Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BTVS characters, (wish I did!) that privilege belongs to Joss and ME.
Tara smiled shyly at Willow, hiding behind the hair that she always kept down particularly for that reason.
Willow froze for a moment, looking at the girl; she was unlike anything Willow had ever seen before. She looked so shy and timid, but at the same time so beautiful. Willow smiled back at her with what was her attempt at a welcoming face.
"Welcome to Sunnydale." she said somewhat nervously, as Principal Snyder walked away, leaving the two of them standing alone.
Tara gave a half smile, not trusting herself to speak to the redhead.
Willow continued the conversation, "uh. where do you want to. start? Cause I could take you on a grand tour and show you all that is Sunnydale high. um. if you want. it's really not that interesting. but if you want."
Tara looked at Willow, "a t-tour? .that would be nice" she said nodding slightly, excited at the prospect of getting to spend time with Willow, "if.. you... h-have the time." she added smiling shyly.
Willow nodded quickly "Sure!" she said and then realizing she sounded too eager added "I mean, I'm miss-always-got-time-girl., well sometimes.. But that's not to say that I wouldn't make time, cause I would.. Cause I wanna show you around and." Willow stopped mid-ramble and glanced at Tara, "I.uh..I'm kinda ramble-girl.. If you haven't noticed" she finished grinning sheepishly.
Tara smiled "I like it" she said, and then quickly realizing what she had said, she looked down at her hands, unable to look at Willow, so sure that she would be looking at her in disgust.
Willows face broke into a smile, the first real smile she had had for weeks, there was just something about Tara that made her smile.
Tara looked up slowly and her heart caught in her throat at the sight of Willow. Her smile. It was amazing. And what was more amazing was that it was aimed at her.
Willow reached out and grabbed her hand, "come on Miss Maclay. I better get playing little-miss-tour-guide or you will miss out on very important parts of this wonderful establishment, and." she leaned into Tara " Old Snyder will be after my skin and that is one thing, that as a new student you need to know, Snyder.skin. or even being in the same room as him. kinda dreaded things."
Tara's skin tingled all over. It was funny how, the moment Willow's skin made contact with hers all her senses seemed to have been magnified. She couldn't hear anything but the pounding of her heart and the only thing she could feel was Willow's hand in hers and her warm breath down her neck. Tara was broken out of her thoughts by a grinning Willow, unsure what she had said Tara just smiled and nodded her head.
Willow grinned again, heading down the hallway, Tara in tow. Maybe her day wouldn't be so bad after all, she thought.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BTVS characters, (wish I did!) that privilege belongs to Joss and ME.
Tara smiled shyly at Willow, hiding behind the hair that she always kept down particularly for that reason.
Willow froze for a moment, looking at the girl; she was unlike anything Willow had ever seen before. She looked so shy and timid, but at the same time so beautiful. Willow smiled back at her with what was her attempt at a welcoming face.
"Welcome to Sunnydale." she said somewhat nervously, as Principal Snyder walked away, leaving the two of them standing alone.
Tara gave a half smile, not trusting herself to speak to the redhead.
Willow continued the conversation, "uh. where do you want to. start? Cause I could take you on a grand tour and show you all that is Sunnydale high. um. if you want. it's really not that interesting. but if you want."
Tara looked at Willow, "a t-tour? .that would be nice" she said nodding slightly, excited at the prospect of getting to spend time with Willow, "if.. you... h-have the time." she added smiling shyly.
Willow nodded quickly "Sure!" she said and then realizing she sounded too eager added "I mean, I'm miss-always-got-time-girl., well sometimes.. But that's not to say that I wouldn't make time, cause I would.. Cause I wanna show you around and." Willow stopped mid-ramble and glanced at Tara, "I.uh..I'm kinda ramble-girl.. If you haven't noticed" she finished grinning sheepishly.
Tara smiled "I like it" she said, and then quickly realizing what she had said, she looked down at her hands, unable to look at Willow, so sure that she would be looking at her in disgust.
Willows face broke into a smile, the first real smile she had had for weeks, there was just something about Tara that made her smile.
Tara looked up slowly and her heart caught in her throat at the sight of Willow. Her smile. It was amazing. And what was more amazing was that it was aimed at her.
Willow reached out and grabbed her hand, "come on Miss Maclay. I better get playing little-miss-tour-guide or you will miss out on very important parts of this wonderful establishment, and." she leaned into Tara " Old Snyder will be after my skin and that is one thing, that as a new student you need to know, Snyder.skin. or even being in the same room as him. kinda dreaded things."
Tara's skin tingled all over. It was funny how, the moment Willow's skin made contact with hers all her senses seemed to have been magnified. She couldn't hear anything but the pounding of her heart and the only thing she could feel was Willow's hand in hers and her warm breath down her neck. Tara was broken out of her thoughts by a grinning Willow, unsure what she had said Tara just smiled and nodded her head.
Willow grinned again, heading down the hallway, Tara in tow. Maybe her day wouldn't be so bad after all, she thought.