Wow, such wonderful feedback!
Nick: Glad to see you're liking the fic. Hope you enjoy this update. There's a little something in there just for you...
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C.L.W.: 
Charming.. heh.. thanks. So, you noticed that Faith was a little bit softer here, huh? I think we'll see a little bit more of the Faith we know when it comes to slaying, but for the most part, this is a different Faith. She knows what it's like to care for someone, and to be cared for. I figure, that's gotta have some sort of effect on her. Enjoy the update!
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Grimmy: Hee... I appreciate all of your questions. They will all be answered in good time. I'm really happy you're liking. So far, I am seeing this as being a pretty long fic.. at least a lot longer than my first one.
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CHAPTER TWOThey stood outside the door for what seemed like an eternity. Faith kept looking down at her outfit, and then back up to the door again. After about five minutes of this, Willow had finally had enough.
“Faith, what are you doing?” she asked.
“I know this is gonna sound weird, especially coming from me, but… do I look ok?” She was dressed in her typical black leather pants and black boots. A red tank top that just barely touched the waist of her pants was placed underneath her black leather jacket.
“You look fine, Faith. What about me?” Willow was dressed in a pair of loose fitting jeans. She had on a black Foo Fighters T-shirt with a long-sleeved white shirt underneath. Her feet were covered in black and white Adidas campus shoes.
“You look fine too. Alright, enough stallin’. Here I go.” Faith said as she raised her arm and knocked twice on the door.
They didn’t have to wait long before it was answered. Once again, they stood face to face with Giles. Both let out a sigh relief, having feared that someone else would answer the door.
Giles motioned them inside as he said, “Faith, Willow. It’s a pleasure to see you again. I trust you had no trouble getting here?”
“Nice to see you too, Giles. No trouble at all.” Faith answered.
She stepped into the house, followed by Willow. They both took an appreciative look at the parts of the house they could see. It wasn’t fancy, or anything, but it was a definite step up from what they were used to.
“Nice place you got here, Giles.” Said Willow.
“Ah, yes. It’s actually not my house. This is Buffy’s home. In fact, if you two want to leave your luggage here, everyone is waiting to meet you in the living room.”
The girls sat their luggage by the front door and followed Giles into the next room. Walking in, they were greeted by five unfamiliar faces. There was a blonde girl seated on the end of the couch closest to them. Next to her was a younger looking girl with long, dark hair. On the other end of the couch there was another blonde
with the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen, thought Willow. Seated across from the couch in a rather large lounging chair, there was yet another blonde, and sitting next to her on the arm of the chair, there was a man with dark brown hair.
“Everyone, I’d like you to meet Faith and Willow.” Giles said. He then went and pulled two chairs from the dining room table so they could have a place to sit.
Faith gave a little wave to the group and said, “Hey, I’m Faith.” She then sat down in one of the chairs Giles had provided for them.
“I’m Willow. Nice to meet you all.” Said Willow as she sat down next to Faith.
The first blonde that they had seen stood up and walked over to them. Extending her hand to first Faith and then Willow she said, “I’m Buffy. It’s nice to finally meet you both.”
“So, you’re Buffy. We’ve heard a lot about you. I expected you to be taller.” Faith said.
“Yeah, I get that a lot. Lots of power, little package.” Buffy replied. Faith smirked at her description of her size. “I guess I should introduce you to everyone.” She went around the room and introduced each member. They each, in turn, waved and said their hellos.
When Buffy introduced the blue-eyed girl named Tara, Willow couldn’t help but smile.
She has a beautiful name. It suits her. Whoa, Rosenberg. Slow down!! You haven’t even said one word to her yet! Yeah, but I sure would like to! She stopped her mental babble as she heard the girl named Anya say “Well, that was fun. Now what do we do?”
“Remind me to explain Anya’s behavior to you sometime very soon!” Buffy said as she shot Anya glare.
“What’d I do? It was just a question.” Replied the confused ex-demon.
“Yes, well. Perhaps we should let the girls get some rest. I’m sure they had a long journey. Are you hungry at all?” Giles said before Anya could go off on another rant of how she didn’t understand human customs.
“Actually, I am a little hungry.” Faith said.
Willow nodded her agreement. “I could do with some food.”
Tara stood up and started to head towards the kitchen. “Will sandwiches be ok?” she asked.
Both girls nodded appreciatively and said their “thanks” as Tara entered the kitchen.
As she made the sandwiches, Tara felt a slight blush creep up her cheeks.
Wow. Willow is beautiful. She has the greenest eyes I’ve ever seen. She finished the sandwiches and pulled a coke out of the fridge for both girls. She re-entered the living room just in time to hear Giles explain the sleeping arrangements.
“Buffy has opened up her home to the two of you for as long as you like. She has a spare bedroom that you will have to share, but there’s plenty of room in it.” He said.
Tara handed Faith her sandwich and coke, and then proceeded to hand Willow hers. As their fingers brushed, they both looked into the other’s eyes. “Thank you.” Willow whispered. “You’re welcome.” Tara replied just as quietly. Their gazes lingered for a moment longer before Tara turned and headed back to her spot on the couch.
As the girls ate they learned a little bit about Buffy and her friends. They also discovered that Faith would start her training with Buffy the following morning. Faith asked if she could be allowed to do her morning warm up with Willow. She explained that they both held black belts in Kung Fu and that it was a daily routine for them. Buffy and Giles both agreed, knowing that it would give them a chance to view Faith’s technique, along with Willow’s.
After everyone had left, Buffy helped the girls with their bags and showed them to their room. Seeing that they were settled in, she bid them goodnight and wished them a peaceful rest.
Lying in bed, Faith turned over to face Willow. “So, what’d you think?” she asked.
“They seemed really nice. I’m kinda looking forward to getting to know them. Especially Tara.” She answered.
Faith saw the grin that covered Willow’s face when she mentioned Tara. She had always known Willow preferred women, and it didn’t bother her. It was simply part of Willow. “She was pretty, huh?” she teased.
“Yes, she was.” Willow responded as she playfully shoved her friend.
Faith chuckled and rolled back over. “Night, Red.” She said through a yawn.
“Night, Faith.”
The Next DayFaith woke to the smell of fresh brewing coffee. She glanced at the clock and saw it was only 7:00 am.
Man, I guess these people don’t believe in sleeping in! She looked over at Willow and noticed she was still sleeping. Most mornings, Faith had to pound on Willow’s door just to get her up. Willow was definitely not a morning person. “Here we go again.” She muttered under her breath.
“Willow!! Time to wake up!” she said rather loudly and directly in the redhead’s ear. The only movement made by the sleeping girl was to reach down and pull the covers over her head.
Ok, thought Faith.
Time to take some drastic measures. “I guess I’ll have to do my warm up without you this morning. Too bad, you’re gonna miss seeing the Magic Shop that Giles owns. Hmmm… I wonder if Tara will be there…” A wicked glint entered her eyes as she saw the bed covers be thrown down and a now half-awake redhead sit straight up in the bed.
“Tara?” Willow sleepily asked. “Do you think she’ll be there?”
“I don’t know. She did say last night that she helped out between her classes. I guess you won’t know unless you get up.” Faith finished, gathering her shower items and making her way to the restroom. She chuckled to herself as she heard Willow hastily get out of bed and start rummaging through her suitcases. “That was too easy.”
An hour and a half later the girls followed Buffy into the Magic Box. When they had been told Giles owned a Magic store, Willow had been excited by the idea. There had been nothing like that back in Chicago. All her supplies had come from online catalogs. Walking into the shop, she was amazed at how many books and artifacts she saw. When she finished her appreciative and thorough look around the shop, she walked over and said “Good morning” to Anya, who stood behind the cash register. She chatted with Anya for a few minutes until she heard the bell of the front door ring. Looking up, she smiled when she saw Tara walk into the shop. She had on a pair of low cut jeans, some black boots, and a long-sleeved light blue shirt that showed off enough of her stomach to make Willow subconsciously lick her lips as she took in the sight.
Tara smiled when she saw Willow. The redhead looked
really hot in the outfit she had chosen to work out in. She had on a simple pair of gray sweats, a white tank top that accentuated her curves nicely, and a pair of white sneakers. Her red tresses were pulled up into a loose ponytail. Tara had to slow down her breathing before she walked over to the other girl and said “Good morning, Willow. How are you?”
“Morning, Tara. I’m wonderful. How are you? I wasn’t expecting to see you here this morning.”
Did that sound like I was at least hoping to see her?“Well, I don’t have class until 11:00 so, I decided to come in this morning and see if Giles or Anya needed anything done.”
I was also hoping to get a chance to watch you warm up.“Oh, that’s cool. I was actually planning on heading over to the campus after I finish here. I’m hoping they’ll let me transfer my classes here. Maybe I could walk over there with you when I’m done?”
Please say yes, please say yes!Yes!! “Sure, that’d be great. I’ll be around the shop, so just let me know when you’re done.”
“Great, I’ll see you in a little bit.” Willow headed into the back of the shop, which she had been told was the training room. Inside she found Giles showing Faith his various weapons. Buffy was sitting on one of the mats stretching her legs.
Faith looked up when she heard Willow walk in. “Hey, Red. You ready to get warmed up?” She smirked, seeing the smile that graced Willow’s face. It was obvious she had seen Tara.
“Yep, all ready!” Willow answered a bit too cheerily. She joined Faith on in the center of the room where they began their work out.
Ten minutes later, Tara came through the door carrying some weapons she had just cleaned for Giles. As she lay them down on the weapons table, she took the opportunity to see what Willow was doing. Her jaw dropped as she took in the scene before her. Willow and Faith were doing what she could only assume was some sort of form. They alternated between various kicks and punches. Willow’s movements were graceful, yet Tara could see the power behind each thrust. Her brow was knitted in concentration. She could tell that Willow was sweating. Her skin glistened with the moisture. Tara gulped as she watched Willow do a jump kick and land in the splits, only to jump back up again and come to rest firmly on the ground with her feet shoulder width apart. Deciding she had better leave the room now before she drew attention to herself, she walked back into the shop to finish helping Anya.
Half an hour later, Willow emerged from the training room dressed in a clean pair of clothes. She saw Tara polishing one of the counter tops and walked over to her. “Hey. All done.” She said.
Tara stopped her polishing and smiled at Willow. “Just let me finish up and I’ll be ready to go.”
“No problem.” Willow took a seat at the table and waited for Tara to finish. When she was done, the girls gathered their belongings and headed to the campus. They made with the small talk on the way. When they reached the Administration building, Tara told Willow where she needed to go. She wanted to walk with Willow, but knew that her class would be starting in a few minutes. Racking her brain, she came up with a plan that would allow her to spend more time alone with the redhead.
“I have to go to class now, but umm… I can meet you back here when I’m done. It will only be an hour. Maybe we could have some lunch afterwards?” she crossed her fingers.
Willow’s smile went from ear to ear. “Sure, I’d love to! I’ll meet you back here in about an hour then.”
“Great! See you later, Willow.” She smiled as she turned and headed to her class.
“Bye, Tara!” Willow called after her, silently doing a happy dance inside her head.
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The next update will consist mostly of W/T. We'll see the "lunch date" and find out a little bit more about Willow and Faith's history, as well as some of Tara's. Have a great afternoon, everyone!!
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