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Lost and Forgotten

Postby RaVeN » Tue Aug 17, 2004 12:36 am

Title: to be announced



Author name: RaVeN



Email address: moofiekiller@hotmail.com



Rating: umm PG-PG13 right now but who knows where my mind may go...



Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BTVS characters. I do however own the concept of the story, well at least I'd like to think I own it but I was more blessed by a reoccurring dream. But please don't try to sue me I am a full time college student without a job and I would rather die then you take my cat.



Feedback: Good or bad I will read it, just be honest and umm a little gentle it is my first time umm yeah. I don’t have a beta, so just keep the spelling and grammer errors in mind, I am not an expert lol.



Summary: Well it kind of goes a little crazy, just know they are on the hellmouth. Nothing has really happened unless I mention it and umm Tara isn’t there, Willow is still with Oz. But don't worry I will make up for it, you can't change destiny.



NOTES: This came to me in a dream minus the BTVS stuff when I was a younger and met who I thought was my always. I had told them the story and I was then commanded to write a fairytale of sorts out of it. Well the story was never finished and the love, well some things are only true while the rose petals are floating on the wind. Also please do not post elsewhere without my permission.



With all that said on with the show…

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The fall night had become increasingly cold as Willow and Oz stepped out of the theater. It seemed to cold for it only being October Willow knew that she wasn’t brave enough to ask Oz for his jacket. They had been fighting all night and only during the movie had there not been harsh words coming out of Oz’s mouth towards her. She couldn't understand why he was taking everything she said the wrong way.



“Oz I am not saying we cant still hang out and go out some, I am just saying that after two years together I think maybe we need time to see if this is what we still want” Willow said barely above a whisper.



“What do you mean Willow THIS IS what I want! I want you no one else and I don't even know how you think I could. Maybe it is YOU that wants someone else. Is that it? Is there someone else?” Grabbing her arm tightly he spun her around “Is that it? WHO IS HE WILLOW?” Oz said through clenched teeth.



“Oz let go your hurting my arm, there isn't anyone else, no one at all... Oz can you hear me your hurting me!”



“Well what do we have here, seems red said to take your paws off her. If I were you I would consider doing that pretty fast”



Willow turned behind them to see Spike walking nonchalantly up to them. He had hated to admit it but government chip or not he had always liked the redhead. Even when he was doing his best to be all big and bad man there was something about her that had made him feel, well more like a man then an animal. Oz looked like he was about to object to the vampires request and then slowly shook his head. Taking his hand away from her arm he set his jaw just so he didn't lose all face.



“Good puppy, you may be trainable yet” Spike said as he stopped in front of them both. “Red, your freezing”



“Oh, no Spike, I am okay I’m on my way to the Magic Box so it won’t be too much longer.”



“Still you’ll catch your death and there's no way I am letting the slayer blame me for that one as well” Taking his leather trench off he wrapped it around Willows shoulders. “Anyway, I wear it more for style then for the actual warmth you know? One’s got to at least keep up their appearance with style since well you know a tan out of the question” Spike said hoping to get a slight smile out of the redhead.



“Thank you Spike, Thank you”



Oz had watched the interaction between the two with anger building inside him. “Remember calmness; remember inner peace, WHY IS HE TOUCHING HER? IS THAT WHO SHE WANTS? Get it together Oz inner peace, tranquility, Willows yours, only yours, you made her who she is. She can only be yours.” Smiling the best fake smile he could at the two he cleared his throat. “So... Umm yeah freaking there for a bit sorry....must be getting close to the full moon or something” He paused enough to see if they were buying it... “Shouldn't we get to the Scooby meeting it is getting kind of late” Smile again make her think it was all her fault... That's it Oz there you go she is taking the bait.



Willow had turned to look at her boyfriend while he had been talking to them. It sounded like the Oz that she had fallen in love with but things had been so different the past few weeks. He was becoming more and more controlling and was losing his temper at her at the blink of an eye and then loving Oz would be back there at the next blink. He had also become rougher towards her physically. Never really hurting her, but he had been more aggressive towards sex as well and that was really disturbing her. Almost flying off the handle if she said no or trying to make her feel guilty until she gave in. She had started to talk to Buffy about it but had chickened out at the last minute. Ending the conversation with her by simply telling her that she felt as though something was missing. Not only from their relationship but from herself as well. Buffy had said that she understood, but somehow she didn’t think the blonde had.



“Yeah, we should get to the meeting before everyone starts to worry” trying to flash a reassuring smile more to herself then the other two she sat off walking the few remaining blocks to the Magic Shop.



The walk was quite, to quite Willow thought it felt like something was gathering and she couldn’t figure out what. It almost felt like they were in the calm before the storm but she knew that couldn't be. Sunnydale had been quite for months now and except for the occasional vampire or a demon that had took a wrong turn the hellmouth had been very inactive. Analyzing this while walking the last block Willow was suddenly jumping into Spikes arms as she heard a loud crash coming from an alley they were walking by. Oz didn't fail to notice though and the anger once again started boiling inside of him.



“She jumped to him, here I am and she jumps to him Mr. Peroxide himself with no pulse and an apparent very bad punk rock obsession.” He barely mumbled while letting out a soft growl.



Both Willow and Spike had heard the mumble but couldn't quite make out was said but the growl was heard very well. But with what they were seeing in front of them it left no time for their minds to process the “why” of it. Two figures could be seen half way down the alley. One was crouching over the bodies of what appeared to be some kind of demons Willow couldn't remember the name of. The other was staring in their direction eyes transfixed on them in what appeared neither a harming glare nor one of a friendship offering. The standing figure took a step forward before stopping again, Willow looked for the other figure that had been there but somehow they were already gone.



“YOU” the figure said to them before taking one more step towards them.



“Come on Red we have no business here” Spike said while taking her arm.



“But...” Willow said as she was for some reason drawn to the alley.



The figure looked as though it was about to take another step and then jerked its head to the side as if they heard something behind them. Looking once more in their direction it turned suddenly and walked the other way seemingly disappearing in thin air.



“Now Red, we have to get to the Magic Box and I mean now!” Spike said as he ushered her even faster down the street. “Come on puppy, your coming as well” he said while giving Oz a glare that would have made most people shy away.



Once more there was a growl floating across the air, but Willow failed to hear this one. She was to busy wondering what the sudden longing in her heart was.



TBC (maybe) keep going? Tuck my tail and run?



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To see her was to love her, and love no one but her.. and to love forever...

Edited by: RaVeN at: 8/20/04 3:18 pm
RaVeN
 


Re: 1st fic.. to be named

Postby Sheba » Tue Aug 17, 2004 12:49 am

Definitely keep going girl! Good opening. You've got yourself a fan!

Sheba
 


Re: 1st fic.. to be named

Postby sam darls » Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:37 am

Ooh, I agree..definitely keep going :heart . Love sam xx

"Sometimes things happen between people that you don't really expect. And sometimes the things that are important are the ones that seem the weirdest or the most wrong. And those are the ones that change your life." - Jessie Sammler (Evan Rachel Wood)

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Re: 1st fic.. to be named

Postby irishlassie101 » Tue Aug 17, 2004 6:45 am

Hy there,



wonderful start, you must keep on !!!!!!!



...could we please have a piano or somthing fall down on Oz, or maybe an elephant.....!!!!!!!!

or could we have some bad demon rip his hands off for hurting Willow...or tell Buffy, she would be happy to help !!!!!!



Aishling

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Re: 1st fic.. to be named

Postby LunaMuses » Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:52 am

yay, nice spike :D



me likes so far...well, I don't *like* this Oz situation, but you said it will change, so I can stick it out ;P



I say keep going ;)

"I was disappointed. I had thought I would have some revelation of specific evil. I wondered if all women did with other women was lie and hug."
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

LunaMuses
 


Re: 1st fic.. to be named

Postby Wired vixen » Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:00 am



Hey dude, :bigwave



This is a good start, got my attention! Keep it coming!



Stace xXx

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Re: 1st fic.. to be named

Postby amazonaa » Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:52 am

Ya, I'm with the others. This is great. I wonder who those people were.



And Oz is really starting to piss me off with that attitude.:rolleyes I just hope he doesn't do anything stupid.





Great job. More soon, please.:D





brittney







~Kiss this axe bitch!---Tara "Bargaining part 2"~

amazonaa
 


followups

Postby RaVeN » Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:09 am

Sheba: Thank you so much, I am just hoping I can control my rambling through this fic. It's hard to stay on track lol.:flower



sam darls: Well 2nd chapter should be up in a bit, so hopefully it will mesh with this one and everything will go with the flow. Thanks for reading:flower .



Irishlassie101: A piano huh, well hadn't thought about that one, but you know the bronze has had a lot of strange stuff happen in it. Until I figure out exactly whats going to happen to him, heres an :dumbo and rest assured I will see to Oz.



LunaMuses: Yeah I had to have nice Spike, my roommate loves him. Well "likes" him and makes her laugh, so I had to carry that on even if she never reads this.



Wired vixen: Should have an update in a bit. I am kinda running crazy because I have class tonight and I have 4 gaming reviews to do UGGG want this first lol.



amazonaa: I promise soon you'll figure the people out. Well maybe not THAT soon but umm yeah hee hee While I am not a Oz hater I had to have someone to balance some things out. So he fell "victim" or something:whistle





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To see her was to love her, and love no one but her.. and to love forever...

Edited by: RaVeN at: 8/17/04 9:10 am
RaVeN
 


Re: followups

Postby bijoux2 » Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:54 am

your first fic huh? you have all my encouragement. Keep going! hmm, can't say I like oz, though. humph :miff

bijoux2
 


feedback.

Postby photographer02 » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:51 am

Absolutely love it!



Please continue!



photographer02

photographer02
 


update

Postby RaVeN » Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:41 pm

bijoux2: yup my first attempt, thank you for the encouragement!



photographer02: Thank you for reading, hopefully as I go on I will be able to keep peoples interest:peace



All disclaimers as before and with that said..



On with the show...

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Chapter 2



The jingling of the door brought all eyes to the front of the Magic Shop. “You’re late, what took you so long? Didn’t run into any trouble did you?” Buffy asked without looking up again.



“Oh, umm no, no trouble really Buffy, Spike even walked us here. We did see two people in an alley standing over two demon bodies. But no trouble really” Willow said as she handed Spikes coat back to him. Nervously she crossed her arms to cover the bruise that was starting to form. “Lucky me” she thought, “Another week of wearing long sleeves, at least its getting cold so no one will question”.



“Two people you say? Are you sure they were humans? What did they appear to be doing there” Giles asked finally looking away from the book he was reading.



“They were human all right, well as close to as human as they could be. More human then some of us that are in the room” Spike said glaring at Oz. He had seen the bruising on Willows arm forming and he hadn’t liked it one bit. Maybe he wasn’t like Angel with the bloody soul and all, but he was going to make sure he had a long talk with this “Oz” and if he said one wrong thing he would make sure that he would understand why he was known as “William the Bloody” chip or not.



Oz had seen the look on Spikes face and knew he needed to think of a plan fast. The others he wasn’t worried about as he scanned Giles, Buffy, Xander and Anya’s faces. He knew Willow wouldn’t have the courage to turn on him, after all she owed him everything didn’t she he said with a chuckle in his head. Spike on the other hand, he was something he would have to deal with. The plan would be started on first thing when he got back to Devon’s he decided.



Before anyone else had the chance to say anything they heard the jingling of the chimes on the door again. “Who didn’t lock the door? Sorry even though I would love to take your money tonight you will have to wait until in the morning then I will be happy to take all of your currency” Anya said while her smile was fading. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOooo” she screamed and tried to hide behind Zander.



“Well isn’t this a surprise? We knew Sunnydale being a hellmouth would make things a bit more interesting. This though surprises even me. What is this a social club or something? A slayer, Watcher, Vampire, Werewolf, a boy, and a demon how cozy Christmas dinner must be for you all.”



“What? I get called a boy? I am a manly man as ever a man could be” Xander said in his usual joking manor.



“Xander hush! Don’t make her angry you won’t like what happens when they are angry!” Anya said still hiding behind her boyfriend.



“Who are you? What do you want and why are you dressed so badly? Also you could use a good washing you know?” Buffy said stepping forward and moving her nose like she was sniffing.



“This is no concern of yours Slayer, and I wouldn’t interfere if I were you. You may be the Slayer but there are some forces out there that are stronger then you.” The figure said coldly to her.



“Yeah and all those big bads I kill so don’t even start going off on a power trip. At this moment I would be more then happy to cut those legs off your little pedestal.” Buffy took another step towards the figure “I was stood up tonight and am not in a great mood.”



“What about me?”



As if someone had set off a nuclear bomb in the middle of the room everyone turned to look at Willow. Suddenly turning red Willow wasn’t sure what to say next. “I mean, everyone got pointed out except me? Am I a ghost again? Because you know that wasn’t that fun and well… what about me?”



“Ah Will, you know you’re the foundation!” Xander said looking at his childhood friend.



“You’re the one we all count on Will, you know, the dependable one of the group besides Giles” Buffy said giving her almost the same smile Xander had.



“You’re MY girlfriend, so that makes you special Willow” Oz said leaning over towards her ear.



I am the great old dependable foundation trophy person.. Can my life get much better she thought?



“Well this is touching and all with the group therapy, but as I said, the Slayer and all her little friends stay out of our way and in a few weeks we will be out of yours. As long as you all do that there won’t be anyone getting hurt. Except the Demon in the back, I have had a long time thinking what I am going to do with you. Starting right now I think”. Only taking a few steps forward towards Anya before Buffy stepped in her path.



“Okay granted Anya can be a little annoying, well more then a little and her tactfulness in the human communication process is all well non existent. But Xander loves her which means your going to have to go through me to get to her” Buffy said taking another step to make sure she was in the strangers direct path to Anya.



“HEY! Take that back my communication skills are by far better then yours!” Anya screamed at the Slayer.



“Ahn, honey I think at this moment we should practice what we talked about last night with the thankfulness?” Xander calmly told his girlfriend.



“OH YEAH! Go Buffy THANK YOU!” Anya shouted towards the Slayer.



“Really Slayer is one Demon worth that much to you that your willing to risk your life?”



“Ex-Demon, and she’s Xanders world and no matter how much it hurts to say it sometimes, yeah that’s worth it” Buffy eyed the stranger coldly.



Stepping closer to make her way towards the Demon there was suddenly a thud as a dagger stuck in the hard wood floor a few inches from where the stranger was going to put her foot down.



“Good job Buffy” Xander and Anya cheered.



“Wasn’t me guys” Buffy shrugged.



“Umm then who Buff?” Willow asked looking around the room.



“Not funny Nox that could have hit me” the stranger said looking up at the balcony.



“How? When did she get up there? When did she come in we have been here all day, no one was up there? GILES?!” Buffy said in a worried tone.



Looking up Willows breath caught in her throat. She saw the other figure from the ally looking down at them. Without a word the figure jumped the railing and landed almost cat like on the floor. Impressing even Buffy at the gracefulness of the movements the woman had made. Putting her hand on the other figures shoulder she simply shook her head and nodded towards the door.



“But she deserves it!” The girl whined to her.



Again the Woman shook her head and bent towards her dagger but for some reason left it in the floor. Then nodding towards the door again and with a little push she encouraged the figure towards it. Looking back at the others with the coldest stare Willow had ever seen in her life. Even colder then the one her parents had given her when they had found out that she was dating a musician she thought.



“FINE! I will go!” The stranger screamed, “But just know that you won’t always be safe Anyanka. I will hunt you down and kill you!” Then she stomped towards the door and threw it open and made her way out into the night.



Shaking her head the other woman started to walk towards the door. Only to hear Anya’s voice call out to her. “You know I am, I am sorry for everything. Maybe not back then, but now I realize what happened, what I did and I am sorry”



The Scoobies stood in awe as they rarely heard Anya say those words. Much less seem to mean it as much as she did now. Wondering if they were true or she was just scared they turned back to the figure that had stopped walking a few feet from where Willow and Oz stood. Looking from Willow to Oz then back to Willow she slowly turned around.



Without saying a word she stared at the ex-demon. No one realized that they were holding their breath. Even Spike who didn’t have a reason to breathe shook his head when he realized he was. Not saying a word the stranger stared at Anya for a minute, then simply sighed and nodded. Turning towards the door something caught her attention out of the corner of her eye. Walking up to Willow she moved her hand from where Willow was covering the bruises that had started to be evident on her arm. Looking into Willows eyes she simply stood there for a moment then turned her gaze towards Oz.



“If you hurt her again I will kill you” Oz heard in his head.



“What?” he barely managed to stammer out.



“Oz-man, too much time in front of amps you’re hearing things” Xander said looking over at his childhood friends boyfriend.



“You heard me, if you touch her again and hurt her I will kill you” the voice came in his head again.



Looking over to the stranger Oz started to stay something but his mouth just seemed to open and close and few times before he shook his head again and clenched his teeth once again that night. His temper was starting to get the best of him and he was starting to not care if the wolf came out.



Catching Willows eyes again the stranger allowed herself the luxury of swimming in the deepest emeralds she had ever been blessed to see. Then remembering her own eyes she dropped her eyes as fast as she could. “What could one see in my eyes but the pain of what I am?” she wondered to herself.



“Are you okay?” Willow said putting her hand on the strangers arm.



Jerking away from Willows touch their eyes met once again. That is when Willow seen the storm that was in the darkness of the strangers eyes. They seemed to be filled with fear, hurt and something that Willow had never seen before. She heard the stranger sigh and then continue to make her way to the door. As she left all the Scoobies stood there in silence for a moment.



“Okay so what was that about again?” Buffy asked.



“Anya it appears you have some explaining to do” Giles said while cleaning his glasses.



“I’ll put the water on for tea and cocoa” Willow told them just happy to be anywhere else for a moment to figure out what all that was about and why her heart felt like it was about to explode.



“Hey Giles got any crumpets?” Xander asked



“Dear Lord it seems like this is going to be all niter again” Giles placed his glasses back on his face.



“Right then, so I’ll warm the blood and we can get to the story telling” Spike made his way back to the back of the shop.



When everyone had their respective tea, cocoa and warm blood all eyes turned to Anya.



“Umm so yeah guess I should start form the beginning right?” Anya said in a nervous tone.



“That would be a good place to start the story Ahn” Xander told her while giving her a kiss on the cheek.



“OH I love story time! I do! I do! I do!” Willow giggled trying to break herself out of the mood she was in and hoping the story would get the images of the girls eyes out of her head. “What tells me that this story doesn’t have a happy ending though? I so miss the happy endings…”



“No your right Willow, this story doesn’t have a happy ending, and in a way it’s partially my fault” Anya said softly.



TBC



***EDITED to change Xanders name to corect spelling



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To see her was to love her, and love no one but her.. and to love forever...

Edited by: RaVeN at: 8/17/04 3:43 pm
RaVeN
 


Re: update

Postby justin » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:42 pm

This is an interesting story :applause



Oz in your story reminds me a bit of the Oz from AntigoneUnbounds story, Second Chances, what with the insane jealously and blaming it on his wolf side. Though in this story Oz seems to think he was the making of Willow. ego much?



It seems there's going to be a confrontation between Oz and Spike, which makes me wonder if Spike can hurt Oz, seeing as Oz is a werewolf. If not as a human, then maybe when as a werewolf.



These two strangers seem to have a lot of hate towards Anya. Though it doesn't seem wise to tell someone to stay out of your way and then attack their friend.



Would it be being overly presumptious to assume that the one who was so protective of Willow is Tara?



FYI, Xander's name is spelled with an X rather than a Z.



Looking forward to :read more



"VOOM"?!? Mate, this bird wouldn't "voom" if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised! - The Parrot Sketch

justin
 


...

Postby RaVeN » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:55 pm

justin,



you are very correct on xanders name, my friends name is zander with a "z" so I guess my brain couldn't split the 2 I will change it though. As soon as I get ready for class, it will give me something to do other then to sit there with glazed eyes lol.



Oz's crazy ego head will be explained more as the story goes on, at least in a couple of chapters it will be. Oz will be put in his place, just by who I am not going to really let go of that info at the moment. Still twisting my story to fit with this one.



The hatred toward Anya will be explained in the next update, prob. tonight or tomorrow. Only one of them was really threatening, and as the story goes on you'll see their mental state is well.. not to stable.



Who knows who these strangers are, rude people threatening people thinking they are all that hee hee but yes somewhere Tara will be in this fic.. as I promised:p





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To see her was to love her, and love no one but her.. and to love forever...

RaVeN
 


Re: update

Postby amazonaa » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:57 pm

This is a great story. I love it.:applause :applause i don't know why I like it so much I just do.:D







great job. More real soon, please.







brittney









~Kiss this axe, bitch!---Tara "Bargaining part 2"~

amazonaa
 


Re: update

Postby WickedReds » Tue Aug 17, 2004 4:26 pm

Excilent story Raven.. look forward to more..



-reds:willow



my banana dances for smut :banana

Tara in a wet shirt, Tara in a wet shirt. Tara in. A. Wet. Shirt. “Of course.”-Willow From Remember to Breath By Yellow Crayon



Now that just sucks- me

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Re: update

Postby kindagay » Tue Aug 17, 2004 5:19 pm

I'm loving this so far. You have my attention and my curiosity peaked.



Keep up the great work



Hugs

Jeanne

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Tara: “Let me guess – you want me to lie on your lap while you feed me grapes, but my sweet, shy, precious, honey you’ve been too shy to ask – yes?” - GROWW by WannaFriendsBe

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Re: 1st fic.. to be named

Postby ambersagoddess » Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:03 pm

:clap



Puppy's gonna get his head beat in if I've got anything to say about it :smash



Keep going, it rocks!



-Rei:pride :sheep :kitty

"I am vindicated, I am selfish I am wrong, I am right I swear I'm right I swear I knew it all along. And I am flawed but I am cleaning up so well, I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself so clear." -Dashboard Confessional

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WOW!

Postby Maccoda » Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:34 pm

Very interesting, I'm hooked!

Maccoda
 


great!

Postby Willster » Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:56 pm

I really like this story so far.



I think i'm starting to figure out who the stranger is ;)



Very interesting and I am curious to see where it's going.



Update soon please!





By the way, Oz is an ass in that fic..! :P



Willster
 


Re: great!

Postby BurningWhiteRose » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:34 pm

And now, the verdict......



FANTASTICO!!!!



This has got me...



Love the way 'the figure' is an enigma for now.



Oz...such an ass....



Not in a good way...Cause honestly, I was too hooked on Willows to notice his....



Anywho...



More soon?



Sincerely,

:flower BWR

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Re: great!

Postby Tempest Duer » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:47 pm

Cool fic. Oz is an asshole.

It's insulting to the whole gender[sic] of rap.



~Eminem

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Re: great!

Postby LunaMuses » Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:20 pm

good update! at first, I thought the mystery woman was Halfrek, hehe, but I think I'm off a bit ;P



looking foward to Anya's story ^^

"I was disappointed. I had thought I would have some revelation of specific evil. I wondered if all women did with other women was lie and hug."
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

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update again

Postby RaVeN » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:02 pm

WOW! thanks for all the great words.. I may end up having an ego after all this is over lol. I have never thought my writing was that great even though it is my passion.



Same disclaimer as before..

I had a really hard time withthis update. I feel that its one of the most important chapters to the story and don't feel that I have done my dream justice...



with that note On with the show...

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Chapter 3



Anya set at the table looking at the others wondering what their reaction to her story would be. She wasn’t proud of what she had done, there wasn’t a single other time then this as a vengeance demon that she hadn’t been proud of her work. At first she had just told herself it was because she was a young vengeance demon is why she had made the mistake. But now that she was human she could see the truth, and that truth was that D'Hoffryn had made her answer that call because he was angry for the summoning. What they had been summoned for. He had wanted to make a point, and had sent Anyanka to make that point.



“OK so we have the tea, cocoa, and crumpets” Buffy started



“And the blood, can’t forget about the blood” Spike added



“Umm yeah and the blood, all in our comfy seats, Giles has extra handkerchiefs for his glasses lets get this story time on the road shall we?” Buffy continued.



“Sure umm well where to start, at the beginning I supposed or as much as I know. It was only at the end that I came in of course so I really don’t know much of anything before that except the rumors I heard. I am pretty sure there aren’t any records about it either because well it was pretty taboo back then. How things have changed though even in the last couple hundred years, I mean it’s almost the norm now.” Anya stopped as if thinking about the last part of that comment.



“Ahn, you’re starting to ramble. The story does it really matter that it is taboo now? And well what was taboo?” Xander asked her.



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Somewhere else in Sunnydale at that time---



Her dreams seemed to have doubled in power, she was trying to wake up she was screaming at herself to wake up but for some reason couldn’t. She could smell the death all around her and could feel the blood covering her skin in a sticky patches. She knew she had to rise off her knees but months of battle had left her weak. To her left she could see her only other friend besides her love chasing after the few remaining survivors. She screamed to let them be and her head started pounding even more. Closing her eyes she could still hear the voices crying out and she could see the violence behind her eyes. With a final push she stood, she had done as her love had wanted. She had captured lands as far as anyone could wish. She had sent treasures upon treasures back to her kingdom. But never a word in return had she received; now she felt it was time to go home.



With a sharp intake of breath Nox willed herself to wake up. She couldn’t make it through the rest of that dream again, not right now, not when her end was so near. She needed all her strength to prepare; she wasn’t going to let things continue on the way they had been for so long.



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Back at the magic shop---



“By the time they made it back, it was the celebration of the Prince and the Lady joining ceremony. They were too late and the new Prince and Princess had everything they wanted. They had the land of all the enemies that Nox and her army had killed. They had the fear of other countries, they had more power then most humans could only begin to understand. But one woman had the power to take it all away from them and she had to be stopped” Anya sighed and took a deep breath. “Anyways when I was called on the scene it had already started getting messy. People were screaming for a crucifixion and wanting to burn her at the stake. But the ruler wasn’t hearing of it. He didn’t want the trials he wanted things over not later but at that moment.”



“Wait they were Witches?” Willow interrupted.



“No silly, well actually yes kind of but not the bad sort of way. Well the one had the possibility of a bad way but the other was nothing but light in those dark times. But that’s not why they wanted to punish her” Anya said rolling her eyes.



“Then if that wasn’t it then why?” Willow was sitting at the edge of her seat. “Why would anyone want to hurt Nox?”



Oz looked at his girlfriend with anger once again in his eyes. “Why does she care so much about this Nox? First I have Spike to deal with and now I have some witch to deal with. Fine if that’s how she wants to play so be it even if it means she loses all of them. That means she will finally be all mine like she is supposed to be.” Smiling smugly to himself he liked that idea.



“Who?” Buffy asked “I mean I remember one of them being referred to as umm Nox but didn’t think that was a real name.”



“Actually it isn’t, I can’t remember her real name now, that was part of the wish I granted, that her name be forgotten” Anya sighed.



“Why would anyone want her name forgotten? And if they weren’t punishing her for being a witch why then?” Willow was doing her best to not babble questions out and only asking the ones that she thought was the most important.



“Willow they weren’t punishing her for being a witch because they didn’t know she was one, they were punishing her for who she loved. Who she refused to renounce her love for, the one that at the end denied ever having love for her, the one that in the end made her what she is today, hollow.”



“Well that’s crazy! I mean granted she wasn’t um in top condition tonight but I am sure that with a good shower and wardrobe change she would be beautiful. What guy would pass that up in his right mind?” Buffy asked.



“Well that’s the thing, it wasn’t a guy. It was the Princes new wife.” Anya whispered looking down.



“Oh” Willow said quietly. “OH! I umm understand now” She announced a little louder before taking the time to really inspect her shoes.



“So the woman denounced her, said that she had dreamed it all up. Nox was instantly condemned as a traitor against the kingdom within seconds. When brought in front of the couple she freely asked why, not hiding her feelings or the past the two shared. But once again she was denied by the Princess, as a last plea the Princess stood before her childhood friend to ask her to say that she was sorry that it wasn’t true. Nox couldn’t understand why the person she felt was her soul mate was denying her. So she refused and they sentenced her to an immediate death. That’s when I was called…”



“So what you’re saying is that we have a pissed off shunned witch on our hands?” Spike asked.



“No, Nox put her weapons down freely, she was ready to die for her love then declare that it wasn’t true. But her friend the girl that was with her tonight called upon me making D'Hoffryn angry. She asked me to spare her and Nox life and to let Nox hear true loves voice call her name” Anya was in near tears with her voice shaking “Instead D'Hoffryn played what I still think was the cruelest joke I have ever seen…”



“Why am I thinking I am going to be afraid to ask what happened next?” Buffy asked.



“Well D'Hoffryn had me answer most of her request, except that he made me twist it, granting as the sword was puncturing her heart the gift of rebirth. But at the same time ripping that part of her soul that she had found in her Lady out of her making her lost to even herself. I swore that none would remember her name so that love could never find her and call out to her. That she would never have peace, for the soul collector would always be tracking her to claim what should have been his. That is why her friend hates me so, for she wanted to be true loves voice.” Anya sniffled again “That’s all I know honest.”



“It’s okay Ahn, your sorry for what you did that’s all that matters now.” Xander kisses her cheeks and pulls her even closer to him.



“Dear Lord, that’s a lot to take in.” Giles looks more then shocked as he starts cleaning his glasses again and sees Buffy nod at his words.



“So we can’t just leave her we have to help her, she must be so scared and hurting and alone especially all these years with only that other girl by her side” Willow once again has to control her babbling as the images of the girls eyes flash through her mind making her feel colder then she has ever been.



“Willow honestly I don’t think there is much we can do except wait and see what happens in the next few days. Try to find out what’s going on, maybe check with the local demons and see if they know anything” Giles tells her with as much of a reassuring smile as he can muster.



“Check, starting at dusk tomorrow Spike and I can ask around at the local demon bars; see what we can find out.” Buffy adds.



“Right surely someone will have some information we can pound out of them” Spike smiles at the thought.



“Well then it is late I suggest we all head home and rest up. Say we all meet here around 4 tomorrow before sunset. Maybe Willow can do some Internet searching to see if we can find out anymore”



“Sure thing Giles” Willow knows though that she will be searching long before then. Something deep inside her just knows that she has to help Nox, no matter the cost. “No one deserves to be that alone, we should help her just like we help others, yeah that’s it” Willow reassures herself.



“Right then tomorrow, I’ll drive everyone without a car home then just think taxi Xander at your service” letting out a small laugh



TBC



Sorry about the extra long updates, just can’t seem to stop myself lol. Also I am looking for a name for the fic if anyone has any suggestions to throw at me.





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To see her was to love her, and love no one but her.. and to love forever...

Edited by: RaVeN at: 8/17/04 10:31 pm
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Re: update again

Postby amazonaa » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:20 pm

hey i like the long updates, thank you very much.:miff great update. It's getting better and better.:applause :bow





And I have an idea for a name. Lost and Forgotten.:D I know it's dumb but thats all I could think of at the moment.





More soon.





brittney







~Kiss this axe, bitch!---Tara "Bargaining part 2"~

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re: update again

Postby Kerrison20 » Tue Aug 17, 2004 11:43 pm

:wave Hi,



I am really loving this fic. I can't wait to see more.





I agree with amazonaa, "Lost and Forgotten" sounds like a good name to me.



Lisa

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Re: re: update again

Postby sam darls » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:05 am

Ooh, wonderful updates :love . Love sam xx

"Sometimes things happen between people that you don't really expect. And sometimes the things that are important are the ones that seem the weirdest or the most wrong. And those are the ones that change your life." - Jessie Sammler (Evan Rachel Wood)

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Re: re: update again

Postby Sheba » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:42 am

Ooh this is getting better and better! And hey, there are absolutely no complaints regarding the long updates! Cheers!

Sheba
 


Re: re: update again

Postby WillowFever » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:27 am

Hey Raven.....I must say wow...wow...and wow....:dance :applause :applause :applause :applause I'm totally hooked on this story and can't wait for more....the long updates are.....not long enough...hehehehe....I'm totally intrigued....:banana



I can't wait for more..more..more....:flower



and I'm still gonna hold ya to that bike ride if ya ever get down this way...hehehe....



laters... :pride

WillowFever

Rachel











~ ~ Every so often, I like to stick my head out the window, look up, and smile for a satellite picture...~ ~

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Re: re: update again

Postby Grimlock72 » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:46 am

Heh... the Magic Box must have the worst protection ever if possible hostile creatures like Nox can just walk in like that undetected :) . Why did they leave that dagger anyway??



I'll have to think through Anya's wish-twisting a bit, don't entirely follow her explanation yet. The end result is fairly clear, though Nox and the other girl are already together so how does Willow fit ??



I don't get why Oz is being all jealous, don't understand what triggered that. His current behaviour will surely not endear him to Willow, or any of her friends when they hear about it. You can't "force" love that way, won't hold.



Willow wanting to help people and babling about missing happy endings was fun and very recognizable. Not entirely sure where that question 'what about me' come from, at that time.. I know she thinks that, but don't know why she choose to voice it at that particulair time.



If Nox really wants to get Anya all she has to do is wait until she's more alone. For that matter, why didn't she wait until Anya and Xander left their friends ? Nox should have been able to detect the power in Anya's friends and avoided it, if she were smart that is :)



Grimmy

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"You hurt Tara," Willow said too calmly. "The last one who tried that was a god. I made her regret it." -- Unexpected Consequences by Lisa of Nine

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Re: update again

Postby Irishgrl3 » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:29 am

This is a great fic! And there is nothing is better than long updates, so keep them coming. :) I am very intrigued by these strangers, the threat to Oz in his head was awesome. He certainly deserves whatever form of punishment that is coming his way. I can't wait to see where this story goes.

Irishgrl3
 

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