TITLE: Iris
AUTHOR: Ben is Glory
RATING: PG
DISCLAIMER: "Could you stop touching me? No, Joss, stop touching me!" haha and yes GGDs need their credit as well.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wee. More W/Tness. Everybody needs that, right? Naturally. Alright, not a lot to say. Thank you thank you thank you Lauren, Annie, Katie, Cate and Amber. I love you all and could not have done this without you! Yay. Okay, you know the drill. Song lyrics in italics and thoughts in quotes xD
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Tara was curled up in a small chair in her bedroom.
And I'd give up forever to touch you
It was familiar enough, but a constant reminder of her past.
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
Still, it was the only place in the house she could stand to be.
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
The chair allowed her to push all thoughts of the present away and just think.
And I don't want to go home right now
All she could think of was Willow.
And all I can taste is this moment
Tara glanced out the window into the bleak October sky.
And all I can breathe is your life
It seemed the gods were sending her a message: things were wrong.
'Cause sooner or later it's over
But she knew this already.
I just don't want to miss you tonight
She knew the sun had been left behind in Sunnydale.
And I don't want the world to see me
It had only been a day. One day since her world began crumbling.
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
The light was gone and everything was dark. Life had lost all of its meaning.
When everything's made to be broken
Her thoughts were abruptly interrupted.
I just want you to know who I am
"Tara!" a voice called.
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
It was only her brother Donny.
Or the moment of truth in your lies
He was the one most happy about the arrangement. He got his little sister back.
When everything feels like the movies
The one person he could push around.
And you bleed just to know you're alive
She knew he needed the power, and frankly she was too emotionally drained to care.
And I don't want the world to see me
She felt numb. Nothing touched her.
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
She was broken.
When everything's made to be broken
The past week had only served as a reminder to Tara of why she had left in the first place.
I just want you to know who I am
"There's no one here," she thought.
And I don't want the world to see me
"No one who understands, no one who cares. Not a single person that knows what love was."
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
"Tara!" he called again.
When everything's made to be broken
"Y-y-yes, Donny?" she answered meekly.
I just want you to know who I am
"Get down here! Dinner's ready."
And I don't want the world to see me
Tara sighed quietly.
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
"Time to face them again," she thought. "The family."
When everything's made to be broken
Somehow she managed to pry herself away from the little chair in her room by the window.
I just want you to know who I am
She moved to the door, and as she closed it, she whispered a promise.
I just want you to know who I am
"I'm coming Willow.
I just want you to know who I am
Just wait. I will come back to you."
I just want you to know who I am
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[shameless plug] If you liked this, hop on over to my newest story "Hanging By A Moment" of which the next installment will be W/T. Promise =X [/plug]