a home cooked meal. Ted, the new man of the house, made sure to cook a healthy meal for his 'special girls' every day. Both Buffy and Joyce were enjoying a lovely food coma after such a filling meal. Both Buffy and Joyce were completely unaware that their toporic state had more to do with the **** that laced their food then the food itself.

The **** that before were used to both obfuscate Ted's quick ascendancy to 'man of the house' and to help his 'special girls' accept his wants as their own were now part of the newly reprogrammed Ted's plan to help 'reprogram' his 'special girls'.

Although he was having a moment of debate with himself. The part that was Xander wanted one thing, the part that was Ted wanted another and the part that was the hybrid brain of Ted-X wanted something else completely.

As he argued over what to do with himself Ted checked on Buffy and Joyce and made sure that they were both deep enough in their tranced state to accept his commands, internalize them and make their orders their own thoughts.

While he continued to parse what he wanted to do with Buffy in the back of his brain, Ted turned his attention to Joyce. What his Ted side, his Xander side and his Ted-X side wanted done were all pretty much in alignment.

"Joyce," he began his voice deep and soothing, "You are going to start a rigorous exercise program. You want to be in the best shape you can be in. You will go to a gym and see a trainer. You belive this is because you want to look your best for our wedding."

Joyce barely bobbed her head mouthing Ted's words back to him.

The part of Ted that was now influenced by a hormonal teenage boy decided that adding to Joyce's commands wasn't a bad idea. "You will buy new work out clothes. Tight work out clothes. Lycra. Spandex. Things like that. You will wear them to work out and around the house. And when you are in the presence of Ted you will stretch or bend over in the best possible manner to show off your curves to provoke a sexual response from Ted."

He actually had a libido now, might as well use it. Old Ted had been affectionate but relatively chaste. Ted-X had a seventeen year olds libido. And the fantasies that Xander had had about Joyce in the back of his mind were now stored in Ted's brain. Best to put them to use.

He also made a mental note to update his own weight systems. Shedding pounds was easy for the android, not being flesh and blood. He would match his weight loss to Joyce's to encourage her like a good husband should.

And now onto Buffy.

He would do what he had told Xander and try and help fix their relationship.

"Buffy, you are going to forgive Xander. You feel guilty about what you are doing to him. And you are going to feel guiltier the longer you wait. You know he did nothing wrong. You know he did the right thing. You know you have to forgive him."

Ted watched as Buffy tried to frown and shake her head. Time to hit her with a curveball and derail any attempt at fighting her reprogramming.

"From now on you will call Ted 'Daddy' in private. You will use either a bimbo style, baby doll style, spoiled brat/princess style, or femme fatale style of intonation and delivery when doing so based on the situation. You will also, when home for the night, dress in either your underwear or in the sexiest sleepwear you own before coming down to kiss 'Daddy' good night."

Buffy fought that command less than the first before her head wobbled thru a weak nod of her head. Ted-X was pleased to see that, he still wanted Buffy even being in a different body. The part of him that was strictly Xander was less pleased as Buffy should be for human Xander. The part of him that was strictly old Ted didn't care for it, honestly.

Buffy seemed back to her blank order accepting state. So it was time to hit the sore point of Angel and Xander once again.

"And remember Buffy you will forgive Xander. What happened was not his fault. Everything that did happen is because of you. This situation is your fault. You rushed to face the Master and died because of it. It is not Xander's fault the slayer spirit entered him when he saved your life. And you must remember that Xanderrisked his life to save you then and many other times because he loves you."

"Just like it is not Xander's fault he had to stake Angelus. It is your fault. You unleashed a monster and he saved innocent people from that monster. People like your mother and you. He did what any Slayer should have done and in doing so saved you from the trauma of having to personally stake the vampire you foolishly claimed to love. Xander tried to save tou from that pain because he loves you."

"On that note you have to admit that you did not love Angel. You just lusted after him. You liked him certianly but you did not love him. You barely even knew him. The main driving **** of your relationship was that he was handsome, strong and could fight beside you. You have to admit that you Buffy didnt have any future with someone like Angel. You have to admit that to yourself Buffy."

Buffy's face contorted with pain and she seemed to be tearing up.

"But that is a good thing." Ted told her. "It means you can move on. You can love again. You can find The right guy for you. A better guy. A guy who can love you."

Buffy's face smoothed out and the tears dried up. The corners of her lips even turned up into a small smile.

Ted considered that a good stopping point. Both of his 'special girls' seemed to have taken their marching orders on board so best to quite while he was ahead.