Willow and Tara walked into the kitchen hand in hand. Buffy's jaw dropped and she ran to envelope the woman. "Tara!" She screamed delighted. "How, why , how? You're here! I mean… Willow told me what happened , but hey!"
"Breathe…" Tara said. Buffy loosened her grip still hugging her before letting go.
"I'll explain everything later." Willow informed her friend. Angel smiled walking up to the blonde sorceress.
"You must be Tara." He said sticking out a hand which she shook.
"That'd be me." She apparently lost her shyness to those two in the room whom knew her.
"I'm Angel."
"Figured." She squinted to get a better look. "Tall, wearing all black and your hands are colder than ice." Buffy laughed at Angel's expression.
"That'd be him." She awkwardly wrapped her arms around his shoulders, but the awkwardness was quickly dismissed by a feeling of familiarity and love.
"I made plenty of food if you girls would like some." Angel informed. They looked see four or five plates of kiwi, strawberry, and blueberries decorated with whipped cream and chocolate, done in a skilled culinary fashion then looked at a large plate of bacon, some fresh juice, some Pepsi ®, and a box of Krispy Kreme® doughnuts.
"You did this?" Willow asked looking at Angel. "I mean Buffy can cook…but, I didn't…you did this?" Willow said stumbling over her words; she never thought a vampire could cook. She moved around making plates and drinks for her and Tara while the weak girl sat down on a bar stool.
"Yes, Cordelia apparently expects a lot, plus I used to cook for my Kathy." Buffy tilted her head . "My baby sister." Buffy rubbed his shoulder comfortingly.
"So we both came to be here. Found our ways home." Buffy said. Tara nodded smiling warmly at Buffy. The two developed a strong friendship after Tara's "family" tried to take her away, and Giles, Dawn, Buffy, Willow, Xander and Anya even, all stood behind her.
The four chatted warmly amongst theirselves till they were done.
Buffy went to find Giles sitting in the garden. She sat next to him. "Hey."
"Hello." He turned to smile at her.
"You really haven't said much since I got back."
"I know…its just …amazing that you're here. It was so hard without you Buffy. I don't think you'll ever have any idea how much I love you." He said his thick English voice cracking with emotion.
She cupped his cheek. "But I do. Giles… my dad…as you know , was never really their for me. You are so much more than any father could ever be, any watcher." She said softly. He brought her into his arms.
"God Buffy. Don't you ever bloody die again. You're going to give me a heart attack one of these days." Buffy laughed.
"I'll try." She laid comfortably against his shoulder in fatherly embrace. "Oh yeah. Seems that's Tara back to. Lets not research why were back yet… not now, lets just be happy we are." Giles kissed Buffy's crown.
"Alright. Willow must be so thrilled. After you both…passed away… Willow lost herself. That light she always had seemed to burn out."
"Her light is back."
Angel walked into the room he sensed that Spike was in. He handed him a bag of blood.
"If you aren't going to come out in the open you need to at least feed." Angel said.
"Thanks mate." Spike said his voice emotionless, no sarcasm, or gratefulness. Just emptiness'.
"I'm sorry… about Buffy. About Dru, about anything I ever took from you." Angel said leaning against the door post.
Spike got up to face him. "All I want is Buffy, the little bit, bloody hell, even the whole gang… to be safe. They grew on me. But … I learned even without a soul, to love someone is to want them happy. You make her happy. Take care of her." Spike walked out of the room.
"So we'll leave for Sunnydale Friday." Dawn said writing in her notebook. "There are thirteen of us. There is Angel's car that can fit six, mine that can fit four, Gunn's truck can fit three, and the one Willow and Giles share fits five. We can just elimate one, but , the Fang Gang needs to come back so…"
Everyone looked at Dawn who was curled up next to her sister. "My God you've grown so much." Dawn smiled.
"We're going to Sunnydale tomorrow, everyone be packed." Xander said looking pointing at Cordelia. She ran over and smacked him playfully.
"Breathe…" Tara said. Buffy loosened her grip still hugging her before letting go.
"I'll explain everything later." Willow informed her friend. Angel smiled walking up to the blonde sorceress.
"You must be Tara." He said sticking out a hand which she shook.
"That'd be me." She apparently lost her shyness to those two in the room whom knew her.
"I'm Angel."
"Figured." She squinted to get a better look. "Tall, wearing all black and your hands are colder than ice." Buffy laughed at Angel's expression.
"That'd be him." She awkwardly wrapped her arms around his shoulders, but the awkwardness was quickly dismissed by a feeling of familiarity and love.
"I made plenty of food if you girls would like some." Angel informed. They looked see four or five plates of kiwi, strawberry, and blueberries decorated with whipped cream and chocolate, done in a skilled culinary fashion then looked at a large plate of bacon, some fresh juice, some Pepsi ®, and a box of Krispy Kreme® doughnuts.
"You did this?" Willow asked looking at Angel. "I mean Buffy can cook…but, I didn't…you did this?" Willow said stumbling over her words; she never thought a vampire could cook. She moved around making plates and drinks for her and Tara while the weak girl sat down on a bar stool.
"Yes, Cordelia apparently expects a lot, plus I used to cook for my Kathy." Buffy tilted her head . "My baby sister." Buffy rubbed his shoulder comfortingly.
"So we both came to be here. Found our ways home." Buffy said. Tara nodded smiling warmly at Buffy. The two developed a strong friendship after Tara's "family" tried to take her away, and Giles, Dawn, Buffy, Willow, Xander and Anya even, all stood behind her.
The four chatted warmly amongst theirselves till they were done.
Buffy went to find Giles sitting in the garden. She sat next to him. "Hey."
"Hello." He turned to smile at her.
"You really haven't said much since I got back."
"I know…its just …amazing that you're here. It was so hard without you Buffy. I don't think you'll ever have any idea how much I love you." He said his thick English voice cracking with emotion.
She cupped his cheek. "But I do. Giles… my dad…as you know , was never really their for me. You are so much more than any father could ever be, any watcher." She said softly. He brought her into his arms.
"God Buffy. Don't you ever bloody die again. You're going to give me a heart attack one of these days." Buffy laughed.
"I'll try." She laid comfortably against his shoulder in fatherly embrace. "Oh yeah. Seems that's Tara back to. Lets not research why were back yet… not now, lets just be happy we are." Giles kissed Buffy's crown.
"Alright. Willow must be so thrilled. After you both…passed away… Willow lost herself. That light she always had seemed to burn out."
"Her light is back."
Angel walked into the room he sensed that Spike was in. He handed him a bag of blood.
"If you aren't going to come out in the open you need to at least feed." Angel said.
"Thanks mate." Spike said his voice emotionless, no sarcasm, or gratefulness. Just emptiness'.
"I'm sorry… about Buffy. About Dru, about anything I ever took from you." Angel said leaning against the door post.
Spike got up to face him. "All I want is Buffy, the little bit, bloody hell, even the whole gang… to be safe. They grew on me. But … I learned even without a soul, to love someone is to want them happy. You make her happy. Take care of her." Spike walked out of the room.
"So we'll leave for Sunnydale Friday." Dawn said writing in her notebook. "There are thirteen of us. There is Angel's car that can fit six, mine that can fit four, Gunn's truck can fit three, and the one Willow and Giles share fits five. We can just elimate one, but , the Fang Gang needs to come back so…"
Everyone looked at Dawn who was curled up next to her sister. "My God you've grown so much." Dawn smiled.
"We're going to Sunnydale tomorrow, everyone be packed." Xander said looking pointing at Cordelia. She ran over and smacked him playfully.