Sorry about the change from 3rd person to 1st. It's just easier to write it like this. Also, sorry about the long update wait, I had coursework to do. To clear up any possible confusion this is set before Spike and Buffy start anything, before all the kisses and stuff, so Once More With Feeling hasn't happened yet, and everyone's still in the dark about the heaven thing. Anyways, hope you enjoy the rest of the story and please review. Makes me happy!
As she walked in Buffy was hit by the noise coming from the living room. Two voices rose above the rest: Xander and Willow. They seemed to be discussing me. Again. Trying to think of how to fix me. Make me better. To stop me from turning into this empty shell I'm becoming. Little do they know that it's because of them that I'm like this at all.
Walking into the living room, I see Dawn and Tara sitting on the couch. Xander and Anya were sitting together as well. Willow was standing arguing with Tara it seems, with Xander adding in little comments it seems. They stop when they see me in the door arch.
"Hi, Buffy, " Willow greeted me, with forced cheerfulness. "We were just discussing... what to eat for dinner. Yeah, that's it."
I gave a look, showing I wasn't convinced.
"Right. First, we've already had dinner, and anyways, why would that involve shouting at Tara?"
"What I wasn't shouting at Tara."
"I heard raised voices from outside."
"I told you, we were having a discussion."
"Okay, what were you having a 'discussion' about?" I said, doing the accompanying hand gestures.
"Nothing important."
"It must have been important to be arguing about."
"I told you we weren't arguing! Would you just shut up!" Willow shouted, her eyes turning black.
Everyone went silent.
We all just stared at Willow. Tara got up and put her hand on Willow's shoulder.
"Willow, baby, it's okay. It probably did sound like arguing from outside to Buffy. Calm down, okay?"
Willow's eyes slowly turned back to their normal blue and everyone sat in silence, not knowing what to say or do.
Xander cleared his throat and stood up.
"Well I think it's time for me and Anya to be getting home now. Right, Anya?" Xander grabbed Anya's hand and pulled her up.
"Oh, are we going home to play doctors and- " Anya started saying, but was cut off by Xander's hand covering her mouth.
"Not for public knowledge, Anya, " Xander got out. "Let's go home and give Willow some peace and quiet."
"Why, because she almost lost it and magicked us- " Anya was stopped again by Xander's hand over her mouth.
"Well, bye everyone." Xander shouted over his shoulder, dragging Anya behind him to the door.
The door slammed shut and everyone again was left in silence.
Tara put her arm around Willow and directed her towards the stairs.
"I think we'll just head up to bed now and you should probably get some rest as well, Buffy. Goodnight." Tara said softly.
"Goodnight, Tara... Willow." I replied, still slightly in shock from Willows outburst.
Dawn stood up from the couch and walked over and up the stairs, not saying a word to anyone.
I flopped down on the couch, completely drained from the evening's events.