Part 25 – I cast a spell on you.

The next day came on San Francisco.

It was a heavy day for everybody, especially for Tara that had stayed trying spells to bring Willow's powers back, but no luck. She had tried every spell she could remember that could help, the only thing she got, was knowing that Willow's powers were still alive, they were somewhere that she still needed to find.

During the day Giles arrived, everybody was researching for as much information as they could. When Tara wasn't doing spells she was researching or taking care of the sleepy Willow.

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"Damn! Why spells aren't working? If the demon took them as a ritual, magic, there must be someway to bring them back the same way he took them off!" Dawn shouted sitting on the desk as Buffy was training with Giles and Xander helping Dawn with the researching.

"Not exactly, magic can be a way but it's not the only one." Giles was saying while defending from Buffy's kicks.

Tara entered in the library and hearing what Giles has said. "Yeah, it's not the only way, but it's a good one, because if the magic doesn't work we have to use bodily power."

"Ok, let's think straight, we've been here all day studying about this demon, let's try to connect everything we have so we can think more reasonable here, Willow might not have much more time." Giles said cleaning his forehead. As everybody agreed they sat around the table that was all covered with books, papers and the laptop.

Giles cleaning his glasses started.

"All we know is that Yakata was searching for Willow's powers, it wanted her specific…otherwise we would have know more attacks around here."

"And he got it…" Dawn interrupted.

"Not all of it… I could stop before it was too late, if all power was gone Willow would be dead by now." Tara pointed.

"Yes, we also know what Yakata means, so we just need to connect everything…Dawn, have you found any castle around here?" Tara asked.

"Not really, even if I did Tara, I don't think that would be his place, it wouldn't be that obvious." Dawn pointed.

"Of course, maybe there's a spell that I can do."

"A spell to find a castle? Can you do that?" Giles asked.

"Not specific a castle; but the demon has Willow's powers, so I can try to locate her power, Will and I used to do a spell to find each other when we got lost, as Willow's powers is a part of her I might be able to find it."

"That's a good idea, are you sure you're ok with that?" Buffy that was sitting quietly thinking about the situation asked.

"Doing spells? Yeah, she won't, I mean, she doesn't have to do anything, I'll do it for her. It's ok."

"Ok then, if you want some help with the spells don't hesitate on calling me." Buffy suggested.

"Yeah, I might use your help, your slayer strength might be in handy. Thank you."

"Sure, when you wanna start?" Buffy asked.

"Can we try to do it now?" Tara didn't want to lose time.

"Ok. It's not too tricky, is it?"

"No, no, just involves concentration and some candles."

"Good, so when are we going to do it?"

"Being around Willow might help." Tara said while walking away from the room and Buffy was following her.

"Girls, be careful, please." Giles always with worry had to say something.

"We'll be fine Giles, thanks." Buffy said nodding.

"Ah, can you guys keep researching? I wanna kill this demon as soon as possible."

"Sure." Dawn replied.

"We'll be right back." Tara said while leaving the room.´

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Tara and Buffy were sitting front of the bed that Willow was laid. Tara had arranged the candles, there were four candles making a square where in the middle they were sitting facing one another.

"Are you ready?" Tara asked

"Ah, what's gonna happen?" Buffy asked worried.

"You just have to concentrate on Willow, try to transform the strength you have into concentration and love for her. Can you do that?"

"Sure, sounds easier then kicking a demon's ass." Buffy smiled a bit. "I'm ready." Buffy said spreading her arms and holding Tara's hands.

Buffy saw Tara close her eyes and whispering something. So Buffy just closed her eyes and concentrated her strength in Willow's powers.

A light started to appear slowly connecting one candle to another, Tara now wasn't saying any spells just sounded really focused. Buffy wasn't different. She felt an energy that she had never felt before. She felt how her friendship bound with Willow was strong. It wasn't all she felt, she also felt how much Willow was lost right now, it was like she could feel that no matter how much Willow screamed she couldn't get out.

Tara also felt that, when she felt her lover's pain, she instantly opened her eyes making the bright light around them disappeared and let go Buffy's hand.

"Tara? What happen?"

"I felt Buffy."

"Willow's pain?"

Tara nod.

"I felt it too. I'm sorry." Buffy said.

"That's not the only thing."

"What? What else did you felt?"

"I saw it, Willow's powers."

"You saw it?"

"I saw a bright light, and I could feel that it had Willow's powers."

"And where did you see it?"

"At the ocean."

"What?"

"The light, it was flying over the ocean, a place so calm, suddenly was making some kind of pain, suffering, the weird thing, there was no castle."

"Well, at least it's one good information, we know that the demon could live under the water, maybe he has some way to breath under there, or ohhh he can be like a bird that stays flying over the ocean and…." Buffy said excited.

"Or… the palace could be hidden there, like it's invisible." Tara pointed.

"Oh yeah, that would make more sense." Buffy replied ignoring her fantasy from before. "What do you wanna do?" Buffy asked.

"I'm gonna kill him. And bring my Willow back."

"That's the spirit!"