Catch Your Wave-part 2
Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy…Joss Whedon does. Blah, blah, blah…Calli and Chris are of my own creation. Also, Devil May Cry is the property of Capcom…bastards.
Tara stood in front of her mirror, still unsure if she wanted to do this. Sure Buffy and Willow had assured her of her "extreme hotness" earlier that afternoon when she'd tried on the costume. However, they weren't the ones wearing it. Of course, at least she had more covering her body that Willow would. She giggled slightly at how the shy redhead had reacted to seeing herself dressed up as a prostitute. Not just any prostitute, however, but a Juilia Roberts in "Pretty Woman" kind of prostitute. And Tara had a hard time figuring out just how Buffy had managed to breathe in her costume. That corset just looked painful and very, very, restricting. The same could be said for the leather pants Tara was wearing right now.
While shopping for costumes with Willow and Buffy, Tara had remembered Calli saying she was going as Dante from Devil May Cry, so she bought a small black top and a pair of leather pants to mimic Trish's outfit from Devil May Cry. It had seemed like a brilliant way to impress the girl at the time. She was starting to have her doubts though. Tara had never thought she had a killer figure…definitely nothing like what Buffy and some of the more popular girls had. Who would possibly want to see her in something like this? It was too late to turn back now though. She had promised her new friends that she'd go with them tonight, and besides, she really wanted to see Calli again. The girl had managed to win Tara's heart without even trying it seemed, leaving said Wicca truly puzzled and wondering if Calli even felt the same way.
The blonde was brought out of her thoughts by a knock on her bedroom door. "Come in!" she called out, and soon she was greeted by…a ghost? With a perplexed look on her face, Tara walked over and pulled the sheet off the person, only to be greeted by a scantily clad Willow! "Oh…my…god!" she giggled as Willow struck what, she assumed, was supposed to be a sexy pose.
"Look at me, I feel pretty!" Willow laughed and continued modeling her outfit for Tara. She was dressed in a red mini-skirt with a small blue top that emphasized what the redhead had always hidden beneath those dresses she wore.
"You're g-gonna knock Xander d-dead!" Tara laughed along with her friend. Yes, friend. That was something Tara had never thought she'd be able to do. And now, thanks to Willow and her friends, Tara felt that she was finally going to have a somewhat normal life.
"You think so?" Willow gushed.
"I know so!" Tara laughed at the dreamy look Willow got at the mention of Xander.
Willow shook her head to clear her thoughts of doing all kinds of lovey dovey things with her crush. When she looked back at Tara she took in the shy blonde's outfit. Tara didn't know it, but she really did look hot in leather! "So, who are you supposed to be again?"
Tara smiled, knowing the redhead wasn't very familiar with video games. "Trish, from a game called Devil May Cry."
"Oh…is she the main character? Badass? What am I saying! Of course she is, cuz if she's even close to being as hot as you right now then she has to be badass…" Willow started to babble uncontrollably until Tara stopped her with a giggle.
"No, she's not the main character. She's the um…" Tara paused, looking down at her feet briefly before looking back up at Willow, "she's a witch and t-the love interest of the m-main character, Dante."
Willow smiled slightly at the witch's stuttering. "And are you hoping to find your Dante this evening?" Willow grinned, picking at the witch, noting the sudden blush that crept across the witch's cheeks. Then it clicked. She remembered Calli and Chris saying they had to order some special pendants to complete their costumes! Calli had said something about going as a Dante or something or other…but the Devil May Cry thing was what stuck in Willow's mind. This only served to fuel the redhead's ever curious mind. Did Tara have a crush on Calli or Chris? She could understand Chris, he was cute in his own goofy way…like Xander. And if Tara swung that way…yeah, she could see why someone might find Calli adorable, what with the cool anime-hair an' all.
Tara couldn't help but blush at the redhead's comment. The idea of Calli dressed as the Devil May Cry 3 version of Dante excited her to no end…of course, she was imagining her not wearing a shirt with that open trench coat, just like Dante does. This only made her think of the very first mission in the game, where Dante fought shirtless. Tara's blush worsened as she thought about this, not to mention the uncomfortable feeling she was getting in-between her legs; the leather pants only made it worse.
Willow noticed that look, and the blush that came along with it, and just KNEW Tara's mind was somewhere very, very pleasant. "I KNEW it! You met someone already and you're hoping to seduce them! You minx you!"
Tara just stared at the redhead, trying to contain the laughter what wanted to bubble forth. She couldn't stop it and wound up bent over double, holding her ribs. Unfortunately, this also gave Willow and clear view of just how much the top emphasized Tara's cleavage. Willow had to admit, the girl had an abundant amount of cleavage. She was going to drive whoever she was crushing on crazy…
"C'mon vixen-girl. Buffy and the others are probably waiting on us." Willow took hold of the blonde's hand and proceeded to practically pull Tara out of her bedroom.
Calli stood outside on Chris's porch waiting for him to finish getting ready. It hadn't taken her too long to get ready considering how few items made up her costume. She was decked out in what could almost pass as THE costume Dante wore. The red leather jacket was a replica she'd purchased from a Japanese website, as was Dante's sword Rebellion. Those two items alone had costed her…well, a lot. The pants she'd found at Ethan Rayne's costume shop in town, along with the two pendants they'd had him special order. And the guns, well…her dad owned the only gun shop in Sunnydale and had given them to her as a birthday present. He believed that in this day and age, a girl could never have enough protection.
'C'mon Chris…yeesh.' They were all supposed to meet at the school so Flutie could put them all in groups, and the last thing she wanted was to get on Flutie's bad side…again.
Just as she was about to pull something that was very Dante-ish and kick the door, Chris stepped out with his usual quirky grin in place. "Sorry, had a little trouble getting the pants on."
"Yeah…I could see why. How can you even MOVE in those?" She gestured with a partially gloved hand towards the tight blue pants he was wearing. Like her, he'd spent a lot of money on trying to get a decent replica of Vergil's, Dante's evil twin brother, costume from Devil May Cry 3.
Chris laughed and slapped his friend on the shoulder. "I have no idea. I'm surprised that the lower half of my body hasn't gone numb yet." He paused. "Um…just don't make me try and run in these things."
"Heh, if you can't move in 'em too well, then you're definitely not going to win in any kind of swordplay…" Calli trailed off as they neared the school. 'I wonder if I'm going to see Tara tonight…'
Chris saw the look on his friends face and wondered what she was thinking about. She still hadn't told him about how it went in the library, even though she'd spent a good thirty minutes on the phone chewing him out for ditching her! "So," he grinned, "how'd it go with blondie in the library today?"
This caught Calli's attention and she smirked in his direction. "I kissed her…on the cheek. And let me just say this…she had really soft skin. Kinda makes me wonder if she's that soft all over…" she grinned devilishly.
"Horn-dog!"
"You're one to talk! Who drooled over her first?"
"Um…actually, you did." Chris stated matter of factly, and gave himself a victorious pat on the back as he walked through the double doors that lead into Sunnydale High.
"Oh yeah…I did." Calli laughed as they walked down the halls. "We're supposed to meet in the library, right?"
"Yeah, we're probably the last one's to arrive…as usual."
"Oh well. Let them marvel at our awesome costumes!" Calli shouted before they entered the library. Apparently for once they were on time, because the only other group that'd made it there thus far was Buffy and her clique, and much to the two friends' enjoyment, Tara was included. A sexy leather clad Tara.
"Dude…she's Trish…" Calli heard Chris mumble under his breath.
Calli was awestruck. She found herself rooted in place, unable to move because it seemed as if her boot laces had suddenly rooted themselves into the library's hardwood floor. Only when Chris shoved her forward in Tara's direction did find that she was indeed able to walk.
Tara inhaled sharply when she saw Calli. She couldn't help in thinking the girl looked fucking sexy in the costume. However, she was somewhat disappointed to see that she wore a small white tank top underneath. She was also surprised to see that her hair hung limply down across her eyes and ears. She'd even colored it to match Dante's hair color! Tara also noted the sword that was strapped across Calli's back, yet she didn't see the two firearms that were hidden underneath the coat.
Taking her eyes away from Calli, she noted that Chris's costume was equally impressive in its likeness to what Vergil wore in the game. However, she shared Calli's sentiments towards the pants. She couldn't see how he was able to walk in them. It looked as if they were painted on!
She smiled as the two friends approached her. Her smiled got even bigger when she noticed that her costume seemed to be having the desired affect on Calli, of course, it was obviously having the same affect on Chris as well. Tara blushed as she felt their eyes traverse her body, stopping at her chest longer than what she would have liked. 'I wonder if I can make Calli blush…'
Clearing her throat, she crossed her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow. Somehow, she was becoming less and less shy around these people. "See something interesting?"
Calli matched her expression and put on what she hoped was a predatory grin. "Yeah, I do. I'd like to see more actually."
Tara fought down the urge to blush at Calli's words and uncrossed her arms, placing them on her hips instead. Feeling bold, she walked towards Calli slowly, swaying her hips just a little more than she usually would. Stopping just inches away from the girl that stood transfixed in front of her, Tara leaned over to whisper in Calli's ear, "If you're a good girl, I just might let you." Pulling away, Tara lightly slapped Calli across the cheek before leaving to talk to Willow and the others, all the while swaying her hips.
"Okay…what the hell just happened and what did she tell you!" Chris waved his arms around his head before going to stand in front of his friend.
Calli just stood there in a daze. Her mouth hung open, and if wouldn't have been for Chris shutting it, she was certain she would've swallowed some kind of insect. Shaking her head, she looked at Chris and finally answered, "I think I just blew a gasket."
"She told you that?" Chris raised an eyebrow, perplexed.
"No…that's not what she said."
"Then what!"
Calli grinned. "She said that if I was a good girl…"she looked around to make sure no one was listening, then whispered the rest of what Tara had told her.
"Okay…yeah." Chris laughed. "Lucky bitch…" he smacked Calli on the shoulder.
"Hey!" Before she could reply, the double doors swung open and Principal Flutie entered. "All right people! Listen up! You're going to be divided into groups of three, with at least eight trick-or-treaters each. As I call out your groups, head out to the front to collect your charges!" Pulling out a piece of paper, Flutie started naming members of each group. "Group one: Buffy Summers, Xander Harris, and Christopher McMillen. Group two: Callista Reynolds, Willow Rosenberg, and Tara Maclay…" Everyone listened as Flutie kept calling out people for groups before actually grouping.
As Tara made her way over towards Willow, she was surprised to see Calli standing there with them, a frown upon her face. "S-something wrong, Calli? O-or should I say, Callista?" Tara smirked and winked at Calli.
"Hmph…" was all she received in response.
"You know, I had no idea your name was Callista. I always assumed is was just Calli. Huh…" Willow piped in, only making matters worse and causing Calli to stomp her foot and start walking towards the double doors that lead out of the library. "You guys comin' or what?" she huffed.
Tara and Willow looked at each other before bursting into a fit of giggles. Seeing that Calli wasn't going to wait for them, they quickly followed after her.
"Dude, it's too bad we're not gonna be able to duel later." Chris walked beside Calli. That was supposed to have been the highlight of his evening, since Calli obviously had more of a chance with Tara it seemed.
"Yeah…I'm sorry we're not gonna be able to do it." Calli's shoulder's slumped slightly. She couldn't help but think that, on a brighter note, she was going to be able to spend the rest of her night with the lovely Tara Maclay.
Little did they all know of the events that were transpiring across town. In the exact shop they'd bought their costumes in, or items for their costumes, Ethan Rayne was in the midst of casting a spell that would be the cause for one of the most interesting, and possibly deadly, Halloween's these teenagers had ever experienced.
End part 2.
A/N: I think I know where I'm heading with this fic. And I'll be getting to the Tara/Calli stuff pretty soon. However, I do need your help. Who should Willow be pair with? Xander? Chris?...Buffy? Let me know.