Title: How I Met My Lover
Author: Vanessa
Email Address:
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Rating: PG-13/R/NC-17
Disclaimer: The idea was mine but part of it comes from How I Met Your Mother along with the title. The charaters come from both BTVS and The L Word.
Feedback: Yes, please, if you want to. Don't be afraid to be harsh if it/I needs it.
Summary 1: This is a story which starts out being told from Willow POV. It takes place in highschool and the group of btvs and tlw characters are split up.
Summary 2:What if nothing is what it seems and everything is a game inside of a game.
Notes: Italics/bold is what WIllow is saying to you.
Note 2: I am currently revising this story so it is different then the one that was published on the "Looking Glass."
Chapter 3
***
“Hey, Willow right,” asked Tara, walking up behind the redhead as she was searching for something in her locker. Lifting her head up and looking at the blue eyed beauty in front of her.
“Ya?” she asked closing her locker.
“Umm, I’m Tara.”
“I know,” Willow said flatly.
“O’ yeah um well I just wanted to say sorry again for before. Riley can be a real jerk.”
“Hey it’s no problem, I’ve been going through this since freshmen year.”
“Well I’m sorry he’s been an ass to you for four years.”
“Well what can you do, friends come and go.”
Giving Willow a weird look at what she said, Tara was about to ask her about it but didn’t get the chance as Willow asked her something first.
“So what you doing tonight?”
“Oh, umm, going home. Homework. Study. You know school stuff. Why?”
Well … my band and I are playing tonight at the Bronze. I was wondering if you were going.”
“I don’t know. It really depends on what Buffy’s doing. She’s usually the one dragging me out to that place.” Tara said with a small shrug of her shoulders.
“Oh well. Okay. I’ll be looking for you tonight just incase you do show.” With that Willow gave Tara a wink and walked away.
‘O’ yeah … I’m smooth!’
***
“Alright … I know I asked you this this morning and you said no but I’m gonna ask you again,” said Buffy plopping onto the blondes bed. “do you wanna go to the Bronze with me and Anya?”
“Yea!” Tara said a little to over excited.
“Wow. What’s with all the ‘yeaness.’ you were all NO this morning.”
A deep blush started to cover the blondes face which did not go unnoticed by Buffy.
“Oh my god! Tara are you blushing? Anya! Anya! Anya!” Buffy yelled for the bleach blonde who was downstairs. Once the blonde arrived Buffy told her what happened and the interrogation began.
“Yo, she asked you out,” said Buffy, practically jumping up and down. “Oh my god, what did you say?”
“She didn’t really ask me out,” said Tara, biting her bottom lip. “And I said it depends if your going or not tonight.”
“Oh hell yea we’re going tonight,” said Buffy, pulling Tara off the bed and leading her to her own closet.
“Why are you so excited,” asked Tara.
“Because little Miss. Thing here has a sore spot for Spikey-Wikey,” teased Anya.
“Yes! And please don’t tell Riley,” said Buffy a little nervous. “I mean… I’m suppose to hate him cause Riley hates him but I cant. He’s just…. He’s so…”
“Dreamy,” Anya fluttered her eyelashes and clasped her hands as if she was swooning.
“Shut up Anya!” Buffy yelled, throwing a pillow at her head.
“Come on guys stop fighting,” said Tara, stepping in-between the bickering friends. “We promise we wont say anything. Isn’t that right Anya!”
“Yeah, yeah,” grumbled the bleach blonde as she fixed her hair.
“Good now that that is all settled, lets go get you all dolled up for your date,” grinned Buffy, grabbing Tara by the hand.
“Its not a date” protested the blonde.
“Oh sweetie, Willow Rosenberg asked you out. It is a date” Anya said to Tara as if she was a complete imbecile.
“Why? She doesn’t ask that many people out?” question Tara, halting Buffy from dragging her any further.
Anya and Buffy just give each other a quick glance.
“She only asks out people she really likes.” said Buffy starting to pull the blonde again to the closet.
“Alright then.” agreed Tara.
“Now, lets go make ourselves look hot,” said Anya as she followed Tara and Buffy into the walk in closet.
***
“You asked her out?” Shouted Faith. “What happened to your no relationship policy? And why bring her here? She’s only gonna bring her friends and they’re complete assholes.”
Choosing to skip the relationship question Willow went for the other ones. “Well I didn’t really ask her out. I just asked if she was gonna be here,” proclaimed the redhead as she walked back and forth on the stage, setting up the equipment for the gig. Stopping and turning to stair at Faith. “Why? I’m not allowed to think she’s hot. Spike thinks Buffy’s hot.”
“Yo don’t drag me into this luv,” shouted Spike from back stage.
Walking on stage with his Bass in hand, Xander announces, “yo guys we gotta start the show.”
Taking her place behind the drum set “Dude I was just asking. I mean what happened to the plan?”
“I’m still doing the plan but a bit differently.” she smirked.
“Faith just drop it,” Shane said as she walked on stage, “Red knows what she’s doing.”
“I sure hope so,” she muttered as she took her position on stage.
SPIKE :
The sun no longer shines on your side
Remember this cold
When the fog won’t lift in your town
And you turn old
I heard you killed your only friend last year
You’re such a disease
You can buy your other friends
But you can’t buy me
As the song progressed Willow found herself staring at the entrance to the Bronze. Waiting to catch a glimpse of the blonde cheerleader. As the song was ending and the band was getting ready to launch into a new song a flash of yellow caught the redheads attention. Sitting in a booth near the left hand pillar, Willow noticed Tara, Buffy, and Anya. Three of SunnyDale High’s elite Varsity cheerleaders.
SHANE :
Disarm, can you hear the British ambulance
Breaking down, trick, bomb still goes
Tick tick time on by, watching me explode
As Shane started singing, a mishappen circle appeared on the dance floor. A group of teenagers decked out in black and studded belts pushed away anybody who stood idly by as they started a mosh pit.
SPIKE :
When did I create you?
Did you ever destroy me?
Can this be settled with questions?
I can’t think of anything.
I’m just a little boy with an untrained voice
But I have cannons for arms
I play the guitar and songs
With hidden missiles and bombs
SHANE :
Disarm, can you hear the British ambulance
Breaking down, trick, bomb still goes
Tick tick time on by, watching me explode
Ninety minutes and twenty two songs later, the gig finally came to an end. After the show was over, and the stage was cleared of all instruments, the band members went off in their own directions in the club.
***
“Hey,” said Willow, sliding into the booth next to Tara. “When did you get here?” she asked trying to play it cool.
“Hey,” Tara replied warmly. “Oh just about an hour ago.”
“Cool, cool,” Willow replied as she relaxed into the seat cushions. “So the guys and I are going to go grab something to eat, you wanna join?”
“I’d loved to but I can’t leave Buffy and Anya,” said Tara, trying to play it suave.
“Well I got this great idea. I mean it’s so good your gonna bow down to my brilliantness,” the redhead kidded. “Why don’t they just come too? You know the more the merrier.” she gave Tara a wide toothy grin. “Plus, I don’t think the guys would really mind it much.”
Turning their gazes to the dance floor where the tempo has settled down considerably since the punk rock band stepped off stage, they searched the crowd for their friends. In the middle of the dance floor the two girls see Anya and Xander grinding against each other, Faith dancing in the middle of a circle of guys, Shane chatting up some unknown brunette, while Buffy and Spike stood talking near the left hand side of the stage.
“So you wanna come?” she asked again.
“Sure, lets go grab them,” smiled Tara.
“Ok, you get them, I’m gonna get Faith and Shane,” Willow said before walking off.
“Yo shane, we’re gonna grab some grub you wanna come?” Willow asked as she pitched her thumb over her shoulder indicating who will be coming with them.
“Nah I’m good,” smirked Shane. “I’m gonna get some food with Jess… Jen, maybe its Jamie?” she said the name with a confused, quizzical look on her face. “Either way I’m gonna be eating.”
“Haha, nice,” laughed Willow. “I’m gonna go check with Faith, text you later.”
****
At the restaurant the group grabbed a table in the far back and sat next to the person they were thinking of or tried to at least. In the corners of the booths both Willow and Spike sat with Tara and Buffy at their sides. Next to Tara sat Xander and across from him next to Buffy sat Anya.
“You guys were great tonight,” Buffy said starting the conversation.
“Thanks love, we try,” said Spike, putting his arm behind Buffy.
“So Spike are you the only one that sings?” inquired Tara.
“No, Red sings too,” answered the bleach blonde male.
“How come I’ve never heard you sing before?” asked Tara, turning her head to look at Willow.
“Why, you want me to sing.”
“I was just wondering. I’ve seen your set two or three times and each time Spike’s singing,” the blonde pointed to the aforementioned male. “Or uhmm…the other one…the one with the short hair?”
“Shane,” Spike and Xander said at the same time.
“Yeah,” Tara clarified.
“Well I haven’t really been in the mood to sing lately. Usually I just right the songs and one of them sings it.”
“Plus Ted kinda likes Spike more then Willow,” snickered Xander.
“Who’s Ted?” asked Anya.
“Manager of the Bronze,” moaned Willow as she rolled her eyes.
“Oh yea, so why is this,” asked Buffy becoming amused.
“She slept with his daughter,” said Spike leaning on the table.
After Spike said that Willow turned her head to look at Tara. She was worried that Tara might be mad and that what information Spike just reveal might have ruined any chances she had at having Tara fall for her.
“So Willow, what happened to his daughter you slept with,” asked Tara a bit curious.
“She’s on her way over to this table,” grumbled the redhead.
Tara, Buffy, and Anya all turn their heads to see the mystery girl Willow slept with. Upon seeing the women all three sets of jaws dropped. Not being able to help themselves due to the hectic chaos going on in their brains all three cheerleaders sputtered out the female’s name at once.
“Miss. Calendar!”
“ha-ha. Nahh I’m just fucking with you. This is how it really happened…”