The Final Wish

Disclaimer: Buffy and crew belongs to Joss Whedon.

Summary: Anya and Xander get one last chance while their friends try and save them. This story takes place shortly after Showtime.
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The Beginning

Xander couldn't go to sleep. He had been tossing and turning on the couch the entire night. Various thoughts kept running through his head. Many of them dealt with how they would all die while battling the First. Yet strangely enough those were not the thoughts that plagued him the most.

Anya. He looked over at all the girls that were asleep in Buffy's living room. Several more Slayers-to-be had survived the journey bringing their total to 12. But despite how dark it was and Anya having her back to him, he could still tell which one she was. He watched her as the usual pain set in on his heart. He still loved her; he had never stopped. His actions at their wedding were because he loved her so much. But even so, they were unforgivable.

Anya was twitching as if she was having a bad dream. The connection between Buffy's resurrection and the First causing trouble had hit Anya pretty hard. She had been struggling to find who she was. Trying to become her own person. Finding out she had helped unleash the First Evil did not help matters.

He wished he could comfort Anya during this time, but she wouldn't let him. She kept shoving him away, never letting him get close. He couldn't blame her though. He did stand her up at the altar. He could only imagine the pain that she must have gone through. But if she only knew how scared he was that he might hurt her, he thought she might begin to understand.

He imagined curling around her while nuzzling her neck. One hand would move under Anya to gently hold her close, while his other stroked her arm. And then Anya would turn around to face Xander, and hold him too. They would be locked in a loving embrace.

As if reading Xanders thoughts, Anya started to roll over.

"AHH!!!" Xander screamed in shock.

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Yeah I know it was a short chapter, sorry about that. But since the story is already practically done, updates will be fairly quick, and each chapter seems to get longer and longer. So please Read/Review and let me know how the story is going.