Letters from Munich
Author: Lucinda
rating: pg/pg13
sequel to 'At the Munich Circus'
main characters: Willow, Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler from X-Men)
pairing #159 at TQC http://quickie.moonlitpaths.com/
disclaimer: I hold no legal rights to anyone from BtVS or X-Men/Marvel Comics.
distribution: WLS, WWW, Bite Me, Twisting, Paula, Jen - anyone else just ask.
notes: set the summer after season 2 BtVS.
Willow had enjoyed her trip to Munich, even if the conference hadn't held her interest. There had been so many interesting things to see… and she'd got presents for everyone. Even Buffy, if – no, WHEN Buffy came back. Willow refused to think that Buffy wouldn't come back to Sunnydale. So, when her friend returned, there would be this lovely embroidered scarf for her. She'd picked up a genuine beer stein and a couple carved figures for Xander, and she'd found an old book on German 'mythology' for Giles. It had looked like some of those old German monastery demon lore books that he'd had, so she'd picked it up. She'd also found him a bootleg record of the Beatles club performances, and hoped that he'd like it.
She had been smiling as she settled at her desk, checking her email. There had been quite an accumulation over the time she'd been gone, considering that she hadn't been able to get a decent connection very often. And there it was – an email from AmazingN@…. And she could feel herself smiling. Kurt had already sent her an email? How sweet.
Opening the letter, she discovered that his written English wasn't quite as good as his spoken English, and there were German words mixed in with the English. He'd hoped that her return trip would be safe, and also that he'd managed to send this e-mail correctly, a hope that had made Willow smile. There were a few other things, and Willow came to the conclusion that Kurt would be a delightful e-pal.
She decided to visit Xander the next day, both to make sure everything had gone well and to bring him his presents. She was still smiling as she went over, wondering if he'd be jealous about her trip to the circus. He'd had fun at he one they'd gone to in junior high, well, except fort the clowns. Maybe she'd just skim over the clowns when she told Xander about it. And about the part where Kurt was blue, at least for the moment. Predictably, Xander had a fit about her staying out late to look at the stars, asking if she'd forgotten about demons and vampires, and hey, let's not forget plain old human scum as well.
She'd smiled, deciding to tell Kurt about her friend Xander being all worried. Then, it occurred to her – did Kurt know about real demons and vampires? If he didn't, how could she warn him without sounding like a fruitcake? Maybe she could try to come up with a tactful way to ease into that. Wouldn't want to freak him out right away… or at all.
She was still wondering about it a few days later when she got another email from him. Apparently, the circus had gone through a small town, and there had been a recent rush of bizarre murders. Something about all the blood gone, and the necks torn. Some of the residents had been worried that Kurt had been responsible, an idea that had shocked and appalled him. He'd then included the note that 'Margali', who read people's fortunes in a small tent for the circus had claimed that it was vampires. He confessed that the idea frightened him, for several reasons. If there were really vampires, then what else might lurk in the shadows? If there were vampires, they could have been attacked while watching the stars. If it wasn't a vampire, then what or who was doing the killings? Might it be some deranged mutant?
Willow had wrote back that she hoped he was okay, and that she knew he wouldn't do any such thing. After much consideration, she'd settled for saying that her high school librarian also believed in vampires, and including a list of some precautions and tips for vampires. Willow had hoped desperately that Kurt would never need to know those things, but if he did… if he needed to know, she just hoped that he remembered.
She sort of hoped that he'd write to her again, instead of deciding that she was 'that weird American girl'. She didn't want to loose this fragile friendship before it even got started.
* * * * * * *
Kurt smiled as he looked through his e-mail, silently thanking Willow again for helping him set it up. She'd sent a response to his last e-mail, the one where he'd mentioned vampires, which made him sigh in relief. . He hadn't wanted to believe Margali when she'd told him what had really been killing those people, hadn't wanted to believe that there were really vampires and demons. But she'd said there were, that those things had always been real, lurking in wait for their victims.
She'd said that her school librarian also believed in vampires. Kurt found himself wondering if that was the same as she believed but didn't want to frighten him, or if she thought her librarian was a crazy man. But the list of precautions sounded sensible, and they shouldn't be too difficult to follow. She wanted him to be careful, 'in case of crazy people with sharp teeth or sharp sticks'.
But hopefully, Willow would take some of those precautions as well, and be safe from 'crazy people with sharp teeth'. He didn't want to loose his new friend. He didn't have many to loose. Just Amanda and... well, just Amanda and Willow, actually. How sad that seemed... Maybe things would change in the future.
End Letters from Munich.
Author: Lucinda
rating: pg/pg13
sequel to 'At the Munich Circus'
main characters: Willow, Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler from X-Men)
pairing #159 at TQC http://quickie.moonlitpaths.com/
disclaimer: I hold no legal rights to anyone from BtVS or X-Men/Marvel Comics.
distribution: WLS, WWW, Bite Me, Twisting, Paula, Jen - anyone else just ask.
notes: set the summer after season 2 BtVS.
Willow had enjoyed her trip to Munich, even if the conference hadn't held her interest. There had been so many interesting things to see… and she'd got presents for everyone. Even Buffy, if – no, WHEN Buffy came back. Willow refused to think that Buffy wouldn't come back to Sunnydale. So, when her friend returned, there would be this lovely embroidered scarf for her. She'd picked up a genuine beer stein and a couple carved figures for Xander, and she'd found an old book on German 'mythology' for Giles. It had looked like some of those old German monastery demon lore books that he'd had, so she'd picked it up. She'd also found him a bootleg record of the Beatles club performances, and hoped that he'd like it.
She had been smiling as she settled at her desk, checking her email. There had been quite an accumulation over the time she'd been gone, considering that she hadn't been able to get a decent connection very often. And there it was – an email from AmazingN@…. And she could feel herself smiling. Kurt had already sent her an email? How sweet.
Opening the letter, she discovered that his written English wasn't quite as good as his spoken English, and there were German words mixed in with the English. He'd hoped that her return trip would be safe, and also that he'd managed to send this e-mail correctly, a hope that had made Willow smile. There were a few other things, and Willow came to the conclusion that Kurt would be a delightful e-pal.
She decided to visit Xander the next day, both to make sure everything had gone well and to bring him his presents. She was still smiling as she went over, wondering if he'd be jealous about her trip to the circus. He'd had fun at he one they'd gone to in junior high, well, except fort the clowns. Maybe she'd just skim over the clowns when she told Xander about it. And about the part where Kurt was blue, at least for the moment. Predictably, Xander had a fit about her staying out late to look at the stars, asking if she'd forgotten about demons and vampires, and hey, let's not forget plain old human scum as well.
She'd smiled, deciding to tell Kurt about her friend Xander being all worried. Then, it occurred to her – did Kurt know about real demons and vampires? If he didn't, how could she warn him without sounding like a fruitcake? Maybe she could try to come up with a tactful way to ease into that. Wouldn't want to freak him out right away… or at all.
She was still wondering about it a few days later when she got another email from him. Apparently, the circus had gone through a small town, and there had been a recent rush of bizarre murders. Something about all the blood gone, and the necks torn. Some of the residents had been worried that Kurt had been responsible, an idea that had shocked and appalled him. He'd then included the note that 'Margali', who read people's fortunes in a small tent for the circus had claimed that it was vampires. He confessed that the idea frightened him, for several reasons. If there were really vampires, then what else might lurk in the shadows? If there were vampires, they could have been attacked while watching the stars. If it wasn't a vampire, then what or who was doing the killings? Might it be some deranged mutant?
Willow had wrote back that she hoped he was okay, and that she knew he wouldn't do any such thing. After much consideration, she'd settled for saying that her high school librarian also believed in vampires, and including a list of some precautions and tips for vampires. Willow had hoped desperately that Kurt would never need to know those things, but if he did… if he needed to know, she just hoped that he remembered.
She sort of hoped that he'd write to her again, instead of deciding that she was 'that weird American girl'. She didn't want to loose this fragile friendship before it even got started.
* * * * * * *
Kurt smiled as he looked through his e-mail, silently thanking Willow again for helping him set it up. She'd sent a response to his last e-mail, the one where he'd mentioned vampires, which made him sigh in relief. . He hadn't wanted to believe Margali when she'd told him what had really been killing those people, hadn't wanted to believe that there were really vampires and demons. But she'd said there were, that those things had always been real, lurking in wait for their victims.
She'd said that her school librarian also believed in vampires. Kurt found himself wondering if that was the same as she believed but didn't want to frighten him, or if she thought her librarian was a crazy man. But the list of precautions sounded sensible, and they shouldn't be too difficult to follow. She wanted him to be careful, 'in case of crazy people with sharp teeth or sharp sticks'.
But hopefully, Willow would take some of those precautions as well, and be safe from 'crazy people with sharp teeth'. He didn't want to loose his new friend. He didn't have many to loose. Just Amanda and... well, just Amanda and Willow, actually. How sad that seemed... Maybe things would change in the future.
End Letters from Munich.