Switcheroony
by alicorn
Chapter 6
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It was two o'clock when they finally returned to their dorm room. They were both dog tired. Brains were pushing against skulls in protest. Buffy smiled a tired smile at Willow as she sighed, before opening the main dorm door. No one greeted them, it seemed all but the twilight fan die hards in the TV lounge, had gone to bed. That seemed the norm, as at around Midnight, Xander and Anya had left Giles, Willow and Buffy to it. Anya had begun voicing needs and Xander hadn't put up much of a fight.
They climbed the stair well to their first floor room and unlocking their door both smiled at the thought of bed, as Buffy put on the light.
Their thoughts were again on bed, but this time for one and only one reason. There was only one bed in the room, one big queen size bed!! And on it a single red rose?
They both stared at the bed, afraid to look at each other.
'And how exactly did that happen?' thought Buffy. 'Not good, not good at all.'
'It's a spell, someone is doing a spell.' Thought Willow.
"Faith." They both said in unison.
"But why?" asked Willow, completely puzzled.
"Only she knows." Answered Buffy, hoping that she was right and that Willow had no idea how she felt about her. Faith was really trying it on.
"I, I think we should just get some sleep and tell Giles in the morning. He may find this new twist of interest. No point ringing now though, he's had a long day just like the rest of us." Willow walked to the Right hand side of the bed and started to take her shoes off. "It'll be like a sleep over, when we were kids."
"Yeh, cos we're so the adults now." She said grinning at Willow. "So is it Sushi pajama's tonight?"
"Of cause. All the best people wear them." Willow replied grinning.
They changed with their backs to each other, which was odd as this meant they were avoiding looking at the body they knew, not the one they didn't. But then again it avoided the possibility of seeing each other undressing and dressing their own body.
Willow was feeling particularly uncomfortable for all her apparent calmness. She had not shared a bed with her best friend since coming out to Buffy. Somehow she felt she should be making this as non-sexual and innocent as possible to help Buffy over any awkwardness. Not that she was embarrassed about her sexuality, but this was new territory to both of them.
"So Will, you want the left or the right?" Buffy asked, as she pulled up her pyjama bottoms to leave no visible skin, between the top and bottoms. "Cos I have no preference, But, well, when you were seeing Tara I'm sure you had a prefrence and well..." Buffy dried up, she had metioned Tara, something she had been trying to avoid for months now.
"I was always a right hand girl, myself. If that's okay with you?" Willow replied quickly.
"Okay" Buffy replied. Quickly she changed the subject. "Have you set your alarm? Giles was specific about meeting at the Magic Box by at least nine tomorrow. Don't wanna be late."
"Will do, how about half seven, time to shower, pick up Latte's and stroll in on time?"
"Sounds great, mines a Mocca, gotta go for the choccie goodness."
Will smiled at her friend. Buffy wasn't looking at her and she could hear the spooked thing in her voice. Plus she had mentioned Tara, who's name had not passed her lips in months? "Buffy, are you spooked that your going to have to share a bed with me? You know what with the whole I'm Gay now thing."
"What Will. No Will. Why would I be spooked Will?"
"Buffy, That's three Will's in as many sentences. You are spooked."
"No Will" passing Buffy pulled herself together. "Trust me when I say that the thought of sleeping in the same bed with you does not freak me, spook me or otherwise cause a bad. You are by best friend, okay so your Gay, so what? I love you and will always do so." She made an effort to keep eye contact as she said. "We're good."
Willow rewarded her little speech with a smile. And with nothing else said on the subject they prepared for bed.