Title: The Hands of Death and Sorrow (Ch. 2)
Author: Melanie M./Shai AKA SailorFireStarr@aol.com/SSailorUranuss@aol.com
Archive: please ASK if you want to archive it.
Pairing: Willow/Oz
Rating: R
Warnings: let's see, vulgar language, lesbian content and anything else I missed.
Disclaimers: none of the Buffy chars. belong to me, I'm just borrowing them for my fic so please dun sew me. Also, Melanie, Toorima, the ideas and other ad ins are my property so if you'd like to use any of it please ask.
Comments: I need feedback, lots of it.
Chapter 2: Letting Him Go
It had been three weeks since Oz had died. Willow had finally stopped crying herself to sleep and everybody else was dealing with is in their own ways. The paper had said it was a suicide but those in the Scooby Gang knew better.
Sunnydale had been relevantly quiet those past few weeks. There was a meeting that night, and everybody had to attend. It was about a new type of demon. Willow was still tender with the subject of Oz but she was slowly recovering. She'd been spending more time with Faith trying to "loosen up".
Willow walked briskly into the library where Giles met her and took her to the others. "What exactly are we up against?" Buffy demanded softly. "They're shape-shifters. They prey on loss and remorse. The book term is Bakeru. They were part of a satanic clan. When the said an incantation wrong they became what the are now," Giles explained. "So we have a bunch of sorrow snatcher after us?" Faith retorted. "Well, yes but they are very dangerous. They way to kill them is the jewel in the middle of their forehead," Giles cautioned.
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Patrolling had been easy for a couple of week so Willow had gone with the slayers to dust the vamps that crossed their path. But tonight was different. The atmosphere was more fierce and cold.
After dusting a few vamps the girls headed back to the library. "Buffy, we have very ugly company," Willow muttered as three big, ugly demons surrounded them. Faith and Buffy fearlessly attacked, beating the tar our of the demons. But they kept coming back. Willow noticed a sapphire jewel on their foreheads. "Go for the forehead," Willow yelled, slamming her fist onto the ugly monsters jewel. The monster vanished into dust, Willow clutching her hand.
Both slayers followed the witch's method, the other two demons dusting as the first had. "Remind me not to punch anything anymore," Willow winced with a weak smile. Both slayers couldn't help but laugh.
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The next night was pretty must the same as the last but there was one thing that was different. When the slayers had been fighting off some more demons Willow had noticed a silhouette. It looked vaguely familiar. She followed it silently into the dark.
"Willow?" the familiar voice said softly. " O-Oz," Willow whispered. "What? You look like you've seen a ghost," he answered. Willow drew closer. It was him. She hugged him tightly, sobbing softly. He smirked evilly. He flung her off. "Now I can steal your pain, and your soul," he laughed. Willow recovered her composure as Buffy ran up beside her.
"Will, you ok?" Buffy asked quickly, eyeing the demon. "Buffy, let me handle this one," Willow said softly as she stood and wiped her tears away. "You want my soul, come and get it," the hacker bellowed. The demon dove at her. Bad move. Willow rushed forward. Her soft palm collided with the demons jewel, sending dust everywhere. Willow rubbed her palm gently. "That's what you get you bastard," Willow growled under her breath.
Willow turned to see a very shocked Buffy. "Buffy?" Willow said softly. Willow turned around to see Oz standing before her. "Shhh, you don't have to say anything Will. I was allowed to come here and see you one last time. Listen, don't cry for me. I've seen what would have happened if things would have gone "right" Will, and it wasn't pretty. I hurt you, really bad Will. You have to move on. Your true love awaits. I met mine, please don't be mad," Oz said softly. "I'm not mad, Oz, I just miss you. We all do," Willow said softly, a small smile on her lips. "Since you've found that special girl, be with her. We'll always miss you," Willow whispered. "I know," he said, his gaze now on Buffy. "Buffy, it wasn't your fault. They wanted it that way. You couldn't have saved me. Forgive yourself Buff, I have," and with that he faded into the night, leaving behind two very confused ladies.
Faith came galloping up. "B? Red? You two ok?" Faith asked, her voice hinting a little concern. "Yeah," Willow answered, helping Buffy to her feet. They all smiled and headed to the library where Giles and the others waited.
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"So, did anything interesting happen while dusting vamps?" Xander questioned anxiously. "Um. . ." Buffy didn't know what to say. For once she was speechless. "Not really. Ran into some trouble before we got here but everything else was normal," Willow fibbed, her smile telling Buffy the secret was between them. The rest of the gang would be told eventually but not tonight.
The brief meeting ended, Xander and Anya going along their way. "Hey, what do you guys say we make a girls night of it. The night is young," Buffy suggested. "Girls night? Never been to one of those. I guess I could give it a try. Couldn't hurt, right?" Faith piped up. Mel slowly departed from the group with a smile. "Hey, where do you think you're going? It's not like you have anything else to do," Willow shouted to the newest member of the Scooby gang. "Ok, ok, I'll go," Mel teased. They all walked to Buffy's house, chattering all the way there.
They had a normal girls night. Hot chocolate with little marshmallows, makeovers, jokes and finally sleep. They all passed out in Buffy's room, on the floor.
Author: Melanie M./Shai AKA SailorFireStarr@aol.com/SSailorUranuss@aol.com
Archive: please ASK if you want to archive it.
Pairing: Willow/Oz
Rating: R
Warnings: let's see, vulgar language, lesbian content and anything else I missed.
Disclaimers: none of the Buffy chars. belong to me, I'm just borrowing them for my fic so please dun sew me. Also, Melanie, Toorima, the ideas and other ad ins are my property so if you'd like to use any of it please ask.
Comments: I need feedback, lots of it.
Chapter 2: Letting Him Go
It had been three weeks since Oz had died. Willow had finally stopped crying herself to sleep and everybody else was dealing with is in their own ways. The paper had said it was a suicide but those in the Scooby Gang knew better.
Sunnydale had been relevantly quiet those past few weeks. There was a meeting that night, and everybody had to attend. It was about a new type of demon. Willow was still tender with the subject of Oz but she was slowly recovering. She'd been spending more time with Faith trying to "loosen up".
Willow walked briskly into the library where Giles met her and took her to the others. "What exactly are we up against?" Buffy demanded softly. "They're shape-shifters. They prey on loss and remorse. The book term is Bakeru. They were part of a satanic clan. When the said an incantation wrong they became what the are now," Giles explained. "So we have a bunch of sorrow snatcher after us?" Faith retorted. "Well, yes but they are very dangerous. They way to kill them is the jewel in the middle of their forehead," Giles cautioned.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Patrolling had been easy for a couple of week so Willow had gone with the slayers to dust the vamps that crossed their path. But tonight was different. The atmosphere was more fierce and cold.
After dusting a few vamps the girls headed back to the library. "Buffy, we have very ugly company," Willow muttered as three big, ugly demons surrounded them. Faith and Buffy fearlessly attacked, beating the tar our of the demons. But they kept coming back. Willow noticed a sapphire jewel on their foreheads. "Go for the forehead," Willow yelled, slamming her fist onto the ugly monsters jewel. The monster vanished into dust, Willow clutching her hand.
Both slayers followed the witch's method, the other two demons dusting as the first had. "Remind me not to punch anything anymore," Willow winced with a weak smile. Both slayers couldn't help but laugh.
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The next night was pretty must the same as the last but there was one thing that was different. When the slayers had been fighting off some more demons Willow had noticed a silhouette. It looked vaguely familiar. She followed it silently into the dark.
"Willow?" the familiar voice said softly. " O-Oz," Willow whispered. "What? You look like you've seen a ghost," he answered. Willow drew closer. It was him. She hugged him tightly, sobbing softly. He smirked evilly. He flung her off. "Now I can steal your pain, and your soul," he laughed. Willow recovered her composure as Buffy ran up beside her.
"Will, you ok?" Buffy asked quickly, eyeing the demon. "Buffy, let me handle this one," Willow said softly as she stood and wiped her tears away. "You want my soul, come and get it," the hacker bellowed. The demon dove at her. Bad move. Willow rushed forward. Her soft palm collided with the demons jewel, sending dust everywhere. Willow rubbed her palm gently. "That's what you get you bastard," Willow growled under her breath.
Willow turned to see a very shocked Buffy. "Buffy?" Willow said softly. Willow turned around to see Oz standing before her. "Shhh, you don't have to say anything Will. I was allowed to come here and see you one last time. Listen, don't cry for me. I've seen what would have happened if things would have gone "right" Will, and it wasn't pretty. I hurt you, really bad Will. You have to move on. Your true love awaits. I met mine, please don't be mad," Oz said softly. "I'm not mad, Oz, I just miss you. We all do," Willow said softly, a small smile on her lips. "Since you've found that special girl, be with her. We'll always miss you," Willow whispered. "I know," he said, his gaze now on Buffy. "Buffy, it wasn't your fault. They wanted it that way. You couldn't have saved me. Forgive yourself Buff, I have," and with that he faded into the night, leaving behind two very confused ladies.
Faith came galloping up. "B? Red? You two ok?" Faith asked, her voice hinting a little concern. "Yeah," Willow answered, helping Buffy to her feet. They all smiled and headed to the library where Giles and the others waited.
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"So, did anything interesting happen while dusting vamps?" Xander questioned anxiously. "Um. . ." Buffy didn't know what to say. For once she was speechless. "Not really. Ran into some trouble before we got here but everything else was normal," Willow fibbed, her smile telling Buffy the secret was between them. The rest of the gang would be told eventually but not tonight.
The brief meeting ended, Xander and Anya going along their way. "Hey, what do you guys say we make a girls night of it. The night is young," Buffy suggested. "Girls night? Never been to one of those. I guess I could give it a try. Couldn't hurt, right?" Faith piped up. Mel slowly departed from the group with a smile. "Hey, where do you think you're going? It's not like you have anything else to do," Willow shouted to the newest member of the Scooby gang. "Ok, ok, I'll go," Mel teased. They all walked to Buffy's house, chattering all the way there.
They had a normal girls night. Hot chocolate with little marshmallows, makeovers, jokes and finally sleep. They all passed out in Buffy's room, on the floor.