by Laragh » Sat May 22, 2010 3:21 am
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TITLE: Revelations
AUTHOR: Laragh
CHAPTER:8/8
RATING: PG-13
DISCLAIMER: Not mine, never were, never will be.
SUMMARY: What happens when helping a friend leads to learning things that could change your life forever...
SPOILERS: Nope, not a one. Possible stealage of dialogue here and there.
FEEDBACK: Yes please
AUTHOR'S NOTE: So, I've come to the end of this little short fic and I've had a blast writing it (superawesome thanks again to Alex!), and I have a couple of questions for you lovely kittens.
1) I have an epilogue for this written, but it's basically just gratuitous smut (since Alex wanted it lol). So I'm leaving it up to you guys, let me know if you want the epilogue added and I'll have it up same time tomorrow or whether you want it to be left as it is..
2) I have an idea for a new, long fic that I want to start. The only problem is, new circumstances in my life mean I won't be able to update daily as I always have in the past. I was able to do it for this one because it was short and I had a lot of it written in advance, but I figure I'll mange about two updates a week, The thing I'm worried about is pacing and whether you'll all get bored of the story, but I'm willing to at least start and see how things go, if you guys are up for putting up with the time between posts. I really wish I continue with the daily updates but it's just not possible :( So anyway, again, it's up to you, if you think I should start or just leave it as is.
Thanks again to all who've commented!!!
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“Five cokes and a Shirley Temple.”
The waiter went to hand the Shirley Temple to Dawn, who was sitting with the rest of the gang on a stool in the Bronze, a permanent smile plastered on her face. She shook her head at the offering and pointed at Xander, who grabbed it, trying not to look sheepish.
“What?” he asked defensively, popping the maraschino cherry into his mouth, “They’re delicious.”
“Nice to see you comfortable enough with your sexuality to drink that, Xan-Man,” Faith chuckled, “No matter how ‘delicious’.
“Yea, well, I’m a man who enjoys delicious grenadine-and-7up based drinks, who also likes women, okay? I like women.”
“You’re not the only one,” Buffy grinned and leaned over to meet Faith’s lips.
Willow and Tara shared a brief, knowing look and the redhead gave her girlfriend’s knee a quick squeeze under the table. They’d spent the week at school continuing under the pretence of being ‘just friends’, which was a lot more difficult than either had anticipated, both wanting to hold hands whenever they were with each other and just be generally open about their relationship. They’d agreed to come to the Bronze on the Friday night, as a wind-down from the week at school and Buffy had agreed to let Dawn come along, since her idea had, much as it pained her to admit, help her come out to her mom and Faith had even managed to get through a dinner without swearing or making one sexual reference, thus gaining Joyce’s approval.
“Oh my god, I love this song,” Dawn squealed suddenly as the latest pop hit began playing over the speakers, “I need to find some cute boy to dance with.”
“No way!” Buffy replied, pulling away from Faith with an audible pop, “I promised mom I’d look after you, and that means no alcohol, no drugs and certainly no boys.”
Dawn started the beginnings of a pout and Tara rolled her eyes, standing up.
“Come on, Dawnie, I’ll dance with you.”
Dawn jumped up and grabbed Tara’s hand, dragging her onto the dancefloor. Willow watched as her girlfriend starting moving to the beat of the song, her hips swaying in what the redhead could only describe as a delicious manner. She felt her body temperature start to rise significantly as she continued to watch and grabbed her coke, downing almost all of it in almost one go. Faith followed her eyeline and smirked.
“You alright there, Red? You’re looking a little flushed. Something, or ah, someone catch your eye out there?”
Willow took her eyes off Tara and panicked for a moment that she’d been caught. It only lasted a moment though before she thought that maybe it was the right time to tell everyone, so she wouldn’t have to worry about every move she made or every word that came out of her mouth, in case it somehow revealed the true nature of her and Tara’s relationship.
The week in school had been spent sneaking kisses behind the lockers and whispered ‘I love you’s’ when no one else had been around. Tara had made it clear she had no problem waiting as long as Willow needed to ‘come out’, so to speak, but the redhead was figuring now that keeping it secret was doing more harm than good – she was proud of Tara, proud that she was her girlfriend and she was damn ready to announce that to the world. Or to her friends at least. Maybe they could wait awhile before letting her parents know.
“Actually,” she started, taking some deep breaths, “Yea, there is. Not just any someone, though, a really special someone. See, it turns out that, I dunno, I’ve been on autopilot or something for like, years, but I’m not anymore, I’m piloting my own life from now on and I know who I want to be my co-captain. Now, I know you guys will probably be pretty surprised about what I’m about to tell you, but I want you to know that I couldn’t be happier and this is what I want and-”
“What did we miss?”
Willow was cut off as Dawn spoke, flopping back down in her seat beside Buffy. Tara sat beside the redhead, her brow glistening from her dancing exertions.
“Willow’s telling us something about planes,” Xander answered the youngest Summers girl’s question, looking confused, “Are you saying you want to become a pilot?”
Tara looked equally confused by the statement, but Willow was still focusing on the her girlfriend’s face. She was vaguely aware of other people speaking and tried to shift her gaze, unsuccessful in her attempts.
“Um...what was that?”
“Willow!” Buffy said loud enough that the redhead jumped back slightly and looked at her, “What are you trying to say?”
Willow looked between her three friends, Dawn – who was practically her own little sister- and Tara, before scooting closer to her girlfriend and cupping her cheek.
“I’m trying to say this.”
Deciding that this was a prime example of when actions speak louder than words, she gently yet firmly crushed her lips against Tara’s. Tara took a moment to respond, shocked by the fact that she was being kissed by her girlfriend in public, but the shock dissipated quickly as nothing but the feeling of soft lips on hers filled her being. She turned her head to the side slightly to get closer contact until both of them naturally pulled away, grinning. They stared into each other’s eyes for a moment before turning back to the table, regarding their friends.
Xander was staring at them, his mouth hanging open and was shifting uncomfortably in his seat, for reasons neither Willow nor Tara wanted to know why. Faith was smirking, Buffy’s eyes were wide but she didn’t seem disturbed by the recent development and Dawn looked like she was about to burst from her seat in excitement. Dawn did just that a moment later, jumping up and throwing her arms around them.
“Oh my god, I’m so happy for you guys! Wait,” she said, pulling back slightly, “This mean you’re together, right? I’m not jumping to conclusions or anything?”
“We’re together, Dawn,” Willow replied, the grin still evident on her face, “Tara’s my girlfriend.”
Dawn let out a noise between a squeak and a yelp, embracing her new favourite couple. She’d just known her plan would work, even as the days had continued to go by with apparently no new change in circumstances, she could feel that everything was going to have a happy ending.
“Well, finally,” Buffy said, the smirk on her face matching her girlfriend’s. It had been an initial shock that her friends had at long last embraced their true feelings, but now she couldn’t be happier, “We thought you two would never get it together!”
“Wait...” Willow responded, puzzled, “You guys knew...wait, what?”
“It’s kinda obvious you’ve been crushing on each other for a while now,” Faith replied, “Well, long as I’ve known you anyway, you’ve always been making goo-goo eyes at each other. B tells me it’s been going on a lot longer.”
“Since Junior High,” Buffy confirmed.
Willow gaped at her circle of friends in disbelief.
“And you didn’t think of, I don’t know, telling us?”
Dawn, back in her seat at this stage, was about to point out that she had, that’s what her whole experiment had been about but Tara interjected before she had a chance.
“I’m glad we figured it out on our own,” she said, turning her girlfriend’s face towards her.
“But, but!” Willow spluttered in response, “Look at all the time we wasted!”
“Don’t worry about that,” Tara soothed gently, stroking the redhead’s hair, “We have all the time in the world to make up for it.”
That answer seemed to please Willow and she leaned in for another kiss. Both Buffy and Dawn put a hand over their hearts and said ‘aww’ at the same time.
“We’re so happy for you,” Buffy smiled as they broke apart, “Right, guys?”
“I think Xander’s a little too happy,” Faith sneered, noticing how the boy had been trying to adjust himself and how quiet he was being, “That right, Xand?”
Xander blushed and cleared his throat to try and speak but it just came out as a squeak. He couldn’t help it, he was friends with four very hot females and now they were all making out with each other. He was a man, and men react in...certain ways when situations like that present themselves. However, he saw the happiness in Willow and Tara’s faces and the more erotic images that had been flashing through his mind calmed down and he was able to voice his genuine joy.
“I’m a perfectly normal amount of happy,” he replied, giving Faith a slight glare, “You guys are made for each other.”
“Thanks Xander,” Tara smiled, “That means a lot.”
“I say we propose a toast,” Buffy said, raising her glass, only to realise it was empty. A quick glance around the table revealed most of their glasses were empty, “Put that thought on hold. I will be back momentarily with cold refreshments. Dawn, help me.”
Dawn groaned and rolled her eyes, but followed her sister down to the bar as the others began chatting animatedly, a sense of extreme cheerfulness exuberating from their table. She caught up with Buffy just as she had finished ordering.
“You seemed pretty excited over Willow and Tara,” Buffy commented as they waited, “You weren’t surprised or freaked out or anything?”
“No,” Dawn shook her head, trying to act nonchalant, “I think love is love, no matter who it’s with.”
“Uh huh. Something tells me you eavesdropped on a conversation or two and already knew they liked each other.”
Dawn scoffed and grabbed three of the drinks as they appeared in front of them.
“I wouldn’t do that Buffy. And I definitely wouldn’t plan and execute a situation where they would be forced to confront their feelings for each other.”
With that, Dawn skipped off back to the table, leaving Buffy with her mouth hanging open as she realised the implication of Dawn’s words, how her annoying little brat of sister had managed to make up a scheme that not only allowed her to come out to their mother but did the one thing she’d wondered how she could do for years in trying to get her two friends together. She grabbed the remaining three drinks, shaking her head in a mix of disbelief and pride.
Huh. Maybe she deserves those leather pants after all.
Last edited by
Laragh on Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:30 am, edited 2 times in total.
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