Title: Iron Fisted 13/13
Author: Mike McD
Rating: R (for some naughty language)
Summary: The follow on from 'Silver Tongued'.
Distribution: Anywhere, just let me know.
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer nor do I own any other characters. This is a work of fiction written for fun and enjoyment.
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Some times I feel guilty, usually after feeling thankful for what Ethan did to me that Halloween. Generally I try not to think too much about it.
It was amazing that night at Cordy's. We; me, Wills, Cordy, Buff; we were together for the first time. It wasn't really us during Halloween; three of us were literally somebody else. But that night at Cordy's, we were ourselves, knowing and fully consenting to what we were doing.
Which was just as well, some of the stuff we got up to that night would still get you the electric chair in Texas.
And you know what? I reckon that I'd still have a great big smile on my face even as they threw the switch for old sparky.
After our little display at the Bronze, reaction at school was mixed. Harmony and the other sheeple were mega peeved at us. They tried to make life as difficult for us as possible but we managed. The rest of the school was quietly supportive of us. Nothing major, but you could tell whose side they were on by the occasional respectful nod as they passed us in the hallways. Sunnydale may be the denial capital of the world but deep down everyone at school knew it wasn't the nice place it looked.
I guess deep down they also knew that somehow we were the reason why things in Sunnydale weren't much worse.
Buffy Summers, Class Protector.
Meeting Kendra was a hell of a shock for the Buffster. For a long time she lived with the idea that she was the only one, the Chosen One. Suddenly, thanks to me, it was the Chosen Two.
Kendra was nice, a little awkward around me at first; she didn't associate much with boys before.
A night with Willow and me rectified that situation.
It hit both of us hard when Drucilla killed her later that year.
It was normally just Willow and me or us and Cordelia. Occasionally Buffy would join us, sometimes with Cordelia, sometimes without. Willow made it a rule that if we were gonna bring in someone for 'playtime' that both she and I had to be there and we both had to agree to it.
Fine by me. Willow seems to have a preference for the ladies anyway so I think there's little danger she'll drag some spiky haired musician guy in.
Buffy spent the rest of high school a single gal. She'd occasionally try to date some guy but it never worked out. She'd come to me and Willow for comfort snuggles or after a particularly intense patrol or during crisis periods.
That nearly cost us in our fight with the Mayor. We spent so much of our time going at it like bunnies it was a wonder that we had the time or energy left over to defeat him.
But we did defeat him at graduation, thanks to Jonathan and his soldier memories. Best way to finish high school, watch your rat-boy principal get eaten by a giant snake then blow up the whole school to save the world.
Very therapeutic.
Afterwards Angel went to LA, I guess he couldn't stay any longer watching the woman he loved and knowing that he'd never have her again.
Which in my book is a good thing.
A not so good thing was Cordelia. Her family went broke and Harmony made sure that everybody knew it. After graduation she bid us a tearful goodbye, destined for LA and to take her shot at fame and fortune.
I can understand her need for a fresh start somewhere where her family's fall from grace didn't matter.
She's a fighter our Cordy.
Graduation saw Buff, Wills, and me do the 'Great Scooby Gang Road Trip to See America'. We headed down to LA (with a brief stop over in Oxnard that turned out to be very worthwhile financially) to see Buffy's old stomping grounds. Cordy couldn't meet us, something about auditions for a photo shoot, and we were only in town for a day.
From there we did the Grand Canyon and then headed north for purple mountain majesties. Eventually we hit the Canadian boarder then swung east, ending up in Cleveland.
God must have a sense of humour. Not only did we end up in a city with its very own Hellmouth (evil must be into franchising) but its very own Slayer to boot. With Kendra's death the mantle of Slayer fell on the shoulders of a wildcat called Faith.
We never got any further with our road trip. The rest of the summer we spent with Faith 'slaying and screwing' as she put it. One slayer in bed is a handful; two is an invitation for pleasure and pain. I lost ten pounds in Cleveland and Willow picked up a leather fetish.
Driving out of Cleveland and heading back to Sunnydale was a mixture of reluctance and relief. Another week of tag team slayer and me and Willow wouldn't have survived.
But hey! What a way to go!
We got back to Sunnydale and Buffy and Willow started college while I started looking for employment. I could have gone to college and studied languages but to be honest I'm not really a college type of guy. Willow on the other hand is loving it, for the first time she could expand her academic boundaries as well as her sexual ones.
We haven't 'played' with Buffy much since getting back and not at all since she met Riley. He seems like a nice enough guy, clean cut, and not a vampire (which is important). Buffy's keen to see this relationship work.
I hope it does too.
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Xander stood in the middle of the university quad waiting for Willow. He was planning on taking his girlfriend out to dinner to celebrate his new job working at the pub on campus.
A squeal and a body jumping on him from behind announced Willow's arrival.
"Xander!" the enthusiasm in her voice and the huge happy grin on her face was a further reminder why he loved this woman so much.
"You're in a good mood this afternoon. I take it you had fun?"
"Big fun. In fact..." Willow spotted something across the quad "I think I've found someone perfect that I think we'll both love." She purred. For a while now Willow had been expressing a desire to find a new 'playmate'. She found comfort in being able to have the best of both worlds.
"Really? And when can I meet this perfect someone?"
"How about now? But I warn you Xander, I think this might be a case of a bridge too far."
Xander watched Willow head across the quad. He wondered just what could be so challenging. Willow caught up with a young woman and she started bringing her over to meet Xander.
As they approached Xander studied her.
She was blonde, a full figure hidden under unflattering clothes that told Xander she was probably self-conscience about her body. Her body language indicated a large degree of shyness. She had an air of earth mother about her and the necklace she was wearing singled her out as a practicing Wicca.
But there was something about her that Xander couldn't quite put his finger on as Willow did the introductions.
"Xander, meet Tara."
Irresistible force, meet immoveable object.
Author: Mike McD
Rating: R (for some naughty language)
Summary: The follow on from 'Silver Tongued'.
Distribution: Anywhere, just let me know.
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer nor do I own any other characters. This is a work of fiction written for fun and enjoyment.
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Some times I feel guilty, usually after feeling thankful for what Ethan did to me that Halloween. Generally I try not to think too much about it.
It was amazing that night at Cordy's. We; me, Wills, Cordy, Buff; we were together for the first time. It wasn't really us during Halloween; three of us were literally somebody else. But that night at Cordy's, we were ourselves, knowing and fully consenting to what we were doing.
Which was just as well, some of the stuff we got up to that night would still get you the electric chair in Texas.
And you know what? I reckon that I'd still have a great big smile on my face even as they threw the switch for old sparky.
After our little display at the Bronze, reaction at school was mixed. Harmony and the other sheeple were mega peeved at us. They tried to make life as difficult for us as possible but we managed. The rest of the school was quietly supportive of us. Nothing major, but you could tell whose side they were on by the occasional respectful nod as they passed us in the hallways. Sunnydale may be the denial capital of the world but deep down everyone at school knew it wasn't the nice place it looked.
I guess deep down they also knew that somehow we were the reason why things in Sunnydale weren't much worse.
Buffy Summers, Class Protector.
Meeting Kendra was a hell of a shock for the Buffster. For a long time she lived with the idea that she was the only one, the Chosen One. Suddenly, thanks to me, it was the Chosen Two.
Kendra was nice, a little awkward around me at first; she didn't associate much with boys before.
A night with Willow and me rectified that situation.
It hit both of us hard when Drucilla killed her later that year.
It was normally just Willow and me or us and Cordelia. Occasionally Buffy would join us, sometimes with Cordelia, sometimes without. Willow made it a rule that if we were gonna bring in someone for 'playtime' that both she and I had to be there and we both had to agree to it.
Fine by me. Willow seems to have a preference for the ladies anyway so I think there's little danger she'll drag some spiky haired musician guy in.
Buffy spent the rest of high school a single gal. She'd occasionally try to date some guy but it never worked out. She'd come to me and Willow for comfort snuggles or after a particularly intense patrol or during crisis periods.
That nearly cost us in our fight with the Mayor. We spent so much of our time going at it like bunnies it was a wonder that we had the time or energy left over to defeat him.
But we did defeat him at graduation, thanks to Jonathan and his soldier memories. Best way to finish high school, watch your rat-boy principal get eaten by a giant snake then blow up the whole school to save the world.
Very therapeutic.
Afterwards Angel went to LA, I guess he couldn't stay any longer watching the woman he loved and knowing that he'd never have her again.
Which in my book is a good thing.
A not so good thing was Cordelia. Her family went broke and Harmony made sure that everybody knew it. After graduation she bid us a tearful goodbye, destined for LA and to take her shot at fame and fortune.
I can understand her need for a fresh start somewhere where her family's fall from grace didn't matter.
She's a fighter our Cordy.
Graduation saw Buff, Wills, and me do the 'Great Scooby Gang Road Trip to See America'. We headed down to LA (with a brief stop over in Oxnard that turned out to be very worthwhile financially) to see Buffy's old stomping grounds. Cordy couldn't meet us, something about auditions for a photo shoot, and we were only in town for a day.
From there we did the Grand Canyon and then headed north for purple mountain majesties. Eventually we hit the Canadian boarder then swung east, ending up in Cleveland.
God must have a sense of humour. Not only did we end up in a city with its very own Hellmouth (evil must be into franchising) but its very own Slayer to boot. With Kendra's death the mantle of Slayer fell on the shoulders of a wildcat called Faith.
We never got any further with our road trip. The rest of the summer we spent with Faith 'slaying and screwing' as she put it. One slayer in bed is a handful; two is an invitation for pleasure and pain. I lost ten pounds in Cleveland and Willow picked up a leather fetish.
Driving out of Cleveland and heading back to Sunnydale was a mixture of reluctance and relief. Another week of tag team slayer and me and Willow wouldn't have survived.
But hey! What a way to go!
We got back to Sunnydale and Buffy and Willow started college while I started looking for employment. I could have gone to college and studied languages but to be honest I'm not really a college type of guy. Willow on the other hand is loving it, for the first time she could expand her academic boundaries as well as her sexual ones.
We haven't 'played' with Buffy much since getting back and not at all since she met Riley. He seems like a nice enough guy, clean cut, and not a vampire (which is important). Buffy's keen to see this relationship work.
I hope it does too.
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Xander stood in the middle of the university quad waiting for Willow. He was planning on taking his girlfriend out to dinner to celebrate his new job working at the pub on campus.
A squeal and a body jumping on him from behind announced Willow's arrival.
"Xander!" the enthusiasm in her voice and the huge happy grin on her face was a further reminder why he loved this woman so much.
"You're in a good mood this afternoon. I take it you had fun?"
"Big fun. In fact..." Willow spotted something across the quad "I think I've found someone perfect that I think we'll both love." She purred. For a while now Willow had been expressing a desire to find a new 'playmate'. She found comfort in being able to have the best of both worlds.
"Really? And when can I meet this perfect someone?"
"How about now? But I warn you Xander, I think this might be a case of a bridge too far."
Xander watched Willow head across the quad. He wondered just what could be so challenging. Willow caught up with a young woman and she started bringing her over to meet Xander.
As they approached Xander studied her.
She was blonde, a full figure hidden under unflattering clothes that told Xander she was probably self-conscience about her body. Her body language indicated a large degree of shyness. She had an air of earth mother about her and the necklace she was wearing singled her out as a practicing Wicca.
But there was something about her that Xander couldn't quite put his finger on as Willow did the introductions.
"Xander, meet Tara."
Irresistible force, meet immoveable object.