Last Request
by Raine H.S.
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Title: Last Request
Author: Raine H.S.
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Spoilers: Up through season 7 - 'Chosen'
Pairing: K/W for a bit, eventually B/W
Summary: Post-Chosen, Buffy and Willow meet after 2 years.
Rating: 15 for later chapters.
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When Willow called and told Buffy she wanted to visit, the once-only Chosen one had been excited, and relieved. Her job at the local karate studio was getting monotonous, though she loved her students, she missed her friends terribly. Xander was off with Andrew rounding up and instructing the new slayers, as well as placing some of the already trained slayers in key locations so that they could act as mentors. Faith and Robin occasionally helped Xan and Drew but mostly had their own agenda. Last Buffy heard they stopped some big bad halfway across the world and Faith's only comment was that the gas prices were "wicked cheap" over there. Not that the dark slayer had anything to worry about , with Robin paying for her. The two had a good relationship, and Buffy was happy for them. Dawn was in college, and loving it. The once-a-week phone calls that Buffy got were all about the latest things that she learned, and people that she met, and the never ending 'would Buffy please get a boyfriend so that her college friends would stop asking about her sister "The Slayer" and the Slayer's relationship status'.
Sorry Dawnie Buffy smiled to herself, as she finished closing up the studio and waved goodbye to her co-workers. That's just not gonna happen
Giles had gone back to England after the Hellmouth closed, to try and find something that had to do with Watchers, a codex, and something in a language Buffy couldn't pronounce. Willow and Kennedy had been sending Buffy letters, well at least Willow had been about the trip they had taken. They had received word almost 2 years ago about a unusually strong baby that had been born in a small village in Europe, but the village was said to be possessed and no airlines were allowed to fly in. So the witch and former potential slayer took it upon themselves to trek on foot after visiting Giles for reference material. Buffy laughed softly to herself, earning some strange looks as the crossed the street to her car. Trust Willow to have to research before everything.
Willow had spent an entire letter detailing the village's historical importance and the absurdity of the airline pilots. but most of the information was way above Buffy's head. Nonetheless it had been nice to know her friend was having a good time. Buffy has stored the 2 page letter with all the other things she had gotten from her traveling friends. When Buffy stopped receiving letters for weeks she had initially grown quite worried and has tried to contact Giles to see if he knew anything. Just when Buffy was about to call the fastest airline to England Willow had called. Upon hearing from Willow last Friday, all had seemed well, but Buffy could tell something was off. Willow had sounded tired but Buffy attributed a small part of that to jet lag. In fact, Buffy checked her watch her second flight should be landing soon.
Buffy cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Holding the phone in one hand Buffy unlocked her car and put her equipment in the backseat.
"Buffy?"
"Will! Willow, hi!" Buffy got into the driver's seat and started the car, then she realized., "Oh crap, I'm sorry I just got off of work I'll be at the airport in-"
"No no, it's okay" Willow's voice still sounded tired, "I have to get a rental car for the week anyway, and I need to stop by Stride Rite on the way to your place."
"Oh, well, if you're sure" Stride Rite? Buffy turned a curve a bit too sharply and was honked at for her grievous error. "Do you have the address still?"
"Yep" Willow rattled off Buffy's address, probably from memory, "We'll be there as soon as we can, gotta go there's an attendant waiting. Bye."
"Bye" Buffy was even more confused. Pulling into the parking lot, she dug out her apartment key from her purse all the while puzzling, Stride Rite?
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