Story: A Normal Life: The Goddess

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TITLE: A Normal Life: The Goddess
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The Goddess

"So how was the Honeymoon, G'man." Xander asked smugly.

"It was fine, and don't call me that." Giles said pretending to be 
angry.

Giles and Joyce had spent a week in Hawaii. A pleasant, blissful, a 
not a demon in sight week. Now they were back to business. Giles had 
just the day before officially moved in with Joyce so Slayer Central 
had moved to the Joyce's (and now Giles') house.

"So no dirty details for the deprived minds?" Xander asked.

"No." Giles turned red.

"Hey I saw that." Buffy exclaimed in mock horror.

The whole group, consisting of Kate, Cordelia, Buffy, Willow, Xander, 
Anya, Spike, Oz, Doyle, Joyce, Giles, and Angel laughed. Then a flash 
of light blinded them all. All they could see was the light and yet 
none of them were afraid. Then the light disappeared and in its place 
was a woman who could only be described as a goddess.

"Who are you?" Giles was the first to speak.

"My name is not important."

"I've seen you before." Willow said, "In my dreams."

"Yes, my child. You have all seen me before."

"You do seem familiar." Angel said simply.

"Yes, I've seen you before." Joyce looked the woman up and down, 
"When I was deciding where to move after Buffy was kicked out of 
school."

The goddess smiled, "Yes and helped you to decide."

"Yes, that's right." Joyce smiled, "You told me to follow my heart."

"And it lead you to Sunydale and your soul mate."

Joyce smiled and looked at Giles. At that moment she knew for sure 
she had made the right choice in coming to Sunnydale. Giles was her 
soul mate. 

"Well I've never seen you before." Anya said matter-of-factly.

The goddess smiled at Anya, "Yes you have. I was there when you 
decided to become the demon of scorned women. I was there when you 
granted a wish to Cordelia. I was there when you decided to return to 
Sunnydale, to Xander."

"I didn't see you."

"But you heard me." The goddess paused.

"Bloody Hell."

The goddess turned to Spike, "Ahh William the Bloody. The demon with 
a heart."

Everyone laughed except Willow, "I always knew you had a heart you ol' 
demon you."

"Shut up." 

The Goddess turned to Angel, "And you Angelus, the demon with a soul. 
" She turned to Doyle, "The Seer." She turned to Cordelia and Kate, 
"The prophet and the demon cop." She turned to Xander and Anya "The 
eternal innocents." She turned to Giles and Joyce, "The parents." 
She turned to Oz, "The Werewolf King." And finally to Buffy and 
Willow, "The Slayer and the Hacker Witch." The Goddess paused, "You 
are all destiny's children."

"Who's a whats?" Xander asked.

"Destiny's children. You are the ones who were chosen a long time ago 
to be the driving force of fate. You are the ones who will change the 
world."

"You still didn't tell us who you are." 

The Goddess smiled, "Ripper, I am the whisper you hear when you are 
not listening. I am the choice you have before you make a decision. 
I am..."

"Destiny." Willow said suddenly.

"Yes my dear and you are my children." 

"Why are you here?" Angel asked.

"Do give you a choice."

"What kind of choice?" Kate asked.

"A choice of destiny's. Do you take the road traveled or the road 
less traveled. It is up to you."

At that the goddess vanished.

"What the Hell?" Spike said after a moment.

"I agree with Spike's sentiments." Xander responded, "What the Hell 
just happened?"

None of the spoke for a moment.

Giles removed his glasses, "I think she just offered us a normal 
life."



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