Title: The Way Back
Authors: Artemis85 and bluewillowwitch
Rating: PG-13 ( for now. We will post new ratings as they come)
Disclaimer: We do not own these characters. Willow, Tara, Buffy, and Faith Joss Wedon. The rest of the characters are ours.
Thanks: To Amber and Alyson for the inspiration. And to Lauren for a wonderful beta
Chapter 6This was a great morning. Faith and Willow woke up the happiest they had been in months. In a few hours they would get to be alone with the women that they loved. What more in the world could they ask for.
"Hey Red," Faith greeted the redhead as she bounced around the cell.
"Morning Faith, excited about today I can see," Willow said.
"Who me? Nah," Faith calmed down. She hadn't thought that Willow had saw her and decide to try and play it cool.
"Oh, ok, then I can just call Buffy and tell her not to come," Willow said as she went to call for Lisa.
"Hey, don't you dare Red," Faith knew it was no use trying to play it cool. "If you do I'll call Tara and tell her the same."
"But Faith, I never said I wasn't excited," Willow laughed.
"Kay, I see how it is then," Faith got an idea, "fine call Buffy, but you know that if she doesn't get to see me she will just come to see you with Tara," Faith smirked at this knowing she had the redhead.
"Uh, but Faith I can't visit with Buffy today, me and Tara have some catching up to do, it's an important part of the healing process" Willow explained, she know she had been defeated.
"Well, then I suggest that you don't call Buffy," Faith's face shone with her victory.
"Geez, I was just playing around," Willow said defeated.
Faith felt bad. "Fine, I'm happy, geez so sue me already," Faith decided to joke it off. "No wait don't. With my luck I'd get another year in this place."
Willow laughed and looked through the bars, she could use some food and she wanted to set up the room for Tara and her today, she wanted it to be special, she needed to talk to Lisa.
Lisa came walking down the row that held Faith and Willow's cell, "How are you two this morning?" Lisa asked even though she could guess the answer.
"Great, the best ever!" Willow said jumping up and down.
"I'm okay," Faith answered knowing that Lisa would, unlike Willow, at least let her act like she was fooling her. Willow looked back at Faith and smiled.
"Well, that's good. We have to get you two some food then I'll take you down to your rooms for the day," Lisa smiled know that both girls were excited.
"Uh, Lisa can I ask you something?" Willow pushed on lightly.
"Sure. What is it?" Lisa asked.
"Is there anyway I can do any thing to get Tara some really pretty flowers? I wanna make it special," Willow asked almost embarrassed.
"I think I can arrange that for you Willow," Lisa smiled, she loved that. "Anything I can work out for you for Buffy, Faith?" Lisa asked know even if there was Faith wouldn't ask and Willow would wind up supplying the answer.
"Um well em," Faith stumbled as she always did on the romantic stuff.
"Yeah, Lisa, Buffy loves flowers, Faith just forgot her brain in bed today," Willow said smiling.
"Daisies for Buffy and Tara likes any kind really," Willow explained.
"Can do. Okay I'll be back in 10 minute to take you for chow," with that Lisa walk away to check on other inmates.
"Thanks Red," Faith said she knew she would never have thought of anything. "I'm bad with that stuff. I don't know why Buffy even bothers with me."
"Aw, Faith its ok, that's why you have friends like me, I'll help you. It's not a bother Faith she loves you," Willow said still smiling.
"Just like you love her Faith," Willow added.
"Yeah, I do. I just feel so much for her, but when I'm with her all words leave my head," Faith was about to do something that she never thought in her life she would do. "I'm gonna tell her today."
Willow was touched she didn't know what to say, "what are you gonna say to her?"
"I'm gonna blurt it out and hope she hears the first time. Think it'll work?" Faith was nervous but she was determined that before the day was out she would tell Buffy that she loved her and more to the point that she was IN love WITH her.
"Well, Faith, its not something you just blurt out and hope to the goddesses the other person hears," Willow looked at Faith and smiled sweetly, "you have to look her in the eyes and make her feel it, it's an all or nothing kind of deal, you know?" Willow tried her best to explain
"Red, I can't. Unlike you I wasn't given with an abundance of words," Faith tried to joke her way out of this touchy freely moment before Willow tried to hug her or something.
"Faith, you just have to open yourself up to her, heart, body and soul. When I told Tara for the first time, I cried like a baby, the love overpowerd me, it took me over," Willow said remembering the moment, "but it didn't matter if I cried in front of her I was safe with her I could break down and be a child, let out everything, it was an
amazing thing, because I could feel that she loved me too, and that's what love is trust, and caring, and understanding and so much more," she got lost in the moment and started to form tears.
"I hear you Red," Faith looked away, "I just don't want to put my heart to far out just to have it throw back in my face."
"But Faith, don't you see, Buffy loves you, she really does! I can feel it and I'm not even the one receiving, don't you see it Faith?" Willow asked.
Faith look at Willow. The unshed tears could be seen in her eyes. "No Willow, I can't," Faith new that was only a half truth so she went on, "I have never seen love, I don't know what it looks like. I have seen something, but I don't know what it is or what to call it." Faith hadn't noticed but her tears had started to fall.
"Faith, you just need to let go, it's a scary thing I know, but just take the leap, let go, love isn't safe, it's crazy, no holds bared it stings and it can keep you alive, its what drives me in here everyday. You say you don't know what love looks like, just look into Buffy's eyes.That is what love looks like. Don't you get it Faith. Buffy is teaching you how to love. She knows you need help learning. At one point or another we all do. Just let her teach you how to love."
Faith looked over at Willow, she had a point. "You know Red, you right. I love Buffy. Now all I have to do is let her teach me how to love her."
At that moment Lisa walked over to get the girls for breakfast, "Come on ladies time to start the day."
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SUMMER'S HOME
Buffy and Tara were in the kitchen making breakfast for themselves and Dawn. All Buffy could think about was Faith and their little visit today.
"I can't wait to see Willow!" Tara had spent 45 minutes in a cold shower the night before and felt that she should still be in one. Tara had planned a special surprise for Willow and couldn't wait to see what she thought when it was reveled.
"Yeah, I know what you mean," Buffy said, "I had to slay a whole bunch to work off the steam."
"I had to find....other means to work off my frustration," Tara blush. Buffy laughed nervously and blushed along with Tara as she looked up and remembered Dawn was still in the room.
"Oh, don't worry I had my headphones on," Dawn answered. She knew it was a good idea to wear them this morning.
"Oh, good, but we weren't talking about anything, you know, that your very young ears couldn't hear." Buffy said.
"Yeah sure Buffy," Dawn knew that they had to have been or they wouldn't have been blushing and Buffy wouldn't have gone into "Big Sister" mode.
"Okay children," Tara knew this was the only way to fix it, "I have a headache and I'm to busy. Dawn finish up, you have school. Buffy finish up or your grounded for the weekend...starting know." She fixed them both with a stern glare and they knew she meant it all. Dawn finished her pancakes, hugged Tara and Buffy, and head out the door for school.
"Grounded for the weekend?" Buffy asked, "You wouldn't really ground me would you? You know slayer duties and, well, Faith."
Tara fixed her with a stern glare. "Oh you can go out for slayer duties, but I'll have to tell Faith that you were grounded for being mean to your sister."
"Tara!, I would rather skip slaying! I need to see Faith today, you don't understand!" Buffy pleaded. "Uh what what am I saying I've got slayer strength you can't keep me away from my girl, if I have to I'll use force," she smirked and looked at Tara and gave her a look.
"Yes, you have slayer strength, but one you would never use it on me and we both know that. Two, I have magic on my side. And three, you would have to tell Willow why I'm in the hospital and not there and then Willow would spend the day with you and Faith," Tara knew the last bit had Buffy.
"Ugh you're right," Buffy scoffed, "but I can do this." Buffy ran over to Tara and started to tickle her in an attempt to get her to forgive her.
"Can I please go see Faith?" Buffy reminded Tara with her own words in a mock way "cuz if not Faith will have to hang with you and Willow."
Tara thought for a minute, "well, I still haven't seen you finish you breakfast." She just wasn't letting her off that easy.
"Uh ok, yum yum food. Mmm," Buffy said as she quickly gobbled down her food.
"Hey, try chewing!" Tara was afraid she'd choke.
Buffy slowed down a bit and smiled. "See I'm being good, can I see Faith today? If not you're gonna have two very unhappy slayers on your hands, and that's not a good thing," Buffy said in a childish voice still smiling.
"Fine, if you finish your breakfast without choking, and you help me clean the house before we leave in the next half an hour then you can go," Tara smiled. She loved being the motherly figure. She hoped one day that she and Willow would have a couple of kids.
"Yes, ma'am," Buffy smiled, it wouldn't take that long to clean the house she had slayer speed and strength on her side. She finished her breakfast and went on cleaning with Tara, they finished in no time and Buffy handed Tara the keys as they headed off to see their girlfriends.
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JAIL LOUNGE ROOM
"Hey girls, are you ready to go?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah, we're ready," Faith said while she stood to follow Lisa. Willow was starting to get nervous and anxious all over as she silently followed Faith and Lisa.
"Hey Red, chill. You get to see your girl here in a few," Faith tried to calm the redheaded inmate.
"Yeah, I'm just nervous, this will be our first time sense we got back together," Willow said.
"Uh Lisa, how far away will you be exactly?" Willow as also worried about being heard or seen with Tara in any way. "and there aren't any cameras are they?" she asked nervously.
"Hey do I look nervous?" Faith shook her head no. "And I'm telling Buffy, I love her and this is our first time in.....well you know."
Willow smiled at Faith, "yeah, Faith you'll be fine."
"No, Willow, no cameras," Lisa said, "and I will be in a room down the hall."
"Oh ok good, cuz you know, sounds..and its, private ya know," Willow explained.
"No, no Willow," Lisa shook her head, "These visits are only for trusted inmates. You two are the only ones using them today. You and Tara will have one room here and Buffy and Faith will have that one way at the other end. Not to mention for added comfort this wing of rooms were just added. You get to be the first to try them out. The rooms are soundproof and have been made up to be a little more homey."
"Well, that's good, I'm much better now, Lisa thanks for doing this for us," Willow looked down at her feet, "I-We really needed this."
"No problem girls," Lisa said, "why don't you go into your rooms and I'll send them in when they get here."
"Ok, well, here goes Faith. See ya tonight around lockdown," Willow said with a Cheshire grin on her face.
"Yeah see you tonight. Hopefully we won't say much, we'll be to tired," Faith smirked.
"Yeah, I know I will be," Willow said as she walked away.
"Go Red!" Faith yelled and then headed off into her room.
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LISA"S OFFICE
"Hey Lisa," Tara said with a smile.
"Hey Tara, Buffy. You two ready to go in?" Lisa asked.
"Yes! I mean, yeah sure, I mean...if they are," Buffy spit out.
Lisa and Tara both smiled at Buffy. Then Lisa lead them to the rooms and gave them the rules. "Here are the rooms, there is just a couple of things you two need to know. First off, no passing anything. I know I can trust you girls. Second, if you need me just bang hard three times on the doors. Other than that have fun and I'll see you at nine p.m.," with that Lisa put them in front of the right rooms and left them.
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WILLOW AND TARA
Tara walked into the room to see that Willow was pacing the floor. That was so like her redheaded lover. She never could sit still when she was exited about something.
"Hey sexy," Tara called out.
"Hey!" Willow said excited to see Tara.
"You look, wow, you look amazing," Willow said as she walked over to kiss Tara.
Tara walked over to Willow and kissed her more passionately then she had kissed her since they had gotten back together. "You have no idea how much I have missed you in just this short time."
"I know the feeling, I've wanted you so badly," Willow said smiling and kissed her again.
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FAITH AND BUFFY
Buffy walked in and she looked around and saw the room they had flowers on the bed and candles near the night stand. She saw Faith standing there near the bed looking more beautIful then she had ever remembered. She knew she wanted to say something but she couldn't form words. All she knew was that she couldn't wait to hold Faith, to be with her tonight.
"Hey you sexy minx," Faith just looked at Buffy in awe. She was so beautiful.
Buffy smiled and walked over to Faith, "hey hot ma'ma." She looped her arms around Faith's neck and pressed her body against Faith's, she looked into her eyes and kissed her slowly, drawing out her bottom lip with her teeth when she released the kiss.
"Well, what do I have to do to always get greeted like that?" Faith smirked.
"Just be you, and be in private," Buffy smiled sweetly.
"Aww, come on Buffy, public can be fun too," Faith was smiling widely, "remember that time we...." Faith found Buffy's hand over her mouth.
"How could I forget Faith? The whole beach was watching us, even if it was a nude beach, we still got kicked out, but I can't say that it wasn't more that well worth for what we did," Buffy smiled.
"Hey, if I recall correctly, and I do, you were the one who started it," Faith had loved that day. She thought of it often.
"If I remember correctly it was you who kept begging for more," Buffy said with a grin.
"Hey, who am I to complain when a hottie like you wants to do what you where doing?" Faith asked in mock question.
Buffy smiled, "and you loved every minute of it and you know it!"
"Well yeah," Faith grinned, "who wouldn't love have you make loved to them in the middle of the sand with the spray from the ocean and the sun hitting us?"
"Sweat and salt coverd skin, and slick body's hands moving rubbing..pumping..thrusting," her skin started to be come warm.
"Why Buffy, if I didn't know any better I swear you were trying to turn me on," Faith couldn't hide the fact that her breath was shallow and her pluse was racing.
"Faith, I'm not trying, I am turning you on," Buffy took Faith's hand and pulled one finger in to her mouth sucking and applying the right amount of pressure to make Faith go weak in the knees.
Faith couldn't take it any more. She had to have this girl right there and then. She grabed Buffy by the waist and pushed her up against the nearest wall. She slowly raised both of Buffy's arms above her head and held them there with one hand while the other slowly trailed down to grasp the blonde's right breast. All the while furiously kissing the other slayers mouth. Faith pulled back for a moment, "Buffy, I-I-I love you."
Buffy stood panting looking in Faith's eyes she smiled as tears ran down her face. "Oh God Faith, you don't know how long I've waited for you to say that, I-I love you too," Buffy leaned in for a passionate kiss.
Then Faith started to slowly kiss her way down Buffy's body. "I have missed this so much."
Buffy panted, "me too."
With that, "Lets take this to the bed so that I can take care of your needs properly." Faith said urgently.Then she lifted Buffy up into her arms and carried her to the bed and layed her down. She then climbed on top and straddled her blonde lover.
Buffy moaned under the weight of her lover, looked her hungerly in her eyes and leaned up to kiss her lips. She broke the kiss and ran her tounge along Faith's lower lip. She then moved to Faith's neck kissing sucking and licking her way to her ear. When she got there she sucked softly at her earlobe and nipped it lightly with her teeth. When she was done with this she was panting and managed to say four words, "Faith I want you."
Faith raised her eyes and looked directly at her lover, "anything."
The two slayers spent hours making love together. It had been so long since they had been together that it was wonderful to take their time.
After that the two decided to clam down and rest. Faith rolled on to her back and Buffy curled on to her chest. Faith began stroking the blonde's hair. Within a few minutes Buffy was a sleep. Right before Faith fell into dreamland she whispered one last thing, "I love you Buffy and this time I'm going to get it right."
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WILLOW AND TARA
Tara and Willow had been making out for a while and hands were roaming all over. "Baby, I have a present for you."
"You do?" Willow said.
"Yes. Now I need you to sit down and close your eyes for me," Tara instructed her girlfriend. Willow obeyed and sat on the bed and closed her eyes
With that Tara set about opening her surprise for Willow. The only sound that could be heard was a shuffle. "Okay Will, open your eyes," Tara instructed. Willow opened her eyes and practically fell off the bed. She droped her jaw and couldn't think of what to say.
Tara stood there in nothing but a red leather bra and thong, "Surprise."
TBC ~Lex and Grace
Chapter 7 comming soon....
Edited by: Artemis85 at: 7/9/03 3:22 am
by the vamp nurd » Mon Jun 30, 2003 4:04 am 
, that is so her! I can see how they make a great couple. Much stubborness involved in each, I think it comes with the slayer territory.
at: 6/30/03 8:47 am
s wow what an update
But I'm still in awe with Buffy and Faith... 
at: 7/10/03 2:26 am
Kittens,
and 
loving to come!
I am so tired. We moved the whole house in two days working only 2 hours each day. Yeah , I was just a tad bit busy. 
But then Tara will have a problem too...so no punishing Max
