Fic "A Darker Time"

[xita]

Interesting, I caught up with this and I appreciate the dark themes as well as the lack of detail in a certain scene. Now, the way I had understood the ritual as Miriam spoke of it, it seemed to be a ritual of souls and that she expected to follow her daughter when she died in a couple of years naturally from cancer. Now, of course we find that Willow is doing the ritual too but her body disappears and apparently so did Tara's. Did Willow join her love in death? Or something else? And did mom wait it out for a couple of years or end up doing the same thing.

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Willow and Tara Love

Truly and Forever

[Bagheera]

Incisive comments all, Xita. Perhaps I could end this story here, omitting part 8.....?

"Willow and Tara keep kissing. It is intense, it is passionate, and it is, above all else, love. Truly and forever."
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[xita]

no no no, we need to find out what happened!

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Willow and Tara Love

Truly and Forever

[Thanatopsis]

Perhaps I could end this story here, omitting part 8.....?

Ah, evil, no, don't say that. What if my theory of what happened is wrong? Anyway, thank you for the update. Interesting twists of everyone's fates.

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Uh, um... various sounds of
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[Bagheera]

Sorry. That was cruel. I think I must have had a "channelling Joss" moment. Actually, it's just that when people show such perfect comprehension it makes me feel that I'm being too obvious. Of course I'll update this, though I have one sentence that I want to chew over for a day or two.



Changing the subject, did you all get the tiny pun in Pt 7?

"Willow and Tara keep kissing. It is intense, it is passionate, and it is, above all else, love. Truly and forever."
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[DarkWiccan]

Yep..I got the pun..



You are such a "dick".. right?



Got it.. well placed... I laughed... curious to see what happens in pt 8



Cheers

DarkWiccan

"Promise me you'll never be linear." "On my trout."

[Bagheera]

DarkWiccan wins the cookie

"Willow and Tara keep kissing. It is intense, it is passionate, and it is, above all else, love. Truly and forever."
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[Bagheera]

Disclaimer: Ibid

Easter egg: The last two lines of dialogue are from a song lyric. A cookie to the first Kitten that can identify it and provide the next line in the song.



“Willow? Willow, wake up.” The redhead stirred, but did not respond.



“Willow!” the voice was more insistent. That voice; Miriam? Did you follow me? I thought you were staying behind. Willow stirred and opened her eyes, to find herself bathed in soft light. She looked around her. The forest seemed different somehow. She couldn’t remember a dawn quite like this.



“Congratulations, Willow. You performed the ritual perfectly. Thank you.” The ritual! Suddenly Willow was wide awake as recollection came flooding back. She turned and finally saw the figure standing behind her.



“Tara? It’s true then, I am dead.”



The blonde smiled. And stretched out her hand to help Willow up. Willow took it and stood face to face with her soul mate. Tara said, “You died, so did I, but we’re not - dead. We’re just - in a different place.”



“I can touch you,” Willow wondered, squeezing Tara’s hand. Tara’s grin broadened. “I can touch you! I can touch you!” Willow grinned back, and then flung herself into the blonde’s arms in a passionate embrace. Willow screamed her happiness to the infinite blue sky. Tara laughed. The redhead’s lips sought and found the other’s soft lips in a lingering kiss. Body to body, breast to breast, they clung to each other and time seemed to stop.



Much, much later, the two held each other at arm’s length and looked deep into the other’s eyes.



“I’m in heaven,” Willow said breathlessly. “This is heaven, isn’t it?”



“I suppose so, or at least, one aspect of it,” Tara hesitated. “I’m new here too, I don’t want to act like I’m a woman of great knowledge or anything.”



“If it’s heaven, it’s a very nice aspect,” Willow observed, though her eyes remained fixed on Tara. “What happens now?”



Tara linked her arm through Willow’s and they began to walk side by side to a place where the forest thinned. “We exist here for a time. We’ll walk together, talk, rest, eat and drink.”



“And touch?” Willow winked.



“Oh, yes. In a while, my mother will be here, too.”



“I hope she’ll allow us some privacy?”



“She’ll be…busy,” Tara said carefully. “There are many others here, and mother won’t have seen some of them for many years. There’ll be lots of catching up to do. And lots of Willow and Tara alone time, too,” and she looked Willow up and down and smiled. “Eventually, my mother will leave this place and be born again in the mortal world. A little while later, I’ll go and join her. And you’ll be reborn too. And someday…”



“We’ll find each other again. Always,” Willow finished. Tara nodded. “Tara, how long will we have here together?”



Tara shook her head. “Time doesn’t mean much in a place like this. It could be a few decades; it could be two hundred years.”



Willow leant close against Tara and whispered in her ear, “Two hundred years would be - nice,” to which Tara giggled, “Vixen,” and kissed the redhead again.



They walked on a little further, reaching a place where the forest gave way. A vista of grassy hills and valleys greeted them. In the far distance the vague outline of another great forest could be seen, alongside a small city. Willow stopped for a moment, lost in thought.



“What is it, my love?” Tara asked.



“I was wondering; is this the first time this has happened to us? Finding each other? Are we the first? Or has this happened before?”



Tara shrugged, uncertain. So much gets lost between lifetimes! “Most likely it’ll happen again.”



“Yes.” And arms entwined lovingly, they walked on across the emerald plain.

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The End of "A Darker Time"

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"Willow and Tara keep kissing. It is intense, it is passionate, and it is, above all else, love. Truly and forever."
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[DarkWiccan]

Okay, that was sweet. I liked it alot. Nice way to resolve everything



Oh, and thanks for the cookie



Cheers

DarkWiccan

[xita]

Nice ending, and I am glad mom went with them. I guess for them at that time there was no other option then to do what they did. And we know that they do come back and how Thanks!

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Willow: (to Tara) I could heal.

Tara: (to Willow)And we’re gone.

[Thanatopsis]

Great ending. Willow's excitment was so sweet.

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[willntlover]

I loved the story, i loved the ending I can't wait till the board is filled with more of your writing.



-Will

"Hear that baby? You're my always."

[Bagheera]

DarkWiccan: Thank you. Now find the Easter egg, it's not as easy, unless you're German or Australian (aha - clue!)



Xita - It's appreciated, I hope you'll be as kind in your comments when "Mission Statement" goes deep into the angst in a week or two. And Tara's mum had to be with Tara, it's always been clear that they were so close.

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I guess for them at that time there was no other option then to do what they did.

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Well, it was "A Darker Time", after all.



Thanatopsis - You bet Willow was excited: a few thousand words and it was the first time she'd touched Tara other than fingertip to fingertip, by psychic connection or in flashback. Hell yes, she'd be excited! I was excited for her too!



willntlover - Thank you. My Board-filling will be confined to one thread - the crazed, dark, at times Kitten-tormenting, Persian-rug of a story I call "Mission Statement" - I hope to stay on track and have it mostly finished by the time the 7th Season goes to air. It's going steadily at the moment.

"Willow and Tara keep kissing. It is intense, it is passionate, and it is, above all else, love. Truly and forever."
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Edited by: Bagheera at: 6/19/02 1:30:37 am

[xita]

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