Unexpected Visit
After hearing Buffy and Giles talking about what she was going to do in the future Willow panicked. She went back to her house, climbed into bed and cried. She couldn't believe she could ever do such a thing. She was very into witch craft but she never thought she would get THAT into it. And gay? She loved Oz how could she possibly be gay? She did however remember that she had always been very attracted to Julia Roberts. But that wasn't the important part. Destroying the world? She couldn't, she wouldn't. Nothing made sense anymore. "I'll stop it. From now on I'll never do any magic ever for the rest of my life," Willow said to herself. "If I never do magic then I won't ever have the power to destroy the world and my friends won't hate me."
She got off her bed and went into her closet. Everything that could be used for magic even if it wasn't supposed to be used for magic she placed in a bag and went outside and buried it. She decided that she wasn't going to tell her friends what she had heard. She didn't want to worry them. If they would ask her to do magic she would just tell them that she didn't feel like doing it anymore, or maybe that it was starting to scare her. She would tell them anything so that they wouldn't make her do it.
Willow knew that Oz and Xander would be worried about her since she walked off and everything so she decided to go find them. It was still light out so she figured they probably just went back to the library. When she got there, sure enough, Xander, Oz, Cordelia and Wesley were doing research. She calmly collected herself and walked into the room, "Hey guys. What are we doin?"
"Willow…there you are. Where did you go? We were worried," Xander said as he stood up and walked towards her.
Oz also stood up and walked towards her, "Yeah, is everything ok babe?"
Willow nodded her head, "Yeah guys, I'm fine I just wanted to talk to Buffy so I took a walk for a while to give her some space and then tried to catch up with her."
"Cool, did you catch her? What's your future like?" Xander asked seeming very curious to know what everyone will be like in the future.
Willow looked down at the ground in shame, "Umm…I don't know…I didn't find her. I don't think I want to know my future though. I like to be surprised."
Wesley joined in the conversation, "Yes it is probably best if none of us learn anymore about our future lives otherwise things could change drastically if they haven't already. I just hope that if things have changed it isn't for the worst."
"Well I for one know that I'm going to change my future and become a carpenter right from the start. In fact I think I might practice my carpenter craft as soon as I get home tonight," Xander added with a smile.
As Xander finished what he was saying Giles walked into the library. "Have you found anything else?" he asked the others.
The very site of Giles made Willow cringe. Just knowing that he knew what she would be like in the future. Knowing that he would always look at her differently now made her more upset then she had thought she would be. She tried to avoid eye contact.
"We've found absolutely nothing and I for one am getting a little tired of this whole looking for the needle in the hay stack thing. I'm going home to take a nice hot bath and seriously contemplate my future to figure out weather or not I should still be this helps the world gal. It doesn't sound as rewarding as you would think," Cordelia shrewdly stated as she walked out of the library.
Wesley looked at Giles, "As rudely as that was put, she's right. We've found nothing and I fear that's all we will find."
Giles was about to speak when Xander interrupted, "So where's Buffy? Did you find her?"
Giles glanced at Willow for a moment and then answered Xander's question, "Oh…yes…she is going home to have dinner with her mother and then going to see Angel."
"Does she know what she's going to tell him yet?" Wesley asked.
Giles looked up at him, "I have no idea."
Buffy had a great dinner with her mom. It was just like old times only she was chattier because she missed her so much, and of course there was no Dawn. Her mother told her everything that was going on with the gallery and Buffy just sat there and listened to every word. She just wanted to be there with her and hear her voice.
When dinner was over she gave her mother a hug goodbye and started walking to Angel's. She still didn't know exactly what she was going to say to him but she was almost positive that her being back here had to do with his leaving. She didn't even realize how much she had missed him until now. She was so excited to see him and at the same time scared to death.
She had almost reached the mansion when she was stopped by a familiar face. "Well well well…on your way to your little boy toy's place B?"
It was Faith. This was just what Buffy needed. She was just starting to get along with future Faith and now she had to deal with evil Faith again. She sighed and rolled her eyes, "What do you want Faith? To spill some more information about the mayor's ascension? Don't worry…we've got everything we need, but thanks for your help."
Faith just looked at her and smiled, "To shay B…but I'm not here to bicker."
Buffy just looked at her with an annoyed face, "Ok then, I give up. Why are you here?"
"I'm here to give you a chance to join the good side…well…the bad side but with the good rewards," Faith said as she took out her dagger and started caressing it with her fingers suggestively.
Buffy had to stop herself from laughing, "Is this a joke? Who put you up to this? Was it the mayor? He always was a funny guy even right up to the point of his death. I gotta say now that was funny. He totally didn't even see it coming."
Faith looked at her like she was crazy. She was very confused, "What the hell are you talking about B? The mayor is alive and kicking about to get ready to ascend and eat up all your little friends."
Buffy was really starting to get annoyed. "Look Faith, I really don't have time for this ok. I have much bigger problems then you and the mayor right now," Buffy said as she tried to walk right past Faith.
Faith stopped her by grabbing her arm. She looked very frustrated and angry. She was looking for a fight and she wasn't about to let Buffy leave without one. "Oh come on B…leaving so soon?"
Buffy turned around, "Look Faith…I wouldn't join that side if you got down on your knees and begged me, and in the future your going to regret ever joining that side as well, and your going to come back to my side. Trust me…I know." Buffy tried to walk away again.
Faith grabbed her arm again but this time she punched her in the face. "Alright B…if that's how you want it," she said as she got ready for another punch to the jaw.
