Many Paths To Wisdom.
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-Buffy the Vampire Slayer › Het - Male/Female
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Category:
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer › Het - Male/Female
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
4
Views:
3,025
Reviews:
2
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
Disclaimer:
I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS), nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Epilogue
Epilogue.
Buffy sat on the kerb outside the school gate waiting for her mother to pick her up after work. They made a habit of going out for coffee together at least once a week. Joyce thought it would give her a chance to talk to her daughter in a ‘non-confrontational setting’. Buffy wished she would drop the pop psychology and simply talk to her like an adult. Still, Joyce meant well and Buffy enjoyed spending the time with her Mom regardless of the ulterior motives.
It’s not like I can tell her what really goes on in my life! Buffy thought. Might as well just enjoy her company.
Julia was about to drive out of the staff car park when she noticed Buffy waiting. She drew up alongside and got out of the convertible. Buffy stood up as the older woman approached.
‘Waiting for your Mum?’
‘Yep. Coffee night.’ Buffy said wryly. ‘Can’t wait!’
Julia smiled. At least the girl seemed in better spirits now. Almost a week had passed since their ‘Adventures in Voodoo-Land’ as they were calling it, and Buffy had been the last to bounce back from the experience.
‘Do you have anything planned for the weekend?’ Julia asked.
‘Not really. Willow’s going to help me with my biology assignment and Xander’s going to help with . . . well, he’s bringing the snacks!’ They both laughed.
‘I thought you and I might do something together for a change,’ Julia said. ‘Have you ever been to Santa Clarita?’ Buffy shook her headherehere’s someone there who I think would like very much to meet you.’
*****
‘What you do unto another, you do unto you, because you ARE the other. Voo doo. View you. We are mirrors of each others souls.’
- Voodoo saying.
***** Fin *****
Authors Notes:
Baron Samedi, also known as Baron Cimetiers, is the Sovereign of the Cemeteries. He has power over zombies and decides if people can be changed into animals.
Maitre Carrefour is Lord of the Crossroads and of demons. He governs bad luck, deliberate destruction, misfortune and injustice and, as he mentioned, is lord of lots of others things too!
Grand Bois or Gran Boa is Master of Night Earth and Night Forests. He doesn’t like to be seen but lives in the deep forest where the vegetation is wild. He is the protector of wildlife.
Legba is the lwa [correct spelling of ‘loa’] of communication between the living and the dead.
Maitresse Erzulie is the ideal of alluring womanhood, ‘goddess’ of love, help, beauty and fortune.
I did not originally intend for this story to have a voodoo theme but once I began, it seemed the logical way to go. Strangely enough, as I had written several characters and scenes first then later went to research the ‘personalities’ of the vodoun lwa, the characters I had already written seemed to match almost perfectly with ‘actual’ vodoun spirits. Many other complementary attributes, powers and aspects of the lwa suggested ways to ‘flesh out’ the characters, action and ‘props’, so everything came together very nicely.
It turns out that vodoun is a fascinating and complex religion with a huge pantheon of ‘gods’ or, more correctly, helpful spirits, and another story or two is already bubbling away in my twisted brain!
Vodoun does have a slightly scary aspect, at least as far as I’m concerned with my traditional Western Christian background, so I hope that I have done justice to the lwa in my depictions of them and not offended anyone [living or dead!] Most of them do seem to have a pretty good sense of humour!
Buffy sat on the kerb outside the school gate waiting for her mother to pick her up after work. They made a habit of going out for coffee together at least once a week. Joyce thought it would give her a chance to talk to her daughter in a ‘non-confrontational setting’. Buffy wished she would drop the pop psychology and simply talk to her like an adult. Still, Joyce meant well and Buffy enjoyed spending the time with her Mom regardless of the ulterior motives.
It’s not like I can tell her what really goes on in my life! Buffy thought. Might as well just enjoy her company.
Julia was about to drive out of the staff car park when she noticed Buffy waiting. She drew up alongside and got out of the convertible. Buffy stood up as the older woman approached.
‘Waiting for your Mum?’
‘Yep. Coffee night.’ Buffy said wryly. ‘Can’t wait!’
Julia smiled. At least the girl seemed in better spirits now. Almost a week had passed since their ‘Adventures in Voodoo-Land’ as they were calling it, and Buffy had been the last to bounce back from the experience.
‘Do you have anything planned for the weekend?’ Julia asked.
‘Not really. Willow’s going to help me with my biology assignment and Xander’s going to help with . . . well, he’s bringing the snacks!’ They both laughed.
‘I thought you and I might do something together for a change,’ Julia said. ‘Have you ever been to Santa Clarita?’ Buffy shook her headherehere’s someone there who I think would like very much to meet you.’
*****
‘What you do unto another, you do unto you, because you ARE the other. Voo doo. View you. We are mirrors of each others souls.’
- Voodoo saying.
***** Fin *****
Authors Notes:
Baron Samedi, also known as Baron Cimetiers, is the Sovereign of the Cemeteries. He has power over zombies and decides if people can be changed into animals.
Maitre Carrefour is Lord of the Crossroads and of demons. He governs bad luck, deliberate destruction, misfortune and injustice and, as he mentioned, is lord of lots of others things too!
Grand Bois or Gran Boa is Master of Night Earth and Night Forests. He doesn’t like to be seen but lives in the deep forest where the vegetation is wild. He is the protector of wildlife.
Legba is the lwa [correct spelling of ‘loa’] of communication between the living and the dead.
Maitresse Erzulie is the ideal of alluring womanhood, ‘goddess’ of love, help, beauty and fortune.
I did not originally intend for this story to have a voodoo theme but once I began, it seemed the logical way to go. Strangely enough, as I had written several characters and scenes first then later went to research the ‘personalities’ of the vodoun lwa, the characters I had already written seemed to match almost perfectly with ‘actual’ vodoun spirits. Many other complementary attributes, powers and aspects of the lwa suggested ways to ‘flesh out’ the characters, action and ‘props’, so everything came together very nicely.
It turns out that vodoun is a fascinating and complex religion with a huge pantheon of ‘gods’ or, more correctly, helpful spirits, and another story or two is already bubbling away in my twisted brain!
Vodoun does have a slightly scary aspect, at least as far as I’m concerned with my traditional Western Christian background, so I hope that I have done justice to the lwa in my depictions of them and not offended anyone [living or dead!] Most of them do seem to have a pretty good sense of humour!