Fic - The One Where Everyone Has a Go

[SlayerTazz]

Nika - Nath and I will add you to the list. I'm going to stay up late tonight to chat with him to see if we can get a posting of the order so people know when their turn is coming up.



If you or anyone have questions either post it or email Nath or myself.



Nath: nathspazz@yahoo.com.au

SlayerTazz/Branny: tazz72@yahoo.com

A dream is a wish the heart makes.

Willow: "You had two eggs, sunny-side-up. I remember because they were wiggling at me like little boobs."

Tara: "Sassy Eggs."

[spazz07]

Hee hee in a little late today, great stuff XWickedXWiccan, very good first attempt at posting, hope it gives you the courage to try again You also left some questions hanging out there, looking forward to see where Celia takes it in the next part.



Thanks for voting me in Wendy, i seem to be gathering a bit of support for existence in an all gay woman world



Nika the more the merrier, i'll get on with the list making with Branny in a moment, great to have you aboard



Cheers

Nath



Okay myself and Branny have come up with a rotation table which can be viewed on the first post of this thread, be sure to keep checking there as we add and remove new writers Looking forward to Celia's part 6



Cheers Again

Nath

Isn't it funny how you feel your most tired five minutes before you have to get up.

Edited by: spazz07 at: 9/12/02 3:35:28 am

[TheWhiz]

Great update XWickedXWiccan, can't believe it was your first attempt! Like all the unanswered questions & introduction of Ruby, can't wait to see what will happen next!

"I am a whiz...If ever a whiz there was"


"Make your own kind of music"-Mama Cass

[tiredsoul]

Title - The One Where Everyone Has A Go



Author - Everyone



E-mail - nathspazz@yahoo.com.au if you want to participate or just give feedback



Feedback - For all the aspiring writers I’m sure it would be appreciated



Rating – PG-13. Give ample warning if you write an R rated part please.



Disclaimer - Willow and Tara and any other character that appeared in the syndicated television show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is property of Joss and Mutant Enemy.



Summary - Kittens choose different routes to take the story once they get a go at posting. So basically anything could, would & should happen throughout





Part 6



“Do we even know where he is?” Giles asked.



“No idea,” Buffy said, collapsing onto the couch in Giles’ house. “I went back to the campus and looked around but there’s no sign of anything. No commando guys and no Oz.”



“We have to find him, Buffy,” Giles said as Willow burst into the room. She stopped short. Judging by the look on their faces that they hadn’t had much luck finding her boyfriend. She slumped her shoulders. “You didn’t find him?”



“Sorry Will,” Buffy resigned, unable to look at her best friend. “Maybe we could use magic?”



The mere mention of the word sent shivers down Willow’s spine. Magic. How cool was that spell Tara and I did? I could feel the power when we held hands. Her hands were so soft. I wonder if the rest of her skin is as soft as her hands. I bet her lips are soft.



“Willow?” Buffy ask for the third time breaking the redhead out of her thoughts.



“Huh?”



“You left us for a minute there.” Buffy said, a slight grimace on her face. “Thinking about Oz, huh?”



Oz! “Oz, yeah, I was thinking about Oz.”



“Thought so,” Buffy said. “Don’t worry, we’ll find him.”



“Yes, Buffy can go back to the campus after dark and keep an eye out for these commando fellows,” Giles assured.



“He’ll turn up,” Willow said. “I should probably get back to campus myself. Classes start next week and I promised Tara we’d go to dinner tonight.”



“Your roommate?” Buffy asked. “How’s that working out for you?”



Willow just smiled.





***

On her way back to campus, Willow thought of where to take Tara out to for dinner. I wonder if she likes Chinese? I bet she’d look sexy with chopsticks disappearing into her mouth, past those luscious lips, so … stop it Rosenberg! She’s your friend. Your roommate. A girl. And you’ve got a boyfriend. A missing boyfriend.



Still, she couldn’t help but think of Tara. She’d been having the most wonderful dreams when Tara jumped out of bed this morning. Holding her last night felt so right. As she thought about the blonde, her pace increased in an attempt to get back to her room quickly.





***

Willow was practically out of breath when she arrived back at the dorm room. She flew the door open and was almost shocked to see Tara and a brunette girl sitting on Tara’s bed. Both girls’ heads turned to look at the redhead as she came through the door.



“H-hi Willow,” Tara said with a sweet smile. She motioned to the brunette. “This is Ruby. She l-lives next d-door.”



“Oh,” Willow said as nonchalantly as possible. She gave a quick grin as Ruby said hello and flopped down on her bed. They’re sitting on Tara’s bed. Close. Too close. Geez, jealous much? Wait, jealous?



“I should go,” Ruby was saying as she got up from the bed. “I had fun Tara, thanks. It was nice meeting you, um …”



“Willow,” Tara supplied.



Willow couldn’t help but smile. I love the way she says my name.



“Right,” Ruby said before walking out the door.



As soon as they were alone, Willow sat up on the bed and turned to Tara. “So, she seems nice.”



“S-she is.”



“And pretty,” Willow added.



“I g-guess,” Tara answered, a little confused. What was Willow thinking? Did she think that her and Ruby we ‘together.’ Did she care? Maybe she did? Stop it McClay! She’s your roommate. You’ve got to control this infatuation. You know she likes you as a friend. You know she’s got a boyfriend.



“Dinner?” Willow asked.



“Dinner?” Tara repeated.



“Dinner.” Willow confirmed with a grin. “Comes after lunch. Last meal of the day. You still want to go, right?”



“Of course,” Tara smiled. “I can’t think of anything I’d rather do.”



Willow stood up and extended her hand to Tara. “Great, let’s go.”



Tara slipped her hand into Willow’s and interlocked their fingers. Feels so right, both girls thought in unison.





***

“Hello?” Giles picked up the phone.



“Giles,” Buffy said over the phone. “We found Oz.”



“That’s good,” Giles remarked. “Shall I call Willow?”



“No,” she quickly replied. “Not yet. I don’t how we’re gonna tell her this.”





***

After dinner, the girls walked hand and hand back to their room. Willow could sense that Tara wanted to say something but the blonde never did, at least not until they got back to the dorm.



“C-can I a-ask you something?” Tara stammered, obviously nervous.



“Sure?” Willow replied. She’s even cuter when she’s nervous.



“Why were you in my b-bed this morning?”



Willow froze. “Um, I came home last night and you were sleeping and it looked like you were having like a nightmare or something and I went to check and you didn’t wake up and so I just hugged you a little to calm you down and then I was tired and I guess I fell asleep … and did I mention that I babble?” She concluded with a goofy grin.



Tara stared at Willow with a bemused expression. She was so enamored by the redhead, it blew past her that Willow had seen that she had a nightmare. If she had thought about it, she would have been nervous, even embarrassed. “Oh, that was sweet.” She smiled brightly. “Thank you.”



Willow breathed a sigh of relief. She sat down next to Tara on her bed, placing a hand on her knee. “Did you want to talk about it?” she asked with genuine concern in her voice.



The feel of the warm hand on her knee tossed out any rational thoughts that Tara may have had. Normally she would have dropped her head and let her hair cover her face but she was captivated by the beautiful redhead and couldn’t tear herself from her gaze.



“You have beautiful eyes,” Tara whispered before she could stop herself.



Such a compliment would have embarrassed Willow but instead sent a thrill through her. Truth be told, she was thinking the exact same thing about Tara. The shade of blue in the blonde’s orbs reminded her of a perfect sky on a beautiful day. “Thank you. So do you.”



Neither girl knew what to say. They just gazed into each other’s eyes, losing themselves in each other. At that moment, nothing else in the world mattered. No thoughts went through their minds and nothing registered as Willow bit her lower lip and leaned forward brushing her lips against Tara’s ever so softly.



Suddenly, Willow realized what she did and jumped off the bed, her face flushed with red. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean …” She clamped her hand over her own mouth.



Tara wasn’t sure how to react. Her lips still tingled. She nervously looked at the redhead as she brought her fingertips to her own lips in remembrance. “What did you mean?”





***

Ruby pulled her ear away from the common wall. “Perfect,” she said.







And the story gets passed on to Vix84. Have fun



--celia

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"That was just rude. Now I forget what I was saying."

Edited by: tiredsoul at: 9/19/02 1:08:46 am

[Ange]

OMG!!!!! I wanna know what's happening next. I love this story. Please more!! More!!!



Ange.

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[TheWhiz]

Ooooh, great update Celia!

"I am a whiz...If ever a whiz there was"


"Make your own kind of music"-Mama Cass

[stereo33]

Loving everything about this.

Well done to everyone - can't wait for more!

[Loco2]

celia, that was seriously great!



and you left it with so many possibilities! and a kiss, a kiss!



ok, hyperactivity, not good for the feedback



looking forward to the next installment!

"I'm not gay - I'm just Trevor's bitch." - some drunken guy about his sexuality
"Oh, bugger off, you BROLLY!" - Anya to Giles on his use of the english language
"We'll all be a lot happier without the constant whining....Mom, Buffy, Tara, Waah" - DMW to Dawn

[XWickedXWiccan]

Wow that was awesome. Who's next??



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Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love, the clarity of hatred, and the ecstacy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bare. If we can live without passion maybe we'd know some peace. But we'd be hollow, empty rooms, shuttered, and dank, With out passion we'd truly be dead. Angel in "Passion"

[spazz07]

Excellent update Celia, our girls are certainly getting closer and its great to see some smoochies. Cant wait to find out whats going on with Oz and the new next door neighbour girl Couldnt have done a better job Celia, simply wonderful



Cheers

Nath

Isn't it funny how you feel your most tired five minutes before you have to get up.

[SlayerTazz]

Celia - that was AWESOME!! Totally loved the connection between the two girls!!



Now I have to ask - WHAT did you do to Oz? Come on you can tell me - I won't tell a soul...



Did I mention I have no problems begging?



Can't wait for the next update!!

A dream is a wish the heart makes.

Willow: "You had two eggs, sunny-side-up. I remember because they were wiggling at me like little boobs."

Tara: "Sassy Eggs."

[fairydust]

hmmm interesting

Cant wait till this story is continued

*****Faye*****I LOVE YOU JENNA
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[kathy94]

Great update!!! Curious to see what happened to Oz and what Ruby's up to.

"Can you just be kissing me now?" Tara- Entropy

"She's my everything"
Willow-Tough Love

[MissQuirky]

Wonderful addition, Celia!! A lil smooch, alwayz Good!! I'm also a lil curios of wut happened to Oz and wut is goin to be the deal w/ this Ruby chick! Can't wait 2 c where Vix84 takes it!!



~Ashley~

Willow: We can come by between classes. Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens. But it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know... insane.
Tara: I said quirky.

[iceprincess2076]

WOW! I just caught up. and might I add WOW!!!!!!!!!



update soon please!



ICE

[vix84]

Title - The One Where Everyone Has A Go

Author - Everyone

E-mail - nathspazz@yahoo.com.au if you want to participate or just give feedback

Feedback - For all the aspiring writers I’m sure it would be appreciated

Rating – PG-13. Give ample warning if you write an R rated part please.

Disclaimer - Willow and Tara and any other character that appeared in the syndicated television show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is property of Joss and Mutant Enemy.

Summary - Kittens choose different routes to take the story once they get a go at posting. So basically anything could, would & should happen throughout



Part Seven



“Oh god. Tara, I’m sorry.” Willow was blushing deeply, and she felt the urge to cry. Why did I have to screw things up? She’s going to think…that I’m a two timer, and that I only kissed her on the spur of the moment. And...that I'm a really bad kisser. Damn, why couldn’t my lips have waited a while?



Tara felt horribly guilty. “Willow, I-I don’t know what to say.” I can’t believe this. Willow must have been pretending she was OK with me being gay. To make things seem normal in our dorm. I shouldn’t have told her yet, at least not until we knew each other well enough. To make she would be comfortable.But, wow, that was a nice kiss...



Throughout their dinner there had been so many awkward pauses. Like when the waiter, after pointing out the tofu options on the menu to Tara, asked if the girls were on a date. Or when Tara corrected Willow’s chopstick technique, and took her soft hand firmly in her own. The girls had continually made eye contact and quickly looked away, pretending to be fascinated by the menu. But the kiss had explained everything. Willow was freaking out; she had no idea how to act around Tara.



“Willow. I’m so s-sorry.” As she spoke, she realised that she wasn’t sorry. At all. She definitely wasn’t sorry that she now knew the taste of Willow’s luscious lips. But, more than that, it was Willow that had kissed her. She had no reason to feel guilty.



Tara sighed. In the past, once people had found out her secret, they had rejected her. Told her ‘I hope you’re not attracted to me!’, as though she was automatically infatuated with anyone with the X Chromosome. She could sort of understand their fear, it came from ignorance, but it had always angered her.



Those people would have sniggered if they’d seen what had just happened with Willow. Exactly what they’d always imagined; Tara seducing unsuspecting females. Tara had fallen in love with her straight roommate, and now the roommate had felt pressured, compelled to kiss her. Just to…to clear the air between them or something. She didn’t really understand that mentality because, to her, a kiss represented a whole new world of confusion.



Tara wasn’t sorry, or even very angry, just confused. Unless…



“Oh god. No, Tara, don’t feel sorry. You have no reason to be.” Her green eyes bore into Tara’s, pleading with her. “It was my lips, anyway! All blame on them!”



There’s no blame. None. It was wonderful.The two girls shared the same thought.



Tara reached out for Willow. “Can I just ask you one thing?” Her cheeks were flushed and her heart was beating wildly, yet she managed not to stammer.



Willow leant forward to take the hand Tara offered. “Anything.”



The door burst open. “Hey, Tara. Wil. How goes it?”



Buffy was oblivious to how strange that action had seemed to Tara: the violent smashing open of the door followed by the casual pleasantries. And she was even more oblivious when it came to the emotional scene that was taking place.



Willow stared fearfully at Buffy. Her eyes made her look trapped, terrified. Then she stood up and ran out of the dorm room. Tara wished she could follow but she was stuck now.



“Uh, not g-good, actually. It’s Willow, she’s really upset about…” Tara paused delicately, wondering how to discuss what had happened with Buffy. Buffy was friends with Oz, wasn’t she? So she’d probably be angry with Tara, even angrier with Willow, for the kiss. She couldn’t tell her, Tara decided.



“…upset because her dinner was cold-”



“Tara, it’s OK. Don’t bother with the lame-o excuses. Will tries them all the time, but it never works. Come with me, we need to talk.”



She grabbed the girl’s arm. Tara pointed worriedly at the door to their room and Buffy grunted. “Just leave her to wander about in the hallways. She's done it before and survived. Trust me, she’s the sulky type. She’ll be back later, don’t worry about it.”



They raced out of the building and down the street.



“Tara, there’s a reason Willow is acting kinda crazy. You met her boyfriend, Oz, right?”



Tara nodded.



“Great. Well something happened to him. Only, it won’t make much sense to you, until I explain some things about her friends. She said I could trust you, and I guess being her roomie you need to know all of this."



Buffy paused. "This is all going to seem very weird to you. Unless…did Willow tell you anything about us? Like…hmm, let’s see, key phrases being ‘super strength’ and ‘stake through heart’? No? Hmm sit down, this’ll take a while.”



Tara stared at Buffy as she explained about being the Slayer. Willow’s best friend seemed very nice, and the Slayer thing explained a whole lot.



But she wasn’t too interested in listening at the moment. She figured Willow would fill her in another time. She watched a grey beetle slither past into the mud, and wondered if Willow was OK.



“Tara, did you listen? It’s very important! We need you to perform that spell I just told you about, to help us get Oz back!” Buffy couldn’t believe the blond was staring at the floor, blank-faced. So out of it.



“Oh. Sorry. Uh, Buffy, can we go and check on Willow instead? I’m sure Oz will be just fine.”



Buffy was amazed at her priorities. “Tara. He needs your help, ASAP!”



Tara shrugged.



Buffy, realising this argument obviously wasn’t working, took another track. “Look, it’s not that he’s hurt or anything. We just found out that he is n-not…human!” she found herself taking on Tara’s stammer.



Tara smiled to herself. Inhuman-Musician-Boyfriend versus Human-Lesbian-Witch. An interesting selection. She wondered whom Willow would choose.



***



Willow’s head was in the brunette’s lap. She was crying softly, murmuring about Tara.



“Willow, it’s OK. You need to chill. Listen, you got no eyes or somethin’? She wants you bad.” Ruby smirked.



“How d’you know?” Willow sniffled.



“Just do. Now come with me into my room, I have a big surprise for you.”



Willow finally stood up, with a small smile. She liked presents.



Ruby pulled on her leather jacket and winked at herself in the mirror. She fumbled through her purse for her lipstick, and checked that she had her knife. Five-by-five, she thought to herself. This was going to be a fun night.



TBC...by Saul77. Have fun!

[XWickedXWiccan]

awww....this stinks your gonna make Ruby the bad guy aren't you?? Love the update though so don't get me wronge about the whole this stinks. I just wanna know why my character who happens to have the same name as my girl. Make Riley the bad guy or something or better idea Oz!! Just make the bad guy at least a guy. Now I should stop or I'll keep on going about something that doesn't even make sense to me.



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Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love, the clarity of hatred, and the ecstacy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bare. If we can live without passion maybe we'd know some peace. But we'd be hollow, empty rooms, shuttered, and dank, With out passion we'd truly be dead. Angel in "Passion"

[SlayerTazz]

Vix84: Awesome update!! Love the whole interaction between Willow and Tara...Buffy trying to explain things, and now what is up with Ruby...five by five Interesting - very interesting.



Saul77 you're up next -- can't wait to see where this goes.



I have to say this gets more fun everytime someone posts an update. tee hee

A dream is a wish the heart makes.

Willow: "You had two eggs, sunny-side-up. I remember because they were wiggling at me like little boobs."

Tara: "Sassy Eggs."

[vix84]

Did I say she was bad?



Many a girl carries a knife for *erm* protection purposes...maybe she wants to protect Will.



*shrugs* Well, it's all up to Saul77 now, anyway. Can't wait to read the update!

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Willow: Those darn Salem judges. With their less-satanic-than-thou attitude.

Tara: Oh, honey, let’s change it. The Discovery channel has koala bears.


Intervention

[MissQuirky]

Great job Vix!! Well Ruby sure seems bad! But who knows wut will happen! Can't wait 4 Saul77's installment!



~Ashley~

Willow: We can come by between classes. Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens. But it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know... insane.
Tara: I said quirky.

Edited by: MissQuirky  at: 9/12/02 8:23:02 pm

[tiredsoul]

First off, thanks for the feedback on part 6. This was a lot of fun. I had to sneak that kiss in and see where it would be taken. I found out pretty quickly.



vix84: excellent. I know it was kind of mean to leave you with quite a few unanswered questions, but it couldn't be helped.



I didn't think you were going to make Ruby bad, but it works for me. It progressed the story nicely. And the kiss reaction was great. The chopstick comment was much appreciated.



You didn't take the hint that Oz was a goner, huh? I knew I should have had his body dumped somewhere But I liked the way you handled it.



--celia

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"That was just rude. Now I forget what I was saying."

[spazz07]

Tee hee, love Ruby's very Faith like characteristics Took a few great twists and turns and the whole point of this story is to set it up how you would like to see it go and watch someone take it in the complete opposite direction, makes it fun and worthwhile, jeez im already looking forward to my turn again LOL



XWickedXWiccan dont be discouraged by the fact Faith... err Ruby may seem evil atm, Saule could very easily pull i nice swifty and change it completely again, then again she could make her a murdering son... daughter of a gun, though it was nice of you to get your girl into the story



Okay call for more people once again, as much as id love to write another part, i am thouroughly enjoying watching everyone else take control.



Cheers

Nath

Isn't it funny how you feel your most tired five minutes before you have to get up.

[saule77]

Well, well, well...

So many possibilities, the pressure, the wait, the expectations... You'll have to wait until tomorrow to get an update. Yes, I'm a tease...



Love the story so far. One thing is for sure, I'll have fun with this!



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Everyone's getting spanked but me...

[Centauri2002]

Tomorrow? *sulk*



You really are a tease. Well, I expect it'll be worth the wait... as the last few parts have been. Well done, kittens. I just caught up on these part as I've been having major computer trouble. Actually, my entire hard drive got wiped. Get those violins out and pity me.



Now, I'm merely waiting for answers in the next part of this. Go, saule77.



Caz

Tara: I got so lost
Willow: I found you... I will always find you

[pacou]

Gosh, that fic is soo fast In a very good kind of way



I think Ill never be able to catch up with that, just finished part 5!



But again, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this fic and the whole idea!

Thanks to all the fantastic writers who keep on writing this great stuff!



Off to read part 6 and 7 now...



-Viv-

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Don't dream it, be it

Rocky Horror Picture Show

[XWickedXWiccan]

Tommorrow?? Damnit you are a tease but can't wait to see what you do to the story.



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Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love, the clarity of hatred, and the ecstacy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bare. If we can live without passion maybe we'd know some peace. But we'd be hollow, empty rooms, shuttered, and dank, With out passion we'd truly be dead. Angel in "Passion"

[SlayerTazz]

Is it tomorrow yet? Can it be tomorrow yet???



**sulks off** Fine, guess I'll go back to work... **deep sigh**

~Branny

A dream is a wish the heart makes.

Willow: "You had two eggs, sunny-side-up. I remember because they were wiggling at me like little boobs."

Tara: "Sassy Eggs."

[kathy94]

Tazz, you have your own story to write. You don't have time to work or read other fics. Come on now, we wants some updates on MENDING FENCES!!



Love this story too. Can't wait for more!!! Again I have to say that Oz has to go....PLEASE

"Can you just be kissing me now?" Tara- Entropy

"She's my everything"
Willow-Tough Love

[sheila wt]

I had to stop by for a sec and tell you all how cool this idea was! I'm loving every bit of it! After finishing each chapter, there's always that "oh my, I wonder where the next writer is going to take this..." lingering in the air. When you read a normal fic, you get to know the writer's style after a while and have a few ideas about where he/she is going (although, around here, I would say very few ideas, because the talent and creativity of our writers are always surprising us). But in this fic... wow! It's becoming a very dinamic story, sometimes you feel like you better hold on tight to your chair because the ride is going to get ugly (in a good way! In fact, in a *very* good way ).



Thank you so much to all the talented writers! This is becoming a masterpiece.

Sheila

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“Come and put the ‘hot’ in my tub.” Tara winked as she whispered. ("Bookmarks & Broomsticks" by The Rainbow Writers)

[saule77]

I thought I'd feed the Kittens before going to bed, so here goes!





Title – The One Where Everyone Has A Go



Author – Everyone



E-mail – nathspazz@yahoo.com.au if you want to participate or just give feedback



Feedback – Please, pretty please - You will be the supreme judge of whether this first attempt on my part was a mistake or not!



Rating – Give ample warning if you write an R rated part please.



Disclaimer – Willow and Tara and any other character that appeared in the syndicated television show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is property of Joss and Mutant Enemy.

The song lyrics are from Martin L. Gore and the song itself appears on Depeche Mode's album "Ultra"



Summary – Kittens choose different routes to take the story once they get a go at posting. So basically anything could, would & should happen throughout.





Part 8 - Introspection





While talking, Buffy and Tara had wandered and found themselves in front of the Bronze. Tara suddenly felt the urge to take her mind off all this madness. Sunnydale is on a Hellmouth, check. Her roommate’s best friend is the Slayer, check. Oz is… well, not as human as he had seemed. Check. Although it did make sense, to a certain degree, it was a lot of information to take in in such a short period of time and Tara’s brain was working overtime. Oh, she almost forgot: Buffy wanted her to perform a spell to rescue the object of her affection’s boyfriend. Irony is kind of ironic that way…



“B-Buffy, do you mind if we go in for a w-while?” Tara asked. “I-I need a drink. I-I promise I’ll look into this s-spell but right now I need to clear my head a bit.”



Reluctantly, Buffy nodded and the two girls entered the club. She could see that the blonde witch was not going to be of any help in the state of mind she was in. As Buffy aimed straight to the bar, Tara looked around, trying to find a table where they could sit. Although it was a week night, the place was full of students enjoying their last few days of complete freedom before going back to college.



Try as she might, Tara could not take her mind off Willow. She knew she was infatuated with the redhead. She had been ever since she first saw her. There was something about the fiery redhead that you could not help but fall in love with. What she was starting to doubt however, were Willow’s feelings for her.

She had thought that her roommate’s interest in her was only friendly. Well, until tonight, that was.

She couldn’t deny that there had been some mild flirting over dinner the night before. She had noticed Willow glancing at her every so often, then lowering her gaze and blushing every time she got caught. Could it be at all possible that Willow had some feelings towards her? Feelings that went beyond friendship? Tara shook her head. Stop fooling yourself, Tara, she’s straight. Fine. But then, what was this kiss about? After all, Willow had kissed HER, and not the other way round. Willow didn’t seem to be type to kiss anybody without nursing any kind of feelings. And then, there had been the magic…



As Buffy came back with the sodas and handed one to her, Tara’s thoughts returned to this plane and her mind focused on her surrounding once again, on the music that was playing in the background. As the song went on, Tara found herself listening to the lyrics more intently. Never had a song “talked” to her as much as this one.



I'm going to take my time

I have all the time in the world

To make you mine

It is written in the stars above

The gods decree

You'll be right here by my side

Right next to me

You can run but you cannot hide



Don't say you want me

Don't say you need me

Don't say you love me

It's understood

Don't say you're happy

Out there without me

I know you can't be

'Cause it's no good



I'll be fine

I'll be waiting patiently

Till you see the signs

And come running to my open arms

When will you realize

Do we have to wait till our worlds collide

Open up your eyes

You can't turn back the tide



Don't say you want me

Don't say you need me

Don't say you love me

It's understood

Don't say you're happy

Out there without me

I know you can't be

'Cause it's no good



I'm going to take my time

I have all the time in the world

To make you mine

It is written in the stars above

Don't say you want me

Don't say you need me

Don't say you love me

It's understood

Don't say you're happy

Out there without me

I know you can't be

'Cause it's no good





“B-Buffy, I-I h-have to go.”

Without any further explanation, Tara ran out of the Bronze, leaving Buffy to chase after her.

She had to find Willow.





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Ruby opened her bedroom door and turned back towards Willow, making sure the redhead had followed her in. Both hands hidden in the pockets of her leather jacket, she kicked the door shut with her foot.



Willow looked at the brunette and the expression on the other girl’s face made her feel slightly uncomfortable. She saw concern in the brunette’s eyes, concern so deep that it didn’t quite look genuine. After all, she had only met Ruby once before and to be fair, she had not been the most pleasant person to her. Her neighbour had been nothing but sympathetic when Willow had literally bumped into her in her hasty exit of the room she shared with Tara.



Tara.



The mere thought of the blonde girl’s name was all it took for Willow’s thoughts to shift again. She couldn’t believe she had kissed Tara. And what a kiss it was. It had never felt like this when she kissed Oz.



Oz.



Her first and only. Her boyfriend of two years. Oz, who had been missing, then found and she didn’t even know if he was OK. She had been too preoccupied by running away from the awkward situation herself and Tara were in when Buffy came to give her the news. Oz, who undoubtedly loved her dearly, but there had always been something missing. Something she had found when she had kissed Tara.



Oz didn’t have long silky blond hair she dreamt about running her fingers through. Oz didn’t have full red lips beckoning her every time she laid her eyes on them. Oz didn’t have soft skin she so desperately wanted to feel against her hands. Oz didn’t have slate blue eyes she drowned into. Oz didn’t have this half crooked grin that made her heart skip a beat every time she saw it. Oz wasn’t Tara and in that moment when she had pressed her lips against the blonde’s, Willow’s soul had found a home. A home she had run away from as soon as she had found it but a home she longed to return to.



“I’m sorry, Ruby. I have to go and find Tara.” said the redhead as she quickly left the room.



Ruby took the knife out of her pocket and twirled it between her fingers before throwing it with deadly accuracy at the doorframe where it embedded itself.



“Not to worry,” the brunette whispered in the silence of her room. “I’ll get you next time, Red”.





TBC……………….



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As I said in the feedback section, this is my first attempt. Please forgive any grammar or syntax mistake. I was too eager to post to get a beta reader and English is not my mother language. Next time, I promise I'll get it checked.



Love you all!



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