The Real Chapter 9

Ok so it has been a long time since I've worked on this story. Re reading it I now know it is poorly written and extremely hard to read but it was my first fanfic so for those of you who have read it thank you. So what I'm trying to do is salvage this story as best as I can if something changes that was not how it was to begin with I apologize again it has been a while since I worked on this story. So here is the latest chapter I will work hard to try and finish this story as I hate when you get into a fanfic and it never gets finished. Hopefully I salvage it enough it might get better and it might make you all actually enjoy it again~Angel098756

Xander ran to the front entrance when he heard the sirens "This way" he told the paramedics as they followed him to the back courtyard.

The first paramedic starts asking Xander questions "She was shot?"

Xander held onto the phone has the paramedics kneel beside her "Yeah, in the chest"

The paramedics start putting pressure on her wound "Accidental?" the asked while checking her over.

Xander was trying to hold back the tears "No no, it was… he was trying to kill her"

As the paramedics were working on Buffy Cordy ran downstairs "Xander I heard gunshots what the hell… Oh my god BUFFY!" she said running to stand next to Xander "What happened? Who did this?" she said holding Xander's hand

"Warren, he came and started shooting up the place, I have to go with her to the hospital can you stay here and..." Xander picked up Conner from his bassinet "Take care of Conner and Dawn"

Cordy took Conner from Xander's arms and watched as he ran with the paramedics to take Buffy to the hospital. She walked into the house knowing Dawn would be home from school soon. She walked upstairs to put Conner in his crib and realized Angel had no clue what was going on. Still holding Conner, Cordy ran back downstairs to call Angel's cell.

Angel picked up the ringing phone "Angel"

Cordy felt relief he actually picked up "Thank god you answered where are you?"

Angel could hear the panic in her voice "I'm at Willy's finding out what he knows about Justine"

Cordy did not want to tell him the news over the phone "You need to get back to the mansion now something's happened to Buffy!" Angel dropped his cell and ran out of the bar.

….

Willow held Tara in her arms "Oh god, oh no, please, please come on. Tara please… Come on baby..." She said crying. Willow's eyes went jet black "By Osiris, I command you bring her back"

Fog and clouds surrounded the room and a head came out of the fog "WITCH! HOW DARE YOU INVOKE OSIRIS IN THIS TASK"

Willow was stroking Tara's face which is going cold "Please… Please bring her back"

"YOU MAY NOT VIOLATE THE LAWS OF NATURAL PASSING" The demon said.

Willow who was getting madder by the minute "How… How is this natural?"

The Demon answered "IT IS A HUMAN DEATH, BY HUMAN MEANS"

Willow could feel this was a losing battle and she could feel Tara's light leaving her body "But I…"

The Demon was fed up with this nonsense "YOU RAISED ONE KILLED BY MYSTICAL FORCES, THIS IS NOT THE SAME, SHE IS TAKEN BY NATURAL ORDER, IT IS DONE!"

Willow felt her heart be crushed and turned into dust "No, there has to be a way"

"IT IS DONE" said the demon, who was tiring of the witch.

Willow screamed "NOOOOO" using her power to destroy the demon.

Willow gently laid Tara's head on the floor and walked downstairs she blazed past Cordy who was changing Conner.

Cordy looked up "Willow?" She said picking up Conner "Willow what happened? Where are you going?"

Willow just ignored her and walked out the door where they were loading Buffy into the ambulance.

Xander was holding Buffy's hand when he noticed Willow "Willow? God are you ok?"

Willow just looked at Buffy "What happened?"

Xander was trying hard to keep it together "Warren he… he had a gun and… god where is Angel when you need him?"

Willow just looked at the side walk and clenched her fists "Warren" She whispered

Xander ran his hand through his hair "It went down so fast Buffy was playing with Connor and …and poking plants one minute than the next…I couldn't stop him"

Willow knew what she had to do and started walking down the street.

Xander was shocked she was leaving "Hey… Will"

The paramedic grabbed his arm "Sir we need to get her to the hospital now or she will die" Xander looked at Will heading down the sidewalk one more time and jumped into the ambulance.

…

Dawn walked in the door and saw Cordy napping on the couch with Conner. She loved that little guy. It was a big change having Angel and the gang show up but it seemed like it was just what Buffy needed. The only downside Spike hadn't been around. Ever since he had tried to attack Buffy he had disappeared. She did miss him but having Angel around was like old times. It was nice seeing her sister smile again and having a baby around wasn't so bad. Dawn set her bag on the counter in the mansion. She really hoped their house got fixed soon. It will be nice for the gang to be back in the only place she could feel her mom. Dawn walked upstairs starting to wonder where everyone was. She saw Willow's door open and figured she would go see if Willow was home. When she walked in Dawn saw Tara's body and ran over to her. She shook her and shook her than noticed the little hole in her chest. Dawn backed up to the wall and fell to the floor the tears wouldn't stop and she felt nothing, it was like the body the monks had made for her was no longer there.

Angel stormed into the mansion from the sewer access "CORDY!"

Cordelia woke with a start on the couch and slightly moved Conner into her arms so he wouldn't wake up.

"Angel thank god your hear Buffy…" Cordy started saying when Angel held his hand up "Well that's ru…" Cordy started to say

Angel just looked at her "Cordy shut up a minute..." he said sniffing the air "Do you smell that?" he said walking towards the stairs.

Cordy gave him a weird face "No! Angel what…" she started to say when he headed up the stairs. Cordy followed him "Angel what are you looking for?"

Angel stood at the top of the stairs and the smell had gotten stronger "I smell blood"

Cordy was starting to get frustrated "That's what I'm trying to tell you Buffy…" she started to say yet again when Angel took off running towards Willow's room. Cordy held Conner and followed him.

Angel saw Tara as soon as he stepped into the room he bent down knowing she was dead. That's when he heard a whimper and noticed Dawn paralyzed against the wall. Cordy walked in and saw Tara and now understood why Willow had been covered in blood.

Angel walked over to the girl who was just staring at Tara's sill body "Dawnie?" he said kneeling beside her "We need to get you out of this room ok!" Angel picked Dawn up into his arms and Dawn cuddled into his shoulder and cried. Cordy followed him downstairs.

Angel set her on the couch "Dawn sit here for a minute" he walked over to Cordelia "Explain to me what THE HELL happened! I'm gone for an hour and I have a dead witch upstairs, Dawn is traumatized because I'm pretty sure that Tara girl was a big part of her life, Xander, Buffy and Willow are nowhere to be found now start explaining!"

Cordy hugged Conner knowing Angel was going to be pissed "Ok well don't freak out because Dawn doesn't know yet ok!" Angel looked at the shaking teen on the couch "Ok so Buffy had Conner outside they were playing that Warren creep showed up shot Buffy who is at the hospital with Xander than Willow came downstairs covered in blood and just took off, I had no clue he shot Tara I was supposed to tell Dawn when she got home but I fell asleep with Conner if I had known about Tara I would have never let her go upstairs"

Angel knew he couldn't get to the hospital right now because of the sun "I need to tell Dawn you should call the coroner than as soon as the sun goes down you guys go to the hospital check on Buffy and I will find Willow" Cordy handed the wiggling baby who was reaching for his daddy in Angels arms.

"Take Conner to Dawn she loves his hugs" Cordy said as she went to call the coroner.

Angel sat on the couch with Conner next to Dawn and put his arm around her. He was going to wait until she wanted to talk than tell her about Buffy.

….

Willow walked into the magic shop with a plan; she needed power and lots of it. Anya hearing the door walked out from behind the counter.

Anya looked at Willow's shirt and saw the blood she knew what had happened to Buffy because Xander had called her from the hospital "Willow?"

Willow had he fists clenched "Where do you keep the black arts books?" she said looking at Anya in a voice that didn't quite sound like her.

Anya walked up to her "Something terrible has happened I know but you don't have to do…"

Willow looked up at the loft "I need power!"

Anya stood in front of Willow "Not with those books I can't let you Willow!"

Willow raised her hand and with magic and purple bolts shot at Anya. She than removed all the books from the loft and when they landed on the table she walked over to them with Anya looking on not able to move. Willow opened the books and inserted her hands into the pages. Anya watched in shock as the words ran up willows arms turning her hair and eyes completely black.

Willow looked at Anya with pitch black eyes and a deep tinge to her voice. "That's better" she said smiling.

SUNNYDALE HOSPITAL…

The doctors were working on Buffy trying to remove the bullet. Xander stood in the hallway watching them work when he saw Willow or someone who looked like Willow walk into the room.

Willow looked at the doctor "Leave" she said walking towards Buffy.

Xander rushes into the room "Willow? What are you doing?"

Willow walked over to Buffy who was losing her pulse and laid her hand over the bullet wound. The bullet rose from Buffy's chest and several moments later Buffy was waking up.

Buffy looked around the room and sat up "What Happened" she asked looking at the newly black haired Willow.

Xander ran to her side "Buffy!"

Willow looked at her friends I'll explain but we gotta go"

….

SEVERAL HOURS LATER...

Angel looked at the Dawn; she was holding Conner but still wouldn't speak. It was dark now and he needed to find out about Buffy "Dawn I need to tell you…" just as he was about to finish Buffy and Xander walked into the mansion. Angel jumped off the couch and grabbed Buffy.

Buffy hugged him back "I'm ok!"

Angel pulled away and looked at Dawn "You need to talk to her" he said.

Buffy looked up at him "Does she know I… that I was shot?"

Angel shook his head "No I was just about to tell her but… I found her in Willow's room, she found Tara. I have no clue how long she was in there."

Buffy walked over to the couch "Dawnie?"

As soon as Dawn heard her sister voice she fell into her arms "I didn't want to leave her alone" Dawn said looking up at Buffy.

Buffy rocked Dawn back and forth like her mom used to do when they were upset "Its ok Dawnie I'm here now"

Dawn was still in a daze over what happened. She had just lost yet another important person in her life "I… Don't… Understand"

Buffy stroked Dawn's hair "I don't understand either" she said

Angel looked at Xander "Cordy is upstairs giving Conner a bath, The Coroner just left with the body but they needed to know things and I didn't know Tara well, where is Willow?"

Buffy and Dawn walked over to the boys "Willow went after Warren we have no clue where she is"

Cordy walked downstairs not yet noticing the gang "Conner is down for the night I think but I have the monitor just in case…" she looked up and saw Buffy and Xander standing by Angel. In a move that surprised everyone including herself she ran over and hugged Buffy "Thank god you're ok I mean god you have died enough I don't think I could handle mopey boy being all sad just for you to come back to life … Again"

Buffy patted Cordy on the back uncomfortably "Thanks for that… I think"

Cordy let go of Buffy and kissed Xander "I missed you!" she said.

Buffy Angel and Dawn all looked on in surprise. It was that moment that Cordy remembered they hadn't told anyone they were back together "We will explain later" she said looking at Angel.

Buffy set her blood covered sweater on the counter "Ok back on topic we need to find Willow!"

Xander nodded "No kidding she is off the wagon big time, Warren in a dead man if she finds him" he said grabbing Cordy's hand.

Dawn looked up at the group from the chair she was sitting in "Good"

"Dawn don't say that" Buffy said rubbing her neck.

Dawn glared at her "Why not? I'd do it myself if I could"

Angel looked at Dawn "Believe me kid you don't really feel that way."

Dawn stood up from the chair "Yes I do, and you should to. He killed Tara and almost killed Buffy he needs to pay"

Xander leaned against the counter "Out of the mouths of babes"

Buffy and Angel both looked at him "Xander"

"I'm just saying he's… he's just as bad as any vampire you've sent to dustville" Xander said leaning on the counter.

Buffy stood up and walked over to him "Being the slayer doesn`t give me a license to kill, Warren is human."

Dawn shot to her feet "So"

Buffy just looked at her "So the human world has its own rules for dealing with people like him"

Xander just scoffed "Yeah, we all know how well those rules work"

Buffy just shook her head "Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. We can't control the universe if we were supposed to… then magic wouldn't change Willow the way it does and… we'd be able to bring Tara back!"

Xander slammed his hand down "I just… I've had blood on my hands all day, blood from people I love!" Cordy came up behind him and hugged him.

Angel walked over to the counter "I know and it has to stop, Warren is going to get what he deserves, I promise" he said with a snarl

Buffy grabbed Xander's hand I will not let Willow destroy herself" she said looking into his eyes.

Xander sighed "Okay, where do we go? She could be anywhere."

Buffy looked at the floor "I don't know umm… maybe the Magic Box for some kind of locating spell." She looked at Xander knowing him and Anya weren't together anymore "I could go myself" she said quickly.

Xander shook his head "No, no I'm cool I'll go"

Cordy looked at him "If you're going anywhere near your ex I'm going with you." Cordy said grabbing his hand.

Buffy and Angel looked at Dawn, Angel handed her the baby monitor "Will you stay here with Conner, we will do everything to protect Willow I promise but please look after him."

Dawn looked at Angel "Of course I will you don't have to ask."

Buffy hugged her "We will have Clem come over and hang out with you ok" she said as she and the gang walked out the door.

….

Willow was standing in Tara's dorm room at UC Sunnydale "Goddess of fate, God of direction send the one I search for in my direction" a flash of light filled the room and Holtz appeared in front of her.

Holtz stood up "What is this? Where am I?" he said staring at the witch in front of him.

Willow smiled "I have brought you back from Quor-Toth because I a proposition for you! I have three nerds I need dead if you help me I will hand you Angelus on a nice silver platter with a bow, sound good?"

Holtz looked suspicious "Why would I work with a witch?"

Willow lifted her hands to show him her power "I have power you wouldn't dream of, and I am going to get more and let's face it Angelus is under the slayers protection now you have no chance without me, he already sent you to a hell dimension once, so… do we have a deal?"

Holtz walked towards her "I want the kid too not just Angelus if you give me the child then we have a deal"

Willow handed holts her white shirt covered in Tara's blood "Follow that map and you will find Warren, DO NOT kill him that is reserved for me just bring him to me so I can kill all three at once."

Holtz walked to the door "Where do I bring him too?"

Willow smiled "The Magic Box, I have a surprise for them all."

That's the end I'm going to try really hard to continue this story and try my best to fix it. Let me know if you think it's better. I will update probably next weekend. Plz review~Angel098756