Title- The Lonely Hearts Club 2/4
Author- Veronica
E-Mail- ronisimon@hotmail.com
Rating- G
Pairing- W/G Friendship
Spoilers- Season 7
Disclaimers- Joss and Mutant own all. I'm just borrowing them.
Distribution- Want it? Take it… just let me know where.
Feedback- Always a great thing to have.
Summery- Valentine's Day is coming, and everyone has the blues. But
Willow makes everything all better.
Willow walked Anya to her apartment and made her way to the Summers house and up to her room. She quickly changed into a nightshirt and crawled under the cool covers, smiling as she made herself comfortable, hoping for the first decent nights sleep. Sleep was something that didn't come to her easily anymore, not after the events that had taken place after Tara's death. Insomnia had taken over most of the time, and on those rare occasions when sleep did come to her, she was jolted awake by the nightmares that always followed.
Patrol must have been uneventful again tonight, because Buffy was home early and immediately up the stairs stealing a peak to see if the red head was asleep. Willow knew what she was doing, and decided to lie perfectly still. She was just not in the mood to explain her actions of earlier tonight… at least, not until she knew what the outcome of the conversation was. The sound of Buffy's footfalls going to her own room made Willow relax some as she let her thoughts drift to the next project she had planned.
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Willow made her way down the stairs and to the kitchen, the only thought entering her mind at the moment was `need coffee'. She entered the kitchen to find Buffy and Dawn already there, Dawn munching away on some toast as the blonde set a cup of coffee on the counter in front of Willow. The red head smiled her thanks at Buffy as she picked up the cup and almost lovingly cradled it in her hands, bringing the steaming brew to her nose and deeply inhaling the aroma before taking a small sip.
"This smells wonderful. I love the smell of fresh brewed coffee in the morning."
"Your in luck… that was the first cup from a fresh pot." Dawn piped up.
"How'd you sleep, Will? You're looking a little pale today."
"Oh, fine, Buff."
"What do you mean `today'? She's been looking kinda pale for the past few weeks." Dawn said as she eyed the red head. "Thank you very much `miss tact'." Buffy said as she glared at her sister.
"What? Its true. And I haven't even mentioned the weight loss yet."
Dawn finished only to see Buffy give her a warning look, signaling that maybe she should grab her things and head off to school. As the door closed, leaving the two girls alone in the house, Buffy turned to her best friend.
"Will, Dawn's right. You have lost some weight. Are you feeling alright? I'm a little worried about you."
"Buff, I told you… I'm fine. I just haven't had much of an appetite lately, but I swear to you that I'm not starving myself or anything like that." replied Willow, hoping to put her friend at ease.
"Really? I mean, not that its any of my business but… actually, you're my friend-it is my business." Both girls chuckled, "Seriously though. I am worried about you. You're so pale, and you've got circles under your eyes."
"I swear, Buffy. Nothing is wrong."
"Well, I'll take your word on that for now." The blonde paused for a moment. "Sooo. Want to tell me what last night was about? The `you and Anya' thing?"
"Oh that. It's nothing really. She asked me for help, that's all. She was thinking of getting a computer but didn't know what to get. So I had to find out what exactly she wanted to do with one so that I could help pick the one that would best suit her needs and…"
"Okay, okay, I don't really need to hear the rest. Huh. Anya getting all techie on us. It's almost frightening." Buffy said, knowing her friend was lying, but going along with it for now.
"I like the idea. Then I won't be the only hacker/research gal on the block." Willow replied, and both girls laughed at the thought.