Fic: Closing Time (1/1) PG

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Title: Closing Time (1/1) 
Author: Electronis
Email: electronis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rating: PG
Pairing: Buffy/Willow
Spoilers: anything up to and including 715 ? Get It Done is fair game.
Disclaimer: All the characters from the show ?Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
belong to ME. I mean ME as in Mutant Enemy, not me as in myself. If
only I were so lucky. The song ?Closing Time? belongs to Semisonic and
?Game of Love? belongs to Carlos Santana and Michelle Branch. 
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Summary: Response to Kaz?s challenge:
Must haves ...
Willow (well, duh)
change (b/c Willow's changed so much over the 7 years)
an ending (b/c this is the last season)
a new beginning (B/c I'm hoping for a willow-ful spinoff!)
a penguin (just because)
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Buffy came home from work to find Willow sitting alone behind her laptop
at the dining room table, the song ?The Game of Love? coming from the
computer?s speakers. ?Hey Will, what ya doing?? she asked as she
approached the redhead.
 
?Not much Buff, just some research? she replied not looking up.
 
?Something penguin related? Is there some sort of big bad penguin demon
that the First is throwing at us?? Buffy asked noting the penguin on
both a nearby book and the website Willow had just surfed to.
 
?Hunh? Oh, no, no, not demon related. Computer related. I?m going to
get a new computer, and I?m looking to get out of Macs. I?m looking
into Linux, that?s what the book?s about. And I?m checking my email,
that?s the deal with the website. I don?t know why there?s a penguinin
the Gossimer logo. Maybe they?re Linux fans. Or maybe they don?t know
why there?s a penguin in their logo either.?
 
The slayer was happy to hear the hacker babble. With everything that
happened after that fateful day in May, Willow babbles were few and far
between. ?So, how are things between you and Kennedy? Think you?re
going to be back to the smoochies soon?? Buffy knew Kennedy was a big
part of helping Willow come back around.
 
Willow sighed at Buffy?s question. ?We?re not dating anymore. She
couldn?t handle me drawing power from her like I did. So know we?re
just friends. I think she has her eyes on someone new.?
 
?It wouldn?t be Amanda would it? When I was counseling her she seemed
to have definite issues with boys.?
 
?No, not Amanda. But she is from Sunnydale.?
 
?Sunnydale? That only leaves me, Anya, and...Dawn??
 
?Yep, surprised me too. Maybe she sees something we don?t?
 
?Or maybe this is some kind of trick. The First working things to it?s
advantage, cause now I have to kill Kennedy.?
 
?Well, I don?t KNOW that she?s considering Dawn, but she has been
hovering near her quite a bit lately. Besides, isn?t it a bit
hypocritical of you to have a problem with Dawn possibly being gay when
you let your best friend and her lesbian lover live in your house??
 
?Oh, this has nothing to do with Dawn being gay, it?s me being the
overprotective big sister. You know ?No dating till you?re 21?, that
kind of thing.?
 
?You were dating Angel when you were Dawn?s age.?
 
?I know, but don?t you think mom probably wanted to kill him? At least
before she knew he was already dead?
 
Willow couldn?t resist a chuckle ?Buffy, I?m sure you don?t have
anything to worry about. Dawn?s a big girl, you?ve done a good job
raising her. And at least you know all about Kennedy, especially that
she?s breathing.?
 
?Good point, I?ll go easy on her, especially since all we have is
speculation right now. So, what are your plans for this fine evening??
 
?Watching Enterprise. T?Pol?s such a hottie.?
 
?I didn?t know you had a thing for Vulcans.?
 
?I do when they look like she does. And Hoshi?s not bad looking either.
And that one ensign that went to the movies with Phlox was cute too.
They should use her more often. I wonder if there?s any fanfic
involving the three of them??
 
?Getting out of the Doogie Howser fic hunh??
 
?That was high school Buff, I like to think I?ve come a long way since
then.?
 
?You have Will. I remember when you were barely able to float a pencil.
Now, you?re opening up big time portals. Speaking of high school and
time travel, doesn?t this take you back?? Buffy asked as the computer
began playing the song ?Closing Time?. ?And, very true, every new
beginning comes from some other beginning?s end.?
 
?Yep. And very true too. Look at me. My relationship with Tara began
from the ending of my relationship with Oz. I?ll be graduating college
soon, and that will lead to a job. My life seems to be all about change
right now. Providing I have one.?
 
?You will, I?ll make sure of it. See, you?re not the only one whose
life is changing. Going out with Principal Wood was nice, but it wasn?t
what I thought it would be. I think he kind of confirmed something for
me that I had suspected for awhile.?
 
?Oh, what?s that??
 
?I think you know. Mind if I watch Enterprise with you??
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June 2005
 
?Wake up sleepy head, you don?t want to be miss Dawnie?s graduation do
you??
 
?It still feels weird seeing Sunnydale High Graduations where the
Principal doesn?t get eaten by a giant snake.?
 
?I know sweetie, but you should get used to it. As the most popular
teacher there, you?ll be seeing a lot of them. Besides, Kennedy?s
already up and fixing a huge breakfast. It?s not every day you get to go
to your girlfriend?s graduation.?
 
?You should know?
 
?Hey, I was at both of your graduations.?
 
?Well, the first one was yours too. And you blew up the school.?
 
?Hey, it ended up giving Xander a job in the end. And, you know, there
was also the bit about saving the town.?
 
?I know baby, I?m just teasing you. You said something about
breakfast?? Willow asked as she got out of the bed she had shared with
Buffy for over two years now. She thought back to that day and smiled.
?Closing Time? would always hold a special place in her heart. Because
it was true. Every new beginning comes from some other beginning?s end.
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There ain't no revolution, only evolution, but every time I'm in Georgia
I eat a peach for peace
 
Duane Allman
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Y ddraig goch ddry cychwyn
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