I just want to thank everyone for the AWESOME feedback I've gotten, thanks soooo much! Indeed, how will they go on without Buffy? I thought about it, and I think I've finally figured out how I'm gonna tie it together, but I guess you have to wait and see, okay? Please keep reading, and sending me the GREAT feedback!!
Part 4/?
Buffy lay quietly in her bed, it had been three weeks since she had come back, and almost three weeks since she'd last seen Dawn, and everyone else. She was making good progress, and Angel had said she could go home in a few days. Still, nothing seemed to be happening with Angel. He ignored her at best, and he seemed to be happy she was leaving so soon. Maybe things would be better if she could go back. But, how could she go, knowing Angel was here, and that he was human? And how would she get back. Maybe luck was on her side, maybe Willow and Tara were already working on a way to get her back. But, if they wanted her back, wouldn't they have found a spell sooner?
*
Willow looked up the last ingredient to the spell. "It doesn't count if I'm just helping you find the spell, right, as long as I don't do it?"
"I think so," Tara smiled. Since Buffy had decided to leave, everyone had become so much closer. Tara had moved back in with Dawn and Willow, and Willow and Tara were now officially a couple again. Dawn didn't talk much, but more and more she seems happier. She knew Buffy would come back soon. Anya had reconciled with Xander, but not before becoming a vengeance demon again, and cursing him. They seemed to be the perfect couple again. About a week after Buffy's announcement, and her departure, Willow and Tara began researching. Along with Anya, who had lots of experience with alternate realities, Willow and Tara began looking for a spell to bring Buffy back. Just a few days ago, they had found it.
"Done!" Willow announced, handing the ingredient list to Anya, who busily gathered all the supplies from the Magick Box's storage shelves.
Tara gave Willow a quick hug and peck on the cheek, as she stood up and stretched.
"All Buffy needed was time. She'll be back, and we'll talk things out, and she'll decide to stay." Willow said happily. Tara nodded nervously at her side.
*
Angel couldn't get Buffy out of his mind. He had steered clear of her for the past few weeks, busying himself with other patients, and he'd tried to tell himself it was for the better good. But, it was killing him inside. He couldn't say that he loved her, because it wasn't true. He felt something, but it wasn't right. He wanted to love, because God only knows when a beautiful girl declares she loves a stranger and really means it. What he was afraid of was that he didn't love her, but that she loved the Angel in her mind. She just latched on to him, because they shared the same past, and appearance. They were two different people, and he didn't want his heart broken. Not after what Darla had done to him. It had been a long relationship, and it had ended with a child. She took his son, Connor, and Angel hadn't seen him since.
"Buffy has asked to see you." A nurse said, as he strolled past the nurse's station.
Angel nodded, but inside he dreaded going to see her. What would she tell him this time, that she hated him because he ignored her?
*
Buffy bounced her leg anxiously. It had been a nervous habit since she was little, and it hadn't ever seemed to go away. There was a knock at the door, and even though she knew it was Angel, she jumped a little.
"Angel." She said brightly
"Buffy," he regarded her. "Is something wrong?"
"No, I just wanted to see you." She smiled her dazzling smile.
"Oh," Angel said nervously. "I see."
"Listen, I think we need to talk. It's obvious you don't like me. It's obvious I came back for the wrong reason."
"Buffy, it's not that I don't like you. I'm glad you're back, you're parents are glad you're back. But, I can't love you. You don't know me. You know someone in your mind."
"Fine, if you feel that way! I'll just go back! I'll find a way. I'll put myself in a coma, that should work!" Buffy shouted at Angel, and stormed out of the room.
"Buffy," Angel called after her. "Wait!"
*
"..We call to you, come, come back!" Tara yelled, throwing the last ingredient of the spell into the wooden bowl, a piece of Buffy's hair. She collapsed into a chair Willow held for her.
"How long do we wait?" Willow asked, looking worried.
"I don't know." Tara replied honestly. "I really don't know, but I do know it worked."
Willow nodded. Dawn stood to the side, watching the whole scene. "Buffy, please come back soon." She whispered.
"Don't worry, Dawnie, she will." Tara said, standing to place a firm arm around her shoulder.
*
Buffy ran from her hospital room, into the quiet, white halls. Hot, burning tears fell from her face. She wanted to get the hell out of this reality. Who did she think she was, trying to win Angel over, it didn't work, and now where was she? No one wanted her back in Sunnydale. No one. What was she going to do now? She felt a pull in her stomach and a tug in her soul. 'Angel? I don't want him now! Hell no!' Buffy yelled at herself. 'Angel in this reality doesn't love me, and Angel back home can't be with me.' The dizziness took her, and she knew now, Tara and Willow had saved her after all, and that she would never have to see this reality again.
*
Willow, Tara and Dawn had quickly walked to the hospital. They had admitted her after she had collapsed, and she had been in a coma. They knew that if the spell had worked, she would wake up soon. And they wanted to be there. Dawn was practically ecstatic to be going to see Buffy, though she wasn't positive Buffy would be awake. She just hoped so.
After signing in as visitors, they went straight to her room. The each took a chair by her bed and waited. Nothing happened. They were about to give up hope, when Buffy's eyes blinked slightly. She opened her eyes. She was back.
"Buffy!" Dawn yelled, grabbing her around the shoulders and squeezing. "You're back for good, right?"
"Right! That place was not what I thought it would be. Angel didn't love me." Buffy said, slightly sad.
"It's okay. We u-understand you needed time." Tara smiled, hugging her also.
"Thanks." Buffy said. "Willow, please tell me you had no part in the casting of this spell."
"None whatsoever." Willow replied, hugging her.
"Good." Buffy said.
"I'm glad you're back. And maybe it's for the better, you know, that Angel didn't love you there, because you're supposed to be here." Dawn said.
"I know." Buffy smiled sadly. "I know."
TBC...If you like!!! Don't worry, don't lose hope, this will be a happy B/A ending!!
Part 4/?
Buffy lay quietly in her bed, it had been three weeks since she had come back, and almost three weeks since she'd last seen Dawn, and everyone else. She was making good progress, and Angel had said she could go home in a few days. Still, nothing seemed to be happening with Angel. He ignored her at best, and he seemed to be happy she was leaving so soon. Maybe things would be better if she could go back. But, how could she go, knowing Angel was here, and that he was human? And how would she get back. Maybe luck was on her side, maybe Willow and Tara were already working on a way to get her back. But, if they wanted her back, wouldn't they have found a spell sooner?
*
Willow looked up the last ingredient to the spell. "It doesn't count if I'm just helping you find the spell, right, as long as I don't do it?"
"I think so," Tara smiled. Since Buffy had decided to leave, everyone had become so much closer. Tara had moved back in with Dawn and Willow, and Willow and Tara were now officially a couple again. Dawn didn't talk much, but more and more she seems happier. She knew Buffy would come back soon. Anya had reconciled with Xander, but not before becoming a vengeance demon again, and cursing him. They seemed to be the perfect couple again. About a week after Buffy's announcement, and her departure, Willow and Tara began researching. Along with Anya, who had lots of experience with alternate realities, Willow and Tara began looking for a spell to bring Buffy back. Just a few days ago, they had found it.
"Done!" Willow announced, handing the ingredient list to Anya, who busily gathered all the supplies from the Magick Box's storage shelves.
Tara gave Willow a quick hug and peck on the cheek, as she stood up and stretched.
"All Buffy needed was time. She'll be back, and we'll talk things out, and she'll decide to stay." Willow said happily. Tara nodded nervously at her side.
*
Angel couldn't get Buffy out of his mind. He had steered clear of her for the past few weeks, busying himself with other patients, and he'd tried to tell himself it was for the better good. But, it was killing him inside. He couldn't say that he loved her, because it wasn't true. He felt something, but it wasn't right. He wanted to love, because God only knows when a beautiful girl declares she loves a stranger and really means it. What he was afraid of was that he didn't love her, but that she loved the Angel in her mind. She just latched on to him, because they shared the same past, and appearance. They were two different people, and he didn't want his heart broken. Not after what Darla had done to him. It had been a long relationship, and it had ended with a child. She took his son, Connor, and Angel hadn't seen him since.
"Buffy has asked to see you." A nurse said, as he strolled past the nurse's station.
Angel nodded, but inside he dreaded going to see her. What would she tell him this time, that she hated him because he ignored her?
*
Buffy bounced her leg anxiously. It had been a nervous habit since she was little, and it hadn't ever seemed to go away. There was a knock at the door, and even though she knew it was Angel, she jumped a little.
"Angel." She said brightly
"Buffy," he regarded her. "Is something wrong?"
"No, I just wanted to see you." She smiled her dazzling smile.
"Oh," Angel said nervously. "I see."
"Listen, I think we need to talk. It's obvious you don't like me. It's obvious I came back for the wrong reason."
"Buffy, it's not that I don't like you. I'm glad you're back, you're parents are glad you're back. But, I can't love you. You don't know me. You know someone in your mind."
"Fine, if you feel that way! I'll just go back! I'll find a way. I'll put myself in a coma, that should work!" Buffy shouted at Angel, and stormed out of the room.
"Buffy," Angel called after her. "Wait!"
*
"..We call to you, come, come back!" Tara yelled, throwing the last ingredient of the spell into the wooden bowl, a piece of Buffy's hair. She collapsed into a chair Willow held for her.
"How long do we wait?" Willow asked, looking worried.
"I don't know." Tara replied honestly. "I really don't know, but I do know it worked."
Willow nodded. Dawn stood to the side, watching the whole scene. "Buffy, please come back soon." She whispered.
"Don't worry, Dawnie, she will." Tara said, standing to place a firm arm around her shoulder.
*
Buffy ran from her hospital room, into the quiet, white halls. Hot, burning tears fell from her face. She wanted to get the hell out of this reality. Who did she think she was, trying to win Angel over, it didn't work, and now where was she? No one wanted her back in Sunnydale. No one. What was she going to do now? She felt a pull in her stomach and a tug in her soul. 'Angel? I don't want him now! Hell no!' Buffy yelled at herself. 'Angel in this reality doesn't love me, and Angel back home can't be with me.' The dizziness took her, and she knew now, Tara and Willow had saved her after all, and that she would never have to see this reality again.
*
Willow, Tara and Dawn had quickly walked to the hospital. They had admitted her after she had collapsed, and she had been in a coma. They knew that if the spell had worked, she would wake up soon. And they wanted to be there. Dawn was practically ecstatic to be going to see Buffy, though she wasn't positive Buffy would be awake. She just hoped so.
After signing in as visitors, they went straight to her room. The each took a chair by her bed and waited. Nothing happened. They were about to give up hope, when Buffy's eyes blinked slightly. She opened her eyes. She was back.
"Buffy!" Dawn yelled, grabbing her around the shoulders and squeezing. "You're back for good, right?"
"Right! That place was not what I thought it would be. Angel didn't love me." Buffy said, slightly sad.
"It's okay. We u-understand you needed time." Tara smiled, hugging her also.
"Thanks." Buffy said. "Willow, please tell me you had no part in the casting of this spell."
"None whatsoever." Willow replied, hugging her.
"Good." Buffy said.
"I'm glad you're back. And maybe it's for the better, you know, that Angel didn't love you there, because you're supposed to be here." Dawn said.
"I know." Buffy smiled sadly. "I know."
TBC...If you like!!! Don't worry, don't lose hope, this will be a happy B/A ending!!