Whatever You Say
by TutorGurl
Whatever You Say
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Disclaimer: Don't own anything. But you already knew that.
~~~~BtVS~~~~
"Hey, Buff," greeted Willow walking up to her girlfriend. Buffy gave her a quick kiss before putting her last book in her locker. "Whatcha doin?" Buffy shut her locker and the girls began walking down the hall, hand in hand.
"Well, I gotta do my homework as soon as I get home, then I'll do a quick sweep and then hopefully I can hit the sack," answered Buffy smiling at the thought of getting to sleep. She hadn't slept in almost three days. "Wanna have a sleep over?" she asked with a smirk. Willow's mouth fell open.
"Are you kidding?" she gaped. "I know your mom's cool, but I don't think any mom is that cool. You honestly think your mom is going to let your girlfriend sleep over?" she asked as she put her arm around Buffy's waist. A pained look came across Buffy's face and she slipped out of Willow's arms to sit on the couch in the lounge. Willow was confused at the reaction and slowly sat down beside the blonde. "What did I say?"
"I... I actually haven't told my mom about us yet," informed Buffy as she played with the hem of her shirt nervously. She risked a looked at her girlfriend, but regretted it the moment she say the hurt expression on her face. "I know I promised that I would, but every time I go to tell her I can't seem to find the words."
"Is it me?" questioned the redhead. Buffy immediately shook her head. "Are you ashamed of me?"
"No!" assured the slayer, cursing herself for being so stupid. She took Willow's hands in hers and looked the redhead in the eyes. "Baby, I love you. Forever. I have never and will never be ashamed of you. You are the most beautiful human being on this planet. How could I ever be ashamed of loving you?"
"I love you, too. Always, but..." started Willow, trying to explain her feelings to the beautiful blonde sitting in front of her. "Sometimes I get the feeling that you're not in it for the long run. Every time you say you don't wanna tell the gang I can't help but feel that you don't care about me or that you're embarrassed to love me." Buffy shook her head.
"That could not be further from the truth," stated Buffy, squeezing Willow's hands. "If you want we can tell the gang today. I don't care. I just thought you'd want some time to get used to the idea of us as a couple."
"How am I supposed to get used to us being a couple when we can't act couplie around each other?" the redhead countered. Buffy nodded her head.
"You are exactly right," agreed Buffy, squeezing her girlfriend's hand. "So here's the plan, we tell the gang that we are madly in love with each other and then we go home and tell our parents." Willow's got really nervous at the mention of telling her parents. Buffy knew what she was worried about. "I can come with if you want." Willow shook her head.
"No, that's okay," said Willow trying to sound confident. "If I'm brave enough to declare my undying love to you, I'm brave enough to tell my parents about it."
"If you're sure." Willow nodded. They both stood up when they heard the bell ring. Hoping that no one was watching them, Buffy quickly gave Willow a peck on the lips and ran off in the direction of her next class. "Meet me at my locker after school!" she called and disappeared down the hallway. Willow smiled at her supportive girlfriend and touched her fingers to her lips.
"Until then, my love," she mumbled to herself before gathering her books and turning in the direction of her last class. She was walking down the steps when she felt a strong pair of hands grab her shoulders. She quickly whipped around to find the face of her childhood friend starring back at her.
"Heya, Will," greeted the goofy teenage boy. "What's with the 'I'm hopelessly in love' look you had going there?" Willow froze. Was she really that easy to read?
"What are you talking about, Xand?" she casually asked as she continued her walk towards class, knowing her friend would follow because they was in the same class.
"Oh, come on, Willow," laughed Xander following the redhead to class. "This is me you're talking to. I've had that look plastered on my face every since the Buffster moved here." Willow gave out a nervous laugh and quickly walked into Spanish class. Xander was about to continue, but had to stop when he saw the look on the teacher's face. He took his seat and nodded his head towards her, "Bonjour."
"Thank you, Mr. Harris, but this is Spanish class." Xander sunk further into his seat as she began to teach the class. Willow sat nervously, watching the clock, counting down to when she would see Buffy.
~~~~BtVS~~~~
"Hey, Xander," began Willow, trying to figure out how she was going to get Xander to leave so she could talk to Buffy. When she said she was going to meet Buffy at her locker, Xander had insisted on coming too. "Why don't you go find Cordy and we'll meet you guys at Fort Giles." At the mention of his girlfriend's name his eyes lit up.
"Good idea, Will," he praised as he ran off in search of the cheerleader. Willow shook her head and watched him run down the hall, remembering a time when that would have upset her. She smiled at the reason why it didn't anymore. She was so lost in thought, that she didn't hear the footsteps behind her.
"Guess who?" Buffy whispered into her ear as she covered her girlfriend's eyes. Willow smiled and pretended to think.
"Umm...the most beautiful girl in the world?" answered Willow as she turned around to see the smiling face of her girlfriend.
"Nope, it's me," the slayer smiled and kissed Willow quickly on the lips. "Where was Xander running to in such a hurry?" she asked after seeing her friend bolt down the hall.
"He's off to see the Queen," she commented with a smirk. Buffy smiled and opened her locker. Willow was surprised to see pictures of herself on her girlfriend's locker door. "What's this?" Willow picked off one of the pictures and examined it. "When did you put these up?"
"This morning, right before you came up to me," she answered, not wanting to make a big deal out of this. "I was clearing out my dresser drawer and I found those. I mean, Cordy has pictures of Xander in her locker so I figured that's what girlfriends did," Buffy explained, nervously. "Is this too fast? Do you want me to take them down?" Buffy began to take them off, but stopped when she felt Willow's hand on her arm.
"Don't you dare," Willow whispered. "I think it's incredibly sweet." Buffy smiled happily and started to put them back on. "It just surprised me cause of how this morning I wasn't sure if you were really serious about us. And now you have pictures. Of me. On your door." Buffy stopped her movements and gave the red head her full attention. Willow tried to avoid her gaze, but was trapped when Buffy gently took her chin and forced her head in her direction.
"What's wrong, baby?"
"Nothing," she sighed, being truthful. "That's just it. This is the first time in forever I can honestly say that nothing is wrong and I just can't help but think that I'll mess it up somehow."
"Sweetie," comforted Buffy. "Nothing bad is going to happen between us. I can't promise I'll live till the weekend, but I can promise that I'll love you till then. You're stuck with me, so you better get used to being happy cause I'm gonna do everything in my power to make sure you are." Willow smiled.
"I love you," Willow replied as she stuck the picture of her and Buffy back on the locker door. It was Buffy's turn to smile. She closed her locker, linked her hand in with Willow's and started towards the library.
"Well," she drawled. "That's kinda convenient." They enter the empty library.
"And why's that?" laughed Willow as they walked to the table to put their bags down. Buffy gave Willow a boost onto the table. Willow looked at her in surprise.
"Cause," she began as she moved Willow's legs apart and stood between them so she had maximum contact. Willow held her breath. "I kind of love you, too," she whispered before she lunged forward for a kiss. When they broke apart they rested their foreheads together. "Has anyone ever told you that you taste like strawberries?"
"Has anyone ever told you that you taste like heaven?"