The Immortal Trickster visits, takes different shapes and Switches bodies of Buffy and her friends. Included are Willow, Buffy, Cordelia and a boy called Pimples Melvin. Its set in the first year shortly after The Witch
 
The characters of Buffy and her friends Belong to Josh Whedon and I am just playing with them. The Trickster belongs to us all

 
                 The Trickster Plays Musical Bodies
                 by:Eric Bloodstone
 
                 Synopsis: The Immortal Trickster switches bodies and takes others, spreading what he calls Sweetness and Light. He  really messes up the lives of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and  her friends.
 
 
                 The story is set in the Buffy Universe soon after the Witch episode during the first season.
 
                 The Characters of Buffy and company belong to J. Whedon and WB. I just taking them for a spin. The story is mine - the Trickster belongs to us   all.
 
                 The Trickster Plays Musical Bodies
 
                 by Eric
 
                 The Immortal Trickster could not believe that he'd so neglected the Hell  Mouth. It would greatly augment his already vast powers and he would be  better able to able to spread Sweetness and Light. He loved spreading  Sweetness and Light and couldn't understand (he claimed) why there had been so many complaints about it.
 
                 He spent a few days observing the people and places. The Slayer drew him like a magnet. Yes she could so use his help. The first thing, he decided   would be to put all his future victims - err his beneficiaries - at ease. Yes!
 
                 The Master glowered at the Trickster.
 
                 "You SOB! If I wasn't trapped I would rip your heart out of your body!"
 
                 "Ah, but you are trapped, aren't you?" The Trickster smiled. He assumed the Master's form and ordered the other Vampires not to trouble Buffy and her friends for a week. They slavished obyed.
 
                 Two planned on sneaking out and they rose to greet the night. When the vampires threw opened the shutters and screamed. The noonday sun streamed in. His last coherent thought before he burned away into nothing was 'How he possibly could have, thought it was night?'
 
                 The Trickster smiled his work to see. It was truly a shame, a real pity and how could it have happen? But could he be blamed if Curt was so stupid he    couldn't even tell the time? Besides he was a Vampire and Vampires were so crude.
 
                 It was nine PM that day When Rupert Giles heard a soft knock on his door.  Opening his door his heart did a double flip. It was Miss Calendar - Jenny  - and she was dressed in a black, flowing gown that accentuated her elegant  curves and when she slithered on past a totally helpless Giles he could see that it was slit up the sides exposing flashes of her lovely legs. She captured his soul with a glance from large dark eyes. He stuttered vainly  trying to speak, his own eyes felt like they were ready to pot out of his head.
 
                 " Why Rupert?" she said in a sexy voice. " Anything wrong? " She touched him and her touch was like fire.
 
                 " Miss Calendar - " he stammered.
 
                 " Jenny " she corrected and kissed him lightly. " Jenny. " she murmured  seductively. " Say it! I know you can. "
 
                 " Jenny " he managed to get out.
 
                 From somewhere she produced a bottle of wine. Giles had never know that wine could be opened and poured in such a seductive manner. She never took  her eyes off him as they drank.
 
                 " Giles, I love you and I think you love me. Am I wrong? "
 
                 " NO! " the poor bewitched man gasped.
 
                 She nodded her head slowly. " Then enough pussy footing around. I decided I would be old and gray if I left it to you and your British reserve. So here
I am. " She stood up and her gown fluttered to the floor.
 
                 Later that night 'she' slipped out of bed and touched Giles forehead with a slim finger. " Sleep! " she commanded, shimmered and was gone.
 
                 Jenny heard and knock on the door. She was pleasantly astounded to behold Giles standing there. He took her hand.
 
                 " Miss Calendar, Jenny, I've been such a bloody fool! I can't let the  chance for love - yes dash it - and happiness escape. I love you. "
 
                 Jenny smiled in happy response. I'm glad I was wrong she thought, as she  moved into his arms - I thought it would take me months to drag him to this    point!
 
                 Later ' Giles' touched her forehead " Sleep! " he commanded. He picked up her body and both shimmered. He laid her next to Giles and touched both   their foreheads
 
                 Good, there memories would match. I so love spreading sweetness and Light! The Trickster grinned. Bemused as they will be with each other they won't  be much help to the slayer. But not to worry, I will be glad to help her.  That morning Giles proposed and Jenny Accepted.
 
                 The Trickster smiled as he was so happy for them both. Really he was.
 
                 The next day at school Willow ran into Buffy, who was looking unfairly
                 beautiful.
 
                 " Hi, Willow - how's it going with the X man? "
 
                 Willow sighed. Her not so secret sorrow.
 
                 " As usual, all he thinks or talks about is you about is you. "
 
                 Buffy put a sympathetic arm on her shoulder. " It will work out. "
 
                 " Oh sure, when Vampires give blood instead of take it. "
 
                 " Hey, that's funny. Believe it or not I envy you, Willow. "
 
                 " You envy me!?" the beautiful glamorous Buffy the Vampire slayer envied  her - now that was a twist!
 
                 " Sure! You live a normal life. Hey, being the Slayer is a heavy burden.  Both your parents are together and the school principal doesn't believe that you belong wrapped in heavy chains. "
 
                 Willow grinned. "Synder doesn't believe that. "
 
                 " Sure he does! "
 
                 " Well I'm glad you think my life is so good, that's better than nobody. "
 
                 Buffy hugged her. I've got a fab idea. We'll talk about it later."
 
                 When Willow hurried to her next classes. The figure of Buffy Shimmered into  a smiling Trickster.
 
                 " Poor, girl, poor girl," he murmured sympathetically. " She so needs - as  does Buffy and so many others a touch of Sweetness and Light."
 
                 Buffy rolled out of bed. Every morning for the last few days she could feel a growing 'something' something powerful and unknown moving just out of the
range of her senses. It did not feel like vampires. Indeed the nights had  been unusually quiet - she had only killed two Vampires all week. She   should be happy. Giles and Miss C. were finally getting it on and Giles    had stopped being such a pain about duty and training. Mom complained  about their lack of communication as usual which in its own way was   comforting. Buffy checked herself out in the mirror. She looked great, she   decided, but then she frowned. It was OK to be beautiful, but it wasn't was    much fun without a boy or a MAN ( like Angel for example ) to appreciate  it.
 
                 Willow was being bitched at by Cordelia, who as usual was primping herself  in front of a mirror.
 
                 "Willow, you should really try and do something with yourself. You'll never attract a boy looking the way you usually do - I mean - most cats would  never even drag you in looking like that. I only mean this in the kindest   way"
 
                 Willow looked at her sardonically, but replied in a meek voice. " Yes I can see that. " She wondered why she couldn't be pretty like Buffy - and yet
Buffy said she envied her.
 
                 Outside the girls bathroom Willow bumped physically into Xander and her heart flipped flopped and stood still.
 
                 "HI, Willow. Have you seen Buffy? No? I just can't get her out of my mind! I guess I never will. Well - see yah. "
 
                 Willow felt her heart break for perhaps the thousand time. He never thinks of me!
 
                 'Xander' rounded the corner and shimmered into Giles. The Trickster smiled. 'While Giles and the delectable Miss C are necking in the library I think                  that Willow and I should have a comforting chat.'
 
                 'Giles' put a fatherly arm about Willow.
 
                 "My dear, I would like to talk to you about Buffy."
 
                 Poor Willow sank lowerinto the dumps of despair. "Of course that's all anyone wants to talk  about. "
 
                 "Why Willow, you should know that Buffy is very important! She's the   slayer. She's the most import person in the world. We - why we - especially   you and Xander - or nothing, nothing, nothing, in comparison. "
 
                 Willow found herself nodding sadly.
 
                 " But Buffy has rather been depressed lately. Sadly she's been fighting her  destiny more and more. She keeps up this nonsensical babbling about wanting to be a normal girl. You will try and cheer her up wont you? "
 
                 Poor Willow nodded even more sadly.
 
                 " Good! Excellent! You're a good egg Willow. "
 
                 " I feel like Humpy- dumpy " she murmured. " All shattered to pieces. "
 
                 'Giles' patted her on the back which made her feel more like a puppy than an important person.
 
                 Turning the corner Willow ran into Buffy.
 
                 " Hi " said a disgustingly beautiful and sexy Buffy.
 
                 " Oh - Hi " said Willow. " Giles has informed me that I am supposed to try and cheer you up, though its kind of hard to do because I'm so miserable     myself. "
 
                 Buffy put her arm around her. " Poor Willow, Xander again? "
 
                 " Is there anybody else? "
 
                 " Listen up! I have an idea that may solve about our problems. Met me at my house around eight, OK? "
 
                 " Sure " said Willow, her curiosity was aroused.
 
                 " And don't tell anyone - especially that poop Giles. You know what a fussy old woman he is. " With her limitless energy Buffy bounded away. She     skipped to her locker, just as the real Buffy was trying to stay awake in her last class of the day. The false Buffy slipped a note into 'her'  locker.
 
                 Principle Synder uniquely snide voice said. " Cutting classes are we, Miss Summers? "
 
                 'Buffy' turned with a bright smile, which tuned into a shocked expression.
 
                 " Oh, my gosh, sir! I am reporting you to the school board and my mother!  How dare you approach a sweet innocent, girl like myself without your pants  or underwear on!? "
 
                 " What on earth or you talking about, Miss Summers? "
 
                 " Its no good pretending innocence ignorance. Help! Help! Disgusting pervert! "
 
                 Students and teachers, security guards came running along with some school  board members. Synder looked down at himself and almost fainted. He was  naked from the waist down.
 
                 " I don't understand " he muttered. " I had my pants on just a moment ago. "
 
                 He was dragged away, ungently, by a cop.
 
                 " Tell it to the Judge, you disgusting pervert! " and whacked him sharply on his naked behind with a night stick and Synder yelped.
 
                 'Miss Summers' was consoled by the board members and teachers and snickering students. The Trickster was very proud of himself. What a Princely jest!
 
                 Later the real Buffy was reading a note she found in her locker,
 
                 " Buffy, meet me at the Library at 7:30. Angel. " her young heart raced.
 
                 Meanwhile, Cordelia was making enemies in her effortless way. She stopped and laughed at a short, fat boy whose thick glasses were falling off his  greasy face. He also had more pimples than should be allowed by law. When the clumsy kid grabbed at his glasses the chess pieces he was s carrying  fell clattering onto the floor. Cordy laughed cruelly.
 
                 " My god! " she explained to her court and to a hall full of kids and  teachers. " It's the pimples magnet, Melvin Grossberger! Careful, Pimples
                 you'll have to get fatter still if you want to add any more pimples on that repulsive face.
 
                 Her court obedient laughed. Melvin burned with impotent hate as he watched   the beautiful, tall girl walk away.
 
                 " It wasn't fair! " he cried. " Nature and life just aren't fair! "
 
                 " No, they're not " said a extremely kindly voice. "My dear boy, let me help  you. " A grandfatherly figure handed him a book with the Tittle " Demon  Summing Made Easy. "
 
                 The Trickster smiled benevolently - he so loved - or so he was found of repeating - spreading Sweetness and Light.
 
                 Part 2
 
                 Buffy was so excited - Angel had asked her to meet him and not in a public place like the Bronze either! True, the library was not the most Romantic place in the world, but Giles and Miss C. had clicked so she could dream that the it might have the same magic for her and Angel. He was waiting, smiling his sexy smile. ' Wait a minute, she thought - ' something was wrong! '

                 " You're not Angel! " she shouted.

                 " Of course I am! " he laughed. " Who else? "

                 She threw a heavy book on German History at him. He dodged.

                 'Angel' laughed. " Buffy, you're more perceptive than I counted on. "

                 " Who are you anyway? " She didn't know whether to edge closer or away.

                 " That would be telling, wouldn't it? Lets see if you can figure it out." He turned to go.

                 " You can't get away so easily! " She launched herself at him. Surprised he was knocked over Giles desk and brought down a shelf load of books. She   aimed another kick at him, but he scrambled away with a smile and seemed  more amused than angry as he dusted himself off. He blocked another blow.

                 " Very well done! Its been many centuries since anyone has socked me a good one. Well, its been fun, but I have another pressing appointment. "

                 As Buffy reached for him he shimmered and disappeared.

                 Damn him anyway! How dare he impersonate Angel! He must be trying to keep us apart! Angel must be at the Bronze. Buffy flew out the door and soon arrived at the Bronze and began searching for Angel.

                 At the Summer house ' Buffy ' came in smilingly sweetly at her mother,confusing the woman no end. Willow was waiting and she was led up to                  Buffy's room.

                 " Thanks for coming, Willow. You're my very best friend!"

                 " Thank you, Buffy. " Willow felt ashamed of her envy.

                 " Remember the Witch mom who switched bodies with poor Amy? "

                 " How could I forget? It was pretty hard to tell who was who for a while. "

                 'Buffy' paused dramatically. " Willow - Would you like to exchange Bodies with me? "

                 Hope danced in her heart. " Don't tease me, Buffy. "

                 " I'm not teasing. Just think Xander would be in love with you and you could do with him as you will. "

                 An image of Xander wrapped in her arms of her being beautiful and sexy like  Buffy rose unbidden in her mind.

                 " It wouldn't be fair to you, Buffy - living out the rest of your life as  plain old me. "

                 " Willow, I want to be you. I want to be an average girl and not The Slayer! Look - your parents or not divorced and they love you. I don't love       Xander - you do. "

                 " But people will know! " God I want to be her so bad!

                 'Buffy' draped a friendly arm over Willow's shoulder. " That's the beauty of it. We know enough about each other to carry it off. No one will suspect       a thing. Except I guess I won't be as smart as you.

                 Willow started to get excited. She couldn't let Buffy back out now -she could almost taste it. Wouldn't it be wonderful being the Beautiful Buffy            Summers - Vampire Slayer, the most important person in the world.

                 " You would probably have my brain, Buffy. "

                 " Hey, that's right and would be stuck with my C+ one!"

                 Willow laughed. She would much rather have Buffy's body than to have  brains. " What about killing Vampires? " Asked Willow.

                 " Hey a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. You would be the Slayer - you  would have all my strength and skills, but its dangerous. It would be cool
 if you didn't want to do it. I would certainly understand. "

                 " I didn't say that! I didn't say that ! " Willow cried excitedly. " What  do we have to do? "

                 " I stole this book from Giles. " She handed it to Willow along with some of Buffy's hair and two dolls. They went over the spell.

                 What if Buffy should want to switch back! What a heart breaker, thought  Willow as she took the stuff home and started casting the spells.

                 Still in Buffy's room and shape the Trickster smiled. That was easy. Ah, I so love spreading Sweetness and Light.

                 At the Bronze Buffy and Angel were discussing the impostor.

                 " Are you sure it wasn't a Vampire, Buffy? "

                 " Oh, yes! Nothing like the feel, but whatever or whomever it was I felt enormous power and when I kicked him I felt great magic like electricity          flow up and fill my body. "

                 " But he or it didn't try and hurt you? "

                 " Nope he just laughed and disappeared.

                 " I think we need to get in touch with Giles and Miss Calendar."

                 Buffy laughed." Are you kidding? I don't think they thank us for  interrupting what they're doing! It can wait until tomorrow. " She stared dreamily up into Angel's sexy eyes hoping to get lost in them.

                 Cordelia, surrounded by her usual admiring court strolled by and said " Disgusting! " she was clueless as to why Angel would prefer Buffy over her.  She was far more beautiful than the Slayer - indeed more beautiful than anyone in Sunnydale and the surrounding counties.

                 In the poorer part of town a very pimply faced Melvin had drawn circles and lit candles and prayed that it would work. God I sure want to make that
                 damn Cordelia Sweat. Then there was a puff of smoke and in the circle was a  scaly demon.

                 " All right already " whined the 'demon.' " I had to be disturbed and by a  pimply brat at that. What my mother will say to me I don't know." The
                 Trickster was very proud of his illusion. It wouldn't have done for the boy to contact a real demon. That wouldn't have been funny at all. and it might
                 have spoiled his own fun.

                 " You're a Jewish demon? " asked an amazed Melvin.

                 " So why shouldn't a demon be Jewish I ask you? Something wrong with a demon being Jewish? Are you prejudice or something? "

                 " No, no I'm a Jew. "

                 " Doesn't mean you're not anti Semitic. "

                 " Could we please stop arguing. "

                 " He wants to stop arguing already. Are you sure you're Jewish? " Trickster patted himself on the back. Perfect. It was going perfectly. Melvin was so
                 confused he wouldn't know what he was doing and if I make a mistake in this music hall patter - well who really would know now a ' Jewish' demon
                 behaves. " So tell me the problem."

                 Melvin explained about Cordelia and how much he hated her and how unhappy  he was with his pimple ridden life.

                 " So I thought maybe you could remove my pimples and fat and turn her into  a toad or give her bad hair day or something. "

                 " I can better than that. Why so unimaginative? Ah, for the good old days magicians aren't what they used to be. Solomon - now there was a wise man -
                 except he had too many wives. They must have taken turns nagging him. Tell    yah what I'm going to do "the Trickster leaned forward confidently.

                 Part 3

                 Willow opened her eyes slowly; she was torn between hope and fear. ' I am in Buffy's room!' she whispered delightedly. With enormous energy she
                 bonded out of bed to the full length mirror. Buffy stared back at her. Willow couldn't help preening in front of the mirror. She was so beautiful
                 and now Xander loved her. 'I can't wait to see him!'She blushed furiously  thinking of the other things she wouldl ike to do.

                 Gosh! I feel strong! Curious she picked up the bed with one hand.

                 " Wow! " Willow cried out loud. " Before I worked up a sweat just to break  a nail! "

                 " Buffy! " called out Mrs. Summers impatiently. " Breakfast! " Willow threw on a short robe and bounded down the stairs three at a time.

                 " My, but you look in a good mood for a change " said Buffy's mother surprised and pleased.

                 " I am! " It was going to be strange having Mrs. Summers for a parent and she sure would miss her folks, but look what she had gained - a beautiful
                 sexy body and Xander's love! Now SHE was Buffy Summers - Vampire Slayer!

                 Later in what was now her bedroom, Willow made herself dress in the  revealing and sexy spandex outfits that Buffy habitually wore. Now she was
                 wearing the mini outfits that Xander was idiot enough to drool over. She zipped on a pair of boots and stared in the mirror. She had to admit she
                 was drop dead gorgeous in them. She smiled Buffy's brilliant smile. It was  nice of Buffy to switch bodies with me, she thought. I can't wait to have
                 Xander see me now!

                 Buffy woke up puzzled. She didn't remember sleeping over at Willows. What was in the coffee at the Brick anyhow? She heard Willow's Mom call

                 " Breakfast! "

                 " Willow, " Buffy murmured sleepily. " How did I get here anyway? " Her  voice sounded funny. She looked around - no Willow. " This is really weird,
                 she thought. She felt weak and strange. Do I have the flu or something? I wonder if I look as awful as I feel? " She staggered to the dresser mirror
                 and stared with horrified shock at Willow's body reflected in it. She shook her head and the Willow in the mirror did the same, her long red hair
                 whipping around.

                 " Oh my God! " she cried " I'm Willow! " Buffy stared around and saw the dangling dolls and the magic book. " I can't believe it! Willow has used
                 black magic to steal my body! I knew she was envious of me, but I never dreamed she would go this far! What am I going to do? I've got to see
                 Giles! " feeling lost and strange she had a subdued breakfast with Willows folks. At least Willow's mom didn't look at her as if she was going to
                 sprout another head. She dressed her new body in Willow's drab clothes and went to school.

                 " I'm going to kill Willow for doing this to me! " she muttered defiantly.

                 Cordelia reluctantly opened her eyes and as was her custom, staggered sleepily to the mirror. Even in the morning she couldn't get enough of
                 drinking in her Fabulous Beauty. She looked in the mirror and screamed. Melvin's pimply face stared back at her. This had to be a nightmare! She
                 thought and pinched herself on a plump, hairy arm. She felt pain, but still  the ugly, short fat body refused to disappear. She screamed again. Melvin's
                 father, annoyed at being awakened came in and smacked his son.

                 " Shut up Melvin! "

                 " You don't understand! " she pleaded desperately. Instead of her melodious tones her words rushed out in Melvin's squeaky, annoying voice.

                 Smack again! " I don't have to understand. Now get ready for school! "

                 Crying, Cordelia, dressed her now short fat body in Melvin's dreadfully  unfashionable clothes. She even hated dressing this repulsive, disgusting
                 body she somehow found herself in. But if I am here, ready to throw up - Where was the real Melvin? she wondered.

                 " Oh, No! " she cried out. Was the pimply monster wearing her beautiful body? Oh, no he'll ruin it! He has no right to it - its mine! He can't have
                 it! I bet the little sneak is admiring my beautiful body! and I have to  look at his! Somebody would pay for this! He wasn't going to get away with
                 it! "

                 Across town in a beautiful home, Melvin was doing just what Cordelia feared. He twisted Cordelia's beautiful body this way and that in front of
                 her huge mirror. The demon sure hadn't played him false! He thought of Cordelia stuck in his old pimply body and how he was going to do the
                 tormenting now Yes, the shoe certainly was on the other foot. Cordelia's cruel smiled appeared on the lovely face he now possessed. This was going
                 to be fun. He smiled again at himself - then he snickered. I think I need a shower, he thought. and he grinned at thought of laying hands on this
                 beautiful body! This was going to be fun!

                 It was.

                 The Trickster smiled. Ah, I so love spreading sweetness and light!

                 Later Melvin took great pleasure in dressing and admiring the results in  the mirror. He was drop dead gorgeous! He smiled Cordelia's brilliant smile
                 in the mirror. Look out world here comes the new Cordelia. Another happy thought came to him - now I even have a car - a BMW at that. The thought of   him driving to school while Cordelia had to walk on his flat feet increased his pleasure to new heights. He skipped lightly down stairs and was served
                 breakfast by the maid.

                 Part 4

                 Willow in Buffy's bouncing body bounded excitedly towards school. Never hadt he sun ever seem so bright, never had the air been so fresh, never had the birds song seemed so sweet. She smiled delightedly thinking on how she was going surprise Xander with a burning kiss and a ' Thank you, for saving me!'
                  That should do the trick! She still couldn't believe Buffy was willing to exchange her beautiful body and exciting meaningful life for Willow's drab one. Never look a gift horse in the mouth, her grandmother had always said. True, she frowned it would be dangerous - Vampires, Vampires everywhere lucking behind every tombstone, thirsty vampires lusting for the blood of the slayer. It wasn't always going to easy being the slayer, but as Willow rationalized to herself - I would
                 hardly be in more danger than I am been as a slayerette and at least now I  can defend myself.

                 She whirled her strong and agile new form into a series slayer kickerss. POW! BIFF BAM! BOOM! " Willow cried. Wow! she felt so inhumanly fast and so  strong - like she could kick down a door or break Principle Snyder in half. It was too cool to have him in jail for indecent exposure!

                 Meanwhile Buffy in Willow's body felt like she was walking with her feet
                 stuck in Molasses. She had tried to run, but got exhausted right away. What
                 a come down for someone who for a lark had run past a startled race horse
                 and the animals unbelieving jockey when they were going all out. Sweat got in her eyes.
                 My God there was her - her body I mean bouncing effortless along. I am
                 going to kill Willow! Buffy thought.

                 Willow spotted Xander. His mouth was hanging open as usual as he watched
                 'Buffy's' approach. Poor dear. Well at least this Buffy would return his
                 love not that Willow had wanted Buffy to do it before she was Buffy. God
                 this was all so confusing. She bounded up to Xander: took his startled face
                 in her hands and kissed him with all the pent up passions of a lonely,
                 loveless existence.

                 " Buffy, you've set me on fire! "

                 Willow just giggled.

                 " Surprised you huh, We'll I've been doing a lot of soul searching - You
                 rescued me and you know Princesses always fall in love with their
                 rescuers."

                 " In love? " he squeaked.

                 " Yep, " Willow said in her best Buffy Imitation. ' You don't mind, do
                 you?"

                 "Mind, mind?, mind? who me - I mean mind - ha, ha mind? I don't - I mean"

                 " Silly " she stopped his babbling with another searing kiss and was
                 satisfied to see he all but practically melted at her feet. Willow felt so
                 warm, so alive, so full filled. Xander was hers at long last! - Well
                 Buffy's anyway and now she was Buffy. I can't ever go back! she thought. It
                 would totally break my heart. But she smiled brightly at Xander, took his
                 arm and led the poor bemused, captured man into school.

                 So absorbed were they in each other they didn't notice passing right by a
                 poor, forlorn looking, rather plain girl with long red hair. She looked at
                 any moment like she was going to cry. They didn't even notice me, Buffy
                 thought bitterly. Willow steals my body and she doesn't even apologize -
                 some friend she is! With very unwilling and faltering steps Buffy went to
                 her first class. It cheered her up a little to answer all the questions on
                 the surprised quiz in Math correctly. Buffy had never gotten a hundred in
                 anything before. She left and bumped into the false Buffy! Buffy turned
                 Willow's fingers into claws God! I would like to scratch her eyes out! Then
                 Willow was hugging her old body.

                 Willow has the hypocrisy to hug her,' thought Buffy amazed.' God, but It
                 was weird to be touched by yourself.'

                 "Thanks again, Buffy for trading Bodies with me! " gasped a happy Willow,
                 her now Buffy blue eyes sparkling.

                 Buffy was almost crushed by the strength of her former slayer's body's hug
                 and could hardly breathe. ' I can't believe it, but its true - here I am
                 and here Willow is, but damn it! She has my bod and I am in this pathetic
                 thing she called home and used to drag around. The nerve and sarcasm her so
                 called best friend had to actually dare to thank her - as if she had been
                 willing to trade! And to put cream and a cherry on the ice cream Willow was
                 trying to intimidate her with all the strength of the slayer. It was too
                 much. Buffy felt like throwing up.'

                 " Anytime! " she said with a voice dripping with sarcasm ' My body is your
                 body - just make yourself at home! " The happy thought of roasting Willow
                 like a marshmallow caused her smile.

                 Willow was far to happy to notice the nasty tone in Buffy's voice - or
                 rather in Willow's old voice. She was not to blame as Willow's voice was so
                 used to being nice or noncommittal that it had a hard time projecting '
                 nasty' with any degree of success. Xander came hurrying up and squeeze who
                 he thought was Buffy.

                 "Hi Willow " he said to Buffy. " See you. "

                 Off they went. Buffy watched them walk away.

                 ' It is really weird to see yourself, my beautiful body - just walking away   leaving me trapped in Willow's drab, weak little body. ' Buffy was
                 surprised to find herself wishing that some vampire would get Willow in the neck. She checked herself. That wouldn't be good - not good at all - for
                 anyone Just think how my poor mother would feel. But Willow was in for a shock if she thought Buffy's life was all cookies and milk. Wait for those
                 midnight patrols. Sneaking through wet graveyards was hardly the treat it might look to outsiders! And she'll be bored stiff with all those lectures
                 and training sessions with Giles! They were almost as exciting as watching   grass growing! And if the traitor Willow - the new and proud Slayer thinks
                 I am meekly going to be a slayerette - she's got another thought coming. And Angel? What was she going to say to Angel? or would Willow try and hog
                 him, too? I wouldn't put anything past the little sneak! ' Buffy thought darkly.

                 "Soon as advance Comp is over I'll go and see Giles. He'll believe me."    Buffy muttered. She Brightened. It wasn't hopeless - after all Giles had
                 managed to get Amy her real body back. He had, just had to do the same for  her! Just you wait, Willow, just you wait! You sneaky little ' Buffy found
                 the word she wanted to use wouldn't come to Willow's lips. Anyway when I  get my body back, Rosenberg, I'm going to put you in traction! The thought
                 of breaking both Willow's legs put Buffy in a much cheerier state of mind.   A murmur of voices came from behind her. She turned and saw Cordelia and
                 her usual admiring court coming her way.

                 Cordelia's beautiful face wore a more than usual smug, superior smile. She was dressed even more alluring than usual. I wonder what's the occasion?
               Oh, well, you gives a flying leap about Cordelia?

                 ' Try it, you'll like it' his friend the Jewish Demon had told Melvin. Well   he had tried it and did he ever like it! He loved the shower! he loved looking
                 in the mirror admiring his beauty, especially thinking what that snotty  Cordelia was seeing when she looked in a mirror. He loved the expensive
                 house he now lived it, and driving Cordelia' car - Wow! When the cop pulled  him over all he had to do was smile and the guy just melted - now that's an
                 easy way to get out of a ticket! Melvin loved the attention - all the  admiring looks. He felt all he had to do was crook his little finger and   all the jocks who had pounded him would just roll over and beg. He loved how his new friends hung admiringly on every word, every graceful gesture.  What a great life he had. His wide beautiful lips that used to belong to   Cordelia smiled cruelly. Rushing towards him was his old self - as full as   pimples as ever. Cordelia's graceful body shuddered.

                 Melvin thought. ' How could he ever managed to live in such a repulsive body! ? '

                 "Well if it isn't the pimple magnet, everyone. Don't get too close - they might be contagious! " he said in Cordelia's melodious voice.

                 Everyone laughed loudly.

                 Cordelia flushed. This was hell! And her flat feet hurt. Well Mevin wasn't  going to get away with it! He wasn't going to steal her beautiful body!
                 That's all there as to it! Her friends would help her force the bastard to   give it back. Angrily she jumped at her former self and looked up at what
                 used to be her face, that Melvin had the nerve to use to grin patronizingly  down at her. She grabbed the slender arms and started shaking Melvin, the
                 Evil Impostor.

                 " Give it back you thief! Give me back my body! "

                 " Help! " cried ' Cordelia' to her throng. " This crazy boy is hurting me! "

                 Two huge football linemen were eager to show off. Ham like hands ripped  Cordelia away from her old body.

                 "OK Pimples, you asked for it! " they said. And started pounding Cordelia  to a jelly. Cordelia's hated new glasses fell to the floor and as she
                 grouped for them she saw a beautiful high heeled foot and lovely long leg  cruelly kicking them away. Staring up through a haze she saw her old face
                 smiling her own cruel smile at her.

                 The trickster though it time to intervene. After all he didn't want Cordy   killed. He took the form of the assistance Principle and called out: "
                 What's going on here? "

                 The two boys startled guilty.

                 " Are you students beating up somebody, you know you shouldn't do that.

                 " It's just pimples Melvin. "

                 " Oh, " said the Trickster thoughtfully. " Just Pimples. Well, I suppose if  it just pimples its OK. "

                 Cordelia flushed indignantly.

                 " But, try and not to make a mess in the hall " the Trickster continued.

                 All the kids laughed and one even went so far as to hand Cordelia Melvin's    glasses.

                 " Cordelia, lets go we will be late for cheerleader practice " said   Cordelia's best friend to Melvin.

                 ' Cordelia' Smiled at the battered pimple face staring hopeless up at her. " By, By Pimples, " she cooed " Don't do anything I wouldn't do. " She and
                 her court vanished and former Cordelia heard her old self thanking those  brutal boys for saving her from the crazy Melvin. Life was so unfair, she
                 thought.

                 The Trickster smiled with satisfaction. He so liked spreading sweetness and Light and couldn't understand, or so he often said, why their had been so
                 many complaints about it.

                 Part 5

                 Trickster as usual was very satisfied with himself. He gazed at the jail     where Principle Synder was being whacked by both by the inmates and
                 the guards, as nobody like a sneaky little pervert who exposes himself to young  girls. Nobody believe his story that his pants mysteriously just
                 disappeared. The trickster took the form of a large guard and whacked him   one, also.

                 This is fun, he thought as he heard Synder howl, but I've got to get back to the high school. Buffy will be wanting to talk to Giles and librarians
                 are so busy I will spare him the encounter.

                 Buffy, as fast as Willow's body could carry her headed towards the Library.  She noticed that everyone was ignoring her now. No more boy magnet, she
                 thought sadly. I'll get Willow for this if I have to go to the Supreme  Court! There's got to be a major law against body stealers!

                 The real Giles was making out with Jenny in some nook and cranny. So the  Trickster had the Library to himself. Buffy burst in, Willow's face red
                 with anger and exertion.

                 " Hello, Willow " said the Trickster looking like Giles.

                 "I'm not Willow! You've got to help me! "

                 'Giles' pushed back his glasses and smiled indulgently. " Some new Computer   game, Willow? "

                 Buffy pounded her fist on the desk. " Ow! that hurt. " Her strength was   gone - that sneak Willow had it.

                 " Control yourself, dear "

                 " Control myself, do you know what Willow has done - she's stolen my body -
                 I'm Buffy! "

                 "Really, now Willow , I don't have time for these silly games. "

                 " Damn it, Giles. Like Amy's mother, Catherine, she stolen my slayer's body and left me with this pathetic little thing! "

                 'Giles' smiled " Now Willow -

                 Before he could finish. Buffy looked hard at Giles. "You're not Giles. "

                 "Of course, I am, Willow dear. "

                 She shook Willow's head and the long red hair whipped into her eyes.   Angrily she thrust it back.

                 " No - you're the same man or thing that tried to impersonate Angel last
                 night. You ought to be ashamed of yourself! "

                 " What nonsense is this! "

                 " You're good, I'll give you that - like Indiana Jones - you're very good, but you're not Giles. I just know it. "

                 The Trickster laughed. " I'm impressed Buffy. I haven't been so impressed  in hundreds of years. " He smiled at her - full of sweetness and light.

                 "Where's Giles? What have you done with him you monster!? "

                 " You hurt me Buffy - do I look like a monster? Giles and Miss Calendar are behind the bushes - necking conducting themselves in a most shameful         fashion. "

                 Buffy tried not to be afraid, but she was in Willow's weak body now and its hard to be brave when you're not even yourself and somehow she know what was facing her was very, very dangerous.

                 " Who are you? "

                 The Trickster laughed and his laughter was nothing like Giles or any human being could produce and Buffy shuddered and laughed at the same time. She
                 couldn't help herself.

                 "That would be telling. Its for me to know and you to find out - if you  can. "

                 " Make that little - ( No words adequate for the occasion came to her )make Willow give me back my body!"

                 He smiled and his teeth would have made a great white shark green with envy, " Now, now you wouldn't want to make poor Willow unhappy, would you? "

                 " Yes, I would the little B - " suddenly Buffy broke off. A light dawned in   Buffy's eyes. She had Willow's brain working overtime.

                 "Wait a minutes! You tricked her, too didn't you? I bet you impersonate me and told her I wanted to switch. That explains so much! She was sincere
                 when she thanked me. Willow would never steal my body! "

                 " Impressive. Right, right on all counts. Now what are you going to do
                 about it? "

                 For a moment Buffy was taken aback. What was she going to do about it?

                 " Willow, Giles and I will get the book and the dolls and reverse the
                 spell! "

                 "An excellent plan! Now can it fail? I congratulate you. Now if you will  excuse me - I have other calls on my time - Individuals must not monopolize
                 what is meant for the world! " He was gone except for a Cheshire cat like smile that lingered for a moment then faded into nothingness.

                 " I'll show you! " Buffy muttered " no one can come in here and push me
                 around! Giles! where are you! You can't find a watcher when you need them!
                 "

                 Melvin felt a little ashamed of himself. True Cordelia had certainly deserved it, but just because she was mean - did he have to be? It wasn't
                 him. " He squared Cordelia's lovely shoulders. " I'm not going to mean anymore," He-she vowed. " The world is going to see a kinder, gentler
                 Cordelia. I'm going to use my beauty for the betterment of mankind. "

                 Melvin nodded Cordelia's lovely head in satisfaction and skipped off to cheering leading practice looking extremely alluring. All the male eyes in
                 hall watched her go. What a babe! They all thought.

                 Meanwhile the real Cordelia was helpless and horrified - she was actually  playing chess at the chess club meeting. How could anyone sink so low? she
                 wonder wiping away tears from her pimply face.

                 Buffy found Giles and Jenny strolling arm and arm down the halls  together, obvious to anyone else in the world. They actually bumped into
                 her.

                 " Sorry Willow, " said Giles and Miss C together.

                 " I'm not Willow " said Buffy groaning. I guess I have to explain the whole
                 thing again!

                 Meanwhile, Xander was following ' Buffy' with his tongue hanging out and Willow had a smug expression of Buffy's face. Every once in awhile she
                 turned and patted his cheek and he melted right in front of her.

                 " This is great! " she thought. " I just can't thank Buffy enough! " A bully bumped into them and without thinking about it Willow used Buffy's
                 slayer strength to brush him aside like a puppy.

                 His friends turned on him in a flash. " Real tough guy - even a little girl  pushes you around. "

                 The tough guy was looking like his world had crumbled. Maybe his mother was right and he should eat a good breakfast in the morning?

                 Giles thought for a moment. " You're right! The book and the dolls should reverse the spell. I'll give you a pass. Run home - Willow's home and bring
                 them back here. When the science lab is free will reverse the spell.

                 "Take my car!" said Jenny.

                 " Right! "

                 " I'll try and find your body, Buffy and tell Willow what has happened "  Said Miss Calender.

                 " It will be hard on her " said Giles.

                 "Tough! " said Buffy unsympathetically. " She should have known better! "

                 Giles and Jenny exchanged glances. It was plain Buffy was still miffed and  rather unforgiving.

                 " Who do you think this being is? " asked Giles brightly.

                 " My afraid to find out " said Jenny.

                 " Let's go! Lets' go! " said Buffy impatiently. " We can worry about that latter! "

                 " Right you are! " said Giles, bullied.

                 The trickster grinned. His victims - or rather the ones he had helped - he corrected himself - were fighting back. Excellent. It was always better -
                 if they did - much more sport.

                 Part 6
 
                 It was sure nice of Ms Calendar to lend me her car, thought Buffy still   imprison in Willow's body. It would have taken me months to run home in
                 this puny little body. She dashed up stairs and into Willow's room. She  looked around Gone! Damn it! the dolls and the book are gone! No wonder
                 that horrible - what ever it was - he had looked so smug when she said she   was going to get the book and the dolls. Then to congratulate her on a good
                 plan! Somehow I'm going to give playback time! She spied a note. It read:
 
                 ' I took the book and the dolls this morning. I thought I would help by    tiding up. I so like to be helpful and make the world a better, finer
                 place.' A Friend.'
 
                 A fiend, more likely! Buffy tried to curse, but Willow's body and brain      wouldn't let her. This added to her frustration and she laid down on
                 Willow's bed and cried for fifteen minutes. The, feeling a little bit    better Buffy considered her options over milk and cookies with Willow's
                 Mom. Buffy wolfed them down. Mrs. Rosenberg did make good cookies even if   she had a ditz who took other peoples bodies for a daughter The courage  that was at base of Buffy's soul rose back to the surface.
 
                 She would ask Angel if he had any ideas. Giles certainly didn't when she   called him after discovering the thief of books and dolls.
 
                 " I'll look it up " was all he said.
 
                 The man looked everything up so much I wonder that he doesn't have a permanently crooked neck!
 
                Synder's lawyer kept looking at his watch." Yes, Yes " he said testily."  You don't how your pants and underwear disappeared. As your lawyer I must
                 warn you that denial only works if there is no - or at the most one  witness. The entire school board and half the student Body saw you exposing
                 yourself to that young student. The best we can hope for is for you is to claim temporally insanity and throw yourself on the mercy of the court. We
                 will try job strain - the last principle was eaten alive was he not? I  might get off with six months - eight at the outside, at hard, humiliating labor. "
 
                 " But you don't understand I've got to get out of here! The guards and other prisoners beat me as regularly as if I were a gong! "
 
                 His lawyer thought. ' I don't blame them - you repulsive little toad. '
 
                 " Times up " said the Trickster.
 
                 The lawyer rose and whispered to the 'guard.' " Give him a good whack for   me, will you? " and slipped him twenty dollars.
 
                 " My pleasure, sir " replied the Trickster. Easy Money, he thought to   himself.
 
                 At the Library - Giles wrote out one word - Trickster? Then picked up a book on the ancient Summerians.
 
                 " Pist! Pist! " whispered Cordelia imprisoned in Pimples Melvin to her old  self. She was going to grovel to Melvin, anything to get her old body and
                 life back. He ignored her! " Pist! Pist! "
 
                 The new Cordelia thought this horrible uncouth and attempted to ignore the repulsive figure. " Pist! Pist! " whispered the squeaky voice desperately.
                 " Pist! Pist! "
 
                 Inside Cordelia Melvin felt her patience evaporate. Melvin's resolve to be  a nice Cordelia was gone for the moment.
 
                 " Look, its Pimples Pissing in the corner! "
 
                 Her court laughed.
 
                 " Want us to beat him up again? " asked a football player hopefully  smacking his fist.
 
                 ' Cordelia' considered for a moment while the real Cordelia almost pissed  in Melvin's ugly pants.
 
                 " No, he's more to be pitied then censured! Now Melvin, stop bothering me! You live your life and let me live mine! "
 
                 " Buts its my life you're living " Muttered Cordelia under her breath as watched her beautiful former body walking gracefully away and holding hands
                 with her boyfriend, Eric! What have I ever done to deserve this? - So I once wore white after labor day - is that any reason to be stuck as Pimples
                 Melvin? She wondered.
 
                 Willow sighed. It was nice to be Buffy, but she missed her old brains.   Geometry was such a pain! and she didn't like school as much as she once
                 did. But to keep from feeling sorry that she had switched all she had to do   was look at Xander's adoring face or glance in a mirror, She had a date
                 tonight with him! A real Date! We're doing out to eat and then dance at the  Bronze. She worried a little bit about the dancing, but she instinctively
                 felt that now that she had Buffy's body she could dance up a storm! Tonight would be the night of her dreams! Who knows, maybe later - she flushed and   her pulse quickened thinking about what might happen later. A frown momentarily creased Buffy's pretty face. " If anyone tried to take any   Xander away from me - I just don't know what I would do. " Without thinking    her hands gripped and splintered the wooden desk top.
 
                 The Trickster smiled his work to see. With a singular lack of success he   tried a sentimental sign. " Joy reigns supreme, sweetness and light are
                 everywhere. "
 
 

Part 7
 
                 Miss Calendar hurried along the school corridor. She had to find Willow or  rather Buffy - or rather Willow in Buffy's body. Its so confusing. The real
                 Buffy in my car is driving to get the magic books from Willow's house to  reverse the spell and I've got to prepare and let Willow know about the
                 Trickster and that Buffy never wanted to exchange bodies with her. Its going to hard on the poor girl - having to give up Xander's love - let
                 alone that pretty body. Her eyes lit up. Bouncing along towards her came Buffy's body. Miss Calendar rushed up.
 
                 " I need to talk to you! "
 
                 " Hi, Miss Calendar "
 
                 The girl's her blue eyes sparked and her smile was happy. Miss Calendar  hated to do this - destroy poor Willow's happiness. There was little enough
                 of happiness in Willow's life.
 
                 " I know you're really, Willow. "
 
                 The girl frowned. " I didn't' think we were supposed to tell anyone - that  was the plan.
 
                 " Listen .... " Miss Calendar explained about the Trickster and what had  happened. Buffy's former perky face frowned.
 
                 " I don't believe you! "
 
                 " What? "
 
                 " You heard me! " using great strength she pushed Jenny away.
 
                 "Buffy is just trying to go back on our agreement! Too bad! Xander loves me  now ! I'm not giving that up! Never! "
 
                 " But, Willow - "
 
                 " Don't But Willow me! From now on you better call me Buffy if you know    what's good for you and good for Giles. I can slay more than Vampires you
                 know! "
 
                 Miss Calendar was horrified. " Willow, you wouldn't! "
 
                 " Maybe, maybe not - all I'm saying is that you better let me and Xander  alone - and tell that to Willow. . . Now what's my name? " With slayer
                 strength she grabbed the teachers arm and squeezed, leaning forward dangerously.
 
                 Tears came to Miss Calendar's eyes.
 
                 " Well? What's my name - who am I? "
 
                 The pressure increased and Jenny thought the girl would break her arm. "You're Buffy! " The deadly pressure eased.
 
                 The lovely young faced smiled at her winningly.
 
                 " Good, and what are you going to tell Xander? "
 
                 " Nothing, nothing at all! "
 
                 " And if Willow tried to start a lie about being me, what are you going to  say?"
 
                 " That you're Buffy and she's crazy! " Miss Calender was terrified. She really thought Willow might be desperate enough to kill them all.
 
                 The lovely smile widened. " Excellent! Oh, you might remind Willow that it  would be a real shame, a real Greek tragedy - if something bad would happen to Mrs. Sommers - but as long as she's my mother she has nothing to fear. "
 
                 Miss Calender's. grew even more frightened. " You wouldn't? "
 
                 The innocent young face opposite her smiled again.
 
                 " Wouldn't I? " she laughed. " But I'm sure when you tell Giles and Willow about our little chat that nothing bad will happen to my mother or to
                 anyone else " she laughed gaily " Except vampires of course. Nice talkin' to yah! I'm glad our little gab fest has cleared the air! Give my best to
                 Giles. " With a smile a wave the girl bounced happily away.
 
                 Terrified, Jenny, bolted back to Library and pulled Giles out of a book about the Ancient Summerians.
 
                 " How did it go? " asked Giles innocently.
 
                 She told him how it went - and then added an editorial comment.
 
                 "She just might do it - she's obsessed both with Xander's love and her new  body! "
 
                 Giles hugged her. " You poor dear. What you must have went through! "
 
                 It was nice to snuggle, she thought. Then Giles pulled away.
 
                 " Darling, are you sure it was Willow you talked to and not the Trickster?"
 
                 Miss Calendar Went pale. " Oh, my God! "
 
                 Giles nodded excitedly." Exactly! It doesn't sound much like Willow , does   it. "
 
                 " No, but it might be something she would do - Giles you're a man - you  don't know what a jealous, desperate woman will do to keep her man. She
                 herself doesn't know how she might react if somebody was trying to take him away from her. "
 
                 " Are you saying that it was Willow? "
 
                 " No. What I'm saying is - we can't be sure - we can't be sure who anybody  is. "
 
                 The Trickster, watching was very pleased with himself
 
                 " What a supper genius I am!" he said complacently.
 
                 Giles and Jenny were terrified at the implications.
 
                 " You're right! " cried Giles.
 
                 She looked hard at him. " Are you Giles? "
 
                 He smiled and took her in his arms and kissed her. Her instincts told her that it was her man and she responded.
 
                 " Time to shake everything up a little " thought the Trickster. He  concentrated and reached out and taped the powers of the hell mouth
                 conveniently at hand and the School building - indeed the whole town shook,  "
 
                 " Earth quake! " screamed thousands of voices.
 
                 Giles smiled at his lover. " Did the Earth move for you, as well my Sweetie  UmpKins? "
 
                 Jenny smiled at Giles and gripped his arms. " Yes, my dear, but I think we  better get out of here, we're having an earth quake! "
 
                 " Oh," said an embarrassed Giles.
 
                 The jail cracked open and a bewildered Principle Synder found himself   blinking in the sunlight. The Trickster gave him one good whack on the
                 bottom for luck which propelled him into to swaying streets.
 
                 People from everywhere came running our carrying what ever was most  precious to them, One man came out carrying his bowling trophies while a
                 fuming wife followed.
 
                 Willow scurried around the trembling building looking for Xander. She found   him trapped beneath rumble. With slayer's strength she hurled the debris
                 from his sweet body and pulled him to safety.
 
                 " Are you all right? " she asked anxiously.
 
                 " I am now! " he said kissing her. " How can I ever thank you, Buffy. "
 
                 A relieved Willow thought. I can't believe he said anything so corny! She    giggled - what an opening. She grinned at him. " Oh, I'll think of
                 Something."
 
                 She carried Xander from the building at a run.
 
                 A terrified Cordelia cried out for help. Everyone ignored her. She was    mortified to see the everyone falling all over themselves to help that
                 rotten little body stealer. She heard her old melodious voice:
 
                 " Thank you everyone! Now lets go out and help those less fortunate then  ourselves! "
 
                 Cordelia thought she was going to gag. " How up chuck! "
 
                 Buffy was knocked violently to the ground by the tremor, half unconscious    she saw Willow's Mom looking anxiously at her.
 
                 " I'll save you, Willow. " And with the strength that mother's sometimes    have in an emergency she managed to help her ' daughter' to safety.
 
                 The Vampires below ground had their rest rudely interrupted by the tremors   and were at first inclined to grumble and be peevish and whine about being
                 disturbed. Then it dawned on them ( of course they would never had use such   a word, grinned the Trickster ) that there would be easy pickings outside
                 tonight - with so many homeless and confused food containers milling about.
 
                 The Trickster smiled contentedly.
 
                 " Ah, it's so nice to be able to spread Sweetness and Light.
 
                 Part 8
 
                 'Cordelia' inspired the high school kids - everywhere they were helping earth quake Victims. The Press and TV cameras were making a big deal of
                 Local High school beauty being an Angel of Mercy. The real Cordelia ground    Melvin's crooked teeth watching everyone fussing over the vile impostor.
                 She over heard Eric talking to the false Cordelia:
 
                 " Baby, you have made me so hot I'll die if we don't have some wild and  crazy Sex! "
 
                 Melvin, inhabiting Cordelia's flesh had a few drinks after the rescues and    found this body melting towards Eric. It was the first time anyone had even
                 hinted at wanting to have sex with me - true she used to think Eric was an  super jerk and I am in Cordelia's body - but no one's perfect! " She found
                 herself melting into Eric's arms.
 
                 Peeking around trees Cordy watched as her old boyfriend took a blushing   giggling 'Cordelia 'into a hotel.
 
                 She banged Melvin's head against the largest tree she could find.
 
                 The new Cordelia was a little nervous 'she' never had sex before. And now    'her' first time would be in Cordelia beautiful body. NO, scratch that,
                 Melvin thought. In my beautiful body. And was she ever on fire. Saving  people made a person excited, no doubt about that! Looking into   the mirror of the hotel room the person who had once been Melvin smiledsmugly at the beautiful girl in the mirror. "I can have an guy I want, she  thought. The feeling of power was a real turn on! Eric came back with he     champagne. First time for this too, thought the new Cordelia and startled   slowly undressing with a tantalizing smile. Eric just stared unbelieving at  how beautiful she was. Putty in my hands, putting in my hands. Thought 'Cordelia'. God did his kisses feel good - first time she had been kissed.     but then the best was yet to come she instinctively knew - the best was yet to come.   She giggled and let Eric to the waiting bed.
 
 
                 I should really just slit my wrists, thought the former Codelia Morosely.  Then the dirty rotten body stealer would be sorry. No check that, the
                 rotten Melvin would be delighted to be rid of me. I am now going to give   her the satisfaction!
 
                 A very nervous Willow waited at the Summer house for Xander. She hoped that Xander wouldn't let a little thing like an earthquake keep him from taking
                 her out! For the hundredth time she checked her appearance I the mirror.  Buffy had never looked better if she did say so herself. Willow had forced
                 herself to wear Buffy's sexiest outfit fit and had practiced walking in the high heeled boots. When the door bell rang she jumped and Buffy's body
                 carried her so high her head brushed the ceiling. 'Her' Mom called.
 
                 " Xander is here, dear "
 
                 Play it cool! " Willow commanded herself. She didn't hit a single step as she flew down the stairs.
 
                 When Xander kissed her and told her he loved her she was so happy she  thought her heart would burst through her breast. "Thank you Buffy! " she
                 breathed to herself.Later they were a little surprised to find the Bronze  open, but its owner wouldn't let a little thing like an earthquake interfere with making a buck. The joke around the school was that he was a Fregari from Star Trek.
 
                 Willow found that in Buffy's body she was the queen of the dance floor. Everyone's eyes were on her.
 
                 Angel came in and walked towards them, smiling at whom he naturally assumed was Buffy. Xander giggled apprehensively. Willow squeezed his hand
                 reassuringly.
 
                 " We need to talk Buffy. "
 
                 Willow with Buffy's grace followed him to a quiet corner.
 
                 " The Vampires are coming out in Force tonight, Buffy - I'm surprised you   have not felt all the movement? "
 
                 Willow started. She reached out with Slayer senses. They were like a dark cloud, a shadow on her mind.
 
                 " I guess with the earth quake and all I haven't being paying them enough    attention. Angel, I have something to say. Please don't be angry, but I'm
                 seeing Xander. Ever since he saved my life I have found myself more and more drawn to him. I tried to fight it, because I knew Willow loved him, but - "
 
                 Angel's face grew gaunt and more than a little hint of the beast within showed through. He grabbed her roughly. Angered, Willow using slayer
                 strength threw him off.
 
                 " Control yourself Angel, you knew any relationship between was hopeless.   I'm alive and you're dead! I hope we can still be friends."
 
                 " Woman haven't changed over the century's - they always stabbed men in the    heart with the same stake ' I hope we can still be friends! ' "
 
                 Xander with his usual tack came up and slapped Angel on the back babbling    about no hard feelings, best man one and all that. Angel turned on him and
                 started to change, Willow spun him around.
 
                 " If you touch him. I'll kill you " she said quietly.
 
                 Angel looked from one to the other. His heart break was in his eyes, but  what could he say. Buffy was right - she and Xander were alive and he was
                 dead. Never had he felt deader than he had at this moment.
 
                 " Buffy, will you do me a favor and take that stake you have in your hand   and drive it into my heart. Believe me, it would be a kindness. "
 
                 The three stared at each other and Angel brushed past them and out into the  night.
 
                 The Trickster watched the scene with satisfaction. He so loved spreading   sweetness and light.
 
                 " Xander, the Vampires are out in force tonight. I have to go. "
 
                 " I'm coming with you - at least I can watch your back. "When Buffy let him   come he knew that she really loved him.
 
                 The two melted into the shadows - Willow felt her heart in her mouth. It was one thing to talk about being the slayer, but to creep about hunting
                 Vampires went beyond excitement and into to Terror. But she had to do it!   No one else could and she had promised Buffy faithfully to carry on. Her
                 prenaturally acute hearing heard a rustle.
 
                 Instinctively she whirled and jumped right over two attacking Vampires.   Surprised they tried to turn. She spun and kicked them both in the spine
                 and then stakes were both her hands and she drove them home. The vampire on the right crumbed away into the forever dark, but she missed the heart on        the other as it slid off a rib. The other slashed out at her she dogged     nimbly back, but he did mange to rip her pretty outfit, which made her    livid. He turned and leaped on Xander, hoping to use him as a shield. But Xander squirmed away from the wounded demon and this time Willow's stake  found the heart. " Sorry, Xander " she breathed. " Are you all right? "
 
                 He nodded. He almost had pissed in his pants. It wasn't like Buffy to miss  like that. I guess she's really upset about Angel. He then looked
                 appreciatively at the exposed flesh on the lovely body before him. Vampires weren't all bad he thought. They picked up one of the stashes of stakes
                 Buffy always hid around the graveyard.
 
                 " Once, More into the breach, dear friends once more. '
 
                 " Why Buffy I never heard you quote Shakespeare before! "
 
                 Willow giggled nervously. She had to watch it. Killing vampires was one   thing, but she could let herself lose control of Buffy's persona.
 
                 " I guess I've been hangin with Willow too much. "
 
                 Xander nodded. " I have to watch it, too. If I'm not careful some of that culture and learning will rub off on me, as well."
 
                 Willow grinned and shook Buffy's head. Same old Xander, she thought. With a  stake in each hand she stepped out into the night.
 
                 Willow dispatched three more Vampires before Midnight and the rest crawled  back into the dens, afraid of the dread slayer. One of the human's she
                 rescued was 'Pimples' .
 
                 " Buffy, its me Cordelia "
 
                 Willow was too busy to pay attention as she staked a fat, middle aged   Vampire to the heart. They must be scrapping the bottom of the barrel to
                 make that tube of lard a Vampire, she thought. But being Buffy was    certainly exciting - I just hope I live through it. It was a chilling
                 thought. She ignored a squeaky 'Melvin' and came up and hugged Xander desperately.
 
                 " Hold me, hold me! "
 
                 Xander was glad to oblige. Then she raised her lips and he kissed her and  she returned the kiss passionately. Arm and arm they walked away together.
                 Buffy's mother was out of town and they snuck up to Buffy's bed room. Shyly Willow disrobed. Xander tripped all over himself undressing in such a
                 hurry. Thump! He crashed to the floor.
 
                 " Oh my God! Your mother will make up for sure! "
 
                 She silenced his worries with a kiss.
 
                 " Be quiet, my love, " she murmured, snuggling against him. " I made sure    she'd be out of town tonight!"
 
                 "Buffy! You little flirt! " he laughed. Then as they climbed into bed He smiled and said., thinking of her slayer strength. " Be gentle. "
 
                 She laughed throatily. She was so happy. She never thought this night would ever come accept in her dreams.
 
                 With a mild conclusion Buffy, trapped in Willow's body, slept a drugged sleep. Giles was looking through his books and Miss Calender was doing computer  searches on the word the Trickster.
 
                 The Trickster was satisfied - mostly. Only a few unimportant people had been attacked by the Vampires. Willow was in bed with Xander and Buffy was
                 wallowing in misery. The only thing that wasn't working out as he thought was Melvin. He had confidence that Pimples would turn completely into
                 Cordelia - maybe even being nastier than she had ever been. True, he was  having sex with Cordy's boyfriend and Cordelia was broken heart and
                 hopeless- but the little idiot was not taking advantage of what he had been given, instead of being a unfeeling, selfish beauty - the Trickster was
                 horrified to note that Melvin actually was spreading Sweetness and Light!
 

Part 9
 
                 Still with a headache Buffy sat reading the Morning paper with her - or rather Willow's mom. Don't give up or get too comfortable, she chided
                 herself.
 
                 " My God! " Buffy explained.
 
                 " What is it dear. "
 
                 Buffy passed over the paper which showed Cordelia actually getting dirty helping people trapped by the earthquake. She frowned. It was so unlike
                 her.
 
                 " What a beautiful girl! " said Mrs. Rosenberg. " Do you know her,  Willow? "
 
                 " Yes " said Buffy without enthusiasm.
 
                 " It's strange, " said her current parent. " That you're still going to have school to day - even after the earthquake. "
 
                 " They don't get money for earthquake days, Mom " said Buffy. " You know  its money, money, money by the pound. "
 
                 Mrs. Rosenberg looked at her daughter oddly. " You're usually not so cynical, Willow. "
 
                 Buffy started guiltily. Got to watch myself, she thought. I am now that sap Willow who goes along with schemes to steal my best friend's body! Buffy
                 thought unforgivenly. She put a determined look on Willow's face I'll get  that Trickster if its the last thing I do! I wonder if Giles and Miss Calender
                 ha