Title: I Do
Series: Help From The Future For The Past
Author: Kimberly aka last_days_of_pern
Email: [email protected]
Feedback: *Stands up* Hi my name in Kimberly and I'm a feedback
addict :P
Rating: R, maybe NC-17 at the end
Pairing: Willow/Tara, Buffy/Faith, Anya/Xander, Cordelia/Kate,
Dawn/Danny, Iz/Samantha, Giles/Tabitha
Disclaimers: I don’t own anything, please don’t sue.
Summary: A Wiccan Wedding.
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*Willow and Tara's apartment*
Tara gazed down lovingly at the small frame wrapped around her.
Willow, during the course of the night, had practically placed
herself on top of Tara. Not that Tara minded at all, quite the
opposite really. It had only been about a week since the accident,
since Willow got her memory back. Things were starting to get back to
normal for them, well as normal as they ever got. Tara's eyes
traveled down the contours of Willow's body that wasn't hidden by the
sheet. Willow stirred a little, and Tara just waited for her lover
and fiancé to wake up.
"Hmm, good morning, how long have you been up?" Willow asked groggily
trying to raise herself up, but being stopped by Tara's grip on her.
"Not long, you're beautiful when you sleep, I like watching you."
Willow gave her a shy smile. Then turned her head slightly so she
could kiss the skin that was closest to her mouth. Tara let out a
little moan for her effort, which just made her want more, and more,
and …
"I love you," ever since Willow had gotten her memory back she felt
the need to reaffirm their love often, she didn't want Tara to ever
think she had forgotten that love. "Even when I didn't remember my
heart still knew." Willow was kissing her way up Tara's chest and
stopped speaking when finally lips greeted willing lips. There was no
longer any need for words; actions spoke louder than the words ever
could. Tara parted her lips allowing Willow access to inner warmth
that was her mouth, and it was Willow's turn to let out a soft moan.
The two made love to each other in the early morning, conveying all
the love and passion they felt for each other in every soft caress.
And when they were totally exhausted they lay together on the bed,
limbs tangled together, and slept peacefully.
**************
*Magic Box; three weeks till the wedding*
"It seems like a fairly complicated ritual," Giles stated while
reading from the book he held in his hand, "are you two sure you can
handle it?"
"Well we're cheating," Willow answered, "we're taking out some of the
complicated stuff that hasn't been done for millennia, and putting in
some stuff from modern weddings."
The entire Sunnydale chapter of the Scooby gang was assembled around
the table waiting patiently for what Willow and Tara had called them
there to say. All they knew was it had something to do with the
wedding, so they were more than happy to help out. "Such as?" Giles
asked.
"Well take out the sacrificing stuff, `cause eeew, and we want you
guys there of course, and well we're going to exchange rings and say
our own vows along with the pledge it says in the book." Willow
explained.
"What of the coven of equal lengths?"
"Well that's kinds why we asked everyone to meet, Giles you
can't `cause you're a guy, but we were hoping the rest of you would
be our, well our coven for a day."
"I see." Giles said somewhat upset that he wouldn't be about to help
out."
"Mr. Giles?" He looked up when he heard Tara call out his
name, "Willow and I were wondering if maybe…" Tara looked to Willow
who nodded her head enthusiastically, "since neither of our fathers
approve, and there is a part that one of the fathers is supposed to
do, see he is supposed to start the ritual, and your like a father to
both of us, and well we were wondering if you would do it?" Tara who
had been studiously studding her hands up till then looked up to see
a slight misty-eyed Giles.
Before answering Giles got up and pulled both Willow and Tara into a
hug, "I would be more than honored." Both girls let out a sigh of
relief, neither had actually thought Giles would turn then down, but
they worried all the same.
"So exactly what does coven for the night mean?" Kate asked.
"Well since it's a Wiccan ceremony, it's normally done with a coven
of witches, of equal length, which just means an even number, but we
don't really belong to a coven, much less one of equal length, and
there is no magic involved, so it won't be complicated for you, and
you guys are our friends…"
"Willow honey breathe," Tara said squeezing her hand gently, "it's
like being a bridesmaid really, all you have to do is stand there and
hold flowers without saying you disagree with the joining, easy
stuff."
"We don't have to wear goofy colored dresses do we?" Faith asked a
little fear showing on her face and in her voice. Willow and Tara
both laughed.
"Nope, but please no leather, it is our wedding." Willow looked to
Buffy hopefully.
"I'll make sure she dresses ok."
"Hey, I'm offended." Faith grumbled.
Dawn had a somewhat puzzled look on her face, "there isn't an even
number of us though, someone gets left out."
"Huh?" Willow and Tara asked simultaneously, they could have sworn
there was an even number when they were planning it out.
"Buffy, Faith, Cordelia, Kate, Marci, Tabitha, Samantha, Iz, and me,
that nine."
"You forgot about Anya, she and Xander will be here then." Willow
reminded the young girl.
"Oh yeah, ooops."
"How on Earth anyone could forget Anya after meeting her is beyond
me," Giles muttered to what he thought was himself, but realized his
mistake when everyone at the table burst out laughing.
"Ok so you all agree?" Everyone nodded their head in assent and
Willow continued, "good that gives us three weeks to get everything
together."
"Will any of your families be making it?" Tabitha asked, she had
never met either of the families, and just that fact made it seem
unlikely.
Tara shook her head sadly, "we never did hear from Willow's parents,
they're still in China, and I'm not on speaking terms with my family
any more."
Willow took the hand she held and brought it up to her lips and
kissed it softly, she knew how hard it was for Tara to have to give
up her family. Sure they hadn't been the kindest people, but they
were her family and she loved them. Sometimes Tara's big heart was
her curse, it was too easily broken. Willow on the other hand was use
to her parents not being there for the big moments of her life, but
Tara was her family now, and if she had her, she was happy. And their
friends of course, all one big happy family.
Tara looked deeply into Willow's eyes and knew what she was thinking,
and since the rest of the group didn't she voiced the thought for
both of them, "as long as you guys are there, then our family
is, `cause you are our family." This statement of course set off a
round of `aws' and hugs.
In a last attempt to hide the fact she was getting all teary-eyed at
the mushy stuff going on at the table Faith hopped up, "I have stuff
to study see-ya," with that she walked, very briskly, out of the
shop.
"Whoa she CHOSE to study, she must really hate mushy stuff." Dawn
said after Faith had fled. Tara gazed at the door for a minute, and
resolved to herself that she would find out what bothered her friend
about sharing feelings.
****************
*W&T's apartment; that night*
Tara took the towel off her still slightly damp hair and climbed into
bed where Willow was waiting for her. "Love you."
"I know, I love you too… I don't know if I can do it."
Tara looked panicked for a second, "do what darling?"
"Write my own vows, I can't be all poetic and stuff, at least not
with out babbling for an hour or, with the poetic mixed in the center
somewhere, see babble-mode just thinking about it."
Tara took pity on her lover and kissed her to shut off the babble-
mode. "Remember what you said when you proposed?" Willow nodded her
head, she had practiced that speech a thousand times, of course she
remembered, "well that was the most romantic thing I'd ever heard, if
the vows are even half that it would be more than I could ever ask."
Tara kissed her lover again, she had the uttermost confidence in
Willow, and she wasn't letting her squirm out of her own idea, no
way!
"No fair, I could never deny you when you kiss me like that."
"Hmmm, I'll have to remember that." Tara got as close as physically
possible and melded her lips and body with Willow's. She reached her
hand down to the hem of Willow's pj top and started to pull on it. In
no time flat both girls had shed their jammies and lay naked in each
other's arms, before all coherent thought was lost in their love
making Tara said, "you know I don't even know why we bother to put
pj's on, they never stay." Then Willow put her mouth on Tara's breast
and the thought was lost in a moan of pure pleasure.
****************
*Summers' House; two weeks to go*
"So you really don't mind?" Willow asked for about the hundredth
time.
"No, but if you ask again I might change my mind." Willow looked at
her best friend and noticed the glint in her eye, she was kidding.
"Ok, so we'll go pick out the rings, and then you can pick them up
when they are ready, and we're going to ask Cordy to do the people
handling."
"Never underestimate the power of Queen C. Knew that attitude would
have to come in handy some day."
"I'm just glad she's on our side now," Willow smirked, "so where is
Faith?"
"I sent her grocery shopping with Dawn and Iz, oh come on you have to
see what I picked out for her to wear." Buffy dragged Willow up to
her bedroom and pulled something out of the back of her closet where
she had hidden it.
Willow laughed out loud, "yeah right I bet $10 you'll never get her
to wear that in public."
"Oh you're on, you have no idea of the power I have over her." Buffy
gave and evil smile and laughed a little, if nothing else it would be
fun trying.
Willow looked at her watch, "I have to go meet Tara, good luck, but I
still say she'll never wear it."
Buffy gave her friend a hug, "good luck ring hunting." With that
Willow left, she still didn't think Buffy would get Faith to wear
what she wanted her to wear, ten easy bucks.
****************
*Buffy and Faith's room*
"You're kiddin' right, please tell me your kiddin'," Faith whined.
"Nope, I promised I'd make you wear something nice and this would be
perfect."
Faith looked at the dress Buffy held in her hand, the DRESS she held.
There was just no way on this Earth that she would be caught dead
wearing it, NO WAY! "Nope, not gonna happen, NOPE, and don't give me
that look either, there is nothing you can do to convince me to wear
a pastel summer dress, nope."
Buffy let a smirk slide onto her face, "nothing?" Fear passed over
Faith's features as she started backing away from Buffy shaking her
head. Buffy slid her arms around Faith's waist and leaned in and gave
her a slow passionate kiss, "not even this?" Faith again shook her
head to the negative, and Buffy rose to the challenge, "how about
this?" Buffy asked, her hands moving under Faith's t-shirt. Buffy
attached her lips to Faith's pulse point and sucked gently while her
hand found pleasurable ways to pass the time underneath Faith shirt
and bra.
"No fair," Faith moaned before pushing Buffy back on the bed and
putting her slightly taller frame on top of that of her
girlfriend, "you owe me so big for this." Faith said before her lips
descended to devour Buffy's effectively shutting off any protests she
may have.
************
*Sunnydale jewelry shop*
Tara and Willow walked around looking at the glass displays until a
guy walked over to them and asked, "hello ladies, can I help you with
something?"
"Um we're looking for wedding rings."
The man looked at the way they were holding hands and figured it best
to show them hers and hers sets. "Of course right this way, we'll see
if we can't find the perfect set for you." He motioned for them to
follow him, and they did. He led them over to some stools and had
them sit while he got out some boxes of rings on display from the
glass case.
"Wow," Willow said looking at the gorgeous rings, "we don't have much
to spend though." The jeweler nodded his head and grabbed three
different boxes of rings from the display and showed them to the two
women.
There were dozens of rings in each box, some with diamonds, some with
rubies, some with emeralds, and some that were just plain silver or
gold bands. Tara looked at each set carefully, trying to think which
ones were perfect, only the best for her Willow. And then they caught
her eye. A silver set, one with a two small emeralds embedded in an
eternity sign, and one that had two sapphires identically arranged.
Perfect. She took them out of the case and showed them to Willow,
whose eyes lit up.
"Emerald to always remind me of your eyes, and…"
"Sapphire to remind me of yours…"
"For all eternity," Tara finished; glad Willow had seen what she saw
when she looked at the rings. "We'll take them," she said to the
jeweler.
"Of course, I'll just need your ring finger measurement. Oh would you
like them engraved?"
Before Willow could respond Tara did, "yes." She wrote down on a
piece of paper what she wanted put on Willow's ring, careful not to
let Willow see, and handed it to the man who smiled. Willow gave Tara
an inquiring look. Tara just handed her her pen and a small piece of
paper, "go on, there must be something you would like it to say.”
Willow thought for a minute then wrote something down on the paper,
being just as careful not to let Tara see, two could play at this
game. She handed the paper to the jeweler. Then they told him their
ring sizes, "our friend Buffy Summers will be the one picking the
rings up," Willow told him, "she'll have the rest of the money with
her as well," Willow told him, while paying the down payment
required.
When they were done they left. The man looked down at the pieces of
paper, and laughed, a second jeweler came out of the back and
asked, "what is it Frank?"
"Those two girls that were just here, tried to be all secretive with
what they wanted engraved on the other's wedding ring."
"So? Lot's of people do that." He showed her the pieces of paper, "it
says the same thing."
"And that's why I was laughing, boy won't they have a surprise at
their wedding?" The two shared a good chuckle then went about their
business, they had rings to size and engrave after all.
***************
*Magic Box*
"Ok spill," Cordelia stated as the two Wiccans looked at her.
"Well Buffy is handling the ring situation, and letting us have the
reception at her house, and we need someone who can…handle people to
deal with the caterers and florists. We were hoping you could help
out with that, since you have a way…"
"Basically you want the bitch to take care of things so you don't get
screwed over." Cordelia stated flatly, she was enjoying watching them
squirm, a girl could only have so much fun in such a small town, and
she had to take every opportunity.
"Well I wouldn't have put it that way, but yeah, we need Queen C on
our side." Willow said, by the smirk she knew Cordy was enjoying
this, so she played along.
"Well then consider it done. So the ritual will be in Spencer's
field, and the reception at Buffy's?"
"Yup." Both Tara and Willow said at once.
"You two do that way to often, it's unnerving."
Both Wiccans looked confused, "do what?"
"You are always either answering at the same time with the same answer, or
you're finishing each other's answers, it's creepy. Do you like read
each other's minds or something?"
Neither Tara nor Willow had ever really noticed that they did that,
so they just shrugged, at the same time, which set Cordy off on a
tirade as she threw her hands up in the air and walked into the back
muttering about them driving her nuts.
****************
*Magic Box; Nine days left*
Cordelia hung up the phone and went over to sit at the table kept at
the front of the store. Faith looked up from the book she was
studying, thanks to Willow's `ace the GED' study course, and
said "well you're looking mighty pleased with yourself all of the
sudden."
"I got the girls a great deal on the food for the reception."
Cordelia smiled obviously proud of her accomplishments.
" `The girls' aren't even paying for it," Faith all to helpfully
pointed out, smirking at Cordy's now scowling face.
"Ok then I saved Giles's back pay from the council a lot of money,
either way. Don't give me that smirk, do your homework."
"Yes mom." This only made Cordelia scowl more; she got up and walked
back behind the counter, leaving Faith to her studying.
Kate walked into the store and saw the knitted brow and tight line of
Cordy's mouth, then noticing the only other occupant of the room
asked, "what did you do now Faith?"
Faith looked up from the textbook, "me, why do people always assume
I've done something wrong?"
"Well using my finely tuned deduction skills I noticed that Delia was
upset and you were the only person in the room who looked triumphant,
knowing you, it meant you had done something, so what did you do?"
Kate asked again making her way over to the counter to give Cordy a
hello kiss before moving over to the table to continue her
interrogation of Faith.
"Nothin', simply pointed out a fact or two, harmless stuff." Kate
looked like she wasn't buying Faith's excuse for a minute, but
thankfully for Faith that's when Buffy showed up.
"Look at that saved by the bell, hey B."
"Faith." Buffy leaned over Faith's shoulder and gave her a quick peck
on the lips, "you guys are never gonna believe this." She said
happily reaching into her pocket to pull something out.
"If it has anything to do with slime monsters, leave me out of it,"
Cordy joked as she walked over to see what had Buffy bouncing up and
down like a kid on a sugar buzz.
"Nope, no slime," she pulled a small velvet box out and opened it
showing them the rings that Tara and Willow had chosen. "Aren't these
the coolest? And that's not even the best part, Will said they each
chose something to engrave on the ring, and didn't tell the other
what it said, but check this out," Buffy pulled the rings out and
showed the small group the engravings.
"Figures, it's just like them to pick the same thing to say, I swear
they can read each other's minds, it's unnerving at times," Cordelia
harrumphed good-naturedly.
"I swear I'm getting cavities just knowin' `em," Faith added in the
same playful tone.
"I can't wait till the ceremony when they find out, oooh I wonder if
cameras will be allowed."
"Speakin' of ceremony isn't everyone supposed to come over tonight
and find out what's goin' on?"
"Oh god is that tonight, damn, ok I'm gonna go and try to put the
house back in order." Buffy again gave Faith a loving peck and headed
out the door.
"Back in order from what?" Kate asked as Buffy made her departure.
"Miny Summers and Iz had a pillow fight this morning over who got the
TV, it was hilarious, they were supposed to clean it up when they got
home, but I guess B is gonna make `em pay some other way."
"Where'd they run off to?"
"Iz took Marc, Sam and D to the beach for the day, apparently Sam had
never been or somethin' like that."
Kate glanced at her watch and called to Cordelia who was now in the
back room, "Delia are you about ready I have to get back to work
soon."
"All right, all right enough with the rushin', sheesh, so Katie where
are you taking me for lunch?" Cordelia asked walking back into the
main room holding her purse. When she was close enough she reached
out her hand, which Kate gladly accepted and held in her own.
"Where ya wanna go?"
Cordelia was still thinking about it as they walked out the door,
leaving Faith all alone in the store. She looked around for a moment
then asked to the emptiness, "hey how'd I get stuck watchin' the
place?"
****************
*W&T's apartment*
"Who was on the phone honey?"
"Buffy, she picked up the rings, and applauds our choice by the way,
and she wanted to make sure we were still coming over tonight to tell
them how the ceremony will work out." Willow answered looking back to
her computer where she had been working for the last hour or so.
"Oh, don't your eyes ever start to hurt looking at the screen for so
long?" Tara asked coming up behind Willow's chair and massaging her
shoulders.
"Mmm, that feels good, and yeah I go cross-eyed every now and then."
Tara leaned down so her lips were right next to Willow's ear, "so why
don't you take a break?" She asked then nipped said ear lightly with
her teeth, knowing it would drive Willow nuts.
Willow leaned back, resting her neck to one side inviting Tara to
keep up what she was doing, and replied, "and just what would I do
with my time till we had to go?" She asked in a low husky voice.
"Well," Tara said in a similar voice, "I could think of a thing or
two to keep you occupied." Tara kissed her way down Willow's neck
emphasizing her meaning by slipping her hand under Willow' shirt to
rub small circles around the redhead's belly-button.
"Really? Hmm, well why don't you let me think abou…" Willow gasped as
Tara's hand found it's way up to her breast and gave up the playful
pretence and lust took over her actions. Willow stood, took Tara's
hand, and let her into the bedroom. Once there she pushed Tara down
on the bed and straddled her, "just so you know, if we're late, I'm
so blaming it all on you."
Tara simply smiled her sultry smile in response, and pulled Willow
down so their lips could meet in a passionate kiss. Needless to say,
they were late, and Willow blamed it on Tara, blushing wildly as she
did.
****************
*Willow's Bachelorette Party*
"Tell me again why we're doing this?" Willow asked of her best
friend.
"Because it's tradition," Buffy answered with a smirk.
"I'd rather be spending my time with Tara," Willow pouted.
"Well it was your idea not to see each other till the ceremony,
remember," Cordelia added playfully.
"Temporary insanity." Cordelia and Buffy laughed at their friend,
currently Sam, Cordy, Tabitha, Buffy, Willow, and Marci were lounging
at the Summers' home playing games and having a girls night, the last
one they would have with Willow being single, well not married
anyway. "I wonder what she's doing now?"
***************
*Tara's Bachelorette Party*
"Truth or dare?" Faith asked Kate.
"Tell me again why we're playing a game for teenagers."
"'Cause I'm a teen a I suggested it," Dawn answered playfully. She,
Tara, Iz, Faith, Kate, and Anya were all lying around Willow and
Tara's apartment trying to keep Tara company since Willow had
suggested they not see each other till they were all dressed and
ready for the ceremony, after all they didn't want any bad luck.
"Fine, truth." Kate sighed, she needed to get some friends her own
age, but she guessed that this is what happened when one dated
someone five years younger than them.
An evil like smirk came over Faith's face, and Kate tried for all she
was worth not to let her fear show. "How long did you and Queen C
wait till you went for a romp in the sack?"
Kate who was taking a drink of her beer spit it out all over the
blanket covering the lower half of her body. She started coughing
trying valiantly to get some now much need oxygen into her deprived
lungs. "I'm not answering that due to young ears in the room." Kate
answered when she had finally gotten her verbal skills back.
"I'm fourteen years old, and I've been to lots of R rated movies,
so…" Dawn stuck her tongue out at the detective to emphasize her
point.
Five pairs of eyes full of mischief stared at her waiting for an
answer, Kate sighed in defeat, "from the time we met, or from when we
started dating?"
"Dating."
"Two weeks."
Dawn's jaw dropped, "that's it?! Shame on you." Everyone else in the
room cracked up laughing.
"Fine then you all answer the question." Kate said moodily.
"Sorry never slept with C." Faith said through her laughter.
"You know what I mean you ass." Kate smiled to take part of the sting
off her words, the challenge clear though.
Iz answered the challenge first, "three and a half years exactly from
the day Sammy and I met, which would be two and a half from the time
we started dating."
"Damn you must have had some lonely nights, close your ears Dawn,"
Dawn clamped her hands over her ears not wanting to hear anything
about her sister sex life `cause that was just eeew, "B and I
waited four months from the time we got together officially."
"Ah ha and what about all those night of slaying together, you guys
never hit the sack, after all what is it you always say `hungry and
horny'?"
"Nope, but not for lack of trying on my part, B was to obsessed with
soul boy back then."
"Xander and I slept together the night we decided to be together, or
we decided to be together the night we slept with each other, I can't
remember the order really." Anya answered; getting a far off look, no
doubt remembering said night.
"What do you consider `officially dating'?" Tara asked a look of
concentration on her face.
Faith shrugged her shoulders, "when everyone knows about it."
Tara smirked, "well then Willow and I made love before we were
dating." Now everyone's jaw dropped, two people they never thought
would do something like that would be shy little Tara, and babble
proned Willow.
"Really?" Anya's interest was now piqued.
"Well we slept together some time before Oz came back, but Willow
didn't tell anyone till after that."
Dawn again put on her tisking face, "shame on you too."
"Alright Miss Moppet isn't it bedtime for you?" Faith asked, "B'll
kill me if you're all tired tomorrow, not to mention she never finds
out about this conversation."
"Big bad slayer `fraid of Buffy?"
"Hell ya."
Tara sighed, "wonder what they're up to."
******************
"Oh come on that's not fair," Cordy pouted.
"I thought it was priceless actually, everyone knows del stands for
delete not deliver, that doesn't even exist, and I had to get you
back for the Sears comment." Willow laughed with her friends at the
look on Cordy's face.
"You people sound like you were down right evil in high school," Sam
said laughingly.
Cordy sighed wistfully, "I was the queen of the school, everyone
feared me, not to mention rich, man I miss that. What were you and Iz
like in high school?"
"Well we never went."
"Huh?" Willow asked dumbfounded, "how did you not go to high school?"
"It didn't exist anymore, we were given basic education at the center
where they trained us."
"Trained you?" Buffy asked, they had never really asked about the
future they prevented from happening, it always seemed to make Iz too
sad.
"To fight, what you think Izzy can kick ass because of some natural
skill?"
"Well she is Angel's daughter," Willow offered.
"Actually Izzy's mom taught us how to fight, she was our instructor
in most everything we learned, Angel was always out fighting some
evil thing, he was hardly ever around."
"So you guys grew up together?" Marci asked.
"Not really, after my town went boom I was sent to live with them, my
father knew Angel somehow, I've know Iz for about six years now."
"Wow I'm glad that that future wont happen now," Willow said thinking
how horrible it all sounded.
"Alright we are getting way to deep for a party. Lets do something we
haven't done since the carefree days before true evil was real,"
Cordy said getting up.
"Like what?" Willow asked, all she could remember doing back then was
homework and the occasional trip to the Bronze to drool over Xander
drooling over other girls, and that just didn't sound very fun
anymore.
"I don't know, I came up with the idea to do something, someone else
has to come up with what to do."
"Face it guys, we're boring." Marci said with a smile on her face.
Willow frowned; they weren't boring, were they? Then she got an idea,
something she had always wanted to do when she was younger, only she
was to scared to ever actually do it. "I've got an idea of what we
could do."
****************
*Later*
Buffy looked around her, "ok Will why are we at the beach?"
Willow had a playful smile on her face; if nothing else it would be
fun to see her friend's reactions to her idea. They were young, and
dammit it was time they did something crazy that didn't involve an
apocalypse. "Well I always wondered what it would be like to go
skinny dipping at the beach, but being friends with only Xander and
Jesse in high school, I never did it." Willow replied the smile never
leaving her face.
"Never?" Buffy and Cordy asked at the same time.
"Whoa, whoa you two have?" Marci asked, she had never been, and
didn't see why that would be a big deal.
"Well not together, get that look off your face! I went 'cause of
cheerleading," Buffy said as if that explained it all, Cordy just
nodded her approval of the answer. Marci, Willow and Sam, (Tabitha
said she was just too damn old for what ever they were going to do
and had gone home), just gave them questioning looks. "It was sorta
this thing you had to do when you became a cheerleader at Hermy, the
seniors were evil and made all the freshman strip and hop in the
pool."
"Yup that's the way it was at Sunnydale too." Cordy added.
"Well then you guys must be old pros at it, Marci, Sam?" Willow asked
before her nerve left her.
"Am I the only one who remember that the rest of you have girlfriends
who may not be to happy about this?" Marci asked, receiving only
slightly guilty faces as an answer.
"Well then we wont tell them," Buffy said turning around and starting
to take off her shirt. Cordy followed and so did Sam and Willow,
Marci finally gave up on getting out of this and started to strip as
well.
Finally when they were all disrobed they ran for the ocean and
started playing in the water like little kids. Marci looked towards
the shore and said, "oh no." Standing there was a beach cop looking
overly amused by the display before him.
"Sorry but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to get dressed and
come with me." He pulled out his radio and called it in with his back
turned as the five women climbed out of the water and started getting
dressed.
"They're gonna kill us," Cordy said with dread in her voice. Everyone
just nodded their agreement.
"Hey Will look at it this way, most people show up hungover to their
wedding, your just being incarcerated."
Willow hung her head, "oh no."
*****************
*W&T's apartment*
Tara hung the phone up with a face that was somewhere between
highly amused and bewildered. "What is it?" Faith asked, almost
wishing she hadn't.
Tara burst out laughing before she could answer, it took her about
ten minutes before she calmed down enough to tell them what was going
on. "Well it seems my fiancé and her accomplices are in jail for
indecent exposure."
"Huh?"
"They went skinny dipping at the ocean and got busted, Cordy called
hoping Kate could get them out." Now rest of the group started
laughing, and they were worried about the others finding out about
the truth or dare game.
"Tara if your wedding wasn't tomorrow I'd say leave in there for the
night, but I guess we should go collect them huh?"
"Oh I'm gonna have so much fun with this one," Faith smirked as she
headed for the door with the rest of the group.
**************
*Sunnydale Jail*
"Did she sound mad or upset?" Willow asked for what had to be the
hundredth time since Cordelia got off the phone with Tara.
"She didn't sound anything, she kept all emotion out of her voice."
Cordelia sighed, "you know we're never going to hear the end of
this."
Buffy groaned, "god especially with Faith knowing, she's gonna hold
this over my head just as much as the stuff from when we were turned
into kids."
"Hey at least they're going to get us out, they could leave us here."
Marci added helpfully.
"Next time one of us has a bachelorette party, we play go fish."
Willow said grumpily, this wasn’t not how she wanted to spend the night
before her wedding, even if the whole damn thing was her idea.
"Well, well, what do we have here? Shameful criminals that's what."
Dawn said as she walked into the holding room.
"Dawn what are you doing here?"
"Well they very well couldn't leave me alone while they came and got
you, Kate is signing a bunch of stuff now, so you should be out in no
time."
"Yo squirt where'd ya go?" Faith asked then caught sight of Dawn
standing in front of the bars where the unruly women were being
kept. "There you are, now what have we taught you about talking to
people, these are criminals, you wouldn't want them to lash out on
you or something." Faith said playfully admonishing the young girl.
Dawn caught the hint immediately and decided to play along, "your
right I'm sorry, they just looked so innocent."
"A lot of law breakers do, come on now, we shouldn't stare, it's
offensive." Faith put her arm around Dawn's shoulders and started
leading the girl out.
"Ok, ok, we get the point Faith, can you get us out of here now?"
Buffy almost begged.
"Well would ya look at that, she knows my name, should I be worried?"
Faith asked Dawn with mock worry on her face.
Before Dawn could answer Willow spoke up, "Faith!"
"Chill Red, you'll be out in no time, Kate is just finishing up
talking them outta doing anything involving your permanent record."
"Is Tara mad?"
"Well it was hard to swallow being told my fiancé is in jail the
night before we get married, it makes me wonder…"
"Oh Tara please I'm so sorry, I never meant for this to happen,
please…"
Tara decided to take pity on her love, "it's ok Willow I'm just
playing, but what on gods green Earth possessed you guys to go skinny
dipping?"
Everyone turned to Willow and glared at her, "um, it was kinda, um my
idea, and we thought it might be, ah fun."
Tara started cracking up, her lover could just be so cute
sometimes, "ok, next time you feel the need to strip and get wet,
take a shower."
"Deal."
Kate then walked in with the officer that had brought them in, "well
ladies, it seems you're free to go, and congratulations miss," he
said to Willow as she walked out and into Tara's arms.
"Thanks." Willow said sincerely to the officer and they all started
to walk out of the police station.
"So now that we've already seen each other can we sleep at home
tonight?" Tara asked her voice still playful.
"Well if you insist." Willow smiled, relieved that Tara really wasn't
mad at her.
Tara leaned over and whispered in her lover's ear, "you look really
good in handcuffs, to bad we don't have a pair of our own." For good
measure Tara licked Willow's ear. For her part Willow turned the
color of her hair and starting walking a little faster to the car,
not being able to wait and get Tara home, in bed, naked.
****************
*Wedding Day*
"You look nervous," Buffy said looking at her bestest best friend in
the whole wide world.
Willow glared at her for a second before she went back to wringing
her hands and pacing back and forth, "I'm not nervous, I'm just…
nervous."
"Oh well that makes perfect sense. Oh come on of all the people I've
ever met you two were so made for each other. You're going to ride
off into the sunset and live happily ever after, so dammit quit
walking a hole into my carpet!"
Willow stopped immediately, frozen in place. "I know all that Buffy
it's just, well the ceremony and all, let me put it this way I don't
want the goddess mad at us or anything."
Buffy looked at her friend with an anxious face, "mad how, `cause let
me tell I don't want to fight two gods in one year."
Willow sighed, she didn't really think anything bad would happen, but
she was proned to worry, probably due to living on the hellmouth for
so long. "Well in the ceremony we ask the goddess's permission to
join together, and if she thinks the union is wrong she can say no,
and well the book mentions lighting." Buffy's jaw dropped, "not that
that will happen, it's just, well it could." Willow went back to
pacing, and this time Buffy joined her. Making them an odd pair to
see when Tabitha walked in.
Tabitha stood in the doorway for a few minutes watching the girls
walk back and forth; only when she got dizzy did she say
anything, "please stop that. Now come on its time to go to the field
for the ceremony, wouldn't want to keep your bride waiting now would
you?"
Willow smiled her biggest and brightest smile, "nope, definitely
don't want to do that." Tabitha led the way down the stairs to where
Faith and Dawn were waiting for them, and for just a second Willow
scowled when she saw Faith, `looks like I owe Buff $10, darn'.
"Wow Willow you look beautiful," Dawn said somewhat in awe.
Willow blushed and uttered her thanks. The all climbed into Tabitha's
car, smiling as they watched Spike tell the caterers and florists
where everything should go, who knew Spike had a secret calling for
such things. The field where they were having the wedding was just
outside of Sunnydale and it took just under 20 minutes to get there.
As the car pulled up the first thing they saw was the other cars of
their friends parked there, and a path of flower pedals leading the
way to the alter.
The women followed the path laid out and saw where the everything was
set up; all they had to do now was wait for the sun to go down and
the moon to come out. Willow started pacing again.
****************
The women who were the coven for the night stood in a circle around
Willow, Tara, and Giles. "Ready?" Giles asked the two girls he
thought of daughters, and who thought of him as a father. They both
nodded in affirmation, and grabbed the other's hand. "Spirits of the
Earth I call upon you to hear these girls plea of joining. Let their
hearts tell you of their love so that you might join their souls
forever." Giles read the words from the book then walked out of the
circle, a slight wind had already picked up, telling all those
present that the spirits and the goddess were listening, now all they
had to do was say the right thing.
Buffy stood directly behind Willow in the circle holding the ring
Willow was to give to Tara, she glanced to the other side of the
circle where Faith stood, similarly holding the ring Tara was to
give Willow. She smiled to her girlfriend, who smiled back, and the
thought struck her, `no way anyone would deny them, they're perfect
for each other, just as much as Faith and I are.' This thought made
her smile more, and she tuned back in to the conversation in the
center of the circle Tara was just about to begin her vows, which
would doubly serve as her plea for Willow's soul.
"Willow, I love you. I've spent the last month trying to write down
just how much, but eventually I figured out that the words to tell
you just don't exist. There isn't a word for how beautiful you are to
me. Or one for how you make me feel when you just walk into the same
room. Every time I look into your eyes my heart does summersaults,
every time you hold my hand my knees go weak, every time I think of
you I want to be near you. The only word in our language that can do
any kind of justice to the way I feel about you it's, love. I love
you." When Tara was done speaking she had tears in her eyes, as did
Willow and most of the people surrounding them. Tara turned behind
her where Faith was, and Faith handed her the ring, which she slipped
onto Willow's finger, but not before she noticed the inscription.
When Willow saw it she smiled even more, they were perfect for each
other.
Now it was Willow's turn, and for once in her life she had absolutely
no problem trying to say what she wanted to say. "I gave you my heart
Tara, and when you're not around I feel empty `cause my heart is
gone. I never want to be with out you, ever. I tried once to imagine
my life without you, and it hurt to just try, I never want my life to
be without you. I love you with everything that I am, and everything
that I could ever hope to be. You taught me how to be strong, how to
love totally and completely, and you showed me what true magic is,
it's the feeling I get inside when you're with me, you are my magic,
I love you."
Buffy handed Willow the ring to give to Tara, as before she slipped
it on her finger she let Tara read the inscription, "Our Love Magic.”
Tara looked into Willow's eyes as the ring was put on her
finger, never to be taken off again, and mouthed the words `I love
you'. The wind around them that had up till then been getting
stronger and stronger was now accompanied with the loud claps of
thunder in the distance. Flashes of lightning could be seen, but the
two girls didn't even notice. The gravitated toward each other and
their lips met in a soft passionate kiss and suddenly, everything
stopped. Not even a cricket made a sound as their lips caressed each
other. The goddess had accepted their union.
The group around them burst out in applause as they pulled away from
each other. Wife and wife. They received hugs from all of their
friends, along with congratulations. Both Willow and Tara were
floating on cloud nine, anything and everything they could have ever
asked for in their lives, they had, and they had it together.
***************
*Wedding reception*
The entire Scooby gang from near and far were gathered in the
Summers' home partying to their friend's recent nuptials. Willow,
Tara, Buffy, Faith, Anya, Xander, Iz, Samantha, Tabitha, Giles,
Danny, Marci, Dawn, Cordelia, Kate, Wesley, Oz, Gunn, Angel, and
Spike were in various stages of dancing, drinking, talking, and just
roaming around in a state of bliss. Whoever said that you couldn't be
completely happy obviously wasn't there. Even Miss Kitty and Amy the
rat were around playing, not with each other of course.
Tara walked up behind Willow and whispered into her ear, "dance with
me?" Willow nodded her head and Tara led her to the part of the house
designated for dancing. A slow song that the couple had had one of
their first dances to was playing over the small sound system as the
girls pulled each other close.
Willow rested her head on Tara's chest and sighed a sigh that was
completely full of contentment, "I could stay like this forever."
Tara gave a gentle smile even though Willow couldn't see it, she
rested her cheek on Willow's head lightly and said playfully, "I
couldn't."
Willow stopped moving to the music, pulled back, and looked into
Tara's eyes questioningly, "huh?"
Tara leaned in so her forehead was resting against Willow's, "we just
got married honey, I can't wait to get you home to ravish you, and I
can't do that if we stay like this forever." Tara smiled playfully to
go along with her statement, and now Willow was smiling too.
"I love you, and I can't wait either, but you know they're not
letting us out of here anytime soon."
"Hmm," Tara put on her best concentration face, "we could always
freeze them and sneak out." Tara wiggled her eyebrows suggestively
causing Willow to giggle.
"Down girl. One hour."
Tara's expression changed to one of a pout, "fine, but there is no
way I'm letting you out of bed tomorrow."
"Deal." Willow leaned forward again and rested her head on Tara's
chest listening to her wife's heartbeat. She closed her eyes and just
enjoyed the peace that always surrounded Tara, and let her mind play
with ideas of things the two could do in bed, all day tomorrow, and
she had anything to do with it, all next week too.
****************
*W&T's apartment*
Willow and Tara walked into their home for the first time as wife and
wife; it was a wonderful feeling to say the least. As she closed the
door Tara leaned against it and sighed, "I didn't think they were
ever going to let us get out of there."
Willow smiled warmly at her wife and leaned into her embrace. They
stayed like that just enjoying the closeness and the quite. Then the
not doing anything started getting to Tara, she wanted to make love
to her wife already. Tara lifted her head so that she could place
kisses on Willow's neck. The redhead let out a soft moan and leaned
her head farther to the side giving Tara better access, "I love you."
Tara smiled her lips still attached to her lover's neck, and
mumbled, "love you too." Tara's hand found it's way to the waistband
of Willow's skirt and pulled the shirt out of it's tucked in
position, then started inching upwards in search of Willow's soft
breast. As Tara's hand found it's intended target Willow moaned and
her head fell back on her shoulders, Tara's hand and mouth were doing
wonderful things to her body and she didn't think she could keep
standing much longer.
"Do you really want to do this in the foyer or can we go to our soft
bed?" Willow asked then letting out a small gasp as Tara lifted her
so that her legs were around the taller girl's waist. Once she was
sure Willow wasn't going to fall Tara started walking toward the
bedroom, her mouth never letting off the assault of Willow's neck.
The apartment being small it didn't take them long at all to get to
their bed, once there Tara leaned forward so that Willow fell softly
on her back on the bed, with her body still between the smaller
girl's legs.
Tara finally let go of Willow's neck so that she could claim her lips
instead. For hours or seconds it didn't really matter they just let
their lips and tongues dance with each other. Finally Tara pulled
back, only centimeters though, "I love you too." Willow felt a lump
rise in her throat even as the heat rose in her more southern
regions. She wanted to feel Tara's skin against her own, now. Softly
but with urgent hand Willow started to pull Tara's shirt up. Tara
assisted the process by putting her weight on her knees and rising up
to pull the offending article up and off, followed by her bra. Then
she set about getting Willow into a similar state of undress.
When their bare chested bodies crushed together both let out a moan,
the contact between them electrifying. Again their lips met, slowly
at first, then with growing passion as the lust for the other rose
with in them. Suddenly they were way to overdressed again. Tara rose
back to her knees this time taking Willow with her, she rested her
feet on the floor and put her fingers under the waistband to Willow's
skirt, slowly and sensually, never taking her eyes off Willow's. As
Tara kneeled before her now naked wife she placed a small kiss just
below her bellybutton.
Willow pulled her fingers through Tara's baby soft hair. Enjoying the
feel of it slipping through her fingers. Tara stood once more, and
let her own skirt and panties fall to the floor. They stood before
each other in all their naked glory, and neither had ever seen a more
beautiful site. Tara lifted her hands to Willow's neck and pulled her
into another heart-stopping kiss. Softy Tara urged Willow back onto
the bed and place her body full long on her wife's, so that every
body part that possible could touch, did. Tara ran her hands down
Willow's arms till she reached the hands that were just slightly
smaller than her own and laced their fingers.
Willow opened her eyes and looked at her lover, her eyes now a dark
emerald from the lust that was even now growing stronger with in
her, "Tara?"
Tara looked up into her lover's eyes, her own darkened to that of the
crystal blue sea, "yes love?"
"Make love to me." Tara smiled, needing no more invitation she
unlaced one hand from Willow's and started trailing down her body.
Stopping briefly to play with the breasts that were just perfect. She
trailed the hand farther down and drew little circles around Willow's
bellybutton, then roamed even further. She ran her fingers through the
thick patch of brownish red hair that covered the most secret place on
Willow's body, a place where Tara could spend her life happily if
possible.
Tara first slid one finger in between her lover's outer lips, feeling
the wetness that was practically pouring out of her lover coat it.
She brought the finger back up and circled Willow's clit softly,
adding more pressure when she heard Willow moan out her name. There
was no sweeter sound on Earth than when Willow called out her name in
the throws of passion.
After a few minutes of playing with her lover's clit Tara slid her
finger down and entered Willow's tight passage. Willow bucked her
hips up when she felt the finger move inside of her, and called out
Tara's name again. Her breath now coming in pants, a light sheen of
sweat covering her body. "More, please."
Tara slid another finger inside Willow, pumping in and out with a
fast motion, bringing her thumb up to massage Willow's clit again.
Tara let her mouth descend to take one of those perfect breasts into
her mouth. She softly grazed her teeth along the hardened nipple and
Willow let out another groan. Not being able to stand the sweet
assault any longer Willow cried out about to orgasm.
Tara felt the chambers of Willow's sex clench at her fingers and
slowed her motions, and let her thumb hover over Willow's clit, not
letting her release just yet. When Willow had calmed some she began
the assault once more, a little faster this time.
Tara switched breasts and began to give the other the same sweet
torture as she did the first. Willow again felt an orgasm coming, no
pun intended, and this time Tara didn't stop, but instead sped up her
motions even more. Willow's whole body seemed to try and fly off the
bed as the biggest orgasm of her life sped through her body, but Tara
firmly resting on top of her kept her from going to far.
As the walls surrounding her fingers slowed their convulsing Tara
removed them and rolled off her lover. Pulling Willow to her Tara
held her as she came down from the highs she had just been sent to.
After a few minutes Willow could breathe normally and speak
again, "wow. That was…wow." Tara smirked and kissed the top of
Willow's head, which now rested comfortably on her chest.
"I aim to please." Willow looked up into eyes that were both filled
with love and passion, and playful. Putting on a minxy smile of her
own Willow rose up and sat down on Tara's hips so that she was
straddling the other girls sex.
Leaning forward she kissed Tara' lips, then placed small butterfly
kisses down her neck. Thrusting her own sex into that of Tara's. Tara
let a small whimper at the contact. Putting her arms around her lover
holding her tightly to her.
Willow continued thrusting as she pushed herself up so that she was
resting on her outstretched arms just about Tara. She smiled at her
again, then lowered herself to suckle on Tara's breast, all the while
thrusting their lower bodies together. Tara let her fingers slide
through Willow's silky locks, just as Willow had done earlier with
her own.
Willow lifted her mouth and changed her position just slightly so
that she could torture Tara's other breast, making the hardened
nipples even harder as she blew cold air on them, then let her mouth
descend to surround them in the moist chamber of her mouth. Tara was
letting out the sweetest sounds, somewhere between a whimper and a
moan, Willow loved the sounds her girlfriend, no her wife, made while
they were making love. Each time falling a little further into the
love they held for each other.
Tara's breath hitched, then stopped altogether as she felt the first
waves of an orgasm hitting her body. Willow rose so that she could see
into her lover's beautiful face as she came, still thrusting into her
with her own body. Seconds, minutes, maybe hours later Tara's breath
came back to her and she looked up into Willow's eyes. When Willow
saw Tara had returned from the ecstasy of her orgasm she leaned down
and captured her lips once again, in a soft, sensual kiss, conveying
all the love she felt for her.
"I think I'm gonna have to go with wow too." Tara said smiling up to
her lover, who still sat straddling her. Tara put her hand on
Willow's hips holding her in place as she leaned up and again let
their lips meet. When they pulled away finally both their chests were
heaving from the lack of oxygen. "I love you so much Willow Rosenberg-
MaClay."
"I love you just as much Tara Rosenberg-MaClay." Willow laced her
fingers with her wife's, their new wedding rings clinking softly as
they touched, the gems in the center glowing slightly. Neither woman
noticed though, as they were about to embark on the second round of
lovemaking for the night. Which was only the beginning of a long,
passionate week, in which Willow and Tara didn't leave their
apartment, at all, ever.
***************
*Summers' Home*
Xander helpfully let Anya lean against him as he walked her out to
the car, thinking about how much fun it would be in the morning when
her hangover hit. The music inside the house was still playing as
Buffy and the other residents cleaned only the necessary stuff before
bed. Anya was looking around at her surroundings, everything swimming
before her eyes; all in all it made for a neat sight.
She glanced at the neighbor's yard and saw something she didn't think
she would ever see. There were four little pink elephants dancing in
a ring-around-the-rosy type fashion. She pointed her finger and
opened her mouth to tell Xander what she saw, but one of the
elephants turned to her, putting it's foot in front of it's mouth in
the universal motion for `shush'. Anya closed her mouth as the
elephants went back to play, she promised herself that she would
never drink again. Those things creeped her out almost as much as
bunnies did. A shiver ran through at just the thought. Xander thinking
it was merely `cause she was cold wrapped her in the warm blanket of
his arms and continued on to the car. She sighed, ok maybe she would
drink again, who knew.
TBC in “Borrowed Demons; Another Charmed Crossover”
