"Back", Anya/Xander, PG-13
Here's another one...
"The Circle of Life"
She's dying, Anya knows. There's so much pain, and everywhere, all over her body at once; she can no longer tell where it's centered. It's just burning knives slashing, searing her skin, muscles, bones, and oh god, her body is being split in half, she's certain.
Her strength spent, Anya falls flat onto her back. She closes her eyes, waits for death to come and claim her.
And then she hears a sharp cry.
She opens her eyes, and there's a baby in her arms. Xander's warm brown eyes stare back at her from her own heart-shaped face.
Anya smiles.
"The Circle of Life"
She's dying, Anya knows. There's so much pain, and everywhere, all over her body at once; she can no longer tell where it's centered. It's just burning knives slashing, searing her skin, muscles, bones, and oh god, her body is being split in half, she's certain.
Her strength spent, Anya falls flat onto her back. She closes her eyes, waits for death to come and claim her.
And then she hears a sharp cry.
She opens her eyes, and there's a baby in her arms. Xander's warm brown eyes stare back at her from her own heart-shaped face.
Anya smiles.