Whatever You Say
by TutorGurl
Chapter 8
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"No cover?" Buffy asked as she noticed the sign hanging by the entrance of the Bronze. "Bonus."
"Good thing since I didn't bring any money," Willow commented as they walked past the bouncer and made their way through the crowd.
"You do know that is this a date, right?" Willow shook her head. "Okay, well a date-like event anyways, which includes me paying for things."
"Since when do you have money to spare?"
"Since mom left us fifty bucks on the kitchen table," she answered as the girls made it to the bar. The bartender finished with his customer and turned towards them. "Yeah, I'll have a diet Coke and she'll have a Sprite, no ice," Buffy ordered. The guy nodded and began to get their drinks. A minute later he was done.
"Five fifty," he informed them. Buffy gave him six bucks.
"Keep the change," she said jokily. He gave her a dirty look and turned to the next person. Buffy picked up the glasses and followed Willow to their table. "Hey guys!"
"Hey, Buff," greeted Xander who was sitting beside his girlfriend. Cordy scooted over so they could all fit. Buffy took off her jacket and hung it on the back of her chair before she pulled out Willow's chair for her. Xander watched the action with a little confusion, but didn't think anything of it. Cordy smiled to herself.
"So," Cordy began. "What did you guys do at Buffy's house?" Buffy saw that Willow was about to answer and figured she should intervene considering what happened last time she tried to cover it up. She laid a hand on her girlfriend's thigh and squeezed.
"Just hung out and had dinner," Buffy said, glaring at the cheerleader. She should have known that Cordy was going to make this as hard as possible.
"Sounds like fun," commented Xander, being the only one at the table to not know what was going on. "Was patrol eventful? You guys are early."
"Yeah, all was quiet on the home front," Buffy told them. She felt guilty that she didn't really do much patrolling. She knew that people would pay the price for her laziness, but she tried to forget about that. "Must be a vampire convention out of town or something."
"Yeah," laughed Willow. "Can't you just picture them in their little tourist hats and shorts? Cameras hanging around their necks." Everyone looked at her in amusement. "They could have nametags and the whole nine and...."
"Will, let it go," Buffy nudged her. Willow stopped herself and looked at all the faces staring at her. She turned red and bowed her head.
"Sorry."
"Well," started Xander, trying to change the subject. "With that little description aside, let us dance." He stood up and grabbed Cordy's hand and the couple made their way onto the dance floor. Buffy and Willow looked after them.
"You wanna?" the witch asked nervously.
"I've been waiting all day, baby," Buffy answered standing up. Willow stood too and the two walked hand in hand onto the floor. They grinded and moved to the up-tempo beat of the song, not caring what people thought. The song lasted for a few more minutes and was followed by two more fast songs. Buffy was careful not to get too close to the redhead, knowing that Xander was watching them move, but she wanted more than anything to just grab the redhead and press her hips into her's. The song stopped and the lights went on in the club. Everyone turned towards the stage. The band made their way out. Devon stepped up to the mic.
"Hey, Sunnydale," he called and a few people cheered. "We're Dingoes Ate My Baby and we're new in town. I know you've been moving to some pretty fast songs so you must be tired. Well, now's your time to relax." He stepped away and the band started to play a soft love song. Buffy looked around as all the couple started to pair off and looked longing at Willow. All she wanted was to take her in her arms, but she couldn't. Willow nodded her head, telling Buffy that she understood.
"I'm sorry," Buffy whispered, taking Willow's hand and walking back to the table. She was surprised to find Xander and Cordy sitting there. "You guys aren't dancing?"
"Cordy decided that her feet hurt," Xander answered sarcastically. "And since she's the center of the universe, we're gonna sit this one out." Buffy looked over at her girlfriend and Willow nodded.
"You wanna dance?" Buffy answered Xander, sensing that it was the perfect time to tell him. That way she and Willow could enjoy a slow dance later. Xander's face lit up at the question and he looked over to his girlfriend.
"Whatever," she muttered, too busy tending to her aching feet. Xander jumped up and walked over with Buffy to the dance floor. Willow, watching Buffy put her arms around his neck, sat down in her chair.
"He'll be okay with this, right?" Willow asked Cordy, not taking her eyes off her dancing friends.
"I don't see why not," Cordy answered. "I'm sure he's had enough male fantasies about the two of you together so..."
"What!?"
"Oh, come on, Willow," Cordelia gushed. "You've known Xander your whole life. Nothing goes on in his head besides sex, you know that." Willow rolls her eyes and continues to watch the two dance, trying to read their lips.
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"Do you have any idea how long I've dreamed of this since that last dance?" he whispered, not wanting to ruin the moment. Buffy closed her eyes and tried not to think about that night. The only thing she could remember was seeing the devastated look on Willow's face the whole time. She laughed nervously.
"Yeah," she said. "That was a weird faze. Talk about bitch-fest 97'."
"I try to forget about that part," he informed her. Buffy was starting to feel really uncomfortable; he was staring straight into her eyes. She thought she felt Xander pulling her forward.
"Xander," she whispered. "I need to tell you something."
"So tell me," he stated. "You know you can tell me anything." He was starting to get excited, she could tell. "What is it, Buff?"
"I have this friend," she began, figure it was best to ease him into it. "And I realized I have feelings for them."
"Feelings?" he repeated with a smile. He was overjoyed. Everything was finally starting to happen for him. "What kind of feelings?"
"I'm in love with them," she explained. "Head over heels, hand over fist, over the moon in love with them. You don't understand what they do to me. Every time I'm near them I just have this overwhelming need to kiss her...." She began, but was cut off when Xander pushed his lips to hers. She froze and didn't know what to do.
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"Oh, God," cried Willow, almost slipping off her chair at what she saw. Cordy heard the gasp and looked up from massaging her feet.
"What's your problem?" she asked before following her gaze to where Willow was looking. Her mouth hung open when she saw her boyfriend kissing Buffy. She stood up so fast that her chair fell to the floor causing many people to turn in their direction. "What the hell do you think you're doing!?!" she screamed. At the sound of her friend's voice, Buffy came to her senses and pushed away from Xander. The band had stopped and everyone was looking at them.
"What did you do that for?" she demanded. He looked at her in confusion and stepped forward, in which she stepped back.
"But I thought... you said..."
"Xander!" Cordy screamed, stalking over towards them, leaving Willow alone at the table. They turned in her direction, Xander looking at Cordy and Buffy staring at Willow. It wasn't until she locked eyes with Buffy, that she came out of her daze. She quickly grabbed her coat and ran towards the door. Buffy took off after her and finally caught up with her outside.
"Baby, wait!" Buffy called, grabbing Willow's arm and turning her around. When she saw the devastated look on Willow's face, her heart broke into a million pieces. "It wasn't what it looked like, he..."
"Don't touch me," Willow snapped. She ripped her arm out of Buffy's grip and turned to continue her walk home. Buffy followed after her.
"Baby, please...." Willow whipped around and Buffy skidded to a halt.
"I'm not your baby," she screamed. "I never will be again. I hope you and Xander will be very happy together." With that she turned and disappeared around the corner leaving Buffy to stand in the alley alone.
"Baby..."
~~~~BtVS~~~~
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