DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything to do with Buffy the Vampire Slayer - it
all belongs to Joss Whedon.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Let me just clear something up. . .some of you seem to be under the impression that I hate Anya. I just want to say, that is completely NOT TRUE. She and Spike were my two favourite characters, and that's why I brought them both back for my fics. If I call her stupid or anything similar, it's not because I think she is (we all know how her 'I've-lived-a-thousand-years' can lead to hilarious lines and it makes her a great funny blunt character), it's only because I love her, and trust me, I am going somewhere good with this. I'll just say this much - if you're a Xanya person, you're in for a surprising treat.
Also, this might seem like the last chapter, but there is one more, which will end on kind of a cliff-hanger. It'll continue onto my next story, which I'll give you more info about in the last chapter of this one. But please PLEASE keep reading and reviewing, (sorry if I offended anybody. . .) I really do appreciate it.
Chapter 9
They all stared terrified at Willow's body for a moment.
But then it moved.
'Will. . .' Xander went over to Willow and hugged her. She seemed groggy as if she'd been sleeping for a long time.
'Xander. . .?' she returned his hug, but only with weak strength. 'What's happening. . .?'
'It'll all be OK. . .' Xander was stroking her hair and crying silently at having his best friend back.
'Kennedy' was sitting motionless looking at Xander and Willow. She looked away.
Dawn remembered all of a sudden among the happiness at Willow being back.
'Tara, get in the circle!' Dawn pounced and pushed her into the blue Spirit Circle.
'But. . .' she spoke.
Willow noticed something going on, and lightly pushed Xander away. She pulled enough strength together to walk over to the body, and stood just outside the Spirit Circle.
'Dawn, did you just say "Tara"?' Willow asked bewildered. Dawn reluctantly nodded.
'That's her soul in Kennedy's body. She revived you.'
Willow looked closer at Kennedy and deeply into her eyes. Her face looked puzzled. 'I don't think so. . .'
'Huh?' Buffy stood up.
'I've looked deep into Tara's eyes enough times. . .and I've seen her soul. There's an essence of Tara here, but. . .it's not her completely.'
'That can't be,' Dawn said. 'It's imposs-
But she was cut off, and a huge light shone. A grey fog was seen leaving Kennedy's mouth, and then. . .it disappeared, leaving the body limp. The Spirit Circle evaporated.
'Kennedy!' Willow shouted. She moved right over to her and shook her. 'Wake up, please. . .' Now Willow was sobbing. But she'd only just started when Kennedy opened her eyes.
'Kennedy! You're OK!' Dawn exclaimed. Willow hugged her tightly, and then kissed her on the lips. The she turned around.
'What the hell just happened?!' Willow said infuriated, but in her own cute way.
'Long story, Will,' Buffy said.
'I don't care!' Willow shouted with a certain anger about her. But as usual, she was too nice to keep it up. 'I mean, I really wanna know,' she said in a gentler tone.
'Wait,' Kennedy said suddenly. 'Something happened. Just now.'
'What?' asked Dawn.
'I. . .I never fully left my body. I mean, there were points when I wasn't in control, but. . .I was always in there.'
'Did the spell go wrong Dawn?' asked Buffy.
'It can't have,' Dawn replied. 'I mean, Willow's here, right?'
'I felt Tara.' Kennedy surprised everyone with this notion. 'She was there. But, not on her own. We were there together - if that makes any sense. Because our souls. . .I guess our souls kinda mixed together, and that's what made Willow wake up. . .'
'So that means. . .what?' Spike said all of a sudden. 'Some kind of Frankenstein soul was Willow's true love?'
'It means that,' Anya said, and then paused, surprised that everyone was paying attention to her. 'Tara will always be a part of Willow's heart. . .but also that her love is Kennedy, and when the souls of those two loves are together, Willow can come alive a million times.'
Kennedy smiled widely, and realised Anya was right. The rest of them were thoughtful, thinking about what Anya had just said and how true it was. Willow was still a bit confused though.
'What is this about my true love? And Tara's soul?' She looked around hopefully at them, but they were too exhausted to explain.
'Please guys, let me in on it!' Willow said annoyed. Buffy just came over and hugged her. 'I missed you Will,' she whispered in her ear.
Everyone followed Buffy's example and a one-on-one hug transformed into a group hug, however Anya stood by the side, because she felt she didn't deserve to be a part of it. When they split up from the hug, Xander said: 'Let's fill Willow in.'
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After a long explanation, even though none of them could believe they had enough energy to speak, Willow was touched, but slightly disappointed.
'I wish I could've heard everything you guys said, I feel all those speeches were kinda wasted.'
'Not even for a moment.' Xander assured.
'We don't care, we're just glad you're OK!' said Buffy, smiling at her best friend.
'Now, I know you guys probably feel like you wanna spend every single minute of the day with me now or something, but I really need some sleep.'
"Absolutely" echoed from the group, as Kennedy took Willow up the stairs and back to their bed.
The gang stood there in silence for a minute. They had done it. And how could they have not? As someone had once said, "what can't we face if we're together?"
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AUTHOR'S NOTE (again): I also just want to say at this point how much I miss Tara and Willow together, and maybe I will write a fic that goes a bit further bringing her back than this (but at this point I thought 3 resurrections would just be too many, even for a fan fic. . .). Also, for all you anti-Kennedy people, I wasn't too fond of her myself, but I'm trying to make her a nicer character for my fics (I'm sort of re-writing the character, but only keeping the name) because I do believe Willow should have somebody she cares about. Again, I'll see whether I can do anything about Tara without making the plotline too crazy. Nat xxx
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Let me just clear something up. . .some of you seem to be under the impression that I hate Anya. I just want to say, that is completely NOT TRUE. She and Spike were my two favourite characters, and that's why I brought them both back for my fics. If I call her stupid or anything similar, it's not because I think she is (we all know how her 'I've-lived-a-thousand-years' can lead to hilarious lines and it makes her a great funny blunt character), it's only because I love her, and trust me, I am going somewhere good with this. I'll just say this much - if you're a Xanya person, you're in for a surprising treat.
Also, this might seem like the last chapter, but there is one more, which will end on kind of a cliff-hanger. It'll continue onto my next story, which I'll give you more info about in the last chapter of this one. But please PLEASE keep reading and reviewing, (sorry if I offended anybody. . .) I really do appreciate it.
Chapter 9
They all stared terrified at Willow's body for a moment.
But then it moved.
'Will. . .' Xander went over to Willow and hugged her. She seemed groggy as if she'd been sleeping for a long time.
'Xander. . .?' she returned his hug, but only with weak strength. 'What's happening. . .?'
'It'll all be OK. . .' Xander was stroking her hair and crying silently at having his best friend back.
'Kennedy' was sitting motionless looking at Xander and Willow. She looked away.
Dawn remembered all of a sudden among the happiness at Willow being back.
'Tara, get in the circle!' Dawn pounced and pushed her into the blue Spirit Circle.
'But. . .' she spoke.
Willow noticed something going on, and lightly pushed Xander away. She pulled enough strength together to walk over to the body, and stood just outside the Spirit Circle.
'Dawn, did you just say "Tara"?' Willow asked bewildered. Dawn reluctantly nodded.
'That's her soul in Kennedy's body. She revived you.'
Willow looked closer at Kennedy and deeply into her eyes. Her face looked puzzled. 'I don't think so. . .'
'Huh?' Buffy stood up.
'I've looked deep into Tara's eyes enough times. . .and I've seen her soul. There's an essence of Tara here, but. . .it's not her completely.'
'That can't be,' Dawn said. 'It's imposs-
But she was cut off, and a huge light shone. A grey fog was seen leaving Kennedy's mouth, and then. . .it disappeared, leaving the body limp. The Spirit Circle evaporated.
'Kennedy!' Willow shouted. She moved right over to her and shook her. 'Wake up, please. . .' Now Willow was sobbing. But she'd only just started when Kennedy opened her eyes.
'Kennedy! You're OK!' Dawn exclaimed. Willow hugged her tightly, and then kissed her on the lips. The she turned around.
'What the hell just happened?!' Willow said infuriated, but in her own cute way.
'Long story, Will,' Buffy said.
'I don't care!' Willow shouted with a certain anger about her. But as usual, she was too nice to keep it up. 'I mean, I really wanna know,' she said in a gentler tone.
'Wait,' Kennedy said suddenly. 'Something happened. Just now.'
'What?' asked Dawn.
'I. . .I never fully left my body. I mean, there were points when I wasn't in control, but. . .I was always in there.'
'Did the spell go wrong Dawn?' asked Buffy.
'It can't have,' Dawn replied. 'I mean, Willow's here, right?'
'I felt Tara.' Kennedy surprised everyone with this notion. 'She was there. But, not on her own. We were there together - if that makes any sense. Because our souls. . .I guess our souls kinda mixed together, and that's what made Willow wake up. . .'
'So that means. . .what?' Spike said all of a sudden. 'Some kind of Frankenstein soul was Willow's true love?'
'It means that,' Anya said, and then paused, surprised that everyone was paying attention to her. 'Tara will always be a part of Willow's heart. . .but also that her love is Kennedy, and when the souls of those two loves are together, Willow can come alive a million times.'
Kennedy smiled widely, and realised Anya was right. The rest of them were thoughtful, thinking about what Anya had just said and how true it was. Willow was still a bit confused though.
'What is this about my true love? And Tara's soul?' She looked around hopefully at them, but they were too exhausted to explain.
'Please guys, let me in on it!' Willow said annoyed. Buffy just came over and hugged her. 'I missed you Will,' she whispered in her ear.
Everyone followed Buffy's example and a one-on-one hug transformed into a group hug, however Anya stood by the side, because she felt she didn't deserve to be a part of it. When they split up from the hug, Xander said: 'Let's fill Willow in.'
**********
After a long explanation, even though none of them could believe they had enough energy to speak, Willow was touched, but slightly disappointed.
'I wish I could've heard everything you guys said, I feel all those speeches were kinda wasted.'
'Not even for a moment.' Xander assured.
'We don't care, we're just glad you're OK!' said Buffy, smiling at her best friend.
'Now, I know you guys probably feel like you wanna spend every single minute of the day with me now or something, but I really need some sleep.'
"Absolutely" echoed from the group, as Kennedy took Willow up the stairs and back to their bed.
The gang stood there in silence for a minute. They had done it. And how could they have not? As someone had once said, "what can't we face if we're together?"
**********
AUTHOR'S NOTE (again): I also just want to say at this point how much I miss Tara and Willow together, and maybe I will write a fic that goes a bit further bringing her back than this (but at this point I thought 3 resurrections would just be too many, even for a fan fic. . .). Also, for all you anti-Kennedy people, I wasn't too fond of her myself, but I'm trying to make her a nicer character for my fics (I'm sort of re-writing the character, but only keeping the name) because I do believe Willow should have somebody she cares about. Again, I'll see whether I can do anything about Tara without making the plotline too crazy. Nat xxx