Complement

XIV – I Feel You
(Part B)

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"Would you mind lighting the candles baby?"

Faith looked around the living room which had too many candles to count scattered throughout the room. She was awed again, all this for her? Buffy must have run around like a lunatic setting all of this up when she had gone upstairs to shower. Over by the fireplace, there were huge throw pillows the kind you could lean back against and recline on with a small low table like a Japanese restaurant would have. The table was already set with glasses, plates and candles. Cleaning, shopping, cooking, Faith was blown away, and inexplicably, after all had had just happened between them in the bathroom, she felt a case of shyness coming over her. No one ever had gone to this much trouble for her. It was almost overwhelming, she had seen glimpses of this side of Buffy. Glimpses since they had returned to Sunnydale from L.A. and before when she had been here the first time those few short years ago, but nothing had prepared her for this.

Buffy peeked out from the kitchen and saw Faith just standing in the middle of the living room with an almost awed, dazed, look on her face. Picking up the kitchen matches, she walked silently over to her and ped ped her arms around the Dark Slayer from behind, her chin resting on Faith's shoulder.

"Thought you might need these," Buffy held out the matches in front of Faith, who took them from her. "Dinner will be ready in about ten minutes. So why don't you light the candles and then go sit and relax. You probably figured out that we'll be eating in front of the fireplace. 'K?" Buffy released Faith, but not before placing a light kiss on her neck.

"'K," Faith turned and caught Buffy up in a tight bear hug before she could get more than a step away from her. Buffy's arms came back around her, holding Faith just as tightly. Faith reluctantly released her after a minute and set about lighting all the candles.
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"Dinner is served!"

Faith couldn't help but laugh at the size of the tray Buffy was carrying loaded down and piled high with food. There looked to be enough food for about ten people. They were going to need three jobs apiece just to be able to afford to feed both of them.

"No stay there, I've got it under control." Buffy told Faith when she started to rise from the floor. Buffy placed the tray carefully upon the low table, and was proud that she managed not to knock anything off. She ran back into the kitchen and came back with another ice bucket with champagne.

"I thought we would try Japanese tonight." Buffy said as she sat down to the left of the Dark Slayer.

"Wow B, this looks great. I can't believe you made all of this." Faith looked at the tray, which was loaded with lobster, filet mignon, tempura, shrimp, chicken, and other food that she didn't recognize. There appeared to be a variety of sauces to dip everything in as well.

"Well... I... um... didn't exactly make it." It came out a low mumble.

"What?"

"I didn't exactly make it... I kinda bought it... I just heated it up... I really can't cook and I didn't want to go out to dinner and I didn't want burgers you know... so I ordered it..."

"It doesn't matter, it's great! And you did all this other stuff. I mean you cleaned the Mansion. The bath..." Faith felt herself blushing, and she suddenly got nervous and shy all over again. "And a... the candles and... the roses... I like flowers... did I ever tell you that... no probably not... and all of this... No one's ever done anything like this for me before. I don't even know how to begin to thank you and I'm babbling just like Red and I think I will stop now. Except what's with the panthers B?" This time Faith watched as Buffy started to blush.

"The panthers?"

"The panthers, you know the ones on the bed. The black and white stuffed panthers. The two I won for you at the fai...." Suddenly it became clear why Buffy wanted to keep them. A big goofy grin slowly spread over Faith's face and she watched as Buffy's face turned a little redder because she knew that Faith had finally figured out why.

"They're us! Aren't they? They remind you of us, don't they B? The light and Dark Slayers, the light and dark panthers! I'm right aren't I? Aren't I B?" The goofy grin grew a little bigger, and Buffy couldn't help but give one in return to Faith, she sod lid like a little kid who just discovered where the candy was hidden.

"Guilty as charged."

"But why the panthers B? There were other light and dark stuffed animals." Faith was surprised to see Buffy blush all over again.

'Hmmmm. Want to know this...'

In her effort to find out why Buffy picked the panthers Faith was forgetting about being nervous and shy.

Now it was Buffy's turn to babble.

"Just cause. I liked them. They're cute. Real cute ya know. Like cats. Really like them."

"Not gonna work this time. I want to know why.... Remember what happened last time when you wouldn't tell." That evil gleam suddenly appeared in Faith'ss.
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"Okay. Okay. I'll tell. Well... you see..." With each word, Buffy's voice got a little husker, sending a shudder of desire through the Dark Slayer. "I wanted to keep them because of you. Because you... when I think of you... You remind me of one... All sleek and smooth. Muscular, but soft in a way. The way your muscles seem to almost ripple under your skin when you move, the way they feel under my hands... The way you are wild and untamed but still cuddly in a way... The way you move so sensuously and gracefully... The heat that comes from you... The way you almost purr, or sometimes growl when we...." Buffy trailed off, taking a page from Faith's book of late and becoming suddenly shy.

Faith was blown away again. She hadn't expected that answer, not that she didn't like it. Funny thing was she kind of always thought of Buffy that way too.

Buffy could swear that Faith was purring now, and she was certainly puffing out her chest, sort of like a peacock displaying its colors. It was damn cute. She was arching her eyebrow at Buffy waiting for her to continue.

"Oh no. That's it; if I tell you anything else I'm going to have to get you all new hats to fit that ego of yours in Faith." Faith pouted at her. "Not gonna work." Buffy decided to change the topic. "I'm hungry aren't you?"

Faith smirked at her, knowing exactly what Buffy was doing. And Buffy caught a glimpse of the wild child that Faith had been when they first met. It was a different wild child to be sure, but still the same and Buffy had to admit she missed that part of Faith, and was glad that she was finally letting her out again.

Buffy handed a pair of chopsticks to Faith and picked up a pair for herself.

"What is all this stuff B?"

"Well there is lobster, shrimp, filet mignon and... Well I'm not really sure... I ordered it but... I guess we'll find out together."

Faith watched Buffy as she used the chopsticks to pick up a piece of lobster. She had never tried using chopsticks, but hell how hard could it be? She put one chopstick between her index and middle finger, the other she held with her thumb and ring finger then she tried to pick up a piece of food. She got it halfway to her mouth before it fell, the chopsticks crossing. She tried again, this time she couldn't even pick up anything. She looked up and saw that Buffy was smiling at her, a smile that bordered on a smirk.

Buffy watched Faith wondering how long it was going to take before she would ask for help or at leastork.ork. She was having fun teasing her and Faith knew it, which meant she would be stubborn about it. So the dinner wasn't going exactly how she had planned but they had finally managed to relax with each other. Buffy supposed the bath had a little to do with it, but somehow the bantering, the teasing between them was lighter, like it was always meant to be.

Faith was watching Buffy watch her, and she knew Buffy was waiting for her to ask for help, but she wasn't going to. She was being stubborn, she knew it, and damn if she wasn't hungry and Buffy just kept on eating watching her. Faith watched as she picked up a piece of lobster, dipped it into some butter and brought it up to her mouth. Buffy's lips glistening from the butter and Faith's thoughts turned to a different type of hunger. She licked her own lips thinking about licking the butter from Buffy's. She saw as Buffy's gaze lowered to her mouth, and how she licked her own lips in response, and when Buffy raised her eyes back up to Faith's, they were filled with a burning hot desire.

Faith smiled slowly and stabbed a piece of lobster with a single chopstick following Buffy's lead she dipped it into the butter and brought it up slowly to her mouth, Buffy's eyes never wavered from Faith's mouth.

Buffy put down her own chopsticks and rose up to her knees, smiling as Faith's eyes grew a little larger. As Faith's eyes dipped down quickly to where the silk robe opened exposing part of Buffy's breast. Buffy scooted over until she was behind Faith and leaned down to her, her breath warm against Faith's ear.

"Why don't you let me show you how to use those..." A shiver went down Faith's spine as Buffy breathed in her ear, at the husky tone of her voice, at the feel of her breasts brushing lightly against her back, as a different kind of hunger coiled in the lower regions of her body.

Buffy scooted in a little closer to Faith. She leaned further into Faith's back and ran her hand down the length of Faith's arm, taking the single chopstick from Faith's now nerveless fingers. She picked up the other chopstick from the table and reached around until she was basically hugging the Dark Slayer from behind; switching the chopsticks to her other hand.

Buffy intertwined their hands and placed the chopsticks correctly between both their fingers.

"Ready to give this a try again?" Buffy leaned fully into Faith's back as together they reached down to pick up a piece of lobster from the tray.

Faith couldn't help the low moan that escaped her as Buffy pressed herself fully against her back. Food was the last thing on the Dark Slayer's mind at this moment. Together they dipped the lobster into the butter and with Buffy guiding both of their hands brought it up to the Dark Slayer's mouth.

"Good?" Faith shuddered as Buffy's breath tickled her ear and her lips brushed against it.

Together they leaned down again and pick up a piece of filet as Buffy lightly placed kisses along the side of Faith's neck. Buffy continued to help the Dark Slayer all the while placing light kisses along her neck and jaw line, along her exposed shoulder, sliding herself lightly along Faith's back. Her other hand resting on Faith's stomach her thumb rubbing in a slightly circular motion.

Faith turned slightly and captured Buffy's mouth with her own. The kiss was light, just mouth upon mouth, lips caressing lips, a slow, sensuous sliding of tongues. Faith turned further into Buffy, still kissing her lightly as the chopsticks fell from their hands forgotten to the floor.

Finally they broke apart both a little breathless, they stared at the other in a little bit of wide-eyed wonder.

The moment was broken by Buffy's stomach rumbling, which turned into a very loud growl. She had spent the whole day running around trying to get everything ready that she had forgotten to eat. Not eating with their Slayer metabolism was not an option, and something their bodies did not let them forget. Both Slayers started laughing in shared understanding.

Faith picked up the chopsticks from the floor looked at them and then tossed them aside and rasped out to Buffy, "Why don't we try this my way?"

Without giving Buffy a chance to react, Faith pulled her down and across her lap so that Buffy was sitting next to her, her legs across the Dark Slayer's. Faith leaned forward and slid the low table closer to her. This time it was Faith who pushed Buffy back against the pillows.

"Relax. I don't bite." At Buffy's arched eyebrow Faith conceded, "Okay... Well... maybe sometimes I do."

"Hmmmm... So many things to choose from..." Faith dipped her finger into one of the sauces and brought it up to her mouth for a taste. She ran her finger the length of her mouth before dipping it inside, slowly removing it, then running the tip of her tongue around her lips to gather up the sauce she had only seconds ago put there. Faith repeated the action with the other six sauces making a show of it for Buffy, while Buffy watched her with an amused and hungry look on her face.

She reached over, picked up a piece of lobster, thoroughly dipped it into one of the sweeter brown thick sauces and brought it carefully up to Buffy's mouth. Buffy took the lobster from Faith's fingers, at the same time trying to capture those fingers with her mouth, Faith denied her that particular pleasure. It was her turn to tease Buffy and from the look on her face, she was determined.

Faith continued to feed both Buffy and herself, with her free hand she ran random patterns over Buffy's neck and shoulders starting a slow burning ache in Buffy.

Buffy lifted her hand up to wipe away a little of the sauce that had dripped down the corner of her mouth, only to have Faith stop her rising hand.

"Let me..." Faith ran her thumb along Buffy's bottom lip, wiping up the sauce, then brought her thumb back to her own mouth and licked off the sauce there.

"Yummm... Tastes good. Think I want more..." Then Faith was leaning down towards her, and Buffy held her breath waiting for her kiss.

Faith's kiss was soft, slow, tender and sensuous. More like a light caress of a summer breeze. It caused an ache in Buffy like never before. A wanting to be a part of someone in a way that she couldn't even begin to describe, couldn't even fathom how to wrap words around. Buffy returned Faith's kiss, giving herself totally over to the Dark Slayer, in a way that she had never given herself to anyone else. There was something different about this kiss, there was passion in the kiss, but for the first time they were both kissing each other with love.
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...This is just the morning of our love ~ It's just the dawning of our love...
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They finished the rest of the food on the tray continuing to feed each other. When it was all gone, they cleaned up and Buffy put on a pot of coffee, while Faith started a fire. They were both still a little bit dazed by the kiss they shared, perhaps realizing for the first time all that they really meant to the other. Buffy realizing that what she had felt before, even for Angel, was pale in comparison to what she felt for Faith. And Faith who had thought she was in love with Buffy two years ago realizing that what she felt then hadn't even come close, bore absolutely no resemblance to what she felt now.

Both Slayers were suddenly feeling shy around the other; both knew it was kind of silly considering all that had happened between them. It didn't stop them from feeling that way anyway.

Buffy walked back into the living room and stopped to look at FaiShe She was sitting back away from the fireplace by the couch, her knees drawn up to her chest, her arms wrapped around them. Her chin was resting atop her knees and she was staring into the fire across the room.

Buffy set the coffee mugs down on the floor and sat down behind Faith drawing her back into her embrace. Faith relaxed back into her with a contented sigh, loving the feel of Buffy's arms around her. They sat that way for a while both content staring into the fire, basking in the warmth of the other.

"Thank you for all of this," Faith whispered softly to Buffy.

"You're welcome," Buffy leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Faith's neck, and felt Faith tremble slightly.

Buffy gently withdrew her arms from around Faith and rose up to her feet. She moved to stand in front of Faith, holding her hand out to her, helping the Dark Slayer to her feet. Gently, lightly she ran her hand down the side of Faith's face, smiling at her, looking deep into her eyes. Buffy walked them over to in front of the fireplace where the dark plush throw carpet lay, with the soft large pillows.

"I want to make love with you."

Faith's whole being soared with joy at Buffy's softly spoken words. Somehow, something was different; the feeling between them was different. Different even from two hours ago, she wasn't sure how, she just knew.

"I want that too."
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...I feel you ~ Your heart it sings ~ I feel you ~ The joy it brings ~ Where heaven waits ~ Those golden gates ~ And back again ~ You take me to ~ And lead me through oblivion ~ This is just the morning of our love ~ It's just the dawning of our love...
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Buffy's hands slid down to untie the sash of Faith's robe. As light as air they glided back up to push the silk robe from her shoulders to the ground. Her eyes wandered lazily over Faith, as Faith removed the silk robe from her, Faith's own eyes performing the same lazy inspection of Buffy's body.

"My God Faith, you are beautiful."

"I'm not the one that's beautiful B. You are." Faith said earnestly, sincerely.

Buffy watched as shadows reached out from the fire and danced across Faith. There was an almost otherworldly look about her. There were times when Buffy looked at Faith that she could see the innocence in her, see how young she was in some ways, see the unguarded side of Faith, the part of Faith that even now she kept locked away from Buffy, this was one of those times.

"No, Faith you are beautiful. I don't just mean on the outside. You're beautiful where it truly counts. Here..." Buffy placed her hand over Faith's heart. "Don't let anyone, not yourself, not me, ever tell you any differently."

"If I am like that it's because I learned it from you Buffy."

They smiled at each other knowing that neither of them would win this argument. Buffy brought Faith into her embrace and they stood holding each other, luxuriating in the fef baf bare thighs against thighs, stomach against stomach, breasts against breasts, the softness and hardness of both of their bodies, the silky feel of each other's skin. Buffy began to run lazy trails over Faith's back and buttocks with her fingertips. Loving the way the goose bumps rose on the Dark Slayer's skin wherever she touched her.

Faith placed soft kisses along Buffy's neck and shoulders, running her tongue up to Buffy's ear, to run along the outside of it, causing Buffy to shudder in her arms. Then they were sinking down to the soft rug, to recline on the pillows, lying on their sides facing each other, legs entwining.

They leaned towards each other in a gentle kiss, which soon turned more passionate, caressing each other with light teases of their tong nib nibbling upon each other's lips. Building the passion between them slowly, their hands upon each other gentle, soft, light, teasing. Buffy gently rolled Faith over onto her back and followed her until she was lying on top of her.

She placed airy kisses all over the Dark Slayer's face, her fingertips following the path of her mouth. Risings up to her elbows supporting herself, Buffy trailed her mouth down, still with the light as air kisses, with tender touches of her tongue upon Faith's neck, eliciting little gasps of pleasure from her. Trailing feathery kisses over every part of Faith's skin, down her shoulders, down each arm, lightly to nip the sensitive skin on the inside of Faith's forearm, receiving a low moan of pleasure from Faith in return. Kissing the tips of each of the raven-haired Slayer's fingers, bringing each one into her mouth to taste and suck on gently. Down over her chest, to caress and kiss each breast with her hands, with her lips, with her tongue, each touch still feather light, each touch given with love.

Sliding down slowly to Faith's stomach, lying between her legs, her hands, her fingers once again followed the path of her mouth, with the same gentle caresses, sliding further running her mouth, her tongue, down each of Faith's legs until finally coming to hover over the raven-haired Slayer's center. Blowing lightly into the raven-haired Slayer's damp curls, Buffy smiled as Faith's hips rose up to greet her breath.

"B... Oh God..." Faith's whole body was on fire, this feeling more intense than ever before. Every part of her was in need, every part of her felt d, fd, felt whole. The intensity of this feeling more than anything she ever experienced, this slow burning ember that grew ever brighter. It almost scared her, as she felt her control slipping from her grasp.

At the touch of Buffy's tongue upon her a low strangled moan escaped from her and her hips surged up into that beautiful mouth.

Buffy ran her tongue along the length of Faith's center, loving the sweet musky taste of her, dipping further into her to gather more of Faith's essence onto her tongue. She explored the length of her folds, thrusting in as deep as she could go, keeping her touches just as feather light as her lips and hands had been upon Faith's body.

"God B... You feel so good..."

Buffy was building her up slowly, taking her time to explore every part of the raven-haired Slayer's core. She ran her tongue up to Faith's clit, gently slidicroscross and around it, catching it lightly between her teeth, sucking on it, as Faith pushed herself harder into her mouth. Still using those same gentle touches, those lighter than air touches of her tongue, feeling those echoes coming to her from Faith, knowing she was getting close.

"B... Wait... Please..."

Faith gently pulled Buffy up and over her, away from her core. She smiled at the confused, concerned look on Buffy face.

"Did I hurt you? Do something wrong?"

Pulling Buffy into her arms Faith rolled Buffy over onto her back, smiling down at her; "No. You were doing everything right. Too right. It's just..." Faith trailed off, becoming shy again. Buffy smiled encouragingly at her.

"I just want... I want to touch you... I want us to... us together... I want to with you... do you know what I mean?" The smile that Buffy gave Faith in return was all the answer she needed.

Running her hands over Buffy's face, Faith drew delicate patterns, exploring all the contours of that beautiful face, giving for the first time full rein to all that she felt for the golden-haired Slayer. Tracing along with her fingertips like a blind person trying to paint a mental image of the person before them, using the same feather light touches that Buffy had been using on her. Taking her time to taste, to touch every inch of Buffy's skin, drinking in the sweat of her desire, the smell of Buffy's arousal, musky and uniquely Buffy. Caressing and massaging lightly along Buffy's arms, over to her breasts, suckling her nipples, biting delicately. Leaving little love marks to show where she'd been.

Buffy was in awe of Faith's touches, no one had ever touched her with such gentleness, such tenderness, such love as Faith was touching her He Her whole body was quivering from each of Faith's touches, each of Faith's kisses. A kaleidoscope of colors flashing brightly behind her eyes, a raging fire building beneath her skin.

"Faith." Saying it just to say her name, trying to convey with it how Faith was making her feel.

Faith trailed her mouth down to Buffy's center. Using her thumbs, she opened Buffy to her. "B," she moaned out before she lowered her head to taste the sweetness that was her lover. Shallowly thrusting into her with her tongue, drinking of her essences, plunging in deeper, running up to flick at Buffy's clit, smiling when she heard Buffy moan low, as Buffy's hips rose up to met her. Tracing random patterns with her tongue over every inch of Buffy's wet center, loving every second, reveling in it and awed that she could make Buffy feel this way. Receiving from Buffy those echoes of what she was making her feel, no longer caring where it was coming from this new connection, just knowing that it was suppose to be.

"Faith. Baby..."

Now Buffy was pulling Faith up and away from her. Pulling Faith into her embrace and rolling them over to their sides, kissing Faith with more passion than before, as they tasted each other on the other's mouth. Their tongues dancing with each other, breathing into each other, as their hands started to wander over each other's bodies again with more urgency then before.

They broke from the kiss, staring into each other's eyes. Buffy's hand slid lower, coming to rest between Faith's legs, she lig fli flicked the raven-haired Slayer's clit and smiled as Faith's eyes widened and her breath caught. Faith returned the favor, smiling. They lay side-by-side mirroring each other's actions, each other's gentle, feather light touches...

"B... I'm so close..."

"So am I baby..."

Buffy looked deep into Faith's eyes and saw that she was still holding a part of herself back. Buffy more than saw it; she felt it in those odd little echoes they were sharing. Without any real conscious thought, Buffy let herself open up fully to Faith, using the connection they shared as Slayers, the connection they had while they were practicing Tai Chi, and now these odd echoes of emotions, of feelings. Enveloping, surrounding Faith with everything that Buffy was, all that she felt for Faith, reaching out to Faith with her soul, telling Faith all she had yet to express with words.

Faith felt it as Buffy reached out to her. Felt that connection, not doubting it for a minute. Felt all that Buffy felt for her and she opened herself to it, letting it surround and embrace her. And in return Faith opened herself fully to Buffy finally releasing all that she felt for Buffy, had felt before, finally releasing to Buffy the part of herself that she had kept locked away for as long as she could remember.

As she released that part of herself, Faith felt Buffy start to climax, and her own body responded to it and joined Buffy in release. They rode out the storm together, breathing each other's name, prolonging it as long as possible, clinging to each other afterwards.

After a time, Faith leaned down and kissed Buffy. Trying to convey with that sweet, loving, tender caress all which she could not explain with words, giving over to Buffy all of herself, giving to her that piece of herself that because of Buffy she could finally let free.

Buffy lost herself in that kiss that told her all she needed to know. Knowing somehow that Faith had just given her complete trust and made Buffy the keeper of her heart and soul, and Buffy made Faith hers in return.
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...I feel you ~ Your precious soul ~ I feel you ~ And I am whole ~ I feel you ~ Your rising sun ~ My kingdom comes ~ I feel you ~ Each move you make ~ I feel you ~ Each breath you take ~ Where angels sing ~ And spread their wings ~ My love's on high ~ You take me home ~ To glory's throne ~ By and by ~ This is the morning of our love ~ It's just the dawning of our love -- Depeche Mode
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Continued in Chapter XV – Spoiled and Rotten