FF: A Twist in the Tale

[ghost writer <ghostwriter31111@xxxxxxxxx>]

TITLE: A Twist in the Tale 
AUTHOR: Ghostwriter (ghostwriter31111@xxxxxxxxx) 
PAIRING: Buffy/Willow 
RATING: Will probably end up as R. 
FEEDBACK: This is my first fic ever. Let me know if 
you like it or hate it. 
DISTRIBUTION: Just ask so I know where to find it. 
SUMMARY: Buffy wakes up a changed woman. 
DISCLAIMER: Joss owns everything except Mishra. 
SPOILERS: Everything up to season 6 is possible. 


Many thanks to Kris for going over this for me. 






I. 

Buffy struggled to open her eyes against the pounding in her head that told her keeping them closed might be the better idea. She pushed the pain aside as best she could in order to find out where she was and why she felt like she had been run over by an eighteen wheeler. 

?Ugh? what happened last night?? she asked, as she managed to open her eyes to mere slits and take in her surroundings. ?And where the hell am I?? 

Her eyes roamed around the sparsely decorated room, taking in a small table with a single chair in one corner, and realized that the small single bed she was lying on was the only other piece of furniture in the cell-like room. The cinder block walls were painted an institutional gray, and there was no window, only a small opening on the heavy metal door. 

Suddenly, a woman?s voice echoed through the room. 

?Hello, Buffy. Thank you for joining me.? 

Buffy looked around, trying to locate the speaker. ?Who are you? Why am I here? For that matter, where the hell is here?? She fought to keep the panic out of her voice. 

?My name is Mishra,? the voice said, ?and you're at my home. We're just outside the mortal realm. I've brought you here to teach you a lesson.? 

?What kind of lesson?? 

?I have watched you for months, Buffy. I came looking for you after you murdered the man? Ok, demon? anyway, you killed the love of my life. I had my servants tranquilize you and bring you here last night.? 

?I?m sorry,? Buffy replied, hearing the pain in the disembodied voice. ?If you?ve been watching me, you know I?m the Slayer. It?s my destiny to kill vampires and demons. I don?t usually have to deal with their loved ones.? 

?Well, this time you?ll have to face the consequences of your actions. I?ve decided to curse you with the pain of not being able to be with the one you love. I?ve seen you with that guy, Riley, and I don?t think he?s the type to be into other guys.? 

?I doubt it,? Buffy agreed, ?but what does that have to do with me?? 

?Get up and look in the mirror,? Mishra said as a full-length mirror appeared on the wall across from the bed. Buffy swung her legs over the side of the bed, noticing as she stood up that she felt? different. Like her body was not her own. 

Approaching the mirror, Buffy realized with a sinking feeling that her body was, indeed, not her own. Reflected back at her was the image of a young man, about 5? 11?, with short blond hair and her own bluish-gray eyes. She, err, he was well muscled, but not bulky, and quite naked at the moment. 

?Oh, my God! What have you done to me? I?m a? a guy! A really cute guy, but still!? 

?This is your curse, Buffy.? The voice came from directly behind her this time, and Buffy spun around to come face to face with a young dark-haired woman, maybe in her early twenties. She had brown eyes that were dancing with a malicious glee and a tiny smirk that twisted her delicate features. ?I have cursed you to remain in this form until the love of your life makes love to you. Riley seems to be the type to avoid gays, so I think you will be like this for a long time. Even if you do manage to convince him that you are his girlfriend, he?ll probably never sleep with you.? 

?But what if he does get past this? If he sleeps with me as a guy, will I go back to being a girl?? Buffy asked, desperate to know if there was a way out of this mess. 

?Yes, as soon as the person you love has sex with you, you?ll go back to normal. But I simply don?t see that happening. Oh, by the way, there is a time limit on this. You?ll have only seven days from the time you leave here to get him to sleep with you, otherwise this change will be permanent.? 

Buffy listened in horror. She had to get Riley, military boy extraordinaire, to have sex with her as a guy, and she only had a few days to do it. It was impossible; she already knew that for a fact. One of their few normal conversations had been about gays in the military. He had told her that the ?Don?t ask, don?t tell? policy was a bunch of crap, and that gays should be kicked out of the military no matter what. 

?So, where would you like me to send you? To your dorm?? Mishra asked her. 

Buffy thought frantically for a second. ?No, I want to go to a friend?s house.? 

?Alright. Think about where it is, and I?ll send you there.? Mishra started to raise her hands when Buffy frantically cut in. 

?Wait! How about some clothes? I mean, I know I look good, but?? 

Mishra closed her eyes for a moment, and Buffy looked down to find herself wearing a pair of khaki cargo pants, a light blue t-shirt, and a pair of sneakers. ?Thanks. I?m ready now.? 


end part 1



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