First Fic- Heart of My Soul

[Leila DeRange]

Title= Heart of My Soul



Author= Leila DeRange or just plain Leila will do



E-mail= HiddenLeila@ilovechocolate.com



Disclaimers= I do not own any of the Buffy characters Joss Whedon does but I do own some of the made up character though.



Author's Note= This might seem that I'm pairing Willow with someone else but I promise Willow isn't going to be coupled with someone other than Tara.



Feedback= Love some!! Kinda the only reason why I'm actually writing this.



Dedication= To all of you kittens!! Your writings have inspired me to write something instead of sitting on my ass doing nothing. Here is a list of talented kittens.



Lisa of Nine, darkmagicwillow, Taras Shadow, LiangFeng, Tara22, JustSkipIt, Sassette, Twisted Minstrel, Rane018 ExtraFlameyWT, DarkWiccan, ally02, Mike of Nancy Tribe, tiredsoul, SlayerTazz, spazz07, willowfan75, blameburner NewRuthRising, Mainer, KrisBo8, Miss1234Kitty, Sleek, 4evaWill, Triscuit7, XWickedXWiccan, AntigoneUnbound, mariacomet, lipkandy, allyson12, Jennpurr, Tiggrscorpio, and of course SilverWingedNemesis



I could go on but I'm to lazy to find and list all of you great writers. I hope I have everyones name right though.



Summary= November 27, 2001 Willow had left Sunnydale along with all her friends and her soulmate after hurting Dawn in a car accident. Five years later give or take a few months Willow is now living with a friend Tina Tran and a little girl named Adina. Willow has control over her powers, has new friends, new life but then Tara bumped into Willow. Alot of things went downhill from from there.



WARNING= I'm a slow ass writer so updates aren't daily plus I like to take my time reading other good fics which are so addictive!!

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Part One= Discovery



Chapter 1



July 14, 2006



Tara sat on the bed staring at a picture intently. Tara continued to study the picture till a loud door slam was heard. She placed the picture in her drawer and walked downstairs with a blank face.



"Damnit Dawn when I said run I meant run!" a female voice yelled.



"You needed my help!" Dawn argued back before running up the stairs.



Tara was knocked back startled as the door to Dawn's room opened then slammed closed. Tara turned back to the slayer confused.



"What happened?" Tara asked concerned.



The slayer paced back and forth, "We were chasing a Kulak demon but then we ran to a whole clan of them so I asked Dawn to leave. She defied me and stayed almost getting herself killed." the slayer said leaning on the

wall closing her eyes in frustration.



"Don't be hard on her. Today is the day...." "Buffy died....officially." Faith finished with sorrowful eyes.

"I knew since I visited her last night."



"Faith stop blaming yourself. Feeling guilty for something you couldn't stop won't help us. Buffy wouldn't have wanted that." Tara said softly placing her hand on Faith's shoulder reassuring her.



"I made a promise to take care of Dawn. That's what I've been doing." Faith said coldly before shrugging Tara off and walking to the kitchen.



Tara watched the dark slayer sadly before going back up to her own room. Tara laid in her bed staring at the ceiling which she painted with black, blue, and purple swirled together to resemble the night sky two years ago. She closed her eyes as she remembered the battle where they lost

Buffy three years ago.



**FlashBack**



The sounds of metal smashing against each other echoed as fired burned brightly. Dawn, Spike and Faith who had returned just a few weeks ago fought roughly against an army of demons. Buffy who was on top of the new school

building was fighting the leader. The one who carried her own face. The fight between the two roared greatly as the Hellmouth continued to open. Bodies of innocents caught between the cross fire littered the ground.



It was still day time but no light shined through the thick gray clouds as blood dropped on the fighters. Tara stayed in the back preparing to close the Hellmouth and seal it forever. All she needed was Buffy to send the leader through the Hellmouth and everything would be done. Dawn used the

sword gracefully and skillfully from training with Buffy all that year.



Spike brutally ripped through his enemies with his bare fist trying to get to Buffy with Faith by his side.



Faith and Spike worked together with fluid movements even though they hated each other. They both fought emotionally to gather Buffy's affection for they both had fallen deeply for her. Xander was staking stray vampires

who were joining the mass army left and right with hatred burning through his veins. Anya's body laid behind him with out breath for she had sacrificed her own life to save Xander from a gory death. Even from a far Tara could see tears glistening down his face.



Tara was to busy sorting the spell that she didn't notice a demon with a short sword walk up to her about to attack. She turned just in time to see Xander rush at the demon slashing the demon with his blade. The demon fell

and Xander turned around smiling before falling with it. Tara rushed to his side seeing that the demon's sword had struck Xander in the gut. Blood gushed as Xander mutter his last words.



"Anya was your best friend. She would have wanted you to live so you can find Willow." Xander's eye got heavy so he closed them and took his

final breath.



Tara closed her eyes tightly as she dragged Xander's corpse next to Anya's unnoticed. Tears dribbled down her face as Tara lightly kissed both Xander and Anya's cold foreheads.



"Rest in peace. I hope you two will be happy together." Tara whispered before returning to her spell with complete determination.



Neither Spike nor Faith could aid Buffy in her battle for they were surrounded by demons. Tara could see that Buffy was getting tired but she still didn't stop. Buffy had embedded her axe into the leader. Buffy thought

she was finished so she gathered her breath but that was her fatal mistake. The leader took a knife from it's secret compartment and struck it into Buffy's heart taking both of them into the Hellmouth.



**End of FlashBack**



Tara laid still on the bed as tears stream down her cheeks. She hated that horrible memory. Every night she would pray to the goddess to take that day away. To let her friends still be alive so Xander can make his lame jokes, to hear Anya bluntly point out something disturbing, to see Buffy

overprotective of Dawn's safety. Tara at least wanted Willow there to comfort her but Willow left long ago.



After Willow had hurt Dawn in the car crash Willow had left without a word, without a trace. Everyone had searched for her the rest of the year but they knew they couldn't find her unless she wanted to be found.



She rolled to her side and took out the picture she was looking at before and stared at it. It was an old picture of the family. Willow and Tara wrapped in each others arms to the right, Xander with his arms around Anya's waist to the left. Joyce and Giles in the back smiling brightly. Buffy and Dawn in the middle with their eyes sparkling with joy and happiness.



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So I finally got the nerve to post this. Um...so if you kittens like this tell me so I can continue but if you don't tell me too so I can stop. Do palms always get so sweaty when your really nervous??





=LeiLa=



P.S. I would also add YouGetMe to the list of kittens to dedicate too cause it feels wrong not having her with Taras Shadow.

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[SilverWingedNemesis]

HEY HEY HEY!! You posted!!



*hugs* Go YOU!!



Like I said before..I think you are doing a wonderful job!! I sure can't wait to see what will happen next!!



Thanks for giving me the chance to work as a beta. *grins*



I'll be checkin my mail for your next part!!



Keep up the good work!! We're proud of you!!





~NICKOLE~

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"All fear is the fear of Loss. And only through that fear, can we truly love."

[WillowTarafan98]

Hey great start!! I really hope you post more soon. I love stories with Faith in them and a diff. look on the scooby gang, or in this case whats left of the gang. Keep up the good work!



~Stephie~

If you woke up breathing, congratulations, you have another chance!

[eccentrictulip]

i LOVE this fic!!!! what a start!! so heartbreaking.....very well written and described. thank you for giving xander, anya, and buffy heroic deaths--you really did justice to the characters there. i can't wait to see where you take this.....it's off to such a great start!! congrats on your first posted fic more soon? i hope? please?

*please use both hands....*

[RalSt31]

Killing off half the gang in the first chapter is what I call starting with a bang!



Great beginning... is there more? say twenty or thirty chapters lurking about waiting to be posted?? Or am I just a hopeless optimist?



RalSt

[Grimlock72]

The setup has lots of possibilities, killing of most of the old gang certainly is drastic . I myself don't like Dawn so I would gladly trade her for Anya but that's okay, I'l manage .



You might want to get a beta-reader, helps you catch those pesky little mistakes (his eye got heave so he closed them, for example). Bonus points for the setup though .



Your summary is a little to detailed, considering it seems to cover at least two chapters, already states that Tara will see Willow and that Willow has a girlfriend and a daughter? All points which would nicely keep a reader in suspense, guess you're to nice to use readers .



Now if I could just care whatever Dawn lives or dies, heh... btw. as with other comments I agree it was nice of you to give the other scoobies meaningfull deaths. Gotta wonder why Dawn is actualy still living there all alone, is Social Services afraid to visit again ??



Grimmy

"You hurt Tara," Willow said too calmly. "The last one who tried that was a god. I made her regret it." -- Unexpected Consequences by Lisa of Nine

[4evaWill]

Wow... great start!!



I'm really liking so far. Personally, I always liked Faith better than Buffy, so I have a feeling that I'm going to like even more. Looking forwards to reading more...

Cath

Tara: No, I-I understand. You have to be with the person you l-love.

Willow: I am.

[Leila DeRange]

You like me!! You really really like me!! Hehe maybe I should join drama club.....nah.



=SilverWingedNemesis= Hi!! I can't believe I posted this in the first place. Trinity (XWickedXWiccan) manage to get me to post though. She's strange though one minute she is the sweetest person you could ever meet and then she turns into a pushy......I need another word to describe her but I can't really think right now and THANK YOU very much for helping me.



=WillowTarafan98= Hello!! Thanks for replying it means alot!! I sent Nickole the next part so I should post next update soon I promise. You like fics with Faith in them?? Me too!! Faith is one of my favorite characters along with Tara and Willow of course. I don't know why I killed off Anya, Xander, or Buffy for though, it just came to me for some reason. *shrugs*



=eccentrictulip= Wow another feedback!! I didn't know if anyone would like this that's why I kinda blocked out this idea cause I'm not much of a writer. I love to read though especially the fanfics here which are awesome!! Oh yeah about Anya, Xander, and Buffy's death well I kinda needed to kill them off for a reason which will be in a chapter far away if I ever get that far though. Plus the heroic thing was nothing it was that or let Xander trip on his own stake (ouch), let Buffy get run over by a car, and get Anya banished to a bunny dimension for punishment for something (too cruel). So if you were me what would you do??



=RalSt31= Howdy (did I just say that?)!!

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Killing off half the gang in the first chapter is what I call starting with a bang!

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Wow, thanks I think. I kinda feel bad for killing of Anya though cause I really like her!! Let's just hope I get really inspired and write all week for lots of chapters so I can update daily!!



=Grimlock72= Hey Grimmy!! Killing off half the scoobie is a bit much isn't it?? You dislike Dawn huh? Well many do but hey I like Anya and Dawn both (well maybe Anya a little more)!! I never said Tina was Willow's girlfriend!! Nope did not say it that's for sure. It might seem that I'm pairing her with Willow but nope I'm a W/T fan all the way!! Hehe I did say much didn't I?? I'm sure I can find some things to keep you in suspence.

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Gotta wonder why Dawn is actualy still living there all alone, is Social Services afraid to visit again ??

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Dangit I knew I forgot something!! How about this Dawn's file mysteriously got burned to ashes so Social Services don't know about Dawn??



=4evaWill= *jumps up and down* Hi!! I'm surprised I got this much feedback!! Didn't think my fic was that good. *shrugs* So you're a Faith fan too?? Cool, I like Buffy and all but she is seriously getting um.....dull?? At least season 6 Buffy is I'm not sure about season 7 since I kinda don't watch it unless I'm really bored. I should be posting the next update soon so yay!!



=LeiLa=

P.S. Boy am I getting way to excited!!

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[Leila DeRange]

Lookie here!! I just checked my email after replying and I found this!! Yay!!



Chapter 2

Willow was thrown across the street and landed in the trash can. The sound of struggling echoed the alley before dust lightly falling to the floor was heard. Willow saw a hand reach out to help her and grabbed it eagerly. Willow got up and plucked the remains of a banana peel off her shirt before turning to her helper.



"Thank goddess you were wearing worn cloths." an asian girl said smirking.



"Haha laugh at my problems why don't you." Willow said to the dark haired asian.



"I thought I was already." the twenty six year old girl replied before laughing.



"Oh shut it Tina." Willow warned as her eyes flashed brightly.



"You don't use magic on the vamps but you use it on me. How fair is that?" Tina complained her eyes also flashing brightly.



"Because you're the only one who can annoy the hell out of me." Willow said as she began to walk away from the alley.



"True. Come on, we better hurry before Cassie charges us for leaving her so long." with that Tina ran passing Willow.



"Arg, cheater!" Willow yelled running to catch up.



Tina and Willow ran passed buildings and dodged civilians in

synchronization. Most humans would only see them as a blur as they rushed pass them. Both of them stopped in front of a pleasent four bedroom house. Tina leaned on the doorframe watching Willow gasp for breath.



"Still not use to that?" Tina asked as she patted Willow on the back.



"I just learned this last week. Don't expect me to adjust to things in a day like you okay?" Willow replied as her breathing patterns returned to normal.



Willow fetched her keys from her pocket and opened the door. A three year old came rushing at them yelling to someone from behind her "Mum and Willow are home!"



The three year old had dark hair but had green eyes unlike Tina who had brown. The girl giggled in delight as Tina scooped her up and swung her around. Tina held the girl to her chest and the girl snuggled closer. Willow watched smiling as a tall redhead popped up.



"I really should charge you for making me baby-sit every time you two go out." Cassie said scowling.



"But I thought you like watching over me." the little girl said pouting.



"I can't believe you taught her that. I'm never gonna refuse her anything now!" Cassie ranted as she dramatically threw her hands up in frustration.



Tina stared at the little girl, "Adina, where did you learn that?"



"I saw Willow doing that to you for ice cream!" Adina giggled bouncing up and down in Tina's arm.



"You're a bad influence Will." Tina stated.



"Well you guys have fun. I'm going to go to bed before getting ready to pick up Amanda and Katie in the morning." Cassie kissed Adina on the forehead before leaving.



"Speaking of ice cream." Willow mentioned hopefully.



"Ice cream, ice cream!" Adina added excited.



"Fine but no chocolate for either of you." Tina said staring at Willow.



"Poo, I wanted chocolate." Willow said pouting along with Adina.



Tina placed Adina down and turned away, "Nope, not working." Tina muttered tapping her foot lightly.



"Aww, fine." Willow said picking Adina up before heading torwards the kitchen.



"Maybe tomorrow. I'll get cookie dough ice cream when I go shopping." Tina exclaimed as she followed them.

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=LeiLa=

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[Miss1234Kitty]

Hey great start! I also like Faith far more than Tara, and this fic looks as though it's going to be really good! Don't be afraid to do anything drastic... but hey, you killed off Xander (yay! Oops! Did I just say that?)... so obviously you're not. I like that Faith and Tara are looking after Dawn together... they're not TOGETHER together are they? Because I'm all for Faith not being evil, but Tara is Willow's!



Sorry... rant over... please update soon!



Gem

[darkmagicwillow]

Thanks for the dedication, Leila!



You've got a lot of potential here for conflict in your beginning chapters; Tara and Dawn blaming Willow for leaving, Willow blaming them for just letting her go, Willow blaming herself for Xander's and Buffy's deaths, Faith being overprotective of Tara and Dawn if Willow returns to Sunnydale, and all the reactions of Willow's new family to the Scoobies if they meet. You've done a nice job of giving us a quick picture of her new family and I hope you'll show us some of their history and go deeper into their personalities soon.

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"Omnia mutantur, nihil interit." -- "Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

[SilverWingedNemesis]

Hey HEY!!



As I said..love this fic!! And lucky me!! Can't wait to receive your next part!!



Keep up the good work.



And yes, Tara is Willow's. So NO pairing her with faith. And what's up with Tina and Willow? *quirks an eyebrow*...nahh..





~NICKOLE~

[Taras Shadow]

OH MY!!!!! ANother amazing fic. *bows down to you* Thank you.



And a dedication?? I never got a dedication before...except for when I went to uh...band camp...seriously, most dedicated. *beams proudly*



So what can I say about this wonderful story you have created... a lot yes. But wow girl...just freakin wow. Another little girl in a fic...sooooo adorable.



Willow and Tara soon right? No worries, I can be patient...so I say.



BEAUTIFUL *clears throat* Ok...leaving now...might get to carried away!



~Holly~



Show me where to touch youTara-It Ain't Fickle

[deixs]

What a great start!!!

I hope Willow and Tara meet soon!!



So, is Willow a mum now? I hope she will take the news of Buffy's , Xanders's and Anya's death not too bad.



Stef

[4evaWill]

Ack!! Update!! I love fics with cute little uns... ahh, Willow and Adina pouting together. So sweet *sigh* But I'm still looking forwards to Willow and Tara reunion... Brilliant update!!

Cath

Tara: No, I-I understand. You have to be with the person you l-love.

Willow: I am.

[tiredsoul]

This is an intriguing concept. I like how you've set it all up. Like everyone else, I'm glad you gave the Scoobies appropriate deaths. I can see that leading to a lot of guilt on Tara and Faith, not mention when Willow finds out. But, hey, I like angst. I also like that it's set years later so that Dawn is probably more mature. The teenage thing always annyoed me.



A lot of possibilies. I'm looking forward to see how it all plays out. And a dedication? Sweet. Thanks.



--celia

[Grimlock72]

Errr Gem... you might want to edit that reply

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You sure you don't mean Buffy instead of Tara ? I like Faith for being straight-forward but I didn't like her holding Willow hostage in season3 one little bit.



Seems Willow can run pretty fast, she's becoming a Slayer and a witch now ? Pouting for ice-cream, yes that's a skill Willow can teach without doubt.. especially chocolate icecream of course .



As for Willow not using magic on the bad guys... well that seems like a not so smart idea. Either you stay far away from bad guys or you use all you can do to fight them, anything in-between wont work (for long). Besides, what exactly is that high-speed-running thing ? Likely some form of magic so she does use magic to some degree, why not against bad guys ? Afraid of negative emotions and such perhaps ??



Grimmy

"You hurt Tara," Willow said too calmly. "The last one who tried that was a god. I made her regret it." -- Unexpected Consequences by Lisa of Nine

[Leila DeRange]

=Miss1234Kitty= Lol I kinda think Grimmy is right. You should edit your reply. So you're not much of a Xander fan are you?? Oh well me neither but Xander has his times when he is understanding (rarely). Faith and Tara *shivers* are you nuts?? No way not gonna happen ever!! I can imagine Faith and Buffy but Faith and Tara?? Yikes!!



=darkmagicwillow= You're welcome about the dedication because I think you deserve it for your work on your fic (which everyone should check out!). Yes, you're quiet right, lots of potential conflict going on that's for sure (since you list some). I of course am gonna show you guys some the the new character's history especially Tina cause she is the main reason Willow and Tara are gonna get together.



=SilverWingedNemesis= Hey Nickole!! Tina and Willow?? Nah, she doesn't like Willow that way cause I already asked. You see I know a real Tina (who doesn't mind that I'm using her for my story) and she's pretty cool. A bit overprotective and all but still cool.



=Taras Shadow= Amazing? Wow that's a big compliment coming from you.

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Wow, that's a bit much for me. And of course a dedication to you cause I love your story (which everyone who hasn't read it should check out!) A wow too?? *is overwhelmed with pride* And of course a little girl in my story. They are just plain adorable. *flashes a 'I think Hadley is so darn cute' badge* W/T should be coming soon but I'm not sure. I have all the notes down but I haven't exactly planned them down so I don't know how long it's gonna be.



=diexs= I totally want Willow and Tara to meet too so I'm trying my hardest to write really fast!! This is Willow we are talking about of course she will react badly to the news of both her bestest friend's death!! That would be cruel ifshe didn't feel bad for Buffy's and Xander's death (Anya too)!!



=4evaWill= I think everyone is looking forward to the Willow and Tara reunion including me whish is weird since this is my story!! Willow and Adina are cute together huh?? Adina is really sweet so I guess her name is fitting since it means gentle. Brilliant you say?? Wow, you kittens are to much!!



=tiredsoul= Angst fan eh?? That's good cause the happily ever after part is not gonna happen any time soon (just for a fair warning). And yes Dawn is a bit more mature that's for sure. I think Dawn's most memorable moment was when she was screaming "Get out!" several times in Older and Far Away.



=Grimlock71= Wow, my replies are gonna be as long as my update!! I guess I should write updates faster and longer then. I too dislike Faith for holding Willow hostage in season 3 but she was psychotic though. I dislike Faith but I can't blame her for going over the edge cause basically she had nothing to lose. I know Buffy tried to help but she wasn't trying hard enough I guess and the mayor seemed to actually care for her when no one else did. Nevermind I don't want to get into the Faith discussion. Okay now to Willow. The fact is Willow didn't use magic on the vampires cause she needed to pratice not relying on magic to much. She does use magic though and the whole high-speed-running thing was just training cause she just couldn't stop using magic all together. If she tries the magic is just going to build up until she slips and then big magic boom and that's a no no!!



Okay shutting up now to give you the update!! Plus my hands are really cold since it's snowing here. Actually it's kinda why I'm at home instead of out somewhere doing something informative or whatever.



Chapter 3

July 15, 2006

At the airport in Washington, Faith, Dawn and Tara were walking to the plane. The three saw Spike walk quickly to the plane avoiding the sunlight.



"He's immune to sunlight but he still avoids it like a plague." Dawn muttered as she followed him.



"The only reason he'd want to be in the sunlight is to be with Buffy." Faith added to herself before following.



Tara sighed as she watched them, "This is gonna be a long ride."



Tara sat next to a petite brunette on the plane humming to herself. The only cash they still had left was money from the bank they saved, and money from selling the Magic Box after a lot of hesitation. They weren't about to ask Giles for money but it didn't matter. They hadn't heard from him since he got the message that Buffy, Anya and Xander had died.



"So where are you headed?" the petite brunette asked.



"Allentown, Pennsylvania." Tara answered politely smiling.



"Me too. I haven't been there for almost a year though. I'm Amanda Weaver by the way." Tara shook the hand held out to her.



"My name is Tara, I've never been to Allentown, so what's it like?" Tara asked praying to make conversation so she didn't have to be bored the

whole trip.



"It's okay. Few good clubs, great malls, but nothing special." Amanda answered.



"Oh so what are you doing in Allentown?" Tara asked hoping she wasn't being too nosey.



"Visiting a few friends of mine. Plus I can't miss one of my best friend's daughter's birthday." Tara smiled when she saw Amanda's eyes light up. "So what are you doing in Allentown?" Amanda asked.



"I'm here with a few of my friends for business." Tara said her smile

fading.



"Must be drag if your face looks like that." a blonde girl in a seat in front of Tara said.



"That's Katie Janstic. She owns a shop in Allentown but let's one of our friends take care of it when she's gone." Amanda introduced.



"I must be crazy to let Cassie run the shop again cause the last time that happened, I found a hole in the ceiling. This is how it happened from Cassie's point of view....." Tara paid close attention to the story for they had a couple of hours to spend.



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Willow had woken up from her daily dream and went to the bathroom. Willow took a nice shower and brushed her teeth before going downstairs seeing Adina eating a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich while watching morning cartoons. Willow sat next to Adina and took a bite from her sandwich.



"Adina do you know where Tina is?" Willow asked.



"She went to the airport to help Cassie pick up Katie and Amanda. Mum didn't trust Cassie after she picked them up two hours late last year." Adina informed. "She said she would stop at the supermarket for the ice cream she promised too."



"So what are we gonna do till your mom comes home?" Willow asked.



Adina turned to Willow with her face scrunched up in thought, "I want to ask you a question." Willow waited for the question. "Will you lie to me if I ask?" Willow was taken back by that.



"Honey you can ask me anything." Willow said reassuringly.



"Why don't you and mum ever talk about my dad?" Willow winced at the mention of Adina's father. "Everyone says I have my daddy's features cause I don't look Vietminess." Adina wasn't sure if she said that right.



"It's Vietnamese sweetie and the reason why we don't want you to see your father is because.....he's not someone you want to know." Willow replied a little unsure.



"He's coming to get me though." Adina muttered.



"Why do you say that?" Willow asked concerned.



"He was in my dream saying that he was coming for me and my mommy," Adina frowned, "he had alot of dark energy. It was scary."



Willow stared at Adina with a scared look. That was when the dooropened and closed before four figures entered. Willow rushed passed the blonde, petite brunette and the tall redhead. Willow grabbed Tina and dragged her to her office.



The three looked at each other confused. "That was some welcome we got." Amanda stated.



Katie, Amanda and Cassie turned to the office when they heard a loud thud.

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Brrrrr......



=LeiLa=



P.S. Stink poo!! I have another idea in my head but I'm busy writing this so what should I do??

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[4evaWill]

Now that is just unfair. CLIFFHANGER MUCH!!



Okay, now that's over with... I'm curious about Adina's father... Dark energy - sounds dangerous! Nothing's gonna happen to cutie Adina, right?



Really loved the update!! And looking forwards to more!!

Cath

Tara: No, I-I understand. You have to be with the person you l-love.

Willow: I am.

[WillowTarafan98]

goodness I missed two updates But at least I got to catch up on them!!! happy face Anyways what can I say I'm hooked! That was nice about the girls meeting Tara, should be interesting. GREAT update!!!



~Stephie~

If you woke up breathing, congratulations, you have another chance!

[Rane018]

goodness, it is so hard to come back after a week and try to catch up on new fics! thank you so much for the shout out! very sweet when other pen writers say things like that!



as for this fic i'm very interested in how willow hoooked up with tina and the rest. it's a bit too coincidential that they are all in allentown (random place much although i've actually been there! hehe) but i'm sure you'll have a good reason for it. The whole killing of half the scoobs in the first chapter was quite a shock even though i dont care much for buffy or xander (but i do for anya!!!) i sound terrible! cant wait to learn more about all the characters but i'm hoping not too much will be taken away from our w/t reunion. hugs!

"We're forgetting about the troll. Let's pay attention to the troll." Tara, Triangle

[Grimlock72]

lol, Willow's reaction in the end was fun . So the father is dark figure, hmm... if she were from Sunnydale I could guess. Why are the remaining scoobies coming to Allentown ? It's mighty coincidental, why makes me kinda suspicious...



Grimmy

"You hurt Tara," Willow said too calmly. "The last one who tried that was a god. I made her regret it." -- Unexpected Consequences by Lisa of Nine

[deixs]

Can't wait for more

I want Tara and Willow to meet soon!!!!!!!



Stef

[Taras Shadow]

Oh my!!



Tara is on her... Willow's there... both in same place... *breathes*



Adina is so adorable....very bright for three is it? I'm so loving this!!



~Holly~



Show me where to touch youTara-It Ain't Fickle

Mommy, how some monkey's can't talk?-Odette

[Leila DeRange]

=4evaWill= Oops I didn't know this was a cliffhanger *smiles sheepishly* I didn't mean to write a cliffhanger. Well at least not yet. Nothing should happen to little Adi that's for sure. Okay more like 90% sure but hey I haven't planned really far!! I'm just writing what comes up but I heard it's a bad method to use. Oh well



=WillowTarafan98= You're hooked?? Cool!! Anyways I kinda figured that Tara should form some kind of friendship with Willow's new friends to be fair.



=Rane018= I got a kiss!! Oops I shouldn't have said outloud. Anyways the reason Faith, Dawn, Tara, and Spike are staying in Allentown is to closed the current hellmouth that just happens to be here!! Is it my fault that Willow is there? Okay yes I am but I'm darn proud of it!!



You so do not sound terrible for not liking Xander or Buffy!! I don't like them that much either but I do feel bad for killing off Anya. I like her because she wants to help out in her...unique way. I should of switched Anya with Dawn but to late now.



So you want to know about the new characters eh?? Well you will but not right away though. You are gonna find out alot about Tina though cause she is a important character. Wow I'm sharing way to much and I should shut up before I spill some secrets soon cause I have a problem with shuting my mouth.



=Grimlock72= Like I said to Rane018 Faith, Dawn, Tara, and Spike are in town to closed the current hellmouth that just happens to be in the same town Willow is staying in. Plus hey W/T reunion should be quicker then.



=deixs= Hi Stef!! We have another kitten who wants Willow and Tara to get together!! Hey if I get near to that part I'll give you a heads up!! :smile



=Taras Shadow= Hey Holly! *runs to open window* You okay?? You had me worried when I saw that your sentences were mussed up. Great now I'm thinking of bedhair.

Hehe lots of girls are bright. Plus I'm really not sure how a three year old who is gonna turn four acts. *shrugs*



=Everybody reading this=

Well sorry about the no update thing. I had it yesterday but my computer was wonky before and well it didn't save the update. I'm almost done rewriting the update so it will be up either later in the day or tomorrow.



=LeiLa=

Favorite Gadgets:: Handcuffs, Ice cream, Chocolate syrup, Whip cream, Cherries.



Hehehe spoon anyone?

[Leila DeRange]

I'm too tired to add anything so read on and enjoy!!



Chapter 4

Tina was painfully pushed down to a seat as she dropped the grocery bags. Willow was pacing back and forth making her dizzy.



"Adina had a nightmare last night." Willow stated stopping in front of Tina.



"Okay, I know you warned me about letting her watch the Puppet Show but I only thought you said that cause you hated the frog." Willow only laughed when Tina said that because that reminded her of why Adina wanted to watch that old show so much.



"The pigs and monkeys obsession didn't go away that's for sure." Willow said chuckling.



Tina smiled at how Adina's whole pigs and monkeys obsession was formed. It happened at Adina's birthday last year. Tina had invited a few of her old friends though she forgot how strange Sarah and Felicia, two of her old friends, were. When it was time to open the presents Sarah had gotten a stuff piggy for Adina that made oinking noises and wiggled it's pink nose when it was squeezed. Felicia got Adina a monkey backpack that made Cassie fall into a fit of giggles cause it looked like the monkey was humping Adina from afar.



Every since then Adina pleaded and begged Tina or Willow to buy stuff that she saw had piggys and monkeys on them. Heck, a month later Adina asked Tina to paint her room with flying pigs and lazy monkeys that were sleeping on the clouds.



Tina was broken out of her thoughts when Willow resumed speaking, "Adina had a nightmare about her father."



"She doesn't even know what he looks like so how can she have anightmare about him?" Tina said shivering at the mere mention of Adina's father.



"We've known that Adina is going to be a powerful witch since she was two! There's a thing called 'psychic link'. Adina's father is a warlock, Adina is a witch, think about this carefully." Willow exclaimed.



Tina was now remembering Adina's second birthday where how Amanda had taunted Adina by moving out of Adina's reached so she couldn't get the chocolate goodness. Adina stared at the chocolate hard and it disappeared before reappearing in Adina's hand. Everyone was completely loss for words till Amanda yelped because her cloths were set on fire. Tina went back to reality and looked at Willow.



"Have you noticed that all the birthday parties go wrong?" Tina asked.



Willow was about to object till she remembered Tara's 21st birthday. Then there was Buffy's 17th, where Buffy had sex with Angel and he lost his soul, there was the 18th where Buffy had to take a test from the Watcher's

Council. Buffy's 19th birthday didn't go all that bad but the day after Giles got turned to a demon. Buffy's 20th birthday was skipped because everybody was to busy with taking care of Joyce.



"What about you, your birthdays couldn't have been that bad." Willow commented.



Tina raised an eyebrow, "My 1st birthday I don't remember, my 2nd birthday my family was lost in Philadelphia, my 3rd birthday my parents got divorced, my 4th birthday wasn't celebrated cause the night before we got robbed, my 5th birthday my idiot brother got hit by a truck, my 6th birthday I got lost in the mall, my 7th birthday I had chicken pox, my 8th birthday we moved, my 9th birthday I had to attend my dad's wedding with my new step brother and sister, my 10th birthday was forgotten cause my mom had to go the court room for my brother, I'm guessing that car accident knocked some screws out, my 11th birthday I had to babysit, my 12th birthday was completely forgotten by my whole family, my 13th birthday my mom went out to a date, while my brother was rotting in jail and I haven't seen my dad in a couple of years." Tina was about to continue but Willow covered her mouth.



"Okay I get it, your birthdays suck badly." Willow shooked her head when everything began to sink in, "Why did your brother get put in jail?"



"You did not just ask me that." Tina said glaring as Willow backed off.



That was when a loud sneeze was heard followed by a loud yell and giggles.



*****



Tara had walked around the town seeing civilians walking without a care in the world. It was different from the other three towns they had arrived in before. Enough evil and darkness had leaked out enough for people to be scared of going out into the dark but in this town they were mostly care free. It was strange because Tara felt that this town had more power than the other hellmouths. Tara walked pass the park watching couples walking and holding hands, making kissy faces and being all mushy to each other, while parents watched their kids giggle and run on the play grounds.



She felt her heart break wanting to be just like them but she didn't want to stop what she was doing cause she was making a difference. Tara looked down at her watch seeing that she had a couple more hours before

heading back to the new place where they would be staying till they closed the hellmouth here. That was how it worked and Tara didn't complain. She was checking out some of the stores when she noticed a place called "TACKWA'S".



Tara saw a sunroof through the windows and thought of Katie's story about the hole in the roof.



The name of the store was strange but it was a magic shop so it kind of fit. Tara was kinda surprised cause this town didn't seem like the kind of place for a magic shop, but then she thought of how Sunnydale seemed like a pleasent town when you first come in but they still had a magic shop.



Never judge a book by it's cover, Tara thought smirking slightly before continuing on. Tara then stopped and looked around. She was confused because she could've sworn she felt magic. Tara filed the information in her mind before going back to browsing.





*****



Tina and Willow came running out of the room in a rush when they heard the scream. Tina laughed in amusement at the sight of what happened to Amanda. Willow chuckled along with Katie and Cassie.



Amanda was was majorly pissed off, "Get me unstuck!" everyone just continued to laugh at the sight of Amanda on her back with the chair frozen

onto her butt.



Adina ran behind Tina and Willow peeking her head out shyly, "Oops." Adina muttered.



"Adina do you think you can unstick Amanda?" Willow asked calming herself down.



"I don't want to." Adina said pouting while she crossed her arms over her chest.



"Why sweetie?" Tina asked kneeling down.



"Are you going to trade smoochies with this Tyler dud?? What's a dud anyways??" Adina asked peering to Tina's face.



"What the heck do you mean dud?" Tina asked Amanda who was still stuck to a chair.



"I did not say dud I said dude!! You know the kind of guy you go out with Tina!" Amanda yelled in frustration.



Willow stood up and waved her hand and Amanda became unstuck. Amanda wooped for joy but then glared at Cassie, Katie, and Tina. Amanda stopped causing Tina glared back. Everyone knew better then to talk about Tina's love, life especially to Adina even though they don't know exactly why.

Amanda hung her head in shame readying herself to be yelled at but Tina silently went to her room. Amanda looked at Willow worried. Tina would never just leave something like that alone unless she wasn't in the mood and that

rarely happened. Willow shrugged her shoulders before returning to Adina who was tugging on her shirt.



*****



Tara had walked back to the place where they would have to live until the hellmouth was closed. It was a blue painted house with white fence and a small garden in the back. All four bedrooms were used and there were two bathrooms. Tara walked up to the porch and saw Spike sitting on the ledge smoking. Spike scooted over a bit for Tara to sit down next to him. They both sat there in silence watching the sunset.



"How was the walk pet?" Spike asked flickering the remains of his smoke to the ground.



"It was.....different." Spike looked at Tara with a understanding face.



"I've noticed. It seems like this town already has a guardian here." Spike buried his hands in his worn out leather jacket.



"You went out for a walk?" Tara asked surprised.



"Well, yeah couldn't stand being cooped up in the blasted house all day," Spike jumped off the ledge and landed softly onto the floor, "I'm going to check the local demon bar to see what's up with this town. You can tell the slayer and lil bit when you get inside that I left." with that Spike walked away.



Tara sighed and went inside. She heard sounds coming from downstairs so she went to the basement. Tara looked around and saw that the training equipment was all unpacked and set up. In the middle of the basement Faith and Dawn were sparring. Tara sat on the bottom of the steps watching them trading blows. Watching them spar seem to relax her for some strange reason. Both of them stopped and gave Tara a smile.



"Hey Sap." Faith greeted using the shortened version of Tara's ickname Sapphire.



Faith has been calling Tara 'Sapphire' when they first meet, offically with Faith in her own body, because of her blue eyes. Over the years Tara grew fond of the nickname and was filled with joy when Faith greeted her with her it. Heck even Dawn and Spike called her Sapphire once in a while.



Tara gave a small wave, "Spike left to check the local demon bars." Neither Faith nor Dawn was surprised knowing Spike to well that he couldn't stay in one place for long.



"We patroling tonight?" Dawn asked unsure if she wanted to go.



"Nah, not tonight D." Faith answered getting a bottle of

water.

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=LeiLa=

Favorite Gadgets:: Handcuffs, Ice cream, Chocolate syrup, Whip cream, Cherries.



Hehehe spoon anyone?

[4evaWill]

I don't think Adina likes Amanda very much... Serves Amanda right, taking the chocolate!! EVIL!! Sorry... um, I like chocolate. Holding out of reach not fair...



I'll be patient and not question when Willow and Tara meet again, but can't say that I'm not looking forward to it!!



What is it with bad birthdays, anyways?



Brilliant update!! "Sapphire", heh, cute nickname.

Cath

Tara: No, I-I understand. You have to be with the person you l-love.

Willow: I am.

[Grimlock72]

Adina definitly needs some talking to, abusing magic like that..bwah. Setting people on fire isn't nice either (even if their evilly witholding choclate from you). No good will come from such abuse in the long run. Willow, of all people, should know that.



Adina is only 3 years old ? Thats awfully young to play around with magics, she might hurt herself. Heck, do 3 year olds talk about their nightmares like that?



So Amanda said something about Tina's boyfriend, why is she ashamed of that ? If anyone *should* be ashamed...(but isn't). Ah well, all those new people and their relations, I'll figure it out eventually Are Willow and Tina raising Adina together or does Willow just happen to sleep in the same building as Tina ?



Answers can wait till tomorrow though, get some sleep first .



Grimmy

"You hurt Tara," Willow said too calmly. "The last one who tried that was a god. I made her regret it." -- Unexpected Consequences by Lisa of Nine

[Wytchi Grrl]

Only just caught up with this fic, its great! Love the way you're building the new characters. I like you're writing style.

Can't wait for an update. And I have to mention how shocked was I too when half the scoobies died in the first part, I would of swaped dawn for anya but it works this way too

Keep it coming!

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Willow "Thats fine I don't need snuggles" Tara "Vixen".

[RalSt31]

Am I the only one holding my breath, waiting for Willow and Tara to finally meet up? Not that I'm not enjoying the wait, I am, but I'm a glutton for W/T goodness



Tina and the others seem fun, but this warlock guy sounds like trouble ... goody lol



RalSt