“The doctor said she could come home today.” Buffy said to Giles and Xander in the library. “He said she was doing much better, and that she was even talking with the nurses now.”
“Thank the Buddha.” An anxious Xander said happily. “When do we go get her?”
“Get who?” Willow asks walking into the library.
“Willow!” All three of the group yell.
“Guys!” Willow says happily.
The gang all runs up to hug her, and she is happy to hug them back. She feels much better about things, now that she has had a little rest.
“Where’s Oz?” Willow asks, only a little worried, it’s still daylight for another hour.
“He went to go on the doughnut run.” Buffy said.
“We’re taking turns now!” Xander laughs.
“Oh, okay. So what’s up?”
“The usual. Demons, vampires, hell mouth.” Buffy said nonchalantly.
“Any news on Angel?” Willow asks before thinking.
“Erm…well… we’ve been doing more research. And Angelus is known to go after friends and family of his chosen victim. We believe that you all may be in danger. He obviously wants to get to Buffy. We were discussing the prospect of you all leaving Sunnydale, until he is taken care of.” Giles said, taking out his glasses and cleaning them ritualistically.
“Whoa, leave? Since when do we run away?” Willow asked, not angrily, but a little upset.
“Willow, this is different than the Master, or anything else we have faced. Angelus is brutal beyond conceiving. He will kill all of us before this is over. And then he will attempt to kill Buffy. It is best if you, Xander, Cordelia, and Oz all leave, and soon.” Giles answers her, replacing his glasses.
“What about Buffy’s mom? She still doesn’t even know about vampires. Are we going to tell her?” Willow asks, still trying to convince them not to leave.
“I didn’t even think about her.” Buffy says shocked at herself. “What are we going to do Giles?” she continues.
“We don’t have to tell her. As long as we are both here, you and I can take turns watching her.” Giles replies.
“Where will we go?” Xander asks, as Oz and Cordelia walk into the library.
“We don’t know yet.” Buffy answers. “Somewhere far away.”
“Whose going far away?” Cordelia asks, being the first to open the doughnut box.
“We all are it seems.” Willow says. “What about you Giles?”
“Giles is safe for now.” Buffy answered again. “Angel-us… will assume he has went with you guys…we hope.”
“Ooh…could we go to LA?” Cordelia asks hopefully.
“Cordy that-” Xander starts.
“Is a great idea!” Buffy finishes.
“Yeah, a great idea.” Xander finishes sarcastically.
“Yay, I had an idea.” Cordelia says happily.
“LA? But how will we get there?” Xander asks.
“You can take public transport there, it will be less conspicuous. And stick to crowded buses, or all of you go in a taxi cab together. You’ll be safer if you stay together.” Giles replies.
“When do we leave?” Xander asked, accepting the plan.
“Tomorrow. During the day. It’s about a two hour drive, so you should have plenty of time to get there, and get settled before night fall.” Buffy tells them.
“The Watcher’s Council has a house there. It would be best if you stayed there. It’s not a public place, so Angelus would need an invitation.” Giles told everyone.
“I have to go!” Cordelia said suddenly.
“Why?” Xander asked.
“I have to pack!” Cordelia practically squealed in delight.
“You should all probably go home and pack. And get some rest.” Giles said.
“You could stay with me Wil, if you want.” Buffy offered.
“No, that’s okay. I need to be alone for a while.” Willow said distractedly.
Willow and Oz left, heading back to Willows’.
“Will are you okay?” Oz asked as he walked her home.
“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just kind of tired.” Willow answered.
“Okay.” Oz answered, always a few word answer guy.
When they reached Willow’s house, Willow gave Oz a kiss and a hug goodbye and he told her he would come by to pick her up in the morning. Willow walked up the sidewalk to her front porch. She wasn’t going to go to LA. She couldn’t just run away when she still had research to do. She had to help Angel… but how was she going to convince the gang that she didn’t have to leave? She went to sleep on the couch, still fully clothed, and had a restless sleep.
She was awoken around 3:00 AM by a sound outside. She went to look out the window and saw Oz leaning on the tree in her front yard. She wondered why he was there so late, maybe he had forgotten to tell her something. She opened the door, and walked to the tree.
When she reached it she saw that Oz’s eyes were glazed. Coldly staring at her, empty. He was dead. His neck broken. Willow fell down to the ground, at the same time as the lifeless body fell from it’s standing position. Oz’s body lie beside her, and all she could do was cry into his dead chest.
She lay beside him for a long time, running her fingers through his hair, and examining every blemish, every freckle, on his face. He had been her first real love. What was she going to do without him there? He had always been there for her, how would she go on now that he was gone? Gone like her mother?
Willow finally sat up, and pulled Oz behind her house and under the porch. It was slow going, because Oz weighed more than she thought. Dead weight, she realized after she had put him under her porch. Oz was really dead… she decided then, that she had to stay. She would not go to LA, no matter what.
From the shadows across the street Spike watched as the red head drug her boyfriend’s dead body behind her house. ‘What is she doing?’ he thought to himself. He saw the beginnings of tears rolling down her cheeks as she walked back into her house. It wouldn’t be the last time she cried if Spike knew Angelus. Angelus had a few more surprises for her.
And next on his list was the ditzy cheerleader.
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