Here me go again! It’s only that this time it’s not one of my stories, I’ll just translate it.
The author is Italian (just like me), but she’s so talented and her FF is so wonderful that I wanna make you all know it!
And I hope you’ll fill it with tons of feedback because Sara deserves them.
This time I’ll have no beta, I’ll just work on my own. Anyway, please focus your feedback on the story itself, not on the grammar, although I’ll try to do my best.
I almost forgot, about the past parts, I’m not good with the ancient English as Shakespeare &Co.. so, I’ll simply use normal English, ok?
And now, let’s start:


SOUL MATES

Author: Sara
Translator: Lu
Disclaimer: These characters don’t belong to me.
Pairs: B/S Elisabeth/ William
Setting. Season 6
Author’s notes: This FF takes place mostly in the past, before William’s birth. Spike has called William once again, but he’s not pre-turned William. It’s just that I think this name fits him to a T.
This is my first FF, so let me know!

Prologue:

Willow, Tara and Dawn sat in Summers’ dining room, talking about magic, they talked about soul mates and other lives.
Dawn was very curios about that, she had always dreamt to know who she was in a passed life and if the people surrounding her in the present were the same she had met in the past.
As Tara talked about her experiences they were interrupted by some yells coming from outside.

Dawn: The two fiancés are back.
Willow: Dawn! If your sister hears you she’ll kill you. Buffy and Spike aren’t engaged … although it seems they are!
Dawn: I’ll call them before they destroy the porch.

Dawn got her sister and the vampire in, almost dragging them inside.

Dawn: C’mon, love birds, stop with the love effusions. Join to our conversation about passed lives.

Buffy and Spike threw daggers at Dawn with their eyes, as she made them sit on the sofa.

Dawn: Ok, eternal mortal enemies always trying to kill each other, sit down and be quiet! We’re having a serious discussion. We’re talking about soul mates.
Buffy: Well, if we’re talking about souls you shouldn’t care about that, Spike!

Buffy immediately realized that she had been a shrew.
Spike clenched his jawbone and his eyes became dark blue, as the sea during a storm. He couldn’t stay there a second more, he had heard too much. He got up and headed towards the front door.
No, she couldn’t be so mean. Ok to fight, ok to insult. But not to hurt, not so deeply. He had never done that, and she was ashamed of herself at that moment.
The Slayer rushed to the door, standing in front of him before he could open it.

Buffy: I’m sorry, I deserve a punch because off my bad mouth! I didn’t mean what I said, I had temporary turned my brain off. Please, stay.

Spike stared at her for a moment, looking deep into her eyes and taking off his coat he sat down again.

Buffy followed him and she looked at Willow, hoping that her friend would take her off that awkward situation.

Willow. We’re just talking about passed lives, and Tara was telling us about her past experiences.
Spike: It’s dangerous to play with magic, wiccas.
Tara: You see, Spike, this is not proper magic. It’s as you fell asleep and lived another passed life. Nothing happens, simply, your soul takes you to places it has already seen.
Spike: It’s not my business! As a certain someone has gently reminded me of before, I did not have a soul.
Tara: But you had it, before becoming a vamp, and even before being William you were someone else.
Buffy: it would be cool to know who we were. Maybe someone famous!

< Maybe someone happy > she thought.

In that exact moment Spike looked at her with a sad smile, as he had read her mind.

Tara: We can try if you want! I’m not very skilled but I know what to do. It will be as you are living in a movie, it’s only that you are the protagonist. Wanna try?
Buffy: Ok, what should I do?
Tara: To sit down, get comfy and decide how much back you wanna go. And then you’ll just have to close your eyes. You might even meet us, sometimes souls follow each other.
And soul mates always find each other in every life!
Buffy: No harm in trying, it will be fun! Just, how can I decide where to go?
Tara: Your soul will lead you, you could find out something fun.

Buffy sat down, got comfy, closed her eyes and after some Tara’s words all became black and the dream began.

TBC

Please, tell me what you think!

Sara says thank you! :)

Anyway, believe me, this FF is full of surprises, just read to find out!!


Chapter 1 (At the beginning near the characters’ name between parenthesis there’s the name of the present character, so imagine their faces!)

England, a long time ago.

Elisabeth (Buffy) woke up in her soft bed. The rays of sun filtered through the window, and she had decided that that morning it would be a wonderful day.
She dressed up and went downstairs in her beautiful house.
There were her mother Catherine (Willow) and her father Alexander (Angel) waiting for her as they muttered something. The young girl had the feeling that her parents were plotting something.

Elisabeth: Good Morning.
Angel: Good morning, dear Elisabeth, have you slept well?
Catherine: Have you seen what a beautiful day? It’s perfect for a picnic! I wonder how many young boys would like to spend this day with you. If you want, we could..
Elisabeth: Thank you, mom, but.. no. I know that you’re just trying to make me meet some young wealthy gentleman to marry, but today I’m busy.

Her parents looked at her curiously, waiting for her to continue.
Elisabeth didn’t know how to escape.
She didn’t want to lie to her parents, but the idea of going out with another ugly boring young friend of her family’s didn’t sound good.

Elisabeth: I have to go to a picnic with a friend of mine. You don’t know him, because he’s just arrived to London; but he is one of my friend Juliet (Tara)’s cousin. In fact, she will be with us, too.

Still embarrassed and puzzled for the story she had made up she got close, and after kissing her parents she headed towards the door, closing the door behind her shoulders and leaving her parents stunned.

Catherine: She is just like you..
Alexander watched her wife in disbelief.
Catherine: .. I mean, she is such a bad liar. But maybe, who knows? She could even really meet ‘ one of Juliet’s cousin’.

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Elisabeth ran to her friend who seeing her so worried rushed to her.

Juliet: What happened?
Elisabeth: I’m in trouble, you must help me or they’ll found out everything!

She told her friend the whole matter and after her tale, Juliet burst out laughing.

Juliet: Only you can put yourself in such a trouble! Don’t worry, we’ll go to have a picnic at the river, just me and you, and we’ll tell your parents that my cousin is already there waiting for us.

Elisabeth felt safer and she hugged her friend.

Elisabeth: I would be lost without you!
Juliet: Now, go get yourself ready. We’ll meet at your house at 11:00 a.m. , see you later!

And without even waiting for her to answer, Juliet ran upstairs, still laughing for that.

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At 11:00 o’ clock Juliet went to Elisabeth’s, and after kissing goodbye their parents, they took their picnic baskets they headed towards the river.
They sat down under the shadow of a tree, without talking, enjoying the peace and the calm both of that place and that moment.

Juliet: Why do you keep refusing all the dates your parents plan for you? You’re still a young girl, that’s true, but soon or later you’ll have to decide who you want to marry. Time runs out, my dear.
Elisabeth: I know, but you haven’t seen the boy my parents introduce me to. It’s not only a matter of physical aspect, or beauty! With them I feel nothing. I already know the man of my dreams.

Her friend gaped at her, doing nothing but stuttering.

Juliet: You.. you know him? Who is him? How did you two meet? C’mon , tell me!

Elisabeth stared the sky, smiling with dreamy eyes.

Elisabeth: Well, I see him every night, in my dreams! This young man appears, I can’t see his face, but I know his soul. We talk and he knows me, my deep being. I know that’s only a dream, but I’ve almost fallen in love with him; and I know he exists in real life! Because it would be too bad to fall in love with someone and then to realize that he doesn’t even exist. I’ve been waiting for him for so long, and I’m sure that as soon as I meet him, my dream will get a face!
Juliet: You’re crazy, a crazy dreamer, but that’s the reason why you’re my best friend, so I’ll help you in your fool mission. I hope that your beloved ghost will be beautiful and fascinating. It will be fun to look for him..

The two friends laid the cloth for the picnic, and had lunch chatting and fantasizing about the young Elisabeth’s dreams’ man.
After laughing so much that they were breathless, the laid down on the blanket, and looking at the sky and dreaming they fell asleep.

Elisabeth was awaken by a sheet of paper that had flown on her face. She sat up and so Juliet did, scared by the friend’s startling.
Elisabeth: We fell asleep. Lucky for us, this sheet of paper woke us up otherwise we would remain here until night.

Elisabeth took the paper and looked at it carefully.
Juliet: What’s written on it?
Elisabeth: It’s blank.. where did it came from?

William (Spike): Excuse me, Ladies, that sheet of paper is mine, the wind took it away form me!

The girls turned to where that voice came from, belonging to a man that had probably just run. The sun in Elisabeth’s eyes prevented her from seeing that man’s face and she made shadow with the paper.
The young man approached them and Elisabeth was breathless when her eyes met his.

William: It’s just that sheet of paper, thank you for stopping it, I couldn’t stand chasing it anymore.
Elisabeth; But this is a blank sheet of paper. Why running after it?
William: Because I must write a poetry on that sheet.
Elisabeth: Why don’t you use another one?
William: I can’t, lady, because the words I’m going to write belong to that sheet. The sheet where I want incise a piece of my soul is that one for certain reasons. We can’t lose part of what surround us, or we’ll risk to lose our inspiration. Nothing is casual, not even the sheet you’re holding.
Elisabeth: But if the sheet flew away maybe it didn’t want the words of your poetry.
William: Or maybe it was looking for our inspiration.

The young man’s words were cut by a brunette young man that reached him, running.

Leonard (Xander): William, have you caught your damn sheet? Oh, I beg your pardon, Ladies.

He attempted a bow and got closer to the two girls.
Leonard: I’m Leonard, nice to meet you. And this stupid boy that I bet hasn’t introduced himself yet is William, my best and craziest friend. He’s a dreamer, and you must forgive his lack of politeness..
William: I can apologize on my own, anyway, Miss..
Elisabeth: Elisabeth.
William: Miss Elisabeth and I were talking about important things, more important than an introduction.
Elisabeth: Honestly, he was talking, and I was listening.. anyway.. I’m Elisabeth, nice to meet you.

Elisabeth gave her hand to Leonard passing in front of William almost without looking at him.
Juliet: I’m Juliet, and the other crazy person here is my best friend.

Juliet gave her hand to both of the boys, as Elisabeth parted from William, crossing her arms.
Leonard: Ladies, it’s been a great pleasure to meet you and I sincerely hope I’ll meet you again during our holiday in London. Now we really have to go.

A deep silence fell, and Leonard and Juliet realized that William and Elisabeth were listening to none, but they were looking each other deep in their eyes, as nothing was around them.

William: Could I have my sheet back?
Elisabeth: Are you sure you have found your inspiration?
William: I’ll never know if you keep it!
Elisabeth: Well, I think I’m going to keep it! If it reached me maybe I’m the one who must have it. Didn’t you think about that?

They stared each other again, with a daring look.

William: How can we be sure about that?
Elisabeth: I’ll tell you what, I’ll keep it for a while and if we meet again, it will mean that the sheet wants to come back to you, and I’ll give it back to you.
William: Deal. So, see you soon, then.
Elisabeth: See you soon.
William: I wasn’t talk with you, but with my sheet..
Elisabeth: And me with your friend.


The respective friends dragged away William and Elisabeth, sighing and rolling their eyes.

Juliet: Elisabeth! You’ve been so rude! They were such a nice and young men, you could have found the face you’re looking for..
Elisabeth: I wish you’re kidding! He was so unpleasant, rude, unbearable, and..

As she said the last words, she looked towards the two boys departing.

Juliet: Sure, you’re right. I guess that tonight your beloved will have a nice face.
Elisabeth: What were you saying?
Juliet: Nothing. It’s late and we’d better go..

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Leonard: William, usually you’re more friendly with beautiful girls, and most of all you don’t let escape your sheets so easily. And now, what will you do without your inspiration?
William smiled, looking behind his shoulders.

William: I don’t need any sheets. I met my muse!

TBC

Eh, eh! It’s beautiful, isn’t it? ;-)

Chapter 2

Elisabeth rushed to home as a fury, shutting the door behind her.
Her mother, scared by all that mess, ran to the dining room, and stared for a while at her daughter’s cross face.
She sat on the sofa, her eyes staring at the flames of the mantelpiece.

Catherine: You father has the same look when he’s angry. Did the picnic go bad? Did you and Juliet argue?
Elisabeth: No, I’m not angry. Well, yes, I am. And it’s all that stupid and cocky boy’s fault!
Catherine: Boy? What boy?

Elisabeth told her mother about the afternoon and the meeting with the two boys. After a moment of silence, Catherine looked at her daughter with a sweet smile.

Catherine: So, how is this William?
Elisabeth: He’s rude, totally crazy, and..
Catherine: and..
Elisabeth: with two wonderful blue eyes and a beautiful smile- the young girl said almost dreamy- but he remains a fool!- she almost yelled.

Her mother smiled, passing a hand on her face.
Catherine: I hope I’ll meet soon this William, about time that you started to find a fiancé.
Elisabeth: Mom, so you’re not listening to me. I hate him, I can’t stand him, and I surely don’t want him as my fiancé.
Catherine: Sweet child of mine, I listened to you very well, but what you said it’s not what you showed. First of all, I know my daughter’s look. Second, I have had the same behavior when I met your father, and finally, remember, sometimes hate and love go hand in hand.

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Elisabeth went sleep kind of soon that night, and her dreams came.
Her young beloved appeared that night, too, she didn’t see his face, but she recognized two wonderful blue eyes. They talked and walked along together.
Before Elisabeth woke up, the young man got closer and gave a sweet kiss on her lips, and then he whispered: “ I want to find out if there’s an ‘ us ‘ between you and me “.
Elisabeth startled awake, taking a look around and realizing upset that she was in her room and there wasn’t anyone beside her.

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After having breakfast, she went to Juliet to go to the market square, and during the travel she told her about the dream.
Juliet: And how was the kiss?
Elisabeth: Very sweet. I had never felt something like that.
Juliet: Fine, let’s look for him, he could be anyone. Have you thought about the baker?
Elisabeth: Eww! But he’s almost twenty years older than me! Besides, my beloved is romantic, gentle and he’s got wonderful blue eyes..
Juliet: Blue eyes just like William? I wonder how those blue eyes appeared to your ghost, just after the meeting we have had yesterday…- Juliet said with a knowing smile.
Elisabeth: Don’t be silly. He’s different from my love, and his eyes are different. If he was here right now I could confirm that to you, I remember them pretty well..

And as she was saying that she turned all of the sudden, crashing with someone and falling on the ground.
Elisabeth: I’m so sorry, I hadn’t seen you..

And she looked up to the young man that was helping her to get up.
William: We can’t always meet this way.

Elisabeth let him help her, but she stayed still , staring at his eyes.
Juliet got her off that awkward situation.

Juliet: Good morning, William. Please, forgive my friend, she hadn’t slept well tonight, so she remains still staring at people sometimes. Elisabeth, you can leave William’s hand, now, I think he needs it.

Elisabeth came back to reality, visibly embarrassed and she tried not to show up badly.
Elisabeth: Good morning, William, I’m sorry but the fall made me dizzy, so I remained still waiting for it to fade out. I didn’t want to stare at you, really, I wasn’t even looking at you.
William: Don’t worry, Elisabeth, it’s a honor to be stared by you. Are you ok, now?
Elisabeth: I’m fine, thanks. Is Leonard, your friend, here with you?
William: Yes, he’s talking with a person right now.

After a while Leonard showed up, grinning enthused.
Leonard: William, I have beautiful news. My aunt Sophie invited us at her house, and there will be lots of people. We just need to ladies to go with us there.

Then, Leonard stopped and looked at the two young girls that were there.
Leonard: Oh, but it’s you, it’s so nice to meet you again, I hadn’t recognized you immediately.

An idea came to his mind and he got enlightened.
Leonard: Ladies, would you be so gentle to accept out invitation to a dance? Sure, if you aren’t busy! You know, we are new here. An affiliates of mine invited us, but we don’t know anyone here, anyone but you two. We would be very honored to have you as our ladies for the night. It will be fun.
Juliet: Alright! It’s been a while since we have gone to a dance. We would go with you more than willingly, right, Elisabeth?
Elisabeth: Honestly, I don’t know.. it depends .. when would it take place?
Leonard: Tonight, maybe we warned you too late..
Juliet: It’s perfect. What time?
Leonard: It’s on 8 p.m. We’d go catch you, but we don’t know where you live!
Juliet: Walk us home, then, so you’ll know where we live.
Leonard: Perfect. Let’s go!

Leonard linked arms with Juliet and they walked home. Elisabeth and William remained silent for a while.
William: Why have I got the feeling that they had decided for us?
Elisabeth: Because they actually did! And then, they say we are the crazy ones!

They smiled to each other and they started walking to reach their friends that were plotting something.

Leonard: You know, my dear Juliet, William is very shy and sometimes he doesn’t exactly act as a gentleman, and he risks to lose precious occasions.
I think that he likes your friend Elisabeth pretty much, but he wouldn’t ever admit that, he’d rather act rudely with her.
Juliet: That’s the same Elisabeth does, she is very sweet, but if she got scared or she felt ‘ attacked ‘ she is on the defensive and she doesn’t let anyone get closer.
Anyway, I guess that Elisabeth likes William, too. But what can we do? If they suspect that we are interfering we’ll be in trouble.
Leonard: But we aren’t interfering! We’ll just try to get them to know each other better.
Juliet: We are terrible, but I guess this could work. After all, we are doing that just for them.

They smiled to each other and they stopped in front of Elisabeth’s house, and after a while the other two reached them.
Elisabeth: So, did you agree?
Juliet: Yes, we all meet here at 7:30 p.m.

They remained silent for a while, and after an understanding gaze between Leonard and Juliet, the two girls headed towards the door.
William: See you tonight, then. Have a nice day.
Elisabeth: See you tonight.

They looked at each other for a while, and then they turned to their respective friends.
William and Leonard left, and the two young women got in the house smiling.

TBC

Sorry for late!!!

Chapter 3

Catherine: What are you going to wear?

Elisabeth’s mother asked, lingering on the threshold.
Elisabeth: Mom, I hadn’t seen you. Come in and help me, please!
Catherine: Let’s see.. a dance! It’s been a while since you’ve been at a dance. Who will be your companion?
Elisabeth: None. There will be no official companion. Juliet and I will go with Leonard and William just because they’re new here. We are four friends going to a dance. No dates, no fiancés !
Catherine: Fine, as you wish! But if maybe at this party there was a nice young man noticing how splendid my daughter is it wouldn’t be bad.

Catherine almost begged in her last sentence. Elisabeth smiled, her mother made her soft. She could read inside her and maybe she knew what she felt even before Elisabeth did.
Elisabeth: No, it wouldn’t be bad.
Catherine: Good, so now let’s find the most beautiful dress and get ready for. When William sees you he will be speechless.
Elisabeth: MOM!

The two women looked at each other and burst out laughing. Elisabeth approached the door and close it, and then, coming closer to her mother, she started searching through her cupboard, making a malicious smile.
Elisabeth: Let’s hope it!

7: 30 p.m.
William and Leonard arrived to Elisabeth’s and they waited for a while.
Leonard: Let’s do things this way. I go catch Juliet, in the meantime you ring the bell and wait for Elisabeth. We’ll meet again here, ok?

He was about to leave, but William grabbed him by an arm.
William: Leonard, we are just like two brothers, aren’t we?

The young man nodded.
William: We know each other for ages, and each of us knows how the other one is. So, tell me why I have the strange feeling you are going to play a trick on me?
Leonard: Me? I could never do that, I wonder how you can think such a thing. If we weren’t friends so much I could even consider me insulted..
William: No scenes with me, Leo; I‘ve been in many more theaters than you, so I can realize easily when someone is acting.

Leonard looked at him with a sweet smile.

Leonard: William, I don’t want to fool you, I just don’t want you to lose another occasion. I’ve seen the way you look at her, and I won’t allow you to throw everything to the winds. So, as a good brother I decided to prevent you from doing that, no matter what.

He left him speechless and he went on before his friend could speak.

Leonard: And don’t tell me you don’t want to spend a little time alone with her, otherwise, you would be the liar.

William shook his head, smiling to his friend.

William: Meet us soon, you and Juliet, even if I fear that she is also plotting.
Leonard: We are doing that just for you two.

And laughing, he left.
The young man take his courage and knocked at the front door.
After a while the door opened and a man stood in front of him, staring him into the eyes.
William: Good evening, I’m William, a friend of Elisabeth’s, and I came to take her to the dance.

Without breaking eye contact, he stretched his hand to him.
Alexander: Good evening, I’m Elisabeth’s father, she ‘s getting herself ready, please, come in!

William came in and he followed Alexander to the living room.
Alexander: Would you like something to drink?
William: No, thanks. It’s too early for me, yet.
Alexander: I thought you were four, wasn’t Juliet supposed to be with you, too?
William: Yes, in fact my friend Leonard has gone catch her, they will meet us soon.
Alexander: So, you are my daughter’s companion.

Although he had promised to his wife not to do that, Alexander gave him a challenge and also disappointed look.
William didn’t know what to answer, he was embarrassed and felt awkward. He had the sensation that whatever he said it would be the wrong answer.

Catherine: Don’t make our guest embarrassed, Alexander, I’ve already told you it’s just a night between friends!

Catherine had come at the right moment, and William felt like she had saved him, and coming closer to the woman, he smiled, and with a lot of sweetness he kissed her hand.
Catherine: Such a gentleman, my daughter was right, saying that..

She was cut by Elisabeth’s voice, due to the fact that she had just come in.
Elisabeth: Good evening, William, but.. are you alone?

William turned in the direction of her voice and he became speechless. He just thought that after such a vision he could have die and that if he didn’t resume breathing soon it wouldn’t take much for him to really die.
Alexander was blinded seeing her daughter and after turning to the young man he thought that maybe now he would accept something to drink.
William: You are beautiful, Elisabeth.

He said with the few air left in his lungs.
She looked down feeling almost frightened but happy for that compliment at the same time.
Elisabeth: Thank you, you are very kind. Where are Leonard and Juliet?
William: They’re coming, they’re waiting outside for us.
Elisabeth: Fine. So, we can go!
William: Sure.

He turned to Elisabeth’s parents, greeting them, and then he came closer and liked arms with her.
They left, ignoring the look Alexander and Catherine had shared.
Alexander started pacing around the room, nervously.
Alexander: I’m not calm. Why did you make me agree? After all, we don’t even know that young man, we could have left our daughter in a delinquent’s hands.
Catherine: My dear, I’ve already told you, I’ve talked with Sophia, Leonard’s aunt, and she assured me about him and his friend, William. She told me that he’s the son of a noble Scottish family. You should be glad, maybe..
Alexander: No, no, and no. Forget about it. Just.. have you seen the way he looked at her when she came in?
Catherine: Yeah, the same way you looked at me the fist time we dated.
Alexander: That’s the point! I know what that boy is thinking!
Catherine: So, I married a delinquent!

She said that between laughter and rage.
Catherine: Alexander, I don’t understand why you’re acting like that. You have spent months introducing wealthy young men to your daughter to find a husband to her, and now that she hangs out with a gorgeous boy, you react like that?
Alexander: Well, it’s different. The others hadn’t much value, I already knew she wouldn’t ever accept, but he…
Catherine: You think she could fall in love with him!
Alexander: Yeah! I have to act as a responsible parent and look for a husband to my daughter, but she is my little girl.
Catherine: She isn’t a little girl anymore, but she will always love you although she will love someone else.
Alexander: Yeah, and if she is anything like you, she will do as she pleases!
Catherine: My father didn’t like you, too. If I hadn’t done as I pleased we wouldn’t be here talking, now!
Alexander: What it means he didn’t like me, but if..
Catherine: No, believe me. You were very similar to the boy that has just hanged out with our daughter.

Alexander smiled and kissed his wife.
Alexander; Can we have dinner, now?
Catherine: Ok, are you calmer now?
Alexander: Yes, anyway.. when I was young I was more gorgeous than him!

TBC

Ha ha ha ha, honestly, I find the last moment between Catherine and Alexander hilarious!!! LOL!! :-D

Hi, sorry for late, but lately I’ve been kinda busy with school and exams!
I hope to update ‘ Try on my world 2 ‘ and ‘ Wanted; ‘ soon… in the meanwhile, enjoy Sara’ s FF, I’m sure you’ll love this part! :)

Chapter 4

They arrived to Sophie’s before they thought. There wasn’t anyone there yet, so Leonard’s aunt had the chance to introduce herself to his friends and tell them some embarrassing and funny stories about William and Leonard when they were children.
After a while all the guests arrived, the room was full of dancing and chatting people.
The two guys went take a drink, as Juliet and Elisabeth talked in a corner.
As they waited for their drinks, William turned to the girls and stared bewitched at Elisabeth.

Leonard: You’re going to consume her this way!
William: What?

He answered as his mind had been taken off his thoughts.
Leonard: You’ve been watching her all the night long, you should approach, talk to her or invite her to dance.
William: Don’t you believe she is the most beautiful woman you have ever seen?
Leonard: She’s really pretty, no doubt about that, mostly I believe someone is in love..
William: In love? No, you’re wrong, I .. well, maybe I could..
Leonard: Besides, dear friend of mine, the lady is beautiful by nature, but she has also resorted to make up, and when a woman does that it’s because she hopes someone will notice her. I know it’s not me, so it’s you the reason why she did it.
William: You’re wrong, I don’t think she cares. This morning she was talking with Juliet about a mysterious beloved guy. Maybe, she thinks she can meet him here.
Leonard: Yeah, and maybe I’m blind, deaf and mute . Don’t insult my intelligence, William, if you turn now you‘ll see she only has eyes for you.

William didn’t turn, it wouldn’t be kind.
Bloody politeness , sometimes he cursed his English origins.

Juliet: You’re amazing tonight, Elisabeth, it’s been a while since you had resorted to make up with such a care, maybe is someone with blue eyes involved?
Elisabeth: Juliet! You sound like my mother now! No dates, no fiancés, nothing of nothing, plus I have never said I fancy William.
Juliet: And I didn’t say I was talking about him.
Elisabeth: And you in this latest days are plotting behind my back, it’s not nice..
Juliet: Listen to me. First of all, I’m not plotting, I’m doing that just for you. Besides, it’s clearly visible that you fancy him, you haven’t take your eyes off him all the night long, and he did the same. There’s something between you, but you are too scared to figure it out. You can’t keep looking for a guy that doesn’t exist when you have a real man waiting for you, I can’t allow you to do that! I’m not asking you to be his fiancé but at least try to know him better, otherwise you’ll regret you didn’t.

Elisabeth hugged her friend and smiled.
Elisabeth: Thank you, sometimes I’d suffocate you, but thank you.

After a while, the two guys reached them and they spent some time talking.
Elisabeth: It’s kind of hot here.
Juliet: You’re right! I’d like to go outside taking a walk.
Leonard: I agree. You two, begin going out, Juliet and I will meet you later, first she has promised me a dance.
William: But..
Leonard: No discussions.

Still laughing, Leonard and Juliet headed to the dance floor, as William and Elisabeth went to the terrace.
Juliet: Do you think it will work?
Leonard: I wish, otherwise, we’ll have to dance all the night long.

William and Elisabeth walked for a while, and then they sat on a bench, staring at the starry sky.
Elisabeth: It’s a wonderful starry sky, will it inspire you for your poetry?
William: I don’t know, anyway, I don’t have any sheet to write on…

They looked at each other and laughed.
Elisabeth: It feels so good, I could stay like this forever. Tel me about you, William.
William: Well, after Sophie’s tales I guess you know enough about me.

He turned and looked her deep into her eyes, and she was breathless.
William: Tell me about you, Elisabeth.
Elisabeth: There’s not much to say. I’m an ordinary girl, happy, I live with my parents that you have already met, and as all the young girls I have to find a husband. My father keeps introducing me to men he even doesn’t like, and I’m forced to spend very boring afternoons with them. But I haven’t found the man who conquered my heart yet.
William: The boy you talked about this morning with Juliet, it’s not that I wanted to eavesdrop, but..
Elisabeth: Don’t worry, it’s me who crashed against you, it was inevitable that you heard everything. Honestly, that boy doesn’t exist, it’s just a dream I have every night, and I hope to give a face to the man I’ll marry.
William: Haven’t you find him yet?
Elisabeth: Maybe I have.

She smiled to him, and then she look at the ground, embarrassed.
Elisabeth: And you? Are you engaged?

She asked fearful, hoping with all her heart he would say no.
William: Not yet, also my mother tries to introduce me potential wives. But I hadn’t much luck so far. To spend afternoons with women that do nothing but arranging their hair and gossiping about stuff I don’t even care is not my highest aspiration. I’d like to meet someone I can talk with without trouble, have fun with her as I’m having fun with you, now.

They looked at the ground without talking.
Elisabeth: If I know Juliet and Leonard well, they’ll keep dancing until they can’t hold on anymore, just to leave us alone: It’s late now, and I should go, maybe we’d better warn them.
William: Well, Elisabeth, let’s make them happy, so they’ll stop plotting. If you allow me to, I’d like to walk you home.
Elisabeth: Very willingly. Let’s let them know and then let’s go.

After warning their friends, leaving them astonished when they saw them leaving together, they walked to Elisabeth’s house, talking about everything.
When they arrived, they stopped for a while to look at each other and to enjoy that moment.
William: I’ve spent an amazing night with you.
Elisabeth: Me, too. And it would be nice to see you again.
William: Usually, I don’t express what I feel, but Leonard is right, I’ll regret it forever. You are the most special person I’ve ever met, and I’d like to find out if there’s an ‘ us ‘ between you and me.

Elisabeth startled hearing those words, and she almost had a tachycardia and she felt dizzy.
Elisabeth: I never express what I feel, too, and I don’t want you to think bad of me; but I believe I could regret this, too.

And saying that she came closer and give him a very little soft kiss on his lips.
William was shocked, but he was the happiest man on Earth, his eyes shined as he had reached the heavens.
Elisabeth: Sorry, I didn’t want to be impudent..
William: Don’t apologize, you just did what I wanted to do.

They smiled embarrassed and they departed, although they felt as there was a magnet that pulled one against the other.
William came closer again, and he caressed her face.
William: See you soon, then.
Elisabeth: See you soon, goodnight.

This time he was the one who bent on her, giving her the sweetest kiss they had experienced.
William: Now, you’d better go, or your parents will get worried.
Elisabeth: Yeah, I should go.

They looked into each other eyes again and smiled.
Elisabeth arrived in front of the door, but before opening it she turned to him one last time, she greeted him with a tilt of her head and got inside.
William stayed still, staring at the closed door and recovering from the previous events.
Inhaling deeply Elisabeth’s smell in the air he left, humming an old song.

Elisabeth lingered at the door, with a dreamy look lost in the blankness, until someone turn on the light, bringing her to realty.
Catherine: How was the night, honey?
Elisabeth: Very well, mom. Now I go sleep, but tomorrow I’ll tell you everything.

She went upstairs running, and before getting in her room, she stopped at their parents’ one, where her father, leaning at the wall was watching her trying to remain serious.
She looked at him without saying anything, kissed his cheek and ran to her room with a smile on her lips.
Catherine reached her husband, hugging him.

Alexander: Have you seen the light in her eyes?
Catherine: Yes, Alexander, I saw my daughter happy. Let’s go sleep now, tomorrow she’ll tell us everything.

TBC

And believe me, it will get more and more beautiful! ;)

Sorry for late! Anyway, here’s a long chapter!!

Chapter 5

The morning after, Elisabeth had breakfast with her parents.
She didn’t say a word, but she kept a large smile on her face all over the time.

Catherine: Have you had fun yesterday?
Elisabeth: A lot. It was a .. special night.
Alexander: What do you mean with ‘special?’ Is there anything I should know? How did that young man behave?
Catherine: Alexander! Don’t give your daughter the third degree. Why don’t you wait for us in the living room as we tidy the table here?

The man looked at his wife almost angry, but he knew her very well and he knew that if she had decided something nothing could change her mind.
Giving up, he got up and left, hoping that she would let him know, too, sooner or later.
Catherine: Now, tell me the details. I know I’m your mother, but romantic nights are my passion, they remind me of when I was about your age..

Elisabeth told her mother everything, from the start to the arrival at the door and William’s words, the same of her dream.
Catherine: So, could he be the man of your dream? And you, what did you do?
Elisabeth: I knew I shouldn’t have told you about the dream, don’t build castles in the air now. Anyway, and please, never tell daddy what I’m going to tell you, I kissed him! I know it’s not a very gentle attitude, but I don’t know what possessed me, I couldn’t resist.
Catherine: You did the right thing, honey! I had to wait an eternity for your father’s first kiss. If I had the courage to take the initiative I would spare weeks of anxiety. Don’t worry, I won’t tell him that. Now, go to Juliet, I read on your face that you can’t wait to tell everything to your friend.

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Elisabeth arrived to her friend’s house and she faced her grinning widely . Juliet let her in to make her tell everything, and Elisabeth repeated all the details.

Juliet. So, how was it?
Elisabeth: Incredible. I’m still shivering.
Juliet. Are you going to meet him again?
Elisabeth. I wish so.

Elisabeth’s face darkened.
Elisabeth: What if it didn’t work? If I was wrong and he was laughing about me, now?
Juliet: No sad thoughts! Enjoy the moment. Why don’t you think about a way to meet him again casually?

The two friends laughed.
In the meantime, William wasn’t laughing about her, but he was getting off the shower, humming.
Once he was in his room, he found Leonard waiting for him and he looked at him almost laughing.
Leonard: I didn’t think you liked singing. Is there any particular reason why you’re in such a good mood?
William: It’s due to the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met.
Leonard: So, everything went fine with the sweet Elisabeth. Did you read romantic poetry to each other?
William: She kissed me, Leonard. Much better than poetry.
Leonard: Well, I see you didn’t need my help. I thought you were shy and defenseless, instead you got more than I did.
William: So, I’m not the only one impressed by our meeting. How did it go with Juliet?
Leonard: You know, I find her very nice and pretty, and we get along a lot. But we spent the night talking about you, as you were stuck on Elisabeth’s lips. So, next time, I’ll learn to mind my business!
William: Don’t give the fault to me, now!
Leonard: Are you going to meet her again?
William: Absolutely. I want to see her again, but I don’t know when.
Leonard: We need a casual meeting..
William: We?
Leonard: Well, if you don’t mind, I’d like to meet the pretty Juliet again, ungrateful of a friend!

The two friend laughed, and after getting ready they left, hoping to meet them in town.
It was the same idea the two girls had had, and they spent one hour chasing each other.
Juliet: I don’t see why we can’t meet them. This is a small town, unless they went to London just today.
Elisabeth: You seem very interested in this searching, I wonder if you’re anxious to see a certain someone …
Juliet: Well, I think that Leonard is a very nice guy. But I don’t know him well, since yesterday ,as you were in William ’s arms, he and I were talking about you, not us.
Elisabeth paled and touched her friend’s arm.

Elisabeth: There they go, Juliet! And now, what should I do, how should I act?
Juliet: First of all, calm down, breathe and then with a huge quiet we’ll go towards them, pretending not to seeing them.

The two girls did as planned, but Elisabeth kept looking at the ground, and she felt her heart accelerating its beat.
Leonard saw them first and dragged William with him.
Leonard: Good morning, Ladies, what a pleasant coincidence!
“Yeah, we’ve been looking for you for more than one hour, call it coincidence!” Juliet thought, smiling.

There was a moment of silence, and then Elisabeth met William’s look very shyly and she smiled to him. The second after she felt her face reddening and she hid behind Juliet.
No one was saying nothing, and the situation was embarrassing.

Leonard: You know, I’ve never seen London.
Juliet: I can’t believe it, really?
Leonard: No, ok, I was just kidding, it’s just that it seems to me a nice thing to say to invite you to go there with us.

The others looked at him and burst out laughing.
Juliet: I’ll go there very willingly, I don’t think there’s trouble.
Elisabeth: I’m afraid I can’t. If we go to London we’ll have to stay there at least for a night and I don’t guess my parents would agree..
William: I beg you, Elisabeth- as he talked he approached to her- don’t tell me you’re going to leave me alone with them. If you want, I could ask your parents to let you go.

He said shyly.
Elisabeth: Why not? Tempting is not bad. I wish, at least.

They go to Elisabeth’s, and Leonard and Juliet stayed behind them.
Leonard: They seem to handle by themselves.
Juliet. Yeah. Better than us.
Leonard: I hope I’ll have some days to know you better, without worrying about our friends.

Juliet smiled to him, linking arms with him and they reached the others that hadn’t even looked at each other yet.

William: Elisabeth, about last night..
Elisabeth: Please, don’t tell me you regret what had happened.
William: I just wanted to say that I’m happy due to what had happened.
Elisabeth: Me, too.

And she gave him the most beautiful smile she had.
They got in the house and told Catherine and Alexander their plans for the weekend.
Catherine: It seems a very nice idea. You could got to my sister’s house, Margaret, I’m sure she’ll be happy to have you as her guests for two nights.

Alexander had spent all the time looking at his daughter, and after his wife had talked he got closer to William.
Alexander: Can I talk with you privately?

There was an unnatural silence in that house and the air was tense.
William: Sure.

William followed Elisabeth’s father in his study.
When they closed the door, Elisabeth looked worried at her mother.
Elisabeth: What’s happening?
Catherine: Calm down, it’s nothing bad. Your father wants just to know him better, it’s normal.
Elisabeth: And this is a good thing?

Her mother approached her and caressed her face.
Catherine: This is a very good thing!

In the meanwhile, in Alexander’s study, Alexander kept on pacing, as William stood in front of the door.
Finally he stopped and looked the young man deep into his eyes.
Alexander: I’ve always allowed my daughter to go out freely. She is a responsible girl, and I don’t worry about that. I don’t want to prevent her from going to London with you, I know you are good guys. There would be nothing bad in this trip..
William: But..
Alexander: I saw that light in her eyes this morning. I saw my daughter happy, that happiness painted on the little girl’s face when they talk about their Prince as he was in front of them. I don’t know what there’s between you two and I don’t know what happened. Plus, I can’t know how my daughter felt, so I’m not saying she is in love with you.. if I understood women I would be a king! But I know that she’s happy, and I don’t want her to come back from London loving you to let you break her heart then.
William: What are you asking me?

William said, facing his look without any shame.
Alexander: I don’t want to act as the apprehensive father and wonder how you are going to behave with her, I don’t dare ask you how you feel about her, but I just want to warn you, if you make her suffer.. then you’ll deal with me!
William: I don’t know how I feel about your daughter, but I know she is the most extraordinary girl I’ve ever met. I’d like to know her better, and the last thing I desire is to hurt her. Elisabeth is the stronger girl I’ve ever faced, she won’t allow me to hurt her.
Alexander: I didn’t want to make you nervous or agitated, but I know my daughter. I wanted to prepare you because she is just like her mother and I’ve fallen in love with her in less than a minute.
They can steal your heart without you noticing that.

The two men looked at each other smiling. William turned to leave.
Alexander: When are you going to leave?
William: On Friday morning, I guess.
Alexander: Have fun, I’ll do the recommendations to Elisabeth, later.

William thanked him with a tilt of his head and left.
When they saw him, all the others looked at him waiting for news, and Elisabeth was embarrassed.
He looked at her, smiling to reassure her.
William: What time would you like to leave on Friday?

TBC

Author’s note: Some things are a little bit anachronistic, but since I hadn’t chose a determined period , have mercy! ;)
Maybe, this kind of things wasn’t allowed then.. but otherwise.. it became so boring ..so, if you find errors about that … just ignore them, ok?
Anyway, do you like it?

Sorry for my shameful late, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy this looong chapter verrry much!

Chapter 6

On Friday morning they met at Juliet’s house and then they left to London.
The travel was longer than they guessed, so they were forced to stop at a small village on their way. There wasn’t much, just an inn, a baker’s shop , a clinic and a bunch of houses.
They headed towards the inn and as they asked their rooms, as Elisabeth warned on the phone her aunt about their late and told her that they would be there tomorrow.
She came back to her friends waiting for her.
Juliet: Elisabeth, there are only two rooms left.
Elisabeth: How can it be? There’s no one here.
Juliet: No, in fact. But they have just three rooms, so, my darling, you and me will have to share a room together.
Elisabeth: Ok. Let’s take in the room our stuff, then.

The two girls got in their room and they began setting their things.
Juliet: Are you happy for this trip?
Elisabeth. A lot, saving this temporary stop here.
Juliet: Well, it could be fun. Well, it’s not the best to share the room with you, but we’ll have to.
Elisabeth: Juliet, what a shame! Are you telling me that you would prefer to spend the night with a man?
Juliet: Hell no. Not with every man.. maybe.. with Leonard!

Elisabeth burst out laughing , covering her face due to the embarrass.
Juliet: Make fun of me as much as you please, as you wouldn’t prefer to fall asleep in William’s arms.
Elisabeth: It’s inconvenient ..
Juliet: It’s inconvenient ..- her friend repeated, imitating her- you are talking like my grandmother!-
Elisabeth. Do you mean.. have you already slept with a man?
Juliet: Well, do you remember Federico, the man that I should have married and that had dumped me two weeks before the Wedding?
Elisabeth: But.. you haven’t told me that..
Juliet: Well, it was so embarrassing then..
Elisabeth: So, how was it?
Juliet: Elisabeth! I’m amazed, where did all this curiosity come from? Are you going to..?
Elisabeth: No, hell no, what are you thinking?
Juliet: Calm down! I was making fun of you. Anyway, I have not a good memory, there wasn’t any passion between us, no love..
Elisabeth. Was it your only time?
Juliet. More or less, I got closer with someone else, but I hadn’t have sex with anyone anymore. I guess that it’s something you feel inside you when it’s the moment to do that with the special person, your heart has to tell you that, your head and your body, too.. and the rest is magic!
Elisabeth. And with Leonard is there this magic?
Juliet. I don’t know, my dear, it’s to soon to tell that, don’t you guess? We haven’t even touched. I have to find it out. I hope there will be the chance, without having to think about you two..
Elisabeth. Enough with this story, I’m sorry for you, but you won’t make me feel guilty for that. It’s Leonard and you that plotted everything..
Juliet. Ok, I understand. Anyway, you could do me one favor to repay me, and leave the dear Leonard and me alone to know each other better.

They look at each other and laughed.
After getting dressed, they went downstairs to have dinner.
They ate in the inn, taking about everything, and then they went to the porch to have a coffee.
William: It’s a beautiful night, it feels so good to stay outside..
Leonard: Yeah, it’s a perfect night to take a walk, are you up for a tour around the village?
William: Why not?

Juliet looked at Elisabeth with a pray in her eyes, and her friend sighed.
Elisabeth: I prefer to stay here. Would you like to keep me company, William?
William: Sure- he said a little bit stunned.

Juliet smiled and linking arms with Leonard she took advantage of that to drag him away, before he might change his mind.
Elisabeth: Sorry, but I guess they wanted to be alone.
William. Don’t worry, I like spending time alone with you.

They smiled at each other and stared the blue sky for a while.
Elisabeth: The first time we met you told me you are a poet.
William: Actually, I said I write poetry.
Elisabeth. Isn’t it the same thing?
William: It’s not, because if you think I’m a poet you take for granted that I’m good, and I doubt about it.
Elisabeth: Have you ever been told that it’s annoying to point out at the words so much?
William: But words have a specific meaning and a specific weight when you say them. I didn’t mean to be annoying.
Elisabeth. Oh, you’re not annoying, it’s nice when it’s you doing that!

They looked at each other again for an endless time, without managing to take off eyes from each other.
The situation was getting kinda dangerous. Elisabeth felt again that sensation that dragged her to him as a magnet, but she imposed to herself to resist.
Elisabeth: You could read to me one of your poetries one fine day.
William: To make you run away scared?

They laughed, and Elisabeth got up and leant against the wood railing.
William leant beside her, staring a spot in the emptiness.
Elisabeth: What are you looking at?
William: Nothing. I stare a spot from afar without looking nothing special. It’s a good way to let thoughts flow.
Elisabeth: So, you have a lot of thoughts, then.

She looked at him, smiling.
William: Honestly, just one, but he’s been occupying all my mind for several days

He turned to her, looking deep into her eyes.
Elisabeth. So, it’s an annoying bulky thought!
William: The most beautiful one I’ve ever had. It has two wonderful green eyes and soft hair that has the same color of honey..

Saying that, he got closer, caressing her face.
Elisabeth. I guess your thought is terrified now.
William: Why?

He asked, getting even closer to her face, so much that speaking their lips almost touched.
Elisabeth: Because it’s confused and it ‘s afraid to be hurt.

William parted gently from her, and he took her hands in his.
William: I don’t want to hurt, neither scare you. There’s no rash . it’s just that when I’m with you I don’t understand anything anymore.
Elisabeth: Yeah. Me, too. I feel as I’ve never felt before when you are so close to me- and saying that she got closer to him- my heart starts bumming as it was about to explode.

They were so close that they can’t look each other into the eyes.
They felt the mutual attraction increasing more and more until William gave light kisses on her lips that grow with intensity and passion.
Elisabeth parted her lips and their kiss became more than passion, it was a burning fire, leaving them breathless.

After an eternity they parted, starting to breathe again and they realized what had happened.

Elisabeth sat again, all she was aware of was that her heart, her mind and her body was pushing her to him.
Elisabeth: I’d better come back in my room, tomorrow will be such a long day.
William: You’re right, I’d better go, too.

They went upstairs and they stopped in front of the girl’s room.
William: so, goodnight, see you tomorrow.
Elisabeth: Yes, goodnight.

He turned and took a couple of steps towards his room.
Elisabeth: William.

They looked at each other for a while, and then without realizing that they were into each other arms again. Elisabeth pulled him to her more, and they stepped in the opened room.
The shawl Buffy kept on her shoulders fell down and William let his hands run along her almost naked back.
The atmosphere was getting hot, until William parted from her roughly.
William.: No, wait.
Elisabeth: You’re right, we can’t. Not yet.
William: Yeah, we shouldn’t go any further or I won’t be able to stop anymore. I’d better go.
Elisabeth: Yeah, it’s better.

They headed to the door and they smiled without saying anything.
After William had closed the door behind his back and that he had reached the terrace, he lighted a cigarette and aspired the air of the night.
After a while, Leonard came back, grinning happily.
Leonard: What a wonderful night. Juliet is just lovely, we are meant to be together.. and.. but you’re smoking!
William. Yeah- he replied without watching his friend.
Leonard: You smoke only when you’re very nervous or worried. Did it happen something with Elisabeth?
William: I guess she’ll drive me crazy.
Leonard: What happened?- he asked, reaching him at the terrace.
William: I had never been so attracted by a girl so far, under every single aspect. Heart, head and body. When I’m with her I lose my mind , I can’t resist her.
Leonard: You haven’t answered at my question yet. What happened? Did you kiss her again?
William: Yes, but it wasn’t a kiss. It was an hurricane.

In the meanwhile , Juliet came back happily, too.
As soon as she got in, she saw Elisabeth’s shawl on the floor. She picked it and she approached the bed, where Elisabeth laid with closed eyes, sighing.
Juliet: Wassup? Are you sick?

Elisabeth startled, sitting up on the bed, realizing just then that her friend was back.
Elisabeth. No, don’t worry, everything is ok!
Juliet: Why was your shawl on the floor?

She thought about that for a while, and then she decided that if her friend had come beck a little bit earlier she would see a scene hard to justify.
She blushed and Juliet noticed that.
Juliet: Oh, oh! I want you to tell me everything!- she said enthused.
Elisabeth. We kissed, twice. First time downstairs, and then here, in front of the door.
Juliet: I don’t think it was an innocent kiss as the first one, judging by your reaction..
Elisabeth: Juliet, I don’t know what to think. It was pure passion, I couldn’t resist him.. I can’t even explain that.
Juliet: And then?
Elisabeth: And then we ended up here, I was without my shawl, and he traced my back with his fingers..
Juliet: Wow, I almost breathless. And then? What happened?
Elisabeth: He stopped, saying it was better not to keep doing that.
Juliet: Lucky for me, or I would see something shocking! How do you feel?
Elisabeth: Puzzled. I’ve never felt like this..
Juliet: You have already told me that, but I don’t know if you enjoyed it. Are you happy?
Elisabeth: It was fantastic, I’m very happy. Trust me, if he hadn’t stopped, I wouldn’t manage to stop myself.

The two friends laughed and they spend a big part of that night chatting about Juliet’s night.
Once they were in their bed, Elisabeth had trouble to fall asleep, she couldn’t stop thinking about that night.

TBC

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Sorry for late!

Thank you so much, Isabel and Beth ! :)


Chapter 7

The morning after, after having breakfast, they left to London and around lunch time they arrived to Elisabeth’s aunt’s house.
As soon as Margaret saw them arrive, she welcomed them as they were all her sons.
After having lunch, the women left the men chatting as they took place in the garden.
Margaret: How are my sister and my lovely brother-in-law ?
Elisabeth: They’re fine and they greet you.
Margaret: Tell me about the young men here with you . Your mother told me you would come here with your fiancés.
Elisabeth: What? No, they’re not our fiancés.
Juliet: Not yet- a smiling Juliet added.
Margaret, that’s the spirit, my dear, if you want to catch a man you have to start with the intention to do it. Well, anyway, each of you has already put her eyes on the man she likes, right?
Juliet: Well.. yes! But Elisabeth is faster..
Elisabeth: Nooo, aunt Margaret, don’t listen to her..
Margaret. Don’t worry, I’ve been twenty years old, too. Plus, your friend is right, because I can see he has already got a crush for you.. as you have got one for him.
Elisabeth: But I didn’t tell you who it is.
Margaret: Honey, it’s so clear that the beautiful William’ s blue eyes are just for you..

Elisabeth looked at the ground, blushing but smiling.

Juliet: We would like to visit London, could you give us some advices?
Margaret: To look for the most romantic places, of course!

The three women burst out laughing, and after a while the two young men and Margaret’s husband met them.
Leonard: So, Ladies, would you like a tour around London?

The three couples wandered around the streets of the town, laughing for everything.
When they arrived to a park, Margaret and her husband decided to leave them alone and they came back home.
Leonard and Juliet took a walk, as William and Elisabeth stayed under a tree.
Elisabeth: Do you want to talk?
William: About what?- he asked, sitting and leaning his back on the tree.
Elisabeth: About yesterday night. Today you’re so serious, almost sad, I don’t want it to be my fault.

He smiled to her, smiling to her sweetly and stretching out a hand to her for her to sit down beside him.
William: No! It’s not your fault. I was thinking about yesterday and I’m confused. When I’m with you I understand nothing anymore and every inch of rationality disappears. I don’t want my behavior to offend you. I respect you so much, and maybe I shouldn’t have..

William looked at the ground, but Elisabeth caressed his face and brought him to look at her again.
Elisabeth: William, what happened yesterday was something both of us wanted. I don’t know how I feel about you, but I know for sure that you have made me lost my mind. I had never felt something like this for someone and I had never desired someone so much, if you hadn’t stopped me..

Then, she realized what she had said, and looked at the ground embarrassed, blushing.
Elisabeth: See? When I’m with you I say everything that crosses my mind without even realizing that, sorry, forget what I told you..

William smiled and cupping her face he looked her deep in to her eyes.
William: No, I don’t want forget it, not even a word, it’s nice that you say what you think, you’re so sweet when you do that.

He gave her a little kiss and looked into her eyes again.
William: I’m not sure about what I feel for you, but maybe I’m falling in..
Leonard: Hey, little doves!

Leonard’s voice, coming from afar made them start and depart.
Totally embarrassed, they met their friends.
Juliet: It’s late, we should came back to your aunt and your uncle, I don’t want them to worry.

When they came back home, everyone went to her/his room to get ready for the dinner.
After a while, Elisabeth went to Juliet’s room.
Juliet: Hi, I was afraid you would never arrive!
Elisabeth: Were you waiting for me?
Juliet: Well, after the romantic scene today in front of everyone I would feel insulted if you didn’t come to tell me everything!

Elisabeth told her friend about the chat they had had and William’s last word before their arrive.
Elisabeth: Can’t you see? Maybe he was about to say that he’s in love with you!
Elisabeth; Maybe not, we don’t know..
Juliet: But there’s something more important.
Elisabeth: Don’t ask me.
Juliet: I ask you, instead. Are you in love with him?
Elisabeth: It’s too soon to say it, we don’t know each other very well ..
Juliet: but – her friend said, realizing that Elisabeth wasn’t done talking.
Elisabeth: Maybe, I’m..

Her words were interrupted by a knock on the door.
Juliet went opening and she found in front of her Leonard that was looking around as he hoped not to be seen.
Juliet: You have a really bad habit!
Leonard: What?
Juliet: Never mind. Do you need something?
Leonard: I urgently need to talk with you, it’s about..
Elisabeth: Hi, Leonard.
Leonard: Dear Elisabeth, I didn’t know you were here, too. Well, I leave you alone, we two will talk another time..
Elisabeth: No, I was about to leave, stay. I leave you alone. Bye.

And without saying nothing else, she left and came back to her room, as Juliet let Leonard in.
Juliet: Wassup? It seems that you have seen a ghost!
Leonard: Worse, really worse.
Juliet: Talk, don’t make me anxious.
Leonard: William’s mother wants him to come back.
Juliet: Now?
Leonard: No, but her letter arrived before we left.
Juliet. Well, maybe it’s just for a while.
Leonard: You don’t know her. She is a good woman, but since she has lost her husband she has been dedicating her life just to William and his brother, Massimo(Giles) .
Juliet: I still don’t understand. Let’s cut to the chase.
Leonard: She is looking for a wife for him, and it seems she has found one. I’ve been told by Massimo, but William still doesn’t know. When he comes back, sure that his mother wants to introduce another girl to him, and maybe sure that he could talk with her about the girl he has fallen in love with..
Juliet: So, he has really fallen in love with Elisabeth.
Leonard: Yes, but that’s not the point, when he comes back he’ll find everything ready for a Ceremony.
Juliet: No, that’s the point, because Elisabeth has fallen in love with him, too!

Leonard sat on a chair, as he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Leonard: So, we’ll have two broken hearts.
Juliet: What can we do?
Leonard: Nothing. Even if we told William it would be too late. I know him and he would accept his mother’s decision not to hurt her.
Juliet: But he breaks Elisabeth’s heart this way.
Leonard: Damn! I don’t know what to do.
Juliet: Tomorrow, as we come back home, you will talk with William, I’ll talk with Elisabeth. Once they know the truth they’ll decide what to do.
Leonard: And tonight? We give them another night to fool themselves, it’s worse!
Juliet: Let’s say that if things go bad, they’ll have one good memory more of themselves.
Leonard: We’re playing with fire, we should have never meddle. If things go bad, they’ll think it’s our fault, too.
Juliet. Yes, but we have to stay closer to them, anyway. Their pain will be the biggest one. We’d better go to dinner, now.

Juliet went to the door with a sad look and a heavy heart, thinking about what her best friend would face.
Leonard: Wait, if we go out like this, it seems we are going to a funeral. They would understand everything.
Juliet. Yeah, but I can’t stop thinking about that.
Leonard: Think about this. It could go wrong, but it could go fine, too. If we play our cards well, maybe there’s a hope, maybe they could decide together how this will end.
Juliet: You’re right! We’ll prevent this sufferance! Yes!

Leonard saw Juliet come off the room proud as she had the solution for everything, and he smiled at the thought of her sudden change of mood.
He followed her to the dining room, meeting their unaware friends that were waiting for them.

TBC

Hope you’ll like it!

Sorry for late!!!!!!

Chapter 8

They had a pleasant dinner, and, after heading towards the living room and chatting a little, everyone went sleep very early.
After one hour spent turning in her bed, Elisabeth got up and decided to go downstairs to the library to read something.
Heading towards the threshold she saw that the fireside was on and she stopped there. She saw William, leaning on the fireside holding a book, engrossed reading a poetry.
She listened to his words in ecstasy.

( Translator’s note: I haven’t found the original poetry , so I just translated the Italian version.. if someone recognize it and know the real English version.. please let me know, so I’ll edit this part!)

NON ESPRIMERE L’AMORE
( Don’t express love)
QUELLO VERO E’ SEMPRE ACCESO
( The real one is always turned on)
E’ UNO SPIRITO CHE NON SI MUOVE
(It’s a spirit that doesn’t move)
SILENZIOSO, MISTERIOSO
(Silent, mysterious)
DICHIARAI IL MIO GRANDE AMORE
(I declared my great love)
IL MIO CUORE LE SI APRI’
(My heart opened to her)
CON PAURA ORRENDA, FREDDA
(With cold horrible fear)
AH, TREMANDO LEI FUGGI’
(Ah, trembling, she ran away)
COME FU DA ME LONTANA
(As she went far from me)
UN VIANDANTE L’ACCOSTO’
(A wayfarer approached her)
SILENZIOSO, MISTERIOSO
(Silent, mysterious)
SOSPIRO’ E LA CONQUISTO’.
(He sighed and won her heart.)

After reading it, he stopped, staring at the fire, sighing.
Elisabeth: It’s beautiful, did you write it?

William turned abruptly, realizing just at that moment that she was there.
William: No, it’s not mine. It’s Mr. William Blake’s. You almost scared me, how long have you been here?
Elisabeth: I’ve arrived just in time to hear your declamation and I didn’t mean to scare you. Do you really think it’s better not to declare love?
William: No, I think it’s better to risk.
Elisabeth. Yeah. Plus, it’s good to know to be loved.

Elisabeth smiled at him. It would be wonderful hearing his declaration of love for her, she shyly thought.
William contemplated her for a while, she wore a dressing gown and her hair was ruffled.
She was beautiful, as always.
William: Have you also trouble to fall asleep?
Elisabeth: Yes. I went here to read, maybe a book would distract me.

As she talked she approached to the fireside, and sat near the fire to warm herself up.
William: Do your thoughts prevent you from sleeping, too? Well, I leave, so you can choose a book and read peacefully.
Elisabeth: No, stay! If it’s possible, I would like to hear you read again. You have such a nice voice.

William smiled at her, and he took a book of fables, sitting beside her.
Elisabeth: When I was a child, my father always read a fable to me when I couldn’t sleep.
William: My father did that, too. He sat near me, he hugged me and he started reading, holding me tight.

Elisabeth got closer to him, and she looked at him smiling.
Elisabeth: I want the same treatment, then!

William wrapped an arm around her shoulders and held her tight, as with the other hand he skimmed through the pages, looking for the most suitable fable to tell.
After half an hour Elisabeth was asleep, with her head on his shoulder.
William closed the book and watched her sleep. The slow breath of the girl had hypnotized him, all his senses were concentrated on her.
William: I wish I could hold you tight every night of my life. How can I keep myself far from you? Your father was right, it’s easy to fall in love with you. You seem a defenseless child and it’s fun, because I know that if you heard me, you would act insulted and make me pay for that. I’m talking to a sleeping girl.. so, I’m talking to myself.. What did you do to me, Elisabeth?

He stayed there for a while, observing her, almost contemplating her, without even realizing someone was behind his back and he had listened the whole speech.
Leonard went upstairs again, as silent as he could, how could he help his friend?
He felt as his heart was heavy, the only thing he wanted to do was to sleep and forget the love he had seen in that room, the same love that risked to be broken.
He had to let them have their night, he would have acted the day after.

William lifted Elisabeth into his arms and went upstairs to the girl’s threshold. He got in and placed her tenderly on the bed, covering her.
He stayed watching her for a moment more, then he turned to leave.
Elisabeth: William!

She almost screamed, sitting up on her bed. He approached her, sitting beside her and he caressed her face to calm her down.
She was scared and panting.
William: I’m here, it was just a bad dream.
Elisabeth: You were leaving!

William watched her puzzled, not understanding what she meant.
Elisabeth: We were taking a walk, and then you went on a ship and left. I knew you wouldn’t ever come back and..

She started sobbing. He got closer and hugged her.
William: I’m here now.
Elisabeth: Yeah, but sooner or later you could leave.

She felt as a kid, that dream had disturbed her, the thought of losing him made her heart hurt.
William: Elisabeth, look at me!- and he lifted her chin until he met her gaze- I can’t promise you I won’t ever leave. It could happen. But I can promise you I’ll be back. I don’t know how to explain this, but there’s a special bond between us. I know that in every life I would look for you and once I found you I would come back to you if I had to leave again.
Elisabeth: I feel stupid, but that dream scared me!
William: You’re not stupid, you’re sweet. It’s good to know I’m so important for someone.. as you are important for me.

Now it was him the embarrassed one. He had to leave the room or he wouldn’t be able to part from her anymore.
William. Now, I let you rest, you had to resume sleeping.
Elisabeth: William, could you stay here with me?

William drew himself back for a while. She was so beautiful and she asked him to stay, and he wouldn’t wish anything else. He was about to refuse, but he had the strange feeling that if he did the day after he would regret it.
William: Ok, I’ll stay until you fall asleep.

She got closer and gently pull his jacket off and without giving him the time to realize what was happening she kissed him.
The kiss increased his passion and left them breathless. She dragged him to herself until they laid on the bed together. They both didn’t know what was going on, they just knew they needed it.
William pulled down the strap of her night-gown gently, and he began kissing her neck and shoulder.
Elisabeth, lost into her feelings started unbuttoning his shirt to place her hands on his chest. That contact made them both shiver and aroused them even more.
They came down to Earth when they heard the loud noise of a shutting door.
They parted immediately, trying to figure out what had happened.
After a minute someone knocked at Elisabeth’s door and the girl’s heart almost stopped.
What if it was her aunt.. or anyone else?

Juliet: Elisabeth, it’s me, Juliet, is everything ok? I heard your door shutting, can I get in?
Elisabeth: No!- she almost screamed. Sorry, but I’ve just had a shower and I’m not presentable now. Don’t worry, I left the door open and the wind made her shut. You can come back sleep.
Juliet: Ok, goodnight.

They remained still, listening to any noise, until they heard Juliet’s door shut and finally they caught their breath again.
After a while they looked at each other and burst out laughing.
William leant his head on the pillow and passed a hand all over his face, taking a long breath.
William: I think I’ve lost ten years of life.
Elisabeth: Don’t tell me, I think my heart stopped when I heard the knocking at the door.

Elisabeth laid beside him, putting her head on his chest, listening to the beating of his heart that was slowly calming down.
Elisabeth: It’s good even this way.
He wrapped her shoulders with an arm and smiled.
William: It’s very good even this way.

They kept silent with their heads full of thoughts, until they finally managed to fall asleep.

TBC

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Chapter 9

Elisabeth awoke into his arms.
The house was still silent and it wasn’t even sunrise yet.
She stared at him for a while, almost holding her breath.
And then she passed slowly a hand through his face, tracing it lightly.

< I’d like to awake just like this every single morning > she thought, smiling.

William felt her caresses and was happy.
Before opening his eyes, he thought that nothing could have ruined that day that had started in such a good way.

William: Good morning.
Elisabeth: Good morning to you, too.

They stared at each other , lost in their eyes, time seemed to be still.
William: Did you sleep well?
Elisabeth: I’ve never felt better, you are a wonderful pillow, I would need you every time I can’t fall asleep.
William: Don’t tempt me, I could take you seriously.
Elisabeth: Everyone are still sleeping, it must be very soon.
William: Yeah, so I’d better come back to my room. It would be hard to explain why I got out from yours in the morning.

Elisabeth nodded, but she already felt cold thinking about him leaving.
William got up, wore his shoes and took his jacket in the most total silent, as he fought with himself not to come back into her arms again.
He arrived to the threshold and he stopped before opening the door.
He couldn’t leave, he wanted to tell her a lot of things, he wanted to hug her again.. he turned and he found her standing in front of him.

Elisabeth: Before you go, I want you to know that I’ve spent the most beautiful night of my life tonight. I’ve never felt so safe and protected. I don’t know what would have happened yesterday if I hadn’t left my door open, and I don’t figure out what’s happening to me. You make me feel new sensations I’ve never explored before. I don’t know how you feel about me, and honestly.. I don’t even know exactly how I feel about you…

That no-stop speech was interrupted by a kiss.
William had listened to her words, and he had felt the embarrass but mostly his need and he hadn’t resisted anymore.
He knew that she had expressed the thought of them both, and nothing could confirm that better than that manifestation of love.

William: Sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt your speech..
Elisabeth: No. You have ended it perfectly.
William: I hope we’ll find out what could have happened if you had locked the door.
Elisabeth: I hope so, too.
William: Now I must go. See you later.

Elisabeth arose on tiptoe and placed a light kiss on his lips, as it was a caress.
Elisabeth: See you later.

William got out and closed the door behind his back.
William: I need a cold shower!
He smiled, coming back to his room.
Once he was in, Juliet’s door opened, and after assuring no one was around she headed to her friend’s room.
Elisabeth heard a knock and when she opened she saw her best friend standing in front of her with her hands on her hips and an amused smile on her face.
Juliet: I’ve just seen a man leaving your room. I guess I deserve an explanation.

After one hour, Juliet left her friend’s room.
She got in hers and dressed up with a sad face and a heavy heart.
She got ready to go downstairs to have breakfast and waited until she saw Leonard leaving his room.
She looked at him seriously and beckoned him to follow her.
Without letting anyone see them, they went to the garden and sat on a bench.
They had not the courage to talk.
Juliet: We cant’ tell them that.
Leonard: We have to. You don’t know what happened yesterday evening.
Juliet: No, you don’t know what happened tonight.

They glared at each other, but then they realized it was useless to be mad at each other.
What was happening was bigger and more impetuous than they had thought.
They told each other what they had seen and saw with a great calm, and then a big silent fell again.

Juliet: Can’t you see we can’t tell him that? If we would it would be painful and useless, too. They love each other, and I guess that William could never marry another woman. I’m sure they would come out of this unharmed anyway. We shouldn’t interfere, it would be just as we expected to stop a huge wave with.. a small umbrella. It would go where it must go anyway.
They mustn’t know that, plus, I’m sure William would be upset. He would wonder why we didn’t tell him before, he would felt guilty for not talking with his mother (Joyce) before, so he could have avoided this chaos and this pain to everyone. We must do that for him, I’m sure that when the problem arrives he will manage to explain the situation to her mother and to annul the wedding.
We must have faith.
Leonard: No, no, and no again! You don’t understand. We * must* tell him. Think about this, what if when he comes back he finds everything ready for the ceremony with the bride who already waits for him at the altar because he hadn’t time to talk with his mother? Think about the potential bride, she won’t ever accept that her soon-to-be husband will never love her because he already loves another girl! And mostly, think about Elisabeth. She would feel betrayed and fooled, she would think that William already knew everything and he wanted just to have fun with her! You wouldn’t be able to make a heartbroken girl understand that, especially if this girl is Elisabeth. We have to tell them everything we know and let them take their decision.

Juliet’s face became angry, then sad, and finally uncomforted. She took her head in her hands as if it was very heavy.
Juliet: With what courage can I tell her that the man she loves has to marry another woman, and that she can’t do nothing to change things, but she must just trust him and have faith. With what words, when..
Leonard: Juliet, I have to tell my best friend that his mother had decided for his life without even asking him before. I have to tell him that his brother and I knew everything before him and that he risks to lose the only girl he really loves due to the woman who gave birth to him and that has always loved him..
Juliet: So far.
Leonard: Yeah, so far. Because now there’s someone else who loves him and he had the right to give her some explanation about why his smile could turn into a cry. I’m sure we’ll find the proper words and time. When we are back home, we’ll do it, no matter what!
Juliet: We’ll be brave, out friends deserve it.

Without talking and looking at each other anymore, they went to the dining room, and after having breakfast they left to come back home.

TBC

And in the next chapter, finally a bit of buffyverse, too! ;)

Happy Easter to everyone, sorry for my huge late!

Chapter 10

Once they arrived in front of Elisabeth’s house, William followed her, as their friends waited for them inside the carriage.
Elisabeth: We arrived, our weekend is over.
William: Yeah, but they were wonderful days.
Elisabeth: We could see each other again.
William: I wish so, I’d like the whole world to know how I feel about you.
Elisabeth: I’d like to know that, too.

The boy opened his mouth, as if he was about to talk, but the open door interrupted that moment. Catherine appeared at the threshold, with a large smile when she saw the two young guys so happy.
Catherine: So, you are here, I heard some voices outside, why don’t you come in?
William: Thank you, Madame, but I have to go, I have to call my mother, maybe I’ll have to come back home for a while, I know she has looked for me.

Elisabeth started. She was thinking about how it could be possible that every time he was about to declare, they were interrupted, but right then she thought about how the news she had just heard hurt.
Catherine saw the sad face of her daughter, and she closed the door again.
Elisabeth: So, are you going to leave?
William: I must! My mother sent a letter to me, asking me to come back, but I won’t stay away for too long.
Elisabeth: It’s like the nightmare I had last night.

William caressed her face as if she was a lost little girl.
William: I promise that you won’t see me leave on a ship
Elisabeth: I’d like not to see you leave at all.
William: I have to do that, Elisabeth.

They looked silently at each other, and then he smiled at her, coming back to the carriage.
William: I’ll leave tomorrow at morning, if you want to meet me I’ll stay at my pension until 9:00 a.m. , I hope I’ll see you.

Without waiting for her answer, he went on the carriage and it left.
The door of Elisabeth’s house opened again, and a hand touch her shoulder.
Catherine: He’ll come back! Now, come in and tell you mother everything!

After a couple of hours, and after she had told her mother everything, Buffy was in her room, staring at the ceiling and thinking about him.
She heard the bell ring and the door open, but then nothing more.
Juliet had come in with a face of someone who had seen a ghost.
Catherine: Juliet, what’s wrong? What happened?
Juliet: Nothing.. well, actually I had a bad news for Elisabeth.
Catherine: Is it about William?
Juliet: Yes..
Elisabeth: What? What about William?

The two women turned to Elisabeth.
Juliet: Nothing, but I need to talk with you, can we sit?

Elisabeth was serious, and she followed her friend silently, and Catherine followed them, because she knew her daughter would have needed her.
Juliet told all she knew without looking at her friend, but she felt her gaze on her anyway.
She could also feel her pain and her anger. When she was done talking no one said anything for a while.
Elisabeth broke the silent with her voice mingled with tears.
Elisabeth: and.. does he know that?
Juliet: Leonard must have told him this afternoon.
Elisabeth: And will he leave anyway? Did he say anything?
Juliet: I don’t know anything, but yes, he’ll leave tomorrow.

Elisabeth was speechless. She got up quietly with her face wet with her tears. Her mother got closer to her and put a hand on her shoulder, but she refused that contact.
She left the room, heading towards her room.
The two women left in the living room looked at each other.
After a while, they heard a strong noise of steps.
Alexander: What happened to my daughter? And this time I won’t accept a ‘It’s girls’ stuff’ as answer, because if she cries I have to know whom to blame!

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It was 7:00 a.m. . Elisabeth got up and she seemed relieved. She couldn’t have slept all night long.
She went downstairs as silently as she could and she get in her father’s studio. She inhaled the smell of the books and she sat on the chair where when she was a little girl she went when she couldn’t sleep.
But this time there wasn’t her dad’s lap, or his arms that hugged her to comfort her, the pain didn’t want to go away.
Alexander: I don’t think we can sit together on that chair anymore, you’re way too grown up, now.

Elisabeth turned to her father. He had come to save her as every time, he was there to calm her down and kick all the monsters away, but this time reality hurt even more.
Elisabeth: I suppose mom told you everything.
Alexander: Yeah, I’m sorry.
Elisabeth: That’s not true, dad. You are happy about it, you don’t want anyone to take me away from you.

Alexander felt as if she had staked him through the heart (Author’s Note: sorry, but I gotta insert a stake somewhere!). How could she think he was happy if she was in pain?
Alexander: No, I’m really sorry. You are my little girl, and you’ll always be, but I know I can’t keep you forever. I like William, he seems such a good boy, and he made you happy..
Elisabeth: Yeah, but now he’ll make someone else happy..

She couldn’t end her sentence, because she burst out crying again.
Alexander got closer to her, hugging her as he used to do when she was a little girl.
He waited for her to calm down and when she did, he looked her into her eyes.
Alexander: Elisabeth, listen to me, William is not a stupid who doesn’t know what to do with his life. I’m sure he’s in love with you.. how couldn’t he be? He should be deaf and blind not to fall in love with you- she smiled at him, happy that her father was there to comfort her- I don’t know how things work for you, young guys, but I guess you should do something. You can’t prevent him from leaving, but you can give him a good reason to come back.

He looked at her as she thought about his words, he wiped her tears and approached the door.
Elisabeth: Dad, thank you.

Alexander smiled at her, without turning to her and he headed towards his room, where Catherine was waiting for him.
Catherine: I always knew our daughter is a lucky girl.. she has such a wonderful father.
Alexander: Yes, she has!

They got in their room, leaving Elisabeth in the studio, as she watched the town wake up.
There was a weak hope in her look.

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It was 9:20 and William had packed everything, but he kept pacing around nervously in his room.
Leonard looked at his friend as he smoked a cigarette, taking a look around as if he was looking for something.
Leonard: You didn’t miss anything.
William: I know. I just wanted to be sure.
Leonard: The carriage is waiting for us, we gotta go.
William: ‘We’?
Leonard: Do you really think I’ll leave you alone to face that?
William: Thank you. Ok let’s go, then, what time is it?
Leonard: It’s nearly 9:20, I don’t think she’ll come. Juliet said she was kinda upset.
William. Yeah. So, let’s go.
Leonard: Why don’t you go to her?
William: Because I don’t know what to tell her. I promised to her that I’d come back to her anyway, but now I don’t even know if I can. I must give her some time, hoping that she’ll be here when I’ll come back. Because, even if I had to wait for another life, I can’t let her go. Elisabeth is a part of me, if I lost her I’d lose my soul, so if I found her again, I’d find myself, too.

Leonard left the room, leaving his friend alone with his thoughts.
He was already inside the carriage , and after a while, he heard some steps and a familiar voice.
Elisabeth: Wait, don’t leave!

Leonard popped out from the carriage, seeing her upset face when she realized it wasn’t William.
Elisabeth: Oh, it’s you.. please.. tell me he hasn’t left yet..

Leonard confined himself to beckoning her to turn.
She turned abruptly and she saw him standing in front of her, with his amazing blue eyes that were staring at her, with the signs of a night in total sleepless.. just as hers.
William: Elisabeth.. I . I thought I wouldn’t have seen you. I don’t even know what to say..

She approached him and she looked into her eyes, trying not to cry.
Elisabeth: Don’t say anything, don’t talk now. I know that you must leave and I can’t ask you to stay- and as she talked she drew out a white sheet of paper- but I can ask you to bring this back to me.

It was just like the sheet that had flown on her face the first time they had met. He held it as if she had given him a treasure.
Elisabeth: It’s really important for me. Take care of it and if you are inspired, write your poetry on it, but please, I beg you, I wanna hold it in my arms again.

Her voice was hoarse due to the tears.
William: I promise that I’ll take good care of it and I’ll take it back to you, no matter what!

He hugged her, as if he didn’t want to let her go anymore, as if he could tell her everything just with that hug.
Elisabeth: Please, do it as soon as you can, I can’t live without it, I need it, bring it back to me, my heart must come back to me.

They stay in each other’s arms for a while, exchanging promises and tears, and then they parted, and without a word William went on the carriage, leaving.
Leonard: William, I know it’s not my business, but.. did she give you a letter before leaving?
William: No, she gave me a piece of her heart, and I’ll bring it back to her.

Elisabeth took a deep breath and she closed her eyes.

Buffy woke up all of the sudden, scaring everyone.
Dawn: So, how was the trip, my dear sis? Was it cool?

She understood nothing anymore, she took a look around, trying to set up things in her mind.
And then she saw them, those eyes that although had always a cocky attitude were full of love for her. He smiled. The only thing Buffy did was to show him the sweetest smile as she thought that he had kept his word, he had come back.
Spike was breathless (forgive the pun!) , he was sure that he had read love in her eyes, love for him, but then he summoned him to come back to reality, she was the Slayer, she couldn’t love him.
Spike: Wassup? Are you happy because you met your soul mate, Angel, in your previous life? Finally you had a confirm about you have always felt for him, why don’t you run to him?

She remembered everything. She had to come back there. She had to know if he had come back to her, if he had kept his promise.
She turned to Tara, and softened, because she was looking at her big friend.
Buffy: Ju.. Tara, you must take me there again!

TBC

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Chapter 11

Tara: Buffy, did everything go fine?
Buffy: Yes, but I need to know what happened after that. I gotta know it.
Spike: Wassup? Your dear love left you and you wanna know if he’ll come back to you?

Buffy turned abruptly , staring at Spike. She desired to throw herself into his arms and wrapping her arms around his neck.. as she desired to punch him at the same time.
On one hand, it was her William , but on the other hand it was just Spike, the container was the same, but there wasn’t the soul that Elisabeth had fall in love with.
At least, that was what her mind yelled at her. Because her heart didn’t agree. Her soul had recognized him and was happy for finding him again.
For a moment her mind drew back to all Spike had done for her, the way he looked at her, the way he looked after her when she slept, thinking that she didn’t notice his presence on the tree.
Anyway, she needed to know if William had come back to Elisabeth, if he had really kept his promise not to leave her, if her desire to trust Spike could come to see the light.
She didn’t want to be hurt, not again, her heart craved peace and she would have found peace, no matter what.
Buffy: My dear love has promised me he would come back and I know he will come back to me.
Spike: So, yours is a mania, I mean the fact that all your boyfriends always leave you. So, if you are so sure he’ll keep his promise, why do you need to check it out?
Buffy: Well, let’s say that actually he’s not the most reliable of the people I know.
Spike: And to think I was sure your Angel was an example of virtues. Maybe you managed to make him leave even in your other life, have you ever wondered if it’s you the real problem?

A very aimed strong punch sent him on the ground.
She was furious, why could he hurt her so much?
Spike got up, without a word, because he knew he deserved it. He headed towards the door and before leaving he looked at everyone.
Spike: Ladies..

He left without even closing the door and Buffy followed him on the porch.
Buffy: Go to hell, Spike!
Spike: Everyone goes there, sooner or later!

He took some steps forward, but then he turned again, with a look between furious and sad.
Spike: You know, Slayer, I’m happy that know you have the certainty that Angel is you soul mate, so I’ll can forget about you.
He turned, but before leaving he whispered something with trembling voice.
Spike: Anyway, it’s a pity: I wanted to find out if there’s an ‘ us ‘ between you and me.

As silent as ever he disappeared into the night.
Buffy was still, stunned, she didn’t know if she had to cry desperately or scream with joy. Her heart hurt and she didn’t know if it was because it had been injured once again or if it was simply breaking free form all the ice that covered it.
Two hands placed gently on her shoulders.
Willow: Come in, you gotta tell us everything.

Once she sat on the sofa, Buffy calmed down and looked at her friends. They were on her side, they had always been. Dawn cut her thoughts off with her curiosity.
Dawn: So, how was it? Were they there, too? Who were us?
Buffy: Almost everyone, but you all had very special roles. I haven’t met you yet there, Dawn, but I know you are there, too, I feel it.
Willow: What about me? But mostly.. what about your soul mate? Although I have already an idea..
Buffy: Well, about who is my soul mate if I were you I wouldn’t bet on that. Anyway, Will, you were my mother, Tara, you were my best friend, Xander was my soul mate’s best friend.
Willow: But you are not going to tell us who your soul mate is.. so we’ll find out on our own. Angel.. who was Angel?
Buffy: My father.
Willow: But if he’s not your soul mate.. who is, then? Among the people we know, there’s Riley.. or Giles.

Buffy looked the floor, embarrassed.
Dawn : I knew it, I knew it was him, it’s just perfect!
Buffy: ‘ Perfect’ is not the word I would use..
Willow: I didn’t understand yet, who is? Riley? – she said not very excited, mostly because Riley was married.
Buffy. No, Will, you just skipped a name in my potential soul mates list: Spike.
Willow: Oh!
Buffy: Yeah, oh, it was such a stunning discovery! It was so unexpected.
Dawn: Not so unexpected, after all I expected it.
Tara: Actually.. me, too.
Buffy: If everyone already knew it, why didn’t you tell me before? You could spare me this shock!

All the girls burst out laughing and the tension disappeared.
Tara: So, why do you wanna come back, if he is already here?
Buffy. Because I need to know if I can trust him!

Her heart cried at the thought that she couldn’t trust him, she needed and she wanted just to believe it, because she had been hurt more than once.
Bit by bit, Buffy told them everything about her journey, in every detail.
When she was done, Dawn had tearful eyes. No one knew what to say.

Buffy: When can I come back?
Tara. Well, we need to rest first, maybe tomorrow night..
Buffy: Fine.
Dawn: A few minutes ago Spike told you the same thing!

Buffy’s heart stopped for a second. She hoped no one would hear their conversation outside, or at least would notice that.
Buffy: Yeah, I know, but I wanna come back anyway.

No one added another word, and after a while they all went sleep.
Buffy’s sleep was agitated .. no one was looking after her on the tree that night.

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The day after was peaceful, although she felt a little bit confused and nostalgic.
It was evening, but before going to Tara and the others, she decided to patrol a little bit.
She wanted to go to him, * her * him. But what would she say to him ? ‘You know, you are my soul mate, but you are a soulless vampire, and I really don’t figure out why I love you anyway.. ‘
Alt. Since when did she love him? She knew that Elisabeth loved William, the souls were the same but not the people. Plus, Spike didn’t have a soul. That was the real problem. She loved him anyway, even before making that spiritual journey and she had realized that just now.
Buffy: So, I‘m really a total idiot!
Clem: Buffy, are you ok?
Buffy: Hi, Clem, what are you doing here?
Clem: I was going to Willie’s, and then I saw you talk alone and gesticulate..
Buffy. Oh! Was I talking out loud?
Clem: Just when you called yourself a total idiot!
Buffy: Alright! So now, every demon in Sunnydale will know I went crazy!
Clem. Or in love.
Buffy: WHAT?
Clem: Well, first you smile, then you’re angry, then you call yourself a idiot.. It seems you have just found out you are in love!
Buffy: Are you sure I didn’t yell it?
Clem: Ok, let’s say that sometimes I can read the minds ( Author’s Note: I don’t think Clem could in the show, but allow me that!)

Buffy looked at the ground embarrassed, the last thing she needed was everyone to know she was in love with Spike. A Slayer who loves a Vampire, again, is there something funnier?
Clem: A Vampire who loves a Slayer.
Buffy: Did your mommy ever tell you it’s not polite to read people’s thought?
Clem: Sorry, but it’s so rare when I can do that.. I just take advantage of that. Anyway, I know why you’re angry, but don’t worry, he will be back soon, he packed just a few stuff..
Buffy: What are you talking about?
Clem: Spike. Yesterday, he took some sheets of paper, a bottle of scotch and he left with his car.

Buffy was still and speechless, and Clem left her alone with her thoughts.
Spike left, and then.. he made fun of Angel for leaving her! Where and mostly WHY did he leave?
She got in the crypt and it was scarily silent, no TV, no witty remark, nothing.
On the sarcophagus there was some rolled sheets of paper and on them one, still white.
Buffy confined herself to smile, leaving the crypt and closing the door.

Buffy: No, my dear, this is just a coincidence, plus, you promised * you * would bring it back to me. So, now, let’s go find out if you keep your promises…

TBC

It’s sad, but beautiful, isn’t it? ;)

Chapter 12

William had left for two weeks and Elisabeth hadn’t hear from him yet.
Juliet paid a visit to her every day, to see how she was, to know if she had some news, but every time she found a sadder and sadder Elisabeth.
Elisabeth wore her best smile, but her eyes didn’t lie.
Hope was the only thing that made her hold on, she needed to believe it, but every day was more and more difficult.

One morning, the doorbell rang, but Elisabeth stayed sat on her father’s armchair as she read a book.
Surely it was Juliet who wanted to say hi, she was such a great friend.
But oddly she heard some knock at the studio’s door, and Juliet never did that.
Catherine’s face darkened and Elisabeth felt as her heart had stopped beating for a second.

Catherine: Honey, there’s a woman who wants to talk with you, I made her get comfy in the living room.
Elisabeth got ready to meet that mysterious woman, she was scared! She didn’t know who this woman was or what she wanted, but her heart just kept beating frantically.
She had just got in the room and found a beautiful and elegant woman who was looking at her with curiosity, and then she approached to her.

Sophie: Nice to meet you, dear, I’m Sophie, so you should be Elisabeth, right?

The young woman nodded and her puzzled expression said more than thousands words.

Sophie: He was right, you’re really beautiful and sweet, I didn’t imagine he had described you so well, I thought he had exaggerated, but I was wrong.
Elisabeth: Who?- she asked with a tremble voice, she hadn’t figured out who that woman was yet.
Sophie: William, my son. You’re right, I didn’t tell you, my mistake, sorry.

Elisabeth felt her legs weak, she wasn’t sure if she could stand up anymore. What did all that stuff mean, why she had come to her? She was just curios, she wanted to tell her to stay away from her son.. or maybe William was so coward that he couldn’t face her to tell her that now he loved another girl?

Sophie saw the girl become paler and she felt guilty for being so direct, she got closer to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, looking at her with maternal love.
Sophie: I’m sorry, dear, I should have been more clear. Let’s sit down, we have to talk.

Elisabeth obeyed, but she didn’t manage to look at her. Finally she gathered enough courage to raise her look and she realized there wasn’t any evil witch close to her, but only a woman who looked sweetly at her.
So, she began talking.
Elisabeth: I’m sorry if I struck you as a very concerned girl, but I wasn’t expecting your visit, I don’t mean to be rude.. but.. why are you here?

Sophie: I wanted to meet you, you made me curios, and believe me, that’s a rare thing! You know, when William left to come here with Leonard, I met a young woman who was beautiful, clever, perfect for my son, so I thought she could be the wife he needed.

Sophie stopped, seeing Elisabeth still and speechless as she felt her heart break.

Sophie: Massimo, my other son, talked with Leonard, but he misunderstood my intentions. I hadn’t planned any marriage, I just wanted William to meet her, and I hope there would be something between them. When William came back, the young woman was there with me, so they met, trying to know each other better.

A tear rolled down Elisabeth’s cheek, but she couldn’t allow herself to cry. She knew it could have happened, after all, so. Why did it hurt so much?

Sophie: I already imagined a wedding and when I saw the girl coming back with a smile I thought it was the right time, but…

Elisabeth gasped, as if that ‘but’ had temporary extinguished the fire in her heart.
Sophie: But she got closer to me and told me that William was the most interesting and gentle man she had ever met, but that she couldn’t marry him.. because he loved someone else. So, walk in my shoes, please. I was dumbfounded, my son had left for a few weeks and he had fallen in love. I went to him, so he talked with me about a very pretty intelligent young woman that had conquered his heart. He told me what happened, what he felt and how he had been in pain when he had received the news of that imaginary wedding from Leonard. Plus, he told me a fable of a lady who let her beloved go just for him to choose what he really wanted, giving him a white sheet of paper as if it was a piece of her heart. So, I just had to meet you, I just wanted to assure myself you were real and not just a fable’s Princess.

Elisabeth burst out crying. He loved her and he hadn’t married another woman.. so.. why didn’t he come back to her?

Sophie: William doesn’t know I came here and I hope he’ll never find it out. Now he’s in Ireland to do something for me, but he’ll be back in two days, and I’m sure he’ll come here to you.

Elisabeth: Why.. why did you tell me all this stuff?
Sophie: Because William smiled every time he talked about you and his eyes sparkled with love.. I just wanted to see if yours sparkled as well.
Elisabeth: So, do they sparkle?
She was wavering and embarrassed.
Sophie: Only you and I know that.

She smiled. They didn’t talk any longer, Sophie chatted for a while with Catherine and Alexander and then she left.
Elisabeth was hopeful again, he hadn’t got married, and now he just had to come back to her.

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After two, three, and then four days, he hadn’t come back yet.
On the fifth day Elisabeth was reading in her father’s studio, after having breakfast, as she always did.
All of the sudden something fell from above, landing on the book she was reading. It was a white sheet of paper.
She hadn’t the courage to turn, she couldn’t stand the umpteenth illusion.
She closed her book very slowly and even more slowly she turned, until she met them again. Those blue eyes that had bewitched her since the first moment she had seen them.
She wasn’t thinking about anything else. He wasn’t thinking about anything else.
They just wanted to hug each other. They held each other tight as they didn’t want to pull away anymore.
After an eternity and lots of happy tears only a whisper filled the room.
William: I always keep my promises.

TBC

It’s beautiful, isn’t it? No more past part, now it will be just about the Buffyverse! ;)

Chapter 13

Buffy opened her eyes very slowly and she didn’t move, didn't talk.
Willow approached to her and put her hand on her shoulder just as if she wanted to catch her attention.
Buffy knew she was back, but she wanted to still enjoy that felling a little bit.
The feeling that was filling her eyes with tears, the feeling of wholeness, joy, the feeling that made her feel alive.
She hadn’t felt alive for so long.
That feeling filled her, made her smile become larger, it was something she had felt when she was Elisabeth and she was with William and she felt the same with him in this life, too.

Willow: Are you ok?
She turned to look at her friend and her sister.
Buffy: I feel very well, thanks!
Dawn: So? Did he come back to you? – she wondered enthused.
Buffy: Yes, he kept his promise.
Tara: So, now what are you gonna do?

Yeah.. what she would do?
She knew she loved Spike, but how could she tell him? She had pushed him away and treated him very bad, so if she had told him about the soul mates story he would think she loved him just for that.
She hoped that travel made things easier, but it wasn’t so.

Buffy: I don’t know, but I’ll face things bit by bit, I gotta fix things in my life. No more lies ,no more fear.
Tara: But.. are you in love with him?

Buffy smiled, she didn’t want to answer. If someone should know Buffy loved Spike, the first one to know it.. had to be Spike.
Buffy: A few months ago, if someone had told me about soul mates I would have thought about Angel.
Dawn: But.. you did the spell to come back in the time just yesterday. Before it, you didn’t know that he wasn’t your soul mate.. so why do you talk about months?
Buffy: Because lots of stuff has changed, he left for so long, I don’t know how I would react if I saw him again, but I know that things are different now.

The phone rang and Dawn picked it up. She was speechless when she heard that voice.
Dawn: Hold on a second.- she covered the receiver with a hand and looked at her sister.
Dawn: it’s Angel!

Buffy stood still for a while, but then she relaxed, things were different now.
Buffy: Hi, Angel.
Angel: Hi, Buffy, how are you? It’s been ages since we heard from each other.
Buffy: Yeah. I’m fine.. and you?

As she heard that voice for a moment she didn’t see her first love, but the man who had been her father and came to her whenever she needs him the most.

Angel: As always! I called you because I need a book in the Magic Box, I wanted to know if I could take it, if it’s not a problem. I know it’s not nice to call you just for work..
Buffy: There’s no problem, Angel, Anya will be happy to sell you something!
Angel: I hope to see you when I arrive to Sunnydale..

A chitchat interrupted their conversation, it was Cordelia ’s voice, Buffy didn’t understand what she was saying, but she clearly heard a name.. Spike.
Buffy: Spike?- she repeated with a tremble voice.
Angel: Yeah, dear old Spike was at L.A. yesterday. I found him near my house, with his car plenty of sheets, he was drunk and slurred something.
I kept him with me for a while, waiting for him to be sober again, and then he left.
Buffy: What did he tell you?
Angel: Something not very understandable. He blathered about soul mates, he told me I was always the luckier one and that he had to go burn some stupid dreams. He didn’t talk much, but he told me I have to call because you had something to say to me.
Buffy: Angel, I..
Angel: I know, I know, I’m not the one you gotta talk with.
Buffy: How..
Angel: Buffy, I’m more than 200 years old, plus I feel what you feel. I hope to see you, greet Dawn for me.

Without waiting for her answer, Angel hung up as she still tried to tide her thoughts.
Willow: What did he want? How is he?

Buffy hung up and stood still, thinking.
Buffy: He just wanted a book, he’ll pass by the magic shop- and then she woke up from her trance- Girls, I gotta go, I gotta fix things!

She left as a fury and headed towards Spike’s crypt, but when she arrived there it was still empty.
She closed the door and took a look around. Why was he always so impulsive?
Why did he act without thinking? Because he was Spike: all heart and passion.
If only she had been sincere with him since the beginning all this wouldn’t happen.
Damn, she was afraid, everyone would have judged her, she was the evil one. He loved her and had opened his heart to her, he had risked anything and he had given her everything, instead, she had beaten him, humiliated him, she had laughed of his love for her.
She had been a bitch!
But it wasn’t so simple, he was always a vampire, he was the same person who had tried to kill her countless times, who had threatened her friends. Ok, he had changed but she couldn’t be sure. It’s not easy to trust someone, mostly if your heart is broken.
Plus, to receive so much love you also have to give a lots of love, but she felt as if she missed everything.
She sat on the armchair and smiled. It was cool to be loved by him, but it would be cooler to love him the same way. She wanted to feel the same passion flow into her, to hear her heart beat faster when he arrived, she wanted to love someone with the same intensity Spike could love her and she wanted him to be that someone. She felt alive, all those feelings that crossed her.. she thought she would never feel them again.
She noticed that there was a book on the armchair, she took him and skimmed though the pages.
Poetry by Pablo Neruda.
There was something in the centre, a pic, her pic.
She read the poetry on that page, and she did it out loud

“ NON T’AMO COME SE FOSSI ROSA DI SALE, TOPAZIO
( I DON’T LOVE YOU AS IF YOU WERE A SALT ROSE, TOPAZ)
O FRECCIA DI GAROFANI CHE PROPAGANO IL FUOCO
( OR AN ARROW OF PINKS THAT SPREAD THE FIRE)
T’AMO COME SI AMANO CERTE COSE OSCURE;
(I LOVE YOU AS PEOPLE LOVE CERTAIN DARK THINGS;)
SEGRETAMENTE, TRA L’OMBRA E L’ANIMA.
(SECRETLY, BETWEEN THE SHADOW AND THE SOUL.)

T’AMO COME LA PIANTA CHE NON FIORISCE E RECA
(I LOVE YOU AS THE PLANT THAT DOESN ’T BLOOM AND KEEPS)
DENTRO DI SE ‘, NASCOSTA, LA LUCE DI QUEI FIORI;
(INSIDE IT, HIDDEN, THE LIGHT OF THOSE FLOWERS;)
GRAZIE AL TUO AMORE VIVE OSCURO NEL MIO CORPO
( THANKS TO YOUR LOVE, IT LIVES DARK IN MY BODY)
IL CONCENTRATO AROMA CHE ASCESE DALLA TERRA
(THE STRONG AROMA THAT AROSE FROM THE EARTH) “

She stopped for a moment, it seemed that those words were written for her.. for them.
She was about to resume reading, but a voice behind her anticipated her.

“ T’AMO SENZA SAPERE COME, NE’ QUANDO, NE’ DA DOVE
(I LOVE YOU WITHOUT KNOWING HOW, WHEN OR FROM WHERE)
T’AMO DIRETTAMENTE SENZA PROBLEMI NE’ ORGOGLIO
(I LOVE YOU DIRECTLY, WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NEITHER PRIDE)
COSI’ TI AMO, PERCHE ’ NON SO AMARE ALTRIMENTI
( THAT ’S HOW I LOVE YOU, BECAUSE I CAN’T DO IT ANY OTHER WAY)
CHE COSI’, IN QUESTO MODO, IN CUI NON SONO E NON SEI
( BECAUSE THIS WAY, WHERE I AM NOT AND YOU ARE NOT)
COSI’ VICINO LA TUA MANO SUL PETTO E’ LA MIA
( SO CLOSE, YOUR HAND ON MY CHEST IS MY HAND)
COSI’ VICINO CHE SI CHIUDONO I TUOI OCCHI CON IL MIO SONNO
(SO CLOSE THAT YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES WITH MY SLEEP)


Buffy didn’t move, Spike’s voice filled the room, she wanted to cry and let him comfort her into his arms. She smile and turned slowly, looking at him almost as if she was challenging him.
Spike: I knew I had missed something, my bonfire wasn’t complete . So, why are you here, Slayer?
Buffy: I was in the nearby, I wanted to know how was your short journey at L.A.. Did you send a postcard to me?
Spike: So, did your soul mate call you?
Buffy: No, it was just Angel.

Spike pretended to ignore her last sentence.. what did she mean?
Buffy: He told me he would come here to take a book and say hi.
Spike: You should be happy, you’ll see your beloved again! So, the present Angel is on his way to come back to you, what about the one in the past life, did he come back to you?
Buffy: It wasn’t Angel who had to come back with me. He wasn’t him who had promised to me that he would have found me in every life. Anyway, yes, my soul mate, my love, kept his word. In every life!

She didn’t say anything else, she just confined herself to lock his eyes with hers.
Spike was confused and he wasn’t sure if he had understood, he just thought that maybe he was drunk again.

TBC

Very spuffy sweet chapter coming soon eh eh!
Tell Sara she is a genius!!!!!!!!!

sorry for my late!

Chapter 14

They were silent, in front of each other, never breaking eye contact. Buffy thought about the funny game she made when she was a kid, two people look at each other and the one who laughs first loses. She smiled at that thought.
Spike was lost in her eyes. He loved that young woman so much, every time she was in front of him he thought that. When they fought, when they argued, when they talked as two old friends, every time he just thought that he loved her. He had been loving her for ages, maybe more, she was the one he had always waited for, looked for, even before meeting her. She was in his thought every moment, he felt as if his heart was beating, he felt she was his, as if she had always been his, as if she was his soul mate..
Wait! He thought about what she had said before, he looked at the smile on her lips, and the time stopped.
It was almost as if everything was still, everyone kept silent, there was only a thought pounding in his mind, but he didn’t want to delude himself, he didn’t want to suffer anymore.

Spike: What does it mean, Slayer? That your beloved Angel didn’t come back to you?

He tried to speak with a very cold tone.

Buffy: Spike, you have always had the bad habit not to listen carefully to what people say.. It’s not Angel my soul mate.
Spike: Who is, then?

She smiled, getting closer to him.
Buffy: To begin with, he’s the most annoying person I know..

She was skimming his lips with hers.
Spike: I’m not annoying!
Buffy: Oh, you do are!

Spike smiled, getting closer to kiss her, he felt the happiest man on the Earth, well.. the vampire.. a thought crossed his mind, he stopped and parted from her.
Buffy followed him wither gaze as he sat on his armchair, looking at the floor, as he bore the weight of the world on his shoulder.

Spike: I’m sorry – Buffy kept staring at him dumbfounded – you find out who your soul mate is, but then you can’t find him. Maybe you forgot that, too, but I’m gonna spare you an awkward moment before it’s too late. I have no souls. I’m not the person whom your soul is in love with. I’m sorry, but don’t worry, we pretend we never had this speech, so you’ll forget the crazy thing you were about to do.

He kept his gaze low, waiting for her to hear his words and leave. She heard her coming closer to him, so he raised his head to look at her.
She was smiling, almost as if she was relieved, but then her face darkened and she began pacing around the room, getting closer and closer to the open door.

Buffy: No, I didn’t forget. I thought about that, too, and I haven’t found a solution to this problem yet. Yes, my soul loves yours, but you didn’t have it now.. so I don’t love you!

She stopped, her hand on the door, her back turned to him.
Spike felt as if he was dying.. again! He knew he shouldn’t have deluded himself, that little journey couldn’t change things. She resumed talking, enthused as if she was naked in front of a million of people, as if she was defenceless.

Buffy: This is when trouble begins! I am in love with you! Even before finding out this soul thing, maybe even before I realized that. I recognized you, soul or not soul, you are the same person whom I surely fell in love with in every life.

Spike raised his head. He had really heard those words, it wasn’t a dream. She told him she loved him. No other thought crossed his mind, just a felling: he was alive!

She turned and tilted her head to look at him. He smiled, he was smiling and crying at the same time.
He got up quietly and he got closer to her.
Spike: So, am I annoying?
Buffy: You are terribly unbearable- she said, losing the door behind her shoulders, this time she really wanted to see how it ended without any interruptions- and irascible, too!
Spike: Me? Irascible? Words coming from the one who stakes everyone who crosses her path just because they have longer teeth than yours!

As they talked they were closer again, and they moved around the room. Spike wrapped his arms around her waist and she wrapped hers around his neck. They talked , dance and got closer to the bed. If someone had seen him they would swear those two were dancing, but that was all they had always done, after all.

Spike: What? Presumptuous?
Buffy: Yes, you always act like ‘ Hey, here I go, I’m so breathtakingly gorgeous, bloody hell!’ – she said, trying to imitate his accent.
He smiled and locked his eyes with hers.
Spike: But it’s true!

They laughed, than Spike became serious and caressed her face, slowly and sweetly, as if he wanted to learn her features.
Spike: Besides, you love me, so from now on I also act like ‘I’m the happiest vampire in the whole world, bloody hell!’

Buffy laid him on his back and she leaned her arms on his chest, peppering it with kisses, as if she was drawing a trace. And then she stopped with her lips on his, softly.

Buffy: Do you know that in this life you haven’t kiss me yet? You know.. if maybe you also feel something for me.. you should show me that.

Spike smiled, and brought his hands from her back to her face, and kissed her in the sweetest way.
After an eternity Buffy pulled away, straddling him.
Buffy: So, you feel something for me.. Uhmm like a brother to his sister..- she teased him.
He pulled her to himself and this time he kissed with pure passion, a breathtaking kiss.
He pulled away to look at her.
Spike: I love you, I think I love you since always, if my heart could beat.. I guess it would explode.
Buffy: I believe it would beat with mine, and I’m gonna prove you that.

Spike looked at her dumbfounded as she took off his T-shirt and she took off hers, too, undoing her bra, looking at Spike pleased face. He was about to touch her, but she stopped him.

Buffy: Ah-ah. Later, now I wanna show you something.
She pushed her breasts against his chest and the simple contact made them both excited.
Spike: Is this a new kind of torture?
Buffy: Shh- she said, putting a finger on his lips- listen.

He closed his eyes and felt Buffy’s heart beating against his. It was a good sound, maybe a bit accelerated, but to Spike it was the best melody he had ever heard.
Spike: I feel your heart beat.
Buffy: What if it’s yours, instead? I also feel something beat against me, maybe it’s just because we are very close, but it doesn’t matter.

He closed his eyes again thinking about his previous feeling. He felt alive and now he also felt a heart beating in his chest, it wasn’t his, but she was right, it didn’t matter.
Buffy brought her lips to Spike’s.
Buffy: One heart will be enough for us.

She kissed him again, with more passion. Spike held her tight. They belonged to each other, nothing could tear them apart. He pulled her beneath him and kissed her neck.
Spike. Am I wrong, or we were in the middle of something?

They made love with all the passion they could muster. They were as two lovers who found each other after a long time. They loved each other without holding back, giving one to another totally.

The night left them, as they slept cuddled together, and the sunrise found them still hugged.
Buffy’s head was on Spike’s chest and she slowly woke up. Spike felt her move, so he held her more.
Spike : Good morning.
Buffy: it’s such a wonderful morning!
Spike: Buffy, will you tell me about what you saw in your past life?
Buffy: Sure, but get ready, it will be fun sometimes, if only you knew who was your best friend..
Spike: What about us? Any interesting tales?
Buffy: I don’t think so, I don’t know what ‘interesting’ means to you, but before tonight I have no memories about us making love.
Spike: So, we’ll have to find a remedy and create new ones- he said, kissing her.
Buffy: Just a thing. About my past life.. you promised you would stay with me or at least that you always would come back, that you would find me in every life. Do you wanna keep this promise again? – she asked awkwardly.

He raised her chin and kissed her with all his love.
Spike: Always. I would find you everywhere, no matter what. But I won’t promise that I’ll come back to you.. because I’m not going anywhere!

As they were close to each other once again, outside the night left its space o the daylight. The sun was rising on Sunnydale, and every soul had found its mate.

TBC

Are you ready for the epilogue of this BEAUTIFUL story???

Hello, sorry for late!!! This is the end, but it’s veeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry cute! Awww..


Chapter 15

EPILOGUE

A few years later..

Buffy had just came out from the shower and she was dressing up. She looked at her image in the mirror for a while. So many things had changed in those years, she wasn’t the same anymore, she hadn’t the same body, but she liked herself anyway, plus, she was happy. A few years before she was sure she had found the man of her life, but things hadn’t gone as she had expected. When she was sure she would be alone forever and that happiness wasn’t meant for her, he had come back, or rather she had recognized the man she had always loved in every life.
She finished arranging her hair. She was beautiful! She wasn’t twenty tears old anymore, but there was the same fire in her look . She had arranged herself just for him, because that night they would go out alone, as a few years before, they had to celebrate.
She heard the water in the shower as she left her room and she peeped inside Dawn’s room, wondering how she managed to live in such a mess!
Lately, she dated a guy and she seemed to be happy, but she still spent ages in bathroom to arrange herself.

Buffy went downstairs slowly, without making a noise, after all, she was still a Slayer. She stood still at half stairs.
Angel sat on an armchair, his back was turned to her, he hadn’t heard her.
Buffy looked fascinated that big man hold in his arms a four years old little girl. He was telling her a story and she seemed to be scared, she moved her long blonde hair shaking her head in a negative way. She had her mom’s same hair and her same funny expressions, but she had her dad’s look, no doubt about that.
Buffy had often wondered how their little Sarah could be born, but finally she had stopped wondering it and she had just decided it was a miracle. She went downstairs, approaching to them and as she looked at them her look softened more and more.

Angel had been her first love and the first one to break her heart, she thought she had lost him forever, but luckily it wasn’t so. As she looked at him she thought about her father in her past life who held her in his arms as he told her some fables.
She hoped, no, she was sure that Sarah had a dad like the one Elisabeth had and her heart filled with happiness.
The little girl turned and when she saw her she smiled, jumping quickly off Angel’s lap.

Sarah: Daddy, daddy..

Angel turned and saw her run through the stairs, crossing Buffy’s path and threw herself in Spike’s arms.
Buffy turned to look at him. After all, he was always a vampire, so she hadn’t heard him reach them.
Sarah adored her daddy, she was crazy for him. Buffy was almost jealous and she didn’t know about whom.

Sarah: Daddy! Uncle Angel was telling me a scary story.

The two parents looked in disbelief the vampire on the armchair who was holding his arms up in surrender.

Angel: Hey, wait! I didn’t know ‘Snow-white’ was a scary story!
Sarah: But there’s a very evil woman who wants to hurt the Princess.
Spike: Really? And what happens then?- he asked her very sweetly.
Sarah: The Prince Charming arrives and he rescues the Princess. Uncle Angel said that they were beautiful, so I said that you were the Prince and mom was the Princess, but..

The little girl’s face darkened.
Sarah: I shouldn’t say that.
Buffy: Why not, honey?
Sarah: Because Uncle Angel said that you would get angry if I said that dad rescued you, because you always say you rescue yourself on your own!

After a moment of silence, everyone burst out laughing. Buffy took Sarah from Spike’s arms and held her tight.
Buffy: I’d never get angry with you, plus, don’t tell anyone, but sometimes I let your dad rescue me..

Sarah giggled and she wrapped her arms around her mom’s neck, happy because she and her mom had a secret to keep.
In the moment Buffy felt really complete.
Spike took in his leather coat, and after cuddling their daughter a little bit more, Buffy wore her jacket, too.

Spike: Thank you, Angel, for staying here with Sarah.
Angel: Don’t worry, I’m glad to have a niece. Anyway, I’m waiting for Giles, he has to show me some parchments..
Sarah: There’s Grandpa Rupert, too, alright!
Buffy: Yeah, sure. We know that the parchments are just a lame excuse, and we’ll find you on the floor as you play as two children when we are back!

They all laughed again, and the serenity that had lacked in that house for so many years, now was their reward.
Seeing her parents leave, the little girl wrapped her arms around her dad’s leg, almost crying.

Sarah: Why are you leaving? I wanna come with you, too.
Spike: You know you can’t. This is a night just for mom and dad! Plus, tomorrow we’ll celebrate your birthday, so go sleep soon and keep an eye on Angel and Giles, don’t make them destroy our house!

Sarah pulled away, wiped her tears and made the same face Buffy made when she had a mission. Spike kissed her. How much he loved his two girls!
Leaving, they met Giles, without any parchments but with ice-cream.
They smiled at the thought of two men with a total middle age around 150 years as they obeyed to a four years old little girl’s orders.

Spike: I just hope they wont’ destroy our house again like they did the last time.
Buffy: Do you remember last year? We saw Sarah sleep as they played with a little train..
Spike: I still wonder where they found that train
Buffy: Do you still remember our first special night?
Spike: How could I forget it? It was the first time you told me I was annoying!

The Slayer punched his shoulder lightly.
Spike: Just kidding, I remember every second of that night..

And as he talked he wrapped his arm around her waist.
Buffy: Do you still find me attractive?
Spike, Sure, day by day, you’re more and more beautiful and I’m more and more in love with you!

He kissed her to confirm his words.
After a moment that lasted an eternity they pulled away to avoid two vampires who attacked them. They got rid of them in a few minutes.
Buffy: I like the special night thing.

In fact, every year since they had declared their mutual love, during that night they acted like the Vampire and the Slayer. No mom and no dad, no wife and no husband. Just Hunters and lovers. They dressed like that time and they remembered who they were before their new duty and responsibilities. After all, they would always be that.
No more holy duty, because Faith and Angel did the patrol by then. The had a * normal * life, but they laughed every time they said that.
But that night was just for them, for Buffy and Spike, for the Slayer and for the Vampire.

Spike: There aren’t many demons around tonight.
Buffy: They must have look at the calendar, and they fear us more than they fear Angel and Faith.
Spike: Hell yeah they do! We are the best, we are dangerous.
Buffy: Well, my beautiful vampire, since we don’t have to work, why don’t you take me in your crypt and show me how dangerous you are?- she said, looking at him maliciously.
Spike: I couldn’t ask for anything better! So, are you ready for hours of hard fights?
Buffy: Always!

The door of the crypt slammed open and then they closed it, leaving outside the world that would stop for that night.
As many years before, that night left them cuddled together. That was their moment , for their love, for the two soul mates.

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THE END

So, finally it’s over, it took me ages to translate it!

Well, if you like Sarah’s works, read ‘Voices in the Night’, the one we are co-writing together!

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