Fic: The Touch and Go
Title: The Touch and Go
Fandom: Buffy
Pairing: Willow/Tara
Rating: PG
Summary: Willow causes the group of Scoobies to lose their memories, including her girlfriend Tara who's has a past with deception. Can they move past this?
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy.
The Summer air felt thick in Willow's throat as she walked briskley back to the Summer's household. The night had been long after that stupid spell had gone horribly wrong. How could I have been so.. dense? The redhead thought while she adjusted her backpack straps and set her jaw. She had had her reasons, whether they were good or bad. It seemed the black magicks were becoming more intense inside her than her light magicks and this idea or thought was disturbing enough.
Willow stopped abruptly for a moment and her mind fled back to that day... she remembered the way Tara had looked at her imploringly trying to convey feelings she had no comprehension of. The fear about the power she knew the other girl had before it had even settled into her mind her self.
Tara sat on the bed near her redhead but not close enough by any means. Willow sat crosslegged urging the brunette with her eyes to speak.
“It frightens me how powerful you're getting..” Willow flinched.
“That's a weird word.. my power frightens you?”....
“WILLOW!” She looked up instantly seeing Tara standing on the porch step while she was just about to walk by the house all together. Seeing the expression on Tara's face made her wish she had.
“We need to talk.” The girl turned on her heal and entered the door leaving it wide open. Willow took a deep breath and swiftly walked up to the house. It was empty all but Tara standing in the living room with her arms crossed and an expression set in anger.
“Tare.. I know I made..” She was instantly cut off.
“How dare you,” The sentence was simple but its impact was fierce. “ Or wait, should we even waste the time on talking about this.. I mean if I won't remember it later right?” The red head set down her bag, her eyes stinging.
“Tara I was just trying to help..” Willow looked to Tara who shook her head, lip trembling. “The magick it went wrong.. that's all.” Tara then shook her head infatically still.
“No Willow it was not the magick it was the witch, trying to erase my mind completely what if it had worked.. What if Buffy didn't know she was the slayer, you end up in some odd relationship with Xander while Anya and Giles have their little family thing with Spike,” Tara made a face. “And Dawn.. we could have lost her too.” Willow wiped her eyes.
“I wanted to make things better..”
“You know what I've dealt with.. I've been lied to before.. using magick to erase a part of my life I could have done myself then I wouldn't have to remember them but with us?” The woman gestured between the two and finally let her hand fall limp at her side.
“How dare you.. deceive me like that, if I had known..” She stopped. A clouded expression passed across Willow's face. If she had known what?... If she had known she would have left by now? If she had known she wouldn't have started with me in the first place. Suddenly all the pain of this idea struck so deeply. It wasn't only Tara, it was Buffy.. it was Xander.. Dawn, Giles, Anya, Spike... Herself. All were involved, and all were toyed with. It could have ended in horrible horrible..-ness. And she made it happen. In a moment she shot upstairs, grabbing her wallet from the desk and leaving the rest behind.
“Willow where are you going?” Tara was at the bottom of the stairs looking up with a mixed expression of muffled anger and concern.. I said something again...
“Away.” Willow said through clenched teeth as she ascended the stairs quickly nearly causing Tara to trip over. Tara's expression grew to one of shock instantly.
“What do you mean away?!” She made to grab Willow's arm but the red head mearly raised her hand uttering “Thicken..” And Tara was immediatly held back by a thick barrier of magick. She looked at the other woman with tears finally running down her cheeks.
“You're leaving me.. I wanted to talk Willow.. Just talk.. I don't want you to..”
“You've made your point,” Willow stated. “It's not just you who's frightened now.” Willow turned and walked out the door leaving Tara to stand calling after her to no avail until her voice was hoarse. Then she sat on the floor and waited for someone to come home hoping Willow would come to her senses.
She waited and soon Buffy wandered bruised after a days work into the house with Dawn.. Xander followed with Anya.. Spike even showed up somewhere but the day was a blur. No Willow. No signs.
Fandom: Buffy
Pairing: Willow/Tara
Rating: PG
Summary: Willow causes the group of Scoobies to lose their memories, including her girlfriend Tara who's has a past with deception. Can they move past this?
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy.
The Summer air felt thick in Willow's throat as she walked briskley back to the Summer's household. The night had been long after that stupid spell had gone horribly wrong. How could I have been so.. dense? The redhead thought while she adjusted her backpack straps and set her jaw. She had had her reasons, whether they were good or bad. It seemed the black magicks were becoming more intense inside her than her light magicks and this idea or thought was disturbing enough.
Willow stopped abruptly for a moment and her mind fled back to that day... she remembered the way Tara had looked at her imploringly trying to convey feelings she had no comprehension of. The fear about the power she knew the other girl had before it had even settled into her mind her self.
Tara sat on the bed near her redhead but not close enough by any means. Willow sat crosslegged urging the brunette with her eyes to speak.
“It frightens me how powerful you're getting..” Willow flinched.
“That's a weird word.. my power frightens you?”....
“WILLOW!” She looked up instantly seeing Tara standing on the porch step while she was just about to walk by the house all together. Seeing the expression on Tara's face made her wish she had.
“We need to talk.” The girl turned on her heal and entered the door leaving it wide open. Willow took a deep breath and swiftly walked up to the house. It was empty all but Tara standing in the living room with her arms crossed and an expression set in anger.
“Tare.. I know I made..” She was instantly cut off.
“How dare you,” The sentence was simple but its impact was fierce. “ Or wait, should we even waste the time on talking about this.. I mean if I won't remember it later right?” The red head set down her bag, her eyes stinging.
“Tara I was just trying to help..” Willow looked to Tara who shook her head, lip trembling. “The magick it went wrong.. that's all.” Tara then shook her head infatically still.
“No Willow it was not the magick it was the witch, trying to erase my mind completely what if it had worked.. What if Buffy didn't know she was the slayer, you end up in some odd relationship with Xander while Anya and Giles have their little family thing with Spike,” Tara made a face. “And Dawn.. we could have lost her too.” Willow wiped her eyes.
“I wanted to make things better..”
“You know what I've dealt with.. I've been lied to before.. using magick to erase a part of my life I could have done myself then I wouldn't have to remember them but with us?” The woman gestured between the two and finally let her hand fall limp at her side.
“How dare you.. deceive me like that, if I had known..” She stopped. A clouded expression passed across Willow's face. If she had known what?... If she had known she would have left by now? If she had known she wouldn't have started with me in the first place. Suddenly all the pain of this idea struck so deeply. It wasn't only Tara, it was Buffy.. it was Xander.. Dawn, Giles, Anya, Spike... Herself. All were involved, and all were toyed with. It could have ended in horrible horrible..-ness. And she made it happen. In a moment she shot upstairs, grabbing her wallet from the desk and leaving the rest behind.
“Willow where are you going?” Tara was at the bottom of the stairs looking up with a mixed expression of muffled anger and concern.. I said something again...
“Away.” Willow said through clenched teeth as she ascended the stairs quickly nearly causing Tara to trip over. Tara's expression grew to one of shock instantly.
“What do you mean away?!” She made to grab Willow's arm but the red head mearly raised her hand uttering “Thicken..” And Tara was immediatly held back by a thick barrier of magick. She looked at the other woman with tears finally running down her cheeks.
“You're leaving me.. I wanted to talk Willow.. Just talk.. I don't want you to..”
“You've made your point,” Willow stated. “It's not just you who's frightened now.” Willow turned and walked out the door leaving Tara to stand calling after her to no avail until her voice was hoarse. Then she sat on the floor and waited for someone to come home hoping Willow would come to her senses.
She waited and soon Buffy wandered bruised after a days work into the house with Dawn.. Xander followed with Anya.. Spike even showed up somewhere but the day was a blur. No Willow. No signs.