FIC: learning to live pt 4

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Author: Jen D
Disclaimer: I don't own just like it.
Rating: G-R and all points between mostly language and violence
Pairing: Willow/other - Willow/ Buffy eventually
Spoilers: Season 6 maybe others somewhere down the road
Summery: Giles brings someone in to help after everything happens in 
season 6. Sorry I suck at this part.
Author notes: I have never written anything before this, so please 
tell me what you think. 


Sara leaned against the door leading into what she liked to call the 
quiet room. No had seemed to notice her standing there, she was glad 
to have the extra time to gather any last minute thoughts. They 
seemed like a close group. She noticed the red headed witch sitting 
in the corner, she was beautiful and Giles was right she did look 
like Josie. She notices the blond next to her holding her hand. 
Suddenly a flash of emotion darted though Sara that she hadn`t felt 
in a long time, jealousy. `Where the hell did that come from'? Sara 
backed out of the room and tried to gather her thoughts again. `OK, 
Sara you can't have those feelings in your head', you have a job to 
do. She rounded the corner and took one last glance at Willow, 
shaking her head. 

" Well Rupert I see you found the quiet room" Sara asked her old 
friend. 

" Quiet wasn't what I would call it here", Giles laughed. "Sara it 
is good to see you again, it has been to long", Giles said as he 
walked over and took the dark women in his arms for a hug. 

" We are even, old friend", she whispered into his hear. 

" Yes indeed we are", he said as he stepped back, " so would you 
like to meet the rest of the scoobies". 

"Scoobies", she looked around at the rest of the group, " oh, never 
mind, no not yet. Did you drive"? Giles shook his head. " Ok than, 
Gail is around back with the van, she will drive you to the house. I 
have my bike, so she can follow me". 

While Giles had been talking to Sara, Buffy had been taking in 
the dark women. She was beautiful. She stood about 5' 8", long, 
almost black hair. Her skin was an olive color and she had dark brown 
eyes. She was wearing jeans and a white tank top, around her waist 
was a red and black flannel shirt. She was wearing black work boots. 
Buffy scanned the women back up and down, something didn't feel 
right, and she didn't like it much. She wasn't sure but before she 
had a chance to figure it out, she noticed Sara staring at her. They 
locked eyes and for just a brief moment Buffy felt intimidated. Buffy 
looked away and walked over and put a protective arm around Willow. 
Willow felt Buffy arm go around her and she looked into her eyes 
and saw a look of posseviness. Buffy was staring straight at Sara the 
whole time. She looked at Sara and for just a second she thought she 
saw a look of jealousy cross the other women face. ` What the hell 
was this about', she thought to herself. Just than Giles broke the 
silence that had settled over the room, " well shall we go"? 


Sara led the group through the back of the club and out a back 
exit into the night. Gail was sitting in the driver's side the mini 
van. The gang filed into it, filling all the seats. Willow, Buffy, 
and Dawn in the back, Giles and Anya in the seat in front of them and 
Xander was sitting next to the driver. 

" So Gail, that is a very interesting place your boss owns there, I 
especially liked the women dancing in the cages above the dance 
floor", Xander said almost bouncing in his seat. 

" What", everybody said at the same time. 

"Yeah one of them had these two women dancing in them, Willow you 
should have seen it, it was hot", Xander said glancing back at his 
best friend for years. 

Willow turned bright red from her neck to her the top of her 
head, " Well, I, um, I oh". 

" Willow breath, he was just teasing you", Buffy whispered into her 
hear. 

Willow felt Buffy breath on her ear and the hair on the back of 
her neck stood up and she got butterflies in her stomach. She didn't 
know what to say or what she was feeling. She just knew that Buffy 
had been holding her hand since they had left the club. `Oh wow, no 
not Buffy', Tara voice echoed in the back of her head telling her she 
had to move on. `No she couldn't have meant Buffy'. Gail laughing in 
the front seat interrupted Willows thoughts. 
"You know Xander those are strictly volunteer positions if you'd 
like to sign up one night"; Gail said trying to keep a straight face. 

Now it was Xander turn to turn red. " No I don't think so", he 
mumbled, knowing he had now become the joke. Everybody was laughing 
when they pulled into a driveway leading to a large house. The mini 
van pulled up in front of the front door to the house and stopped.

" Well we're here", Gail said shutting the engine to the van off. 
Everyone got out of the car and followed Gail up the front steps. 
Sara met them and the group filed into the house. Buffy was amazed at 
the size of the front entrance. There was a wide set of steps leading 
to the upstairs. Off to her right was the living room; to her right 
was a room she assumed was an office. Beside the staircase was a 
hallway leading to the back of the house. 

"Gail, why don't you take our guest to the rec room and get them 
some drinks or something, while I have a word with Giles" , Sara 
said standing at the door to the office, " Giles, right this way". 

Buffy and the gang followed Gail down the hallway to the back of 
the house. She was amazed at the size of this place. 

"Gail", Buffy asked, "how did you guys get this house done in the 
time that you have been here"? 

" We didn't, well we made a few changes but this house has been in 
Sara family for years", Gail said almost like she was trying to hide 
something, so Buffy pressed on, "So Sara is from Sunnydale than"? 

" Buffy, why don't you let Sara tell you everything when she and 
Giles get done, it is not my place to answer these questions". 

Buffy could tell how uncomfortable Gail was becoming and she kind 
of liked this women and decided for now she would let it go. Buffy 
looked around the rec room and decided she liked this room too, off 
to the side was a bar and pool table. On the other end of the room 
was a big screen TV and large stereo, along with VCR, DVD player and 
about thousand videos. Around the TV where couches and chairs in a u-
shaped placement. Directly behind those were more couches and chairs 
facing the bar. Overall it was a very comfy room. 

"So please have a seat, can I get you anything to drink", Gail 
asked pleasantly. Gail set about getting drinks and lighting the 
fireplace, which she thought gave the room a warm inviting feeling. 
The gang before her seemed to be nervous and she thought it might 
relax everyone including herself. This was always the hardest part of 
these meeting was getting to know everyone. At least this time we had 
a heads up on this group. Sara had known Giles for years and she knew 
one of they gang too, from long ago.

" Anya is it now"; Gail asked looking at a very uncomfortable Anya? 

" Umm, yes who are you, cause I keep getting the feeling I know 
you", Anya said. 

"You do maybe this will help", Gail stood and changed shape and 
before everyone stood a short blond women of about 17.

Buffy jumped from her seat and stood in front of Willow. " You're 
a shape shifter", Buffy said falling into a fighting stance. 

"Jobe, how the hell are you, Buffy back off now", Anya yelled at 
Buffy, " she won't hurt us, she is a good guy, I promise". "Jobe, 
where's Jan if you're here she's here, I haven't seen you guys in 
forever", Anya said jumping up and down. 

"Anya, hon, Jan is not here, she died fifteen years ago, Vamp 
attack, we were on our way back from the movies one night, that's 
when I met Sara", Gail said as she wiped a stray tear from her eye, 
even after 15 years the thought of her former lover hurt. She looked 
at Willow setting on the couch with the same tears in her eyes. Anya 
had collapsed into a chair with her head in her hands; Gail knew that 
she was fighting tears that were trying to fall. 

" Jobe, I am so sorry, I didn't know, are they dust now, the 
vamps" , Anya asked. 

"Yes", was all Gail could say, she so hoped Sara was going to tell 
everyone about her past, Gail didn't think she could keep bouncing 
around the truth. She silently slipped back to being Gail and not 
Jobe. She looked around and realized how solemn the room was once 
again and decided this group had had enough bad things in there short 
life. 

" Well know that I have put a serious damper on everything lets 
lighten the mood, who's up for a game of pool, we'll play teams, I 
have Anya, hehe, I know she can play. Xander you take Buffy and 
Willow you have Dawn. Lets get ready to rumble", Gail said putting 
the biggest brightest smile on her face she could. It seems to work 
because everyone jumped and started to tease each other about who was 
going to win. ` Hey she thought I am going to like this bunch, maybe 
we can settle down for awhile here', Gail thought as everyone settled 
down. " I got break", she called.