CHAPTER 23

Realizing that she feels somebody's eyes on her, Kelly slowly opens one eyelid and smiles to see Buffy looking at her. Inhaling deeply before opening both eyes and slowly getting up Kelly looks at Buffy smiling. Glancing over at the clock, she isn't that surprised to see that it's 9:00 o'clock. Sitting down beside the slayer, lightly brushing the hair out of her face Kelly smiles softly "Good morning. How are you feeling?"

"Do you meditate often?" Buffy asks, at the same time. Then smiles "Wonderful morning. I feel great."

Shaking her head Kelly leans down brushing her lips across Buffy's forehead. "I don't have to meditate or center myself often. Just if I find myself getting angry or losing control, or some other type of extreme hormonal issue."

Buffy's frowns wondering why Kelly was meditating this morning before it hits her between the eyes like a baseball bat. "My, God. You were probably strung so tight last night…I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep…Please forgive me…I am the shittiest girlfriend ever…If I had done that to a guy, he would probably have went ahead and…."

Finally hearing enough Kelly shakes her head before quickly leaning in kissing Buffy deeply, sliding her tongue into Buffy's mouth that is still trying to talk. As Buffy starts kissing her back Kelly moans deep in her throat, feeling the heat building back up in her body quickly, not that it ever completely left.

Pulling away, breathing heavily, Kelly lays down on the bed and throws an arm across her eyes, before saying anything. "Nothing to be sorry over Buffy. And you definitely are not a shitty girlfriend. You're the best girlfriend ever. And I love you completely."

Watching her lover trying to get control of her hormones Buffy shakes her head. "What do you want?" Buffy asks quietly, slowly running her hand across Kelly's chest tweaking one nipple before heading over to tug gently on the nipple ring on her other nipple. Smiling as Kelly grunts in appreciation.

"Feels good." Kelly states quietly. Shaking her head she answers Buffy's question "Whatever you want to do."

Deciding to rephrase the question Buffy leans in kissing Kelly's right nipple before biting it almost roughly before pulling back "What do you need?"

Inhaling deeply Kelly looks at Buffy with eyes so filled with passion, it makes Buffy close her eyes as she feels the juices starting to trickle out of her own body in response.

"What I need is for you to strap the biggest fucking dildo you can find on and ride me for three hours straight." Kelly hoarsely states, her body starting to shake with want and need. "But I'll take whatever you want to give me." She growls before pulling Buffy over top of her, kissing her roughly and deeply, invading the slayers mouth, taking pleasure from her.

Yanking her mouth away from Buffy, Kelly apologizes "God, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean…"

Buffy shuts Kelly up by kissing her even rougher, grinding their mouths together, tongues battling against each other as she slides her thigh between Kelly's, pressing hard against Kelly's clit, rocking back and forth quickly and roughly. Groaning at the wetness flowing from Kelly, knowing she hasn't even come yet.

Pulling out of the kiss Buffy looks at Kelly rocking against her faster and harder "Were you in pain?" She questions before leaning down biting her shoulder roughly, making Kelly buck harder into her, crying out her name as an orgasm rockets through her. Licking the wound she caused on Kelly shoulder, vaguely realizing she actually broke the skin this time, Buffy works her way down Kelly's body, roughly biting all the way down, hearing Kelly's pleas, her begging, her screaming for more.

"Did it hurt you, needing to be touched?" Buffy growls nipping roughly at Kelly's abdomen.

"Yes!" Kelly grunts out loudly.

"Why didn't you help yourself?" Buffy growls deeper nipping at Kelly's hip and thigh.

"Would…have…made…worse!" Kelly pants out, bucking her hips, looking for something to buck against.

"Do you want me to fuck you?" Buffy hoarsely asks as she brings herself between Kelly's thighs, biting and sucking on the tender flesh of her inner thighs. "Because I want to fuck you long and hard, is that what you want?" A part of Buffy is dumbfounded at what she is doing. Another part, the slayer part is cheering her on. This is hers. Mark it, fuck it, make it her own.

A small part of Kelly's brain, a very small part is in awe of the slayer's attitude, her jumping into this part of Kelly that needs this so much. Realizing they both have the violence in them. They both need something other than gentle love making sometimes and Kelly's psyche wants to howl at the moon. Her equal. Her mate Her partner. Someone that will do what needs to be done to her.

"GOD. YES. FUCK. ME!" Kelly screams at the top of her lungs, rocking her body, grasping the sheets roughly on either side of her, needing to be fucked. "PLEASE!" She groans out loudly and then sighs as she feels the slayers hand slide into her effortlessly and start a fast hard rhythm.

"God Kelly! You are so wet!" Buffy pants as she pumps her fist in and out of Kelly, almost bring it all the way out, feeling that ring of muscle around her hand before shoving back in.

Kelly can't speak, Buffy is pounding in her at a furious pace and Kelly is rocking back hard feeling the mother of all orgasms working its way through her body. Sweating and grunting Kelly shoves back harder and faster at Buffy, making her meet the rhythm. Feeling the orgasm coiling in her body Kelly arches up hard as it shoots through her, slamming into the slayer, making the slayer climax.

Buffy stops stunned feeling her whole body tingling in pleasure and the liquid flowing from her body.

"Don't….fuck'n….stop…." Kelly pants, rocking against the slayer's fist, still feeling more in her needing to get out.

Buffy's eyes widen and she quickly goes back to pounding Kelly as she actually feels Kelly's next orgasm coiling in her body. Picking up the pace Buffy readies herself for the next backlash, planning on pounding Kelly into next week if she needs to. Buffy quickly reaches down with her other hand trying to get to Kelly's clit between Kelly's hard fast bucking. Shaking her head, Buffy gives up on that idea, just running that hand under Kelly's leg to grasp her butt cheek while still pounding away.

Grinding herself down hard on Buffy's hand Kelly's inner walls clench down hard on Buffy's fist so that even with slayer strength Buffy can't move it, it stops it dead as a huge blast escapes Kelly's body and just as it hits her, Buffy realizes it's a magic blast. The sexual energy Kelly had been building up in her needing release. And releasing right into Buffy.

Both of them collapse, passing out from the pleasure/pain and magic shooting through their bodies.

AAAAAAAAAA

Slowly coming back to consciousness Buffy realizes her hand is still buried deep inside Kelly. Groaning as she realizes Kelly's body is still clenching and unclenching, then she realizes she's literally laying in a puddle in the bed and her head is on Kelly's thigh. Slowly lifting her head, Buffy looks up at Kelly seeing that she's still passed out. As Kelly's body unclenches, Buffy starts to ease her hand out, but Kelly's body locks down tight on it again as another weak blast comes from her. As Buffy lays there, easing her hand back inch by inch over the next thirty minutes, as Kelly's body keeps releasing smaller and smaller increments of magic Buffy starts to worry that Kelly hasn't woken up yet. Finally able to pull her hand completely free, she quickly climbs up beside Kelly, pushing the sweat soaked hair off Kelly's face, gently calling her name over and over again.

Kelly feels like she is swimming through honey as she tries to get back to that sweet worried voice of her lover. Finally gaining consciousness she slowly opens her eyes, blinking away the slight haze that tries to hang on. "Wha-".

Not able to get the word out Kelly shakes her head, swallowing repeatedly, trying to lubricate her throat.

"Do you need something to drink?" Buffy asks her worriedly.

Nodding her head looking at Buffy, Kelly thinks Thank you. at Buffy.

"Your welcome, I'll go get you some." Buffy hops off the bed getting ready to head out the door when she stops, realizing Kelly didn't say it out loud. Turning to quickly look at Kelly she sees a surprised look on her face.

Closing her eyes Kelly thinks at Buffy Can I have juice?

Realizing Kelly is seeing what she can 'hear' Buffy inhales deeply thinking back at Kelly orange juice, apple juice or would you rather have Gatorade?

Eyes popping open Kelly looks at Buffy before breaking into a huge smile. Whatever you want to bring me. We'll talk about this mind meld when I can actually speak.

Good. Got me slightly worried. Buffy thinks back before running downstairs to get orange juice and Gatorade for Kelly.

Running back upstairs with three bottles of Gatorade and a huge glass of orange juice, Buffy walks into the room, seeing Kelly has scooted up and is resting her back against the headboard, completely naked, Buffy inhales feeling the desire returning to her body before mentally smacking herself.

Quickly handing the glass of orange juice to Kelly, Buffy watches her literally drain it down. Taking the glass back from her, Buffy hands her a bottle of Gatorade as she sets the glass down on the end table before climbing into bed beside Kelly, crossing her legs facing her. Starting to grin as Kelly drains the bottle of Gatorade also. Reaching back for another bottle of Gatorade, Buffy giggles, handing it to Kelly and then actually laughs at the frowning look she gets from Kelly for giggling.

"Come on, you're cute." Buffy needles Kelly as Kelly finally is able to just sip the second bottle.

"Cute, my ass." Kelly is finally able to croak out.

Buffy nods her head in agreement "That too."

Rolling her eyes at the slayer Kelly asks "Are you okay? You know, with the magic blasts?"

Buffy nods her head. "Yeah, as a matter of fact I'm feeling better than okay, I feel all kinds of energetic. What's going on?"

Wiping her hand across her face Kelly looks seriously at Buffy. "I don't know if you're going to like this."

"Just tell me Kelly. Then I'll decide whether I like it or not." Buffy states, shifting her body so she's touching Kelly and her back is resting against the headboard beside her.

Slowly Kelly explains how the coven warned her if she ever found her 'heart', what some people consider their soul mate, and said 'heart' was of mystical origin, not magical, it wouldn't work if they were both witches, but some other kind of mystical being, that it was possible that when they both opened themselves to each other that they would exchange magic/powers. Both becoming more than what they were before. Stronger, more powerful. Possibly invincible given enough time and enough 'exchanges'.

Looking with worry in her eyes at Buffy, Kelly states quietly "I never really worried about it or even thought about it after they told me. The likelihood of finding my heart was like one in a billion then that person being of mystical origin? Impossible." Swallowing hard Kelly reaches over, lightly grasping Buffy's hand. "You are my heart. I'm sorry if…" Trailing off looking down at her hand clasping the slayer's.

"If you want me to leave, I'll leave." Kelly quietly states.

Buffy thinks long and hard, a few of the high points going repeatedly through her brain - soul mate - heart - stronger - invincible. After a few moments she could actually feel Kelly withdrawing from her mentally. Realizing what Kelly said she turns and looks at her quickly.

"No. No you aren't leaving." Shaking her head Buffy looks long and hard at Kelly. "When you said exchanging powers, do you mean I will become magical and you will become the slayer?" Buffy asks almost worriedly.

Shaking her head Kelly closes her eyes, thinking to herself that she didn't do a good job of explaining herself.

Buffy pipes up "You did a fine job explaining yourself. I understand what you were saying. I'm just looking for more details."

"It's not that we are switching powers, we're exchanging, sharing may be a better word. I'll keep my powers, you'll keep your powers but we are…uggh! How do I say this?" Kelly groans in frustration.

"It's kind of like we're borrowing each others powers?" Buffy asks. "But on a more permanent basis without the other person losing any of their powers."

Nodding her head in excitement Kelly smiles big "Exactly. And it will be almost like we are amplifying for each other so that our own powers will grow stronger, even though with mine I don't think they will get much stronger. The coven was convinced I had opened myself up as far as I could. The warning was more for whoever was my heart. I guess. Or maybe they don't know how powerful a person can become." Shrugging her shoulders Kelly grins.

Buffy starts grinning "So, my fucking you hard with my slayer strength made you blast me with your power?"

"Yeah, and your fucking me with your slayer strength gave me some of your strength/powers." Kelly grins then frowns slightly looking down at her side, ripping the bandage off to look and starts laughing.

"What? What's wrong?" Buffy asks as Kelly is laughing, not able to see her side.

"On a normal person, the cut I had on my side would be what, scabbed over by now, right?"

Buffy nods her head and then as Kelly shifts so Buffy can see her ribs Buffy's eyes widen. The cut is completely healed, no showing of a scar or pink tissue or anything. Just soft, blemish free skin. Lightly reaching out too touch it Buffy starts grinning ear from ear.

"With your slayer healing, how long would that have taken to heal?" Kelly asks wonderingly.

"To heal completely maybe a couple hours." Buffy stops to think about when they had exchanged powers and then looks at the clock and smiles, nodding her head. "What were you so worried about, Kelly? This is great. We love each other, we want to be together, we help each other, heal each other? I'm not seeing the bad in this happening at all." Buffy states smiling before kissing Kelly hard on the lips.

"Well, there's the mind thing we'll actually be able to talk into each others mind very easily. The two parts wanting to be one. We both already have walls up in our minds with what we are. That will help us out, so that way we shouldn't accidentally 'overhear' each other, unless we lower the walls." Kelly states nodding her head to herself. That's what happened earlier, I hadn't put my wall back up from when I dropped it.

"How far apart can we be before it won't work?" Buffy asks.

"I don't know. We'll have to try it out and see." Kelly smiles. "Come on, let's shower, I want to do some tests, you with me?" Kelly asks with a huge taunting grin on her face, daring Buffy.

"You know it!" Buffy states excitedly.

AAAAAAAAAAAA

"Why didn't we walk?" Buffy asks as Kelly pulls into the College campus' track area.

"Because we still need to pick up stuff at the grocery store and I don't want to have to lug it all over the place, even if I become Superwoman with your powers." Kelly explains.

"Makes sense." Buffy nods.

They both walk together out onto the track. Both of them stretching and warming up. About 20 minutes later they look at each other, Kelly looks down at her watch, pressing a couple buttons, looks back up to Buffy with her hand on one of the buttons on her wrist and yells "Go!" pressing the button at the same time.

They both take off running like the hounds of hell are after them, running around the track at blurring speeds. They make four quick laps of the track, stopping where they started and Kelly quickly presses the button on her watch, her eyes widening. Neither one of them are breathing heavily and they just ran one mile in twenty-five seconds.

Buffy looks at her curiously.

"Buffy, do you ever remember running that fast before?"

Buffy shakes her head realizing that normally she would be breathing hard after running full out for a mile. Not necessarily out of breath, but she would be panting a little bit. "How quickly did we do that mile?"

Kelly shows her watch to Buffy and Buffy widens her eyes in disbelief.

Shaking her head Kelly smiles "Come on, let's try the long jump."

Kelly actually was able to jump a bit farther than Buffy, which Buffy bitched about long legs.

Looking realizing they had jumped way past what the college marked they looked at each other in surprise.

"Okay, so obviously both of us have gone well beyond the norm for physical powers, right?" Kelly asks Buffy.

"Obviously." Buffy states nodding her head.

Sitting down in the middle of the field, Kelly motions for Buffy to sit in front of her. "I want you to concentrate, look at me and imagine me floating in the air a foot above the ground. Take your time, relax and slowly think about lifting …" Kelly trails off as she is lifted off the ground. Laughing loudly.

Buffy grins ear to ear. "Can I do this to Willow and Tara and freak them out?" She asks excitedly.

"Only if I get to physically pick both of them up at the same time." Kelly laughs, almost as excited as Buffy.

Buffy's eyes open and she looks at Kelly leering. "So, this means the more we…" She stops and wiggles her eyebrows before continuing. "The stronger we get? And this means I won't have to hold back at all?"

"Nope, but remember, I'm gonna be stronger, now also!" Kelly leers back at Buffy. Stopping and creasing her brows thinking for a moment Kelly tries to remember something else the coven said. Not being able to remember, she quickly grabs her phone, at Buffy's questioning glance she raises one finger.

"Hello, Saron? This is Kelly Maclay…. Yes, it's wonderful to hear your voice also. Is Wilhimina there?… Yes I need to speak with her…. Thank you…" Smiling at Buffy and quickly leaning in to give her a brief kiss Kelly pulls back as Wilhimina comes on the phone.

"Good afternoon, Wilhimina… Yes, it's a lovely day…. No. No problems with me… I do have a question, however. Do you remember when you were talking to me about meeting my heart?… Yes, you said something that just isn't coming to me… Yes, Yes I remember that part…. Yes, that one too…Really?… Are you positive?… No way, huh?… I'll be damned… No, I don't mean that literally… Yes, I'm sorry…. Yes I was just wondering…It was good to hear from you, too…Yes, when I have a chance I will be by to visit… Send my love to the rest of the coven…No, I still haven't changed my mind about leading the coven…I appreciate it but…no, no. That's okay…Goodbye." Hanging up with a slightly stunned look on her face Kelly looks at Buffy.

"What is it?" Buffy asks.

Flopping onto her back and looking up at the sky, Kelly just shakes her head in disbelief.

Literally climbing on top of Kelly, Buffy clasps Kelly's face between her two hands looking down into her eyes "What. Is. It?"

"Magic needs to be governed, people need to be careful because it can become addictive, harmful. You know this, right?" Kelly asks looking into Buffy's eyes. Seeing Buffy nod Kelly smiles slightly. "Well, in regards to us? Throw all that shit out the window. For some unfathomable reason it becomes pure. We can't become addicted and we will be able to balance each other completely. For some reason we won't be able to use magic for evil, it, it…" Shrugging slightly Kelly just states "We're the good guys, incorruptible and able to leap buildings in a single bound!" Kelly laughing adds the last bit.

"You shouldn't laugh." Buffy states looking at Kelly seriously. "As strong as we already are, we very well could leap a building in a single bound."

Stopping and looking at the slayer in surprise, Kelly realizes she's right. It is an actual possibility. "You realize that this was meant to be. For some reason we were meant to find each other. That's why we are so drawn to each other. Not just love, this is deeper, stronger." Kelly states seriously.

"We are meant for each other, heart, mind, body and soul." Buffy nods her head. "Umm… Kelly. Do you think we should…"

"Not tell anybody right now?" Kelly finishes what Buffy is trying to ask.

Nodding her head Buffy looks at Kelly "It might really freak them out. I mean, me with a woman is freak worthy enough, we tell them this? They might spontaneously combust." Buffy starts laughing "I can hear Giles now 'Dear Lord!' and cleaning his glasses until they disappear. Then he'll be insisting to see if there's some prophesy or another about this! No no no!"

"You have a point. We'll keep quiet about this for right now. I'll talk again to the coven to see if they have any more information" Kelly nods her head. "Come on, we need to do some shopping, so get your lazy ass off me, girlfriend."

Growling at Kelly Buffy leans in kissing her quick before rolling off her and hopping up, yelling race ya' as she runs for the vehicle before Kelly even has a chance to stand up. Laughing the whole way.