PART 13
So Willow did have fun with her friends, but it wasn't for long, because everything that Willow was training for came quicker than they thought it would. And before Willow knew it she was fighting the very thing that she had feared.
The fight went on for a long time, almost four hours and Willow could feel her strength failing from her, but in her minds eyes she saw what would happed if she failed. What would happen to her friends, they would be slaves to the demons, even Buffy, if she survived. The whole world would be in slavery where the demons would just kill a person when they felt the need. The human race would be kept in cages like animals and bred, when the demons needed more.
All of these images gave Willow the strength she needed to kill the demon, but when she was done she didn't know she would survive, everything hurt so much and she hit the ground, hard.
"Willow!" Spike cried running over to her. She was unconscious but Spike could see a weak pulse in her throat. "What happened?" He demanded of Giles.
"She's use too much energy, she might not have enough to keep her heart beating." Giles responded.
"No!" Spike roared. "She will live. She's too strong to die. She can't die." Spike whispered brokenly.
"She won't die Spike," Angelus said kneeling next to Willow and taking her from Spike's arms despite his growls of warning. "She is too strong. I'm taking her back to the mansion to recover."
Spike followed Angelus back to the mansion and watched as he laid Willow down on the pillows. She was so pale, her skin looking like porcelain. "She will be alright won't she?" Spike whispered.
"She'll be fine. Come, on lets
leave her alone for a while." Angelus said leading Spike out of the room.
* * * * *
It was two months before Willow fully recovered. There were times when she would wake up for a few minutes but would fall asleep again before anything could be done.
Everything felt so strange to her. Willow had been locked in her own little world for the past two months and seeing all her friends and the real world was almost too much for her. But she was okay, and it didn't take her long to get back into her natural order of things.
"How're you feeling?" Buffy asked walking into her room. There was one thing that hadn't changed, Spike and Angelus still wouldn't let her out of bed.
"I'm fine, as I've been telling people for the last three weeks since I've been awake, but will anyone listen to me? No, I mean it's my body, I know what it's capable of."
Buffy laughed. "They're just worried about you. Give them time, besides you like being waited on hand and foot."
Willow laughed as well. "Yeah that is a plus. So what's be going on lately? Any new baddies?"
"Nope, just the usual boring stuff, we really do need you back Will, Xander and Anya are really getting scary, I need you there with me to even things out."
"Well you're just going to have to wait." Spike said walking into the room with a tray of food in his hands. "Red it's quite ready yet to see the big bad world."
"Yes I am," Willow said but to no avail.
"I'm sure you think so pet, but you're not." Spike responded looking at her lovingly.
"What's going on in here?" Xander asked poking his head in the door. His eyes lit up. "So this is where you keep all the food."
"Don't even think about it. This stuffs for Willow." Spike said glaring at him.
It wasn't long before the whole gang came into the room, and they were joking around like old times. It was great, all the people Willow loved the most in this world were right here with her. Things couldn't get any better. Well they could, Willow thought as she watched Spike and Xander get into yet another fight.
"Can't you boys just grow up?" Giles asked. "It's worse than watching two puppies fight."
"But it's just as entertaining." Buffy responded laughing as she watched her friend and once enemy roll around on the floor because Spike had called Xander something that he didn't understand.
"And Xander might get sweaty," Anya said. "I like it when he gets sweaty, it makes my think of wanting to have sex with him, like I'm thinking right now. Xander!" she called out. "We have to go now."
"Why?" He asked still fighting with Spike.
"Because I want to have sex." Anya said.
Xander was up with lightening speed, grabbed Anya hand and ran out the door calling. "See you guys later, we're taking to room down the hall."
"Just don't break the bed this time." Willow called out.
"And don't make so much sodding noise. I nearly went deaf last time." Spike grunted getting himself off the ground.
"Are they at it again?" Angelus asked as he saw Xander and Anya run down the hall."
"Yep," Buffy grinned, the wrinkled her nose. "It's kind of strange when you think about it. I think Anya's still got some sort of power that always makes Xander want to have sex."
"I don't think so Buffy." Riley said putting his arm around her shoulders. "He's a man, men always want to have sex."
"That's true," Willow said looking at Spike and Angelus.
Everyone laughed and Willow's life was happy again. And she was gong to keep it that way, no matter what.
THE END