A Walk in the Clouds
by Nykademis
Swept Away
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Title: A Walk in the Clouds/ Swept Away
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Willow pulled back taking deep breaths. She stared in wonder at her blonde friend for several moments.
Faith and Tara exchanged amused glances.
Buffy smirked as her redheaded friend blushed when she remembered they had and audience.
"Well your kissing has improved" Willow remarked wiping her swollen lips.
Surprise flashed across Buffy's face before she could hide it.
Faith and Tara's boisterous laughter snapped the slayer back into action. Grabbing Faith she flipped the younger slayer on her back, twisted her arms backwards and pinned them to the small of her back as she sat on her butt.
Turning to Tara she licked her lips gaze the shy blonde a sexy growl.
Tara blushed and turned away. Faith started bucking.
"Oh yeah baby let me ride you" Buffy stun so she was straddling Faith's back and rode her like a bucking Bronco.
"Okay okay you win!" Faith squeaked as her sore arms once again screamed in silent protest.
Buffy climbed off Faith, tossing her a triumphant look when she rolled onto her back and sat up, rubbing the feeling back into her arms.
Willow dive tackled the slayer, her fingers falling in strategic tickle spots. Buffy squealed and struggled, not quite finding enough strength among the tickling to actually get the redhead off her.
"Say mercy" Willow demanded moving lower to Buffy's belly as the tiny blonde tried to dislodge her digging fingers.
"Never" Buffy choked out amongst her giggles.
"No Quarter no Prisoners" Willow growled when Buffy turned on her back, the redheads hands simply changed tickle spots.
"Mercy, mercy, mercy" Buffy begged when she couldn't crawl away from her friend.
Willow sat back and smirked when Buffy half crawled into Tara's lap pouting.
"She cheated. You saw her cheat" the little blonde pointed at Willow knowing Tara would take her side and not the redheads.
"Yes she t-tortured you. That bad Wiccan her" Tara laughingly agreed.
"See she's on my side" Buffy said triumphantly.
"But she's on 'my' bed" Willow smiled at them both sweetly when they blushed.
"I-it's g-getting dark. I should go..." Tara stood after gently removing Buffy from her lap.
"Aww Tara" both Buffy and Willow whined.
"Nah it's gonna get dark soon. She and the beanpole should be safe at home when dusk hits" Faith stood with the shy Wiccan "I'll walk with her"
"Well we should head over to Giles anyway. Never know if anything slay worthy happened that we didn't know about" Willow too stood followed by Buffy.
"Well that and we don't wanna leave you alone with Tara. We don't know if you'll seduce her or not" Buffy flipped her hair at Faith, allowing the blonde tresses to whip the brunette across her cheek.
"Bitch" Faith muttered when the filed out of the room.
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Dylan MaClay sat in the tastefully furnished condo, her gaze sweeping over the assembled 'Scoobies' as they laughed fought and generally argued about the signs leading to their next big fight.
She noticed that her sister and the younger slayer kept casting glances at each other. She wondered when they were gonna tell everyone they were dating. It had been months since they first got together. But she thought Faith was right when she said Buffy might not take it well.
Dylan thought Buffy was a bit overbearing about her friends, and that at some point she herself wanted the young brunettes shy older sister. She liked Tara and Faith together, and she was waiting for Willow to stop playing hard to get. Everyone knew the red witch belonged to the slayer. They just wouldn't say it outloud.
"When do I learn to use a sword?" Dylan interrupted their boisterous conversation about how you really killed Heravian Fear Demons.
"The 4th of Never" Buffy answer crossing to the thin brunette. Though Dylan was taller than the slayer, the blonde always seemed to intimidate her a bit "You're too young to be fighting demons. If we have our way, you'll 'never' fight demons"
"But I want to! And I'm the same age as you were when you were called" Dylan pouted out in squeaky teenaged outrage.
"Dylan, we want you to have a normal life" Tara said not stuttering for once.
"Normal? Tara, I'm practically being 'raised' by four lesbians, two stuffy english guys, and occasionally a constuction worker. 'Normal' will never be an issue"
The group couldn't find anything to argue the point so they moved back to the conversation at hand.
"Maybe I'll teach you to fight. If you get Honor Roll" Buffy strut back to her seat satisfied. Though Dylan got good grades, she could never seem to pick up her Math grade from a low C. Which kept her off Honor Roll, though all her classes were Honor Society.
"So how do we kill this thing again?" Buffy purposefully ignored Dylan's huff and listened raptly to Willow's findings.
"Well according to this text you have to re-" Willow started.
"You have to cut off the head. But that won't kill it. It will leave the demon unconscious until it regenerates a new head, which would take approximately 5 minutes. Which is just long enough to take a sacred sword and cut out it's heart, which must be burned at the stake. A small fire and a pointy wooden stick will do" Dylan spun on her heel and ran up the stairs "Don't thank me!" she called back as all the Scoobs looked to Willow.
The redhead blushed "She's right"
"Maybe we should get her a knife ya know. Or somethin' pointy for her birthday?" Faith shrugged "I mean she out researched 'Red"
The girls nodded in agreement.
Giles cleaned his glasses.
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Willow tried to ignore the muffled moans and grunts that came through the magical 'sheild' she'd made in the training room. Buffy was out doing her 'thing', while Faith and Tara got in a little 'quality time' in the training room they'd built and attached to Giles condo. The poor Watcher had been driven out of his own home by the armorous pair.
Willow promised him they wouldn't break anything.
He'd simply cleaned his lenses and fled.
Willow jumped when the front door to the condo banged open and the little blone slayer stormed in.
"Did you know..." Buffy took a deep breath and continued "That Faithy-poo keeps a diary?" she asked waving the small leather bound journal in front of Willow's nose.
"Uh no?" Willow increased the power of the deafening spell so no sound could be heard from the training room. She'd been getting her guilty little 'jollies' off on the sounds her friends were making.
"Well let me tell you what she writes in it" Buffy flipped the book open.
"Buffy I don't think it's right to read Faith's stuff like that. She's a very private person and I think she'd be-" Willow rambled until Buffy cut her off.
"I'm in love with Tara. I finally told her. Red helped me alot. I'm not good with a whole 'feelings' thing, but she's helping. Tara helps too. I know Buffy will be pissed if she finds out we're together. But Red promised to keep it a secret. I trust her" Buffy read off angrily. "Was everyone in on this but me?" she slammed down the book.
It startled Willow so much she lost control of the spell and the deafening shield around the back room dissolved.
"Oh gods, fuck me Faithy" Tara's needful plea came as if on cue.
"What the-" Buffy started towards the closed door of the training room.
"No! Buffy just calm down" Willow stepped infront of the pissed slayer. Buffy looked like she wanted to hit something. Or someone.
"Calm down? Badass slutty Faith is back there 'ruining' our innocent Tara!" Buffy pointed angrily in the direction of the noise.
"Buffy, Tara's hardly innocent. She's more experienced in some ways then you" Willow gently shoved Buffy back when they heard Tara moan for 'more'.
"But-" Buffy tried to sidestep the witch only to find the redhead blocking her way again.
"Let them be Buffy. They love each other. And everyone but 'you' accepts it. Just like I know..." Willow bit her lip and looked back to where the sounds of simultaneous orgasms rang through.
"You know what?" Buffy sniffed the air. She could smell Faith and Tara's arousal, the scent musky and reaking of their recent sex.
"That I know, that everyone knows.." Willow said slowly not meeting the slayers eyes.
"That everyone knows what Will?" Buffy looked around Willow when she saw the door start to open.
"That I know, that everyone knows, that I'm..." she paused to gain Buffy's full attention.
"That's you're what Will?" Buffy smirked and ran a finger down Willow's cheek.
"That I'm your's" Willow said in a rush before burying her bright red face in the hollow of Buffy's neck and shoulder.
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Buffy blinked and opened her eyes to find herself back in Nowhere.
"Am I the only one who notices this whole recurring I Love Willow theme? Not that I'm complaining"
"Well hey. She's a big part of who you are slayer" Vaya appeared behind her dressed in a frilly pink party dress.
Buffy looked around to see various decorations set up, as if for a childs birthday party.
"Yeah. I can't picture life without my Wills" Buffy smiled affectionately." She's never let me down"
"And she never will. It's not in her nature" Vaya smiled and took a picture "You were such a cutie then"
Buffy looked puzzled "When?"
Vaya smirked and blew her a kiss "Be careful what you wish for"
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"Now Buffy, blow 'em out now!"
Buffy opened her eyes to see Willow, younger with longer hair, in a dress that made her look pasty.
"Make your wish and blow out the candles Buff"
She turned to find Xander decked out in a pair of grass stained overalls and a flannel shirt. His twelve year old face alight with joy.
It was then Buffy caught site of herself in the reflection of the mirror across from the dining room table. Her mother stood near it with the camera ready.
"Make a wish baby" Joyce smiled at her happy child.
Buffy looked around at all her friends, closed her eyes.
Wished...
...and blew....
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