Coming home 13?/?(Not sure about the number been a while)

["jend1205" <jend1205@xxxxxxxxx>]

Author: Jen D
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, I just like to play.
Distribution: http://mysticmuse.net- it's been a while since I 
updated this one so if you need to reread it it's here.

Buffy and Tara walked into the Magic Box to find her mother there 
helping Giles.

"Hey mom", Buffy said hugging her mother.

"Buffy, Tara, what brings you guys in here on a Sunday morning", 
Joyce asked returning Buffy's hug and smiling at her blonde 
girlfriend. 

"Well as usually it's research time", Buffy said looking at her 
mother, "Tara why don't you fill Giles in while I talk to mom in the 
back." Joyce fallowed Buffy into the training room and sat down on 
the couch.

"Mom, you know that I love Tara right but that I have loved Willow 
since almost the minute I met her, right", Buffy said and waited for 
her mother to nod before she continued, "Well some things happened 
last night that I want to tell you about." Buffy spent the next half 
an hour explaining the relationship that the four had decided on and 
about the demon and the bond that Willow shared with Mike. She told 
her mother about Angie being a slayer and being in trouble.

"Ok, let me get this straight", Joyce said shaking her head, "Willow 
shares a demon with a vampire, the four of you had sex last night, 
Willow's daughter is a slayer or will be if one of you dies and may 
be able to close the hellmouth. Right so far?"

"Yup."

"Are you all crazy? I could handle my daughter being gay and being in 
a relationship with one girl but three. Buffy I think that might be 
asking a little too much of me. I love Willow like she was a daughter 
and well Faith could grow on me but this is just too much", Joyce 
yelled.

Buffy listened to her mother rant and rave about her choice of a 
lifestyle, finally when her mother had run out of steam she 
asked, "Feel better now?"

"Yes, I don't like it but I guess I can get used to it."

"That's all I ask, beside I'm not even sure how far it can go right 
now. Willow doesn't want to hurt the kids any more then they already 
have been."

"I have to agree with her. A least she is thinking things through", 
Joyce sighed thinking she may never understand her daughter.

"Oh hell you know Willow, she is sometimes to smart for her own good. 
Come on lets go see if Tara needs any help with Giles."

"You guys are going to give that poor man a heart attack someday", 
Joyce laughed taking Buffy's hand.

"Sometimes that's half the fun", Buffy said and ducked to avoid a 
slap on the arm.






"I can't believe this", Giles said taking off his glasses and 
cleaning them for the hundredth time, "I had heard rumors of this 
around the council for the last few years but everyone just blew it 
off as just that, rumors."

"Believe it old man, we been living it", Mike said coming out of the 
basement following Faith and Spike, "You must be Rupert Giles. I'm 
Micah or Mike if you like it better."

"Yes, the vampire", Giles said offering him his hand.

"So I take it you can't shed any light on this thing either, Giles", 
Buffy asked pulling Tara closer to her.

"No, I wish that I could help."

"Robert should be here soon and he will have everything the council 
has", Mike said sitting down at the table. 

"Where is Willow by the way", Joyce asked.

"She didn't get a lot of sleep last night, Spike kept her up way past 
her bedtime", Buffy said.

"Well excuse me for having a few questions about my daughter", Spike 
growled.

"Down boy I was just teasing you", Buffy laughed.

"She should be here soon", Tara assured everyone.





Willow walked into the store and found the group pouring over the 
books, "Hey guys."

"You, I am so mad at you", Joyce said coming toward the red head.

"What I do", Willow squeaked.

"Oh you know what you did, young lady. I could live with you running 
away. I can understand your fear but to have gone through what you 
did and not call us. What the hell were you thinking? Buffy's the 
damn slayer, you didn't think about asking her to help. Not only is 
she the slayer but she is your best friend", Joyce said.

"I-I um", Willow stammered looking at Buffy for support.

"Sorry Will, I'm with mom on this one", Buffy said coming to stand 
next to her.

"There was no excuse for not asking for help from us. Don't think 
just because you have three kids that you're too old for me to kick 
your ass", Joyce explained in her best mom tone, then softened, "But 
I want to tell you how proud I am of you too. I know that you have 
gone to great lengths to protect your family and for that I respect 
you more then I thought that I ever could."

"Willow, I want to second that", Giles started and then came up 
beside her, "I have heard the rumors of the things you have stopped 
before they came her and if only half of them are true, I thank you."

"I had a pretty good teacher", Willow smiled.

"I still have a few things I would like to discuss with you later 
about last nights activities but that can wait", Joyce said.

"Buffy", Willow yelled then blushed.

"I can't keep secrets from her, you know that."

"Okay, well Robert should be here in a little bit so why don't we see 
if we can find anything out in these books", Willow said, trying to 
sway the subject away from sex.