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Chapter Two

As I kissed Buffy a little voice in the back of my head shouted gruffly. 'You fuck this up Harris and its your ass, you hear me boy?' I would have responded to the voice but for the fact that I was busy at the moment so I gave a non-verbal response and that seemed to be enough because I sensed a wave of approval coming from some an unknown source inside my head. As I was about to lose myself in Buffy we both heard a polite cough and a red faced Giles suggested that it might be wise if we moved to a different location. The first thought out of my head was go away you interfering tweed wearing bastard, but as Buffy stood up and my brain started to fire on all cylinders, I started to worry that this had all been a fluke, and I started to get anxious. Now I'm not sure what happened next, whether Willow noticed something and said something to Buffy, or Buffy noticed that I was starting to look anxious and worried. She walked over to me put her arms around me and told me not to worry because she was in love with me and she meant what she had said and that I was to stop being silly. She looked at me and told me that we needed to talk as she said that I flinched she just smiled told me no to worry and then leaned in and gave my a little kiss full of love and promise.

We had just left the graveyard and were heading home when we heard a scream and before I knew what was happening we were running towards the source of the scream. As usual Buffy was out in front running as fast as she could. We were all heading down past the cinema when Buffy seemed to run into a barrier of green light and she seemed to freeze for a few seconds and then she simply dropped to the floor. I must admit I ran faster than I have ever ran before and as I was half way to Buffy I was overtaken Giles who, much to my disgust, got to Buffy a good twenty seconds before me. By the time I got to Buffy, Giles was picking her up, I asked if she was okay. Giles looked at me and said that we should probably get her back to the magic box until she recovered. I was about to ask why, when Willow answered my question by telling me that after the previous owners had all died they had decided that the magic box needed some protection. She turned to Giles and told him that her and Tara has just finished adding the last protection spell that afternoon and all Giles would need to do would be to activate the spells and the shop would be protected. After about a while Giles looked like he was getting tired so I told him to let me carry Buffy. He looked like he was going to argue then stopped himself and passed Buffy over to me with a small smile of approval on his face. As we entered the magic box I saw Willow point towards the wall next to the shop where two crystals were embedded in the wall. She told Giles to touch the top one and keep his hand there until it changed colour. He looked a little dubious but he eventually touched the crystal and kept his hand there until in changed colour as soon as it changed colour a slight orange glow seemed to bath the walls and the just as suddenly it was gone. Willow told him that the protection spell was now in place and this area was now protected indefinitely. She then pointed to the second spell and said we added that second spell to boost the power of the first spell. As Giles touched the second crystal the walls started to glow orange at first and then the colour gradually changed to gold.

Just as I heard Giles and Willow finish talking I put Buffy down on the sofa in the training room I covered her with my coat. I stood I must have stood looking at her for 10 minutes, as I was watching this weird symbol appeared on her head and started to glow with a green light. I walked out to see Giles, Willow and Tara looking at a rather large and old looking book and arguing. They all looked up and the room went quiet as I entered and Giles gestured for me to sit in the chair nearest him, as I sat down he looked at me and then asked me how Buffy was and if she was awake yet.
I looked at him and then said that she looked okay but she was still not awake yet and a strange symbol has appeared on her head. As I said this he suddenly looked at the book again. As he started reading the book his faced went white. He then showed the book to Willow & Tara and they both just stood there looking worried after a little while he seemed to get control of himself and he just nodded his head as if I had just confirmed what he was thinking. He looked at me and said we have been talking about what type of spell it was that struck Buffy. We think we know what spell it was, we also know what spell to use to reverse the first spell unfortunately there are differing opinions of which version of this spell we should use to reverse the spell that hit Buffy.

I looked at Giles and Willow, as I was about to ask him a question about the spell. Giles turned to me and said "The spell that hit Buffy is a rather nasty little spell that is designed to drain the strength of anyone its cast at and eventually kill them, in Buffy's case the spell would take longer." I looked at Giles and he must have known what I was about to ask as he said "It usually the takes 1-hour to kill the person its cast at." He looked at Willow and Tara then back at me "In Buffy's case it should take hours maybe a day but no more." Tara glanced down at the book and then back at me, the reason that we were arguing was that there are two known cures for this spell. The first being the one that Willow and Giles want to do it would take less time and is a lot safer and it would cure her in about 1 hour. However she would lose her memory for the last 2 months and have no chance of getting it back. As she said this I looked at Giles and Willow and they would not meet my eyes. It must be said I was not thinking happy thoughts towards Willow and Giles at that precise moment in time. Then Tara looked at me "The spell that I want to try is unfortunately a lot more dangerous. However it would block Buffy's memories for about 4 weeks but," she said raising her hand to stop me speaking. "It would completely reverse the spell and return her memories to her." I looked at Tara "Why do I hear a big but at the end of that sentence?" She looked at me " I won't lie to you. She won't remember anything from the last 3 months for the next three weeks and there is a chance that she could lose her memory for the last three to four months completely." I looked at Giles and was about to say something when we heard Buffy's voice asking what happened. I was off my seat and by her side before she had finished speaking. As I helped her to a seat she looked at my face and then asked Giles what happened to her, and why I had expression on my face, like I had just been kicked in the head several times. Giles looked at Willow and gestured for her to give him the book back. As he was about to tell her what happened to her and explain about the spell, I stood up when they all looked at me I grimaced "Sorry guys I don't want to hear this again and I'll be in the training room when your finished." As I was walking towards the back of the room I felt her eyes follow me the whole way. As I left the room I heard Giles and Willow telling Buffy what had happened.

As I sat on the couch I could still smell her perfume lingering in the air. After a while I stated to think about how much I hated living on the Hellmouth how every time I finally get anything special the Hellmouth finds a way to take away from me. Just as I finally get the one thing I have wanted the most in my life something happens and it gets taken away from me. Yeah I realise this sounds a lot like a self indulgent ramble, and yes I realise I should have been thinking about what's best for Buffy not just me, or rather us, but at that precise moment I was to busy thinking about how much my life sucked. I was sitting there lost in though when I felt someone sit down next to me. I turned my head she was sitting next to me.

There was so much that I wanted to ask her but part of me didn't want to know what version of the spell she had decided on. She just sat there looking at me for a while then she said Giles told me about the spell and the different spells that can be used to counter it. She paused and looked into my eyes "I was hurt that you didn't stay with me in there when they told me what happened." I must admit when she said this I felt like pond scum. "But," she continued "I understood why you left when they told me about the spells." I looked up "Buff I don't know how to say this but part of me wants you to use the spell that is least dangerous to you even if I know that it would wipe your memory you would be safe." She was about to say something so I blurted out "But there is a part of me that wants you to use the spell even though I know it could backfire and your would loose your memory." She reached over and took my hand "I know what you thinking Xander because I have been thinking the same thing since they told me about the spells." I looked up at her, not daring to hope. She must have seen my expression because just looked at me and simply said "See you in three to four weeks Xand." As she said this I felt like jumping up and down, clicking my heels and shouting 'Yea Me.' but before I could say anything a small sigh escaped my lips and I started to smile. When she saw me smile she started to smile and it was like watching the sunrise after a long night and I fell in love with her all over again. She then told me she had spoken with Tara and she had said that the spell would block her memory for 3 to 4 weeks but it could take less time for her to get her memory back. And if I were patient and waited for her she would eventually remember everything and she wanted to know if I would wait for her.

I must have looked shocked because asked me what was wrong in a worried voice. I just took her hand in mine and said "I have waited seven years for you, four weeks is not going to kill me. I would be lying if I said it was going to be easy because it won't but I will manage." She seemed surprised and then a small smile spread over her face and she lent across leaned into my arms and kissed me. It might have gone further but. Yeah you guessed it Giles. Walked in to the training room clearing his throat and saying they were ready for her. As she pulled back and stood up I looked up at Giles and said "You know G-man you're beginning to develop a rather annoying habit of interrupting when I'm trying to get my groove on." Giles looked at me and shook his head "Two things. One, how many times have I told you not to call me that infernal nickname. Two I have no desire whatsoever to see you get 'your groove on' as you so eloquently put it. Anyway, to get back to the matter in hand. Buffy, the spell is ready." She looked at me, held out her hand and told me she wanted me to be there when the spell was cast. I stood up and took her hand and together we walked into the main room.

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