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Summary: It's 7 years after Season 6. Buffy's no longer the slayer and Spike has never come back. Sorry not so good with summaries.
Author Notes: It would be great if you could feedback me. It's my very first fanfic so please be nice and thank you to those who have given me feedback. They give me the motivation to continue my story. Sorry about the conversation parts, I'm not so good with that yet. I tried my best though to make this chapter a little longer.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except maybe a few original characters but they're pretty easy to spot.
Chapter Twenty
The next day...
Buffy planned to go immediately to Willow's bookstore as soon she finished eating breakfast. Unfortunately, she received a call from Onagero about the paintings so she had to go to the gallery instead. She spent the whole day, fixing and arranging paintings. It was pretty tiring but at least she was ready for the opening which was in a few days. Also, because she was so busy, she was pretty distracted so the things that were troubling her were put aside for a while.
At about five-thirty in the afternoon, Buffy was finally ready to call it a day. She was locking the door when Kent came up behind her holding a bouquet of roses.
"Hey." Kent greeted.
"Hey." Buffy greeted back, still feeling a bit unsure.
"Here." Kent said as he gave her the flowers.
"Thanks"
"So... where you off to now? Busy?"
"Um... I'm going to go visit a friend."
"Oh... well maybe you'd like to meet later for dinner? Unless you're still busy..."
"Um... well okay. I'm free."
"Great" Kent said with a smile. "So... where would you like me to pick you up?"
"Um... you can pick me up at my friend's place." Since Willow lived above her bookstore anyway that was the most likely place they would go to after she closed.
Buffy gave him Willow's address and they parted ways.
After that Buffy went straight to willow's place. After all, she really needed Willow's help.
"Hey Buffy, I'll be right with you." Willow called as soon as she spotted Buffy. She finished ringing up the purchase of her customer and gave him his change.
"So, what brings you here?" Willow asked as she closed up.
"I Need Your Help."
"Why? What's wrong? Is it still Spike?"
"No, not entirely..."
"Oh, that's... okay forget it. What's going on?"
Buffy told Willow everything including her still confused feelings towards Spike and also Kent being the nephew of the Mayor.
"The mayor? Of what New York?" Willow asked confused.
"No, well actually he's the nephew of the ex-mayor of... Sunnydale."
"Sunnydale? You don't mean?"
"Oh, I do."
"You've got to be kidding. How?"
"Well, apparently his mother is his sister. No wait, that sounds wrong." Buffy said at the look Willow gave her. "I meant Mayor Wilkins was his mom's brother."
"Wow. That's kind of creepy actually."
"I know. So you see, I don't know if I can trust him anymore. What if he knew?"
"Knew his uncle was a big snake demon thingie? After the ascension of course."
"Yeah, I mean I don't really know him well, so I don't know if I can still trust him. But then, Spike trusts him."
"And..."
"And you know how much I trust Spike. Plus, if you've been alive as long as Spike has, you pretty much know how to pick people. You know what I mean?"
"yeah. Oh, do you wonder how old Spike is?"
"What?"
"Yeah, you know. I mean in vampire years he's what hundred, hundred plus. But now that he's human, you know how old could he be?"
"I don't know. I didn't ask?"
"I was just curious that's all."
"O-kay. Back, to the present here Will?"
"What? Oh yeah. Well, it's all up to you."
"Which one?"
"Both of them. First of all, Spike? You know Spike. You know he still loves you. Even after all these years, you know he still does. The question is do you still love him? Second, the Kent thing. It is true that you don't know him at all. So you have to make a decision on whether or not you want to get to know him."
"It's not that simple. Plus they work together and are sort of like best friends. That would be kind of awkward."
"Yeah, but the longer you put off the decision, the more miserable you'll feel. Plus, if you wait too long you might lose them both."
"I know. Perhaps, I should just lose them both. You know, just find someone new."
"It's up to you. I can't make the decision for you because it's your feelings on the line."
"I know. Thanks for helping me out though Wills."
"Do you know what you're going to do?"
"I have a decision but I'm not so sure about it. I'll tell you when I am."
"Okay, so... doing anything tonight?"
"Yeah, I'm actually going out to dinner with Kent."
"Oh, let me guess he's meeting you here?"
"How did you know?"
"Best friend thing. Well actually it's more like, if you had a date, then you would be at home worrying about what to wear."
"True. What about you? No date with Oz tonight?"
"No, he's got this recording session thing."
"Oh."
They spent the rest of the time talking about anything and everything under the sun until Kent came.
"Hello. You must be Willow." Kent said as he introduced himself.
"Yup, that's me." Willow said as she shook his hand.
"It's very nice to meet you."
"You too."
"So, let's go?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah okay. Want to join us Willow?"
"No, no, it's okay. There's a replay of GG tonight and well, I gotta know what happens to Rory and Jess. So you know you two crazy kids. Go, go have fun." Willow said as she pushed them out the door.
When they were outside Kent softly said : "Wow, she's got a lot of power that one."
"What did you say?" Buffy asked, not hearing him properly.
"Nothing. Let's go."
A/N: To oregano: GG is for you! Happy New Year to all. Please review, my inbox is getting lonely.
Summary: It's 7 years after Season 6. Buffy's no longer the slayer and Spike has never come back. Sorry not so good with summaries.
Author Notes: It would be great if you could feedback me. It's my very first fanfic so please be nice and thank you to those who have given me feedback. They give me the motivation to continue my story. Sorry about the conversation parts, I'm not so good with that yet. I tried my best though to make this chapter a little longer.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except maybe a few original characters but they're pretty easy to spot.
Chapter Twenty
The next day...
Buffy planned to go immediately to Willow's bookstore as soon she finished eating breakfast. Unfortunately, she received a call from Onagero about the paintings so she had to go to the gallery instead. She spent the whole day, fixing and arranging paintings. It was pretty tiring but at least she was ready for the opening which was in a few days. Also, because she was so busy, she was pretty distracted so the things that were troubling her were put aside for a while.
At about five-thirty in the afternoon, Buffy was finally ready to call it a day. She was locking the door when Kent came up behind her holding a bouquet of roses.
"Hey." Kent greeted.
"Hey." Buffy greeted back, still feeling a bit unsure.
"Here." Kent said as he gave her the flowers.
"Thanks"
"So... where you off to now? Busy?"
"Um... I'm going to go visit a friend."
"Oh... well maybe you'd like to meet later for dinner? Unless you're still busy..."
"Um... well okay. I'm free."
"Great" Kent said with a smile. "So... where would you like me to pick you up?"
"Um... you can pick me up at my friend's place." Since Willow lived above her bookstore anyway that was the most likely place they would go to after she closed.
Buffy gave him Willow's address and they parted ways.
After that Buffy went straight to willow's place. After all, she really needed Willow's help.
"Hey Buffy, I'll be right with you." Willow called as soon as she spotted Buffy. She finished ringing up the purchase of her customer and gave him his change.
"So, what brings you here?" Willow asked as she closed up.
"I Need Your Help."
"Why? What's wrong? Is it still Spike?"
"No, not entirely..."
"Oh, that's... okay forget it. What's going on?"
Buffy told Willow everything including her still confused feelings towards Spike and also Kent being the nephew of the Mayor.
"The mayor? Of what New York?" Willow asked confused.
"No, well actually he's the nephew of the ex-mayor of... Sunnydale."
"Sunnydale? You don't mean?"
"Oh, I do."
"You've got to be kidding. How?"
"Well, apparently his mother is his sister. No wait, that sounds wrong." Buffy said at the look Willow gave her. "I meant Mayor Wilkins was his mom's brother."
"Wow. That's kind of creepy actually."
"I know. So you see, I don't know if I can trust him anymore. What if he knew?"
"Knew his uncle was a big snake demon thingie? After the ascension of course."
"Yeah, I mean I don't really know him well, so I don't know if I can still trust him. But then, Spike trusts him."
"And..."
"And you know how much I trust Spike. Plus, if you've been alive as long as Spike has, you pretty much know how to pick people. You know what I mean?"
"yeah. Oh, do you wonder how old Spike is?"
"What?"
"Yeah, you know. I mean in vampire years he's what hundred, hundred plus. But now that he's human, you know how old could he be?"
"I don't know. I didn't ask?"
"I was just curious that's all."
"O-kay. Back, to the present here Will?"
"What? Oh yeah. Well, it's all up to you."
"Which one?"
"Both of them. First of all, Spike? You know Spike. You know he still loves you. Even after all these years, you know he still does. The question is do you still love him? Second, the Kent thing. It is true that you don't know him at all. So you have to make a decision on whether or not you want to get to know him."
"It's not that simple. Plus they work together and are sort of like best friends. That would be kind of awkward."
"Yeah, but the longer you put off the decision, the more miserable you'll feel. Plus, if you wait too long you might lose them both."
"I know. Perhaps, I should just lose them both. You know, just find someone new."
"It's up to you. I can't make the decision for you because it's your feelings on the line."
"I know. Thanks for helping me out though Wills."
"Do you know what you're going to do?"
"I have a decision but I'm not so sure about it. I'll tell you when I am."
"Okay, so... doing anything tonight?"
"Yeah, I'm actually going out to dinner with Kent."
"Oh, let me guess he's meeting you here?"
"How did you know?"
"Best friend thing. Well actually it's more like, if you had a date, then you would be at home worrying about what to wear."
"True. What about you? No date with Oz tonight?"
"No, he's got this recording session thing."
"Oh."
They spent the rest of the time talking about anything and everything under the sun until Kent came.
"Hello. You must be Willow." Kent said as he introduced himself.
"Yup, that's me." Willow said as she shook his hand.
"It's very nice to meet you."
"You too."
"So, let's go?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah okay. Want to join us Willow?"
"No, no, it's okay. There's a replay of GG tonight and well, I gotta know what happens to Rory and Jess. So you know you two crazy kids. Go, go have fun." Willow said as she pushed them out the door.
When they were outside Kent softly said : "Wow, she's got a lot of power that one."
"What did you say?" Buffy asked, not hearing him properly.
"Nothing. Let's go."
A/N: To oregano: GG is for you! Happy New Year to all. Please review, my inbox is getting lonely.