FF: RoL II: Revelations and Realizations (6a/?) by: Alex P.

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Hiya Folks,
I know you thought I'd fallen from the face of the earth, but no such
luck dear ones, I'm back. This one came to life and grew all by itself
and I was forced to cut it in two (ouch!) Part b will be on its merry
way soon after this one makes the list. 
So here goes, I hope you like it.
TTFN
Alex
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Revelations and Realizations (6a/?)
By: Alex P.
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The two young lovers lay back in the tub basking in the after glow of 
their recent encounter, both with very satisfied grins. 

Willow once again thanked the Goddess that the spell the Druids used 
to make the water hot, lasted until the tub was drained, but they 
still hadn't managed to cure the "pruning effect" as Buffy called it. 

The two lovers suffered from the syndrome quite often given their 
affinity for making love in the shower or the tub; whichever one 
lover could catch the other in.

"Hey, sweetheart," Willow whispered softly into her lover's ear, 
enjoying the shivers that shot through Buffy's body as the redhead's 
warm breath washed over the sensitive organ. "I really think it's 
time we got out of here. We're both getting all...pruney."

"Don't wanna move." the Slayer mumbled more exhausted by their love 
making than by her early morning 5 mile run. "Water's warm, you feel 
good, like it right here, no need to get up."

Willow smiled at her lover's hedonistic tendencies, but persisted 
knowing that Morrigan and Brigit were waiting for them to eat 
breakfast...well...closer to lunch. 

<>Time flies where you're making love to the most beautiful woman in 
the world<> Willow thought forgetting to block her thoughts.

"Well thank you love," Buffy said as she leaned back and gave her 
Wills a kiss on the chin. "but I'd have to argue that 'most beautiful 
in the world' thing, at least as long as you're here too."

Willow blushed bright red when she realized she had just sent that 
thought out instead of keeping it to herself.

"You know you are really cute in that shade of red," Buffy teased her 
lover "it really goes well with that gorgeous red hair."

"Thank you, I think." Willow said to the left handed compliment "but 
if we don't hurry Morrigan's gonna come hunting us and I don't need 
that much embarrassment again. Besides I'm hungry."

As if on cue Willow's stomach growled loudly protesting the serious 
lack of food since waking up.

"Oh alright," Buffy said with mock indignation "If you're gonna gang 
up on me, I guess we'd better get up and feed that monster before it 
attacks us all."  

Buffy stood up, an evil smile crossed her lips when she heard Willow 
gasp, knowing exactly why and what had caused it. 

No matter when her beloved witch saw Buffy's naked body especially 
wet, it took her breath away.

"You are the most beautiful creature the Goddess ever created," 
Willow said breathlessly "and you're all mine. I'm the luckiest woman 
in this or any other Realm because my Slayer loves me."

The Sorceress was unable to take her eyes off her lover's 
magnificently sculpted muscular body. The tip of Willow's pink tongue 
kept flicking out to wet her suddenly very dry lips. Seeing the 
effect that just the sight of her own body was doing to her soulmate 
sent the Slayer's own arousal soaring to new heights.

"No my love you're only the second most fortunate woman." The blonde 
said earnestly as she took her wife's hand and helped her to stand. 

The Slayer's intense hazel eyes shining with the reflection of the 
raging fires of her love for this incredibly beautiful, stunning 
woman whose green eyes were leaving burning trails as they boldly 
raked up and down devouring Buffy's body with her intensely loving 
and lustful looks. "I am the luckiest my love because the most 
wonderful caring and sexiest woman in the universe has agreed to be 
at my side throughout our lives and for the eternity that follows, 
always together." 

The two women were drawn into each other's embrace, their bodies and 
souls melding into one.
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Dracula was beside himself with frustration, not only had the Slayer 
and her Sorceress failed to make an appearance at the hospital, but 
now he could feel the presence of another supernatural entity. 

He'd noted when the sudden entrance of the other had sent ripples 
through the realm's aura, he knew who she was the moment he sensed 
her presence and while she was definitely his equal in power their 
kind seldom clashed since their missions hardly ever crossed and 
since it was obvious to him why the High Princess was there Dracula 
felt no alarm at her presence. 

However the new entity he could feel was a very powerful and highly 
unpredictable intrusion into his world that he was worried would come 
to interfere with his plan. 

The Goddess had crossed his path before and they had parted without 
any resolution to their conflict. He knew that she had extreme limits 
over what she was allowed to wield power over but he also knew if his 
goals in any way crossed hers' the ensuing power struggle could very 
well destroy this realm. It was a risk he was willing to take if it 
gained him his beloved's soul back.  

He had not existed over these long millennium without learning a 
trick or two of his own, and he knew if he could find his Elisabeta 
and bind her soul to his that no matter what happened to this realm 
she would be with him wherever he went, and with time and the proper 
training the two of them would be a formidable force no matter what 
realm they were in.

It had long been his goal after he and the beautiful and loving young 
Hunyadi princess had met that she would be his mate through eternity. 
Only circumstances and superstition had kept them apart but he was 
determined that this time would be different.

First, however, the ancient being, now known as Dracula would have to
find 
the reason the Goddess of Love was here and how her mission crossed 
his.
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Giles checked in with Joyce to see if there had been any change in 
Cordelia's condition and was disappointed to find that the young 
woman was still unconscious and out of their reach. 

While he was there letting his fiancé take some time out to get a 
shower and something decent to eat, he heard something disturbing. 

Cordelia had one of her spells of thrashing about and mumbling. 
When the former watcher went to her side to try to comfort her he was 
able to make out a name she was saying over and over, and the mere 
mention of this name sent chills of fear down his spine.

Giles was finally able to calm the young woman down or at least she 
stopped thrashing about for a while. He then sat back trying to 
figure out what this person had to do with this naive young woman and 
how she could reach out even through a coma to vex him once again. 

The one thing Giles knew for sure was that it was time for him and 
Jeffery to have a long talk about another patient that was in this 
hospital and what they could do to keep her right where she was.

Little did he know that his feelings and plans were known to another 
and this one had the power to put a stop to any plots the mortal 
watcher and his allies could possibly hatch to thwart her mission in 
this realm.

She could bring his very existence to an end if she so desired and 
would have to answer to no one for it, and he wouldn't be the first 
to meet that fate.
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The dark haired woman looked in awe at the incredibly beautiful woman 
that was smiling brightly at her and greeted her like they were old 
friends.

"W-who are y-you?" Cordelia asked completely confused by the 
surroundings and circumstances in which she found herself. "Where am 
I? Why am I...?"

Cordelia's questions were cut off by the black haired beauty holding 
up her finely sculpted hand.

"Come on now sweety," the woman said with a good natured 
chuckle, "Even a Goddess can only answer one question at a time, 
little Cordy. Sooo which is it Who? What? Where? Why?"

The one time society princess stared at this exotically beautiful 
woman with the sparkling eyes and friendly dazzling smile. None of 
this made any sense to Cordelia, normally she would have been 
frightened or at the very least furious at the woman for bringing her 
here without her consent, but for some reason she found it impossible 
to be mad at this woman. In fact the ex Prom Queen found it 
impossible not to like her but she did make Cordelia very nervous.

Mainly because the closer this woman was the more intensely Cordelia 
felt things. Things she hadn't felt since leaving LA along with the 
pain and anguish those feelings brought with them. Tears came 
unbidden to Cordelia's eyes and for the first time the woman's 
featured were saddened. 

The compassionate woman reached an alabaster-skinned hand and gently 
caressed the weeping young woman's cheek with her long slender soft 
fingers. Unable to help herself Cordelia responded by leaning into 
the gentle touch.

"I know sweetheart," the woman cooed softly, her voice filled with 
empathy for the agony that tortured the young woman's tender 
spirit. "You were hurt so cruelly and so badly, it just wasn't fair. 
There was no excuse for her to treat one of such a tender soul in the 
way she did, and she will regret her actions soon I assure you."

The womans' violet eyes bore deeply into Cordelia's as if searching 
her soul for a defect.

"Okay honey, time for a little reality check here," the woman said, 
her voice carrying a deep concern and a touch of disappointment that 
affected Cordelia for some unknown reason. "Aren't you doing the same 
thing to poor lovable little Xander?"

Cordelia jerked her head back away from the tender caresses and her 
pain was replaced by indignant anger as the woman's accusation struck 
a nerve.

"Don't you dare compare Xander and my relationship and what happened 
to me in LA." the outraged Cordelia snarled "I would never play with 
Xander's emotional and sexual identity then dump him just for the fun 
of it. Just so I could laugh in his face and humiliate him in front 
of my friends so I could enjoy the hurt I caused him."

She stopped just long enough to catch her breath and began again 
before the woman could speak.

"No, I promised him I would marry him," she announced in full Queen C 
mode "and I will keep my promise. I don't need to love someone to 
marry them, Hell, it worked for my mother."

The raven haired woman cringed as if burned by the acidic and 
venomous tone in Cordelia's voice, as she gave voice to the dark rage 
and pain that had been festering in her soul ever since that last 
night at Kate's and her apartment. 

The cold rejection in the eyes of the woman she believed she loved 
and that loved her back, and the way her heart and soul shriveled as 
the mean spirited laughter filled the room laughing at her innocence 
as it died a slow horrible death.

Suddenly the strange raven haired woman's eyes flashed and without
warning the woman was 
projecting a presence that over powered everyone and everything even 
an enraged Queen C. For the first time Cordelia got the feeling she 
might be in trouble.

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>TBC in Part B<
I'll be back, I promise.<eg>
Later,
Alex