Family

As everyone finishes eating the pizza while they were talking about nothing in particular. Just getting to know each other. Tara realizes that Kelly has a very wicked sense of humor and seems to be sliding quite a few glances towards Buffy during the meal. As usual, when it came to herself and anyone paying attention to her, Buffy doesn't seem to notice that she was the focal point of Kelly's attention.


Tara glances towards Willow and sees that she’s noticed also. Willow looks at Tara with a questioning eyebrow. Tara just shrugs her shoulders and grins.


"Well, I guess I can get this ball rolling." Buffy takes a deep breath before continuing. "Since I don't have much to say, and will probably be doing more listening than anything. Kelly, I don't know how much you know about the supernatural. Obviously, you know more than a lot of people with you knowing about vampires, demons and all. Obviously you have heard something about the Slayer. I'm sure the Initiative's files weren't very flattering about me, so if you have any questions, please ask."


"You don't have to explain what a slayer is to me, Buffy. I already have quite a bit of information. And personally, I pretty much took most of the information that came from the Initiative with a grain of salt. My boss' tried to make sure I was supplied with any and all information I might have needed in my job. I learned about the Chosen One in some of the reports and books I was given to study while in the Service." Kelly allows a small grin to cross her face before laughing quietly. "I was wondering, I like to keep in shape and exercise quite a bit, do you need a work-out partner? I promise I'll try to keep up with you, I need to keep sharp and need someone to push me - you would fit the bill perfectly. I bet you might even be able to give me a few pointers. I definitely will need a sparring partner. And who better than the Chosen One? Oh, that is if you don't mind. If you do, that's okay; I'll see if I can find a Dojo or something else here in town." Kelly starts to backtrack a little not wanting to seem like she's trying to push herself on Buffy.


"No, no. That would be great - with what little you’ve said already, you would probably be a good person to work out with. Unfortunately, I don't have anyone to spar with, with Giles back in England, not that he could keep up anyway." Laughs Buffy.


Tara looks over at Willow and they grin at each other. Wonder if we can help swing Buffy to our side of the fence she thinks to herself. I can already tell by the glint in Kelly's eyes that she is definitely interested in Buffy.


"Hey, guys. I know it's getting late. Kel you're probably tired since you spent so long traveling, and I figure you probably aren't up for a question and answer session tonight. Plus I have school tomorrow and still haven't finished grading the tests that I gave to my classes today, since I was so pleasantly interrupted at the shop. Since tomorrow is Friday, we can spend this weekend getting to know each other and have a serious sit down chat, if that's okay?" Tara questions hopefully.


"Little Light, damn, I guess I'll have to stop calling you that now. You’re not my little baby sister anymore. You’ve grown into a very beautiful young woman Tare. You take after Mom so much. I guess I definitely am the ugly duckling in our family." Kelly states with a slight self depreciating grin.


"Kelly, you most definitely are not an ugly duckling. Growing up I always thought you were the most beautiful person I had ever seen. I still believe that. Just too damn tall!" Tara laughingly jokes.


"Nah, I know I'm definitely not beautiful. Old and maybe I'll give you cute - too tall, that is a given. You should have seen the Service trying to find pants to fit me. I had to wear men’s pants, they didn't have any women’s long enough. I can never tell you how much I wanted to be a normal person. Do you know how hard it is to find a date when you are pretty much taller than everyone else? I'm almost 6'2" and finding someone that is willing to date an Amazon, is extremely hard. Men feel inferior. Which isn't that big of a loss." Kelly sort of mumbles the last bit to herself. However Buffy hears the comment and raises her eyebrow slightly.


Kelly continues. "Women are definitely the way to go; height only seems to matter to a few of them. Most women enjoy a taller partner. Which is a definite plus when it comes to me." Well, that lets everyone know where my sexual preferences lie. "I always wanted to be more like you, medium height, with beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes. Instead I'm 6'2" dark brown hair and normal brown eyes. Go figure. Nothing I can do about that - short of bleaching my hair and getting colored contacts - but that’s just a bit much!” Kelly laughingly states.


"Kelly, this will be the only time I will let you get by with this. So listen up good. From now on, there will be no more putting down of yourself. In this group, we do NOT allow that kind of thing. All of us have been through so much, good and bad, that we don't let each other put ourselves down. Isn't that right, Willow and Tara?" Buffy states unequivocally.


"Yep, Buff is right. No more talk like that - even if you are definitely on the tall side. I have to agree with Tara, you are beautiful. Normal brown eyes - where did that come from, anyway? I've been studying your eyes and they are gorgeous. Of course, not as gorgeous as my baby's blue eyes, but still gorgeous. They have flecks of green and gold in them...shutting up now." Willow turns to look at Tara and grumbles. "You’re supposed to stop me when I start that - why didn't you?"


Kelly starts laughing. "I think I know why, which after all this time, I'm sure you know also, Willow. Just look in her eyes - she loves you completely and that includes or is because of the babbling! Okay, guys I’ll try to make more of an effort not to put myself down. I love you Tare - see you tomorrow night. Come over and I'll cook. Have a good night Willow; take care of my baby sis for me, okay?"


"I love you, too, Kelly. Willow always takes care of me, don't you sweetie?" Tara grins at her lover and winks.


"Oh, yeah, I definitely take care of her. But it's more of a mutual taking care of... and I think it's time to go home now. Good night everyone. See you tomorrow." Willow starts dragging Tara out of the house to the car.


"Well, looks like someone’s going to be having some fun tonight. I have this funny feeling that the test papers are SO not going to get graded." Kelly laughs to Buffy as they head back towards the dining room. "Here, let me get this. It's the least I can do after you letting me stay here."


"Hey, you don't have to clean up, I can do it." Buffy states while Kelly quickly grabs the plates and glasses to take into the kitchen.


"Buffy, please let me feel useful. It's the least I can do." Kelly states quietly as she starts rinsing off the dishes and putting them in the dishwasher. Buffy watches her as she quietly wipes down the table and breaks down the pizza boxes to put them in the trash can. Kelly opens the refrigerator and grabs a water to drink and turns to look questioningly at Buffy, silently asking her if she wants a water and Buffy grins and nods her head. Kelly flips her the water and grabs another one out for herself.


"So, before I get ready to head up for bed, I’d like to talk to you for a few minutes, if that's okay?" Kelly asks questioningly.


"Sure. I'll probably be heading out in a little while and do a quick patrol to make sure there are no problems. It's been kind of quiet lately. Which usually means something big is going to be going down soon." Buffy says while sitting down at the end of the couch.


Kelly sits down at the other end turning towards Buffy so she can watch her while she talks.


"Buffy, I know you don't exactly trust me. After I left home, I joined the Marine Corps and didn't look back. The only regret I have is that I wasn't there for Tara growing up. I love her more than anything in this world and would do anything for her. I honestly believed when I left home that she would be okay. I thought her dad just had something against me since I wasn't his child. He always thought the sun rose and set on Donnie. And he always treated Tara okay. I never heard him raise his voice or hand to her while I lived there." Kelly smiles sadly.


"Kelly, you don't have to tell me this, if you don't want to." Buffy starts to say when Kelly interrupts her.


"No, Buffy. I want you to know the basics of what happened. I won't go into details right now. But I do want you to get a better handle on the person you’re letting live in your house." Kelly slowly takes a deep breath to steel herself for what she’s going to tell Buffy. "He used to beat me and right before my 18th birthday he took a whip to me out in the barn. I never have understood why he did the things he did, I just kind of hoped it was because I wasn't his blood and he hated me because of that. I don't know how, but some way I made it back into the house and went to my room. Mom came in as I was taking off my clothes and she freaked. Needless to say all she could do was cry as she tended my back. I didn't leave the room again until three days later. I turned 18 on that day. I packed one change of clothes, left the house and didn't look back. I joined the military. A few years later we were out on a secret ops mission when some kind of demon let into my platoon. I didn't even stop to think, I saw all my mates being torn apart and I went a little crazy. I called down some kind of magic spell; to this day I don't even know what it was, and killed the demon. One of my leaders saw what happened and from then on I was sent to a specialist training outfit to work on my powers. At the time I didn't realize that they even had a separate training facility for the magically inclined." Kelly stops for a moment taking a sip of her water and looks up at Buffy to see what she’s doing.


Buffy was looking at her with a look that was hard to define. It almost looked like pity, but not quite. Kelly just shakes her head and looks back down again as she continues her story.


"From then on I was put in some of the most dangerous areas and hot spots around the world. I’ve done everything I can humanly do to help the human race. And even in some instances, when certain demons were the ones being persecuted, I helped them. That's how we ended up having some demons in the specialized platoon I belong to. Well, needless to say I've spent the better part of the last 20 years in the service of the US of A. I was getting burnt out on all the traveling and fighting, so I put in for retirement, which will actually take effect in a couple more years. The day I got my dismissal papers, I used a locator spell to find out where Tara was and here I am. As far as I'm concerned, Tara is the only family I have left. I just want to get to know her again. Find out what kind of person she has become and hopefully, maybe, make up for any hard feelings she may harbor towards me about the way I left home." Kelly slowly smiles a little bit as she looks back up at Buffy and then says. "Plus, you can always kick my ass across the United States to the Eastern seaboard if you think I need it or deserve it."


Buffy grins at her attempt at lightening the mood. "Kelly, Tara will say there is absolutely nothing to forgive. And, I believe you. Maybe tomorrow I'll take you to the Magic Box's training room and see what you can do. If you're as good as I think you are and if you want to help me with patrols, I'd appreciate it. I'm sorry for what happened to you. I believe I can say that it wasn't nearly that bad for Tara. But I don't know for sure. You two really need to have a quiet sit down and discuss everything."


"Thanks Buffy. I'm gonna go head upstairs. If you need me, wake me up. I'm a light sleeper, at least most of the time." Kelly grins then heads up the stairs to bed. Tomorrow's another day. Tara and I will talk this weekend and hopefully all will be right in my world again. Just having my sister back in my life will make me happy. Kelly thinks to herself as she strips and gets into bed. She smiles as she slowly drifts off to sleep thinking about a certain little blonde.


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"Honey, I think your sister is crushing on Buffy!" Willow starts off as soon as they are in the vehicle heading home.


"I know, poor Kelly. Being in the Marines she probably didn't have many chances for any kind of relationship. I guess I'll talk to her this weekend and maybe put a bug in her ear about Buffy not being interested in the home team." Tara says with a little grin at Willow.


"Maybe you shouldn't say anything to her. We could take bets on how long it takes Buffy to realize that Kelly is hitting on her, what do you think?" Willow smirks slightly.


"Ohh, my baby is feeling a little wicked tonight, hmm? I guess I will have to put that wickedness to good use when we get home!"


"Well, honey, you did promise me I would be driven crazy tonight. That's still is the plans for this evening, right?" Willow asks Tara in her most innocent voice as they pull up outside their house.


"Sweetie, you have no idea." Tara states with a low growl.


OOOHHH!! I am definitely in for it tonight. I can't wait - Willow thinks to herself doing a small little dance on their way into the house.


As soon as they’re in the door, Tara grabs Willow in her arms and gives her a smoldering kiss on the lips, lightly smacking Willow on the butt and growls. "Will, get up to the bedroom. I'll just check and make sure everything is locked up tight and be right behind you."


"Okay, honey. I love you." Willow whispers sweetly to her love as she gives her a light kiss on the lips and proceeds to head upstairs to their bedroom.


Tara checks the doors and windows to make sure everything is locked up tight before grabbing a glass of ice water to take upstairs with her to bed.


As Tara walks into the bedroom she has to laugh - Willow’s already stripped and is lying in the middle of the bed on her side with a 'come hither' look on her face. "Is my baby in a little bit of a hurry tonight, hmm?"


Willow gives a little grin saying. "You told me to get up to the bedroom. I figured you wanted me ready and waiting for you!!"


Tara gives a small smile as she sets her glass down on the nightstand. She slowly starts unbuttoning her blouse when Willow starts to get up to help her undress. "Uh, uh. Lay back down. No touching allowed until I say so."


Willow pouts but does as Tara says and lies down, proceeding to watch Tara slowly takes off her clothes piece by piece. By the time Tara is taking off her silk bra and panties, Willow has a glazed look in her eye. "Honey, you still with me? Sweetie?"


Willow finally becomes a little coherent and realizes that Tara was talking to her, "Huh? What?" Higher brain functions are definitely gone for the night. Willow is gazing with rapt attention on Tara's bountiful breasts.


Tara just smirks - her sweetie is definitely a breast gal - through and through. Slowly Tara kneels on the side of the bed and gently pushes Willow onto her back. Tara grabs Willow's hands and put them on the headboard and murmurs. "Keep them there until I say otherwise."


Willow grasps the headboard, nodding and moans incoherently.


Tara slowly runs her hands down Willow’s arms and up the side of her neck to run her fingers through Willow’s hair. She leans down and starts to press light kisses on the side of Willows neck nibbling downwards to her collarbone, then back up the other side until she slowly reaches Willow’s mouth and gives her love a slight lick across her bottom lip with her tongue. Willow moans quietly and opens her mouth slightly to lick the taste of Tara from her lips. Tara smiles and straddles Willow’s hips and proceeds to slowly work her way down Willows neck kissing, nibbling and sucking as she reaches Willow's breasts. Willow moans loudly as Tara slowly brushes the bottom of Willows breasts with her fingertips and kisses her way around both breasts without touching Willow's nipples.


"Please, baby, pleeeaaasssse!" Willow groans as she squirms under her lover, feeling the pressure building up unbearably.


"What do you want Will? Would you like me to kiss your nipples? Lick them? Maybe suck on them? How about I do all of that and then bite them? Would you like that?" Tara grins wickedly.


Willow's eyes get bigger and bigger with each question and all she can do is nod enthusiastically.


Tara proceeds to lightly kiss, lick and suck Willow's breasts as she makes her way back to Willow's nipple and then she bites down gently on Willow's left nipple while her fingertips gently squeeze her right nipple. Willow's reaction was instantaneous - she screams Tara's name as she comes shuddering. Willow releases the headboard and starts to reach for Tara when Tara looks at her. "Did I say you could let go of the headboard yet? I'm nowhere near finished with you, love."


"Sweet Goddess, I think you are going to kill me tonight."


"Maybe La Petit Morte, but nothing you won't recover from." Tara laughs as she slowly starts kissing her way down Willows ribs and stomach, stopping to pay special attention to her lovers belly button. She lightly nibbles around the outer edges and then quickly dips her tongue in to swirl around and press firmly in. Willow raises her hips groaning as her desire grows ever stronger at her lovers ministrations.


"Tar-raaaa" Willow groans loudly. Willow is panting and her hips are dancing trying to find much needed friction.


Tara smiles to herself. I don't think I'll be able to keep this up much longer. I want her just as desperately as she wants me!!


Tara continues her trek down across Willow's lower abdomen to her trimmed mound. She lightly kisses and nibbles her way down to her lover’s outer lips that are dewy with her excitement. Tara greedily sucks first one outer lip in her mouth and then the other, cleaning all wetness from them as Willow pleads for more.


Tara gently separates her lovers outer lips with her fingers and flattens her tongue out and slowly brings it up her lovers slit bottom to top and stops just short of Willow's clit, repeating this process four or five more times as Willow starts growling and trying to push her clit into her lover’s mouth. By this time the juices are flowing out of Willow so fast that Tara can't keep up.


"Please, Tara, please!!" Willow cries. "I-Inside. Now." Willow pants.


Tara glances up seeing Willow's eyes are glazed looking down at her lover. Tara gives Willow a loving smile as she inserts three fingers in her lovers well and latches onto her lover’s clit with her lips at the same time. Willow's body bows off the bed to where the only body parts touching are the heels of her feet and her shoulders and head as she comes over and over again. Tara gently rubs against her lovers g-spot to help prolong her orgasm while gently sucking on her lover’s swollen bundle of nerves.


Finally Willow collapses back onto the bed panting looking with unfocused eyes at the ceiling of their bedroom.


Tara slowly removes her fingers and licks them clean as she climbs up besides her love, lying down to gently hold Willow while she comes back to earth. "I love you, sweetie. Go to sleep." Tara softly orders, while she reaches down to pull the covers over both of them and turns out the light.


"Uv U, Tare." Is all Willow is able to say back to Tara as she drifts off into a deep restful sleep.