Title: Something New (11/15)
Author: Luisa
Notes/Disclaimers: as in the Prologue
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Part 11
At last, Buffy found herself watching as Giles sliced the head cleanly off the remaining demon that had been towering over Spike. "My hero," she declared dramatically, running into Giles' arms after he laid the sword on the coffee table.
The vampire made a gagging noise. "Yeah... my bloody hero." He snorted. "Pfft. I could have easily done that myself if you'd just untied me."
"Spike... do you really think we're that stupid? Like you'd hang around and fight. All you would have done if we'd untied you would have been to run away." Anya smirked. "Besides, with your chip, it's not like you *could* have done anything."
Xander sat up suddenly. "Oh! Wait... Spike's chip... I know something... what is it? Everything's so familiar... work brain... work!" He grabbed his girlfriend's hand as he recklessly searched his memory. With a flash of realisation, it hit him. "Oh! Oh, oh! Willow!"
Despite the passionate kiss that Buffy and Giles had become involved in, Buffy half heard Xander's proclamation. "Mmm..." She hummed softly as Giles moved his kisses to her neck. "What about Will?" With a sigh and an apologetic smile she gently pushed him way and turned to Xander. "What was that about Will?"
He frowned at her as he tried to make sense of his recollection. "Something about Willow and her griefy-poor-me mood swings. So, so tired of it."
Buffy sighed again, wishing already that she could be alone with Giles again. "Well, we're all tired of it, but what does it have to do with what's going on?"
Xander drew in a deep breath before replying. "She... she told me that Spike was a demon magnet, a-and you two should get married."
Giles looked at his fiancée in surprise before looking back at the boy. "Well, that doesn't mean anything. She must have just realized how right we are for each other the same moment we did. But... I suppose it might have something to do with the hoards of demons."
Spike let out a snort of laughter. "Yeah... right. You're marrying Giles because you're so right for each other."
Ignoring the vampire, Anya turned to Xander with a worried look. "What about your blindness? Does she have anything to do with that?"
There was a long silence as Xander thought. Finally he spoke up. "When I saw her this afternoon, she... she told me that... that I didn't see anything."
Buffy let out a groan. "She did a spell."
Giles took her in his arms again speaking softly in understanding. "Yes... to have her will done, I would guess. So, whatever she says is coming true."
The sound of flesh hitting flesh caught their attention and they looked over at the couple on the couch. Xander was now sporting a red handprint on his arm.
"Ow! What was that for?"
Anya scowled at him and moved apart from him crossing her arms in front of her as she sulked. "You said that this wasn't Willow's fault. Why are you defending her all the time? *I'm* your girlfriend, not her."
Buffy decided to step in before a domestic began between the couple. "Uh, guys? I think we have more pressing problems to face."
"Huh?" They questioned in unison.
"Demons."
"All gone." Anya smiled proudly.
"No... I mean... if Willow turned Spike into a demon magnet... then..." Buffy didn't even get to complete her explanation as numerous demons came crashing in through the doorway and windows. "Umm... that." With a sigh, she swung into action.
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Part 11
At last, Buffy found herself watching as Giles sliced the head cleanly off the remaining demon that had been towering over Spike. "My hero," she declared dramatically, running into Giles' arms after he laid the sword on the coffee table.
The vampire made a gagging noise. "Yeah... my bloody hero." He snorted. "Pfft. I could have easily done that myself if you'd just untied me."
"Spike... do you really think we're that stupid? Like you'd hang around and fight. All you would have done if we'd untied you would have been to run away." Anya smirked. "Besides, with your chip, it's not like you *could* have done anything."
Xander sat up suddenly. "Oh! Wait... Spike's chip... I know something... what is it? Everything's so familiar... work brain... work!" He grabbed his girlfriend's hand as he recklessly searched his memory. With a flash of realisation, it hit him. "Oh! Oh, oh! Willow!"
Despite the passionate kiss that Buffy and Giles had become involved in, Buffy half heard Xander's proclamation. "Mmm..." She hummed softly as Giles moved his kisses to her neck. "What about Will?" With a sigh and an apologetic smile she gently pushed him way and turned to Xander. "What was that about Will?"
He frowned at her as he tried to make sense of his recollection. "Something about Willow and her griefy-poor-me mood swings. So, so tired of it."
Buffy sighed again, wishing already that she could be alone with Giles again. "Well, we're all tired of it, but what does it have to do with what's going on?"
Xander drew in a deep breath before replying. "She... she told me that Spike was a demon magnet, a-and you two should get married."
Giles looked at his fiancée in surprise before looking back at the boy. "Well, that doesn't mean anything. She must have just realized how right we are for each other the same moment we did. But... I suppose it might have something to do with the hoards of demons."
Spike let out a snort of laughter. "Yeah... right. You're marrying Giles because you're so right for each other."
Ignoring the vampire, Anya turned to Xander with a worried look. "What about your blindness? Does she have anything to do with that?"
There was a long silence as Xander thought. Finally he spoke up. "When I saw her this afternoon, she... she told me that... that I didn't see anything."
Buffy let out a groan. "She did a spell."
Giles took her in his arms again speaking softly in understanding. "Yes... to have her will done, I would guess. So, whatever she says is coming true."
The sound of flesh hitting flesh caught their attention and they looked over at the couple on the couch. Xander was now sporting a red handprint on his arm.
"Ow! What was that for?"
Anya scowled at him and moved apart from him crossing her arms in front of her as she sulked. "You said that this wasn't Willow's fault. Why are you defending her all the time? *I'm* your girlfriend, not her."
Buffy decided to step in before a domestic began between the couple. "Uh, guys? I think we have more pressing problems to face."
"Huh?" They questioned in unison.
"Demons."
"All gone." Anya smiled proudly.
"No... I mean... if Willow turned Spike into a demon magnet... then..." Buffy didn't even get to complete her explanation as numerous demons came crashing in through the doorway and windows. "Umm... that." With a sigh, she swung into action.
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