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Series: Tireseus Title: Sins of the Body Chapter: Prologue Rating: R Pairing: Willow/Buffy, Willow/Oz Spoilers: Anything is up for grabs. Timeline: This is probably around season three. It takes place during school year after the cycle. Beta Readers: Scotty Welles Shadow Mage & Dark Gremlin Summary: A spell sends Willow's life spiraling out of control, and no matter what she does things only get more and more complicated. Disclaimer: So not mine <><><><><><><> PROLOGUE <><><><><><><> " Tell me why I agreed to this again." Cordy smirked over at him as she pushed the rickety old door open, and confidently waltzed inside the condemned mansion. " Because Buffy isn't talking to you at the moment, and I'm your only female friend." He snorted softly and followed the cheerleader into the old house. Over the last four months they'd become friends, actually taking the time to get to know each other, a task that they'd never bothered with before. " Great." " Oh please, if we don't do this then Harmony will have the others thinking I'm a coward." " And we can't have that." He muttered as he walked through the once majestic rooms. The walls were aged and cracked, towering above his head to the slowly collapsing roof. The floor beneath him sagged under his weight, snapping as it started to break. " Look, I understand that you need someone to take the picture. But why do you need me to be Will?" Cordy rolled her eyes in her infamous, ' well duh ' look. " Because if you're in the picture with me, then Harmony won't only have no reason to call me a coward, but it will make her think we're dating." " Why on earth do they like me like this?" " Simple. The qualities that makes Willow a geek, makes you cute." Cordy beamed at him, " Plus with the clothes I picked out you're also styling." He passed by his new found friend and moved towards the back of the house. He could see faded red splotches on the walls, floors, and ceilings. It hadn't been as noticeable at the front end of the mansion, but it became hard to miss as he made his way towards the back. " No wonder the town thinks this place is haunted." He jumped slightly when Cordy grabbed onto his arm nervously, " Let's take that picture and get out of here." He nodded mutely in agreement, hating the vibes he was getting off the house. He placed the camera on the kitchen counter, and turned the timer to five seconds. He ran over to stand beside Cordy. The camera buzzed softly, and clicked, the flash flaring briefly. " Let's get out of here." Cordy grabbed the camera and rushed out of the blood stained kitchen. He started to follow her, his feet refusing to go any faster than a slow walk, and even that was a struggle for him. He gasped harshly, and turned back to the wall were they'd been standing a moment before. The long crack in the heavily bricked wall grew wider, cracking loudly in the confines of the room. The voice in his head screamed at him to run, to get the hell out of there before it was to late. He numbly ignored it, dismissing the sound of Cordy coming back ordering him to follow her. He reached out and touched the burning hot brick, his body wanting to jerk back. " Will?" The crack grew wider, the bricks shaking dangerously, dust falling around him. He felt himself being pulled away, but something kept him there. " Willow!! Come on..." He sucked in a harsh breath as the wall exploded outward. He spun and wrapped his body around Cordy's, slamming her to the floor in a heap. He tensed as the layers of brick and cement, and rock hit him all over his body. Pain shot through his body leaving him gasping and dizzy. He felt himself being rolled onto his back, and tried to move. His eyes closed on it's own in the black cloud surrounding him. He heard a voice calling him in the distance, and tried to respond. His mind floated in a black fog, strangling him, making it hard to think. He heard a siren, and voices talking over him. A pressure around his nose and mouth made it easier to breath. Hands lifted him, and he was moving. He yelled out in his mind, sending useless commands to his body. More voices spoke over him, Cordy was there, telling him it was alright. The fog became heavier, like a snake coiling up in his chest. He struggled against it, trying to push it out as he felt himself being lifted again, but it struck out. The pain squeezed his mind in silent intensity until everything around him faded away... <><><><><><><> " So?" She sighed heavily as her mother trapped her in the living room with no hope of escape. " So what?" " Have you talked to Willow yet?" A flare of jealousy slapped her across the face. Four months her best friend had become cozy with Cordy, even their normal jibs were more teasing then anything now. " I haven't had time." " She was going to tell you." Buffy shut her eyes against the memory of their bodies intertwined. The way they moved together so perfectly, their hands... " Well she didn't." But she tried and she knew it. That night in the library that was what Will was going to tell her. " Is that what's really bothering you?" She curled up against her mother on the sofa, and tried to hold back her tears. " It was Willow all along, and I didn't know. I should've known, I should've known it was my best friend." " Do you remember when you used to watch that ridiculous show? Uh, Superman?" " Lois and Clark." She mumbled. " Well, you remember how I used to sit here and ask how Lois couldn't know that Clark was superman, and you'd say..." " The most obvious answers are always over looked." " When Willow became William, you had no reason to suspect anything. Is that all that's bothering you?" Buffy blushed deeply and looked away. " Does...does this mean I'm...gay?" " Only you can answer that." Joyce used her fingers to make her look at her. " What are your feelings for Willow?" " I.... When I was with William it was like a piece of my soul that I didn't even know I was missing was suddenly returned to me." " And Willow?" " I... I can't get her out of my mind. Every time I see her I see William in her, and I want to curl up in her arms and let her protect me. I want to yell at Cordy for taking her away from me, I want to.... I want to love her." " It sounds to me like you know what you want." Buffy wiped at her wet eyes, " I can't." Joyce patted her knee with a smile as she stood up, " You can, when you're ready. Just don't wait to long, or you might lose her." Buffy let the tension run from her body, and stood up to go patrol. The sooner she worked off some of her feelings the better. In the kitchen she heard the phone ring, and her mother talking softly. Thinking that it might be that guy her mother had been dating on and off for the last month, she grabbed her leather jacket from the closet. " I'm going!!" " Buffy, wait!" Joyce exited the kitchen looking pale. " What's wrong?" " It's Willow..." <><><><><><><> " Will?" He groaned around the heaviness in his chest, unconscientiously turning his head into the soft hand stroking his face. " Did someone get the license plate of the semi that hit me?" " I know that it was being driven by Cordy." The voice replied dryly. He laughed painfully, wincing at the pain it caused. Blinking carefully, he pried his eyes open. " Hey." Buffy whispered, " I was starting to worry." He pushed himself up and swung his legs over the side, closing his eyes as the room began to spin. The stretcher dipped, and he cautiously reopened his eyes. " I thought you weren't talking to me." Buffy scooted close to him, leaning into his side. " I just needed some time to work things out." " Have you?" " Not yet." He tensed ready for the rejection he was about to get. " It's alright I understand..." " I do care about you, but I just can't do this." Buffy looked over at him wearily, " I miss my best friend." " I never left." He said simply Buffy seemed to relax, and awkwardly hugged him. " Come on, let's get you home." He stared at the hand held out to him, " I'll be there in a minute." He swallowed back the urge to cry, telling himself that he just had to make it home. Then he could let the despair take over. <><><><><><><> " I signed the release waiver, so feel free to put things in my slot anytime." - Charles Angels. Odo: Madam Ambassodor, I'm not like you. Every sixteen hours I revert to a liqiud. Lwaxana Troi: I can swim. - DS9: The Forsaken. Aeris Jade Orion list mommy: erslash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx erslash-adult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AIM: Aeris Jade ICQ: 51496263 AT&T/Pow-Wow: Jade Pow-Wow Community: Orion Web Site: http://members.fortunecity.com/aerissword/Index.html |