Chapter Nineteen
Willow paced up and down the room, thinking, while Oz watched her silently. She carried on for a few moments, casting worried glances at Oz, then stood still, looking at him.
Willow: I just wish we knew when it was happening!
Oz: We'll find it out
Willow: What if we don't?
Oz: We will
She sighed and sat down next to him.
Willow: Everything's just so hard right now. Suddenly we find out hell's going to come on earth if we don't stop it. I find out I'm a Great Warrior. The Slayers are going crazy trying to figure out what's happening. Xander's still depressed. The sexual tension between Buffy and Angel would fill a room and now you're back and I'm just so confused
Willow said all of this so fast that Oz had a hard time keeping up. When he heard the final bit his eyebrows rose slightly and he moved closer to her.
Oz: You're confused because I'm here
Willow: Well…yeah. I mean I'm supposed to be into girls now but I've only ever really loved two people and that's you and Tara and if you haven't noticed, you're a guy, and how can I love two people who are so different? Does that mean that I like both? Or is it just cos it's you and we have a history because you're here and there's all these sparks and –
She was cut off by Oz's lips falling on to hers. She froze for a moment that started to kiss him back, surprised by how good his lips feel on hers. He pulled back slightly and placed a hand on top of hers.
Oz: Does that answer some of your questions?
Instead of giving him an answer, she lent in and kissed him again.
Chapter Twenty
Giles: It's going to happen soon
He pulled out a newspaper and placed it on the table, pointing out different headlines.
Giles: Birth deformities. People claiming to be attacked by monsters. Children breathing fire. Mystical energy is gathering and not just in LA, all over the world. The new is full of it. It's started
Buffy: But we still don't know when?
Giles: Not yet. But we have to be prepared, not just physically but mentally too. From what Xander has told us, we'll be tested in every way, and we can't be caught off guard. And we have to tell the Slayers. They will need to protect the circle from harm. This battle could happen any day, it's not fair to keep them in the dark any longer.
Buffy sighed and put her head in her hands. She'd wanted to leave the girls out of it as much as possible. But Giles was right. They'd been told to train harder over the past couple of weeks, but they hadn't been told why. They were confused and they deserved to know the truth. The only Slayer beside Buffy and Faith who knew was Kennedy.
Buffy: Okay. We'll tell them. They need to train even harder, and so do we
Faith: B, we've been putting in as many hours as we can. There's just not enough time
Buffy: Then we need to make time. This thing could happen tomorrow, or in a few days time, or next week. We need to be ready for it
Spike: Girl's right, pet
Giles: Willow, you need to work on your magic control. I have a feeling you'll need it during the battle
Oz gently squeezed Willow's hand under the table and she smiled gratefully at him. Only Buffy knew that the two of them were back together and she noticed the gesture. She was glad Oz was back. He made Willow happy, and she hadn't been truly happy since Tara had died.
