FF: Thoughts Of Time

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TITLE: Thoughts Of Time
AUTHOR: Arimis Adkinson
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy. I
don't own anything.
SUMMARY: Time is one thing Buffy has had an abundance of now. As she
watches Willow through her window she reflects on her summer and her
control issues.
SPOILERS: " Anne " Done my way
DISTRIBUTION: Want, Take, Have. Just let me know where it's at.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I had intended to write Thoughts Of Home. But this came
out instead.
Feedback: Please the more feedback I get the faster I write.

( Buffy's P.o.V )

Seconds to minutes, minutes to hours, hours to days. days to weeks.
weeks to months, months to years, decades, centuries millenia and Ages.
All the measure the same thing....Time. There was time I feared I
wouldn't live to see eighteen. But thanks to one lucky vampire I get to
live forever. And thanks to some demon slave-laborers I have lived
almost a hundred.

I was in L.A. at this little coffee shop one night minding my own
business. When Lily recognized from Sunnydale. She looked so lost and
helpless my slayer side slipped in protect the innocent mode and before
I realized it I was helping her look for her boyfriend. Which lead us to
Mr. I Want Help the Lost Children Die of Old Age in my demon dimension.
He blind-sided me and Lily and pushed us through this pool-portal. When
I woke up were in a holding pen of this demon factory. Surrounded by
broken spirited humans and demons cracking the whip on their human labor
force. I watched as the leader brow beat the already frighten new
teenagers. They hadn't even bothered to take my cloak and I could feel
weight of my sword on my back.

" I am no one." Lily parroted beside me with down cast eyes to the
demons smirk. " Who are you ! " He bellowed in my face. I couldn't help
but smile a the look his on face as I let my demon out. " I am the last
thing you will ever see." I state as I decapitate him with one well
placed punch. I spin around as I unsheathed my blade to cleave the three
demons trying to sneak up behind me into pieces. I realize that I can't
fight them all as one makes a grab for Lily only to be set a blaze by
me. I visualize the cold and ice and what I want it to do. My eyes snap
open as I unleash my powers to the screams of the demons as they
fall over and shatter like glass. I let my face return to normal as
over to Lily who is totally shocked. I take her hand and announce that
any one who wants to leave should follow me.

I don't know how I managed to miss the demon who running the front
place, but just as I was about jump up into the portal he charged me
knocking us both away just as it closed. " Now your stuck here until
twenty four hours pass on the other side. But as I said earlier time
passes faster here so I don't think you will survive that long." he
stated and began to laugh. Which quickly turned into a scream as he
noticed my face change just before I drained him completely.

They say time heals all wounds. But if the wounds are infected time
just makes them worse. Or how time flies when your having fun. I know
both are true the demon and the slayer in me were both raring to fight
for as long I could. The time I spent in that demon dimension gave me
the time I needed to find the balance I craved and control over my new
abilities I wanted. By the time the portal opened again I knew it was
time to head home to my Willow and my family. After briefly checking on
Lily I was on my way back to Sunnydale.

I arrived in Sunnydale a few hours ago. I watched the gang tonight. I
was surprise to find the new slayer with them. Faith, I overheard them
as they called goodbye to her as she went about her nightly patrol. I
watched her hunt and slay. She has a darkness and grace to her power
that Kendra didn't have. She and I will have a good time in the coming
days. I watch as she dust vamp after vamp before returning to the Bronze
before I left her to check in on Willow.

I found here just as I left in her room writing in her diary. The
darkness of the night and the sudden thunder storm cloak me from the
light of her window. God it takes all my restraint to keep from knocking
on the window to get her attention. I want nothing more take her and
kiss her until the sun comes up. I can tell by the sadness on her face
that something was bothering her. I watch as her eyes begin to droop as
the rain lulls her to sleep. I whisper a quick goodbye before taking off
towards the mansion.

I can feel the darkness in this town like never before. It's a
hundred times stronger than it was before I left. I can feel something
big coming. I just need to figure what it is and how to stop it. I am
home now and hopefully soon will have Willow safe in my arms. And that
is all that really matters.