If Destiny Wills (5/?)

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Alex
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Title: If Destiny Wills (5/?)
Author: Alex P.
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Archive: Whatever or whoever Just tell me
 Summary: Sequel to A Higher Power
Spoilers: Starts where Next Illogical Step leaves off. Still in college
Still near future.
Disclaimer: The characters of Buffy Willow Giles and any others from
BTVS are the property of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy etc. No
infringement of any kind intended.
Notes: To sleep perchance to dream.
enough said.
   <>thoughts<>
   *****flashbacks****
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Title: If Destiny Wills (5/?)
Author: Alex P.
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      Willow was at a loss, normally when Buffy was in the
grip of one of her nightmares, Willow would take care of it. If research
and/or spells didn't work than all she had to do is use their spiritual
link to go into the Slayer's mind and find whatever personal demon was
tormenting Buffy, then the two of them would face it together and the
nightmare would soon be gone for a while, usually. Sure some of them
would return but with her Wills to protect her Buffy never worried about
them for long.
            This time was different, research
didn't help, there were no spells to study, and when Willow tried to
enter Buffy's dream all she saw was a vague vision of the Slayer fleeing
some evil mass that was threatening to engulf her. When Willow tried to
delve further into these visions Buffy's mind would close and force her
out and when Willow attempted to talk to her best friend about them,
Buffy would go into a deep depression and cry hysterically. All these
clues led Willow to believe that some unknown force was attacking the
Slayer through her dreams.
              She'd tried to find an answer
in the Book of Souls, but every time she went near the tome any more she
found herself drawn to one of the sections that she and Giles had been
unable to decipher. Willow had thought they had beaten it when she'd
broken the symbol code it was originally written, using a translation
she'd found elsewhere in the book but even having the letters didn't
help because the language couldn't be translated. No matter where they
looked they were unable an example of any language even remotely like
it, ancient or modern. Still every time she was anywhere near she'd find
herself starring at that section, like she realized she was doing right
now, tracing each beautifully handwritten letter teaching herself to
pronounce each syllable phonetically memorising it over and over until
it was etched indelibly on her mind and soul. She was beginning to think
she was loosing her mind then as if that wasn't bad enough these new
powers and skills began appearing with out warning.
          Some of her new found talents she acquired
from the Book of Souls, once she'd learned how to do something it wasn't
long before she could it almost without thinking, then with a little
practice each power became quickly stronger. For example levitation,
once she performed the feat the first time by picking up a small book
within a week she was able to pick up Buffy, Giles, even Giles car. It
was almost frightening. What bothered her even more was the ones that
just appeared, it was like a voice in her head would tell her how and
suddenly she could see the aura of magic, but last night had been really
scary.
              Willow didn't know what caused
her to wake up but as soon as her eyes were open she knew she was alone
again. Normally when she and Buffy were asleep they held each other or
at the very least they were touching but since the girl had died and
Buffy's nightmares had begun again it wasn't unusual for Willow to wake
up in the middle of the night to find herself alone. The first time was
the night she'd found her best friend and lover in the downstairs
bathroom cutting herself with Faith's knife. The memory of the sight of
Buffy sitting on the edge of the tub cutting herself, blood splattered
everywhere, and the horrified look on her face when she realized what
she'd done sprung unbidden into Willow's mind's eye. With it she felt
the panic rising in her but before she could jump out of bed to search
for her missing lover, that voice in her mind had stopped her.

            <>Be calm witch and you will find
the one you seek,<> the voice
told her

          "But I've got to find her." Willow said to
the empty room

            <>Relax, all will be well<>

              Willow froze for a moment
confused by the sudden intrusion .

          <>I am not an intrusion.<> the voice
informed her <>I am a part of
you.<>

              It was then that she realised
the voice had spoken to her before and every time she listened something
good happened.

          "Okay self," Willow said t empty room
"Tell me, how do I find my Buffy."

                    <>Relax<>
the voice instructed <>Let your mind become blank.<>

                    Willow sat
back on the bed, she closed her eyes and began to take deep calming
breaths.

                  <>Concentrate on
your beloved<> it continued <>Feel how much you love her, how much you
need her.<>

            Willow filled her mind with images
of her blonde Slayer, she recalled how the sunlight reflected off her
hair and the way she'd smile at her and the look in her lover's eyes
whenever she approached. With in minutes Willow could feel her senses
and emotions begin to reach out, it was as if her all consuming love and
need for Buffy came to life and within seconds had reached out to every
room in the house. In a flash of insight she knew Buffy was downstairs
in the spare room and she could feel that Buffy was hurt.
                Willow jumped out of bed
and after grabbing the first aid bag and was hurrying to her friend's
side to help in any way she could. Willow found Buffy kneeling on the
floor of the spare bedroom, her body covered with bleeding wets and
scratches as if she'd been attacked by a cat.

            "Buffy?" Willow called softly her
voice trembling with fear for her love "Buffy honey, come on back to
bed."

            It was spooky, Buffy just knelt
there saying nothing in fact not making a sound as Willow treated her
wounds. Tears flowed from her eyes but she made no sound not a gasp not
a sob nothing.
          Willow finished tending to the superficial
wounds then she sat cross legged n the floor facing her entranced
friend. Closing her eyes the young witch began reaching out with her
mind to her lover. Once again all she got were vague images she felt her
stomach turn as she came into contact with the reddish-yellow fog that
surrounded Buffy's dream the evil of that force sickened Willow,
swallowing her revulsion Willow pushed her way through the fog she could
taste and smell the hatred and insanity the permeated the force, Just as
she was about break and see the nature and source of the power plaguing
her friend there was a sudden surge of power that expelled Willow from
Buffy's mind and before the witch could counter attack the evil was
gone.
              Buffy's dull glazed over eyes
came back into focus then closed as she fell into heap on the floor.
Although she was sleeping naturally Buffy was still crying
uncontrollably. Willow moved to her love's side and taking the sobbing
girl into her arms Willow began gently rocking her whispering and
humming softly trying to comfort and reassure Buffy that everything was
going to be alright, she knew it wasn't but she knew she was lying. ***
              With that 'failure' weighing
heavily on her mind Willow once again returned to research. She
searched, read, and discarded the rest of that day until her head was
pounding and it was impossible for her to keep her eyes open. Willow
pushed herself away from the desk, she yawned and stretched her aching
muscles stiffened by long hours at the computer. Then too exhausted to
go home Willow staggered across the room ad collapsed on to Giles couch
next to Buffy's already sleeping form.
                That night after an
another uneventful patrol (four vamps down, goddess knows how many more
to go) the two girls spent nearly two hours trying to get from the
jacuzzi to their bed then they both fell into a deep exhausted sleep.

                      <>WAKE
UP<>

              Willow woke up with that voice
again this time screaming for her to rise.

                <>Wake up or your
beloved is lost<>

              That cleared the sleep induced
fog right out of her brain. She first noticed the clock, it was four a m
and Buffy was gone. Using her new found power Willow searched the house
but found her Buffy was nowhere to be found. Slipping into her robe and
slippers Willow ran out of their room and downstairs. As she searched
Widow felt warm breeze coming from the kitchen.

                  "Oh goddess please
no!" Willow
moaned as she went to investigate.

                Entering the kitchen
Willows worse fears were realized, the back door was standing wide open.
Willow ran outside in a panicked frenzy her mind full of images of what
could happen to her friend, out there unaware of her surroundings,
dressed in only a tank top and boxers,

                  "She didn't even
put on her shoes." Willow said to herself

              Willow couldn't figure out
which direction to begin looking finally as a last resort she closed her
eyes and tried to concentrate.

                    "Okay Willow
Rosenberg" she said under her breath "lets see just how good you are."

            Willow began to take slow deep
breaths and cleared her mind of everything except her overwhelming need
for her soulmate as the feeling rose to the surface it almost became a
living thing with the single minded urge to find the Slayer and reunite
her with her one true love. When it reached it's peak Willow released it
and with i seconds it was leading Willow at a dead run in the direction
of the Slayer. She came upon Buffy four blocks from home, she was
walking barefoot down the street leaving bloody foot prints with every
step. Willow got around i front of her to try to stop her but Buffy just
kept walking in some kind of trance unknowing, unfeeling, her normally
lively flashing blue eyes dull and lifeless reflecting no emotion.
                    Willow tried
yelling at her shaking her even slapping her but Buffy just kept on
walking. Going against her reluctance to use magic on her helpless
lover, Willow found she had no choice.

                    "STOP"
Willow commanded, then looking deep into Buffy's dull eyes she softly
said "Return to me my life, my love, my reason for being."

                    Buffy's
eyelids fluttered, her eyes focused.

                  "What..where...Wills?"
Buffy stammered as she became aware of her surroundings "Oh gods, not
again."

                With moan of complete
despair Buffy's rilled up, and she collapsed her mind shutting from the
sensory overload.
              Willow knelt down next to
Buffy and examined her for any other injuries besides her feet. Finding
nothing else Willow reached down and gently lovingly caressed her
soulmate's cheek then gently brushed a wayward strand of hair from
Buffy's forehead.

                "Sleep my love." Willow
said softly the love she felt for Buffy shining in her dark green eyes
"Your Wills is here she'll take care of you."

                Willow stood up and
brushed herself off then looked loving down at her sleeping lover. She
quietly chanting a levitation sell, a soft green glow formed around
Buffy and she slowly rose from the ground till she was level with
Willow's waist. Then with a prayer of thanks to the Goddess and hoping
nobody would see the, Willow took her unconscious lover home.
                    Once there
Willow laid Buffy carefully on their oversized couch and gently but
throughly cleaned Buffy's badly cut feet.

                  "My poor baby,"
Willow whispered
sympathy "look what's been done to your poor feet."

                  Tears fell
unnoticed from the young witch's eyes as she removed the shards of glass
and other debris that were lodged in Buffy's feet. Once finished with
that she carefully bandaged the Slayers feet, knowing that they'd be
healed by afternoon then she examined the rest of her love to make sure
there were no other physical injuries.
                    Satisfied
that she'd done all she could for now and not wanting to wake Buffy up
Willow carefully laid down beside the sleeping girl then wrapping her
arms around her troubled soulmate and pulled her close and very gently
reached out with her mind and lightly touched Buffy's sleeping mind.
Finding her love to be sleeping naturally Willow mentally soothed
Buffy's restless subconscious while she physically snuggled as close as
she could.

                  "Tomorrow Giles
WILL give us the night off." Willow whispered in Buffy's ear knowing
that her lover could on one level or another "Maybe if we can get away
from al this for a day we'll be able to get a handle on all this and put
a stop to it."

          As Willow drifted off to sleep both girls
were smiling slightly as the eerie green glow surrounded them keeping
them safe.

For now
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End part 5
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TBC