Disclaimer: I don't own these characters or this show.

Summary: AU- Willow and Tara are both new in the town of Sunnydale and start as juniors at Sunnydale high school on the same day. When their paths cross and they get to know each other, will they remain as friends or will their hidden feeling be shared?

Authors Note: This is my first fanfic so I don't know if it will be any good but hopefully somebody will enjoy it. Also, reviews would be nice so I know if I need any improvements or not.

Give Love a Chance

Chapter 1

"Willow are you nearly ready? You're going to be late for your first day" Willow's mom called down the hallway to the girl who was stood staring at her reflection in the mirror. She had her red hair down and straight so it hung past her shoulders and she wore a brown plaid dress with white tights. It was a dress that her mom had picked out for her but she didn't mind too much. Besides, she was hoping that people wouldn't notice her anyway so with plain clothes, that was more likely to happen.

"Yeah mom, I'll be there in a second!"

Today was Willow's first day as a junior at Sunnydale high school which she nervous enough about, and to make it even worse she was new in town so she had no idea where anything was or who any of the people were. Over the summer, her dad had been transferred over to Sunnydale for his job so that meant that she and her mother had to leave their old life behind and move across the country with him. At first, Willow had been excited about the chance to start fresh somewhere new. She was hoping that in this new town, people wouldn't make fun of her for being a loser and that maybe she would fit in a little better. However, as the start of school got closer, she just became more nervous.

"I can do this" she said to her reflection in the mirror. "I'll just go in, avoid the popular kids and go straight to my classes. It will all be fine and maybe I will even make a few friends" That last pasts not likely she added in her head.

She spun away from the mirror so she wasn't looking at her reflection anymore took a deep breath, grabbed her bag of the floor and headed towards the door and out to the car where her mom was waiting for her.

By the time she was at school she was even more nervous than she had been earlier. I can't do this. She thought to herself. What if I get lost and can't find my classes, what if I'm late, what if people make fun of me. Her thought were becoming more frantic and she was on the verge of hysteria. Her thoughts were disturbed however when her mom tapped her on the shoulder.

"You'll be fine Willow, stop worrying, I'm sure you will make plenty of friends. Just go in there and be yourself"

Yes because being myself made me so many friends at my last school Willow thought. She felt sick with worry and nerves at the thought of having to go in there. She looked across at her mom but didn't say anything in response. She was worried that if she stated talking she would throw up or something just as bad. She took another deep breath and turned to get out the car.

"I'll pick you up here after school, make sure you're not late"

"Okay, bye mom" She managed to squeak out, her voice shaking.

Willow turned away from the car and looked up at the school building. It was a lot bigger compared to her old school. There were students everywhere, in every direction she looked. All of them were talking to one another about their stories from over the summer and making lots of noise. All of them sounded way too cheerful for the first day of school. It made her nauseous knowing that there were so many people here on a daily basis that she would have to face. Let's get this over with she thought to herself. She walked up the stairs and into the building, weaving through the mass students as she went. Nobody has seemed to notice her so far though which was a good thing in Willow's eyes. Let's hope it stays that way for the rest of the day.