FIC: The red headed Slayer 14/?

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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/ Buffy
Spoilers: I guess all of the shows.


    Tara glanced down and then looked at the box she had picked up 
from the desk. She turned and walked over to kneel in front of 
Buffy. "Buffy, you're pregnant."

"Well hell." Buffy sighed and dropped her head on Tara
shoulder.




"Buffy, how?"

Buffy started to giggle and raised her head off of the blonde witches 
shoulder. She smirked, "Um&"

"Ok, I get how but who and when? And why?"

"The when is easy but the who is a lot more complicated and the
why is pretty easy when you know who the who is. I think I just gave 
myself a headache," Buffy groaned.

"Lets start with when?"

"Two months ago."

Tara thought back over that time and realized that she couldn't 
remember a lot about that time in her life, "Damn alcoholic haze.
So it was before Will left?"

"Yeah"

"Work with me here, Buff," Tara grumbled. "I'm really
confused here. I thought you were in love with Will?"

"I am&was." Buffy sighed and began to pace the room.
"Remember when she got hurt real bad and we found her passed out
on 
the front
porch?"

"Yeah, your dad was kinda worried when found out what kind of
demon she fought."

"He called it&uh I really don't remember what he called
it but he said that she got any blood on her she could gain some kind 
of aspect of the demon."

Tara chuckled for a second, "I remember Xander making some joke
about her getting horns. I still don't understand. What's
this have
to do with you getting pregnant? Will was fine when she woke up the 
next day like nothing ever happened."

Buffy sat back down on the bed and turned toward Tara, "She got
so sick and Mom didn't want her to go home, so I told her Willow
could sleep in my room. I wanted to keep an eye on her. Tara, I never 
told anyone but she did change that night.  She didn't remember
it."

"She changed how?" Tara asked still unsure of what one had to
do with the other. Tara watched as Buffy looked at the test on the 
desk and then back to her. "Oh&OH&Oh my god. Buffy this is
Willow's baby. She got a&a&became a guy?"

"Yeah," Buffy whispered and lowered her head.

Ok wow&whoa&I&" Tara got up and began her pace around
the room. "I have not a clue what to say right now. What are you 
going to do?"

"I don't know. I can't tell her."

Tara stopped pacing and turned to Buffy, "Wha&why?"

"Oh come on Tara, she doesn't remember it. I still love her
but I don't want to get her this way. I don't want her to feel
obligated to be with me."

"Buffy she has the right to know," Tara told her.

"Tara, please. I heard her tonight telling my mom how hard it was
to see me and not be able to be with me. If she finds out this baby 
is hers&well I just want to know if we ever work things out that
it's because we love each other and not just because she feels 
responsible for me."

"I get that but Buff&"

"Please Tara, don't make me tell her."

"Ok, ok but I can't say I'm real comfortable with this.
Buffy do have any idea how hard this is going to be to do by 
yourself? You're only seventeen and still in high school. Your
mom 
and dad are going to be very upset. What are you going to tell them 
and everybody else?"
Tara asked her.

"That I had a one night stand and that he is no longer in the 
picture. It's not a complete lie. The person I spent the night
with is no longer here," Buffy sighed.

"Why you'd sleep with her?"

"Tara, I wanted her so bad and for the first time she wanted me.
I know she was out of it and wasn't herself but it was still Will,
just with slightly different parts."

"When are you going to tell everyone?"

"I was thinking about today. I just want to get it out of the
way, now that I know. I need to get on with my life and make
plans."

"Do you want me to be here?" Tara asked.

"Please, I'm not sure I could do it on my own."

Tara pulled the blonde into her arms, "I'll always be here
for you."

"Thank you. I think we both need to get some sleep. Stay with me 
tonight? I don't think I want to be alone." 

Tara pulled her onto the bed and wrapped her arms around the smaller 
girl. She stared at the ceiling finally succumbing to sleep after 
coming to a decision that she knew would change her life forever.






   "Hey guys," Buffy said coming into the dining room. Her
parents, Tara, Will and Jenny were sitting at the dining room table 
discussing the training schedule for the following week. "I need
to 
talk to you for a minute."

Joyce saw the nervousness and fear in her daughters eyes, "Buffy 
what's wrong, Hon?"

"I-I don't know how to say this. I never planned for this to
happen," Buffy said as she felt Tara come up and take her hand.
"I'm 
pregnant," Buffy whispered.

"WHAT," Willow yelled and stood up.

"Willow," Tara said calmly. "Sit down."

"Buffy, I don't understand," Giles said from his place at
the table.

"Joyce, Giles, don't be mad at Buffy it was my fault. Buffy I
know you were going to protect me but I don't think it's fair
to
you to take this all in yourself. I did it. I found this spell book 
on-line and ordered it. I don't know what I did wrong but I
messed up
somehow and the next thing I know&well I'll spare you the
details but
I have to be the `father'." Tara looked into Buffy eyes
pleading
with her to not argue. "I want you both to know that I plan on
taking 
care of her. I'll quit school and get a job to support them."

"No," Buffy yelled and turned to the blonde.

"I have to agree with Buffy on this one Tara," Joyce said.
"You'll be better able to take care of them if you have a
college 
degree. I don't know what to say. This is such a shock to me
right 
now."

Buffy walked up and hugged her mother, "I'm so sorry, mommy.
Please don't be mad at us."

"Oh baby, I'm not mad at you, neither of you. It was an
accident that we can't change, we just have to make the best of
it," 
Joyce told her, wiping the tears from her daughters eyes.

"Dad?" Buffy asked, turning to Giles.

"It'll be ok," Giles said, joining his wife in the family
hug.

"Do you want me to move out?" Tara asked the Giles'.

"Do you want to move out," Giles countered.

"No I want to be here for Buffy," Tara answered.

Jenny lowered her head, "Does that mean the two of you plan on 
working a relationship?"

"Jenny, I'm sorry. I don't want to hurt you," Tara
said turning to the older witch.

"It's ok. I know where we stand now and I can move on. I
understand. It hurts but I don't think we were meant to be
together,"
Jenny said and smiled. 

"I'm going to go patrol," Willow said and started for the
door.

"Will," Tara called and stopped Willow before she could
escape.

"It's ok. Take care of her. It's all I ask." Willow
turned back toward the door.

Jenny got up and started behind her, "Hey Slayer, want some
company tonight?"

"I&what the hell. Come on." Willow motioned for the witch
to follow.

"Well why don't the four of us sit down and discuss this in a
little more detail," Giles said pointing to the chairs.





"You ok," Jenny asked the Slayer.

"Huh, oh yeah. How about you?"

"Yeah, I'm just want her to be happy, you know."

Willow stopped and turned, " What about you?"

"I&I met someone at that convention I went to. She lives in
LA. I wasn't going to pursue it but I think maybe I'll give
her a
call now."

"Good for you," Willow told her and scanned the cemetery.
"We got company."

Jenny looked around, "How many and where?"

"Just one, west side."

"Vamps?"

"No demon stay behind&." Willow started but the sound of
the arrow buzzing through the air stopped her. Willow turned to see 
the Jenny clutching the arrow sticking out of her shoulder.
"Jenny."
She looked up and in time to see the demon take off into the woods. 
She glanced back at the fallen witch and decided not to pursue. She 
took her cell phone out and called for an ambulance. "Come on,
Jenny, 
stay with me."

"Well I guess I won't be calling her after all," Jenny
choked and coughed.

"No damn it, don't talk like that. It'll be ok. The
ambulance is on its way," Willow cried.

"Will, tell her I did love her and it was enough to just have her
in my life."

"Jenny, no&"

"It's ok. Good bye, Slayer," Jenny said and took her last
breath.

"No, Jenny. Don't do this to me Witch," Willow yelled and
shook her. "Wake up, damn it."  Willow fell back on her butt
and
put her head in her hands, letting the tears fall.






The Slayer stepped into the door of the Giles' house and heard
the voices of the houses occupants in the kitchen. She stopped at the 
mirror in the hallway and looked at her reflection. Her face was 
covered in blood, except for the tracks where her tears had cut a 
clean path down her face. She had a cut on her forehead and a busted 
lip. Her shirt was torn from the cut from the blade that the demon 
had used. Once Jenny body had been loaded into the ambulance and it 
was confirmed that was nothing that could be done she had taken off 
to hunt down Jenny's killer. She had found him in Willy's bar 
bragging about killing one of the Slayers friend. The rage inside 
Willow had exploded and within minutes the entire bar had been 
cleared of its patrons. She wiped the tears that refused to stop from 
her face and went to the kitchen. She focused on the blonde witch and 
tried to gather her thoughts.

Tara felt herself being watched and whirled around to face the 
doorway, "Willow." She took a step toward the battered Slayer
but stopped when she saw her take a step backward.

"Tara, I'm sorry. I&it happened so fast. I&I
couldn't save her. I'm 
so sorry," Willow finally collapsed and slid down the door.

"No, please not Jenny," Tara said as she made her way to the
fallen Slayer.

"I'm sorry he came out of the woods, I felt him but I never
thought he would have a crossbow. I didn't have enough time to
tell 
her to stay behind me."

Tara passed Willow and went into the living room and sat in the chair 
a glazed look in her eyes, "Was it fast? Did she suffer?"

"No not much," Willow said as she tried to stand. "She
said to tell you she loved you and just having you in her life had 
been enough." 

"She was an amazing woman," Tara smiled as she cried.
"It's not your 
fault, Will. She knew the risk of going with you and she went 
willingly. Did you kill it?"

"Yeah and a whole bunch of others at Willy's Giles, call the
council. As of tonight I officially retire," Willow told her
Watcher.

"Of course and Willow, I'm proud to have called you my
Slayer," Giles said before heading to the kitchen to use the
phone.

"Are you going to be alright, Tara?" Willow asked. 

Buffy sat down beside the blonde witch and hugged her. "Yeah I
think so."

"I'm going to go get cleaned up and go to bed.
Goodnight," Willow took one last look at the two blondes
consoling 
each other and walked back out into the night.



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