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Summary: It's almost Valentine's Day in Sunnydale. Will Buffy finally realize her feelings for a certain someone?
Pairings: B/S, W/T, X/A
Rating: PG
Spoilers: As You Were, AU after that
Distribution: Fanfiction.net. Anyone else, if you want it, let me know.
A/N: Thank you to all of my wonderful reviewers! Y'all rock!
Valentines
"Hey, Buffster! Happy Valentine's Day!" came the greeting from Xander who was snuggled up with Anya on the same couch as Willow and Tara. "I hear that you got a wonderful Valentine's Day surprise!"
"Surprise?" Buffy said, her eyes widening in shock. How could anyone know about the earrings she had received, or the card? Dawn had just found out about the earrings and no one other than Willow knew about the card, and she wouldn't go blabbing about it to anyone without my permission Buffy thought.
"Yeah, the check from your dad! I thought you knew about that?" Xander asked with a slight frown on his face.
"A check? From my dad? When did this happen?" Buffy asked the group.
"Oh, gosh, Buffy! It came today with a card, but I saw your earrings and I completely forgot to tell you! It's so cool! Dad sent a huge check and a letter promising that he would send money each month until I had graduated from college. I don't know what got into him, but I for one don't care! He's sending enough money so that you can go back to school and not have to work at the Doublemeat Palace anymore, and he's going to pay off the mortgage on the house. That way we don't have to worry about shelling out so much money each month, and we'll have enough to live comfortably!" Dawn told Buffy with a huge grin on her face.
"Since when have all of my dreams started coming true?" Buffy asked with a strange look on her face. "It's almost as if someone could read my thoughts and knew exactly what I wanted," she said, her forehead wrinkling in thought.
"Maybe it's a spell?" Anya said. "I once knew this girl who had a spell like that put on her. Anything she wanted came true, which was really nice for her at first because her husband wasn't so good in bed so she wished for many good orgasms, but then her husband got so tired after performing for so long that his heart gave out in the middle of"
"Anya! Not the time or the place sweetie! Remember, teenager in our midst!" Xander said, cutting into her speech.
"What? First I couldn't tell her about the Valentine's present you got for me because you said it was inappropriate, now you're telling me I can't finish my wonderfully appropriate to the situation story because Dawn's too young to hear it? Do you think she doesn't know what sex is? Because if she doesn't, I could explain it to her, and then we could come back, and I could finish telling my story," Anya stated.
"Uh, thanks but no thanks, Anya," Dawn said with a scared look on her face. "I think I'll just go find Janice and dance some more. I'll be back in a bit, okay, Buffy?"
Buffy nodded, and Dawn practically broke the world land speed record in her haste to get away from the group.
Buffy started giggling and said, "I don't think I've ever seen her run so fast in the other direction before!" her giggles turning into full-fledged laughter.
Willow, Tara, and Xander all looked at each other for a moment before breaking out into uncontrollable laughter themselves. Anya just stood there with a confused look on her face. "What? What is it? Why is everyone laughing? I don't get it."
"I'll tell you later, honey," Xander managed to choke out between laughs.
Eventually the laughter calmed down, and they were all able to breathe normally once again.
Wiping the tears from her eyes, Willow said, "Maybe we should get back to what Buffy was telling us before Anya's, uh, story."
"Well, you remember that conversation we had a while back when I had just started at the DMP, Wills? You know, we were sitting on the front porch, and I was telling you my wish list?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, you had only been working at the DMP for a couple of days, but you already hated it with a passion," Willow replied. "You told me that you had a list of things that you had always wanted."
"Uh huh. So far most of my list has come true. Oh my gosh, Willow! I completely forgot to thank you for being so wonderful and cleaning the kitchen, the bathroom, and the living room! It must have taken you quite a while."
"Me? I didn't clean them. I thought Dawn cleaned so that you would let her go out tonight."
"So if it wasn't you, and I know it wasn't Dawn because she thought you had done the cleaning, who was it?" Buffy mused.
Tara, who had been silently observing the conversation other than her brief foray into giggle land, chose this moment to speak up. "This was after the conversation you had with me?"
"Conversa… Oh, that conversation. Yeah, it was definitely after that," Buffy told her.
"What exactly was on your wish list, Buffy?" Tara asked.
"I wanted a clean house to come home to, a black kitty like the one I used to dream about as a little girl, enough money so that I didn't have to work at the Doublemeat Palace and could go back to school and so that Dawn could have what she needed and wanted. I wanted someone who would treat me like a princess, someone who I could have a real family with, someone who would never leave me, no matter what." Buffy sat staring off into space remembering that night. Her hand drifted up to touch the ruby and diamond earrings that adorned her ears, and her breath caught in her throat. "Oh my God!" she breathed. "I've got to go! Tell Dawn that I've got to take care of something, but that I'll be home later. Happy Valentine's Day!" she said as she took off in a dead run.
"What was that all about?" Xander asked with a look of pure male confusion on his face.
"I'm not sure, but I think it may have had something to do with a certain pink envelope that Buffy received yesterday," Willow said with a grin.
"I think she has finally figured everything out," said Tara with a knowing smile.
"What? Figured out what? Good golly, you women are so confusing!" whined Xander.
"Love, you big doufus! She's figured out she's in love! Anyone should be able to see that," Anya said and whacked Xander on the arm. "Where have you been lately? She's had all the symptoms."
"Buffy in love? With who? I don't believe it. She would have told me if she were interested in someone. I think she just realized that she had a big check waiting for her at home and wanted to run and put it in the bank, cuz you never know when your house is going to get robbed" Xander was babbling with that crazy "No it couldn't be!" look in his eye.
"Come on, denial boy," Anya told him. "Let's go dance. We only have a half an hour left of Valentine's Day, and then you are going to take me home and give me many good orgasms!"
Tara and Willow both collapsed in a fit of giggles as the couple made their way out of sight and onto the dance floor.
"I think things might change for the good at Casa Buffy tonight, Tara"
"Oh they will, and in more way than just one," Tara said looking deep into Willows eye's and leaned over to give her own love a soul searing kiss.
Summary: It's almost Valentine's Day in Sunnydale. Will Buffy finally realize her feelings for a certain someone?
Pairings: B/S, W/T, X/A
Rating: PG
Spoilers: As You Were, AU after that
Distribution: Fanfiction.net. Anyone else, if you want it, let me know.
A/N: Thank you to all of my wonderful reviewers! Y'all rock!
Valentines
"Hey, Buffster! Happy Valentine's Day!" came the greeting from Xander who was snuggled up with Anya on the same couch as Willow and Tara. "I hear that you got a wonderful Valentine's Day surprise!"
"Surprise?" Buffy said, her eyes widening in shock. How could anyone know about the earrings she had received, or the card? Dawn had just found out about the earrings and no one other than Willow knew about the card, and she wouldn't go blabbing about it to anyone without my permission Buffy thought.
"Yeah, the check from your dad! I thought you knew about that?" Xander asked with a slight frown on his face.
"A check? From my dad? When did this happen?" Buffy asked the group.
"Oh, gosh, Buffy! It came today with a card, but I saw your earrings and I completely forgot to tell you! It's so cool! Dad sent a huge check and a letter promising that he would send money each month until I had graduated from college. I don't know what got into him, but I for one don't care! He's sending enough money so that you can go back to school and not have to work at the Doublemeat Palace anymore, and he's going to pay off the mortgage on the house. That way we don't have to worry about shelling out so much money each month, and we'll have enough to live comfortably!" Dawn told Buffy with a huge grin on her face.
"Since when have all of my dreams started coming true?" Buffy asked with a strange look on her face. "It's almost as if someone could read my thoughts and knew exactly what I wanted," she said, her forehead wrinkling in thought.
"Maybe it's a spell?" Anya said. "I once knew this girl who had a spell like that put on her. Anything she wanted came true, which was really nice for her at first because her husband wasn't so good in bed so she wished for many good orgasms, but then her husband got so tired after performing for so long that his heart gave out in the middle of"
"Anya! Not the time or the place sweetie! Remember, teenager in our midst!" Xander said, cutting into her speech.
"What? First I couldn't tell her about the Valentine's present you got for me because you said it was inappropriate, now you're telling me I can't finish my wonderfully appropriate to the situation story because Dawn's too young to hear it? Do you think she doesn't know what sex is? Because if she doesn't, I could explain it to her, and then we could come back, and I could finish telling my story," Anya stated.
"Uh, thanks but no thanks, Anya," Dawn said with a scared look on her face. "I think I'll just go find Janice and dance some more. I'll be back in a bit, okay, Buffy?"
Buffy nodded, and Dawn practically broke the world land speed record in her haste to get away from the group.
Buffy started giggling and said, "I don't think I've ever seen her run so fast in the other direction before!" her giggles turning into full-fledged laughter.
Willow, Tara, and Xander all looked at each other for a moment before breaking out into uncontrollable laughter themselves. Anya just stood there with a confused look on her face. "What? What is it? Why is everyone laughing? I don't get it."
"I'll tell you later, honey," Xander managed to choke out between laughs.
Eventually the laughter calmed down, and they were all able to breathe normally once again.
Wiping the tears from her eyes, Willow said, "Maybe we should get back to what Buffy was telling us before Anya's, uh, story."
"Well, you remember that conversation we had a while back when I had just started at the DMP, Wills? You know, we were sitting on the front porch, and I was telling you my wish list?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, you had only been working at the DMP for a couple of days, but you already hated it with a passion," Willow replied. "You told me that you had a list of things that you had always wanted."
"Uh huh. So far most of my list has come true. Oh my gosh, Willow! I completely forgot to thank you for being so wonderful and cleaning the kitchen, the bathroom, and the living room! It must have taken you quite a while."
"Me? I didn't clean them. I thought Dawn cleaned so that you would let her go out tonight."
"So if it wasn't you, and I know it wasn't Dawn because she thought you had done the cleaning, who was it?" Buffy mused.
Tara, who had been silently observing the conversation other than her brief foray into giggle land, chose this moment to speak up. "This was after the conversation you had with me?"
"Conversa… Oh, that conversation. Yeah, it was definitely after that," Buffy told her.
"What exactly was on your wish list, Buffy?" Tara asked.
"I wanted a clean house to come home to, a black kitty like the one I used to dream about as a little girl, enough money so that I didn't have to work at the Doublemeat Palace and could go back to school and so that Dawn could have what she needed and wanted. I wanted someone who would treat me like a princess, someone who I could have a real family with, someone who would never leave me, no matter what." Buffy sat staring off into space remembering that night. Her hand drifted up to touch the ruby and diamond earrings that adorned her ears, and her breath caught in her throat. "Oh my God!" she breathed. "I've got to go! Tell Dawn that I've got to take care of something, but that I'll be home later. Happy Valentine's Day!" she said as she took off in a dead run.
"What was that all about?" Xander asked with a look of pure male confusion on his face.
"I'm not sure, but I think it may have had something to do with a certain pink envelope that Buffy received yesterday," Willow said with a grin.
"I think she has finally figured everything out," said Tara with a knowing smile.
"What? Figured out what? Good golly, you women are so confusing!" whined Xander.
"Love, you big doufus! She's figured out she's in love! Anyone should be able to see that," Anya said and whacked Xander on the arm. "Where have you been lately? She's had all the symptoms."
"Buffy in love? With who? I don't believe it. She would have told me if she were interested in someone. I think she just realized that she had a big check waiting for her at home and wanted to run and put it in the bank, cuz you never know when your house is going to get robbed" Xander was babbling with that crazy "No it couldn't be!" look in his eye.
"Come on, denial boy," Anya told him. "Let's go dance. We only have a half an hour left of Valentine's Day, and then you are going to take me home and give me many good orgasms!"
Tara and Willow both collapsed in a fit of giggles as the couple made their way out of sight and onto the dance floor.
"I think things might change for the good at Casa Buffy tonight, Tara"
"Oh they will, and in more way than just one," Tara said looking deep into Willows eye's and leaned over to give her own love a soul searing kiss.