Chapter 6
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Willow sat on her bed crossed-legged. "Tara." she said softly, liking the way that name sounded on her tongue. Willow couldn't stop thinking about her. She re-traced every step they had taken, every word the two had exchanged, in her head, over and over again. Willow smiled remembering the way Tara's skin had felt against her own. It had been close to impossible for Willow not to gasp, it was like an electric current had passed through her. She had, had such a great time showing Tara around the school, and tomorrow.. Willow's heart jumped in her throat, 'I get to see her again tomorrow' she said softly, and then her smile began to fade. As excited as she was about seeing Tara again, Willow couldn't help but feel a little sad. Right now, in her thoughts and mind, Tara was like a sanctuary, something that was totally hers, but when the school bell rings at the end of the day tomorrow, she thought, I will be just one of Tara's many new acquaintances. The thought scared her more than anything else. Why would someone as wonderful and sweet as Tara want to hang out with me? What do I have that could possibly attract Tara to me? Willow stood up distressed, and began pacing the room. 'It's just so like me to blow things!' she said angrily to herself, 'I can't do anything right, I don't deserve anything good' she muttered 'why am I so selfish?'. Willow flung herself onto the bed angrily and curled herself up into a little ball, trying to block out all of her worries and her problems, a single tear slid slowly down her cheek as she drifted off into a dream-filled sleep.
Tara stood in front of the mirror in her new room. "Hi, I'm Tara" she said to the mirror, "pleased to meet you". Tara sighed and shook her head. She knew that no matter how much she practiced she would still come across as a total idiot tomorrow, if her few introductions today had been any indication. Tara was slowly becoming terrified, there were so many new people, what if she couldn't remember their names, or remember their faces? And what if she couldn't speak to them at all? What if they didn't like her? Tara sat down on the edge of her bed and put her head in her hands. The moment her head touched hands she thought of Willow. Tara sat up and looked at her hand. She examined it closely for any changes. She couldn't understand how it was possible that her hand could appear exactly the same, when Willow had so clearly changed it. She could feel it in her skin, something new, something that wasn't there before. Tara lay down on her bed, exhausted from the day, and brought her hand up to her cheek. She sighed happily, thinking of Willow, all fears for the next day completely gone. A small smile formed on her face and she fell asleep.
When the bell rang signaling the start of the day at Sunnydale High, teenagers of all ages sped up their paces, trying to get to class before the second and final bell rung, signing their fates as latecomers. Unlike everyone else around her, Willow was dragging her feet, looking around the schoolyard, trying to catch a glimpse of Tara. She had, had that same dream again the night before, and she felt totally exhausted, she was so tired of feeling this way, so tired of crying.
Buffy and Xander ran up the path to school.
"Come on Xander!" Buffy called back to him.
"I'm..doing..my..best.." he said panting, "god, I need to work out"
Buffy grinned, "you sure do!" she said to him
"Hey!" he exclaimed
"What?" she shrugged "you said it.." she smiled innocently
"yeah! But you weren't supposed to agree with me!" he said catching up with Buffy who had stopped "What'ya doing?" he asked panting, following the direction she was looking in, with his eyes.
"There's Willow" she said quietly " she looks so sad.."
Xander nodded as the two of them ran to catch up with her.
"Hey there Will!" Xander said putting his arm around her shoulders.
Willow looked over at them "Oh, hey, guys" she said, almost wishing they would leave so she could find Tara.
"Why walking so slow today?" Buffy asked her, as the second bell rang.
Xander gasped and brought his hand to cover his mouth "OH!" he cried "Willow.. you..you're late!" he shrieked
Buffy shot Xander a look that read 'now-is-not-the-time-for-that' and looked at Willow "oh just ignore him, he's still kinda reeling from the discovery that his fitness levels put a woman to shame"
Willow looked at Xander and had to laugh at the look on his face.
Buffy smiled, the laugh had been small but it was an improvement "So?" she pressed on.
Willow just shook her head "Oh, um.. I was just.. just thinking" she finished quickly.
Buffy nodded, excepting this answer, not wanting to press any more than she already had.
The three friends ran into the school, and into their respective classrooms.
Willow sat at her desk, not hearing a word the teacher was saying, 'Why didn't I just tell them?' she wondered 'and where is she?'. Willow began to panic. 'what if she decided she doesn't like me, or the school, .. and she hopped on the first plane back to Alabama!?'. 'What if..', She was broken out of her thoughts by a knock on the classroom door.
Tara walked into the classroom, so far she had, had no luck in finding Willow. She hadn't really had the opportunity to look anyway. The moment she reached school, she had been bombarded by question after question from Principal Snyder. The only thing that got her through it all was the thought of getting to see Willow again, soon. Tara shuffled her feet slowly, eyes downcast, as she entered the room. She handed the note that Principal Snyder had given her, to the teacher, who read through it and cleared her throat.
Willow looked up and there she was. She felt her heart beat so quickly in her chest that it felt like she might explode.
"Class" she said " we have a new student. This is Tara Maclay. I'm sure you will feel right at home in no time!" she said turning to smile at Tara.
Tara looked up slowly, surveying the class, they all looked pretty disinterested. Tara felt her heart drop, but then her eyes locked onto the beautiful eyes she had been looking for.
Tara smiled and Willow smiled, neither of them able to bring themselves to look away.
"If you'll have a seat over there Tara, we can continue with our lesson" the teacher said.
Tara nodded slightly, sitting down in the designated spot. She kept throwing glances at Willow, almost as if she was afraid that if she looked away for more than a moment, then she would be gone.
When the bell rang, Willow began to make her way over to her. A small crowd of people had gathered around Tara, making idle welcoming chitchat. Willow stood a fair distance away from the group, feeling like she was going to cry. She sank down into a chair at the back of the classroom.
Tara was completely overwhelmed. Lots of people were looking at her. Lots of people were talking to her. Lots of people... but not the one person she wanted.
When the people finally left, Tara glanced around the classroom, hoping to find Willow, at first she couldn't find her, and she felt overwrought.
"Hey stranger" Willow said smiling at the blonde, standing up from the chair she had been sitting on "looking for someone?"
Tara's face broke into a huge smile, "Willow" she said happily
Willow walked over to her, "for a moment there I was worried, I thought you had taken over my job as personal-tour-guide-lady", she grinned.
Tara shook her head a little too quickly, "no!" she said, and then realizing that Willow was just teasing added, "I mean. I need someone to show me around, do the introductions, y'know, ladies should not do these things for themselves. It's just not done!"
Willow smiled and then reached out her hand, "Come on, my lady, it would be my pleasure to be your slave-like-servant for the day"
Tara laughed and took her hand. She did a small curtsy and the two of them walked out of the classroom, Tara glancing at Willow with a small smile playing on her face.
"my servant? Did you say?" she asked, raising an eyebrow, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Willow nodded, "but of course" she said grinning, seeing the look on Tara's face. 'Oh my god!' she thought, 'Tara has a naughty side...and...and...I really like it!'
Willow realized that Tara was looking at her with a questioning look on her face, and for a moment she thought that Tara had read her mind.
"What do you want to do now?" Tara asked "I mean according to this.um.thing" she said turning the little piece of paper that somewhat resembled a timetable, over in her hands, "I have a free next, how about you?"
Willow grinned, "that would be the school's attempt at a timetable, I always just, write out my own, you know, different colors for different days of the week and different subjects, oh, and these little different shaped stickers to tell me what I need to bring to class"
Tara laughed
"What?" Willow asked with a mock-hurt tone "don't you like the idea? It's very useful, I always know where I gotta be, when I gotta be there, and what books I need"
Tara laughed some more "no! not that I don't like it! I think it's cute. It's kinda quirky."
Willow shoved her playfully, grinning, "so you think I'm quirky then?", Willow couldn't believe it, she was making any excuse possible to touch Tara, it was like an addiction she just couldn't break, and to be quite frank wasn't sure that she even wanted to.
Tara grinned widely; she loved spending time with Willow. It made her happy and it even made her feel good about herself, which nobody else had ever been able to do before.
"Nothing"
Tara looked up, confused, "huh?"
"You asked me what I have now. nothing" Willow smiled "If you want I can introduce you to a few people"
Tara nodded, "um. ok. sure", she wasn't too happy about having to meet new people, but Willow was there with her so she knew she would be fine.
The two girl headed down the hallway to their lockers, walking close, casually bumping up against each other, neither paying any attention to their surroundings, hearts, minds, bodies, and souls focused solely on each other.
Felisha- Thanks so much! Glad you like the story!!
Charmed-Dragon-Thanks!! It's so nice to actually get reviews! Feedback is always good :)
Angel451- Thanks! I love Willow/Tara too! (can you tell?) I think it is SO sad what happened to Tara, and we gotta keep her alive in our writing.
* - Thanks!! I try to keep em in character as much as possible! Glad you like!
Thanks all of you, for the reviews!!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BTVS characters, (wish I did!) that privilege belongs to Joss and ME.
Willow sat on her bed crossed-legged. "Tara." she said softly, liking the way that name sounded on her tongue. Willow couldn't stop thinking about her. She re-traced every step they had taken, every word the two had exchanged, in her head, over and over again. Willow smiled remembering the way Tara's skin had felt against her own. It had been close to impossible for Willow not to gasp, it was like an electric current had passed through her. She had, had such a great time showing Tara around the school, and tomorrow.. Willow's heart jumped in her throat, 'I get to see her again tomorrow' she said softly, and then her smile began to fade. As excited as she was about seeing Tara again, Willow couldn't help but feel a little sad. Right now, in her thoughts and mind, Tara was like a sanctuary, something that was totally hers, but when the school bell rings at the end of the day tomorrow, she thought, I will be just one of Tara's many new acquaintances. The thought scared her more than anything else. Why would someone as wonderful and sweet as Tara want to hang out with me? What do I have that could possibly attract Tara to me? Willow stood up distressed, and began pacing the room. 'It's just so like me to blow things!' she said angrily to herself, 'I can't do anything right, I don't deserve anything good' she muttered 'why am I so selfish?'. Willow flung herself onto the bed angrily and curled herself up into a little ball, trying to block out all of her worries and her problems, a single tear slid slowly down her cheek as she drifted off into a dream-filled sleep.
Tara stood in front of the mirror in her new room. "Hi, I'm Tara" she said to the mirror, "pleased to meet you". Tara sighed and shook her head. She knew that no matter how much she practiced she would still come across as a total idiot tomorrow, if her few introductions today had been any indication. Tara was slowly becoming terrified, there were so many new people, what if she couldn't remember their names, or remember their faces? And what if she couldn't speak to them at all? What if they didn't like her? Tara sat down on the edge of her bed and put her head in her hands. The moment her head touched hands she thought of Willow. Tara sat up and looked at her hand. She examined it closely for any changes. She couldn't understand how it was possible that her hand could appear exactly the same, when Willow had so clearly changed it. She could feel it in her skin, something new, something that wasn't there before. Tara lay down on her bed, exhausted from the day, and brought her hand up to her cheek. She sighed happily, thinking of Willow, all fears for the next day completely gone. A small smile formed on her face and she fell asleep.
When the bell rang signaling the start of the day at Sunnydale High, teenagers of all ages sped up their paces, trying to get to class before the second and final bell rung, signing their fates as latecomers. Unlike everyone else around her, Willow was dragging her feet, looking around the schoolyard, trying to catch a glimpse of Tara. She had, had that same dream again the night before, and she felt totally exhausted, she was so tired of feeling this way, so tired of crying.
Buffy and Xander ran up the path to school.
"Come on Xander!" Buffy called back to him.
"I'm..doing..my..best.." he said panting, "god, I need to work out"
Buffy grinned, "you sure do!" she said to him
"Hey!" he exclaimed
"What?" she shrugged "you said it.." she smiled innocently
"yeah! But you weren't supposed to agree with me!" he said catching up with Buffy who had stopped "What'ya doing?" he asked panting, following the direction she was looking in, with his eyes.
"There's Willow" she said quietly " she looks so sad.."
Xander nodded as the two of them ran to catch up with her.
"Hey there Will!" Xander said putting his arm around her shoulders.
Willow looked over at them "Oh, hey, guys" she said, almost wishing they would leave so she could find Tara.
"Why walking so slow today?" Buffy asked her, as the second bell rang.
Xander gasped and brought his hand to cover his mouth "OH!" he cried "Willow.. you..you're late!" he shrieked
Buffy shot Xander a look that read 'now-is-not-the-time-for-that' and looked at Willow "oh just ignore him, he's still kinda reeling from the discovery that his fitness levels put a woman to shame"
Willow looked at Xander and had to laugh at the look on his face.
Buffy smiled, the laugh had been small but it was an improvement "So?" she pressed on.
Willow just shook her head "Oh, um.. I was just.. just thinking" she finished quickly.
Buffy nodded, excepting this answer, not wanting to press any more than she already had.
The three friends ran into the school, and into their respective classrooms.
Willow sat at her desk, not hearing a word the teacher was saying, 'Why didn't I just tell them?' she wondered 'and where is she?'. Willow began to panic. 'what if she decided she doesn't like me, or the school, .. and she hopped on the first plane back to Alabama!?'. 'What if..', She was broken out of her thoughts by a knock on the classroom door.
Tara walked into the classroom, so far she had, had no luck in finding Willow. She hadn't really had the opportunity to look anyway. The moment she reached school, she had been bombarded by question after question from Principal Snyder. The only thing that got her through it all was the thought of getting to see Willow again, soon. Tara shuffled her feet slowly, eyes downcast, as she entered the room. She handed the note that Principal Snyder had given her, to the teacher, who read through it and cleared her throat.
Willow looked up and there she was. She felt her heart beat so quickly in her chest that it felt like she might explode.
"Class" she said " we have a new student. This is Tara Maclay. I'm sure you will feel right at home in no time!" she said turning to smile at Tara.
Tara looked up slowly, surveying the class, they all looked pretty disinterested. Tara felt her heart drop, but then her eyes locked onto the beautiful eyes she had been looking for.
Tara smiled and Willow smiled, neither of them able to bring themselves to look away.
"If you'll have a seat over there Tara, we can continue with our lesson" the teacher said.
Tara nodded slightly, sitting down in the designated spot. She kept throwing glances at Willow, almost as if she was afraid that if she looked away for more than a moment, then she would be gone.
When the bell rang, Willow began to make her way over to her. A small crowd of people had gathered around Tara, making idle welcoming chitchat. Willow stood a fair distance away from the group, feeling like she was going to cry. She sank down into a chair at the back of the classroom.
Tara was completely overwhelmed. Lots of people were looking at her. Lots of people were talking to her. Lots of people... but not the one person she wanted.
When the people finally left, Tara glanced around the classroom, hoping to find Willow, at first she couldn't find her, and she felt overwrought.
"Hey stranger" Willow said smiling at the blonde, standing up from the chair she had been sitting on "looking for someone?"
Tara's face broke into a huge smile, "Willow" she said happily
Willow walked over to her, "for a moment there I was worried, I thought you had taken over my job as personal-tour-guide-lady", she grinned.
Tara shook her head a little too quickly, "no!" she said, and then realizing that Willow was just teasing added, "I mean. I need someone to show me around, do the introductions, y'know, ladies should not do these things for themselves. It's just not done!"
Willow smiled and then reached out her hand, "Come on, my lady, it would be my pleasure to be your slave-like-servant for the day"
Tara laughed and took her hand. She did a small curtsy and the two of them walked out of the classroom, Tara glancing at Willow with a small smile playing on her face.
"my servant? Did you say?" she asked, raising an eyebrow, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Willow nodded, "but of course" she said grinning, seeing the look on Tara's face. 'Oh my god!' she thought, 'Tara has a naughty side...and...and...I really like it!'
Willow realized that Tara was looking at her with a questioning look on her face, and for a moment she thought that Tara had read her mind.
"What do you want to do now?" Tara asked "I mean according to this.um.thing" she said turning the little piece of paper that somewhat resembled a timetable, over in her hands, "I have a free next, how about you?"
Willow grinned, "that would be the school's attempt at a timetable, I always just, write out my own, you know, different colors for different days of the week and different subjects, oh, and these little different shaped stickers to tell me what I need to bring to class"
Tara laughed
"What?" Willow asked with a mock-hurt tone "don't you like the idea? It's very useful, I always know where I gotta be, when I gotta be there, and what books I need"
Tara laughed some more "no! not that I don't like it! I think it's cute. It's kinda quirky."
Willow shoved her playfully, grinning, "so you think I'm quirky then?", Willow couldn't believe it, she was making any excuse possible to touch Tara, it was like an addiction she just couldn't break, and to be quite frank wasn't sure that she even wanted to.
Tara grinned widely; she loved spending time with Willow. It made her happy and it even made her feel good about herself, which nobody else had ever been able to do before.
"Nothing"
Tara looked up, confused, "huh?"
"You asked me what I have now. nothing" Willow smiled "If you want I can introduce you to a few people"
Tara nodded, "um. ok. sure", she wasn't too happy about having to meet new people, but Willow was there with her so she knew she would be fine.
The two girl headed down the hallway to their lockers, walking close, casually bumping up against each other, neither paying any attention to their surroundings, hearts, minds, bodies, and souls focused solely on each other.