For a Time
by Steph
For a time, she had been in heaven.
Only to be wrenched out by a friend. Again.
For a time, the whole slayer burden and associated baggage was gone. She was a superhero with a mission and a partner. Her world had purpose, focus, meaning. And for a time, she was happy.
Then memory returned. She relived every painful second. Angel, Faith, Mom, Glory, death, resurrection.
So when Randy -no- Spike reached out to help her up, it was all she could do not to shriek like a banshee, mourning that other life.
It had been heaven. For a time.
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