Chapter 273
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Note: These characters are all from the Buffyverse.
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The dissapearences continued on Earth, but there were also reappearences. People who'd been unable to find their loved ones in all the confusion, found them now. There didn't appear to be any method to this, at least not one people could figure out. Some were simply there one minute, gone the next. Others simply reappeared, often in front of their parents, children, lovers, friends. Others could not find their loved ones, even now. Many chaplains were busy in this time, trying to provide comfort to people. It wasn't easy, not when it was so well known that the dissapeared ones were likely suffering in Hell. Another function of these chaplains was wedding ceremonies. These were clearly the end times, people wanted to enjoy what happiness they could. Buffy attended a triple wedding this day. Giles and Jenny, Fred and Wesley, Xander and Willow. This last wedding was a little hard on Tara, being Willow's ex-girlfriend and all. But a part of Tara always knew that Xander held a piece of Willow's heart that noone else could touch, and she wished these two the best. Buffy had no particular intention to get married. Over they years she'd had romantic feelings for Angel, Spike, Riley. Now, Riley was happily married to Sam, and Buffy was still somewhat torn between Angel and Spike. She might never be able to choose just one over the other, but they could all fight for the same team, and they could be happy for their friends. But Buffy got an unexpected gift at this wedding. Dawn, her sister that she had searched for so long. Dawn suddenly appeared. Buffy still never understood all of the rules regarding this, but at the moment she didn't care. She just ran up and hugged her little sister.