Title: A Stranger's Ramblings
Pairing: Three guesses....
Rating: PG-13 for now, it might go up later, but nothing past R.
Disclaimer: Joss owns da Buff, we'll all just wish we did!
Summary: This is mostly AU (no magic, but they do meet in college) and Willow is a little different than the one we know, but not by much. Tara is still pretty much Tara. Willow tells the story of her and Tara and moves on from there...
Notes: '...' are Willow's voice over. Just picture Willow talking right to you. "..." denotes talking, and 'italics' are thoughts.
‘So, here’s a random thought, what would you do, if your whole world bottomed out and there was nothing you could do to stay out of the hole? Nothing. That’s exactly what got me here in the first place.
Hi. The name is Willow. The crime is being too blind to see the cracks in the foundation and knocking down the support beams. What the hell is that supposed to mean? Well, maybe I should explain this the easiest way I know how. To start at the beginning work my way to the middle, that’s where I am now, and then maybe drag you folks to, what I hope to be, my happy ending. Because, heaven knows, I could use one.
This had to be about two and a half years ago when this whole thing began. I was a carefree, innocent-albeit hard up and a bit lonely- young, spastic, college student. Oh lordy, yeeeesh, I can’t believe that was me. The clothes I used to wear, I just wish that someone would have told me that bright orange shoes, purple leggings and a pink sweater were just NOT supposed to go together. That was something I didn’t know. I did know a few things, though, back in the day. One- I knew lots of the book stuff, like who invented television, blah, blah, blah. Two- Pointless trivia, like the inventor of vegan cheese. Three- I was desperate. I didn’t know what I was looking for in someone else, but I knew that if that person was a guy, I would be straight, if it was a woman, I would be gay. Honestly, back then, I really was just horny- 18 years with not one single boy/girl-friend would do that to anyone.
After five uneventful months, I saw her. That’s when I learned one thing: Gay now. Until the day I die, I will always remember the way she looked at me the first time we saw each other, and how beautiful she was with that long flowing shirt, long dirty blonde hair, bent to the ground picking up books. I moved towards her immediately, actually dropping my load at the same time. She looked up at with those deep, soulful, blue eyes, and that was that. We both locked eyes, oddly enough, and started giggling. Then I, of course, started babbling.’
“That just redefines adding fuel to the fire huh? I’m sooo sorry, I’m such a klutz, but I guess that I’m not the only one…Not that your klutzy, you’re pretty, wait, no-I umm, huh, I’m Willow!” I stuck out my hand stiff as a gay man in a locker room.
“It’s okay Willow, I am a klutz. But, I just go by Tara most of the time.” She, surprising, shook my previously offered hand. As she wrapped her fingers around my hand, I felt this involuntary shiver crawl up my back, as my hand loosed and caressed hers.
“Well, Tara, may I try for a second time to help you pick up your books? If you don’t want me to that’s alright, and if you do, that would rock my socks, but you want to go running for the door, you can totally go if you want, it’s okay! I-”
“You can help me,” she grinned at me sweetly and crookedly.
‘Now, I know what you’re thinking- you’re thinking ‘what’s the problem?’, well, honestly, that’s till later, but I’ll get there sooner or later.
...TBC
Afternote: So, shall I continue? Just let me know....
. Love sam xx
. Wonderful update. Love sam xx
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