Title: Passion
Author: Roxy
Spoilers: No Spoilers, stuff from old seasons like season 2 and 3
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters. "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Belongs to UPN, and Joss Whendon.
Summary: B/A. F/T (Yes. there is f/f slash in this. God forgive me for putting Faith and Tara together! But believe me when I say you'll be at the edge of your seat just thinking about Angel and Buffy! Just read. cause I suck at summaries and reviews are requested. This is my first Buffy FanFiction.) There is a English spell that is translated into rough Italian.
Rating: PG-13 (Violence and Profanity)
*~~~*
Passion.. It lies in all of us. Sleeping... Waiting... And though unwanted... Unbidden... It will stir... Open its jaws, and howl. It speaks to us... Guides us... Passion rules us all. And we obey. What other choice do we have?
*~~~*
Faith was back, out in the air again she felt free, and yet so trapped still. Like ecstasy, the air filled her lungs making her breathe deeply. She didn't want to go back, that was something she'd regret later, but circumstances beyond her control brought her home, Sunnydale. So Faith had ran, like always, she ran away from her problems never able to confront them. They, of course, followed her like haunting ghosts everywhere she ran. This time she was going to do something about it, she was going to get help, and she ran to the first place she saw, feeling a certain 'Je ne sais quoi' about it, Faith ran to the Magic Box.
She rushed inside just looking for a book at first, she felt she need to take care of it herself, all alone. For a moment Faith didn't even recognize the dark blond reading at the table who had gotten up with a start when she had entered.
"F-Faith," The blond had stuttered. Faith just continued searching through the bookshelf stopping for only questioning Tara with something like a sarcastic 'what's wrong?' knowing full well of the trouble she had caused the last time she was there.
"W-What? H-How?" Tara asked in shock, trying to get a hold of herself. Faith gave a slight smile to Tara, "Oh. I don't know. something called out on good behaviour."
"Good Behaviour." Tara commented in high doubts.
"Yeah. hard to believe huh?" Faith gave a laugh continuing to shuffle through the books noticing most of them had collected dust over the years. Tara finally pulled herself together crossing her arms against her chest.
"What do you want Faith?"
"Want? What do you think. I'm gonna do a little spell for revenge?"
Tara turned a whiter shade of pale. "I-I wouldn't be surprised."
"I'm kidding for God sakes Tara!" They give each other a slight smile at the small joke.
"So. What do you need Faith?" The blond asks more kindly this time holding her smile on her face.
"Just a little loving, but that's besides the point, someone is after me. I need a protection spell." Faith replied more seriously then she had been for the past few minutes.
"Who's after you?" Tara questions curiously.
"This guy is tough Tara. real tough." Faith sighed as she watched the other girl go to the books and look through them herself.
"It's somewhere around here." Tara's eyes checked each spine of each book to find them one she was looking for, "Why you?" She asked in the meantime trying to get Faith to tell her more.
"I wish I knew.. I really did."
"What exactly is this guy? I need to know. to stop it."
"He's uh. not exactly a guy." Faith sighed once more as Tara's forehead crinkled in worry.
"W-What is he?"
Faith looked up suddenly, "It's. me. I mean a bad me. I was split in two, One good. One Bad."
"Y-you?" Tara turned slightly away, "Oh. Goddess."
Faith nodded as Tara sunk into the couch her head in her hands, "What can we do?" She glanced up at the Rogue Slayer, "I mean no mere protection spell could do the trick."
"Maybe you could put us back together?" Faith suggested.
"Yes.Yes. your right." Tara got up quickly starting to browse through the books again
"Tara?" Faith started as the girl looked up at the sound of her name, "I wouldn't be bothered if you didn't trust me."
"If there's one thing I- I've learned Faith. is that sometimes all a person needs is love and trust" Tara thought of Willow for a quick moment then turned to Faith again whispering this time, "And Faith."
Faith brightened slightly, "You think so?"
"Yeah." Tara returned the smile, she turned back to the shelves, "We've got to fix this."
"Anything I can help with?" Faith asked wanted to do something.
Tara looked up shyly, "No. uh. I think I've got it. It's okay."
"You're a real sport, you know that Tara." The comment makes Tara grin in delight, "Well I try." Faith savors the smile and etches it in her mind.
"Here! I've found it." Tara said starting to struggle with a heavy book.
Faith gets up helping her with the book, as they place it on the table their hands brush slightly, both jump slightly as if shocked by electricity.
"T-Thanks." Tara tell Faith slightly flustered as she flips to the back of the book.
"No problem." Faith replied
"Here it is." Tara said pointed to a spell in the book.
Faith stopped for a moment thinking, "You can do it right. I mean you're a natural!"
Tara looked up at Faith, "Yeah. I can do it. Just. Stand over there." Tara pointed to a spot in the room.
Faith moves to it waiting for Tara to start. The blond lights a candle, it's smell fermenting the entire room. She glances at the book and starts chanting softly, "Un' anima ora due."
One soul now two.
"la spaccatura a metà..."
Split in half.
"spaccatura nel dolore."
Split in pain.
"si transforma in in uno."
Becomes one.
"diventa completa."
Becomes complete.
"così gli equilibrii viene ancora a noi."
So balances comes to us again.
"Ora!"
Now!
As Tara recited the last word the candle's flame flickered and smoked, and there was no light.
*~~~*
Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... The clarity of hatred... And the ecstasy of grief.
*~~~*
Tara stood by her candle breathing heavily, but the energy she felt inside was incredible, a power she had never known she could do until that very moment. Faith was however not so lucky, the spell had drained her of energy and although she was one of the chosen two, she collapsed of exhaustion.
"Faith!" Tara called out seeing the brunette fall to the ground. Faith was dazed slightly from the fall, but her eyes slowly flickered open upon hearing her name.
"Faith." Tara continued more calmly this time, "A-Are you alright?"
The brunette smiled and nodded at her newfound companion, "Yeah."
"I think it worked."
"I know it did. I feel all. Well, back to normal."
"You need rest, " Tara told Faith starting to pick her up.
"What are you doing?" Faith was a little shocked not used to being handled by anyone, she was normally the one who touched if any.
"You can come back to the house. sleep some."
Faith shook her head, pulling away slightly, "I'm fine."
Tara quickly let go of the girl's arm hearing the uncomfortableness in her voice.
"Maybe not," Faith said fading a bit, thankfully Tara was there to catch her before she can fall, she leads Faith to the door.
"C'mon. I'll drive." Tara continued leading Faith to the car. The girl got in quickly hooking up their seatbelts. Tara started up the car, "Faith, Have you ever thought about where you're going stay? What you're going to do?"
Faith closed her eyes, "I wish I knew. I mean I don't really have anyone."
"W-Well. If it means anything. you have me." Tara gave her a half smile.
"I have you?" Faith seems surprised.
"Of course you do."
Faith sighed starting to let Tara in which was special the only other person she had let in was Angel, "Thanks." The girl again let Tara take her by the arm inside the Summer's house.
"You can stay with me. as long as you need to." The blond invited her in leading her to the couch where she could rest comfortably.
"Stay." Tara directed, "I'll get you a drink." The girl quickly rushed into the kitchen getting a glass of ice water, and handing it to Faith who sipped it slowly. "How are you feeling?" Tara continued.
"Better. I'm glad you were there."
"Me too." Tara paused for a moment, "Faith. How. How did it feel?"
"How did what feel?" Faith looked at Tara putting her glass on the table beside her.
"Being separate. Sometimes I wish I was different." Tara sighed wistfully.
Faith had a hard look on her face, "It felt lonely, broken. Don't ever wish it Tara, you're beautiful and amazing just the way you are."
Tara gulped the comment hitting home, she looked at Faith for a long time tears shining her eyes, she said below a whisper, "Thank you."
"No." Faith shook her head, "I shouldn't be the one you should be thanking. I mean I should be thanking you. you trusted me."
A grin appears on Tara's face, "How could I not."
Faith looks slightly flustered for a moment, as does Tara who stands up suddenly, "W-Well I can leave. S-So you can."
"No! I mean. I'd like you to stay." Faith looks up at Tara smiling slightly as Tara sits back down.
"If. y-you're sure." Faith nodded delicately the moonlight sparkling in her eyes.
"I'm sure." Faith voice now sounds husky and a bit hoarse as she leans in towards Tara she can hear the blonde's heart beating faster, or maybe it was her own, she couldn't tell anymore. Faith looked at Tara memorizing every feature, she touched Tara's cheek softly, the skin was soft against her hand, and then the inevitable happened; they kissed. The kiss was soft and sweet. They tasted each other, and felt no guilt when doing so. This is like being high on the air again, Faith though, this is better then anything.
*~~~*
It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion, maybe we'd know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow. Empty rooms, shuttered and dank... Without passion, we'd be truly dead.
*~~~*
Author: Roxy
Spoilers: No Spoilers, stuff from old seasons like season 2 and 3
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters. "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Belongs to UPN, and Joss Whendon.
Summary: B/A. F/T (Yes. there is f/f slash in this. God forgive me for putting Faith and Tara together! But believe me when I say you'll be at the edge of your seat just thinking about Angel and Buffy! Just read. cause I suck at summaries and reviews are requested. This is my first Buffy FanFiction.) There is a English spell that is translated into rough Italian.
Rating: PG-13 (Violence and Profanity)
*~~~*
Passion.. It lies in all of us. Sleeping... Waiting... And though unwanted... Unbidden... It will stir... Open its jaws, and howl. It speaks to us... Guides us... Passion rules us all. And we obey. What other choice do we have?
*~~~*
Faith was back, out in the air again she felt free, and yet so trapped still. Like ecstasy, the air filled her lungs making her breathe deeply. She didn't want to go back, that was something she'd regret later, but circumstances beyond her control brought her home, Sunnydale. So Faith had ran, like always, she ran away from her problems never able to confront them. They, of course, followed her like haunting ghosts everywhere she ran. This time she was going to do something about it, she was going to get help, and she ran to the first place she saw, feeling a certain 'Je ne sais quoi' about it, Faith ran to the Magic Box.
She rushed inside just looking for a book at first, she felt she need to take care of it herself, all alone. For a moment Faith didn't even recognize the dark blond reading at the table who had gotten up with a start when she had entered.
"F-Faith," The blond had stuttered. Faith just continued searching through the bookshelf stopping for only questioning Tara with something like a sarcastic 'what's wrong?' knowing full well of the trouble she had caused the last time she was there.
"W-What? H-How?" Tara asked in shock, trying to get a hold of herself. Faith gave a slight smile to Tara, "Oh. I don't know. something called out on good behaviour."
"Good Behaviour." Tara commented in high doubts.
"Yeah. hard to believe huh?" Faith gave a laugh continuing to shuffle through the books noticing most of them had collected dust over the years. Tara finally pulled herself together crossing her arms against her chest.
"What do you want Faith?"
"Want? What do you think. I'm gonna do a little spell for revenge?"
Tara turned a whiter shade of pale. "I-I wouldn't be surprised."
"I'm kidding for God sakes Tara!" They give each other a slight smile at the small joke.
"So. What do you need Faith?" The blond asks more kindly this time holding her smile on her face.
"Just a little loving, but that's besides the point, someone is after me. I need a protection spell." Faith replied more seriously then she had been for the past few minutes.
"Who's after you?" Tara questions curiously.
"This guy is tough Tara. real tough." Faith sighed as she watched the other girl go to the books and look through them herself.
"It's somewhere around here." Tara's eyes checked each spine of each book to find them one she was looking for, "Why you?" She asked in the meantime trying to get Faith to tell her more.
"I wish I knew.. I really did."
"What exactly is this guy? I need to know. to stop it."
"He's uh. not exactly a guy." Faith sighed once more as Tara's forehead crinkled in worry.
"W-What is he?"
Faith looked up suddenly, "It's. me. I mean a bad me. I was split in two, One good. One Bad."
"Y-you?" Tara turned slightly away, "Oh. Goddess."
Faith nodded as Tara sunk into the couch her head in her hands, "What can we do?" She glanced up at the Rogue Slayer, "I mean no mere protection spell could do the trick."
"Maybe you could put us back together?" Faith suggested.
"Yes.Yes. your right." Tara got up quickly starting to browse through the books again
"Tara?" Faith started as the girl looked up at the sound of her name, "I wouldn't be bothered if you didn't trust me."
"If there's one thing I- I've learned Faith. is that sometimes all a person needs is love and trust" Tara thought of Willow for a quick moment then turned to Faith again whispering this time, "And Faith."
Faith brightened slightly, "You think so?"
"Yeah." Tara returned the smile, she turned back to the shelves, "We've got to fix this."
"Anything I can help with?" Faith asked wanted to do something.
Tara looked up shyly, "No. uh. I think I've got it. It's okay."
"You're a real sport, you know that Tara." The comment makes Tara grin in delight, "Well I try." Faith savors the smile and etches it in her mind.
"Here! I've found it." Tara said starting to struggle with a heavy book.
Faith gets up helping her with the book, as they place it on the table their hands brush slightly, both jump slightly as if shocked by electricity.
"T-Thanks." Tara tell Faith slightly flustered as she flips to the back of the book.
"No problem." Faith replied
"Here it is." Tara said pointed to a spell in the book.
Faith stopped for a moment thinking, "You can do it right. I mean you're a natural!"
Tara looked up at Faith, "Yeah. I can do it. Just. Stand over there." Tara pointed to a spot in the room.
Faith moves to it waiting for Tara to start. The blond lights a candle, it's smell fermenting the entire room. She glances at the book and starts chanting softly, "Un' anima ora due."
One soul now two.
"la spaccatura a metà..."
Split in half.
"spaccatura nel dolore."
Split in pain.
"si transforma in in uno."
Becomes one.
"diventa completa."
Becomes complete.
"così gli equilibrii viene ancora a noi."
So balances comes to us again.
"Ora!"
Now!
As Tara recited the last word the candle's flame flickered and smoked, and there was no light.
*~~~*
Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... The clarity of hatred... And the ecstasy of grief.
*~~~*
Tara stood by her candle breathing heavily, but the energy she felt inside was incredible, a power she had never known she could do until that very moment. Faith was however not so lucky, the spell had drained her of energy and although she was one of the chosen two, she collapsed of exhaustion.
"Faith!" Tara called out seeing the brunette fall to the ground. Faith was dazed slightly from the fall, but her eyes slowly flickered open upon hearing her name.
"Faith." Tara continued more calmly this time, "A-Are you alright?"
The brunette smiled and nodded at her newfound companion, "Yeah."
"I think it worked."
"I know it did. I feel all. Well, back to normal."
"You need rest, " Tara told Faith starting to pick her up.
"What are you doing?" Faith was a little shocked not used to being handled by anyone, she was normally the one who touched if any.
"You can come back to the house. sleep some."
Faith shook her head, pulling away slightly, "I'm fine."
Tara quickly let go of the girl's arm hearing the uncomfortableness in her voice.
"Maybe not," Faith said fading a bit, thankfully Tara was there to catch her before she can fall, she leads Faith to the door.
"C'mon. I'll drive." Tara continued leading Faith to the car. The girl got in quickly hooking up their seatbelts. Tara started up the car, "Faith, Have you ever thought about where you're going stay? What you're going to do?"
Faith closed her eyes, "I wish I knew. I mean I don't really have anyone."
"W-Well. If it means anything. you have me." Tara gave her a half smile.
"I have you?" Faith seems surprised.
"Of course you do."
Faith sighed starting to let Tara in which was special the only other person she had let in was Angel, "Thanks." The girl again let Tara take her by the arm inside the Summer's house.
"You can stay with me. as long as you need to." The blond invited her in leading her to the couch where she could rest comfortably.
"Stay." Tara directed, "I'll get you a drink." The girl quickly rushed into the kitchen getting a glass of ice water, and handing it to Faith who sipped it slowly. "How are you feeling?" Tara continued.
"Better. I'm glad you were there."
"Me too." Tara paused for a moment, "Faith. How. How did it feel?"
"How did what feel?" Faith looked at Tara putting her glass on the table beside her.
"Being separate. Sometimes I wish I was different." Tara sighed wistfully.
Faith had a hard look on her face, "It felt lonely, broken. Don't ever wish it Tara, you're beautiful and amazing just the way you are."
Tara gulped the comment hitting home, she looked at Faith for a long time tears shining her eyes, she said below a whisper, "Thank you."
"No." Faith shook her head, "I shouldn't be the one you should be thanking. I mean I should be thanking you. you trusted me."
A grin appears on Tara's face, "How could I not."
Faith looks slightly flustered for a moment, as does Tara who stands up suddenly, "W-Well I can leave. S-So you can."
"No! I mean. I'd like you to stay." Faith looks up at Tara smiling slightly as Tara sits back down.
"If. y-you're sure." Faith nodded delicately the moonlight sparkling in her eyes.
"I'm sure." Faith voice now sounds husky and a bit hoarse as she leans in towards Tara she can hear the blonde's heart beating faster, or maybe it was her own, she couldn't tell anymore. Faith looked at Tara memorizing every feature, she touched Tara's cheek softly, the skin was soft against her hand, and then the inevitable happened; they kissed. The kiss was soft and sweet. They tasted each other, and felt no guilt when doing so. This is like being high on the air again, Faith though, this is better then anything.
*~~~*
It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion, maybe we'd know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow. Empty rooms, shuttered and dank... Without passion, we'd be truly dead.
*~~~*