*does the inspiration dance* Finally got some more to write, I hate it when
my fics are slow like this.... it's bad for me and my readers :P Hopefully
I'll get this finished fairly soon. Enjoy!
Btw, just so you know // means... well you'll see - but its different from
/ and ~ means flashback. Hope that isn't confusing!
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Willow had finally decided to do what she had thought about the other night. The conversation with Buffy that morning had helped her made her mind up. If her best friend couldn't even be bothered with her there was no reason why she shouldn't do this.
"Buffy? I'm going out now."
"Ok Will, I'll see you later."
She smiled. Buffy didn't suspect a thing - she hadn't even asked where she was going.
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Tara left her dorm that morning determined to talk to Willow
/I've kept silent for too long, it's time we talked some stuff over. I'm worried about her. /
She walked quickly along the road toward Buffys drive, only to see Willow walk past with a sort of satisfied smile on her face.
/What is she up to? /
Willow crossed the road in the direction of the centre of town
/ Maybe I should follow her just to make sure/
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/ I haven't seen Spike for ages/
Buffy mused, as she got dressed
/ What am I saying?! I saw him last night/
She smiled slightly.
/ But it seems like ages/
/ Isn't that sweet - I miss him/
She pulled her shirt over her head.
/ Who'd thought it. /
/ I hate hiding it from Willow though; I hate hiding it from all of them. Should I tell them? /
She reached over for her socks.
/ I don't think so... I'm sure Tara would be fine, and maybe Will and Dawnie, but Xander would flip. /
She frowned.
/ And flipage is NOT good/
She stood up to look in the mirror. She laughed a little to see her reflection, as she was definitely looking girlier these days. Spike had commented on it and he'd been very pleased with her appearance.
/ I'm not dressing up for Spike am I? /
She walked over to her vanity table to put on her jewellery.
/ So what if I am? Isn't that normal in a healthy relationship.... not that I would know anything about those. /
She hadn't got anything planned with Spike tonight, although she suspected she'd find him hanging out in the cemetery when she patrolled.
/ But I want to see him again! /
She pouted in her mirror again, wondering if Spike would like this blouse or the blue one.
/ Maybe I could go see him and ask if he wanted to go out or something. /
She ran her fingers through her hair.
/ Will and Dawnie aren't here so no one would know if I went out. /
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Tara continued following Willow, walking just a little behind as she went defiantly through the streets of Sunnydale. She didn't know quite why she was following her, it wasn't really in Tara's nature to do something like this, but she felt sure was wrong and she was so concerned about Willow.
/ I'm just keeping an eye on her. It's nothing to do with our relationship. /
She hurried a little to keep up.
/ It's just a little friendly concern. /
She just wished she believed what she was thinking.
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Spike opened in his eyes. He'd been snoozing in his chair for some time when he felt sure he heard or sensed something.
He raised and turned his head to the door.
"Buffy?"
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Buffy's pace increased as she got near Spike's crypt. It felt nice to be going to see him in daylight since there was always something that made her feel guilty about her night-time visits. She saw no reason for not visiting him now even though he was a vampire. Only seeing him after dark made her think she was treating as something she should feel ashamed of, that at night she could pretend she wasn't really doing what she was doing. That may have been the case a while ago, but things had changed. She cared about Spike very much, and he meant more to her than a guilty secret.
/ Then why haven't I told my friends? /
She sighed as the crypt came in view.
/ I'll ask Spike what he thinks. /
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Willow stepped down the alley that lead to Arbores road. She turned to see if anyone was about. She knew this place was pretty hidden and felt a little worried about what she might find.
Tara quickly stood against the wall around the corner of the alley as she saw Willows head turn.
/ Thank the goddess, she can't see me. /
Satisfied, Willow turned and continued down the road.
"Number six, number six..." Willow murmured as she came into the road. It looked pretty run down, but as though it had once been a very lovely area.
She walked along in front of the houses looking for the one she wanted. The street was completely empty and her feet echoed as she moved.
Tara reached the end of the alley and saw Willow walking along the street looking over the houses.
/ This must be where she's going. I'll wait here and see which house she goes in since she's sure to see me if I go any further. /
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Buffy stepped through the door to Spikes crypt, after knocking.
Spike noted this and smiled.
"Well look who it is. What are you doing here at this time of day? What is it? Demons, vampires? Or little sisters?" he grinned at his last statement.
"Oh, I thought you'd be asleep"
"Come to spy on me while I'm not awares then?" he smirked.
"Maybe...." she grinned back, "I guess I was just a little lonely or something and I had a strange impulse to come and see you."
/ Oh stop being so cool Buffy, you know you've been dying to see him since you saw him last night, or rather since he kissed you last night. /
Spike was slightly taken aback.
"So it's not work related then?"
"Nope." she smiled
He genuinely smiled back. SHE had come to see HIM in the DAYTIME, and she didn't want anything, except to see him.
He got up silently and walked over to her. He cocked his head when he came in front of her.
"I just wondered if-"He cut her off by pulling her swiftly into a soft kiss. His fingers brushed up her arms and onto her back while her arms entwined his neck pulling them close together.
He pulled away after sometime as his fingers stroked up and down her arm lightly.
"Did you come for that?" he whispered.
"No, I came for you."
He gasped and then smiled again, pulling her back into his embrace and her lips to his.
/ Oh god...../
.... was all either of them could think.
So much had changed for the better.
It was just a pity it was all going to go so horribly wrong soon.
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Tara watched Willow enter the house on the left to her. It was quite a beautiful house really. Not as run-down as some of the others. It was quite large and had an almost gothic style front. It was unlike any house she'd ever seen in Sunnydale before.
/ What IS this place. /
Tara ran around to the outside to see if there was a way in, desperate to see what her ex-lover was up to. She didn't like the feeling she got from this house, it may have been pretty, but she was defiantly getting a bad feeling.
/Geez, look where my instincts are leading me to do this time. I must be crazy or in-love. /
She sighed, as she knew what the answer was.
Luckily at the side of the house there was a small window open. She looked down to see if there was anyone in the room it led to, found no one, and climbed in.
It took her to a small side room. She looked around her. There was very little except for some sparse furniture, a set of stairs probably leading to a basement and a large ornate and old looking door leading to the centre of the house. She jumped back when she heard noises from the door but realised they weren't coming toward this room. She approached to door and leant her head against it to see if she could here anything of Willow. She was in luck.
"I'm so glad you decided to come." she heard a silky female voice. Her heart flipped a little.
/ A girl? Oh, please don't tell me I followed Willow just to hear her with another girl. I couldn't bear it. /
"Well, I figured it would be for the best" she heard Willow answer, sounding a little shaken. "You're Senna right? Rack told me about you."
"Yes, he also mentioned you to me a couple of times. You were one of his favourites - such a pity you decided to stop going there. But for the best I'm sure - maybe you're destined for bigger and better things."
/ Rack? So this is magick related. I thought so.../
Tara did not like the sound of this other girl though, even if she wasn't a love interest to her beloved ex-girlfriend.
// Tara//
She whipped her head around, missing the rest of the conversation.
/ What the hell was that. /
The voice had been soft, but very sinister. It hadn't come from a person to be sure. She heard it again.
// Tara//
The voice almost sung, blowing past her, but from where?
She stepped towards the dark set of stairs in the corner.
It became louder.
// Taaaaaarra //
It was creeping her out.
"What?" she murmured. "What do you want?"
// Tara//
It persisted. Yes, it was coming from down the stairs. She looked down them as she came to them. She did not want to go down there. It was creating that same feeling of worry and uncertainty she had got since she'd started following Willow, except now that feeling was magnified a thousand times.
The stairs were unusually dark and she couldn't see the bottom, although surely if that was the basement it couldn't go down too far.
She reached into the small bag she had hanging around her.
/ Thank goddess I decided to carry this with me. /
"Fiat lux" she cried as she threw the small bottle in her hand down the stairs. It dropped and smashed, then burst into light filling the bottom of the stairs with radiance.
Tara smiled a little when she remembered the last time someone had used that spell. It had been over a year ago, in the burnt out school when her and Tara were looking for Riley.
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"Oof. Darkness."
"Piles of it. We shoulda brought a flashlight."
"Ooh! I know! Better to light a candle than curse the damn darkness. A little spell. Fiat lux!"
Willow threw the bottle at the ground. There was a big burst of flame and then the entire area was lit with a soft light.
"Wow" said Tara
"There, that's better."
Tara stared in amazement
"Riley! Come on out!"
Willow began to walk again as Tara followed staring.
"How'd you do that? With the light?
"Oh, you know. You taught me. "
"I taught you teeny Tinkerbell light."
"Okay, so I ... tinkered with the Tinkerbell. It was easy. And besides, isn't this better than ... using a flashlight like some kind of doofus?"
~
/ Mine still wasn't as powerful as Willows. /
She sighed once again and stepped down to where she had thrown the light. The stairs were deeper than she had expected but she could see the bottom which comforted her.
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"What was that?"
Senna stood up in surprise.
"What was... what?" Willow looked confused.
"I thought I heard something." Senna looked dangerously towards the door. "If someone is in here... I will...."
"I'm sure it was nothing. Go on - what were you saying."
Senna smiled and sat down. "Of course, how rude of me. Well, I have a little proposition for you my dear."
The way she said 'my dear' made Willows skin crawl, but there was something charismatic about Senna that made her listen intently. She didn't care about what Senna had heard; only what she had to say. She was sure now that Rack had been right - this girl could help her.
This time it was Buffy who pulled away to break the kiss.
"Spike? I need to ask you something."
He sighed breathlessly, "Anything love"
/Just as long as I can kiss you like that again, I won't deny you anything. /
"It's about us.... And my friends."
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Hmmm. I'll leave it there! I know what's gonna happen next, but this has been quite a long update and I want it on a cliff-hanger so you'll send me lots of reviews because you want me to update :D Look! There's the review button - go on - MAKE me continue ;)
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Willow had finally decided to do what she had thought about the other night. The conversation with Buffy that morning had helped her made her mind up. If her best friend couldn't even be bothered with her there was no reason why she shouldn't do this.
"Buffy? I'm going out now."
"Ok Will, I'll see you later."
She smiled. Buffy didn't suspect a thing - she hadn't even asked where she was going.
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Tara left her dorm that morning determined to talk to Willow
/I've kept silent for too long, it's time we talked some stuff over. I'm worried about her. /
She walked quickly along the road toward Buffys drive, only to see Willow walk past with a sort of satisfied smile on her face.
/What is she up to? /
Willow crossed the road in the direction of the centre of town
/ Maybe I should follow her just to make sure/
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/ I haven't seen Spike for ages/
Buffy mused, as she got dressed
/ What am I saying?! I saw him last night/
She smiled slightly.
/ But it seems like ages/
/ Isn't that sweet - I miss him/
She pulled her shirt over her head.
/ Who'd thought it. /
/ I hate hiding it from Willow though; I hate hiding it from all of them. Should I tell them? /
She reached over for her socks.
/ I don't think so... I'm sure Tara would be fine, and maybe Will and Dawnie, but Xander would flip. /
She frowned.
/ And flipage is NOT good/
She stood up to look in the mirror. She laughed a little to see her reflection, as she was definitely looking girlier these days. Spike had commented on it and he'd been very pleased with her appearance.
/ I'm not dressing up for Spike am I? /
She walked over to her vanity table to put on her jewellery.
/ So what if I am? Isn't that normal in a healthy relationship.... not that I would know anything about those. /
She hadn't got anything planned with Spike tonight, although she suspected she'd find him hanging out in the cemetery when she patrolled.
/ But I want to see him again! /
She pouted in her mirror again, wondering if Spike would like this blouse or the blue one.
/ Maybe I could go see him and ask if he wanted to go out or something. /
She ran her fingers through her hair.
/ Will and Dawnie aren't here so no one would know if I went out. /
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Tara continued following Willow, walking just a little behind as she went defiantly through the streets of Sunnydale. She didn't know quite why she was following her, it wasn't really in Tara's nature to do something like this, but she felt sure was wrong and she was so concerned about Willow.
/ I'm just keeping an eye on her. It's nothing to do with our relationship. /
She hurried a little to keep up.
/ It's just a little friendly concern. /
She just wished she believed what she was thinking.
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Spike opened in his eyes. He'd been snoozing in his chair for some time when he felt sure he heard or sensed something.
He raised and turned his head to the door.
"Buffy?"
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Buffy's pace increased as she got near Spike's crypt. It felt nice to be going to see him in daylight since there was always something that made her feel guilty about her night-time visits. She saw no reason for not visiting him now even though he was a vampire. Only seeing him after dark made her think she was treating as something she should feel ashamed of, that at night she could pretend she wasn't really doing what she was doing. That may have been the case a while ago, but things had changed. She cared about Spike very much, and he meant more to her than a guilty secret.
/ Then why haven't I told my friends? /
She sighed as the crypt came in view.
/ I'll ask Spike what he thinks. /
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Willow stepped down the alley that lead to Arbores road. She turned to see if anyone was about. She knew this place was pretty hidden and felt a little worried about what she might find.
Tara quickly stood against the wall around the corner of the alley as she saw Willows head turn.
/ Thank the goddess, she can't see me. /
Satisfied, Willow turned and continued down the road.
"Number six, number six..." Willow murmured as she came into the road. It looked pretty run down, but as though it had once been a very lovely area.
She walked along in front of the houses looking for the one she wanted. The street was completely empty and her feet echoed as she moved.
Tara reached the end of the alley and saw Willow walking along the street looking over the houses.
/ This must be where she's going. I'll wait here and see which house she goes in since she's sure to see me if I go any further. /
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Buffy stepped through the door to Spikes crypt, after knocking.
Spike noted this and smiled.
"Well look who it is. What are you doing here at this time of day? What is it? Demons, vampires? Or little sisters?" he grinned at his last statement.
"Oh, I thought you'd be asleep"
"Come to spy on me while I'm not awares then?" he smirked.
"Maybe...." she grinned back, "I guess I was just a little lonely or something and I had a strange impulse to come and see you."
/ Oh stop being so cool Buffy, you know you've been dying to see him since you saw him last night, or rather since he kissed you last night. /
Spike was slightly taken aback.
"So it's not work related then?"
"Nope." she smiled
He genuinely smiled back. SHE had come to see HIM in the DAYTIME, and she didn't want anything, except to see him.
He got up silently and walked over to her. He cocked his head when he came in front of her.
"I just wondered if-"He cut her off by pulling her swiftly into a soft kiss. His fingers brushed up her arms and onto her back while her arms entwined his neck pulling them close together.
He pulled away after sometime as his fingers stroked up and down her arm lightly.
"Did you come for that?" he whispered.
"No, I came for you."
He gasped and then smiled again, pulling her back into his embrace and her lips to his.
/ Oh god...../
.... was all either of them could think.
So much had changed for the better.
It was just a pity it was all going to go so horribly wrong soon.
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Tara watched Willow enter the house on the left to her. It was quite a beautiful house really. Not as run-down as some of the others. It was quite large and had an almost gothic style front. It was unlike any house she'd ever seen in Sunnydale before.
/ What IS this place. /
Tara ran around to the outside to see if there was a way in, desperate to see what her ex-lover was up to. She didn't like the feeling she got from this house, it may have been pretty, but she was defiantly getting a bad feeling.
/Geez, look where my instincts are leading me to do this time. I must be crazy or in-love. /
She sighed, as she knew what the answer was.
Luckily at the side of the house there was a small window open. She looked down to see if there was anyone in the room it led to, found no one, and climbed in.
It took her to a small side room. She looked around her. There was very little except for some sparse furniture, a set of stairs probably leading to a basement and a large ornate and old looking door leading to the centre of the house. She jumped back when she heard noises from the door but realised they weren't coming toward this room. She approached to door and leant her head against it to see if she could here anything of Willow. She was in luck.
"I'm so glad you decided to come." she heard a silky female voice. Her heart flipped a little.
/ A girl? Oh, please don't tell me I followed Willow just to hear her with another girl. I couldn't bear it. /
"Well, I figured it would be for the best" she heard Willow answer, sounding a little shaken. "You're Senna right? Rack told me about you."
"Yes, he also mentioned you to me a couple of times. You were one of his favourites - such a pity you decided to stop going there. But for the best I'm sure - maybe you're destined for bigger and better things."
/ Rack? So this is magick related. I thought so.../
Tara did not like the sound of this other girl though, even if she wasn't a love interest to her beloved ex-girlfriend.
// Tara//
She whipped her head around, missing the rest of the conversation.
/ What the hell was that. /
The voice had been soft, but very sinister. It hadn't come from a person to be sure. She heard it again.
// Tara//
The voice almost sung, blowing past her, but from where?
She stepped towards the dark set of stairs in the corner.
It became louder.
// Taaaaaarra //
It was creeping her out.
"What?" she murmured. "What do you want?"
// Tara//
It persisted. Yes, it was coming from down the stairs. She looked down them as she came to them. She did not want to go down there. It was creating that same feeling of worry and uncertainty she had got since she'd started following Willow, except now that feeling was magnified a thousand times.
The stairs were unusually dark and she couldn't see the bottom, although surely if that was the basement it couldn't go down too far.
She reached into the small bag she had hanging around her.
/ Thank goddess I decided to carry this with me. /
"Fiat lux" she cried as she threw the small bottle in her hand down the stairs. It dropped and smashed, then burst into light filling the bottom of the stairs with radiance.
Tara smiled a little when she remembered the last time someone had used that spell. It had been over a year ago, in the burnt out school when her and Tara were looking for Riley.
~
"Oof. Darkness."
"Piles of it. We shoulda brought a flashlight."
"Ooh! I know! Better to light a candle than curse the damn darkness. A little spell. Fiat lux!"
Willow threw the bottle at the ground. There was a big burst of flame and then the entire area was lit with a soft light.
"Wow" said Tara
"There, that's better."
Tara stared in amazement
"Riley! Come on out!"
Willow began to walk again as Tara followed staring.
"How'd you do that? With the light?
"Oh, you know. You taught me. "
"I taught you teeny Tinkerbell light."
"Okay, so I ... tinkered with the Tinkerbell. It was easy. And besides, isn't this better than ... using a flashlight like some kind of doofus?"
~
/ Mine still wasn't as powerful as Willows. /
She sighed once again and stepped down to where she had thrown the light. The stairs were deeper than she had expected but she could see the bottom which comforted her.
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"What was that?"
Senna stood up in surprise.
"What was... what?" Willow looked confused.
"I thought I heard something." Senna looked dangerously towards the door. "If someone is in here... I will...."
"I'm sure it was nothing. Go on - what were you saying."
Senna smiled and sat down. "Of course, how rude of me. Well, I have a little proposition for you my dear."
The way she said 'my dear' made Willows skin crawl, but there was something charismatic about Senna that made her listen intently. She didn't care about what Senna had heard; only what she had to say. She was sure now that Rack had been right - this girl could help her.
This time it was Buffy who pulled away to break the kiss.
"Spike? I need to ask you something."
He sighed breathlessly, "Anything love"
/Just as long as I can kiss you like that again, I won't deny you anything. /
"It's about us.... And my friends."
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Hmmm. I'll leave it there! I know what's gonna happen next, but this has been quite a long update and I want it on a cliff-hanger so you'll send me lots of reviews because you want me to update :D Look! There's the review button - go on - MAKE me continue ;)