Part 1

The herbs had been mixed. She tore the picture down the middle, separating her from
the blonde. She put it in the potion. Tears were coursing down her face. How could she
be here again? So soon. She took the piece of black t shirt out of her pocket. Thankful
for once that Xander was such a slob he never threw anything away. She tossed it into
the potion as well. The small concoction started to boil. The energy in the room started
to swirl.

"To be. To see. Of fear. Of clear. To him. With whim. To her. To stir. With fate. Of love.
With love. Of hate. Bring, b-bring...."

She couldn't do it. Several objects in the room were hovering. She started crying again.
She gasped painfully. Everything crashed to the floor. Including the other half of the
picture. It landed in the potion. The flash of lightening that tore through the room
knocked her back into the wall with such force that she lost consciousness.

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"Willow?"

Willow opened her eyes. Xander was leaning over her. How did he know she was here?
She hadn't told anyone. Well, Buffy knew but not about the spell part. They wouldn't
like her doing spells alone. Not after last time.

"Xander?"

"Yeah, baby?"

Baby? Did he just call her.... "Baby?"

Then Willow heard another voice that sent chills down her spine. "Stop it, Xand. You'll
scare sweet fuzzy little me." Willow sat up quickly and winced at the pain in her head.
Sure enough, there she was. The leather, the bored grin, the abundance of makeup,
her vampire counterpart. "Hello, sweet thing." She grinned.

Willow tried to scoot away, but she was already up against the wall.

"Were you ever this cute, Will? I'd forgotten." He caressed Willow's cheek. She
flinched. His hands were so cold. She took in his clothing for the first time. Black
leather pants, black leather coat, black steel-toe boots, white tank top, silver chain
around his throat. This had to be vamp Xander. And maybe she'd hit her head too hard,
but he was kinda sexy in all that leather.

"You're a vampire."

"Really? You don't say?" He moved closer to her. Willow shivered.

"Xander, don't." Her twin gritted.

"Just a taste."

"NO!" She roared, her eyes glowing amber.

Willow squeaked as the vampire Xander yanked her to her feet. "You don't tell me what
to do!" He pulled Willow into his arms. She whimpered when her licked her throat.

Her twin growled at him. "Anyone, but her."

"Why?"

"I like fuzzy me, and we need her to get home, Xander."

"Why? Why would we want to go?"

"Her world sucks. Bored now. Let's go"

"Alright. Whatever." Xander licked her again. "You taste good, baby." Willow squeaked
again.

When would she ever learn not to do spells when she was upset? Something always
went wrong, and this was very wrong. So very very wrong.

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Spike sat on a tombstone and drank the last of the vodka he'd stolen earlier. He
couldn't believe how wrong this had all gone. He thought it was her, thought she'd
finally realized how he'd been staring at her for months. But it was a trick. One meant
to drive a wedge between them, so not only would his dreams never become a reality,
but his friendship would die too. He'd kill that bitch if he could. He tilted the bottle back
down and swiped his mouth with the back of his hand. And then he fell off his perch
and passed out.

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Willow sat on a couch at the Bronze between two vampires. One with her face and
body, the other one with Xander's. His cold hand was on her warm knee. She'd tried to
remove it a number of times before she had finally given up and just left it there.

"So, uh, guys, why are we here?"

Vamp Willow grinned at her. "I had to show him."

"This sucks. I'm ready to go now."

The redheaded vampire glared at him. "Not yet. Bored now. This is no fun. I'm going to
dance. Ask sweetness some questions, Xander." Xander watched her leather-clad
body stroll away.

"A-are you looking at her butt?"

Xander grinned. "Of course. You've always had the greatest ass." He moved closer to
her. "So, me and Will, we're here why?"

"I-I-I wanted revenge. It w-w-was a s-s-spell. It went wrong."

"Really? Ya think?" Willow giggled. Some things never changed. He glared at her in
shock.

"Uh, I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to laugh at you. You just sounded like my Xander just
then."

He flashed a teethy grin at her. "You are so adorable." He leaned over her and
caressed her cheek. His other had was moving up her leg. "I could eat you all up." He
was whispering right in her ear. Willow gasped, but it wasn't because of Xander. It was
because Willow saw HER. And she was talking to her doppleganger.

"Xander!" There was a girl glaring at him with her hands on her hips.

"Who the hell are you?"

Willow squeaked. "Anya!"

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"Um, Willow?"

The vampire turned around. There was a blonde girl with haunted eyes staring at her.
Willow could smell the magick coming off of her. This girl obviously thought she was
the sweet human version of a Rosenberg.

"What?"

"We need to talk."

"We do?"

"Y-yes."

Willow rolled her eyes. "So talk."

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"How DARE you. This is what got you in trouble before. Kissing around on Willow. You
are MINE, mister. You hear that MINE. M-I-N-E. So you get your hands....." Her words
trailed off and a strange look passed over the ex-demon's face. "Oh my God."

Xander stood up and wrapped an arm around her back. "I'm yours, you say?"

"Willow?" She practically whimpered.

"Let's leave sweet out of this. What'd she call you? Anya?" He sniffed her neck. Anya
let out a small shriek and jumped out of his loose embrace.

"Willow, what's going on?"

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The vampire Willow was glaring at the blonde as she rambled on and on, fighting hard
not to rip the girl's throat open. She was getting a pretty good idea of what had taken
place here. This blonde girl was her fuzzy self's girlfriend. This girl suspected her fuzzy
self of liking someone else, a friend of theirs from what it sounded like, so the blonde
had seduced him to get there first out of jealousy. The problem was sweet little Fuzzy
had caught them in the act. Willow wondered who he was. The girl just kept saying
'he'. There was something else too. She was holding part of the truth back. Willow felt
anger course through her. How dare this girl and whoever the guy was do that to
Fuzzy. She must have tried to do a revenge spell and messed it up. It made her very
angry. She liked Fuzzy Willow. Well, she'd help her get her tit for tat, and she'd make
Xander help. Of course he'd probably be more interested in the 'tit' part of it. Suddenly,
this Sunnydale didn't seem too horribly boring after all. She had a plan now.

"Bored now. Leaving." Willow turned and stalked off.

"Willow!"

She turned and practically roared, her eyes yellow, her ridges in place. "FUCK OFF!"

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Anya was backing away, but he kept taking steps to her.

"Stop it, Xander. You're scaring the little demon girl." Anya jumped as she noticed the
body next to her. It was all too familiar. The vampire Willow. "Hello, you."

"Oh swell." Xander was looking towards the door. Willow and her dead twin followed his
gaze.

"Slayer." Vampire Willow hissed. Buffy had just walked in the door.

"I thought that's who she was. She's prettier than ours." Xander licked his lips.

"BUFFY!" Anya started waving her arms wildly.

"Fuck." Xander grabbed the human Willow and threw her over his shoulder. He headed
for the exit behind the stage. The redheaded vampire had no choice but to follow. She
didn't like to think what Xander might do to sweet Fuzzy. The human Willow squeaked
and tried to get away. It did no good, and then they were gone. Anya was panting for
breath when Buffy reached her.

"Anya, are you ok? What happened?"

"Oh God, Buffy."

Just then Tara ran up to them grabbing Buffy's arms. Her eyes were overflowing with
tears.

"Oh Goddess, Buffy."

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The vampire Willow made Xander slow down when it was obvious they weren't being
followed. He set the human on her own two feet she wobbled a bit and leaned against
him, rubbing her temples. He doubted she realized what she was doing.

"What the hell is your problem?" His mate was pissed.

"I don't want to face the slayer here, lover. She felt different than ours." He caressed
his girl's cold cheek. She leaned into him.

"Lover?" The human's mouth was hanging open. She was still leaning against Xander.

They'd forgotten they weren't alone. Suddenly, Xander cocked his head to the side.
"You hear that?"

"I did."

"Hear what?"

He grabbed one of each of their hands and headed towards the cemetery. He stopped
when he saw a man's body lying on the ground near a headstone. His legs were
propped on the back of it. It was like he was sitting on the headstone and just fell
backwards. A bottle lay on the ground near one of the hands. His hair was bleached
blonde.

"Spike!" The human Willow rushed forward to the sprawled out form on the ground.

Xander and his Willow exchanged a look. "Spike?" They said at the same time. Then
realization crossed Willow's face. "William the Bloody." They'd heard the Master speak
of him before.

Xander's mouth fell open. "Holy shit." They both rushed to where human Willow was
crouched next to Spike.

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"Tara, shut up. She's not dead." Buffy was pacing.

"Well, how did they get here?" Giles was pacing too. He glared pointedly at Anya.

"It wasn't me this time." She gripped Xander's hand, relieved that it felt so warm.

"We need to find them. They have Willow." The slayer was getting more frustrated.

"We'll find them, Buffy. Remember how Willow's counterpart doesn't like it here." The
watcher took off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"She looked just like her." Tara was dazed.

"She IS her. Just like he's me, but not. He's all evil with evil thoughts and evil stuff. Oh
dear GOD! He's here." Everyone looked at Xander. "Sorry. Just realizing he might want
to change me like other Willow wanted to do to our Willow."

"I don't understand." Everyone looked at Riley.

Buffy took a deep breath. "Okay, there's this whole other universe, and Anya was
trying to get something from there, so she and Willow cast a spell, but it went
wrong......"

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The vampire watched her other self caress the dead cheek of the passed out,
extremely sexy, blonde vampire laying on the ground, and realization hit her. He was
the 'he'. She was impressed. It also appeared that Fuzzy and the blonde vamp were
friends. The way she was fussing over him the vampire Willow was willing to bet blood
the human version wanted more. The blonde witch had been right in her assumption
that Fuzzy lusted for someone else, but she still shouldn't have played Fuzzy like that.
She leaned down and picked the blonde vampire up. This was better than her original
plan.

"What are you doing?" The human asked.

"You want revenge, Fuzzy?"

"I don't like that look in your eye, Will. The last time I saw that look the Master chained
us in the basement with Puppy for a whole week.

"Puppy?" Willow squeaked.

"Oh yes. Let me tell you all about Puppy, Fuzzy. Then we'll talk about revenge. Then
about us going home. Puppy is here too, but he's different. You call him Angel."

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Everyone jumped when Giles' phone rang. He picked it up.

"H-hello?"

Her sneer came right through the phone. "Hello, Mr. Giles."

"You. What have you two done with Willow?" Everyone froze.

"Nothing yet."

"If you hurt her-"

"Now Mr. Giles. I would never hurt the sweetheart." She laughed maniacally. He
winced.

"Why are you calling?"

"To tell you she's safe. We have her. We also have another one of your little group."
Giles looked around the room. He didn't notice anyone missing. Unless... "Yesss.
Spike. Be sure to tell the little blonde wicca that. I wish I could see her squirm when
you do. I'll be in touch."

"Wait-"

"Tomorrow night, Mr. Giles. Expect a phone call a little after dusk. Oh and don't try to
find us before we want to be found or we'll kill her and dust the blonde." He heard a
click and then the dial tone.

"Giles?" Buffy was looking at him expectantly.

"They have Willow. And Spike." He noticed Tara stiffened. "She's going to phone again
tomorrow night after sunset."

"Well, we've got to find them."

"No, Buffy. She said she'd kill them both if we tried to find them before they were ready
to be found."

"She's bluffing."

"Are you sure you want to risk that, Buffy?"

"Damn."

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The redheaded vampire giggled as she hung up the phone.

"That was so mean. You made it sound like I was in danger."

"You are, Fuzzy." Willow stiffened. Her evil twin laughed. "But not the death kind."

Part 2

Spike opened his eyes. He felt heavy. Damn all hangovers to hell. He saw someone
sitting in a chair across the room. His vision focused. He was in a bed in the mansion.
Peaches' old room. He looked to the chair again. She was staring at him. And there was
something different about her.

"Willow?"

She rose out of the chair and stalked over to him. "Yes, pet?"

He stared at her. Something was wrong. She placed a hand in the center of his chest. No
heat. He looked closer. He listened. "No." No heartbeat.

"What's wrong, Spike?"

"No."

"No what?"

Suddenly he lurched up and grabbed her. "WHO DID THIS!"

"Let go!"

He threw her down on the floor and stumbled out of the bed. He fell to his knees. She
watched him with interest. This was better than she thought it would be. He wanted
Fuzzy. Alive.

"She was you." His voice was broken with pain. "I thought she was you. She had on your
face. She even moved like you. So living, breathing. I never meant for this..... Not like
this...." He turned on her with his demon face and roared. "I WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN
YOU!" He grabbed her arms and practically crawled on top of her. "Who?" She started
shaking. He REALLY wanted Fuzzy bad.

The redhead looked over his shoulder to see the human version of herself in the doorway.
There were tears in her eyes.

"Spike?" He turned. He looked from Willow to Willow. The human knelt down in front of
him, putting both hands on the sides of his face. The heat nearly overwhelmed him. This
was his Willow. Alive. He could see the differences now. The vampire had longer hair and
had been a younger girl when she was turned. He grabbed the human to him and buried
his face in her neck. He could hear her blood moving through her veins. It was comforting.

Willow was confused. She felt a moment of fear when he buried his face in her neck, but
it passed. He just held her. Something was keeping her there. She felt a pull in her gut.
Spike was holding her so tight. Tara was her girlfriend. Willow loved her, didn't she? It had
hurt so bad walking in on the two of them, worse than finding Oz. But why? She hadn't
loved Oz less than Tara. She had probably loved him more.

The other Willow got up and walked out of the room smiling. This was even better than
anything she could plan. He was in love with her. She could see it. But how could anyone
not love Fuzzy? Even she loved her. Now they just had to deal with that Tara girl's
deception. She was glad for Fuzzy that her Spike wasn't involved in the lie. She just
hoped the two of them would go along because she had the perfect plan. For revenge. For
Willow.

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They were all heading home. The sun was coming up, and they were no closer to a plan
than when they started. Not much they could do until tonight. Giles pulled Tara aside as
the others filed out. Something had been bothering him all night.

"Tara, a word please."

"S-sure Giles."

"What did the vampire Willow mean when she told me to be sure to let you know she had
Spike?"

Tara paled. "I don't know."

"I think you do know. Don't lie to me Tara. Willow's in danger. Anything you can say may
help us to help Willow."

Tears welled up in the blonde witch's eyes. She looked at the floor. "Willow and I broke
up."

"What? Why?"

"She saw me with Spike."

"So?" Then he got it. "Oh." Then he REALLY got it. "Tara, how could you do such a thing
to Willow? You what happened with Oz and how she was after that. How could you do
that?!"

"I know. I just.... I thought she... I just w-wanted...."

"You wanted to get there first." There was a look in his eyes she'd never seen before. He
was angry on Willow's behalf, but there was something else. Something dangerous.

"S-something like that."

"No, I think it's exactly like that." Then it clicked. Willow had mentioned it once. Ripper.

"D-don't tell Buffy." Tara was shivering. She could feel the capacity for great violence
radiating off of him.

"Too late. Buffy knows." They both looked up to see Buffy standing in the doorway of the
apartment. She had barely controlled rage written all over her face. "I left my bag." She
walked slowly to the other side of the room where the bag sat on the floor, her eyes never
leaving Tara. "I feel like should punch you or something. Maybe even beat the shit out of
you."

"Buffy!" She looked at Giles, then her eyes went back to Tara.

"Which I won't do, but I think I will stake HIM."

"NO!"

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Willow was laying on the bed next to Spike. They'd just been laying next to each other for
a hour not speaking. She was so confused.

"What did you mean when you said she had on my face?"

"What?"

"Earlier. You said she had on my face. She who?"

"The bloody blonde witch."

Willow sat straight up. "What?!"

"She was you. She looked like you. She moved like you. I thought she WAS you. She
didn't change to her until right when you stepped in the room."

"Oh God." Willow put her face in her hands.

"Don't, love." He wrapped his arms around her. She started crying anyway. Huge body-
racking sobs. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest. She
clung to him, and she cried. And he didn't mind at all.

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The redheaded vampire stared at her bare feet. The toenails painted a red so dark it was
almost black, same as her fingernails. She was bored. She hated to wait. She hated
being inside, but the sun was high in the sky right now. She looked to the stairs. She
could hear Fuzzy crying. It pissed her off. Xander had been sleeping on the couch. He
opened his eyes and sat up.

"What happened?"

"She played with Fuzzy's heart." Willow snarled.

"Who did, baby?"

"Fuzzy's girlfriend."

"She has a girlfriend?!" All sorts of naughty images flooded his mind.

"Um, did. The little bitch cheated on her."

His blood boiled at the thought of someone hurting Willow, even if it wasn't his Will. "And
what are we gonna do about that, lover?"

Willow smiled her wicked smile at him. "You like her."

"Of course. She's you."

Willow strode over to the couch and straddled him. "I like her too. She wouldn't let the
slayer kill me last time. She wished me luck, told me to try not to kill people, and hugged
me. She's so warm, Xander."

"Last time, baby?"

"I was here before, remember?"

"You said that, but, baby, I don't remember you being gone."

Suddenly, something flashed in her head. The factory. A fight. Puppy screaming for the
other slayer to look out. Xander staking him. The other slayer. The one with the scar on
her mouth. Her stake hitting his chest. His dust. The white hat. Oz. His name was Oz.
He'd been Fuzzy's boyfriend last time. He was pushing her. Something going through her
back. Then nothing. Gone. Both gone. She shivered. She never wanted to be without him.
How in the hell was she going to tell him they couldn't go back to their world because
they wouldn't be in it anymore if they did?

"No more talking." She leaned down and kissed him sucking his bottom lip in her mouth.
He growled and grabbed the back of her head. She ground herself against him, and he
growled again. She pulled back for a second, her eyes glowing gold. "I wish Puppy was
here to watch." She smashed her lips against his and pushed the leather jacket off his
shoulders.

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Her crying had ebbed into strangled little gasps. He just held her. Held his Willow. Warm
Willow. The Willow he'd turn one day. She pulled back and stared at him. Her eyes
searching his face. Hers was all blotched and wet. Her eyes red and swollen.

"Make me forget."

"What?"

"You've had the illusion. Take the reality. She's offering."

"What?"

"Geez, Spike, I want you to fuck me."

He stared at her. He blinked. Twice. Then her grabbed her head and kissed her
passionately. She leaned back on the bed pulling him with her. His mouth never left hers.
She wanted this. Really wanted it. She had wanted it for so long, and she didn't even
realize it until his lips touched hers. He was half on her, his knee between her legs. His
mouth ran over her cheeks, her neck. He lingered there. His hands worked their way
under her shirt. She rubbed herself against his knee. He sat up and yanked her shirt off.
He licked her collar bone, the hollow of her throat, but when he pushed off her bra and
licked her nipple, she nearly arched off the bed.

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She was bent over the couch. One of his hands on the back of her neck holding her down,
the other on her hip, her leather pants around her ankles as he slammed into her
forcefully. She screamed his name as she came again, her nails ripping the cushions of
the couch. He pulled out of her suddenly and turned her to face him. He pushed her onto
the couch. She started to growl at him, but it turned into a purr when he entered her
again. He reached down and yanked the black leather pants off of her and hooked one of
her legs over his shoulder. He pounded viciously. She raked her nails down his chest,
drawing blood. He hissed in pleasure. He leaned down and bit her shoulder. She
screamed in orgasm again. He was so close. He pulled his teeth out of her.

"WILLOW!" He collapsed on top on her. His hair was matted to his forehead with sweat.
He laid there licking the wound on her shoulder. He was still inside her. "I love you, baby."

"I love you, Xander. Never leave me."

"Never."

They heard a strangled moan coming from upstairs, then "SPIKE!"

"Ummm, Fuzzy just got some." She giggled. She felt him harden inside of her. "Oh,
naughty." She arched herself up against him. "But I think it's Willow's turn to play." She
rolled the two of them. They fell off the couch. Xander landed on his back with Willow on
top of him. "Purr for me, Kitten." She rocked against him, and he growled as his eyes
rolled back in his head. She lifted herself and slid back down torturously. Then he purred.

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One minute she was bitching about the dirt-like quality of the coffee, the next she was
lying on the floor writhing in agony. The two of them were at her side in an instant.

"What is it? What did you see?"

"Oh, God." Tears welled up in her eyes. "Xander's dead."

"What?"

"H-he's a vampire. He's going to attack Willow. Oh my GOD! No! No! NO!" She smashed
the heels of her hands against her eyes and started sobbing hysterically.

Angel yanked Cordelia off the floor and into his arms. He stalked over to his desk. He
supported her with one arm and grabbed his car keys. He tossed them to Wesley.

"You're driving. And I mean DRIVE. We have to get there before the sun sets."

"Angel, I don't think-"

"NO!" He roared. His eyes amber. "We leave now."

"Right." The former watcher scurried after his boss who was already dragging Cordelia in
the direction of the car, grabbing a heavy blanket on his way out.

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"Do you two want to hear my plan?"

Willow bolted awake at the sound of her voice. "W-what plan?"

"Revenge."

"Revenge, pet?" Spike wrapped his bare arms around his Willow.

"Interested?"

Spike grinned. "We'll hear you out first." He didn't trust her.

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Tara was lying in bed trying not to think about what had happened in the last few days
when someone started pounding on her door. She grabbed her robe and threw it over her
tank top and boxers. The pounding started again. She opened the door, and froze when
Oz rushed past her into the room.

"Is Willow here?"

The second she saw him she'd started shaking in fear. He absolutely terrified her. Her fear
made her freeze, her hand still gripping the doorknob, the door still open.

Oz whipped around when his question wasn't answered. He saw her shaking, her
breathing in loud, hurried gasps. Her eyes were wide with fear. Then he remembered the
last time he'd seen her. He'd gotten aggressive with her and wolfed out. He hadn't even
thought about that. His only thoughts had been of Willow. The girl in front of him was
frozen in fear. It made his gut twist that he'd done that to her. He moved to her very
slowly.

"Hey, I'm sorry. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. I just need to find Willow, ok?"

Her breathing slowed a little. Her eyes became less wide and full of panic. Then he made
the mistake of putting his hand on her arm and all hell broke loose.

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"Bloody hell, will you stop pacing!?"

Xander had gone to make the phone call, leaving Spike with the two Willows. He was
sitting on the couch with the human. The vampire Willow had been pacing in front of the
fireplace ever since her Xander had left.

"No."

"Listen, pet-"

"I'm not your pet."

"Right. Don't worry about the whelp. He looked like he could handle his own unlike the
human version."

The Willow next to him elbowed him. "Don't talk about Xander like that."

"What did you call him?" The vampire had stopped pacing.

"Who?"

"My Xander."

"The whelp?"

"You call him that again, and I'm beating the shit out of you."

The human stiffened. "Hey, guys, let's not-"

Spike stood up. His expression deadly. "You and what army, pet?"

"No army. Just me."

"Anytime you're ready, red." They started circling each other.

"How about right now?" Her bare foot caught him right in the jaw. His head snapped back.
When it came forward, his eyes were amber. The human Willow jumped off the couch and
ran to a corner of the room to get out of the line of fire.

"Bitch!" He growled as he tackled her. They smacked into the couch, knocking it onto its
back. They rolled across the floor struggling to get the upper hand. They were both
growling in their game faces when they bumped into something. They stopped. It was a
pair of legs. They both looked up to see Angel glaring down at them.

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When his she felt his hands on her arm again, it all rushed back to her. He'd grabbed her
and then he'd changed. She hadn't screamed then, but she did now. She let her voice rip
a hole in the world.

The second his fingers made contact with her flesh, she started screaming and tried to
rush out the door. Oz just reacted. He clamped a hand over her mouth. His other arm
went around her waist. He kicked the door closed as her dragged her, kicking and arms
flailing, back into the room. He could hear her heart pounding as the smell of her fear filled
his nostrils.

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"Puppy." The vampire whispered. She jumped to her feet. She just stared at him. Spike
stood up slowly. He was fascinated by the look on her face when she saw his sire.
Suddenly, she grabbed the back of Angel's head and slammed her mouth onto his.

Part 3

Her arms slid from behind his head and down to grab his ass. Angel couldn't help it - he
moaned. His arms wrapped around her waist, and he pulled her closer. He deepened
the kiss. He was drowning fast when Cordelia's voice knocked him back into reality.

"OH MY GOD!"

He jumped away like he'd been burned. She was staring at him, her eyes dark with
desire. His brain was overloading on shock. Willow was a vampire. Then he saw the
other one standing by the fireplace. Spike moved to her side and took a protective
stance.

"Uh, hi, Angel." The human one said.

He was still stunned. He wanted her. The vampire one. Then he felt Cordelia poking him
very hard in the chest.

"What the hell were you just doing!?"

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

"Hello, Cordelia." Cordelia turned and noticed the vampire. She shrieked and ran behind
Angel. Wesley stepped next to her, and she latched onto his arm. The vampire Willow's
mouth turned into a wicked smirk. "I know I promised never to steal your boyfriend
again, but if it's him..." Her eyes roamed up and down Angel. He swore he started
sweating. "... I may have to break that promise." Cordelia whimpered.

"Willow, stop it." This came from the human version. The vampire turned to look at her.
"Please?" She smiled. How did anyone resist Fuzzy?

"Ok, whatever. But it's only because it's you asking, Fuzzy."

"Thank you."

"Anything else?"

"Since you asked, no biting."

"Fuzzy-"

"No biting."

"Fine." She turned to the vampire and two humans standing in the doorway. "Come on
in. Join our party. Apparently, we don't bite." She stalked to the opposite corner of the
room.

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Tara struggled hard. Her fear nearly consuming her, but he was stronger. Her robe had
fallen open and because of her squirming his arm had moved from being around her
waist to right under her breasts. She twisted again, causing that arm to rub the
underside of them. Her nipples hardened. Her eyes went wide from her body's betraying
response, and her panic overwhelmed her. She bit into his hand.

Oz yelled and threw her on her bed. His eyes had gone black. She whimpered and tried
crawl away, but he was on her in a second. She grabbed for the phone, but he grabbed
her and all she succeeded in doing was knocking it off the hook. He flipped her onto her
back. She lashed out with her arms, but she was no fighter. He caught her wrists
easily. He held them down to her sides and straddled her. She could feel the fur and
claws on those hands. Tears streaked down her face as she looked up at him. She was
going to die this time. No commandos to save her. She closed her eyes and prayed for
it to be quick.

@@@

Buffy was pacing so hard she was making everyone dizzy. She was worried and pissed.
Riley hadn't checked in yet. Tara had yet to show up either, and her line was busy.

"I'm gonna kill her."

"Now, Buffy-"

"No, Giles. This is Willow. Her girlfriend. And she can't even bother to show up. After
everything that's happened, she skips out. Unbelievable."

"Xander, try calling Tara again."

He already had. Xander had started dialing the second Buffy started her tirade. He hung
up the phone away and shook his head. "Still busy, G-man."

"Damn. I'm not waiting for her."

"Buffy wait-"

He was cut off by the phone ringing. The slayer was already long gone. She had a
pretty good idea where they were. Xander was still holding the phone and staring at the
door. Giles glared at him. Xander realized he still held the ringing phone. He answered it
and nearly fainted when he heard his own voice on the other end.

@@@

Tara waited. Nothing happened. She opened her eyes. His were closed. His breathing
was heavy. He was fighting for control. She shivered, and his eyes flew open. They were
blue again. He let go of her wrists. He laid down slowly and placed his face in her neck.
He started shaking, and Tara realized he was crying. She didn't know what to do. He'd
just broken down on her. Literally. He was terrifying, dangerous, and laying on top of
her. She could feel his breath on her neck. In the bravest move of her life, she reached
up and started to stroke his hair in comfort.

Oz didn't know what had come over him. He had done it to her again. Things had gotten
out of hand, and he'd nearly wolfed out on her again. And before? What had happened
there? He had been very aggressive with her. He was not an aggressive guy. Yet both
times he'd been near this girl, he'd grabbed her, scared her. He'd yanked her back in
her room and threw her down. Wrestled her into submission. She made him lose
control. It frightened him.

Then he felt her hand in his hair. Her touch was light, soothing, and he became very
aware of her. This girl who'd taken his Willow's heart. He inhaled. She smelled like
lavender. Willow was apple blossom because of her shampoo. Buffy was vanilla.
Cordelia was jasmine. Amy had been cinnamon with a touch of clove. Anya, like fresh
lemon. Buffy's mom was like baby powder. Jenny Calendar was sandalwood. Veruca
had been patchouli. Everyone woman he'd ever met had a distinct smell to her that he
never forgot. The last time he'd been near this girl he hadn't taken the time to notice.
The blonde underneath him smelled just like lavender flowers. Suddenly, he wanted to
drown in it, drown in her. More than he ever wanted to drown in anyone. His nose and
mouth were resting so close to her throat. If he stuck his tongue out, he could touch her
with it, so he did. She gasped and gripped the back of his head. What was he doing
here? He had to stop this. This was more dangerous than being around Veruca had
been. He could feel it. Something wouldn't let him stop touching her. This was about to
get way out of control.

@@@

Xander walked back into the mansion with the bags from the magick shop and the
clothing store in his hands and froze. There he was. Puppy. "Puppy?" He started to
walk to him.

"Oh my God." He turned to the sound of the woman's voice. He recognized her
instantly.

"Cordelia Chase." He changed directions and headed towards her. She backed herself
to a wall. Puppy stepped in front of him and growled. Xander growled back.

"Xander stop it!" This came from both Willows.

He turned and looked at his. "Why, baby? We ate her before." He turned back to
Cordelia. "You're delicious, by the way." Puppy morphed into his demon and grabbed
him by the throat.

"Angel!"

"Puppy, no!"

Both Willows rushed to them.

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Tara was so confused. She hadn't liked a boy since the eighth grade. Hadn't felt
anything more than mild interest for a male in a long time, but he was making her body
hum and all he'd done so far was lick her neck. Once. And he was her ex-girlfriend's ex-
boyfriend.

"W-what's happening, O-oz?"

"Oh God, I don't know." He said into her shoulder.

"D-d-don't stop."

He sat up so fast she shivered from the removal of his body heat. "What?"

"Y-you're making me feel I-I d-don't know... I don't want to not touch you."

"Me too. With you though."

"W-what do w-we do?"

"What do you want to do?"

She closed her eyes for a second to steady her nerves, then looked up through her
eyelashes and touched his cheek. This was something that could never be taken back.
"Y-y-you."

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The vampire Willow pried Angel's hand off of Xander's neck. The human put her hands
on Xander's chest and shoved him away. He wrapped his arms around her, running his
hands over her ass, and Angel started growling.

"Shut up!" The redheaded vampire barked. She pointed at Cordelia and Wesley. "You
two, couch, now!" They turned the couch upright and sat. She watched them the whole
time then turned back to Angel and punched him with all she had. He went down hard.

Wesley jumped up. "Now see here-" She was in his face in a second.

"I have a plan here. It doesn't involve the three of you, so you'll just have to look like
you're being forced to participate. You won't be harmed. I've given Fuzzy my word.
Spike, can I get some rope here?" Cordelia screamed and tried to rush out. Willow
caught her by the waist and threw her back onto the couch. "Don't make me cranky."

@@@

"She better be here." Xander said as he, Anya, and Giles walked to Tara's door.

"Are you sure this is her place?"

"Yes, Willow said this was it." He banged on the door.

@@@

Through the fog in her brain Tara heard someone yelling her name, but it was difficult to
concentrate with Oz doing what he was doing. When the owner of the voice penetrated
her brain, she sat up straight, knocking Oz to the floor. He landed hard and yelped.

"Tara? TARA!" It was Xander.

Suddenly there was pounding on the door. Like he was going to break it down. She
looked at Oz. He didn't move. Her eyes filled with tears. "Oz?"

"Yes?" The door was about to give.

"What do we do?" The hinges cracked away from the frame.

"I don't know."

She flung herself off the bed and into his arms right as the door crashed open, the lock
breaking. He caught her to him as Xander and Giles fell into the room. Tara felt a pulling
in her gut.

"Oz?" Xander was looking at him.

"What the hell were the two of you..." Giles stopped because a white light enveloped Oz
and Tara, and they immediately disappeared.

Anya gasped. "Oh my God."

"I know what the hell was that light? What happened?" Xander stood and helped Giles
to his feet.

"Wow, they were both semi-naked." They just stared at her. "You guys didn't notice the
naked?"

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Buffy burst into the mansion on Crawford Street and froze. Cordelia and Wesley were
bound and gagged on the couch. Willow and Spike stood by the fireplace. Willow had
her back to the door. Spike's eyes widened when he saw the slayer. He reached her in
two strides, clamping his hand over her mouth. Her eyes flashed anger.

"Shh. Where are the others?" He was whispering and glancing at the stairs. He took his
hand off her mouth slowly. Willow joined the two of them.

"I'm going to stake you, you whoring bastard." She fumbled to get her stake out.

"What?"

Willow grabbed the stake out of her hand. "No, don't. Buffy, I'm so sorry. I did a spell-"

"Will-"

"Well, well, well. What have we here?"

The three of the looked to the stairs. The vampires Willow and Xander walked down arm
in arm. Buffy stared.

"Holy God." Buffy breathed.

Willow leaned over to her. "Interesting, isn't he? In an evil way of course." Buffy turned
and stared at her, amazed that Willow had so closely guessed her thoughts.

"Hello, slayer. Nice to see you again." The vampire version of her best friend giggled.
"This is so frustrating. We keep getting visitors, but not the one I want. You sit on the
couch with those two. You interrupt or interfere, and I turn her."

"Now just a min-"

Spike grabbed her arm. "Slayer, go sit down. Please."

Buffy jerked her arm away and glared at him. Then his words registered. Please? Spike
never said please. She walked slowly to the sofa and sat down next to Cordelia. Willow
followed her and sat down. That's when Buffy saw him.

"Angel?" She started to rise, but Willow grabbed her arm to stop her.

"He's ok, Buffy. Don't."

Buffy looked up at the three vampires watching her. Spike's expression was willing her
to be still and wait to make her move. The other two were daring her to do something.
She saw Spike's gaze shift to Willow, and his whole face softened. She looked at
Willow. She was smiling back.

"Ok, what's that?"

"What's what?"

"You and Spike?"

"Well, uh, we, um-"

"Willow!" The two of them didn't notice Xander walking to the fireplace, so he could hear
better.

"He's, well, Buffy, He's-"

"The person Tara cheated on you with!"

"How did you..... No, it wasn't like that."

"What do you mean it wasn't like that? Tara admitted it. I heard her say so."

"What?"

"I heard her tell Giles."

"She told Giles?"

"He sort of made her. I accidentally overheard. He almost went 'Ripper', then I walked in
and, uh, sort of did it for him."

"Y-you didn't hit her, did you?"

"No! Willow!"

"I'm sorry, I just, well, you do like to hit."

"I didn't hit her. I just threatened to."

"Buffy!"

"Well, it made me mad that she hurt you like that."

"She did hurt me."

"You aren't mad at Spike too? Isn't he supposed to be your friend? How could he do
that to you?"

"He didn't know."

"Um, Will, how could he not know?"

"She did a glamour on herself. He thought she was me."

"A glamour?"

"She changed her appearance. She was me."

It all sunk in. "Oh my God. Spike had the hots for you."

"Has, slayer, has." Buffy looked up to see Spike and Xander leaning on the mantle
watching the two of them. The other Willow had walked around and taken a seat on the
floor next to the bound and gagged Angel. Buffy had been so engrossed in her
conversation with Willow, she hadn't even noticed them moving. An entire room of
people had just heard that private conversation. The human Willow blushed.

"So what are we all doing here, some of us in bondage?" Buffy asked.

"My Will has a plan." Xander grinned.

Buffy looked at his Willow. "There's actually a plan? Let's hear it."

@@@

Giles, Anya, and Xander were walking across the park towards Crawford Street when
Riley ran past them.

"Riley!" Xander called.

Anya looked over her shoulder to see what he was running from and saw a group of
commandos heading for them. She panicked. "Oh SHIT! RUN!" She took off in Riley's
direction.

Xander and Giles looked. "OH BLOODY HELL!" The former librarian gritted as the two of
them took off as well.

Anya was so scared she caught up with Riley in no time. "Old mansion! Crawford!"

"Gotcha!" The two of them were stride for stride, her out of fear, him out of training.
Xander and Giles weren't far behind, and the group of commandos weren't either. Anya
just hoped they made it to Crawford Street first.

Part 4

The human Willow walked down the stairs with the vampire version behind her, but you
couldn't tell she was the human one. She had just finished the glamour spell and
changed into the clothes vampire Xander had gotten for her. Black combat boots, black
leather pants, dark green corset with black straps, and a black cord of leather tied
around her neck. It all fit perfectly. Xander had even gotten some makeup for her. Her
twin had put it on for her. They'd slicked her hair back. Strangely Willow didn't feel like
'Willow' anymore, and the glamour spell made her cold to the touch. She had also taken
on a very white pallor, and when it was time there'd be more. She didn't want to hurt
Tara, just scare her. They'd agreed to only scare.

"Fuck." Everyone turned to the direction of Spike's stare. All eyes went wide as the two
of them came into view. Spike was nervous. She looked like a vampire. He didn't trust
the other Willow. He walked to his and put a hand on her shoulder. She was cold to the
touch. He growled. She grabbed his hand and placed it over her heart. It was beating
fast. He smiled at her. She blushed. She was about to pop out of the green corset.
Spike rubbed his knuckles over the top of her breasts. She turned redder.

"I wish Tara was here. I want to get this over with. This corset is very binding."

Suddenly, there was a flash of light and two bodies fell from the ceiling to the floor in the
center of the room. Spike had shoved Willow behind him. She peered out. The body on
top rolled off. Willow gasped. It was Oz and Tara, and they were both half naked.

"What the fuck?" Xander asked.

"That's Fuzzy's girlfriend and her old boyfriend. This is weird." The vampire Willow
walked over to them.

Oz had on no shirt, just his jeans. Tara was wearing a tank top and a pair of boxers.
They both looked roughed up. Oz sat up and sniffed the air. "Willow?" his eyes locked
with the vampire's.

"No." He stood up quickly, yanked the dazed Tara to her feet, and shoved her behind
him.

The human Willow watched with interest, wondering what was happening. Why had they
appeared out of thin air? Why was Oz with her? Why did they have so few clothes on?
She walked up behind Tara and placed her hand on the other girl's shoulder. Tara
jumped and spun around.

"No." She started shaking. Oz looked behind him and saw the other Willow. Spike came
up behind her and placed a hand on her green-corsetted waist. Oz felt a cold hand on
his bare shoulder.

"He's cute, Fuzzy. I never noticed before. Why'd you give him up?"

Oz scanned the room. Cordelia, Wesley, Buffy. On the couch bound and gagged. Angel
next to the couch, bound and gagged. Xander was sitting on the arm on the couch next
to Buffy. He was rubbing her shoulder, and she was flinching. Oz felt his stomach drop.
Xander was vampire.

"Why?" Something in her voice caught him. Then he heard it. Faint. Like it was being
cloaked. Her heartbeat. She wasn't dead. It was a spell. Had to be. He looked at her and
smiled. She took a step back into Spike.

"I-I did a spell." Tara finally spoke. The whole room stilled.

"A spell? Was it a glamour? Cos I already know about that one."

"No, this was before. I-I w-w-wanted to be sure."

"About?"

"Us. S-s-so I did a true love spell. For y-you. To see. I-it was him." She looked at Spike.
"And I-I kinda freaked out."

"So you decided to put on my face and have sex with him?"

"Y-you weren't supposed to kn-know."

Spike got it. "Bloody hell. You were gonna have at it with me pretending to be Willow,
then be all 'that was nice, but I don't think it'll work out' weren't you?"

"Yes." Tara hung her head.

"But I caught you."

Xander was mad. "Listen, Will, I know you said no biting your friends, but she doesn't
sound like much of a friend. Can I bite her?"

Oz turned and growled at him. Tara started shaking at the sound.

"Nobody's biting anyone, ok." Willow sighed as her twin laughed.

"You should let him, Fuzzy. Just a taste."

"No." Oz was still growling. Willow noticed Tara was shaking. "Oz, stop." He looked at
her. His eyes were black. "Oh God."

Tara turned to him. "Shh." She ran her hand over his face. She put it behind his head
and pulled him to her. Her other hand started making comforting circles on his back.
"Shh."

Willow stood in shock. What the hell was going on with them?

@@@

Riley paused at the door with Anya. They both looked back. A tranquilizer dart
embedded itself in the door frame in between two of Anya's fingers. She screamed. Riley
threw open the door and pushed her in before him. Xander and Giles ran in behind them.
They all slammed the door.

"Find something to block it with!" Xander screamed.

Anya grabbed a giant beam of wood next to the door. Riley took it and wedged it under
the doorknob. The four of them backed up. It wouldn't hold for very long. Anya turned and
jumped. the room was full. Everyone was staring. She tapped Riley's arm since he was
standing the closest to her.

"What?" He turned. He saw Buffy tied up. "Buffy!"

Giles grabbed his arm before he could move.

"What seems to be the trouble?" Spike had his arm around one of the Willows in the
room. Anya couldn't tell which was the human by the way they were both dressed.

"Riley's ex buds wanna party."

"Oh bloody hell!" Spike whipped out a knife and stalked over to Buffy.

"Hey!" Riley yelled and rushed towards her only to have one of the Willow's block his
path. Riley looked again. Spike was cutting everyone free. Buffy rushed to Riley and
threw herself in his arms.

"I was worried about you."

"You'll explain all this later, right?"

"I'll tell what I know. I'm still a little clueless on some of it."

"What's the deal here?" Cordelia was rubbing her wrists.

Then they busted in through the windows. Soldiers everywhere. Cordelia screamed as a
bolt of electricity hit her. She flew off her feet and landed in a heap on the floor. Angel
roared and attacked the commando who fired at her.

Willow was running to Cordelia when she was tacked to the floor. She grunted as she
hit, the body on her heavy. Spike froze when he saw the soldier take aim at Willow.
Then the vampire Xander had tackled her out of the way. They both landed hard and
didn't move. Spike saw the dart sticking out of the vampire's shoulder. He ran to them.

Oz saw Cordelia go down, then the other Xander tackle their Willow to save her from the
dart. He pulled Tara over to a corner by the fireplace. He grabbed Cordelia and drug her
over. Tara wrapped her arms around the unconscious girl. Willow had pushed Xander off
of her and was trying to drag him to the corner when Oz was at her side helping. he
pushed her down with Cordelia and Tara. Then he dragged the couch in front of them.
His eyes were black and his teeth stuck out. His hair was starting to become thicker.
"Stay!" He growled.

Willow hunched down trying not to cry. The vampire Xander was unconscious and
slumped against her. Cordelia was partly on her lap. Tara was holding the rest of the
former cheerleader. She reached for Willow's hand.

"Willow, I-I'm so s-s-sorry."

"Me too." Willow gripped her hand as the sounds a fighting reverberated through the
room.

The second their hands touched Willow felt it. The energy. They looked at each other.
Then looked at the couch. It wobbled, then flipped through the air hitting high on the
opposite wall.

Everyone froze. Willow and Tara rose slowly. Their eyes were closed. One of the
soldiers fired at Tara. Both girls' eyes snapped open. There were no pupils. All white.
Tara held up her hand and the bolt was deflected into the soldier who fired it.

Both girls spoke in unison. "Leave this place."

"What in the hell are you?" Forrest asked.

"Witches." Tara said. Her voice had a demonic edge.

"Go now. Leave this place." They said together.

Forrest aimed his gun at Willow. She disappeared. And reappeared right behind him.
She yanked his gun out of his hands. He jumped and spun to face her. She smiled at
him with vampire teeth. The real vampire Willow walked up next to her in full game face.
The human blinked a few times and her eyes went back to their deep green.

"Shoo."

Most of the Initiative soldiers ran. Only Forrest and Graham remained.

"That was certainly brave of your friends. Running like little girls."

Forrest lunged at the vampire Willow with a growl. The two of them crashed to the floor.
Willow quickly overpowered him. She growled and leaned in for her bite.

"NO!" Riley and Graham screamed at the same time.

Spike jumped up and grabbed her around the waist, but she had a tight hold on Forrest
and took him with her.

"STOP!" Fuzzy's voice penetrated her brain.

She jerked herself away from them and pulled Forrest with her. "I didn't mean to." She
ripped open her wrist and put it to his mouth.

"NO!" Riley jumped at her, but Buffy grabbed him.

"He'll die if I don't."

"He's dead already." Buffy snapped. "You weren't supposed to bite anyone."

"I said I wouldn't bite Fuzzy's friends. He's not one." She cradled Forrest to her body as
he drank."

No one noticed the human Willow had edged out of the mansion.

"Where's Willow?"

Everyone looked at Spike when he spoke.

*~*

She was running hard. She took the stairs at the dorm two at a time. She tore open the
door and went straight to her steamer trunk full of witchcraft supplies. She tossed things
out until she found the book and the box she was looking for. She grabbed a bag from
under her bed. She stuffed some things in it and ran back out the door.

She ran through the wood near where the Initiative back entrance was. She skidded to a
stop in a small clearing. She dumped out the contents of the bag. her moments were
shaky and frantic. She spread everything out and began lighting candles.

*~*

They'd split to look for her. Spike entered the clearing just in time to see the orb in
Willow's hand glow brightly and then disappear. She collapsed to the ground.

"Willow!" He ran for her. He never got there.

As soon as her body hit the ground a shock wave of energy radiated from the magick
circle she'd cast. It hit him in the chest and knocked him back. Pain exploded in his
head. In the distance he heard four separate screams.

*~*

"Spike?"

He opened his eyes to see Willow peering down at him. Her hair had leaves in it and her
makeup was smeared.

"Red?"

She leaned down and kissed him. He rolled her underneath him.

"What the bloody hell was that?"

"Soul restoration."

"For who?"

"Forrest."

"Bloody hell." He jumped up and pulled her to her feet.

"What?"

"I think you may have done something else. I heard four screams."

"Oh Goddess."

Part 5

Willow and Spike entered the mansion slowly. He saw them first.

"Bloody hell."

Willow turned and looked. The vampire Willow and Xander were clinging to each other,
shaking and crying. Forrest was sitting next to them with his arms wrapped around his
legs rocking back and forth. "Oh Goddess. Oh Goddess." She ran over to where they
were. "I am so sorry."

"Willow." Xander wailed.

But Forrest was quicker. He grabbed her in a tight hug. "Thank you." He whispered in
her ear.

Willow thought about it. This was going to be easiest on him. He never got a chance to
drink from a human. He never killed a human.

"Oh God." The vampire Willow was shaking. "All those people. All those people."

"Cordelia." Xander's voice cracked. "We killed Cordelia."

"Go have sex right now."

Everyone looked at Spike.

A light went off in Willow's brain. "Yes. Go."

"Why?"

"It'll make it all go away."

*~*

Spike rolled his eyes. Damn, but Forrest could ask the questions. The other Willow and
the other Xander had only been upstairs for half an hour. This was gonna be a long
night.

The slayer entered with Giles, Riley and Graham behind them.

"We'll find her. We'll take care of this." She stopped when she saw Willow in between
Spike and Forrest on the sofa. "Will?"

"I did a soul restoration."

All eyes went to Forrest. He was smiling.

"You're a vampire with a soul?"

"He is. And uh, he's not the only one."

"What?" She looked around.

"Good Lord. The dopplegangers." Giles said. "Where are they?"

"Doing their version of Buffy's seventeenth birthday."

"Willow!" Buffy's eyes were wide.

"You didn't see them, Buffy. It was so sad."

"So you just give them their bite back?"

"Xander was crying. I-I couldn't take that."

"I was crying?" The human Xander was standing there with Anya.

"The other you was."

"What a sissy. What for?"

"He got his soul back."

"YES!" Xander did a little dance around the room. Everyone watched in confusion. "My
neck is safe."

"Not for long. Willow sent them to do the sex thing." Buffy had her hands on her hips.

"What?!"

"Don't worry. It didn't work." The vampires Willow and Xander were standing in the room.
He had his arms wrapped around her. Tears were coursing down her face. Xander
tightened his arms and buried his face in her hair.

"What do you mean it didn't work?" Buffy's eyes were wide.

And then Angel slammed into the mansion. Cordelia and Wesley were right on his
heels. Everyone looked at him. He strode straight to Willow and lifted her by her arms
right to his face.

"What did you do to me?"

"What do you mean?"

"We are one."

"One?" She squeaked.

He shook her. "The demon!"

"Oh Goddess!"

"Lay off, Peaches." Spike said in an overly even tone.

Angel growled at him.

"You wanna go hairboy? I'll play. Let's go!"

Angel threw Willow violently to the sofa and grabbed Spike by the throat. Buffy rushed
them. Spike threw up a hand and shoved her back. She went sprawling on her ass.

"Ouch."

Willow's eyes went wide. Spike and Angel started swinging. The vampire Willow
growled and jumped at both of them. She busted them apart in no time and ended up
straddling Angel.

"No fighting. Something else is at work here."

Oz and Tara ran into the mansion holding hands. Everyone froze.

"Is everybody ok?"

"Th-there's a magick signature a m-mile wide coming out of h-here."

But the human Willow was staring at Spike. "Spike." Her eyes were wide.

He sat on the couch with her. "It's ok, pet. He didn't hurt you, did he?" Spike glared at
Angel.

Willow grabbed his chin and yanked his face back to hers. "You pushed Buffy down."

Spike rolled his eyes. "Sorry, slayer."

"Spike, she said ouch."

Realization hit him. He jumped to his feet and looked around the room. He stalked over
to Riley. He punched him in the face. The soldier flew through the air and landed on his
back. Out. Graham made a move towards the vampire, but Anya grabbed his arm. Then
Spike looked at the slayer. Buffy jumped to her feet and yanked out her stake. They
walked towards each other with murder in their eyes. But a strangled gasp made the
both look at the human Willow.

She was crying. Buffy looked at the stake in her hand. She tossed it aside. It clattered
loudly across the floor in the quiet room.

"Buffy, you are a slayer. What are you doing?" Wesley asked.

"Surely you of all people know I never play by the rules, Wesley." But she was looking
at Spike.

"Bloody hell. Neither do I." He held out a hand to her. "Why be typical, 'ey?

She looked at it. Then she placed her hand in his. They were just standing there holding
hands. Buffy smiled at him. And Spike was shocked when he actually smiled back.

"Wow. You can almost hear the thunder in the distance." Cordelia said.

The human Xander snickered. "We should all go to hell. I'm sure it's great for the ice
skating now. Having just frozen over and all."

The vampires Willow and Xander laughed. The vampire Willow looked at her lover. "I
remember you like that."

"I can be like that again." He held out a hand to her. "If that's what you want." She
jumped into his embrace.

"You're always what I want. I can do this with you."

"What's with them?" Cordelia asked.

"They have soul." Anya said.

"Oh wow." Oz grinned.

"Souls?" Angel stood and looked at them.

Spike had sat down next to Willow. He put an arm around her. He leaned into her ear.
"You gave me my bite back, red. I owe you." He whispered.

"I wonder if Forrest's soul in anchored like the vampy twins." Anya said.

"What?" Angel asked.

"They went and had sex and nothing. Still the same."

Angel looked at Buffy and she thought she was gonna swallow her tongue. Riley
moaned and sat up.

"Riley!" Buffy ran over to him, but she looked back at Angel.

"Well, Forrest will just have to have sex with someone." Anya said matter-of-factly.

"What?" Forrest's jaw was hanging open.

"Oh, I'll do it." Cordelia sighed. Everyone looked at her.

"Cordelia!" Wesley had a look of horror on his face.

"What? It's not like I've never had supernatural sex before. Hello, pregnant with a demon
litter. Besides I'm the only single girl here." She looked at the human Xander and
pointed. His mouth was open to speak. "Wesley doesn't count."

Xander folded his arms across his chest and pouted. A perfect opportunity to rag on
Wesley foiled by his ex girlfriend.

Cordelia grabbed Forrest's hand and dragged him up the stairs. He looked over his
shoulder, and Graham was grinning wickedly at him.

"So what happens now?"

Everyone looked at Oz.

*~*

ONE MONTH LATER....

Willow picked up the phone. "Yes?" She hissed.

"Did he do it?"

"You're interrupting."

"Eeep! Sorry, Will." She hung up.

Willow hung up her phone.

"Who was that, love?"

"Anne."

"Anne?"

"The other me."

"Why Anne?"

"It is our middle name."

"Anne the vampire. Doesn't fit."

"Can we get back to the task at hand. I may lose my nerve"

He stepped towards her and wrapped one arm around her waist, his hand resting on her
lower back. The other hand wrapped in her hair and tilted her head so her neck was
exposed. She was shaking so hard he could hear her teeth rattling together.

"Just so you know, if you turn me, Giles has strict instructions to give you a soul."

"What?"

"Just a sip. To see if you can. Don't drink me down."

He started to nuzzle her neck. "I would never drink you down, pet. I like you all sweaty
and breathy."

"Who are you callin' sweaty, mister?" She'd gotten her little huffy tone.

She gasped when he bit into her.

*~*

Buffy and Xander were sitting in the Expresso Pump just people watching. Oz and Tara
walked by hand in hand.

"That is just weird upon weird."

Xander followed her gaze and shuddered. "Willow's exes. Together. Ngah."

Oz saw them and waved. Xander and Buffy waved back.

"It kinda worked out though. Tara's better with Oz. And Willow has Spike."

"Still not getting why you two haven't duked it out yet, Buff."

"It would hurt Willow."

"He's hurting her right now. As we speak. With the biting and the drinking and the
biting."

"You forgot to mention the sex having. Yeah. I'll bet she's hurting REAL bad from that
one." Buffy said dryly.

"I wish you wouldn't be so flip about it."

"That's her choice Xander. You've never been bit before. You don't know what it can be
like." She absently rubbed the scar on her neck.

"Well maybe I'll just truck on out to LA and have 'Anne' take a bite."

"Better yet have Angel do it." She looked at him out of the corner of her eye.

"That wasn't funny, Buffy." He'd gone completely pale.

She started giggling. "The look on your face was."

"Oh ha ha."

*~*

She was sitting at the computer typing ninety miles an hour. Anne. He still had to get
used to that. And Alex. The two of them. He just wanted to call them Xander and
Willow.

"I called Willow."

"And?"

"She's going to let him."

"Really?"

She looked up at him. "He loves her, Angel. Of that I'm dead certain."

"Dead certain? I thought bad puns were my forte?" 'Alex' was standing in the doorway
with his arms folded across his bare chest. His leather pants were hanging low on his
hips.

"Hey you." Anne smiled. She just let her eyes roam over his form.

"Hey, baby." He did a little staring of his own

Angel rolled his eyes just as Cordelia, Forrest, and Wesley entered arguing. Cordelia
noticed the eye roll.

"What? Are they doing it again?"

"Not yet. Give 'em a few minutes." Angel stomped off, but he was smiling.

*~*

Buffy entered the dorm room quietly. Then she turned and walked right back out. It had
been naked in there. Very naked. Spike-sleeping-on-his-stomach-on-top-of-the-covers-
naked naked in there. Buffy smiled. He had a nice ass. It was just getting way too
interesting around here. With Willow's experiments to see how much of the chip had
been destroyed. And Tara and Oz. Her truce with Spike. And 'Anne' and 'Alex' taking
Forrest LA. Forrest dead with a soul and with Cordelia. And Angel. All of it. Were things
ending or beginning? She really hadn't decided.

"Giles, please be home." She skipped up the steps to his door and turned the knob.

"Hey, Giles, can I sleep on your sofa? Willow and Spike are doin' it in our room again."

"Buffy, please."

*~*

"Pet?"

"Mrrrph."

"Willow?"

"Huh?"

"Are you alright, love?"

She stretched. "I'm good." He started licking the wound on her neck. "Mmmm. Now I'm
perfect."

"Who would have thought your wonky magick would be the thing to cure me?"

"We don't know if you're completely cured yet."

"More tests?"

"More tests."

He sighed exaggeratedly. "If you insist."

"I think the first test should be a repeat performance of what just happened."

"You know, pet, if you're doing it, I think you should be able to say it."

"You know Xander said that to me once."

"Fuck."

"Yes, let's."

"No. You're telling me I'm quoting the whelp now?"

"Here, I'll make you forget all about that."

"Not bloody likely." She pushed him on his back and straddled him "Or you might."

She giggled, and he began to think how insane his unlife had gotten. Friends with a
slayer. Then the little redhead on top of him made him lose his train of thought with the
things she was doing. And he was completely ok with it. He was completely ok with a
lot of things that would have bugged the shit out of him a year ago. And that was a good
thing. She was a good thing. It was getting better.