22. Lovers
Thanks for the help, Will. That pocket dimension was a life-saver. I don't know how else I would have dealt with the Immortal, him being, y'know, immortal and all.
No problem, Buffy. Always happy to save the world from another one of your boyfriends gone wrong.
Strangely, my gratitude is starting to wane. How're things with you and Kennedy?
Oh, they're... good.
I'm glad to hear it.
We've been getting along much better since I broke up with her.
You broke up with her? Since when?
Last month.
Oh, I'm sorry, Willow. I really have been AWOL, haven't I? What happened?
Everything was always about power games with her. How powerful I was getting. Her Slayer power.
Uh huh.
That, and she kept complaining about coming home to find me all trance-y. I mean, I like the sex as much as the next person, but I happen to have spiritual needs too, y'know?
I know I get really tense if I haven't had a good trance in a while. What's the latest with Xander? I heard he started dating again.
Oh, his date wanted to eat him.
Willow! I did not ask for details!
As in, ingest him, and then regurgitate him to feed her young.
Oh. Ew. Bet that was a shocker.
Well, the having young was. Not so much the being a demon.
Will?
Mm hm?
Do you ever think that maybe we are... doomed?
Well, I dunno. We've all had a lot of bad luck, and you never know what might happen... Absolutely. Without a doubt. Doomier than doomsday.
Wah.
Tell me about it.
Well, at least I can live vicariously through Dawn. I think she's escaped the Sunnydale curse. She's got a new squeeze.
Yeah? What's his name?
Connor.