Buffy/Chakotay 8
Buffy/Spike 2
That means that there's going to be a Buffy/Chakotay romance in this story instead of Buffy/Spike. As much as I love Buffy/Spike pairings, I just think it's time to do something different. I've also changed the pairings around just to give it a bit more of a romantic touch. I made a mistake on one of the titles of one of the songs in the story so I apologize for that slight mistake. Anyway, thanks again guys and keep reviewing!!!
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel belong to Joss Whedon and Star Trek: Voyager belongs to Rick Berman. The songs This I Promise You, When You Love Someone, What You Never Know, In This Life, Fallen Embers and Hero by Sarah Brightman, Mariah Carey, N'Sync, Bryan Adams, Chantal Kreviazuk and Enya belong to the songwriters who wrote and composed these lovely songs.
Timeline: AU after the events of the Voyager episode Coda and after the Buffy episode Chosen. (3rd season Voyager and post 7th season Buffy and beginning of 5th season Angel.)
Paring(s): Buffy/Chakotay, Dawn/Chakotay (friendship), Willow/Kes (friendship), Willow/Doctor (weird pairing I know), Janeway/Chakotay, Angel/Cordelia, Wesley/Fred, Wesley/Torres, Fred/Kim, Paris/Torres, Xander/Anya, Giles/Kes
Summary: Courtesy of Wolfram & Hart, Buffy and the A.I gang rescued the Voyager crew and gave them shelter at the hotel and they, along with the Slayers, helped the Doctor treat some of the wounded. Willow made a friend in Kes and they had a short conversation about the Doctor. Meanwhile, an emotionally distraught Chakotay had a heart to heart chat with Dawn who in her short life has seen more death and torment than she cares to in a lifetime.
Chakotay stared at a bunch of photographs that were resting on the fireplace ledge. They were all of Buffy and of her friends. Some from her high school days, some from her brief college years and the rest were from the aftermath of her resurrection. One photograph brought tears to his eyes once again. A photograph of Buffy with Spike, they had looked so happy together. Spike looked like he loved Buffy more than anything just like Chakotay loved Kathryn with all of his heart. The pent up emotions Chakotay had in check for the last forty-eight hours finally burst out as he burst into tears. Sobbing uncontrollably, Chakotay leaned against the wall and then slid back first to the floor.
"Kathryn." Chakotay sobbed. "I need you."
Once as my heart remembers
All the stars were fallen embers
Once when night seemed forever
I was with you
Buffy and Dawn walked together toward the room where Chakotay was going to sleeping in. Since Dawn had told her about the heart to heart talk she had with the former Maquis Captain, Buffy was touched by everything Chakotay had told her little sister and with all the words he had for her despite his own inner torment due to Janeway's death. She was also proud of her little sister for the comforting words she gave to Chakotay despite her own emotional baggage. Buffy's thoughts were derailed when she heard sobs coming from the room and she opened the door not bothering to knock. She and Dawn walked in and looked around till they found him. Chakotay was on the floor. His back against the wall sobbing and crying uncontrollably with something in his arms. Buffy took a closer look and her eyes filled with tears when she saw the photograph of herself with Spike.
Oh, Chakotay! Why did you have to see that? Oh, Chakotay!
Buffy knelt down and gently took Chakotay into her arms. Sobbing, he clung onto her like a child and sobbed harder on her shoulder. To comfort him, Buffy rubbed his shoulders gently and stroked his hair. She also whispered words of comfort to his ear. In tears herself, Dawn went behind Chakotay and wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her head on his back. Buffy let a few stray tears run down her cheeks for Chakotay whose pain mirrored that of her own at losing a beloved.
"I'm so sorry, Chakotay." Buffy whispered. She just stayed with him until he cried himself to sleep.
Once in the care of morning
In the air was all belonging
Once when the day was dawning
I was with you
How we are from morning
How far we are
And the stars shining through the darkness
Falling in the air
Once as the night was leaving
Into us our dreams were weaving
Once all dreams were worth keeping
I was with you
Once when our hearts were singing
I was with you
The following morning.
Willow walked toward the room where the captain of the crew was supposed to sleep. She was surprised to find that the door was open. She went inside quietly and what she saw made her smile. Buffy was on the floor, her back against the wall apparently asleep. Chakotay was in her arms; his head resting on Buffy's shoulder and Dawn was behind him with her arms around his waist and her head resting on his back. Willow could tell by the wetness on his cheeks that he had been crying and had cried himself to sleep. Wanting leave them alone, Willow walked out of the room and quietly closed the door behind her. She then went downstairs to the lobby and went behind the desk to work on some spells.
She nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard a voice say. "Miss Rosenberg?" Willow looked up to see that it was the Doctor. He looked worried that he upset her.
"I'm sorry. Did I startle you?" he asked.
Willow smiled. "You did but don't worry, no big deal." She said hoping it would convince him. It did, the worried look on the Doctor's face vanished and was replaced with a smile.
"I was hoping that I could talk to you." he said.
"Sure, Doctor. I'm all ears." She said.
The Doctor smiled more brightly. "Thank you, Miss Rosenberg." He said.
"You're welcome." Willow said. "Please call me Willow."
The Doctor paused before he spoke in a clear voice. "Willow, I wanted to tell you this before we left the ship. I want to say thank you for saving me and for giving me something that I never thought would be possible."
Willow smiled again. "You're welcome, Doctor." Then she noticed that the Doctor was now looking very uncomfortable as if what he was afraid of saying what he wanted to say next.
"Is something wrong?" she asked.
The Doctor hesitited before speaking. After spending the entire night treating the wounded at the hotel, he had come to his room exhausted and instead found Wesley. The ex-Watcher had told the Doctor about Willow's rather painful past from her murder rampage after the death of her girlfriend to her painful path to redemption. Upon learning this, the Doctor was shocked that someone as kind and caring as Willow was capable of something like that. Seeing the concerned look on Willow's face, the Doctor was now afraid of upsetting Willow if he brought it up but he knew that he couldn't ignore the sick feeling in his gut.
"Mr. Wyndam-Pryce told me something about you last night that I found distrubing and I'm afraid of upsetting you if I talk about this with you..."
Willow immediately knew what the Doctor was trying to say. He knows about what happened when Tara was killed, when I killed Warren and nearly ended the world. The smile on her face faded and was replaced with a mournful look.
"I know what Wesley told you. He told you about Tara and about what I did." She said. "Did he?"
The Doctor smiled sadly. "Yes, he did. When he told me, I didn't want to believe it. I didn't believe it because I didn't believe that you would be capable of such acts. You killed a man out of revenge and almost destroyed Earth. I didn't believe that you were able to do such horrible things."
Tears streamed down Willow's cheeks and she began to cry. "The only reason I did those things because I was out of control." She sobbed. "Before all this happened, I was addicted to magick and it destroyed the relationship between Tara and me. The day she was killed, we were going to give our relationship another chance." Willow sobbed harder. "But when she died in my arms, that was when I lost it. I induged myself into the Dark Arts and I killed two men out of vengeance for Tara's death. I know what I did was horrible, Doctor and I don't blame you if you hate me."
Willow sobbed uncontrolably and she buried her face into her hands. The Doctor gently took her into his arms and rubbed her shoulders in a soothing gesture.
"I don't hate you, Willow." He said in a gentle voice. "I can't hate you. You gave me humanity and that is the greatest gift I could ever receive someone as kind and caring as you. I've only known you for almost forty-two hours but I've seen the kindness, the love and the loyality in you when you are with your friends and my crewmates. You have redeemed yourself, Willow."
Willow pulled away and gazed at the Doctor. Her face streaked with tears and her eyes still filled with them. He smiled at her.
"You have things in you that I have yet to see." The Doctor said gently. "I have faith in you and you are my heart, my soul."
"And you are mine." Willow whispered. With tears still streaming down her cheeks and sobs shaking her body, she felt the Doctor's hands gently taking her face into them and he gave her a light kiss on her forehead. Then he gazed upon her with love, gratitude and loyality in his eyes and he took her into his arms again comforting her in all the while.
Meanwhile.
When you love someone, you'll do anything
You'll do all the crazy things that you can't explain
You'll shoot the moon, you'll put out the sun
When you love someone
Buffy woke up slowly and achingly. The muscles down her spine were stiff from the position she was in when she fell asleep. Against her better judgement, she ignored the pain and stiffness of her back and glanced down at Chakotay who was still sleeping in her arms and Dawn was also still sleeping. Her arms still wrapped around Chakotay's waist. Gently, Buffy stroked his hair and kissed him lightly on his tear-stained cheek. This roused Chakotay from his restful sleep and lifted his head to look up at Buffy. She smiled at him.
"Hey, sleepyhead." She said.
Chakotay gave her a tiny smile. "Hey yourself." He said. Chakotay glanced to see Dawn and he gently shook her awake. The teenager groaned and unwrapped her arms around his waist. She smiled at Chakotay.
"Feeling better?" Dawn asked.
"A little." Chakotay admitted. He smiled at them. "Thank you."
Buffy smiled again. "You're welcome, Chakotay. You're welcome." Then she and Chakotay went into each other's arms in a warm embrace unaware that Cordelia was watching the scene with a big grin on her face.
Oh, my God! That was so amazing! Chakotay is so perfect for Buffy! I wonder if they're going to get together but who knows? Maybe time will tell. Hopefully, they will get together. It'll happen. Will it?
Well, what do you think so far? Please review and no flames. Chapter five will be up soon!!!!