Fic: RR&R Book IV (10b/?) NC17 see header for pairings

["The Bear" <thebear@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chapter 10 Continued

 

?Immortal?? Buffy?s question sounded slightly strained even to her own ears.

 

?Yep,? Willow answered succinctly.

 

?When...how?? Tara apparently shared Buffy?s befuddlement.

 

?Immortal?? Buffy?s mind spun at the idea.  ?But, slayers die young, they
don?t live forever,?  she sputtered.

 

?Well, technically...you did die young,? Willow reminded her in a gentle
voice.

 

?But, but I got better,? Buffy answered,

 

?And now you?re even better still!? Willow said excitedly.

 

?I?d still like an explanation of the how and when, please,? Tara said,
still sounding shocked.

 

?Oh, well, I was thinking about Sarah, and how she looked so young when we
know she?s over seventy,? Willow started.

 

??Cause of her earth connection thingy, right?? Buffy interjected as the
memory of that conversation arose.

 

?Right,? Willow acknowledged.  ?So, during dinner tonight I started looking
at the magic that she has surrounding her and I saw this web of energy--or,
more like a net, really...anyway, it was kinda woven  throughout her aura
and down through the floor into the earth.?

 

?Wait, I thought you had to do some ritual thingy before you could see that
aura stuff,? Buffy interrupted, her mind jumping onto seemingly random
details as she tried to pay attention to her lover?s explanation.  ?Or, did
I remember that wrong??

 

?Ritual Conspicere,? Tara added.  ?When did you--?

 

Willow excitedly cut her off, ?Oh, I forgot to tell you, I was experimenting
with the ritual before I did that truth spell the other day, and I was
paying attention to my own magic energy as I did the ritual and I could see
the way it changed my vision, and afterward I was able to replicate the
effect, without the ritual, and now I can do it whenever I want!?

 

?Goddess!? Tara breathed, shaking her head in apparent wonder.

 

?So, anyway,? Willow went on, bouncing with excitement, ?I saw that energy
net that was connecting Sarah to Gaia, and I could see the earth energy
flowing and mixing with her energy before flowing back down into the ground.
It?s like she and the earth have a symbiotic relationship.  I?m not sure how
she did it, but once I saw it I knew I could replicate it.?

 

?So...you could do it for anyone?? Tara asked hesitantly.

 

?No, you have to have enough magic energy to sustain it,? Willow answered.

 

?But...me?? Buffy shook her head in confusion.  ?I don?t have any magic
energy, do I??

 

?Well, the slayerness in you is a kind of magic energy, but that isn?t why
this works,? Willow began to explain.  ?When I was figuring out how to
replicate the effect on me, I noticed that there was already a similar net
of energy woven into my aura--but instead of being tethered to the earth--?

 

?It?s connecting the three of us,? Tara interjected.

 

Buffy looked up at the blonde witch and noticed that her eyes had gone solid
blue.

 

?Do you see it?? Willow asked elatedly.

 

?I do!? Tara responded, her voice full of wonderment.  ?Our energy is
flowing between the three of us.?

 

?I think that?s why we?ve been feeling the love and joy so much,? Willow
continued.  ?Our feelings are echoed back and forth between us and getting
magnified in the process.?

 

?It would explain our increased energy, and Buffy?s increased slayer-skills
too,? Tara agreed, excitement beginning to radiate in her voice as well.

 

?And now, since I tethered myself to the earth, Gaia?s energy is flowing
between us too!? Willow concluded.

 

?I see how you did it,? Tara whispered.  ?Just like...that.?

 

?Woah!? Buffy gushed as a feeling of tranquility and bliss enveloped her.

 

?Goddess!? Willow and Tara both moaned out loud.

 

?Oh, God!? Buffy thought as her body began to virtually hum.  ?I am so horny
right now!? she unintentionally grunted out.

 

?Need you now!? all three of them growled.

 

Willow snapped her fingers and Buffy found herself lying naked on the floor,
her face between Tara?s legs.  ?Not complaining!? she thought, taking her
first taste even as she felt Willow?s tongue against her own slick lips.
She briefly had the impression that they formed a triangle on the floor,
with Tara servicing Willow as Willow serviced her, but her focus was rapidly
drawn to the dripping vulva before her.

 

?God I love you so much!? she thought as she  ran her tongue along her
lover?s lips, up to the nub at the tip, which she teased with light little
licks for a moment before starting at the bottom again.

 

?Oh Willow!? she crooned in her mind minutes later as the redhead?s tongue
began to lave her in concert with her own actions.  ?Weird, but oh so good!?
she thought as her pet?s movements became exactly identical to Buffy?s own.
?Almost like I?m licking myself...?

 

Any discomfort that thought might have brought was quickly overwhelmed when
Buffy?s body began buzzing with constrained energy.

 

?What is this?? she wondered as the sensation continued to build until it
was nearly overwhelming.

 

Suddenly, the sensation disappeared, as though the energy had been sucked
out of her body.  ?Uh oh, not good!? she just had time to realize what was
happening before everything when white.

 

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?So, you want to go out and do something tonight?? Xander asked as he
finished his steak.

 

?Sure, what?cha thinking?? Dawn responded before taking another bite of her
linguini in brown butter sauce.

 

Xander licked his lips as he watched his girlfriend slowly slurp up the last
couple inches of noodle into her mouth.

 

?You ordered that just to watch me squirm, didn?t you?? he thought, shaking
his head slightly.

 

«Yep!» she thought-answered with a playful grin.

 

Smiling ruefully back, he addressed her spoken question.  ?I dunno, I
thought we could go out and do something for a few hours before we take
another shot at breaking that bed,? he said, timing it just as she was
taking a drink.

 

Dawn choked slightly and thought, «touché,» giving him a brief glare.

 

?Of course, you?ll have to pay,? Xander groused.  ?Since I seem to have
?misplaced? my wallet.?

 

?Sorry, Xan,? Dawn said with a pout.  ?You?d think it would have
survived--like the couch did.?

 

?I guess in-the-pocket makes it part of the clothes,? he said with a sigh.

 

?I?ll make it up to you,? she said, sending him a mental image of herself,
naked and kneeling before him in supplication.

 

He stifled a groan at the thought.  ?God, I love this thought-sharing
thing,? he communicated ardently.  ?I love you!?

 

Her mock pout quickly vanished to be replaced by a loving smile.  They
shared a warm, comfortable silence for a few moments before Dawn returned to
the initial subject.

 

?Why don?t we go see that new show at the MGM Grand--we saw the ad yesterday,
remember?? Dawn said with a gleam in her eye.

 

?Uh oh,? Xander thought.  ?Ah, which one was that?? he asked despite
thinking that he already knew the answer.

 

?The French one,? Dawn answered with a smile.  ?La Femme??

 

?Oh, um...ok?? Xander stuttered, flashing back to the animated billboard
they?d seen yesterday.

 

?You know, the one with the girls that looked ?so much hotter? than the ones
at the Pleasure Palace?? Dawn continued, smiling even wider.  ?I seem to
remember you thinking that if the dancers had looked like that, you?d have
convinced Buffy to stay at the strip club, instead of getting something to
eat.?

 

?Evil girl!? he thought, blushing even though he could sense that she was
just teasing him.

 

«But, in a good way, right?» she responded to his thought.

 

?Ok, so, obviously I wouldn?t mind going there, but do you really want to??
he asked.

 

?I?m sure I?ll enjoy myself,? she answered with a devilish look.  ?Even if
it?s just watching you get worked up,? she concluded with a laugh.

 

As Xander considered his answer, a sudden wave of warmth flowed through him.
Dawn?s loud gasp drew his attention and before his eyes she visibly flushed.

 

?Dammit Buffy!? he growled as he too flushed with orgasmic pleasure while
around him the restaurant was filled with gasps, cries and screams.

 

===== BtVS =====

 

?Mmm, that was so good!? Willow?s croon woke Buffy out of her blissful
stupor.

 

?Oh yeah,? she breathed out, arching her back and stretching.  She blinked
her eyes open to find herself lying on her side, her head pillowed on Tara?s
thigh.  ?Oh no!? she cried as the sight of her two lovers angled in a
triangular daisy-chain instantly reminded her of what had just happened.

 

?What?? Willow sounded perturbed as Buffy pulled away and sat up.

 

?Tara!? Buffy called urgently, shaking the blonde?s leg.  ?Tara, wake up!?

 

?Mmm,? Tara hummed in obvious pleasure as she too blinked her eyes open.
?Buffy...Willow...love you two so much!? she sighed.

 

A throbbing warmth flowed through Buffy?s body, but she ignored it
sufficiently to convey her concern.  ?Did you put up the shielding thingy??
she demanded in a harsh whisper.

 

?Shield...?  Tara trailed off, her eyes suddenly wide.  ?Oh goddess!?

 

?Oh no!? Willow wailed, blushing bright red as she obviously realized the
repercussions of their tryst.

 

?Xander is going to kill us!? Buffy and Willow wailed in unison.

 

Incongruously, Tara burst out laughing.

 

===== BtVS =====

 

Deciding that they didn?t want to leave the room and see the aftermath of
their indiscretion, the triad went to the bedroom and repeated the
performance--this time taking the appropriate precautions--and they were now
languishing in the afterglow.

 

?Um, Buffy?? Willow?s voice sounded hesitant.

 

?Yeah Wil?? Buffy looked across Tara?s chest toward her redheaded lover who
was curled up on the other side of their blonde lover.

 

?I was thinking about what you said earlier, about always being gay?? Willow
started.

 

?Oh boy,? Buffy thought.  ?I bet I know where this is going...?

 

?What about Angel?? Willow asked the expected question.

 

?And Riley?? Tara gently added.

 

Buffy sighed heavily.  ?I dunno,? she answered softly.  ?I haven?t really
wanted to think about it I guess...?

 

She rolled onto her back and stared at the ceiling as her mind churned
through memories of events and feelings past and present.

 

?Maybe I was just in denial, I mean, Angel?s the kind of guy a girl is
supposed to fall for, right?? she let her thoughts take verbal form without
trying to censor them.  ?Before I knew he was a vampire, anyway...but even
when I found out I just tried even harder.?  She shook her head at her
younger self?s stupidity.

 

Without words, Willow moved over Tara and Buffy both to take up residence
along Buffy?s right side even as Tara rolled over to cuddle up to her left,
eking out a smile from the slayer despite her turmoil.

 

?The harder it got to make it work, the harder I tried...It?s almost like I
was punishing myself for being with him by making myself be with him...God,
how stupid that sounds.?  She let out a rueful laugh as she went on, ?Xander
would say the things I was thinking in the back of my mind, but instead of
listening to him, or myself, I just worked that much harder...kissing him
was like kissing a fish!?

 

Willow burst out into laughter.

 

?I think about it now and I don?t know how I managed to not throw-up every
time!? Buffy lamented in disgust.  ?Cold, clammy...and his tongue--? she
shuddered at the memory.

 

?Ugh!  Buffy!? Tara grunted, revulsion saturating her voice.

 

?I still can?t eat raw oysters anymore,? Buffy groused, her mouth quirking
into a grin at the self-deprecating humor.

 

?Blech!? Willow complained.  ?Now I won?t be able to either--it was bad
enough that they weren?t kosher!?

 

?I never tried them...and now I probably never will,? Tara agreed.

 

?Honestly, I don?t know what I was thinking,? Buffy said more seriously
after a moment.  ?Looking back it?s so obvious what a huge mistake the whole
Angel thing was.?

 

?Really?? Willow?s voice displayed her shock.

 

?Actually, it does kind of explain things,? Tara interjected with a
thoughtful tone.

 

?Whaddya mean?? Buffy said with a pout.

 

?Well, subconsciously, you picked men that you couldn?t really be happy
with,? she started.

 

?Oh,? Willow piped up.  ?So, subconsciously you must have been able to tell
that Parker was a dog.?

 

?Definitely not one of my finer moments,? Buffy groused.  ?And how
pathetically I kept hoping he?d take me back after the way he treated me...?
she thought, feeling burning shame.

 

?But, what about Riley?? Buffy asked after a moment?s self-recrimination.

 

?That?s true,? Tara allowed.  ?You couldn?t have known he?d turn into a
vampire-whore junkie.?

 

?But, you were really hesitant to go out with him at first,? Willow started,
a contemplative frown on her face.

 

?After I found out he was one of the initiative commandos, anyway,? Buffy
interjected.

 

?Maybe you were trying to break the cycle after Parker,? Willow posited.

 

?Didn?t take, apparently,? Buffy muttered.

 

?But, all that?s over now,? Tara said, stroking her hand across Buffy?s
belly.

 

?Yeah,? Willow agreed, leaning in to kiss Buffy?s neck.  ?You?re with us,
forever and ever,? she added, whispering in Buffy?s ear.

 

?Thank God!? Buffy thought, sniffling back tears of joy.

 

===== BtVS =====

 

?So, that?s Little Miss Orgasmabomb?? Dawn asked with a big grin as they
rode the elevator up to their room.

 

Xander shot his lover a glare.  ?Funny for you,? he grumbled.  ?You don?t
need a change of clothes afterward!?

 

Dawn laughed aloud at that.  ?Come on Xan, it?s not like anyone was paying
attention to you, they had their own troubles.?

 

A small smile stole over his face, despite the uncomfortable stickiness in
his pants.  ?Good Ol? Willow.  She sure can cause a lot of chaos without
even trying.?

 

?Willow made me cum,? Dawn blurted out with an impish grin, causing Xander?s
eyes to bug out.

 

?Gah!? he gasped, the mental image appearing again, unbidden but not really
unwelcome.

 

?Actually, she made us both cum, just not the way we might have fantasized
about,? she added in a thoughtful voice.

 

?Us and everyone else in the casino,? he muttered after getting over the
initial shock of her comment.

 

?Does that make her a slut?? Dawn was able to again flabbergast him.

 

?I want to be there when you ask her that!? he thought fervently.

 

Dawn actually pinked a bit at that.  ?I?m pretty sure Buffy would kill me if
I did,? she said, slightly chagrinned.

 

?Yeah, I don?t know if she?d see the funny in that,? Xander agreed.

 

The elevator made it to their floor with a low chime, and the doors opened.

 

?You still want to go out?? Xander asked, fishing the key card out of his
wallet as they approached their room.

 

?Sure, I mean, we?re in Vegas--we should go out and see some of it in between
the sex, don?tcha think??

 

Xander smiled at the casualness of her comment, feeling a teasing tone to
her thoughts even though her voice didn?t show it.  ?Honestly, I?m a little
nervous after getting shot and all,? he said, his own voice seemingly
indifferent despite feeling somewhat apprehensive.

 

?Really?? Dawn asked, surprised.  ?Even after...?

 

?Yeah.  Even knowing it might not be permanent, it?s not something I would
want to go through again,? Xander explained.  ?I wouldn?t want you to go
through it either.?

 

?We don?t have to go out,? Dawn began soothingly.

 

?Nah, I agree.  I want to go out too,? he interjected.  ?Much as I enjoy our
inside time...?

 

«You sure?» her thoughts were filled with warmth and caring.  

 

?Yeah, I?m sure,? he replied with a smile.  ?Just don?t mind me if I take my
eyes off your backside once in a while to watch your back.?

 

?Goof!? she said with a happy smile.  ?Go change your clothes; we?ve got
showgirls to see!?

 

?Mmm!? he couldn?t help but enjoy the mental image as Dawn?s unspoken
desires leaked out a bit.  ?Maybe it isn?t just Willow...?

 

===== BtVS =====

 

?So, Wil, what were you working on when I came in earlier?? Buffy asked
while she watched her lovers finish drying off from their much needed
shower.

 

?Oh, remember when we were talking about trying to find out about that guy
that shot Xander?? Willow began to explain--a brief flash of pain on her face
at the memory of the shooting.  Immediately though, she continued in her
usual bubbly-excited tone, ?Xander described the SUV the guy drove, and so I
was looking through the police network to see if it had been towed and
impounded.?

 

?Oh, did you find it?? Buffy asked feeling her own brief wave of sadness at
the memory of Xander?s death.  ?If Wil can find out who hired him...? her
thoughts trailed off into images of dealing out a violent pummeling followed
by a severe staking.  ?Hopefully they aren?t human,? she told herself in an
uneasy afterthought.

 

?Yep,? Willow chirped.  ?There were six dark colored SUVs like he described
towed between then and now, but only one of them was a rental where the ID
used to rent it turns out to be a fake.?

 

?But...how does that help?? Buffy asked, scrunching up her nose in thought.

 

?Well, it doesn?t, really,? Willow allowed with a frown.  ?But, I had an
idea...I?m just not sure it?s a good idea.?

 

?What do you mean?? Tara interjected.

 

?Well...? she paused, biting her lower lip as she looked back and forth
between Tara and Buffy.  ?If he left fingerprints, maybe that would tell us
who he is, and then we could look from there??

 

?You can check someone?s fingerprints?? Buffy raised her brows in surprise.

 

?Well, I can?t--not directly anyway,? Willow answered.  ?But, the crime scene
people can, and I could hack into their computer...? she added hesitantly.

 

?Why isn?t that a good idea?? Tara asked.

 

?Well, they don?t know that the truck was involved in a crime, so they
haven?t checked it out or anything,? the redhead explained.  ?It?s just
sitting in the impound yard waiting for them to find the guy who rented it.
If they can?t find him after a few days they?ll release it back to the
rental agency.?

 

?So, how do we get the police to check into it?? Buffy asked.

 

?Well, we do kinda know some CSI people? Willow explained.

 

?You?re right.  I?m not sure that?s such a good idea,? Buffy agreed.

 

===== BtVS =====

 

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