Willow surveyed the group in front of her. With the first words spoken, she had pretty much tuned them out. The leader, Chantrelle, had gone on about finding one's natural power source and natural healing abilities. Willow had thought, 'not a real one in the bunch.' She had even tried suggesting trying a spell. But the group had started talking about stereotypes. All but one. That particular girl had looked up at Willow as if surprised by the mention of something more.

Willow was watching the blonde girl very intently. 'I wonder if she knows something. Maybe she has real power like I do.' Willow smiled at the girl. The girl blushed and began staring at the floor. 'She really is shy. I wonder who she is.'

Chantrelle's loud voice brought Willow back to earth. "Willow? That's your name, right? You were asking about actually doing spells."

Willow looked at the girl. "What? Oh, yeah. But I guess I'm the only one that thinks that here."

Chantrelle smiled. "Well, you can still keep coming to the meetings, if you like. Maybe you could help with the bake sale we have every first Tuesday of the month."

Willow tried to smile back. This was the most contact she'd had with strangers since the big battle. "I'll have to think about it."

"We hope you'll come back. We need all the woman power we can get." Chantrelle stood. The rest of the group followed suit. They all paired off in groups. Some stayed, others left.

Willow began to walk towards the doors. A meek voice caught her attention. "Uh, W-Willow?"

Willow turned to see the blonde girl. Her head was bowed down. "Yeah, that's me. Who are you?" The girl's cheeks turned red. "Sorry. It's just that I'm not really used to people. I mean, yeah, I go to school with them every day, but to have actual conversations or contact..." Willow smiled. "You wanted to ask me something?"

The girl smiled back. "Y-yes. First, my name is Tara." They quickly shook hands. Willow felt an electric charge as their hands met. "I think I know what you were trying to suggest."

Willow frowned. She rubbed her hand where the electric shock zapped her. She smiled quickly. "Oh, you mean the spells. Well, it's just that I've been doing spells for a couple years now. Nothing big. And the person guiding me, well, he kinda isn't available anymore. Although, he wasn't really a witch or wicca or anything. He just kinda had to know that stuff." Tara had a huge smile on her face. "I was rambling, wasn't I?"

Tara nodded. "Y-yes, but it was very cute." Her cheeks turned a deep shade of red. "And I still understood it all." She took a deep breath. "If you'd like, we could go back to my dorm room. I don't have a r-roommate. We could talk about spells. I could show you some of the ones I already know. I-I've been practicing for a while. Maybe we could learn some together."

Willow laughed. "I'd like that. I'm glad you came after me. This feels like the start of a good friendship."