Was It Always Like This?
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-Buffy the Vampire Slayer › Het - Male/Female
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
24
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3,900
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Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Buput put the mug of hot chocolate down in front of Willow and then sank into the armchair across from her. “Sorry about earlier, I didn’t meant to read your private letter” she kept eye contact with her friend over the rim of her mug.
Willow sighed and realised she felt relief that Buffy had finally brought the topic up. She decided to tell her an abridged version of the truth in an attempt to placate her friend and head off any further questions. “When I took Giles’ power in the shop that day it initiated some kind of mental link between us” she started quietly and saw Buffy lean forward slightly in her chair to catch her words. “He was able to keep track of what I was doing and that was how Xander knew where to find me” Willow paused, took a sip of her drink and let a small sigh escape her. “When we teleported back to the coven it became obvious fairly early on that the link was still there and he was able to see what I was seeing for a couple of weeks” Willow felt herself blush as she watched Buffy desperately trying to subdue her laughter. “As soon as he realised what was happening we were able to take... ehm… precautions but it was a bit tedious for a while”
Buffy finally gave up her fight and put her mug down on the table as she laughed. After a few seconds she realised how embarrassed Willow was and sat forward to put her hand on her friends knee. “I’m sorry but I was just imagining his reaction when he realised what was happening. I’ve seen his face when we talk about nakedness and it must have been priceless when he was actually tuning in on cable”
Willow smiled a little. “I have to admit I never thought of that. At the time I was too busy with the ranting and raving and finding of extremely baggy sweaters to wear”
“In the shower?” Buffy asked in wonder and then started giggling again.
“No” Willow finally gave into the infectious sniggering and joined in. “We made alternative arrangements for “naked time” until he was able to sever the link”
Buffy shook her head but gave Willow a break by changing the direction of the conversation. “How was he when you left him?” she asked quietly and returned to snuggling in the chair with her drink.
Willow looked a little distant as she pictured the last time she had seen him. “His wounds are mostly healed, although he still gets a niggling pain in his side from a couple of ribs broken once too often and the scar from the spear” She watched Buffy scrunch her forehead at the memory of his injury before continuing. “Other than that he was back to normal Giles” Willow paused and put her head to the side a little. “Although I’t s’t suppose it was him who was abnormal was it?”
Buffy sighed and shook her head gently “I think that we were all a long way from normal for those two days. We all said and did things that we would probably love to take back but they are over and done with and we need to move on”
llowllow stared at her for several moments before shrugging her shoulders, as if to release some tension. “I’m not going to argue that my ‘bads’ were worse than yours but I do know what I did and I will spend the rest of my life trying to make up for some of it with the sure and certain knowledge that some of it can never be repaired”
Buffy nodded slightly and decided that the conversation that they needed to have was now done with. “So, you weren’t able to get any Giles peeks?” she asked mischievously and ducked the cushion that Willow threw at her.
Buput put the mug of hot chocolate down in front of Willow and then sank into the armchair across from her. “Sorry about earlier, I didn’t meant to read your private letter” she kept eye contact with her friend over the rim of her mug.
Willow sighed and realised she felt relief that Buffy had finally brought the topic up. She decided to tell her an abridged version of the truth in an attempt to placate her friend and head off any further questions. “When I took Giles’ power in the shop that day it initiated some kind of mental link between us” she started quietly and saw Buffy lean forward slightly in her chair to catch her words. “He was able to keep track of what I was doing and that was how Xander knew where to find me” Willow paused, took a sip of her drink and let a small sigh escape her. “When we teleported back to the coven it became obvious fairly early on that the link was still there and he was able to see what I was seeing for a couple of weeks” Willow felt herself blush as she watched Buffy desperately trying to subdue her laughter. “As soon as he realised what was happening we were able to take... ehm… precautions but it was a bit tedious for a while”
Buffy finally gave up her fight and put her mug down on the table as she laughed. After a few seconds she realised how embarrassed Willow was and sat forward to put her hand on her friends knee. “I’m sorry but I was just imagining his reaction when he realised what was happening. I’ve seen his face when we talk about nakedness and it must have been priceless when he was actually tuning in on cable”
Willow smiled a little. “I have to admit I never thought of that. At the time I was too busy with the ranting and raving and finding of extremely baggy sweaters to wear”
“In the shower?” Buffy asked in wonder and then started giggling again.
“No” Willow finally gave into the infectious sniggering and joined in. “We made alternative arrangements for “naked time” until he was able to sever the link”
Buffy shook her head but gave Willow a break by changing the direction of the conversation. “How was he when you left him?” she asked quietly and returned to snuggling in the chair with her drink.
Willow looked a little distant as she pictured the last time she had seen him. “His wounds are mostly healed, although he still gets a niggling pain in his side from a couple of ribs broken once too often and the scar from the spear” She watched Buffy scrunch her forehead at the memory of his injury before continuing. “Other than that he was back to normal Giles” Willow paused and put her head to the side a little. “Although I’t s’t suppose it was him who was abnormal was it?”
Buffy sighed and shook her head gently “I think that we were all a long way from normal for those two days. We all said and did things that we would probably love to take back but they are over and done with and we need to move on”
llowllow stared at her for several moments before shrugging her shoulders, as if to release some tension. “I’m not going to argue that my ‘bads’ were worse than yours but I do know what I did and I will spend the rest of my life trying to make up for some of it with the sure and certain knowledge that some of it can never be repaired”
Buffy nodded slightly and decided that the conversation that they needed to have was now done with. “So, you weren’t able to get any Giles peeks?” she asked mischievously and ducked the cushion that Willow threw at her.