Part 12 – A friend

Morning came to San Francisco.

At the Flamey Hotel, Tara and Dawn woke up early and they had their breakfast in the room. Dawn was still trying to convince Tara to see Willow.

"Come on Tara...I have to go back to the hotel Buffy is waiting for me, please come with me?"

"Dawnie, I'm not ready, and it's better to stay this way, please." Tara asked seriously.

"Ok... but I really have to go, Buffy already called me and they are probably all awake. If I don't show up Willow might get worried and realize that I was out all the night." Dawn pointed.

"Sure, I'll walk you to the door. But please don't say anything to Willow ok?"

"Yeah, whatever! Here it's the address of the hotel, go there if you feel ready ok?"

"Ok..."

Dawn loved Willow and Tara, they were more than friends to her, she really wanted for them to be together again, but as Tara didn't want Willow to know, Dawn respected.

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Dawn entered on the kitchen of Kitty Hotel and everybody was awake having their breakfast.

"Hey guys."

"Hi Dawn, where were you? I thought you were sleeping."

"Hey Will, I was with a friend."

"A friend? You already made a friend here?" Willow said surprised.

"Ah... I already knew her... I ran into her yesterday."

"Cool, do I know her?"

"Ah... well...It's... I think... you've might of seen her..." Dawn said looking down.

"Yeah? What's her name?"

Buffy saw that Dawn needed help... "Dawn! You're here! Come here please!"

Dawn smiled and went to Buffy.

Ring Ring

"Oh, excuse me" Giles went to the living room and answered the phone.

Xander, Andrew and potentials finished their breakfast and got out of the kitchen. Willow wasn't feeling very good so she went to her room.

"Buffy, thanks I almost told Willow." Dawn said relieved to Buffy.

"I realized that but that's her wish and we have to respected it." Buffy said seriously.

"Not wanting to sound meddlesome here but, whose wish?" Faith asked.

"Oh.. it's no biggy." Buffy said.

"Come on B, you can tell me." Faith wanted to know

Wood realizing that he might be in some privet conversation he suggested "If you ladies prefer I can leave."

"Wood, no you can stay." Buffy turned to Faith "Ok…. do you remember when I told you about the wish that I could ask?"

"Oh sure, so what did you wish for? I bet it involved a tough yet sensitive hunk of a guy. Got lucky B?" Faith said with a suggestive face.
"Oh no... wrong, so wrong...it was not a man..."

"Oh… I didn't know, you're always surprising me B... playing in the other side hum…when did this happen?" Faith asked curious.

"What? NO! It's nothing like that! It's not for me...it's for Willow, Tara, I brought Tara back..." Buffy said.

"Tara? The blonde one? Umm, but I thought Willow was with Kennedy." Faith asked intrigued.

"She is..."

"Tara? Who's Tara? Sorry to interrupt..." Wood was confused.

"She was Willow's girlfriend, but she died." Buffy answered.

"Oh! The girl that made Willow goes all Big Bad?" Wood asked.

"That's her!" Buffy said.

"Wow...you brought her back? How?" Wood was still very confused.

"Ah...well long story short...they gave me one wish and I wished for Tara." Buffy explained.

"They?" Wood was more confused.

"Oh... it's complicated."

"Complicated? It's so much more! Does Willow know?" Faith asked.

"No and please don't tell her, Tara isn't ready yet."

"Yet? Someday she will?"

"She has to... I mean it's Tara."

"Hey B, I don't know her very well, when I met her I was... well... I was in your body and I saw the way Tara looked at Willow. It was the first time that I saw them together and it was so obvious that they were more than friends. It had to be something powerful because it got the red to forget about Oz. I don't know what happened after. But if you brought Tara back you know that they belong with each other and I wish the best for the red. Where is she by the way?"

"Good words Faith, when did you learn to speak like that?" Buffy said… Faith laughed... "Giles accommodated her at the Flamey Hotel, it's near here. Dawn was with her." Buffy answered.

"Oh... she's the "friend"... Dawn's friend." Faith pointed.

"Yeah..." Buffy answered.

Giles entered in the kitchen and started to say "Buffy, I've received a call from England and they said that they have a meeting to discuss the potential slayers which now are slayers... I'll be leaving today in the afternoon and I'll take the slayers with me."

"They? Didn't the council explode?" Buffy asked confused.

"It did indeed... but some of the watchers weren't there at the time so they called me to also see what we are going to do about that. Can you come?" Giles asked.

"What? Oh… can I stay? I want to deal with the Tara problem first..." Buffy pointed.

"Oh yeah, of course. Faith... how about you? Can you go? I'll need help." Giles asked.

"Sure G, are we leaving today?"

"Yes, it's very important."

"Ok. I'll be in my room packing. And B, good luck with that." Faith asked and Buffy smiled saying "Thanks."

"Wood, can you come too? The more the merrier, I need help to train these girls." Giles asked.

"Sure! I's not like I have a school to take care of or anything."

Wood followed Faith.

"Giles, what about Kennedy? I don't think she is will go without Willow..."Buffy wanted to know

"Yeah... I was thinking about that too… she can stay... here is is the number of where I'm going to stay, if she changes her mind she can call me."

"Ok... Giles... take Andrew too... he might be helpful." Buffy suggested

"Sure..."