Chapter 10
Intersection- Thanks so much! It means a lot to hear that : ) ah, so you like jealous Buffy? Well, then you got your wish (see below) I had planned more of her, but she didn't seem to suit last last chapter, (if you know what I mean)
PenguinsEvilPawn- oooh, thanks! I love long feedback *grins*, I know what you mean about the show not showing people's reactions so much, and or realistically, but I plan to portray it realistically and hopefully you'll like it : ) thanks for the review!! Hope you like this next part!!
Ryu Sakana- thanks so much!! I'm glad you like it!!! And to explain the ultra cuteness. well all credit goes to Willow and Tara for that : ) hope you like the next part!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BTVS characters, (wish I did!) that privilege belongs to Joss and ME.
Willow Rosenberg tried hard to concentrate on the teacher at the front of the classroom, but no matter how much she tried her mind just continued to wander. It had been almost two weeks since the sleepover, and Willow had been spending as much time as humanly possible with Tara. And whenever they weren't together, they would be, in her head, taking a walk, holding hands, kissing, or just talking. Willow felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders in the course of that one weekend. She would still find herself feeling a little sad sometimes, but all she had to do was snuggle up to Tara and it would all be ok. Tara seemed to have a sixth sense that was Willow. She was so in tuned with her feelings that it was amazing, and Willow had never felt more loved.
Tara picked up her pencil and then dropped it down onto the desk. Picked it up and then dropped it again. She was restless. If their was one thing that made her hate science more than not being able to do it, would have to have been the serious lack of Willow presence. It happened to be her worst class and it was just plain bad luck that she and Willow weren't together for it. 'must go to Willow, must be near Willow, must see Willow' Tara lay her head on her arms as the teachers voice droned on, imagining that she were anywhere but here, all alone with a certain someone else.
Buffy stared at the redhead sitting in front of her. Lately she hardly ever saw her, and when she did, she was always with Tara. Buffy sighed, thinking of the new girl, she seemed nice, and even though she was very shy, there were times when she would see her with Willow, and it was like she was really seeing her, like her heart was shining through. The two girls seemed to complement each other perfectly, each boosting the other and making their lives better. Willow no longer appeared to be so sad. Buffy didn't know what had been wrong with her but she was thrilled that she was happier now. 'oh... but you're not' this tiny voice in her head kept saying 'you're jealous, really, really jealous, you can't stand it that Willow is spending all her time with someone else...'. Buffy frowned, 'I am happy for her' she thought, silently battling the voices in her head 'I am', but deep down she felt a tinge of sadness. 'am I really that terrible a friend?'
***
The second the bell rang, it was up and out of the classroom. Willow grabbed her books and rushed past a crowd of students who were slowly making their way to the door.
"ah... Wi-" Buffy started but stopped when Willow went zooming past without even so much as a hello.
"ok their Buff?" Xander asked after untangling himself from his desk. "cause you look like someone killed your favorite puppy, or your only puppy, either way, what's up with the buffster?"
"does she hate me?"
"huh? Did you just ask me if she hated you? Cause I'm assuming your 'she' could only mean two people, Willow, or our lovely teacher who decided to assign us all a butt-full of waste-of-timish homework, and seeing as how I don't think you would be so upset by her hating you, I'll settle with option number one... does Will hate you?! Yeah, sure Buffy, like she could ever hate you! Best friends remember?" Xander looked at her, she appeared to be deep in thought. "earth to Buffy. Come in Buffy!"
"what...oh...yeah... I'm fine... it's just, she's never around anymore Xander"
Xander gave a small grin, "could be because she is now Miss popular, it's a nice thing for her" he said his face containing a smile made of pure love and friendship, "she really deserves that"
Buffy looked over at Xander and nodded, "yeah...yeah she does..."
***
"Tara!" Willow called as she raced up the hallway.
Tara stopped and turned around, a huge smile plastered one her face. "Willow!" she said grinning. 'God how I wanna kiss her right now!' she thought.
Willow stopped, breathing hard. "h- h-ow...was...your science class?" she asked panting.
Tara laughed, "aaaw sweetie, looks like you ran too fast", then realizing what she had just said, she glanced around the hallway to see if any faces were directed at them, and finding none, she turned back to look at Willow, a small sheepish grin on her face. "yeah...uh...wanna get out of here? We can have lunch outside..."
Willow nodded eagerly, a little flustered, "yeah! Let's go" she said grabbing her arm.
***
Outside, resting peacefully together, hidden by trees, the girls savoured their time.
" I missed you Will", Tara said, reaching out and running her hand down Willow's arm.
Willow smiled, "I missed you too baby" she said snuggling up on the kneeling Tara's legs, she looked up at her and smiled, blissfully happy.
When the bell rang signaling the end of lunch break and the start of yet another bunch of separate classes, Willow stood up, reaching out her hand to help Tara up.
"Will..." Tara started wanting to say it before they left the protection of the trees, "I am so sorry about before, I... in the school... I nearly blew it...I'm sorry" she finished, genuine regret in her voice.
Willow leaned over and kissed her lightly, smiling, "it's ok baby, it's not your fault, I can hardly keep my hands off of you in there"
Tara smiled, "oh me too Will, me too"
Reluctantly Willow let go of Tara's hand and the two girls walked out of the trees and into the school.
***
"you just need to make more of an effort Buffy"
Joyce Summers was sitting on the end of her daughter's bed. "if Willow is hanging around with a new friend then maybe you should get to know her too, so the three of you can hang out and do whatever it is that the two of them always do"
Buffy was sprawled out on the bed, "I know, I know" she grumbled "maybe I'll invite them over on the weekend, we can watch movies, have a real girls night, just the three of us"
Joyce nodded her approval of the idea.
" I mean, Xander would be cool with the idea, he's like that, you know, plus I'm sure that he and Cordelia will find some way to fill the time" Buffy said with a grin, getting more and more excited about the idea of inviting Willow and Tara over.
Joyce smiled at her daughter "well, what are you waiting for, you have a phone, you have legs, use them"
***
"Will... Will...sweetie... the phone's ringing" Tara said gently nudging Willow, in an attempt to wake her up.
"huh... wuh? Tara?" Willow asked groggily.
Tara grinned, " you fell asleep while we were working, I couldn't bear to wake you up, but the phone's ringing and we are the only ones here, so I figured that I should"
Willow sat up quickly and reached out, picking up the phone, "Hello"
"Will? It's me Buffy, you ok? You sound like you were sleeping or something"
"Oh hey" she said, looking at Tara and mouthing 'it's Buffy' "yeah, I was sleeping before, so what did you need?" "Oh, I had a great idea Will! Well, since lately we've all been kinda busy with, er... other things, and haven't had much of a chance to hang out, I thought we could do a girl's night. You, me, and Tara, cause you know, she's been here for such a long time and I hardly even know her! So what do you think? I mean would you ask her for me?"
Willow looked shocked, not quite what she had expected, but the more she thought it over, the less she could see wrong with the idea, it was even beginning to sound appealing. Her best friend and her girl friend, what more could a girl ask for.
"Will? So...?"
"oh, yeah, sorry... sure Buffy can you just hold on a sec?"
"yep"
Willow took the phone away from her ear and covered the receiver with her hand. "She wants to know if we want to do a movie night sort of thing at her house, the three of us, do you wanna? I mean, I'll understand if you don't, cause you might feel a little intimi-"
"sounds like fun" Tara said, silencing the redhead mid-babble, with a small kiss.
Willow reluctantly pulled herself away, grinning, "Ok, well... I ...uh... I'll just be telling her that then" she said as she brought the phone to her ear again.
"we'd love to Buffy" Willow said.
"great, um, tomorrow night then? Um.say eightish?"
"sounds good" Willow said happily
"ok, well gotta go now, see ya Will"
"Bye Buffy"
***
Buffy placed the phone back in it's cradle.
'She's coming!' she thought, 'and Tara said that she was coming too'. Buffy's brow furrowed, 'that means that she was at Willow's house, but Willow was just sleeping.' Buffy shook her head, 'ok, not even gonna try and figure that one out'. She stood up and walked down the stairs to get a drink, 'besides' she thought 'it's all gonna be great. we'll all be pals in no time!'
Intersection- Thanks so much! It means a lot to hear that : ) ah, so you like jealous Buffy? Well, then you got your wish (see below) I had planned more of her, but she didn't seem to suit last last chapter, (if you know what I mean)
PenguinsEvilPawn- oooh, thanks! I love long feedback *grins*, I know what you mean about the show not showing people's reactions so much, and or realistically, but I plan to portray it realistically and hopefully you'll like it : ) thanks for the review!! Hope you like this next part!!
Ryu Sakana- thanks so much!! I'm glad you like it!!! And to explain the ultra cuteness. well all credit goes to Willow and Tara for that : ) hope you like the next part!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BTVS characters, (wish I did!) that privilege belongs to Joss and ME.
Willow Rosenberg tried hard to concentrate on the teacher at the front of the classroom, but no matter how much she tried her mind just continued to wander. It had been almost two weeks since the sleepover, and Willow had been spending as much time as humanly possible with Tara. And whenever they weren't together, they would be, in her head, taking a walk, holding hands, kissing, or just talking. Willow felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders in the course of that one weekend. She would still find herself feeling a little sad sometimes, but all she had to do was snuggle up to Tara and it would all be ok. Tara seemed to have a sixth sense that was Willow. She was so in tuned with her feelings that it was amazing, and Willow had never felt more loved.
Tara picked up her pencil and then dropped it down onto the desk. Picked it up and then dropped it again. She was restless. If their was one thing that made her hate science more than not being able to do it, would have to have been the serious lack of Willow presence. It happened to be her worst class and it was just plain bad luck that she and Willow weren't together for it. 'must go to Willow, must be near Willow, must see Willow' Tara lay her head on her arms as the teachers voice droned on, imagining that she were anywhere but here, all alone with a certain someone else.
Buffy stared at the redhead sitting in front of her. Lately she hardly ever saw her, and when she did, she was always with Tara. Buffy sighed, thinking of the new girl, she seemed nice, and even though she was very shy, there were times when she would see her with Willow, and it was like she was really seeing her, like her heart was shining through. The two girls seemed to complement each other perfectly, each boosting the other and making their lives better. Willow no longer appeared to be so sad. Buffy didn't know what had been wrong with her but she was thrilled that she was happier now. 'oh... but you're not' this tiny voice in her head kept saying 'you're jealous, really, really jealous, you can't stand it that Willow is spending all her time with someone else...'. Buffy frowned, 'I am happy for her' she thought, silently battling the voices in her head 'I am', but deep down she felt a tinge of sadness. 'am I really that terrible a friend?'
***
The second the bell rang, it was up and out of the classroom. Willow grabbed her books and rushed past a crowd of students who were slowly making their way to the door.
"ah... Wi-" Buffy started but stopped when Willow went zooming past without even so much as a hello.
"ok their Buff?" Xander asked after untangling himself from his desk. "cause you look like someone killed your favorite puppy, or your only puppy, either way, what's up with the buffster?"
"does she hate me?"
"huh? Did you just ask me if she hated you? Cause I'm assuming your 'she' could only mean two people, Willow, or our lovely teacher who decided to assign us all a butt-full of waste-of-timish homework, and seeing as how I don't think you would be so upset by her hating you, I'll settle with option number one... does Will hate you?! Yeah, sure Buffy, like she could ever hate you! Best friends remember?" Xander looked at her, she appeared to be deep in thought. "earth to Buffy. Come in Buffy!"
"what...oh...yeah... I'm fine... it's just, she's never around anymore Xander"
Xander gave a small grin, "could be because she is now Miss popular, it's a nice thing for her" he said his face containing a smile made of pure love and friendship, "she really deserves that"
Buffy looked over at Xander and nodded, "yeah...yeah she does..."
***
"Tara!" Willow called as she raced up the hallway.
Tara stopped and turned around, a huge smile plastered one her face. "Willow!" she said grinning. 'God how I wanna kiss her right now!' she thought.
Willow stopped, breathing hard. "h- h-ow...was...your science class?" she asked panting.
Tara laughed, "aaaw sweetie, looks like you ran too fast", then realizing what she had just said, she glanced around the hallway to see if any faces were directed at them, and finding none, she turned back to look at Willow, a small sheepish grin on her face. "yeah...uh...wanna get out of here? We can have lunch outside..."
Willow nodded eagerly, a little flustered, "yeah! Let's go" she said grabbing her arm.
***
Outside, resting peacefully together, hidden by trees, the girls savoured their time.
" I missed you Will", Tara said, reaching out and running her hand down Willow's arm.
Willow smiled, "I missed you too baby" she said snuggling up on the kneeling Tara's legs, she looked up at her and smiled, blissfully happy.
When the bell rang signaling the end of lunch break and the start of yet another bunch of separate classes, Willow stood up, reaching out her hand to help Tara up.
"Will..." Tara started wanting to say it before they left the protection of the trees, "I am so sorry about before, I... in the school... I nearly blew it...I'm sorry" she finished, genuine regret in her voice.
Willow leaned over and kissed her lightly, smiling, "it's ok baby, it's not your fault, I can hardly keep my hands off of you in there"
Tara smiled, "oh me too Will, me too"
Reluctantly Willow let go of Tara's hand and the two girls walked out of the trees and into the school.
***
"you just need to make more of an effort Buffy"
Joyce Summers was sitting on the end of her daughter's bed. "if Willow is hanging around with a new friend then maybe you should get to know her too, so the three of you can hang out and do whatever it is that the two of them always do"
Buffy was sprawled out on the bed, "I know, I know" she grumbled "maybe I'll invite them over on the weekend, we can watch movies, have a real girls night, just the three of us"
Joyce nodded her approval of the idea.
" I mean, Xander would be cool with the idea, he's like that, you know, plus I'm sure that he and Cordelia will find some way to fill the time" Buffy said with a grin, getting more and more excited about the idea of inviting Willow and Tara over.
Joyce smiled at her daughter "well, what are you waiting for, you have a phone, you have legs, use them"
***
"Will... Will...sweetie... the phone's ringing" Tara said gently nudging Willow, in an attempt to wake her up.
"huh... wuh? Tara?" Willow asked groggily.
Tara grinned, " you fell asleep while we were working, I couldn't bear to wake you up, but the phone's ringing and we are the only ones here, so I figured that I should"
Willow sat up quickly and reached out, picking up the phone, "Hello"
"Will? It's me Buffy, you ok? You sound like you were sleeping or something"
"Oh hey" she said, looking at Tara and mouthing 'it's Buffy' "yeah, I was sleeping before, so what did you need?" "Oh, I had a great idea Will! Well, since lately we've all been kinda busy with, er... other things, and haven't had much of a chance to hang out, I thought we could do a girl's night. You, me, and Tara, cause you know, she's been here for such a long time and I hardly even know her! So what do you think? I mean would you ask her for me?"
Willow looked shocked, not quite what she had expected, but the more she thought it over, the less she could see wrong with the idea, it was even beginning to sound appealing. Her best friend and her girl friend, what more could a girl ask for.
"Will? So...?"
"oh, yeah, sorry... sure Buffy can you just hold on a sec?"
"yep"
Willow took the phone away from her ear and covered the receiver with her hand. "She wants to know if we want to do a movie night sort of thing at her house, the three of us, do you wanna? I mean, I'll understand if you don't, cause you might feel a little intimi-"
"sounds like fun" Tara said, silencing the redhead mid-babble, with a small kiss.
Willow reluctantly pulled herself away, grinning, "Ok, well... I ...uh... I'll just be telling her that then" she said as she brought the phone to her ear again.
"we'd love to Buffy" Willow said.
"great, um, tomorrow night then? Um.say eightish?"
"sounds good" Willow said happily
"ok, well gotta go now, see ya Will"
"Bye Buffy"
***
Buffy placed the phone back in it's cradle.
'She's coming!' she thought, 'and Tara said that she was coming too'. Buffy's brow furrowed, 'that means that she was at Willow's house, but Willow was just sleeping.' Buffy shook her head, 'ok, not even gonna try and figure that one out'. She stood up and walked down the stairs to get a drink, 'besides' she thought 'it's all gonna be great. we'll all be pals in no time!'