Savagelove: Well, i think it's safe to say that I just had a huge case of
writer's block, that and I couldn't figure where to go with the story.
About the blind thing I goofed, it completely slipped my mind.
Nalaniangel: Even though I changed around the story a lot I didn't want Buffy to be completely helpless.
Xx Lypihera xx: What can I say, I just wanted to try something different. And I know I have a problem with making a lot of my characters mary-sue, but it's something that's going to take me a while to really develop.
Gwen: To be honest with you I could probably use a beta reader, but I want to wait until I am around the 10 chapter before I start really looking over the story again. I'm actually still kind of stuck on what's going to happen next.
Changing Lives
Part Three
"It won't feel quite so bad after a few days." Glory said comfortingly as they disappeared in a flash of light.
"What just happened to my daughter?" asked a very upset an upset and confused Joyce Summers.
"She... I don't quite no how to say..." Giles said not sure where to start. "Have you ever noticed anything strange about Sunnydale?"
"No, nothing strange ever happens. Now where is my daughter?" Joyce asked impatiently.
"What about the high death count, the strange disappearances, or the fact that almost no one goes out at night by themselves?" Faith asked.
"What does this have to do with finding my daughter?" Joyce almost shouted.
"All the weird things that happen in this town are related to it." Dawn said taking over. "Demons, vampires, monsters, are all real and now one of them has Buffy."
"That can't be right, Glory seemed so nice. I talked to her for almost a half hour." Joyce said still not wanting to believe what she saw.
"She tore a whole through the Bronze earlier tonight with her bare hands, and just disappeared in a flash of light a few minutes ago." Xander said, a little annoyed by the fact that the grown ups couldn't accept something that they saw with their very own eyes.
"Glory is nothing like the other demons we have faced." Giles said partially agreeing with Joyce.
"You're right. She's a lot tougher than she looks." Faith agreed.
"Did anybody else notice Glory wasn't all the world is coming to an end? The apocalypse is coming, and all you puny mortals are going to die." Cordelia asked.
"You're right, all we know about her is that she's looking for some key and she's pretty much fascinated by Buffy." Willow said.
"How are we going to find her?" Joyce asked. "She could be anywhere."
"I think our bigger concern is finding out about Buffy's necklace. As long as Buffy is wearing it Glory can bring or send her anywhere she wishes." Giles said.
"I guess we're heading to the library." Xander said as Joyce, Cordelia, and the scoobies left for the school.
"What the hell do I do?" Glory asked her minions as she paced around the living room. "Buffy's been crying for hours, how do I make her better?"
"Perhaps the princess is sad oh glorious one." The minion replied.
"I already knew that!" Glory shouted in annoyance. "And when did you start calling her princess?"
"Forgive me mistress. I only assumed that the one treasured by you should not be spoken of in common terms." The minion said trying to cover up its mistake.
Glory stopped her pacing and turned to face the minion. "You're right. From now on all of you will refer to her as princess."
"Perhaps you should ask her oh exulted one." Another one of the minions suggested.
"I guess it's worth a shot." Glory said with a sigh as she went upstairs to the room she had given Buffy.
Glory opened the door and looked inside to find Buffy curled up in a ball and sobbing softly on the bed.
"Are you feeling any better?" Glory asked as she sat down beside her.
"No. Why are you keeping me here?" Buffy asked with tears in her eyes.
"I don't know." Glory answered truthfully. "I just know that you have to be here."
"There isn't anything special about me." Buffy said quietly.
"Yes there is." Glory said as she sat Buffy down in her lap and put her arms around her. "You're the only person in this dimension that I actually care about. If I had met anyone else instead of you I would have sucked out their soul a long time ago."
"Does that mean that when you get bored of me you take my soul as well?" Buffy asked.
"No, I don't think you'll ever bore me. I've lived for a long time and you are by far the most interesting person that I have ever met." Glory said as she kissed the top of Buffy's head.
"Why do you keep doing that?" Buffy asked genuinely curious.
"Doing what?" Glory asked as she started to run her fingers through Buffy's hair.
"You're always hugging me or kissing me. Why?"
"It's because I like you." Glory whispered into Buffy's ear. "And I know you like me too."
"How did you know that?" Buffy asked in shock.
"Come on cutie, you're not that hard to read. I could tell from the moment I first talked to you." Glory said with a small laugh.
"What's going to happen now?" Buffy asked.
"That depends on you. I won't do anything more than this until you're ready." Glory said patiently.
"I've never been in a relationship with anyone." Buffy revealed.
"Then we'll take things slow." Glory said with a smile. "Are you feeling better now?"
"A little bit. I'm just used to having my family with me. This is the first time that I've been without them." Buffy said, starting to feel a little better.
"It'll be easier. I promise." Glory said as she kissed Buffy's forehead.
"I have heard something quite interesting from the watcher's council." Giles said as he walked into the library.
"They know what Glory is?" Willow asked hopefully.
"No actually, they have no records on Glory or anything related to her. What they found interesting was Buffy Summers. It turns out that she was actually on the list of potentials until she lost her sight."
"How would they remember Buffy? There must have been hundreds of people on that list?" Dawn asked.
"Buffy was apparently a special case with them. If she was actually called she would have been a very powerful slayer." Giles explained.
"How do you tell how powerful a slayer is?" Faith asked curiously.
"A spell is preformed every time a slayer is called. It reads the aura of each potential and tells us what level the slayer is at."
"What level would Buffy have been at?" Willow asked curiously.
"The highest," Giles said as he sat down. "No Slayer in recorded history would have been able to hold a candle to her."
"What level am I at?" Faith asked feeling a little jealous.
"According to the council you are slightly above the average level."
"So I'm just average and Buffy could have been the most powerful slayer in history?" Faith said jealously.
"This really isn't the time for this." Giles broke in. "Glory has captured Buffy and we have no idea why. If she could have been as powerful as the council said it could be the reason that Glory wanted her."
"Buffy wouldn't have wanted to be the slayer." Dawn said. "She doesn't have it in her to hurt others."
To Be Continued...
Nalaniangel: Even though I changed around the story a lot I didn't want Buffy to be completely helpless.
Xx Lypihera xx: What can I say, I just wanted to try something different. And I know I have a problem with making a lot of my characters mary-sue, but it's something that's going to take me a while to really develop.
Gwen: To be honest with you I could probably use a beta reader, but I want to wait until I am around the 10 chapter before I start really looking over the story again. I'm actually still kind of stuck on what's going to happen next.
Changing Lives
Part Three
"It won't feel quite so bad after a few days." Glory said comfortingly as they disappeared in a flash of light.
"What just happened to my daughter?" asked a very upset an upset and confused Joyce Summers.
"She... I don't quite no how to say..." Giles said not sure where to start. "Have you ever noticed anything strange about Sunnydale?"
"No, nothing strange ever happens. Now where is my daughter?" Joyce asked impatiently.
"What about the high death count, the strange disappearances, or the fact that almost no one goes out at night by themselves?" Faith asked.
"What does this have to do with finding my daughter?" Joyce almost shouted.
"All the weird things that happen in this town are related to it." Dawn said taking over. "Demons, vampires, monsters, are all real and now one of them has Buffy."
"That can't be right, Glory seemed so nice. I talked to her for almost a half hour." Joyce said still not wanting to believe what she saw.
"She tore a whole through the Bronze earlier tonight with her bare hands, and just disappeared in a flash of light a few minutes ago." Xander said, a little annoyed by the fact that the grown ups couldn't accept something that they saw with their very own eyes.
"Glory is nothing like the other demons we have faced." Giles said partially agreeing with Joyce.
"You're right. She's a lot tougher than she looks." Faith agreed.
"Did anybody else notice Glory wasn't all the world is coming to an end? The apocalypse is coming, and all you puny mortals are going to die." Cordelia asked.
"You're right, all we know about her is that she's looking for some key and she's pretty much fascinated by Buffy." Willow said.
"How are we going to find her?" Joyce asked. "She could be anywhere."
"I think our bigger concern is finding out about Buffy's necklace. As long as Buffy is wearing it Glory can bring or send her anywhere she wishes." Giles said.
"I guess we're heading to the library." Xander said as Joyce, Cordelia, and the scoobies left for the school.
"What the hell do I do?" Glory asked her minions as she paced around the living room. "Buffy's been crying for hours, how do I make her better?"
"Perhaps the princess is sad oh glorious one." The minion replied.
"I already knew that!" Glory shouted in annoyance. "And when did you start calling her princess?"
"Forgive me mistress. I only assumed that the one treasured by you should not be spoken of in common terms." The minion said trying to cover up its mistake.
Glory stopped her pacing and turned to face the minion. "You're right. From now on all of you will refer to her as princess."
"Perhaps you should ask her oh exulted one." Another one of the minions suggested.
"I guess it's worth a shot." Glory said with a sigh as she went upstairs to the room she had given Buffy.
Glory opened the door and looked inside to find Buffy curled up in a ball and sobbing softly on the bed.
"Are you feeling any better?" Glory asked as she sat down beside her.
"No. Why are you keeping me here?" Buffy asked with tears in her eyes.
"I don't know." Glory answered truthfully. "I just know that you have to be here."
"There isn't anything special about me." Buffy said quietly.
"Yes there is." Glory said as she sat Buffy down in her lap and put her arms around her. "You're the only person in this dimension that I actually care about. If I had met anyone else instead of you I would have sucked out their soul a long time ago."
"Does that mean that when you get bored of me you take my soul as well?" Buffy asked.
"No, I don't think you'll ever bore me. I've lived for a long time and you are by far the most interesting person that I have ever met." Glory said as she kissed the top of Buffy's head.
"Why do you keep doing that?" Buffy asked genuinely curious.
"Doing what?" Glory asked as she started to run her fingers through Buffy's hair.
"You're always hugging me or kissing me. Why?"
"It's because I like you." Glory whispered into Buffy's ear. "And I know you like me too."
"How did you know that?" Buffy asked in shock.
"Come on cutie, you're not that hard to read. I could tell from the moment I first talked to you." Glory said with a small laugh.
"What's going to happen now?" Buffy asked.
"That depends on you. I won't do anything more than this until you're ready." Glory said patiently.
"I've never been in a relationship with anyone." Buffy revealed.
"Then we'll take things slow." Glory said with a smile. "Are you feeling better now?"
"A little bit. I'm just used to having my family with me. This is the first time that I've been without them." Buffy said, starting to feel a little better.
"It'll be easier. I promise." Glory said as she kissed Buffy's forehead.
"I have heard something quite interesting from the watcher's council." Giles said as he walked into the library.
"They know what Glory is?" Willow asked hopefully.
"No actually, they have no records on Glory or anything related to her. What they found interesting was Buffy Summers. It turns out that she was actually on the list of potentials until she lost her sight."
"How would they remember Buffy? There must have been hundreds of people on that list?" Dawn asked.
"Buffy was apparently a special case with them. If she was actually called she would have been a very powerful slayer." Giles explained.
"How do you tell how powerful a slayer is?" Faith asked curiously.
"A spell is preformed every time a slayer is called. It reads the aura of each potential and tells us what level the slayer is at."
"What level would Buffy have been at?" Willow asked curiously.
"The highest," Giles said as he sat down. "No Slayer in recorded history would have been able to hold a candle to her."
"What level am I at?" Faith asked feeling a little jealous.
"According to the council you are slightly above the average level."
"So I'm just average and Buffy could have been the most powerful slayer in history?" Faith said jealously.
"This really isn't the time for this." Giles broke in. "Glory has captured Buffy and we have no idea why. If she could have been as powerful as the council said it could be the reason that Glory wanted her."
"Buffy wouldn't have wanted to be the slayer." Dawn said. "She doesn't have it in her to hurt others."
To Be Continued...