Willow walked up behind Tara and wrapped her arms around her. Tara turned and smiled at her "Hey" She said softly greeting willow with a kiss. Tara turned and continued to stare out the window "Terrible wether isn't it?" Willow said though she was paying more attention to Tara's neck than the rain pouring down outside "Mmmmm" Tara mumbled as she watched the rainfall. Willow moved away, lay down on the bed and sighed. "Sorry" Tara said and turned away from the window and joined willow "'I don't know what it is about rain but I love it" Willow smiled at Tar and kissed her "I don't know what it is about you but I love you" She said. Tara giggled then Willow passionately.

Buffy brushed a strand of rain soaked hair behind her ear as she walked between the gravestones. There was a quick movement to her right and she turned. Suddenly a demon seemingly jumped out of nowhere, it only took Buffy a split second to slay it.
"It was almost a little to easy," Buffy said
"Well maybe you where more aware of it than you thought or something" Giles replied
"Or maybe I was to easy and it's not really gone" Anya said
Buffy looked around "Where's Willow?" She asked
"She should be here" Giles said "I left a message on her cellphone"
"Giles leaving a message is not the same as actually telling someone" Xander pointed out
"Well, yes, I suppose she hasn't got the message yet then"

Willow lay curled up against Tara listening to the rainfall. She sighed contentedly. "You sound happy" Tara commented
"I'm with you of course I am" Willow replied. Tara tightened her grip of Willow and placed a kiss on the top of her head. Willow snuggled up closer to Tara "Do we ever have to get up?" She asked
"Afraid so"
"It's a pity, this is so, nice"
"I know"

Buffy looked over at Willows bed in the dorm, empty. Buffy got up and dressed and walked out of the room then headed over to Giles place, the rain had given way to a warm day, the sun glowing in the sky. Buffy opened the door and smiled at everyone.
"Hey Buffy" Xander said with a smile
"Hey" Buffy replied as she sat down
"We seem to have some information on that demon," Giles said, he shoed Buffy a picture "Is this it"
"I didn't really get a good look, but yea"
"Well, seems this demon, isn't nearly as much as a threat as it thinks it is, it can be dangerous, but is easily defeated"
"No probs with the dead demon"
"That's good," Willow said as she walked in the door
"Hey Will, missed you last night"
"Yea I was at Tara's"
A smile crept across Xanders face "Xander!" Anya hit him "You're only meant to think about me that way"
Willow laughed as she sat down to catch up with the scoobs.

Tara looked out the window at the full moon, she could feel it inside her again, it seemed to be earlier this year, it was coming closer. She lay back on the bed feeling the darkness growing within her. Her anger heightened her jealousy her rage. Tara started to think of Willow and how much good she'd been in her life, a new intense feeling washed over her, not the sort of feeling usually felt at this time of year, a kind of gratitude, and love. But it soon turned into an intense Lust and desire, feelings not normal to the time in the year, but fitting none the less.
There was a soft knock at the door and Tara knew it was better to leave it alone but her body now had more control and she walked over to open the door.
"Willow" She said as the redhead walked into the room
"Look you should leave"
"Why?" Tara could see the hurt in Willows eyes but she knew she had to get her out before she lost all control, the heightened emotions could be dangerous. Willow moved closer to Tara "What's wrong" Tara looked into Willows eyes, too late, the darkness within seized the moment to start its night of control, and Tara kissed Willow with fiery passion.

Tara looked at Willow as she slept, she felt so hollow. It was horrible last night, her mind trapped in her body with no control, watching the savage beast that lurked in her make love to Willow. A tear rolled down her cheek as she got up and left the room. She walked along, still not knowing what to do.

"Out again last night" Buffy said as Willow walked into the dorm room they shared.
"Yea" Willow said not really paying attention
"Why are we drifting apart?" Buffy said suddenly, Willow looked at her
"Are we?" She asked
"We don't spend nearly as much time together as we used to"
"Well you have Riley and I have Tara"
"But when I had Angel and you had Oz we still hung and we were closer"
"How about tonight just you and me do something then"
Buffy smiled "how about tomorrow"
Willow nodded as she started to get ready for class.

Tara walked along still feeling the darkness pulsing through her veins, she felt like screaming out with all the pain it seemed to bring, dark emotions intensified, she knew what was happening and it scared her. She wasn't demon yet, but it was happening, the change was going to more intense now, she could feel it. Tears stared to roll down her cheeks as she walked on aimlessly.

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Willow sat back on Xanders couch as she watched the video. She looked around at her friends, and felt happy, but also lonely as Tara hadn't come, Willow felt dejected, Tara seemed to be pulling away from her and she didn't like that at all. "Why so glum Will" Xander asked
She smiled "Don't worry"

Tara looked out at the full moon, the darkness was growing again, it was time now, the final stages would be taking place now, tears streamed down her face as she lay back on her bed, what was she supposed to do. Jealousy started to fill her mind, and she wanted to scream as the anger joined it.

Giles woke up to a knocking on the door, it was early morning, and the sun was only just peering over the horizon as he opened the door to see Tara.
"Tara what are you doing here?"
"I need help, and well the way Willow talks I thought I'd come to you"
Giles nodded and let her in "So what seems to be the problem"
Tara looked at him and started the whole ugly story. The demonic side of her family how she would slowly change into a demon, and all about the yearly moon rages, the boy she'd killed with her anger...
As Tara left she turned to Giles "You won't tell anyone will you, especially not Willow?"
"Of course"

~~~~~~

Tara stared out at the full moon shining, the darkness was growing yet again, she could feel it wouldn't be much longer. It was getting stronger quicker; there was a knock at the door. Her mind screamed out not to answer because she knew to well it would be willow looking out for her, but her body disobeyed, interested in pursuing the animal lust and desire rising within her.
"Willow I told you not to come" Tara said
"I'm worried about you"
Tara's hand moved out and slapped Willow across the face, she couldn't believe what she'd just done. Heightened anger.
"I'm sorry," She said softly to the stunned Willow, she moved close and placed a soft kiss over the redness. But the darkness didn't stop there, it quickly moved onto its desire. Tara's mind screamed out as Willows cries became less of pleasure and more of pain. And when the darkness had finished with Willow Tara could hear her crying, not the tears of joy she once shed on their first experiences, but tears of sadness confusion and pain. A tear rolled down Tara's face all that the darkness would let to escape.

Willow walked into the meeting tears still rolling down her face.
"Willow what's wrong" Buffy asked as willow curled up into a ball next to her on the couch
"She, she"
"What did she do Willow?" Buffy asked
Willow breathed in jagged breath then let it out softly whispering "Rape"
Buffy placed an arm around her and hugged her tight as she shared the same look of shock on everyone's face.
The phone started to ring and Giles picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Giles I, I" Tara cried into the receiver
"I thought this would be you, Willow's here and we know what happened"
"You understand, don't you"
"I do, and I think I may have found a way to help you"

~~~~~~~

Tara looked into the demon's face
"Please" She said softly
The demon laughed
"Dear Sweet Tara, you have nothing to fear, you have a destiny of good to fulfil, and I'm afraid you're not really turning into a demon"
"I'm not?"
"Well not really, but basically you are getting some powers, you'll still have human form and your mind intact"
"B-But"
"The darkness, yes it's strange, but because the powers you're receiving are demonic it's the only way to receive them"
Tara smiled then woke again, she looked into Giles eyes
"I'm not really a demon, well in a way not an evil one.
Giles smiled at her "That's good, I'll find the others and tell them, you rest, that trip would have been tiring"

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Tara opened the door, she smiled at her new skill, she felt so strong.
"Hello Willow"
"Tara"
"Willow I'm so sorr-"
"I can't look at you Tara"
"B-But, you do"
"I know, but I can't help it, knowing what happened"
Tears rolled down Tara's cheeks "I figured this would happen, I just wish you'd stayed away like I asked"
"So do I"
"Well I'll go"
Tara left, she knew that it was inevitable, Willow hated, she couldn't help it.

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YOU ARE NOW LEAVING SUNNYDALE
Tara sighed, as she passed the sign, she didn't know where she was going, but she knew she had a destiny of good to fulfil, Sunnydale, home of a hellmouth might have been a good place to do it, but there was to much pain there, for herself and Willow....