Part Two
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As Buffy stepped into the shower, she realized what she had just done. 'I kissed Xander!' she thought, 'And I liked it. When did this happen? When did I start feeling this way?' She thought hard. 'I guess it started after he revived me. So why did I just realize it today?'. She stepped out of the shower and started to get dressed. I must have been too busy with school,' she decided. 'And the movie must have helped. I mean, if Willow had come...Willow! How is she going to take this? She's inlove with him!' Then she sat down on her bed and a new thought pushed its way into her mind. 'Am I?' She pushed the thought away and finished getting ready.
* * *
"Hey, Buffy!" Xander called as she walked into the Bronze. She saw him and walked over to the table he was sitting at and sat down next to him.
"Xander, how did you get here so fast? I'm, like, ten minutes early." Buffy asked.
"I drove." He answered.
"Xander, it's a five minute walk from your house. Why did you drive?"
"I felt like it. Anyway, we need to talk."
"I know. What happened earlier, it was-"
"Incredible." Xander interrupted.
"Well, yes, but, I don't know. I mean, I don't know how I feel."
"Buffy, if you want to just forget it happpened,-"
"No, I don't want to forget it. I-I don't know what I want to do. Why does this have to be so complicated?" She looked down at her hands. Xander lifted her chin so their eyes were even.
"It doesn't have to be." He said softly. Their eyes locked, and Buffy quickly looked away. Xander could see she was on the verge of crying. He stood up and hugged her.
"Come on, you know I hate to see you sad." He said tenderly. She hugged him back.
"I just don't know what to do." She whispered. Xander stepped back a little bit, looking at her.
"Look, Buffy, do you want some time to think about this? I mean, it's kind of confusing."
"No. It is confusing, but the longer I think about it, the more confusing it'll get. We need to talk about this now."
"Well, what is your heart telling you? 'Cause I've always believed that when dealing with matters of the heart, you should do what your heart says."
"Wow. Did you make that up?"
"Uh, no. I got it from a calendar. But it's true. What is your heart telling you to do?"
"This." She kissed him deeply.
"Wow." Xander said when the kiss ended. "I can't argue with that." He pulled her into another kiss.
* * *
Willow watched on silently. She had gotten back from her aunt's house a couple of minutes ago. She had called both Buffy and Xander's houses, and they hadn't been home, so she figured they would be at the Bronze. She had figured right. But she hadn't figured that she would be standing across the room watching them kiss. She left, silently screaming at herself for not telling him how she felt sooner.
* * *
"Oh, no." Buffy said, pulling away from Xander.
"What?" Xander asked. Buffy pointed toward the doorway, where Willow was leaving. "Oh."
"I better go talk to her." Buffy said, walking to the exit.
"Willow! Wait up!" Buffy called. Willow kept walking. Buffy caught up to Willow and stopped her.
"Willow, I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. I should have told him sooner."
"So you're not mad?"
"No. Not at you or Xander, at least. I'm mad at myself for being so shy. If I'd told him sooner, I would've at least known how he felt."
"Will, it's not your fault either. Things happen. You can't exactly change it now. Hang in there. You'll find someone else."
"Sure." Willow said and walked off. Buffy watched her walk away, wondering if their friendship would be the same.
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