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Something Blue, Something More by Opal
Ch 25 - Magic
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Chapter 25 - Magic
*Single Quotes = thoughts to oneself or between Buffy & Spike
Spike sat in the living room area of the hotel suite with Willow while Buffy nursed William in one of the bedroom suites. He watched Willow as she sat in a chair, reading the copy of Lucky Magazine the concierge had brought up for Cordelia. It occurred to him that he should really reinforce with Willow that she must fulfill her promise to William.
“Red.”
Willow looked up at Spike. She had felt him staring at her for quite some time, but she really was not in the mood to think. After the day they had, she really just wanted to veg out.
“Spike.”
“You know I was just thinking about the promise you made to William. You are going to keep it, yeah?”
“Of course Spike. After what he told me, how could I not?”
“Right.”
Willow returned to flipping through the magazine in front of her. She wondered where Spike’s concern was coming from.
“Have you called Giles yet? You now how antsy the Watcher gets.”
“No. He’s going to be pissed because I teleported here. Can you call him?”
“Red you’re going to have to deal with him at some point.”
“I know,” Willow softly responded, “But after all we have been through today, I just need to relax a bit.”
Spike nodded. He certainly could understand the witch’s reasoning for putting off speaking to Giles. He walked into the bedroom that was unoccupied and sat down on the edge of the bed. He picked up the telephone and dialed the number for Giles' apartment.
“Hello?”
“Watcher?”
“Spike! What the hell is going on? Is Buffy ok? I’ve been waiting patiently for an update for several hours now and I’ve heard nothing. In addition, Willow seems to be missing. Xander went to the dorm room but all he found were the rats in the cage!”
Spike kicked up his feet on to the bed and lay back against the pillows. At least one of the two of them were going to be relaxed, as Spike was sure the Watcher was taking out his stress on a poor pair of spectacles.
“They are both here and they are in good health.”
“And the baby?”
“My son is fine. He is with his mother right now.”
“Well, may I speak with Buffy?”
“No.”
“No? I won’t accept that, you will put her on the phone this instance!”
“No, I will not interrupt her while she is nursing. ‘Sides, don’t you think you can give the poor girl some time to rest before the grand inquiry? Really Rupert have some consideration.”
“Perhaps if you explained that in the first place Spike, I would not have been so abrupt. You must understand. I worry for her as if she was my daughter and I would just feel better if I heard her voice.”
“I can appreciate that. We are planning to rest up here overnight and coming back to Sunnydale sometime tomorrow evening. I’m sure Joyce will want to see her daughter.”
“Have you called Joyce to tell her about Buffy?”
“Bugger. No, I haven’t. I take it she’s in the dark about Buffy’s disappearance, isn’t she?” Spike questioned.
“Dear lord. Joyce is going to be livid. She isn’t as antsy about Buffy as she used to be, but still it’s not right that she hasn’t come by or called to question her daughter and grandson’s whereabouts.”
Spike felt something was off if Joyce was not up Rupert’s arse about her daughter and grandson.
“You should go over there with the Whelp and check up on her. I’ve got an awful feeling about this.”
“Will do. You mentioned Willow was there. I’m sure she teleported there after I told her not to even try it.”
“Red’s here and yes she did use magicks to get herself here. Good thing she did too, or things would not have turned out so well. She’s resting up a bit too right now. Poor girl is emotionally drained. I know you want to speak with her, how bout instead of giving her a tongue-lashing, you work with her to find a trusted coven to train and guide her. I’m confident that she’ll be open too it.”
“That’s a good point Spike, although I am terribly disappointed in her.”
“She knows that Watcher. So just skip the bloody routine of making her feel crappy and use this as opportunity to strengthen your relationship with her positively and build her trust. By doing so, you will eventually be able to share your lessons learned from your days as Ripper and prevent her from making the same mistakes.”
“Good point. Well, I suppose I should run off and check on Joyce. Perhaps when you come back to Sunnydale I can conduct my ‘grand inquiry’ as you so kindly put it.”
“Of course. Just give us time to get in the door first.”
“Will do. Give my regards to Buffy and Willow.”
“Yes, and Giles if there is anything wrong with Joyce, please call and ask for me?”
“I hope it’s a call I don’t have to make.”
“Me too,” Spike said before he hung up the phone. He hoped that he would not have to be the bearer of bad news to his mate. ‘Perhaps she had a last minute trip to LA for the gallery. That sounds right.’ As he was about to close his eyes, he noticed Willow appear at the door.
“Is everything okay at home Spike?”
“Yeah Red,” he fibbed, “Everything is peachy.”
“Good,” she said as she nervously twiddled her thumbs, “Giles isn’t too happy with me.”
“He’s disappointed, yeah. You know that though, and just like you, he experimented with magicks before he was properly trained. I think he’ll be open to helping you find the right place to go to so you can be properly trained before you fall into the same pitfalls he did as a younger lad.”
“Really? You mean no Giles’ lecture?”
“I wouldn’t be too hopeful about that Red. After all, he wants what is best for you because he cares about you. Magicks should not be taken lightly. There are always consequences, always.”
“I suppose Giles wouldn’t be Giles if he didn’t give the big ‘be responsible’ lecture, but I’m glad that he isn’t going to go all crazy with the ‘Willow bad’ routine.”
“No, but if he does, just remember at the end of the lecture he’s going to work with you to help you.”
“I’ll have to remember that as he pontificates to me.”
“Seriously Red, it’s really important that you understand that there is always consequences when you cast a spell or use magicks to alter events.”
Willow sat back for a moment and thought through Spike’s words. Spike watched her go through her inner monologue and hoped that the point about magicks had been driven home. He noticed her expression changed from deep thought to fear.
“What is it Red?”
“You said magicks always has its consequences. You did mean always, right?”
“Yep. I believed I made it a point to emphasize it,” Spike replied smugly.
“Are those consequences always negative?”
“Not necessarily, but more often than not they are. It depends what you do.”
“So a disruption in the time continuum or something that would majorly alter the course of events could be very, very bad.”
“Could be or the changes that happened will lead to unexpected events.”
Willow sat down in the chair and thought about things for a moment. Spike also took the opportunity to think about the knowledge he shared.
“Bugger!” Spike shouted.
“Are you thinking what I’m thinking Spike?”
“I’m afraid to say it Red.”
“William.”
“Yep. It seems that the William that came to help us didn’t get the lesson about magicks having consequences.”
“Well maybe he did,” Willow said in his defense, “But things were so bad that he decided it was worth the consequences.”
“Doesn’t matter now; but at least we recognize that there will most likely be repercussions for what he did. We’ll have to prepare to deal with this.”
“Deal with what?” Buffy said as she leaned against the door of the room
Well I know many of you are saying, "OMFG....Opal I thought we were done with the angst!"...Well I thought about how Spike once commented about the consequences of magic, which led to the thinking that I had to do justice to the whole "consequences with magic" thing. It just didn't seem right to let Spike over look it for a happy ending. (yeah I know,when have I cared before, but this time I just did)
Have no fear, I do believe in happy endings!
So stay tuned folks, what is going to happen? How will they deal with things? And where is Angel, Dru, and Cordelia anyways?
So don't forget, leave me nummy reviews! :)
*hugs* Opal
**hugs** Opal
Thanks to Meli for doing a superb job as the Beta!
*Banner By Ariel Dawn*
Thanks AD! Hugs~Opal
Story Dedicated to Meli!
Thanks for being a great Beta. Hugs~Opal
Chapter 25 - Magic
*Single Quotes = thoughts to oneself or between Buffy & Spike
Spike sat in the living room area of the hotel suite with Willow while Buffy nursed William in one of the bedroom suites. He watched Willow as she sat in a chair, reading the copy of Lucky Magazine the concierge had brought up for Cordelia. It occurred to him that he should really reinforce with Willow that she must fulfill her promise to William.
“Red.”
Willow looked up at Spike. She had felt him staring at her for quite some time, but she really was not in the mood to think. After the day they had, she really just wanted to veg out.
“Spike.”
“You know I was just thinking about the promise you made to William. You are going to keep it, yeah?”
“Of course Spike. After what he told me, how could I not?”
“Right.”
Willow returned to flipping through the magazine in front of her. She wondered where Spike’s concern was coming from.
“Have you called Giles yet? You now how antsy the Watcher gets.”
“No. He’s going to be pissed because I teleported here. Can you call him?”
“Red you’re going to have to deal with him at some point.”
“I know,” Willow softly responded, “But after all we have been through today, I just need to relax a bit.”
Spike nodded. He certainly could understand the witch’s reasoning for putting off speaking to Giles. He walked into the bedroom that was unoccupied and sat down on the edge of the bed. He picked up the telephone and dialed the number for Giles' apartment.
“Hello?”
“Watcher?”
“Spike! What the hell is going on? Is Buffy ok? I’ve been waiting patiently for an update for several hours now and I’ve heard nothing. In addition, Willow seems to be missing. Xander went to the dorm room but all he found were the rats in the cage!”
Spike kicked up his feet on to the bed and lay back against the pillows. At least one of the two of them were going to be relaxed, as Spike was sure the Watcher was taking out his stress on a poor pair of spectacles.
“They are both here and they are in good health.”
“And the baby?”
“My son is fine. He is with his mother right now.”
“Well, may I speak with Buffy?”
“No.”
“No? I won’t accept that, you will put her on the phone this instance!”
“No, I will not interrupt her while she is nursing. ‘Sides, don’t you think you can give the poor girl some time to rest before the grand inquiry? Really Rupert have some consideration.”
“Perhaps if you explained that in the first place Spike, I would not have been so abrupt. You must understand. I worry for her as if she was my daughter and I would just feel better if I heard her voice.”
“I can appreciate that. We are planning to rest up here overnight and coming back to Sunnydale sometime tomorrow evening. I’m sure Joyce will want to see her daughter.”
“Have you called Joyce to tell her about Buffy?”
“Bugger. No, I haven’t. I take it she’s in the dark about Buffy’s disappearance, isn’t she?” Spike questioned.
“Dear lord. Joyce is going to be livid. She isn’t as antsy about Buffy as she used to be, but still it’s not right that she hasn’t come by or called to question her daughter and grandson’s whereabouts.”
Spike felt something was off if Joyce was not up Rupert’s arse about her daughter and grandson.
“You should go over there with the Whelp and check up on her. I’ve got an awful feeling about this.”
“Will do. You mentioned Willow was there. I’m sure she teleported there after I told her not to even try it.”
“Red’s here and yes she did use magicks to get herself here. Good thing she did too, or things would not have turned out so well. She’s resting up a bit too right now. Poor girl is emotionally drained. I know you want to speak with her, how bout instead of giving her a tongue-lashing, you work with her to find a trusted coven to train and guide her. I’m confident that she’ll be open too it.”
“That’s a good point Spike, although I am terribly disappointed in her.”
“She knows that Watcher. So just skip the bloody routine of making her feel crappy and use this as opportunity to strengthen your relationship with her positively and build her trust. By doing so, you will eventually be able to share your lessons learned from your days as Ripper and prevent her from making the same mistakes.”
“Good point. Well, I suppose I should run off and check on Joyce. Perhaps when you come back to Sunnydale I can conduct my ‘grand inquiry’ as you so kindly put it.”
“Of course. Just give us time to get in the door first.”
“Will do. Give my regards to Buffy and Willow.”
“Yes, and Giles if there is anything wrong with Joyce, please call and ask for me?”
“I hope it’s a call I don’t have to make.”
“Me too,” Spike said before he hung up the phone. He hoped that he would not have to be the bearer of bad news to his mate. ‘Perhaps she had a last minute trip to LA for the gallery. That sounds right.’ As he was about to close his eyes, he noticed Willow appear at the door.
“Is everything okay at home Spike?”
“Yeah Red,” he fibbed, “Everything is peachy.”
“Good,” she said as she nervously twiddled her thumbs, “Giles isn’t too happy with me.”
“He’s disappointed, yeah. You know that though, and just like you, he experimented with magicks before he was properly trained. I think he’ll be open to helping you find the right place to go to so you can be properly trained before you fall into the same pitfalls he did as a younger lad.”
“Really? You mean no Giles’ lecture?”
“I wouldn’t be too hopeful about that Red. After all, he wants what is best for you because he cares about you. Magicks should not be taken lightly. There are always consequences, always.”
“I suppose Giles wouldn’t be Giles if he didn’t give the big ‘be responsible’ lecture, but I’m glad that he isn’t going to go all crazy with the ‘Willow bad’ routine.”
“No, but if he does, just remember at the end of the lecture he’s going to work with you to help you.”
“I’ll have to remember that as he pontificates to me.”
“Seriously Red, it’s really important that you understand that there is always consequences when you cast a spell or use magicks to alter events.”
Willow sat back for a moment and thought through Spike’s words. Spike watched her go through her inner monologue and hoped that the point about magicks had been driven home. He noticed her expression changed from deep thought to fear.
“What is it Red?”
“You said magicks always has its consequences. You did mean always, right?”
“Yep. I believed I made it a point to emphasize it,” Spike replied smugly.
“Are those consequences always negative?”
“Not necessarily, but more often than not they are. It depends what you do.”
“So a disruption in the time continuum or something that would majorly alter the course of events could be very, very bad.”
“Could be or the changes that happened will lead to unexpected events.”
Willow sat down in the chair and thought about things for a moment. Spike also took the opportunity to think about the knowledge he shared.
“Bugger!” Spike shouted.
“Are you thinking what I’m thinking Spike?”
“I’m afraid to say it Red.”
“William.”
“Yep. It seems that the William that came to help us didn’t get the lesson about magicks having consequences.”
“Well maybe he did,” Willow said in his defense, “But things were so bad that he decided it was worth the consequences.”
“Doesn’t matter now; but at least we recognize that there will most likely be repercussions for what he did. We’ll have to prepare to deal with this.”
“Deal with what?” Buffy said as she leaned against the door of the room
Well I know many of you are saying, "OMFG....Opal I thought we were done with the angst!"...Well I thought about how Spike once commented about the consequences of magic, which led to the thinking that I had to do justice to the whole "consequences with magic" thing. It just didn't seem right to let Spike over look it for a happy ending. (yeah I know,when have I cared before, but this time I just did)
Have no fear, I do believe in happy endings!
So stay tuned folks, what is going to happen? How will they deal with things? And where is Angel, Dru, and Cordelia anyways?
So don't forget, leave me nummy reviews! :)
*hugs* Opal
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