Aye everybody it's Kool-Aid in tha place!!!! So I'm workin on this here fic, originally started by none other than xxXAngel of fireXxx, the Maji Series, if you haven't read it, go read it cos....it's pretty damn interesting!!! So I'm Uber Honored that she trusts me with this baby here, so read, review, lemme know how i'm doin. I hope to do it major justice, but you should really go read the others first!!! found on her profile. Now on to the story, I bring you..... PRIMAL INSTINCT!!!

LPOV

It's been almost two months give or take a few days since the whole Meletus thing. Buffy, Faith, and Dawn have decided to move back into the states to live here with me. I was just gonna stay here, but Dawn wouldn't take no for an answer. So now, my house is like Slayer/Maji central. Buffy and Faith are getting more involved with the new slayers and helping out Giles. So when I said Slayer/Maji central, I meant it because not only are Buffy and Faith bringing in new slayers, but Evy and Rex are coming over all the time. Sometimes I find abandon cubs, pups, and chicks. And sometimes I take in very weak adults. Whew, talk about a full house! But it's helping the world and that's what my dad wanted. Even though he was a jerk my whole life, except the ending, he still remembered the mission. Oh! I almost forgot! Rex and Evy are gonna have a little rugrat running around! Yep, Evy is expected to deliver within a week. And also… today's my birthday… ugh.

"I don't see why y'all had to make a big deal about it, it's just another year," I say. I don't like birthdays, never did, especially mine. Dan is driving us all to this new bar that opened up called Hooligan's and Dawn along with Buffy and Faith are dragging me along. Ugh. I don't like parties; I guess you could say that I'm a home and hearth kind of girl. Because what I enjoy the most is staying home either sleeping or reading.

"Just another year? Just another year?! Li, honey, I love you, but sometimes I just want to shake you,"

"You can shake, rattle, and roll me all you like baby," I say as I give her my cat got the canary smirk.

"HA! Nice one Tig," she laughs out while giving me a high five. The innuendo was there and I had to take it.

"You two are such dorks," Buffy says rolling her eyes.

"But B… I'm your dork…" Faith says with a smirk on her face.

"And I'm your dork…" I say to Dawn with my kitten pout. No one in this world can resist it… not even Buffy.

"Ok ladies, we're here. Y'all have fun, a'ight?" Dan says as he pulls up at the front entrance.

"I make no promises," I say and then I feel Dawn slap me on the shoulder. So we go inside and I see decorations and stuff all over the place and almost every Maji I know is here, Slayers from the school in Cleveland are here, The "Scooby gang" are here and of course Rex and Evy.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LI!!" they yell out at the same time.

DPOV

Li's just standing here now, unreadable expression. I'm not so sure this was a good idea after all. That is until she turns to Faith, they both grin, and make a break for the bar. Great. I turn to look at Buffy whose looking as lost as I am.

"But she-?" she starts and I nod.

"Yep."

"And then-?" she goes again and another nod from me.

"Uh-huh."

"So she's not mad?" Buffy finally asks. I shrug.

"I don't think so." I say glancing at my girlfriend. She looks calm enough but there's an underlying tension in her shoulders. I'm sure Faith notices it as well. I'm about to make my way over to them but I feel a hand on my shoulder stop me.

"Let them have a few minutes. Let's go say hey to the guys." Buffy says. I nod, sparing one last glance at Li. I hope we didn't just make a mistake.

FPOV

"What's wrong Tig?" I ask. She turns to me and tries to glare but it breaks into a defeated look. That grin she gave me a little ways back was just a front. I know these things.

"Nothin Faith." she starts but I don't wanna quit.

"No, really, what is it? Is it the party? Don't get mad at Dawn cus it was all my fau-" she cuts me off with a raised eyebrow.

"It's fine, Faith. I'm not mad just.....shocked is all." she finishes in a whisper. I'm about to say somethin else but...... "What?" she asks. I look around and shrug. Maybe it's just me, but I get this weird feelin' somethings gonna go wrong here.

"Nothin'." I lie quickly but then I sigh. "I just think tha- Tig? Li? Salali?!" oh shit. I rush to catch her before she passes out. Oh boy, Dawn's gonna kill me. I hear a growl. It wasn't my fault and I'm gonna die. Oh great, I'm too hot to die.