:::PART TWO:::

Kennedy got in the bathroom and locked the door. She now totally understood why Willow was so distant. She knew Willow liked her but the barrier had been up way high. Kennedy realized it would take a pretty long time for Willow to let her in, if she would at all...

Deciding that pondering about it wouldn't help she took off her PJ's and turned on the shower. Distracting the last of her clothing she stepped under it and welcomed the hot beams of water which were running down her body. As she looked around for shampoo she realized that if there were more girls coming it would soon not be enough to have just one bathroom.

She remembered that she had had a whole wing to herself. A huge bathroom with a bath and a shower and a huge make-up table. Not that she was really the make-up type, but she did love perfumes and nice smelly things. By the time she had gotten through washing her hair she was homesick.

She went to search for some shower gel and when she found it there was a knock on the door, followed by Molly's desperate voice. "Open up!" She yelled and knocked again. "GO AWAY!" Kennedy yelled back. "Kennedy I have to go to the bathroom, please!" Molly begged again.

"No way, there is one downstairs, use that one!" Kennedy yelled back. "Rona is using that one, Kennedy please I'm going to explode!" Molly begged again. "Okay, okay, give me a minute!" Kennedy answered and reached for a towel.

Wrapping it around her body she opened the door and got back into the shower. "Close the door when your done" She said. "Rona's the new girl?" She asked wile Molly run to the toilet. 'Yes' was the only answer she got until Molly was done. "Thank you Kennedy" Molly said and closed the door on her way out. Kennedy sighed at the situation and wished that she was home to take a shower.

After she was done Kennedy shut off the water and grabbed the towel. She wrapped it around her hips and used the other towel to towel down her hair. When she was half way done an unexpecting Willow came in. Cursing first Molly and then herself for not locking the door she quickly used the hair- towel to hide her bare chest. "I'm erm... Uh.." Willow sputtered before fleeing out the door, a very good picture of a half naked Kennedy burned in her memory.

"Shit!" Kennedy cursed and dressed herself as fast as she could. 'Damn! Damn! Damn!' She kept thinking and cursed herself again for not locking after Molly. With her hair still wet she went to search for Willow and found her crying on the bed.

"Willow?" She whispered and edged closer. "I'm sorry about that" She added when Willow didn't respond. "Molly had to use the bathroom and I forgot to lock after she was done" Kennedy tried again as she edged closer and eventually sat down on the bed. Willow still hadn't moved. When Kennedy lay a hand on her shoulder Willow flinched and turned to look at her. "I'm really sorry" Kennedy said.

Willow sighed a little "I can't let her go" She whispered. "I know you can't, I'm not asking that of you" Kennedy replied, brushing away tears on Willow's beautiful face. "She was special to you and I could never take her place, I don't want that. She will always have a place in your heart... All I want is a place of my own, but if you don't think you can give me that it's okay." Kennedy added.

"You already have it" Willow whispered. "But if I give into that I'll loose her... I'll loose her forever" Willow added, tears finding their way down her face again. "She'll never leave you. She'll always be on your shoulder looking out for you like a guardian angel." Kennedy replied.

"You promise?" Willow asked in the most childish voice Kennedy had ever heard a grown woman speak in. "I promise, across my heart, hope to die" Kennedy replied. Willow gave her a little smile. "Get dressed, we'll go and find the others. Anyways I still have to kill Molly" Kennedy replied and Willow grinned a little. "Okay... I'll see you downstairs in a few?" She asked. "Yup, as soon as I dry my hair" Kennedy replied and smiled at Willow who smiled back. As Kennedy stood to leave Willow pulled her back and kissed her on her cheek. "Thank you" She whispered. "Any time" Kennedy said with a loving smile, which was returned.

TBC.......