HUMANITY'S KISS
chapter 2: Adaptation
by: Fallen Angel
SUMMARY: Life is really hard on you when you never expect what happens next. A Willow focused chapter to Humanity's Kiss.
DISCLAIMER: I really get tired of saying I own nothing, I dont. Really, this is all copyright Fox, Mutant Enemy, and/or Joss Whedon.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: If you review it, don't correct me please on the POV's, I like to change POV's to make it more of a "movie" feel. Thanks! R/R!
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Willow was sitting over Spike as he lay dormant in his bed. She was running a wet dish towel over his sweating head. Spike was having a nightmare. Not just a run of the mill, "go to school naked" nightmare. He was feeling all the pain of his life. Killing slayers, innocent people, and worse, trying to kill Buffy. "But Buffy's gone now," he kept telling himself. He believed it on the outside, but deep down, he knew she was still around. At least her spirit follows him. Willow's rag was dry, when she bent over to soak it in more water, Spike shot up screaming.
"Shh... Calm down Spike." Willow would wisper.
"Oh, Willow, I had a terrible dream. Bloody nasty one if you ask me."
"Was the boogie man after you?" Willow asked with a smile.
"Boogie man, trust me, he's not scary when he's losing a poker game. But seriously, this is hard on me. How does Angel do it?" Spike said, while wiping the water off his face.
"I think he found was to channel the pain. Like drawing and ju jitsu."
"Right, can you imagine me? Spike, drawing little apples and folding my legs in impossible ways? Come to think of it, when I knew Angelus, he wouldn't do that."
"Come downstairs, get to know the gang." Willow said as the offered a hand to pull Spike out of bed.
* * *
Angel was sitting on the stairs, with a warm mug of blood, waiting for something to happen. When across the room the door opened and in walked a red-haired man, who drove an old beat up green van.
"Is Willow here?" Oz asked.
"Yea, she's upstairs, I'll go get her." Angel said, eager to do something.
"Oz!" Cordelia screamed as she ran over and hugged him. "How are you doing?"
"Doing good." Oz said quietly, "I stopped in at Sunnydale, and everyone said that Willow came here, without Tara."
"Oh, better have Willow tell you then." Cordelia said, showing him up the stairs to meet Willow.
Willow was walking down the stairs with Spike and Angel when she ran into OZ.
"Willow!" Oz exclaimed.
"Oz!" Willow ran down the stairs, almost tripping, and coincidentally falling into Oz's arms. "How are you? I missed you. What have you done? Where've you gone? Come lets go sit down." Willow seemed to be speaking incoherently she was talking so fast.
"Actually Will, I was wondering if you wanted to go grab some breakfast? I haven't had any and I wanted to do a little catching up."
"Sure, let me get my purse!" Will exclaimed with glee. "Angel, I'll be back later ok?"
"Sure thing Will." Angel said, walking down the stairs behind Spike.
* * *
Willow and Oz walked into a coffee shop just a block down the road and sat down.
"Will, I need to ask, what happened to the gang?" Oz just blurted out.
"Well, Xander and Anya, they got married and moved to Oregon. That's happy isn't it? Buffy, well she died. She was saving the universe as usual, but instead of allowing her sister to kill herself, Buffy killed herself. Dawn, well her and Spike were on a patrol with Tara and I, and well the demons seperated us and I know that a vampire got Tara. Dawn was mauled by a demon. Spike couldn't save her."
"Oh my. Wow, that's... well.... I'm sorry Will."
"It's ok Oz, it's hard, but they died doing what they were meant to do. Fight evil. So I can live."
"Speaking of living, why was Spike there?"
"Well, Spike kinda became dependent on us as a group in a way, as company, as friends, providers, etc. So when the group got cut down to me Spike needed the one person that was never there, himself. So, he wanted to make ammends, its odd, he's the first vampire that regreted being a vampire on his own."
"Oh, well that explains it then..."
"You don't believe me do you?"
"Yea I do, I'll always believe you, but it's Spike! Evil. Bad..."
"He has a soul now!"
"...What?"
"Soul, he has one, he's like Angel now. Fighting for redemption."
"Oh, I had no idea. I'm sorry."
"It's ok. You know, I was the one that did that gypsie curse on him. And when we were fighting Glory, that's the god that Buffy was saving us from, I was able to enter her mind and save Tara, my magic has become extraodinary."
"I always knew you'd be a master." When Oz said this he looked deep into her eyes.
"Oz, I.. I... I don't know if we'd..."
"Shh!" And with that Oz kissed Willow, who in turn, pulled his head even closer.
* * *
"So Spike, sleep good?" Cordelia asked as Spike was sprawled up on a couch.
"Yea, right, lets see you get a soul and see how you sleep." Spike said.
"Sorry." Cordelia replied.
"Alright Spike, here you go, nice mug of blood." Wesley handed the mug to Spike, who sat up only to drink.
"This is pretty good. 'A' positive?"
"I'm not sure." Wesley said.
After a little time, the door opened and Willow and Oz came back in the door.
"Where's Angel?" Willow asked.
"Um, I think he's in the office." Cordelia replied.
Willow brought Oz into the office to talk to Angel.
"Hi Willow, was breakfast good?" Angel asked.
Willow glanced over to Oz and smiled. "Uh, yes! Very, thanks for asking. Ah, Angel, I have a question. Since I'm already here, I just want you to know, that I will work for you without pay, unlike the other female employee." With that she motioned "Cordelia" and laughed. "I'll do the magic for you, but I have one request."
"Ok Willow, what is it?" Angel asked.
"I want Oz to be an employee." Willow said as she pushed Oz infront of her.
"Well Willow, I'd have to interview Oz, take him on a field test, see if he has his street smarts, then I got to build a cage for every full moon. That's a lot to do. But you know what?"
"What's that?" Willow and Oz asked together.
"That's something I'd do for my two newest employees." Angel said as he shook Oz's hand.
Spike burst in the door, "Sorry ya'll, but Cordy's out here and I guess it's a vision thingie, but she hit her head hard."
Quickly all of them ran out to Cordelia, who was regaining consciousness.
"Angel, it's bad." Cordelia said.
* * *
TO BE CONTINUED
End Chapter 2
chapter 2: Adaptation
by: Fallen Angel
SUMMARY: Life is really hard on you when you never expect what happens next. A Willow focused chapter to Humanity's Kiss.
DISCLAIMER: I really get tired of saying I own nothing, I dont. Really, this is all copyright Fox, Mutant Enemy, and/or Joss Whedon.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: If you review it, don't correct me please on the POV's, I like to change POV's to make it more of a "movie" feel. Thanks! R/R!
_________________________
Willow was sitting over Spike as he lay dormant in his bed. She was running a wet dish towel over his sweating head. Spike was having a nightmare. Not just a run of the mill, "go to school naked" nightmare. He was feeling all the pain of his life. Killing slayers, innocent people, and worse, trying to kill Buffy. "But Buffy's gone now," he kept telling himself. He believed it on the outside, but deep down, he knew she was still around. At least her spirit follows him. Willow's rag was dry, when she bent over to soak it in more water, Spike shot up screaming.
"Shh... Calm down Spike." Willow would wisper.
"Oh, Willow, I had a terrible dream. Bloody nasty one if you ask me."
"Was the boogie man after you?" Willow asked with a smile.
"Boogie man, trust me, he's not scary when he's losing a poker game. But seriously, this is hard on me. How does Angel do it?" Spike said, while wiping the water off his face.
"I think he found was to channel the pain. Like drawing and ju jitsu."
"Right, can you imagine me? Spike, drawing little apples and folding my legs in impossible ways? Come to think of it, when I knew Angelus, he wouldn't do that."
"Come downstairs, get to know the gang." Willow said as the offered a hand to pull Spike out of bed.
* * *
Angel was sitting on the stairs, with a warm mug of blood, waiting for something to happen. When across the room the door opened and in walked a red-haired man, who drove an old beat up green van.
"Is Willow here?" Oz asked.
"Yea, she's upstairs, I'll go get her." Angel said, eager to do something.
"Oz!" Cordelia screamed as she ran over and hugged him. "How are you doing?"
"Doing good." Oz said quietly, "I stopped in at Sunnydale, and everyone said that Willow came here, without Tara."
"Oh, better have Willow tell you then." Cordelia said, showing him up the stairs to meet Willow.
Willow was walking down the stairs with Spike and Angel when she ran into OZ.
"Willow!" Oz exclaimed.
"Oz!" Willow ran down the stairs, almost tripping, and coincidentally falling into Oz's arms. "How are you? I missed you. What have you done? Where've you gone? Come lets go sit down." Willow seemed to be speaking incoherently she was talking so fast.
"Actually Will, I was wondering if you wanted to go grab some breakfast? I haven't had any and I wanted to do a little catching up."
"Sure, let me get my purse!" Will exclaimed with glee. "Angel, I'll be back later ok?"
"Sure thing Will." Angel said, walking down the stairs behind Spike.
* * *
Willow and Oz walked into a coffee shop just a block down the road and sat down.
"Will, I need to ask, what happened to the gang?" Oz just blurted out.
"Well, Xander and Anya, they got married and moved to Oregon. That's happy isn't it? Buffy, well she died. She was saving the universe as usual, but instead of allowing her sister to kill herself, Buffy killed herself. Dawn, well her and Spike were on a patrol with Tara and I, and well the demons seperated us and I know that a vampire got Tara. Dawn was mauled by a demon. Spike couldn't save her."
"Oh my. Wow, that's... well.... I'm sorry Will."
"It's ok Oz, it's hard, but they died doing what they were meant to do. Fight evil. So I can live."
"Speaking of living, why was Spike there?"
"Well, Spike kinda became dependent on us as a group in a way, as company, as friends, providers, etc. So when the group got cut down to me Spike needed the one person that was never there, himself. So, he wanted to make ammends, its odd, he's the first vampire that regreted being a vampire on his own."
"Oh, well that explains it then..."
"You don't believe me do you?"
"Yea I do, I'll always believe you, but it's Spike! Evil. Bad..."
"He has a soul now!"
"...What?"
"Soul, he has one, he's like Angel now. Fighting for redemption."
"Oh, I had no idea. I'm sorry."
"It's ok. You know, I was the one that did that gypsie curse on him. And when we were fighting Glory, that's the god that Buffy was saving us from, I was able to enter her mind and save Tara, my magic has become extraodinary."
"I always knew you'd be a master." When Oz said this he looked deep into her eyes.
"Oz, I.. I... I don't know if we'd..."
"Shh!" And with that Oz kissed Willow, who in turn, pulled his head even closer.
* * *
"So Spike, sleep good?" Cordelia asked as Spike was sprawled up on a couch.
"Yea, right, lets see you get a soul and see how you sleep." Spike said.
"Sorry." Cordelia replied.
"Alright Spike, here you go, nice mug of blood." Wesley handed the mug to Spike, who sat up only to drink.
"This is pretty good. 'A' positive?"
"I'm not sure." Wesley said.
After a little time, the door opened and Willow and Oz came back in the door.
"Where's Angel?" Willow asked.
"Um, I think he's in the office." Cordelia replied.
Willow brought Oz into the office to talk to Angel.
"Hi Willow, was breakfast good?" Angel asked.
Willow glanced over to Oz and smiled. "Uh, yes! Very, thanks for asking. Ah, Angel, I have a question. Since I'm already here, I just want you to know, that I will work for you without pay, unlike the other female employee." With that she motioned "Cordelia" and laughed. "I'll do the magic for you, but I have one request."
"Ok Willow, what is it?" Angel asked.
"I want Oz to be an employee." Willow said as she pushed Oz infront of her.
"Well Willow, I'd have to interview Oz, take him on a field test, see if he has his street smarts, then I got to build a cage for every full moon. That's a lot to do. But you know what?"
"What's that?" Willow and Oz asked together.
"That's something I'd do for my two newest employees." Angel said as he shook Oz's hand.
Spike burst in the door, "Sorry ya'll, but Cordy's out here and I guess it's a vision thingie, but she hit her head hard."
Quickly all of them ran out to Cordelia, who was regaining consciousness.
"Angel, it's bad." Cordelia said.
* * *
TO BE CONTINUED
End Chapter 2