Summary: This is a different view of season six. Buffy has a chance to
change what happens while in Heaven. Definite Spuffy! This one's my first
long one so bare with me on updates.
Rated: PG-13
A/N: I know it's not totally accurate on the finally, but I'm making it up so I could write this story. Plez review! It's my brain food.
A Different Way Chapter 1: Change is always good
Buffy's eyes watched in horror as a scene appeared before her. She could do nothing to stop what was happening. The First Evil was shredding her friends apart and her future self was on the brink of dying. Tears streaked her face. She knew it hadn't happened yet, but it was killing her anyway. The scene faded into nothingness right before a horror stricken image of herself was about to be stabbed trough the heart with her own weapon.
Buffy was silent. She had asked to see it and now was forced forever to have those memories. The memories of what could have happened if she had been brought back. Memories that she was going to make sure would never happen.
Joyce stood in silence also, staring at her daughter's back. Being the powerful woman and angel she was, she had convinced the Powers that Be to alter the future to Buffy's will once she saw the future that was already planned for her. Buffy had the choice to not go back to the land of the living at all if she wanted to. She was happy here. However, staying in Heaven wasn't a choice at this point. Joyce could fell her daughters sorrow and determination. She needed to go back.
"Honey? It's time," Joyce whispered. The Slayer turned to face her mother. "What do you want to change?"
Buffy waited a while to process her thoughts then took a deep breath and started, "I wish. I wish to go back. just like before, but with knowledge." Another sigh escaped her lips and she continued, "I want to know what will happen, but still be able to live my life as normally as I can. I don't want it to be like I'm living it over again. I just want to be. aware."
"Is that all? The Powers the Be could---," Joyce was cut off.
"And I want to be in a situation where I can be alone the first night," then she added, "with Spike."
It was a very thought over gesture. Along with the seeing of the far future she had seen everything leading to it: Her relationship with Spike. How he hurt her. How she hurt him. How he got his soul. for her. If anything, she needed to include him in her changes. She could tell her future self was being torn inside because if her feelings. They didn't even have a chance to be together the way they should have been. And more than anything, Spike disserved to know that Buffy could love him.
Buffy was planning to tell Spike everything, except their hateful relationship (at first), and they would stop the extremes from happening together. She didn't want Tara to die or Willow to kill. Xander was never going to loose an eye and Dawn would be brought up better.
A misty portal opened behind her showing what was happening down on Earth. The familiar Scooby gang was huddled around her grave while Willow was chanting a spell.
Snakes pored from Willow's mouth while cuts appeared on her arms. Tara was consoling the rest of the group.
Buffy felt a twinge shoot through her body as she felt the pull to Earth
"LET HER CROSS OVER!" Willow roared.
Buffy's whole body was starting to fade as she started reappearing on Earth. She stared at her mother with and sorrowful face and mouthed, "I love you" before her body was totally transmitted to the living.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
Willow collapsed in to her girlfriends arms as her ritual jar shattered before her eyes in the wake of a rumbling motorcycle.
"NO!"
Everyone scrambled to their feet and took off while Xander closely followed with a barely conscious Willow.
Once they got home, they were greeted by a very worried Spike and frightened Dawn.
One look at the marks on the witch's forehead told all. They were dealing with magic. In the middle of their town's destruction! Spike was furious.
"What the bleeding hell do you think you were doing?!" Spike blasted and all went silent. He almost started again when he realized the state Willow was actually in and bit his tongue.
"Listen, Glenda, work a barrier around the house while I go find the bot. We're gonna need her. I'll try to band some of these demons on my way. When I get back, you all are going to explain all this." With that Spike rushed out of the Summers' residence and out into the burning streets of Sunnydale.
Rated: PG-13
A/N: I know it's not totally accurate on the finally, but I'm making it up so I could write this story. Plez review! It's my brain food.
A Different Way Chapter 1: Change is always good
Buffy's eyes watched in horror as a scene appeared before her. She could do nothing to stop what was happening. The First Evil was shredding her friends apart and her future self was on the brink of dying. Tears streaked her face. She knew it hadn't happened yet, but it was killing her anyway. The scene faded into nothingness right before a horror stricken image of herself was about to be stabbed trough the heart with her own weapon.
Buffy was silent. She had asked to see it and now was forced forever to have those memories. The memories of what could have happened if she had been brought back. Memories that she was going to make sure would never happen.
Joyce stood in silence also, staring at her daughter's back. Being the powerful woman and angel she was, she had convinced the Powers that Be to alter the future to Buffy's will once she saw the future that was already planned for her. Buffy had the choice to not go back to the land of the living at all if she wanted to. She was happy here. However, staying in Heaven wasn't a choice at this point. Joyce could fell her daughters sorrow and determination. She needed to go back.
"Honey? It's time," Joyce whispered. The Slayer turned to face her mother. "What do you want to change?"
Buffy waited a while to process her thoughts then took a deep breath and started, "I wish. I wish to go back. just like before, but with knowledge." Another sigh escaped her lips and she continued, "I want to know what will happen, but still be able to live my life as normally as I can. I don't want it to be like I'm living it over again. I just want to be. aware."
"Is that all? The Powers the Be could---," Joyce was cut off.
"And I want to be in a situation where I can be alone the first night," then she added, "with Spike."
It was a very thought over gesture. Along with the seeing of the far future she had seen everything leading to it: Her relationship with Spike. How he hurt her. How she hurt him. How he got his soul. for her. If anything, she needed to include him in her changes. She could tell her future self was being torn inside because if her feelings. They didn't even have a chance to be together the way they should have been. And more than anything, Spike disserved to know that Buffy could love him.
Buffy was planning to tell Spike everything, except their hateful relationship (at first), and they would stop the extremes from happening together. She didn't want Tara to die or Willow to kill. Xander was never going to loose an eye and Dawn would be brought up better.
A misty portal opened behind her showing what was happening down on Earth. The familiar Scooby gang was huddled around her grave while Willow was chanting a spell.
Snakes pored from Willow's mouth while cuts appeared on her arms. Tara was consoling the rest of the group.
Buffy felt a twinge shoot through her body as she felt the pull to Earth
"LET HER CROSS OVER!" Willow roared.
Buffy's whole body was starting to fade as she started reappearing on Earth. She stared at her mother with and sorrowful face and mouthed, "I love you" before her body was totally transmitted to the living.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
Willow collapsed in to her girlfriends arms as her ritual jar shattered before her eyes in the wake of a rumbling motorcycle.
"NO!"
Everyone scrambled to their feet and took off while Xander closely followed with a barely conscious Willow.
Once they got home, they were greeted by a very worried Spike and frightened Dawn.
One look at the marks on the witch's forehead told all. They were dealing with magic. In the middle of their town's destruction! Spike was furious.
"What the bleeding hell do you think you were doing?!" Spike blasted and all went silent. He almost started again when he realized the state Willow was actually in and bit his tongue.
"Listen, Glenda, work a barrier around the house while I go find the bot. We're gonna need her. I'll try to band some of these demons on my way. When I get back, you all are going to explain all this." With that Spike rushed out of the Summers' residence and out into the burning streets of Sunnydale.
