You Have Potential
A Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fan Fiction Story
Authors Note: I wanted to apologize for the errors in my chapters with grammar and spelling , I try to catch them but I am in such a hurry to post a new chapter that some just fly by, so I will try to be more observant from now on.
Chapter 15:
After my decision to go on a date with Xander tonight at The Bronze, the only thing I could think about was how normal it was going to be, and I needed to get on that stage. I put on a soft blue ruffle tee shirt, and a pair of black shorts, and ballerina flats. I put my hair in a pony tail, and made my way down the stairs to the kitchen. By the time that I had gotten there Mike was up as well, eating a bowl of Lucky charms.
" Hey" I smiled and sat next to him. He passed my the box of Lucky Charms.
" How was training this morning?" I poured my self a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal.
" I feel surprisingly …" I tilted my head and smirked at him. " exuberated.!" he laughed.
" exuberated, huh?" I nodded.
" Yea, I never really had any one tell me what I was doing wrong ,and improve on what abilities that I have, until Buffy had both times I was here." I sighed and took a spoon full of cereal in my mouth. " Giles is going to take me out in the grave yard this after noon, and teach me some of the basics." He made a face.
" Basics? I would have thought you wee way passed that?" I just shook my head.
" It's never to late to learn some thing, and perfect on that."
" Ok, relax you really are all about this aren't you? No rest for you!" He put his hands up in defense.
" Actually, that's not entirely true. I have a date tonight." that's when he looked u pat me in shock.
" A date? Really, with who?" He swirled bits of cereal around in his bowl.
" I am going to The Bronze with Xander tonight. I might get the opportunity to sing." I looked over at him, and he looked u pat me. " You should come, you said you love hearing me sing" He nodded slowly, and then turned back to his cereal.
I made my way to Buffy's room, hoping that she was there. I wanted to see if I could borrow an outfit for tonight. I really didn't bring that many clothes with me, and it wasn't just an opportunity to sing , it was also a date. I was nervous because I had never been on a date before. Sure I have guy friends ,and I have had guys express interest but never a date. It usually starts with me going to the bar to sing, and going home with a random stranger, then never seeing them again. I didn't make connections easy. People didn't really stay around me long enough for that, and I was usually ok with it because danger usually followed me. I stood out side her shut door, and knocked waiting to hear an answer. I heard muffled noises.
" Buffy? Its Alexis!" I put my head up against the door, and it creaked open, it must not have been fully shut. When the door opened I saw Buffy was in bed. At first I thought she must have tried to go back to sleep after our early morning training, but then as the door opened more ,my facial expression dropped. I noticed that she was trying to hold the blanket over her self ,and to the left of her was Spike. I leaned against the door frame, and my eyes were wide and I found I was frozen and un able to speak. I knew this would happen, they deserved to be together, I just didn't realize it would hit me this hard. I quickly collected myself and realized I needed to say some thing.
" Um.. I just came up to ask you if you had anything I could wear… tonight I am going to be singing at The Bronze, and on a date…with Xander" I looked over at Spike and his expression was un readable. He just sat there in the bed staring at me, and I could feel it burn a hold in my chest, right where my heart was. Buffy laughed.
" Oh, Alexis I have the perfect thing for you!" She wrapped that blanket around her body and got up out of bed, and put her hand on my shoulder. I felt so awkward, being in the room right now. " I will help you get ready, after your session with Giles tonight." I smiled and nodded.
" Thank you Buffy, and I'm sorry I ..Um may have interrupted any thing" Spike pulled the covers over his head, and Buffy didn't seem to mind. She wanted to help get me ready. She was so excited I was going on a date with her best friend.
When I left Buffy's room I let a sigh of relief out as I needed to clear my head and go for a walk. That was a bit much for me in there. As much as I was trying to get rid of this connection with Spike a part of me didn't want to lose it. I needed help, and I only knew of one person who could help me with control, and that was Cordelia.
I Pulled out my cell phone, and the business card that she had given me, and nervously dialed the number.
I let it ring 3x, before there was an answer.
" Hello, this is Cordelia?"
" Cordelia, it's Alexis" the line was silent for a moment, did she forget who I was?
" I had a feeling that you would be calling"
" You had a premonition?" I heard laughter on the other end.
" No, I just figured you didn't know any other Seer's, and your powers would be progressing. If I knew someone else when I was in your shoes, then I would call." I was relieved. I was worried that she wouldn't remember me, and Cordelia was the only one I knew to help.
" I was actually hoping that you could help me with controlling how much of Spikes memories I get pulled into. I mean there has to be more to this power, than him. It's too much of Spike ,you know?"
" I think there is something I can do to help. It is a spell, but I would need Willows help with. It will be able to let you see only what you are meant to see with your power. If it is done right, it should also break the connection that you share with Spike. I still don't know why it happened, and I know Angel is still looking into it. I will have to make me way over to you."
" Is it dangerous?"
" Extremely!" I suddenly felt a chill go up my spine. " It needs to be done exactly right, and I am not nearly as powerful with the magic's as Willow, which is why I need you to ask her if she would help, and I ca be there in a matter of days."
" Yes, I will do what ever you need me to do" I sighed.
" Just tell Willow to call me, and I can tell her about the spell ,and the ingredients we will need." I took a deep breath. I felt like an entire weight had been lifted from me. " Oh and Alexis?"
" Yeah?"
" Don't tell any one except for Willow!"
" Why?" She got cold and silent again, and I heard her breathing , that alone made me nervous.
" Just promise me, this spell is very dangerous ,and I need Willows cooperation before I can go any further."
" Ok, I promise. Thank you Cordelia! You have no idea how much this means to me"
I hung up with her and made my way back to Buffy's house. Even though she said the spell was dangerous I was willing to try anything to get him out of my head, literally. I mean how bad could it be really?
I looked at my watch, and it was nearly 5:00, and I only had a little while before I was to meet Giles, and I wanted to talk to Willow sooner than later. I walked up to her room and saw that her door was open. I knocked on the outside of it, but I saw her sitting on her bed working on her laptop.
" Come in" she looked up and smiled at me.
" Hey Will, What are you up to?" She closed her laptop and motioned for me to sit next to her. I sat on the edge of her bed.
" Aren't you supposed to be in the graveyard with Giles for basic training?" I nodded.
" I am, I was just about to head over, but I had some thing I need to tell.. Well rather ask you?" she nodded. And waited for me to continue.
" Ok, ask away!" she put all of her attention to me, and I was actually nervous about asking her to perform that spell with Cordelia, but she was my last hope.
" Well, you know about how Angel told me that I have Seer powers that I am coming into, and the only other Seer that I know is Cordelia. The last episode I had of going into Spike's memories really scared me, and it jumped around from memory to memory. I wanted advice to know if that ever happened to her, or if it was because of our connection and what ever happened. Well She said she found a way for me to get rid of our connection, that it isn't permanent!"
" That's fantastic!" I looked down at her bed ad got a little nervous.
" She said that she would be able to come down and help me, but here is the part that I need to ask of you." If I want mistaken she looked a little nervous as well as I went on. " She said she would need to perform a spell, its apparently very powerful magic's and she cant do it with out you as well. She wants you to give her a call so that she can tell you about it. She wouldn't tell me the spell, only that it might be dangerous, and I was to only tell you" Willow looked nervous, and this only made me more nervous, but I didn't care I wanted this gone.
" Oh..uh" She took a deep breath. " I will call her, and yea don't tell any one about this until I talk to Cordelia." I nodded. " I will do all I can to help Alexis, don't worry!" I really wasn't ,but the more I thought about it, I was worried. What was this spell they were talking about? I am not too familiar with magic's ,but if two powerful Wicca's were afraid it meant something.
I hoped this training with Giles, wasn't too exhausting because I already felt exhausted from this morning, not to mention I was nervous about tonight with Xander. Who knew where our relationship will go, but I needed something good.