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TITLE: Xander's Ocean Cruise
PART: 03 of ??
AUTHOR: Red Jacobson (red.jacobson@gmail.com)
DISTRIBUTION: My Yahoo Group, FanFiction.net, Archive of our Own, AdultFanFiction.net, Twisting the Hellmouth
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters you recognize belong to me, they all belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy (for Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or JK Rowling (for Harry Potter)
SUMMARY: Xander meets an old 'friend' from High School while decompressing from a year in Africa, and it leads to a very interesting experience
FEEDBACK: Of course! It makes me write faster
CATEGORY: Lots of women
RELATIONSHIPS: Xander/Harmony/Parvati Patil/Tara Maclay/Cordelia Chase
RATING: NC-17
WORD COUNT: <XX,XXX>
SPOILERS: None
WARNINGS: If You've ever read any of my stories, you know what to expect: Oral, anal, Femme-slash, dom/sub, multiple partners, and Femme-cest.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: The major difference to be aware of from canon, is that Harmony survived Graduation and wasn't turned into a vampire. For any episodes of Angel or Buffy that featured Vampire Harmony, just substitute one of the airhead Cordettes for her.
ADDITIONAL AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a much more light-hearted story than the ones I've been publishing lately. Hope you enjoy it.
SURPRISED AUTHOR'S COMMENT: I'd honestly thought the story was complete with Chapter 2, however, after receiving multiple reviews that it felt unfinished, I decided to see what else the muse would provide. I thought that one more chapter would finish the story, but it doesn’t look that way
AND YET ANOTHER NOTE: This chapter doesn't have any explicit lemons, because there is so much else going on, but I do plan on having at least one or two in the next chapter. Of course, that doesn't mean that the characters will stay dressed the whole time GRIN
SPECIAL THANKS: To the reviewer who didn’t sign in on FF.Net, who gave me the solution to Xander’s eye. I was considering different methods, but that idea works for me!
BETA'D BY: Theo (Starway Man) and Andrew (Pax Humana) as well as Spellcheck

January 28^th, 2006
Xander's Flat

Parvati was cuddled up against my naked body on the couch, her hand softly stroking my cock as I toyed with her nipples. We were relaxing as we watched Harmony and Tara exploring each other's bodies. I had been pleasantly surprised to see that Tara had been completely shaved when she removed her panties, and Tara grinned at me. “I got to enjoy the feeling of being bare during my training, and I've been shaving ever since.”

Harmony smiled, “I can see why, it looks really sexy that way.” She turned to me and said, “Do you want me to shave as well?”

I nodded, “When we sit down and talk about boundaries and your training, yes, I will want you to shave yourselves. I only require it while you are in training, after it's completed, you can groom yourselves however you want.”

Parvati grinned, “It's a good thing I know a spell that will keep us smooth then, because I don't think you really want to be waxed down there, do you Harm?”

Harmony shuddered theatrically, “Oh hell no! It's bad enough on my legs, but I really don't want to think about what waxing my pussy would feel like!”

I winced in sympathy, remembering the time that Anya had convinced me to get my ball and tackle waxed. Once was enough, we found other ways to get the same result, for both of us!

The four of us had spent most of the evening naked and enjoying each other. Well, that was after I'd recovered from the shock of seeing my former lover/pet, who I was certain had died, standing next to Parvati's couch alive and well, of course.

I couldn't help myself, my eye was fixed on Tara as she lay back on Parvati's carpet, Harmony's mouth between her legs. I had always thought my pet was beautiful, even if she didn't agree, but she was never more beautiful than when she was in the middle of an orgasm. Parvati must have noticed the way I was watching, because she said, “Tara's really special to you, isn't she?”

I didn't even consider trying to lie to her, I just turned my head to look at Parvati and nodded, “Yes, she is. Don't misunderstand me, you and Harmony are becoming just as special to me, but, Tara, well, other than Cordy, Tara is the woman I've loved the longest, and when I thought she was dead, it took all my will power to keep going, to do what I had to do. Anya held me as I cried myself to sleep for days afterward, but she understood. She was fond of Tara as well, in fact, we had been talking about bringing her into our relationship, before the wedding that wasn't.”

“How did the two of you get together?” Parvati asked, her hand doing interesting things to my cock as she spoke.

I chuckled, “Do you want me to tell you the story, or do you want me to put you over the edge of the couch and fuck you while we watch? Because, if you want the story, you need to take your hand away.”

She grinned up at me, “Decisions, decisions... but, honestly, I'm a little sore right now, I've had more sex in the last couple of weeks than I'd had for six months before that, so I'm going to need to get used it, and I can't wait!” She moved her hand away and said, “I'll be good, and I'm really curious to learn more about Tara's life before I met her.”

I closed my eye and leaned my head back, remembering. “It was several years ago, the summer of 1999, we had just finished high school and I was keeping a promise to myself that I would take off for the summer and see as many of the 50 states as I could. Of course, I had my typical luck for the time, and the engine blew up a few hours later, just outside of a town called Oxnard. To make a long story short, the car repairs were going to take almost all of the money I had saved up for the trip, and I needed to make some more money, and a lot of it, fairly fast. I wasn't going to spend the entire summer a few hours away from my hometown, after all.”

“So what did you do?” Parvati asked, although I heard Tara's snicker in the background and opened my eye to glare at her. She just grinned and stuck her tongue out at him, and I snickered as well.

“It turned out that there was a strip club within an easy walk of the hotel I was staying at, and I went in to apply for a job as a dishwasher. But Suzie, the manager, took one look at me and had me audition as a dancer. I must have done something right, because I got the job and started that night. It was when I was showering off after my first set that I noticed I wasn't alone in the shower. I managed to wipe the shampoo out of my eyes and looked over, and there was this goddess standing at the shower head a few feet away! It took me a few seconds to realize that I was staring, and I tried to look away, but she just chuckled, and said, 'If I didn't want people to look at me, I would have found a job as a waitress, so go ahead, feast your eyes.'”

“I was relieved that I hadn't made a total ass of myself, and hey, I was 18 years old and a gorgeous naked woman wants me to look at her? I'm going to look! Of course, that caused a certain part of me to demonstrate its' approval, and she got an eye full as well. I was about to apologize when she licked her lips and said, 'Oh, I like!' then she looked up and said, 'Well, since we've already seen each other naked, I suppose I should introduce myself, “I'm Tara, but I dance under the name Ashley, or Ash, for short.' She stuck out her hand, and I shook it, laughing to myself at the situation. 'I'm Xander, but Suzie tells me my name is Alex on the job. And, Ash, huh? Groovy!”

Tara groaned from the floor while Harmony giggled and Parvati just looked a little confused. “Don't worry about it, Parvati, it's from a movie that we've seen. I'll make sure to rent it when we get to California.”

Tara climbed up on the couch and sat beside me, with Harmony on the other side of Parvati, and I continued the story.

“Anyway, Tara glared at me, and said 'if you ever hope to get me to touch your 'boomstick' you will never say that again!' then she giggled, 'honestly, the other girls think it's the funniest thing in the world to call me that, especially after they sat me down one afternoon and we watched the movies.'

She was finishing up her shower and shut the water off before Tara said, 'It's probably going to be a bit of shock to you, especially if you haven't worked as a dancer before, but don't be surprised if you get multiple offers to spend the night from some of the women customers. Suzie doesn't care, as long as no money changes hands, and we show up for our next shift. But, if you don't get an offer that interests you, I'd like you to come back with me. I usually go home alone, or with one of the other girls, but I have a feeling that you and I could have fun together.' ”

“I'll be honest, I was shocked that she was so open about wanting to have sex with me, I wasn't a virgin, but didn't have all that much experience, so I didn't know what to say to her offer. Fortunately, the loudspeaker went off, telling Ashley that she was up next, so I was saved from making a fool of myself.”

Tara interrupted then, “What Xander didn't know, at the time, was that he was the first guy I'd felt any attraction to, at all, in the months that I'd been working my way across the country. I was, and, honestly, still am far more attracted to women than I am to men, but I had a feeling that Xander could give me what I subconsciously needed. And, Goddess, did he ever!”

I laughed, remembering, “That was a wild night, but I honestly surprised myself.” Looking down at Parvati, I said, “Do you remember when I told you about the crazy Halloween when I was 17? Well, some more of the memories surfaced when Tara and I were together that night. It seems that the person who's memories I got was an experienced dominant, and his memories allowed me to pick up Tara's submissiveness, otherwise I would have missed the cues and we wouldn't be here now!”

Tara grinned, “And I would have missed out on the best sex in my life! I lost count of how many times I came that night, but by the time we finished, Xander had me tied face down on the bed and was fucking my ass for the second time, and had my vibrator buzzing in my pussy at the same time! I swear, if it wasn't for the Jacuzzi in the room, I wouldn't have been able to walk the next morning, let alone dance!”

Harmony gave a low whistle, “Damn, that sounds so hot! Can we try that when we get back home?”

Even after all the sex we had been having, just picturing Harmony in that position sent me to my Happy Place for a minute, but I still managed to nod. Fortunately, Tara was continuing the story, and it was interesting to hear about our time together from her perspective.

“Oh, sweetie, you don't know the half of it! Things got even wilder the longer we were together. I'm not even talking about how we spent most of our days together, with Xander training me as his submissive, which you will get to experience for yourselves. I'm talking about the fun with had with the other dancers at Suzie's. Except for the girl who started the last night we were there, we had every other female dancer in our bed at least once, a few of them more than once. And we even got Suzie, who was the original MILF to spend the night with us! That woman taught me a few things about pleasing a woman!”

I said, “She's not lying, I remember laying next to them watching in awe as Suzie drove Tara wild that night. It's too bad we only had the one night, because I'm sure she had some other tricks up her sleeve that we didn't get to experience.”

Tara got a wicked grin as she looked at me, “Do you still have the photo album? I had to leave mine behind when I left Sunnydale, but I still remember all the souvenirs we collected.”

“It's in storage in LA, but yes, I do have the album, and, I managed to grab yours from where it was hidden before we had to evacuate, and put it with mine. I'll get it back to you when we get my stuff out of storage.”

Turning to Harmony and Parvati, “You remember the gift I left for Faith? We gathered pictures and the girls panties from every one of the girls we entertained. Of course, several of them got pictures of us, so fair's fair.”

The two of them smirked and Tara laughed when she realized what I was talking about, before she said, “It's really too bad that I didn't get to know Faith before she went bad, I have a feeling she would have been a lot of fun! That's one of the things that I'm still trying to get my head around, why did they choose me for Willow? She's really not my type at all!”

I paused, thinking of the different women that we had been with, and realized that she was right. The women Tara approached were all far more assertive and confident than Willow was. Of course, it takes a certain amount of self confidence to be able to take your clothes off in front of strangers, so that probably shouldn't be all that surprising.

“That's a good question, but I don't think we'll ever really know the answer to it, Tare-Bear,” Tara looked up with a surprised smile at the old nick-name, “but just because we have to accept that both of our personalities were changed to suit that demon bitch's plans doesn't mean we have to like it! But it's the only thing that would actually explain our behavior toward each other when you showed up with Willow. I mean, I obviously recognized you, and remembered what we were to each other, but there was no emotional reaction, and I felt absolutely no desire, at least, not until things were already well on their path with Willow and the magic, to get you back into my bed. And you all know me well enough to know that is not my personality. I don't give up on people, ever! Hell, even after everything Amy did, if she needed my help, I'd do my best to help her.”

Tara nodded, “I remembered Xander being my lover, and my Master, but there was no connection there, even though I was still craving a dominant lover, which Willow emphatically wasn't, I never even considered talking to Xander until almost the end, when the magic had almost destroyed Willow. I wonder, if we had decided to keep traveling, and not head back to Sunnydale, would we have stayed together?”

I shook my head, “Who knows? I'm sure that Whistler probably does, but I don't expect him to pop up every time we have a question, and, honestly, after everything we've gone through, the less we have to do with the higher beings, the better I like it!”

Tara chuckled, “I think we can all agree with that. But, let's be honest, with Harmony being a Slayer, and Parvati and I being witches, and your White Knight complex, I think the odds are we are going to get involved with the weirdness whether we want to or not. That's not to mention Cordelia's own experiences with Angel Investigations, that had to have an impact on her.”

I sighed, “Hate to say it, but I think you're right, Tare-Bear, but at least we are aware of the crap they like to pull, so we can try and protect ourselves. But, speaking of Cordy, we need to give her a call or an email to let her know we found the third person the Seer mentioned.” I paused, thinking, “You know, since we are planning on chartering a plane to take us back, and that's going to take a few days, we should send Cordy a ticket so she can come over and have a few days to get to know Tara and Parvati before we all fly back together.”

Harmony nodded, “Sure, and I'm sure that we can squeeze a shopping trip in while she is here. You're going to need some new suits for when we open the agency, and I'm sure that I can find a trench coat that opens in the back for when you want to bend me over the desk!”

I laughed, remembering the conversation that first afternoon, although Tara and Parvati both looked interested.

“But,” I said, looking at Tara, “We are going to have to meet with the gang and let them what is going on. It won't be a whole lot of fun, but we both know that keeping secrets never works out well for us, does it?”

Tara grimaced, “No, it doesn't. But hopefully Willow's feelings will have started to fade already, otherwise she's going to end up being hurt, and I still care about her and don't want that to happen.”

Hearing the clock chime, I looked up and saw that it was almost midnight. Turning to the girls, I said, “I think we need to get some sleep, we've got a lot to do tomorrow, and being tired won't help us.”

They all looked vaguely surprised that it was actually so late, and Parvati gave out a yawn before she looked embarrassed. That seemed to be the signal for the rest of us to start yawning as well, so we made our way into my bedroom. Parvati took a look at my bed and shook her head, before pulling her wand from somewhere and gesturing. The bed instantly transformed into a king sided model, with plenty of room for all four of us. Shutting out the lights, I was fast asleep almost as soon as my head hit the pillow.

The Next Morning
Watcher's Council Headquarters

Harmony and Parvati had stayed back at my flat, making plans for the next few days. Cordy had already replied to our email, and would be arriving tomorrow night at Heathrow. She was really excited to meet Parvati and Tara, and sent me a message that she was really looking forward to making up for lost time. Parvati just snickered when she saw that, and said it was a good thing that stamina potions worked on non-magicals, because even with Halfrek's gift, I would probably need help keeping up with all four women. I didn't even try to argue, but what a way to go!

I had called Giles earlier this morning, letting him know that I needed to see him, Buffy, Willow and Dawn as soon as possible. He was naturally concerned, but I reassured him that it was nothing bad, just extremely shocking, and not something I wanted to discuss on the phone. He agreed to have all of them there at 10am, which is why Tara and I were walking through the front door at 9:50. I signed Tara in using her Tania identity, since that was the name she had identification for, and headed for the elevator to Giles office.

I could tell that Tara was nervous, hell, so was I, but I squeezed her hand reassuringly, as we got off the elevator. The door to Giles' office was open, and I could hear voices talking. Just as we approached the door, I heard Buffy saying “So what's the what, Giles? Why did Xander want to see us?”

Knowing I was never going to get a better chance, I walked in the door with Tara right behind me.

You could have heard a pin drop for about twenty seconds, before everybody started talking at once. Fortunately, I was able to close the door behind us before the bomb went off, and I just stood there, with my arm around Tara while I waited for everybody to quiet down.

The expressions on everyone's face was priceless, from the shock on Giles and Buffy's face, to the joy on Dawns', to the absolute confusion on Willow's face. Once they paused to take a breath, I spoke up, “Yes, this is Tara, the real Tara, she never actually died, but we were made to think she was as part of a plot by a couple of demon bitches named Proserpexa and Jasmine, both of whom have been destroyed. We spoke to Whistler last night, and he and his bosses were the ones to save Tara's life after she was shot, but prevented her from contacting any of us, although she tried.”

While Giles, Buffy and Willow were digesting that information, Dawn had moved across the room and glomped onto Tara for all she was worth, tears rolling down her cheeks as Tara hugged her back. I smiled at the happiness on their faces before grabbing a chair and pouring myself a cup of coffee.

Buffy was the first to regain her voice, and said, “But, how? Tara died, we buried her, did she have to dig herself out of her grave too?” The horrified tone in Buffy's voice made me wince, but I reached over and grabbed her hand.

“No, Buff, that wasn't Tara we buried. She wasn't actually dead, just in shock from the bullet wound, and her body shut down to try and heal. Whistler found her before she died, on orders from his bosses, who were actually working against the demon bitches, and created a fake body, which is what we buried. I don't know the whole story, and I don't think Tara does either, but she was prevented from contacting us until recently, apparently Whistler's bosses had some plans going on that it would have disturbed. But Tara's been here in England for the past several years, attending school and working.”

Giles was polishing his glasses like they were covered in mud, and shaking his head in shock, so I turned to Willow, who was sitting there smiling, but there were tears in her eyes. “Will?”

“It's her, I can tell, she feels like Tara to me! But, why am I happy to see my friend again? Why don't I love her anymore?”

'Whoo-boy' I thought, before letting go of Buffy's hand and reaching for Willow. I pulled her into a hug, and started rubbing her back as I tried to figure out how to tell her the truth without hurting her. Deciding to just pull the bandage off, I said, “Will, this won't be easy for you to hear, but you need to know the truth. From what Whistler said, and what Tara and I have figured out for ourselves, the feelings you and Tara had for each other weren't real, they were implanted by Proserpexa as part of her plan.”

Willow didn't say anything for a few seconds as she thought about what I was saying, and then she frowned, “So I'm not actually gay? Did that demon bitch change me that much?”

Surprisingly, it was Giles that answered, because I had no idea what to say. He was obviously embarrassed, but still forged ahead. Clearing his throat, he said, “Actually Willow, I'm fairly certain that you were at least potentially bisexual before you even met Tara. If you remember your vampire double that showed up, she was certainly open about her desire for both you and Buffy. And, from all the lore that has been accumulated over the centuries, being turned doesn't affect the orientation of the original person at all.”

Willow blinked, and said, “Oh, okay, that's good to know.” I didn't like how expressionless her voice had gone, and I could tell that Buffy didn't either, but Willow just stood up and said, “I'm sorry, but this is too much for me to handle right now. Tara, I'm very glad to see you again, but, I'm sorry, I really need to think. I'll be back later.”

With that, she turned and hurried out the door, and Tara, with a quick look at me, hurried after her. Buffy stood up to go after them, but I shook my head, “Let them be for now, Buff, Willow just had a hell of a shock, and she needs to deal with it. Tara is one of the most empathetic people I've ever met, and she'll help her get through it.”

Buffy looked at me for a long moment, and nodded, sitting back in her chair. “So, how did you meet up with Tara again, and why did she give you that look, like she was asking permission to go after Willow? That's kind of out of character for her, isn't it?”

“Not really, Buff, it's actually more in character than the woman we knew in Sunnydale. You see, I knew Tara before she met Willow, and her personality was very different, a lot more assertive and self confident, and she didn't stutter at all in the months that I knew her.”

She raised her eyebrow at me, “And just how well did you know Tara then, Xand?” I could tell by the gleam in her eye that she was teasing, but it was important to get everything out on the table so they would understand.

“Very well, intimately well, if you must know. I met her my first night in Oxnard, where, contrary to what I told you before, I was actually hired as a dancer.”

Dawn interjected, “And I didn't get to see it? No fair!” Which made us all laugh, even though I'm not sure that Dawn was joking.

“Anyway, Suzie's had male and female dancers in separate parts of the club, and Tara was a dancer in the other part. We actually met when I had gone to take a shower after my first rotation, and she walked in and took the shower next to mine.”

Buffy gave a low whistle, “You weren't kidding about her being different, were you?”

“No, I wasn't. But, certain things haven't changed, Tara is mostly interested in women, and not men, but she was attracted to me, and we ended up going home together that night. She was actually staying in the same hotel that I was, and the next morning I moved all my stuff into her room.”

I looked at them seriously, and said, “The next part is fairly private, and I don't want you teasing her about it, okay?” The three of them nodded, and I continued. “You remember the soldier I turned into that Halloween? Well, he left behind a lot more than just his skills in combat, he was also an experienced dominant, and that transferred over to me once I was out of the range of the Hellmouth. His memories allowed me to pick up certain cue's in Tara's behavior, and brought out her submissiveness that night.”

I had to pause as both Buffy and Dawn had glazed looks in their eyes, and Dawn had a little bit of drool on her mouth. Looking over at Giles, he was watching the two of them in amusement, shaking his head.

Clearing my throat, the two of them gave a start, before blushing. I chose to ignore their reactions, and continued telling how Tara and I had gotten together. They didn't need to know about all the other women we brought into our bed, because I didn't want Dawn, especially to get any ideas. The women I was already with were more than enough, thank you!

By the time I had finished, Tara and Willow came back into the room. I could tell they had both been crying, but Willow looked a lot better than she had. I opened my arms, and she and Tara both came in for a hug, before Willow slipped away and took her seat. She looked at the expressions on Buffy and Dawns' faces curiously, before snickering, “Told them about how you and Tara met, did you Xan?”

Tara giggled, and I nodded, “How did you guess?”

Willow laughed, “Because that was about how I looked when Tara told me, and I have to say, even though it's not my scene, some of Tara's stories were quite interesting! Are Harmony and the other girl, Parvati? Are they aware of just how kinky you are?”

Tara snorted, “You could say that, we all got to explore just how kinky the four of us could be, before finally falling asleep around midnight last night. If it weren't for the massaging shower head in Xander' flat, we would have all been too stiff to walk this morning. But damn if it wasn't fun!”

Willow groaned, “Okay, little too much information there, Tara, but, seriously, I'm glad to see that we hadn't actually lost you, and that you are back with us, even if you are going to be living in California now.”

With the ice broken and the hard parts of the conversation over, Buffy said something that turned my world upside down, again!

We were talking about my plans to get a private investigators license, and she said, “Won't the missing eye give you problems? Especially if you go for a handgun license?”

I shrugged, “Not getting the Investigators license, I already looked that up while the girls were sleeping, but if I wanted to get a carry permit it would. But there's not much I can do about it, there are too many records showing that it was destroyed.”

Buffy smiled widely, “Not necessarily, while you were gone on your cruise, we ran into a Mohra demon, and managed to save some of its' blood. It's known to be able to heal all kinds of injuries, and we already tested it with Vi, who got injured in the fight. Would you be willing to see if it regrew your eye as well?”

I didn't even have to think about it, to have both eyes again? “That would be amazing, Buff! Of course I'm interested. How long would it take? Because Cordy is flying in tomorrow night, and we all have a lot of things to do before she gets here.”

I felt Tara stiffen beside me, and I turned to look at her, “What's up Tare-bear? Is something bothering you about the idea?”

I know that it may seem strange that I was asking Tara, but, dominant or not, all of my girls have minds and thoughts of their own, and I'd be a fool to ignore it if something was bothering them.

“How certain are you that the blood just heals people, Buffy? I remember you had a problem with telepathy from that one demon's blood back in high school, and is it really safe for a human to be exposed to this demon's blood?”

Buffy grimaced, “Ugh! Don't remind me, please! I knew guys thought about sex a lot, but I didn't need to know what some of their thoughts were! But, yes we are certain that it only heals, it's been tested and the witches in the Devon coven performed a purification ritual to remove the demonic taint. We've also been mystically monitoring Vi for the past several days, ever since she was healed, and there hasn't been any sign of a demonic influence.”

“Quite right, Tara, and you are wise to be concerned,” Giles interjected, “But Buffy is correct, we've tested the blood quite thoroughly, and there is no sign that it's had a negative impact on anyone. And Xander, to answer your original question, the process to inject the Mohra blood only takes a few minutes, and your eye should start to grow back within a couple of hours. Granted, it will take a little time to readjust your vision, but I don't see any reason why you wouldn't have two good eyes when you greet Cordelia tomorrow evening.”

I'll admit it, I was really eager to have two eyes again, but if Tara were that concerned... Turning back to her, I gave her a questioning look, and she said, “If you don't mind, it's not that I don't trust you, Buffy, or Giles, but I'd like to talk to Vi myself. Ever since I was wounded and then healed, I've seemed to have an instinct for noticing demonic influence. If I don't notice anything, then I'm in favor of giving it a shot as well!”

It turned out that Vi was actually in the Headquarters that day, and, while we waited for her to get to the conference room, I decided to take a quick break and stretch my legs.

Giving Tara a quick kiss, I stood up and said I'd be back in a few minutes before heading out the door. Fortunately, I remembered where the men's room was and quickly took care of business. As I walked out the door, wiping my hands on the paper towel, I heard my name being called from the other end of the hallway. Looking toward the voice, I grinned, seeing Faith strolling toward me.

I'll admit it, even with the absolutely gorgeous and sexy women in my life already, I still find Faith to be sex on two legs, and my eye lingered on her bra-less breasts in the t-shirt she was wearing. I glanced up at her face and saw the amused grin, knowing exactly what I was doing. One of the nice things about Faith was she knew exactly what affect her body had on most men, and more than a few women, and she enjoyed it.

“Enjoying the show, X?” She purred, as she walked up to me.

“Of course, Faith, you would have been offended if I didn't, so don't deny it.” I smiled, leaning against the wall.

She chuckled, “Well, yeah, but after those pictures you left me, I would have thought you would be too tired to even look. Those two looked like they could wear you out!”

I laughed, shaking my head, “Not even close, Faith, not even close. Even with Harmony having Slayer stamina, I can still wear both of them out. Of course, with Tara being back, and Cordy coming in tomorrow night I might have met my match!”

She looked at me, the smile dropping off her face, “Wait a minute, Red's Tara is back, and she's with you? What the Fuck, X-man? What's going on?”

After taking a few minutes to give Faith the abbreviated version of what is going on, and the memory mess, she just shook her head in disbelief. “Damn, I thought it was just the Hellmouth that made weird things happening, but I was wrong. I think it's you that attracts the strangeness! And Red is really okay with you and Tara being together?”

“I'd be offended by you thinking it's my fault if I didn't agree with you at times. But I do have to ask, how did you know to include women's shampoo and conditioner in my luggage? I certainly wasn't planning to meet anybody on the cruise, so how did you know?”

She shrugged, “I didn't really, I just wanted to get you to laugh. Because, let's face it, X, we all could use all the laughs we can get. And that's beside the fact that you were obviously about to explode if you didn't get laid! Hell, if you hadn't gotten any action on the cruise I was going to do something I almost never do, and pull you into my room for a repeat. I didn't want to be at ground zero when the pressure got to be too much for you!”

I just shook my head, that sounded about right for Faith, but I grinned, “Well, fortunately you don't have to worry about me exploding, the pressure is back down to manageable levels.”

“Too bad, it would have been fun! Especially with all the experience you've picked up the last few years.” She said with a smirk, before dropping the smile and growing serious, “You said that Cordy is coming over here? Would you let her know that I'd like to talk to her? I really need to apologize for what I did to her back in LA. I was really in a bad place, and I did some horrible things before my breakdown. I managed to make amends to Angel and Doyle before they and the others did their Butch and Sundance routine with the Black Thorn, but Cordy had already left and I never got to talk to her, and it's something I need to do.”

I looked at her seriously, before nodded, “Yeah, I can see that. I'll let her know, but it's up to Cordy if she wants to see you or not.”

Faith looked relieved, “I won't push, I know that I can't force somebody to accept my apologies, but I have to make the effort. That's one of the things my therapist and I spent a lot of time going over while I was locked up. I even had a few more sessions with her after I got pardoned.”

“Well, I hope she does decide to see you, it really helped to clear the air with you and I, even though I understood that you weren't really in control at the time.”

Faith smiled, “Yeah, but it meant a lot to me that you'd tried, once I had my head on straight again. Anyway, you've got my number, so let me know what she says, k?”

With that, she pushed off the wall and walked back the way she came, and I headed back to the conference room. Buffy looked up with a grin when I walked in, gesturing to Tara and Vi, who were in the corner of the room, with Willow standing next to them. “They're going to be a while, Tara started going into witch-y babble, and Willow joined in, and I was totally lost!” I laughed, remembering how the two of them would get, and recognized the resigned look on Vi's face as she tried to interject.

“So what took so long, Xand? Unless you needed to empty a keg of beer and a two liter of Jolt you usually get back faster than that.”

I looked at her, “Really? You time how long I take in the bathroom? Is there something you want to tell me Buff?”

She got a disgusted look on her face, “Xander! Eeeewwwwwwwwwwww! That's nasty!” But then she shook her head, “And I'm going to get you for putting that image in my head! But no, I just remember how you were always in and out of the bathroom so quick back in Sunnydale, and thought that was just how you were normally.”

“No Buff, I only made sure to hurry because you only had one bathroom in the house and a dozen teenage girls living there! There was no way I could get more than a couple of minutes without somebody pounding on the door demanding I hurry up.”

She laughed, “Yeah, good point, but seriously, what kept you, you had a strange look on your face when you came back in. Is something wrong?”

“Nah, just had a conversation with Faith and was thinking about what she said. Nothing earth shattering.”

Just then, I heard Tara softly say, “I'm done! As near as I can tell, nothing changed about you other than getting your wounds healed. Thanks for putting up with me, Vi, I know it was boring, but I needed to be sure.”

I had tried to keep my face impassive, not wanting to show disappointment if the verdict was negative, but I had to smile when I heard what Tara said. I know it's petty of me, but dammit, after five years of only having one eye, the thought of being able to see perfectly again was amazing!

Vi smiled and nodded, saying something I didn't quite catch, before giving me a wave and heading out of the room.

“Well Tara, what's the verdict?” I ask, as she and Willow come back to the table.

Tara slid into the seat next to me and I put my arm around her, pulling her close. She smiled happily and said, “As far as I can tell, the process does exactly what it's supposed to. There wasn't the slightest bit of demonic influence that I could find, and Willow and I did every detection spell we could think of.”

“So, it's safe?” She nodded, “Good, before we do this, can you give Parvati and Harmony a call and ask them if they want to be here? They are a part of our lives and this is important.”

Looking at Buffy, I said, “How long will it take to get things set up? Since Tara has given her okay, I'd really like to get it done.”

A quick conversation between Buffy and the others, and Giles placed a call to the infirmary to prepare the blood. Tara made a quick call to Parvati (who I was surprised to learn actually had a cell phone!) and Parvati and Harmony were on their way.

Two Hours Later

“Xander? Wake up,” I heard, seeming to come from miles away. Couldn't they just shut up and let me sleep? The voice spoke again, a little more insistently, and I thought it sounded vaguely familiar, but it wasn't worth the effort to figure out who it was. The voice called again, and I realized why it sounded familiar, it was Tara calling me! With that, the last of the fog lifted and I opened my eyes, only to shut them again at the brightness of the light above me.

“Dim the lights, he's waking up!” I heard a man's voice saying, before he continued, “Easy Xander, the anesthesia is still wearing off. Here, drink this.” A straw was placed at my lips and I sucked eagerly, heh, sucked, damn, that must have been some good stuff they have me on! The blissfully cool water filled my mouth and I let it flow down my throat. After a few seconds I released the straw and cracked open my eyes again. Wait, eyes? Yes! It worked, it was still blurry as hell, but I could see shapes standing around my bed.

“Hey guys, I guess it worked?” I managed to croak out, before taking another sip of the water.

I heard a voice off to my right, so I slowly turned my head, and focused on Giles's smiling face.

“Yes, it worked extremely well, as I'm sure you are aware, since your new eye reacted to the light. I would expect your vision to continue to clear over the next several hours, and you should be able to see perfectly by tomorrow morning. I'm going to suggest you keep wearing your eye-patch until then, so you can adjust easier.”

By this time, I was sitting up on the edge of the bed, and I nodded, “Yeah, that makes sense. Thanks, Giles, and Buffy? Thanks for the suggestion, I never would have thought of it myself.”

Looking over, I saw that Harmony and Parvati were standing with their arms around Tara, and I opened my arms to them, letting them all hug me as I held them close. I leaned in closer and said to Parvati, “I guess Lavender will have to find some other eye-patch guy to fantasize about now, huh?”

Parvati giggled, and that started Harmony and Tara laughing, especially since they had told Tara about Lavender's crush, and she expressed an interest in meeting the girl. I guess that's one more thing that Tara and I have in common, we both like girls with big breasts!

I glanced over at Buffy and was surprised to see her looking at the girls kind of wistfully. What the hell? That's strange, that's very strange. Even when the two of us were together that weekend, she never even suggested she wanted to take it further. So is it one of the girls she's interested in? Or the whole group thing? The hell with it, I'm not clear headed enough to deal with this right now!

Looking over at Giles, “So what's the next step, Giles? Are we free to go, or do you need to do anything else?”

“Well, to be honest, I'd prefer if you stayed in one of the rooms here overnight, in case anything goes wrong. Of course, your ladies would be welcome as well. I sincerely doubt that there will be any issues, but it's better not to take any chances.”

Looking at the girls in my arms, I didn't see any objections, so I nodded. “Parvati? Do you mind popping back to our flats and grabbing some toiletries and clothes for tomorrow?”

“Not at all, Xander. Do you have any requests for your clothes?” I shook my head with a smile, and she grinned, knowing my lack of ability in matching clothing. Turning to Harmony and Tara, she got their suggestions and stepped out of the hug. With a look of concentration she disappeared with 'pop!'

While we waited for Parvati to get back, I asked Harmony how their day had gone. She smiled slightly and said, “Well, surprisingly, we managed to keep our clothes on the whole time, so we managed to get most of Parvati's things shrunk down and packed. I wouldn't have believed you could get a four room apartment completely packed into one large trunk, but I saw Parvati do it! Then we went back to your place and started packing up your DVD's and books. Of course, when I saw your comic collection I had to introduce Parvati to the Legion, and she was really intrigued by Duo-Damsel, so all I can say is that it's a good thing we still have plenty of Polyjuice left! The only thing we couldn't figure out, is who Tara would play?”

Tara snickered, “The White Witch of course! Who else would I be? And yes, Xander introduced me to his Legion passion at the Oxnard comic shops when we first met. In fact, I still have a couple of their collections on my bookshelf at home.”

Willow had been listening to our conversation, and laughed, “Damn it Xander, is there any girl you haven't exposed to the Legion? I still have the designs for the Lightning Lass costume I was going to make before I chickened out Freshman year!”

Buffy looked surprised, “Was that what those tights and the blue top were for? Damn Will, you should have worn that, I would have jumped you!”

We all looked over at her in shock, and her face paled, “I said that out loud, didn't I?” We all nodded, and Buffy turned bright red, but fortunately none of us gave into the urge to laugh, and Willow just went over and pulled Buffy into a hug before whispering something in her ear. I couldn't hear what it was, but Buffy got a wicked grin and nodded.

Dawn spoke up from where she had been sitting, “It's nothing to be embarrassed about Buffy, we already knew that you were open to girls, you and Satsu weren't exactly discrete, you know?”

Buffy was slack jawed, staring at Dawn, who shrugged, “And I'll admit that Janice and I spent more than a little time naked during our 'girls weekend' in Amsterdam last year. So don't worry about it, I think there was something in the water back in Sunnydale that made most of the girls open to the 'softer side of life'. I'd suspect the Mayor had something to do with it, but he was such a prude it probably never occurred to him.”

I'll admit, my head was spinning at Dawn's casual statements, but, thinking back to the girls I knew in High School and afterward, it did seem that a larger than normal number of them were open to playing with other girls. Putting the thought aside for now, because it really wasn't important, I released the hug I had Harmony and Tara in, and reached for my eye patch. Tying in on, I stood up, and said, “While this has been an interesting conversation, it's also been hours since breakfast. Is the dining room still open? Parvati should be back any minute now, and we can continue this while we eat.”

As if my words had summoned her, there was another 'pop' and Parvati was standing where she had left, a small box in her hands. She set the box down on an empty bed and tapped it with her wand, and I heard Willow and Dawn gasp in astonishment as the box expanded to take up the entire bed. “Gotta love shrinking spells” I heard her say, as she opened the box.

Willow and Dawn hurried over to Parvati, but I spoke up, “I know the two of you are curious about the type of magic Parvati did, but it can wait, I'm sure that she is just as hungry as the rest of us.” Walking over to my Indian witch, I gave her a soft kiss, and murmured my thanks, before bringing her back to the others.

Willow at least looked a little embarrassed, but Dawn was practically bouncing in place to learn more about Parvati's magic. She managed to restrain herself long enough for Giles to lead us down to the dining area. Seeing the buffet reminded me of the meals we had eaten on board the ship, and I smiled, remembering the first morning that the three of us had breakfast together. Harmony apparently had similar memories, because she leaned closer and said, “Damn it, another buffet? And you just know that they would object if you ravaged me over the mashed potatoes!”

Parvati and I burst out laughing, as did Harmony a second later when she dropped her mock pout, but of course Tara and the others were looking at us strangely. Tara smirked, “Fun with food, Xander? We never got into hot foods that I remember. I just remember breaking out the ice cream and syrups to make a sundae out of Suzie that night. She was delicious!

Parvati grinned, “Oh that sounds like fun! We’ll need to try that when we get to the States.”

As luck would have it, Faith had walked up to us with her tray in time to hear Tara’s comments, and whistled, “Damn, boy-toy, where did you get the kink?”

I chuckled, as we all sat down, “It's a long story, Faith, and has to do with a crazy Halloween the year before you came to town, and finally getting away from the influence of the Hellmouth for a while.”

Faith nodded, “Soldier boy? I heard something about that, but what did the Hellmouth have to do with it?”

“It was suppressing a lot of the memories and experiences of the person whose dog tags I wore, and Mike Harmon is a very interesting person, to say the least!”

There was a clatter of silverware at the end of the table, and Giles was staring at me in shock. “I'm sorry, Xander, but did you just say that you were possessed by A Navy Seal by the name of Mike Harmon?”

I frowned, “I don't remember saying he was a Seal, but yes, that's his name, why?”

“Oh dear lord, no wonder Graduation was so explosive! It also, if I may be so bold, explains your extraordinary skill with suitable women.”

“What, exactly, do you mean by that Giles?” Harmony and Parvati and the others glanced at me, a little worried, because my tone was like ice, and they weren't used to hearing it. The others were, but they still looked concerned.

Giles actually blanched at little at my tone, before clearing his throat and continuing. “I mean I've actually met Mike Harmon on two different occasions, Xander, once was when his expertise was needed in sealing a crypt that held a demon, which involved a great deal of blessed explosives. And the second time was a couple of years later, when I encountered him in a pub in Aberdeen. He remembered me and we naturally started talking. He was looking around the room as we spoke, until he apparently saw something that interested him. I glanced over out of curiosity, and saw that he was watching a very attractive woman sitting alone at the bar. I smirked, and bet him twenty pounds that he wouldn't get anywhere with her. He chuckled and told me to watch him, that he would be back at the table within twenty minutes with her knickers in his hand.”

I laughed, and relaxed, knowing where this was going. “Let me guess, he was back in a lot less than 20 minutes, and she followed him to the table, and had her panties in her mouth when she got there?”

Giles raised an eyebrow at me, “I take it your memories include that evening?”

“And many more very similar, unfortunately his memories didn't really focus on you that evening, for obvious reasons, but it does explain your comments, and yes, it's his skills with women that allow me to read certain women so well.”

Tara laughed, “Well, where ever you got the skills from, I'm certainly not complaining!” She was echoed by Harmony and Parvati an instant later, and the others just smiled and shook their heads.

Buffy leaned back and said, “You know, it's kind of nice to be able to get together like this, with old friends and some new ones, and not have to worry about an apocalypse bearing down on us. When the only thing we have to discuss is Xander's amazing sex life, the lucky bastard.”

“Hey, my parents were married! I remember being at the ceremony,” I said, as I tossed a wadded up napkin at Buffy, who caught it easily and smirked at me, before tossing it back. Harmony surprised me by reaching over and grabbing it out of the air, and setting it down on the table.

“We aren't in High School anymore, and, even if the Troll isn't here to see it, we should behave like grown ups.”

I stuck my tongue out at her, and she laughed, before wiggling her eyebrows at me.

Giles cleared his throat again, and I looked over, he was obviously trying to look disapproving, but the amusement in his eyes was easy to see. “Xander, Harmony, I've been thinking ever since you came in yesterday, and would like to make a suggestion. Since the two of you, and I'm not ignoring you, Tara, or you Parvati, but this is specifically regarding a Watcher and a Slayer. Since the two of you will be in California, and quite a distance away from any assistance from myself or the others, I would like to suggest you bring a more senior Slayer with you, to assist in training Harmony in various forms of armed and unarmed combat, as well as sending a junior Watcher who is more inclined to the research of demonic species. Since, let us be honest, you are exceptionally gifted at supporting a Slayer, and proving needed healing and training, you yourself have admitted that your research abilities could be better.”

I shrugged, “That doesn't sound like a bad idea at all, Giles, but who did you have in mind? And where would they be staying? I don't want to be rude, but I don't think any of us would appreciate having two people who aren't part of the family staying with us.”

“Well, I was actually considering asking Buffy and Dawn if they would be willing to relocate to San Francisco temporarily, since they are native Californians. And we would arrange for an apartment for them as well as jobs to provide an income while they were there.”

Buffy's eyes lit up and she smiled happily, and Dawn practically squealed with excitement as they both started talking at once. I looked over at Harmony, and she didn't seem to have any problems with the idea, especially since they wouldn't be living with us. The only person who didn't seem happy was Willow, which was understandable, since her best friend was going to be far away. Even though we weren't as close as we had been, I still didn't want to see her unhappy, so I said,

“You know, Giles, we could also use a computer expert to help set everything up, and if she hasn't let her skills atrophy too much, Willow would probably enjoy a vacation in California as well.”

Willow smile seemed to take up her entire face, as she nodded, “Oh yeah, I've still kept my hand in the last few years, and I can get an excellent network set up for you!”

“Then it sounds like a plan to me.” I said, wiping my mouth with a spare napkin, since Harmony stole mine, the brat! Looking at the time, I saw it was still early afternoon, so I turned to Buffy, “Hey Buff, want to give us the nickle tour? I haven't spent a lot of time here, and I'm sure we would like to know our way around.”

Later That Evening
A Private Room

After setting an alarm for 7 o'clock the next morning, Parvati expanded the bed while Tara was casting privacy spells at all the walls and the door. I stripped out of my clothes, and heard the girls doing the same behind me as I checked out the bathroom. Unfortunately the shower stall was just big enough for one, so that was out for playtime, but I didn't think that this was a good place for it anyway.

We all took a quick shower and Parvati had fun showing us the drying charm, which made Tara giggle, apparently it hit her tickle spots quite nicely. Of course, this led to Tara tackling Parvati and tickling her, which Harmony thought looked like a lot of fun, and soon all four of us were lying on the bed breathless from laughter.

Once we got ourselves under control again, Tara wanted to take a look at my eye, so I took the patch off, and carefully opened it. I blinked a couple of times, and the blurriness from before was gone, I could see perfectly well out of both eyes! Tara cast a quick spell, and smiled at the results, before handing me a mirror. I could hardly believe it, I was looking at both eyes, and they looked exactly the same as they did before my encounter with Caleb!

Naturally this led to a celebration that left us all sweaty and smiling at the end of it, and none of us had any problems getting to sleep, let me tell you.

The Next Morning
January 29^th, 2006

After a quick shower and getting dressed, the witches removed the spells from the room and we made our way to the dining area, where we met up with Buffy and Willow. There was something different about the two of them this morning, but I couldn't put my finger on it right away. It wasn't until Tara nudged me, and I noticed how close the two were sitting together, and I saw their hands clasped together that the penny finally dropped. “So, Will, I guess you broke out your Lightning Lass costume last night?” I asked her with a grin, expecting a nuclear blush. Hey, if they can tease me about my sex life, theirs is fair game too.

I was disappointed, because she just grinned back, “Hey, you aren't the only one allowed to have fun with costumes, you know. And we found Buffy's old Supergirl costume in the back of her closet.”

Yeah, I went to my happy place for a minute, before remembering just who I was with, and shook my head. Turning to Harmony, I asked, “Is your costume still clean, or will it need to go to the cleaners before we can have our Legion meeting?”

Harmony smirked, “Oh, it's clean, I have it hanging in my closet, wrapped in plastic waiting for us to get there. Of course, we're going to need to get your Ultra-Boy uniform done, as well as costumes for Parvati and Tara, but that's half the fun!”

By this time, Giles and Faith and a few others had made it down, and I gave Rona a smile and a nod as well as greeting the others. Rona looked at me in surprise, and her eyes widened when she saw that I wasn't wearing my eye patch, and she gave me a smile and a thumbs up. I'm glad we parted on a friendly basis after our time together, otherwise that could have been really uncomfortable. I had told the others about my time with her, of course, but there was no interest in bringing her in with us.

After we had eaten, and had my eye checked again, the four of us made our way out of Headquarters and headed back to my flat. While I helped the Tara and Parvati decide what to pack up and take with us, Harmony got on line and set up our flight back to California. Unfortunately the first available flight was six days away, Friday, February 3^rd, which gave us plenty of time for Parvati and Tara to get to know Cordy, and for she and I to get to know each other. I wasn't worried about her reaction to the new girls, but I was nervous about seeing her again. Even though we had talked briefly, and knew we wanted to get together, it still be almost seven years since we dated, and both of us have changed since then.

While Harmony was getting our plane trip taken care off, it hit me that I hadn't really talked to the two girls who were coming back with us. “You know, I don't remember if I asked you or not, but did either of you have any problems with leaving your jobs?”

Parvati shook her head, “Not at all, they were expecting it since I work in the Ministry, and Cho is actually my manager. She and the others were well aware of how close I'd gotten to the two of you, and knew it wasn't just some shipboard fling.”

Tara just smiled, “I work for myself as a freelance writer, so that wasn't a problem at all. I'm going to have to talk to an accountant about taxes when I set up in California, but that's about the extent of it.”

“You're a writer? That's a surprise, considering you were studying psychology when you were in college.”

She snickered, “Well, I had been writing for quite a while. It started after Willow and I got together, and she showed me some of her Doogie Houser stories. I started writing some pretty steamy Spock/Chapel, and Uhura/Chapel fan fiction, and eventually started writing some original stories and selling them on line. I've got over 200 stories out at the major websites, and I'm still getting sales from some of the first ones I wrote. It was easy to get started, I just started writing about our adventures in Oxnard, and then some of the things Willow and I did, and then just let my imagination take over. Of course, now that we are back together, I can see a whole lot of stories about the four or five of us getting written!”

I grinned, thinking of a few of the stories that Anya had downloaded and we read to each other. “Well, I’m sure that all of us will be more than willing to help you come up with some new adventures to write about!” Parvati just grinned and nodded, but I said,

“You know that Harmony and I are planning to open a Detective Agency, so I can still keep helping people, right? Well, both of you have jobs there for as long as you want them. Or if you want to go back to school and get your degree, we've got more than enough money to let you do that and not have to worry about paying for it.”

Looking directly at Parvati, “I'm not sure what sort of records you have in the non-magical world, but if you want to go to University and get a degree on this side of the line, I'm sure that there are procedures in place for that.”

“There are, once a witch or wizard is accepted at Hogwarts or one of the other schools, their records in the non-magical world are updated to show their attendance at an exclusive boarding school in Scotland, Saint Cuthbert's, and our grades are converted to the nearest non-magical equivalent and put in our records. I'll have to do a good bit of studying if I wanted to get into one of the hard sciences, but I wouldn't have any problems with my records getting accepted.”

“That's good to know. But, Tara, what about you? Will you be keeping your Tania identity? Because I'm pretty sure that Tara Maclay is listed as dead and buried.”

Tara shook her head, “Actually I'm not, Whistler and his bosses actually took care of that for me. Now that I'm back with you and everyone who needs to knows I'm alive, I can let Tania drop and go back to using my real name. Although, I might keep Tania as my pen-name, she's such a naughty girl,” Tara finished with a grin.

Parvati snickered, “Yes she is, in fact, I think she needs to get a spanking for being so naughty.”

“I like the idea, but we've got too much to do right now to give her what she needs, so we'll have to wait until this evening. I'm sure that Cordy would enjoy seeing her getting put over my knee.”

Harmony had finished with what she was doing, and smiled, “Oh yeah, she'll love it. She really enjoys putting me over her lap when I'm a bad girl, or just when she feels like it, so I'm sure she'll like watching how you spank a naughty girl!”

“Well, as naughty as you three girls are, I'm sure we will get lots of practice. But for now, let's get back to work.”

Later That Evening
Heathrow International Airport
London

The four of us were waiting at the Arrivals gate for Cordelia's flight to land, she had emailed us that she was only bringing a carry-on so we didn't have to worry about her luggage. The last of the passengers were coming out of the Customs area, and I finally spotted her. It was obvious she was tired, but she still looked like a million bucks and change to me. I saw her looking around, and it was obvious when she saw Harmony and I, because her face lit up with one of her genuine smiles.

I started forward, and she broke into a run, and before I knew it, our arms were wrapped around each other, and I was lowering my face to hers and it was like we had never been apart.

I have no idea how long we kissed, but eventually the sound of applause and the wolf whistles penetrated my brain, and I pulled back, opening my eyes. “Hi, Cordy.”

She smiled up at me, “Oh god it's good to see you again, Xander, I've been waiting for this ever since that phone call!”

“Well, let's introduce you to Parvati and Tara, and then we can get you home.”

Elsewhere
The Realm of the Powers That Be

Whistler watched the reunion with a slight smile on his face. “Good, the pieces are in place. The changes from the demon blood should start showing up about the time they get back to the United States, and the Seer should be able to guide them to the Witch Sisters.”

He chuckled, “Just because Ratbreath bit the dust, doesn't mean that the Powers don't have other champions. Fortunately you won't need the kick in the ass that I had to give the vampire in order to do the right thing.”

Turning away, he muttered, “Enjoy your time with your ladies kid, because your life is about to get really interesting.”

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