Willow burst into the shop, "Giles, it happened again." Giles was currently helping a customer, but he glanced up at her abrupt entrance.
"Excuse me a moment." He said to the young woman he was helping, who simply nodded. Giles then guided Willow to the back.
"Now, what happened again?" He asked.
"The dream. Only this was different. I thought I dreamed about being attacked. Or maybe it was somebody else getting attacked. It was scary and confusing, and I'm really getting wigged."
Giles nodded, "I did some reading into this, and I'm not sure, but it could be something in your past. Perhaps some forgotten trauma?"
Xander then walked into the back, "Hey Willow, I got your message at work. What's wrong?"
"I had another dream. It was bad, somebody was being killed, I think."
He replied, "Will, I think you gotta talk with the Dream guy, and get some new dreams. This is freaky. Have you told Buffy?"
She shook her head, "No, she's got too much to worry about, like Dawn, and money. Plus, she's got that job now, and things are going well. It's better she doesn't know."
Giles nodded in agreement, "And if my suspicions are indeed correct, I doubt there is much she can do. Willow, what I was about to propose is possibly regression through hypnosis. It might help find the source of these dreams." She took a deep breath, and then agreed.
Xander though, argued, "Whoa, wait a sec? Hypnosis? As in trances? Got a bad feeling about this. Willow, remember, you were saying no to magic."
Giles explained, "This isn't magic, Xander. It's simply a mental exercise to clear the head, and free it to make connections that it normally can't find. Sometimes, time and psychological distress can obscure our memories, and block what we need to face. This will simply remove the blocks.
Willow then said, "You can stay if you want. Keep lookout for me." She smiled at him, reminding of him when they'd hide out up in Jesse's tree house. He smiled back, and then nodded.
"Excuse me a moment." He said to the young woman he was helping, who simply nodded. Giles then guided Willow to the back.
"Now, what happened again?" He asked.
"The dream. Only this was different. I thought I dreamed about being attacked. Or maybe it was somebody else getting attacked. It was scary and confusing, and I'm really getting wigged."
Giles nodded, "I did some reading into this, and I'm not sure, but it could be something in your past. Perhaps some forgotten trauma?"
Xander then walked into the back, "Hey Willow, I got your message at work. What's wrong?"
"I had another dream. It was bad, somebody was being killed, I think."
He replied, "Will, I think you gotta talk with the Dream guy, and get some new dreams. This is freaky. Have you told Buffy?"
She shook her head, "No, she's got too much to worry about, like Dawn, and money. Plus, she's got that job now, and things are going well. It's better she doesn't know."
Giles nodded in agreement, "And if my suspicions are indeed correct, I doubt there is much she can do. Willow, what I was about to propose is possibly regression through hypnosis. It might help find the source of these dreams." She took a deep breath, and then agreed.
Xander though, argued, "Whoa, wait a sec? Hypnosis? As in trances? Got a bad feeling about this. Willow, remember, you were saying no to magic."
Giles explained, "This isn't magic, Xander. It's simply a mental exercise to clear the head, and free it to make connections that it normally can't find. Sometimes, time and psychological distress can obscure our memories, and block what we need to face. This will simply remove the blocks.
Willow then said, "You can stay if you want. Keep lookout for me." She smiled at him, reminding of him when they'd hide out up in Jesse's tree house. He smiled back, and then nodded.