I know, I'm evil. I just can't let them be happy. I don't know what's wrong with me. Thanks for all the reviews, I really love reading them and hearing what you have to say wether it's good job, or this story sucks. Oh yeah, I wanted to point out another little coincidence, Paige having twins, who called it, me that's who. I'm thinking of suing Charmed for ripping my story off. Just Kidding, please don't sue me, I don't have any money anyways. So anyways back to the drama.
"Buffy?" Chris called unsurely. "Don't."
"I have to." Buffy replied sadly meeting his gaze. "You have to let me."
Chris nodded understanding as he stepped behind her silently allowing her to do what she needed to.
"So here I am all ready to jump in, to give up everything I wanted. I never asked for anything, not for myself. You screwed me over at every turn, and then had the nerve to come to me for help, for protection and what did I do, I protected you. Without question, I followed orders, I did my job, like I always do." She continued. "I gave my life protecting you. And like you said, you didn't really have any doubts that I'd do it again. Why should you, I've never given you a reason to doubt that I would. I mean sure, I broke a few rules, I dated a vampire, I had friends, I did things my own way, but in the end you still got what you wanted. And I just want to know what the hell you want from me now, because to be honest, I don't have anything left to give. I'm done."
"Excuse me?" An elder spoke up. "I believe we made it quite clear."
"No, you haven't." Buffy replied. "You want me to go through the portal, back to the past, but why? I'm not an idiot, don't let the blonde hair and quirky vocabulary fool you. You want something from me. You always do. I fight, I protect, I die, what more do you want? I did it all, I saved the damn world, and now, I don't care what it wants from me anymore, what it needs from me, I'm not saving it, call someone else."
"Miss Summers." An elder began.
"No, " Buffy cut her off. "Why do you hate me?"
"We don't hate you." Another replied.
"You sure fooled me." Buffy laughed dryly. "Why does everyone else get to be happy, but me? Where's my reward for all the good I've done? I'm not asking for much, you owe me a hell of a lot more than this."
"It's not our decision, even we answer to a higher power." An elder replied.
"Well then have them explain it to me." Buffy demanded. "Because I just don't get it."
"What are you saying?" He asked.
"I'm saying no." Buffy replied. "For the first time, I'm saying no, and meaning it. I'm not going anywhere and if you don't like it, if your bosses don't like it, then deal with it, deal with me. I'll take whatever you can throw at me, but leave them out of it. This is my choice and for the first time, I'm choosing myself, I'm choosing him, and you can't stop me."
"Excuse me?" Another elder asked shocked.
"You heard her, why don't you just go back to your lofty perch and pout about it, she said no, she's not going." Piper said smirking.
"And we're not going to let you interfere." Phoebe added stepping beside her sister.
"So you just tell your bosses, they try and make Buffy go home an they can kiss their precious power of three goodbye, because we quit." Paige declared joining her sisters.
"Me too." Wyatt added. "You can just find a new king."
"You'd be willing to throw away your magic, your heritage?" And elder asked.
"Their bluffing." Another added.
"Try us." Piper dared. "I've told you time and again that I wont stand for you messing with my family, and Buffy's family, you come after her, we'll have to go after you."
"Just remember, you brought this on yourselves." They declared orbing away.
"Hah, like were scared of you." Piper shouted after them.
"Piper, some of us are scared of them." Paige replied shaking her head.
"What's the worst they can do?" Piper asked.
"You had to say it." Phoebe groaned.
"I'm sorry about all this." Buffy sighed.
"No, don't even go there." Piper interrupted. "Like I said, your family. And not because you helped us save one of my sons, and the other is crazy about you. We all love you, just for being Buffy. We'll face whatever they throw at us, together."
"Yeah, worst case scenario, we summon the crazy floaty heads and have Leo go on another Elder killing spree." Paige quipped.
"Ok, not funny." Leo said shaking his head.