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Chapter 13

Xander checked out the back and front windows of the car, feeling for the stake and the knife he had inside his jacket before he got out of the car. He warily went into the club, immediately recognising the song that the band on stage were playing. Devon leaned over the mike, yelling out the lyrics to Pain, Oz to his left was banging out the power chords on his guitar and Xander found he could quite easily imagine himself back at the Bronze one day last year, when he was dating Cordy, and Wills and Oz were still together. He shook his head and let the memory fade as he took a seat at the bar, ordered a drink and waited for the band to take a break.

Three songs and a couple of beers later, Xander headed over to the stage, managing to sneak through to the back and find his old friend.

"Hey man, what's up?" he said casually and Oz looked surprised when he turned around.

"Xander, hey" he smiled uncertainly, running a hand through his currently dark brown hair, "Wasn't expecting you"

"Didn't expect to be here" he admitted, "but we're kinda having a situation in Sunnydale, and Willow's the only girl that can fix it"

"Oh, okay" Oz nodded, "Well, she's at the hotel but, you're lucky you found us tonight"

"Yeah, I saw the final gig posters. Where you and the guys headed?" Xander asked, always keeping an eye out for possible demon attacks.

"Oh no, final gig is really, y'know, final" he stressed, "We're breaking up, for a lot of reasons but I don't mind so much" he explained, though his old friend didn't seem to be paying much attention "Things were gonna get tricky anyway once me and Willow were married and..."

"What!" Xander was suddenly very aware of what was being said, "You and Will with the...marriage, now?" he said, completely stunned.

"I know, it's kinda...intense" Oz nodded, "but we were talking about it and I just...it seems right y'know?"

Xander closed his eyes and sighed, feeling sick. Willow's spell meant that everything she said was coming true and since it had yet to be reversed things were still happening, things that wouldn't happen in ordinary circumstances. Obviously she'd said something about she and Oz getting married and suddenly they were engaged. She probably still didn't realise she was doing all this and the brunette hated knowing he must tell her the truth and probably break her heart.

"Oh, that's me" said Oz and the guys made there way back on stage and needed him to join them, "Here, if you wanna visit Willow feel free" he smiled, tossing a key-card to his friend, "I'll see you there later?"

"Maybe" Xander nodded, "Thanks, man"

"No problem" came the response as the guitarist disappeared onto the stage.

Xander just watched him go and listened to the first few chords of Violent start up. He felt just awful knowing what he must go and do now, but first he realised with some panic, he had to deal with the two vampires between himself and the door.

"Goodness, is that the time?" Joyce gasped when she caught sight of the clock on the mantle shelf, "The kids should have been in bed an hour ago" she realised.

She and Giles had got so deep into conversation about anything and nothing, and the evening hours had slipped away without them really noticing.

"I confess I feel as though I could use some sleep myself" the ex-Watcher yawned a little, "Oh, not that the conversation has been anything but a pleasure" he added quickly in case he'd caused offence, "I must say, I find there really is nobody's company I would rather share than yours Joyce"

She coloured at the compliment, grateful he couldn't see it.

"Well Rupert, I have to admit, it's been a long time since I felt so comfortable with a man" she smiled, leaning in to kiss his cheek, "I only hope we'll still spend some time together when all this is over" she said almost shyly.

"I..I'm certain we shall" Giles replied, though he found it terribly diffilcult to make any kind of sentence after what just happened. He so wished he had his sight right now, he had an incredible urge to kiss the woman beside him and not carefully on the cheek either. She had been so wonderful these last few days and she was right they did get on famously. When this spell was over he planned to still spend plenty of time with Buffy's mother, he liked her very much indeed.

"I should get the kids to bed" he heard her say before he felt movement on the couch beside him and she was gone.

"Buffy? Spike?" she called going over to the table and peeking underneath. There she found the children, leaning on each other and both fast asleep. It seemed a shame to wake them but she must, and gently she shook her daughters shoulder.

"Come on sweetheart, time for bed" she said as the little girl stirred, awakening her friend in the process.

"Buffy?" Spike opened his eyes and found her close to him, "Is it morning?"

"I dunno" she mumbled, rubbing her eyes tiredly.

"No Spike, it's not morning" Joyce smiled, encouraging the out from their hiding place, "It's time little boys and girls were in their bed" she told them as they crawled out from under the table all half asleep. She got them up the stairs and changed with much less struggle than some previous nights. They were too sleepy to put up much of a fight and soon they were laying side by side in Buffy's bed, still in the baggy t-shirts that passed for their nightwear, since Joyce had forgotten to get them anything else in that department.

"Goodnight, sweethearts" she smiled, kissing them both before she left the room.

They both mumbled a sleepy reply as the light was turned off and they fell asleep together again.

Joyce returned to the living room to find Giles had also fallen asleep on the couch. She should wake him and get him up to his room too, but she wasn't the least bit tired yet and she'd so been enjoying this man's company. After a moments hesitation, she sat back down beside him, resting her head on his shoulder as she quietly flipped on the TV, keeping the volume low as she watched something semi-interesting about baby alligators. What she watched didn't matter, she was insanely comfortable beneath Giles' arm that he sub-consciously wrapped around her in his sleep. She missed having someone to share the sofa with in the evenings and even if it was only for tonight, she planned to enjoy it.

"No" Willow cried, "You have to be wrong, Oz loves me" she sobbed when Xander finished his tale. He'd gone straight to the hotel to find his friend and she'd been thrilled to see him, pulling him into tight hug. They'd sat down to talk and he'd been forced to explain the whole Will Be Done spell deal, and how it had worked, just not the way she thought it would. She was shocked to hear what she'd done to Giles, Buffy, Spike, and himself, but what soon concerned her more was her situation with Oz, no matter how selfish that made her.

"I know Oz cares, Will" Xander said, putting a sympathetic arm around her, "but he left for a reason, because he knew he couldn't deal with being around you, and now suddenly he's talking wedding plans" he told her, "All I can think is you said something in the region of 'Hey Oz, I thought you and me were going to get married someday' and abracadabra you're doing just that"

Willow cried even harder, knowing her friend was right but hating to admit it. She loved Oz so much, despite what had happened between him and the she-wolf Veruca. She was all too aware that he'd left for a valid reason - he didn't want to hurt her in any way, not again. Still, she didn't want to believe a spell had made him want her again.

"What if I didn't reverse the spell?" she said in a moment of madness, "Or maybe if I reversed this one and did another one to make him want to stay with me?"

"Will, no" Xander shook his head sadly, "Leaving this spell gets us nowhere, 'cept I'll end up demon food, Giles'll never get his sight back and Buffy'll have to grow up all over again with Spike for a sand-box buddy" he explained, "And do you really think you could carry on with Oz knowing he was only with you cos you made him with magic?"

Willow shook her head, knowing he was right again and hating it still.

"How can I deal without him, Xander?" she cried, "It just hurts so much to know I can't be with him"

"I know, Will" he said softly, hugging her to him as her tears continued to fall, "But we've all been there and eventually you'll heal, move on"

It took a good half hour before she was calm again but the witch realised her friend spoke the truth and that she must reverse the spell and let Oz go.

"I can't face him after this" she sniffed, packing her things back into her bag, "I'll leave a note and go"

"I'll take you home" Xander nodded in agreement, "The sooner we get back to Sunnydale the sooner you can reverse this spell" he said, checking out the window for any possible further demon attacks.

"Oh, I don't have to be there for that" Willow shook her head, moving to stand in the centre of the room. She closed her eyes and held up her hands, focusing her energy. Xander hoped she hurried as he realised a vampire was currently scaling the wall of the hotel to get to him.

"Let the healing power begin" Willow commanded, "Let my will be safe again. As these words of peace are spoken, let this harmful spell be broken"

There was a flash of light and the demon Xander had been watching disappeared like it had never been there at all. He turned back to see Willow with tears on her cheeks once again as she pulled off Oz's ring - the one he'd put on her ring finger when she'd agreed to marry him. She placed it on the table and scribbled a note of apology and goodbye.

"Come on, sweetie" Xander urged her out the door when she paused to glance around the room, "It's all over now"

To Be Continued...

A/N2 : Yep, that's it, the spells all over. what will happen next? Well, you'll have to wait for the next chapter to find out. In the meantime, it'd be great if you could review please!