Disclaimer: All BTVS characters belong to Joss. All others are mine.
Rating: R
Summary: Buffy and gang have been at the magic shop a while trying to figure out a way of reversing what has happened to Xander with no results.
Feedback:Yes. please R/R . This is a mult-part story so the more comments the better the story gets.
Distribution: Cool that would be great just ask me 1st.
Note: This is chapter 2 of my Anya story and a word of warning as it is pretty emotional at least it was for me writing it.
"YOU FUCKING STUPID BITCH!!!" shouted Willow as she slapped Anya across the face "HOW THE HELL COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN"
Tears were streaming down her face as she tried to catch her breath.
"Willow sit Down!", commanded Giles. "This isn't helping."
"How could she not know who he was?" she argued.
"He was old and wrinkly. I couldn't tell who he was," said Anya feeling sick inside.
"He was seeking vengeance against a vengeance demon and because of you Xander is about to die. Do you understand what you've done " Willow grilled Anya.
"Don't you think I want to have Xander back here safe and sound", she screamed at Willow. "Don't you think I would sell my soul for just one more minute with him. Feeling his arms around me telling me I was his everything telling me to calm down. That it was going to be all right. I didn't mean for this happen. I..."
Anya ran to the bathroom. She had to puke.
Giles and Buffy and Willow just sat around staring at each other a few minutes until Buffy broke the tension.
"There's nothing we could do?" said Buffy her voice tight from the emotion of the last few moments.
"I looked through all my books Buffy. Anya is right there is no answer to how to resolve the curse once the demon moves onto her next victim", replied Giles.
"What about time travel!" shouted Willow. "We can go back in time to when Anya first granted that wish and stop her."
"That's a good plan Will. Yes let's do that." Said Buffy excited.
"It isn't possible Buffy and even if it was the chance of getting lost in an alternate timeline or to pinpoint the exact time would be a needle in a haystack. Plus, if we stopped Anya who knows what consequences it would have on the future."
"This can't be happening Giles", said Buffy her eyes tearing as well and her stomach feeling cramped. "It's Xander Giles. First Riley then Mom now Xander. I can't do this Giles do you hear me I can't do this. I just can't..."
Buffy and Willow look at each other and cry in each other's arms.
"The last thing I remember saying to Xander was how immature he was," said Giles " I never told him how much I enjoyed his little Ahh.. Distractions. I might have scoffed at his antics but they really made life a lot brighter. I just wish I would have told him that before.."
Giles removed his glasses and a tear as well formed in his right eye.
"Damn it there has to be way," he said.
"I got a way," shouted Anya coming from the bathroom.
"What is it," said Willow trying to grasp at some form of hope
"Find the woman who granted the wish and have her reverse it", replied Anya.
"Reverse it," said Buffy. "But how?"
"She wishes it away again. We just get her to make another wish to restore that. She was the one who bound him with her wish and feasibly she is the only one who can undo it," Anya said excitedly.
"Anya I can kiss you," said Giles "That might work I can't believe I didn't think of it"
"Ok Anya tell me everything you know about this wish and the woman that granted it," said Giles.
"It was during the depression," said Anya "The man's name is Richard Cross and his wife's name is Natalie. She was very upset because he was cheating on her with the maid. I think her name was Isabella or was it Mirella, god it's been so long I can't even remember..." Anya said drifting a bit.
"Anya back to the story," said Giles trying to keep her on tract.
"Oh yes well when I saw her she wished that he could never touch another person again and feel the same guilt and feeling of loss that she has felt. So I cursed him that with every person he touched they would slowly die and he would feel the guilt. I guess it drove him insane and made him come after me and Xander."
"You guess it made him insane!" said Willow her temper starting to rise again.
"Willow relax, we have to stay clear headed. All we have to do is question this Richard person about where Natalie is, summon a wish demon and get her to wish all this away", said Giles.
"What if he doesn't tell us." Said Willow.
"Oh he'll tell us. If he doesn't tell us I'll beat it out of him", said Buffy harshly. "Let's go Giles"
Richard was tied to a chair in the center of the room as the gang stormed in.
"OK Richard, We have two choices you tell me where you wife is now or I beat the hell out of you and you tell me anyway", said Buffy.
"Natalie?' he said puzzed. "You want to know where Natalie is?"
"Did I stutter. You hurt a friend of mine.."
"The demons lover." He spat out.
"Hey..", said buffy grabbing him by his shirt collar.
"Be careful Buffy. Don't touch his skin, " warned Giles.
"He's my friend and Anya isn't a demon any longer, so start talking because the only was we can reverse what you've done is to find you former flame and have her reverse the curse she placed on you"
Richard leaned his head back and started laughing hysterically.
"What the hell." Said Buffy her anger growing by the second.
"Your out of luck there," said Richard "She died two years ago."
That final bit of news and the smile on Richard's face was too much for her to deal with and Buffy just snapped.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!!" screamed Buffy as she threw her fist into Richard's face.
"No Buffy you can't touch.." shouted Giles as Buffy's fist connected with Richards face. Less than a second after it connected Buffy passed out onto the floor.
"NOOOO!!!!" screamed Anya.
"D'Hoffryn I implore you "
"Hear your servants cry"
"Anya what are you doing?" questioned Giles.
"Take my soul for another"
"So My friends will not die"
Suddenly, Anya is in the Demon realm again looking directly at D'Hoffryn.
"Anyanka it is good to see you again," said D'Hoffryn.
"I wish I could say the same," she replied.
End of Chapter 2:
Rating: R
Summary: Buffy and gang have been at the magic shop a while trying to figure out a way of reversing what has happened to Xander with no results.
Feedback:Yes. please R/R . This is a mult-part story so the more comments the better the story gets.
Distribution: Cool that would be great just ask me 1st.
Note: This is chapter 2 of my Anya story and a word of warning as it is pretty emotional at least it was for me writing it.
"YOU FUCKING STUPID BITCH!!!" shouted Willow as she slapped Anya across the face "HOW THE HELL COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN"
Tears were streaming down her face as she tried to catch her breath.
"Willow sit Down!", commanded Giles. "This isn't helping."
"How could she not know who he was?" she argued.
"He was old and wrinkly. I couldn't tell who he was," said Anya feeling sick inside.
"He was seeking vengeance against a vengeance demon and because of you Xander is about to die. Do you understand what you've done " Willow grilled Anya.
"Don't you think I want to have Xander back here safe and sound", she screamed at Willow. "Don't you think I would sell my soul for just one more minute with him. Feeling his arms around me telling me I was his everything telling me to calm down. That it was going to be all right. I didn't mean for this happen. I..."
Anya ran to the bathroom. She had to puke.
Giles and Buffy and Willow just sat around staring at each other a few minutes until Buffy broke the tension.
"There's nothing we could do?" said Buffy her voice tight from the emotion of the last few moments.
"I looked through all my books Buffy. Anya is right there is no answer to how to resolve the curse once the demon moves onto her next victim", replied Giles.
"What about time travel!" shouted Willow. "We can go back in time to when Anya first granted that wish and stop her."
"That's a good plan Will. Yes let's do that." Said Buffy excited.
"It isn't possible Buffy and even if it was the chance of getting lost in an alternate timeline or to pinpoint the exact time would be a needle in a haystack. Plus, if we stopped Anya who knows what consequences it would have on the future."
"This can't be happening Giles", said Buffy her eyes tearing as well and her stomach feeling cramped. "It's Xander Giles. First Riley then Mom now Xander. I can't do this Giles do you hear me I can't do this. I just can't..."
Buffy and Willow look at each other and cry in each other's arms.
"The last thing I remember saying to Xander was how immature he was," said Giles " I never told him how much I enjoyed his little Ahh.. Distractions. I might have scoffed at his antics but they really made life a lot brighter. I just wish I would have told him that before.."
Giles removed his glasses and a tear as well formed in his right eye.
"Damn it there has to be way," he said.
"I got a way," shouted Anya coming from the bathroom.
"What is it," said Willow trying to grasp at some form of hope
"Find the woman who granted the wish and have her reverse it", replied Anya.
"Reverse it," said Buffy. "But how?"
"She wishes it away again. We just get her to make another wish to restore that. She was the one who bound him with her wish and feasibly she is the only one who can undo it," Anya said excitedly.
"Anya I can kiss you," said Giles "That might work I can't believe I didn't think of it"
"Ok Anya tell me everything you know about this wish and the woman that granted it," said Giles.
"It was during the depression," said Anya "The man's name is Richard Cross and his wife's name is Natalie. She was very upset because he was cheating on her with the maid. I think her name was Isabella or was it Mirella, god it's been so long I can't even remember..." Anya said drifting a bit.
"Anya back to the story," said Giles trying to keep her on tract.
"Oh yes well when I saw her she wished that he could never touch another person again and feel the same guilt and feeling of loss that she has felt. So I cursed him that with every person he touched they would slowly die and he would feel the guilt. I guess it drove him insane and made him come after me and Xander."
"You guess it made him insane!" said Willow her temper starting to rise again.
"Willow relax, we have to stay clear headed. All we have to do is question this Richard person about where Natalie is, summon a wish demon and get her to wish all this away", said Giles.
"What if he doesn't tell us." Said Willow.
"Oh he'll tell us. If he doesn't tell us I'll beat it out of him", said Buffy harshly. "Let's go Giles"
Richard was tied to a chair in the center of the room as the gang stormed in.
"OK Richard, We have two choices you tell me where you wife is now or I beat the hell out of you and you tell me anyway", said Buffy.
"Natalie?' he said puzzed. "You want to know where Natalie is?"
"Did I stutter. You hurt a friend of mine.."
"The demons lover." He spat out.
"Hey..", said buffy grabbing him by his shirt collar.
"Be careful Buffy. Don't touch his skin, " warned Giles.
"He's my friend and Anya isn't a demon any longer, so start talking because the only was we can reverse what you've done is to find you former flame and have her reverse the curse she placed on you"
Richard leaned his head back and started laughing hysterically.
"What the hell." Said Buffy her anger growing by the second.
"Your out of luck there," said Richard "She died two years ago."
That final bit of news and the smile on Richard's face was too much for her to deal with and Buffy just snapped.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!!" screamed Buffy as she threw her fist into Richard's face.
"No Buffy you can't touch.." shouted Giles as Buffy's fist connected with Richards face. Less than a second after it connected Buffy passed out onto the floor.
"NOOOO!!!!" screamed Anya.
"D'Hoffryn I implore you "
"Hear your servants cry"
"Anya what are you doing?" questioned Giles.
"Take my soul for another"
"So My friends will not die"
Suddenly, Anya is in the Demon realm again looking directly at D'Hoffryn.
"Anyanka it is good to see you again," said D'Hoffryn.
"I wish I could say the same," she replied.
End of Chapter 2:
