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A true story-part 3



OK, here's your drink.
Now, back to my story.


I figured that we may go out fighting but damnit! I was going to do something I've always wanted to do first.
I hugged Buffy tight, told her I loved her and kissed her.

When I opened my eyes we were in my room, on my bed. Which wasn't a bad thing, just really, really strange. So, as much as I wanted to explore this nice developement, Buffy was completely wigged and decided we should go see Giles. PRONTO.

We did. It made the last puzzle piece click into place for the G-man.
He went to one of his trusty books and found what he had been looking for all this time.

Why are you looking at me like that? NO! I can't show you. I can't do it when ever I feel like, just give me a minute and I'll explain it to you.

It turns out I'm another product of the hellmouth. I draw on the slayers power and stuff happens when I'm upset and scared for the ones I love.

So, I'm kinda like Buffy's good luck charm. (Also it explains so much.
Like the whole puppet thing when I caught that rope like I did.
Buffy's dead, then not, ordeal.Halloween, the funeral home/Theresa thing.
Well you get the drift. It explained a lot.)

Giles said it was getting stronger as I matured and the longer I lived on the hellmouth, the more powerful it would get. So, I would have to learn how to control it.

(OH, did I mention that for me to be able to draw on Buffy's powers she had to, though unconsciously, allow me to out of love? She had a hard time with that one let me tell you!)

So now I was a freak, Buffy's avoided me, and Giles kept trying to throw us together.
Willow thought it was really cool and kept trying to do spells on me. Anya broke up with me and split Sunnydale all together mumbling something about normal people.
Oz just grunted and nodded his head like I had just dyed my hair.

Want a twinkie? How about a ho-ho? OK your loss.

Finally, a week later Buffy came looking for me.Wanted to talk she said.
Man, she was dressed to kill. Really! Tank top, short skirt,stakes here and there, crosses. That's my gal-pal,dressed for slay gal success.

Our talk would take place during her patrol.I knew what she was doing, the being alone without *being alone* thing.I went anyway.

She told me a lot of stuff that night. Said that we had been friends for so long that she was afraid to take the chance of messing it up. She never had friends like me and Will.
She couldn't ,and wouldn't, risk it. Not even for me, not even for true love.

Also, it seemed we were a part in a prophecy. Giles had told her about it a couple of days before and she made him promise not to tell me.
She needed to think about it first. Of course something about that pissed me off but for the first time in my life, I kept quiet about it.

The prophecy said that the Slayer would find the 'love protector' and her world would become as one with his.They would have a deep and lasting love but would be 'tested', so to speak, 3 times during their life together.If they failed, they died and their souls went without each other. If they lived, they would spend all eternity together.

It went on on with some more complicated stuff but that was the important parts. It had a vague reference to the 3 tests. Enough to let us know that we had passed the first one with the Mayor, and the second one was close at hand.

I'll admit that I felt really cheated. Here the prophecy was speaking of this grand love and I was getting cheated out of it! AND, I might be killed because of this non-existant love to boot!

Buffy said it only made her feel more pressure and she needed time to think.
By this time I had had enough.So, I told her she was going to have a lot of time because I didn't want to see her for awhile. It was MY turn to think about what was going on.
She wasn't the lone ranger any more and this involved my life, not just hers. Then, I showed her my back and walked away.

It would be three long weeks before I talked to Buffy again. But a beautiful thing happened in those three weeks. Buffy realized she loved me. FINALLY. Whoo-hoo! YES!

Oh, sorry,even after 8 years I still get excited when I think about it.

It all seems like yesterday.........

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~flashback~~~~~~~~



"Xand? PLease, please pick up the phone." He heard her voice break and knew she was crying but damnit! So had he been for the past 3 weeks and he was tired of it all!

" Xander, if you don't pick up I'll just come over and break your door down. You know I can too so answer me.PLease. I-I guess you heard I broke up with Riley? I couldn't date him any longer knowing that---" beeeeeppp.

Xander raced to the phone as the answering machine cut Buffy's speech off; but it was too late and he was met with the dial tone.


Running his hand over his face, he picked up the phone to call her back.Willow answered.

"Xander, she's on her way over there. You had better let her in Mister! Did you know that she received 12 stitches last week and a black eye three nights ago?"
"Oh, god is-"
"I'm not finished so you listen to me Alexander!! You let her in and hear her out. It isn't easy for people to admit their feelings- especially Buffy. She's been miserable these past weeks over you and this will be resolved tonight if I have to come over there and tie you two up myself! Do you hear me ALexander Lavelle Harris?!"

Willow was very out of breath and shouting by the end of her tirade.
"Ummm yeah Will I do, gotta go Buffy's here, and Willow? Thanks, I love you."
Xander hung up the phone and quickly went to the door.

As soon as he had the door open, he grabbed Buffy and hugged her to him tight and then looked her over. Deciding she was indeed alive, he set her away from him and started pacing.

" I ah see that Willow talked to you huh?" Buffy said nervously. Xander never stayed away from her for so long. She was scared that she was too late. Prophecy or not - she had proved one wrong before, but she hoped with all her heart she hadn't this time.

"Yes I did. I'm sorry you got hurt Buff. I never want that," Xander shakily ran his hand through his hair and said,"What do you want Buffy? What did you come here for? If it's more of the same then please leave cause I can't take no more. I want-"
Buffy's heart skipped a couple beats as she hurridly interrupted him,"Xander please! Wait. I love you." Buffy sobbed. "I love you so much I think I might die from it. I love your beautiful eye's and the way they love me.I love your smile and your laugh and your sense of humor. I-I l-love everything about you. Well, your dancing sucks but please, please say I'm not too late." Buffy wiped the tears from her face but more just fell in their place.

Looking at Xander with such love, despair and hope in her eyes he knew she was telling the truth that was in her heart.Finally.

Staring at each other from across the room, they slowly made their way towards each other. Standing just a few steps apart, Xander gave a small smile.
" I never thought I'd ever hear you say that to me. Say it again."He demanded.
"Oh Xander, I love you soo much.", Buffy all but laughed.
"So, is it true? Did you break up with Riley?"
Buffy started laughing, "love your priorities there Xand, but yes, it's true. About two weeks ago to be exact.I couldn't keep lying to myself and oh Xander please, if you don't touch me again, I think I'll die!"

Buffy threw herself against Xander and he caught her to him. Bringing their bodies flush from chest to legs, he ran his hands through her hair as he devoured her mouth.

They both ignored the ringing phone. For hours. Willow understood and so did Giles after Willow explained it to him.


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Ahhh great, now I need a cold shower. Oh well I'll have to settle for a cold drink.
How about you? Want a refil? Ok great, hang on, I'll be right back. I still haven't told you about the second test.

Part 4


Notes:You may have thought the last part was strange but get ready.It's about to get REALLY out there now.

Again my thanks to Andra for putting up with me.

And a big thanks to Darcy for helping me out with that pesky line of Giles lingo. Thanks Darcy.



Whoo- I'm settled down now. You know there once was a time when I said "I'm 17, looking at linoleum makes me think of sex." How true that was but I probally shouldn't have put an age on it. Being married to Buffy does that to a guy I'm afraid.

Anyway, back to my story.I'll pick it up from a week after we got together.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


" 'you have mail' "

------new message-------
From:Dan
To:Willow Rosenberg
Sent:Wednessday,September 15,1999 5:24 PM
Subject:Re:Braathwaate

Willow,

From the information you gave me I can say, without a doubt,that the demon is Braathwaate.
Braathwaate is one of the more obscure demons.
He is, as noted on our web page, typically identified as the demon who rules ignorance.
With a large disregared to higher intelligence as well.(I believe this is due to the fact that he feels he is the most intelligent being around and feels threatened by others displaying too much.)
In appearance his most striking feature is his darkness - some believe (although this seems a stretch to me, since there's a simpler explanation) that this is where the term "in the dark" comes from, since someone caught up in a web of ignorance would have been possessed or held captive by the demon Braathwaate, also known as "the dark one." He was (is) also believed to be large in size, a large, dark,looming figure.

One trick of Braathwaate's, apparently, is to assume human form ,be it male or female, in a position of authority over his poor victim, such as his master or commander.
He would then give orders that were obviously ludicrous. If his victim followed these orders, he would usually be placing his life in jeopardy.
If not, he would be branded as disobedient and subject to a severe penalty for disobedience - an early "no-win" situation.Not to mention the painful death involved either way the victim chooses.

I'm traveling now and hence do not have access to my reference library, so I apologize for not being able to give more complete information than this or referring you to any sources.
Best of luck with your situation and I'm sure you all will prevail as you have in the past.

Dan McAdam

----- Original Message -----
From: Willow Rosenberg
To: info@demonology.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 11:35 AM
Subject: Braathwaate/Aghasura

Dear Sir, I am in dire need of some information. As I have told you in the past, we live on the hellmouth here and are once again in jeopardy from a demon.
I was at your web site looking for different specializations of the demon and think I have found two possible suspects. I believe Braathwaate or Aghasura is the demon we are looking for. I'm hoping you can give more information on the two to help clear this up. Some characteristics are as follows:

*respected, high in authority
*Detest high intelligence but stupididty as well
*The highest and lowest scoring students at USD have been first acting as if possesed then later found dead from apparent fire balls.
*Finally, one student, a high scorer, was still somewhat alive and was able to give a little information before dying from substained injuries. She said that a teacher had told her to stand naked in the cemetary at midnight for extra credit and she refused to do it and that the teachers appearence 'changed' and she was hit with a ball of fire that came from the mouth of a beast.A dark beast. Unfortuantly she wouldn't give the teachers name.
Thank you for your time and I hope you can give some help.
Willow

"Oh good, the email I was waiting for is here. Oz, I need you to drop me off at Giles' store on your way to rehearsel." Willow scanned the email just sent to her as she waited for the printer to finish printing out a copy.

Reading over her shoulder, Oz raised his eyebrows at the text."That's some heavy stuff there babe, you ready? We better get you to Giles."

"I'm telling you Buffy, there is something WRONG with that Riley." Xander, with his obessive conversation for the day, opened the door to Giles' bookstore for Buffy."I mean, have you seen the looks he's been giving me? They sure aren't looks of love let me tell you! They have more of a '- I'm crazy evil guy' than a '- Hey, you stole my girl'- kind of thing."

"Hey Giles, Willow! Look Xander, he's normal.N-O-R-M-A-L.He's not evil,a demon, or a vamp so chill!" Buffy rolled her eyes and grinned at the pair in the room."Besides, you want someone freaky, go look at the Demonology teacher.Now there is your evil demon person."

Xander put his arms around Buffy and all but cooed, "Ahhh jealous are you little woman? I told you that she gives me the bad wiggins.Now you, with you it's ALL good, baby."

"Xander, I have told you before, quit calling me little woman," Buffy said, smacking Xander in the arm as she moved away from him. "I can still kick your butt. Also,I am NOT jealous of that hag.Now kiss me, you fool, before I change my mind."

Before Xander could oblige Giles cut in, "If you two are quite through, Willow has some important information you need to hear.Oh, by the way, Xander, have you been working on object projection rather than human transportation as I suggested?"

"I have G-man but I can't call it at will.There has to be real danger. It does seem that my most prevailing thought or wish is what happens at times of danger.So, Wills whatcha got? Is it Riley or what? Come on, say it is and I'll give you a big snickers bar," Xander pleaded,a little playfully.With a touch of serious undertone.

"XANDER!!"
Willow hurried with her news before the two love birds could start bickering again."OK, first, read this email while I read a passage from this book.
"The other shape, If shape it might be called, that shape had none, Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed; For each seemed either; black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart; what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand; and from his seat The monster, moving onward, came as fast With horrid strides; Hell trembled as he strode."
Willow shut her book and looked up to see the others staring at her with their mouths open. "Scary stuff huh? But hey! There is an up, I found the spell needed to curse it back to hell. All that's needed is for Buffy and Xander to keep it distracted while Giles and I do the spell. Shouldn't be too difficult. The main thing will be to stay out of the way of it's fireballs. Oh and did I mention,when not in human form,it has a tail that has a spike at the end?"
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