First Fic: The start of forever

[willowsgirl]

Hiya everybody!

Hope you're all good, and had a great weekend

Well, what can I say? Im such a slacker! Ive honestly tried to write this chapter but it just doesnt seem to be working. BUT, I have managed to write a something, guess you could call it a teaser. So hopefully that'll be enough for you peeps

Sorry its so short, but promise Ill keep working on the chapter, should be up soon.

For now, enjoy this...



willowsgirl xx



(SAME DISCLAIMER AS PREVIOUS CHAPTERS, PG13)



Chapter 32.



“What about money? You could give her cash!” Anya suggested helpfully.



“Ahn, honey, it’s a great idea and everything, but not very thoughtful, ya know?”



“Well I love money!” the blonde announced to her boyfriend.



Xander rolled his eyes and shrugged helplessly.



“I know how much you love money, it’s just that as a birthday present it’s a little



impersonal,” he replied tactfully.



Anya nodded her head and went silent, looking to be in deep thought.



Buffy looked to her best friend and smiled; his girlfriend sure was a little odd, but she



was nice enough. They continued browsing in the mall, searching for the perfect present



for Tara.



Suddenly, Anya thrust her hand into the air excitedly.



“Ooh, ooh, I’ve got it! Sex! Everybody likes sex, and that’s personal…”



Xander quickly covered his girlfriend’s mouth with his hand, as several shoppers began



to glance their way and give disapproving looks. Once he thought she’d stopped talking,



he gingerly released his hand, but as soon as he did, she started again;



“…and Xander could have sex with her, he’s very good…no, no, he’s mine…”



At that moment, Willow couldn’t hold her voice any longer.



“You and Xander are not giving my girlfriend sex as a birthday present,” she huffed, “I



will be giving my girlfriend sex, ok!”



Buffy couldn’t help but giggle as she saw her roomie desperately trying to look



authoritative, and failing.



“Hey Wills, quit getting all large with the butch! Have you got any ideas anyway?”





The redhead had been unusually quiet about her choice of gift, and with only a few days



to go, the smaller blonde had become curious.



“Yep!” Willow replied, her lips turning into a grin.



“And…what is it?” Buffy cajoled.



“Actually, I’m gonna need your help with part of it, so if you’d kindly step into my



office…” she joked, then put her arm around Buffy and pulled her to one side to explain



the situation.





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After a long day of shopping, Willow finally made it back home. Well, not home per se,



but her real home; Tara’s room.



Knocking gently on the door, the redhead listened out for her girlfriend’s permission to



enter.



“Come in,” she heard Tara’s melodic voice call through the door.



Willow opened the door and smiled; Tara was tucked up in her duvet and Faith was



sprawled across the bottom of the bed, watching the credits at the end of a movie.



Stepping over to the bed, she squished in next to Tara and gave her a loving kiss on the



cheek.



“Thanks for taking care of Tara for me, Faith,” she said gratefully.



“No probs,” the brunette replied, sitting up and stretching. “I should take off anyway.”



“Yes, thanks Faith,” countered Tara, “although I really don’t need taking care of,” she



continued cheekily, while nudging Willow gently in the ribs.



“Baby, you’re sick! I can’t leave you all alone when you’re feeling ill- what kind of



girlfriend do you take me for?”



“An overprotective one,” Faith mumbled, as she made her way over to the door, “catch



you guys later!”



Tara took Willow’s hand in her own and stroked her thumb over the redhead’s palm



soothingly.



“Sweetie, there’s just one thing you’re forgetting. I’m not sick anymore, I feel fine.



You’d already forced Faith into taking care of me before I could even say anything to you



about feeling better!”



Willow giggled as she thought of how silly she’d been; she just couldn’t bear to see her



girl sick and unhappy.



Suddenly, she thought about the added advantages of her girlfriend feeling better, and



pulled the blonde into a deep kiss.



After a few seconds she pulled back and said “Well, if you’re feeling better…”



Tara laughed and, in a seductively low voice, responded,



“I might need some of that vapo-rub on my chest though…care to help me rub it in?”



With a playful growl, Willow lunged onto her girlfriend’s body and tickled her



ferociously, but soon settled into a gentle caress.



“Mmmm, definitely feeling better,” were the last comprehensible words either girl spoke



for a long time.



TBC



I am a feedback ho!

[Yellow Crayon]

Amazing. Of course.



Just absolutely wonderful.

[bluewillowwitch]

willowsgirl ,

So has 's b-day present all planned but need Buffy's help? Wonder what it culd be? I love this fic! I can't wait to about this surprise. Update soon, please? ;pray





bluewillowwitch

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"Fate keeps on happening."--Anita Loos

[irishlassie101]

Mhhhhhh..nice update



lots of smoochies coming up I hope



Will chapter 33 tell us why W/T were not talking..HEHE

[intricate mirage]

Hey willowsgirl



Lovely update! Hmm birthday gift for Tara but Buffy's help needed? wonder what's that all about. hoping to be very much enlightened soon Willow and Tara got really cosy towards the end, and no comprehensible words spoken for a long while? aww com'on, won't you please tell us all why? Once again, great update!

~ Cassie

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My fountain of strength that never runs dry

You are the shooting star across the midnight sky

[sam darls]

Hey..I loved that update..and Anya..hehe, she is adorable and so great. I'm glad Tara's feeling better now though. Love sammi xx

[willowsgirl]

Hey everybody!!



Thanks for the feedback, knew I could count on you kittens to brighten my day!

Well, after once again staring at intricate mirage’s avator for a loooooooooooong time, (is that not the hottest thing you’ve ever seen???) thought Id reply, he he.



YELLOW CRAYON- I don’t think Ive ever had any feedback from you before, so welcome, and Im glad you like! Thanks for reading.



BLUEWILLOWWITCH- Im working on the next part but as Im in my final year of uni now I have sooooooo much work to do its driving me crazy! But I am trying!

You can keep guessing about Tara’s birthday present, Im not saying anything other than Willow said she needed Buffy’s help with part of her present, not all of it. Theres more!



IRISHLASSIE101- Im not just a smut peddler, ya know! Seriously though, Im not always that confident about writing nc17 scenes, so if I can get away with it Ill leave things to innuendo. Maybe next time though! And yes, lots of smoochies coming up, as always



INTRICATE MIRAGE- Aargh, you’re darn avator is still distracing me…but that was in no way a hint to remove it, oh no! See bluewillowwitch’s reply concerning Tara’s present, glad you liked the update.



SAM DARLS- Yep, I couldn’t leave Tara ill and suffering for long, poor baby. So you liked Anya in this update? I always feel kind of sorry for her, but Im bloody glad she’s not my friend, Id never go anywhere in public with her! Thanks for reading.



So thats me done, a whole 10 minutes distracting me from boring uni work

Ill update again soon, keep reading!



Stacey xx

[intricate mirage]

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Aargh, you’re darn avator is still distracing me…but that was in no way a hint to remove it, oh no!

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Yes Ma'am. The avatar ain't going anywhere

~ Cassie

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My fountain of strength that never runs dry

You are the shooting star across the midnight sky

[LostWithoutTara]

Great update! Anya's sex-present was . I'm intrigued as to what Willow's getting for Tara.



Looking forward to more!

Every time you walk away, I pretend that I'm okay

[michellesflute]

hey willowsgirl, first of all, I really love your story!!!

Your 'teaser' was great, Anya was too, I really can't imagine any other person suggesting that her boyfriend should have sex with his gay friend as a birthday present. That's just too ridiculous.

Wonder what Willow has in mind for Tara? Something naughty?? But then again, with Buffy's help???

Wie soll ich meine Seele halten, dass sie nicht an Deine rührt... - Rilke

How can I keep my soul in me, so that it doesn't touch your soul...

[irishlassie101]

ok, I can live with that...SMILE

my immagination is running wild anyway !!!!!!!!!!

[willowsgirl]

Hiya, just thought Id leave a few replies again!



INTRICATE MIRAGE- That avator better be stayin where it is for many years to come! Just hearing someone say ‘yes ma’am’ is enough to remind me of that W/T scene.mmmmmm….!



LOSTWITHOUTTARA- I think you’ll be staying intrigued until you read the next update- Im saying nothing!



MICHELLESFLUTE- Great name by the way! Im glad you like my fic, thanks for reading. I know what you mean about Anya, but then again I really can imagine her saying something like that! You think Will’s getting Tara something naughty eh? With Buffy’s help? Dirty dirty mind!!



IRISHLASSIE101- Im you’re with that answer! Im glad to be of service to you’re vivid imagination



I think its going to be at least a few days before I can get the next chapter done. Im sorry If I could get away with it Id skip all my uni work and write fics instead!!



Thanks for the feedback kitties,



Willowsgirl xx (Stacey)

[willowsgirl]

Hey kitties!

I didnt realise it had been a couple of weeks since I updated- oops! The thing is, I have no excuses. Sure, theres my uni work (as I said before, final yr of degree= lotsa hard work ) but I havent really been doing much of that, lol. Im naughty! Nope, Ive just been generally slacking, but I promise Ill get going on the next chapter. I have an outline, its just a matter of writing it! Ive got ideas for another fic whirling around my head too, so we might have 2 fics on the go soon.

Thanks for your patience, and for reading.



willowsgirl/Stacey xxx

[intricate mirage]

Hey willowsgirl



It's been a long time since we had an update from you so this is my way of saying thanks to you **cheeky grin** Comes in the form of two simple words - Yes Ma'am



Hmm I wonder if time has reduced the effect of these two words on you



Moving on...! Update! It's Tara's birthday! Yay! Birthday wake up kiss - perfect way to wake up! Xander and Anya are really funny in this chapter Xander being silly old him and Anya! Offering one night of Anya lovin'! Mann I wonder how Willow is gonna react when Tara tells her this. I don't think the 100 mile radius is gonna work. We all know how Willow can get large with the butch I really enjoyed the small part showing the exchange of affection between Buffy and Faith. It's really sweet. Faith as tough as she can be still can always do with a little loving



Lovely update I enjoyed it So... How about an update soon, please?

Cassie





Ask me if I loved you yesterday. I'll say 'Yes'

Ask me if I love you today. I'll say 'Yes'

Ask me if I'll love you tomorrow. I'll say 'Always'

Edited by: intricate mirage at: 11/5/03 8:11 am

[willowsgirl]

Hi everybody! Ive finally got an update!

Sorry its taken me a while, I promise to have the next part done sooner.

I hope you enjoy!



Same disclaimer as previous chapters. PG13 rating.



Chapter 33.



Tara felt the last vestiges of sleep slip away from her, and snuggled down deeper into the comforter, desperately trying to hang on. But she couldn’t get back to sleep, because she was oh so aware of a pair of eyes watching her every move.

Opening her eyes drowsily, the room came into focus. The first thing she saw was a pair of eager sparkling green eyes next to her. Attached to the dancing emeralds was a wide awake Willow face, complete with a Willow-grin.

“Happy birthday baby!” the redhead squealed, so enthusiastic she resembled a six year old on Christmas morning.

Tara smiled, despite feeling mildly confused by the fact that Willow was even more excited than she was about her own birthday. She didn’t have time to ponder on this thought, however, because as soon as the words left Willow’s mouth the redhead dived onto the blonde’s body and kissed her senseless.

A few moments later, Tara’s birthday wake up kiss ended. She pulled the covers tighter around herself and Willow, and murmured a contented sigh.

Closing her eyes, she felt herself begin to drift off again. Willow had other ideas though. Shaking her girlfriend gently, the redhead grumbled out loud.

“Tara, it’s your birthday! Wake up, we have things to do!”

“Things? Things like this?” the blonde teased, running her fingers up Willow’s sides and tickling her especially sensitive spots.

“Mmm, yep, things like that. But later. Right now, we’ve gotta meet the guys for breakfast,” Willow said, rolling off of her girlfriends body.

“Breakfast? Who decided that?”

“Well, Xander wanted to meet to exchange presents, and I kinda…sorta…agreed to it,” the redhead admitted guiltily.

Tara giggled at her girlfriend’s sheepish tone, she was only teasing; of course she’d want to see her best friends on her birthday.

“Ok then,” the blonde agreed, whilst pulling the covers away and stepping out of the bed.

As she stepped towards the bathroom door, she heard Willow call after her,

“And if Anya offers you sex of any kind, say no!!”





The couple left Tara’s dorm a short while later and headed towards the Espresso pump, where Willow had arranged to meet the rest of the gang. Tara smiled to herself as she felt Willow gently squeeze her hand, which was clasped within the redhead’s.

She’d only been awake for an hour, and yet this was already her best birthday ever.

She glanced to her right and caught Willow looking at her, smiling. Beaming back, Tara sighed deeply.

“Happy sigh?” Willow asked, as she opened the door to the coffee shop and gestured for Tara to enter first.

“Very happy,” Tara replied simply, and they made their way over to the table.



As they reached the table, which was already occupied by the whole gang, Tara was immediately greeted with a collective ‘happy birthday.’

Anya stood up and cleared her throat loudly.

“Best wishes and good tidings on your birthday, Tara,” she said, and looked over to see Xander smiling proudly. His face dropped when he heard her add, “and I hope you have really great birthday sex.”

Tara giggled nervously as she took her seat, while Willow shot a warning glare at Xander’s girlfriend.

When Xander gestured manically at her Anya abruptly took her seat, muttering to herself.

At that moment, Faith arrived at the table,

“Hey guys!” she broke the awkward silence following Anya’s announcement.

Buffy pulled out a chair next to her for her girlfriend, and once Faith sat down the blonde immediately kissed her on the cheek. Tara watched Faith’s eyes light up when she felt the affectionate gesture, but once the brunette saw Tara looking, she instantly rolled her eyes and mouthed ‘women’, in mock distaste.

“Well, you know, I asked you all here for this birthday breakfast, in honour of my favourite blonde!” Xander said cheerily. Following a loud throat clearing on Buffy’s part he added “er…joint favourite blonde. Anyway, I knew that you arranged to have lunch with your Aunt Rose, and I thought we might not get the chance to see you later…” Seeing Willow’s head snap up and her green eyes glare accusingly at him he added,

“you know, if maybe you had to attend a class or something…” he winced at his feeble excuse. “But anyway, what I wanted to say was…”

He gestured over towards the front desk and Tara turned to see a member of staff making his way over carefully carrying a rather large birthday cake, candles shining brightly.

The attendant placed the cake in the centre of the table and the whole gang began to chorus,

“Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you…”

As they sang the first lines of the familiar tune, Tara took the split second to glance around at her friends and truly appreciate where she was at that moment in time.

This time six years ago, she’d spent her birthday alone in her room. But now, she was sat amidst truly great friends, old and new, and…Willow. Even looking at Willow was enough to bring a smile to her face. She never knew it could feel this way, and she was really glad that she’d had the chance to find out.

As the slightly out of tune song ended, all eyes turned to Tara. She took a deep breath and then blew out the candles, silently making a wish. Then, she spoke.

“Thank you so much, for organizing all of this. It really means a lot, and I can honestly tell you that this is already the best birthday I’ve ever had; being surrounded by people who care about me.” She looked up and saw Xander smiling knowingly, imagining exactly how Willow had already made it a birthday to remember. Unable to resist teasing him, she added. “But isn’t it a little early for cake?”

Xander gasped in surprise, shocked out of his girl-on-girl fixated day dream.

“It is NEVER too early for cake,” he announced seriously. A second later, he burst out in laughter, and the others soon joined him. He took a knife and handed it to Tara,

“Do the honours.”



Gifts were exchanged, and fun was had. It was soon time for Willow and Tara to leave, as they had to get ready before meeting Rose for lunch. On their way out, Tara was surprised to hear Anya call her name. When she turned around, she saw the girl waving her over.

“I’ll just be a sec, love,” she told Willow, and then made her way over to where Anya was standing.

Anya smiled, and then removed an envelope from her bag.

“This is for you Tara, I know that I contributed to Xander’s gift for you, but I also wanted to give you something just from me.”

Tara smiled, touched at such a thoughtful gesture. Taking the envelope from the other girls hand, she said

“thank you, Anya, that’s very thoughtful of you.”

She opened it to reveal a birthday card, which had a piece of paper inside.

“Xander said you wouldn’t like it, but I know you will,” Anya said happily, as Tara turned the paper over.

The blonde’s eyes widened as she read what was printed on the paper. In neat black handwriting, were the words “A voucher to entitle you to one night of Anya lovin’”

Tara’s mouth opened and shut in a great imitation of a goldfish. She had no idea how to respond to the fact that her best friend’s girlfriend had just offered her sex.

“Ummm…A-Anya. T-this is…” she felt her cheeks redden as she tried to politely decline the offer.

Suddenly Willow was by her side, and Tara quickly hid the note; she knew how jealous her girlfriend could get. She’d tell her some time later, when Anya wasn’t within a 100 mile radius.

“Ready to go?”

“Yes,” Tara nodded her head vigorously at the innocent question. “Bye Anya,” she added, glancing at the girl once more.

Just as they reached the door to the coffee shop, Tara glanced back and saw Anya waving. Then she shouted,

“Think about it, Tara!” and winked.



TBC



I am not mentioning the word feedback. But it would be nice!

[LostWithoutTara]

Wonderful update.



Anya's offer of a night of love was !



All the development here was lovely; Willow and Tara were as cute as ever, Xander was funny with his 'feeble excuse', and Faith's gradual opening up to Buffy is great too.



Looking forward to more!

Every time you walk away, I pretend that I'm okay

[willowsgirl]

Hey guys!

Thanks for reading, Ive just got a couple of replies here;



intricate mirage Hiya Cassie! You’re right, those two simple little words still bring back yummy w/t memories- thanks! Im really glad you liked the update, all the bits you seemed to like are the bits I had the most fun writing.

I know what u mean about the 100 mile radius, don’t think willow’s gonna be happy!

Ive started working on the next update already, but its harder to write than I thought, so you’ve gotta bear with me on this one!



LostWithoutTara It makes me all smiley for the rest of the day when I get such nice feedback-thanks! Anya’s nite of loving- I dont know why you’re laughing, Tara might take her up on that offer yet

Its really cool that people see the characters developing too, I just write, I don’t make any conscious decisions. But if it turns out good for you peeps, then its all good!



Thanks again, will update soon…ish!



Willowsgirl/Stacey xx

[bluewillowwitch]

willowsgirl ,

I love the update! I havbe to say that I wish that I could get woke up like that for my birthday. is so cute, over there shooting everyone dirty looks. I don't believe Anya actually gave a sex voucher , wait, yes I do. I have to say that I agree with Xander, NEVER to early for cake. Buffy and Faith are so cute! I love the way that Faith trys to cover up her two second laps of being the tough girl. Can't wait to more. Update soon, please?





Grace

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"Fate keeps on happening."--Anita Loos

Edited by: bluewillowwitch  at: 11/6/03 9:40 am

[willowsgirl]

Hey blueWillowWitch!

Im so glad you liked the update, I can always rely on you to leave great happy smiley-filled feedback

I completely agree with you, never too early for cake! Actually, thinking abou it, I do eat weird things at weird times- the other day I had pizza for breakfast! guess thats the student life!

The Anya part just had to be done- theres no way she'd let a birthday go by without an offer of sex. and who wouldnt try and seduce Tara anyway!!

Thanks for reading, there should be an update some time next week, Im going home to my parents for a few days so wont be able to write. But Ill be back!!



willowsgirl/stacey xx

[sam darls]

Aww..I loved that update..so adorable..but anya offering sex.. ..I hope she doesn't take up the offer.Love sammi xx

[bluewillowwitch]

Stacey ,

What can I say? I wouldn't be me if I didn't leave many smileys. Anyway, pizza for breakfest rocks! It is always good when it is cold. Yeah, Anya could never not bring up sex on a birthday! Can't wait to more. Update soon, please?





Grace

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"Fate keeps on happening."--Anita Loos

Edited by: bluewillowwitch  at: 11/8/03 5:16 pm

[willowsgirl]

Ah, well if you think pizza for breakfast is good, then maybe im not as weird as I thought



Stace x

[sfgo2003]

Hey Willowsgirl,



Just wanna say...still totally diggin' your fic. One thing I particularly like is the fact that Tara and Buffy are best friends rather than Willow and Buffy. One of the FEW things I liked about season 6 was the friendhip Tara and Buffy developed; Tara becoming Buffy's confidante. I really thought Amber and Sarah had good chemistry on screen. Your story adds a creative and interesting twist to the whole scoobie group dynamic that works really well.



Another part I thought you nailed was the first time the girls got together. It was very romantic and tender...beautifully written and sexy as hell!!



Anyway....update soon please!!!



Wendy







Tara: There's a monkey situation?

Willow: Only if you don't stretch first

Edited by: sfgo2003 at: 11/8/03 11:07 pm

[willowsgirl]

Hey Wendy,

thanks for that, Im so happy people are still enjoying my story. When I first started the fic I didnt think the whole atara/Buffy/Xander best friend thing would make a lot of difference, but Im glad I did it now, if only for the fact that it makes it a little different.

And hey, I believe u said a part was

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beautifully written and sexy as hell!!

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err....maybe you should read back over what you've been writing lately, hehehe.

Will update soon, am going home to my parents for a few days, but will take my little ideas notebook with me



willowsgirl xx

[sfgo2003]

Hey Willowsgirl!!



Thanks for that!!! And....I hope that little ideas notebook of yours is FULL when you get back!!! Have a safe trip!!



Wendy

[willowsgirl]

Hiya Wendy (and anyon else!)

I just got back to uni, and im happy to say i have the next chapter all planned out so now its just a matter of...er...writing it!

Ive had 4 days of no kitten board, thought I was gonna go crazy, LOL.

I had such a great time at home though, saw my boyfriend, family and friends. But I didnt wanna come back to uni, so now Im feeling really homesick and down.

The only thing to cheer me up is to come straight here and read all the updates I missed...hope it works!

Update soon.



willowsgirl/stacey xx

[AmberAlysonlover]

I have just read this whole story and I soooo love it! Willow and Tara are just so sweet ( like always) Buffy and Faith are just so naughty ( like always) Xander is just so sweet ( like always) and Anya, well Anya is like Anya



I really cant wait for an update

[TaraBaby77]

willowsgirl -



What can I say??? First, I am finally happy to be able to post here. Second, your story is one amazingly written story. I find myself laughing, willow's resolved face, almost getting teary eyed, and most of all, smiling to the point my cheeks start to hurt. Great work. Hope to see more soon. =)



Aaron

'TaraBaby77'

[willowsgirl]

Hey there peeps!

Its 2am so Ive just stopped by to reply to feedback. Excuse the spelling or whatever, cos im not at my most awake...or sober, for that matter. But anyways...



AmberAlysonLover- Wow I cant believe you read the whole story! Im really glad you liked it, its always so nice to have someone new tell you they enjoyed what you’ve written. If that makes sense!

I loved what you said about ‘and Anya, well Anya is like Anya’ ….damn straight!



TaraBaby77- Hey Aaron, thanks so much for leaving feedback here. Some of the other readers here wont know this, but Aaron has been such a great help lately with this fic, he’s such a star! So thanks! Im so glad you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, and ill be updating soon!



Thanks everyone, so much.



willowsgirl/stacey xx

[nika]

I gotta say I Loved Anya's idea of an appropriate BD present. I wouldn't mind getting one of those certificates from Willow or Tara on my Birthday, ah to dream the impossible dream *sigh*