Just read the following.
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Title: Empty Apartment
Disclaimer: I do not own BTVS or Yellowcard. The lyrics in the following are from "Empty Apartment" by Yellowcard.
Warning: There might be a little...angst...
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Call me out
You stayed inside
One you love
Is where you hide
Shot me down as I flew by
Crash and burn
I think sometimes you forget where the heart is
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Somewhere deep inside, I know you never meant it. That it was all just some highly tangled idea that you dwelled on for far too long. Buffy didn’t mean it to be like that. You were her big gun. Couldn’t take the heat, could you sweetie? You needed Buffy. Buffy didn’t need you. Yet somewhere…I feel that that is my fault. I realize that if I had done more, none of this would have happened. Firstly, I could have been stronger. Made you feel safer. Second, I could have been less dependant. I have my mind back. Im not brainless anymore. I act like I am though, don’t I? Im a leech.
Would it hurt if you heard me say that?
I could have stopped you. Sure, you would have pulled the resolve face out of your pocket. And sure, I could have… I could have argued with it. Ok… so maybe I really couldn’t have stopped you. I resent that Willow. Why can’t I say no to you? Why can’t I be strong? Hell, that’s my main problem, isn’t it baby? Im so damn insecure. I have no right. You stuck by me through my darkest times. If I hadn’t been so insecure about how you felt for me. If only I had realized that you love me. That you really truly love me.
It’s just that that’s such a foreign concept to me.
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Answer no to these questions
Let her go, learn a lesson
It's not me, you're not listening now
Can't you see something's missing?
You forget where the heart is
Take you away from that empty apartment
You stay and forget where the heart is
Someday if ever you love me you'd say it's okay
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When it started, I thought it was the greatest thing that had ever happened to me. I had all the power. I was making everyone proud. Hell, I was making me proud. I had this feeling, that everything was right. I wasn’t second string. Then I looked at her gravestone, and it hit me. Nothing was right. I would always be second string. I would never be Buffy. But could I accept that? Oh no. Please. That would mean that I was just old, reliable, Willow. Plain, A-plus, Willow. You know…that Willow I tried so hard to hide from you. Because no one loves that Willow.
No one but you…and the moment I realized that was far too late.
I was standing there, in a mass of concrete, asphalt, drowning in the heady scent of car exhaust. All I could feel was pain. My whole body felt like led. I looked at Dawn, held up by Buffy. The look in their eyes. Not just Dawn and Buffy, but Spike. Spike, baby. The big bad. Evil incarnate. And he was looking at me like I was a cockroach. Like I was dirt beneath his boots. I thought that was rock bottom, until Dawn slapped me. My whole world went to pieces. So I did the only thing I could. I fell to my knees, and begged.
Just like the last time I saw you.
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Waking up from this nightmare
How's your life, what's it like there?
Is it all what you want it to be?
Does it hurt when you think about me?
And how broken my heart is
Take you away from that empty apartment
You stay and forget where the heart is
Someday if ever you love me you'd say it's okay
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I was scared. Im not going to lie. There will be no more lies. Lies got us into this mess. They wont get us out. In fact, I’ll say it again, just for good measure. The first time I heard you were better I was scared. Buffy doesn’t usually call me up for social pleasure. Which is perfectly understandable. So of course, when she called I assumed the worst. I asked what you’d done, how bad it was. She looked at me funny, so I clarified. And guess what? She told me you were doing great. The next day, I saw you at the Magic Box. I walked out, and there you were- red hair, green eyes, lithe form…the whole nine yards. Magic free for 30 days. Hearing you say that, being able to look you in the eyes to see if you were lying, it made my day.
Sex seemed like dog crud compared to the joy that moment gave me.
I knew, right then and there, that I forgave you. You were addicted to dark magic, and you let go of it. Im not cocky enough to say you did it for me. In fact, you did quite the opposite. You got addicted because of me. Scratch that. I would never force you to do anything. Especially something like that. Plus, I don’t really know when you got the first taste, so who am I to say that you weren’t addicted before I left. Proof shows you were. Apparently you just dug the hole deeper when I let go. Oh god…Scratch that. Who am I kidding? You got into it because of me. You got out of it because of me. There. I said it.
I held onto the hope that I was enough during Buffy’s party. I held onto seeing your resistance through the Wedding. I held onto the look you gave me while Anya said her vows through nearly being killed. I held on to seeing you run away when we went on the coffee date. But there’s no more holding back.
I need you.
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It's okay to be angry and never let go
It only gets harder the more that you know
When you get lonely if no one's around
You know that I'll catch you when you're falling down
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Seeing you stand in the doorway was amazing, and confusing at the same time. You always look beautiful, but somehow being in a doorway suits you. Although, the leather jacket and tight low cut shirt really didn’t hurt much. But there was also that sense of dread. That this was the true ending. The beginning of a life of nightmares. I thought you were there to break my heart. I held my breath, listened to your speech. The moment you said “and” I braced myself.
I wasn’t expecting the next part of the sentence to be “Can we just skip it? Can you just be kissing me now?”
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We came together but you left alone
And I know how it feels to walk out on your own
Maybe someday I will see you again
And you'll look me in my eyes and call me your friend
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Moonlight filtered through the curtains, casting soft beams on scattered articles of clothing, long forgotten by their wearers. The air of the room was thick with the heady scent of lovemaking. Sweaty bodies moved together in well-oiled grace, settling into an age-old rhythm. Labored breathing and soft declarations of devotion broke the silence of the night. Hands caressed familiar curves, relearning every inch of what they had been deprived.
Lips pressed together as two lovers reunited.
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Take you away from that empty apartment
You stay and forget where the heart is
Someday if ever you love me you'd say its okay
It's okay
It's okay
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How bad is it?
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If homosexuals dont reproduce, why are there so many of them?-Jim David
I actually loved the flow of emotions, very well written, and I love the song selection.
I loved it.
WOW!!!