Re: FIC: Not So Bad Beer...Part 1

["Pat Kelly"]

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Pat

"When I held that gun, I felt an incredible surge of power. Like God must
feel when he's holding a gun.." (Homer J. Simpson)

"You've been fighting evil here for three years, and I've helped some, and
now we're supposed to decide what we want to do with our lives. And I just
realized that that's what I want to do. Fight evil, help people. I mean, I
think it's worth doing. And I don't think you do it because you have to.
It's a good fight, Buffy, and I want in."

"I kind of love you."
(Willow Rosenberg, Buffy Summers, BTVS)

"Don't.."
"What? Don't love you? I didn't know I got a choice in that."
(Angel, Buffy Summers, BTVS)
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From: jbstories _ <jbstories@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 4:53 PM
Subject: [buffyloveswillow] FIC: Not So Bad Beer...Part 1


> From: "jbstories _" <jbstories@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Not So Bad Beer
> =====================
> By Janine (jbstories@xxxxxxxxxxx)
>
> Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine, they belong to Joss Whedon
> and Mutant Enemy. I will not be making any money etc, yadda, yadda.
>
> Rating: PG-13 (so far anyway:)
>
> Synopsis: What happened after the credits rolled in the episode BAD BEER.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> It had been an interesting night to say the least. Not only had she
> verbally attacked Parker in an utterly compelling way, but she had almost
> been burned to death and ended up being saved by a devolved version of her
> best friend. A version who was fond of clubbing people over the head, and
> seemed to get immense pleasure out of playing with her hair. Willow
sighed
> and shook her head, sometimes her life was weird even to her which was
> saying a whole lot.
>
> Buffy looked over at Willow when she heard the girl sigh and cocked her
head
> to the side. She walked for a few more moments watching Willow rub her
eyes
> before she spoke.
>
> "Girl tired," Buffy said stopping. "Buffy help girl," she said firmly and
> she reached out for Willow.
>
> "It's okay Buffy, really. I'm just a little.Buffy.wait.what." was all
> Willow managed to get out before she was flung over Buffy's shoulder.
>
> "Buffy make it better see," Buffy said as she started to walk again. She
> sounded very pleased with herself and Willow was glad that Buffy was glad
> because she really didn't want Buffy to be upset because Buffy seemed to
> like to hit people over the head with sticks when she didn't like them,
but
> she really, really wanted down.
>
> "I really appreciate the effort you're trying to make here, it's really
very
> sweet, and I'm really really grateful, but I would like very much to be
put
> down now. Very much," Willow said.
>
> "Buffy help, girl tired, Buffy carry girl. All good," Buffy responded not
> breaking stride.
>
> Willow sighed again, and they walked in silence for a moment before Willow
> finally looked at the two men walking behind them who were being unusually
> quiet. Looking up Willow managed to make eye contact with Giles. The
look
> on her face clearly said "Help me!". Giles nodded his head and quickened
> his pace so that he was walking beside Willow and Buffy.
>
> "Buffy, perhaps it would be best if you were to put Willow down now," the
> Watcher started. Buffy stopped walking and turned to face him.
>
> "No," she said. Then with her free hand she poked him in the chest with
her
> finger. "Quiet you." With that she continued walking again.
>
> Willow looked back at Giles imploringly again.
>
> "Buffy, I really think it would be best if you were to."
>
> "Why you still talk?" Buffy asked whirling around to face him again. "If
> you still talk, Buffy make you stop talk," she said making a fist. Giles
> stared at her for a second then made the wise decision and stepped away.
>
> "Although not very manly I think you made the right decision," Xander said
> slapping Giles on the back.
>
> "Would you care to give it a go?" Giles asked turning to face Xander.
>
> "Don't mind if I do," Xander said. Willow watched as he walked past her
so
> that he was beside Buffy.
>
> "Buffy," was all he managed to get out before she shoved him away from
her.
> After that Xander followed Giles lead.
>
> "I know that she's devolved but that was still very, rude. I mean, I'm
her
> beer dude, her connection, her alcoholic pimp," Xander said in a wounded
> voice.
>
> "Beer?" Buffy said turning around. "Where beer? Buffy want beer."
>
> "There's no beer Buffy," Willow said finally giving into the ride.
>
> "Man say beer," Buffy responded looking back at Xander.
>
> "Man was wrong," Willow said calmly.
>
> "Bad man," Buffy said.
>
> =========================================================
>
> Once they got to the door of their room Buffy reached for the door then
> stopped momentarily captivated by the shiny surface of the door knob. She
> poked at it at first, then flicked it with her nail before finally turning
> it. Once she figured out how to turn it was only a matter of moments
before
> she managed to get the door open. The truly amazing part wasn't that she
> figured out how to do all of that, but that she was able to do so without
> putting Willow down.
>
> Once they were in the room Buffy walked over to the bed closest to the
door
> (which just happened to be her own) and flung Willow down on it.
>
> "See Buffy help," she said smiling down at Willow. The smile was open,
and
> caring, and infectious and Willow smiled back.
>
> "Yes, Buffy help. Thank you," Willow responded. Buffy smiled again then
> turned to face Xander and Giles who were standing just inside of the door.
>
> "Men go now," she said walking towards them. "Girl home, Buffy home," she
> continued ushering them the short way to the door. "Go home."
>
> Giles managed to stop short of actually being pushed out of the door and
> walked around Buffy until he could see Willow.
>
> "Willow are you going to be alright here, if.well it wouldn't be any
trouble
> for." Giles started to say but Willow interrupted.
>
> "It's alright Giles, really, we'll be fine," Willow said noticing the way
> Buffy was staring at him.
>
> "Are you sure Will," Xander said. "It could be like a slumber party,
Buffy
> and I could bunk together and Will and Giles."
>
> "Xander!" Willow exclaimed.
>
> "Xander!" Giles exclaimed.
>
> "What? It was just a suggestion," Xander said defensively.
>
> "Buffy," Willow said getting up off of the bed. Buffy walked over to her
> immediately her attention completely focused on Willow. "Here, look at
this
> for a moment," Willow said turning on the TV Buffy looked at the little
> people on the screen then looked back at Willow before returning her
> attention to the screen.
>
> Satisfied that Buffy was occupied Willow walked to where Giles and Xander
> were standing.
>
> "I'm not completely comfortable leaving you here with her," Giles said his
> attention focused on Buffy in background. "Her moods have proven to be
> unpredictable, she could become violent."
>
> "No," Willow protested. "Buffy would never hurt me, not even cave Buffy,"
> she continued. "I know that she seems different, but deep down she's
still
> Buffy. Everything she's done to tonight has been to help me.well that and
> get beer, but what I'm saying is that she wouldn't ever hurt me."
>
> "He may be right Will," Xander said. "You might tell her to go to bed,
and
> if she doesn't like the suggestion she could introduce you to Mr. Club."
>
> "Giles, Xander," Willow said firmly. "I understand that you're concerned
> but I promise everything will be fine. Buffy likes me, she won't do
> anything to me. I'm sure that everything will be fine."
>
> =======================================================
>
> Once Willow managed to get Xander and Giles out of their room she walked
> over to her bed and flopped back down on it. She closed her eyes and
flung
> her arm over her eyes. It had been a long, long, night. A few seconds
> after she lay down on the bed she heard Buffy get up. A moment later she
> felt the bed bounce.
>
> "Will-ow," Buffy said softly.
>
> "Yes," Willow said not moving.
>
> "You okay?" Buffy asked. Willow took her arm from over her face so that
she
> could see Buffy.
>
> "I'm okay Buffy," Willow said smiling slightly. "I'm just tired, and
dirty,
> and."
>
> "Smelly," Buffy supplied.
>
> "Smelly," Willow repeated.
>
> "Smelly," Buffy confirmed.
>
> "I'm not," Willow started to say as she lifted an arm to her nose. "Okay
> so maybe a little bit," Willow conceded.
>
> "It okay," Buffy said quickly sensing that she had upset Willow. "Girl
> still beautiful," she continued in a softer voice. Willow looked over at
> her surprised. Beautiful, Buffy had never her called that before. Then
> again, she thought, best friends don't go around telling each other
they're
> beautiful, even if that's what they're thinking. On lots of separate
> occasions Willow could have told Buffy that she was wholly beautiful.but
you
> just don't do that. Do you?
>
> "Smelly and beautiful, that's an interesting combination," Willow said
more
> to say something than anything else. "I guess that I could do something
> about the smelly."
>
> "What?" Buffy asked cocking her head to the side again.
>
> "Shower," Willow said sitting up. "Definitely a shower." A shower would
> give her a chance to put everything that had been going on lately into
> perspective. Things not just with Buffy but with Oz too. Having one of
> them distant would have been hard enough, but now she had no idea what was
> going on with her boyfriend and her best friend was a Neanderthal.
>
> "Buffy help," Buffy said reaching out for Willow again.
>
> "No, that's okay," Willow said moving out of her range. "I'll walk this
> time," she continued as she headed over to her closet to get her robe.
>
> "Sure?" Buffy asked. "Buffy strong," she continued.
>
> "Yeah, I think I can manage," Willow said smiling to herself. One thing
> that could be said for this version of Buffy was that she was certainly
> attentive.
>
> "Buffy go too," Buffy said moving over behind Willow.
>
> "No, Buffy stay, Willow go," Willow responded.
>
> "Buffy smelly too, Buffy want sho-wer.Buffy want to go with Will-ow,"
Buffy
> said getting slightly agitated. "Please," Buffy said softly this time
> looking directly into Willow's eyes. "No want to be alone."
>
> Willow looked down into Buffy's green eyes and didn't even have to think
> about her answer. Just like with normal Buffy, this Buffy's eyes were
very
> expressive and what Willow saw in them broke her heart. Buffy was scared,
> and sad, and lonely, and Willow was the one that she wanted. Willow
> couldn't have said no even if she had really wanted to.
>
> "Okay," Willow said grabbing Buffy's robe and handing it over to cave to
> her. "You can come.but you have to behave."
>
> "Promise," Buffy said with a smile. "Be good just like Will-ow."
>
> ==========================================================
>
> Once they arrived in the, thankfully, empty washroom Willow spent a few
> minutes demonstrating to Buffy how to use the knobs and dials in the
shower
> and how to lather and apply as well as wash off soap. Buffy's enthusiasm
> made the lesson take a little longer than it should have but after about
ten
> minutes she was satisfied Buffy had understood her.
>
> Willow turned on shower and sighed. This was a very, very, good idea, she
> decided. After a few minutes of pure relaxation her mind started to
wander
> into decidedly unpleasant territory. Oz and his new obsession Veruca.
She
> had no evidence that anything was going on, but she didn't need any
> evidence, she could feel it in her bones. She was sure that nothing had
> gone on, but she got the feeling that she was just waiting for a "yet",
> nothing had happened yet.
>
> She didn't know how she would have gotten through what had been going
> through without Buffy by her side. No matter what was going on with
slaying
> or with Parker, or with anything, Buffy was there for her. Just being in
> Buffy's presence made her feel better, even this version of Buffy.
>
> Willow was about to reach for her shampoo bottle when she heard the shower
> door open. She was about to tell whoever it was that the stall was most
> definitely occupied when they spoke.
>
> "Buffy no like over there," the Slayer said stepping completely into the
> shower. Willow turned around crossing her arms over her chest.
>
> "Buffy you can't stay in here," Willow said her voice raising a couple
> octaves. "This is a private place."
>
> "Buffy no like over there," the blond repeated. "'Sides, Buffy clean
see,"
> Buffy displaying her body to Willow. Willow stared for a second then
ripped
> her eyes away. There was no way she was going to stand there in the
shower
> naked looking at her best friends nude, wet, nude, nude, did she mention
> nude form.
>
> "Buffy, you can't just, it's not.you really should.because being in.we
> shouldn't be." Willow said not being able to get anything coherent out.
She
> just wasn't familiar with the etiquette for a situation like this.
>
> "It okay," Buffy said soothingly seeing that Willow was upset. "Buffy
clean
> now," she continued reaching out for Willow's hand. "See," Buffy said
> placing Willow's hand on her stomach. "All clean." Willow managed to
nod,
> or at least she thought she nodded. She couldn't believe this. "Buffy
make
> Will-ow clean," Buffy said dropping Willow's hand and reaching for the
soap.
> "No," Willow said taking the soap away from her. "I think emphatically
> not."
>
> "Yes," Buffy said taking the soap back. "Fattically yes."
>
> "No," Willow said again swiping for the soap and missing.
>
> "Yes," Buffy said again starting to work up a lather.
>
> "No," Willow said again. She couldn't believe that she was having this
> conversation.
>
> "Buffy want to help Willow," Buffy said.
>
> "Buffy," Willow started to say. "I.okay," Willow finally consented. She
> hadn't even really thought about her answer, it had just felt like that
> right thing to do.
>
> Buffy made no visible reaction, she just continued to lather the soap.
> Having agreed Willow now watched Buffy's movements with rabid attention.
> Soon Buffy was satisfied with the lather and she reached out for Willow
and
> started to work the soap onto her arms.
>
> Despite her pre-historic state of being Buffy's touch was amazing gently.
> Feather light, sometimes the touch was so gentle Willow wasn't even sure
> Buffy was touching her. Willow closed her eyes and let her head drop down
> to her chest. She couldn't help it, it was all very relaxing. She could
> feel the tension ebbing away from her, being replaced by a fluttering
> warmth. Willow gasped softly her eyes popping open when she realized
> exactly what that warmth was. She was becoming aroused by Buffy's
> ministrations, by Buffy. Highly aroused at that. Then she realized where
> Buffy was about to clean next and knew for an absolute fact that the
warmth
> wouldn't go away if Buffy got down there.
>
> "I'm clean now," Willow said suddenly reaching out and stopping Buffy's
hand
> from wandering any further. "Really very clean now, clean as can be.
Just
> call me Mrs. Clean," Willow continued reaching for the taps and turning
off
> the water.
>
> "Buffy like getting clean," the Slayer said following Willow out of the
> stall.
>
> "Clean is good," Willow said reaching for her robe and pulling it on.
>
> Buffy didn't reach for her robe, she simply stood there staring at Willow.
> She looked thoughtful.
>
> "Willow soft," Buffy said. "Buffy like soft," she continued reaching out
a
> hand. Willow took step back.
>
> "Yes soft is nice, nice is soft, soft nice," Willow said reaching for
> Buffy's robe. "This is soft too, how about you put it on. It smells like
> lemons," Willow said shoving the robe her Buffy's direction.
>
> Buffy reached out and took the robe. Once she had it in hand she brought
it
> to her nose and smelled it. She seemed to consider something for a moment
> then she dropped the robe onto the ground.
>
> "Buffy, please put on the robe," Willow said. Her voice sounded desperate
> and she realized that that's exactly what she was. Desperate. She was
> desperate to get Buffy in clothes because she found her eyes wandering and
> didn't like what that meant considering the fact that the warmth from in
the
> shower was still there.
>
> Buffy shook her head.
>
> "You said you'd behave," Willow reminded. "You said you'd be good like
me,"
> she continued. "Were you lying.like the man?" she asked referring to
> Xander.
>
> "No," Buffy said firmly. "Buffy no lie, lying bad." With that said Buffy
> reached down and picked up the robe.
>
> "Thank the Lord," Willow muttered heading for the door. Suddenly the
night
> was looking a whole lot longer.
>
> =========================================================
> End Part 1
>
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