Re: Fic: Broken Hearts and Mistletoe

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I read it, I liked it. : )
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From: J. Eckardt <jeckardt@xxxxxxx>
To: <buffywantswillow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 2:17 AM
Subject: [buffywantswillow] Fic: Broken Hearts and Mistletoe


> From: "J. Eckardt" <jeckardt@xxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks again for the ideas Rodrigo. I am actually going to try to do more
> than one of your ideas this time.
>
> Disclaimer: I know I don't own these characters because if I did Buffy
> would
> be alot more lesbian friendly. And the Zeppo and Dead-Boy would be
> together.
> *EG* Don't sue I don't have any money....I'm a nanny for crying out loud
> that is trying to become a librarian. *g*
>
> Love/Sex warning: In this story there are two women of age finding the
love
> that they didn't know they were missing. If that offends you...well your
on
> the wrong list. :)
>
> Archive: This is going to go on my page. I am hoping it and all my
stories
> will make it onto A Slayer, And a Hacker, and the lists web page. Anyone
> else who wants it for their web site e-mail me at jeckardt@xxxxxxx and
let
> me know.
>
> Rating: PG-13.
>
> Summary: Buffy throws a Christmas party with the help of Giles and
'Xander.
>
> Other Warnings: Ok, I started this before Christmas then had a block.
Last
> night I dressed up in my Drag King wear and hung out with my friends at
> Star
> Bucks. I had an idea. If a future Librarian and all around shy gal can be
a
> Drag King why can't Willow? So to conclude my warning.... Weirdness
> Ahead!!!! Also I am sorry for how late this is but if you want to blame
> some
> one blame my muse she keeps starting things in my head the moving on to
> start another one before finishing the first. I think she has an
attention
> span problem. *g*
>
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> "Broken Hearts and Mistletoe"
> By: J. Eckardt
>
>
> "And the crape paper should hang over the entrance to the living room
just
> slightly." Buffy instructs the two men she talked into helping her.
'Xander
> and Giles had been surprisingly well behaved. Taking her orders without
> protest. Buffy moves into the kitchen after giving a few more orders to
> finish making the food. Having Spike and Angel coming made for an
> interesting variety in the things she was making. Everything from Honeyed
> Ham, to blood soup. After checking the pies and cookies in the oven she
> goes about slicing up the Ham.
> 'It's hard to believe that it's been three years since Spike joined us.
He
> has effected us so much in the way we see things. Him and Cordy make the
> weirdest couple. And the way he got 'Xander and Angel together was funny!
> Making them stay in that room until they talked without fighting. The way
> he
> made me see that Giles has manly needs too. Though why Giles had to pick
> Ms.
> Walsh I will never know. It still gives me the wiggins everytime she is
> nice
> to me. Since I remember her being a total bitch to me during my time in
her
> class. I hope Willow makes it back from England in time for the party...
> Giles said she wasn't sure if she would.' Buffy thinks before turning to
> stir the soup. Thinking of Willow always mad her sad. She missed her with
a
> passion. The two hadn't talked in almost two years. Ever since the fight
> they'd had about Riley. Then Willow had excepted the scholarship to
Oxford
> and disappeared from Buffy's life. Buffy and Riley broke up a few weeks
> after that and Buffy had been single since. Buffy turns and starts
slicing
> the ham again. She hears the doorbell then Giles and 'Xander greeting
some
> one at the door. She can't hear the conversation so continues what she is
> doing and then gets the food onto serving platters. She moves back and
> forth
> from the dining room table to the kitchen until everything is set. She
then
> moves to the living room to see Cordy, Spike, Angel and Ms. Walsh had
> arrived.
> "Hey guys, Ms. Walsh. I'll be right back." Buffy says before going
> upstairs
> to get ready for the party. She slips into the dark blue dress with
> matching
> shoes she bought the month before. Buffy is starting down the stairs when
> the doorbell rings again. She gets to the front door in time for Giles to
> open it. On the other side is Willow dressed in an black Armani suit. Her
> hair is cut short and styled much in the same fashion as Gina Gershon's
> Corky from "Bound". Willow gives Giles's shocked face a smirk and she
walks
> into the house. She sees Buffy and stops walking her eyes softening
> slightly. Buffy snaps out of her stare and smiles at Willow.
> "Hey Wills." Buffy says. Willow almost smiles.
> "Hello Elizabeth." Willow says. Buffy shivers softly when Willow uses
her
> first name. Willow continues into the living room where Cordy squeals.
> "Armani! Willow I never knew you had such good taste!" Cordy then runs
> over
> and starts looking over the rest of Willow's wardrobe. 'Xander's, and
> Angel's jaws drop at the way Willow is dressed.
> "Wills?" 'Xander says hesitantly.
> "Yes 'Xander?" Willow replys.
> "You look like a...boy..." 'Xander points out.
> "No 'Xander I do not." Willow starts until Angel interrupts.
> "She looks like a man." Angel says and grins at Willow who almost smiles
> at
> him in return. Buffy walks into the room followed by Giles.
> "And one hell of a bloody man at that." Spike adds. Ms. Walsh didn't
have
> anything to say so she stayed quiet.
> "Well now that everyone is here lets eat." Buffy says and leads everyone
> to
> the dining room. They sit down and quietly fill their plates with food
> > gradually conversation starts up again and Willow even puts in a few
> comments here and there. Buffy spends the entire meal distracted and
> watching Willow. As the group goes back into the living room Cordy
> miss-tactless herself asks.
> "Willow are you gay?" Willow smirks and nods in answer. Buffy almost
trips
> over her own feet when she sees the answer to the question and 'Xander
> laughs earning a glare from Buffy and a small smack on the shoulder from
> Angel.
> "What? It was funny." 'Xander says and rubs his shoulder lightly. Buffy
> goes to stand next to Willow near the entrance to the livingroom and
> 'Xander
> snickers and whispers to Angel. Angel chuckles and passes the whisper on
to
> Giles and it goes on around the livingroom to everyone except Buffy and
> Willow. Willow leans back against the wall next to the entrance way with
> her
> arms crossed in front of her chest.
> "What have been up to at Oxford?" Buffy asks.
> "Learning about myself and the things we fight. The one thing that was
> drilled into me was that I wasn't going to be let into the watcher's
> counsil unless I acted like the lady that I am. Do I look like a lady to
> you?" WIllow asks. Buffy shakes her head. "Exactly, so I told those
bloody
> knob shiners that if they didn't want me like I am then I was comnig back
> here Oxford be damned." Willow says. Giles, Angel, and Spike laugh.
> "You actually called them knob shiners?" Giles asks.
> "Yeah, you should have seen the look on their representives face. He
> turned
> three shades of red then huffed and left." Willow says with a wicked
grin.
> "What's a knob shiner?" 'Xander asks which causes the other three men
and
> Willow to laugh.
> "It's slang for gay man 'Xand." Angel says and smiles at his sweetie.
> "Willow,How did you find yourself to be Transgendered? Is that the right
> term?" Giles asks.
> "Please call me Will. And I'm not Transgendered. I am a Drag King. I
just
> also happen to be a lesbian which you don't have to be, to be a Drag
King.
> Will is the name I chose as my Drag King name and when I am out of my
suit
> I
> am Willow. As for how I became a Drag King that is an interesting story.
> Before I left here I already knew I was a lesbian I hid it well because I
> didn't want anyone to freak out or to try and tell me I was just
confused.
> I
> went to Oxford and I ran into this girl on campus who was supposedly bad
> news. We became friends and she showed me the night life around campus
and
> beyond. I went to a Drag King workshop with her and then poof here I am."
> Willow smiles at Buffy, "That's what the fight about Riley was really
about
> Buffy. Not him but me, I wanted to be with you but he was in the way."
> Willow finishes and Buffy chuckles softly.
> "After you left Riley and I fell apart and I have been single since. I
> missed you Will." Buffy says 'Xander clears his throat. Buffy and Willow
> look at him.
> "You guys are standing under the mistletoe." 'Xander says Buffy
> semi-glares
> at him.
> "'Xander I told you NO mistletoe...But I'll forgive you this time. But
> next
> time I won't make you those cookies you like to take home. Understood?"
> Buffy says. 'Xander nods looking very sorry because he likes those
cookies.
> Willow grabs Buffy's shoulders and switches them around so that Buffy is
up
> against the wall before slowly lowering her lips to Buffy's. The kiss is
> slow and loving letting both women feel everything that was denied them
> years before. Everyone in the room is humbled by it. When they finally
> break
> away from each other they smile.
> "Whelp, on that note I think we should be leaving." 'Xander says and
> everyone files out the door. "See you tomorrow morning Buff for
presents."
> 'Xander says before closing the door.
> "We're going to have to think of a great present to give him besides the
> ones he is already getting." Willow says and Buffy nods before they go up
> the stairs.
>
>
> The End
>
> (Yeah I know cheezy ending but I can't do love scenes anymore.... I don't
> have a love life to base them on...You know write what you know?)
>
>
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