Simply a Love Story
It had been over a year since Spike had destroyed himself and the hellmouth at Sunnydale. A year of adjustments and changes. A year of refining who and what she was. Willow knew she was a witch a very powerful witch. She enjoyed teaching here at the school Buffy and Giles had started here in England. Buffy had finally gotten over her bad boys and settled down with Zander. Her and Zander ran the school mostly, Giles spent a lot of time just researching and being retired he told the gang. Faith couldn't settle down in one place so her and Robin spent a lot of time traveling always on the lookout for other slayers they might have missed. They seemed happy together Willow thought. Lately even Dawn had seem to settle down with a nice English boy she met at the school, Tryel was his name. He had a lot of witchcraft ability, Willow enjoyed teaching him. Him and all the others.
She was terribly lonely though. It had taken her a long time to get over Tara's death, and even now she felt pain when she thought of her. She had bought a plot in the local cemetery and put up a headstone with Tara's name and the words "The best friend and lover was never known." She visited it quiet often, she felt peaceful there. She would just sit and talk to Tara and sometimes she would conjurer up a likeness of Tara. But that always seemed to hurt worse afterwards so she had even pretty much stopped that.
She was sitting in her room one night looking at the calendar and when she realized, really realized, the date she knew what she had to do. She called the airlines, booked a flight, then went to tell Buffy why she would be leaving. Buffy said she hoped she wasn't' chasing a wild goose chase and she told Willow she hoped she didn't hurt herself more. She however told Willow she wished her luck and sent her off with her love. And the promise no matter what she would be back in a month when the baby was due. It was hard to believe the childish Zander was going to be a dad Willow thought. She knew that Zander and Buffy would be the best of parents. No doubt about that.
She arrived at her destination just as the sun came up. She hadn't been able to sleep on the plane she was so wired up and her mind was racing with all the questions she had. She was scared, happy, worried, frightened, every emotion was going through her heart. But she knew she was doing the right thing. Regardless the outcome she was following the path that was true for her.
She hurriedly left the airport and got to her hotel. She checked in and raced up the stairs to her room where she left everything unpacked on her bed. She took a quick look in the mirror thought she looked just fine and headed out the door. She started walking, this way and that way, here and there. She didn't use magic she just went on her on her sense's . That's how this had to play out, she thought.