Slayer Forever 1/?

["Steven Williams" <garrek42@xxxxxxxxx>]

Slayer Forever
By Steven Williams
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for an exceptional amount of debt for a man my age.
Note: This was written as a response to a challenge I saw here a couple of day?s ago. I accidentally erased it so I?m not sure if this meets all the requirements, if not Mea Culpa.Tell me what you think.
Back Story : I?m gonna mess with cannon for both stories here so pay attention. Firstly Highlander: Season 6 didn?t happen, and Duncan never killed Richie. 
BtVS: Buffy died at the hands of the master, and became immortal, but no one thought anything of it cause Xander performed CPR. Then we follow canon until Becoming part 2 where Willow was killed by Angelus minions when they attacked the library. Buffy killed Angelus, and stopped Acathla, but never left town, planning to attend Willow?s funeral before leaving. Because Willow has now become immortal, Buffy never ends up leaving. The two notice the Buzz, but not being able to find a source just learn to ignore it. Again we follow canon until the point where the story starts which is about 2 months after The Body.
 
 
 
 
Since when do vampires use guns, Willow asked herself as she watched the barrel of the gun loom towards her like a tunnel, seeming from her perspective to be large enough for a canon ball to be fired out of. Then, just as thevamp was pulling the trigger she saw Tara jump in front of the vampire, her body jerking as the bullet hit. 
?No!? she screamed, scrambling to take her girlfriend in her arms, not even looking up as the vampire disappeared in a cloud of dust when Buffy staked him. She held her girlfriend tightly, kissing her, telling her that she was going to be ok. 
?Willow? Tara rasped, a smile on her face as the light went out of her eyes.
?Oh God, Tara?? Buffy whispered looking at the her best friend?s lover, dead in her arms. 
*****
Three weeks later
?It?s not fair.? Willow wailed into Buffy?s shoulder, which was where she was crying. The two girls were sitting in Buffy?s living room, each helping the other through the dark times. ?I loved her, and now she?sdead.?
?She may be gone, but part of her will live as long as someone loves and remembers her.? Buffy said, ?I refuse to believe that my mother is gone. I feel her all the time, feel her love for me, her spirit watching over me. Same as I feel Angel, or Ms. Calender.?
?But I want her to be alive, I want to hold her in my arms, to kiss her lips, to see her smile?? Willow began to sob again. 
?I know Will, but you can?t. I?m sorry but there?s nothing I can doto bring her back. All I can do is be here, hold you, and tell you it?s going to be OK.? Buffy said gently stroking Willow?s red hair.
*****
Two months later
Willow gently pressed her lips to Buffy?s, hoping that her best friend wouldn?t freak. They we?re in the living room, watching Dogma, and laughing when the urge to kiss Buffy became unbearable to the redhead.
?Willow?? Buffy asked hesitantly when the kiss ended. ?What are you doing??
?Kissing you, silly? the witch replied a genuine smile on her face.
?Yeah I got that part, but maybe we should talk about this, cause I?m not sure that we?re on the same page here.? Buffy said. ?Plus we?re in the living room and Dawn should be home any minute.?
?Fine let?s go to my room? Willow said. She?d been unable to face the dorm, with all it?s ghosts after Tara?s death, so she?d moved in with Buffy and Dawn, taking Buffy?s room after the blonde moved into the master bedroom. 
After the girls closed themselves in Willow?s bedroom, the silence dragged on, until Willow again kissed the slayer.
?Stop that!? Buffy said with a laugh. ?Willow I need to know that this isn?t some sort of transference thing.? Buffy said putting her psycheclass to good use. ? I need to know that it?s me you?re kissing, andnot just a replacement for Tara. Cause I love you, I always have, and recently these feelings have taken on a new dimension. I?m falling in love with you, and I want you to love me too. Love Buffy.?
?I do love you Buffy.? Willow said looking the blonde in the eyes, striving to convince her that she meant what she said.
The two women slowly drifted together in a long slow kiss, neither hurryingto take the next step. Finally the need for oxygen asserted itself and their lips parted. Then Buffy stood up, and took a step away from the redhead. 
?Oh Goddess, I?ve pushed too far? Willow thought, a look of shame andsorrow on her face.
Seeing the look on her best friend?s face, Buffy hurried to explain ?Willow, don?t worry. It?s nothing you?ve done. I just always promised myself that I?d never make love to someone I hadn?t been on a date with,that I?d never be that kind of girl.?
?Buffy, I know that you?re not that kind of girl.? Willow interjected.
?Yes, but if I stay in your bedroom, kissing you, I?m not sure if I canstop myself, so I?ll go get dressed, cause we?re going out for the evening.?
?We?re going out?? Willow asked her mind still lagging behind the conversation.
?Yes, Dinner, Dancing, does any of this ring a bell? We?re going on a date.? Buffy said as she spun and walked out of the room.
***** 
Three months later
?Damn, this job didn?t seem to be so hard when mom was doing it.? Buffy muttered to herself sitting in the office of the gallery trying to figure out the paperwork. ?Of course Mom didn?t have to go to school, slay, run the gallery.?
Buffy had made it her habit to come to the gallery during the night a couple times a week, to check that her employees were keeping the place running smoothly. Plus she secretly liked spending the time in her mother?s office, which was still exactly the same, it allowed her to forget some of her problems, and bask in her mother?s presence.
Suddenly she got that strange feeling she?d gotten around Willow since the day she sent Angelous to hell.
?Will?? She said walking out into the gallery proper. ?Will?? this time a bit worried. She focused her slayer enhanced senses on the room seeking to find the source of the noises she was hearing. 
Suddenly she saw a woman step out from behind a post, carrying a sword. Shewas about 5 foot 10, with what looked in the darkened gallery to be platinum blond hair.
?I?m Amanda, and I have no quarrel with you.? She said.
?You?re breaking in to my gallery, so I?d say that we do have a quarrel. I?m going to have to knock you out, then call the police.? Buffy said, not the least bit scared. 
?You don?t know what you are do you?? the stranger asked. ?Ok, I?m Amanda and as hard as this is to believe you?re immortal.?


TBC?