Luke's Diner - Sunday Evening

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

After cheerleading practice, Marie had taken a quick shower and changed into fresh clothes.

Then she and Willow headed in to town to have dinner at Luke's.



[feel free to use for all your Luke's needs, but Marie & Willow are here together... but not like that, you pervs]

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow relaxed by a hair. "You wouldn't freak out or be upset or try to burn me at the stake? Or burn me anywhere else for that matter?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"No," Marie said. "Are you trying to tell me..."

The server delivered their food at that moment and Marie waited before finishing her sentence.

"... that you are?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow nodded.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Marie asked.

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Because you seemed a little uncertain about all the weirdness of Fandom at first and we were getting along so well that I thought maybe you'd be uncomfortable around me."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie nodded. "I guess I can understand that. It's still all really new to me," she confessed. "Do you have powers?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Some," Willow said. She made a face. "Sometimes they don't work the way I want them to. Like yesterday. I didn't have the flu. I tried to do a spell to help my friends and it didn't work."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"And it made you sick? That sounds kind of dangerous," Marie said, looking concerned.

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I was trying to banish dark magic and it didn't want to be banished yet," Willow said. "Luckily Cam told me everybody was okay, but that's why I was so wiped out. I got attacked. I also went flying across the room, hence - " she pointed to the part of her head that hurt.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"You're really okay now, though, right?" Marie asked. "Did your spell have something to do with the mummies that Molly was talking about?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"It did," Willow said. "People were having nightmares and I was trying to fix it. I still think I could've done it if I'd only tried harder, but it's sort of hard to do the burning and the chanting when you're passed out."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Burning?" Marie asked. "Is that why the room smelled a little... strange... when I got home Friday night?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow nodded, looking guilty. "Sorry about that. Nothing harmful to breathe though, I promise! Otherwise I wouldn't be here to tell you. I may be a witch but I still have lungs. I've got all the other body parts too. Inside me, I mean. I don't collect them in jars or anything."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie chuckled. "I think I would have noticed if you did."

She suddenly realized that they hadn't touched their food. She slid her plate of onion rings to the middle of the table.

"We should eat before it gets cold," she said. "There's nothing grosser than cold onion rings or french fries."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow made a face. "No kidding. It's like eating slugs. Not that I've eaten slugs, but that's what I imagine it's like. Not that I imagine eating slugs as a hobby or anything."

Willow chewed on an onion ring and looked at Marie thoughtfully.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie was busy pouring ketchup to dip the fries in and didn't immediately notice Willow's look.

She picked up her burger, took a bite, and finally looked up. "Wha?" she asked, around a mouthful of food.

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I was just thinking," Willow said. "It's weird that Buffy and me here aren't like Buffy and me at home, but actually I've got Buffy at home so it's not like I really need a spare and maybe Buffy here doesn't need a me here and I don't need a Buffy here but I do have a you instead which I definitely do not have at home."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

It took a minute or two for Marie to chew and swallow the bite of burger she had taken, which also gave her time to consider Willow's words.

"I'm really glad we ended up being roommates," she agreed. "It makes me miss Leigh a lot less having you around."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow smiled. "And I don't miss having a Buffy as much while I have you around."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie smiled back. "So we're both doing okay with each other then."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I would say so," Willow replied. She held up her milkshake glass for Marie to toast against.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"To us," Marie said, lifting her own glass and clinking it against Willow's.