Fate and Coincidence

By Capricorn

Ch. 6/7?-


"Willow!!! Are you here? Open up please!!!" Oz pleaded from Willow's doorstep. He had come at noon with Jordy, just like Willow had asked, and she hadn't answered to the 2 rings of the doorbell, nor his knocking. Finally, he remembered that Willow had given him a key. Slipping the key into the lock, he opened the door. Using his superior sense of smell, he determined that Willow was in her bedroom. Rushing up the stairs to her room with Jordy close behind, he found her asleep with Madeliene curled up next to her. Gently shaking her, she began to wake.

"Oz, why are you in my room?"She asked, sitting up and streching. Then remember the past night's and early morning escapades. Sleepily, she related the story to Oz, who's face held emotions of pride, fear, and intrigue.

"Wow, what a story. And Giles, Mr. Bookworm Fuddy-Duddy has no idea of what happened?" Oz asked incredulously.

"He has as much a clue of what happened as he would of PMS. He's thinks that it may be an old, sacred birthright thing, kinda like Buffy. Except we wouldn't be slayers." Willow stated.

"Why are you still in you nightgown?" Jordy asked with scorn. < Yuck. I have to spend my day with a *girl* >.

"Non of your business, Mr. Busy-Body." Madeliene shot back angrily. < Ew. It's a *boy*. I have to be with a boy. >

"Anyway, right now I need a shower, And you, Madeliene Marie, need a bath. Come on. Oz, do you think that you could make up something to eat? I'm famished."

"Yeah, of couse. I good at cooking, believe it or not." Oz replied.

"It's not the only thing your good at." Willow said, giving her boyfriend a soft kiss.

"EW EW EW EW EW EW EEEEEWWWW!!!! THEY ARE ***KISSING***!!!!!! GROSS!!!! Madeliene and Jordy exclaimed with disgust at the same time. ( 5 year olds do it all the time, believe me.)

"Come on, Madeliene, we are both all grimey. Bath time." And she then grabbed her cousin out of bed and took her into her bathroom and after making sure that her cousin was ready she went into her parent's room and stripped off her clothes and stepped into the shower, realizing for the 1st time that she was *showering* while her boyfriend was in her home. < It's not like something's gonna happen. > she rationalized.

In no time she was out of the shower and changed into fresh clothes. After blow-drying her hair and then doing Madeliene's hair in a half-ponytail, she went downstairs to find Oz done with lunch.

"So, where are we going? Park, movies, or museum?" Willow asked, then took a sip of soup.

"Jordy wants to go to the park. What do you want to do, Madeliene?" Oz asked the little girl that looked so much like his girlfriend.

"I want to go to the part,too. Can we, Willow?" Madeliene pleaded.

"Of couse. As soon as we finish eating we can go. But you do have to finish lunch, so eat."

The four were soon done eating and on their way to the Sunnydale Park, Madeliene and Jordy fighting the whole way. As soon as they were at the park, Willow and Oz settled on the benches to supervise and talk while Jordy and Madeliene engaged in all kinds of competitions to prove that they were better. Swinging contests, sand castle contests, every contest imaginable. Willow and Oz just laughed at their small cousins' obvious hate for one another.

After a few hours at the park, they all went for ice cream. By the end of the day, Willow and Oz knew that if the two were near each other for much longer, they would kill each other. So at the end of the day Oz kissed Willow and wispered,"Be careful. Don't stay up. You need your rest."

Nodding, Willow kissed Oz again and said,"I won't, don't worry. See you tomarrow." And after exchanging one more kiss, Willow went inside her house, and Oz went into his van.

Once inside, Madeliene asked Willow,"Do you **ALWAYS** have to kiss Oz? It makes me feel sick. Did you know that he is a *boy*?

"That's part of the reason I like him. Now off to bed. March!!!"

Laughing slightly, Willow made her way upstairs after Madeliene.

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