A Walk in the Clouds
by Nykademis
A Walk in the Clouds
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Disclaimer: Nope Don't own 'em. If I did Glory woulda been a redhead.
Rating: NC-17
Archive: No where so far. I just wrote it geez, but if you want it just tell me where.
Feedback: Oh please please please. I'd be happy and write more and everthing.
Title: A Walk in the Clouds/ The Start of Something Good 1/?
Summary: Buffy is given a choice. Will she make the right one?
Notes: 'Thoughts' ---- signifies a new reality----
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She was floating. There was really no other word for it.
Buffy's dreaming and she's floating.
It was peaceful there. Everything so quiet. Not a itch of evil she was used to.
Just peace.
"Weird dream" Buffy landed on an unseen floor.
Everything was black, no walls, no ceiling, and well duh- no floor.
Squinting and covering her eyes just as the lights appeared Buffy preped for a fight.
"Do not be afraid. Nothing can harm you here" a child like voice spoke calmly.
"Where is here?" tilting her head Buffy waited for her eyes to adjust to the flashing lights.
"Nowhere" the voice came again.
"Ok Little miss cryptic can we cut the lights?" Buffy blinked rapidly "I'm gonna heave here"
"Oh sorry" the lights stopped flashing leaving a dull glow that Buffy easily adjusted to.
Before her stood a normal looking child in demin coveralls and a turtle neck.
"What are you my spirit guide?" Buffy crouched down to the childs level.
Silently they eyed each other.
Taking in a deep breath the child spoke "I am that which is in your darkest nightmares" came a deep booming voice.
"You cringe in your sleep at my deeds"
Standing up straight Buffy laughed, having to take in deep heaving breaths to keep from passing out
"That's great. You must be a kick at parties"
"Yeah they love it" the girl waved a hand in dismisal "So you're this big bad prophecy breaking slayer"
"I guess" Buffy shrugged "So what are you?"
"The Guiding Light" the girl held out a hand "Nice to meet you"
"Yeah" Buffy accepted the offered hand and jumped as she felt the power surge through her at the contact
"That's quite a kick" she shook the numbness from her hand "so what am I here for?"
"You have a choice" the girl pulled a notebook from a non-existent pocket "the powers that screw-" she jumped back as
a bolt of lighting struck at her feet "-be, have decided to grant you something. You know for averting all hell breaking loose"
"No shit?" Buffy's surprised retort was short lived "What's the catch?"
"That's what I asked. After my own 'no shit' of course" the girl rolled her eyes "There's no catch. It's just that. A choice"
"Ok. But what about Sunnydale?" Buffy sat cross legged before her 'guide' and relaxed.
"It all takes place therein. Which I personally think 'is' a catch" the girl rolled her eyes as thunder rolled above her head
"But I'm not making the rules here. It's an age thing"
"Really. How old are you?" Buffy propped her chin in her hand and her elbow on her knee.
"983 Earth years. Just a babe in arms to these folks" sitting down next to Buffy she handed her
the tiny spiral notebook "This is what you've been granted.
Buffy read aloud: "A happy slayer is a stronger slayer. You've been granted the oppurtunity to choose the life
you wish to live. We have prepared a list of the most healthful realities you could fit into, blah blah blah, friends
are present, blah blah, temporary knowledge of the times and conditions, blah blah, live there one day before moving
to the next. Sign here if you accept this contract and all it deems- Are these people serious?" tossing the book she stood
and began to pace.
"Yes. It's a pretty good deal, if you ask me" laying down the girl watched the slayer pace "Which you didn't.
But I'm known for giving my unwarranted opinion. It's a size thing"
Buffy chuckled. The kid was 20 times her age and still a smart ass. She liked her "I'll do it. Gotta pen?" retrieving the book
Buffy signed and tossed it back to the girl "Hey what do I call you anyway? I don't think you'd appreciate 'You Spirit Guide'
so you know. Name please?"
"Just call me Vaya" the girl winked "Now, first things first. There's a series of realities we're gonna visit. Your the only one who
can see and hear me. I don't know how many they've granted you. But I will know when you're down to your last"
"Okay. Cryptic is a big thing here isn't it?" Buffy frowned.
"Yeeeeah" Vaya drawled "What's the fun in knowing"
"I guess you could look at it that way" Buffy placed her hands on her hips "On with this already"
"You got it" turning Vaya pointed forward and muttered a few unintelligible words. A lily white vortex appeared.
Lighting flashed across the opening at even intervals "Climb on in"
"You're insane!" Buffy looked from Vaya to vortex "There is no way I'm going 'near' that thing"
"It does kinda look like that hell dimension you jumped into to save the key" Vaya imparted "Minus that big ass dragon"
"Whatever happened to that thing?" Buffy frowned thinking back "It flew out before I jumped in"
"Living in the caves on the coast of Sunnydale. Sleeping for now" Vaya urged Buffy towards the Vortex
"She'll wake up in a few hundred years, kill about 70 people and lay 10 eggs. And end modern man as we know it"
"Well that sucks" Buffy bravely stepped up to the Vortex "Is this gonna sting?"
"Only for a second" Vaya shoved her through.
Buffy screamed at she felt shocks all over her body. Sizzling and scattering. The electricity ran over and through her
body. Her clothes were ripped to shreds, and she was falling, naked and burning, through the sky. The clouds parted
their mist cooling her burning skin, dampening her frazzled hair. Then the earth came up to meet her.
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Buffy started awake, screaming.
"Ohmygodohmygodohmygod" she chanted to herself as she tried to catch her breath.
The pain of going through the Vortex, the fear as she fell. It was all a distant thought now.
It felt like a dream.
But was it?
"Buffy? Honey are you okay?"
It was then she first realized there was a warm body in the bed next to her.
A warm naked body.
"Willow?" looking to her left she found the redhead laying back against the pillows. Her arms outstretched
above her head, the sheet and blanket making it's way down her torso.
'Her nipples are pink' Buffy stared down at the lissom beauty 'I thought they'd be darker
"Another bad dream?" Willow reached over and began to rub Buffy's belly as she lay back down.
"Yeah. I just. I was falling" Buffy said truthfully "and then there was the ground and I woke up"
"Aww sweetie" Rolling over Willow pressed herself against Buffy's side hugging her.
Buffy noticed a silver band on Willow's left ring finger. Bringing the hand to her lips she kissed
the ring mouthing the engraved designs.
Willow sighed in contentment, pressing ever closer hoping Buffy would want to make love. She hadn't
touched her since...
Buffy pulled back in alarm when she felt a slight bulge in Willow's belly.
Growling in frustration Willow sat up and glared down at her wife.
"I'm not made of glass Buffy. Making love won't hurt the baby"
Buffy's head was spinning. She was married to Willow and they were having a..
'BABY'
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TBC