Render what is Joss and the big wigs what is theirs, namely BtVS, and please leave me to my insanity. I thank you.
Author's Note: Happens after "BBB" and before Season 3.
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Part Three
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“Willow, I’m not sure that I want you to do this,”Oz said as he looked at her. Willow’s face fell as she looked at him.
“Is it because I’m a girl?”
Oz shook his head.”Nope. It’s just because you’re *my* girl.”
“Then I don’t get,”Willow frowned.”You don’t want me to listen to you rehearse because I’m your girl?”
“What if we suck and we ask you how we sound? And you’d lie and say we’re great, and we get out there in a gig, and we really suck?”Oz asked. Willow smiled brightly at him.
“You’ll never suck,”Willow said as she kissed him on the nose. Then a twinkle came into her eyes.”Or bite.”
“No, but I can kiss,”Oz said as he leaned closer to Willow’s face. Smiling, Willow leaned closer to him.
“Hey Oz! Hey Petunia!”Devon shouted as he came into Oz’s garage.”You coming to hear me sing?”
“Nope. I came here to hear Oz play,”Willow said as she looked at Oz and smiled. She didn’t notice the quick frown on Devon’s face.”So do you play an instrument too?”
Devon shook his head.”Nope. I’m just lead singer that attracts the babes with my husky voice and looks.”
Willow nodded diplomatically. ”I see. That’s nice. So where is everybody?”
“Oh, they’ll come in a moment. Say, Daisy, where’s that boy that always hanging with you? The one that Cordelia dumped?”Devon asked slyly. Willow looked at him with a furrowed brow, then it cleared.Who was Daisy? Me?
“Xander? He went home. I think that he’s supposed to be studying his chem. I gotta call up on him later to see,”Willow answered. She looked at Oz and smile.”I can’t wait to hear you play, Oz. Think you could-”
“Write a song for you? Sure I can,”Devon said. Willow looked at him in confusion as Oz rolled his eyes at him.”I can write something about your eyes.”
“Well, thank you,”Willow said slowly. She looked at Oz.”And you’ll make the music?”
“Only for you, Will,”Oz said as he kissed the tip of her nose. He gave Devon a glare.”Why don’t you help me drag the stuff out from the van, Dev?”
“Want me to help?”Willow offered, but Oz shook his head.
“Nah, but we could use some drinks,”he smiled. When she left, Oz grabbed Devon’s shirt and pushed him against the garage wall.”What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
Surprised at the sudden attack, Devon looked at Oz.“Hey! What man? Got a problem?”
“Yeah, I got a problem,”Oz shot back as he shoved Devon against the wall harder.”You. Either stop playing you little games and keep away from her or I’ll walk.”
“You can’t walk,”Devon scoffed.”We’re a group. She’s just a girl. Who’s probably putting out for you and that Xander guy. Just a girl groupie.”
“No, she’s *the* girl,”Oz said forcefully.”And she’s *my* girl. So lay off the charm, Dev. She’s not impressed and I’ll walk. Got it?”
Devon looked at his shorter lead guitarist. Often he was easy going, and was a great listener. Oz was more integral to the group than anyone had realized. He had the wheels, the music and the talent. All he needed was the looks and ambition to take over the band. But he didn’t want it. All he wanted, from what he could see, was this little, plain chick called Willow. He looked at the angry eyes of Oz. And nodded.”Got it. Pansy’s yours.”
Oz’s grip laid off. As long Devon wasn’t calling her by her name, it was cool.”Good. Now let’s get the equipment.”
* * *
Willow smiled at Oz as he walked her home. It was a clear moonless night as they held hands.”That was a great practice, Oz. You guys are sounding great.”
“Thanks, Willow,”Oz said absently. He looked at her, and for once wished he had the right words to say. To ask what he wanted to ask.”Will?”
“Yeah, Oz?”
Oz stopped to look at her. She was so cute. And sweet. And good.”Is there...was there ever anything between you and Xander? I mean, I know it was kinda settled after that whole Valentines Day fiasco, but...”
“You mean if there’s any kind of love for Xander?”Willow asked gently. She smiled at him.”No. Not the kind that you mean. Not anymore. He’s my friend, just like Buffy is. I love him because I knew him longer, but it’s not the same what I’m starting to feel for you.”
“And how do you feel for me?”Oz asked as he looked at her.
“You make me feel funny. Not a ha-ha funny, but a good funny. Like when you get when you solve a really hard problem on the computer and you get to tell the one person that would understand totally what you’re saying,”Willow said after thinking.”That kind of funny feeling. Where you know you’re not alone anymore.”
“Will...”Oz whispered as his head went closer to hers. Willow smiled as she leaned over to his. Their lips tentatively touched.
“Aw...isn’t that sweet!”a voice called out. Oz and Willow jumped apart from each other. Her eyes widened when she saw Angel leaning at the side of her house.”Here I was, waiting for you to show with Buffy. But instead the geek’s got a guy with her. Ain’t it something.”
“Willow, get back,”Oz said as he shoved her behind him. Angel came towards the two.
“Think you can take me on, little man?”Angel menaced.”I want your little geek to come with me and help me do some work she’s *so* fond of. Slayer work. Being bait.”
“I think not,”a cold voice called out. Angel turned around to see who was it that contradicted him.”I think that you had better leave these two alone.”
Angel swung to see a half-woman and wolf look at him. Her legs, arms and head was wolf. But the rest was human.”What the hell are you? A bad Halloween costume?”
“No. Just something that you shouldn’t mess with!” she said as she launched at Angel with a fierce growl.”The werewolf and his virgin mate are mine!”
Angel raised his hands to his face as she impacted with him. She was about to gorge his neck when Angel lifted his arm up and raked his nails down her neck, leaving a long trail of blood. She howled in pain, jumping off of him. She looked at the vampire with loathing.”These two are mine to deal with!”
“Like hell they are!”Angel growled as he quickly rolled up, and faced her. The Wolf-woman launched at Angel again, but he threw her across the street. He looked at Willow who quickly raised her cross at him. Grimacing at the cursed symbol, he looked at the circling monster.Then he ran across the street as the woman-wolf chased him.
Willow and Oz looked at each other, then raced to her house.
* * *
Giles passed a cup of tea to Willow and then looked at Oz. He merely shook his head at Giles’s questioning glance. Buffy looked at her friend with questioning eyes.”Willow? Is there anything else?”
She shook her head.“Not that I know of. That..Wolf-Woman knew that Oz was a werewolf, Buffy. And she said that she had plans for him and me. What plans?”
“Whatever it is, it can’t be good,”Buffy said slowly. She looked at Giles.”Is this Wolf-Woman something like Praying Mantis Lady?”
Giles shook his head.”Not that I know of. And Angel wasn’t afraid of her?”
“Nope. He sorta like did the disappearing thing after she attacked him,”Oz said. Then Xander came bursting into the Rosenberg living room with Cordelia right behind him.
“Willow! You o.k?”Xander shouted, breathless.”What happened?”
“Will and Oz were going to be attacked by Angel, but they were saved,”Buffy started.
“That’s good. Nice work Buffy,”Xander interjected.
“*But* it seems that some other monster is after them,”Giles continued.”A Wolf-Woman.”
Xander frowned.”Is that something like Praying Mantis Lady?”
“What Praying Mantis Lady?”Cordelia demanded.”You’ve been going out with a Bug Woman, Xander?”
“No for the longest time, present company excluded,”Xander quipped.”So what’s going on? What’s the plan?”
“There is none. Except that Oz and Willow must be kept safe from this Wolf Woman,”Giles mused.”Until we know more about what she wants from them, we cannot let her have access to them. But if she’s anything like the Praying Mantis Woman-”
“We won’t know what she looks like until she strikes,”Buffy nodded.”And I’m thinking that it’ll all come to pass when Oz’s a werewolf. Right?”
Giles nodded.“Yes. Willow, Oz, is there anything else that you both could tell us?”
Oz shook his head.”Other than Angel scratching her on her long neck. Nada.”
“So what? We look for a woman with scratches down her neck?”Xander asked.”I can see *that* now. How many smacks will Oz and I get if we approach a woman and ask that?”
“I don’t know how many smacks *you’ll* get from a woman, but *I* know how many smacks *you’ll* get from me if you even try!”Cordelia said sweetly. Xander gave her an alarmed look, and smiled weakly.
“Ahem. Yes, in the meantime,”coughed Giles,”I think that I should see if there are any occurrences of a Wolf Woman.”
“And see if there are any uses for a werewolf and his mate? Was that what she called you, Will? Mate?” Buffy asked.”Nothing else?”
Willow thought for a moment, then nodded.”Though, I think that she said...uh, virgin mate. But I’m not sure.”
Buffy lifted her eyebrow at Willow’s red face. Then shrugged as she turned her attention to Giles,”I’m betting that Will’s a target as well as Oz. She wanted both of them specifically.”
“And we have one night left,”Oz said quietly he said as he looked at Willow.
* * *
“Damn that vampire!” the Wolf Woman snarled as she threw a glass against a wall.”I should have killed him when I had the chance! Instead I let him get away from me! ”
The Wolf Woman looked in a large oval mirror. She saw the long scratches that the vampire had left upon her neck. All quite visible to see. She cursed again as she traced her wolf’s head.“Calm yourself, Circe. Calm. In two nights, it will be a full moon. And the boy will become a werewolf again. The Slayer does not know who you are. And by the time she realizes, it will be too late for her little virgin friend. And her wolf mate.”
Then the Wolf Woman closed her eyes. When she opened them, she saw the pretty visage of Donna Delcaza.”And their youth and humanity shall be yours.”
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