Chapter 12
Sarah and Dawn had talked for a while before going to the mall. They were now walking towards Dawn's home, hands intertwined. Both were silent for a while in their thoughts.
Should I tell her about being The Slayer's sister? About being the key? Willow said she still felt strong power. What if someone else comes after me? Will I be putting Sarah in danger? Do I have the right to?
Sarah's thoughts followed a similar path.
Should I tell her about being a witch? Should she know why I'm here, what I'm running away from. Why did I get attacked by a vampire? Are we safe even now.
"Sarah?"
Dawn's voice brought Sarah out of her thoughts. "Yeah hunny?"
"There's something I..." Dawn stopped talking when she heard a blood curdling scream, worse, a familiar blood curdling scream. "Willow," she breathed. She grabbed Sarah's wrist "Come on, run!"
Sarah ran along with Dawn heading towards the sound of the scream.
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Tara ran towards the prone body of Willow. Willow's skin had taken a light glow earlier but now looked pale. Tara checked Willow's breathing and pulse, she was still alive. Her pulse was racing but she was alive.
"Willow? Tara!" Tara looked around and saw Dawn running up towards her, a look of concern on her face. Also with Dawn was a girl with long raven black hair Tara had never seen before she looked at Dawn, but questions could wait until later.
Dawn ran over to Willow, tears coming from her eyes. The other girl also looked concerned as she looked at Dawn. Willow's eyes slowly fluttered open, a look of confusion on her face. "W-where am I? I-I-was attacked, then there was a girl...then...then...mother..."
Tara put a finger on Willow's lips, "Shh sweetie, you're ok." Tara and Dawn helped Willow to her feet, Tara noticed that the girl had a look of concentration on her face and quietly muttered some words, a healing power seeming to emanate from her. Who is this girl? Tara and Dawn supported Willow as the girl followed behind murmuring her silent mantra.
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Sarah had followed behind Dawn, the look on her girl's face enough to stir her into running faster than she had ever run before. She and Dawn ran until they came upon an alley where a blonde was frantically looking for signs of life in a redhead. The blonde looked at her and their eyes met, immediately, Sarah knew that she was looking at a witch, two witches. Dawn ran over to the women as Sarah looked on, she did what came naturally, she murmured a spell to help aid the healing process.
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Sarah was now walking next to Dawn, they weren't holding hands, it hardly seemed the time for Dawn to tell her guardians that she had a girlfriend, she could feel the closeness between the three, friends, closer than that, parents and daughter almost. The group walked up to a door and Tara, Dawn and Willow walked in, Sarah was unsure on whether or not to follow but the imploring look in Dawn's eyes was all the invitation she needed. She needs me. Sarah crossed the threshold and Dawn shut the door. Tara and Willow walked up the stairs, Willow still a little unsteady.
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Tara supported Willow onto the bed and sat next to her, stroking her face. "Sweetie, you scared me," Tara pouted.
"I'm sorry baby...I didn't mean to." Willow's face brightened a little, "I definitely have some names though...erm what were they? Ooh yeah, Piper was one and erm...Abel."
"That's good sweetie." Tara stayed silent for a while, she remembered Willow's little speech earlier, that wasn't Willow, well not just Willow, this was still Willow after all, it's just, there was something else. "Sweetie?"
"Yeah?"
"What was all that about...a-about the Balance and being the Vessel?"
Willow stayed silent, the almost dream coming back to her. It wasn't a dream, Willow knew it. She could feel herself talking to Tara before she passed out. But before that...she wasn't even on this plane let alone Earth. "I don't know...well I do but...I need to sleep." Willow's voice sounded drowsy. Before Willow passed out, she felt a great power overtake her body, it was almost too much, any other person would have died. Willow right now though, needed sleep.
Tara could see this and stood up, she still needed to find out who the girl with Dawn was, Willow could give her some answers after she got some sleep.
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Dawn and Sarah had sat in silence for a while, "Hunny?"
Dawn looked up, "mmhm?"
"What were you saying before we started running?"
Dawn paused for a while, this didn't seem the right time, she started to try and formulate words that just wouldn't come to her. "It's nothing, well it is something obviously but it's something that can wait. I'm kinda worried about Willow right now so I can't think...like I ever think anyway but that isn't the point...dammit I've found Willow's ability to babble!" Both girls laughed helplessly.
Tara walked down the stairs, her eyes taking in the two girls in front of her. They sat close like friends, or more than. Dawn heard the creak of the bottom step and turned to face Tara. "How is she?"
Tara waited a while before answering, "She's exhausted, something...s- something happened."
Dawn got up and ran over to hug her, "Will she be ok?"
Tara smiled, "Yes, she will be just fine." Tara stayed silent for a moment, "Anyway, who's your friend?"
"Ooh yeah, rude much of me huh? This is Sarah, she's in my class." Sarah sketched a wave, "I'm guessing you need a drink huh? I'll be right back."
Dawn walked towards the kitchen to get some drinks going and Tara walked over to Sarah. "I know what you did for Willow."
Sarah's face is unreadable Ok so she knows, I thought she would.
"Thank you." Those words brought a small smile to Sarah's face as she spoke quietly, "I just do what I can...look, you won't tell anyone will you? I mean I..."
Sarah suddenly stopped speaking, she had said too much. Tara looked at Sarah inviting her to continue speaking, "I won't." Dawn came back in with the drinks.
Sarah and Dawn had talked for a while before going to the mall. They were now walking towards Dawn's home, hands intertwined. Both were silent for a while in their thoughts.
Should I tell her about being The Slayer's sister? About being the key? Willow said she still felt strong power. What if someone else comes after me? Will I be putting Sarah in danger? Do I have the right to?
Sarah's thoughts followed a similar path.
Should I tell her about being a witch? Should she know why I'm here, what I'm running away from. Why did I get attacked by a vampire? Are we safe even now.
"Sarah?"
Dawn's voice brought Sarah out of her thoughts. "Yeah hunny?"
"There's something I..." Dawn stopped talking when she heard a blood curdling scream, worse, a familiar blood curdling scream. "Willow," she breathed. She grabbed Sarah's wrist "Come on, run!"
Sarah ran along with Dawn heading towards the sound of the scream.
...
Tara ran towards the prone body of Willow. Willow's skin had taken a light glow earlier but now looked pale. Tara checked Willow's breathing and pulse, she was still alive. Her pulse was racing but she was alive.
"Willow? Tara!" Tara looked around and saw Dawn running up towards her, a look of concern on her face. Also with Dawn was a girl with long raven black hair Tara had never seen before she looked at Dawn, but questions could wait until later.
Dawn ran over to Willow, tears coming from her eyes. The other girl also looked concerned as she looked at Dawn. Willow's eyes slowly fluttered open, a look of confusion on her face. "W-where am I? I-I-was attacked, then there was a girl...then...then...mother..."
Tara put a finger on Willow's lips, "Shh sweetie, you're ok." Tara and Dawn helped Willow to her feet, Tara noticed that the girl had a look of concentration on her face and quietly muttered some words, a healing power seeming to emanate from her. Who is this girl? Tara and Dawn supported Willow as the girl followed behind murmuring her silent mantra.
...
Sarah had followed behind Dawn, the look on her girl's face enough to stir her into running faster than she had ever run before. She and Dawn ran until they came upon an alley where a blonde was frantically looking for signs of life in a redhead. The blonde looked at her and their eyes met, immediately, Sarah knew that she was looking at a witch, two witches. Dawn ran over to the women as Sarah looked on, she did what came naturally, she murmured a spell to help aid the healing process.
...
Sarah was now walking next to Dawn, they weren't holding hands, it hardly seemed the time for Dawn to tell her guardians that she had a girlfriend, she could feel the closeness between the three, friends, closer than that, parents and daughter almost. The group walked up to a door and Tara, Dawn and Willow walked in, Sarah was unsure on whether or not to follow but the imploring look in Dawn's eyes was all the invitation she needed. She needs me. Sarah crossed the threshold and Dawn shut the door. Tara and Willow walked up the stairs, Willow still a little unsteady.
...
Tara supported Willow onto the bed and sat next to her, stroking her face. "Sweetie, you scared me," Tara pouted.
"I'm sorry baby...I didn't mean to." Willow's face brightened a little, "I definitely have some names though...erm what were they? Ooh yeah, Piper was one and erm...Abel."
"That's good sweetie." Tara stayed silent for a while, she remembered Willow's little speech earlier, that wasn't Willow, well not just Willow, this was still Willow after all, it's just, there was something else. "Sweetie?"
"Yeah?"
"What was all that about...a-about the Balance and being the Vessel?"
Willow stayed silent, the almost dream coming back to her. It wasn't a dream, Willow knew it. She could feel herself talking to Tara before she passed out. But before that...she wasn't even on this plane let alone Earth. "I don't know...well I do but...I need to sleep." Willow's voice sounded drowsy. Before Willow passed out, she felt a great power overtake her body, it was almost too much, any other person would have died. Willow right now though, needed sleep.
Tara could see this and stood up, she still needed to find out who the girl with Dawn was, Willow could give her some answers after she got some sleep.
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Dawn and Sarah had sat in silence for a while, "Hunny?"
Dawn looked up, "mmhm?"
"What were you saying before we started running?"
Dawn paused for a while, this didn't seem the right time, she started to try and formulate words that just wouldn't come to her. "It's nothing, well it is something obviously but it's something that can wait. I'm kinda worried about Willow right now so I can't think...like I ever think anyway but that isn't the point...dammit I've found Willow's ability to babble!" Both girls laughed helplessly.
Tara walked down the stairs, her eyes taking in the two girls in front of her. They sat close like friends, or more than. Dawn heard the creak of the bottom step and turned to face Tara. "How is she?"
Tara waited a while before answering, "She's exhausted, something...s- something happened."
Dawn got up and ran over to hug her, "Will she be ok?"
Tara smiled, "Yes, she will be just fine." Tara stayed silent for a moment, "Anyway, who's your friend?"
"Ooh yeah, rude much of me huh? This is Sarah, she's in my class." Sarah sketched a wave, "I'm guessing you need a drink huh? I'll be right back."
Dawn walked towards the kitchen to get some drinks going and Tara walked over to Sarah. "I know what you did for Willow."
Sarah's face is unreadable Ok so she knows, I thought she would.
"Thank you." Those words brought a small smile to Sarah's face as she spoke quietly, "I just do what I can...look, you won't tell anyone will you? I mean I..."
Sarah suddenly stopped speaking, she had said too much. Tara looked at Sarah inviting her to continue speaking, "I won't." Dawn came back in with the drinks.