Will catch up with the feedback a little later, it's late and I ran out of cocoa..
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“Oh said that out loud didn’t I? I have that habit, it’s like I have all these thoughts running through my head so fast that sometimes I just open my mouth to say one thing and *poof* I hear myself saying another one of them without knowing which one it was. Oz says that it used to be really cute but now since we are older it gets annoying.”
Nox couldn’t help but just stare, how could anyone think that this woman was anything other then cute? She wanted to say millions of things all at once to but wasn’t sure about her voice yet. Instead she figured if she could make due with facial expressions that Willow would follow down the right path and understand. So giving it a shot she raised her eyebrows in a questioning manor.
“Oh Goddess that look of hers has to be the sexiest look I have ever seen” Willow thought to herself “Wait I just thought sexy and her in the same sentence.”
Seeing the look of confusion wash across Willows face Nox became scared. “What did Anyanka, or Anya even tell her, I mean them? Does she think I am trying to make moves on her? Because I’m not that would mean that I was feeling and I haven’t done that in… Wait I am feeling a little, I can feel that spark getting a little bigger and it is just because she is near.. And is babbling in your head contagious because I think I caught the babbling bug from her?” I am just going to look away and if she starts talking I’ll just consider myself blessed.
“Umm yeah dream, anyways it wasn’t like it was THAT kind of dream”
Well this just keeps getting better first I think sexy and her then I tell her I didn’t have that kind of dream about her. Like she would just naturally assume that I would have that kind of dream about her. That’s it after the Scooby meeting tonight I am going to have meditation and self therapy time. Willow mentally marked that in her schedule with a blue pen with a heart around it. Oh Goddess I am so doomed she sighed I didn’t even feel this strong about Buffy when I met her. Looking back she saw that Nox was staring once again at the water, so she took another moment to study her profile before attempting to speak again.
“Anyways it must just be because, well Anya told us a little bit about the story last night of what happened. Why your friend wants to hurt her and all that. Are you sure your friends not going to jump out and push me over?”
Once again all she received was a shaking of a head no.
“Okay, so really all I dreamed about was a horse, a really pretty horse actually, all grey, white, and black speckles and you were taking care of him. I am sure he was really nice, because he looked like he was a nice horse, other then the whole big teeth waiting to bite my arm off thing. But I am sure he was a great horse for you, and did I mention pretty with big teeth?”
Nox couldn’t help it she had to chuckle at the big jade eyes staring back at her. It felt good she thought, she couldn’t remember the last time she had laughed. It had been years, but with Willow it seemed like it had just been yesterday. She didn’t know why she was feeling this way after so long. But she did know that as long as she was alive to take another breath no one would ever hurt this gentle soul again.
“So then we were at a cottage and there was a beautiful woman there that made tea with honey and cream. She was baking little cakes and they were yummy and I couldn’t really figure out what kind they were but they were so good that I ate two. She was so happy and smiling and she had the most beautiful blue eyes and she loved you very much. Then I woke up.”
She felt the pain shove through her when Willow had started talking about the woman. More so she felt the anger and rage start to build inside her as well. She started trying to concentrate on deep cleansing breaths to calm herself she didn’t want Willow to see her angry.
“Did I upset you? I didn’t mean to.” Willow reached out took the other girls hand into her own. “Are you okay?”
Nox felt the calmness slowly wash over her. Nodding her head to show that she was okay she managed a small smile for the redhead before turning back toward the water. All she wanted was to stay like this for as long as possible, but she knew that was to much to ask.
They sat in silence just watching the water and listening to the each other breathe until the sun had reached over the trees. Willow seeing this realized that it had to be close to noon and for the first time in her life had blown off classes.
“Oh Goddess! I missed English Lit and am barely going to make it to Psychology if I run!” jumping up and almost tripping.
Nox reached out her arm to steady the redhead and once again felt the tingling run up her arm.
“I’m so sorry I have to go, and I am sorry for all the babbling earlier I must have really bored you. I have to go.” Willow managed to get out before heading back to the path out of the woods.
“W- Willow?” Her throat felt as though it was on fire, but she didn’t care she had to force the words out.
It was as though time stopped her mid-step, when Willow turned around Nox realized that once again she was blessed with that smiling face.
“Yes?”
“I-I like your b-babbling” There simple and didn’t hurt as much.
“Thank you Nox, the Scoobies have a meeting tonight, so we won’t be done till around eleven. But maybe we can spend time together soon?” Willow gave her best smile again hopping that the other girl would agree to see her again.
“I l-look forward to it, s-soon”
“Hopefully I won’t have to wait to long” turning around Willow ran up the path and toward the campus. Stopping right outside her psychology class she couldn’t help but smile at what had happened to her today. Looking at her hand she could still feel the remaining tingles fluttering around just under her skin. “What exactly is that?” she thought but before she could let her brain start analyzing it she heard Oz’s voice behind her.
“Willow where have you been I waited outside you English Lit. class and you never came out and then I went to the Espresso Pump and they said they hadn’t seen you since early this morning. Where have you been?”
“I just took some time to think Oz that’s all, some me time.”
“Without telling me? You knew I would worry about you. You never skip class, where were you?”
“Oz I just wanted some time to think, I didn’t know I had to run everything past you and ask permission.”
Grabbing Willows arm and pushing her against the wall Oz brought his face close to Willows. “Just don’t make it a habit of it, I don’t want to have to be worrying about you out there alone with this being a hellmouth and all. There are a lot of evil things out there and I can protect you, only I can protect you Willow.”
“Oz I have to go to class, please let go of me”
Oz backed slowly away from Willow before giving her the sweetest smile that he could manage with his anger.
“Okay, I have band practice tonight, but I will be there to walk you home after the Scooby meeting. Wait on me okay?”
“Sure Oz, I’ll wait on you, I want to talk to Buffy anyways.”
With that Oz leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek before turning around and walking toward the other side of campus to meet the rest of the band. Sitting on a bench waiting for Devon to arrive he heard a voice behind him.
“So you want to know where your girl really was?”
“You’re the freak from last night, what do you know?”
“Oh I know a lot and it seems like we are on the same side of sorts. You want to keep your girl and well I want to keep mine, seems we need each other considering they spent all morning together.”
“Willow said that she was alone, that she was thinking”
“You think she would just come out and say that she was spending time with someone else and holding THEIR hand?” Arionna knew that she had him with the last part. It was simple after all the years, you bait the animal with what they like and then you promise it to them and they would do anything you wanted until they had it.
“No she said she was alone, she wasn’t with anyone, SHE WASN’T TOUCHING ANYONE!” Oz could feel himself start to lose control.
“Oh, no need to get upset love, you help me get what I want, and you can keep what you want. I think that’s a pretty good plan don’t you? I know you have felt it, that primal calling deep inside that werewolf soul of yours. Telling you to control, to hold on with all you have because Willows slipping away. It’s a primal thing really, but a lot of us have it. Even I suffer from that need to be, well lets just say in control. Kind of that animal instinct flowing through your blood 24/7 needing to be, well for lack of better words, top dog.”
“”What do you want me to do?”
“That’s it love, just what I wanted to hear. It’s really simple, first we bring out the killer in my girl, and your girl will see you as the hero. We start tonight meet me at the demon bar. I will tell you more then.”
TBC
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I have died many a death in love, and yet, had I not loved I would never have lived at all.
--David Lasater
I'm intrigued about these strangers & what they're up to.
is Oz's problem?
I'm just kidding. That was a stupid question.
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. Hopefully someone will be able to make her feel wanted 
Thank goodness I was sat down when I read that 
can somebody please royally kick his controlling, possessive ass. 
. Grr, I hate Oz 
. Love sam xx 
at: 8/22/04 9:22 pm
hehe. Wonderful update. LOve sam xx 
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