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Secret Lessons
Author: Bill the Bloodless
Another part is what seems to becoming an on going
series. Set a few days after events in Waiting
For The Inevitable, Second
Date and An
Untrained Witch.
Rating. 18 for swearing and innuendo.
Disclaimer. All familiar characters are owned by JW and ME.
Many thanks to Sho for all her help and suggestions. :) :)
Giving the document one last look Giles signed his name
with a flourish. Then putting it to one side and picking up another he
sighed, four down a dozen more to go. Not that he was complaining really,
if they wanted to buy the old school and turn it into an academy for the
Slayers the correct forms had to be completed. Looking at the remaining
forms though, he did wish that there weren't so many of them. Oh well, the
devil made work for idle hands. Giles had just completed the seventh of
them when a knock at his office door made him pause. "Come in,"
he called. A moment later the door opened just wide enough to allow Willow
to poke her inside. "Hi Giles," she said. "Can I talk to
you about something?"
"Of course you can Willow," he replied glad of the respite.
"Come on in, have a seat" he looked around his cluttered office
and smiled "if you can find one."
Closing the door behind her Willow entered and after moving some books off
the only other chair in the room sat herself down. "It's a bit
small," she said looking around.
Giles shrugged. "Maybe not as big as I'm used to but it's more than
adequate."
"It could do with a new coat of paint as well."
She was right but he was certain she was just stalling. Whatever it was
she wanted to talk him about must be difficult for her. "So did you
come here to talk about interior design or have you got something else on
your mind?" he asked gently.
Willow smiled but it was a couple minutes before she spoke. "You know
I would never consider going behind Buffy's back."
"But…" He knew there had to be one.
"Buffy's wrong."
"In regards to what?"
"In regards to Dawn and magic. I know Buffy wants to protect Dawn but
her unbending attitude is going to do more harm than good. Dawn is going
to learn magic no matter what she says. And that Buffy can't see it is the
problem."
Giles nodded. He had known this problem was going to have to be dealt with
sooner or later. He hadn't imagined that it would be this soon though.
"What do you suggest?"
"That I should teach her" she looked over shoulder guiltily
"in secret. At least for a while."
"So when do you intend to tell Buffy?" Giles agreed something
had to done but this subterfuge made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Willow shrugged. "I don't know but I can tell you this for sure Giles
with no one to guide her Dawn is only going to become a danger to herself
and others. Look at the fire, next time she might not be so lucky."
Giles had to admit that Willow made a compelling case but he was still
reluctant to agree if it meant deceiving Buffy. "Is there no other
way?"
"Can you think of one because I can't?"
Unfortunately he couldn't. "Ok but I'm not happy about it."
Willow looked far from happy about it as well. "I'm not even sure if
it should be me doing the teaching."
"Why not?"
Willow sighed heavily. "My history with magic isn't all sweetness and
light."
Giles gave her a stern look. "Don't be silly Willow, there's no one
else I would rather have teach her," he assured her.
She smiled at him gratefully. "Thanks Giles and who knows maybe
she'll go off the idea after a few lessons."
That was a vain hope he was certain. "When will you start?"
"I think the sooner the better."
"So what do you think?" Willow asked.
Dawn was lost for words. With a happy little cry she threw her arms around
the surprised witch and hugged her tightly. She thought it was amazing.
"Erm hello, breathing becoming bit of an issue here," Willow
commented a minute or so later.
Slightly embarrassed Dawn released her and stepped back.
"Sorry," she said with a smile.
"That's ok sweetie," Willow told her with a smile of her own.
"So I take it you like that idea then?"
"Oh yes."
"There can be no more doing magic on your own though," Willow
told her. "Not until I decide that you're ready."
Dawn didn't care she was just happy that she had agreed to teach her.
"Of course," she agreed, "whatever you say."
"I mean it Dawn." She wasn't smiling anymore. "Any more
mistakes like the one the other night and the lessons will be over."
Dawn nodded. "I understand." The other night had been one of the
worst of her life and the last thing she wanted was for something similar
to happen again. "What'll happen if Buffy finds out?"
Willow expression was grim. "She'll have both our guts for
garters."
"Why doesn't she want me to learn magic anyway?"
"You mean apart from me getting juiced up on it, flaying Warren and
then trying to destroy the world?" The redheaded Scoobie shrugged.
"I don't know really."
Well there was that, Dawn supposed, if you wanted to concentrate on the
bad things. Why didn't her sister ever think of the good things that magic
could do? Oh well Dawn hadn't given up trying to understand how her sister
thought and anyway enough about Buffy. "When can we start?" she
asked, unable to keep the eagerness
from her voice. Willow's laughter was gentle. "Let's hope your
enthusiasm endures. We can have a quick lesson now if you like?"
An hour later Dawn left Willow's room her first official lesson in magic
complete. It hadn't been exactly what she had imagined it would be, Willow
had spent much of the time talking about nature and balance, but she was
still happy. She was willing to start with the basics if she had to. In
fact she was willing to put up with a lot
to become as powerful a witch as Willow.
Dawn's room was only a short distance a long the corridor from the one
Willow shared with Kennedy and it wasn't long before she was there. She
was just about to enter when something, someone actually, caught her
attention.
As was her want Faith looked more like a tart than a slayer, with her
tight leather trousers hugging every curve and her low cut top revealing a
daring amount of cleavage. Which in itself wasn't suspicious but she did
seem to be somewhat distracted and, remembering the other night at the
party, Dawn decided to follow. Staying as close as she dared Dawn trailed
the dark haired slayer cautiously, firstly out of the old school and then
across the grounds towards the sparse woodland to the east. That Faith
hadn't seen her just increased Dawn's curiosity.
Losing sight of her amongst the trees Dawn continued forward slowly but
hearing the sound of voices ahead she came to a quick stop. "I know
you've done this before but I think we should start at the
beginning." Well that was Xander.
"Do I have to?" And, though Dawn had never heard her whine
before, that was unmistakeably Faith. So what were they doing? Curiously
she leaned closer.
"Yes you do. We've seen that you're not as good as you thought you
were. Do you want Buffy to see how bad you are?" To see how bad she
was at what? Dawn wondered.
"No."
"Ok then. Firstly, take the shaft in your right hand." Dawn's
mouth dropped open, so there was something going on between them.
"Now wrap your left hand around it as well, not to near the
end."
"Like this?"
"Woah, not so tight. You don't want to break it."
Faith laughed. "No I wouldn't want that at all."
"It's not too big for you is it?" Xander asked. Oh God! Had they
no shame? Shocked but strangely fascinated Dawn continued to listen.
"I've handled bigger," she heard the dark haired slayer boast.
Xander snorted. "I bet you have but how does this one feel?"
"It's ok. Nice and firm."
"Good. Now move it gently back and forth." There was a short
pause then, "yes that's very good. Remember smooth even strokes, back
and forth, back and forth…"
"And you said I was no good."
"It won't be the same. It'll be completely different with Buffy."
"I'm not scared, I'd take her right now if she was here."
"I just love your confidence. I'm really gonna enjoy watching you two
go at it hole for hole." Dawn had heard enough. Actually she'd heard
more than enough. She began to back away.
"You perv," Faith accused him, with a laugh. "Can I get my
hands on the balls now?" Unable to stop herself Dawn gasped.
"What was that?" Faith asked.
The young girl froze.
"Hello," Xander called. "Is there someone there?"
She kept silent.
"If I have to come in and get you there's gonna be trouble,"
Faith promised. Not one for idle threats Dawn believed her, which left her
in a bit of a predicament. She wanted to come out but she was afraid of
what
she might see.
"I'm going to count to three. One, two…"
"Ok, ok I'm coming out," she shouted and putting her head down
she slowly stumbled forward.
"Dawn is that you?" Xander asked. "What are you doing in
there?"
"Nothing, I swear." She continued forward, stopping as soon as
she passed the last tree and closed her eyes tightly shut.
"Why have you got your eyes closed?" Faith asked.
What was she supposed to say to that? She settled for a shrug.
"Well open them then and tell us what you were doing."
Dawn gulped and opened her eyes. Xander and Faith stood close together
fully clothed. Both of them were looking at her curiously. Then she
noticed the golf club in Faith's hand. She laughed, it all made sense now.
"You've been playing golf."
"That's right."
"You've been playing golf," she said again, her laughter
threatening to turn hysterical.
"Yes. Buffy challenged Faith to a game of crazy golf and I've been
giving her some pointers." He frowned. "What did you think we
were doing?"
Dawn's laughter stopped abruptly. "I thought…er…I thought you
might be…" she could feel herself getting redder and redder "I
thought…"
"…we were fucking," Faith finished for her, grinning.
"WHAT!" Xander exclaimed.
"I did not," Dawn protested.
Faith laughed. "So why are you blushing?"
"I…I…" Dawn's mind went blank, leaving the truth as her only
option. "Ok I did. You pair have been acting strangely ever since
that night out in LA."
"We have not," Xander protested a little too quickly.
Looking at his flustered expression Dawn knew he was lying. "I don't
believe you. Something is going on between the two of you, I know it"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Unruffled Faith just laughed and slipped her arm around Xander's waist.
"Give it up Xand, we've been busted."
Xander continued to look glum for a couple of more moments then shrugged
and stole a quick kiss. Seeing the obvious affection between the two Dawn
smiled, it was nice that good things could still happen, that it wasn't
only bad stuff they had to look forward to.
"So now you know, what are you going to do about it?" Faith
asked coldly.
"Faith," Xander cautioned but she took no mind and continued to
look at the young woman.
Dawn gulped. "I'm going to do nothing about it," she told the
slayer. "I'm really happy for you, the pair of you. If you want to
keep it a secret then that's your business. I won't tell."
Faith studied her for several more seconds then satisfied she nodded.
"See that you don't," she warned then looked up at Xander,
smiling wickedly. "So is the lesson over `cause I'm feeling rather
horny."
Xander grinned. "So you want to change clubs do you? Well I think
that can be arranged but there might be a penalty."
Dawn fled.
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