FIC: Militat Omnis Amans (Every Lover is a Warrior) Part 9d/?

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Militat Omnis Amans (Every Lover is a Warrior) Part 9d/?
K. Beckett (c) 2000, with the exception of musical lyrics which are (c) the
individual artists / labels.

Disclaimers:
Buffy, Willow and all of the other characters and places from the show
belong to Joss Whedon, WB and Mutant Enemy etal. Everyone and everything
else is mine. None of my characters are meant to resemble anyone living,
dead or un-dead, if you see yourself you are looking way too hard.
This story contains descriptions of sexual acts between consenting adult
women, and was written in a jurisdiction where it was legal to do so. If
this offends you, don't read.

Rating: R
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Buffy realized that Amana had been correct. She now realized that she
needn't fear losing Willow. That, they would be together no matter what
happened, and that they both had difficult and dangerous jobs to do and that
by working together they would be able to solve any problems that arose.
She turned within Willow's hug, softly kissed her, and asked, <have I told
you recently that I love you?>
<Oh, not in the last fifteen minutes or so,> replied Willow.
<Shameful. I've got to improve. Forgive me?>
<Hum,> replied the arch-mage, <maybe.>
<Maybe what?>
<Maybe, if you tell me what's up.>

Buffy thought for a moment, then replied, <I'll tell all, I promise. But
lets finish our dessert, and over a special treat that Amana is letting us
get away with, I'll spill.>
<Okey, dokey. What's for desert?>

Buffy uncovered the last serving dish on the sideboard to revel their
dessert.
"Warm ginger cake with hot honey and cardamom sauce. Also, Amana said that
as a treat we could each have a glass of brandy."
"Yummy!!"

They proceeded to draw the two chairs together up before the fire, pushing
the dining table out of the way to do so. They extinguished the candles and
sat hand-in-hand eating their cake and sipping on their brandies by the
flickering light of the fire. Finally, they finished, and after a few
minutes of sitting quietly each contemplating their own thoughts, and secure
in the knowledge that their love for each other was complete. This reverie
was interrupted by the arrival of Shadow-cat who, after jumping up on the
sideboard to check out the various empty dishes, proceeded to take up her
accustomed place on Willow's lap. She absently stroked the cat for a few
minutes then turned to Buffy and said, "ok, spill."

Buffy paused, thought for a moment, turned to face her lover and stared deep
into the bottomless pools of her eyes before replying, "Willow, you are the
centre of my existence. Everything I do and think about revolves around
you. I need you, love you and constantly want to be with you. I would be
lost without you. I know we had planned for this before, but now, with all
of the changes that have happened, and in the knowledge that it would be on
this world legally binding, I would be forever grateful and honoured if you
would, once again, consent to marry me?"

Willow sat speechless for a moment, before squeaking, "yes," she dry
swallowed a couple of times before repeating, "yes, by the Goddess yes, I'll
be more than happy, and honoured to marry you!"

Buffy proceeded to embrace Willow in a bone-crushing hug saying, evicting
Shadow-cat in the process, "thank-you, you have just made me the happiest
person alive."

The two women's emotions then took over, with each nearly collapsing in
tears. When she was finally able to control her voice again, Willow said
softly, "how is it possible?"
"Amana," replied the slayer succinctly, "she let me know this morning that
part of the problem I was having with the dream was due, in part, to my
subconscious desire for a 'visible' bond with you, and that on this world
there was no problem with two women getting married."

"I'd never even thought about a hand-fasting on this world," commented
Willow.
"Me neither," replied her soon to be spouse, "I guess with the taint of
prejudice back home we never thought it would be possible, here. We were
going to take the hit back home, knowing that it wouldn't be 'legal' but in
this society it will be both acknowledged and legal."

"Now," continued Willow, "the important question, when?"
"Well," replied Buffy, "everyone who can be here, is here, so there is no
need to delay too long."
"I know," interjected Willow, "next Friday the moon will be full, perfect."
"Perfect?"
"You know, moon light..., candles..., loved-one..., romance stuff."
"Ok," replied Buffy with a small laugh, "next Friday it is. Now..."
"Now," interrupted Willow as she stood up, and pulled Buffy up from her
chair, before she started to softly caress the other woman's breasts
beginning to trace circular patters around her areole, "now, you take this
incredibly horny woman to bed."

<Not that I'm complaining,> replied Buffy, her breath catching in her throat
as her nipples became erect from Willow's stimulation, <but what exactly has
gotten into you?>
<Just the 'extra' ingredients that you and Amana added to the food,>
commented Willow as she began to kiss, lick and suck on Buffy's neck, <don't
act, or for that matter even think, shocked. Did you think that you could
hide that many aphrodisiacs in the food?>
<Not really,> Buffy replied moaning, and feeling moisture accumulating
between her legs, as Willow's lips, teeth and tongue continued to work there
special magic on her neck.

Buffy slowly slid her hands down Willow's sides and reached down, beneath
the edge of her shift. She then gradually moved her hands up along the
other woman's legs, steadily raising the fabric with her hands. Soon she
was lifting the material over Willow's hips, and the swell of her expanding
uterus, and she bent down to softly kiss the now visible evidence of her
lover's pregnancy. She noticed that Willow had begun to show the
characteristic development of a dark line running from her navel, down
through her pubic hair. Seeing this, Buffy softly licked along the line,
resulting in a quickening of Willow's breath and heartbeat.

"That feels so good," gasped Willow, "don't stop."
Buffy stopped her ministrations, whispering softly, "too much clothing. Got
to do something about the clothing." She quickly stripped off her own shift
and then proceeded to strip off Willow's. "Much better," she whispered as
she examined her lover, the sweat on her body glowing in the firelight, "now
I can see and attend to you properly."

Buffy trailed her fingers through the sweat on Willow's side before sucking
on them. "My, you taste yummy," she commented as she reached down, snagging
a nipple in her teeth. She rolled the nipple between her teeth as she
assaulted its tip with her tongue.

Willow was herself busy using the fingers on one hand to cup Buffy's left
breast while the thumb made circular motions, stimulating the nipple. She
used her other hand to support Buffy's head, while running her fingers in
her silken blond hair. She continued her stimulation of Buffy's breast even
as she approached her own peak. Both women were already in a heightened
state of excitement, even before they began their manual manipulations, and
within minutes, they climaxed in a mutual orgasm.

Their climaxes did nothing to take the edge off. They immediately began to
caress, kiss and taste each other as love, hormones and the effects of the
aphrodisiacs took over. After an hour of loving, the exhausted women
decided that, before bed it would be best to have a bath. Each took a
second glass of brandy, reasoning that just this once it couldn't hurt - too
much, as they retired to the baths.

As they walked naked and hand-in-hand through the inn to the baths Buffy
looked down at her lover and commented, "have I told you how sexy pregnant
women are?"
"You're pretty sexy yourself," commented the arch-mage.
"That's it," replied the slayer, "here we are, two naked, pregnant women
stuck on a world far from their own."
"Your point?"
"Just that I've never been happier," replied Buffy laughing as they entered
the bath complex.

With that, the two women proceeded to immerse themselves in the warm water
and to gently soap the sweat from each other and to bathe before returning
to their room for a night of worry free dreams.

Soon after they had fallen asleep the stillness of the night was broken by
Shadow-Cat as she reappeared in the room. Seeing that everything was calm,
and that her human was deep in sleep she padded silently to the bed and
leapt up on the pillows behind Willow. She proceeded to create a small
hollow, and then to fall asleep purring contentedly, "my human is happy.
Very happy."

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The next morning Buffy awoke, as was her usual practice, just before dawn.
As she remembered the events of the previous evening, she was filled with a
sense of completeness and rightness to her world. Looking across her lover,
she saw that Aiofe and Bridie had returned from their evening out, and that
both they and Willow were still in a deep slumber. She decided to let them
all sleep and after gently kissing Willow on the forehead, she slipped out
of bed to begin her morning routine.

One hour latter Willow awoke to find herself entangled with Aiofe and
Bridie. "Oh, goodie," she thought to herself, "bed warmers. And cuddly
ones at that."

She too thought about the previous night and realised that a marriage to
Buffy, even if it would never be recognized back home, was somehow 'right'
and the next step in their relationship. She thought, "wedding, plans,
dresses, stuff, got to get a bunch of stuff done." Realising that she was
babbling to herself she suddenly had an idea, <Buff,> she asked, <good
morning love, what's up?>
<Hi sleepyhead, and a good morning to you. Just downstairs eating and
talking with Amana and Grael.>
<Got an idea.>
<Spill.>
<Aiofe - Bridie - Bridesmaids?>
<Excellent,> replied Buffy, <you'll ask them?>
<Okay.>
<I've an idea. Let's have Grael and Amana officiate.>
<Also excellent. Obviously, my brilliance is rubbing off on you. You'll
ask?>
<Yep. Now get your collective buns out of bed and get going on your
exercises. I'll have your breakfast ready in an hour, love you.>
<Love you too.>

Willow slowly sat up in bed and in doing so was successful in rousing the
other two women awake. Turning to one of the women she said, "morning
Aiofe, how are you this bright and cheery day?"
"Cold," mumbled the other woman, still half asleep, "its way too early to
get up."
"You can say that again," commented Bridie as she yawned and stretched her
arms above her head, "What time is it anyway?"
"Its an hour past dawn," replied Willow, "and time to get the day underway."
"Groan," replied the other two women simultaneously, "do we have to?"
"Yes you do," replied the arch-mage as she jumped out of bed and pulled all
of the covers off with her, "besides, I've something to ask you two."

"You witch," squealed Aiofe as she leapt out of bed, "what do you want to
ask?"
"Yes I am a witch," replied Willow who then paused for a moment before
continuing, "but a good one. Besides, I think you two already know what's
going on, or didn't Amana spill the beans last night?"

"All she would tell us," said Bridie, "is that the two of you needed some
time alone."
"So Buffy could work out some problems," added Aiofe.

"Well..." said Willow slyly, "Buffy and I are going to get hand-fasted next
Friday."
"Excellent," said Aiofe, "congratulations to the two of you."
"About time," added Bridie, "if there was ever two people intended for each
other its you two."

"Thank-you," replied Willow, "But there is one thing that the two of us
would like you two to do."
"And that is," said Bridie.
"We would be more than pleased if you would be our witnesses and support in
the circle," said Willow. "The two of you have become over the last few
months the closest thing Buffy and I have to family on this world. If our
real family isn't going to be able to be in attendance, we can think of no
finer people to stand in their stead."

"Yes," both women said. Bridie then continued, "we are honoured that you
asked, and would like you to know that you have become part of our family."
"But what about Grael and Amana," asked Aiofe, "I would have thought that
you would have considered them to be family too."
"We do think of them as family," answered Willow, "and that is why Buffy is
now asking them to officiate in the circle for us."

"Way cool," said Aiofe, having picked up way too many of Buffy and Willow's
sayings.
<Lover, they said yes.>
<Cool,> replied Buffy, <so did Amana and Grael.>

"Ok ladies," said Willow, "lets get our butts downstairs and get with the
exercise and bathing. Buffy has promised a breakfast of some kind in an
hour."