New Found Love
Pairings: Willow and Tara; Buffy and Faith; Dawn and Brianna; Xander and Anya.
Summary: Everything in Sunnydale is great. Willow and Tara live in the Summers house with Buffy, Faith, and Dawn. Xander and Anya have there own apartment. There has not been any apocalypse for a few months and everyone is just trying to have fun. That is until a god comes and tries to ruin their future plans.
Chapter 1
Buffy and faith were walking through one of the cemeteries just looking for a good slay. They walked in complete silence just holding hands and looking around at the surroundings like that was their first time. They went to one of the bigger tombs and sat just waiting.
Willow and Tara were walking up behind the two slayers. They both had a huge grin on there faces and tried to be has quiet as possible until they were just close enough. Willow was behind Buffy and Tara was behind faith. Willow got Tara's attention and made a signal with her fingers saying 1, 2, and 3. With that they both grabbed the slayers by the shoulders pulling them back a little bit.
Both slayers were scared silly and took out their stakes ready to cover the ground with dust. They jumped off the tomb to see willow and Tara in a fit or laughter but still held their stance like they didn't care they were their friends.
Willow saw this and stopped suddenly making Tara stop as well. "Whoa, calm down it was just a joke." Willow said putting her hands up in the air. She new that both of the girls would be jumpy but not that much so she furrowed her brow before asking, "Why are you guys so jumpy anyway? I didn't think we would scare you guys that much."
"I don't know we just hadn't had that much excitement tonight. We have hade zero luck tonight." Buffy said before she looked past Tara and saw three vampires come up behind her. "Until right now. What did you guys do bring them with you?" With that Buffy and faith ran past the two girls and at the same time came up with a flying kick and sent the first two tumbling to the ground. The third headed for Buffy and took her by surprise by pouncing on her back and pushing her to the ground. Faith staked the vamp that she first jumped and looked back at Buffy. Buffy was pinned on her back to the ground with one vampire and another was heading toward faith. She was really angry and just walked up to the vampire coming up to her and threw some punches and quickly staked the vamp. She ran over to Buffy and the vamp was really close to her throat. Buffy could not move until faith came and plunged the stake into the vampire's heart and waited for it to turn to dust. She held out her hand to Buffy who happily accepted it and got off of the ground. They both walked over to the other two girls who were watching from a distance.
"So red, why are you guys over here giving us a death wish?" Asked faith who had a small smile on her face.
Willow saw the smile and decided to play along. "Well we saw you guys here with nothing to do so we decided to give your jobs some meaning." She looked over a Tara and saw her stifle a giggle and then remembered why they really came. "Oh, and xander said to meet everyone at the Bronze for a little friendly fun. You guys in?"
Buffy and faith looked at each other and shrugged "Yeah what the hell, we could use a little interaction." Faith said putting her arm around Buffy and with that all four walked to the Bronze.
When they reached the Bronze it was packed with only a few places to sit. They look around and Tara spots everyone sitting on a couch in one of the corners lying down to save the seats.
"They're over there saving some seats." Tara said as she pointed to were she saw everyone. They made their way threw the crowd and finally came up to the group.
"So buff did you have an exciting evening tonight and details are necessary if you did." Xander said trying to come away from the earlier conversation about his and Anya's sex life. Buffy just shook her head and started looking at the dancers.
There were two couches that they snagged and Buffy, faith, and dawn were sitting on one and willow, Tara, Anya, and Xander on the other. There was a silent moment until finally a good song came on and faith was the first one to speak.
"So B, you wanna dance?"
"Sure"
They both walked out on the dance floor and Xander looked over at Anya. She nodded her head and they left willow, Tara, and dawn sitting there just staring at the two couples showing what dancing is all about. Dawn felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around to see a sexy brunette standing there with a tight gray tank top and hip hugger jeans. Dawn looked at the brown eyes starring back at her and she felt they were going right through her.
The brunette smiled "Would you like to dance with me?"
Dawn looked at willow and Tara who were nodding their head excitedly and then looked back up at the girl. "Yeah I would love to." With that she was off with the dark haired girl who grabbed her hand and was leading her to the dance floor.
Willow looked at them and then back at Tara "Well that was odd."
Tara looked at her lover and furrowed her brow "What do you mean? I think it is cute."
"Well I just mean I never though dawn played ball on our side of the fence." Willow said engrossed in the two teenagers dancing extremely close.
Tara also was staring at the teens "Well, she does live in a house full of lesbians. It would only make since."
Willow nodded her head and leaned back into her lover who was spooning her from behind. They kept starring at the two girls and didn't even notice Buffy and faith come up and sit on the other couch.
Buffy and faith watch the two witches for a moment and the Buffy spoke up making the two jump from the sudden realization that they weren't alone. "Hey, what are you guys looking at and where is dawn?"
Willow nodded her head toward the two girls still dancing and the other two looked that way to see them dancing really close like they did not just meet.
"Who is that and why do they keep whispering to each other?" Buffy went into sisterly mood and everyone else laughed.
"Chill B, I think it's kinda cute. Looks like little sis got a new play mate." Faith giggled trying to ease Buffy back to lean on her.
The four got into a conversation and Xander and Anya came up and told everyone they are going home. A few minutes later dawn and her new friend came up.
"Hey guys this is Brianna. She just moved here." Dawn was a little nervous because she could feel something between her and this new girl but didn't really want to show it. She pointed to everyone as she introduced them to Brianna. "And this is my sister Buffy, her girlfriend faith and Buffy's best friend willow and her girlfriend Tara."
Brianna waved to everyone with a weak smiled and said "hi."
Buffy was a little interested in this new friend. She didn't get the vamp vibe so she didn't need to get into slayer mode but instead got into sister mode. "So Brianna…"
"Bri, I like Bri better. Short and sweat."
Buffy smiled and started again "So Bri, tell me about your self."
"Well, I just moved here from Florida and I am livin on my own and before you ask I am 17 but my parents died a few years ago and I have kinda been on my own since. I am going to start my senior year at Sunnydale high school which I am told that dawn is too so I am glad I already have a friend." She stopped to take a breath and looked at everyone.
"Wow Will, she kinda has your babble." Buffy giggled and looked over at the red head who looked kinda hurt. "Oh but you are still the babble queen in Sunnydale so don't worry"
"Damn straight" Willow smiled as Tara pulled her in closer if that was possible.
Bri made a face like 'what are they talking about' which didn't go unnoticed by dawn who quickly came it. "Oh, they are just talking about how willow can babble for a long amount of time until Tara kisses her or someone yells at her. So she is known as the queen babbler."
"Oh well I am sure she can beat me totally. I don't really like my babble. I am trying to get it to stop but so for I am totally unsuccessful in the dumb department." Bri laughs a little and looks around at everyone who is smiling at her.
Dawn looked at her and caught Bri's eyes and got lost. She forgot anyone else was in the room so she just blurted out the first thing that came to her mind. "I think it is cute." With that little sentence she turned a crimson color and everyone just stared at her for a moment before bri could get dawn out of the stare that she was getting from everyone.
"So, um it is getting late, I should go." She tried to get up but dawn grabbed her hand to stop her. Bri looked back and stared into dawns eyes before dawn spoke. "I'll come with you. It's not to bright walking by yourself out here plus you might want the company."
Bri nodded her head and they both left the Bronze hand in hand not wanting to lose each other in the massive crowd. The rest just stared at the two until the couldn't see them anymore.
"Well, that was weird." Buffy said still not really sure what just happened.
"You know dawn does kinda have a point." Tara said. She looked around and saw everyone stare at her so she continued. "I mean the babble. It is kinda sexy." She looked down at willow that smiled and leaned up to kiss her girlfriend.
Buffy and faith looked at each other and then looked at the other two. "So you guys ready to go home?" Faith said after staying quiet the whole time while Bri was there. After everyone nodded their head they all stood up and left the Bronze.
Dawn and Bri were walking together in silence thinking of what to say to the other. 'Ok, she said my babbling was cute. Wow I really do have the hotts for this girl ever since she walked into the bronze. What am I saying she doesn't like me like I like her. She just met me, why would she want me.' Thought bri who looked at the ground not wanting to show the shyness that was inevitably going to present itself sooner or later.
Dawn kept looking at bri to try and get another glimpse of her eyes. 'This is nuts I am feeling for a girl. I mean yeah I live in a house with girly love everywhere but still. There's just something about her that I am attracted to. Her eyes and her lips and her skin. Oh her nice soft skin. I just want to grab her hand but I don't want to push her away. Maybe I should just come out and tell her how I feel I mean I just meet her but it feels like I've known her my whole life.' Pondered dawn as she tries to figure out how to tell her how she feels.
Suddenly Bri stopped and looked up at dawn that also stopped and looked up, they just stared into each other's eyes for a moment but what felt like hours. Neither one wanted to break this moment and just wanted to have them selves a good stare. Finally Bri took dawns hand in hers and spoke breaking eye contact and looking at the floor while she talked.
"Look dawn, umm I don't want to scare you away but I um… I like you a lot and I know that we just met but I just feel like I've known you forever. Has anyone told you that your eyes are the deepest pool of green I have ever seen and I know I am coming on really strong but I just can't stop thinking about you and you must think I am some big lunatic but I ju…" Her words were cute off with soft lips that met her own in a simple kiss.
When they broke apart they looked into each others eyes. "You're not a lunatic because I feel the same way." Dawn said as she gave Bri a smile and grabbed her hand as they started walking again.
"What was the kiss for?" Bri wondered even though she welcomed it with open arms.
"Well, I told you that there were two ways to stop a babbling person. You either kiss them or you yell at them. I would never yell at you so I had only one option left. I hope it wasn't the wrong option. I hope I didn't freak you out." Dawn said as she started getting worried.
"No, no I liked your choice." She looked over to dawn and gave her a small smile and turned back to the road up ahead. They kept walking hand in hand till they got to Bri's apartment.
"Well, even though I hate to say it, this is my stop." Bri said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
Dawn was also not that happy when they got there but she had to see her again. "Well, can I see you again? School doesn't start for another week and I don't think I could wait that long?" There was a plead in dawns voice that didn't go unnoticed by bri. Bri took both of dawn's hands in hers and smiled. "I would love to see you tomorrow. I can come pick you up around lunch if you give me your address."
Dawn smiled thanking the goddess that this night happened. She gave bri her address and they parted for the night. Dawn walked back home with a big smile plastered on her face.
Willow, Tara, Buffy, and faith were sitting in the living room talking until Buffy went into the kitchen to get everyone a drink. Everyone heard the door open and close and new it was dawn. Buffy walked back from the kitchen with drinks in her hand and looked at dawn that was smiling and looking into space.
"Dawn, are you ok?" Buffy said as she waved a hand in front of her sister trying to get her attention. Dawn snapped out of it and looked at her sister. "Everything it perfect. It could not be better. This is the best day of my life." With that she plopped down on the couch next to willow and Tara looking at everyone who was looking at her trying to hold back giggles.
"What?" Was the only thing dawn could say before everyone burst into giggles. She gave them all a stare that said 'I am going to hurt you' and they stopped.
"Ok, spill. What happened with bri that makes this day perfect?" Faith said in a mock tone.
"Well, that is what I was wondering too." She looked over at willow and tara. "When you guys first saw each other. Was it loved at first sight or gradually progressing?" She asked. She knew that these two were soul mates and wanted to see if that was what she and bri were.
"Love at first sight for me totally I mean have you seen this woman?" She points to tara and saw tara blushing a bit but then regaining to give her answer. "Yes love at first sit except I think willow forgot to mention that she was not into girls when she first saw me so I dout it was love at first sight for her." Tara giggles and then gets a playful swat from willow. "I totally resent that. Ok I admit that I was not into girls when we first meet but it was still love at first sight, I just didn't know what kind just yet but my brain was saying hottie the whole time we were in the wicca group." Willow said with a pout but then felt a kiss on her head and felt better.
"Why do you ask dawnie?" Tara furrowed her brow not sure where she was going with this.
Dawn looked around the room and though 'well, it's now or never'. "Well I feel the same way with bri and she does about me." Dawn said jumping up and down while she was sitting on the couch.
Buffy sat quiet during the whole thing but she had to say something. "How do you know this and spill on details."
Dawn looked around the room and saw everyone was interested so she began. "Well, we were walking down the street not saying a word and all of a sudden she stops and tells me that she likes me and she can't stop thinking about me even though we just met and babbling about this and that and I kissed her. And she didn't pull back she liked it. And you were right tara the kissing really does work to stop her babbling. And we are going to hang out more. She is coming over tomorrow in the afternoon." She stopped for a breath that she didn't know she could hold for that long of talking but talking about bri always took her breath away anyway.
"Well, first of all wow. Did you do that in one breath? And second I have to say good for you. It is about time you have someone special." Tara said extremely happy. She liked to see the small brunette happy because they were really close.
"I have to agree I am happy for you dawnie. She seems really nice." Said willow being supportive of her friend. She hadn't seen dawn this happy since ever.
"Well hell I am happy for you. But I am wondering about the house. It seems everyone that lives in it turns gay. I like it." Faith said giving her approval. Everyone looked at buffy waiting for the verdict of this teen relationship.
"Hey, I say go for it. If she makes you this happy then I like her already." Buffy smiled at her sister who came running toward her and hugging her in a giant bear hug.
The rest of the night was spent on talking about what they did that day and then decided to go to bed for the night.
The next day tara was the first to wake out of the group of girls and goes down to the kitchen. She starts the coffee and sits down to read the paper. After a while she figured everyone would be up soon so she started making her famous funny shaped pancakes. She didn't her anyone come down stair or come into the kitchen. But she felt hands rap around her waist and spoon her from behind.
"What ya cookin?" Said the red head still a little groggy from waking up.
"What do you think?" Tara turns around in willows arms and kisses her passionately wrapping her arms around willows shoulders.
"You know I am kinda lookin for something else for breakfast, and I don't think it is on the menu that everyone else is eating from." Willow said with a wicked grin.
Tara returns the grin and kisses her again. "Didn't you have that for dessert last night and then again as a midnight snack?"
"Well, yeah but I can't help it if it is a delicacy now can I? That is all your doing." Willow goes in for a kiss and then stopped by a sound that came from the doorway.
They both look over and see dawn standing there with her hands on her hips. "Don't you two ever give it a rest?" She said with a smile and walks over to the two of them and looks in the pan. "Oh goodie, funny shapes my favorite. You know this is the only thing that gets me to put up with hearing you guys all night."
Both of them look at each other and start to blush. They let go of each other and tara goes back to her pancakes while willow gets a cup of coffee and juice for dawn.
I few minutes later buffy and faith are coming into the kitchen looking like hell but smile when they smell the pancakes. Buffy walks over next to tara and smells the pancakes.
"Tara I love you and you are an asset to this family. Please don't go anywhere." Buffy sighs and sits down after getting her and faith a cup of coffee also.
"I love you too buffy, and I can assure you I am not going anywhere." Tara smiles and thinks about this family. It was way better then her real family. As far as tara is concerned this is her real family. That though made her smile bigger and put another batch of pancakes on the pan. Once she was done she put the plate of pancakes on the table and everyone dug in.
"So what is the plan for everyone today?" Buffy asked.
"Well, bri and I are going out this afternoon. I don't know when I will be back but I promise I will be home by eleven." Dawn said, really happy that she gets to see bri again.
"I thought tara and I would go to the mall and hang out for the day. Oh and later, buffy can I talk to you? I just want to ask you something." Said willow with a small smile on her face knowing what she is going to do is big but doesn't want anyone to know just yet.
"Yeah that's cool. You guys can stop by the magic box later today. Me and faith will be there training so we might be there for a while. Then we got patrol." Buffy wondered what was up but didn't really think too much about it. She was too much into the pancakes to think about anything really. "Thanks tara for the pancakes. As always they are you specialty. Thank god willow found you."
Willow grabs tara's hand and laced their fingers together smiling at each other. The rest off the breakfast was pretty quiet.
Bri came by and picked up dawn. She took dawn out to lunch at a family restaurant. When they get there they are seated right away in a corner booth. The sit on opposite side and wait for the waitress to come.
"Did you have this all planed out. I feel this is set up." Dawn said with a smirk covering her face.
Bri smiled and nodded her head. "Yeah ok I planned this but only because I think you need to be takin care of properly and not go out to some fast food restaurant were people stare for no reason and the food is horrible."
Dawns smiles and grabs bri's hands in hers. "You are amazing you know that?"
Bri smiles and brings dawn's hands to her lips and kisses them. "Only because I caught it from you when we kissed. I wasn't like this before." They both laugh and get lost in each others eyes. They didn't see the waitress standing there until she cleared her throat.
"What'll it be girls?" Asked the waitress with a smile and a note pad in hand.
"Um I'll have the special." Says bri and smiles at dawn.
"Me two. I'll have the special."
"Ok, coming up" With that the waitress left the two girls alone while she was getting there food.
They just stared at each other for a moment or two until bri came up with another idea. "Hey, you want to go to a movie with me after lunch. I hear there is a good movie out called 'Catch me if you can' it's supposed to be really good?"
"I would love to." Dawn moved over and patted the seat right next to her for bri to sit with her. Once bri got the idea she moved to the other side and put her arm around dawn while they make small talk about school and other people while waiting for their food.
Willow and Tara were walking hand in hand in the mall just looking in what ever store catches there eye. The already had lunch in the food court so they were ready to go. Tara sees a book store and starts to walk towards it. They are in the store and willow feels now is a good time to go.
"Sweetie, I need to go somewhere but I promise to be right back." Willow is a little nervous but tries not to show it.
"Do you want me to go with you baby?" Tara looks into willows eyes and knows the answer already.
"No, I just need to go to a different store and I will meet you back her in five minutes or less. You can time me." Willow smiles as she made tara giggle a little bit.
"Ok, sweetie, I'll wait here for you." Tara kisses willow and willow goes off leaving tara in the book store looking through a collection of books.
Willow hurries to the store and goes up to the front desk. The man recognizes her from a couple days before and he gets what she came for. When he comes back she inspects it and then pays him. She puts the item in her pocket and heads back to the store to find tara. She reaches the store and finds tara reading the back of a book and walks up to her.
"Ok, I'm back. Are you ready?" Willow asks feeling the small bulge in her pocket.
"Yeah, were did you go? Did you get anything?" Tara has her suspicions but it didn't really matter to her.
"No, just looking for a computer program but they didn't have it." Willow gave her a small smile knowing that she just lied but it was a little white lie that would all work out in the end.
"Ok, let's head out. Didn't you say you wanted to speak with buffy? I am sure she and faith are at the magic box by now. Do you want to head there now?" Tara put the book down and looked at her red headed lover.
After getting a nod they head over to the magic box.
The two witches walked into the magic box to find only anya at the counter counting money. They walk into the main room and look at anya doing a dance she says that she does every time she counts money. They both giggle a little and tara sits down at the table while willow goes over to anya.
"Hey, anya is buffy in the back room?" Willow is a little more nervous now but still trying to mask it.
"Yeah, she and faith have been in there all morning training. Shouldn't they be having sex already I mean they already are all hot and bothered?" Anya said as she frowns because there is no more money to count.
Willow smiles and goes over to tara. She leans over and kisses her lover and gives her a small smile then heads for the back room. When she gets there she sees buffy an faith fighting. Faith just knocked buffy on the floor and buffy kicked faiths legs out from under her. Buffy then pins faith to the floor as she struggles to get up but finds out she can't.
"Give up yet?" Asked buffy with an evil grin placed on her face.
Faith nods and buffy gets off and helps her to stand. "Damn B, what is that like the third time you kicked my ass? I need to train more."
Willow starts to clap and both of them look toward the door where the red head is standing.
"Well, now we know who the stronger one in this relationship is." Willow giggles and looks over at faith giving her a mock smile.
"Ha red lets see you take her on. You couldn't last through the first hit let alone three rounds." Faith smiled.
"Nah I would go easier on will. She is like my sister I can't hurt her." Buffy said looking at willow and smiled.
"I am you girlfriend and you pin me down." Faith said though she never said she didn't like that position.
"Hey I like being on top. You should know." Buffy smiles at faith and then looks at willow who has a disgusted look on her face. "Ok, I think we need to change the subject before will here decides to run."
"Good idea. Well actually buffy can I talk to you?" She looks at buffy and has butterflies at the pit of her stomach.
"Yeah, um faith you can go keep tara company and tell all about how I kicked your ass." Buffy smiled as she watched faith leave.
Faith talks over her shoulder. "Yeah I am sure that would be the first topic of discussion." She said in a sarcastic tone as she walked out of the room and closed the door.
Buffy walks over to her water bottle and towel and went to sit on the couch. She looks at will who is looking out into know were. "Hey will, what's up?" That snapped willow out of her trance and walked over to the couch and sat next to buffy. She took a small blue velvet box out of her pocket and gave it to buffy. Buffy eyed it first then takes it and opens it to find an engagement ring that has a single sapphire diamond on a gold band. Buffy looks at willow and smiles. "Willow this is thoughtful but I don't think tara and faith will be too happy about this."
Willow playfully slaps buffy on the arm. "It's not for you it's for tara. What do you think? I thought since you are my best friend and like my sister I thought you should be the first to know."
Buffy smiles and feels tears rimming her eyes. "I think tara is the luckiest girl ever." Buffy hugs willow and willow returns the hug. After a couple moments they end the embrace. "when are you going to ask her and how?" Buffy was so excited she was bouncing up and down in her seat.
Willow smiles at buffy. "Well I was going to take her out on a romantic picnic dinner and then I have arranged for a carriage with two white horses to pick us up and take us around the park. Then the carriage will drop us off at the beach and we will walk barefoot were there will be champagne and a cd player. On the cd player is our song that was playing for tara's twentieth birthday when we floated. Then I will ask her. What do you think?" Willow wanted her best friend's approval even though she didn't really need it but she wanted it.
"Can I marry you? That was so romantic. Faith would never do that for me." Buffy had tears runner down her face as she was smiling. "When?"
"Well, actually its tomorrow night. I already told tara I was going to take her out to dinner but she doesn't know about the rest yet. I'll tell her at dinner. So what do you say? Even though I don't need your approval I want it because you are my best friend and sister and I love you." Willow was on the brink of tears to.
"Yes, of course, I love you so much." They embraced once more and were interrupted as someone knocked on the door. They both heard someone knock on the door and buffy hurriedly closed the box and gave it back to willow who had it in her pocket before the door even opened.
"Sweetie, is everything ok in here? You have been in here for a while and anya is starting to talk about her sex life again." Tara giggled to herself more then to the others.
Willow hugged buffy once more and whispered 'thank you' into buffy's ear and buffy told her 'your welcome' before they both stood up and walked to the door not noticing that they had tears running down their cheeks. This did not go unnoticed by tara.
"Willow, buffy why are you guys crying?" Tara said as concern filled her voice.
Buffy and willow looked at each other and realize that they are still crying. Willow looked back and tara and shook her head. "It's nothing. We got talking about old times and we just started crying. I don't really know why though. It was a happy conversation."
They all walked out of the training room and realized it was getting late. They went home to wait for dawn to see how her date went with bri. Anya stayed at the store just to clean up so the other four just walked hand in hand with their lovers till they got to the house.
Buffy, faith, tara, and willow came into the front door later then they had planned because of some overtime at the grave yard. They walked through the door and into the living room to find dawn and bri making out on the couch. Everyone had shock all over their face but buffy seems to be the only one mad.
"What the fu…" Buffy was cut off by faiths hand covering buffy's mouth before she could finish her sentence.
Dawn and bri stop and turn around to see everyone staring at them with their mouths open and faiths hand covering buffy's mouth. Dawn looks over at bri who is blushing with a little bit of sadness because they got interrupted but mostly as shocked as everyone else.
"Umm buffy I can explain." Dawn tried to lighten the situation but there was no getting through to buffy.
Faith lets go of buffy's mouth to see if buffy will be nice this time. "Explain, explain the fact that you are making out with a girl you just meet on my couch!" She looks at bri. "And you filthy bi…"
Faith once again puts her hand over buffy's mouth and looks over at willow and tara who are still trying to figure out what is happening. "Maybe you guys should handle this. I am going to take B up stairs to cool down." Faith takes buffy's hand and they walk up stairs into buffy's room.
Willow and tara walk into the room and sat down next to the two girls. There was a moment of silence before dawn decided she should explain or tell them something. "Look, guys I am sorry. I don't know what happened. We got back from the movie and we sat down and started talking then all of a sudden we started making out. I am so sorry if this is freaking you out."
Willow looked up at tara and smile remembering how she felt. "I understand dawnie." That one sentence sent all eyes pointing to her but they didn't believe it. So she tried to clarify. "I understand because I was in the same position. When I first meet tara I wanted to sweep her off her feet and kiss her like there was no tomorrow. It was just I was really nervous and didn't know if she wanted the same thing. But you guys already know that you want this so I understand and if it were up to me I would let you have at it but it is for buffy to decide that not me."
Dawn nodes her head. "Thanks I might need you support when buffy comes back down and chews my head off. But thanks and I know you understand."
Bri cuts in. "Um I think I should go. I'll see you later dawn. Bye everyone. Oh and can you tell buffy I am sorry? I never meant for this to get out of control." She gets up but dawn grabs her hand. "I'll walk you to the porch." Said dawn as they head out to the porch.
Once they got there the looked at each other with love filling their eyes.
"I am so sorry all this happened but I will talk to buffy and get her to understand. I had a really fun time tonight. Well, all up until they interrupted us." Both girls giggle and bri nodes her head. "So did I. I am sorry if I caused anything bad between you and your sister. Can I see you tomorrow? I mean if you are aloud because I know your sister might not like me anymore and I don't really want to cause you two any tro…" Her babbling was cut off again by lips on hers. They kiss with a passion that burns within them that they had never felt before. They ended the kiss and looked into each others eyes. "Well I better go. I'll see you tomorrow?" Bri had a pleading expression in her voice that dawn took in. "Yes, I am looking forward to it. Goodnight." They kiss again and bri heads down the steps and walks back home with dawn watching her every move before she went inside.
Back inside after dawn and bri left. Tara moved to sit on willows lap putting her arm around her neck while willow put her arms around her lover's waist.
"I did too you know." Tara said never taking her eyes off her girlfriend.
Willow had a confused expression on her face. "Did what?"
Tara smiled and kissed willow before explaining. "I also wanted to sweep you off your feet. I was really nervous though. But now is even better."
"And why is that?" Willow asks as she kissed tara a couple more times.
"Because now I have the nerve to sweep you off your feet and kiss you any time I want" With that willow and tara also started making out before they heard dawn come back in.
Dawn walked in and saw the two and laughed. "Oh, so buffy lets you to make out but not me."
Willow and tara stop and look at each other. They all giggle a little and then went to bed.
It was almost time for willow and tara to go to their special dinner and buffy was out making sure everything was ready. Willow had also asked her and faith to patrol around them to make sure no one interrupts then but faith still doesn't know why the special guard service is needed yet. Everyone is at the magic box just hanging out and talking. Willow and tara are looking up some spells and anya is organizing the shipping orders with zander. Dawn and bri are in the corner giggling and telling secrets to one another. Earlier in the day they sat down with buffy and buffy agreed to let them date but made some rules just in case. Buffy walks in and willow looks up with a look that says 'is it ready'? Buffy nodes her head and goes over to faith.
She leans down and kisses her lover. "You ready to go?"
Faith nodes and they walk out of the shop but then faith stops buffy and looks at her. "Ok, before we go, tell me what the hell is going on. We never protected red and her blonde before, well at least not like this. Why start now?" Faith was getting a little curious and that usually got the best of her.
"Ok if I tell you will you promise not to make a big deal and tell everyone?" Buffy doesn't want to tell faith but it is her girlfriend. Faith nodes her head and buffy whispers it in her ear. Faith eyes opened wide and she started to get excited until buffy stopped her and they walked off.
A little after the slayers left willow took tara's hand in hers. "You ready to go baby?"
Tara nodded her head. "Where are we going?"
Willow smiled and they both stood up and waved bye to everyone else. "Now that I will not say."
When the two witches got to the park where the picnic was already set up willow made tara close her eyes and led her to the blanket and sat her down. Willow sat down next to her still holding one of tara's hands.
"Ok, open."
Tara opened her eyes to see a blanket full of food and wine with the extra flamey candle willow had used to get tara to be her girlfriend in the middle. Tara's eyes brimmed with tears that she knew she couldn't hold back for much long. She was speechless. There were no words that could pass her lips that could tell her wonderful lover how she really feels.
"So, what do you think?" Willow was starting to feel the butterflies again. She knows it won't be long now before she pops the question.
By this time tara has tears streaming down her face and has a big smile on her face. "It is wonderful, perfect, and the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. I love you so much, my willow." She leans over and kisses willow with raw passion and love and fire that they have had for the longest time.
Willow smiled and they talked about everything and anything. They finished their meal and willow took her to the carriage that was waiting near by. Neither noticed that buffy and faith jumped on the back so they could keep watch. Tara was excited beyond belief. She would not stop kissing willow as they tried to have a conversation of when they first meet and their life together. They arrived at the beach and started to walk hand in hand along the side of the ocean so their feet would get wet. Buffy and faith stayed back far enough to not be seen but were doing the same thing.
"Tara." Willow wanted to see if she could figure out if this was the right thing to do.
"Hmm?" Tara's head was resting on willows shoulder with her arm around the red heads waist and their fingers laced together.
"What do you think about our relationship? Do you know if this is what you want?" Willow was really nervous now and there was no telling what could happen.
Tara picked her head up and looked at willow as the stopped. "Sweetie, this relationship could not even get any better. There is nothing I want more than to be in your arms for the rest of my life. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, no reason. Just wondering. I feel the exact same way." Willow was smiling now. She knew she couldn't make a better decision.
They reached the champagne and cd player. Tara was wondering what else her red headed lover had planed.
Willow walked over to the cd player and turned it on. Tara recognized the song and tears started flowing freely again. Willow came back over to tara and stuck her hand out. "Would you like to dance? Do you remember this song"
Tara happily took her hand as she put her arms around willows shoulders while willow put her arms around tara's small waist. "This is our song. The song that played on my birthday. Of course I remember this song. I will never forget." Tara kissed willow as they kept dancing until the song was over.
When the song was over they stopped dancing and just stood there as another song came on. They stared into each others eyes until willow realized that it was now or never.
Willow touched the box in her pocket and took in a deep breath and let it out. "Tara, I love you with all my heart and soul and body. You have shown me a side of myself that I have never even known existed. You love me more than anyone has ever loved me before. Hell, you love me more than my parents combined. You have brought the light out in me. If I was blind all I would need is your love and I could see again. If I was deaf all I need is you love and I can hear again. You brought life to me when I thought there was nothing left after oz left. I love you so much." Willow took the box out of her pocket, opened it, and got down on one knee and looked up into tara's eyes. "Tara, will you marry me?"
From afar buffy and faith watched the whole seen unfold. When they saw willow get down on one knee they both crossed their fingers and hoped for the best.