Setting: Where we last left off
*Oz steps back and Willow comes in.*
Oz: Yes, we do. How... how could you do that??? After everything we've been through...
Willow: What???
Oz: No, don't do that. I saw you and Xander. I was coming out to pick you up so we could go do something, but then I came back. And I had time to think.
Willow: Oz, he kissed me!!!
Oz: Please, let me finish. I think that this all means something. The first time it happened, we got back together. Then Veruca and everything. We got back together. Now you and Xander again. Don't you see a pattern here? I mean, I used to make fun of Devon because he used to go out with these girls and it would be on again, off again, constantly going back and forth...
Willow: But we'll get back together again... we will... won't we?
Oz: We won't this time.
Willow: {voice cracks} Why???
Oz: It's a sign. Things keep breaking us apart. Maybe we aren't meant for each other...
Willow: Oz, don't say that!
Oz: It keeps happening. It'll happen again. Maybe... maybe you and Xander are meant for each other. I saw you liked him form the beginning. You liked him way before you knew me, before you knew Buffy. You have so much history. And you keep getting together. I can't be with you knowing that it will probably happen again.
Willow: Oz... I, I understand how you could think this. I know. But I love you. We've shared a lot. More than Xander and I ever had. You were my first.
Oz: Don't make this any harder for us... I think it would be best if we just find the demon, kill it, and you go back to Sunnydale. And we forget about this, move on with our lives.
Willow: This isn't happening... not again...
*Willow starts to cry and runs out. She runs down a street and it starts to rain. Leo then sees her...*
Leo: Excuse me!
*Willow stops.*
Leo: Hi, I'm Leo. Are you a witch?
Willow: W-what?
Leo: Yes?
Willow: Yeah, so?
Leo: I'm a whitelighter. Sorta "guardian angel" for witches. Got separated from the witches I usually protect, and you're a witch, so I'll help you out.
Willow: I don't need any help.
Leo: Well, obviously you do. Are you okay?
Willow: Yes, now please I have to go.
Leo: You have to be alone. Have to think about what's going on. Sit by yourself in a cold, dark place and cry yourself to sleep. I know what it's like.
Willow: ...
Leo: Go ahead. You need to grieve. That's part of moving on.
*Willow, quite confused but at the same time awakened by Leo's words, walks away.*
Setting: Sunnydale, CA: Giles's: Buffy, Angel, Giles, Cordy, Doyle, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, oh, and, uh, Spike: Talking?:
Spike: You lot make me sick.
Buffy: Quiet, Spike.
Spike: No. Make me be quiet. La-la-la-la-la-la-
*Buffy hits Spike over the head with a vase. I think the vase won.*
Giles: BUFFY! That was an 18th century classic.
Prue: No, it was a cheap re-make. You're better off without it.
Giles: And how would you know?
Prue: I work for Buckland's Auction House in San Francisco. I also do appraisals.
Giles: Oh really? I used to work for a Museum in -
Buffy: Well aren't we all just getting along swell. I want some cheese. Anyone have cheese? Oh, and can I PLEEEEAAASE go kill something REALLY evil?
Angel: Yeah things are kinda goin' slow. Wanna go to Roswell and not tell anyone?
Buffy: Okay.
*Buffy and Angel go to Roswell.*
Setting: Roswell, NM: Xander and Willow's hotel room [no not what you are thinking]: Willow: Sitting in there doing just what Leo said she would do:
*Xander comes in and turns on the lights. He didn't know Willow was there and he sees her.*
Xander: Ahh! Oh, it's you, Willow. I didn't see you there. Kinda because it's dark. Do you want to be alone?
Willow: No, not really. {looks really sad}
*Xander goes over to Willow and puts his arms around her.*
Xander: Something I said? Come on tell me.
Willow: Oz... We... we had gotten back together-
Xander: Huh?
Willow: We left the Crashdown and talked and got back together, but anyway. He saw us Xander. He was out for a walk. He thinks it's some kind of sign because we keep breaking up and getting back together and breaking up again... and he said that we can't keep doing that. So he ended it. Forever. Said we should move on with our lives...
Xander: Oh. Well, forget him. He said move on, so move on. You were almost there, almost over him. But then he just had to show up again. You can do this, Willow. I'll help you. Buffy will help you. God knows Buffy has had to move on from things like this, she knows what it's like. Angel and all. You can do it, too.
Willow: You're right. I was almost over him. But there was this need for closure... I think that tonight, I've found it. I mean, I sat in here wanting to cry, but I just couldn't, you know? I couldn't force tears out, because they just weren't there. I'm still sad, but I think I can do it, too. It'll just take forever. Step by step, a little at a ti-
*Xander kisses Willow, and I mean, KISSES Willow. ^_^ The kind of kiss like when Max and Liz first kissed, the kind that makes you giddy like a schoolgirl... shall I go on?... okay I guess it's about time for them to stop kissing.*
Willow: Xander... I... Okay what do I say now? I mean, I love you, Xander. But there's still that grieving thing I have to do...
Xander: Ok. I can respect that. I'll be there for you when you're ready, and even when you're not. I always will.
*Buffy and Angel burst in.*
Buffy: Well, Hello-HEL-LO! Willow!!! What's wrong???
*Willow pulls away from Xander and Buffy sits next to her. Willow tells Buffy what happened, oh except for the part about Xander and her. Xander gets up and walks over next to Angel.*
Angel: Xander.
Xander: Dead Boy. Or "politically correct", Un Dead Boy.
Angel: *sigh* What did I tell you about calling me that?
Xander: Oh come on, I haven't for ages. For old times sake. Oh, by the way, why are you guys here?
Angel: Demon. Bad. Evil. We kill.
Xander: Oh yeah, I guess we forgot about that thing. You guys killed it already?
Angel: Yeah, real easy. Poor excuse for a demon...
Setting: Roswell, NM: Crashdown: Max, Liz, Maria, Michael, Isabel, and, presenting for the first time ever in this fanfic, ALEX!: Stuff:
Maria: So they already killed it. And that's very nice of them.
Alex: So, this is true, huh? Liz, I just thought you were high...
Liz: Al-ex...
Isabel: No, Alex, she wasn't. There's so much... so much we don't know.
Alex: That we'll-you'll find out?
Isabel: Yep.. someday...
*And Alex and Isabel travel to Alex-and-Isabel-only Land.*
Maria: Is anyone else scared of those two?
Liz: Well I was scared of you and Mich-
*Maria gives Liz a "don't go there" look, and Liz gets quiet.*
Max: Well, I guess that they're all going back to Sunnydale now.
Michael: Good. We have enough going on around here without demons.
Liz: What about the big boss one?
Michael: They can handle that themselves. They killed those other demons really easily, why not this one?
*Oz steps back and Willow comes in.*
Oz: Yes, we do. How... how could you do that??? After everything we've been through...
Willow: What???
Oz: No, don't do that. I saw you and Xander. I was coming out to pick you up so we could go do something, but then I came back. And I had time to think.
Willow: Oz, he kissed me!!!
Oz: Please, let me finish. I think that this all means something. The first time it happened, we got back together. Then Veruca and everything. We got back together. Now you and Xander again. Don't you see a pattern here? I mean, I used to make fun of Devon because he used to go out with these girls and it would be on again, off again, constantly going back and forth...
Willow: But we'll get back together again... we will... won't we?
Oz: We won't this time.
Willow: {voice cracks} Why???
Oz: It's a sign. Things keep breaking us apart. Maybe we aren't meant for each other...
Willow: Oz, don't say that!
Oz: It keeps happening. It'll happen again. Maybe... maybe you and Xander are meant for each other. I saw you liked him form the beginning. You liked him way before you knew me, before you knew Buffy. You have so much history. And you keep getting together. I can't be with you knowing that it will probably happen again.
Willow: Oz... I, I understand how you could think this. I know. But I love you. We've shared a lot. More than Xander and I ever had. You were my first.
Oz: Don't make this any harder for us... I think it would be best if we just find the demon, kill it, and you go back to Sunnydale. And we forget about this, move on with our lives.
Willow: This isn't happening... not again...
*Willow starts to cry and runs out. She runs down a street and it starts to rain. Leo then sees her...*
Leo: Excuse me!
*Willow stops.*
Leo: Hi, I'm Leo. Are you a witch?
Willow: W-what?
Leo: Yes?
Willow: Yeah, so?
Leo: I'm a whitelighter. Sorta "guardian angel" for witches. Got separated from the witches I usually protect, and you're a witch, so I'll help you out.
Willow: I don't need any help.
Leo: Well, obviously you do. Are you okay?
Willow: Yes, now please I have to go.
Leo: You have to be alone. Have to think about what's going on. Sit by yourself in a cold, dark place and cry yourself to sleep. I know what it's like.
Willow: ...
Leo: Go ahead. You need to grieve. That's part of moving on.
*Willow, quite confused but at the same time awakened by Leo's words, walks away.*
Setting: Sunnydale, CA: Giles's: Buffy, Angel, Giles, Cordy, Doyle, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, oh, and, uh, Spike: Talking?:
Spike: You lot make me sick.
Buffy: Quiet, Spike.
Spike: No. Make me be quiet. La-la-la-la-la-la-
*Buffy hits Spike over the head with a vase. I think the vase won.*
Giles: BUFFY! That was an 18th century classic.
Prue: No, it was a cheap re-make. You're better off without it.
Giles: And how would you know?
Prue: I work for Buckland's Auction House in San Francisco. I also do appraisals.
Giles: Oh really? I used to work for a Museum in -
Buffy: Well aren't we all just getting along swell. I want some cheese. Anyone have cheese? Oh, and can I PLEEEEAAASE go kill something REALLY evil?
Angel: Yeah things are kinda goin' slow. Wanna go to Roswell and not tell anyone?
Buffy: Okay.
*Buffy and Angel go to Roswell.*
Setting: Roswell, NM: Xander and Willow's hotel room [no not what you are thinking]: Willow: Sitting in there doing just what Leo said she would do:
*Xander comes in and turns on the lights. He didn't know Willow was there and he sees her.*
Xander: Ahh! Oh, it's you, Willow. I didn't see you there. Kinda because it's dark. Do you want to be alone?
Willow: No, not really. {looks really sad}
*Xander goes over to Willow and puts his arms around her.*
Xander: Something I said? Come on tell me.
Willow: Oz... We... we had gotten back together-
Xander: Huh?
Willow: We left the Crashdown and talked and got back together, but anyway. He saw us Xander. He was out for a walk. He thinks it's some kind of sign because we keep breaking up and getting back together and breaking up again... and he said that we can't keep doing that. So he ended it. Forever. Said we should move on with our lives...
Xander: Oh. Well, forget him. He said move on, so move on. You were almost there, almost over him. But then he just had to show up again. You can do this, Willow. I'll help you. Buffy will help you. God knows Buffy has had to move on from things like this, she knows what it's like. Angel and all. You can do it, too.
Willow: You're right. I was almost over him. But there was this need for closure... I think that tonight, I've found it. I mean, I sat in here wanting to cry, but I just couldn't, you know? I couldn't force tears out, because they just weren't there. I'm still sad, but I think I can do it, too. It'll just take forever. Step by step, a little at a ti-
*Xander kisses Willow, and I mean, KISSES Willow. ^_^ The kind of kiss like when Max and Liz first kissed, the kind that makes you giddy like a schoolgirl... shall I go on?... okay I guess it's about time for them to stop kissing.*
Willow: Xander... I... Okay what do I say now? I mean, I love you, Xander. But there's still that grieving thing I have to do...
Xander: Ok. I can respect that. I'll be there for you when you're ready, and even when you're not. I always will.
*Buffy and Angel burst in.*
Buffy: Well, Hello-HEL-LO! Willow!!! What's wrong???
*Willow pulls away from Xander and Buffy sits next to her. Willow tells Buffy what happened, oh except for the part about Xander and her. Xander gets up and walks over next to Angel.*
Angel: Xander.
Xander: Dead Boy. Or "politically correct", Un Dead Boy.
Angel: *sigh* What did I tell you about calling me that?
Xander: Oh come on, I haven't for ages. For old times sake. Oh, by the way, why are you guys here?
Angel: Demon. Bad. Evil. We kill.
Xander: Oh yeah, I guess we forgot about that thing. You guys killed it already?
Angel: Yeah, real easy. Poor excuse for a demon...
Setting: Roswell, NM: Crashdown: Max, Liz, Maria, Michael, Isabel, and, presenting for the first time ever in this fanfic, ALEX!: Stuff:
Maria: So they already killed it. And that's very nice of them.
Alex: So, this is true, huh? Liz, I just thought you were high...
Liz: Al-ex...
Isabel: No, Alex, she wasn't. There's so much... so much we don't know.
Alex: That we'll-you'll find out?
Isabel: Yep.. someday...
*And Alex and Isabel travel to Alex-and-Isabel-only Land.*
Maria: Is anyone else scared of those two?
Liz: Well I was scared of you and Mich-
*Maria gives Liz a "don't go there" look, and Liz gets quiet.*
Max: Well, I guess that they're all going back to Sunnydale now.
Michael: Good. We have enough going on around here without demons.
Liz: What about the big boss one?
Michael: They can handle that themselves. They killed those other demons really easily, why not this one?