FIC:The Spell Unspoken/ Honestly Speaking 4/?

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Yeah Yeah 3 in 1 day. My muse and Klingon and she's REALLY ridin me.

Disclaimers:See Part 1
Spoilers: Up to Season 6
Archive: Please.
Rating:R eventually

FIC:The Spell Unspoken
Honestly Speaking 4/?
By: Nyka
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"Geez Anya you really screwed her over" Xander thought out loud.

Hakida grimanced at the plain spoken truth "Same old Xander"

Willow chuckled her agreement. Buffy stood mute at teh discovery.

"Hey she's not totally screwed. She was chosen, she's one of Artemis' 
Mystics. Yeah that's right. Willow you know about them. The Chosen 
Eight" Anya tried to cover up her very human remorse with her usual 
brashness.

Willow, Buffy and Hakida could see through it, though they said 
nothing.

"Yeah I know about the Chosen Eight. Never thought I'd meet one 
though" Willow turned to her friend. In the act she pulled Buffy's 
hand around her waist "Wow. Your strong."

"Yeah she is"Anya had a faraway look in her eye for a moment. She 
snapped back quickly when she thought of something "The Chosen never 
go anywhere alone. They always travel in two or more. Where's your 
partner? Huh?" Anya looked around the kitchen hoping to catch a 
glance of a hidden chosen.

Hakida looked around as well. She spotted her partner not far from 
her but gave no outward sign "Hmm" she shrugged non-chalantly "I 
don't see anybody"

"She's probably in her invisible ghost mode. So human eyes can't see 
her" Anya nodded. She loved it when she could share knowledge of the 
Mystical and Magickal. Smart chicks made Xander horny.

Buffy was comfortable standing as she was with Willow practically 
wrapped around her. She glanced up at the clock "I should probably 
patrol"

"Oh is it that time already" Willow whined as she too checked the 
time piece "Don't be long okay? Thing have been kinda slow lately"

"Okay Wills" Buffy squeezed Willow to her "I'll be quick"

"Can I come?" Hakida nodded towards Anya "I'd like to get away 
from 'her'" /And these memories/ she added silently.

"Can you fight?" Buffy asked feeling superior.

"You couldn't pin me" Hakida pointed out. 

"True. Come on. We can discuss this Big Bad while we're at it"
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Buffy patrolled the Cemetry with her usual non-chalance. She staked 
two vamps upon entering, fresh out of the ground. They'd been tough 
for just awakening. Apparently this High Witch could create undead.

"So what exactly does this Witchy Highness person do?" Buffy gestured 
with Mr. Pointy.

"She's insane at the moment. She's gathering minions. You know 
turning people into Vamps, Wicca droids, anything she can control" 
Hakida walked a few steps behind Buffy watching the Slayers back.

"But why come to the Hell Mouth. Shouldn't she be off somewhere 
looking for her ticker?" Buffy stopped walked and turned to speak 
directly to Kida "And what's with your whole relationship with Willow"

"Well if she's here, whoever took her heart has brought it here. A 
High Witches Gemmed Heart grants someone unbelievable power. 
Especially if it belongs to a witch as old as Jana is" Kida stopped 
inches from colliding with Buffy "What relationship with Willow?"

"I've seen the way you look at her" Buffy crossed her arms "Your hot 
for her aren't you"

"Actually I'm otherwise engaged in the relations front. But she 'is' 
quite a catch. Don't miss your chance. Oh yeah Vamp at 3 o'clock 
Hakida motioned to the figure gaining ground on them "Mine or yours?"

"I'll get him" Buffy sighed.

"Her" Hakida corrected.

"Whatever" Buffy turned just as the Vamp came upon her. She staked in 
through the heart in just one move. But the undead woman didn't turn 
to dust "What the fu-"

"You said it" Hakida interruped before Buffy could finish her 
thought "Jana must be making Vampele's. Stake it in the head" Kida 
said calmly. She moved back to watch the Slayer in action.

After she knew where to stake Buffy made short work of it "Since when 
do you stake Vamp's in the head?"

"Since Jana started making them part demon"
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"Part demon?" Buffy dusted off her light jacket.

"Yeah. Vampele's, the undead with demon like traits. Your gonna need 
a new stake if she's doing that" Hakida reached for the stained wood.

Buffy drew Mr. Pointy to her "No I like this stake"

"I'm not taking him away I'm just...up-grading him" Hakida held out 
her hand palm up "Just let me touch the tip of it. You don't even 
have to let go"

"You won't take Mr. Pointy?" Buffy asked untrustingly.

"Nope. Mr. Pointy is just gonna 'change' a little" Hakida drew an 
imaginary X across her chest "Promise"

Buffy held the business end of Mr. Point out to Hakida as the young 
woman touched the tip of the stake. A blue glow surounded it before 
fading slightly to a silver color. Starting at the point a silver 
design began. Tendrils wrapped around the stake in an immaculate 
design. When the glow faded Mr. Pointy was laced with silver from Tip 
to Shunt.

Buffy stared at it in amazement "Wow now Mr. Pointy's all shiny and 
deadly. I like" She then noticed the laced traced rigns on the 
fingers of her right hand "And he came with matching rings"

"That's for if you ever drop him accidently, or at all, he'll come 
flying back to you" Hakida carressed the rings on Buffy's fingers "I 
gave you the deluxe version."

"Free of charge"
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Willow couln't believe that Anya had caused the deaths of Hakida's 
entire family by granting a spoiled little boy's wish.

"Why Anya?" Willow questioned the former demon as they prepared 
cookies. Chocolate Chip, Buffy's favorite. Hakida's too.

"He was just sooooooo beautiful Willow" Anya said passionately "He 
made Dracula look like a bum. That little boy was like Aphrodite with 
a penis" Anya sighed at the memory "He would have made a 'great' 
vengence demon if he hadn't made such a foolish wish"

"W-what did he need a vengence demon for" Willow asked dropping more 
chips in.

"You knew their father" Anya said simply.

"Yeah he was m-mean. Kida would come to school with bruises a-and 
cuts all over her sometimes" Willow frowned at the memory "She said 
she always g-got in his way when he was going down the stairs" She 
slumped slightly.

"Well he didn't change. He pushed her around alot. Mikhal too. Their 
mother knew but never did anything. He wanted revenge for that" Anya 
was eating more chips than she put in the cookies.

"What about Ashira?" Willow shook in more flour "She was always so 
nice. Calm."

"Ashira figured out how to leave her body all the time" Anya popped 
yet more chips into her mouth "I asked her to wish a few times, but 
she always turned me down. So did Hakida. I wanted to get that 
bastard so badly. When he started hurting Mikhal I saw that as my 
chance and took it" Anya's shoulders slumped "I'm surprised she 
hasn't sicked a vengence demon on me. She was hurting so badly too. 
All those years of doing nothing to stop him. Now they're all dead"

"So Hakida doesn't just blame you for killing her family. She's 
blaming herself" Willow wiped away the tears that filled her 
eyes. "Is that why she won't kill you?"

"Why won't she kill me? I know it's not the human thing. Gods after 
all 'are' vengeful" Anya wondered "maybe she likes me deep down"

"No that's not it" Willow wiped her nose on her sleeve.

"Then what is it? Why won't she kill me?" Anya resting her chin on 
the counter of the island.

"Guilt" Willow whispered.
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