Chapter 2
Buffy and Tara walked into the house noticing only the foyer light on. Buffy closed the door and looked over at Tara. "Well, go up and get to bed. We'll go out tomorrow afternoon." Buffy whispered. Tara nodded and walked upstairs. She stopped in front of the bed room door and notice Buffy standing there telling her to go in. Buffy went into her own room and Tara slowly opened the door. She looked on the bed and noticed Willow sleeping on her back, she walked over and took of her shoes and jacket. She got under the covers and got comfortable, she didn't know if she should get closer so she stayed put.
Willow noticed the change and opened her eyes a little to notice Tara lying next to her. "Tara?"
"Yeah."
"I'm sorry. I didn't…"
Tara interrupted. "Ssh baby, it's ok. Buffy told me everything that happened and I would have done the same thing. Now go to sleep and no more bad dreams."
"Tara?"
"Yeah."
"Can you just hold me?" Willow asked pleadingly.
Without an answer Tara smiled and snuggled up to Willow. They went to sleep like that almost instantly because of the familiar surroundings. The next morning the girls ended up with their legs entwined with Willow lying on her back and Tara lying half way on her. Willow woke up first and looked down at the blonde goddess above her. Tara started to wake up very slowly.
Tara's head was on Willows shoulder. "Mmmm, I can get us to this again."
"So can I, good morning baby." Willow smiled.
Tara picked up her head to look into the green orbs she had missed. "Good morning sweetie. How did you sleep? Any bad dreams?"
Willow shook her head. "Nope, I think that was the best night I have had for the longest time. Thank you."
Tara furrowed her brow. "For what?"
"For giving me a peaceful sleep, and for giving Buffy a full nights sleep too." The both started to laugh.
"No problem, I am happy to do my part." She puts her head back on Willows shoulder.
Willow looked down. "Tara, do you think we would ever be like we were?"
Tara picked up her head again. "Well, I hope so. I love you so much and we haven't really been together for a year so we have a lot of time to make up for. There is nothing I want more than to spend the rest of my life with you."
Willow smiled. "I have wanted to spend the rest of my life with you since the first time we met, and since we have been apart for so long I wasn't sure that we would go straight back together."
"Well, if you are not ready I can wait but when you are, you can expect me in your arms." Tara smiled.
"Aren't you already?" Willow giggled.
"Well yeah, but I mean as your girlfriend." Tara said.
"Will you be my girlfriend again?" Willow asked really nerves. Without getting an answer, Willow felt Tara's lips on hers pressing down harder. When she finally pulled back, each girl smiled and slowly opened their eyes. "So is that a yes?" Willow asked still a little dazed by the kiss.
Tara giggled. "That was defiantly a yes."
They started making out again when Buffy walked in and saw the two kissing. "I knew you would get back together. Come on though it's getting late."
Tara looked over at the clock on the side of the table. She turned back to Willow and groaned. "It's almost noon sweetie. We should get up."
Willow also groaned. "Fine, lets go take you on your tour and say hi to your friends. By the way, what are you going to tell them anyway? I told them that you are died."
Tara got off Willow and got up from the bed wearing the same clothes as before. "Maybe we can say that you were joking and I was just away to see my family."
Willow looked at her as she was getting out of bed as well. "Ok one, why would I joke about you being dead and two, there is now way I would let you go to see your family."
Tara walked around the bed to the other girls. "Well, we could have had a fight and you were mad at me and they don't know about my family, only you guys know and it is going to stay that way."
Buffy chimed in. "Ok we have a plan, but Tara needs some clothes."
"Oh, your boxes are down in the basement." Willow said getting her clothes out.
Tara furrowed her brow. "You saved all my stuff, I would have thought you got rid of it."
Buffy shook her head. "Willow wouldn't let us, not that we wanted to anyway. We didn't want to throw away all the memories, it was all we had left."
Tara nodded. "Ok, I am going down to get some clothes, I'll be back up in a minute." Tara left the room and went down to the basement. She came back up a couple of minutes later and the door was shut. She knocked on the door and heard Willow.
"Come in!" Willow yelled. Tara opened the door and saw Willow holding a shirt up to her chest. Willow saw it was Tara and let the shirt down reveling a white lace bra when Tara shut the door. "Did you find your clothes?"
Tara held up a red tank top and some jeans. "Yep, umm… Were did you put the other clothes"
Willow furrowed her brow as she took of her night pants off so she was left in her bra and underwear. "What other clothes?"
"Ummm… The blue blouse with the jeans." Tara asked.
Willow looked at Tara and looked down. "Those I did throw away, they brought back a memory I couldn't take. I also threw out my white blouse and blue jeans that I was wearing."
Tar went over and took Willow in her arms. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you said, I am back now and I'm not going anywhere so it is a memory that feels like a bad dream." Tara pulled back to look in her girlfriends eyes. "Are you ok?"
Willow nodded and gave a small smile. "Now that you're here."
Tara smiled and kissed Willow, pulling back she gave a small hug before pulling back again. "We should get dressed and head down stairs. Buffy is waiting for us."
"Yeah." Willow said.
They got dressed and went downstairs to find Buffy waiting with Dawn and Kennedy. They all went out and showed Tara the town and even ran into some friends along the way. They went to the college and met up with some of Tara's favorite teachers who were trying to get her to come back. They finished up at the espresso pump and got some mochas to go as they kept walking back to the house. It was getting darker so they decided to go on patrol and get Tara use to that again before going home.
It was a huge room with clothes and shoes everywhere. She was happy at what her minions have done for her but there was still one little thing she had to do before she would be happy again.
"This is all fine and good but give me info on the slayer and those edit pals of hers." She said.
Jinx came over to her. "Well, we have word that the blonde witch is dead and the redheaded witch was so mad she tried to destroy the world. The first evil was here but the slayer has beaten his army with an army of slayers. The redheaded witch became a goddess because she turned all the potential slayers into real slayers."
The girl frowned. "So, there are an army of slayer runts out there?"
"Yes Glorificous." Said Jinx.
"Huh please, call me Glory." She said while she sat down on the bed.
Dawn and Kennedy have already gone to bed while Buffy, Willow, and Tara sat in the living room drinking some tea.
Tara noticed that there are three missing people so she furrowed her brow. "Were are Xander, Anya, and Giles? I haven't seen them yet."
"Oh, I already called them all and they are coming as soon as they can, I didn't tell them that you were here but I told them that we had something important to show them, I want to surprise them. Giles is in England while Xander and Anya are in Ohio because Xander got a big construction job."
"Wow." Tara said amazed at everything she missed.
Buffy yawned. "Well, I am going to bed. I'll see you guys in the morning."
"Yeah goodnight." The both said.
Willow looked at Tara. "I am kinda tired too, you comin to bed?"
Tara nodded and they both went up stairs, got dress, got into bed, and snuggled up to each other. They woke up in the same position they did the morning before and were lovin every minute of it. They ended up making out and was stopped again by someone knocking on the door.
They both groaned while Tara fell back on the bed from being on top of Willow. "Come in!" Tara yelled.
Kennedy came in and saw the two. "Hey, Buffy and Dawn went to pick up Giles, Xander, and Anya from the airport so you guys need to get ready, they should be a half hour." She gave a small smile and walked out closing the door.
Willow looked up at Tara and gave her a peak on the lips. "So you ready to see everyone again?"
"Kinda nervous." Tara said giving a weak smile.
Willow shook her head. "Don't be, they love you and they miss you. I am sure that everyone will hug and kiss you like there was no tomorrow."
"Kiss?" Tara questioned.
Willow grinned. "I will let some kisses here and there because you guys haven't seen each other for a long time but nothing to sexy, ya got me?"
Tara giggled. "Got ya. Ok, lets get dressed." Tara patted Willows belly.
Tara got up from Willow but was pulled back down. "Ya know, we need some time to ourselves so we can get reacquainted with each other, bodies and all." Willow gave a sexy and seductive grin.
Tara kissed her. "I believe we do, but how?"
Willow scratched her head. "Well, we could tell everyone to get the hell out or we could go to my dorm room."
Tara looked at her. "You have a dorm room? I didn't even know you still went to college, are you holding out on me?"
"I kinda forgot everything when I saw you at the door, I've been going to college ever since I got back from England and I have a lot to make up. I don't use my dorm except to keep my stuff, and your stuff. I left your clothes here but your other stuff is in my dorm."
"We need to go through everything. I don't even remember what I have and then we can stay there the night. What do you think." Tara smiled.
"I think." Willow pushed Tara over on her back and straddled her hips. "I knew I loved you for a reason." She leaned forward and took a hold of Tara's lips while letting their tongues linger in the warmth of each others mouth.
They each got dressed and went downstairs to get some lunch. When they were done Buffy came into the door and told Tara to hid in the other room. After Tara hid she got everyone else in the living room. Everyone greeted everyone and stood in the living room waiting for what they were all there for.
"So Buff, what did you bring us here for?" Xander asked.
Buffy gave a playful pout. "What you don't want to see us?"
"We do really but you wouldn't really call us just to visit you when we come whenever we can." Xander stated.
"Well, we do have a surprise for you guys. Now just before you see, we didn't do a thing and we'll explain later." She looked over at Willow. "Will, if you would go get our surprise."
Willow nodded and went to the back room. She came out with Tara on her arm smiling. Xander, Anya, and Giles all looked wide-eyed at her not believing that she was there. Zander was the first one to speak. "Tara?"
Tara nodded. "Hi, everyone." She gave a small smile.
"Wow, do you have any demon in you. Are you a vampire?" Anya once again blurted out anything that came to her mind.
Tara giggled. "No Anya, I am real. I was a gift to Willow for her becoming a goddess so I am my normal self."
Anya ran over and hugged her. "I missed you so much."
Tara smiled and hugged her back. "I missed you guys too."
Once Anya let go, Tara was again hugged by Xander and then Giles. Willow and Tara sat on the couch holding hands while Buffy, Dawn, Kennedy, Xander, and Anya sat on the floor. Giles sat in a chair with a cup of tea and was still a little shocked. They told them everything that happened when Tara first got there to now, and after a while they all went to the Bronze to celebrate. When they got there the place wasn't bad. There were some tables free so they snagged them, they got their drinks and went back to the table that Xander and Anya were saving.
Xander was sitting across from Tara who was taking a sip of her drink. "So Tara, how does it feel to be back?"
"I love it, I am back with the love of my life, I am back with my friends, I'm gonna go back to school. My life couldn't be better and I owe it all to Willow. If she didn't become a goddess then yeah I would be in heaven but it is no way better than this." Tara said smiling.
Xander smiled. "And why is that?"
"Because no where on any dimension could be better unless I have my Willow with me." She put her arms around Willow and kissed her. She was use to showing affection in public so it didn't really bother her.
"Well if Willow will let me, I was wondering if I could have this dance." Xander asks as he put his hand out for Tara. Willow nodded her head and Xander took Tara out to the dance floor. It was a slow song so he put his hands on her hip while her arms lay lazily on his shoulders. "I am really glad your back, it was hell her without you literally." They both laugh and then Xander furrows his brow. "I trust they told you about Will."
"Yeah, but I am ok with it. I understand that it is what she had to do and I still love her." Tara said.
Xander nodded. "Yeah, Will can have that effect on people."
They kept dancing and talking until the song was over. "Thank you Xander." She kisses Xanders cheek and they both walk back to the table.
"Did you have fun?" Willow asks as she gives Tara a kiss.
Tara nodded. "It was nice talking to him again."
They spent the rest of the night at the Bronze. Anya got Tara to dance with her and they talked about the fight with the first evil and about Anya's sex life which was no surprise to Tara. Tara actually got Giles to dance with her so they could get caught up, of coarse Tara danced with Buffy and Willow mostly. They headed back home after a quick sweep in the grave yards and got the sleeping arrangement together. Willow and Tara got their room while Giles got Buffy's room. Dawn and Buffy slept on the floor of Willow and Tara's room while Xander and Anya got the pull out couch and Kennedy got her room.
Willow and Tara were in bed just cuddled up with each other. They wanted to make love but the other people in the room might have something to say about that so they did the only thing they could.
Tara looked up at Willow. "So, will I be surprised when we do make love? Have you been practicing?"
Willow laughed. "Yeah right, with who?"
"Kennedy." Tara said.
Willow sighed. "Well…"
"You've had sex with her haven't you?" Tara asked curiously.
"Yeah, but it was nothing like we use to do. I thought that it would help but to tell you the truth, Kennedy is no were as experienced and talented as you are." Willow stated.
"Sweetie, you don't have to explain with me, I know that you had to get on with your life and I am totally ok with it but now I am back and everything is back to normal." Said Tara propping herself on her arm with her other hand making circles on Willows belly.
Willow nodded enthusiastically. "Yep, everything is great again."
Tara nodded and went in for another kiss.
Glory was pacing in her room with her minions watching her every move waiting for instructions. Glory stopped and put her hand in the air. "Ok, so let me get this straight, blonde beat the first evil with a whole group of runts called potential slayer waiting for their chance to become a super bitch, while the redhead made them all slayers and became a goddess after her lover got shot by some nerd with a gun. Wow, this world has changed." She looks at Jinx. "What about my key?"
Jinx looked down. "Well, she is no longer a key your splendiferous one, she is a regular human now."
Glory grabbed at her hair. "Arrg, this just busts my chops ya know. Now I have no way to get home and show those two bit tramps what I am made of. Oh well, I guess I will just have to kill the slayer and her friends, then I can rule this mess of a world. By the way, were are they, I want to say hi."
"There still in the same house as before, exquisite goddess." Jinx said down on his knees.
Glory smiled. "Well then, later on I might have to pay them a little visit. But now, I'm going shopping." Glory gave a big smile and headed out the door.
It was morning again at the Summers house, Buffy was still in bed while Willow and Tara were getting out of bed and coming down stairs, Kennedy was on the couch reading and Dawn was in the kitchen. Willow and Tara came down stairs and sat on a chair together talking about what they wanted to do today. Dawn was standing in the doorway to the living room watching. Kennedy looked at the couple, got up, and walked down to the basement. Willow and Tara didn't really notice and kept talking while Dawn went down to the basement also.
Dawn walked down the stairs and saw Kennedy sitting on her bed with her legs up reading. Dawn walked over to the punching bag and stood next to it. "Hey, you ok?" Dawn asked.
Kennedy closed her book and looked up at her. "Yeah, why would you ask that?"
Dawn went and sat next to her on the bed. "Because you don't seem to comfortable around Tara."
Kennedy shrugged. "I don't know her, if you didn't know someone that well then you wouldn't feel right either."
"Yeah, but I would be more open to know them. I know it is harder for you because she has Willow but you should be happy, no one could love Willow as much as Tara does." Dawn said giving a weak smile.
Kennedy nodded. "I know, I just wish I had someone like that."
Dawn put a hand on Kennedy's leg. "Well, what a perfect time to go to the Bronze and find that special someone. Come on, I'll go with you and keep you company."
Kennedy smiled. "Isn't it a little early?"
Dawn nodded. "Yeah your right. Ok, how about you and me walk and talk together and get a mocha." Dawn stood up and put her hand out for Kennedy.
"All right, I would love to." Kennedy said as she got up and took Dawns hand lacing their fingers together. They both smiled at the contact and started walking up the stairs. They reached the top and went to the living room were Buffy was sitting in the living room with Willow and Tara talking. "We're going out to take a walk, we'll be back later." With that the two girls left hand in hand and walked down the street.
They other four girls sat and stared at the girls leaving. Buffy turned to look at the other girls. "Wow, did they just go on a date?" Buffy pointed to the closed door.
Tara nodded. "I think they did."
"Well, that is good right. Kennedy found someone and she's not sad anymore." Willow said with a weak smile.
Tara squeezed Willow waist. "Yeah, now you don't have to be sad for breaking up with her."
Willow nodded. "Right, we both have someone and we are happy."
"Well good." She gave Willow a kiss. "When are we going to your dorm to sort through our stuff?"
Willow shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know, we could go this afternoon after Dawn and Kennedy get back, I want to know how everything went."
Buffy laughed. "You are always the curious one aren't you Will?"
Willow nodded enthusiastically. "Yep, I am one for the learnin."
Dawn and Kennedy walked up main street hand in hand after getting some mochas. They talked about themselves and getting to know each other. They were laughing at some of there faults while bumping into each other.
"Kennedy, you are one funny character." Dawn said through a muffled laugh.
"Well your not so bad yourself." Kennedy said.
They both looked at each other with loving eyes. "Hey Kennedy."
"Yeah."
"Will you go on a date with me tonight?" Dawn asks kind of nervous.
Kennedy looked at Dawn. "I didn't know you were gay. Usually I can tell, that's what I did with Willow. Wow, I must be losing my touch."
Dawn giggled. "I'm bisexual, when I first found out that Willow was gay I decided that everyone has someone out there and you don't know if it is a boy or girl."
Kennedy smiled. "Well, at least I know I might have a chance with you now."
Dawn looked at Kennedy with a big grin on her face. "Why Kennedy, are you trying to seduce me?"
Kennedy shrugged. "Under one condition."
Dawn giggled. "And what is that?"
"Is it working?" Kennedy asked.
Dawn gave a sexy grin. "Yes, so what do you say? Will you go out with me tonight? You know, going to the Bronze and dancing, drinking, and laughing."
Kennedy nodded and squeezed Dawns hand. "Yeah, I would love to." Just then Dawn caught a glimpse of something that she thought she never thought she would see ever again. She made sure it was really her and backed away slowly. Kennedy noticed this and furrowed her brow. "Dawn, what's wrong?"
Dawn looked at Kennedy. "We need to get back home now." She said sternly. Kennedy nodded and they both ran home.
When they got there they found Giles, Zander, Anya, Willow, Tara, and Buffy all sitting in the living room. She ran in the living room and got everyone's attention. "Guy's, we have a really big problem."
Buffy furrowed her brow. "What's wrong?"
Dawn took a breath. "We were walking down main street and I saw her."
Tara furrowed her brow. "Saw who?"
Kennedy shrugged. "I have no idea, she hasn't even told me."
"Glory." Dawn said simply.
Everyone took a deep intake of air except Kennedy. "Glory, the god?" Kennedy asked only getting a nod from Dawn.
Willow got really nervous. "Dawnie, are you sure you saw her. It just didn't look like her."
Dawn nodded. "I am positive, she dressed like a skank and she had the same hair and the same non-patience. She was shopping of coarse, she didn't see me but I know I saw her."
Buffy looked around. "Oh this is bad, this is very bad."
Kennedy looked around. "What did she do to you guys. All I know is she sucked Tara's brain, tried to kill Dawn, killed Buffy, and did a really bad number on Spike."
Tara started to shake under Willow and she could feel it. "Are you ok baby?"
Tara shook her head. "No."
Buffy looked over to Tara. "It's ok Tara, we're not going to let her hurt anyone again."
Giles coughed. "I was afraid of this." He took off is glasses and cleaned them as everyone looked at him to continue. "It seems that when they sent Tara back they had to send something else too and even out the good and evil scale. It seems they picked the one thing that Tara is really scared of. Her minions will most likely be waiting for her and tell her everything that happened. She most likely will believe you are still dead so you have nothing to worry about."
Willow nodded. "Well see, you have nothing to worry about. All we have to do is keep you out of sight and you are free from any harm." She looked up at Tara and gave her a chastising kiss.
Tara nodded. "Good but I would rather that situation be for everyone. How are we going to stop her this time?"
Buffy shrugged. "Give her a surprise attack. We could round up some of the slayers and give her a full on assault."
Giles shrugged. "Yes, that would actually work. Buffy, you beat her last time and I'm guessing a lot more slayers would really do the job. She might be disoriented and doesn't have all of her strength yet. We need to round them up fast though, there's no telling when she will be at her full strength again.
Buffy nodded enthusiastically and looked over at Willow and Tara. "Will, you and Tara can do a location spell right?"
Tara shrugged. "I don't see why not."
"Um, I do. I still don't trust my power. Last time I did a locator spell, I got black roots." Willow said worriedly.
Tara kissed Willow. "Don't worry Will, I am here with you, to help you keep control. I'm not a big fan of black hair, I'm more of a redhead lover." She gave a sexy grin.
Willow nodded. "As long as you are with me." She looks at Buffy. "We'll get as many as we can. How are we going to get them here though?"
Giles jumped in. "Leave that to me, all I need is to find were they are and I can go and get them. One slayer got her last time, I am thinking that we could use five at least. We could get faith too, she as more experience in fighting then anyone besides Buffy."
"I guess we could bring her, she did show us she was trust worthy when we fought the first." Buffy said.
Tara furrowed her brow. "Faith, the rogue slayer that switched bodies with Buffy?"
Buffy nodded. "Yep, she came back and helped us beat the first and then went off. She said we didn't need her anymore and she would come back whenever we did. Now we do and we don't know were the hell she is. That's were you and Will come in." She smiled.
"All right, Willow and I could get on that right now." She looked at Willow. "Sorry sweetie, we'll have to do the dorm thing later."
Kennedy furrowed her brow. "Dorm thing?"
Willow looked at Kennedy. "We were going to go to my dorm and go through all of our stuff."
Kennedy nodded. "Ok." She looks over at Dawn who is still standing there holding her hand. "Sorry, we are going to have to have that date another time."
Buffy looked at the slayer and her sister. "Date? You guys had a date and you didn't' tell us already."
Dawn looked at Buffy. "I thought the Glory thing might be more important then my love life. I said that out loud didn't I."
Kennedy squeezed her hand. "Don't worry, it's my love life too."
Giles coughed and cleaned is glasses. "Right, Willow and Tara, you can get started on finding Faith and at least two more slayers, I would say the ones who were here the longest. Buffy, you, Xander, and Anya can figure out what Glory is up to, maybe see were she lives. I will get ready to search for the other two. Dawn and Kennedy can help Willow and Tara, I don't want Glory seeing Dawn, Buffy, or Tara, we can't risk it. Buffy, make sure she doesn't see you and don't do anything to let her notice you."
Buffy put her hands up to emphasize. "What, I can be a good slayer."
Willow and Tara did the locator spell and found the three slayers they were looking for, Faith, Jenna, and Amber. Giles went to get them while everyone else kept an eye on Glory and her minions that seem to try and see them through the window. Everyone stays in the house and keeps out of the way of the windows. They mostly stay in the upstairs rooms or the basement. Dawn and Kennedy's relationship gets a little deeper every time they talk to each other. Willow and Tara's relationship has also got even hotter and everyone in the house knows it by hearing them but no one has told them about it yet, they didn't want to ruin anything.