Part IV: The Prettiest Star
Willow woke up with a start, she'd been dreaming that Buffy had come in during the day and slain Xander but there he was looking at her with those brown eyes full of concern. She smiled weakly, "bad dream."
"Well you'd better eat something, it's not haute cuisine but it's the best I could manage."
Willow started; she was hungrier than she thought. Half way through she stopped feeling self-conscious, "are you going to watch me? It's very off- putting."
Xander grinned, "Sorry, I'll turn round." It wasn't must better but she appreciate the thought and he stayed like that until Willow had finished.
"Ready?" He asked.
Willow nodded. They made their way out of the house and onto the street.
Xander paused, "Will, I need you to see something, before you make a final decision." Willow tried to interrupt she wanted to tell him she had made the decision and she would be with him always. Xander smiled placing a finger on her lips, "let me finish. You need to see the reality of your choice."
Xander spotted a girl walking home alone, he grinned as his demon face replaced the one Willow knew so well. She knew what to expect but this shocked her more than she wanted to admit.
Watching Xander as he stalked the girl, creeping up on her. Without hesitation he grabbed her by the hair pushed back her head and sunk his teeth straight into the vein. She only struggled for a moment before collapsing. Xander supported her while he drank but all the time staring at Willow who watched in half fascination and half horror.
Right up to that point Willow hadn't dared to think about Xander as a vampire. She knew that she wanted to be with him but had refused to think about the demon that now inhabited Xander's body.
Xander dropped the girl on the ground, "well that was it. I wanted you to know everything. If you say yes then I'll be yours forever. Willow I love you and I regret that it took this to bring me to my senses but I'm never going to leave you again I promise." His vampire face had gone and he was Xander again.
Willow knew now that this is what she truly wanted, no doubts. "I understand. I want you to make me a vampire." Hearing the words aloud was strange but Willow meant them.
"Okay, this will only hurt a little. I'll be as gentle as I can and when I tell you to drink, no hesitations I don't want to choke you."
Xander moved up behind Willow sweeping her hair back to reveal her throat. He bent slightly and Willow held her breath waiting for the sharp pain of fangs in her neck.
The pain never came; Willow instead, was thrown to the ground. Looking up she saw Buffy; she'd arrived at just the wrong moment.
Willow woke up with a start, she'd been dreaming that Buffy had come in during the day and slain Xander but there he was looking at her with those brown eyes full of concern. She smiled weakly, "bad dream."
"Well you'd better eat something, it's not haute cuisine but it's the best I could manage."
Willow started; she was hungrier than she thought. Half way through she stopped feeling self-conscious, "are you going to watch me? It's very off- putting."
Xander grinned, "Sorry, I'll turn round." It wasn't must better but she appreciate the thought and he stayed like that until Willow had finished.
"Ready?" He asked.
Willow nodded. They made their way out of the house and onto the street.
Xander paused, "Will, I need you to see something, before you make a final decision." Willow tried to interrupt she wanted to tell him she had made the decision and she would be with him always. Xander smiled placing a finger on her lips, "let me finish. You need to see the reality of your choice."
Xander spotted a girl walking home alone, he grinned as his demon face replaced the one Willow knew so well. She knew what to expect but this shocked her more than she wanted to admit.
Watching Xander as he stalked the girl, creeping up on her. Without hesitation he grabbed her by the hair pushed back her head and sunk his teeth straight into the vein. She only struggled for a moment before collapsing. Xander supported her while he drank but all the time staring at Willow who watched in half fascination and half horror.
Right up to that point Willow hadn't dared to think about Xander as a vampire. She knew that she wanted to be with him but had refused to think about the demon that now inhabited Xander's body.
Xander dropped the girl on the ground, "well that was it. I wanted you to know everything. If you say yes then I'll be yours forever. Willow I love you and I regret that it took this to bring me to my senses but I'm never going to leave you again I promise." His vampire face had gone and he was Xander again.
Willow knew now that this is what she truly wanted, no doubts. "I understand. I want you to make me a vampire." Hearing the words aloud was strange but Willow meant them.
"Okay, this will only hurt a little. I'll be as gentle as I can and when I tell you to drink, no hesitations I don't want to choke you."
Xander moved up behind Willow sweeping her hair back to reveal her throat. He bent slightly and Willow held her breath waiting for the sharp pain of fangs in her neck.
The pain never came; Willow instead, was thrown to the ground. Looking up she saw Buffy; she'd arrived at just the wrong moment.