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folder -Buffy the Vampire Slayer › FemmeSlash - Female/Female › Tara/Willow
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First Sight

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Chapter 12:

First Sight

A million thoughts race through Willow’s mind as she sees the kiss and then watches as Tara pulls away. “Tara?” The word escapes her lips before she realizes that it is voiced and she sees her blonde and the young would be turn to face her.

“Will-I-” Tara starts but her words trail off. She stands and steps toward her redhead.

“No-” says the witch shaking her head as she backs away. Flashes of Oz with Veruca fill her mind. She tries to wipe them away but the scenes and the hurt overwhelm her. *I have to get away.* The words echo in her mind. *Can’t do this again.*

“It’s not her fault,” tries Kennedy. “I-”

The redhead holds up a hand, the teenager’s words stop. “I can’t do this.” The readhead turns, tears falling and runs from the room.

Tara looks back at Kennedy and sees the worry in the younger girl‘s eyes. The young would-be Slayer speaks, “I’m sorry-I screw everything up. I should just go home-”

“Listen to me Willow’s gonna be fine,” she sits beside the girl and takes her hand. “This can be fixed.”

“Then let me fix it-”Kennedy starts.

“She needs time-and space. You should know that for when I-” Tara stops as kennedy interupts.

“Don’t-not now-I can’t-not-”

“When she’s upset she says things but she doesn’t mean them. Remember that-” their eyes meet and Kennedy nods. “And she pouts,” Tara smiles nervously, “but she always forgives-always.”

“Even when it’s something really stupid?”

“Even then-look you should get dressed for bed and we’ll check in on you later,” assures the blonde.

“Okay-” the younger woman conceeds. Tara stands to leave and Kennedy touches her hand. “Tara-about before-I shouldn’t have.”

“No-but I get why,” she smiles. “Now bed,” her tone stern, her smile reassuring- the blonde leaves.

Outside in the backyard Willow paces, she wipes tears as she looks up at the stars. “Tara baby-” she stops as she sees Joyce-but not Joyce standing a few feet in front of her.

“Willow dear you don’t need her-”

“But I do-” says the redhead. “She’s my always.”

“But she has feelings for the young Slayer.”

“No-it’s not like that. Kennedy was just upset-she needed-she kissed Tara.”

“You don’t know that-” The fake Joyce says.

“I do, cause Tara would never-” she shakes her head.

“Oz did-” says The First in the guise of Mrs. Summers.

“She’s not Oz-she’s Tara and she’s different.”

“Are you sure?”

“Y-yes-” Willow tries to sound more confident but the Evil Joyce is starting to cause her convictions to waiver. “You’re not Joyce-and I’m not listening.”

“She’ll leave just like he did; hurt you more-”

“La la la la la-” Willow makes noise trying in her childlike way to drown out the hurtful words. “No you’re wrong.”

“If I’m wrong why is she still with her and you’re out here alone?” There is a pause as Willow doesn’t have a come back. “Don’t let her be the one to leave-like Oz-you leave this time.”

“I gotta get out of here-” the redhead runs out the back gate and the Joyce figure smiles as she vanishes.

Tara walks out the back door to find the yard empty, “I was sure she’d be here.”

Inside a few minutes later Tara finds Buffy in the kitchen, “Buffy have you seen Willow?”

“No, not since the fighting and the clean up. Is there a problem?”

“I think maybe-long story but we need to find her. She’s not in the house.”

“That’s not good-she shouldn’t be out with the Bringers lurking. Stay put I’ll do a sweep and then check with Spike.”

“Spike?”

“He always seems to know-” Buffy forces a smile and starts to leave, she sees the worry in Tara’s face. “I’ll find her-she’ll be okay.” The blonde nods as she fights to control threatening tears.

Willow is walking aimlessly. Soon her path leads her toward a cemetery. She stops and looks around, “And you’re supposed to be smart?” She chastises herself. “Way to go.” She looks around nervously and gets her bearings. She starts quickly toward home, but not quickly enough-she freezes in her tracks as she hears something just off the path ahead of her. “Not good.”

At home the sleeping young Slayer begins to mumble- “No-get away from her-don’t- Willow!” she screams as she sits up in bed and looks around the room. The door opens and she sees Tara, “Willow-she’s in trouble.”

“It was just a dream,” tries Tara. "You're just feeling bad about before."

“No-yes-but-Tara, I think she’s hurt,” she starts to the door.

“Whoa-wait where are you going?”

“To find her.” Kennedy states.

“Buffy’s out she’ll find-” her words stop. “She’ll be okay-it’s okay.”

Back on the path Bringers surround the redhead.”


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