Re: FIC: Per Omnia Saecula Saeculorum 16

[Slayer125 <slayer1252001@xxxxxxxxx>]

Man, the suspense is thick...great job.

 

Slayer125

cdreramius <mike_mcd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Title: Per Omnia Saecula Saeculorum
> Author: Tony McD
> Rating: M (15+ for language and adult themes)
> Summary: The events and consequences immediately after `Grave'.
> Distribution: Anywhere, just keep my name on it. As long as I am
> remembered, I will never truly die.
> Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer nor do I own any
> other characters. This is a work of fiction written for your enjoyment.
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> Buffy had to admit Dawn's idea for Xander's birthday was a pretty good
> one. They hadn't been to the beach since Dracula blew into town and it
> was nice to do something nice and normal for once. The three of them
> had a lot of fun together and Buffy wondered why the S
> coobies
>  didn't
> hit the beach more often.
>
> Xander's reaction to her new bikini was gratifying to say the least.
> He slipped into classic non verbal Xander mode when she had revealed
> her bikini. He tried to act nonchalant and failed miserably. It had
> been a long time since a guy had made Buffy feel good about herself or
> her body. Xander respected her, as a person as well as her Slayer
> birthright.
>
> But every now and then a girl likes to feel sexy, damn it!
>
> The three became two when Dawn spotted a couple of her friends and
> hung with them for the afternoon, leaving Buffy 
>
> and Xander to their own devises. They chatted, splashed around and
> generally enjoyed the beach and each others company.
>
> All in all, it was a great day.
>
> On the drive back home Xander told Buffy and Dawn that Giles said that
> he and Willow would be coming back soon. The news was greeted with
> happiness mixed with apprehension. They all knew that Willow's
>  return
> would be awkward, and not only because of Willow's rampage.
>
> The Scooby dynamic had changed. The three of them had developed a
> comfortable routine which would change when Giles and Willow returned.
>
> And it also meant that Buffy and Xander would have to deal with all
> the issues that they had put off until Willow's return.
>
> Issues that, the resolution of which, they knew would change their
> friendship forever.
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> patientia autem probationem, probatio vero spem;
>
> (endurance produces character, and character produces hope)
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> Xander had, for once, enjoyed his birthday. The day they had spent
> together would be a happy memory for all of them.
>
> Buffy and Dawn would need all the happy memories they could get for
> the coming days.
>
> Xander closed his eyes and regretted his earlier decision to live with
> Buffy and Dawn. Soon Willow would return and things would become
> harder and m
> ore
>  complicated. With every passing day he was making
> things worse when the time finally came...
>
> Buffy.
>
> Xander had spent a lot of his life oblivious of the true feelings of
> those around him, especially when it came to Willow's feelings towards
> him. But he was older now and wiser than his 16 year old self. He knew
> that Buffy was beginning to have feelings for him. Boy-friendly
> feelings that in the past he would have rejoiced in.
>
> But not now.
>
> All it meant was that he would hurt Buffy all the more.
>
> He was living a lie. He had the best intentions in the world, but then
> again the best of intentions was a key building material in Satin's
> freeways. He should tell them the truth.
>
> No. They weren't ready for the truth. Not yet. He would go with his
> original plan. Willow would be home soon and the hardest part would
> begin. He had to get them ready for what was to come.
>
> To that end Xander sat down and put pen to pa
> per,
>  pouring forth his
> heart onto the crisp white pages.
>
> Occasionally he would look up at the photo of Willow, Buffy and him on
> his table. It was a picture of happier days that he hoped would once
> more return, both now and in the years ahead. He reached out and
> gently caressed the faces of the two closest people to his heart
> before returning to the task at hand.
>
> *-*-*-*-*
>
> In ore stulti virga superbiae, labia autem sapientium custodiunt eos. 
>
> (In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips
> of the wise will keep them safe.)
>
> *-*-*-*-*

Passion. It lies in all of us. Sleeping... ...waiting... And though unwanted... ...unbidden... it will stir...open its jaws, and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... Passion rules us all. And we obey. What other choice do we have?
It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we can live without
passion, maybe w
e'd know 
some kind of peace. But we would be
 hollow.
Empty rooms, shuttered and dank. Without passion, we'd be truly dead."


"5by5"

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