Chapter Ten

"How you gonna get through this one, B?" Faith asked with concern as they were taken back to the holodeck. "You're so hot for that woman, I can taste it."

Buffy shrugged as they all walked down a forest path towards a small log cabin. "I guess I'm just going to have to stay away from her until she makes a decision."

"Like you did in Sunnydale?" Faith snorted as they passed a pool with a small waterfall cascading into it. "Cause that worked so well the first time, and that was before the added problem of mates and this bond thing."

"She's right, Buffy." Willow added as they entered the cabin. "You couldn't avoid her even if you really did want to. You never could. The two of you have always called to each other and, with this bond connecting us, we can sense it. Your need spikes every time you share the same space."

"Well, what am I supposed to do?" Buffy asked them, dropping backwards onto the bed close to the back in exasperation. "I'm not going to force her to make a choice because I can't control my hormones!"

"No one's asking you to." Faith said, suddenly straddling her hips. "Just giving you an alternative to bleed it off a little."

Buffy was shocked. "I can't do that, Faith! You and Willow are..."

"Mates. And yes you can." The brunette argued, grinding her hips into the blonde and making her groan. "I know that you want to wait for her, but you can't. Your need is trickling down to the rest of us. I feel it, and Willow feels it. Soon, the others are going to feel it too, if you don't do something about it."

"I'm not going to use you, Faith, or Willow. You're my best friends." Buffy said hoarsely even as her hands gripped the other woman's hips. Her blood was still hot with suppressed need. She groaned as Faith kissed her roughly.

"It's not using if we want it, though, is it?" Faith asked, nuzzling her throat. "This place might look like open space, but it's still an enclosed room. The scent of your arousal fills the place."

"Willow?" Buffy gasped as the brunette nibbled then sucked hard on her neck directly above the pulse.

"She left a few minutes ago." Faith answered, moaning as Buffy finally gave in. Buffy's hands tangled in Faith's hair as she took the younger woman's mouth in a sizzling kiss. Maybe there is something to that whole holding back thing, Faith thought as that kiss ignited her whole body. Buffy explored her mouth like she'd never kissed a woman before, making sure she examined every hidden nook and cranny. Faith had never been kissed so thoroughly in her entire life.

"No!" Buffy gasped, jerking away from the kiss. She scrambled from beneath Faith and stood next to the bed on shaky legs. "I can't. I'm sorry, Faith, but I, I just can't."

- - - BtVS - - ST: Voyager - - -

"Hey, Buffy." Willow sat next to her friend on the cliff. Faith sat at her other side, but remained silent.

"I know you guys are right." Buffy began, staring at the waterfall. "I just can't use you like that, Faith."

"B, I wasn't kidding when I said that we wanted it." Faith finally spoke. "Mates or not, the three of us are still bound by something. Something different than the bond that connects all of us. Your need is our need."

"Please, Buffy." Willow whispered achingly. "We know that you don't want to pressure Kathryn, but this need isn't normal, even for you. You know her taste. You know her scent. Your need is getting stronger instead of tapering off like it should. You're not supposed to be feeling this until you've already mated. Buffy, please. You've got to do something, or you're going to snap."

"But, Willow..." Buffy began, tears filling her eyes.

Willow stopped her with an achingly sweet kiss. Pulling away, the former witch leaned her forehead against the blonde's. When she spoke, her voice was shaky and sad. "Please, Buffy. Let us take care of you for once. Let us help you."

Faith had moved so that she was kneeling behind Buffy and pressed against her back during the kiss. Buffy had been fighting to ignore the feel of that body molded to her even as Willow kissed her again, this time with growing passion. She had been with Faith before, several times in fact until she got together with Willow, after patrol when they had worked themselves up fighting the Bringers and their cronies before they had started taking the Potentials with them, when the hunger became too strong for even the blonde Slayer's incredible self-control to ignore or safely contain.

Which gave Faith an advantage now. She could feel the need trying to claw its way out of Buffy. As Willow kissed her again, her hands moved up from Buffy's hips to cup her breasts, pinching the nipples roughly. She also knew about Buffy's need for violence in her sexplay, and vaguely wondered if Kathryn knew about it too. Faith bit into Buffy's neck hard, nearly breaking the skin, then sucked hard on the spot. The pain was enough to break Buffy's fragile hold on herself and, before Faith could move, she found herself on her back being kissed within an inch of her life. Settling her smaller body between Faith's legs, Buffy growled her arousal into that kiss before breaking away to yank open Faith's top. Her eyes were practically glowing at the sight of those lush, pale breasts bouncing free.

"Are you sure, Faith?" Buffy managed to ask through the haze of lust that had settled over her. She felt Willow withdraw, and for a moment, wished that the former witch would stay, even if it was just to watch.

"Oh, yeah." Faith groaned. Buffy's abdomen was pressing down at the juncture between her thighs and it was driving her crazy. "Don't worry 'bout us. We're gonna have fun."

"Fun, hmmm." Buffy purred, her amber eyes darkening to a molten gold. Leaning down, she licked one of those perfect breasts as she pressed her body down more firmly. "That's one way to put it."

Faith response was a strangled moan as a hot mouth suddenly engulfed her breast. Buffy suckled on her as if she were starving, rocking her body as she teased the other breast with feather-light touches. Faith's hands pulled at Buffy's top. It took everything she had to pull her mind back from the intense pleasure to retake control. Taking Buffy by surprise, she flipped them over and ripped open the smaller woman's shirt. Grabbing Buffy's wrists, she held them over her head as she fed on those breasts, biting and sucking the nipples until Buffy was crying out and her body was shifting restlessly.

"Do you remember the last time I had you spread out like this?" Faith murmured, kissing her way up Buffy's throat to her lick at her open lips. "We had stopped by Red's old house, worked up after fighting those Bringers, and you were all hot from fighting your attraction to KJ."

"Yes." Buffy panted just before Faith's lips settled on hers for a kiss that had her nearly at the boiling point. Faith released Buffy's lips and wrists and finished undressing the blonde. Small hands tangled in her shimmering brown hair as Faith sank her teeth into the sensitive skin between her breasts. "Faith, please."

"You wanted to take her and spread her and feast until she screamed." Faith murmured, scraping a nail across a rock hard nipple as her other hand ghosted down her body to tease at the folds between her thighs. "You want to now, don't you?"

"Y-Yes." Buffy whimpered, the words provoking corresponding images. "Faaaith. Oh, Goddess, please."

Faith's nostrils flared. God, she loved it when Buffy begged, but she kept her pace. "I know what you want to do to her. You want to sink your teeth into that creamy throat and stake your claim." Buffy moaned, her body undulating, trying desperately for firmer contact. "You want to push your tongue inside her and make her screams echo through this ship." By now, Buffy was panting raggedly. Faith groaned herself as Buffy started pressing into her scalp with her nails. "You want to push your fingers up in there just like this."

Buffy came screaming as Faith shoved three fingers into her. Faith held herself still as the inner muscles squeezed her hard. She waited until the spasms tapered off before she began moving, shifting her upper body until she could put real strength into the thrusts as Buffy began pushing back. "C'mon, B. We ain't nowhere near done yet."

Back at the cottage, Willow shuddered as the backlash of Buffy's orgasm washed through her. She had come to get a blanket and some food, knowing that they would up there for quite a while. Halfway down, she felt the full effects of the bond between them as the feeling of Buffy's intense pleasure took her by surprise. When Dawn had told them that the three of them were mentally bonded (four after Kathryn became Buffy's mate), she hadn't realized that it would be at such an intense level. She knew that Buffy was not feeling her and Faith when they were intimate, but this was unlike anything she'd ever felt before. She guessed it was because Buffy's need had no focus, so it was left just reaching out and affecting them all. As the aftershocks tapered off, she quickly gathered the supplies and headed back up, more than ready for her turn.

She reached them just as Buffy peaked again. Her own sex clenched in sympathy along with the ex-Slayer. Her mate had the blonde spread out and was leaning over her, giving extra strength to the hand thrusting between her legs. Faith had one of Buffy's legs trapped high on her waist, and was sucking on her breast for added sensation. Buffy's scream echoed off the cliff, her head thrown back and her back arched as she clutched at Faith with a desperation that Willow could see from her vantage point. Goddess, it was the hottest thing she'd ever seen. Glancing down at the bundle in her hands, she was glad that she had taken the time to check the pockets of Faith's coat. She spread out the supplies as the two women collapsed in an exhausted heap. She set aside the harness and top and went to finish undressing her lover. Oh, yeah, this was going to be so much fun, she grinned wickedly to herself.