Willow's Apartment, 1500 hours.
"Willow" said Buffy as she looked at Willow who was only in a towel that covered her body and pointing at the door.
"No!" shouted Willow, "Don't you dare 'Willow' me. Not after everything you did."
"Please" said Buffy, "I'm sorry."
"Get out" said Willow as she headed back towards her room, "I'm going to put some clothes on, I want you gone out of this apartment by the time I get back."
"Willow" said Buffy whose eyes were already starting to water as she saw Willow walking away, "please don't."
Willow entered her room and slammed her door shut as Buffy, Dawn and Faith flinched a bit at the loud bang. Willow leaned back against the closed door with her eyes closed and fists clenched and just stayed at the exact same spot for the next ten minutes.
"Easy Willow" she told herself after some time, "It's going to be alright."
Willow then walked towards her closet and opened the door before removing the damp towel. She reached for a red coloured shirt just as someone knocked on her door.
"I'm changing, Faith" said Willow as soon as she sensed that Faith was the one knocking on the door.
"Can I come in?" asked Faith.
Willow took a deep breath and opened the door slightly, "Faith?"
"Can I please come in?" asked Faith.
"Yeah" said Willow as she sighed and opened the door while she hid her nakedness behind it, "you put on your clothes fast."
"Yea" said Faith, "listen, I just came to talk to you."
"She asked you to?" asked Willow as she took out a pair of jeans, some underwear along with the red coloured shirt she was reaching for earlier, and placed them on her bed.
"No" said Faith as she sat down on Willow's bed and watched her girlfriend get dressed while she leaned back and propped herself on her elbows, "I just came to ask you something."
"I know what you're going to ask" said Willow.
"Read my mind?" asked Faith.
"No" said Willow as she put on her jeans, "I just can guess; you want me to forgive her."
"What she did was cruel and stupid" said Faith as she got up and helped to secure Willow's jeans, "but prison changes people. She's had time to think about what she did and with the counselling that was provided for her, she's a different person than the one who did those cruel things to you. Plus, you know she's required to continue those sessions."
"Faith" said Willow as she reached for her bra.
"Red" said Faith, "when I went to prison, I also had to go through counselling too.. Many, many hours of it actually. Hell, I'm still doing it now just because it helped me deal with a lot of my issues. Yes I did fuck up with my part in what happened to you, but Buffy's also your best friend. With her stint in prison and with the counselling she received, don't you think that she maybe, just maybe, deserves your forgiveness?"
"Faith" said Willow as she put on her red shirt, "that's what cut me the most deeply, she was my best friend. We've faced life and death situations for years before I left Sunnydale, but she still did that to me. How can I forgive her for something like that?"
"I know it's not easy, I know the resentment against what we did to you will remain forever inside your heart" said Faith as she sat up on Willow's bed, "I mean, look at what happened today between us, which, to be honest with you, I think was the right step to help us move forward. I could never expect you to forgive or forget what we did to you, but….."
It was at that moment that Willow stepped forward and gave Faith a deep kiss before hugging her tightly.
"What was that for?" asked a surprised Faith.
"For being the best girlfriend ever" said Willow as she looked at Faith, "I may eventually forgive her, but I can't now. What happened will forever be in my mind but for right now it's still too fresh, too raw."
"I know" said Faith as she caressed Willow's cheeks, "I know it will take time, for you to completely forgive all of us, including me."
Willow nodded in agreement as Faith gave her a kiss on her forehead.
"Buffy, Dawn and Tara are leaving for Sunnydale tomorrow morning with the NID guys" said Faith as she held on to Willow's hips while facing her, "well, Dawn's going to be away for the summer anyway."
"Yeah" said Willow.
"They want to treat us to lunch" said Faith.
"I… I can't" said Willow, "the Doc gave me two weeks leave, so I guess I'm going to go to some place quiet now to get some of my dissertation done."
"Alright" said Faith as she nodded her head and opened the door.
"No matter what" said Willow as she whispered into Faith's ear, "You know I love you right?"
"I read you five by five, Red" said a smiling Faith as both women walked out of the room and entered the living room where Buffy had her arms around Dawn and just kept her close.
"Willow" said Buffy as she tentatively walked towards someone she was hoping was still her friend, "we were discussing lunch plans and wanted to treat you and Faith.. you know… to lunch… well a late lunch anyway."
"You got to make plans without me" said Willow as she took her helmet, her laptop bag and the house and motorcycle keys, "I've got something important I need to get done."
"I see" said Buffy as she stepped back a bit.
"What happened to your hair?" asked Buffy hoping to make some kind of breakthrough with Willow.
"Lab accident" said Willow as she headed towards the door and opened it, "I'll see you later Faith."
"See you later Red" said Faith.
"Enjoy your summer Dawn" said Willow as she glanced at the younger Summers sister before she closed the door.
"Yeah" said Dawn softly after Willow had closed the door, "see you."
After Willow closed the door, she leaned back and closed her eyes for a few seconds before she ran down the stairs and onto her motorcycle. She knew that she had basically a vacation for two weeks and all she wanted to do during that time was relax without having to constantly think about Buffy and what the blonde Slayer had done to the her.
Getting on the motorcycle, Willow started it and screeched out of her apartment complex and went to a Springs Coffee shop she knew of on the other side of the city that should be relatively quiet at this time of day.
"That should give me some time to think through about what I want to write" thought Willow to herself as she rode her motorcycle.
Springs Coffee, 1900 hours.
"This is so ridiculous" said Willow to herself as she stared at the pages she's already written on her word processing program, "Damn it, I can't concentrate. I should have written more than this by now. I know what I want to put down but I just can't."
Taking the almost finished cup of cold coffee in her hands, she downed the whole thing and threw the cup away. Willow then saved all her work to her laptop and backed it up to her cloud drive before turning it off and putting her laptop back into her bag. She then grabbed her motorcycle helmet and walked out of the coffee chain to where she parked her motorcycle.
Just as she left the store, Willow felt goosebumbs on the back of her neck as she sensed that there was someone or something following her.
"So, someone behind me is trying to give me a surprise" thought Willow to herself.
Willow glanced behind her and could only see someone walking behind her, wearing a brown coloured trench coat, a red cap and from the figure of her follower, Willow could tell that it was a woman.
As Willow quickened her pace, she heard the woman behind her quickening her own pace as well and when Willow slowed down her pace, the woman behind her slowed down her pace too. Willow could sense that the woman was nervous but there was something about her that was also dangerous and deadly.
"Another Potential with an axe to grind against me?" thought Willow to herself, "come on, they already have their hero. So why come after little old me?"
Once Willow reached her motorcycle, she didn't get on it or put her helmet on. Instead, she put her helmet on the seat as she sensed the woman behind her walk closer and closer. Willow pretended to check her pockets for some items as the women came closer to her before she turned around, grabbed the women's arm and twisted it behind her back. Willow then pushed her against her bike while the mysterious woman's hand was twisted behind her.
"Who are you and why are you following me?" asked Willow, "are you part of the rogue NID?"
"No" said the woman who had a very familiar voice but Willow couldn't place it, "it's me Willow, ouch… you're hurting me."
"Who are you?" asked Willow again as she twisted the woman's hand even more.
"I saw you while I was out and I just needed to see it was you. I left Sunnydale and I just wanted some place quiet to live my life" said the woman.
"Wait a second" said Willow as she turned the woman around and look off her cap, "Anya?"
"Hi Willow" said Anya as she looked at the former red headed witch when her eyes suddenly widened, "no wait, you're not Willow."
"Anya" said Willow as she worryingly looked around, "It's me, I mean I am growing my hair back again but I am Willow. You see I had an accident in a lab but…"
"No" said Anya as she stepped back, "it's in your eyes, you're not Willow."
"Anya" said Willow as she stepped forward with her hands up, "it's me, it really is me."
"No, no" said Anya, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake. Please don't harm me."
"Anya" said Willow, "I'm not going to harm you at all. I swear."
"No" said Anya as she stepped back again.
"Anya, you and I brought that vampire version of me from another reality in High School" said Willow, "remember? You lost your powers after that wish you granted Cordelia. Or how about that time when you ran away from Sunnydale during the ascension of the Mayor."
"It's really you?" asked Anya shocked.
"It's me Anya" said Willow.
"But I could see something different about you" said Anya as she looked into Willow's eyes, "there's something different about you."
"You haven't seen me in a long time Anya" said Willow, "of course I'll be different, come on I've joined the Air Force. I've made a pretty decent life for myself here."
"Willow, it's not that" said Anya, "I could see something different in your soul; I can see that you're literally not the Willow I knew before."
"Oh boy" said Willow as she looked around her, "listen you need to come back with me to Cheyenne Mountain, we need to have a talk."
"The military base?" said Anya scared, "No way, you know what they do to Vengeance Demons at the military? Have you ever heard of the Initiative?"
"Anya, no I haven't heard of the Initiative" said Willow, "but the people at Cheyenne are those that I trust. They won't harm you, but I can't have you running out here telling people that I'm not me. Do you know what I mean?"
"Willow" said Anya as she tried to run away and break out of Willow's grasp, "please, I swear I won't tell anyone, I just came here to live my life and away from the politics and drama of Buffy's project in Sunnydale."
"You mean the Slayer Council?" asked Willow.
"Yes" said Anya, "Don't tell them I'm here ok, I don't want any part of that anymore."
"They're gone Anya" said Willow, "There's no more Slayer Council."
"What?" asked Anya confused.
"Look, I told there are something's we need to talk about" said Willow, "but my Commanding Officer won't like it if you're walking around town with the knowledge that something may be wrong with me. I'll explain everything to you if you promise to come with me."
"No experiments?" said Anya.
"I promise, no experiments" replied Willow with a smile just as she reached for her phone and called Colonel Carter.
"Hi Colonel" said Willow as she motioned Anya to just hold on for a few minutes.
"Hey Willow" said the Colonel, "how's your first day of your leave going?"
"Well" said Willow as she looked at Anya, "it just got a little bit complicated."
"What do you mean?" asked the Colonel over the phone.
"An old friend of mine knows about me" said Willow cryptically.
"What do you mean knows about you?" asked the Colonel confused.
"Ma'am" said Willow as she turned around and whispered into her phone, "I mean she knows… and I mean knows, about me…. That I'm not the me I used to be in High School. If you know what I mean, Colonel?"
"Oh" said the Colonel, "how did she know?"
"Ma'am" said Willow, "you won't believe me if I told you over the phone, you'd have to hear it from her. Permission to bring her on base."
"Bring her back to base" said the Colonel, "I'll talk to the General about this. Do you think she's a security risk?"
"Honestly? I don't think she is" said Willow as she turned back to look at Anya, "right now, she's more scared of me than anything."
"Alright" said the Colonel, "bring her in, we'll talk to her."
"Yes ma'am" said Willow.
"Alright" said the Colonel, "I'll see you on base."
"Yes ma'am" said Willow as she disconnected the call and put her phone back in her pocket.
"You're really not Willow, are you?" said Anya.
"Hop on Anya" said Willow as she got onto her bike, "we really need to talk."
Just as they were about to leave, Willow found that two black coloured cars screeched to a stop, one behind her and the other one right in front of her.
"Oh what sweet hell is this?" said Willow to herself.
"Captain Rosenberg" said Agent Reed as he left the car that was in front of her motorcycle.
"Agent Reed" said Willow as she took off her helmet and nodded at the NID agent, "What are you doing here?"
"Oh, we just came here to accompany the two Miss Summers' and Miss Maclay back to Sunnydale" said Agent Reed, "and a source indicated that Miss Jenkins was located around this area as well, which is why we are in this area of town."
"I see" said Willow as she looked suspiciously at the NID agent.
"Yes" said the Agent, "it's just a pleasant surprise that she's here with you."
"I'm sure it is" said Willow as she stared at Agent Reed, "now if you would excuse us, we have an appointment at Cheyenne."
"I'm sorry" said Agent Reed, "but I'm here to take Miss Jenkins with me back to the BPRI in Sunnydale."
"BPRI?" asked Anya, "What's that?"
"We'll explain everything to you Miss Jenkins" said Agent Reed.
"The BPRI is supposed to be dealing with supernatural threats" said Willow, "as far as I know, Anya isn't a threat to anyone right now."
"Actually she is" said Agent Reed as he walked towards Willow holding a file, "Miss Anya Jenkins has been using her Vengeance Demon powers in New York over the past year or so, causing some damages in the process."
"I thought you didn't have your powers anymore?" asked Willow as she looked back at Anya.
"She's got them back now" said Agent Reed, "according to our source, she's been a bad girl."
"Well they deserved it" said Anya, "do you know how much the men harmed the women in their lives?"
"Anya" said Willow as she glanced back at Anya, "Not really helping here."
"Captain, she should be coming with us" said Agent Reed, "she's not your concern."
"Maybe not" said Willow, "but then again, I don't really like you much after what you and your NID committee tried to do to Faith."
"I've already apologized to Miss Lehane about that" said Agent Reed.
"I'm an empath, Agent Reed" said Willow with a smile, "I know when people are lying."
"You're empathic?" asked Anya.
Willow: "Telepathic and Telekinetic too. Some things have changed with me, which is why we need to have a talk."
Anya: "Ok"
"I wasn't lying about the trouble that Miss Jenkins is in though" said Agent Reed, "we have the women she granted wishes to, and they are prepared to speak up against her. According to them, they were just kidding about the type of vengeance they wanted delivered to their boyfriends or spouses."
"Unless?" said Anya.
"Unless you join the BPRI" said Agent Reed, "we could really use your help in identifying and cataloguing supernatural threats worldwide. You would make a fantastic addition to the research department along with Miss Burkle."
"It's a good deal Anya" said Willow, "I may not like this jackass that much now, but the offer sounds good."
"The pay is good too" said Agent Reed.
"I get paid?" said Anya surprised.
"Yes actually" said Agent Reed as he opened a car door, "but only if you come with us right now."
"Actually she can't" said Willow, "at least not right now."
"Oh?" asked Agent Reed as he smirked at Willow, "I'm sorry but you and your colleagues have no say in this."
"True" said Willow with a smile, "except when it concerns national security."
"National security?" asked Anya confused.
"Agent Reed, remember that NDA you signed?" asked Willow as Agent Reed nodded, "well she knows something that's connected to that, so this automatically just became a National Security issue. She needs to be debriefed by General O'Neill."
"Very well" said the Agent, "but she'll be coming back with us to Sunnydale, I know that the knowledge she has is of no concern to you or your organization."
"True as well" said Willow, "but for now, she'll be coming with me. So please move your car out of the way of my motorcycle."
"Of course" said a smiling Agent Reed, "I just ask that you bring her to the hotel that Miss Summers and Miss Maclay are staying."
"Sure" said Willow with a smile, "as long as she's given the same deal."
"Of course" said Agent Reed.
"Good" said Willow with a grin, "I'll make sure to contact Angel and Cordelia after I drop her off at the hotel, you know. I wouldn't want them to worry or something about Anya's welfare while she is in the hands of the NID."
"Very well" said Agent Reed as he got back into his car and reversed it.
"See ya" said Willow grinning as she sped off towards Cheyenne Mountain with Anya sitting behind her, "Jackass."
"Bitch" said Agent Reed as he stared at Willow riding her motorcycle away from the NID agent.
Briefing Room, SGC
"Alright Red" said the General as Willow and Anya came down the hallway that led to the briefing room, "you really know how to enjoy your leave don't you."
"Sorry sir" said Willow smiling at the General, "Sir, please meet Anya Jenkins. She's one of the people I've known since Sunnydale."
"Hello" said Anya.
"I'm Lt. Colonel Sam Carter"
"Daniel"
"I am Teal'c" said the big man as he approached Anya.
"You are not from here are you?" asked Anya to everyone's surprise.
"Anya?" said Faith who had just ran up the stairs from the control room.
"Faith?" said Anya as she hugged the brunette slayer, "What are you doing here? They were experimenting on you too?"
"Whoa whoa, there" said the General, "No one's doing any experimentation on anyone."
"I just work here with Red" said Faith as she stepped back and stood next to Willow.
"Oh" said Anya with her eyes wide open and pointed at both Faith and Willow, "so now the both of you do a lot of orgasm stuff? You're orgasm buddies?"
"Anya!" said both Willow and Faith together as the General and Colonel Carter tried not to fall onto the floor laughing, while Daniel looked on with his mouth open wide and Teal'c simply smiled and nodded at the two young women.
"Boy, is she direct" said the General as he sat down and tried to calm himself down.
"Yeah" said Willow as she glared at Anya, "sometimes really inappropriately direct."
"Sorry" said Anya, "I just can't help myself sometimes."
"Well" said the General once he had stopped laughing, "that's why we're here to have a little talk."
Once Anya had signed the required Non-Disclosure Agreement, the General and the others were able to tell her the truth about Willow without mentioning her Ancient and Furling heritage and the work they were conducting under the mountain.
"Wait" said Anya, "you're telling me that the mousy girl from Sunnydale High travels to other planets through a wormhole and fights aliens?"
"Yup" said Willow.
"And that you were cloned by aliens?" asked Anya disbelievingly, "that's the most ridiculous thing I've heard in my eleven hundred years."
"Wait" said Daniel, "you're telling us that you are eleven hundred years old?"
"Daniel" said the General, "let the lady finish talking."
"But….." said Daniel as he was interrupted by the General.
"Daniel"
"Yes" said Willow as she looked at Daniel and then at Anya, "my original body was dying and these aliens, who are one of this planet's closest allies, saved my life by granting me a new body."
"But" said Anya, "that's not possible."
"Anya" said Faith, "you know what we faced in Sunnydale, how is this any different?"
"Come on" said Anya, "its aliens we're talking about here."
"What if I told you you've already met someone from another planet?" asked the Colonel as she looked at Teal'c.
"Indeed" said Teal'c as he gave a small bow to Anya, "I am from a planet known as Chulak."
"That's why you sensed that Teal'c is different from the rest of us" said Willow, "why you said the things you said outside the coffee shop."
"You really are a clone?" said Anya, "but your soul?"
"If you mean my consciousness?" said Willow, "they transferred everything from my original dying body to this one."
"She is still Willow Rosenberg" said Colonel Carter, "the one you know from Sunnydale."
"So now that we've cleared all of that up" said Daniel, "you're really eleven hundred years old?"
"Yes" said Anya proudly.
"Anya is what we call a Vengeance Demon" said Willow.
"Apparently she regained her powers after losing them in high school" continued Willow before she looked at Colonel Carter, "Colonel, remember I told you about that slutty biker chick alternate version of me who was summoned to Sunnydale?"
"Yes" said the Colonel.
"Well" said Willow as she motioned towards Anya, "meet the one who helped bring her here."
"Oh" said the Colonel, "actually…. That's just fascinating."
"It is" said Anya as she looked at Colonel Carter, "I'm known as the Patron Saint of the Women Scorned, I'm sure you've heard of me."
"Ummmm… can't say that I have" said Colonel Carter as she looked at Willow.
"She grants the wishes of women who have been betrayed or abused by their significant others, or by any men actually" said Faith.
"Oh" said the Colonel.
"Yea" said Willow, "it's not always pretty."
"It's never pretty" said Anya with a straight face, "the men deserve everything they get."
"Ok" said the Colonel nervously.
"So you must have seen every single historical event in your eleven hundred years" said Daniel as he stared with his mouth open at Anya.
"Daniel" said Willow, "you're drooling a bit."
"Oh" said Daniel as he closed his mouth while Anya stared fascinated at the archaeologist, "sorry about that, its just that as an archaeologist, it's simply amazing to meet someone who claims that they lived for eleven hundred years, and is a demon."
"I can give you proof of what I say" said Anya as she morphed her face to her demon visage making the General, Daniel and Colonel Carter get up from their chairs startled and stepping back, while Teal'c simply raised his eyebrows and looked on in wonderment at the skinless face that was in front of him now.
"Whoa… whoa…. whoa" said the General as he stepped back while looking at a smiling Willow and Faith who were just sitting down next to Anya as if nothing had happened.
"Told you she's a demon Sir" said Willow.
Anya then morphed her face back to her regular human one and smiled.
"That's….. that's" said the Colonel as she sat across from Anya, "pretty intense."
"Ye…. Yea…" said Daniel as he returned to his seat, "I wouldn't really call it intense."
"I'm guessing intense would be the right word" said the General as he took his seat.
"Miss Jenkins" said Daniel, "how are you with languages?"
"Daniel" said the General.
"I'm quiet fluent in a few" said Anya proudly.
"Jack" said Daniel, "I want her and Dawn in my team."
"Daniel" said the General.
"Come on Jack" said Daniel, "she's got firsthand knowledge of historical events of the past eleven hundred years, you know how great that is?"
"So you're not going to experiment on me?" asked Anya.
"Huh?" said the General, "I already said no right?"
"Yes you did sir" said Willow.
"Jack" said Daniel, "she'll be useful to the SGC; she and Dawn."
"Daniel" said the General, "I got a call from Agent Reed, he wants Miss Jenkins after the debrief. The BPRI has dibs on her, we don't."
"Jack" said Daniel as the General interrupted him.
"Look, I'll talk to Miss Chase" said the General, "maybe we can come to some arrangement where Anya can teleconference with you about some artefacts or doo-hickeys."
"But…" said Daniel.
"No 'buts' Daniel" said the General, "although it's completely up to Anya if she wants to help you or not."
"Miss Jenkins?" said Daniel as he made a pleading face at the Vengeance Demon.
"No experiments?" asked Anya.
"No, never" said Daniel.
"Then I'll be alright with that" said Anya smiling.
"Great" said Daniel excitedly, "can I show you some of the artefacts I have? I'm sure you'd have a lot more insight into them than I ever could."
"Ok" said Anya as she and Daniel stood up together.
"Ummm….." said the General, "I don't think I said dismissed yet."
"Jack" said Daniel, "we don't have much time since Agent Reed wants to take her back to Sunnydale."
"Look, Miss Jenkins" said the General as he stood up, "only a few people outside this organization know about this facility and what we do here. No one else can know. Do you understand?"
"Yes" said Anya.
"Alright then" said the General, "dismissed."
"Come on Miss Jenkins" said Daniel excitedly, "please follow me to my lab. I have a lot of fascinating things I'd like your opinion on."
Willow and the others watched as Daniel excitedly led away Anya towards his lab before she turned to the Colonel, "fifty bucks says that Daniel asks her out in a month's time."
"I'll take that bet" said the Colonel smiling.
"OK" said the General, "that really was intense."
"Indeed" said Teal'c.
"How long has she been in Colorado Springs?" asked the Colonel.
"Two months" said Willow, "she told me she lived in New York for awhile, waitressing at some bar."
"Oh?" said General O'Neill.
"Yea" said Willow, "get this, apparently I have a doppelganger there who's married, and is friends with a weirdo who tried to hit on her multiple times. She tried to cast a wish on herself to make him go away but never succeeded."
"She can't place a wish on herself?" asked the Colonel.
"Against the rules I guess" said Willow smiling.
Western Inn Hotel, five hours later.
"Alright Anya" said Willow as she stopped her motorcycle at the entrance to the hotel lobby, "looks like Agent Reed is waiting for you at the lobby with Buffy and Tara."
"I hope there's no more drama and politics going on at this new place" said Anya.
"I'm sure there is" said Willow, "but with Angel and Cordelia leading the BPRI, hopefully there won't be as much."
"Can I visit you sometime?" asked Anya.
"Of course" said Willow smiling as she saw Buffy and Tara walking down the stairs.
Willow: "Anya, remember that Dawn, Tara, Agent Reed, Angel and Cordelia are the only ones who know the truth about me and what I do. No one else can know, not even Buffy. Do you understand?"
Anya: "Yes"
Willow: "I'll miss you. I really thought you were dead you know."
Anya: "Sorry I couldn't talk to you much about that, I was having too much fun with Dr. Jackson."
Willow: "We should sit down and talk sometime."
Anya: "I'd like that."
Willow: "I guess this is it then."
Anya: "Bye Willow"
"Anya" said Tara as she hugged Anya tightly.
"Hey" said Anya.
"Good to see you again Anya" said Buffy as she too hugged Anya tightly.
"Willow" said Anya as she turned to face the former red head, "I'll see you around?"
"Yup" said Willow.
"Willow" said Buffy, "can I talk to you alone?"
"Anya" said Tara who grasped her arm, "Dawn's upstairs and eager to see you again, she's going to be staying at the BPRI for the summer."
"OK" said Anya as she hurriedly followed the blonde witch into the lobby of the hotel.
"What do you want?" asked Willow as she looked at Buffy.
"I'm sorry Willow" said Buffy as she reached for her hand which Willow swiftly pulled away.
"Buffy" said Willow, "sorry's not going to cut it this time. What you did to me is unforgivable."
"I know that" said Buffy, "but we've been best friends for so long….."
"Yes" said Willow, "we've been best friends for so long and that's what cut me the most deeply. You made me kneel before you in your office while you ordered a spell to be used on me. Before that, you ordered someone to violate my mind."
"I'm sorry for all of that" said Buffy as she wrapped her hands around herself, "please, all I'm asking for is your forgiveness."
"Do you remember what you told me?" asked Willow as she stared at Buffy, "you told me that if you ever saw me again, you'd kill me and bury my body in the Hellmouth."
"I'm sorry" said Buffy as her eyes started to water.
"You meant every word of it" said Willow, "even now my soul gets chills when I hear those words in my memories."
"Honestly, right now" continued Willow, "I don't really give a damn about how you feel."
Willow looked at a shocked and surprised Buffy who already had tears falling down her eyes.
"Look Buffy" said Willow as she closed her eyes, "I've got to go, Faith's waiting for me."
"Do you love her?" asked Buffy.
"Yes" said Willow as she started her motorcycle, "be happy with your life Buffy, I'll forgive you eventually. I just need some time."
"Thank you" said Buffy as she held on to Willow's hand and squeezed.
"Bye" said Willow as she opened the throttle and sped away from the hotel.
Buffy looked on sadly as the backlights of Willow's motorcycle slowly disappeared and then she looked down on her hand that had squeezed Willow's hand.
"Would you come back to me if I said I loved you?" whispered Buffy to herself before she slowly turned around and walked back into the hotel.