Aftermath and College
by Bwriter
Chapter seventeen
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Part seventeen
Buffy rushed after Faith and pulled her into a hug.
"No matter what, remember, your in charge over there, not them. And if you need me, just call."
Faith looked relieved and nodded her head as she pulled out of the hug.
"See ya in a few."
Nobody knew if it was going to be a few months, or years, but Faith hoped that it wasn't years. Buffy was away for two years, at the very least Faith would be embarrassed if she was away from home much longer than that.
Buffy walked back to the group and wrapped her arms around Willow before turning to wave Faith and Mike off.
Mike had decided to go with her after he, Tom and Jonny discussed it a few weeks before.
Tom sighed as the plane took off and headed for the car, the ret of the gang on his heels.
"Where to?"
"I have a class in half an hour so I need to get back to college."
Buffy pouted at Willow.
"Me too." Xander groaned, slumping into the seat.
"Ok, so are we meeting up later before or after I go on patrol?"
"After," Willow raised her head from Buffy's shoulder to look at her girlfriend. "I'm meeting with Tara to try out a new spell."
Buffy hid her reaction to that and nodded her head.
"Okay. Tom, Jonny, how about after we drop the guys off at school, we call into the coffee place?"
Tom winked at her in the mirror in response.
"Sounds like a plan to me."
The drive was made in silence, each one contemplating a Sunnydale without Faith.
Willow was lost in thoughts of Buffy leaving to do just what Faith was.
She was so out of it, she hadn't noticed that they had pulled up in front of the college dorms.
"Will." Buffy nudged her girlfriend, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Sorry, zoned for a minute there."
Willow leaned over and gave Buffy a quick kiss goodbye which wasn't good enough for the Slayer, who pulled her back into a much more passionate one.
Pulling back, Buffy helped the panting Willow out of the car and made arrangements to meet later.
"Bye."
Tom pulled off and Buffy waved to Willow and Xander.
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Patrol went smoothly that night. Just three Vamps and no demons.
Demons seemed to have gotten the message that the blonde Slayer was back and stronger than ever.
Walking into the bronze, Buffy felt the aftermath of the slaying flow through her.
Spotting the gang, she led Tom and Jonny over to the group before noticing that a new member had joined.
Shrugging, Buffy sat down before Anya and Willow, Xander across from Anya and Tara across from Willow.
"Hey guys. We're going to go to the bar, anyone want anything?"
As the gang gave their orders to Tom and Jonny, Buffy started twitching in her seat and sending longing looks to the dance floor.
She couldn't take it anymore.
Standing, she tugged on Willow's hand.
"Lets dance."
Willow never got a chance to say yes or no as she was dragged up from her seat and onto the dance floor.
A fast song came on and Buffy got lost in its beat. Pulling Willow closer to her, Buffy moved their bodies to the music, Willow holding on for dear life.
She thanked whoever was listening when a slow song came on.
Buffy's breath hitched at the first note.
She knew this song well.
Wrapping her arms around Willow, she placed a tender kiss on her lover's neck.
Willow smiled and tightened her own arms just as the singers voice came through the sound system.
It's daybreak, and you are asleep,
I can hear you breathe now,
Your breath is deep
Willow caught the hitch in Buffy's breathing and pulled back to look at the Slayer, surprised when she saw tears form in her girlfriends eyes.
"Baby?"
Buffy shook her head and pulled Willow back into her arms.
But before I go,
I'll look at you one last time,
I can hear a heart beat,
is it yours or is it mine?
Buffy took a deep breath and turned her head, burring her face in Willow's neck, breathing in the scent of her girlfriend, her lover -or soon to be again- and her life.
I look at your lips,
I know how soft they can be,
Did they know what they wanted,
the times they kissed me,
And your hands,
that I've held in mine,
Now they're reposing on the pillow,
Will they ever miss me sometime?
I'll remember you,
you will be there in my heart,
I'll remember you,
but that is all that I can do,
But I'll remember
Buffy couldn't take it anymore and pulled back before bringing their mouths together in a kiss.
Willow frowned at the tears she could taste on Buffy's lips and let her mind connect with the song, knowing that somehow it was the reason for the tears. Buffy had been fine before it came on.
Your eyes,
that always make me shiver,
Now they're closed,
they just sometimes twitch a little,
And your body,
I could hold for an hour,
It sent me to heaven,
with its heat and power,
I'll remember you,
you will be there in my heart,
I'll remember you,
but that is all that I can do,
But I'll remember
The song ended and Buffy pulled back, kissing Willow again, a little desperately this time.
Another song was starting, but Willow didn't feel like dancing and pulled Buffy off the dance floor and looked for a secluded spot.
Looking up, she saw that the balcony was quite as everyone seemed to be on the dance floor.
Buffy followed where Willow led and found herself looking over the club.
"Baby? What was all that about?"
Buffy shook her head, feeling stupid.
Willow's face took on its resolve look and Buffy crumbled.
"It's stupid." She was stalling and she knew it. Worse, she knew that Willow knew it.
After a few seconds of Willow's stare, Buffy relented.
"That last time, before I left, I was watching you and that song came on the radio."
Willow had no clue what Buffy was talking about, and it showed.
Blowing out a deep breath, Buffy continued.
"The last time we made love, I was sitting on the bed, watching you sleep and the radio was playing in the background. I wasn't paying attention to it until I heard the words to that song. I knew that I was going to leave Sunnydale... you... and it hit me. At that moment it really hit me."
Buffy looked so sad at that minute, Willow couldn't help but lean forward and wrap her up in a hug.
"What hit you?"
"That I would never that close to you again."
Willow pulled back, a smile on her face.
"But see, you can do it again. I'm not going anywhere. You're here and I'm here."
Buffy looked up, tears shining in her eyes before a smile covered her face.
Backing Willow up, they bumped into a wall before Willow found Buffy plastered to her front and a very touchy feely Slayer devouring her mouth.
Pulling back, Willow gasped for air even as Buffy nibbled at her jaw line.
"Good Slay tonight?"
Buffy pulled back.
"No, pretty boring."
Willow gulped at the raw hunger she saw in Buffy's eyes.
She knew how the Slayer reacted to each patrol.
A long fight left her feeling fulfilled, a short one left her feeling empty.
A boring one left the Slayer with energy to burn.
Willow used to love being the outlet for that energy, but they had just gotten back together, she wasn't ready for their relationship to go back to the intimate one it had once been.
Buffy saw the look in Willow's eyes and backed off, reigning in her lust.
Taking Willow's hand, she led her back down the stairs and onto the dance floor where the redhead found herself once more wrapped up in the Slayer's embrace.
tbc