april fools
by dizzy
serpentry
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Later on that night
After a night of Bronzing with the aptly titles "Scoobies", Buffy and Willow headed out for a short patrol before turning in for the night. As per usual they were presented with a few newly risen vamps, but tonight they also ran into a massive crater of snakes who seemed all too willing to launch themselves at the two girls. Using her newly discovered powers in witchcraft, Willow attempted to levitate and throw the snakes into a nearby drainage ditch. Her powers were still untapped and the snakes ended up flying toward the girls. As they ran away, one attached itself to Buffy's arm, sinking its fangs deep into her bicep. She was instantly stunned by its poison and Willow turned around muttering a strange Latin incantation that left a paralysis ridden Buffy in shock. Buffy watched in awe as the snakes sizzled and disintegrated before her. It was the last thing she remembered before blacking out.
April 1
The sun shone brightly into the room where the two girls lay sleeping on Buffy's bed. After the snake's bite left Buffy unconscious in the cemetery, Willow called Giles and with his aid carried Buffy home. Giles had done some lightning speed research and discovered that the snakes did contain mystical guidance, but were still just plain old snakes with venom. He knew more research would be a must to discover who or what harnessed the power to control them, but first he was concerned about getting his slayer well. By the shape of the bite he concluded that the bite had been made by a rather large coral snake. The bite was distinctive, and the power of the poison evident by the fact that even with slayer super-healing, Buffy was still in bad shape. What was the most strange aspect however was that coral snakes rarely bite unless provoked, and are usually no longer that 30cm. by the looks of the bite, this one had to be at least 3 feet long with rather large fangs. It was a different kind of fangs they were on the lookout for now, ones that didn't belong to a vampire.
With the slayer's mom out of town, and Giles's anti-venom having put Buffy into a deep sleep, Willow decided not to leave her best friend's side. That night, after she and Giles had placed Buffy in her bed, Willow climbed in beside her and quickly fell asleep, tired from all the dancing and running they had done that night. As the night progressed, willow's sleeping form slowly moved closer to Buffy's until the Wicca's head rested on the uninjured arm of the slayer. The two girls stayed in this position for the remainder of the night. The protruding sunlight woke the groggy slayer, but she quickly discovered upon attempting to move that she was pinned to the bed. She gazed down to where her best friend and long time crush slept soundly on her good arm, preventing it from moving at all. As she smiled down at the other girl, Willow's hand began to move across Buffy's stomach, leaving a hot trail on her skin despite the layer of clothing separating their touches. Buffy's eyes grew wide as she felt the redhead caress her toned torso, but as the girl's hand moved steadily upward toward her breast, Buffy became increasingly nervous.
"Will?" Buffy attempted to calmly wake her friend. "Will, wake up!" she continued in a hurried whisper. Willow didn't wake, but her hand still advanced further up the blonde's stomach, reaching her sternum and the valley between her breasts. "WILLOW!" she spoke in a louder whisper, the most strenuous voice her weakened body could muster. But Willow didn't budge. As Willow's hand reached her chest, Buffy's breath caught in her throat. The other girl's ministrations were driving her crazy with desire and more nervous by the second. As the redhead confidently cupped her breast in her sleep, Buffy tried to wake her by tapping her with her foot. The sleeping Willow would not be deterred by a foot; rather she took it as a sign of endearment and cuddling and rolled atop the gorgeous blonde. This motion freed Buffy's well, yet sleeping arm and she slowly lifted it and tapped Willow on the back of her shoulder. This time Willow stirred and slowly woke to find herself laying on top of her best friend, legs intertwined, and cupping her breast. Her eyes went wide and she flew off the bed in a rush, nearly falling off into the night table as she rose.
"Buffy! What was....oh my goddess...what did I do! Buffy! Please tell me, what else did I do? Did I talk in my sleep? Oh goddess...oh goddess.....I can't believe...I'm so sorry Buffy...I didn't mean...I mean I didn't know....and oh goddess...." The Wicca gazed at her hands "but...wow...I mean...wow...why didn't you wake me up? I guess you could have tried, I am a heavy sleeper...and wait...why are you laughing?!"
As Willow finally saw the giggling form of her best friend across the room on the bed, she grew as red as her hair. Why didn't Buffy pull away? She has slayer strength; it wouldn't have been that hard to do. Willow questioned herself inside her head as Buffy's low giggle erupted into full laughter and she fell off the bed. Usually Willow herself would have been laughing hysterically at Buffy's clumsiness, but with her injury Willow became increasingly concerned. She ran to the bedside to see if her friend was ok.
"Buffy! Are you alright, did you hurt yourself, can I get you anything, do you need help getting....?"
"Will! Chill out babe, I'm fine, my arm's a little sore and still not much with the moving, but I'll get better before long." She hesitated a moment before bringing up the subject. "So...what was the feel up and straddling all about?" she asked jokingly, with a playful tone. Once again Willow blushed, this time much worse than before.
"I...I...I don't know? I mean, I was asleep...and then I woke up and you were there, and I was there...and there was a lot of thereness between us and stuff...and well...." Buffy slowly got entranced by the cuteness of Willow as she babbled, and after contemplating what to say for half a minute she slipped.
"I don't mind really, I was just curious." Buffy blushed as soon as the words left her mouth, and she closed her eyes as she waited from a burst of anger or disgust from Willow as her best friend thought about what she had just said. After a minute of silence, Buffy opened her eyes to see Willow sitting across from her, soft grin on her face.
"So, you liked it?" willow asked cautiously, not wanting to scare Buffy away.
"I have something to tell you Will, and I hope you won't hate me because of it" Buffy paused and waited for acknowledgement from her friend, as Willow nodded, she continued "I've kinda had this crush on someone for a really long time Will, and I can't stop thinking about this person, no matter where I am or what I'm doing, this person is always on my mind, and its not always the most kosher of thoughts if you know what I mean....she is the most beautiful, brave, considerate, and loving person I've ever met and I can't live without her..." as the words flowed from Buffy's mouth, Willow's thoughts were drawn again to her thoughts of Buffy and how much she wanted to be with her and just as the usual impossibility set in she heard the strangest words come from Buffy's mouth. "That girl is you Will, it's always been you cause I can't explain how much I care about you...or how important you are to me. Do you get it at all?" Willow's heart leapt and she threw herself at the slayer in the most intense hug she'd ever experienced.
"Does that you mean you get it?" the slayer asked with a smile.
"No, this does" With that Willow slowly brought her lips to Buffy's in the softest kiss either girl had ever had. Their lips met with a spark and just the mere contact sent shivers up their spines. When simple contact became to tame for Willow, she slowly began to move her lips against Buffy's, creating an increasingly sensuous movement between them. Buffy moved her hand to Willow's waist and began to slowly caress her sides as they kissed. The redhead's lower back broke into goose bumps as Buffy's hand came in contact with it. Willow brought her arms around the slayer's neck and pulled the girl closer as she felt Buffy's tongue licking at her lips, silently begging for entrance. Willow, not being one to disappoint, opened her mouth and slid her own tongue out to meet Buffy's. Their caresses moved into Buffy's mouth as Willow proceeded to explore every crevice and corner of her best friend's cheeks, teeth, and tongue. As Willow attempted to bring their bodies closer together yet again, she accidentally grazed the snake bite on Buffy's arm, causing the blonde to reluctantly break the kiss and groan in pain.
"Oh goddess oh goddess, what have I done?" Willow, in a state of near shock had forgotten all about Buffy's injury and subconsciously convinced herself that the girl was disgusted with her and had pulled away to run from her. Buffy, seeing Willow's self doubt embraced the girl the best she could with one arm and whispered in her ear.
"Will, you could never do anything wrong. I only pulled away because my arm...you grabbed it on accident and it startled me. I'm fine...will you hold me?" Willow immediately felt better, it hadn't been anything wrong with her advances which made her feel better, but she felt really bad about hurting her friend. She remembered Buffy's request and thought briefly how good it would feel to protect the slayer as she slept, she softly whispered "always" in her ear, and they lay back down in each other's arms and drifted off to sleep.
Meanwhile, Giles had been in research mode and had discovered something most disturbing. Snake control was one thing, but on such a large scale it could only mean one thing, something that scared him more than he would readily confess. He read "Volac is the Sixty-second Spirit listed in the Goetia, who governs 38 Legions. He appears as a child with two angel wings and rides a two-headed dragon. He knows of hidden treasures & where serpents may be found. He also allows the invoker to control them without force."
Upon finishing the passage, Giles let out a traditional "dear lord" and thought about the possible beings with the power level to invoke such a spirit. With the power to control serpents without force, the summoner would yield great power, and with such great power would prove a great contest for his slayer.
To be continued in part 3...