Deterioration
by Shannon
Deterioration
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Disclaimer: They're not mine... one day they will be... uhhh... they belong to Joss & Co.
Rating: G, maybe PG for one kiss.
Summary: Well, I can't say too much without giving it away. It's saaaaaad.
Setting: Sometime after season 6, veryyyy AU.
Spoilers: None.
Notes: It's really short, you guys need to tell me if you want a sequel.
Distribution: my site, http://www.geocities.com/lusty_wrong_feelings and anywhere you want, just ask me first and credit me :)
The shrill ringing of the phone made Willow nearly jump out of her skin, but Buffy calmly reached over to answer it. Buffy had been acting strangely for the past few weeks, and Willow was really worried. She hadn't been out on patrol, she'd been constantly sleeping. Willow had tried to convince her to go to a doctor, but Buffy would have nothing to do with it. She'd smile sadly, and say, "It will all be over soon, Will." At that point in each conversation, Willow would get chills down her spine. The same chills she was getting now, as she listened to Buffy's end of this particular phone converstion.
"Okay... I figured. Nothing we can do? It's gonna happen... 72 hours. Thankyou. No, I'm fine. I need to tell people... not yet. Goodbye." She hung up the phone., and turned to Willow. "Will," she said weakly. "We gotta talk."
Willow's eyes were beginning to tear up, she knew what was going to happen. "What's wrong, Buffy. Please." Buffy took a breath. "Will... you know I love you, right? I never want you to forget that, never. No matter how long you live... remember me. Remember my love for you." She gently took Willow's head in her hands and kissed her lips softly, then said the two fateful words, that would break the two apart forever.
"I'm dying."
Within those two words, Willow's world shattered around her. In the years she'd known Buffy, she'd grown so attached to her, that it hurt when they didn't see each other. She could feel the pain that Buffy felt on patrol, but she never saw this coming until about five minutes ago. And the kiss. She never saw that coming either. All the emotions she had felt for the past six years came crashing down around her, and she let go of all her greif in sobbing, and holding Buffy as tight as she possibly could.
"Why... why didn't you tell me? Why?" Willow glanced up at Buffy, her eyes glistening with tears. "What is it? I mean... what's happeneing to you?" Buffy looked down at her friend, also feeling the emotion of their bottled-up feelings. "It's cancer, Will. I've got about 3 days. I didn't tell you, because--" She paused, to take a breath. The sentence was beginning to tire her. "Because they weren't sure. But now they are." By this ime, Willow had begun to cry again. Buffy took Willow in her arms, and rocked her. They lay together, as one, in Buffy's last days.