Groggily, Ethan awoke and realized he was tied to a bloody chair. Then he came face to face with Giles sitting mere feet away.

    "Ethan.", Giles spat

    "Ripper.", Ethan spat back.

    Giles stood up and walked over to Ethan and punched him in the face. "That was for turning me into a Fyyarl demon the last time I saw you, you wanker!"

    "Good seeing you again too.", Ethan moaned in pain. Buffy then entered the room with Spike, Dawn, Willow, Tara, and Xander in tow.

    "Oh good, the hostage has woken up.", Buffy chirped.

    "Bloody hell.", Ethan groaned.

    "Speaking of things from Hell, what kind of demons were those earlier?", Buffy asked sitting right in front of Ethan, "Oh and why shouldn't I just throw you to them the next time I see them while you're at it."

    "And what's this thing?", Xander said holding the Box. Ethan looked at his hand and saw it was no longer duct taped to him.

    "Leave that alone you idiot!", Ethan screeched in fear making both Xander jump back a little and Buffy punch him in the face.

    "Don't call my friends idiots Ethan.", Buffy warned.

    "You don't understand! Make him put it down!", Ethan screamed. Buffy punched him again.

    "Use your indoor voice sweetie.", Buffy said mockingly.

    Giles saw the fear on his old University chum's face and immediately took the Box from Xander.

    "Ethan, I want you to be honest with me for once. Is this what I think it is?", Giles asked apprehensively.

    Ethan swallowed and nodded slowly. This time Giles punched him.

    "You idiot! I wouldn't think even you would be stupid or corrupt enough to play with a device of this thing's reputation!", Giles' face contorted with rage.

    "You're one to talk about flirting with dark powers Ripper.", Ethan groaned.

    "Ethan, summoning Eyeghon was a long time ago. I was younger than Buffy is now.", Giles yelled setting the box on the kitchen counter.

    "Whoa, care to elaborate us not in the know as to what this doodad is?", Xander asked.

    Giles sat down and took his glasses off to clean them, "I've only heard rumors. I'm afraid I don't even remember the precise name of this object. A few centuries ago in France, a sorcerer contracted a toy maker to build an elaborate puzzle box. After completion, the sorcerer infused the box with powerful magicks. These magicks were capable of opening dimensional portals. When you'd twist and turn the pieces you came a step closer to opening these portals."

     "The box supposedly can open a gateway to either Heaven or Hell dependent on which pattern you move the pieces in.", Ethan helped explain, "More often than not though, the portal turns out to be the one to Hell."

     "You knew that and you still played with it?", Willow asked.

    "It was worth the gamble.", Ethan said, "An old man gave it to me in Wales a few weeks ago. He was probably a demon now that I think of it. I figured it'd be an interesting trip, sort of like summoning demons like Ripper and I did in the old days. I was wrong. I opened up the portal and out they came. Four of them. They told me what they were going to do to me. But the wankers made a mistake. They told me to give them the box, but would never take it from me. It was because they couldn't. They couldn't directly harm me while I held it. I decided to have a little fun. I started playing with the box again and closed their portal behind them, trapping them here. In retrospect, that probably wasn't a good idea."

    "Ya THINK?!", Xander asked.

    "Definitely not considering these things looked like nightmares from S and M porn.", Buffy replied.

    "Ethan, you stupid tosser. There was something you didn't consider.", Giles said slowly, coldly.

    "What's that?", Ethan asked

    "The box opened and closed the portal to Hell. It brought them here. IT COULD SEND THEM BACK!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, YOU STUPID, STUPID MAN?!!!", Giles roared louder than anyone in the room had ever heard him before.

    "Right then. Just fiddle around with it then. Send them back and things will be peachy.", Ethan said to Giles.

    "None of these children will ever touch that box again to attempt to, because I fear its too late for that. And four of these things is enough thank you.", Giles spat coldly, slipping from his proper British accent to his street wise Cockney.

    "Hey what's this do?", Andrew said coming in and reaching for the box.

    "Don't touch that you little poofter!", Giles yelled.

    "Fine. See if I let you watch my Star Trek DVDs now.", Andrew said defensively as he left the room in a huff.

    "Well at least I have adequate help now.", Ethan smiled at the group.

    "Giles, can I kill him?", Buffy asked angrily.

    "Kill me?! What did I do?", Ethan asked.

    "Well aside from the current predicament, you turned me into a Fyyarl demon.", Giles spat coldly.

    "You made all the adults act like teens again so the Mayor could have babies kidnapped and fed to a demon as a tribute.", Willow said equally coldly.

    "Now wait a minute, I didn't know they were going to do that!", Ethan defended.

    "You tied me up and tried to get Eyeghon to kill me in your place.", Buffy growled.

    "And let's not forget Halloween night when you made most of us turn into what costumes we wore. Spike almost killed Buffy when she couldn't fight.", Xander added.

    "That was you?!!", Spike laughed earning a cold look from Buffy. He then stopped laughing and looked at Ethan, "You're a very bad man!"

    "Well let's look at what you've done to me. I rotted in a government holding cell for a year!", Ethan yelled.

    "Yeah and if you would have just stayed there then we wouldn't be in this situation!", Buffy yelled back.

    Tara silently slunk away from the argument. Yelling always made her feel like she was back with her family. She headed upstairs and went to her room, which she also shared with God only knew how many Potential Slayers. Thank God Kennedy had them out training. Tara sat on the bed as Poe flew down beside her.

    "Caw.", Poe cackled.

    "Yeah they are loud.", Tara said tickling his chin.

    "Hey.", Willow said from the doorway.

    "Hey. Get too loud for you too?", Tara asked.

    "Yeah. Things kind of took a turn for the worst when Buffy and Giles punched Ethan at the same time.", Willow laughed slightly.

    "They could catch more flies with honey than vinegar.", Tara replied.

    Willow beamed. This was her Tara alright. Always believing the best about people regardless. Willow sat beside her on the bed.

    "How are you holding up?", Willow asked.

    "I-It's different. Being gone a year. I missed the second Lord of the Rings movie. Was looking forward to that too.", Tara said with a sweet smile.

    "I've missed a lot of things too. Mainly you though.", Willow said to her.

    "Willow, I'm so sorry I left.", Tara said looking down.

    "What? Tara, sweetie, it wasn't your fault.", Willow replied trying to move close to her to embrace her. Tara pulled away.

    "Willow no. Please d-don't.", Tara said defensively

    "Don't what?", Willow questioned

    "You're with Kennedy.", Tara replied.

    Willow grimaced and scooted away, "Yeah. I am. I like her, but I know if I touched you I wouldn't be able to let go."

    There was an uncomfortable silence.

    "I should go.", Willow said breaking it.

    "N-no Willow don't…", Tara said touching Willow's arm to keep her from leaving. That's when things got weird. Tara started seeing things. She saw she and Willow running from the Gentlemen. She saw how their relationship blossomed. She saw herself getting her sanity stolen away by Glory. She saw her singing to Willow. She saw them breaking up. She saw Willow isolated trying to give up magick. She saw them getting back together and felt how amazing that night had been all over. She saw from Willow's point of view as she was shot. She saw Willow killing Warren horribly. She saw a Willow with ebon hair and eyes beating Buffy into the ground. She felt tears as Willow cried into Xander's shoulder. She saw her own funeral. She saw Willow's agony and felt how hard the loss had been.

    Tara pulled Willow close and kissed her long and passionately. Willow soon reciprocated and kissed back. Their hands caressed one another as tears poured from both their eyes. They had found one another again. They would always find one another.

    "BITCH!", Kennedy screamed from the doorway

    Tara and Willow broke the embrace as Kennedy charged them.