Willow smiled as she finished putting the finishing touches on her abstract painting. Her reddish hair and clothes were both full of splattered paints, and her eyes seemed narrowed in concentration.
"Hey, Wil. Are you going to stay asleep all day?" Buffy's voice asked as she shook the light sleeper awake.
Willow's eyes opened and she groggily told Buffy to let her sleep.
"Nope! Your getting up and your coming with me and Xander for a walk. Were going to go surprise Giles and Anya, then all go out to breakfast, together!"
"Okay, okay, I'm up! Can't a girl get some sleep?" Willow asked unhappily.
"Nah, you got to come!" Buffy said as she grabbed Willow's pillow and lightly wacked her with it.
As Willow was preparing for a day out, she asked, "What about the others? Y'know, your sister, Spike, Angel, Oz? What are they going to do!"
Buffy just shrugged non-committal like and said, "What vampires, keys, and werewolves do of course... And Tara snuck out last night with Spike so there..."
Buffy just drifted off as she noticed Willow's blank look, "Never mind?"
"Okay.... Well I'm as ready as I'll be, let's go!" Willow said tiredly as she rubbed the sleep and dreariness out of her eyes.
It was somewhat of a shock to Giles when he saw Tara and Spike show up at his shop in the middle of the afternoon the day before, and ask for advice.
"We don't know what to get for her. She's been sad lately, and I want it to stop!" Tara said, her brown eyes looking almost frantic.
"Yeah, so Dawn got the mad idea that we'd all throw Willow a Birth Day Party, but not until after Willow's birthday. But we don't have a clue what to get for her." Spike added, as he prowed around the store, and then for a laugh threw a stuffed bunny in Anya's direction.
She barely avoided it, and then glared at Spike.
"What do you want OUR advice for, just get her something thet's not white, brown, gray, or black, that eats carrots and is flurry!" She said.
"The term is fluffy.. and it seems that Willow is in a odd state these days. I don't think she's been eating well, either." Giles said as he thought about the situation.
"Yeah! Even her boyfriend was getting all bent out of shape, because she's been eating much less than is healthy, so Buffy decided we'd make her eat. At least breakfast..." Anya said, though no one was exactly listening, they already knew it.
"So, advice?" Tara prompted, as she sat down at a small table and looked up at Giles.
"Well.."
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It was that morning when Willow and the rest are going for their walk. Willow was lagging behind Buffy and Xander, so she couldn't hear their conversation. She was also thinking about her dreams, as she had been having dreams about painting in a small studio and never being able to fully finish the painting. All she could remember of her painting was that it was strange, at least to her.
"Y'know, she's being really quiet. I wonder whats the matter, shes been ... distant lately." Buffy said, as she quickly glanced behind her shoulder and saw Willow looking down at the ground.
"I know, it like shes in another world, even with everyone living together, 'cept Giles, she's been in and out of it." Xander said as he followed Buffy's gaze.
"Let's just make sure things work out okay!" Buffy said as they went into the magic shop, and saw a tired looking ex-librarian.
"Giles, so what's up?" Buffy said enthusiastically as she went over and stood near him.
"Oh, nothing, just finishing the preparatory needs. She doesn't know about our plans, right?"
"Nothing is known, she thinks those cards are her only presents." Said Xander as he went to stand by Anya.
Willow then walked in and had a sinking feeling in her stomach when they mentioned going to breakfast. 'There going to make me eat' she thought, as she stilled her fears and smiled at her friends.
Anya then smiled at her, and kicked the stuffed animal that was on the floor. "So, does anyone want IHOP today, or should we let Xander pick?"
"IHOP!" They all said in unison, and Willow's smile got wider.
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In a different part of town, Oz, Angel, Spike, Dawn, and Tara all sat wrapping carefully chosen presents. Unlike Buffy and the others, they hadn't gone shopping early.
"So, do you think she like them?" Tara asked, as she looked over warily at Oz.
"Sure... Your her best friend so she should like anything you get for her." He replied as his hands kept working.
"Yeah, well.. your her boyfriend, so she'll really like what you've got for her." She said, as she watched him.
"Probably, I don't know. She's gotten less emotional lately." Oz whispered.
"Hey, don't worry! This idea of mine will cheer her up, I know it!" Dawn said happily, as she finished with her blue gift wrap.
"Wait a tic, and help me over here, this wrapping stuff isn't a vampire's choice." Spike said as he balled yet another piece of paper up.
"Sure!" She said happily.
Angel just sighed tiredly as he sat and placed his box on a shelf. His thoughts ranged from angry to bored, he just couldn't figure Buffy's alterior motives for helping Willow. Did Buffy think the girl couldn't get through her slump by herself. He thought as he looked out at the sun that was in a nearby window. He didn't know how long he could take Buffy acting all cheerful by Willow then letting her frustration out on him.
"Something wrong?" Asked Oz as he went to sit by the vampire.
Angel just shook his head in the negative and said, "Not much. I'm as worried about Buff as of Willow. Buffy just tries her best daily, but it isn't working much. I just get the end of her efforts."
Oz chuckled, and replied, "Try dealing with a girlfriend who won't say much, and her emotions seem to be a little high strung. Were just trying to make her feel better, and the sooner the better. A full moons coming, and I'd like her to be better before that hurdle pops up again."
The others just nodded, as they all remembered what had happened last month with Willow and Oz.
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Kay, that's enough for a first chapter. I know this is weirdish, but I want this to be known.
Willow isn't nutters, and her magic is pretty powerful. She didn't go all dark, veiny in my story. Oz is her boyfriend and Tara is one of her best friends. Buffy is as well and so is Xander, but he still didn't marry Anya. There dealing with that problem as time passes.
Spike and Angel, well, they are both vampires and I think I'm going to let them both have those rings that let them stay in the sun with out burning up. Angel is all Buffys in the romance department, and Spike is... Dawn's friend, yet he's getting closer to Tara. Not too much. Giles is the same as usual.
That is how the characters are, and they are all okay with each other.
See you all, and tell me what you think. Should this be labeled alternate reality or what? Give me your ideas, and I'll write more in maybe a week or a half!!
"Hey, Wil. Are you going to stay asleep all day?" Buffy's voice asked as she shook the light sleeper awake.
Willow's eyes opened and she groggily told Buffy to let her sleep.
"Nope! Your getting up and your coming with me and Xander for a walk. Were going to go surprise Giles and Anya, then all go out to breakfast, together!"
"Okay, okay, I'm up! Can't a girl get some sleep?" Willow asked unhappily.
"Nah, you got to come!" Buffy said as she grabbed Willow's pillow and lightly wacked her with it.
As Willow was preparing for a day out, she asked, "What about the others? Y'know, your sister, Spike, Angel, Oz? What are they going to do!"
Buffy just shrugged non-committal like and said, "What vampires, keys, and werewolves do of course... And Tara snuck out last night with Spike so there..."
Buffy just drifted off as she noticed Willow's blank look, "Never mind?"
"Okay.... Well I'm as ready as I'll be, let's go!" Willow said tiredly as she rubbed the sleep and dreariness out of her eyes.
It was somewhat of a shock to Giles when he saw Tara and Spike show up at his shop in the middle of the afternoon the day before, and ask for advice.
"We don't know what to get for her. She's been sad lately, and I want it to stop!" Tara said, her brown eyes looking almost frantic.
"Yeah, so Dawn got the mad idea that we'd all throw Willow a Birth Day Party, but not until after Willow's birthday. But we don't have a clue what to get for her." Spike added, as he prowed around the store, and then for a laugh threw a stuffed bunny in Anya's direction.
She barely avoided it, and then glared at Spike.
"What do you want OUR advice for, just get her something thet's not white, brown, gray, or black, that eats carrots and is flurry!" She said.
"The term is fluffy.. and it seems that Willow is in a odd state these days. I don't think she's been eating well, either." Giles said as he thought about the situation.
"Yeah! Even her boyfriend was getting all bent out of shape, because she's been eating much less than is healthy, so Buffy decided we'd make her eat. At least breakfast..." Anya said, though no one was exactly listening, they already knew it.
"So, advice?" Tara prompted, as she sat down at a small table and looked up at Giles.
"Well.."
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It was that morning when Willow and the rest are going for their walk. Willow was lagging behind Buffy and Xander, so she couldn't hear their conversation. She was also thinking about her dreams, as she had been having dreams about painting in a small studio and never being able to fully finish the painting. All she could remember of her painting was that it was strange, at least to her.
"Y'know, she's being really quiet. I wonder whats the matter, shes been ... distant lately." Buffy said, as she quickly glanced behind her shoulder and saw Willow looking down at the ground.
"I know, it like shes in another world, even with everyone living together, 'cept Giles, she's been in and out of it." Xander said as he followed Buffy's gaze.
"Let's just make sure things work out okay!" Buffy said as they went into the magic shop, and saw a tired looking ex-librarian.
"Giles, so what's up?" Buffy said enthusiastically as she went over and stood near him.
"Oh, nothing, just finishing the preparatory needs. She doesn't know about our plans, right?"
"Nothing is known, she thinks those cards are her only presents." Said Xander as he went to stand by Anya.
Willow then walked in and had a sinking feeling in her stomach when they mentioned going to breakfast. 'There going to make me eat' she thought, as she stilled her fears and smiled at her friends.
Anya then smiled at her, and kicked the stuffed animal that was on the floor. "So, does anyone want IHOP today, or should we let Xander pick?"
"IHOP!" They all said in unison, and Willow's smile got wider.
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In a different part of town, Oz, Angel, Spike, Dawn, and Tara all sat wrapping carefully chosen presents. Unlike Buffy and the others, they hadn't gone shopping early.
"So, do you think she like them?" Tara asked, as she looked over warily at Oz.
"Sure... Your her best friend so she should like anything you get for her." He replied as his hands kept working.
"Yeah, well.. your her boyfriend, so she'll really like what you've got for her." She said, as she watched him.
"Probably, I don't know. She's gotten less emotional lately." Oz whispered.
"Hey, don't worry! This idea of mine will cheer her up, I know it!" Dawn said happily, as she finished with her blue gift wrap.
"Wait a tic, and help me over here, this wrapping stuff isn't a vampire's choice." Spike said as he balled yet another piece of paper up.
"Sure!" She said happily.
Angel just sighed tiredly as he sat and placed his box on a shelf. His thoughts ranged from angry to bored, he just couldn't figure Buffy's alterior motives for helping Willow. Did Buffy think the girl couldn't get through her slump by herself. He thought as he looked out at the sun that was in a nearby window. He didn't know how long he could take Buffy acting all cheerful by Willow then letting her frustration out on him.
"Something wrong?" Asked Oz as he went to sit by the vampire.
Angel just shook his head in the negative and said, "Not much. I'm as worried about Buff as of Willow. Buffy just tries her best daily, but it isn't working much. I just get the end of her efforts."
Oz chuckled, and replied, "Try dealing with a girlfriend who won't say much, and her emotions seem to be a little high strung. Were just trying to make her feel better, and the sooner the better. A full moons coming, and I'd like her to be better before that hurdle pops up again."
The others just nodded, as they all remembered what had happened last month with Willow and Oz.
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Kay, that's enough for a first chapter. I know this is weirdish, but I want this to be known.
Willow isn't nutters, and her magic is pretty powerful. She didn't go all dark, veiny in my story. Oz is her boyfriend and Tara is one of her best friends. Buffy is as well and so is Xander, but he still didn't marry Anya. There dealing with that problem as time passes.
Spike and Angel, well, they are both vampires and I think I'm going to let them both have those rings that let them stay in the sun with out burning up. Angel is all Buffys in the romance department, and Spike is... Dawn's friend, yet he's getting closer to Tara. Not too much. Giles is the same as usual.
That is how the characters are, and they are all okay with each other.
See you all, and tell me what you think. Should this be labeled alternate reality or what? Give me your ideas, and I'll write more in maybe a week or a half!!
