�Oh my god! You�re a vampire!?� Buffy finally exclaimed incredulously, causing the redhead to give an irritated sigh.
�Okay, and not the vampire part either.� Willow amended to further assist Buffy�s intellectual ineptness.
There was silence, silence which Willow considered filling with more babbled words, until she noticed that her best friend�s blank stare had been replaced with a look of shock and confusion.
�You mean the kinda gay thing? No, that can�t be it. You�re not gay. I mean, you were with Oz and there was the whole Xander thing. You�re straight Will, you like guys, like Oz and Xander, and Oz.�
�You said Oz twice.�
�I know, but you guys were really serious so I thought he deserved a second mention.�
�Buffy, I know this is a lot to get your head round. It took me a while to get used to the whole idea too. But there�s this girl, and we�ve grown really close over the past few months, and I, I love her. I love her so much, and, and she loves me. I wasn�t intentionally looking for a relationship, especially with a girl, but it just kind of happened, and it feels so right. She�s so amazing, and sweet, and beautiful, and gentle. She makes me happy, she makes me feel whole you know? Buffy, are, are you okay with this? You�re not, freaked or anything?�
Buffy stood up, considered pacing the floor, then changed her mind and sat down again. She opened her mouth to speak, then closed it again. Finally she looked at her best friend. Willow was looking at her expectantly; she looked so nervous and scared. Scared that Buffy would be freaked, that she wouldn�t accept her for who she was. Scared that by being honest and open about her true feelings she had risked losing one of her closest friends.
Buffy finally made herself seriously consider everything Willow had said. The silence dragged on far too long for the young wiccan and every moment of it was agonising. By the time the slayer finally spoke the redhead was on the verge of tears.
�Okay, I�m not freaked. You kinda caught me off guard a little bit, but I�m totally okay with it.�
Willow let go of the breath she�d been holding in and wiped away the build up of tears that had threatened to spill. Seeing how upset Willow had become Buffy moved to sit next to the wiccan and wrapped her into a comforting hug.
�Oh Buffy, I was so scared you�d hate me.�
�What? I could never hate you Will. You�re still you, still the same person no matter whether you�re gay or straight. You�re still Willow and I still love you.�
Now Willow allowed her tears to slowly roll down her cheeks. Not tears of fear or pain, but tears of relief and thanks for her best friends acceptance and unconditional love.
�Thank you. You have no idea how much that means to me.�
�It�s the truth, and don�t you ever forget it.�
After a moment of just holding each other Willow stopped crying and moved to look at her best friend.
�So, you wanna help me get ready for my date?� She asked with an excited smile.
�I have one question first.�
�What?�
�Who is this girl?�
�Tara.� The redhead�s complete love for the fellow witch was poured into that one word, and the sweetest of grins accompanied the answer.
�Wow. You really are crazy about her aren�t you?�
�Completely and happily.�
�Then I�m definitely happy for you. Now, let�s get you dressed.�
