Chapter Text
An Unexpected Return
by Susanne
Part 1: A Disturbance in the force
"Willow are you ok?"
Buffy stood in her dorm room looking at Willow. Willow sat on her bed looking out the window, she hadn't moved in over three hours now and Buffy had just timed, three minutes without blinking. Something was going on.
"Willow" Buffy repeated and walked toward her. There was still no response and still no blinking. She placed her hand on Willow's slender shoulder.
"Will?"
Willow jumped at the contact and small scream of surprise escaped her. She looked at Buffy.
"Buffy?" She began blinking rapidly and tried to work through the fog that invaded her mind.
"Will, you alright? You scared me there."
"I don't know Buffy." She looked back out the window as if the answer would be there.
"What happened?"
"Something's wrong."
"Something I can kill kind of wrong?" Buffy said with a smile. She needed some slayer action it had been kind of quiet lately.
"I, ... I don't know. It's magic."
"Magic? Dark magic as in Ethan Rayne again 'cos I though we'd dealt with him?"
"Um, I don't think so. It's something to do with me."
"You? What do you mean? You're not going all dark side on us are ya Will?"
Willow didn't answer; she was staring of into space again. Something was pulling at her; something she knew shouldn't be there.
"Earth to Will!" Buffy waved her hand in front of her friends eyes.
"What? Oh no, I'm sure it will pass."
"You think we should tell Giles, I mean he knows about magic and stuff?"
"No" Willow smiled and shook her head. "It's probably just me, you know me and spells." Not to mention the one that didn't work last night.
"If you're sure." There was a knock at the door, Buffy smiled. "That'll be Riley, I gotta bail. You be ok on your own?"
"Yeah sure go." Willow smiled.
"I can stay if you want?"
Willow climbed off the bed and smiled at her friend. "No really, go, have a good time, I'll be fine."
Buffy was already grabbing her coat. She opened the door. "Hey Riley. Ok if you're sure, see you later." She said smiling at Willow.
"Bye." The door closed before Willow had finished speaking. Sighing she sat back down. The nagging feeling in her just wouldn't leave. Maybe some fresh air will help. She thought as she headed out the door.
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Willow inhaled deeply, grateful for the slight breeze that gently blew her red hair off her face. The sun had just set. She was armed with a stake, just in case she got some unwanted company, although she doubted it, it had been pretty quiet. She began to wander, she had no idea where she was going, it was as if she was being guided.
The nagging feeling she had felt since the night before now began to grow stronger. The feeling began to turn into a pain, a hot searing pain coursing though her body. Her mind took her to a place that she did not recognise. There was a burning bright white light and a room full of demons all hiding their eyes; in fact they were all cowering in the corners huddled together.
The wind began to pick up and it whipped her hair around. The pain of the light became too much; a scream escaped her lips as she fell to the ground.
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TO BE CONTINUED......