The Three of Us

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Buffy, Faith, and Spike turned off of Third Street and headed down the alley to The Bronze. Faith looked around at the entrance to the club, and turned to Buffy. “What kinda joint is this?”

“It’s an All Ages Club. When you get in you get a red wristband if you’re of age or a green one if you’re underage. That way the bartenders know what you can buy. They’re pretty strict about it, and that’s why most of the kids in Sunnydale are here.”

“So,” Faith replied, “for Bleach-boy, this is like an all you can eat buffet?”

Spike slipped into game face and started to advance on Faith. “If it wasn’t for this bleedin’ chip in my goddamn skull, I’d fuckin’ kill you now.”

Buffy grabbed Spike from behind and pulled him back. Faith had put her hands up and backed away from Spike. “I don’t wanna start a fight with you Bleach-boy, I’m just askin’. You have a chip, but there’s a lotta vamps that don’t. So it could be a buffet. Just not necessarily yours.”

“Why do you always antagonize him Faith? He helps with whatever he can, you should be nice to him.”

“I’m still learnin’ to trust him, so I’m cautious. If he’s focusin’ on me, he ain’t makin’ someone else into lunch.” Faith dropped her hands and looked at Buffy. “I’m sorry if I hurt his feelin’s but I need to ask. I have to go for a bit, so I’ll meet the two of you inside. I’ll be back shortly.” Faith turned and disappeared into the darkness.

“Where the ‘ell is she goin’?” Spike asked. Buffy released her grip on his arms and shrugged her shoulders. “It’s Faith, who knows. She says she’ll be back shortly, she will.”

Spike looked at the blond slayer for a moment. “You seem to believe in her a lot, why?”

Buffy sighed and looked at Spike. “There’s something about her that tells me she won’t do anything to hurt me. That despite everything that might happen, I can count on her. Much the same way I know I can count on you.”

Spike stared at Buffy, she smiled at the shocked look on his face, “Yes, William, I can count on you. Now let’s go inside and find the rest of the gang.” She grabbed his hand and dragged him past the bouncers into the club. They found Willow, Tara, Xander and Anya at a table in the back of the club. Buffy and Spike plopped down into two chairs and started to relax. The rest of the gang looked at the two of them for a moment, then Xander asked, “I thought Faith was with you?”

“The bint was, but then she left.” Spike replied. A number of eyebrows were raised around the table. Spike winced when Buffy smacked him in the shoulder. “She’ll be back in a bit. She had something to do first. She’ll find us here.” The rest of the group looked at each other and shrugged. If Buffy said Faith was going to show, then Faith would be there. The conversation drifted between school work and gossip for several minutes. They were yapping about who was there and with whom. The six quietly sipped on their sodas and watched the flow of people around them. Xander asked Anya to dance after a while and they headed off to the dance floor. Tara looked at Willow and blushed before she spoke. “Spike, w-would you like t-to dance?” She dropped her head and bit her lower lip. Willow looked at him with pleading eyes, and Spike caught that she wanted to talk to Buffy. “Course dearie, I’d be more’n ‘appy to.” As Spike and Tara headed to the dance floor, Willow slid into the seat next to Buffy. “So, I haven’t heard anything from you since our big talk. How’s it going?”

Buffy sighed, “I’m in so much trouble.” Willow furrowed her brow and looked at Buffy.

“How could you be in trouble? You like Faith, she likes you, I’m not seeing any difficulty here.”

“Willow!” Buffy yelped as she looked around the club, “Shhh, not so loud!” Rolling her eyes and sighing, “It’s not that simple. There’s someone else.” Willows eyes popped open at Buffy. “There’s someone else besides Faith.” Buffy whispered. “That’s the problem. I’ve been looking back over my life and my feelings for Faith, and there’s somebody else that stirs the same feelings that Faith does. At least I think they do. I haven’t talked to them for a while, but from what I remember, they’re the only other person that’s made me feel like Faith does. Am I making any sense?”

Willow paused to think about what Buffy had said. Chewing on her lip as she thought, she slowly moved her head back and forth as she weighed her thoughts. “No, it’s not making any sense.”

Buffy sighed and looked at Willow. “Exactly, it doesn’t make any sense.”

“I missed something here.” Willow looked at Buffy. “There’s something I’m missing, but I’m not sure what.”

Buffy sighed and looked at Willow, “Remember the talk we had in the park?” Willow nodded her head. Buffy looked to the dance floor to ensure no one was coming back. She turned to Willow and said, “I told you that someone had shown up and turned my life upside down. After I talked to you I started to examine a lot of things in my life. People I’d met, how I reacted to them, how they reacted to me. I guess that’s what you did?” Willow just nodded letting Buffy continue. “What I discovered is that the feelings I have for Faith, I’ve also had for someone else. But because I didn’t recognize them, I didn’t do anything about it. The big question is can I have the same feelings for two very different people?”

Willow tapped her lips with her index finger as she pondered Buffy’s statement. “Hmm,” she finally muttered. “I think that you could, it would seem a little weird, and I can see a potential for a lot of problems though.”

“What kind of problems?”

“Well first off, do these two know each other, do they get along, and are they willing to share you? That’s just for starters.”

Buffy sighed, and looked at Willow. “I hadn’t even got that far yet. This is more complicated than I thought.”

Willow reached out and patted Buffy’s hand. “You’ll figure it out.”

“Figure what out?” Faith asked as she put a pitcher of beer and some empty glasses on the table. “Faith! What are you doing? How did you get that? Are you trying to get us kicked out?” Buffy hissed at her. “Nah,” Faith shrugged, “I just thought we could have a beer or two while we’re here. That’s all. If you don’t want any, then don’t. No biggie.”

Buffy shook her head, “How did you get that” Willow asked.

“With this.” Faith held up her left hand with the red bracelet. “I got ID that says I’m twenty-one.” She picked up the jug and poured a glass for herself. “Help yourself.”

“Where’d you get the fake ID?” Buffy asked. “A guy I met in my travels.” Faith answered. “I can get him to make one for you, but its fifty bucks. It’s real good though. As you can see, it works here.” Buffy reached tentatively for a glass. Faith picked up the jug and started to pour for her. “Just a half.” Buffy told her. “If I come home smelling like a brewery my mom’ll kick my ass.”

“And mine.” Faith smiled at her. “I don’t think she’ll be happy with me corruptin’ you. You want some?” she pointed the jug at Willow.

“No thanks,” Willow shook her head. “It doesn’t agree with me.”

Spike grabbed a glass and held it out to Faith, “Don’t mind if I do. Nice to see you made it.” Faith smirked and poured his beer. “Next pitcher is yours.” Spike’s eyebrows shot up. “What? I ain’t buyin’ your beer all night. You can buy some as well.”

“That only sounds fair Spike.” Xander chirped as he held out a glass. “I think that’s a splendid idea.”

“Don’t forget to take your own bloody turn.” Spike mumbled at him. The rest of the table laughed at the perturbed vamp. Faith turned to look at the dance floor then back to the table. “I’m gonna go have some fun.”

The group watched her walk onto the floor and start to move; she just let the music slide over and around her. Feeling the beat and letting it drive her inner rhythm, she swayed back and forth, her arms picking up the movement. Her hips moving in time to the music, the world fell away. She was alone with her thoughts for a few moments. Buffy watched as she danced, ‘Wow, she can move. It’s so sensuous. I just want to hold her against me and move with her.’ Willow nudged her gently, and whispered, “You should go dance with her.” Buffy blinked at Willow, “I should dance with her?”

“Yeah, that whole I like you and want to be close to you thing.” Buffy’s head whipped around to stare at Willow with wide eyes. “Yes, Buffy, it’s that obvious.”

“Do you think she knows?” Buffy whispered back. “She won’t if you don’t do anything.” Willow told her. Buffy thought for a moment and looked out at Faith on the dance floor. There were a number of eager young men who were trying to get into Faith’s space, but she was gently trying to turn them away. “Yeah,” Buffy said to Willow as she stood, “I’d better go rescue her.”

She walked out to where Faith was dancing and started to move. Her motions mimicked Faiths and it brought a slow sultry smile to the dark slayers face. She moved closer to Buffy and placed her knee between Buffy’s legs. ‘She’s so fuckin’ hot.’ Faith thought, ‘I wonder if she has any idea what she does to me? I think it’s time ta find out.’ Faith dropped her hips and moved right up to Buffy, She placed her hands on the blonde’s hips and pulled her forward. The jolt that ran through Buffy as she was pulled closer to Faith was huge. ‘If I didn’t think there was anything there before, I was so wrong. I’ve never been this turned on in my life!’ Buffy reached out and rested her hands on Faith’s upper arms. Her body just naturally flowed with Faith. ‘God,’ she thought, ‘it’s like I was made for her.’ Faith moved her leg and the top of her thigh slid along Buffy’s denim clad pussy. Buffy’s breath caught in her throat and she smiled as her body twitched. ‘I’m so freaking wet, it feels like I pissed myself.’ Faith thought. She knew there was no going back, that this was the person she’d been waiting for. Faith was thrilled with the feel of Buffy’s touch. People on the dance floor had stopped to watch the two girls dancing. Their movement, the friction between their thighs, they could feel the passion building within them. Buffy’s hand grazed the side of Faith’s warm full breast and she could see Faith’s nipples poke against the material of her tank top. She slowly moved her eyes up to Faith’s smouldering black orbs. Little daggers of arousal were all she could see. Faith was aflame and Buffy was doing it to her. It shook her to the core. She wanted to do nothing but cause Faith to look like that again, and again. Faith slowly dragged her tongue across her lips wetting them, promises of what else she could do. Buffy’s nerves were vibrating with the sensation of holding Faith and being so close, she’d never felt so alive. No one she’d ever touched had ever made her feel like this. The lust that was running through her veins turned her eyes to a deep, deep green. Buffy watched Faith lean in towards her with her mouth, ‘She’s going to kiss me!’ Buffy thought. She tilted her head to meet Faith’s encroaching mouth. Looking straight into Faith’s eyes, she saw them widen, then harden as Faith turned angry. Her right hand released Buffy’s hip as she threw her elbow back behind her and twisted away from Buffy. She stood there feeling the heat from her body cooling off as Faith moved further away. She blinked as Faith confronted a frat boy behind her. He reached down and grabbed his dick, “You want some?” he leered at Faith. She grabbed his arm and pulled him forward, her right foot shot out and swept the feet out from under him. As they fell to the floor, Faith twisted the boy’s arm behind him and dropped her knee onto his back.

“Get off me you psycho bitch!” the frat boy yelled from the ground. Faith leaned forward and whispered in his ear, “You ever grab my ass again; they’ll find your balls in your ears and your dick down your throat.”

“You’re nuts!” He was struggling on the floor trying to throw her off. Faith leaned on his arm forcing it even further into its unnatural position. He squealed with the pain.
“You ever do anything like that again and this arm’ll be in a fuckin’ sling for the rest of your miserable fuckin’ life.”

Buffy reached out and gently touched Faith. “You ok?” she asked. “Yeah, dickhead here grabbed my ass.” The two bouncers had pushed their way to where Faith held the guy on the ground. “Break it up! What’s goin’ on?” They demanded.

“She’s tryin’ to kill me!” the frat boy yelled at them. “Why?” one of them asked.
“He grabbed my ass.” Faith said flatly. “I don’t put up with that shit unless I want someone to grab my ass.”

“You have a point. You can let him up now and we’ll look after this.” The larger one said. Faith stood, and the two bouncers helped the guy to his feet. “We’re going to have to ask you to leave sir.”

“What?” he yelled. “She tried to kill me! She attacked me!”

“Nope, we saw you grab her, she just defended herself. We won’t put up with it either. Besides, you should want to leave. You just had your ass handed to you by a girl.” The guy blinked a couple of times then turned red as the realization sunk in. He noticed the other patrons giggling and pointing at him. Head down he turned and walked away with one bouncer escorting him. “Sorry Miss. Nice takedown by the way.” The bouncer apologized to Faith. She nodded, “Thanks for your help. C’mon B, let’s go sit down.” She draped her arm over Buffy’s shoulder and they headed back to the table.

“What happened?” Willow asked as they sat down. “Some fucker grabbed my ass while I was dancin’. I straightened him out.” Faith said.

“From ‘ere, it looked like you bloody well tried to rip ‘is arm off.” Spike smirked at her.

“He can still use it, so it wasn’t that bad.” Faith replied. “They asked him to leave, so I’m five by five.”

“What d-does that mean Faith?” Tara asked quietly.

Faith smiled at her, “It’s just somethin’ I picked up. It means everythin’ is ok.”

“That m-makes sense.” Tara smiled back. Conversation around the table drifted back and forth between the friends. Buffy sat fairly close to Faith and occasionally they would touch. She could feel the jolt every time they made contact. ‘I was so close to her kissing me. How do I get that back? Maybe I should just grab her and let her have it?’ she thought as she looked around the table. ‘No, if I did that, Xander would pass out and Willow would explode. Could be fun though.’ she smiled to herself. Faith had been watching Buffy’s meditation. She casually put her hand on Buffy’s thigh, “What’s up B? Yer spacin’ again. Is that your natural state?”

Buffy leaned into Faith and poked her, “No, I’m just thinking I’ve had enough excitement and we should go.”

Faith snorted, “Nah, it’s early yet, I think I’ll stay for awhile yet. You can go if you want.” Buffy’s face fell for a brief second, then she pasted a smile on her face. ’I thought she felt the same way I do. Now what? I’ve made such an ass of myself; I’ll never live this down!’ she thought. “Ok, don’t forget you need to be home by one.” She turned to the table, “I’ll see you guys later.” As she turned from the table, Faith lightly grabbed her arm, and turned her back.

“I’m teasin’ ya.” Faith smiled as she looked directly into Buffy’s eyes. “It’s dangerous out there; I can’t let you walk home without some protection.”

Buffy’s eyes lit up along with her smile. “I don’t need your protection Faith. I think I can handle it on my own.” Willow rolled her eyes at Xander, while Tara giggled. Faith’s voice dropped an octave and sent a chill through Buffy, “I didn’t say you ‘needed’ my protection, I thought you ‘wanted’ it?”

Buffy leaned forward until her forehead gently touched Faith’s. “I think I need ‘it’, and want ‘it’. If that’s ok with you?” she whispered. Faith nearly leapt off the chair. “Right, we gotta go shoppin’ tomorrow, so I’m gonna need all the sleep I can get.” She started to push Buffy away from the table and towards the exit. “See you guys later.” she yelled over her shoulder as they disappeared.

“What the hell happened?” Xander asked. Anya sighed, “They’re going home to have orgasms silly. Like we should.”

“Oh,” Xander replied. Looking at his watch, “Geez, look at the time will ya. Bye.” He grabbed Anya’s hand and they left as well. Willow and Tara looked at Spike. “Yeah, yeah, ‘ave a good time, I’ll see ya later.” He waved them off as he looked around the club.

“Thanks S-spike.” Tara whispered as they left.

Buffy and Faith walked side by side towards the house on Revello Drive. They walked close enough that they touched occasionally, just enough contact to spark between them. They smiled easily at each other, enjoying the conversation. There was no one out on the streets to distract them from each other. They walked up the steps together and Buffy unlocked the door. Faith was standing behind Buffy and reached past her to stop her from opening the door. “There’s something you forgot to do.” she whispered. Buffy shivered as Faith’s breath caressed her ear.

Trembling slightly, she asked, “What?” She could feel Faith’s smile close to her ear.

“You didn’t kiss your date.” Faith placed her other arm on Buffy’s shoulder and turned her. She placed her hands on Buffy’s hips and slowly reeled her in. She looked deep into her eyes to make sure that this was what Buffy wanted. All she could see was joy. Their lips gently came together, the silky feel sending tremors through both of them. Faith sucked on Buffy’s bottom lip and she opened her mouth to Faith. ‘This is what I’ve been looking for.’ she thought. Faith’s tongue slid into the warm wetness of Buffy’s mouth. Their tongues gently touched, moving faster as the pressure and passion of the kiss increased. Faith, reacting to the heat emanating from Buffy, pulled her closer. Faith’s nipples hardened when she could feel Buffy’s breasts pushing against her own. She gently pushed her knee between Buffy’s legs. They parted easily to allow her entrance. Buffy gasped when Faith’s thigh came in contact with her pussy. Her hips started to move of their own volition against Faith’s leg. Faith hissed at the increase in pressure from Buffy’s hips. ‘I just wanna carry her through the door and do her right there in the hallway.’ she thought. ‘She’d probably never let me do her again though. Hmm, better carry her to the couch first.’ Faith started to move her arms up and down Buffy’s back, deepening the kiss.

“Woo-hoo, you owe me 20 bucks Spike!” It was hissed but they picked it up with their slayer hearing. They looked towards the sound in time to see Willow doing the happy dance to the side of a bush. “Willow!” Buffy yelled, causing the redhead to stop in mid dance. With wide eyes and a glowing blush she stared at the two slayers still in each others arms. “Umm, uhh, hi, umm, crap! Umm, just, uhh, passing by, uhh on the way home, uhh right?” She kept looking to see if whoever else was behind the bush would help her, but there was no help coming. “Uhh, so, umm, we’ll uhh, see you. Bye” She stammered, then turned and ran, followed closely by Tara and Spike. Buffy turned to look at a smirking Faith. “So,” Faith said, “How do you think we should tell your friends?”