FF: Tireseus: The Cycle: Chapter Three

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Title: The Cycle 
Chapter: Three 
Rating: PG-16 
Pairing: Willow/Buffy 
Spoilers: Season two. 
Timeline: This is the summer after Tireseus, it's been three months. 
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 

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He walked into the darkened library, inhaling the soothing smells of old antique books. Wooden book 
shelves was lined the two floor room. The shadows seemed natural in the place that had kept her secrets 
and pains, and tonight it was going to be the place that he would tell Buffy the truth. 

He sat on the bare library table, staring at the double doors where Buffy stood expectantly. The blonde 
slayer wearily walked towards him. 

" Are you finally going to tell me what all this is about?" 

He ducked his head in embarrassment. " I lied to you." 

Buffy gently raised his head, " Whatever it is I'm sure you had a good reason." 

" You don't understand I..." 

Her lips found his, silencing him. " No. It doesn't matter." 

" I really need to tell you. Please, it's important." 

Buffy mock sighed and wrapped her arms around him. " Oh alright." 

" You know how sometimes a person isn't who they seem, but they can't be who they really are because 
of circumstances. And they end up not being who they are but who they seem to be and it causes all 
kinds of mix ups and other problems. But then you're yourself again, but then instead of going back to be 
yourself your still partly who you're not and things get even more messed up?" 

Buffy whistled. " I think you're starting to channel Willow." 

Will sighed, " Look maybe I should just show you." 

He closed his eyes, concentrating on..... 

BANG!! 

His eyes snapped open, reaching for the stake in his waist band. Freezing at the gun in his face. He 
swallowed and slowly held up his hands. ' I'm starting to think the gods don't want Buffy to know. ' 

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" Ethan?" Jenny asked quietly from where she stood on the other side of the living room window. 

Giles grimly shook his head no. 

Jenny peaked around the side again, scanning the inside room. She could see Will and Buffy seated 
tensely on the sofa, Xander was in the chair by the television, and Cordy was standing arrogantly behind 
him studying her nails. 

A blonde that looked like she was in her early twenties, she was smirking at William, her gun tucked into 
her belt holster. Beside her was a six foot tall three hundred pound rock of muscle. His bald head shining 
under the living room lights. 

Her eyes locked onto the sculptor on the living room table and cursed under her breath. " That's the 
sculptor of truth." 

" Why would she want to use that?" Giles mumbled under his breath. 

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The blonde put her foot up on the coffee table and looked at each one of them in turn. 

" We're going to play a little game. I have a job in L.A. but it requires a certain set of....talents shall we 
say, and one of you has that talent. The problem is which one of you is it." 

Buffy rolled her eyes, " Look, blondie, I don't know what the hell you're talking about but none of us 
have anything that could be of use to you." 

The blonde smirked and stood up straight. " Does the person in question want to speak up? No? Very 
well." 

She picked up the sculpture, under her voice she chanted. The ruby eyes flared to life, glowing darkly, 
and it.... fell to the floor. Giles slammed the woman to the ground, snatching her gun away as he rolled 
from her. William yelled, distracting the bigger man, and his gun flew into her outstretched hand. 

Jenny threw a powder over the large man, freezing him into place. 

" Well that was cold." Buffy commented as she thumped her finger into his chest with no response. 

" GILES! The sculpture...." 

The watcher sucked in a harsh gasp and dived for it, trying to remember the words to deactivate it. The 
ruby eyes flashed even darker and engulfed the room. 

Will stared into the slayer's wide blue eyes, neither of them noticing anyone else in the room. 

" Willow?" 

She gulped and slowly stepped towards her friend, wincing as the slayer moved back from her. " I tried 
to tell you.... Please let me explain. I..." 

" No." Buffy whispered and started towards the door. 

" Buffy..." 

" NO!" The slayer whirled on her, anger flashing in her eyes. " How could you?" 

" Because I love..." She whispered sadly to the now closed front door, her heart shattering to a million 
pieces. 

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