by Willowlover » Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:23 pm
Okay, sorry for the wait. my computer started to work again but I decided to re-write ch.4. I hope you like it and sorry for the wait. Here's ch.4
Title: Dead Like Us
Author: Calob Kunz (A.K.A. Willowlover)
Disclaimer: All things to do with Buffy belong to Joss. All things to do with
Dead Like Me (DLM) belong to MGM (I think)
Rating: PG-NC-17 (Not sure where this story will go from here)
Feedback: Very much needed all good and, especially, bad.
Note: For anyone who thinks these characters are off, please remember this is my first fic.
Chapter 4 Problems at heart
Willow and Tara walked home after their last reap of the night.
“Three reaps in one night. A couple and a 18-year-old boy. This is a pretty crappy night.” Tara thought as she looked at Willow who was smiling as if nothing was wrong, like everything was fine.
“What’s wrong Willow?” asked Tara as she noticed the look on her lovers face.
Tara thought for a moment before answering, “It’s nothing much, It’s just, I don’t know I get so sick of what we do. Seeing all that death, and pain, and suffering.”
“It’s not always that bad, sometimes it’s nice and simple. Like an old couple who dies together asleep in their bed.” Willow said soothingly. Trying to comfort Tara.
They have had this conversation before. Tara not wanting to keep on working and Willow obsessed with it. Every time they fought about it Willow always found a way to keep her there.
Tara though about all this as she tried to think of an appropriate response to what Willow just said.
“Well what about the other times like today.” Tara said defensively
“That doesn’t always happen” Willow said, Trying as hard as possible to calm Tara down.
“Well it does happen and I’m sick of it!”, Tara screamed at Willow as she choked back her sobs, “Why do you always try to stay. Why can’t we leave?”
Willow was horrified when Tara started to cry. She embraced her and held her as she sobbed.
“Baby, It’s okay.”, Willow started as Tara started to calm down, “We will leave but not yet. I know how badly you want to, and I know how selfish I am being but I’m not ready. I can’t stand the thought of leaving yet.”
Willow started to cry as she said, “I just can’t, It’s not fair that you have to stay because I’m too weak to leave. My family didn’t accept me and I need to know for sure I could have made it without them.”
Tara, who was highly confused, wanted to know what Willow was talking about. “Willow, what are you talking about.”
“I never told you what happened the night I died, did I?”, Willow said as she calmed herself down, “Why I was out that late. Why I wasn’t paying attention to the road. Or why I was afraid to ask you out.”
“I always thought you were afraid to ask me because I reaped you.” Tara said with a hint of amusement in her voice.
“No, I was afraid because I thought it was wrong. Me being with a woman. The night I died I told my parents I was gay. They kicked me out of the house, left me with nothing. Hell, I stole their car, the one I died in. They never accepted me and when they found out I was gay as well, They couldn’t take it. I died because of them.” Willow finished her story in tears.
Tara knew there was more to her story, minute details, but right now the only thing that mattered was to be here for her.
Tara whispered into Willow’s ear, “Tomorrow we will meet the other reapers and then I can be here for you completely. I won’t be as upset about work and we can stay as long as you need. Lets go home and rest tomorrow we can talk more. Also we have the day off, well except for in the morning, but the rest of the day is ours.”
As Tara helped Willow up, she kissed her lightly and said “I will be here for you as long as you need. I won’t ever leave you.”
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Willowlover on Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
yes more please very interesting start.
Still leaves me hanging but I think I am beginning to enjoy the punishment...as wrong as that sounds. Keep up the good work!
. And it was really nice to see a nice version of Tara's dad. Goddess knows, she's certainly earned one. Such violent ends for ours girls, and Tara got shot... again. :( At least they're together now. 
