Re: FIC: Many Facets

["Melissa Brendon" <xander_willow@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

you want to know what I think? I think that if you don't keep writing I'm 
going to come to wherever you are and I'll kick your butt, I need sustenence 
I need closer. Ok, I'm done now, and in case you couldn't tell, I love it.
Melissa


>From: Kimber <kacoe@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx
>To: BuffyLovesWillow <buffyloveswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx>, BuffyWantsWillow 
><buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [buffywantswillow] FIC: Many Facets
>Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 18:44:48 -0500
>
>Title: Many Facets (1/?)
>Author: Kimber (kacoe@xxxxxxx)
>Disclaimer: I am a gnat in the world that is the Joss (Hey! Watch it
>with that fly swatter). All characters belong to him and Mutant Enemy.
>I'm only borrowing the characters. I promise to put them back when I'm
>done, a little more angsty perhaps, but none worse for wear. This is
>for fun and non-profit.
>Summary: Rumors abound on the USC campus. How will Buffy and Willow
>handle their peers thoughts on just what kind of relationship they have
>behind closed doors.
>Spoilers: Anything up to and including 'Wild at Heart' is fair game.
>Distribution: Just drop me a line and it's yours to archive *eg*
>Author's Notes: Feedback = Food. Story probably still has to be
>beta'd, any volunteers would be appreciated. Thoughts are enclosed in <
> >
>------------
>Buffy made her way down the path that led to the cafeteria. She was to
>meet Willow there for lunch. So much had been going on in their lives
>lately that they just didn't seem to have time for each other anymore.
>You'd think with both Oz and Angel gone and both girls living together
>that they'd see each other more often then not. Buffy's slayer duties
>kept her out most nights past 1am and Willow picked up an extra computer
>course at night to fill the void Oz left. Now it was Friday, both of
>them had finished their classes for the day and lunch was going to be
>the beginning of a 'girls weekend'.
>
>	Weaving her way through the crowd, Buffy found a table for two over in
>the corner. She noticed Larry sitting with some of his friends a few
>feet from her. They smiled at each other and left it at that. After a
>few minutes, Buffy got antsy waiting for Willow?.she was never this
>late. She got up and walked over to Larry's table.
>
>"Hi Larry. How's it going?"
>
>"Buffy! Long time no see. How's everything with you."
>
>"Good. It's, of the good. Listen, I was supposed to meet Will here
>after her last class but she hasn't shown up yet. Have you seen her at
>all today?"
>
>"Yeah, I had a 10:00 with her this morning. She didn't mention anything
>though."
>
>"Are you talking about Willow Rosenberg?" A blond boy from Larry's
>group asked.
>
>"Um, yeah. You know her?"
>
>"I just had Psych. with her. Some guy in the class went over to talk to
>her afterwards and she took off. Looked like he really got to her about
>something." The blond reported, rather happily, to the dismay of the
>slayer.
>
>Buffy looked at Larry then the boy. "Listen, um?.what's your name?"
>
>"Chris. Chris Madison."
>
>"OK. Chris. I really need to know where she is. Do you have any idea
>where she took off to?" Buffy's voice was shaken with concern.
>
>Chris smirked and glanced at Larry. "Nope. I know nothing."
>
>"Why do I get the feeling that you know a lot more than you're letting
>on." She approached his side of the table. "Listen, Willow is my best
>friend and if something's happened to her, and you know about it?.let's
>just say you don't want to see me angry. It's definitely not a pretty
>site."
>
>Larry tried to corral the situation. "Buffy, take it easy. I'm sure
>she'll show up sooner or later. There's no reason to get all heated up
>over this."
>
>Just then, Chris started to laugh. That was it, Buffy had just about
>enough of his games.
>
>"Listen carefully, Chris," She put her hand on his shoulder, "If you
>don't tell me," She squeezed her hand, "what's going on," squeeze
>"you're going to regret" squeeze "ever introducing yourself," squeeze
>"to me."
>
>The discomfort on his face was quite evident. "Fine, fine! God, let
>go?you've got some grip there. She ran into the bathroom. Second floor
>of the psych. department. Man, Jeff was right about you two."
>
>Larry got up and moved closer to Buffy, "Why don't you go look for her
>Buff."
>
> "No.	What's that supposed to mean. Right about what?" The
>tension in the room was at an all time high. Some students that sat on
>the fringes of the little group quieted down an were listening intently.
>
>"Jeff was the one that went up to her after class. He wanted to ask her
>out on a date tonight. Just about everyone knows Oz and his band.
>Since Oz left, he thought she might be a free agent. She turned him
>down cold. She made some excuse about having a girls night with you and
>that she wasn't quite ready to date yet. He said something else to her
>and she just looked at him and took off. I asked him what happened and,
>well, he told me he thinks she's playin for the other team now." Chris
>began to study the table intently.
>
>Larry suddenly took great notice of the cafeteria floor, like it was the
>most amazing thing he'd ever seen.
>
>Buffy turned to him. "Did you know about this?"
>
>He sighed. "I was passing through the hall looking for Chris. Willow
>ran by me, practically knocked me over. I didn't know what was said."
>He looked at Buffy, hoping she wasn't gonna drag him into it.
>
>"Fine. I'm gonna go look for her." She looked at Chris. "Don't think
>I'm done with you yet. Or your buddy Jeff." Then she turned to Larry,
>"And you. You of all people should know better
>Mr.-Gay-jock-and-proud-of-it. Since when did you become so insensitive
>to other people's feelings?"
>
>Larry looked straight at her, "I didn't think there was anything to be
>sensitive about, Buffy. Unless of course it's true and there is
>something going on."
>
>The shock on her face was evident. "No. There isn't anything 'going
>on' between Willow and I. We're best friends, we look out for each
>other. God, why does a close friendship between girls register as 'not
>quite right' with guys. I swear sometimes?"
>
>They didn't here the end of her comment. She was out of the cafeteria
>and on her way to the psych. building. <Men! I can't believe they'd
>think that. Willow and I, it's just?.ridiculous!> She cut across the
>bike path and made her way to the psych. building. <Why now, of all
>times, does this campus seem to be the biggest one on the west coast.>
>
>She walked into the building and made her way up the stairs to the
>second floor. <Great. Six corridors, three bathrooms.> The first two
>bathrooms were bust. As she rounded the corner to the third and final
>one she collided with someone. Both losing their balance, they fell to
>the floor, limbs everywhere.
>
>"Hey watch where your?." Buffy looked up and saw Willow sitting in
>front of her. "Will! Where were you? I got worried when you didn't
>come to the cafeteria and?"
>
>"I'm fine Buffy, really. Something came up after class and I was just
>on my way to the cafeteria to meet you now." Willow smiled, but Buffy
>could see that she was not herself. Her eyes were puffy and bloodshot
>and her nose was red, too.
>
>"Will, you're not fine. You've been crying." Buffy put her hand on
>Willows, "What happened?"
>
>Willow pulled her hand away and looked around the hall, "It's nothing.
>Really, I'm fine Buffy. Just big time Oz missage I guess."
>
>Buffy got up and put her hand out to help Willow. She visibly ignored
>it and put her hand on the wall to get up. They both dusted themselves
>off and straightened their clothes. They were no worse for wear really.
>
>An uncomfortable silence fell between them. Buffy spoke first, "So,
>lunch?"
>
>"No. I-I'm just gonna go now. I have studying to do. For?class."
>Willow responded.
>
>"But Will, It's Friday, remember? No evil classes until Monday. We're
>supposed to have girls night tonight. I told Giles I was going to
>patrol early so we could rent some movies, pop popcorn, paint our
>toes?."
>
>"No, I'm not up to it tonight. I think I'm gonna go home this weekend.
>Remind my parents that they still have a daughter. I think they get
>back from their conference around six."
>
>Buffy couldn't take it anymore. "Funny thing. Well not funny, ha ha,
>but?.I saw Larry in the cafeteria today."
>
>"Really? That's nice. How is he." Willow was thankful for the change
>in conversation.
>
>"He's good. He was sitting with a bunch of his friends. He said he saw
>you today. Actually, he said you almost ran him over after your psych.
>class." She looked at Willow to gauge her reaction.
>
>Willow shrugged. "That was him? Oh, well?.." She shrugged again.
>
>"Yeah, anyway I met a friend of his, Chris Madison." Willow looked up
>at Buffy and turned her face away. She knew what was coming next.
>
>"Chris is in your psych. class." It wasn't a question. Buffy knew from
>Willow's body language that she knew what she was leading up to.
>"Anyway Chris is friends with.."
>
>"Jeff." Willow answered. "Yeah. So?" Her voice was barely audible.
>
>"Yeah, so? Is that all you can say, Will? What happened with Jeff?
>What did he say to you to get you so upset? Come on Willow, talk to me
>here. This is Buffy, Buffy to Willow, come in Willow.."
>
>"Willow shook her head. "It's nothing. He asked me out, I said no, end
>of story. Really?that's where the story ends?.no more story?.I told him
>I wasn't over Oz leaving?..'cause, I'm not over it?.he only left two
>weeks ago?.and that's it?he was mad but he understood?Jeff, I mean?not
>Oz?how could Oz be mad, I mean?.all I did was kiss Xander?He slept with
>Veruca?.twice?.so that's it?" Willow was in full tilt babble mode.
>
>Buffy shook her head. <Not good. No, not good at all> "Will, I know
>how you feel."
>
>"No, Buffy. That's the thing." She turned to face the slayer, "you
>don't know how I feel, no one does. Angel left for LA to give you both
>a new start. Oz left for god-knows-where because he cheated on me.
>There's a big difference."
>
>"That's not what I meant, Will." Buffy looked at her. <It's now or
>never> "I know that?.that Jeff said something to you?.to make you
>upset?Chris told me?.he said something?about us." There, it was out in
>the open.
>
>Students began to pour out of the classrooms.
>
>"Oh?Oh, no?.no, I can't?Buffy?I don't, I mean?.we don't?but he
>didn't?and he said?." Willow stuttered her way through an explanation,
>but she couldn't seem to get it out. Tears threatened to fall and she
>turned away from Buffy, not able to face her, or the conversation that
>was sure to follow. "I can't talk about this?.not now?I have to go?I
>just?I can't?you don't know how?..I-I'm?.sorry."
>
>Before Buffy could get a word in edgewise, Willow took off in the throng
>of students and effectively gave the slayer the slip. <Damn. How'd she
>do that? You're only supposed to use your powers for good, Will.>
>Buffy spent the next hour searching for her friend. The Library, Oz's
>old room, the computer lab, their room twice, the cafeteria, the TV room
>in their building, and just about every ladies room on campus. Willow
>was no where to be found. It was getting close to six and Buffy's
>stomach reminded her that she hadn't eaten since this morning since her
>lunch date with Willow was a bust.
>
>The only thing that was open near the school was a pizza place a few
>blocks down. Buffy made her way there, ordered a slice and a soda, and
>looked around the place. In the corner, next to the bathroom, she saw a
>flash of red hair through the crowd. <Willow.> She took her tray, paid
>for the food, and made her way over to the booth. "Will, is that you?"
>
>The girl turned around, clearly NOT Willow, "Excuse me?"
>
>"Oh, sorry, I thought you were?.a friend of mine." Buffy replied.
>
>"Buffy?"
>
>The slayer turned around to find Willow standing in front of her.
>"Will? Where have you been, I was worried."
>
>"I had some stuff to work through, so I went home. My parents left a
>message saying that they'd be gone another week or so. I was hungry so
>I came here." She gave a little shrug.
>
>"Would you sit with me? We never did get to eat lunch. Dinner is just
>as good, right?" Buffy posed the question to her, hopeful that the
>hacker would accept.
>
>"Sure, why not."
>
>They ate in semi-comfortable silence. All the while, Buffy wondering
>what had gotten into her friend, and what Jeff said, to make her so
>upset. She had her ideas, though. When the 'Evil Willow' from another
>world made her appearance, she made it known that she was definitely
>from an alternate, alternate reality. Angel made some comment about the
>darker side of a vampire being the person's sub conscience, but they all
>quickly dismissed it. Now, Buffy couldn't help but wonder about the
>validity of the statement. Dominatrix Willow? 'Kinda gay' Willow?
>They were foreign concepts to her, but she wondered how much thought her
>friend had put into Angel's musings. Suddenly, something, or rather
>someone, broke her train of thought.
>
>"Ladies! I see you've finally found each other. How are you doing
>Willow. All better now?" Larry sidled up to their table.
>
>"Fine Larry, thanks." She gave him a lopsided smile. Buffy just
>glared.
>
>"Good, glad to hear it. Listen, don't listen to anything Jeff says,
>OK? He's not the most reliable or decent specimen of the male species.
>He can be a real jerk sometimes and he doesn't take rejection very
>well. Don't put too much stock into anything he says, or does for that
>matter. He gives us good guys a bad name." Larry beamed a smile at
>her, hoping to lift her spirits.
>
>"Thanks, Larry. You're an OK guy, you know?" Willow smiled back at
>him. Buffy was quite relieved to see her somber attitude soften a bit.
>
>"I know, I know, that's what all the guys say?..see you both later."
>With that he disappeared as quickly as he showed up.
>
>"Feel better?" Buffy gave a questioning look to Willow.
>
>"Strangely, yes. Larry's right. Guys can get really mean when they
>don't get their way. Men. Harrumph." Willow gave Buffy a genuine
>smile.
>
>"I'm glad your better, Will. How about we finish up here, you go on a
>quick sweep with me, and we get some movies? Just you and me, it'll be
>fun."
>
>Willow considered, then agreed. They finished their pizza and made
>their way to the campus. "I thought we were gonna do a sweep?" She
>asked the slayer.
>
>"Yeah, Giles suggested that we sweep the campus. That way we'd be
>closer to home and wouldn't be out too late. The cemetery can wait till
>tomorrow night." Buffy replied.
>
>The patrol was uneventful. That is until they happened to cross over to
>the bike path on the way to their dorm. Two vamps came out of no where,
>ambushing them both.
>
>"Buffy, look out!" Just as she dusted the first vamp, Buffy looked up
>to see the other one coming at her with a tree branch. He swung, she
>ducked and pulled his legs out from under him.
>
>"Strike one! Care to try for another?" She yelled in his direction.
>
>He got up, madder than before, and they started trading punches. She
>kicked him into the bulletin board, it flying into pieces everywhere.
>She tried a round house kick and missed. This gave the vamp the
>opportunity to grab her and send her flying, shoulder first, into a
>nearby tree. Dazed, she tried to shake it off but he was at her again
>almost immediately. Just as he was about to grab her off the ground, he
>exploded into a cloud of dust in front of her About 5 feet from where
>Buffy sat, she could see Willow crouched behind the park bench. One of
>the seat boards was obviously missing.
>
>Willow quickly made her way over to the slayer, "Are you OK, Buffy? Are
>you hurt?"
>
>"I'm fine, Will, but how did you??" The confused look on her face made
>Willow chuckle a little.
>
>"The seat was loose. I didn't want to get too close, so I did my
>floating pencil trick, without the pencil of course." She put her hand
>out to help the slayer to her feet.
>
>"Will, you could have been hurt. Are you OK, I mean. Wow, you saved me
>Will, that was?I didn't know your powers were that strong."
>
>"I didn't save you, I helped. Like any good slayerette should. And my
>powers aren't that strong. I've just been practicing with bigger things
>than pencils lately, that's all." She dismissed Buffy's comment with a
>wave of her hand.
>
>"Man, I must be really off my game tonight. I have to pay better
>attention, I could have gotten both of us killed. I'm sorry Willow,
>I.." Buffy reached out to her and visibly flinched when she moved her
>shoulder.
>
>"Don't be." Willow caught the flinch from the brave little slayer,
>"Your hurt, did you hurt your shoulder?" A look of concern washed over
>her face.
>
>"I'm fine really, no more bruised than usual." Buffy scrunched up her
>face.
>
>"You flinched?a-and scrunched?flinching and scrunching don't go in the
>'I'm OK' column if you ask me. Come on, lets get back to the room so I
>can take a look at the damage." With that both girls headed off to the
>dorm.
>
>///that's it for now....what do ya think?//
>--
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>Willow: It's horrible! That's me as a vampire?
>I'm so evil and... skanky. (aside to Buffy, worried)
>And I think I'm kinda gay.
>
>Buffy: Willow, just remember, a vampire's personality
>has nothing to do with the person it was.
>
>Angel: Well, actually... (gets a look from Buffy)
>uh, That's a good point.
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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