Part Three
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Willow slammed her bedroom door behind her. 'How could she do this to me?' she thought. 'She knows I'm inlove with him!' She fell down onto her bed and started to cry. She saw the many pictures of her and Xander and closed her eyes. She was asleep in no time, even though it was only 7:30.
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As Willow walked into school, she saw Buffy and Xander. Together. Holding hands. She started to walk away, but Xander saw her. "Hey, Willow! Over here!" He called. She walked over to them.
"Hi." She said quietly.
"What's up?" Xander asked.
'How can he act like everything's normal?' A part of Willow asked. 'Maybe because it is to him.' Another part of her answered.
"Nothing much." She answered. Buffy saw the look on her friend's face.
"Willow, can I talk to you for a sec? Xander, I'll see you later. I have to talk to Willow alone right now."
"Sure. Bye." Xander said, giving her hand a squeeze before walking away.
"Willow, what is going on?" Buffy asked.
"Like you don't know."
"Willow, are you really willing to throw away your friendship with Xander just because you can't have a relationship with him?"
"Does it matter? He'll be so wrapped up with you he'll barely notice I exist." Willow said bitterly.
"That's not true and you know it. You'll always be his best friend. Just because he doesn't love you that way, it doesn't mean he doesn't love you. I know you hate to hear this, but you're like a sister to him. In twenty years, if it doesn't work out between us, you'll still be his best friend. That is, if you let him."
"And if it does work out between you two, he'll be inviting me to your wedding and your children's birthday parties. I'll pass, thanks."
"Willow, even though you don't realize it, he cares about you more than he'll ever care about me."
"Yeah right. That's why he always gushed about how beautiful you are and how graceful you are in front of me. He's so ignorant. If he paid any attention to me at all, he would have figured out how I felt years ago."
"Willow, you're gorgeous. He just never noticed that because you were always so close to him. If you and I switched places, and I had known him all my life, and you had just come to Sunnydale 6 months ago, he would be going out with you right now. It's just that when he met you, he wasn't interested in girls. So now that you're growing up, he doesn't notice it because you're his best friend. It's hard for him to picture you in that way."
"I guess you're right. It's still going to take some time to get used to, though."
"I'll try to help you adjust. You know, I never meant to hurt you. It all just happened so fast."
"I understand. Look, I have to get to class. I'll see you later." She walked away. Buffy looked after her for a second, then went to find Xander.
* * *
Finally, Buffy caught up to Xander.
"Hey, Buffy," He said noticing her walking up to him."Is everything okay with Willow? Do you know why she was acting that way?"
"Yeah. She was just feeling sort of like the fifth wheel. I explained to her that we will both still have time for her."
"Great." Xander said, pulling Buffy toward him, kissing her deeply. She put her arms around his neck, returning the kiss. She pulled away reluctantly.
"We have to get to class. If we start cutting summer school classes, Snyder will probably keep us back in the 10th grade until we're in the same classes with our kids." She said. He took her hand in his and they walked to class together.
THE END
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