RE: [buffywantswillow] Fic: A connected Love (chapters: 7, Interl ude, 8, 9, Epilogue)

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Great Story, now I just need more, bring on the sequel

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From: Quindo Ma [mailto:quindo-ma@xxxxxx]
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Subject: [buffywantswillow] Fic: A connected Love (chapters: 7, Interlude,
8, 9, Epilogue)



Ok, this is it. The last part of my first fic. There will definatly be a
sequel for it. I have a few good ideas left, but mostly it will follow the
events of this story. I hope you enjoy it. And sorry it took a little longer
this time but I had a short writer block.


Title: "A connected Love"
Author: Quindo Ma
E-mail: <mailto:quindo-ma@xxxxxx> quindo-ma@xxxxxx
Pairing: Buffy - Willow
Rating: PG-13
Story copyright: April 24th 2000
Feedback: All I can get... and the more I get the more I enjoy writing and
the more I'll write and the more you can enjoy (or not)
and...so...on...hehe...


Spoilers: Well this story plays after the 3rd season so information up to
Graduation Day 1 / 2 will surely be used. I haven't seen the 4th

season at the point I wrote this, so no spoilers for that.
This story takes another timeline from then. 

Note: The numbers 12 and 60 were (as far as I know) the holy numbers of the
Babylonian, the first recorded civilization (refer to bible) of
this realm. I will use them in this story: The numbers are: 144,
720 and 3600 (12*12, 12*60 and 60*60) 



Note: This is my first try so be kind. I have redone and changed some things
a few times to make it good but I have almost no
experience in this. Just a few ideas, and a few inspirations. :-)

Note: This story hasn't been beta'd from anyone else but me so if you want
to do that for the upcoming fics then send me a mail.

Distribution: Kimber, Pat/Jen, PB: if you think this story is good enough
for your archive then go for it. All others ask and you shall recieve.

Disclaimer: All the characters, Buffy, Willow, Giles, Xander, etc. Belong to
Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy Inc., and Warner Bros. I'm just borrowing their
brilliant creations. I intend no copyright infringement from my use of their
characters, and will receive no monetary or any other compensation for their
use, in any form, of the story that succeeds. The Story although is mine.
Nothing more, nothing less.

_____ 

********
Chapter 7: A forced separation



"Hmmm... that is an interesting thing. Love you say?"



"That were my words master."

"Then let's get started. Gather your best soldiers and do your best to
follow my will."

"Yes my master." And with that the scout left the inner circle of their
members and the leaders of the Rholtha clan. He would do whatever was needed
to succeed and fulfill the hopes and needs of his masters.

He smiled at the thought what he would do with that little slayer as soon as
she was one of them. He probably would make her his and play with her until
he didn't want her anymore and then just kill her. It wasn't really the best
idea to kill a member, especially if he had managed to turn a slayer but he
had enough time to think about that as soon as he had her on his side. He
had scarcely thought about the way he served his master but it was surely
enjoying to be one of the best and as such have some freedom about what he
did and how he did it. And he used every opportunity to receive more of that
freedom and maybe even one time to be elected into the leadership. But for
now all he would do was to capture that girl and turn that slayer.

********

Willow woke up and noticed the warmth of Buffy's body behind her. It was so
comforting. She sighed at the thought of needing to get up early and do some
research to learn the last few spells to cast the gateway and hide it.
'Hmmm... 6:22 I still have some time.' She turned around to face Buffy and
started to gaze at her. 'So beautiful. It took too long for us to notice.'

She sighed again and slowly entangled herself from Buffy, careful not to
wake her up, and then started to get dressed. Then she went back to the bed
and kissed 'her slayer' on the forehead and smiled, then headed for the door
and stopped in the doorway to take a last look before she left the room.

She went down and into the kitchen to set up a dough for a few pancakes and
fried a few of them. She wrote a short message where she was and then left
the house.

Just outside, she was suddenly knocked down by something very large. Her
last thought before she fell into unconsciousness was 'BUFFY!! Help!'

********

Buffy startled in her dream. She was dancing with Willow in the Bronze and
suddenly heard her. 'BUFFY!! Help!'. She looked into the eyes of Willow
scared that something bad had happened when she saw her fade away. "Willow
wait." It was her last thought before she woke up. Her eyes shot open and
she scanned the room but Willow wasn't there. She was really worried now.

"Willow? Willow, are you here?"

No answer. She headed down just to find the door open. Leaving the house she
found Willow's laptop outside on the floor. Her mouth was suddenly dry.

"Oh my god, Willow..." she exhaled.

********

Giles was getting worried. He had agreed with Willow that they would meet at
his house at 7 o'clock. It was now 7:30. Just then he heard the phone ring.

"Hello? Buffy? No she's not here... No I haven't seen her... yes I'll call
when I see her. Buffy- Buffy calm down. Now tell me what's wrong."

********

After a short talk on the phone about what she had found, Buffy got dressed
and ran over to Giles.

Giles heard a knock and went to open the door. Unsurprisingly Buffy was
outside. He let her in and she just went over to the couch and took a seat.

"It's all my fault. It's all my fault. I didn't protect her, you know Giles?
That's what I normally should do. And now those demons have her." she said
with tears welling in her eyes.

She gave him a note.

'We have your little red-haired friend. If you want her back then come to
the south graveyard at midnight. Alone!'

"Well first of all this is not your fault. You can't be everywhere. And
second how could you have known that this would happen? You are the Slayer
and not the Oracle of Sunnydale. You cannot know everything."

"Maybe not, but I could have protected HER. After all, we have spent the..."
she stopped herself before she could say too much and let her head sink into
her hands and started to cry.

********

Willow woke up in what seemed to be a tent, built around a tree. She tried
to get up but then noticed that she was tied up against that tree. Then
suddenly a demon appeared in front of her, almost if he has just been
created out of thin air, a small distortion effect seemed to surround it.

"Ahhh... our little slayer-friend is awake. You should better not try to
leave this place. You would be dead before you had moved even one foot."

That demon looked at her with a look that could be best identified as a
smile. She stopped struggling and took a closer look at it and tried her
best to project that picture in Buffy.

"You know, at least some of you could at least try to use a little hygiene?"

"Heh. Funny. You're tied against a tree, caught by a bunch of demons and you
think about hygiene."

"Well it's the best... actually... the only thing I can think of, as long as
you're here. And since I'm not dead yet, I suppose that you need me for
something."

"True my little girl. We need your presence to trap the slayer. But don't
think that we need you longer than that. And the more you do to anger me,
the sooner you'll be dead. I don't think that the slayer will do much to
avoid our trap. Not with that look in her eyes."

"What look?"

"Love, my dear. Love. It's the only thing that causes people to risk their
lives for somebody else without thinking. And your little slayer had that
look. And we'll use it against her. So if you prefer to live long enough to
see her a last time, then keep quiet and don't even think about fleeing."

With that it vaporized again only leaving a small trail of waved air behind
it as it left.

********

"You have spent... what?"

Buffy ignored him, unable to calm down. The only person she could think of
at the moment was kidnapped by a group of invisible demons. She was probably
the only person that was knowledgeable enough, beside of Giles, to open such
a gateway. And Buffy couldn't even think of what she would do if Willow
would die.

"Buffy? Buffy, come on, tell me what you wanted to say."

Buffy's head shot up as a image entered it. She could see a demon that
seemed to talk but couldn't hear anything.

'Willow? Willow are you there?'

'Oh god Buffy. Am I glad to hear you.'

'Willow, I'll get you out of there. I'll get you out.'

'Buffy, I'm tied up against a tree and from that what I hear there are just
too many to fight. Don't risk your life if all you could do here would be
dying.'

'Willow I will not allow you to think about that. We'll find a way to get
you out and I will not let you be harmed.'

Her connection was cut off as Giles put a hand on her shoulder and shaked
her.

"Buffy? Buffy?" He had a concerned look on his face. "Buffy, tell me what
you mean. I'm here and I'll listen to whatever you have to say."

"Wha- What? Oh sorry, I was just talking to Willow. She doesn't want me to
rescue her. She says it is a trap."

"Buffy what are you talking about? Willow isn't here."

'Should I tell him? It would surely help us to find a solution but I really
don't want to go through that whole 'why?' discussion.'

'Buffy, tell him. He will understand.'

Buffy was startled by Willow entering her head again but was fast enough
back in Giles living room to see his puzzled face.

'Ok Buffy, then let's tell him' she encouraged to herself.

"Well... it's quite complicated but to say it in its shortest form Willow
and I have... sorta a telepathic connection. I really don't know how or why
but it's there. It started after I had..." trailing off Buffy wished she
hadn't said that last sentence.

"After what?" Giles frowned at the thought that such a thing could be
possible but listened to her.

"Uh... well... I think it started after Willow and I... ah... kind of..."
she hesitated. She really didn't want to go that far. " ummm... had... I
think it started after our visit here on Saturday." she said, relieved that
she found way to avoid telling him that she and Willow were together. She
was simply not that far yet.

"Hmmm seems another thing that Willow has developed lately."

"Yeah Willow..."

"And you're now in contact with her?"

"Sort of."

"Well then I think I know a way how we can free her."

"Really? That's great. How?"

"Well we'll just tell her what she shall do and none of the demons should
actually notice."

"Seems like a great idea. When shall we start?"

********

"Seems like our little redhead has accepted the way things will go." the
demon said appearing in front of Willow.

"No, I'm just imagining how it will be when Buffy arrives here. In a
good-for-me-bad-for-you kind of way."

The demon let out a loud laughter and then pierced her up with glowing green
eyes.

"You have such a fantasy. It will be a pleasure to see you die."

"I don't really think that that would be a pleasure from your seat in the
lounge in hell." she said a wicked smile growing across her face.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that she will send you all back to hell before you have any
opportunity to see me die."

"You really have a great fantasy. Maybe I'll turn you and not kill you. It
would be of advantage to have such a person in our clan."

"Go to hell!"

"Nah, I don't think so. Been there and came back. But I'll make sure that
you'll land there" and with that it vaporized again.

'Willow? Can you hear me?'

'Buffy! Oh I'm so glad to hear you.'

'Nice to hear that but I think me and Giles know a way to rescue you.'

'How?'

'Do you think you can send me a short look at the surroundings?'

'Sure, though there's not much to say other than that I'm in a tent tied
against a tree.' and with that she let Buffy see through her eyes.

********

"Ok here's the thing. Willow is tied up against a tree. I'd say about four
or five feet thick and she is in a tent about seven or eight yards from one
side to the other."

"Ok, then the next step."

'Willow you think you can check if there are any of those demons inside of
the tent? I mean with that spell you used yesterday.'

'Should be no problem.'

Buffy heard Willow chant, although she was actually too far away to be able
to do that. But she could hear her think the words. After a few minutes of
chanting and Giles slowly getting worried she heard Willow talk to her
again.

'No demons inside but two a few feet outside guarding the entrance.'

'Okay should be enough for now. We'll tell you the spell to create a gateway
inside the tent so that you can keep it open. And hide it. Then all you have
to do is lure a few of them into the tent. That should give us the
distraction we need to find and rescue you. I just hope that none of those
beasts comes in just in that moment.'

'Yeah, Ok Buffy but be careful.'

'You know me. I'm the always-careful slayer.'

With that she opened her eyes and spoke up to tell Giles the development.
After a few minutes of explaining he stood up and went to get the book where
the spell was listed in. In the meanwhile Buffy went back to talking to
Willow through their connection. A connection for which she thanked all gods
she knew now.

********

Interlude: The time it takes



The two fighters for good soon recognized that they couldn't live forever.
Not with their powers. They would be killed sometime during their fight. So
they decided to make sure that the powers they held could be given to the
next life. To a new human that would be able to fight the dark side and keep
them at bay to not allow them to take the mortal realm again.

But they soon found out that it wasn't as easy to give those powers to the
next human in the line as they had hoped. They found out that it was much
more difficult to give all the powers to two single humans to continue their
fight than to split their powers up and give them to a group of humans. And
then, when the time came, they would be able to focus the powers and give
them to two humans who then would be able to prevent the big attack that
hell had sworn to do. They had to find out how to do such a thing and then
give the powers to the next.

It has then been decided that in every generation there will be a group of
humans that would be able to receive and use parts of the gifts that those
two had received from the Powers of Light. It has been decided that those
would from then on fight the evil and push them back as long as possible and
those humans were given the all the power that was needed to fulfill their
destiny. And a conscience that would not let them turn to the dark side.

But hell would once strike again and the two fighters for the mortal realm
knew that. They could even figure out when it would strike again. And they
knew they had to prevent the Powers of Darkness to reenter this realm. But
they also knew that there would be smaller fights to regain control over
what the demons had lost. Fights that would not be won if the Warriors for
that time weren't given enough power.

So they took advantage of that and decided to give the special fighters
sometimes more power. The problem was that it was more difficult to summon
the magic than to summon the strength.

And so it came that every 720 years a Sorcerer was born with more powers
than normal and every 144 years a Warrior was born with more strength than
normal. But due to the attack that all knew would come they needed more to
fight it back.

Every 3600 years hell would be able to open a new entrance to the mortal
realm and be able to enter it without any problems. And to avoid that, it
was necessary to give the two fighters for that event the powers that the
first two also had. It was the time when all the powers the mortal realm had
were concentrated in those two fighters for the existence of the mortal
realm. But it was necessary for that, that those two fighters fought
together. It was the only hope this realm had.

And to make sure that those two would fight together the first Warrior and
the first Sorceress asked the mortal realm to connect them so that the
future fighters would be connected in the same way. It was a connection that
could only be activated by love and would, once active, bond those two
together for eternity, making their souls immortal and, as soon they gave
the powers to the next generation, their body's would be the same. It was a
gift that the mortal realm gave them. A gift they received for their holy
duty. All those that managed to find the other and fall in love with them
would be able to live forever.

Together.

********

Chapter 8: Special powers



Willow woke up on a small hill. She looked up and saw a willow tree on the
top. She started to walk towards it when she noticed an other person nearing
it from the other side. She looked at the other person and recognized her.

"Buffy!"

"Willow!"

They ran towards each other. They met on the top just beside the tree and
hugged and kissed the other.

"Willow are you ok? I mean you seem ok, but... this... your still tied up
against that tree aren't you?"

Willow nodded.

"Well then I suppose we have a dream." Buffy smiled. She was happy to see
her lover again, even if it was only a dream.

"But why are we here? Did you do that Will?"

"You are here because we brought you here. You need to learn a few things
before you go on." a new voice spoke up startling both girls. They looked
into the direction the voice came from and saw two people standing there. A
man, seemingly in some kind of armor, and a woman in a wide robe, that
seemed to float around her feet.

"And you are...?" Buffy asked.

"We were the first fighters for this realm." The woman spoke this time.

"What do you mean? The first fighters?"

"Well... to explain that it would take too long. We will do that another
time, but for now you must know who you are and why you are here."

"We're waiting."

"Ok to take the short way, you two are keepers of the powers we once held.
They were used to fight the evil and prevent them from taking this realm. We
have found out that we couldn't do this forever so we gave them to humans
that from then on would fight for what we have fought. Every 3600 years the
Powers of Darkness are able to open an entrance to this world without any
help from this side. This will happen soon and you two are the only ones
that can stop that."

"Ok I know that I have saved the world often enough but can't such a thing
be done by an other slayer?"

"No, just because you two are the only ones that hold these powers and for
the next 3600 years they will not return. It was simply too difficult for us
to summon all the powers we had and give them to the next humans. So what we
did was give small amounts of the powers to certain humans. A few received
the gifts to cast magic like you Willow. Others have received the gifts of
great strength and fast healing like you Buffy. You and your fellows the
other slayers weren't the only ones that received those gifts but you were
those that were noticed by mankind. This is just to explain why the
'Council' thinks all slayers are women. But so much for that. You two have
taken the first step to use those powers and preventing the Chaos from
entering this realm."

"What step?" Willow, who had been quiet until now, asked.

"By falling in love," the man said. "The only way we knew to, sorry if this
sounds rude, force the fighters that would follow us to fight together was
to connect them. We asked this realm to help us and this sort of connection
you two have is the answer. It started as you two both found out that you
love each other. Not the conscious part of your soul, but your heart. You
have had shared dreams before you both knew it. The dream where your
consciousness finally accepted the love was one of them."

"You mean... THAT was a shared...?" Both girls asked in unison, their eyes
widening.

"Yes it was. But this is only the beginning of everything. We came here and
brought you to this place to tell you who you are and to warn you, that the
time you will need what you have received will come soon. You two have just
started to know the powers you two hold. Buffy you are much stronger and
faster than you ever thought and Willow your magic is just starting to show
itself. Now that you are together you will be able to use those powers. But
you still need training. This place here is a place that exists in the real
world out there too. It is a place that we have once created and that is
hidden, so that only the special fighters, like you two, are able to find
it. It is a place where you can train and learn to control your powers. As
soon as you wake up you will know where to go. We will wait there for you to
help you on your way."

"But... but... Willow is still tied up against that tree and I can't just go
there after I wake up. Not when I know that she is still in danger."

Willow smiled as she heard that. She knew it was something that Buffy said
automatically, mostly because she was her best friend for over 3 years now,
but she was still happy that she could hear it.

"You still have enough time to free her. There is not such a hurry for what
you have to do but know that the time, when the evil will enter, will come."

And with that the two people disappeared. Willow looked into Buffy's eyes
and was a little shocked about what she had just found out.

"Hey, seems like we're more special than we thought." Buffy smiled

"Yeah. I just hope that you'll come soon. I miss you too much."

"Hey, now I'm here. Maybe it's not the same but I am here. And I will not
leave you if it is in any way avoidable."

With that Buffy kissed her lover and they started to lay down onto the
grass, slipping one piece of clothing off after the other. It was a
wonderful time for both of them and although they knew that they would wake,
seperated from each other, up they didn't think about it. They just laid in
the grass and loved each other. In more than just one way. 

"I love you Will."

"And I love you."

With that both woke up, one in her bed in Giles house, the other tied
against a tree. Both sweating and both smiling. Buffy had her hand between
her legs and so had Willow. They were both glad about what they had found
out and that they, although they were separated, were able to spend the
night together.

Now that they knew that they were more than they had thought, they had to
learn to control their powers.

********

"You think they will join us?" the woman asked, again standing under the
willow tree.

"They will. And they will prevent once more the destruction of this world."

"I just hope they will come together sooner than we have. I hated the time
we were separated."

"So did I my love, so did I."

********

Chapter 9: Freeing Willow:



"Ok, so that is all that we need?"

"Yes. This and your connection with Willow, and we should be able to open
one of the gateways in the tent she's in. All we then have to do is to be
fast enough there to free her so that she can open another gateway and then
we should be able to-"

"Yes Giles, I think we got that. Ok then I'll tell Will that we're ready
here."

"Ah.. yes, do that."

'Will, can you hear me?'

'No I can't but I will play the game. Ok so you are ready there?'

'Always up for a joke hah? And I thought that was Xanders way of thinking.
Ok so we'll start now. Are you alone?'

'Just a second. Hmmm... yes, no demon in here.'

"She's ready."

"Then let's start."

********

"Poor little redhead. Seems your friend doesn't love you as much as we
thought."

Willow was startled as the demon appeared in front of her.

"What do you mean?"

"She didn't come. And she wasn't here. That means that she won't come. Bad
for you. That means we have no use for you anymore."

'Buffy, hurry. I think they'll kill me if I'm not fast enough out of here.'

"Oh, believe me. She loves me. But she isn't stupid enough to step into a
trap. And just for your information, Buffy and I had a wonderful night
together."

"Oh, you mean that you thought you had her love... and I assume you also
thought that you spent the night together. Ah, yes I can smell your arousal.
But masturbation isn't the same than spending the night together and I would
assume you know that."

"You don't seem to understand. I am more than you think. And I won't let you
or anybody else hurt my Buffy."

And with that her head dropped, only to come up again a few seconds later,
her eyes glowing and chants leaving her mouth. She didn't know where it came
from, she just continued with what she was doing. The rope she was tied
against started to glow and then fell off. She looked at the demon, her eyes
almost drilling into its head. It couldn't move, couldn't speak. Then she
raised her hands and threw the Weaver out of the tent. It smashed against a
tree and was immediately dead.

'NOW Buffy!!'

She heard Buffy's words in her head but didn't have any time to listen to
them. The guards ran into the tent and Willow did the same with them as with
their comrade before. Then she started to feel a power. She couldn't resist
it and started to chant again. She felt the energy streaming through her
body and leaving her hands as she slowly opened the gateway.

Just in the moment when she was finished another two demons stepped into the
doorway. If the gateway wouldn't have sucked them into it she wouldn't even
have noticed them.

'Buffy, the hide spell!'

********

"Fast Giles, I need the hiding spell!"

"Just a second. Ah yes here."

Buffy took a short look at the spell in front of her and sent the picture of
it to Willow.

She heard her as she used it. Then she saw through her eyes as the gateway
started to disappear.

'Will, stay there. I'm coming. I'll be there as fast as I can.'

'Sure Buffy, no problem.'

She could almost see the smile her wicca must have had on her face now.

"Ok Giles, time to go."

She stood up grabbed the sword and the weaponry bag beside her and headed
out of the door, shortly followed by Giles, Xander and Cordelia.

********

Buffy checked if the glasses were correct adjusted. Then she jumped out of
the bush she was hiding in and ran as fast as she could towards the tent
where Willow would wait for her. On her way she kicked 3 of the Illusion
Weavers down and managed to slice the head off of them. Satisfied with her
work she continued her run towards her friend. The closer she came to the
tent the more she noticed that there didn't seem to be any of those demons
left that attacked her. 'Damn they must have found out that there is a
gateway in there. Or they're just scared. Whatever it is I should be
grateful for it.'

Then she was hit and thrown through the air. She didn't know where it came
from cause she thought she had checked everything in that direction. She did
a second sweep with her glasses as she landed but wasn't able to see
anything.

"Oh, little slayer... you don't really think I'm stupid enough to let you
see me. I know how to avoid such things." What then followed could only be
identified by maniacal laughter. Then she felt it. A prank that lifted her
up in the air and threw her good 30 feet over to the tent.

"Big mistake, you bastard." 'Willow, you think you can make that one
visible?'

'I can try, but I have to know where it is to track him down.'

'Ok next time he lifts me up you'll know where it is.'

'Buffy you can't be serious. He could kill you if you let him that near.'

'I really don't think I have a choi-'

Buffy was kicked over half the clearing and crashed right into a tree. The
sword she had managed to hold until then dropped as the impact drove the air
out of her lungs. Willow, who now knew where the demon was started to chant
the short spell and only a few seconds later she and Buffy could see this
one. It was bigger than the last one, almost 10 feet high. And it was fast.
Almost too fast but Buffy managed to get up in time and duck under the punch
away. And now that she could see it, it wasn't difficult for the slayer to
repel the attacks. And after a little help from Willow, who managed to stop
all the movements like with the first one, Buffy managed to break its neck
and the demon dropped into a lumpy heap on the ground.

"Willow, do you think you could open a really big one above the clearing?"
the slayer said walking over to her lover and with an almost wicked smile on
her face.

"Ahh..hmm.. I think I could try that."

"You don't try it. Do it or don't do it that's all I want from you."

"Sure."

With that Willow started to chant, gathering all her energy together and a
gateway formed. First small but steadily growing it sucked one demon after
the other into it. Screams of agony could be heard throughout the whole
forrest. Soon the clearing was absolutely quiet except for the walking
sounds of the rest of the scoobies who came towards them. Willow collapsed
on the floor completely exhausted. Buffy jumped over to her and caught her
just in time to prevent her from dropping on to the ground.

'Hey Buffy, you think we should tell them now?'

'Why tell them and not show them?'

That was enough for Buffy to let her smile become wicked. Willow smiled back
and only seconds later they stood there, kissing as if they have been years
apart. Giles froze and just looked dumbfounded at the scene that was playing
in front of him. Xander walked up to his side.

"Now just say you didn't know that."

"Know what?" Cordelia asked, as she was up to the other two. Xander just
pointed at the two girls in front of him. The answer he received was Cordy's
jaw hanging open while she stared at what just happened in front of her.

"Now come on, don't tell me I was the only one that knew this."

"Ah..yes... well... I think we should gather our stuff and go back home. And
you two have quite some explaining to do, little girls."

"Giles, first we aren't 'little girls' anymore and second I think Willow and
I have something else to do before, but we'll be there soon. And, no Giles,
it is not what you think. I'll explain it later. But now we have a small
date with some really old people."

********

"So here are we now. What to do next?"

"Now we'll teach you to work with what you have." A new voice entered the
quietness around the willow tree.

********

Epilogue: Explaining



Giles and Cordelia listened carefully to what the two lovers told them.
Xander had went into the kitchen to get something to eat after the part
concerning the 'lovers' had started.

"So you two have the same powers as those two, and they were the first on
this realm?" Giles asked.

"More or less. They weren't the first humans here, they were the first real
fighters for this world. They were humans that were given the powers from
the 'Mortal Realm' combined with the knowledge and some power of the
heavenly forces...yeah I think that's what they called it.They told us that
in some cases the powers are more on the side of the magic, in other cases
the Warrior gets more of it. But together we have exactly the same powers as
they had."

"And you say that they are immortal?" this time it was Cordelia who asked.

"They are and we will be as soon as we give the powers to the next
generation. Or at least that is what they told us." Willow smiled. She very
much liked the thought of being able to stay with Buffy for such a long
time.

"And tell me again why you don't do this now, but later?"

"Because they said that it was a little too difficult to give the powers
they had to only two humans of the next generation. They had to split it up
and every 3600 years when the 'Powers of Darkness', as they called it, are
able to open a portal to this world, they have enough strength to focus all
the power again into two humans. And in this cycle, Willow and I are those
two chosen ones, as silly as this may sound at the moment. And in the next
3600 years they will be too weak to focus those powers again."

"Ok, I think I understand this now. Did they tell you when you will have
encounter this threat?"

"Except for 'soon'? No. They just said that we would have enough time to
learn to control our powers. But from what I have seen how strong Wills
already is I don't know how long that could be."

"Well I hope we have enough time to work this out. I really don't want to
battle hell all too soon. I think we really have earned us a short break."
Cordy said.

"Ah.. yes..well it seems that we have always underestimated you two. I am
just glad that you are on our side."

"Giles you don't have to do that. Don't you see that you embarrass them?"
Xander came back with a piece of cake and a huge pile of whipped cream on
top.

'You know, as much as I like it how Giles looks when he's blushing, I really
know better ways of using this time.' Buffy squeezed Willows hand.

"Buffy!"

"Yes?"

'You know exactly what I meant.'

'Do I?'

'Yes you do Buffy. And don't play this game, they all know about what we
have.'

"Ok, ok, you are absolutely right Wills."

"Well...I think we know enough for the moment. I just have to find out what
we can do to help you two in the coming fight."

"Giles we really appreciate your help, but we have no clue what will happen
ourselves. We will meet Birgit and Christopher in a few days and then we'll
try to find a few things out that will help us but until then you can relax.
You don't have to explain everything. Especially not those things that you
wouldn't be able to find anyway without more details."

"Well...maybe you're right. I think we should stop this debate for now and
just enjoy the peace we have at the moment."

"Thanks Giles. You know Buffy, I think we should go back to the dorm. I
still have some homework I have to do."

"Sure, anything else Giles?"

"No... no I don't think so."

"Ok then we'll see ya all tomorrow. Bye Giles, Bye Xandman, Cordy."

"Yes tomorrow." Giles muttered.

With a few 'byes' hanging in the air Willow was being tugged out of the
house just to stop there and be kissed.

"You know I like the way you think about homework lately."

"What do you mean?"

'Do the words: "I still have some homework I have to do with Buffy, on
Buffy," remember you of something?'

Willow blushed. "I...you know that I... I just wanted to-" Buffy stopped her
babble mode with a fast kiss.

"I know exactly what you meant. And as much as I like it here, it is
although a little too public."

"Yeah I think your right. Come on I... WE have some homework to do."

Willow squeezed Buffy's hand and ran with her off to the dorm. They still
had a few issues that they had to discuss but that would have to wait until
after the 'Homework'.

The End


Sorry if the Epilouge isn't good but I really didn't want to let you wait
longer for this. I just have no real idea how to end such a story. As I
already said this is my first try... hope that you still enjoyed it. And if
anyone can give me a few good tips about how to write such a story,
especially the ending... they will be gratefully appreciated.

To be continued in "Immortal Love", as soon as I have a decent plot for it.
And sorry that I have to say that but that will take a while. But I'll write
a few other fics in the meanwhile. At least everytime I am inspired enough
to do so ;-)

Quindo Ma

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Seduce my mind and you can have my body... touch my soul and I'm yours
forever.

Never Explain... your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not
believe you anyway.

Always remember the last thing you say to people each day. Because what if
it happened to be the last thing you ever get to say to them?

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt with the heart.

Your heart understands what your head cannot yet conceive... trust your
heart.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them
all yourself.
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All people are applauding, I can hear them... I like it. It's sooo great to
be in the middle of everything. I want to hear more. But...

Damn just another dream... why can't this come true ;-(
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