The Courtship of Buffy Summers

‘I am so glad the school part of the day is over,’ Buffy thinks as she walks down the steps of the main entrance of the school. She just wants to get home and away from the nosey people at Sunnydale High. People that she didn’t even knew existed came up to her and wanted to know all about what happened at the dance. But she didn’t talk to any of them. She ignored them, and when that didn’t work Faith scared them off.


“Hey, B,” she hears Faith when she reaches the bottom step. She turns around and smiles a little bit at the sight of the slightly taller girl. “I know your mom said you have to go straight home after school, but did she say you have to walk?” ‘What’s this? Faith found a loophole? I knew there was a reason I liked her so much. She’s got beauty and brains.’


“No. No, she didn’t,” the blonde says with a small smile. Then she remembers something, and the smile fades a little. ‘Faith doesn’t have her truck.’ “How are you going to drive me home if your brother has your truck.?” The smile changes to a softer when she feels the brunette trying to hold her hand. She doesn’t want to embarrass the other girl who tries so hard to appear tough. So she takes the brunette by the hand and they continuing walking towards the parking lot.


“By brother is picking me up. He won’t care if you bum a ride.” ‘If I bum a ride? Is she going to have me sit in the back like a hitchhiker?’ “You’re really gonna like my brother. He’s a drummer in a rock band. Well, he used to be.” Buffy can’t help but notice the little bit of sadness that enters Faith’s voice at that last part. ‘I wonder what happened? How come she didn’t tell me she has a brother? Something just isn’t right.’


“There he is. Come on,” Faith says and starts walking faster. Her brother didn’t park in the student parking lot, but across the stress instead. ‘Geez, pull my arm off why don’t you,’ the blonde thinks and tries to keep up with the brunette. Buffy looks over at the truck and again her eyes are drawn to the tall man. He’s dressed in a short sleeved white t-shirt, dark blue jeans that look a little worn and stained, and he has tattoos all over his arms. His hair is dark and slightly curly and Buffy has the urge to run her fingers through it.


“Hey big bro,” Faith says with a big smile. She lets go of Buffy’s hand to give the man a big hug. “You know those things’ll kill you.” The reason he didn’t park on school campus is so he could enjoy a cigarette or three without being harassed by any teachers. Buffy watches as the very attractive guy flicks his cigarette to the ground so he can give his little sister a proper hug. The blonde watches the little sweet moment and smiles softly to herself.


“Faith, aren’t you gonna introduce me to your friend?” he says in a husky voice. The two depart from the hug and Faith takes a step away from her brother so she’s standing off to the side of the two, forming a semi-circle. Buffy looks into the very dark eyes of the smiling man and just looking at him almost makes her blush. ‘Maybe Faith was right about having to fight for me. Look at him, he’s gorgeous. I so want to have his babies.’


“Noah, this is my girl Buffy. B, this is my brother Noah.” ‘Noah? So their parents are like religious freaks or something?’ She can’t help but notice when the boy’s demeanor seems to change right before her eyes. He turns a little serious. He squares his shoulders, and stands up a little taller. ‘Ok, maybe I don’t want to have his babies if his personality can change so quick for no reason.’ He casts a glance at Faith, and then looks at Buffy again.


“Your girl, huh?” he asks and holds out his hand for Buffy to shake. ‘Her girl? I like the sound of that. I like it a lot. Is it bad that I like it so much? Is it too soon for us to be a real couple?’ Not wanting to seem rude, she does grip his hand. “It’s nice to meet you.” He doesn’t let go right away, instead he tightens his grip just enough to cause Buffy some discomfort. “You didn’t tell me you were seeing anyone. Or that you’re into girls.” ‘Her brother didn’t know she’s gay? Something is definitely off. My spidey senses are tingling.’


“Well, I didn’t really know how to bring it up so I thought I’d introduce you. And now you know.” ‘Oh God, he isn’t homophobic is he? ‘Cause Faith really seems to look up to him and if he is I have a feeling she’ll be crushed.’ “And Buffy has to be home right after school so I thought we’d give her a ride.” ‘Why is he looking at me like that?’ Buffy tries not to stare but the suspicious expression on Noah’s face is making her skin crawl.


“Sure. I’ll drive.” He gets in the truck and shuts the door. Faith and Buffy are left standing there and both look a little confused. But Faith decides to ignore it. Her brother has been locked up for the last eight years so it’s been a long time since he’s had some. ‘He probably thinks B’s hot and he doesn’t wanna make a fool of himself. He’s not doing a very good job though.’ She holds onto Buffy’s hand and they walk to the other side of the truck. Faith decides to sit in the middle since there won’t be much room in the cramped cab.


They start off towards Buffy’s house in complete silence. The girls don’t know what to say, and the vibe inside the truck isn’t very comfortable. There’s tension coming from the older man and neither Faith or Buffy can figure out why. Before they left he seemed so happy, but as soon as Faith said the words ‘my girl’ things changed.


“How long have you two been dating?” Noah asks after a couple minutes of silence that seemed like it would never end. Faith smiles a little bit and holds onto Buffy’s hand. ‘God, what is this girl doing to me? I’m going totally soft.'


“It’ll be three weeks on Friday.” ‘So I guess we’re dating now. Except we can’t go on dates because I’m grounded and if my mom gets her way I’ll never be alone with Faith again. I’m surprised she didn’t freak out on Saturday when she walked in on me and Faith. Good thing she walked in when she did or she might have seen a whole lot more.’


“How long have you known each other?” he asks and stops at the stop sign. Buffy’s getting a little nervous about where this conversation could be heading. Faith on the other hand is too blinded by the greatness that is her big brother to really see what’s going on.


“Three weeks today.” The brunette sounds like she’s never been happier. The blonde is nervous though, about how the very strong looking man is going to react. ‘I’m dating his little sister. I’ve only known her for three weeks. She’s the one who asked me out, but that isn’t going to matter to him. I’m going to be the suspicious one. Great, now we can never go passed second base because if he finds out he’ll kill me.’


“Three weeks?” His voice is full of skepticism and both girls hear it. He turns right and keeps talking before either girl can respond. “That’s not very long. You sure you can trust her?” The question is obviously for Faith. Buffy tenses up a little bit and tries to let go of Faith’s hand, but the brunette won’t let her.


“Yeah, I can trust her. Why are you making a big deal outta this? It’s not like you’ve never dated.” She stops and think about it for a couple seconds. “Well, I guess dated wouldn’t be the right word for what you and Ali Renfro did almost every night.” The brunette starts chuckling to herself like she just told a really funny joke, but no one else is finding it funny. If anything it just made the tension grow. ‘Great,’ Buffy thinks and shifts uncomfortably in the tiny cab. ‘Now he’s going to think I’m sleeping with his sister.’


“Yeah, I remember that. You were seven and you wore underwear with Disney princesses on them.” Faith’s neck and ears turn a bright red and Buffy tries so hard not to laugh or smile. ‘She used to wear princess underwear? That is so cute.’ “And that’s different, and you know it.” His voice went from playful, to very serious in a matter of seconds. ‘Oh yeah, this is going so well, don’t you think?’


“Why are you freaking out?” Faith asks and now she’s serious. “She’s not gonna hurt me, or use me or any of that shit. So back off, and at least try to be civil.” She has to bite her tongue to keep herself from saying something about the fact that Noah’s been in prison for the last eight years. ‘I should’ve walked home. None of this would be happening if I had just walked home.’ Noah turns onto Revello Drive and Buffy points out which house is hers.


“I’m not freaking out. I just think you need to be more careful. You’ve only known her for three weeks, and I wasn’t around to see you grow up, but I still know you. And you don’t let people in until you’ve known ‘em for a long time. You think a girl like her is gonna want you when she finds out where we came from, and where we are now?” ‘Why can’t he just shut up?’ Faith thinks and has to fight her anger to keep herself from doing something stupid. Noah stops the truck and everyone just sits there, not knowing what to do. Buffy is the one to finally break the very uncomfortable silence.


“Thanks for the ride,” she says and opens the door. She lets go of Faith’s hand and that seems to pull the brunette out of the little trance she had been in. The raven haired girl follows the blonde out of the truck and closes the door. She says something to her brother but Buffy isn’t paying any attention. She’s still trying to process everything that was said on the ride here. ‘How did it get so bad?’ she thinks and zones off a little.


“I’ll walk you to the door,” she hears Faith say, and that snaps her back to reality. The two hold hands as they walk up the walkway towards the large house. They’re silent until they reach the porch. Buffy doesn’t go inside right away because she doesn’t want Faith to think that Noah has scared her off. ‘I really like Faith, and she likes me, and if her brother can’t handle that then I guess we won’t be hanging out whenever I get ungrounded.’ “I’m so sorry about all that. If I knew he was gonna be like that I would’ve walked you home.” Buffy can’t help but smile at that. ‘She’s just so sweet.’


“It’s ok. He’s just being a protective big brother. I’m surprised he didn’t flat out ask if we’re sleeping together or not.” She smiles a little bit and looks into the dark brown eyes of the girl in front of her. “Is it ok if I kiss you goodbye or will he come over here?” She’s only half joking, but at the same time she’s half serious. She doesn’t want to cause any more trouble between the two brunettes.


“It’s ok. Let him get mad.” Faith leans in and presses her lips against the pair of soft, pink, gloss covered ones of the blonde girl. She smiles just a tiny bit when she feels the blonde responding to her. After a few seconds of gently massaging their lips together the taller of the two slightly opens her mouth and runs the tip of her tongue along Buffy’s bottom lip. ‘Mmmmm, cherry flavored,’ she thinks and teases the tip of the other girl’s tongue when Buffy opens her mouth.


Buffy knows that part of what Faith is doing is just a show to make her brother mad. She doesn’t know how she knows this, she just does. Part of her is mad that she’s being used as a why to get under the brunette boy’s skin. But the other part, the part that’s in control can only think about one thing. ‘I can’t wait until that tongue is inside me. She’s probably really good at that too.’ They pull back for oxygen and they rest their foreheads against each other. Faith gently caresses Buffy’s cheek, and she’s about to go in for another breath taking kiss when the horn is honked and it breaks their little moment.


“I gotta go. See you tomorrow? I’ll give you a ride to school. It’ll just be the two of us, promise.” Buffy nods her head and Faith kisses her again. It’s only a little peck, but to Buffy it feels like so much more then that. She watches Faith walk down the pathway to the sidewalk and notices that her girl is putting an extra sway in her hips. ‘My girl. I like the sound of that. I like it a lot.’ She waits until the truck is out of sight before she goes into the house. ‘I’m going to have those lips and that tongue on my mind all day. Good thing I’m grounded and I don’t have anything to do. Being around people would be a little awkward right now.’