Those 'five more minutes' were always the sweetest!
Willow caught Tara in her arms and started making funny faces and voices to make her stop screaming. She remembered how Xander's Snoopy Dance worked its magic and she tried to copy it. Tara didn't think it was good enough, though, she didn't stop crying, but at least she wasn't as loud anymore.
"Let's go see if you woke up Buffy and then it's changing and feeding time for you, little screamer."-Willow said and kissed Tara's cheek. Tara gripped Willow's hair and pulled hard. It made Willow say 'ouuch, baby, you're strong." and it made Tara smile widely, showing her toothless gums.
Willow peeked into Buffy's room and was a bit surprised and worried when she didn't find her there, so she hurried downstairs. Tara woke up Buffy and Faith too and when Willow got in the living room, Buffy was lying on top of Faith, her head resting in between Faith's shoulder and neck, and her hand holding Faith's. Both Slayers were smiling. Faith still looked really sleepy, if it had been up to her, she would have slept at least three more hours...but she liked waking up with Buffy in her arms, so the lack of sleep didn't bother her that much.
"Awww, don't you two look cute?"-Willow asked, smiling.
"This little monster woke up in the middle of the night and nested in my arms."-Faith said, trying to sound annoyed, but her voice was too gentle. Buffy sat on Faith's boob and made her exclaim: "Ouch, B! These ain't cushions!"
"Sowwie!"-Buffy said and hopped off of Faith. "Buffy help baby Tawa eat!"
"You wanna try to hold her, Buffy?"-Willow asked and Buffy grinned happily: "Yes!"
Tara wasn't a typical baby who wanted to be in anyone's arms, she liked to be in Willow's, but when Buffy sat on the couch and Willow placed her on Buffy's lap, Tara didn't cry. She looked at Buffy, curiously, wondering why she was smaller than Willow. Buffy said to Willow:
"Bwing me Mr. Gowdo. He say hi to Tawa!"
Faith giggled, Buffy sounded so cute. She spotted Dawn's camera on the table and checked the photos Dawn had taken during their walk the other day. The photos were full of Buffy and herself, cause the toddler wasn't leaving her side, and Faith got really touched. Buffy looked happy, and looked at Faith with eyes full of love, it was even more visible in the photos.
Willow brought Mr. Gordo and gave it to Buffy, who waved it in front of Tara's face and said: "Hi baby Tawa, I'm Mr. Gowdo! Helllooooooooooo!"
Tara stared at the stuffed pig, gripped its nose with her tiny hand and smiled to Buffy. Buffy smiled back and Faith thought it was a perfect moment to take a photo.
Dawn got downstairs and said: "Morning! Hey, Faith, if you're gonna take photos of Buffy, I want some embarrassing ones too, so I can tease her later! Want coffee? I'll just have cereals and have to go to the building full of despair which is also known as 'school.'"
"Ha, I know that feeling of dread, that's why I never spent an entire day at school and got kicked out. And, yes, coffee please! And, Dawn, don't skip classes, don't want Buffy to tell me I was a bad influence when she gets back to maxi size."
Faith stayed at the living room to take more photos of Buffy and Tara, they were beyond adorable and Faith realized Buffy helped her discover the softer side of her that she didn't even know existed. It was scary and nice at the same time.
"They are little posers, aren't they?"-Willow asked, smiling. Tara seemed to be comfortable in Buffy's arms, instead of frustrated screams she let out screams of joy and some proper giggles.
Also, Tara seemed to like Mr. Gordo and she stole it from Buffy and gripped it tightly. Now, that was something Buffy didn't like, Mr. Gordo belonged to HER.
"Want Mr. Gowdo back."-Buffy pouted and looked at Willow and Faith, suddenly on verge of tears.
"Tara, it's time to change nappies and eat. Then you can play with Buffy and the pig again."-Willow said and took Tara away from Buffy, who looked like she might just drop her, she looked annoyed.
As soon as Willow took Tara, Buffy grabbed Mr. Gordo and ran to Faith.
Dawn brought Faith's coffee and joked: "Looks like Buffy's turned into a Faith magnet. She's constantly glued to you! Wonder if she'll be like that when she 'grows up' again."
Oh, Faith wondered the same thing, but she just hmm-ed and headed outside to have coffee and a cigarette. Of course, Buffy followed her, still wearing her pajamas and barefoot. She didn't seem to mind the tiles were cold, but Faith told her to get her slippers cause she'd get a cold, and surprisingly, the little blondie listened to her.
"Have fun baby sitting today. See ya later, FAI."-Dawn used the name Buffy gave to Faith, smiled and ran towards the bus stop.
Faith had just a few sips of coffee left when Buffy returned to her and said: "P'ay with Buffy. Go see Gwampa Guyles, 'ander and An?"
"Sure, kiddo, but first you have to eat and get dressed."
"Sug Puff!"-Buffy exclaimed and ran to the kitchen. Faith giggled and thought every day would be an adventure with this little monster. She smiled and followed Buffy to the kitchen. Buffy had already managed to make a right mess, she tried to reach the Sugar Puffs box, but it was too high, so she climbed on the chair and grabbed the box, which was too big for her small hands and dropped it. Cereals were all over the floor and Buffy was sitting in the middle of the kitchen and stuffing her mouth with cereals that were scattered around her.
"Buffy! You're so fast at making a mess, it's unbelievable! Don't eat dirty cereals now, you!"-Faith said, trying to sound strict, but the truth was she was pretty entertained. She ran to the living room and took a photo of Buffy, who grinned and continued eating the cereals with even more gusto now that she knew she wasn't supposed to.
When she took a few photos, Faith decided the fun time for Buffy was over and she picked her up, placed her on a chair and poured milk in a bowl. Then she opened a new box of cereals and served Buffy her breakfast.
"Eat this now, you little..."-Faith said, but Buffy didn't look interested in a bowl in front of her.
"No!"-Buffy said and tried to get off of the chair.
"Oh, you're not going anywhere, young lady. You're gonna eat this..."
"No, no!"-Buffy pouted and tried to get off again, but this time Faith caught her firmly in her arms, sat down with Buffy and took a spoon to feed her.
"Look, a planeee needs to go to the garage. Open your mouth or it'll fall down! Open your mouth, you stubborn little..."-Faith repeated and pushed a spoon into Buffy's lips, forcing her to open her mouth.
Eventually Buffy gave in and opened her mouth, but stared at Faith like she didn't like what she was making her do.
Willow got to the kitchen, holding Tara, who was sucking on her bottle, and exclaimed: "Holy moly! What happened here?", when she saw cereals all over the kitchen floor.
"Buffy happened! Little bugger knows how to make a mess and now she's being naughty and won't eat."-Faith frowned and tried to force another spoonful into Buffy's mouth.
Willow noticed a camera and took a photo with one hand, smiling. Buffy would sure love to see all the photos in Faith's arms!
As much as Willow wanted Buffy and Tara happy and cute, she knew she would have to start working on a spell to bring them to their actual sizes soon...
