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Series: Tireseus Title: Sins of the Body Chapter: One Rating: R Pairing: Willow/Buffy 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 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 <><><><><><><> CHAPTER ONE <><><><><><><> She walked into the school in a haze of her former self, the black fog in her chest weighting down on her in ways she didn't want to think about. Jenny had noticed something was off the minute she'd seen her but hadn't been able to place it. When her mentor had asked she's tried to get the words out to tell her but the fog had stopped her. " Well well well, if it isn't the poster girl for good will." She looked over at the group of cheerleaders hanging on to a couple of foot ball players. Truity smirked, circling her like a vulture going in for the kill. " Maybe we should start a fund raiser." The black haired cheerleader snapped the t-shirt she was wearing under her denim jumper. " The help Willow's fashion fund." / It would be so easy to kill her. Just one little snap and her neck would be broken. Then who'd have the last laugh./ ' No, I won't let you. ' She closed her eyes at the grating inner voice of the fog wrapped around her heart. It's deep drilling sound sending shivers through her spine. / Really, and just how will you accomplish that? I'm older than this world, and there's only one way I can die./ " Leave her alone." A young man with dyed hair interrupted. " Oh, does the musician have a crush?" The shy young man shrugged casually, " What can I say, I've always had a weakness for sexy red heads." He glanced over at her and blushed slightly under her gaze, offering his arm. " Shall we?" She nodded stunned at his appreciative, love struck gaze. Unsure she hooked her arm through his and let him lead her away. " Thank you." The shorter man stopped and gave her the cutest half smile she'd ever seen. " I'm afraid I had alterer motive." " W-what?" " I'd been looking for a reason to meet you since I saw you at the bronze last month." She melted under the shy puppy dog look on his face, her heart leaping against her chest. " Wow. I... Are you sure you have the right person? I mean, I'm not exactly popular. Heck, I'm not even considered semi popular, o-or beautiful. I'm just...Willow." " I like just Willow. A lot." Any doubt she had about the man before her faded away at the blush that consumed him. " Oh I'm Willow by the way." " Oz." He shifted slightly and shoved his hands deep into his pockets. " Would you go out with me?" " L-like a date?" He nodded, " I thought we could go out to dinner and to the bronze." " That would be nice." She stared at him for a long moment, and quickly kissed his cheek. Horrified by her actions she speeded down the hall, only looking back when she was safely at the corner to the sports area. What she saw made her heart flutter even more. Oz had his left hand against his cheek with a dreamy look on his face. The older teenager didn't even react as the warning bell rang. Even more embarrassed she ducked down the hall and into the locker room for gym class. <><><><><><><> Truity bumped into the geeky red head and pushed her way into the swimming pool. Impatiently she kicked her foot into the water, spraying the pale skinned nerd. She hated the computer genius, always being so nice to everyone. God, what was with all that anyway? She scanned the room for the gym teacher, finally catching sight of his gorgeous body inside the office through the floor length window. He was on the phone talking to someone, probably that slut he was dating. Well, he wouldn't be for long, if she had anything to do with it. Her friends were standing against the wall gossiping like always, totally clueless. She kicked her foot through the water again, checking to make sure her swim cap was covering her hair. After all, she wouldn't want to ruin it with that chlorine. She dived into the pool, ignoring Harmony's protest otherwise. The thick water, was refreshing against her skin, making her mind relax in the watery haze. She swam deeper into the water, loving the burning in her lungs. She let some of the air out of her mouth and ran her hands over the bottom of the pool. She closed her eyes and rested her feet on the bottom, using her arms to keep her in place. A loud vibration shot through the surrounding water, bringing her back. She jerked her head back and stared up in horror as the fiberglass pool covers began to close. She pushed hard off the floor and swam upwards, slamming into the closing cover. Stars danced in front of her eyes as she started to race the cover across to the other side. Gritting her teeth to keep her lungs from involuntarily trying to breath. Her hand slammed into the opposite side and she screamed into the water as the cover locked closed. <><><><><><><> " GET IT OPEN!!!" Willow watched in a fog as the coach slapped his hand on the cover control over and over to no eviel. Cordy had grabbed one of the scuba diving tanks, slamming it down on the cover. A small crack appeared as Amy grabbed another tank and joined her. Together they pounded on the cover in the panicked atmosphere. She numbly approached the side of the pool, staring down through the clear cover, at Truity. The cheerleader's wide eyes stared up at her, while her body convulsed. The swim cap that the black haired teenager had come off, leaving her hair floating around her. / So easy.../ " The phone's aren't working!" The coach spun around to the hysterical Harmony, " Then run to the office. GO!" He ran into his office and grabbed the softball bat standing in the corner. He moved to Cordy and Amy, beginning to hammer into the growing crack. She swallowed as Truity convulsed once more, a swirl of glee wrapping around the fog in her mind. Lifeless eyes stared up at her accusingly, and she stepped back, feeling increasingly sick as the fog retreated into her chest. She raced out into the hallway and punched her fist through the fire box. Ignoring the pain, and the fire alarm now blaring through the school, she grabbed the heavy ax. She moved in a blur to the cover, and started to take her anger and helplessness out on the cover. The ax slicing through the air and into the fiberglass cover until the crack became a softball sized hole. The sirens approaching the school made her work harder through the tears on her face. She felt the cover begin to crumble under the now weakened hole, and slammed the ax into the side, making the hole web out. She slammed it into the web and watched as it fell away. She ignored the others, dropping the ax and squeezing through the hole, barely big enough for her to get through. She reached over and latched onto Truity's arm. With singular determination she moved the body to the now larger hole, and into the waiting arms of Cordy. She waited until the cheerleader had cleared the hole, then came up, gasping for breath. The burning in her chest seemed worse as she pulled herself out of the pool, and watched as the coach searched for a pulse. The tight shake of sadness, angered her. " That's it?!" The coach looked up at her through his own guilt. " She's been under for to long." She shook her head in denial and fell to her knees. Rolling the girl onto her stomach she pushed down over and over, as water spewed from her lungs. " Willow..." She glared at the coach, and rolled Truity onto her back, tipping the cheerleaders head back. She pinched her nose and bent over breathing into her mouth. When she sat up to start chest compressions she found Cordy already in position, counting out loud as she pressed on the cheerleaders heart. Settling into the easy rhythm, they worked together, in a hopeless silence. With every minute that went by the sirens grew closer, and they lost hope. Finally even Cordy gave up, moving back from the body. She took over chest compressions angrily, cursing the body before her. " Willow...." " NO!" She finally stopped and slammed her fist one last time onto the cheerleaders chest. Truity curled up, coughing hard against the deck. The doors banged open, drawing her attention to the two paramedics racing in with a number of firefighters behind them. " Now they arrive." Cordy threw her hands up in exasperation, then smiled down at her. She slowly stood up and walked away from the gathered class unnoticed. Slipping into the locker room she leaned back into the lockers, and slide down to the ground. / You should have stayed out of the way./ ' Why? So she would die? ' / Oh she'll die alright, you've just drawn out her pain./ ' What did she ever do to you? ' / You are me, or haven't you noticed yet?/ ' No! ' / Yes, we are one, and we will be for a long time./ Willow dropped her head into her hands, for once with no one to turn to. <><><><><><><> Cordy followed the last paramedic out of the school, watching as the ambulance pulled away. A loud shot rang out as the front tire popped, causing the vehicle still picking up speed to swerve. The ambulance rammed into the fire truck still parked on the street, the entire front folding in with a sickening crunch. She turned away and emptied her stomach into the bushes, unable to get the image of blood flowing out onto the street from her mind. She stood back up, glancing over at the fire truck. A dark pool was gathering under it, and running underneath the ambulance. A man walking by was sprinting towards the wreckage, a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth. Something in her mind clicked, and she felt her arms waving him back. " NO!!" She threw herself into the corner of the front doors, covering her head as white heat and debris blanketed the air. She turned back as she heard one of the doors open. Willow stood in the far doorway just staring blankly at the burning vehicles. She moved towards the girl, she had come to call a friend, her heart going out to her. For her to bring the cheerleader back to life only for a car accident to take it a few minutes later must've been hornedness for her. As she touched Willow's skin, she yanked her hand away, staring down at the blisters appearing on her fingers. " Wha...?" Willow ignored her and went back into the school. The emotionless mask on her face scaring Cordy worse than she would ever admit. <><><><><><><> " 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. 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