She hears someone or something beyond the low hanging branches of her willow tree.  Perhaps tonight, she will let them have their victory.  All it would take is one wrong block, one slow swing, or any defense misplaced and she could be done.  It could be believable. After all, she is distracted.  Of course, if she did that, she would never see Willow again.  She has become the only glimpse of beauty in this insane existence yet seeing her is painful as well.  A love that she knows cannot be.  Willow could never love her the way she loves Willow. She is in love with Tara.  You can see the pain she struggles with everyday knowing that Tara is gone.  The intruder is getting closer now. She sits waiting to see if she can let herself be killed knowing that her survival skills will kick in and save her ***** even if she doesn’t want them to, but there is always hope she can hold them at bay and die tonight.  As the intruder parts the branches, Buffy smells Willow’s familiar, spicy scent.

" Oh,..B-buffy…I didn’t know anyone…you..still c-came here…"  she stammers.  Willow’s overwhelming guilt shows in her eyes.  Truth was, she didn’t know if she could call it an error.  She couldn’t live without Buffy.  She didn’t know where she went..Heaven or *****.  She just knew she had to have her back.  Yeah SHE couldn’t live without her…who cared if the world could or not?

"It’s fine Willow.  I was …well just here," Buffy doesn’t look up; she can’t take the pain she knows is in Willow’s expression.

“Oh, I  …Could l-"

“Willow, why do you avoid me?" Buffy blurts out suddenly.  She just has to hear Willow say it.  She can’t take the silence anymore, “You bring me back, but now you stay far away from me."

"Me?  I am not.  I live at your house…”

“All the same you do avoid me…Why?  Is it because you are afraid?  Do I scare you..do you not want to be my friend?"

“Buffy, why would I be afraid of you?  Your…"

"I thought maybe you were afraid I was angry at you.  I was angry, but never at YOU.  I wouldn’t hurt you Will if you were afr…"