Chapter 4

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Bianca sometimes wondered about Willow. They still hung out, prepared for the spring semester. But Willow had yet to introduce Bianca to her friends. A part of Bianca feared she couldn't take being a part of Willow's supernatural world. One morning, Willow told Bianca that, the previous night, Buffy and the Scooby gang had saved the world, literally. Some apocalyptic cult had tried to open the Hellmouth, destroying all human life. It was really creepy that some minor cult could so easily destroy the world. Willow also kept Bianca informed about the Initiative, a secret military unit fighting monsters right here in Sunnydale. That group demonstrated that some conspiracy theories of covert military groups were evidently true. That was suprisingly comforting. As strong as this slayer was, it was scary to put the fate of all mankind in one person's hands. Bianca knew that most people were just going about their lives, dealing with really minor problems. The only way they could do this, was because they didn't know they were sitting on a Hellmouth. But Bianca feared the other reason Willow never introduced her to the Scooby gang, was because she was embarrassed to be friends with a gay woman. Bianca had briefly seen Buffy, and her boyfriend Riley. Bianca had joined this school's Lesbian Alliance. Not neccessarily to meet a potential girlfriend, but just to be able to talk with others about certain things. Bianca had seen Riley hanging up a banner for this group. Buffy saw him doing this and he joked "Yes, I am a lesbian." Buffy responded "It's good that you're so open about it." Bianca was too nervous to talk to them, introduce herself as Willow's friend. These two didn't seem homophobic. Maybe Willow's reluctance to introduce them was her own issues. Maybe, a part of herself she was unwilling to share with anyone.