FF: Realms (11/?)

["sam stoltz" <shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Realms
By
Sam


Title: Realms (11/?)
Words of praise: Special thanks to Coy for beta reading this tale 
and advising my poor twisted self. Realms wouldn't be what it is 
without your help.
email: shadowmage_draco@xxxxxxxxxxx 
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own any of the characters 
associated with Buffy the Vampire Slayer (though I wish I did), they 
belong to the brilliance that is Joss. I am borrowing them, taking 
them out to play for a while. This is only met to entertain, no 
copyright infringement is intended.
Spoilers: None that I can think of, but everything is fair game 
Archive: Gary, Bill, Quin, Stephanie, all others just shoot me an 
email first.
Pairing: B/W 
Notes: The calm before the storm.
Feedback: Is not only greatly appreciated but strongly encouraged, 
why: Feedback is to writing like , success is to effort, it makes it 
worth while.
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Faith opened her eyes as the first rays of light flickered through 
her bedroom window, she started to get out of bed when she realized 
she wasn't alone, turning her head to her right she looked at the 
blonde immortal that was peacefully sleeping by her side and smiled.  

Faith gently tugged on Tara's shoulder, "Time to get up."

"Uh huh, where am I?"

"Your at Giles place."

Tara sat up in bed and gazed into the brunette slayers eyes, "Oh, 
Uh...Good M-morining"

Faith grinned at the blonde and grabbed her by the hand, "It 
certainly is."

Tara felt here heart began to race as Faith held her hand, "D-do we 
need to talk"

"Probably"
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Willow felt her lovers soft lips press against her forehead, "Morning"

"Morning," replied Buffy just before tenderly kissing Willow's lips.

"Hmm, I think I could wake up this way for the rest of my life."

Buffy smiled at her beloved, "I think I can arrange that."

The slayer then deeply kissed Willow, "I love you, I have always 
loved you, and I always will love you."

Willow gave her a mischievous grin, "I love you too, now how about 
another kiss."

"Your wish is my command," replied Buffy. 
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"Tara, about last night."

"Y-yes."

"I...I really don't know where to start so I'm just going to shoot 
from the hip. First thanks for fixing me up, and second thanks for 
staying with me."

"Y-your welcome," replied Tara with a tear in her eye.

Faith reached over and carefully wiped it away, "There's a third 
part, you know."

"There is?"

"Yeah, there is. I'm not sure what is happening between us but it 
feels right and I want to give it a chance. Do you?"

"Y-yes."

"Good, I was kinda hoping you'd say that."

Tara nervously fiddled with her hair as Faith slid up against 
her, "UH....W-what...."

"Shhh," replied Faith as she placed her finger against the blondes 
lips, "I sorta want to try something."

"W-what"

"This," replied Faith placing her forehead against Tara's. 

The two young women stayed like that for a moment listening to one 
anothers rapid breathing, afraid to go any further. Faith then moved 
in even closer to Tara, she affectionately gave the blonde a quick 
kiss then pulled back to gauge the other girls reaction

"That was..."

"Amazing" 
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Giles immediately walked over as soon as Buffy and Willow walked into 
his house, "I need to talk to the two of you in private."

As soon as the three of them got into the kitchen Buffy stared at 
Giles, her face filled with deep concern as she held protectively on 
to Willow, "OK, what's the bad news?"

Giles smiled at the slayer, "Buffy, what makes you think there is bad 
news?"

"Well it might be the fact that there is a Warlock in town and that 
he has made some kinda of alliance with a demon prince."

"Point taken, but I assure you what I have to say is not bad at all."

"That's good," responded Buffy as she loosened her grip on 
Willow, "So what`s up?"

"I have always though of you as a daughter and was wondering about 
how you would feel if I was to be your step dad."

"You guys are getting married," exclaimed a very excited 
slayer, "When did you pop the question?" 

"I haven't, I wanted to talk to you first."

Buffy grinned from ear to ear as she looked at her watcher, "You're 
asking my permission aren't you?"

"Yes, so what do you think."

"Giles except for Willow, you and my Mom are the most important 
people in my life I say go for it but only if me and Willow get to 
be brides maids."

Giles smiled in relief, "Deal."

"So when you going to ask," replied Willow?

"Yeah good question, when?"

"I was thinking about this evening."
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Buffy and Willow took there seats side by side at the table and 
looked around at the others, stopping when they came to where Faith 
and Tara where seated. Both of them noticed how the brunette slayer 
and the blonde immortal where sitting rather closely to one another.  
A though came accrosed Buffy's mind so she pretended to accidentally 
knock Willow's backpack off the table so she could pick it up.

Once down below the table she quickly looked accrosed to where her 
fellow slayer was seated and confirmed her suspicions, the two of 
them where holding hands.  

She placed the backpack on the table and leaned over and whispered in 
her girlfriends ear, which resulted in Willow giving Tara and Faith a 
quick look before turning to Buffy and shrugging.  

Buffy smiled at Willow and then gave the two girls a quick glance 
before turning her attention to Giles, who was going over what they 
knew about Ciarán and the Demon Prince. 

<I think me and Willow need to have a talk with Faith tonight on 
patrol.>
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Ciarán ran his hand accrosed the his dagger, he had hoped to kill 
Rupert and the dark haired woman with it but the blonde and the red 
head had managed to prevent that, not that it mattered. Sure they 
where more powerful than he expected the watcher's allies to be, but 
it didn't concern him. He wasn't even bothered by Ethan's capture, 
after all his old apprentice was only a pawn. Now that he was 
aligned with the Demon Prince they all would soon be dead and he 
would be the most powerful warlock in all the realms.  

<Enjoy yourselves while you can for soon there will be no stopping me>
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"You call for me My Lord?" inquired the Gray Demon.

"Yes, I have a special task for you," replied Prince Laoise.

"What is it My Lord?"

"I have made an alliance that will soon allow my minions access to 
Outer Earth, but a lot has changed since the Realm War. I wish for 
you to travel through the void and go to Outer Earth, meet with the 
warlock Ciarán, and prepare for my arrival."

"How am I to get past the Sentinels My Lord?"

"I will send a strike force at the void to distract them long enough 
for you to make your way through."

"Yes My Lord."

Laoise stood up from his throne, "One more thing, once you have made 
contact with the warlock I wish for you to gather The Children of 
Darkness that dwell on Outer Earth. There where no slayers when my 
armies last stormed Outer Earth and I don`t want any this time. Find 
the slayers and their allies and kill them"

"With pleasure my lord."