Love Through Touch

Disclaimer: See Part 1

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Buffy woke with a warm presence wrapped around her. She was about to snuggle into the warm body behind her when she realized the scent didn't belong to Hyatt. She quickly turned over and affirmed that it was indeed Willow snuggling her back and relaxed.

Willow slowly stirred awake "Buffy?" her voice was still ragged form sleep.

"Hey Wills. I guess we were really tired" Buffy hugged the red head to her. Something she had missed doing since Willow and Tara had gotten together.

Willow murmured into the arm she was clutching "Or we really miss our honey's" her voice was soft and sad.

"Yeah , maybe a lot a bit of that too" Buffy said solemnly "God I hope they're ok"

"I think they're scared. But ok" Willow said sleepily "I didn't have any Tara nightmares, so I'm guessing she's not being harmed"

"You have Tara nightmares?" Buffy asked looking down at the tousled red hair.

"Yeah. But only when she's terrified or hurting" Willow felt herself falling back to sleep. All the high strung emotions were taking their toll.

"So you have Tara-mares?" Buffy joked giving Willow a soft 'nuggie'.

"" W" Willow laughed trying to catch the Slayers fisted hand.

"Are you guys *finally* awake?" Star's voice rang out through the room.

They both turned and saw the little girl standing in the doorway.

"Yes" Buffy smirked at us "Why have you been waiting long to annoy us?"

"Yes!" Star stomped her foot trying her best to sound put out "I've been waiting *hours*." She ran into the room and flung herself onto the bed.

"Oh you *have*" Willow starting tickling the girls sides.

Star let out little shrieks and barely tried to get away. She felt safe and loved where she was, and she was smart enough not to take it for granted.

Mycah appeared at the door moments later "She didn't wake you did she?"

Buffy sat up slowly "Not at all. We were just talking when she came in"

Mycah smiled when she saw Star screaming into a pillow as Willow mercilously tickled her sides and neck "She's been wanting to wake you for hours"

"Hours?" Buffy looked at the clock "Holy fu*k it's past noon"

Star sat up suddenly "Auuuhh you said fu-"

Willow covered her mouth before she could get the word out "Are you 16 yet?"

Star shook her head.

"Then don't repeat that" Willow stated flatly "Or else I'll spank your bottom"

"Who do you think you are my MOTHER!" Star gave Willow a looke she she removed her hand.

"No. I'm you GOD-motherilloillow corrected.

Star pouted "Darn it" she crossed her arms "Now I *have* to listen to you"

"Darn tootin" Willow nodded.

"Did she just say tootin?" Mycah laughed.

"I believe she did" Kolby said from behind her.

"Speaking of 'tootin' we gotta make like a train" Mycah reached back and lifted Kolby "Me and Kole here have a 'family' to get back too"

"If you can call it that" Star remarked from the bed.

Everyone looked at her.

"What?" Star shrugged "I'm four not stupid"
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Mycah and Kole had gone and Buffy and Willow showered before meeting in the kitchen.

"I'll take Star to the Magic Box with me, you work on finding a way to track them" Buffy said hurriedly grabbing some of the breakfast Mycah had made.

"I gotcha Buff" Willow sighed "I just want them back so bad"

"So do I Will" Buffy hugged the redhead to her. Kissing away the tears that fell.

"Me three" Star chimed in.

"I thought you were four?" Willow joked.

"Smart Ass" Star said walking away. She froze once she realized what she said "I didn't mean to" The look on her face as she turned to face Buffy and Willow was priceless.

"Just this once" Buffy shook a finger at her "No more chances"

Star nodded her understanding.

"Drop me off at her car?" Willow asked grabbing some toast and jam.

"Hop on the Gravy Train"
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Later, Star and Buffy sat at a table in the Magic Box.

Buffy was reading a text as Star drew.

Anya stood behind the counter, figuring their monthy bills, and Giles had disappeared on the upper level muttering about 'the bleeding ones'.

"Mama"

"Hmms" Buffy didn't look up from the codex she was reading until she realized what Star had just said "I'm Buffy"

"Mama" Star sat back and frowned.

"Buffy" Buffy leaned forward placing her elbows on the table and resting her chin on a fist.

"Mama" Star sighed and jerked her chin in the affirmative "Mama, Mama, Mama"

"Star I'm Buffy" she said patiently "Repeat after me. Buffy"

Star blinked "Mama"

Buffy sighed and looked over to Anya. Anya shrugged and smiled.

"Mama?" Buffy asked.

Star smiled "Mama"

Buffy shook her head slowly "Hyatt?"

Star giggled and covered her mouth "MMM"

Buffy cupped her ear "I didn't quite catch that"

"Mom" Star said raking her voice "Your Mama, she'll be Mom"

"Yeah" Buffy gathered the little girl to her "Now all we have to do is get her back"

Star smacked Buffy's arm "Tara too"

Buffy made a face "Of course Tara too" she thought for a moment "What're you gonna call her?"

Star stuck out her tongue "Mims"
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Willow took a deep breath and steadied herself.

She was having a hard time controling her excitement. They just might have found a way to find them.

She slowly extended her arms, gently bracing her fingers against the car.

She closed her eyes, clearing her mind, and cast.

The power flowed through a special crystal that she'd found.

The crystal had a blueish tint to it that reminded Willow of Tara's eyes.

She found herself picturing the witch in her mind.

Love flowed from her heart, through the crystal and strengthened the spell.

When Willow opened her eyes she cried out in surprise.

She'd done tracking spells before, but this one was amazing.

The light that would lead her to her lover, and new friend, was a pulsating orb that bobbed gently before her eyes.

"Take me to Tara" Willow begged "Show me where they disappeared"

The orb bobbed twice and struck the hood of the car. The doors immediately unlocked and the engine started.

Willow climbed in without question. But before she could touch the steering-wheel, the car shot forward for parts unknown.

Willow sat back and tried to make it look as if she were driving the car.

She panicked at a red-light, when the car made no move to slow.

Suddenly it was green, and traffic that was headed the other way was stopping. This went on for several lights, the car made turns at some of them, while driving through others.

"Where could they possibly be?" Willow muttered. She had no idea where she was.

Suddenly the car jolted to an abrupt stop and pulled to the side. The orb flew out and bobbed before Willow for several seconds before flying out of the car.

It hung in the air, weaving from side to side and changing from the light blue that the crystal was, to a deeper midnight blue.

"The trail ends here?" Willow asked getting out of the car.

The orb bobbed up and down in the affirmative.

"Just terminates. Are we being blocked?" Willow wondered aloud.

The orb flashed gold and Willow knew it was answering her.

"It is a spell?" Willow felt wetness on her cheeks and realized she was crying.

The orb bobbed again.

"I gotta get back to the Magic Box" Willow turned and stopped "Uh could you-"

The orb flew back into the hood of the car and the engine restarted.
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Willow arrived with less than high spirits.

Buffy rushed to her side just as she collapsed in tears.

"Wills, what's wrong?" Buffy was honestly worried. She hadn't seen Willow this broken up about anything since...

Well she'd never seen Willow this broken up about anything.

"There's a spell that's keeping me from fully tracking them. Their trail just terminates, about six blocks from the Day Care Star goes to"

"That's it no Day Care for you" Anya said grabbing the frowning child.

"Was it behind my school?" Star asked hugging Anya.

"Yeah. There were woods on one side and houses on the other" Willow sniffed and wiped her nose with the back of her hand.

"That's Jemery Lane right?" Star asked.

They all looked at her in astonishment.

"I'm supposed to learn my address, and the address of my school, just in case I ever get lost" Star explained "The school is on Heather Ave. Which cornes to Jemery Lane"

"Yeah" Buffy said slowly "Your right it does"

"There's a demon on Jemery Lane. She does spells for a price" Anya said thinking out loud.

"That's what I was getting to" Star pouted "Oh well. She's not your run of the mill demon"

"She's a Brictau demon" Anya nodded.

"Highly powerful in the Mystic Arts" Star added.

"One talk at once, this is so not working for me" Buffy said releasing an equally confused Willow.

"So this demon could of put the spell on their trail?" Willow asked.

"Yup. And the only way to break the spell-" Star said slowly.

"Is to find out what it is" Buffy and Willow said in unison.

"Look who's talking now" Star taunted.
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"Faith?" Madison gently shook the sleeping girl in her lap "Faith please open your eyes"

Faith grumbled in her sleep.

"Come on Faith wake up" Cordelia knocked on the adjoining wall "Open them pretty brown eyes and join all the other pissed off people in this hell hole"

"Ok this *has* to be a nightmare, cuz I swear I just heard Cordelia Chase" Faith's gravely voice said as she slowly lifted herself from Madison's lap "How did you get in here?"

"They moved me to put the mouthy one in the cell" Madison said thumbing towards Cordelia.

"Hey!" Cordelia banged on the wall again.

"F*ck it 'is' Queen C" Faith turned her back and moved to the far corner of the cell.

"I take it you don't exactly get along" Hyatt said laughing.

"Hell no" Faith said crudely "She can't stand me, and I don't exactly think the *best* of her" Faith waved in the general direction of Cordelia's huff.

"Y-you should t-try to get a-along while w-we're in h-here" Tara stuttered hiding behind her hair again.

"It would be good for all of you to get along. Seeing as how your going to be here for a long time" Jordan said coming up in front of them.

"We won't be here long" Cordelia said surely "You can't keep us here, we have friends on the outside"

"There's no way in this place" Jordan shrugged and sat on the floor where she'd have a clear view of their cells.

Unknown to them everyone else had been moved to a different spot while they were being tested on.

"We got in, so there has to be" Hyatt pointed out.

"There are gaurds everywhere" Jordan pointed out "No one gets in or out without them or the sensors knowing it"

"Wanna bet?" Faith said smirking.

"What do you have that I could possibly want?" Jordan said facing the girl. She knew she'd be right. The girl was cocky, and smart mouthed to hide her anger.

"When I escape, I promise I won't kill you. But you won't stop me" Faith said looking her in the eye.

"Deal. If youape ape I won't stop you" Jordan said "But your chances of escape are nil"

"You don't know her very well" Hyatt assured the woman "You don't *know* us at all actually"

Jordan allowed it "Your right I don't"

"You'd be surprised what we can do. If we work together" Madison added.

"You can barely stand" Jordan checked her chart "Cordelia here, so how can you possibly make me think you guys are gonna band together and break yourselves out"

"Oh we're not breaking ourselves out" Faith said haughtily.

"We're breaking *everyone* out" Tara said confidently.

Jordan just stared it wonder. It was as if they fed off each other's confidence.

Each one assuring the other with only words. A bond of trust that couldn't have beenmed med in a 2 days they'd been trapped.

"I wonder how much Cash *really* knows about you" Jordan said simply and stood to leave.

"It doesn't matter you know?" Hyatt called to her retreating back.

"We change everyday" Tara whispered.
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