Author: Crimson Vampire Goddess
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own any B.T.V.S. characters, if I did I would have had Spike and Angel go for a nice sunny walk, Faith and Buffy would have realized they had the hots for each other about a week after Faith arrived, and oh yeah, that thing about Tara dying never woulda happened.

It had taken a minute for Faith to process what her girlfriend was saying. Confused and unsure of what to do she looked back at Willow and Tara for help. Faith was even more confused when Tara walked over and started asking Buffy about the "ghost".

"Was it a woman with dark hair? Was she transparent and kinda floating?" Tara asked as she kneeled down in front of her friend. Buffy nodded and looked over to the window.

"She was right there." She said in a whisper as if she was afraid the apparition would hear her and come back. Confused Faith looked over to Willow who was pulling on one of Faith's black tank tops and pulling out other cloths from the black bags. Willow let out a frustrated sigh and rolled her eyes before throwing some clothes over to Tara.

"Tell me what happened." Tara said helping Buffy to her feet and grabbing the clothes.

"I woke up and had to go to the bathroom and when I came out there was someone standing at the window looking out. At first I thought it was Faith but then I saw that she wasn't on the ground and I could see through her then she turned and looked directly at me then vanished. Poof." Buffy said in a daze.

"Wha? What are they talking about, Red?" Faith asked turning to face Willow who was now also wearing a pair of jeans that looked to be a size too big. Willow just shook her head and shrugged. When Faith turned back she saw a now also dressed Tara glaring at Willow. Tara was just about to say something when someone knocked on the door causing Buffy let out a screech and dive into Faith nearly knocking her over.

"Hello? Is everyone alright in there?" A female voice called from behind the door. Willow walked over and opened the door to reveal a gorgeous blond. Both Willow's and Faith's jaws hit the floor and their eyes grew wide as they dragged their gazes over the girl's body. She was about 5'4 with long light blond hair that fell about her shoulders and deep blue eyes she wore a white tank top that was pulled taught over her ample breasts and a pink boxers that showed off her perfectly toned legs.

"Um...hi I'm Justine I thought I heard someone scream so I came to check and see if everyone is alright." She said as stepped into the room.

"Willow." Willow said dazedly now enjoying a rear view.

"Faith." Faith said in a daze of her own.

"Tara" Tara said between clenched teeth glaring at her girlfriend.

"Buffy." Buffy said about as pleased with the situation as Tara was.

"Everything's fine; thanks for coming to check though." Tara gritted out trying to at leased act civil until the girl left.

"Okay, if you're sure everything's okay." Justine said.

"Everything's good." Buffy said.

"Better than good." Faith said a lazy grin spreading across her face.

"Great." Willow added still staring at Justine's body. Tara held her self back from walking over and smacking Willow upside the head.

"Well, goodnight then." Justine said oblivious to the tension in the room. Turning she smiled sweetly at Willow before walking towards the door.

"Wait. There's something I wanna ask you." Buffy said. Justine stopped in the doorway and turned back to Buffy waiting for her to continue.

"This might sound a little crazy but...is this hotel haunted?" The question obviously caught Justine off guard and she furrowed her brow slightly.

"No, I mean there's a legend about it being haunted but it's just a silly superstition." She said looking at Buffy curiously.

"Tell me." Buffy said looking into Justine's eyes pleadingly.

"It's a long story." Justine said moving into the room and closing the door her hand brushing lightly against Willow's causing the red head's breath to hitch. Tara couldn't tell if the touch was intentional and she really didn't care she couldn't stand the effect this stranger was having on her girlfriend and if she was going to stay she was going to stay away from Willow.

"You can sit on the bed." She offered.

"Okay." Justine said walking over and sitting on the bed. Letting out a low growl Tara grabbed Willow's arm and led her to sit on the floor before she could move to sit on the bed with Justine. Looking over she noticed that Buffy had done likewise and was sitting comfortably in Faith's lap. Tara sat behind Willow wrapping her arms around her possessively before looking up and listening intently to the story being told.