Tears Of The Slayer

[ILLYRIAN]

Tears of the Slayer Part 1

Willow was stood in the classroom facing out of the windows, tears had welled in her eyes though they had not fallen down her cheeks. The teacher Miss Rayne had asked her what was wrong? But she got no reply. Buffy looked to the teacher, “Four years ago a friend of hers died.”

“As far as I’m aware Willow has tried to make contact with him but I am not too sure how,” said Buffy. Willow turned to face the teacher and in a shaky voice said, “My friend was murdered.” “I am so sorry, I had no idea how your friend died,” said Miss Rayne.

Buffy faced Miss Rayne, “I know that Willow wanted to contact him many times.” Miss Rayne looked to Willow, then to Buffy, “Has she had any success in her endeavours?” Buffy was surprised that a teacher would condone such activity.

“I lost my older sister in an accident ten years ago, she saved another girl from being knocked over,” said Miss Rayne. hearing the teacher Buffy faced her and as compassionately as she could she asked the teacher, “Have you ever tried to reach out to your dead sister?”

Miss Rayne started to agree with her. “I can hardly remember my sister though I do remember what she said to me that last morning.” The teacher sat down and put her head in her hands, “She told me I was perfect just the way I was.”

Buffy looked to Willow who spoke to the teacher, “Even though it was all those years ago you still remember what she said?” “I do, there are some things in life you never forget, I saw the girl my sister saved she remembered asking my dying sister why she saved her,” said Miss Rayne.

“What was your sister’s reply?” asked Willow. “That is what has caused me to remember, the girl said my sister thanked her though I never found out why, my sister died at that point,” said Miss Rayne. Willow faced Buffy, “I could try to contact her to find out what she meant.”

The teacher looked to Willow, “Could you?” “Would you do that for the teacher?” asked Buffy. Willow smiled to them, “Trying to help the teacher will, I think, help me.” Willow sat at the teachers desk, “How would you like me to try and contact your sister?” “I have a choice?”

Willow smiled to her teacher, “A lot depends on which way will scare you the least, I can try to bring back your sister and what that entails is that you will see your sister. With extra effort on my behalf you’d be able to have a conversation with her,” said Willow.

“That does sound a bit scary but if I’m going to find out what I’ll need to talk with her,” said Miss Rayne. “No,” said Willow “I can try to contact her and just use our voices you would not get to see her or use the Ouija Board.” “Doesn’t the church frown on such things?”

Buffy laughed at the teacher, “The church frowns on sex before marriage but it isn’t evil.” A grin could slowly be seen emblazoned on Miss Rayne’s face. “Oh really,” said Willow. Miss Rayne admitted it was not the sort of thing to say in a class.

Willow whispered to Buffy that it might be a good idea to invite Oz to help them, Buffy agreed and while Willow rang him then she prepared the classroom by pulling the curtain over the windows. Then she covered the television screen and the computer’s monitor.

“What will that do?” asked Miss Rayne. “Stop any views of the spirit in the glass, I take it you do not want to see the spirit,” said Willow. “Who is going to go first?” asked Miss Rayne. Willow looked at her and expressed some confusion.

“What you said was that you didn’t want to see the spirit of your sister, so we have prepared the room so as not to scare you,” said Willow. Buffy looked to Miss Rayne, “Willow is okay with seeing her friend. I never did ask but why don’t you want to see your sister?” asked Willow.

The teacher looked even sadder than before, “My sister was knocked over by a bus I was not allowed to see her until they had repaired her face for her time in the coffin. I do not even know if she would be okay to talk. So doing the Ouija Board might be less scary.”

Buffy put her hand on Miss Rayne’s hand, “You do not need to worry about that it is known to those in the know that even people who had lost a leg in a previous accident can come back as a person with two legs so any injuries sustained in that accident may not be evident,” said Buffy.

Miss Rayne thanked Buffy then Willow told Miss Rayne, “When you are ready announce that you are ready to converse with your sister using the letters of the alphabet.” Each of them faced to the shot crystal glass on the Ouija board.

Miss Rayne looked up then declared, “I would like to speak with my sister Margaret who died ten years ago.” Miss Rayne faced Willow, “What do we do now?” Willow smiled, “Now we wait then ask again and if nothing happens we could try to initiate contact using the letters.”

“How will we now if it is my sister who is spelling the words to me?” asked Miss Rayne. “By asking her only questions she will know the answer to. “Some people suggest that a key is placed in a bible at where the Lord’s prayer is written and you recite the Lord’s prayer.”

“I disagree with that as we do not know if the bible is correct,” said Willow.
Miss Rayne announced aloud that she wanted to speak to make contact with her sister, the glass began to slowly circle inside the letters then it went to the middle of the board and stopped.

The glass moved to the letters to start their contact, H-E-L-L-O M-I-S-B-E-T-H. Willow faced Buffy before Miss Rayne could intervene. “My name is Bethesda though when my sister Margaret first knew me she had a troublesome lisp and couldn’t say my name properly, that is what she always called me.”


To Be Continued

 

[ILLYRIAN]

Tears Of The Slayer Part 2

Willow was impressed that Miss Rayne had an answer from who she wanted to contact so quick, smiling she faced Buffy, they both acknowledged miss Rayne’s effort by raising their eyebrows to her. “One thing I do not understand, what exactly happened to your sister?” asked Buffy.

Miss Rayne replied to Buffy. “My sister and a few others had gone to the girl’s parent’s house to see her to try to cheer her up.” Willow looked to Miss Rayne; concern was written all over her face. Miss Rayne stated that the girl had been getting despondent about her father’s suicide.

That afternoon several of her friends being at her parent’s house caused the girl to become even more depressed, though after a few hours most of them had left, but Miss Rayne’s sister stayed. In the following few hours the girl got so upset until she despondent ran out of the house crying,

“Her mother told me of that,” said Miss Rayne. “What happened then?” asked Buffy. “The girl ran into town,” said Miss Rayne as her eyes began to fill with tears. “My sister kept running after her and calling to her, then the girl stopped turned to my sister and called to be left alone.

There was a bus was bearing towards the girl but my sister continued to run after her, she pushed her out of the way of the bus,” said Miss Rayne. Buffy slowly faced Miss Rayne then quizzically stated, “I think you might have got something wrong there, if your sister was running towards

the girl, then when she pushed her out of the way that would have meant your sister would have been stationery right in front of the bus,” said Buffy. Miss Rayne bowed her head, “That is how my sister died.” Buffy was shocked, “She died going under a bus!” exclaimed Buffy.

The thought of what might have happened to her made Buffy think out loud, “I hope she died quickly!” Tears began to roll down Buffy’s cheeks. Miss Rayne intervened, “My sisters body was spat out the side of the bus before the rear wheels crushed her and she rolled into the gutter.”

The girl my sister wanted to help (Sarrah), put her jacket over my sisters head, she stayed with her until the ambulance arrived. Even then she stayed with her until they arrived at the hospital. Miss Rayne put a finger on the glass on the Ouija board, Willow then Buffy did the same.

“What became of my sister after that?” asked Miss Rayne. I A-M S-A-R-R-A-H, I S-T-A-Y-E-D W-I-T-H Y-O-U-R S-I-S-T-E-R U-N-T-I-L M-Y F-A-T-H-E-R C-A-M-E T-O B-E W-I-T-H H-E-R. A spark of life flickered on Miss Rayne’s face.

Willow told Miss Rayne, “If you want to speak with your sister you will need to ask for her by name. Give them the curtesy of knowing who you want to ask your questions to.” Miss Rayne was grateful to Willow. She faced the glass, “I want to speak to my sister Margaret how are

you, I miss you so much?” asked Miss Rayne. “S-A-R-R-A-H’S F-A-T-H-E-R H-E-L-P-E-D M-E, B-E-C-A-U-S-E O-F T-H-E H-E-L-P I G-A-V-E T-O S-A-R-R-A-H. H-E S-H-O-W-E-D M-E H-O-W T-O B-E A-S I W-A-S B-E-F-O-R-E I D-I-E-D,” said Margaret.

“Bethesda may not want to see you but I would like to,” said Willow. “Your injuries must have been horrific,” said Miss Rayne. “A-N-D T-H-E-Y W-E-R-E, I C-A-N A-P-P-E-A-R A-S I W-A-S B-E-F-O-R-E T-H-E A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T,” said Margaret.

Miss Rayne was amazed at her sisters remark, “You can do that?” “The cloth you put on the television is about to fall off so if you want to see what I look like, then that is where to look,” said her sister. Miss Rayne willow and Buffy faced the television.

“When will we see you?” as she asked the question the cloth cover over the television slipped from it to lie on the floor. A brilliant light began to emit from the screen as it faded Miss Rayne could see her sister looking to her, “Thank you, you are as I remember,” said Miss Rayne.

“A-S Y-O-U C-A-N S-E-E M-E F-O-R T-H-E F-I-R-S-T T-I-M-E N-O-W T-H-A-T T-H-I-S I-S T-H-E F-I-R-S-T T-I-M-E I CAN S-E-E Y-O-U T-H-O-U-G-H W-H-Y A-R-E Y-O-U H-E-R-E, -L-O-O-K-I-N-G A-T M-E?” asked Margaret

“A friend of Willows died several years ago, she was upset at the memory of him,” said Miss Rayne. C-A-N I H-E-L-P asked Miss Rayne’s sister. “I do want to make contact with him but it will be difficult I know it will be,

the first time he died he was murdered and the second time he died he was murdered again Buffy stared at Willow, “Do you mean.” Buffy grimaced and said the problem would be to get the first one of him before he was murdered the first time.”

Willow acknowledged her, “There is a way but it is very involved and possibly dangerous,” said Willow. “How could contacting the dead be that dangerous?” asked Miss Rayne. Buffy firmly shut her eyes forcing the tears onto her cheeks, “You mean Jesse don’t you?”

Willow began to nod. Miss Raynes wanted a reply to her question of how could it be dangerous. “If we knew who it was but we don’t, all we know is that an unknown vampire killed him, the vampire took up residence in his body and became him.

The second time he died it was a friend who murdered a likeness of him, if the wrong the Jesse returns the dangers are many,” said Willow. “And I do understand what you are saying but if the spirit is contained in the glass how could it be dangerous?” asked Miss Rayne.

“Because we will be dealing with a demon that can spread its power as much as it wants,” stated Willow.


To Be Continued

 

[ILLYRIAN]

Tears Of The Slayer Part 3


Miss Rayne wondered if the word Willow had used, demon, was a metaphor, although if it was she had no idea what for. One thought crossed her mind, she had heard tales of Buffy being involved with killing demonic creatures and that Willow was a very powerful witch.

Miss Rayne was curious though as she thought that Willow and Buffy were quite nice people. What caused Miss Rayne consternation was that Willow herself admitted that she knew her friend had been killed by a vampire.

Miss Rayne noticed that Willow was staring at her. “Based on your thoughts Miss Rayne I’d suggest you believe what you are thinking,” said Willow. Miss Rayne stared at Willow and realised that Willow had just read her mind.

“So vampires are a certainty?” asked Miss Rayne. Willow didn’t say anything to the teacher, she merely smiled to her. “So what has Buffy to do with this?” asked Miss Rayne. “Buffy was chosen by the Power That Is to slay vampires,” said Willow.

Buffy knew what they were talking about, even though she heard none of their thoughts, she sweetly smiled to Miss Rayne then spoke to her, “Oh, and butter would not melt in my mouth.”

A boy from the class following Willow and Buffy’s class entered the room, he looked to the curtains and the drapes over the reflective surfaces. “Welcome to our world, come in and sit down” said Buffy indicating Willow.

The boy faced Buffy then looked to the teacher, he returned his gaze towards Buffy and went to a chair to sit down. “So er, who are you I don’t think I know you,” said the boy. “My name is Buffy, Buffy Summers.” The boy stared at her, his lower jaw dropped.

“You, you are her! You are Buffy Summers!” exclaimed the boy. Buffy stood upright and proudly smiled to the boy. “I take it you have heard of me,” said Buffy. “No,” the boy flatly replied.

Willow faced away from them yet Buffy could tell she was laughing by the way her shoulders kept moving up and down. The boy turned to face the teacher. “Miss Rayne, I only came in to ask if our class will be on time.”

“Oh yes, I don’t see why not,” replied Miss Rayne. The boy acknowledged her answer then left the room, Miss Rayne watched him leave, “Right, now that .. .. Miss Rayne stopped mid-sentence she saw other people at the students desks.

“Who are you people?” asked Miss Rayne the young women looked to Miss Rayne. “I don’t I’d have thought your sister would recognize you,” said Sarrah. “Maybe if I had have called her Misbeth.” Miss Rayne smiled, “I never thought I’d see you.”

“Just as well we are here, we would like to see which one of your friend that Willow will conjure forth,” said Sarrah. “Hopefully it will be the version of him before the vampire sired him, I’m not sure how to cope with the dead version of him,” stated Willow.

“That is something you do not need to concern yourself about, when the vampire dies that is the end of it, it cannot return as a ghost. The attempts you made to speak to your friend were heard by him, the reason he has not replied is he was worried you’d get the vampire him as well.”

Buffy looked to the empty space near the ghost, “Whose voice did we just hear?” asked Buffy. “That was my father, he found out about vampires and those humans the vampire. About the undead creation from being brought back. It will always be a human,” said Sarrah.

Willow was glad to hear that and she was even happier that it was from a being who was one of the dead and not some human who was merely making a guess. Willow asked Buffy if she would like to see his living body again, Buffy stepped back, unsure about who Willow meant.

She thought of who Willow might have meant, Buffy thought of the person’s body that had been stuffed in the locker on the day she had arrived at the school then stopped that line of thought as she had never seen him when he was alive.

Buffy thought of those who she knew Willow had known, then she suddenly considered the vampire Willow. “But who was that vampire Willow before she was sired?” said Buffy then disregarded the vampire Willow, she thought back to her first day at the school.

“Do you mean Jesse?” asked Buffy. Willow slowly began to nod her head. “He was such a good friend to me as he was with Xander. If he had lived a bit longer he and I would have become boyfriend and girlfriend, I was beside myself with grief when he died,” said Willow.

“I am so sorry I didn’t know,” said Buffy. “We kept it secret from everyone but I’d love to see him again though not as a vampire, but like Sarrah father said it would be the human Jesse would return, I am so looking forward to seeing him again,” said Willow.

Buffy hugged Willow, “Please promise me you will not make your feelings for Jesse a secret, I am not sure how much contact with a ghost you can make, just make the most of your time together,” said Buffy. “I will,” replied Willow.

The figure of Jesse slowly began to appear on the seat next to Willow. He was amazed to see each of them. “I am so glad to be here to see you,” said Jesse. “As am I,” said Willow, she looked to Buffy then put her arm around Jesse’s shoulders. She kissed him, Buffy grinned.



To Be Continued.

 

[ILLYRIAN]

Tears Of The Slayer Part 4

Willow looked at each of the chairs where the others were sat, she was about to go to the seat when Buffy told her that a ghost was appearing behind her. Willow turned and saw who it was. “Are you the vampire Jesse?” asked Willow. “And what if I was,” replied Jesse.

Willow grimaced and spat the words at him, “Get thee behind me foul fiend!” she exclaimed. Smiling to her, “I’m not though,” said Jesse. “Okay, so, after you then,” stated Willow with a smile and waved him to go to the chairs she smiled to Jesse and leant forward to kiss him.

Miss Rayne applauded them, “We need to seek who we are to gain our focus, has anyone any ideas?” “We could condemn the Devil as most people might think or we could blame God as the church says it is against his saying,” said Willow.

“But a human knowing what God thinks is doubtful, even one of his most trusted Angels would be an unwise being to trust. There are a couple who sit at his right hand, they are Goddesses he has named as the leaders of his army, they know who to trust,” said a voice in the room.

After the school had finished for another day for them they went to the local park, Willow was happy that Jesse was still beside her, with Buffy they made plans to go to a local hotel though Buffy thought there would be a problem affording the hotels rates.

“I can make what we need appear and there is only two of us to pay for, ghosts are free,” stated Willow. Buffy was pleased at the thought of having a holiday even if it was only for a few days, of all the people she knew Willow was by far her favourite to be with.

It took a few hours to get the hotel, once there Buffy was impressed by the large blocks of stone that made up the walls. One of the receptionists at the hotel showed them to their room Buffy was taken in by the mural on the wall opposite the bed that Willow and she were to share.

Beckoning to Willow and Jesse, Buffy declared there was something about the mural that drew her to it. Willow grinned to Buffy, “Recognize it do you Buffy?” asked Willow. Buffy shook her head, “Not that I’m aware of, why what is it?” asked Buffy.

Grinning, Jesse told Buffy that she knew of where the place was, “It was the main feature of one of the paintings your mother borrowed from the place where she worked, what might draw you towards it are the figures of dead you once knew as school friends even if they never were.”

Buffy held a magnifying glass to the people at the back of the painting, it was as Willow had said the only people she recognized was Harmony and Cordelia though she didn’t realize that Cordelia was dead. Jesse said she was but was confused.

“What is it?” asked Willow. “Harmony was killed when she was sired several years ago but Cordelia only died a few months ago.” Jesse faced the mural, “I do not understand how long the mural has been on the wall, the paint seems several years old.” “So?” asked Buffy.

“Why and how was Cordelia painted in the mural several years before she died!” exclaimed Willow. Buffy looked closely at the face of Cordelia. “No, that wasn’t it, I thought the person who painted the painting knew he or she was going to kill Cordelia,” said Buffy

Willow looked at the image of Cordelia. “Odd, I saw Cordelia not long before she died, she had the mark of a boil beside her nose, the painting shows that boil which means whoever did the painting travelled back in time, I can’t think who might have done that,” said Willow.

“There is one who it could have been, someone I met several times though you might refer to the times I met him as dates. He was known to many as the Immortal though I do not believe that he killed Cordelia,” said Buffy. “He didn’t need to, all he need do is paint her,” said Jesse.

Jesse took a sheet off the bed and turned from the bed still holding it. “Jesse, what are you doing?” asked Willow. He looked at Buffy then Willow, “It is your choice completely but do you want to have Harmony and Cordelia watching you sleep?” asked Jesse.

The following morning Willow and Buffy woke and went to get some breakfast Jesse joined them and put a cup of coffee in front of him. Buffy faced him and asked if he really wanted the coffee.

“Not really but in order to fit in it is helpful. There is one thing you should know, we need to leave soon it seems you have been invited to a wedding Buffy.” Buffy stared to him.

“Quite a while ago you saved her from being killed by a vampire, you also helped her get a job in a café you gave her the okay to use the name Ann and you gave her the okay to get your apartment

Well she is getting married, she didn’t know where you lived but she sent an invite anyway. Not being dressed for the wedding they were happy to sit at the back of the church. Willow put some drops in her eyes though Jesse told her it looked as though she had been crying, Willow smiled.

Willow nudged Buffy, “Come on then it is often said that people cry at weddings.” Tilting Buffy’s head back Willow put several drops of the eye cleanser into Buffy’s eyes then held her arm and had her stand in the aisle. Willow shouted, “Oi you,” as loud as she could, Buffy looked to the bride and groom saw her old friend the bride look to her in happy amazement, Buffy was unable to hold back her tears.


THE END

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