Buffy and Kennedy

"The slayer and the SIT"

Disclaimer: I don't own it!

Pairings: B/K

Summary: Season 8

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Chapter 20: Finding out the when

Willow's room

Willow knew that they would come to her looking for answers sooner or later, but she just didn't know if she would be able to give them. She wanted to help her friends, she really did but she didn't know if the demon that still resided in her would allow it.

They didn't know that they demon was still inside. At this very moment her inner self was fighting for control over her inner demon, which she carried with her ever since she killed Warren. She knew what would happen to her if the demon wasn't taken care of soon, she would become the demon itself, and that was something she didn't wish upon her friends.

A knock at the door startled her yet she got up enough strength to tell the person to come in. When the door opened in walked the one person she didn't expect to see…Kennedy. Kennedy was the first person on her list that she had to apologize to. After all it was Kennedy's girlfriend that she tried to kill.

"How you doing?" Kennedy asked as she took a seat on the bed next to the red head.

"Been better," Willow responded in a shaking voice as if waiting for Kennedy to lash out at her.

"Will you don't need to worry. You came through and saved her life that in itself is enough to make me forgive you," Kennedy said with a smile pointed in her ex-girlfriends direction.

"I don't know it I can't accept you forgiveness…I mean I tried to kill my best friend." Willow said as tears once again came strolling down her face. Kennedy didn't know what to say to that so she just picked herself up from the bed and made her way out of the room. They needed answers from Willow but now wasn't the time.

Buffy's room

Kennedy left Willow's room and went straight to the room her and Buffy shared. Buffy was sitting on the bed looking at a magazine when Kennedy walked in. Buffy placed the magazine down and stood by when he girlfriend entered.

"So?" Buffy asked still unable to go to her best friend.

"She's not ready to talk yet," Kennedy said as she walked past Buffy and into the bathroom.

"What do you mean she isn't ready to talk yet, it's been a week." Kennedy gave Buffy and look. "Kennedy we need to know when this thing is going to hit and we need to know soon before it starts going through people and it's too late to stop it." She said ignoring her girlfriends look.

"I know." Kennedy stated.

"I don't think you do," Buffy said placing her hands on her hips. "Kennedy this could end the world without anyone realizing that they are the ones destroying the world," Buffy explained.

"I know." Kennedy said again.

"Ken…"

"Buffy I know, I get it. If we don't get the information out of Willow soon we could very well be to late," Kennedy said growing angry that Buffy would stop pushing. "But she can't say anything until you go visit her and tell her that you forgive her." Kennedy said.

"I don't forgive her…she tried to kill me." Buffy said.

"It wasn't even her…it was the challenger." Kennedy said. "So what you're saying is that you can forgive a vampire that slaughter most of Europe but you can't even forgive you best friend?" Kennedy asked and Buffy said nothing. "I will never understand you."

"Maybe you weren't meant to understand me!" Buffy shouted. "I mean if you feel so badly about the way Willow feels than maybe you should sleep with her tonight." Kennedy shot her a weird look. "Just like old times," Buffy added on.

"Don't tell you jealous?" Kennedy asked her.

"Is there a reason I should be?" Buffy asked. "Tell me the truth Ken…do you still love Willow?" Buffy asked.

Kennedy looked away before she looked back at her girlfriend. "Yeah, a part of me still does love Willow just like a part of you still loves Angel and Spike," Kennedy said as she walked out the room making sure to slam the door behind her.

Willow's room

Willow sat in her room looking ahead at the wall and door in front of her. "It's starting," she said with tears still streaming down her face. "The beginning of the end." She said.

Giles' office

He had been researching the challenger all night and all day yet he still hasn't come up with the right spell or concrete way to kill the demon. He rubbed his forehead as he took of his glasses and when he looked up he saw Willow standing there.

"Willow I didn't hear you come in," he said as he looked at his long time friend. "Willow?" he asked her again when she didn't answer him. "Are you alright?" he asked.

"You won't find him in the books," she said and before he could ask what she was talking about she continued. "It will happen on the last friend before the crescent moon." She added. "He will come and destroy you all from within," Giles didn't know if it was just him of if her voice was becoming deeper, manly.

"What are you talking about Willow?" he asked.

"Goodbye Giles," Giles heard Willow say in the saddest voice he had ever heard from a human being. And right before his eyes he saw all the life drain from Willow eyes and he watched as the demon known as the challenger inhabited her body. "The end is near!" the demon yelled as he vaporized into thin air.

"Oh dear lord." Giles said as he looked at the spot Willow had once been standing. The crescent moon was in two weeks.

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AN: Next update on June 10th.