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Chapter 28

"I'm going to change for patrol." Kelly stands up to head upstairs.

"I'll come with." Buffy starts to stand up and follow Kelly.

Kelly turns to look at her with a raised eyebrow. "Why don't you stay and visit, it won't take me long."

Pouting Buffy sits back down. "Not any fun." She grumbles under her breath.

"My God, Buffy! You're acting like you've never had good sex before." Dawn says snarkily.

"She probably hasn't if Riley was her main comparison." Sam states rather loudly into the room. Realizing she said it out loud, she blushes and goes "Sorry."

Buffy looks at Sam slightly shocked before grinning. "Actually, you're pretty much on the money! I thought you and him…"

Giles rolls his eyes at the conversation and decides to read his book, while waiting for the girls to get ready for patrol. Only half paying attention to the conversation.

"I think we're going to get divorced. Kelly tried to tell me he was going to turn into a control freak, but I didn't listen to her." Sam quietly states.

"She seems to know what's going on, doesn't she?" Buffy nods knowingly.

"Yeah, she just made the comment once. Letting me know what she thought. And she never said another word. Even though I know she really wanted to." Sam smiles thinking about Kelly.

"Were you and her together when you met Riley?" Buffy asks. Opening her eyes wide, "I'm sorry, that's none of my business." Buffy apologizes.

Sam starts laughing "I'm surprised you didn't ask Kelly."

"Actually, I didn't think about it. It kind of surprised me when we found out about the partner swap, I guess you could call it." Buffy states shaking her head and smiling. "She called him Missionary Man."

"That's one of her nicer names for him. They really don't get along." Sam says smiling sardonically. "Actually we were living together when I met Riley." Looking up to see if Kelly had come down yet she looks over at Buffy. "I fell in love, she gave me her blessing and told me she would always be there for me, as a friend. I moved out and three months later married Riley."

"She wasn't mad at you for leaving her?" Dawn asked surprised. "I mean, were you and Riley, umm. You know. While you were living with Kelly?"

"Riley and I dated, but we didn't have sex. Actually while I was dating Riley, Kelly and I weren't sleeping together. When I mentioned I liked him, she just nodded and moved her stuff into the other bedroom. She never got mad, but we were never actually in love." Sam shrugged her shoulders. "We loved each other, but we were just as happy being friends as bed partners."

Buffy's eyes got wide as saucers "Come on! There is like no comparison, here. Riley or Kelly? That's like comparing Vanilla ice cream to Rocky Road!"

Sam starts laughing seeing Kelly coming down the stairs with a frown on her face.

"Well, I sure as hell hope I'm Rocky Road!" Kelly growls menacingly prowling over to Buffy looking at her with an evil glint in her eye.

"Of course you are, baby." Buffy grins up at her lover. Squeaking out "KELLY!" As Kelly swoops in, picking her up and throwing her over her shoulder and heads off into the kitchen.

Giles, who actually paid more attention to the conversation that he thought he would watched Kelly take off with his Slayer, shaking his head. "I really don't know which one of those two is worse." He states quietly looking back down at his book.

Dawn starts giggling and looks at Sam, who's quietly laughing. "So, Sam. Do you agree with my sisters assessment?"

Sam looks confused for a second, "Huh?"

"Vanilla Ice Cream and Rocky Road?" Dawn reminds her with a smile.

Looking towards the kitchen not seeing anyone Sam smiles hugely, "Don't you dare tell them I said this, but Kelly is definitely Rocky Road! Her head is big enough as it is, without letting her know I agree about the comparison!" Sam laughs lightly.

Dawn nods and winks at Sam. Realizing she had forgotten Giles was still in the living room she looks quickly at him. Seeing him blushing lightly and trying to act like he's reading his book.

"Oh, Giles. Give it up already. A houseful of women talking about sex? You're a man. You're loving every minute of this!" Dawn sighs dramatically.

Giles looks up "I dare say I do not! You ladies are young enough to be my daughters! I do not think of you that way. I…"

"Giles, shut up. You're protesting too much." Buffy laughingly states coming back from the kitchen, looking well and thoroughly kissed. "Come on. Let's go out on patrol. Will you two be okay here?" Buffy asks looking from Sam to Dawn.

"Sure we will, we'll turn on the television, maybe watch some movies and eat the rest of the brownies that are left." Dawn grins teasingly.

"Go ahead and have the rest of the brownies, guys. I can make some more." Kelly smiles a knowing grin at Buffy.

Narrowing her eyes Sam catches the look. "You already have more made, don't you?"

Giving her patented innocent look Kelly shakes her head "Whatever are you saying, my dear Sam?"

"Oh, guys just to let you know. The pies in there are for dessert tomorrow. So please, they're off limits, okay?" Kelly let's them know as Buffy is getting her gear together, which is puzzling the hell out of Giles watching her put away nothing.

"What kind did you make?" Sam asks wonderingly. "I promise we won't touch them, I'm just curious."

"Apple, blueberry, cherry, pumpkin, blackberry, and peach." Kelly states smiling, knowing peach pie was one of Sam's favorites.

"My lord. How much baking have you done Kelly?" Giles asks as he follows Buffy to the door.

Waving bye to Dawn and Sam, everyone heads out of the house. "I just made the pies and the rolls for Christmas Dinner. I'm going to make some green bean casserole tomorrow morning, so it will still be warm for dinner."

Smiling slightly he looks over at Buffy "How much weight have you gained, since she's started cooking for you, Buffy?"

Rolling her eyes Buffy shrugs her shoulders "I think I might have gained three pounds so far. I noticed my pants are a little snugger in places than they used to be." She turns and gives Kelly the evil eye.

"You're too skinny. I want you to be wearing at least size larger. I like having something to hold onto." Kelly smirks. "You were nothing but skin and bones. And I am making it my personal responsibility to fatten you up some."

Giles snorts out a laugh "Here, here."

Turning and looking at Giles, Buffy glares "Not you too?"

"I never could understand you girls and thinking you need to be rail thin. Tara was the only one of you that actually looks like a woman should look." Giles states smartly.

Kelly purses her lips together, waiting to see if Buffy is going to say anything. When she just stands there looking at him with her hands on her hips Kelly shakes her head and laughs. "So, you do notice all these hot women that have surrounded you over the years, huh Mr. G?"

Giles blushes profusely, realizing he was, in a way busted. "I - I didn't mean it like that. I didn't notice them that way, I mean."

Buffy starts laughing and shaking her head. "Give it up Giles. You may be like a father figure, but you are still a man. And wait until I tell Tara what you said! That is just going to be so good!"

Giles actually pales at the thought of the young woman that still insisted on calling him Mister Giles hearing that. "Buffy! You wouldn't!"

"Hmm, we'll see." She grins evilly at Giles, making him squirm uncomfortably.

"Well, can we possibly change the subject before my reputation takes any more of a beating?" Giles asks questioningly.

"Sure, Mr. G." Kelly grins slightly. "So, you want to know about whatever is happening between me and Buffy. And I don't mean the sex part, right?"

"Yes, yes. Quite right." Giles mutters quietly "I can definitely do without the sex talk."

Kelly grins looking at Buffy "We need to find him a woman, don't we?" Looking at the watcher appraisingly Kelly grins. "You know, Giles. You are a very nice looking man. If you'd like I know a couple women that would love to meet you."

"Dear lord!" Giles groans. "Let's not and say we did, shall we?"

"Your loss." Kelly shrugs. "You might have some information on this yourself. We're each other's hearts. Soul Mates, whatever you would like to consider calling it." Kelly quickly states.

"Oh, my. You mean…" Looking from Buffy to Kelly and back again he scratches his head lightly.

"Yes. We are meant to be together. More than love, we are two pieces that needed each other to be complete." Kelly states smiling slightly at the stunned watcher.

"Dear Lord!" He mumbles before sitting down heavily on top of a tombstone. "We are talking about the power sharing, mind sharing thing here, aren't we?"

Buffy grins and sits down on a tombstone across from him. "Yep. Talking about doing the wacky every chance we get and exchanging powers. Happened for the first time yesterday morning. Well, now that I think about it, that might have started earlier." Turning and grinning at Kelly, Buffy winks "And then it happened all night long last night, into this morning around sun-up. And then again in the basement after dinner. And if someone hadn't told me to stay downstairs when they went to get changed…"

"Buffy! Please! I don't need to know the particulars!" Giles states heatedly before pinching the bridge of his nose with his eyes closed.

"Buffy, I hate to say this, but the basement thing doesn't count." Kelly shrugs. "No exchange, remember?"

"Yeah, but I enjoyed myself." Buffy grins hugely at Kelly. "You want to take the one trying to sneak up on you?"

Kelly nods "Yeah, I was just waiting for him to get a little closer."

As the vampire got within striking distance Kelly nails him in the solar plexus with a back kick. Hearing the crack of his rib cage Giles eyes widen slightly. Seeing the vampire literally laying on the ground a good thirty feet behind Kelly, he hops off the tombstone to look at it.

"Kelly, you have literally crushed his rib cage." Giles starts furiously wiping his glasses looking from Kelly to Buffy. "Exactly how strong are you two?"

Buffy shrugs her shoulders. "She wasn't able to do that much damage last night. Yesterday morning we went to the track on campus and ran a mile in something like 25 seconds. But…" Buffy trails off looking at Kelly grinning.

"You were holding back too?" Kelly states grinning. At Buffy's nod Kelly laughs.

Kelly reaches down and stakes the poor vampire. "Come on guys, let's continue. He's the only one I feel around here."

Giles shakes his head ruefully. "I have some magical ability. Why can I sense neither one of you?" He asks questioningly. "I mean, I know from the coven that you are extremely powerful, Kelly and no matter how good your shielding is, it would leak. But I don't get a sense of you at all. And if you two are…Soul Mates I guess is the wording I would like to use. I should be able to sense Buffy."

Buffy grins, closing her eyes she levitates Giles five feet off the ground with a thought. Opening her eyes looking at her watcher who is staring at her in disbelief Buffy's grin gets bigger. She turns him upside down and starts laughing as he sputters out her name. Slowly rotating him back around, she sets him gently on the ground.

"Kelly, should I take off the charm?" Buffy asks quickly.

"Wait a minute, Buffy." Closing her eyes and sending her senses out, she doesn't feel anything within a mile radius that would realize what was happening. Opening her eyes she smiles "Go ahead."

Taking the necklace off Buffy watches for Giles reaction. Other than lifting Kelly and lifting Giles just now, she hasn't used her new found abilities. Not counting the mind talking thing.

"Dear Lord! That is absolutely amazing. If I am feeling that much power coming from you, Buffy." He turns and looks at Kelly with an amazed look on his face. "Do you have a charm, also?"

Buffy quickly puts her necklace back on and walks over to Kelly, lacing her hand in Kelly's. "No, she has a tattoo. More permanent, since she had some rogue covens and demons among other things gunning for her."

Tapping his glasses against his bottom lip, he looks appraisingly at the two women in front of him. "You two are becoming very powerful. You need to be extremely cautious and not fall into using your powers. You may become addicted…" Seeing Kelly shaking her head Giles trails off.

"Actually, I talked with the coven. Most cases that would be true. But for some reason when two soul mates meet and share our powers, we strengthen each other and purify the powers. They said we are actually incorruptible." Kelly states the facts.

"Oh, my." Giles blinks a couple times, trying to process this information. "I need to research this when I get back home. See if there are anything in the books that we have left."

"Actually the coven sent me some information on it today, I just haven't had time to look at it yet. If you would like to borrow it?" Kelly asks.

"Yes, I would love to read the book. Thank you so much. But how powerful are you?" Giles asks questioningly.

Rolling her eyes Kelly takes a deep breath "Ready?" at Giles's nod she opens herself up further than she had to Buffy previously, giving him a bigger taste of her powers while seeing Buffy smirking beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Waving his hands quickly Giles falls back against a tombstone, slowly sliding down it hitting the ground. "Good God!"

"Are you okay Giles?" Buffy asks worriedly, quickly running over to him, kneeling down beside him, with a scared Kelly behind her.

"Yes, yes. I'm quite alright. I just never expected that kind of power." Looking at Kelly in amazement he states "That wasn't all your power, either. Was it?" Shaking her head Kelly half grins.

"Come on Mr. G." Kelly reaches her hand down for Giles. "Let's continue patrol."

"Do either of you have any idea how powerful you might become?" Giles asks questioningly.

"Nope. Don't even know for sure how long it will take before we max out the…sharing." Kelly states with a smile and shrug.

"I'm just curious if I'm going to still be this damn horny after we max it out!" Buffy growls out low in her throat.

Giles, realizing exactly what's going on, and having read a bit about it, shakes his head slightly and then chuckles. "I don't know Buffy. What I remember of the little bit I read about this, I'm actually surprised you two can go a couple hours without, as you put it, jumping each other's bones?"

"It isn't from lack of trying." Buffy grumbles shooting her lover a glare.

"Learn patience, grasshopper." Kelly grins at Buffy. "Anyway, think about it. The more we tease and build up, the bigger the magic blast is when it happens! That one last night! Come on. Wasn't that worth waiting for?" Kelly teases Buffy.

Buffy gets a dazed look on her face as she thinks about it, smiling. "Oh, yeah." She moans deeply, eyes darkening.

Giles coughs, getting Buffy's attention. "Maybe you shouldn't bring up things like that, Kelly. It seems to distract Buffy somewhat." And seems to bother me somewhat, also. He thinks to himself.

Buffy gets close to Giles. "She likes to pounce occasionally, also. She isn't always with the build up." Buffy whispers quietly.

"I heard that." Kelly growls. "So do you want to play with the two that have been following us for the last three blocks, or do you want me to?" Kelly asks grinning.

"I don't know. You might have more frustration built up than me, do you want them?" Buffy asks smirking.

"Share?" Kelly asks.

"Okay!" Buffy spins around to face the vampires behind them at the same time Kelly spins and backhands the one directly behind her, knocking it to the ground.

Giles turns around to watch the two women, literally thrash the vampires in seconds before dusting them. Taking a deep breath he looks at them both and shakes his head. "These vampires don't even test your abilities, do they?"

Both women look at him and shake their heads.

"Have you two sparred with each other yet? Fighting each other to see how fast and strong you actually are?" Giles asks as they continue on patrol.

"Actually, it has crossed my mind." Kelly states hesitantly.

"Well?" Giles asks curious about the hesitant tone.

Buffy giggles. "She figures it'll turn into a major sex-a-thon if we do. And we can't very well do it in the house, we'll break all kinds of furniture…with the fighting, not the sex, even though I guess that's a possibility too." Buffy tilts her head thinking about that. Shaking her head to get back on track. "And the training room at the Magic Box is half filled with stock, so we don't really have the space there. If we are out in public, there's the chance we'll be seen. So, take your pick of the above reasons."

Thinking to himself, Giles chuckles quietly. "Remember where we went for your Slayer vision quest, Buffy?"

"You want to take us out to the desert to fight?" Buffy asks incredulously.

"Well, it would give you two the space you would need and no one else would be around!" Giles states quickly.

Kelly shakes her head "I'll figure something out, you two. It's Christmas time, so it will have to wait till next week. Okay?"

Giles frowns, "What are you thinking?" Kelly just grins slyly at the older gentleman.

"Give it up, Giles. When she gets that look, she won't tell until she's ready to spring it on us." Buffy pouts. "No matter what you do to get her to talk."

"You are more than willing to try, love." Kelly grins at Buffy, who's walking on the other side of Giles. Unconsciously the two women flanked him on either side as protection.

"I think most of the demons are tucked away in bed, hoping Santa will come to visit them." Kelly states. "Hey, CCS, where does Clem live? Want to visit him and see if he would want to do the tattoo for you?"

Giles looks intrigued, "Oh yes, the tattoo, like you have to hide your magic? May I see this tattoo?"

"Sure" Kelly states, unhooking her belt and starting to unbutton her pants when Buffy steps in front of her, stopping her hand.

"I don't think that's such a good idea, Kelly." Buffy states with a roll of her eyes.

"Why not? I'm wearing underwear and I'll just slide it up or down out of the way." Kelly frowns slightly.

"My word. Where exactly is this tattoo, Kelly?" Giles blushes darkly.

"It's on her right hip bone, more or less." Buffy answers. "And I would really prefer you keeping your clothes on around everybody else. I mean, I didn't say anything about the cleavage showing earlier, since I know it's like second nature to you, but can't you at least keep your pants on?" Buffy almost whines. "I don't want everybody else to see your hot bod!"

"Poor baby." Kelly soothes. "I like that you like my body, but not everyone wants it!" Kelly grins slightly, as Buffy buttons her pants back up and fixes her belt.

"Right." Buffy says sarcastically. "You were getting ready to give Giles a free look, when him and my sister were wanting to jump you bones when they met you earlier today. And let's not forget I interrupted Wood making a pass at you! I can't leave you alone for five seconds without someone trying to jump your bones."

"Hey! Willow hasn't tried to jump my bones. Neither has Xander!" Kelly states indignantly.

"No, Willow and Xander both only stared at your breasts like they were dying of thirst and you were offering them an oasis. And since Anya, ANYA! Was more than willing to have a three way with you, Xander I am sure would be more than happy to jump said bones!" Buffy rants, with her arms waving.

"Okay, I'll give you that. How about Lana? She didn't flirt with me once! The car salesman and manager. Most of the salespeople at the mall! I mean there are tons of people that don't want to jump my bones!" Kelly huffs.

"That's because their dumb asses!" Buffy yells before jumping up on Kelly, kissing her roughly, wrapping her arms and legs around her. Pulling away panting. "If they know the things you do, they would be lining up. Hell, I could probably sell tickets and make a fucking fortune!" Buffy growls before leaning in and kissing her again. Rubbing her body against Kelly.

Grasping Buffy's ass to help support, Kelly grins into the kiss. Knowing Buffy was working herself up to this. She'd smelled Buffy's arousal when she had fought the first Vampire, and the poor slayer was getting very, very frustrated.

"Ladies! LADIES!" Giles had been trying to get their attention for the last couple minutes. Finally, he whacks them both on the back of the head at the same time, making them break apart.

"WHAT?" Buffy yells in annoyance.

"Will you two please stop trying to hump each other in the middle of downtown Sunnydale so we can continue on patrol?" Giles states in disgust, glad that he's wearing a long jacket. Being around these two was going to be rough on everyone. And to be honest, he wasn't sure it would get any better after they had maxed out their magic/power exchange.

Releasing her legs, Buffy slides down Kelly's body mumbling to herself. "Clem lives in the next cemetery. We can stop in and see if he's there."

AAAAAAAA

"Thanks Clem! We'll see you at the house on Wednesday morning, then." Buffy grins, hugging the demon.

Heading out of the crypt Buffy is quickly followed by Giles with Kelly holding back for a second. "Are you doing anything for Christmas?"

"Yes, I'm visiting a friends house tomorrow for dinner. Thanks for asking." Clem states smiling.

"Okay. Here, I want you to get yourself something for Christmas, that you wouldn't normally buy, something you want, okay?" Kelly quickly throws a couple hundred dollars down on the table and quickly follows behind Buffy and Giles before he can say anything.

Shaking his head in disbelief at the woman he looks at the money and quickly puts it in his pocket. She's just too kind.

"What was the hang-up?" Buffy asks when Kelly catches up to them.

"Just wanted to make sure he had somewhere to go tomorrow." Kelly shrugs.

"You're too nice for your own good, you know that?" Buffy states grinning.

"I'm not nice. Occasionally kind, but never nice." Kelly growls menacingly at Buffy with eyes narrowed. Quickly taking on a predators prowl, she starts after Buffy, with a confused Giles watching the two women.

Buffy squeals and runs around one of the mausoleums, while Kelly quickly jumps up on top of it, jumping down to the other side, pouncing on Buffy, picking her up and throwing her over her shoulder, smacking her on the butt repeatedly as she walks back around to walk beside Giles. "You take it back or you'll get more spankings!" Kelly growls. When all she gets is a giggle and the slayer wriggling in her arms, Kelly quickly smacks her a couple more times. "Do you apologize?"

"NEVER!" Buffy screams, laughing.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

"Now?" Kelly growls.

"Nope!" Buffy states wiggling and grinning from ear to ear. 'I like this! I'll have to get her to try that riding crop soon!' Buffy thinks giggling.

Kelly looks to Giles with a raised eyebrow, watching him shake his head and roll his eyes.

"Okay, how about this instead, since you are obviously enjoying getting your ass beat. No sex all weekend long." Kelly tries a different tactic.

"I'm really, really sorry for calling you nice Kelly. You are the absolute meanest person I have ever met, and anyone that thinks you're nice needs their head examined." Buffy quickly states in as sincere a voice as she can manage.

"Personally, I think both of you need your bloody heads examined." Giles states exasperatedly.

"I think Giles may need a good ass whipping, also!" Kelly winks at Buffy, as she sets her down on her feet.

"He may." Buffy looks to Giles as if appraising whether or not his butt needs whipping.

"You wouldn't dare!" Giles eyes widen, seeing equal glints of mischief in the women's eyes.

Kelly and Buffy exchange a look before circling Giles.

"Ladies! I beg you." Giles actually sounds worried.

Buffy giggles first then Kelly chuckles.

"No, we wouldn't, Mr. G. But you sure are fun to get irritated." Kelly states grinning.

"Oh, he makes this clucking sound, I used to see how often I could make him do it when I was in High School." Buffy grins widely.

"Bloody hell! How many other things have you done to get a rise out of me?" Giles angrily asks.

"Oh, come on Giles! Get a humor check! It's funny. Plus I was a teenager with no life! I had to get my fun somehow!" Buffy whines.

"Come on Mr. G. Give it up already, she doesn't know you're yanking her chain! Plus she has me to irritate and be mean to, now. So you're pretty much off the hook" Kelly jokes.

"Damn it! I was always able to make her believe I was irate with her. Now you're telling her that I'm not! That is just not bloody right!" Giles grumbles loudly before doing a half smirk.

Buffy puts her hands on her hips looking at Giles. "You mean to tell me that most of the time when I thought you were really angry at me, you weren't?" Buffy starts pouting. "If I had known…"

"Exactly! If you had know you would have acted up even more! I had to keep you to an even keel on things." Giles grins at Buffy.

"Okay, we've been patrolling for the last three hours. And we've come across three vampires. Is there a hot spot we can hit that has more vamps?" Kelly groans looking around. "Or can we go home so I can help out Miss Horny, over there?"

"Hey, I resemble that remark!" Buffy states outraged. "Like you aren't horny."

"I never said I wasn't, now did I?" Kelly states smirking at the slayer.

"Well, if you had let me follow you up when you dressed, you wouldn't be as horny as you are!" Buffy growls low in her throat.

"Okay, okay, children. Let's go back to the house. Lord, I just hope you're quiet." Giles looks at the two women, and is silently praying that his last statement comes true.

Buffy and Kelly look at each other and look at Giles. "We'll try?" Kelly states it more as a question that she doesn't really think the answer is going to be positive.

"Do you still have the extra cots in the basement?" He asks sighing. "I think I might bunk down there."

I have a spell that will make the room soundproof. Kelly sends mentally to Buffy.

"Giles, don't do that. We'll behave." Buffy states smiling. "Or as much as we can, we'll behave."

"Mr. G, don't worry. We will behave." Kelly grins at the watcher. "My word, you will have a quiet nights sleep tonight."

Smiling in thanks at Kelly, Giles narrows his eyes at Buffy. "No more trying to get my goat on purpose young woman!"

"I can't even pick on you?" Buffy pouts.

Rolling his eyes Giles shakes his head at the young woman, trying not to smile at her antics.

"Mighty Mouse, please behave. Do you really want him to hop the first plane he can get a ticket on back to London?" Kelly winks at Giles. "Please behave. You can do anything to me you want to make up for it, okay?"

Buffy's eyes widen and she gets a gigantic grin on her face. "Anything?"

Lowering her head on her chest and closing her eyes Kelly wonders what she has gotten herself into. Sighing loudly Kelly whispers "Anything."

"Oh, yeah!" Buffy does a little dance and shake of her hips. Looking Kelly up and down, licking her lips before easing up beside her. "The things I'm going to do!"

"Buffy! You better not do anything bad to this young woman! I will never forgive you." Giles frowns slightly at Buffy.

"Don't worry, Giles. She'll be in good hands." Buffy grins evilly at Kelly raising her eyebrows.

Letting out a loud breathe of air, Kelly just shakes her head. "Come on, let's get home. I'm sure I'm not going to get much sleep tonight."