There is no Tara..Oz is no longer around...Also, I wish to thank
everyone for the wonderful feedback I got on my last story. Thank
you...Those words mean a lot to me..I also need to say a big THANK YOU to
everyone who answered my Ripper questions...I could hug each and everyone
of you!..You helped me with this story and I hope that it is worthy of
your help and time...hopefully?...Have a wonderful day..Enjoy!

Willow was reading a spell. It seemed like a simple spell.

Willow sighed...

There was a word in it that confused her...Willow knew she had to get the
word right or the spell would not work...Or the spell would work in a way
that it wasn't suppose to.

The Zanic Spell...She had been so excited when she found the ancient book
of spells at a rare book store...

The very day Willow bought it, she started to read it...Reading the
spells with wonder and excitement.

But there was one spell she always came back to...The Zanic Spell...Weird
name...Weird spell.

Willow knew she could do it...The spell called for various ingredients
that were very easy to find. She had to draw a large square. In this
square she would be able to see anytime or anyplace...

She would be able to see things in the past. See all kinds of things...

The spell sounded exciting....intriguing.

Willow always had a fascination with history. One of the reasons she
loved to read the watcher journals.

Willow smiled and remembered...

One time...She walked into the library at a certain time she was sure
Giles wouldn't be there...Which was rare...But there was a facility
meeting today...And that would be a perfect time to sneak out a watcher
journal from out of his office.

"You could always ask.."

Willow gasped in surprise and turned around to look at the person who
spoke.

It was Giles of course. No one could mistake that voice...

"I-I, um..I was just...."

"Taking a book without asking...Especially, one of my watcher
journals...And there have been times I've found some of my spells books
missing too."

"I always bring them back!"

Oops! Willow realized that if Giles had any doubt about who was
stealing...um, borrowing his books...She just erased that doubt.

She blushed under his stare. She felt like a little girl who was caught
with her hand in the cookie jar.

Willow did the only thing she could think of...Accept the fact that she
had been caught and hope to try and get away with it some other time.

"I'm sorry Giles...I'm not sorry for reading your books though."

"I know and I-I told you...Y-you could always ask."

"Can I really? I know you will say no..So, why should I ask?"

"I-I might surprise you, Willow...Go ahead, ask me."

"Can I?" Willow asked, holding up the journal.

"Yes, be careful with the book..it is very old."

Willow was surprised that he had let her borrow it.

She gave Giles a beautiful smile..Willow wanted to hug him!

"Thanks!...So, you have known I've been taking your books for awhile,
huh?"

Giles laughed.

"Yes, Willow. I've known from the beginning. Who else would want to read
books from my collection."

Willow started to ask after that. Sometimes, he would just hand her a
book telling her that she would enjoy it.

Willow was always amazed with how well Giles knew her.

Willow looked at her supplies for the spell. She smiled. Time to do some
powerful magic!

This was going to be so much fun!

"Con Ez Ne Di Vaen"

Willow could fell the power. The power seemed to flow from
everything..everywhere....

She spoke the words even louder...She knew it was working!...She just
knew it!

A flash of bright light...

Willow screamed...

She felt like she was being torn apart. The pain was awful.

Willow couldn't help but wonder why she felt pain.

This wasn't part of the spell...Was it?...Willow had a bad feeling that
she had missed up the spell...

Big time!

Was she going to die? She hoped not.

Another flash of light...

"When I miss up, I really miss up!" Willow thought to herself as her
world went dark.

When Willow opened her eyes...She could tell right away that she wasn't
in Sunnydale anymore.

How in the hellmouth did this happen?

It wasn't possible, was it? Though in Sunnydale, anything could
happen....

But she wasn't in Sunnydale...That was obvious. This is very strange...

She also noticed that she was standing in the middle of the street.

"Okay, the spell did not work the way it was suppose to." Willow thought
to herself.

A car came racing down the street. Willow luckily saw it and ran out of
the way.

Quickly, she moved on shaking legs to the sidewalk.

"I think I just entered the Twilight Zone." Willow whispered.

A group of people turned the corner. They walked right passed a bright
red telephone stand. All Willow could do was stare. In shock and wonder.
She took a good look around. Willow saw a newsstand and slowly walked to
it.

Fear and just a little bit of excitement entered her blood.

She stared at the different newspapers in wonder. Willow asked the man
selling them..

"Am I really in London, England?"

"Are you alright?" The man answered in a British accent. He also gave her
a weird look.

"Please, just answer the question...It's very important."

"Yes." The kind man answered.

Willow again looked at the newspaper...Reading the date over and over...

1976...1976....She was in London!!...In 1976!!

Well, she wanted to see another time and place.  She just didn't
understand why she was here...How did this happen? Maybe, someone was
practicing powerful magic at the same time she was? Maybe, she didn't say
that silly word right? Who knows?!

The only thing she knew was she wanted to go home...But how?

She didn't know anyone here...Wait! Yes, she did...Except how could she
find him?

Willow was in a city she'd never been in before. In a
time...Goddess!...She hadn't even been thought of yet! Her parents
wouldn't even meet until much later.

Oh, Goddess, if she was the type to curse...She'd be doing it!...Or at
least spelling it!

Wait...Wasn't Giles the famous Ripper...All she had to do was look for
chaos and she was sure to find him!

Suddenly, breaking of a glass window filled the air.

Willow looked...Surely, it wouldn't be that easy!...London was a huge
city!

But there was Giles...Wasn't it?...

Her jaw dropped...

It was!

He looked a lot like the picture she once saw of him in his younger days.
He was a younger version of Rupert Giles. But he was stealing a car....A
car!

Rupert Giles wouldn't do that...Well, not unless he had to...But Ripper
would just for fun.

Willow shook her head and started to run towards him. She couldn't miss
this opportunity.

"Giles!...Um, Rupert!...Rip...RIPPER!"

She was amazed with how fast he had broken into the car and hot wired
it...To think this is Giles!

Willow had heard the stories..She could even believe some of them, but to
actually be here and see it...

Fear made her heart beat faster..Good thing it was daytime or she was
sure vampires would be all over her.

"Ripper! Please, Ripper!"

She was so scared that he would leave...Ripper knew magic...He would
always help even if he didn't know her, yet.

She was getting closer the car...

The car door was thrown open...

"Get in the bloody car, woman!..Can't you see, I'm borrowing this
car?...I don't need you screaming my name like a banshee...Unless, I'm
making you scream."

Willow quickly climbed into the car. Ripper drove off, like a bat out of
hell.

Oh, goddess, and she thought Buffy and Cordelia's driving was bad! Ripper
was in a field of his own!

Willow thought about what he said...

"You are borrowing this car?"

"Yes, you don't think I'm going to keep it, do you? The bloody window is
broken!"

Willow couldn't stop staring at the handsome man beside her. Ripper was
wearing tight..Really tight blue jeans, a white T-shirt with a popular
rock group on it and a leather jacket..

Willow swallowed hard...Was it normally this hot in England or was it the
man beside her?

Willow found her voice...

"Giles, you are the one that broke the window."

"Well, if the person who owns this car..Had left the window rolled
down...I wouldn't have broke it in the first place."

Willow grabbed the dashboard as Ripper made a quick right turn.

Willow had a feeling that she was in for one wild ride...And she wasn't
thinking about the car ride, either....


When Ripper left the car behind...He grabbed Willow's hand. He started to
run...She knew Giles could be fast, but this was ridiculous.

Willow had a hard time keeping up. She felt as if she was being
dragged...And it probably looked like it to anyone who saw them.

Ripper obviously knew where he was going. Which was good. Ripper was
taking her through many different alleys and then came to a stop.

For which Willow was thankful...Maybe, now she could catch her breath.

Giles opened a door to a very old building. He lead her up the stairs.
Next thing Willow knew was that they were standing outside a door.

There was a smelly drunk laying down beside the door. Giles went up to
him and lifted up the drunk's hat and took a key that was laying on top
of the guy's head.

Willow took all this in with wonder.

Ripper noticed that she was staring at him.

"What is it, beautiful? Think my security system a little strange?"

"Um, yes...Why don't you have the key in your pocket?"

"Because, there's something called having holes in your pockets...Plus,
this key here is just a spare....I wanted to see the look of shock on
your face....This is Ed..He never leaves this spot...Or at least the gang
and I have never seen him move from the spot...Don't know where he gets
his liquor. Don't really care. As long as he leaves mine alone!"

Willow gave Ripper a smile.

He lead her into the apartment. If one could call it a apartment.
Xander's basement looked better then this place. Willow could remember
the time the gang had to stay at Xander's and Giles said he would not
squat in that dank hole..

Looking around she knew Xander's place was a palace compared to this
place.

The place was a miss. Ripper was a slob. Giles might leave clutter
around...But his place was clean....Had a nice warm home feel. Giles'
place held color...Had life...

Ripper's place was anything but that!

"I see you are looking around..Trust me, you haven't seen anything yet.
In the next room..I have a very big bed. Not really used for sleeping."

"GILES!"

Willow blushed...Would she ever not blush around him? Even if it is
Ripper, it is still Giles. Isn't it? Like she hadn't noticed how sexy
Giles was. Ripper may look handsome now, but he will look so much better
with age...So sexy!..So yummy!

Ripper laughed...

"Okay, beautiful. I brought you here because you seemed to know me...And
I don't think I know you. I would have remembered you."

"You don't know me, yet. You will, one day."

Ripper nodded and said...

"So, do you like being on top or bottom?"

"WHAT!"

"You do mean I'll be knowing you in the biblical sense, right?"

"B-biblical? No!"

"Shame.." Ripper sighs and continues...

"Maybe, I can change your mind."

The look Ripper was giving her said he was picturing her without any
clothes on...And Ripper liked what he imaged a lot!

Willow should be upset with how he was acting...Shouldn't she? Then, why
on earth did she feel excited. Especially, from the pictures Ripper was
painting in her head.

"Giles..um, Ru...I mean, Ripper, um, you see I did this magic spell and
somehow I went into the past."

Ripper, suddenly, became very serious.

"What spell did you do, beautiful?"

"My name is not beautiful. It's Willow. I don't know if you heard of
it...But, I used the Zanic spell."

"ZANIC! Are you insane! What are you? A-want-a-be-witch!"

"I am NOT a want-a-be, I AM A WITCH!"

"No, you are not! All the witches, I've known have had more since. Plus,
how do I know you are really from the future?"

"Um..you..you come from a family of Watchers...And your father expected
you to be one, too. A Watcher trains a Slayer..the chosen one,
who...well, you know..."

"H-how do you know about Watchers?"

"B-because...Because in the future you are one." Willow spoke in a
whisper....

"H-h-how do you know about Watchers?" Ripper asked.

"B-because...Because in the future you are one." Willow spoke in a
whisper....

"BLOODY HELL!!! I'll never be one of those tweed wearing Pillocks! Next
you'll be telling me that you are the slayer!"

"No...No, I'm not the slayer....Thank goodness, but my best friend is."

Willow was not even going to say anything to Giles about how sexy he
looked wearing tweed.

"Really? Is she gorgeous, like you?" Ripper asked.

"G-gorgeous? You think I'm gorgeous. I've never been called...um...Well,
Buffy is very beautiful."

"She can't be as beautiful as you."

"She can..." Willow whispered.

"I find that hard to believe, Beautiful."

"My name is Willow...Oh, never mind. Do you believe that I am from the
future?"

"Why should I?"

"Because if you don't believe me, then you will never help me go back
home...And I want to go home, Ripper...Please, help me. Please..."

"You know you are the one who got yourself into this mess...And you call
yourself a witch...The Zanic spell!...That was real stupid of you, now
wasn't?...Okay, I will help you. Just don't tell the gang."

"That I am from the future?"

"No, that I'm helping you...For nothing!..Unless, you'd like to give me a
present before you go."

"Present?"

Ripper gave her a mischievous smile.

"Uh, I don't think so. Do you always think about...Well, you know?"

"Oh, yeah!"

"Oh, dear...Ripper! Concentrate here!"

"I am concentrating...on you."

The look Ripper was giving her, made her feel like she was melting. She
saw deep rooted passion in his beautiful green eyes...

Willow was never so thankful to hear a knock upon the door before, but
she was.

Really thankful....
A little later...

Willow was walking beside Ripper. They were going to a magic shop to help
get Willow back home.

She keep thinking about the group of people she had meet. The group that
had knocked upon Giles' door.

Willow could remember all their names...Maybe, because they had once been
mentioned years ago in Sunnydale. And of course, the famous Ethan
Rayne...Ethan who loves showing up and causing trouble and chaos. He was
a master at both!

Ripper's friends...Diedre Page, Thomas Sutcliff, Philip Henry and
Randall....They all came over to Ripper's just to hang out and see what
kind of mischief Ripper wanted to get into.

Randall...Wasn't Randall the one who was going to die...Whose death
affected Ripper so much, that he changed into Rupert. The man she ended
up falling in love with...In love...She use to have a crush on him..She
even admitted that crush to her friends. But then she realized that the
crush had grown into something more...

Out of everyone she had meet she liked Randall the best...He always
seemed to be smiling...joking...She wanted to warn him or Ripper, but if
she did...She had a feeling, she would lose Rupert forever....Even if she
never had him.

Anyway, it was not right for someone to know to much of the future. Even
telling Ripper that he would one day become a Watcher could have direr
consequences. She hoped that she didn't change that.

Willow looked over at Ripper. She watched him light up a cigarette.

"Beautiful?" Ripper asked softy...

"Yes."

"You looked like you were thinking...Are you always so deep in thought."

"Sometimes."

"Bugger, I don't have a penny..."

Willow laughed and said...

"Would you really want to give me a penny for my thoughts?"

"Sure...Anyway, I've never meet a want-a-be witch from the future."

"A want-a...Ripper, you are on dangerous ground."

"I enjoy being on dangerous ground. Makes life interesting...So are you
going to tell me what is going on in that pretty head of yours?"

"I was thinking that I can't tell you anything of the future...That I may
have already said to much."

"You are smart as well as sexy."

"Um, thanks...So, you don't want to know? Not even curious?" Willow found
herself asking.

"Of course, I'm curious...But the way I see it...One day, I'll find out
myself...For I will be living it. Life has to have surprises or else life
would be just plain boring."

"Never thought of it that way before."

"I do want to know one thing though..."

Willow stiffened...Wondering and fearing what his question of the future
was.

"What?" She asked.

"Do we have a relationship?"

"Why do you want to know?"

Ripper threw down his cigarette. He looked straight at her and said...

"Because, you are one hell of a woman...You have brains...Well, you doing
the Zanic spell still makes me wonder...You are sexy...Really
beautiful...And I believe I'd have to be a monk not to have noticed
you...Or want you...So, Willow what is our relationship? Do you want
me...um, Rupert...For I know he must want you..."

"This is about sex, isn't it?" Willow asked Ripper.

"Yeah, it can be...But surprisingly, no. Hell, I'd love to kiss your
lips...Feel your body up against mine...You, me...No clothes...Have you
ever 'done it' on a car....Against a wall?..."

"RIPPER!!...We are friends...Good friends. You..I mean...Rupert means a
lot to me."

"How much?"

"Enough..." Willow said softly.

"How much is enough? Come on, tell me, do you want...Him."

"YES! Okay, yes...I want him...I once even had a crush...But, it slowly
grew into love...Okay! I'm madly in love with him...But he doesn't want
me. He doesn't love me....He loves me as a friend...And that's enough, it
has to be enough."

Willow was shocked and horrified, when she realized what she just
said...And who she said it, too! Willow blushed and looked down to the
ground...Willow was wishing with all her heart that the ground would open
up...Maybe, this was really a dream and she was going to wake up
soon...For heaven sakes, this was Ripper!...A younger version of
Giles...Oh, God, he was going to remember this!

Maybe, when she goes back home, Rupert would have forgotten about it...

"Beautiful?...Um, Willow? You just might be wrong about that. To be
honest with you, I think you are."

"I'm not." Willow whispered.

"Young or old, Willow, I am still a man."

Willow didn't know what to say to that...Could she really say anything?

She knew Rupert Giles was a man...All man!..But, he couldn't want
her...Could he?

Willow slowly realized that they had stopped walking and now they were
standing in front of a store window.

Something caught her eye...Was that? No, it couldn't be...There must be
hundreds of those things around...She quickly remembered Ripper saying
something about a present.

A idea started to form...She told herself that it wasn't
right...But...What could it hurt?

A pawn shop was right next door..How convent...She was suddenly thankful
that she was wearing the solid gold chain necklace and locket around her
neck. It was supposedly antique...Guess, this was a way to find out.

"Ripper, will you please walk around the block?"

"Why?"

"Um...I-I have to go to the lady's room...For awhile...um...Do you really
want to just stand out here doing nothing..."

Ripper gave Willow a long look...It seemed like he was trying to read her
like a open book.

Finally, he nodded, still giving her a long look and said..

"I'll make it quick. I really don't want to leave you alone in London..."

"If I'm not standing right here in this spot when you get back..."

"I'll use my magic to find you."

"You can do that?"

A wicked Ripper smile crossed his lips and said...

"Do you really want to find out?"

Could Ripper really do that...

Find someone through magic? If he could why didn't he or should she say
Rupert, use it to find Buffy?

Though Rupert didn't like using magic unless he really had too.

Maybe it would always be one of those unsolved mysteries...Rupert and
Ripper were so different, yet so much alike...

Willow couldn't even pretend to understand Rupert 'Ripper' Giles.

She never did find out if Ripper could use his magic to find someone. For
she was standing in the same spot that Ripper had left her. She had to
move fast to get Ripper's present...But it was worth it! The present was
now tucked away in her pocket.

After Ripper came back...They finally went to the magic shop but not
before Ripper showed Willow around London. He had told her that it wasn't
everyday that a want-a-be witch ended up in the past..In London no
less...She was told she had to see the sights...Like she was really going
to say no...Willow looked at everything with wonder and amazement.

Now Ripper and Willow were in a smokey night club...It was nothing like
The Bronze. Willow sat with Ripper. Looking around she couldn't help but
miss Sunnydale. Yes, Hellmouth aside, Sunnydale was still home. Yes, she
had only been in the past for a day...But this day was filled with
worry...Worry that she would never get back home...Worry that she would
never see Buffy again...Never see Xander...What about college?...And what
about Giles?...Her Giles...Her Rupert...Wonderful Rupert!

One thing with meeting Ripper...Willow was now starting to ask herself
questions.

Does Giles have feelings for her? Does he see Willow as a woman or does
he see her as a young girl?...Has he noticed her?...Dare she hope that he
just might love her back?

Questions, so many questions. She was so scared of the answers. Terrified
that the answers would be no.

Maybe when she goes back home she will talk to Giles..Confront him...She
could do that...Couldn't she?

Maybe she will tell him that she wants a relationship...Okay, a much more
deeper relationship.

"Would you like a drink, Beautiful? A beer? Sherry?" Ripper asked Willow.

"What?..Oh, um...No, I still have a coke, I'm working on."

"A coke is not very strong."

"I like it that way...I've seen so much...To my friend's love for bad
beer...All the way to...'I'm in pain, let me drown my sorrow in beer, say
hurtful things, and later do a spell to make the pain go poof'...Let me
tell you spells like that do not work...Especially, when you are
emotional!"

Ripper gave Willow a amazed expression and said...

"You did a spell, when you were emotional? That was dumb! Really dumb..."

"Hey!"

"I am just being honest...Well, I'm going to get me a drink. Sure you
don't want one?"

Willow tried to give Ripper her best glare. Ripper started to laugh as he
walked away.

Willow's eyes were following him...

Loud Curses filled the air. Willow turned her head, to look at the scene
unfolding around her.

Two men were arguing. Fists clenched. Rage was written across their
faces. No one was sure what they were arguing about. To any observer it
looked as if at any minute a fight was going to break out. That minute
came as one of the men's fist meet the other man's jaw.

Willow watched in amazement and a little fear when she saw that no one
was attempting to stop the fight. As a matter of fact people seemed to be
joining in! This was madness!...What is this a bad western
movie?...Willow thought to herself as she decided that hiding under a
table was a good idea. Until that table she was going to seek shelter
under had a body land on it...Of course, breaking it!

Willow quickly looked for Ripper...

Fury filled her as she watched Ripper joining in on the 'fun'. He seemed
to be enjoying this fight! Hitting people with pleasure...

Sure one time she had punched Anya, but she had a reason. Anya had used
her to try to get her powers back...Willow did not like to being used.

Oh, yeah, she punched Anya...Even enjoyed it!...Even if she hurt her hand
in the process...She had a reason for hitting Anya...Ripper didn't have a
reason...

"Oooo, why that low down good for nothing!!..."

Maybe she should turn Ripper into a toad...Show him what a-want-a-be
witch could do!

How dare he!!!

Willow's world, suddenly, went dark as a guy ducked to miss being hit
with a fist...

Sadly, the fist didn't miss Willow...

When Ripper saw what happened to Willow....True rage entered his heart.

He ran over to Willow...Not sure what to do first. Pick her up in his
arms and get her out of here or beat the devil out of the guy that hit
Willow.

When he saw someone trip over her. He came to a decision. Anyway, he was
sure he'd see the sodding fool again...For Ripper always saw him at the
club...He'd make sure the guy paid for hurting his beautiful Willow...

Ripper quickly picked up Willow and weaved through the maze of fighting
men, toward the exit carring her like a sack of potatoes.

A little later...

"You could help you ripe lazy drunken bastard!" Ripper glared at Ed. His
favorite key holder. Ed was, as always, too drunk to care or notice what
was going on...

Ripper was having a hard time opening his door to his apartment. But he
didn't want to let go of this precious treasure he was carrying.

Precious treasure?...What was he thinking?...Oh, Bugger it!

After a second or two of thought, Ripper lifted his foot and kicked the
door. The door flew open...

Ripper quickly walked across the room and into his bedroom. He gently
laid Willow on the bed.

Willow moaned and slowly opened her beautiful eyes.

"R-Ripper?..Can I go home?...I want to go home." Willow said softly.

"First thing in the morning, but you need your rest...This has been a big
day for you."

"That's true..First thing in the morning?"

"First thing...You are going home, Beautiful."

"Good, you always keep your word...Well, Rupert does anyway." The last of
Willow's sentence ended in a whisper.

A whisper Ripper still heard...

Willow closed her eyes. A sigh escaped her lips.

Ripper brushed her hair out of her eyes with his left hand. With this
same hand he slowly caressed her bruised face.

His hand felt so warm, but still felt comforting on her bruised face.

Sadly, his hand left her face...And a little bit later Willow felt a cool
and soothing washcloth cleaning her sore face.

Ripper was saying something very softly to her...Comforting her...Until,
his voice started to faded away...

Willow could feel herself going to sleep, but she fought for
consciousness...She was so sleepy...But she wanted to stay awake so she
would know every place he touched...To remember...

Willow was not sure when she'd get home if Rupert would want to touch
her...Oh, how she longed for Rupert's touch.

Ripper was a man no one should ever mess with. But when he wanted to he
could be loving...His hands were so gentle...As if the lightest touch
would break her.

Later, Willow would never feel Ripper putting a blanket over her and
tucking her in...Or the sweet loving kiss he placed on her forehead....


Everything was ready. The ingredients were mixed and ready. There was
even a square drawn on the floor. Drawn in red powder. 

Willow felt excitement..She was going home!...She hoped...No! Bad Willow!
She did not need to be thinking negative thoughts right now!

Willow had to admit that she had been surprised when she woke up. The
minute she opened her eyes, she found Ripper in a chair...Watching
her...She wondered how long he had been there...By the looks of it, all
night.

Ripper smiled at her and said...

"Are you ready?"

"Ready?" Willow's voice was still husky from sleep.

"I promised you that we were going to do the special 'first thing' this
morning...So first thing it is."

"Can first thing actually be second thing?...Because I have to visit the
little girl room."

Ripper laughed...

Now, Willow was in the square...

"Oh, wait!" Willow said as she reached deeply into her pocket and
withdrew a small box.

"Here...Don't open it until I'm gone." Willow said.

"W-what?"

"You said you wanted a present for helping me."

"Not the kind of present I was hoping for, but I'll take it..I never pass
up gifts."

Willow laughed...

"But first, let me give you your present..." Ripper said as he placed his
arms around her. And placed his lips on hers for a hot and very steamy
kiss.

Willow had gasped with shock when Ripper grabbed her. Thus, kindly
opening her lips...

Willow slowly closed her eyes. She could not help thinking that if Ripper
kissed like this now...How much of a better kisser he is going to be when
he is older...He'll have more experience...More Rupert in the kiss...

When Ripper lifted his head..Willow whispered...

"Wow...I like that present!"

"I second that, Willow, I do believe the man I am in the future...Would
be a fool not to love you..."

"Well, then you are a fool, for you don't."

"I think you are in for a surprise when you get home."

"Sure, I am...Ripper, I'm not even sure I can face you when I get back.."

"Come to me or I will come to you...We'll talk."

"Sadly, that's all we will do."

"Willow..."

"Now, that tone sounds like the man I love."

"I don't see it...Or understand how I become your Rupert." Ripper shakes
his head and continues...

"I find it hard to believe...Never mind, let's get you home shall we?"

Ripper, then did the spell...Again it was powerful...The Zanic spell was
always powerful.

Ripper watched Willow disappear with a flash of bright light...He sat in
silence and stared at the square Willow had been sitting in...

Ripper was thinking that now would be a good time to get drunk..But he
really didn't feel like it. He wanted something more...

Then, he saw the box Willow had given him...A smile crossed his face.

He slowly picked it up...He caressed the box, trying to guess what his
little want-a-be witch had given him.

Finally, he lifted the lid...

Inside was a ring, black stone with a golden band...He had always,
secretly, wanted a ring like this one...How did she know?

He slowly took the ring out of the box and placed it on his pinkie...A
perfect fit...Now, whenever he looked at it he would remember...Remember
a beautiful red haired witch...Remember that he had a future...Maybe with
her?...Maybe...

Ripper's smile, if possible, grew bigger...

Ripper heard his door moving...He had forgotten that he had broken it.

His best friend, Ethan entered the apartment.

"Oh, good, Ripper...You were doing magic...What spell did you do."

"Just a spell, my friend, just a spell..."

"Want to do something a lot more exciting? Something that will give you
an extraordinary high!"

Ripper's eyes let up as if it was Christmas morning...When Ethan
witnessed this he continued...

"I found this interesting book....And it's about this demon...named
Eyghon..."


When Willow opened her eyes, she was back in her dorm...Surrounded by her
magic supplies. In front of her was a square...

Did all that really happen? Had she really meet Ripper?...That great
kiss...Confessing her love..Giving Ripper the onyx ring...Had that been
real?

She looked at the clock. Only a minute had gone by? If everything really
did happen...Was it even the right day? The right year? Fear entered her
heart.

Right at that moment, Buffy entered the room...

Suddenly, Buffy was right there in Willow's face...

"Willow, my God, what happened!?"

"What?"

"Your face...You have a bruise the size of Canada on your face...It looks
awful...Tell me who did this to you and I'll happily show him what a
Slayer's strength feels like...No one hurts my friend! How dare..."

"Buffy?...Buffy, calm down...This bruise on my face...Is because of a
spell."

It was only part of the truth...She couldn't tell Buffy everything....Not
yet, anyway...If she had a bruise , then the events that took place, must
have happened.

"Buffy, what is today's date and year?"

"What? Are you all right?"

"Just tell me, please."

Buffy told her. Willow sighed in relief...Umm, everything is right...The
date....The year....The time...Everything.

Willow was home. Tears filled her eyes as joy rocketed through her body.

She gave Buffy a big hug...She tightened her arms around her friend and
said...

"I love you."

"I love you, too. Uh, I hate to say this and break the 'feel the love
moment'....But air would be nice and this is coming from a slayer!"

Willow laughed...

Suddenly, Willow let go of Buffy, she jumped up and ran to the door...

"Will?"

"I have to go...Need to see Ripper...Um, I mean...Giles...Now!...Oh!...We
do still have Giles, right?"

"Willow, are you sure you are okay? What do you mean do we still have
Giles?...Of course, we have Giles...What do you think happened to him?"

Willow flashed Buffy a brilliant smile and was out the door...

"What did I miss?" Buffy whispered...

And did Willow just call Giles...Ripper?

Buffy had to smile...Knowing that later she'd get Willow to tell her
everything...

Buffy also had a feeling that the story Willow would tell her was only
going to get better....

Willow walked to Giles' door with determination. Darn it, no more
guessing games!...She wanted to know if Rupert loved her and she was
going to find out, right now!...Even if she ended up with a broken
heart...She had to know!

Willow gave a quick knock and threw open the door...

Giles had been reading a book and looked at Willow in surprise.

"Willow...Good to see you...What happened to your face?"

"Did Ripper mean what he said? Do you notice me as a woman or do you see
me only as a part of the famous Scooby Gang?...Do you love me,
Rupert...as...as much as I love you."

"W-what?"

"Rupert, you are not going deaf are you?...Answer me, now!!"

"So it was this time and year that you did that spell...I-I never did
ask..."

"Tell me...Please...Just tell me! Even if it hurts me, tell me."

"Of course, I love you back! I-I was falling in love with you as
Ripper....And I love you even more now. Loving you from a distance as
been hell...Beautiful."

Willow smiled at the nickname Ripper had given her...That was another
gift he had given her...He made her feel beautiful.

The look of love that was written across Giles' face said that he was
telling the truth. Willow had never seen so much love on a person's face
before...

If she died right here...Right at this moment...This minute...She'd have
known what it was to be completely...Wildly...Ecstatically happy!

Giles walked up to Willow...His hand lovingly tilted her head as he
lowered his lips to meet Willow's sweet lips...

Willow felt warm all over and felt a wanton sweetness that made her weak.

She'd been right kissing Ripper as a older man was absolutely
breathtaking...

The passionate kiss was sweet and tender. Full of overwhelming love. Full
of passion.

Their bodies were pressed against each other...A piece of paper couldn't
have come between them.

They were both  willingly falling into a warm abyss...Which neither
wanted to emerge from.

When the magical kiss ended, both whispered...

"WOW!"

The soon to be lovers smiled and laughed...Their faces full of love...

Willow, suddenly thought of something...And with a twinkle in her
eyes...She had to ask...

"So tell me, Rupert...My wonderful Ripper...Do you like being on top or
bottom?"

"I'll be happy to show you, my love."

With a Ripper smile Giles lifted Willow into his arms and carried her up
the stairs to his bedroom.

Willow knew she was now back were she belonged...In Rupert 'Ripper'
Giles' arms. She never wanted to be anyplace else...
~*~End~*~