Re: FIC: Desperate Measures 3/3

["mudrat_26" <mudrat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very nice. Excellent smoochies at the end, too. Loved it.

Bloody Quentin Travers. Every time he pops up he causes 
trouble.....hmm, there's a thought....somebody could hunt him down 
and torture him......any chance of a sequel?? 

cheers,
mudrat

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The lift technician frees Bernard's finger.
The lift technician removes Bernard's arm as payment.
We're all fine here, thank you."
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--- In buffywantswillow@y..., "wizathogwarts" <mcronin24@a...> wrote:
> Title ? Desperate measures.
> By mike (mcronin24@a...)
> SPOILERS: Everything.
> RATING: R. female/female intimacy. 
> DISCLAIMER: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and all characters belong to 
> Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and Fox. 
> FEEDBACK: Constructive comments are encouraged. 
> SUMMARY: (Buffy/Willow) Buffy and Willow are both devastated over 
> their battle and the loss of their friendship. Now they have a 
> chance to resolve their differences.
> Authors Notes: What happened after all the BS of the season from 
> hells finale. Just my take on one possible scenario.
> 
> Dangerous measures
> Chapter 3
> Passing time.
> 
> Willow was all set on having some fun until she saw Buffy's painful 
> transition across her face. She leapt forward to catch her friend 
> as she collapsed. Pulling her out of the pouring water, she gently 
> cradled her body. Stroking Buffy's cheek and gently encouraging 
the 
> unconscious girl to wake up.
> 
> "Buffy, come on Buffy. You're scaring me. Please wake up."  
Willow 
> repeated over and over, rocking and rocking, stroking and stroking.
> 
> "Ohhh," Buffy moaned as her eyelids began to flutter. "What 
> happened to me."
> 
> "I don't know. You were smiling and then your face went through 
> these terrible expressions that looked really painful and then you 
> fainted. But how do you feel right now?" Willow asked with her 
> hand still cupping Buffy's cheek as hazel and green eyes were 
locked 
> on to each other.
> 
> "I think I'm OK. I remember thinking that you looked like you 
> wanted to have some fun playing in the water. And I was thinking 
> how much fun it would be and then this voice started speaking. It 
> was really low but insistent. It was telling me all these awful 
> things and the voice got louder and louder telling me the world 
> would end over and over and that's the last I remember." Buffy 
> hadn't moved and was still captivated by the green eyes above her.  
> Then she realized that she was naked and Willow was naked and 
> holding her so lovingly. Buffy was relishing how wonderful it felt 
> to be this close to Willow and she could feel herself flush and 
> begin to tingle all over as she became more and more aware of the 
> beautiful soft body pressed so close to hers. That's when the 
voice 
> started again. The moment she heard it, she broke from Willow's 
> arms and stood up.
> 
> "Willow, I think I'm going crazy." Buffy said as tears began to 
roll 
> down her cheeks.
> 
> Willow heard the fear in her friends voice and stood up and began 
to 
> approach her. 
> 
> "Stop, don't come any closer. Being near you cause's the voice in 
> my head." Buffy spoke as she held up her hand palm out in a stop 
> signal.
> 
> "How could I cause the voice? We've been close before. Why now 
> Buffy?" Willow's voice was strained.
> 
> "It's not you being close exactly. It's more what I'm thinking 
when 
> you're close, especially naked and close." The last few words were 
> barely a whisper and Buffy had lowered her head in embarrassment.
> 
> "We need to talk about this Buffy. Something strange is going on 
> and we need to get to the bottom of it. But let's get some clothes 
> on and go over to the kitchen where we can talk over a soda or 
> something." Willow grasped the essentials of the situation just as 
> Buffy finished speaking. She had a near epiphany of what her 
friend 
> must have been thinking when the voices bombarded her mind but knew 
> to get to the bottom of this they needed to move things where any 
> stimulation could be kept minimized.
> 
> "That sounds like a great idea. Think Anya left us any clean 
> clothes or does she want us prancing around naked all the time?"  
> Buffy asked without much hope in her voice.
> 
> "I noticed a button on the wall next to the bench. Let see what 
> happens when we press it." Willow said with a flare of adventure.
> 
> The both approached the wall. Buffy stood back by the bench as 
> Willow pushed the large gold button. With a quiet woosh, the wall 
> folded up to reveal a shallow closet with hanging clothes and some 
> things on a few shelves. Both girls immediately discovered the 
> panties were all thongs. No pants, just very short, low riding 
> shorts. Tops were bare midriff halter's and tee's. The hanging 
> clothes were all sheer, low cut or some other form of revealing.
> 
> "I am so going to kill Anya. Have you found any bra's yet?" Buffy 
> looked at Willow while holding a sheer black blouse against her 
> body, her breasts barely hidden creating an alluring sight that 
> instantly drew Willow's gaze, a gaze she couldn't break until Buffy 
> saw the salacious look on the red heads face.
> 
> "Sorry." Buffy exclaimed, turning quickly away from Willow's 
> piercing eyes.
> 
> "Oh goddess Buffy, I'm so sorry but you just looked so lookably 
> delicious I couldn't help myself." Willow frantically exclaimed.
> 
> "It's OK Will. Any other time and I would have been very flattered 
> but right now I can't afford to go there." Buffy soothed her 
friend 
> without turning. "Lets just get something on that isn't see 
> through."
> 
> Both girls quickly dressed in nearly identical outfits of shorts 
and 
> halter tops. Only the colors were different.
> 
> They both finally felt comfortable looking at each other and 
> chuckled at each others appearance.  
> 
> "We look like hookers. Can I hold her while you kill her?" Willow 
> asked shaking her head.
> 
> "I'd be honored." Buffy smiled gently.
> 
> They then headed over to the kitchen where they found coffee all 
> made. Fixing themselves each a cup, they sat at the intimate table 
> for two.
> 
> "Buffy, I know this is going to be difficult for you. But we both 
> need to be open and honest or we are going to be here a very long 
> time. In addition, I suspect that someone has been messing with 
> your mind. I think it's past time to uncover this. So please tell 
> me about this voice. Does it sound like anyone you know and what 
> does it say." Willow spoke encouragingly while restraining her 
> desire to reach out and hold her friends hand.
> 
> Buffy took a deep breath and then another, letting it out slowly.
> 
> "The voice is almost familiar, but it's muffled so I can't be sure 
> except that it's a man's voice." Buffy got out the easy part, 
> dreading the next.
> 
> Willow waited patiently for Buffy to proceed. She watched those 
> beautiful hazel eyes look down into her coffee before proceeding.
> 
> "I would start to have thoughts about you. They are nice thoughts 
> but the voice tells me that I'm disgusting. It tells me that I am 
> only attracted to men and that I desire only men. Then if I try to 
> argue or keep thinking thoughts, it tells me that a slayer can't be 
> with a woman or the world will end. Then it just kept repeating, 
be 
> with a woman and the world will end. Louder and louder until a 
> blanked out." Buffy gave a quick sigh at the end.
> 
> Willow gathered her thoughts. Buffy had filled in the gaps and she 
> knew her original suspicion was right.
> 
> "This voice, had you ever heard it before we came here." Willow 
> asked sweeping her arm around.
> 
> Buffy glanced at her and then looked down again. "Yes, there have 
> been other times."  
> 
> "Do you recall the first time you heard it?" Willow asked softly 
> wanting to keep the tone even and steady.
> 
> "I think so. But it was a little different the first time. It was 
> a soft whisper, offering a suggestion, encouragement. It was at 
the 
> bronze. Just before Xander tried to have a fling with the bug 
> teacher. Do you remember the night when Angel gave me his leather 
> jacket?" Buffy looked up again this time keeping her eyes on 
Willow 
> while she waited for an answer.
> 
> "Yes, I remember. That was the first time that I'd seen him.  
> Xander was very put off by how handsome he was." Willow smiled 
> remembering how young and innocent they were.
> 
> "Well, when I saw Angel the voice encouraged me. It told me that I 
> needed a strong man. It told me how attracted I was to him. I 
> thought it was just myself telling me that, but now I don't' think 
> so. When I found out about Angel being a vampire, the voice 
> encouraged me to forgive and understand him. There were other 
times 
> when I thought about it being not a good idea to be dating a 
vampire 
> when the voice would convince me otherwise. But the voice wasn't 
> pushing me towards Angel specifically, it was just telling me that 
I 
> needed a man in my life and Angel was the strongest."
> 
> Buffy sipped her coffee, looked at Willows friendly face then 
looked 
> at the ceiling that faded into nothingness. Returning her gaze to 
> her coffee she continued.
> 
> "The first time it was negative was the time we went to the zoo and 
> Xander became hyena boy. We were walking next to each other and 
you 
> had one of your incredible smiles on your face. You just looked so 
> adorable that I thought how nice it would be to kiss you. The 
voice 
> said I was disgusting and I felt a little queasy. There were other 
> times over the years. The first bad one was when I was all worried 
> about you over Moloch, jealous actually." Buffy hung her head a 
> little more than looked up at Willow to see the gentle friendly 
face 
> hadn't changed. Encouraged, Buffy looked back at her coffee and 
> picked up where she left off.
> 
> "There were actually numerous times when I would get the gentle 
> reminders, but the next big one was the Halloween where I got you 
to 
> dress up all sexy." Buffy's face paled as the voice dug at her for 
> the memory of her friends deliciously sexy body.
> 
> Willow saw the look on Buffy's face. "Buffy, it's OK. Just breath 
> and relax. Big breathe. You know it's not you now. And we'll get 
> to what it really is very soon if you can just keep going."  
> 
> Buffy followed Willow's instructions, taking several minutes before 
> her face was fully relaxed once more.
> 
> "Thanks Will. Anyway, it's been happening over the years. All 
this 
> time I just thought that I was psychologically damaged. I even 
> though I was homophobic. But I discovered that wasn't the case the 
> day you told me about Tara. I felt like all the air had left my 
> body when you told me. I felt this incredible sense of loss and 
> then the voice told me it was OK. That it was good that you had a 
> girl friend and how I wouldn't be tempted by you anymore. I 
> realized then that while I had a personal problem with becoming 
> intimate with a woman even though I thought about it a lot, I 
didn't 
> have a problem with you being gay. In fact I remember feeling 
happy 
> but the happy was all overwhelmed with the feeling of loss and the 
> confusion about myself. That's the real reason I behaved so 
> strangely that day. I had all those thoughts and feelings whizzing 
> around in my head play bumper cars."
> 
> "I am so glad you told me Buffy. I can't tell you how good knowing 
> that makes me feel." Willow spoke softly and still smiling.
> 
> "There were a few other bad times and if you think about it, you'll 
> probably figure them out for yourself. The voice did continue 
> encouraging me towards men. Like Parker and Riley. After Oz left, 
> and you and I were spending lots of time together, the voice was 
> quietly nudging me all the time and every time I just wished you 
> would say forget Riley, that you were there for me the voice would 
> go all negative. So I followed the path of least resistance, 
> thinking that I needed a man in my like. So Will, am I crazy or 
did 
> someone mess with my head?" Buffy pleaded softly once again 
looking 
> into the emerald eyes of her best friend.
> 
> "Oh I am positive that someone has messed with your mind, 
> emphatically so." Willow nodded.
> 
> 'Now we need to figure out who and when. Then that should lead us 
> to how and why. Once we have those I'm pretty certain we can evict 
> the little squatter." Willow now gave Buffy's hand an encouraging 
> squeeze.
> 
> "Well when is before Angel at the bronze but probably after the 
> harvest." Buffy said thoughtfully.
> 
> "Why after the harvest?" Willow asked wondering how Buffy had 
> narrowed it down so tightly.
> 
> "Well before coming to Sunnydale, I had thoughts about other girls 
> before without any voice telling me it was wrong. Then the first 
> time I met you when I asked you to help me get caught up, I had a 
> few thoughts of how nice it would be studying with you up in my 
> bedroom." Buffy's voice got really shy and quiet at the end.  
> Looking up and seeing Willow's friendly smile spread into something 
> even more wonderful she felt no apprehension about telling the 
> rest. Keeping her eyes on Willow's face this time.
> 
> "After the harvest, you were a little sweaty and you still smelled 
> so good and I got this thought of showering with you, running my 
> soapy hands over your body and DAMNIT, SHUTUP YOU ASSHOLE!" Buffy 
> screamed putting her hands to her throbbing head as the voice began 
> to strongly castigate her.
> 
> Willow reigned in her impulse to pull Buffy into a comforting hug.  
> She gripped the edge of the table tightly as she watched Buffy 
> slowly get herself back under control.
> 
> "I can't believe that asshole was me for all those years." Buffy 
> finished by taking a deep breath.
> 
> "It was probably part of the original suggestion to not think about 
> the origin of the voice. But now that you've recognized it, the 
> wall is ready to come down. And I know how to do it." Willow said 
> confidently.
> 
> "The sooner the better." Buffy told her with pleading eyes.
> 
> "OK, remember what happened after Glory grabbed Dawn? How I 
entered 
> your mind that was looping around?" Willow asked her.
> 
> "Yea, not one of my finer moments." Buffy hung her head.
> 
> "Buffy, your reactions was OK. You suffer a great loss and go 
> catatonic. I on the other hand turn into a murderous bitch and try 
> to end the world. Of the two, yours was the by far the better." 
> Willow did squeeze Buffy's hand this time.
> 
> Buffy smiled back at her and then frowned. "Uh Will, didn't that 
> require magic?"
> 
> "Yes and no. What makes me so strong with magic are my natural 
> abilities. Abilities I have that do not require magic but enable 
me 
> to tune into magic more easily. Basically, over the years I have 
> enhanced my psychic abilities to enhance my use of magic. I've 
> avoided moving things with my mind even though it doesn't required 
> magic because it kinda opens my senses to the flow of magic around 
> me. But I can do it without tapping into magic. That's what I'm 
> going to do. I'm going to guide you back to that time between the 
> harvest and Dr. Gregory getting killed." Willow was so confident 
and 
> upbeat, just like she used to be in high school. The view of her 
> best friends bubbling expression, reminding her how she always 
stood 
> with her no matter what gave her goose bumps of joy.
> 
> "I trust you." Buffy told her with complete honesty.
> 
> Hearing those words Willow couldn't hold the emotions down. Tears 
> of joy just sprang from her eyes. "I won't let you down Buffy. I 
> love you."
> 
> "I love ." Buffy was stopped as Willow's fingertips covered her 
lips.
> 
> "Could you hold that those words and wait until this is all over.  
> Then I would very much like to hear what you really feel. Can you 
> do that for me?" The sincerity in Willow's face made Buffy withhold 
> all her questions.
> 
> "I can wait 'till after our trip down memory lane." Buffy smiled 
> reassuringly.
> 
> "Thank you Buffy. Let's move over to the bed and make sure we are 
> comfortable 'cause this may take awhile." Willow who hadn't let go 
> of Buffy's hand, slid her fingers to interlock with the strong 
> supple fingers of her best friend and led her towards what she 
hoped 
> would be their destiny.
> 
> "I want you to lay on your side facing towards the middle of the 
bed 
> with your knees drawn up." Willow said as she took up her matching 
> position.
> 
> Buffy took her position and made herself comfortable.
> 
> "Now close your eyes and listen to my voice. Take a deep breath 
and 
> hold, hold hold hold release slowly slowly you're almost done 
you're 
> done. Hold hold hold hold now slowly inhale on four three two one 
> and hold hold hold hold and release four three two one hold hold 
> hold hold inhale four three two one ......
> 
> They were just walking out of the bronze after defeating the 
> Master's vessel. They were all feeling the excitement and relief 
of 
> post victory. The relief of being alive without fully confronting 
> that they could have died. Something that teenagers did innately.  
> Buffy looked around her friends and smiled. She couldn't believe 
> that she wasn't alone. She had friends who helped her. Her fear 
of 
> them getting hurt she reconciled as a motivator to fight harder to 
> make sure it didn't happen. She didn't want to let go of this 
> feeling. The feeling that she wasn't alone. Glancing over at the 
> giddy red head next to her as they walked towards Giles dilapidated 
> car she noticed the sweat beading on her forehead. Sliding down 
the 
> side of her face along her neck. Thoughts of running her tongue 
> along her slender neck and lapping up the salty sweetness made her 
> heart race. Throwing an arm around her new friend she whispered "I 
> can't thank you enough." Willow responded "Not necessary, we're 
> closer than needing thank you's." Willow's smile completely 
> disarmed her. All she could do was give her a hug before climbing 
> into the back seat with her for the ride home.
> 
> Giles had dropped everyone off at home except Buffy. "Buffy, I'm 
> very proud of how well you did tonight. Also the chairman of the 
> council would like to meet with you as soon as possible. It will 
> only take a few minutes. Would you mind stopping at my home to 
meet 
> him?" Giles voice was calm, almost emotionless.
> 
> "No problem, better to sneak back into my room after mom's asleep 
> anyway." Buffy still felt euphoric over the evenings 
> accomplishments.
> 
> Giles pulled into his drive. This was Buffy's first visit to 
> Giles's house. They passed through a court yard and Giles unlocked 
> a massive wood door. Sitting in a large arm chair was a balding, 
> roundish man with an insincere smile who stood up as the entered.
> 
> "Ah miss Summers. It is a true pleasure to meet you. I trust 
> everything went well tonight." His smile was so phony Buffy nearly 
> frowned. She became instantly suspicious.  
> 
> "Buffy, this is Quentin Travers. He would like a few words alone 
> with you. I'll be up in my room. Just call when you're ready to 
> go." Giles then left and walked up the stairs.
> 
> Quentin watched him depart and when he heard the door close he 
> turned his greasy smile to the young woman in front of him.
> 
> "Merrick told you that we discovered you late." This was not a 
> question so Buffy waited for the next words out of his mouth.
> 
> "And all the reports we have received continue to describe how 
> without early training you achieve success beyond our 
> expectations." Thinking his complement would disarm the young girl 
> he barely disguised his shock at her reply.
> 
> "So you expected me to be dead by now." Buffy statement was 
> inarguable.
> 
> The oily man smiled like an octopus. "Well, you are blunt. Then 
> let me be blunt. We hadn't expected you to survive very long. But 
> you have so impressed us. That's why I have a something special 
for 
> you." With that he held up his hand, palm out. Buffy 
instinctively 
> glanced at the upraised hand where her eyes became enchanted with 
> the pulsing blue stone held there.
> 
> As Buffy's eyes glazed to an iridescent blue Quentin waited until 
he 
> was certain the impressionable girl was fully under.
> 
> "Do you hear me?"
> 
> "Yes."
> 
> "There is a special place in your mind. The things I tell you will 
> reside there from here on out to guide you along your proper path.  
> Open the door and invite my voice in to become one with you."
> 
> "The way is open." Buffy intoned without emotion.
> 
> Quentin proceeded to recite a litany of do's and don'ts about Buffy 
> personal relations. Reciting from a carefully memorized script he 
> droned on for nearly an hour. His last words were "Treat these 
> words as your own. Ingratiate them into your own beliefs. Never 
> suspect them of any origin other than your own. When you awake in 
> the morning, all you will remember is Mr. Giles dropping you off 
> down the street from your home and you sneaking back into your room.
> This visit never occurred and if we ever meet in the 
> future, you will not remember this visit. Do you understand?"
> 
> "I under " The door flew open before Buffy could finish. Willow 
> came screaming in, her hand outstretched and a blast of green 
> lighting shattered the pulsing crystal in Quentin's palm. With a 
> wave of her hand the slimy beast was flung to the floor. Willow 
> grasped Buffy by her shoulders and captured her eyes.
> 
> "Buffy, do you hear me."
> 
> "Yes."
> 
> "The door is still open. Enter the door and kick the bastard out.  
> You don't want him there. He forced himself upon you. Enter the 
> room and kick him out." Willow drove every word in like a nail.
> 
> Willow could feel Buffy's internal fight to overcome all the 
> programming backed by powerful black magic. Willow lent her all 
the 
> strength she could without magic, relying on Buffy's strength to 
> succeed. As Buffy's eye's began to clear to their normal hazel the 
> smile on Willow's face grew proportionately until Buffy's eye's 
> focused and saw her friend.
> 
> "Willow, you saved me." Buffy's arms went around her friend and 
drew 
> her in tight.
> 
> "Time to go home my love." Willow whispered and opened her eyes to 
> see Buffy slowly open hers where they lied side by side on Buffy's 
> bed in the strange room Anya had exiled them to.
> 
> "Hi." Willow said softly.
> 
> "Hi." Buffy smiled.
> 
> "Welcome back. How do you feel?" Willow reached out and grasped 
> Buffy's hand.
> 
> "Good. I feel good. Do you really think it's gone?" Buffy said 
> hopefully.
> 
> "Only one good way to find out." Willow leaned forward and pressed 
> her soft lips to those of her best friend and the woman she had 
been 
> deeply in love with for six years. The kiss started softly, with 
> gentle pressure slowly turning into slow delicate suckling of 
lips.  
> Buffy let go a moan of ultimate release truly signaling the demise 
> of the terrible voice. She responded slowly and as she felt no 
> adverse thoughts, pressed on more passionately. The kiss swiftly 
> progressed to the passionate dueling of tongues. Sliding hands 
over 
> lots of bare skin increased the heat between the two impassioned 
> friends, expressing long over due passion. Buffy slid her hand 
> under Willow's top causing the red head to moan deeply as Buffy's 
> fingers stroked her nipple.  
> 
> The few clothes they had on were quickly removed and lips, tongues 
> and probing fingers sought to pleasure each other.
> 
> Buffy could no longer contain herself. Years of forced repression 
> of her love for her best friend rode on waves of her passion. "Oh 
> Willow, I love you so much. I've been in love with you since the 
> first time we met."
> 
> Swirling darkness encompassed the oblivious new lovers as the 
> transition began.
> 
> *****************************************
> 
> "Anya, what the hell have you done?" Xander exclaimed as Willow 
> disappeared from before their eyes.
> 
> "Just what Willow asked for. Nothing more and nothing less except 
> for a few enhancements of my own invention." Anya replied with a 
> jutting jaw.
> 
> "Oh my God, Willow said until Buffy admits she's in love with 
> Willow. They'll never be back." Dawn almost whined then caught 
> herself, remembering how dark Willow had used that against her.
> 
> "Oh don't be silly. They're already back." Anya declared with a 
> casual wave of her arm.
> 
> "But they just left? And if they are back, where are they?" Dawn 
> asked in what she hoped was merely a concerned voice and not a 
whine.
> 
> "Anya what" Xander didn't finish as the finger of his former fiancé 
> and current vengeance demon pointed at him.
> 
> "The place I sent them exists out of time. So no matter how long 
it 
> took them, no time passed for us. They are in Buffy's bedroom and 
> hopefully will still be there when you arrive. They just might be 
a 
> little older is all." Anya said with a wicked smirk on her face.
> 
> Dawn beat Xander out the door as he stopped for his keys. In five 
> minutes they were dashing through the front door of the Summer's 
> house with Dawn in the lead. Taking the stairs two at a time Dawn 
> burst into her sister's room "Buffy!" And froze at the site in 
> front of her. Her straight sister and her best friend were naked 
on 
> Buffy's bed and Buffy's face was buried between Willow's legs and 
> Willow was screaming Buffy's name. This took her all of two 
seconds 
> to absorb and realize Xander was about to reach the bedroom also.  
> Grabbing the doorknob, she pulled the door closed and held up her 
> hand as Xander's chest ran right into it.
> 
> "You can't go in there." Dawn spoke forcefully with just a quiver 
> in her voice.
> 
> "What do you mean, I have to see that they are all right." Xander 
> tried to push past her but Dawn threw herself in front of the door.
> 
> "Xander, they are fine. They are just sorta indisposed right now.' 
> Dawn tried to keep her voice calm to dissuade his protective 
> impulses.
> 
> "Oh Buffy. That's the spot. Oh goddess, I'm coming." Was clearly 
> heard causing Dawn to turn crimson and Xander's jaw to drop to his 
> chest.
> 
> "Xander, if you go in there, they'll kill you." Dawn delivered the 
> obvious while trying to avoid bursting into nervous giggles.
> 
> "I know, but it might just be worth it." Xander smirked, his true 
> nature never far away.
> 
> "Oh Willow, that feels incredible. Please don't' stop, don't ever 
> stop." Buffy's voice loudly proclaimed for young and old to hear.
> 
> As Xander leaned forward, Dawn pushed him towards the stairs. "Go 
> home and take a shower Xander, a very cold one. I'll call you when 
> you can come over. I'm pretty sure they're going to be in there 
for 
> awhile. A long while." Dawn gave Xander a final shove towards the 
> stairs and as he slowly left, she turned and looked at the door. A 
> knowing smile slowly suffused her young face as she fully 
> acknowledged what had just occurred.
> 
> "You're finally happy Buffy. And I am so happy for you." Dawn 
> turned to leave the long over due lovers make up for years of 
stolen 
> time.