The blunt had just reached Willow when Faith yelled out, "We need tunes Will! Do the witch thing would ya?" Willow looked over at Tara as if she was her own Jimminy Cricket. An understanding seemed to pass between them and Willow made some kind of gesture and muttered a single word. A radio appeared beside Faith.
"Anything else before I smoke this thing?" Willow asked. But Faith was already playing with the radio.
"Come on Faith play some pop!" Buffy whined. The grimace on Faiths face said it all as she cranked the rock station she was on.
"This song kicks ass." Faith stated vehemently.
"What band is this?" Tara asked as she passed the jay along.
"Reliant K, this song is called Who I am Hates Who I've been. I can relate." They all grinned because they all could relate in one way or another. Buffy stopped pouting about the music as soon as the joint got to her again and then Faith handed her the stake to spin. They all stared at Mrs. Pointy (what Dawn had named Faiths stake) as it spun and landed on... Willow. Willow began coughing on the smoke still in her lungs as her eyes bugged out.
Faith laughed her ass off.
"Come on Red we all know you had a huge crush on B in high school." Faith teased as she chuckled. Buffy didn't seem to have a problem with it as she just shrugged and giggled. She got up on her knees and leaned across the circle. Willow raised herself closer slowly. As they began to kiss Anya's previous lassitude seemed to evaporate as she watched in rapt attention as the best friends mouths slid against each other. By the time they separated Anya's jaw had dropped wide open.
"No one told me this game involved kissing." Anya exclaimed. A roar of laughter rose from everyone having forgotten Anya never played these games when she was younger.
"My turn?" Anya asked eagerly.
"No it's Willows turn because it landed on her." Tara explained.
Buffy decided that Fred was being far too quiet and made an effort to begin a conversation with her. Willow by now had made her spin and the stake landed on Tara to which Faith made a face.
"Boring!" Faith spouted, "And no cheating with magic to make the stake go where you want it to."
Tara giggled. Willow had grace enough to blush.
"I knew it! We'll get you back later, right An?" Faith winked. And for the first time that night Anya smiled wholeheartedly. The thought of a little vengeance always made her feel better. She'd already begun plotting some nasty things to do to Xander when she got back to Sunnydale. Tara spun the stake and it fell upon Faith. Faith wiggled her eyebrows at Tara expecting a rosy blush to overcome her pretty features. Instead she received a smoldering look from the blonde that happily shocked her. Everyone was interested in watching this exchange so Buffy and Fred broke off their discussion for a moment to watch. Faith crawled across the circle and bent forward till her face was literally only a breath away from the buxom blonde. Faith licked her top lip saucily trying her best to psyche the witch out. Tara wasn't the slightest bit nervous though and closed the distance between their succulent lips. She plundered Faith's mouth savagely turning the tables completely. Faith really hadn't been expecting the quiet blonde to be so passionate. Faith began to imagine the things that go on behind closed doors with the two hot witches when Tara cut off the kiss just as abruptly as she had started it. Now it was Willow whose jaw was hanging, all her blood having rushed elsewhere. It was silent except for the music still playing in the background.
"That was hot." Fred said stating the obvious. The rest of them just nodded in agreement as Faith went back to her seat beside Buffy, without a quip for the first time that night. Tara's giggle bubbled up from inside her. She just couldn't help it. It was funny. Soon Anya joined her, and even Willow and Buffy. Fred was still a tad subdued, as she could only seem to think of Dawn though she kept telling herself to stop. Buffy noticed and leaned over to whisper in Fred's ear while everyone else was distracted.
"Dawn's her own person and she deserves as much happiness as she can get so do what you want." Buffy smiled and patted the surprised young woman on the back.
"Aren't you going to tell me if I hurt your sister you'll kick my ass or something?" Fred squeaked.
"Nope."
Fred looked at her with confusion written plainly on her face. Buffy shrugged.
"If you hurt Dawn you'll have to deal with her and she fights dirty." The two of them began laughing again at the idea of a scary Dawn.
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"Ok I don't want to shop anymore my high has totally worn off and I think we got some really cool stuff so let's just head back to the hotel." Dawn said to Cordy.
"Alright but I just have to buy those shoes first…" Cordy trailed off.
"Cordy. No. You told me to not let you buy any more shoes today." Dawn said grabbing Cordy's credit card from her hand.
"But look at those!" Cordy whined. Dawns stern look ended the discussion as the two went back to the hotel.
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Faith spun the stake and it landed on Anya. Faith had to admit she was curious about the ex-demons kissing ability. After all she had been alive for like a thousand years or something. Anya was so excited she'd always wanted to kiss the sexy slayer mostly out of curiosity but partly because she was just so damn hot. There was no hesitation in their kiss and it was a spectacular kiss too. Everyone watched with a little bit of admiration for the technique.
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Cordy helped Dawn choose which of her new outfits to wear and then she did her make-up and the two of them walked to the pot room to see everyone else. They decided to peek in and see what they were doing before going in. What they saw surprised them both. Tara and Buffy were kissing and everyone else was watching. And they looked to be enjoying themselves immensely.
"What the hell?" Dawn whispered.
"Whatever." Cordy shrugged. "We need to make a grand entrance don't you think?" To that Dawn jus smiled and the two of them sauntered into the room looking like two brunette goddesses.
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The rest of the group turned as they heard Dawn and Cordelia enter the room. Anya practically began to drool and Fred's face and neck flushed as she unconsciously checked Dawn out. Faith had since recovered from Tara's previous teasing and whistled in jest.
"Dayum girl you look hawt!" Faith complimented Dawn.
"I know." Dawn said with a grin and a toss of her long shiny hair.
"Uh oh she we gotta get Dawn back to Sunnydale." Faith said.
"Why?"
"She's starting to sound like Cordy." Faith replied chuckling.
"Very funny Faith." Cordy replied, "But hey it could be worse she might be acting like you." Dawn let them bicker as she insinuated herself into the spot in between Fred and Buffy.
"Hey." Dawn said to Fred.
"Hey." Fred replied still stunned by Dawn's beauty. Anya scooted over and motioned for Cordy to sit with her, which she did.
Tara was the first to notice the bag in Cordy's hand.
"So what's in the bag?" she asked.
"Oh yeah!" Cordy exclaimed grabbing the bag from the floor where she had set it down and gave it to Anya.
"A present? For me?" Anya asked as her eyes lit up.
"Yeah I saw these and I thought of you." Cordelia said with a peculiar note of caring in her tone. Anya opened the bag and pulled the rectangular box out from the bag and opened it. She ripped the paper off the top and pulled one of the coffee-coloured boots out of the box.
"These are great!" Anya said as she fawned over her new boots. Her attention turned suddenly and so did she as she hugged Cordy to her tightly.
"Awww." Willow exclaimed at the cuteness of the scene unfolding before them. Anya pulled back and kissed Cordy lovingly. "Thank you for the boots and for thinking of me." She smiled almost shyly.
"So what the hell were you doing before we came in?" Dawn asked finally.
"Spin the stake." Fred answered. "I didn't even get a turn." She pouted.
Cordelia laughed. "How old are we now, twelve?" Fred stuck her tongue out at Cordy. They giggled. Dawn grabbed the bong and the weed and filled the bowl.
"Lighter?" Faith threw her one.
"Thanks."
"No prob D." Faith grinned. Dawn noted the change in nicknames and thought it was a significant sign. In the next few minutes they were all blitzed and chillin.
"So no more spinning?" Fred inquired as to the game.
"Don't know about you but I'm spinning." Buffy said as she laughed at her own joke till she snorted.
"No way." Dawn stated vehemently.
"Why not?"
"Cuz I'm not playing this with my sister. I mean ew!" They laughed at the disgusted look on Dawns face and went back to lounging on the pillows. Faith and Buffy started making out kinda forgetting everyone else. Then Anya and Cordy slipped out of the room hand in hand. Willow and Tara were talking to each other quietly and holding hands. Dawn decided to just go for it so she stood and held her hand out to Fred hoping she would take it. Fred looked up at a smiling Dawn.
"Come with me?" she asked. Fred couldn't say no as she let herself be pulled up by the hand. She would follow Dawn wherever she led her. Willow and Tara noticed them leave and Tara said to no one in particular, "So much for our Dawnies innocence…"