Where Do We Go From Here
PG for now
Disclaimer:Characters belong to Joss Whedon.
Part 1:
A moving van pulled outside of a grey two story house. Boxes were being carried in and items were being put away. The knew tentants consisted of two teenagers and a man that looked to be around 48. It had been a long day and they were tired from the long ride. The young man wiped the sweat off his brow and plopped down on the couch.
"So, this is Sunnydale? Doesn't seem so great to me." He said sarcasticaly. He was not happy to be there.
The other teenager walked into the livingroom to put the pictures on the wall. She laughed at her brother.
"We just got here and haven't been anywhere yet. How would you know? It's gonna be great, you'll see." She smiled while adjusting the picture. She was always a very positive person and wished her brother could be the same way. She was really excited to be in California and was very happy when she learned of her father's new job there. She was already mostly packed two weeks before the others.
The man walked in and joined his son on the couch.
"Remind me not to do this again any time soon." He said drinking a cold beer. He didn't really want to leave his home town but wanted what was best for his kids. After his wife died he found a note from her saying that all she wanted was for her kids to be happy. That was his priority, to fulfill her wish and he would do anything he had to. The new job he was offered paid a lot more than his old one did. "So Tara, excited about the new school?"
The blonde turned toward her father. "Yes, it's gonna be so cool. I'm going upstairs to unpack." She said while motioning her hand towards the stairs.
"I wish you could be happy about this like your sister, Donnie."
Donnie just rolled his eyes. "I'm gonna unpack too." He said getting up and heading for his new room.
Tara and her brother stepped out of the car and both did a double take. Tara was the first to speak.
"Wow, that's..."
"Big." Her brother finished. "Our old school wasn't half the size of this." He was starting to wonder if he'd be as popular here as he was at his old school. They finally found the office where they both got their schedules. Once finished they made their seperate ways to their classes. After making two wrong turns and asking three students Tara found her first class. She wasn't surprised to find her first class was her worst. She never was very good with computers and was not looking foward to it. She went in to find a classroom that had double the students that her old classes did. There were only two seats that were not occupied. She sat down smiling at the girl next to her. "Hi."
The girl looked over,"Hey." she said cheerfully. "You're new here right?"
Tara was grateful for the conversation. "Yeah, it's my first day. I'm from Alabama, it's much bigger here." She smiled. "I'm Tara." She held out her hand which was gladly accepted.
"Nice to meet you Tara, I'm Buffy. If you ever need help with anything just let me know." She said as their hands parted.
"Thanks, I will. I could've used your help just finding the class." She laughed.
Buffy smiled. "You'll get use to it." She turned her attention to the front as the teacher started class. The girls got along great. They even partnered up with each other when the class got into group of two's to do a project. The bell rang and the students headed to their next class.
"Tara" Buffy called coming up behind her in the hallway.
She turned around. "Yeah"
"I just wanted to tell you that I eat lunch outside on the picnic tables with some friends. Feel free to join us."
"Oh, well, I wouldn't want to intrude." She said thoughtfully.
Buffy laughed. "You wouldn't be. We'd love for you to come sit with us, it'd be fun."
"Ok then, I'll be there." She smiled "Bye" She was so happy to already be making friends, she couldn't wait for lunch time.
Lunch time arrived and Tara found herself outside looking for Buffy and her friends. She caught a glimpse of Buffy walking toward a picnic table and walked over. There was a young man with dark brown hair and a girl with short red hair eating lunch. She found her eyes glued to the redhead. Wow, look at her. They don't make girls that pretty where I come from. She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't notice the big tree limb by her feet. The next thing Tara saw was the ground. She had tripped over the limb and was practically eating dirt.
Buffy heard a yelp and turned around to see Tara laying on her stomach. She rushed over to her to see if she was okay and was followed by her friends. "Tara? Are you okay?" She held her hand out to help Tara up.
Tara was embarrassed to say the least. She looked up to see Buffy and the other two watching her with concern. Oh great, good first impression! Real smooth Tara. "Yeah, I'm fine thanks." Was her response as she took Buffy's hand. She looked down to see why she tripped. "I didn't see the limb." She said while giving a nervous laugh.
"Yeah, those stupid limbs come out of nowhere. Happens to me all the time!" Said the redhead. She could tell the girl was embarrassed and wanted to make her feel better.
Tara looked at the girl with a nervous smile. At least she's not laughing. I guess that's good...
The redhead held out her hand and gave a warm smile. "I'm Willow, Buffy's friend."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Tara." She said shaking the girls hand.
"And I'm Xander" The young man said.
They made there way back to the table and sat down where they talked and ate lunch.
Xander looked at Tara. "So, starting a new school as a senior must be hard."
"It's not so bad, I was actually excited about it. So far everyone seems really nice." She smiled looking at Willow who was taking a bite of her sandwhich. She was drawn to Willow, she found it really hard not to look at her. She didn't want to seem like a weirdo so she looked back at Xander who was smiling.
When lunchtime was over Buffy, Willow, and Xander were walking to their lockers. Buffy looked at Xander. "So, what do ya think of Tara?"
Xander smilled and said, "She's great! Um...she's cool."
"Uhhuh, I noticed the way you were drooling, and I know the Xander has a crush look."
"Xander had a look? What look?" Willow said wondering why she didn't like the idea. Ok, that's weird. It's not like Xander hasn't gotten all googily-eyed before. Why is it bothering me now?
"Well, I'm off, later" Buffy said heading for class.
School finished and Buffy returned home only to find her mother sitting catatonically on the couch. Her mom would do that sometimes and would never say why. She seemed depressed about something and everytime Buffy would ask about it she'd laugh and pretend she didn't know what her daughter was talking about. So Buffy just let it be. It had been this way ever since she could remember and didn't know what to do so, when her mom got like this she'd just give her space. She headed up the stairs to start her homework. She hated homework and would never finish when she started. After spending only ten minutes working she decided it was time for a break. She was getting hungry and wanted to see what was for dinner.
"Mmmm...is that spaghetti?" She asked licking her lips.
"Yes it is." Her mom smiled knowing it was Buffy's favorite. After eating and finally finishing her homework Buffy went to bed.
Tara was a happy girl. She was already making new friends and even had a crush, all in one day. She couldn't get the goofy grin off her face. Willow was stuck in her head, not school or the events of the day, just Willow. She drifted to sleep smiling and somehow knowing that this year was going to be different. It was going to be important.
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~Tara~
and second Taras father and her brother seems nice and friendly not like they used to be
well guess i better go back and work...
I'm so excited that you are posting another fic, baby. I feel so lucky cause I kinda know what's going on, cause if not, I would dieing to know what's coming up next. You are so talented. 
I can't wait to read the next update. I love you, Tara. 
love sam xx 
I always like it when 
's family isn't mean to her. I like how 
is already jealous and she hasn't even really seemed to clue into 
. Update soon, please? 
I love you, Tara. 