Title: Learning: Glamouring
Author: Anamaric17 aka Brittley
Summary: Tara learns how to glamour for the first time.
"This is the not so lovely Ginger also known as "bleach bucket."
"Hi! So you're Pam's new baby?"
Tara frowned looking at Ginger who obviously was immune to Pam's insults. Her smile was genuine but there was an almost doll-like nothing in her eyes. Tara looked back at Pam unsure of what she wanted her to do.
"I want you to glamour her. Just look in her eyes and hold control."
"Yeah it's ok Tara I been glamoured a few times now. It doesn't hurt or nothing."
"Yeah...I know a little bit about it." Tara murmured remembering her time with Franklin, and a shudder can through her undead body. She looked once more at Pam as if asking for permission, and her maker only raised a hand to her ever tiny waist in answer. Tara sighed and grabbed a hold of Ginger.
"Don't have to touch darling. Just call her name." Pam said.
"Ok...Ginger." Automatically Ginger's bland eyes became more dull as she looked directly at Tara.
"Now control her. Ask her a question or make her do or say anything you want. You own her now."
Tara took a deep breath and wondered vaguely how much they knew about poor Ginger. She got closer to the woman and started speaking.
"You work for vampires at Fangtasia. Is that correct Ginger?"
"Yes."
"Can you tell me Pam's favorite thing about being a vampire?" Pam frowned this time but remained motionless as she waited to see where her progeny was going with this.
"She loves living forever, having power and nice clothes, and being ancient but looking young."
"Anything else? What does she think about you? Does she...does she love you Ginger?" Tara's question made Ginger look utterly lost just then. Tara thought she did something wrong. Pam leaned close to her grabbing Tara's hand.
"Rephrase the question. Under glamouring it's hard to have the person explain how others feel about then. Free will and all that." Tara nodded and tried again.
"Ok...do you love Pam, Ginger?"
"Yes. She's my friend. I mean she is really nasty to me sometimes but I know she would never hurt me." Ginger was smiling now and that made Tara smile too, her fangs showing a little. She glanced at Pam who was somewhat shocked yet tried to hide it. Tara broke the glamour and thanked Ginger who squeezed her hand and went back to work.
"So...you didn't know she loved you did you?" Tara said teasing Pam a little.
"Get back to bartending or I'll let you starve for a week."
Tara nodded and let the conversation end for a while because she knew Pam would do such a thing. Once she was back to the bar, she started a short list of questions to ask Ginger about Pam. The first questions were about Eric and then the one that stood out the most was how Pam really felt about her. For the rest of the night, Tara watched as Pam avoided her and Ginger. The more things changed...the more they stayed the same she thought.