Authors Notes
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This is a crossover with BtVS and White Wolf's "Vampire - The Masquerade", "Werewolf - The Apocalypse" and "Mage - The Ascension RPG games". I may throw a little X-Files and Highlander in later, but I haven't gotten that far.
This is my first attempt, so be kind.
All BtVS characters are owned by Joss, not me.
The Mage, Werewolf and Vampire game worlds belong to White Wolf.
Original characters Hope, John Conn and Kreig are mine.
Thanks to buffyscripts.net and buffy-slayer.org for scripts and timelines. www.mants-lair.org.uk, www.atpobtvs.com helped as well. Other are there too, so thanks.
This is my first upload to this site, so I'm still figuring out the mechanism. Sorry!
Summary: Oz leaves Sunnydale after the Veruca incident to discover himself. What he finds new friends who help him with his "problems" is a whole world he didn't know existed.
Prologue
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The room appears empty except for a duffle bag on the bed. There's a knock on the door and then Willow, looking exhausted and scared, pokes her head into the room. "Hello?"
Oz moves out of his closet, a pile of clothes in his arms. He looks at her evenly - his manner full of resolve. Turning away he responds with typically minimal effort "Hi."
She knows exactly what's happening, but doesn't want to admit it to herself yet. She has to hear him say it. Already knowing the answer she asks, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going" Oz replies confirming the obvious. He knows this is the only way. The only way to protect her until he can learn to control the beast within.
"Now?"
Oz nods.
"So that's - that's your solution?"
Finally looking at her, "That's my decision."
"Don't I get any say in this?" she pleads.
"No.... Veruca was right about something. The wolf is inside me all the time. And I don't know where the line is anymore, between me and it. Until I figure out what that means, I shouldn't be around you or anybody."
"That could be a problem. 'Cause, people? Pretty much a planetary epidemic."
Oz stuffs the rest of his things into his duffle bag. "I'll find someplace."
"Well how long" Willow asks, thinking maybe a short break would be what they need to get their feelings sorted out, Oz's reply brings a cold feeling to her soul.
"I don't know." He closes his bag and turns to her. Reading volumes into his short reply, Willow realizes that this is goodbye. She's lost him.
"Oz... Don't you love me...?"
With clear effort, he finally looks directly at her. "My whole life, I've never loved anything else."
Willow starts to cry. It's killing Oz to do this, but it's the only way. Finally, he reaches out to her - tentatively. She doesn't stop him. He kisses her forehead. And then they stay like that, forehead to forehead, for a long time.
"Oh God... Oz..." Finally Oz knows he won't go if he waits another moment. He kisses her again quickly, one last time, and then grabs his bag and leaves.
Oz exits his house and gets into his van, starting it, but then hesitates and turns the engine off. After a short pause, Oz brings the van back to life, heads down the road and is gone.
Willow, still standing where he left her, watches as her tears leave a stain on the carpet... Her heart breaking...
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This is a crossover with BtVS and White Wolf's "Vampire - The Masquerade", "Werewolf - The Apocalypse" and "Mage - The Ascension RPG games". I may throw a little X-Files and Highlander in later, but I haven't gotten that far.
This is my first attempt, so be kind.
All BtVS characters are owned by Joss, not me.
The Mage, Werewolf and Vampire game worlds belong to White Wolf.
Original characters Hope, John Conn and Kreig are mine.
Thanks to buffyscripts.net and buffy-slayer.org for scripts and timelines. www.mants-lair.org.uk, www.atpobtvs.com helped as well. Other are there too, so thanks.
This is my first upload to this site, so I'm still figuring out the mechanism. Sorry!
Summary: Oz leaves Sunnydale after the Veruca incident to discover himself. What he finds new friends who help him with his "problems" is a whole world he didn't know existed.
Prologue
------------------------------------------------------------
The room appears empty except for a duffle bag on the bed. There's a knock on the door and then Willow, looking exhausted and scared, pokes her head into the room. "Hello?"
Oz moves out of his closet, a pile of clothes in his arms. He looks at her evenly - his manner full of resolve. Turning away he responds with typically minimal effort "Hi."
She knows exactly what's happening, but doesn't want to admit it to herself yet. She has to hear him say it. Already knowing the answer she asks, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going" Oz replies confirming the obvious. He knows this is the only way. The only way to protect her until he can learn to control the beast within.
"Now?"
Oz nods.
"So that's - that's your solution?"
Finally looking at her, "That's my decision."
"Don't I get any say in this?" she pleads.
"No.... Veruca was right about something. The wolf is inside me all the time. And I don't know where the line is anymore, between me and it. Until I figure out what that means, I shouldn't be around you or anybody."
"That could be a problem. 'Cause, people? Pretty much a planetary epidemic."
Oz stuffs the rest of his things into his duffle bag. "I'll find someplace."
"Well how long" Willow asks, thinking maybe a short break would be what they need to get their feelings sorted out, Oz's reply brings a cold feeling to her soul.
"I don't know." He closes his bag and turns to her. Reading volumes into his short reply, Willow realizes that this is goodbye. She's lost him.
"Oz... Don't you love me...?"
With clear effort, he finally looks directly at her. "My whole life, I've never loved anything else."
Willow starts to cry. It's killing Oz to do this, but it's the only way. Finally, he reaches out to her - tentatively. She doesn't stop him. He kisses her forehead. And then they stay like that, forehead to forehead, for a long time.
"Oh God... Oz..." Finally Oz knows he won't go if he waits another moment. He kisses her again quickly, one last time, and then grabs his bag and leaves.
Oz exits his house and gets into his van, starting it, but then hesitates and turns the engine off. After a short pause, Oz brings the van back to life, heads down the road and is gone.
Willow, still standing where he left her, watches as her tears leave a stain on the carpet... Her heart breaking...