I wasn't planning on writing another chapter this soon, but the muse struck and I felt the need to start it now.
Big news! I think that the next chapter after this one will be the last chapter for this story, which will be followed by an epilogue and then I will be able to get started on the next fic in the series, which I think may end up a one parter, perhaps two. And it will take place in the past.
On my little challenge: I honestly loved all the wishes that were posted. Especially this one by Saiyasith
"Hmm.... what other kind of wishes could he make? If you want to be evil, you could have him say "I wish she'd stop sleeping with so many men!" Then, of course, Ms. Vengence Willow would make Anita's ardeur respond only to women.... heh..."
Mostly I love it cause I spent a few minutes imagining Anita's response to that. Think about it, it's funny. Then think about Jean Claudes reaction. *He he he*
Also I've decided on the wish I'm using, and some of you might be a little dissapointed by it, because it's a little anticlimatic, but it's in charecter for Richard and the situation I'm putting him in.
One more thing, Willow may seem a little... cold for parts of this. I got a review that said she seemed OOC, and I think thats what the person meant. You need to take into consideration that she is a demon now, and not the Willow we're all used to. just reread her mental dialogue for the first few chapters, if you need an example. Don't stop reading this a few chapters in (which is probably what I would do if I were a reader, cause I'm picky like that) because you don't like her reaction. I'm trying to do this so she actually feels something, but it's believable enough for a now demon Willow to be feeling.
Thanks for your time, now on with the show.
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They were still kissing whe Anya came out of the restraunt. She didn't call attention to herself though, she just walked over to the car, climbed in the passenger seat, and stared at them through the windshield.
When that didn't get their attention, because when someone's staring at you, you can feel it, she "accidentily" honked the horn. Which startled them enough for them both to jump apart. Richard blushed and ran a hand through his hair, "Sorry."
"Don't be. I'm not." Willow informed him.
"But I just..."
"Your not breaking any rules Richard. We're both single consenting adults. It may of happened by accident but it was enjoyable for both of us." She stared at him a second before asking, "It was enjoyable for both of correct?"
"What?" He seemed shocked by this question, "Yes! It was nice." He looked at her worried that he had somehow offended her.
"I'm kidding." She assured him, "I'm not offended as easily as Anya."
"Right. And speaking of Anya." He peered around Willow to look pointedly at Willow's car, in which Anya was still sitting, staring at them with a look of interest on her face.
"Yeah, she's impatient." They were both silent for a moment. "Well I'll see you tomorrow at work." Willow turned to head back to her car, and then turned back to him. They both took a step closer to each other, before Willow cracked a smile and said Bye again, hurrying back to her car.
Richard watched them drive off before climbing in his car and heading home himself.
"What just happened?" His mind kept repeating the question. And in answer he drew a blank. But he had liked it.
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They were silent all he way home, and the entire elevator ride. They had just walked into the apartment when Anya burst out, "What do you think our doing?"
"Nothing Anyanka. I'm simply getting closer to him so I can get a wish out of him." Willow replied blandly, rolling her shoulders to relax herself, before heading into the kitchen to put the left over chinese food in the fridge.
"Your not supposed to get emotionally involved with summoners."
"Anya! We are emotionally involved with every summoner we go to! If we weren't we wouldn't be there to make them feel better about being themselves. That is getting emotionally involved. You befriend them if you must, and then you do what they ask!"
"But you aren't supposed to do it like that. You aren't supposed to betray them further by doing your job."
"Hah! How do you think that girl felt when you killed an entire fraternity. She has to live with that on her conscience. I think that counts as betrayal." Willow shot that back at the All Knowing Anyanka, glaring at her as she spoke.
Anya blinked rapidly for a few seconds in the silence that followed Willows acusation. Walking over to the kitchen table she sat down and spoke with her forehead in her hands, her face pointed at the tabletop.
"We never got along when we were human. I was taking your best friend from you. I was to blunt, to...me... for you to get along with. But I consider you my friend now. You were there for me after Xander left me, even though we had never been friends before that."
Anya took a deep breath, and ran her hands back through her hair, "We're demons Willow. But we've been human. And it'll take a long time for that to completly leave us. I feel guilt for what I've done since I came back. I still feel love and jealousy, and all this human CRAP!" Anya banged her hand down on the table as she said that, she looked up at Willow who was still standing infront of the open refridgerator door.
"And I know what it'll feel like for you if you get emotionally involved with him. What happens if you do, and he makes his wish? Have you thought about that? D'Hoffryn won't let you just stay here so you can continue living in happiness with a mortal." Sighing she continued, "I just want you to think thouroughly about this before you get into anything you haven't prepared for the consequences of."
Willow closed her eyes as Anya's words struck home. Closing the door to the fridge she walked over to the table and sat across from Anya.
"I know what your saying. And I feel lucky that you care enough to say it. But nothings going to happen between us. Not like you mean anyway. I'm not going to fall in love with him. I like him well enough, but he hates himself so much but is still so naive about the world around him, it's a little disgusting. Everything I'm doing is just to get the wish." Willow shrugged, "It's my job. It's the path I chose in life and I don't regret it."
"God I'm depressed." Anya spoke finally, illiciting a small giggle from Willow. Anya joined in the laughter.
"Lets go out. Grant a few wishes. I'm getting buildup he's been taking to long." Willow proposed.
"Oh god yes. That is just what I need." Anya replied getting up from the table and heading to her room to change into a suitable outfit. Willow went to hr room to do the same. There were scorned women out there who needed thier help.
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Willow smiled at her last class of the day as they exited the classroom. Outside the hallway was filled with eager shouts of excitement about the three day weekend that was starting right then. Willow's eyes were right, and he cheeks had a red flush to them, but it wasn't from excitement over an extended break from school. She was still a young demon, so when she worked her mojo, like she and Anya had spent the better part of last night doing, she still got a slight physical high from it.
It was like a rush of endorphins rather than the high you get from drugs. It was like a jolt of caffine to a sleepy system, just what you needed to get the body going in the morning.
A knock sounded on the door joinng her and Richards classrooms, placing a smile on her face, and dismissing Anya's advice from the night before, she called out for whoever was there to come in.
Richard came in, but stayed on the opposite side of the classroom as he gave her a wave. She waved back.
"Hi."
"Howdy." She replied giving him a grin, and waving at a passing student as Richard slowly edged his way closer to her desk.
"I'm not going to bite you ya know." She said when he was still more than halfway across the room, and only slowing down as he crossed the room, then deciding to play up the flirting she leaned across her desk and looked him over, "Unless you wanted me to of course."
He really was a boyscout. Because that seemed to stop him in his tracks. Winking to relieve a bit of the tension she got up from behind her desk and sauntered over to him. Brushing her finger over one of the buttons on his shirt she looked up at him with her eyes wide, "Well?" She asked.
"Well what?" He asked quickly. Rolling her eyes good naturedly she gave him a look that clearly said, * You know what.* but decded to let it drop. Walking past him to get to the basket of papers that needed to be graded she started talking about something that probably wouldn't result in him freezing up.
"So what are you doing over this delightful threeday slice of freedom?"
"Well, I wwas planning on asking you out for the day. But I don't think so now. Your intentions don't sound honorable." He teased. Who knew?
"Well if you tell me what this day would entail. I might be able to gather up the strength to restrain myself."
"I was thinking maybe we could go on a hike. Maybe have a picnic? But judging by the look on your face I would have to guess that would be a no."
"Sorry. Not much of a nature girl. Next suggestion?" She asked.
"Umm. We could go out to a club? And dinner?"
"Dancing and me aren't friends."
"Thank god. We aren't close aquaintences either."
"Well we have that in common. How about we rent some movies, and just hang out?" Willow suggested.
"I can handle that. What movies do you like?"
"I like most movies. I'm not picky when it comes to that."
"Well we'll just have to go to Blockbuster and pick some out. Saturday?"
"Sounds like a plan. Where and when?"
He stopped to think about this, "I can pick you up around noon. And we can go to my house." He offered.
"Ok." Willow agreed.
They lapsed into one of thier silent moments, Richard broke it first. "Well I'll call you tonight. We'll work everything out. But I have to go now."
"Okie dokie." Willow wiggled her fingers at him, causing him to smile and head back to his classroom. But right at the door he turned back around and walked back over to her. When he reached her he leaned down and gave her a quick kiss before turning back to his classroom, smiling all the way.
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TBC
Ok folks, thats as good a place to end it as any. NExt chapter, thier date, and hopefully and little interuption by Anita Blake.
Should be the last real chapter next time. Keep your wishes coming please.
AND I STILL WANT REVIEWS!!!!
Big news! I think that the next chapter after this one will be the last chapter for this story, which will be followed by an epilogue and then I will be able to get started on the next fic in the series, which I think may end up a one parter, perhaps two. And it will take place in the past.
On my little challenge: I honestly loved all the wishes that were posted. Especially this one by Saiyasith
"Hmm.... what other kind of wishes could he make? If you want to be evil, you could have him say "I wish she'd stop sleeping with so many men!" Then, of course, Ms. Vengence Willow would make Anita's ardeur respond only to women.... heh..."
Mostly I love it cause I spent a few minutes imagining Anita's response to that. Think about it, it's funny. Then think about Jean Claudes reaction. *He he he*
Also I've decided on the wish I'm using, and some of you might be a little dissapointed by it, because it's a little anticlimatic, but it's in charecter for Richard and the situation I'm putting him in.
One more thing, Willow may seem a little... cold for parts of this. I got a review that said she seemed OOC, and I think thats what the person meant. You need to take into consideration that she is a demon now, and not the Willow we're all used to. just reread her mental dialogue for the first few chapters, if you need an example. Don't stop reading this a few chapters in (which is probably what I would do if I were a reader, cause I'm picky like that) because you don't like her reaction. I'm trying to do this so she actually feels something, but it's believable enough for a now demon Willow to be feeling.
Thanks for your time, now on with the show.
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They were still kissing whe Anya came out of the restraunt. She didn't call attention to herself though, she just walked over to the car, climbed in the passenger seat, and stared at them through the windshield.
When that didn't get their attention, because when someone's staring at you, you can feel it, she "accidentily" honked the horn. Which startled them enough for them both to jump apart. Richard blushed and ran a hand through his hair, "Sorry."
"Don't be. I'm not." Willow informed him.
"But I just..."
"Your not breaking any rules Richard. We're both single consenting adults. It may of happened by accident but it was enjoyable for both of us." She stared at him a second before asking, "It was enjoyable for both of correct?"
"What?" He seemed shocked by this question, "Yes! It was nice." He looked at her worried that he had somehow offended her.
"I'm kidding." She assured him, "I'm not offended as easily as Anya."
"Right. And speaking of Anya." He peered around Willow to look pointedly at Willow's car, in which Anya was still sitting, staring at them with a look of interest on her face.
"Yeah, she's impatient." They were both silent for a moment. "Well I'll see you tomorrow at work." Willow turned to head back to her car, and then turned back to him. They both took a step closer to each other, before Willow cracked a smile and said Bye again, hurrying back to her car.
Richard watched them drive off before climbing in his car and heading home himself.
"What just happened?" His mind kept repeating the question. And in answer he drew a blank. But he had liked it.
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They were silent all he way home, and the entire elevator ride. They had just walked into the apartment when Anya burst out, "What do you think our doing?"
"Nothing Anyanka. I'm simply getting closer to him so I can get a wish out of him." Willow replied blandly, rolling her shoulders to relax herself, before heading into the kitchen to put the left over chinese food in the fridge.
"Your not supposed to get emotionally involved with summoners."
"Anya! We are emotionally involved with every summoner we go to! If we weren't we wouldn't be there to make them feel better about being themselves. That is getting emotionally involved. You befriend them if you must, and then you do what they ask!"
"But you aren't supposed to do it like that. You aren't supposed to betray them further by doing your job."
"Hah! How do you think that girl felt when you killed an entire fraternity. She has to live with that on her conscience. I think that counts as betrayal." Willow shot that back at the All Knowing Anyanka, glaring at her as she spoke.
Anya blinked rapidly for a few seconds in the silence that followed Willows acusation. Walking over to the kitchen table she sat down and spoke with her forehead in her hands, her face pointed at the tabletop.
"We never got along when we were human. I was taking your best friend from you. I was to blunt, to...me... for you to get along with. But I consider you my friend now. You were there for me after Xander left me, even though we had never been friends before that."
Anya took a deep breath, and ran her hands back through her hair, "We're demons Willow. But we've been human. And it'll take a long time for that to completly leave us. I feel guilt for what I've done since I came back. I still feel love and jealousy, and all this human CRAP!" Anya banged her hand down on the table as she said that, she looked up at Willow who was still standing infront of the open refridgerator door.
"And I know what it'll feel like for you if you get emotionally involved with him. What happens if you do, and he makes his wish? Have you thought about that? D'Hoffryn won't let you just stay here so you can continue living in happiness with a mortal." Sighing she continued, "I just want you to think thouroughly about this before you get into anything you haven't prepared for the consequences of."
Willow closed her eyes as Anya's words struck home. Closing the door to the fridge she walked over to the table and sat across from Anya.
"I know what your saying. And I feel lucky that you care enough to say it. But nothings going to happen between us. Not like you mean anyway. I'm not going to fall in love with him. I like him well enough, but he hates himself so much but is still so naive about the world around him, it's a little disgusting. Everything I'm doing is just to get the wish." Willow shrugged, "It's my job. It's the path I chose in life and I don't regret it."
"God I'm depressed." Anya spoke finally, illiciting a small giggle from Willow. Anya joined in the laughter.
"Lets go out. Grant a few wishes. I'm getting buildup he's been taking to long." Willow proposed.
"Oh god yes. That is just what I need." Anya replied getting up from the table and heading to her room to change into a suitable outfit. Willow went to hr room to do the same. There were scorned women out there who needed thier help.
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Willow smiled at her last class of the day as they exited the classroom. Outside the hallway was filled with eager shouts of excitement about the three day weekend that was starting right then. Willow's eyes were right, and he cheeks had a red flush to them, but it wasn't from excitement over an extended break from school. She was still a young demon, so when she worked her mojo, like she and Anya had spent the better part of last night doing, she still got a slight physical high from it.
It was like a rush of endorphins rather than the high you get from drugs. It was like a jolt of caffine to a sleepy system, just what you needed to get the body going in the morning.
A knock sounded on the door joinng her and Richards classrooms, placing a smile on her face, and dismissing Anya's advice from the night before, she called out for whoever was there to come in.
Richard came in, but stayed on the opposite side of the classroom as he gave her a wave. She waved back.
"Hi."
"Howdy." She replied giving him a grin, and waving at a passing student as Richard slowly edged his way closer to her desk.
"I'm not going to bite you ya know." She said when he was still more than halfway across the room, and only slowing down as he crossed the room, then deciding to play up the flirting she leaned across her desk and looked him over, "Unless you wanted me to of course."
He really was a boyscout. Because that seemed to stop him in his tracks. Winking to relieve a bit of the tension she got up from behind her desk and sauntered over to him. Brushing her finger over one of the buttons on his shirt she looked up at him with her eyes wide, "Well?" She asked.
"Well what?" He asked quickly. Rolling her eyes good naturedly she gave him a look that clearly said, * You know what.* but decded to let it drop. Walking past him to get to the basket of papers that needed to be graded she started talking about something that probably wouldn't result in him freezing up.
"So what are you doing over this delightful threeday slice of freedom?"
"Well, I wwas planning on asking you out for the day. But I don't think so now. Your intentions don't sound honorable." He teased. Who knew?
"Well if you tell me what this day would entail. I might be able to gather up the strength to restrain myself."
"I was thinking maybe we could go on a hike. Maybe have a picnic? But judging by the look on your face I would have to guess that would be a no."
"Sorry. Not much of a nature girl. Next suggestion?" She asked.
"Umm. We could go out to a club? And dinner?"
"Dancing and me aren't friends."
"Thank god. We aren't close aquaintences either."
"Well we have that in common. How about we rent some movies, and just hang out?" Willow suggested.
"I can handle that. What movies do you like?"
"I like most movies. I'm not picky when it comes to that."
"Well we'll just have to go to Blockbuster and pick some out. Saturday?"
"Sounds like a plan. Where and when?"
He stopped to think about this, "I can pick you up around noon. And we can go to my house." He offered.
"Ok." Willow agreed.
They lapsed into one of thier silent moments, Richard broke it first. "Well I'll call you tonight. We'll work everything out. But I have to go now."
"Okie dokie." Willow wiggled her fingers at him, causing him to smile and head back to his classroom. But right at the door he turned back around and walked back over to her. When he reached her he leaned down and gave her a quick kiss before turning back to his classroom, smiling all the way.
___
TBC
Ok folks, thats as good a place to end it as any. NExt chapter, thier date, and hopefully and little interuption by Anita Blake.
Should be the last real chapter next time. Keep your wishes coming please.
AND I STILL WANT REVIEWS!!!!