Title: Complicated
Summary: --Sequel to "I Don't Want To Be Alone"-- Buffy's living in New York, sharing an apartment with her best friend from the foster home, Willow. Xander and Nikki live in the same building, a floor up from the two. All four attend NYU and life is starting to make sense again. Until someone returns from their past and shakes things up.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone from BtVS or AtVS or anyone who belongs to someone else. You know who they are. I do own people such as Nikki.
.:a/n:. Thanks to Courtney for reviewing. And if you're wondering "when's she going to bring Spike into this boring story?" he's a coming. Just give it time.
~~**~~
"So this is goodnight," Noah said as he and Buffy stopped in front of her apartment door.
"I had fun," she said, playing with the keys she held in her hand.
"So much that you would like to do it again sometime?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Great, I'll call you then?" he asked.
"You have my number."
"So, I should let you get inside. It's getting late and we both have school tomorrow."
"Right."
"Goodnight Buffy," he said, leaning down and placing a gentle kiss on her lips. He pulled away after only a few seconds and with one last smile, turned and disappeared down the hallway.
Buffy let out a silent scream as she opened the door. Willow was walking into the kitchen in her pajamas just as Buffy entered. She stopped and started over to her friend.
"So how was it?" she asked. "I want all the details."
"It was okay," Buffy said, walking past her.
"Oh c'mon. I know it went better than that and I wasn't even there."
"Alright, so it was more than okay . . . Try perfect! I admit at the beginning it was a little scary, but only because we just met. But as we got more into it, it felt so natural. We went to this club called Seven. We danced, and had a few drinks, and danced some more, and talked."
"And went back to his place . . ." Willow said, and Buffy punched her playfully in the arm.
"No, it wasn't like that at all. I think this could become serious. At least he's a good kisser," she said as she walked into her room, closing the door behind her.
"Buffy," Willow whined.
~~**~~
Days passed by, and the relationship between Buffy and Noah was growing. Spike to her, was like a distant memory. Willow and Nikki had both reassured her that she wasn't forgetting what they had, she was just moving on.
It was Saturday afternoon and Willow, Nikki, Xander, Buffy and Noah were all out shopping together. Buffy was lucky that they all got along, she didn't want to fall for a guy, to only find out that her friends didn't approve. Even Xander had said he was okay, which for Xander, was an approval.
"Could you excuse us guys," Willow said, standing. Nikki and Buffy stood as well and the three girls walked off towards the bathrooms.
"You know what I don't get," Xander said. "Why girls always have to go to the bathroom in groups."
"Maybe they like company," Noah shrugged, and took a drink of his water. "I appreciate you guys including me in your group activities."
"Don't even mention it," he said. "Any friend of Buffy's is a friend of ours."
A few minutes later, the girls returned. Nikki sat down beside Xander and the two interlocked fingers. Buffy watched them, and did the same with Noah. She looked over to Willow who sat by herself. 'She must feel like the fifth wheel,' Buffy thought. 'Well if she does, she certainly isn't showing it.'
"So, what would you ladies like to do now?" Xander asked.
"Why don't we go back to Buffy and Will's apartment and rest our aching feet?" Nikki suggested.
"Sounds like a party," he said. "I mean, if it's okay with the home owners."
"Huh? Oh yeah, party it is," Buffy said.
~~**~~
Buffy sat on Noah's lap, her head resting on his chest. He tucked a few pieces of her blonde hair behind her ear and she looked up at him.
"This is nice," she said.
"Hanging out with your friends always is."
"No. I mean, this, our relationship, what we're building, it's nice."
"Oh," he said. "I think it deserves more than a nice."
"Okay then, what does it deserve Mr. Lover Boy?"
"A very nice," Noah said, smiling down at her. He tilted his head and gently kissed her. She brought her arms up, and wrapped them around his neck, while he tightened his grip on her waist.
"Aren't they cute?" Willow said to Nikki and Xander in the kitchen.
"They're adorable," Nikki said.
"More adorable than us?" Xander asked, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"They come in a close second."
"Right before Willow," Willow said.
"I didn't mean anything by it Will," Xander said. "Sorry."
"You heard that? It wasn't meant to be heard. I-I just meant I wish I had what you guys have. I wish I had a great guy or girl like you guys do."
Willow was bisexual. She had figured that out a few years ago when she was dating the love of her life, Oz. A few months into the relationship, Willow had found herself attracted to girls as well. Since her and Oz broke up, she'd had a few girlfriends, but nothing serious.
Her friends knew, and luckily they were okay with it. It took them by surprise at first, she could understand why. But the awkwardness passed, and they accepted her for who she was. After all, just because she liked both sexes, didn't mean she wasn't the same old Willow.
"You're starting to sound like Buffy," Nikki said. "What you need to do, is get out there. What do you say we all hit the clubs tonight? Are you up for a little clubbing?"
"I always am, aren't I?"
Summary: --Sequel to "I Don't Want To Be Alone"-- Buffy's living in New York, sharing an apartment with her best friend from the foster home, Willow. Xander and Nikki live in the same building, a floor up from the two. All four attend NYU and life is starting to make sense again. Until someone returns from their past and shakes things up.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone from BtVS or AtVS or anyone who belongs to someone else. You know who they are. I do own people such as Nikki.
.:a/n:. Thanks to Courtney for reviewing. And if you're wondering "when's she going to bring Spike into this boring story?" he's a coming. Just give it time.
~~**~~
"So this is goodnight," Noah said as he and Buffy stopped in front of her apartment door.
"I had fun," she said, playing with the keys she held in her hand.
"So much that you would like to do it again sometime?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Great, I'll call you then?" he asked.
"You have my number."
"So, I should let you get inside. It's getting late and we both have school tomorrow."
"Right."
"Goodnight Buffy," he said, leaning down and placing a gentle kiss on her lips. He pulled away after only a few seconds and with one last smile, turned and disappeared down the hallway.
Buffy let out a silent scream as she opened the door. Willow was walking into the kitchen in her pajamas just as Buffy entered. She stopped and started over to her friend.
"So how was it?" she asked. "I want all the details."
"It was okay," Buffy said, walking past her.
"Oh c'mon. I know it went better than that and I wasn't even there."
"Alright, so it was more than okay . . . Try perfect! I admit at the beginning it was a little scary, but only because we just met. But as we got more into it, it felt so natural. We went to this club called Seven. We danced, and had a few drinks, and danced some more, and talked."
"And went back to his place . . ." Willow said, and Buffy punched her playfully in the arm.
"No, it wasn't like that at all. I think this could become serious. At least he's a good kisser," she said as she walked into her room, closing the door behind her.
"Buffy," Willow whined.
~~**~~
Days passed by, and the relationship between Buffy and Noah was growing. Spike to her, was like a distant memory. Willow and Nikki had both reassured her that she wasn't forgetting what they had, she was just moving on.
It was Saturday afternoon and Willow, Nikki, Xander, Buffy and Noah were all out shopping together. Buffy was lucky that they all got along, she didn't want to fall for a guy, to only find out that her friends didn't approve. Even Xander had said he was okay, which for Xander, was an approval.
"Could you excuse us guys," Willow said, standing. Nikki and Buffy stood as well and the three girls walked off towards the bathrooms.
"You know what I don't get," Xander said. "Why girls always have to go to the bathroom in groups."
"Maybe they like company," Noah shrugged, and took a drink of his water. "I appreciate you guys including me in your group activities."
"Don't even mention it," he said. "Any friend of Buffy's is a friend of ours."
A few minutes later, the girls returned. Nikki sat down beside Xander and the two interlocked fingers. Buffy watched them, and did the same with Noah. She looked over to Willow who sat by herself. 'She must feel like the fifth wheel,' Buffy thought. 'Well if she does, she certainly isn't showing it.'
"So, what would you ladies like to do now?" Xander asked.
"Why don't we go back to Buffy and Will's apartment and rest our aching feet?" Nikki suggested.
"Sounds like a party," he said. "I mean, if it's okay with the home owners."
"Huh? Oh yeah, party it is," Buffy said.
~~**~~
Buffy sat on Noah's lap, her head resting on his chest. He tucked a few pieces of her blonde hair behind her ear and she looked up at him.
"This is nice," she said.
"Hanging out with your friends always is."
"No. I mean, this, our relationship, what we're building, it's nice."
"Oh," he said. "I think it deserves more than a nice."
"Okay then, what does it deserve Mr. Lover Boy?"
"A very nice," Noah said, smiling down at her. He tilted his head and gently kissed her. She brought her arms up, and wrapped them around his neck, while he tightened his grip on her waist.
"Aren't they cute?" Willow said to Nikki and Xander in the kitchen.
"They're adorable," Nikki said.
"More adorable than us?" Xander asked, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"They come in a close second."
"Right before Willow," Willow said.
"I didn't mean anything by it Will," Xander said. "Sorry."
"You heard that? It wasn't meant to be heard. I-I just meant I wish I had what you guys have. I wish I had a great guy or girl like you guys do."
Willow was bisexual. She had figured that out a few years ago when she was dating the love of her life, Oz. A few months into the relationship, Willow had found herself attracted to girls as well. Since her and Oz broke up, she'd had a few girlfriends, but nothing serious.
Her friends knew, and luckily they were okay with it. It took them by surprise at first, she could understand why. But the awkwardness passed, and they accepted her for who she was. After all, just because she liked both sexes, didn't mean she wasn't the same old Willow.
"You're starting to sound like Buffy," Nikki said. "What you need to do, is get out there. What do you say we all hit the clubs tonight? Are you up for a little clubbing?"
"I always am, aren't I?"