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sorry for the cliffhanger guys, more to come soon. please review!
The priest materialized in William's room, and looked around for the young man. Frowning when he looked around and didnt see him, the old man closed his eyes and tried to sense him. Oddly, all senses pointed to him being there. When the old man opened his eyes, he still saw an empty room.

"William?" He called out. "My child, where are you?"

"Here sir" came a response from the corner. When the priest looked closely, he saw William standing in the corner, transparent.

"How long have you been like this?" He asked, his voice not concealing his shock. William paused for a moment.

"I dont really know, to be honest. She left, and it was like I was asleep again." The blonde man shook his head, his body beginning to fade. The old man's eyes grew wide.

"She what?" He practically spat, lifting his hand and infusing the power into William that allowed for him to become corporeal again. Unlike Buffy's effect though, the old man's magic hurt, and William grimaced in pain. The priest quickly approached him and grabbed his arm. "You let her leave?" He asked, completely dumbfounded.

"I made her leave, she couldn't stay here. I couldn't ask her to do anything that might cause her even the slightest pain, I can't ask her to save me, it's not her job." He said sadly. The priest took a deep breath and raised his hand, ready to rip William apart, when he sensed her.

'She came back after all' he thought. 'Perhaps young William did exactly what was necessary to gain her full cooperation. And now it begins' he thought to himself. "My son, what you did was wise and kind, you have grown so much. I will leave you alone to think for a while. If you need me, please remember I am always here for you." He said, adopting the persona of the gentle old man. Silently, he left the room as the young man sat down, tears appearing in his eyes. Right on cue, just before he slipped away, he heard the doorknob turn. "Thats a good girl" he whispered, before disappearing.

Buffy flung open the door, and placed her hands angrily on her hips.

"What the hell did you do to me?" She yelled. William looked at her, stricken.

"Buffy, love, is it really you?" he asked, hesitant to believe that she might have returned, lest she leave and break his heart all over again. She stormed up to him, and pointed a finger into his chest.

"You cursed me! Undo it." She demanded angrily. William only looked bewildered. "I know you did something, you sick bastard. Undo it, fix me!" she yelled, now trembling in anger.

"I don't know what you are talking about. I didnt do anything to you. What happened?" He asked gently, and Buffy hesitated in her ranting when she saw the genuine confusion in his eyes.

'He pretended like he cared for you before, and that was bullshit, dont fall for it' Buffy repeated to herself. She couldn't help the afterthought, 'or was the hurtful part the act?'
"You changed me." she said simply, but her voice lost its conviction as it began to dawn on her that he really didn't have anything to do with it.

"I went home, to my friends, to my boyfriend that loves me. When we were together before, Angel and I, it was something good, really good. I was happy." She trailed off.

"Were you?" William asked, genuine question in her voice.

"I was" Buffy said decidedly, but then retreated. "or I thought I was." She sat down heavily on the side of the bed.

"He, he made love to me, and I felt nothing. No thrill, no pleasure, quite the opposite." Despite the gut-wrenching pain that he felt when Buffy admitted that she had slept with another man, William couldn't help but feeling a bit hopeful.

"What did you feel kitten?" he said softly. Buffy spun to look at him, her eyes accusing at first, but softening after seeing the expression on his face. "Please tell me."

"I felt like I had betrayed you." she said softly. Not daring to look up, she realized that William was completely motionless. They sat like that for a moment, until she took a deep breath and timidly looked up at him. When she saw tears shining in his eyes, and a smile gracing his beautiful lips, she couldn't help but reach out to touch his face.

Just as quickly as she did that though, she pulled away. She hadnt really realized how she felt until she verbalized it, and it scared her. "William, I cannot stay" she said softly. He shut his eyes tightly, but nodded sadly.

"I know, love. But please, stay with me tonight, just like this, here, even if only for a little while. Please." He begged, all pretention, all pride completely absent from his voice. Buffy nodded, and scooted herself closer to him. He wrapped and arm around her, and they both lay back on the bed. This time she could not mistake it. The moment he was in her arms, it was like she was complete, she was safe. She needed him. 'NO!' he mind railed against those sort of emotions. Just for tonight though, she wouldnt listen to common sense, she went with her heart, and tucked her head onto his shoulder, as he relaxed against her.

"I know you dont want to hear it, but I love you." he whispered against her ear, planting a gentle kiss on her cheek. Buffy closed her eyes tightly to keep the tears in. William heard her silence, and took a deep breath, resigning himself to the fact that she didn't love him in return. For now though, that was perfectly acceptable to him. After all, she was here wasn't she? That had to count for something.

The two young people were still locked in eachother's embrace when the doors slammed open, and a cold wind rushed into the room. Buffy and William both sat up quickly, and Buffy screamed out loud. William tightened his arms around her protectively on instinct, but relaxed when he recognized the figure in the doorway.





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