FIC: Coming Home 13/?

["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.
 

The gang spent the afternoon talking, sharing funny past stories. 
Willow shared stories about her time in Seattle and her mistakes as a 
first time mother. They were laughing about Buffy's first day as a 
teacher when the door to the shop opened. Buffy stared at the nicely 
dressed man who entered.

"Robert, how the hell are you", Willow said jumping up and giving the 
man a warm hug.

Robert took one look at her and turned toward Mike, "Someone got laid 
while they were here."

"Many, many times, friend. How are you", Mike answered shaking his 
hand.

"You did not just say that in front of a room full of total 
strangers", Willow blushed looking between the two men.

"Yup sure did. But they won't be strangers if you introduce me", he 
said and stepped forward.

"Guys this is Robert, Robert this is Buffy, Tara, Faith, Joyce, Spike 
and Giles."

"You're a watcher", Faith said, not believing the man standing in 
front of her.

"Um, yeah. Why is that hard to believe"?

"Cause you have no tweed and you're not English", Buffy said, "I mean 
I thought that they were all carbon copies of Giles."

"Yes well, not all watchers are from England. I was actually raised 
in Ohio", Robert answered.

"Ohio", Tara asked surprised.

"Yup, home of the Buckeyes. As for the tweed too itchy, I prefer silk 
myself and I know Will has a fascination for leather."

Three sets of eyebrows raised and turned to Willow.

"Well I?um?really can we just focus here and get off my sex life and 
secret obsessions for a little while. I mean there are people here 
that I consider parental figures. The kids are going to be back soon 
and I would really like to have a plan in place. So when and where, 
Robert."

"Tuesday, the hellmouth", Robert answered.

"Today's Sunday, we only have two days to figure this out", Buffy 
asked in shock, "How did the council expect us to be ready by then."

"Hell we were lucky this time, most of the time they don't even tell 
us", Willow said pacing the room, "Ok well here's my thoughts, when 
Oz gets here I'm going to ask him to take Beth and Jen back with him. 
I think we need to keep Ang here with us. I would rather have her 
close. Robert, Mike and I will go to the old high school tomorrow 
night, maybe get a jump on them. They won't be expecting us to take 
the offensive. Buffy, Tara,Giles and Faith can stay behind at my 
house and watch over Angie there. Spike you are the final barrier, if 
all of us fail; I want you to take Angie and head to LA. Angel will 
be waiting to take you to somewhere safe. Any question, comments."

"Don't you think it would be wise to take at least one of the slayers 
with you", Joyce asked.

"No, I'd rather have them looking after Angie. I figure if we fail at 
the hellmouth then Spike's gonna need all of the distractions and 
power to get her out of there."

"What will you do", Tara asked concerned.

"Hopefully kick their ass and get rid of this guy. Look I know you 
guys are worried but I need you to trust us. We've done it before and 
we can do it again."

"Will", Buffy started and looked to Tara and Faith, then settling on 
the red head, "Can we talk privately."

"Umm?sure. Mike, you and Robert work with Giles find out if there's 
anything we can do to give us the advantage. Has anyone been around 
the old school", Willow asked?

"I have, Red", Spike answered and stepped up. 

"Ok work with them on the layout, we need to know anything and 
everything we might run into. I want to know if there is any place 
they could be hide for an ambush. Where they might be in there", 
Willow said.

Buffy shut the door to the training room and turned to Willow, Buffy 
was been impressed with the way Willow was taking charge, "Will hon. 
are you sure Faith or I shouldn't go with you?"

"Yeah I mean we are slayers we're better suited to handle these kinds 
of things", Faith said stepping up to Willow.

"Look guys I know that when you knew me before I wasn't much of a 
fighter but that changed. I'm not the shy girl who runs away anymore. 
I really, really need you to understand that. I need you to protect 
Angie, that is the most important thing. I know what I got into a 
long time ago. I don't want you to worry about me. I can take care of 
myself. Remember nasty half demon in my head and trust me he hates to 
lose."

"So we protect the house and Angie, got it", Buffy asked pulling the 
head red into a hug.

Willow couldn't contain her growl when the blonde slayer began to 
kiss her neck, "Think they'll miss us?"

"Do you care", Faith asked coming to stand behind her.

"No"



"Shit, not again", Mike mumbled shaking his head at the closed 
training room door.