the series...

["dizzyfromdestiny" <dizzyfromdestiny@xxxxxxxxx>]

my curiosity gets the better of me...i'm a new writer and i've been 
working on the april fools fic, but i can't tell if its any good 
cause i can't judge it myself...can anyone give me an honest opinion 
of it....

Title: April Fools
Author: Dizzy

Disclaimer: Joss is God. I own nothing, characters are my playthings.

Pairing: Buffy/Willow

Spoilers: season 1

Rating: PG 

Feedback: be gentle, but be honest. I want to know what you think 
please&I beg of you.

Distribution: anywhere and everywhere. If you want it just let me 
know where you're gonna put it. Thanks for reading

September 10
Buffy, Xander, and Willow were sitting in the common area at lunch 
time chatting up a storm. The subject of pranking people on April 
fools day managed to come up, thanks largely in part to Xander and 
his plans to exact revenge against the people who made fun of him 
all the time. Buffy got a kick out of most of the stories Xander was 
telling about pranks he had pulled on Cordelia in past years, her 
favorite so far about how he had snuck into the girls locker room 
and glued all of her non-gym clothes to her locker their freshmen 
year. Buffy was curious about Willow though, she didn't seem the 
type to play practical jokes on people, but she got the impression 
by the redhead's reaction to Xander's stories that she had played 
her share.
"Hey Will, what about you, you like April fools day?" she asked, 
expecting a response she could laugh at. The shy girl hesitated to 
respond until concerned looks from the slayer finally got to her.
"April fools day is the worst day of the year. I have still yet to 
forget that one day in the seventh grade where Cordelia and the brat 
pack decided to prank me into believing they actually liked me&and 
the worst part was that I actually believed them for a while, 
although I'm still not sure why it is that I wanted them to like me 
in the first place cause hello&don't like Cordelia&but I suppose I 
was a different person back then&however I'm not sure&"
"Does she do this often?" Buffy questioned regarding willow's semi-
coherent babbling. Buffy had only been friends with the childhood 
buddies for a week or so and was still struggling to get to know all 
of their quirks; this one seemed to be interesting though. Willow 
was so cute when she babbled.
`But wait, did I just think that. Willow's not cute, at least not in 
a I like you and want to jump you after school kinda way&but then 
again&no, Buffy, calm down, she's a friend don't ruin it!' Buffy 
thought as Xander answered her question. 
"Yeah, all the time, although you get used to it and usually don't 
realize she's doing it after a while, it a willow-ism that you'll 
learn to love" he said, smiling at the redhead with a friendly 
affection that made willow go weak at the knees. 
`why can't he just realize I'm here, and that I am so in love with 
him that it hurts to not say something&but then again, Buffy is 
really hot sitting over there just giggling at us&wait&did I just 
think that? No way, I mean, Buffy is a very attractive girl, why 
would I not think that? I dunno, maybe cause you're straight and not 
supposed to think about those types of things' she answered 
herself `goddess willow, get a grip, and stop drooling before 
someone notices you' willow giggled to herself, realizing that she 
babbled in her thoughts as much as she did while speaking out loud. 
The conversation between the friends continued with Xander, 
oblivious to everything going on around him began to tell a tale 
about filling Cordelia's book bag with Jell-O.

March 31
Willow and Buffy were walking down the street toward the Bronze when 
a newly risen vampire came out to feed on some seemingly weak girls 
walking down the darkened streets. Buffy's spider senses went off 
and she grabbed willow's arm, causing goose-bumps to creep up from 
beneath the other girl's skin. Buffy, not realizing the effect she 
had on the other girl leaned in to whisper in her ear.
"Will, I can feel it, there's a vamp out here somewhere, I need you 
to go over by the door frame over there and hide till I find him, 
and I can't have you getting hurt." Before the redhead could 
protest, Buffy nudged her in the direction of a darkened doorstep 
and withdrew her stake from her jacket sleeve. The slayer crept into 
the center of the alley as she turned and saw a fist coming at her 
face; she ducked, but only managed to give the vamp a better shot as 
his fist contacted her nose instead of her chin. She grunted in pain 
and swung at the vampire's legs with her foot, successfully tripping 
him and sending him to the ground with a thud. She shoved her stake 
into his chest and he burst into a cloud of dust before her. She 
stood and began to dust herself off as the redhead in the doorstep 
let her breath, which she hadn't realized she'd been holding, when 
she realized the slayer was ok. The girl felt something strange 
within her body but shrugged it off as nerves from the vampire 
attack as she slowly approached the slayer.
"So, you ready to go?" she asked
"Absolutely, I'm ready for just about anything now. I've got one 
successful slay under my belt for tonight, now its time to blow off 
some steam." With that Buffy linked her arm in Willow's and led the 
girl all the way to the Bronze, where the walked inside into a 
pulsating beat and heavy crowd.
"You want a drink?" the blonde asked her friend.
"Yeah, sure&how bout a coke?" Buffy nodded and walked toward the 
bar, leaving her friend at the table. Willow instinctively turned 
and watched as her best friend made her way through the crowd for 
drinks. She couldn't help but notice how good she looked from behind 
with her new form fitting leather pants and that shirt&wow, that 
shirt sure didn't leave much to the imagination. Willow's thoughts 
kicked in then and chided her about her impure thoughts toward her 
best friend. 
`What are you doing Willow? You can't be thinking about Buffy like 
that, she's your best friend, besides, if you don't just give up on 
this crazy fantasy of yours, you're sure to get your heart broken 
when you realize she doesn't like you like that. Come on Will, get 
over it, and stop watching her before somebody notices.'
"Enjoying the show?" a familiar voice caught willow off guard from 
behind her. She slowly turned around and snapped out of her daze to 
find Xander Harris with the grin of a Cheshire cat. "So, Will, 
anything you'd like to tell me?" Xander had known about Willow being 
bisexual since they entered high school and he saw her checking out 
a pretty girl at the mall, he hadn't really ever thought too much 
about it, but he still liked to tease her from time to time. As she 
turned to see her favorite childhood friend grinning mercilessly at 
her, her face had succumbed to a bright blush that anyone in the 
club could easily notice. 
"Xand, what are you talking about? I'm just making sure she gets 
there alright, I mean&the trip to the bar could be dangerous, 
especially with all those people between here and there&she could 
get hurt, or worse&and who am I kidding I was totally checking her 
out" she finally conceded, letting her friend know that she was 
interested in the girl.
"So, you like her? I mean, like like her? Cause that's totally cool 
with me, I mean, if you ever need a manly chaperone or a chauffer or 
anything like that to come with you on dates and make sure you're 
all tucked in safe together at night you know I'm there&" he was 
shut up soundly by a smack on the back of the head courtesy of 
Willow. 
"I don't think she likes me like that Xand. I don't even think she's 
gay, or bi, or whatever. I think I'm in way over my head here."
"well, you never know till you try Will, she may turn out to be the 
knight in shining armor that I never was" he replied seriously, 
thinking back on the night he realized that willow had been in love 
with him for years and how stupid he had been for not noticing it. 
He knew from that point on that he could never be what she needed, 
and she realized that he wasn't the one for her. After considering 
what he said for a minute she responded quietly.
"What harm can be done in trying?"

Later on that night
After a night of Bronzing with the aptly titles "Scoobies", Buffy 
and Willow headed out for a short patrol before turning in for the 
night. As per usual they were presented with a few newly risen 
vamps, but tonight they also ran into a massive crater of snakes who 
seemed all too willing to launch themselves at the two girls. Using 
her newly discovered powers in witchcraft, Willow attempted to 
levitate and throw the snakes into a nearby drainage ditch. Her 
powers were still untapped and the snakes ended up flying toward the 
girls. As they ran away, one attached itself to Buffy's arm, sinking 
its fangs deep into her bicep. She was instantly stunned by its 
poison and Willow turned around muttering a strange Latin 
incantation that left a paralysis ridden Buffy in shock. Buffy 
watched in awe as the snakes sizzled and disintegrated before her. 
It was the last thing she remembered before blacking out.

April 1
The sun shone brightly into the room where the two girls lay 
sleeping on Buffy's bed. After the snake's bite left Buffy 
unconscious in the cemetery, Willow called Giles and with his aid 
carried Buffy home. Giles had done some lightning speed research and 
discovered that the snakes did contain mystical guidance, but were 
still just plain old snakes with venom. He knew more research would 
be a must to discover who or what harnessed the power to control 
them, but first he was concerned about getting his slayer well. By 
the shape of the bite he concluded that the bite had been made by a 
rather large coral snake. The bite was distinctive, and the power of 
the poison evident by the fact that even with slayer super-healing, 
Buffy was still in bad shape. What was the most strange aspect 
however was that coral snakes rarely bite unless provoked, and are 
usually no longer that 30cm. by the looks of the bite, this one had 
to be at least 3 feet long with rather large fangs. It was a 
different kind of fangs they were on the lookout for now, ones that 
didn't belong to a vampire. 
With the slayer's mom out of town, and Giles's anti-venom having put 
Buffy into a deep sleep, Willow decided not to leave her best 
friend's side. That night, after she and Giles had placed Buffy in 
her bed, Willow climbed in beside her and quickly fell asleep, tired 
from all the dancing and running they had done that night. As the 
night progressed, willow's sleeping form slowly moved closer to 
Buffy's until the Wicca's head rested on the uninjured arm of the 
slayer. The two girls stayed in this position for the remainder of 
the night. The protruding sunlight woke the groggy slayer, but she 
quickly discovered upon attempting to move that she was pinned to 
the bed. She gazed down to where her best friend and long time crush 
slept soundly on her good arm, preventing it from moving at all. As 
she smiled down at the other girl, Willow's hand began to move 
across Buffy's stomach, leaving a hot trail on her skin despite the 
layer of clothing separating their touches. Buffy's eyes grew wide 
as she felt the redhead caress her toned torso, but as the girl's 
hand moved steadily upward toward her breast, Buffy became 
increasingly nervous. 
"Will?" Buffy attempted to calmly wake her friend. "Will, wake up!" 
she continued in a hurried whisper. Willow didn't wake, but her hand 
still advanced further up the blonde's stomach, reaching her sternum 
and the valley between her breasts. "WILLOW!" she spoke in a louder 
whisper, the most strenuous voice her weakened body could muster. 
But Willow didn't budge. As Willow's hand reached her chest, Buffy's 
breath caught in her throat. The other girl's ministrations were 
driving her crazy with desire and more nervous by the second. As the 
redhead confidently cupped her breast in her sleep, Buffy tried to 
wake her by tapping her with her foot. The sleeping Willow would not 
be deterred by a foot; rather she took it as a sign of endearment 
and cuddling and rolled atop the gorgeous blonde. This motion freed 
Buffy's well, yet sleeping arm and she slowly lifted it and tapped 
Willow on the back of her shoulder. This time Willow stirred and 
slowly woke to find herself laying on top of her best friend, legs 
intertwined, and cupping her breast. Her eyes went wide and she flew 
off the bed in a rush, nearly falling off into the night table as 
she rose. 
"Buffy! What was&.oh my goddess&what did I do! Buffy! Please tell 
me, what else did I do? Did I talk in my sleep? Oh goddess&oh 
goddess&..I can't believe&I'm so sorry Buffy...I didn't mean...I 
mean I didn't know&.and oh goddess&." The Wicca gazed at her 
hands "but&wow&I mean&wow&why didn't you wake me up? I guess you 
could have tried, I am a heavy sleeper&and wait&why are you 
laughing?!" 
As Willow finally saw the giggling form of her best friend across 
the room on the bed, she grew as red as her hair. Why didn't Buffy 
pull away? She has slayer strength; it wouldn't have been that hard 
to do. Willow questioned herself inside her head as Buffy's low 
giggle erupted into full laughter and she fell off the bed. Usually 
Willow herself would have been laughing hysterically at Buffy's 
clumsiness, but with her injury Willow became increasingly 
concerned. She ran to the bedside to see if her friend was ok.
"Buffy! Are you alright, did you hurt yourself, can I get you 
anything, do you need help getting&.?"
"Will! Chill out babe, I'm fine, my arm's a little sore and still 
not much with the moving, but I'll get better before long." She 
hesitated a moment before bringing up the subject. "So&what was the 
feel up and straddling all about?" she asked jokingly, with a 
playful tone. Once again Willow blushed, this time much worse than 
before.
"I&I&I don't know? I mean, I was asleep&and then I woke up and you 
were there, and I was there&and there was a lot of thereness between 
us and stuff&and well&." Buffy slowly got entranced by the cuteness 
of Willow as she babbled, and after contemplating what to say for 
half a minute she slipped. 
"I don't mind really, I was just curious." Buffy blushed as soon as 
the words left her mouth, and she closed her eyes as she waited from 
a burst of anger or disgust from Willow as her best friend thought 
about what she had just said. After a minute of silence, Buffy 
opened her eyes to see Willow sitting across from her, soft grin on 
her face.
"So, you liked it?" willow asked cautiously, not wanting to scare 
Buffy away. 
"I have something to tell you Will, and I hope you won't hate me 
because of it" Buffy paused and waited for acknowledgement from her 
friend, as Willow nodded, she continued "I've kinda had this crush 
on someone for a really long time Will, and I can't stop thinking 
about this person, no matter where I am or what I'm doing, this 
person is always on my mind, and its not always the most kosher of 
thoughts if you know what I mean&.she is the most beautiful, brave, 
considerate, and loving person I've ever met and I can't live 
without her&" as the words flowed from Buffy's mouth, Willow's 
thoughts were drawn again to her thoughts of Buffy and how much she 
wanted to be with her and just as the usual impossibility set in she 
heard the strangest words come from Buffy's mouth. "That girl is you 
Will, it's always been you cause I can't explain how much I care 
about you&or how important you are to me. Do you get it at all?" 
Willow's heart leapt and she threw herself at the slayer in the most 
intense hug she'd ever experienced.
"Does that you mean you get it?" the slayer asked with a smile.
"No, this does" With that Willow slowly brought her lips to Buffy's 
in the softest kiss either girl had ever had. Their lips met with a 
spark and just the mere contact sent shivers up their spines. When 
simple contact became to tame for Willow, she slowly began to move 
her lips against Buffy's, creating an increasingly sensuous movement 
between them. Buffy moved her hand to Willow's waist and began to 
slowly caress her sides as they kissed. The redhead's lower back 
broke into goose bumps as Buffy's hand came in contact with it. 
Willow brought her arms around the slayer's neck and pulled the girl 
closer as she felt Buffy's tongue licking at her lips, silently 
begging for entrance. Willow, not being one to disappoint, opened 
her mouth and slid her own tongue out to meet Buffy's. Their 
caresses moved into Buffy's mouth as Willow proceeded to explore 
every crevice and corner of her best friend's cheeks, teeth, and 
tongue. As Willow attempted to bring their bodies closer together 
yet again, she accidentally grazed the snake bite on Buffy's arm, 
causing the blonde to reluctantly break the kiss and groan in pain. 
"Oh goddess oh goddess, what have I done?" Willow, in a state of 
near shock had forgotten all about Buffy's injury and subconsciously 
convinced herself that the girl was disgusted with her and had 
pulled away to run from her. Buffy, seeing Willow's self doubt 
embraced the girl the best she could with one arm and whispered in 
her ear.
"Will, you could never do anything wrong. I only pulled away because 
my arm&you grabbed it on accident and it startled me. I'm fine&will 
you hold me?" Willow immediately felt better, it hadn't been 
anything wrong with her advances which made her feel better, but she 
felt really bad about hurting her friend. She remembered Buffy's 
request and thought briefly how good it would feel to protect the 
slayer as she slept, she softly whispered "always" in her ear, and 
they lay back down in each other's arms and drifted off to sleep. 

Meanwhile, Giles had been in research mode and had discovered 
something most disturbing. Snake control was one thing, but on such 
a large scale it could only mean one thing, something that scared 
him more than he would readily confess. He read "Volac is the Sixty-
second Spirit listed in the Goetia, who governs 38 Legions. He 
appears as a child with two angel wings and rides a two-headed 
dragon. He knows of hidden treasures & where serpents may be found. 
He also allows the invoker to control them without force." 
Upon finishing the passage, Giles let out a traditional "dear lord" 
and thought about the possible beings with the power level to invoke 
such a spirit. With the power to control serpents without force, the 
summoner would yield great power, and with such great power would 
prove a great contest for his slayer. 

As Buffy and Willow woke groggily that afternoon, they could barely 
hear a faint bustle downstairs. Instincts kicking in to protect her 
girlfriend, Buffy sprang from the bed and hurried to the door, 
pulling on a pair of jeans and a beater as she went. Willow, still 
dazed from her sleep being interrupted sat still in the center of 
the mattress, waiting for a resolution as to who (or what) was 
creating the racket downstairs. Buffy motioned to her to stay put as 
she silently crept out into the upstairs hallway and to the 
stairwell. Still unable to see anything, she slowly and cautiously 
slid down the stairs, careful to avoid the creaky spots and 
potential giveaways to her position. She peered around the corner of 
the banister and saw her mother and Giles in the hallway. At first 
she thought to spring forward and save her mother from her watcher, 
who had apparently decided to attack her in broad daylight. It was 
as her mind analyzed that thought that she realized that Giles was 
not attacking her mother, but rather kissing her. And kissing her 
quite passionately.
`and to think all those times they made fun of me for having a crush&
wait a minute, that's Giles&and my mom&and they're&.KISSING!'
"MOM! Mom what are you doing?" Buffy finally vocalized her thoughts, 
although she hadn't realized she'd done so until her watcher and her 
mother looked away from each other and stared fearfully into her 
eyes. 
"Buffy! Oh god Buffy, I can explain&you see&Mr. Giles and I have 
been&discussing&discussing some really important parts of your 
education and have decided that it's in your best interest to&"
"To make out? Wow, I never realized that you two getting it on would 
lead to furthering MY education&must be a new thing&either way, keep 
it down, you woke us up&.and before either of you say anything about 
willow and myself just remember that I just caught you guys making 
out in the hallway with me upstairs&ok&have a nice day." Buffy 
cheerily concluded her interlude and made her way back up the 
stairs, leaving her mom and watcher gaping like fish out of water.

As she returned to her bedroom, a smile crept upon Buffy's 
face. `Never in a million years' she thought, `I would have never 
thought that she would ever find anyone like Willow. But now that 
she found her what was she going to do, I mean, I always mess this 
stuff up and now that I have finally found something that can make 
me happy, and keep me happy for that matter, what can I do to 
prevent myself from messing everything up.' As these thoughts raced 
through her mind, similar ideas were flowing through the mind of a 
certain redhead, crouched on the bed awaiting her return. `wow, that 
was some dream I just had, I mean come on, one minute we're talking, 
and they we're kissing and then she's telling me that she cares 
about me more than anything else in the world&that's some fantasy&or 
was that real?' 
`It was real' a voice answered from inside her head, a strangely 
familiar voice.
`Buffy? Is that you?'
"Yep, it sure is, I'm not sure how of course, but this is kinda cool'
`You heard everything I just thought?'
`No, only the things you just said&I wonder why?'
`I know you wonder, I can hear you wondering, why wonder, or why 
when you wonder will I whose with your brain'
`Whoa, slow down Will, take it easy&I think its just a connection 
between the two of us, I think it's just because we're so close&
maybe it has something to do with that spell you did&'
`What spell, I did a spell?
`Yeah, last night&with the snakes&Will, you levitated them all and 
they burst into dust, that was some spell&you don't remember?'
`No, I don't&not at all actually&I mean, I felt that I had done 
something, but I thought it was just the failed spell's residue&I 
did a spell that actually worked?'
"Yeah baby, worked like a charm" Buffy finally spoke with her voice 
as she intertwined her finger's with her girlfriend as Willow turned 
to face her. "I think everything's gonna be just fine&we just need 
to figure out what happened with the spell is all." She placed a 
comforting kiss upon Willow's lips; they rested their foreheads 
against one another and breathed together. "Alright, let's figure 
this thing out."

and thats where i left off...







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