Bring Me to Life
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Eight
"Breathe Willow." Dani tried to calm her grandmother down. "It'll be fine. Really."
"How can it be fine? They're all just a few floors beneath me. She's just a few floors beneath me? I haven't seen them in so long and they don't know what I've done or-"
"Breathe. You're babbling."
The redhead's face quickly flushed. "I…oops." She hesitated before speaking again. "But how can I tell them. I…"
"Don't worry about all that," she gave Willow a small wink, "Kay Grams!"
"You can make me so old sometimes, you know!" she chuckled. "Now how will I introduce you?" She giggled.
"Hello, this is my Granddaughter, ain't she swell?" Dani grinned.
"Swell? Who uses that word anymore?" Willow grinned at the younger woman and through an arm around her shoulder.
"Well, last time I checked, you, you, and you."
"Smart ass."
"Ahh…" Willow sighed as she slipped into the hot water. "That's good. I think I'll just stay here."
Someone knocked on the door.
"Or not," she grumbled.
"Willow!" Dani's voice came through the door. "You've gotta get outta there. Don't make come in there. I don't like saunas, but if I have to, I'll come in and drag you outta there by your hair!" she joked.
The bathing redhead scowled. "Alright, alright." She slowly got out of the tub and grabbed a towel. She left the bathroom and was about to put the towel on when she passed by the mirror.
Her eyes slowly trailed over her scarred body. There weren't many, a few marks here and there. But there was one she hated. It was there, on the center of her chest, just a few inches below her collar bone.
It disgusted her. She wished that she could burn it off. The Goddess knew that she'd tried.
It was a small, circular patch of branded flesh, slightly pinkish, with an unknown design within.
She brought her hand up, ready to try to scratch it off.
Willow made her way down the endless steps. Many thought that she was nuts, taking the stairs when there were elevators. There was also the fact that she'd insisted them build stairs into the building.
She gulped. She was scared.
She finally made her way out and into the corridors. At one point, she passed Spike on his way back from bringing them food.
Now she stood outside the door. Gathering up her courage, opened it. She slowly looked around the room.
Buffy was the first to speak. "Spike, I am so gonna kick your-" She silently chuckled.
They knew she wasn't Spike. Now all eyes were on her.
Taking a deep breath, she spoke.
"Hey guys."