My First and Only

Summary: Samantha married Darrin but centuries before when she was a teen, she was in love with someone else. Someone she believed to be long dead. What happens when Samantha's first love re-enters her life?

Note: The way I write how magic works will differ from that of the show though I think it may be overlooked as my original characters (Nicole/Faith, Ash, Amber, Angela) are not quite your average or normal witch. Also, I'm sorry if the cannon characters are OOC. I did my best working on what I remembered of how the characters are and hope I did well enough. And uh, I'm not sure how they age in cannon so if it's wrong, well it IS fan fiction so call it a creative license.

Warnings: Femslash (female/female relationship) so if you don't like it don't read it and don't bother flaming it. Darrin bashing. I'm horrible at writing in the past time periods so if something is too advanced or shouldn't be in existence yet I'm sorry.

Disclaimer: I do not own Bewitched or the song Forever with You – Decyfer Down. If I did Darrin wouldn't be such an ass about Samantha using magic. Oh, also, I do not own anything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. No, I'm not crossing over with it.

Inspired by: I was watching reruns with my best friend and have found myself extremely annoyed with Darrin for his prejudice against the use of magic. She's a witch you moron! Witches cast spells, birds fly, fish swim! Also that whole episode where Samantha has the house obey Darrin really riled me up. I haven't watched the whole series so I don't know if this is something that was eventually worked out or not but this is my way of dealing with what I consider to be a serious flaw.


Chapter 7: Dangers of Mind Magic

Ash used her magic to make sure Amber and Angela didn't miss anything and was about done when she came upon something. She paused, frowning with her eyes still closed. What was that? She followed the slight oddity deeper and immediately backed off, going so far as to physically step away from Samantha. "Monarch!" She hissed angrily.

The other two paled as the black haired woman stormed out. Things had suddenly become much more complicated.


Faith jumped at the feeling of power around one of her teachers and became instantly worried. Seeing Ash's expression she felt fear bubbling in the pit of her stomach.

"Maurice! Summon Endora immediately!"

Now fearful himself of his daughter's safety, he disappeared.

"Faith," she started, her voice low but furious. "Bring me this mortal called Darrin."

Knowing better than to ask what was going on, she bowed before disappearing herself. She didn't waste time saying anything, she merely grabbed Sammy's husband and disappeared once again.

Amber was waiting for them outside the mansion. "I'll take him from here," she said, her voice holding an obvious contempt for the mortal. "You're needed in the Meditation Room."

She bit her lip. "Sammy?"

The red head shook her head. "Angela will explain."

Faith nodded and set off just as Endora and Maurice arrived.


The brunette walked into the room, feeling a pang in her heart when she saw Samantha still unconscious.

"She has a combination of compulsions, conditioning and mind control magic within her psyche," Angela explain softly.

Faith's eyes narrowed, snapping up to look at her teacher.

"It has the distinct impression of Monarch so it must've been one of his apprentices."

She paled. Monarch? Oh hell, the warlock had practically invented mind manipulation and mental torture. "What would one of Monarch's apprentices want with Sammy?"

"Ash suspects it's because of her marriage with a mortal. As you know while our kind generally ignores non-magical beings we've never thought ourselves as above them. Monarch was a firm believer that mortals were no better than animals. That's why he used so many of them in his experiments with the mind. It is Ash's belief that Samantha's marriage to a mortal would've disgusted him and thus his apprentices."

The woman glanced at Ash who was meditating. She could see the strain of being reminded of her past. Glancing back at the blonde she asked, "Were you able to remove the wish magic?"

"In a fashion," the blue eyed woman grimaced. "Your wish magic dissipated but the magic she used to support yours moved to keep herself from waking."

After a few moments Faith asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"We're going to link your consciousness with her mind."

The brunette glanced at Ash who was now standing up.

"It's impossible to reverse self-imposed magic that the witch or warlock doesn't want undone unless one can overpower and tame this person's magic. As Samantha is an adult neither of her parents will have the strength. That's why you will convince to undo her wish magic and use yours to expose which threads of magic we need to unravel." Ash paused. "I don't think I need to remind you how dangerous this is."

Faith's lips tightened into a line. As a made witch she knew the dangers probably better than even the Witch's Council. And mind magic, she grimaced. It was more risky than cutting open the skull and digging fingers into the brain. "I understand." As Ash briefed her on what she needed to do Faith felt grateful her magic, like the Witch's Council magic worked differently than majority of witches and warlocks. She didn't need words. Her magic was controlled by her mental discipline. While her kind all had the ability and the process offered access to more power and control none of them sought it out when they had no reason to want more power. She recalled how even Angela, Amber and Ash had learned out of necessity.

"You got that?"

She nodded.


Next Time

Chapter 8: The Mystery of the Mind

Faith enters Samantha's mind