Buffy stayed like that until she heard the door open up. She pulled a
wooden stake out of her back packet as she sprung up into fighting stance.
Willow walked into the room and gasped at Buffy's near attack, dropping a
large book on the floor.
"Oh god I'm sorry Will. I'm just on edge about this whole thing." Buffy said tucking the stake back into the pocket of her light blue jeans.
"Don't worry." Willow said kneeling down to get the book. "I'd be on edge too if a crazy vampire couple were after me and an invite into my house."
"Thanks Will." Buffy said kneeling down next to her friend. "That really cheers me up about the situation."
"Oh god I'm sorry." Willow said, scrunching up her face in sympathy of Buffy's problem.
"It's ok." Buffy replied, sitting on the floor indian style. "I'll just feel a lot better once you do the spells. This way I'll know we're safe."
"Well it's pretty easy. I'll do the spell on Xander's place and a few other places tomorrow. But knowing Spike he won't attack any of those places. He'll go straight after you. That's his profile, direct attacks." Willow said as she flipped through the spell book in front of her. She looked up and realized Buffy wasn't paying attention to her. Buffy was lost in deep thought, staring off into space.
Willow looked at her friend, it always amazed her how beautiful Buffy was. Even doing the worst situations, Buffy looked stunning. Buffy's eyes were slightly red but her face had determination on it. Buffy always knew what she was doing. Willow envied that, she was never sure of herself. Buffy wore a white tank top that ended slightly below the curve of her chest and her thin athletic stomach was shown off. Willow could never wear something like that, even though Buffy constantly told Willow what a great body she had.
"Will?" Buffy said dismissing her thoughts of Spike.
"What? Sorry. I was uh just thinking about the spell." Willow said her cheeks turning crimson. Luckily Buffy didn't notice because she was looking at the spell.
"This all you need?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, remember? It's really easy. I only have to do it once. It will uninvite anyone who needs a spoken invitation.
"Great. Let's do it." Buffy said grabbing the book and standing up. Buffy reached a hand down and pulled Willow up so they were face to face. Buffy's looked into her friend's face, it was full of sympathy, love, compassion and her eagerness to help Buffy and do whatever she could to make Buffy's life better. Buffy wondered why she couldn't find a guy like that.
"Buffy?" Willow asked uncertainly. Buffy was still holding her hand. Willow looked down at her hand in Buffy's. Buffy followed her gaze and blushed slightly, and let go.
"Sorry, I'm just out of it tonight." Buffy sighed. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I just didn't expect this to happen."
"I know. None of us did Buffy, don't feel bad. Well maybe Xander did, but he thinks everyone's going to turn evil." Willow cracked, trying to make Buffy smile. Buffy returned a weak smile, which was more for Willow's benefit.
"I need some water." Buffy said, handing the spell book to Willow. Their fingers touched as Willow took the book and they lingered a little before the girls pulled away from each other.
"I'll start the spell. Don't say anything ok? Might mess it up." Willow said. She flipped the pages until she came to the right spell.
"Ok my lips are sealed." Buffy said, mimicking locking her lips and throwing the key. Willow smiled, glad Buffy was joking.
Buffy smiled and went into the kitchen. She could hear Willow reading the spell. Willow was full of so many talents. She choose her talents though, Buffy envied that. Buffy was the chosen one, she didn't chose it, it chose her. Buffy pulled a plastic bottle of water out of the fridge and took a long swig of it. The water dripped out onto her shirt a little.
Buffy finished the water bottle and put it on the counter. She looked down and sighed at her shirt. Nothing was going right that day. She took a dish rag and wiped at her shirt but it didn't help. The water on her white shirt had made it somewhat see through. Her wiping had only spread out the water. She gave up and walked back into the living room in time to catch Willow's final words.
"...his verbes, consesus rescissus est." Willow read aloud then closed the book triumphantly. Buffy watched Willow, she was always in her glory when she did a spell. She was full of power and she practically glowed. Willow was a little dressed up that night, trying to cheer herself up by looking good. She had a brown beaded choker necklace and a peach off the shoulder shirt and she wore brown corduroy pants.
"Done?" Buffy asked, surprising Willow.
Willow spun around and nearly dropped her book as she took in Buffy's shirt which was now mainly see through. "Yeah, all done. What happened to your shirt?" Willow asked hoping to sound casually.
"Spilled." Buffy shrugged. "It'll dry."
"Yeah, of course." Willow smiled, trying not to stare at Buffy's chest.
"It doesn't bother you does it." Buffy asked, smiling slightly. She found the idea of Willow staring at her chest through her wet T-shirt kind of amusing.
"No, why would it?" Willow asked quickly. Buffy smiled more as she realized Willow was looking everywhere but her.
"I don't know. Hey Will. Would you mind if I slept in your room? I know the spell should keep them out. But Spike's good at finding loopholes. I would just feel better if I was in a different room and someone was with me. And you're the only one home." Buffy asked, her eyes filled with hope.
"Sure I could sleep on the floor.." Willow started.
"Why would you do that? You have a king size bed. We could share, I don't snore or anything. Unless you don't want to..." Buffy drifted off looking at Willow.
"Share a bed?" Willow gulped as her eyes fell on Buffy's chest again.
"Yeah?"
"That'll be fine. It'll be like a sleep over." Willow smiled, tearing her eyes away from Buffy's chest once more.
"Exactly. I'll go change my pants into something comfy." Buffy said, walking over to the stairs.
"You're ready for bed now? What about your shirt?" Willow asked blushing slightly.
"It'll dry. It's been a really long day, I can't wait to get to bed. You don't have to come to bed now. I'd feel better if you did though." Buffy said, looking into Willow's eyes.
"No, I'm ready." Willow said trying to send sure of herself. She followed Buffy up the stairs.
"Great." Buffy said, smiling.
"Yeah, great." Willow repeated.
"Oh god I'm sorry Will. I'm just on edge about this whole thing." Buffy said tucking the stake back into the pocket of her light blue jeans.
"Don't worry." Willow said kneeling down to get the book. "I'd be on edge too if a crazy vampire couple were after me and an invite into my house."
"Thanks Will." Buffy said kneeling down next to her friend. "That really cheers me up about the situation."
"Oh god I'm sorry." Willow said, scrunching up her face in sympathy of Buffy's problem.
"It's ok." Buffy replied, sitting on the floor indian style. "I'll just feel a lot better once you do the spells. This way I'll know we're safe."
"Well it's pretty easy. I'll do the spell on Xander's place and a few other places tomorrow. But knowing Spike he won't attack any of those places. He'll go straight after you. That's his profile, direct attacks." Willow said as she flipped through the spell book in front of her. She looked up and realized Buffy wasn't paying attention to her. Buffy was lost in deep thought, staring off into space.
Willow looked at her friend, it always amazed her how beautiful Buffy was. Even doing the worst situations, Buffy looked stunning. Buffy's eyes were slightly red but her face had determination on it. Buffy always knew what she was doing. Willow envied that, she was never sure of herself. Buffy wore a white tank top that ended slightly below the curve of her chest and her thin athletic stomach was shown off. Willow could never wear something like that, even though Buffy constantly told Willow what a great body she had.
"Will?" Buffy said dismissing her thoughts of Spike.
"What? Sorry. I was uh just thinking about the spell." Willow said her cheeks turning crimson. Luckily Buffy didn't notice because she was looking at the spell.
"This all you need?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, remember? It's really easy. I only have to do it once. It will uninvite anyone who needs a spoken invitation.
"Great. Let's do it." Buffy said grabbing the book and standing up. Buffy reached a hand down and pulled Willow up so they were face to face. Buffy's looked into her friend's face, it was full of sympathy, love, compassion and her eagerness to help Buffy and do whatever she could to make Buffy's life better. Buffy wondered why she couldn't find a guy like that.
"Buffy?" Willow asked uncertainly. Buffy was still holding her hand. Willow looked down at her hand in Buffy's. Buffy followed her gaze and blushed slightly, and let go.
"Sorry, I'm just out of it tonight." Buffy sighed. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I just didn't expect this to happen."
"I know. None of us did Buffy, don't feel bad. Well maybe Xander did, but he thinks everyone's going to turn evil." Willow cracked, trying to make Buffy smile. Buffy returned a weak smile, which was more for Willow's benefit.
"I need some water." Buffy said, handing the spell book to Willow. Their fingers touched as Willow took the book and they lingered a little before the girls pulled away from each other.
"I'll start the spell. Don't say anything ok? Might mess it up." Willow said. She flipped the pages until she came to the right spell.
"Ok my lips are sealed." Buffy said, mimicking locking her lips and throwing the key. Willow smiled, glad Buffy was joking.
Buffy smiled and went into the kitchen. She could hear Willow reading the spell. Willow was full of so many talents. She choose her talents though, Buffy envied that. Buffy was the chosen one, she didn't chose it, it chose her. Buffy pulled a plastic bottle of water out of the fridge and took a long swig of it. The water dripped out onto her shirt a little.
Buffy finished the water bottle and put it on the counter. She looked down and sighed at her shirt. Nothing was going right that day. She took a dish rag and wiped at her shirt but it didn't help. The water on her white shirt had made it somewhat see through. Her wiping had only spread out the water. She gave up and walked back into the living room in time to catch Willow's final words.
"...his verbes, consesus rescissus est." Willow read aloud then closed the book triumphantly. Buffy watched Willow, she was always in her glory when she did a spell. She was full of power and she practically glowed. Willow was a little dressed up that night, trying to cheer herself up by looking good. She had a brown beaded choker necklace and a peach off the shoulder shirt and she wore brown corduroy pants.
"Done?" Buffy asked, surprising Willow.
Willow spun around and nearly dropped her book as she took in Buffy's shirt which was now mainly see through. "Yeah, all done. What happened to your shirt?" Willow asked hoping to sound casually.
"Spilled." Buffy shrugged. "It'll dry."
"Yeah, of course." Willow smiled, trying not to stare at Buffy's chest.
"It doesn't bother you does it." Buffy asked, smiling slightly. She found the idea of Willow staring at her chest through her wet T-shirt kind of amusing.
"No, why would it?" Willow asked quickly. Buffy smiled more as she realized Willow was looking everywhere but her.
"I don't know. Hey Will. Would you mind if I slept in your room? I know the spell should keep them out. But Spike's good at finding loopholes. I would just feel better if I was in a different room and someone was with me. And you're the only one home." Buffy asked, her eyes filled with hope.
"Sure I could sleep on the floor.." Willow started.
"Why would you do that? You have a king size bed. We could share, I don't snore or anything. Unless you don't want to..." Buffy drifted off looking at Willow.
"Share a bed?" Willow gulped as her eyes fell on Buffy's chest again.
"Yeah?"
"That'll be fine. It'll be like a sleep over." Willow smiled, tearing her eyes away from Buffy's chest once more.
"Exactly. I'll go change my pants into something comfy." Buffy said, walking over to the stairs.
"You're ready for bed now? What about your shirt?" Willow asked blushing slightly.
"It'll dry. It's been a really long day, I can't wait to get to bed. You don't have to come to bed now. I'd feel better if you did though." Buffy said, looking into Willow's eyes.
"No, I'm ready." Willow said trying to send sure of herself. She followed Buffy up the stairs.
"Great." Buffy said, smiling.
"Yeah, great." Willow repeated.
