New AU fic - Love on the seas

[fairydust]

YAY!!!! great updates is it wrong of me to already ask for more

I LOVE MY KARE-BEAR

[Paigeosity]

Yay kisses.



I love this Titanic fic it's a really good idea. Are you gonna do the whole sex in a car thing with the steamy windows 'cause I think that'd be well...steamy.



Anyway can't wait for more.



Paige

[mocha fiend 22]

wow thats sooo cool...kissage is always good, can i have more soon

I love you now and forever and a week

[AmberAlysonlover]

yeah I hope u do the sex part in the car Coz I totally loved that in the film



I cant wait to read more soon

[Shadow]

Oh... kiss was sooo sweet. and I vote for the car scene myself. you know...steamy windows...

I love it how both of them are so innocent and everything they do together turns out so sweetly.

Update soon!

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time and silence.

Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once Upon A Time lasts forever.



Philip Pullman

[wiccanwiggle]

Well hel-lo kisses ahoy! And no where to rush off to in the morning! Well, unless Tara's Dad gets in the way What's wrong with you people, live and let live! It is sad to think that this kind of stuff did actually happen to people back then



As usual i'll be checking in way too often looking for your next update but oh well! You never disappoint!



Laura

Everyone's Gettin Spanked But Me...!

[Arwen276]

HeY! I Like your fic a lot!!it's much more interesting than the movie! i mean W/T much better than Leo and Kate

and i love the way you kept Riley YUCKY! unbearable before and STILL!

Can't wait for more!!



~Arwen

[amberbensontotallyrules4e]

I'm really really liking this idea. It knda gives a different look at the problems facing our oh so loved couple. I mean, in Buffy, Tara had no1 to disown her by the time that she got with Will, and the Scoobs were never gonna disapprove of anything that made Will happy. But here, there's a lot for Tara to lose, even if she's not particularly fond of it. And there's all that ice on the way.

I'm enjoying the story tons, and I can't wait to see the

"other" parts of the titanic film turn up here. Pretty please lets have the drawing scene!!!

Luv

Rachel

[Taras Shadow]

Now this...I'm liking! Wait...no...LOVING!



Awesome writing! I love the setting, Titanic



And the kissing... LOVED!



I can't wait for more!



~Holly~



Some advice, okay? Just don't point your fuckin' finger at crazy people! - Lisa Rowe - Girl, Interrupted

[sam7777]

Great stuff! I like Riley being more of a jerk (not a big Riley fan). I also like the way Willow and Tara have such a strong link that they can feel each other. Nice job on evoking the Titanic with details like the pool and sauna, gran stair case etc. Willow helping tara with her dress was nice .

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I see dead lesbian cliches

[willara]

Hey, oh wow. This is a really good fic. I just absolutely love the twist about them both not being sure. And the Titanic setting?? Really great. Please update soon.





Allison



P.S. I love the Riley part. Man, I never liked him! Good job

[Scout]

This is so much fun! It's great having our own version of the Titanic story. Their relationship is developing so quickly, but it feels natural.



Looking forward to more!

[nika]

I must admit when I read the summary I was skeptical. But the writing has made this a very interesting story. I'm hooked and will be waiting impatiently for an update.

[missspangles]

Wow, thanks everyone for such wonderful feedback. Your suggestions, comments and encouragement mean more than I can say (or write in any case). So here are the individual replies and I'm going to post another update in about an hour or so if anyone's interested :

stroke of luck - thanks so much for reading and your continued feedback I have to admit, I always thought Buffy was a sweet girl, it's just we haven't seen much of it in the Buffyverse. So hopefully, I'm able to reveal more of the strong scooby friendships in this fiction - or I can try

Grimlock72 - lol! It's like you're reading my mind re: lifeboats. Or have I said too much now and will I have to do a plot rethink? Nonetheless, we can't have good things happening to Riley and Mr Maclay now, can we? Oh yes, I'm thinking it won't be good for Tara if Riley finds Mr Maclay..will it? Hmmmm. As for the sneaky thing, well in my mind, I've got Mr Maclay a few cabins up from Tara, so perhaps he was sleeping soundly when the girls came back? Who can say? Thanks for taking the time to comment

Bubblecath - thanks for your encouragement and for reading. So here's an update, hope you like it

Incitatua8 - Lol - You know I was wondering what Faith and Buffy were up to down there in the laundry myself..do you think we should have a sneak peak at some stage? And thanks for your compliment about the kiss - willow and tara are both so sweet and connected that I knew i'd really have to try and show that with their first kiss. Hopefully i succeeded Thank you!

Fairydust - very much appreciated! And no, I love people asking for more! It results in much faster updates!

Paigeosity - Hmmmm. I don't know. That car scene, it was pretty cool and I think it'd be even better with Willow and Tara in it..I'll see what I can do

mocha fiend22 - I'm blushing now! lol! Thanks so much! Hope you'll continue to read and like it

AmberAlysonlover - well, i'm thinking things just have to turn steamy soon. Afterall, how can willow and tara resist each other? They're both too damn cute! lol!

Shadow - thank you - that means a lot. So another vote for the car scene? Well, perhaps I really will have to think about that.

wiccanwiggle - I'm glad you're checking back and enjoying. Yeah, it's pretty sad how things were. These people may have had money but I'm sure many women were pretty unhappy. So of course Tara' s going to have to realize exactly where her true happiness can be found..in the arms of Willow!

Arwen276 - thanks so much. And I'm glad you don't mind about Riley being kind of evil..I just couldn't stop myself

Amberbensontotallyrulesforever - Thanks for taking the time to give comments, i really appreciate it. Yeah, i think i will have to reclaim some parts of Titanic - Willow and Tara definitely have the chemistry to make it pretty special!

Tara's Shadow - blushing here - thanks so much for that, you're very nice. I hope you'll keep on liking...

Sam7777 - thanks for reading and noticing. Yeah, I did some research so all the details about the setting hopefully should be accurate. And the room Tara's in was a real room on the Titanic too

Willara - thanks so much! Yeah, Riley's fun to turn evil! And here's another little bit. Hope you like!

Scout - thanks so much! It's time we reclaimed "Titanic" - much more interesting with Willow and Tara. It's funny writing it how easily both characters seem to fit in this world...

Nika - Thanks for that, it means a lot I will keep on going and we'll see what's going to happen to Willow and Tara (Well, being the Titanic, there's going to be bad stuff but I love Willow and Tara far too much to ever do anything too bad to either of them. So hopefully you'll keep enjoying

[missspangles]

So here's chapter nine. Thanks everyone for commenting and I would love feedback on this bit (as always) Thanks, hope you like it..

Same disclaimers apply.

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Love on the Seas - Chapter Nine

Tara reluctantly pulled away from Willow. Both girls were breathing heavily, overcome with emotion and passion.



"Willow" managed Tara, trying to catch her breath. "I - uh...." she swallowed, feeling as though she'd just run a marathon. She stared into Willow's eyes, which were dilated and fixed on her.



Tara tried again. "Should we...uh...talk about this?"



Willow smiled gently. "Do you want to?"



"No" said Tara, "not unless you do..all I w-want to do at this moment is keep on kissing you.." She blushed furiously, unable to believe how bold she was being.



"Good" smiled Willow. "Cause talking...you know...it's kind of over-rated..."



Tara smiled. Willow was truly adorable. She led Willow over to the bed, and then sat down, gesturing for the other girl to sit next to her.



Oh! she thought. Great Tara, pull her over to the bed! Nice way to make her think you're trying to seduce her minutes after kissing her.



But Willow didn't seem peturbed at all, and sat down next to Tara on the bed and waited for the blonde girl to talk.



Tara blushed a little and then cleared her throat. "Willow..have you ever...done anything like this with a girl before?"



Willow looked thoughtfully at Tara. "No. I haven't. Have you?"



Tara answered right away. "No. Never. But it feels...right though..Does it feel...right to you?"



Tara hoped desperately that Willow would say yes, that she wasn't going to say that kissing Tara had been okay, alright but nothing special.



Willow smiled at Tara. "God, Tara. That was...the most amazing thing I've ever felt in my entire life!"



Tara looked up at Willow, feeling a little shy all of a sudden. "R-R really? You didn't mind?"



"Mind?" said Willow, amazed that Tara could think such a thing. "Tara, kissing you..was..is..amazing.." And with that last word, Willow pulled Tara towards her. "In fact, I'd really sort of like to do it again.."



And then, she placed her mouth on Tara's and kissed her again, at first gently but then more insistently. And Tara let herself get swept away with the kiss.

Outside, the ship cruised through the icy waters but in the room the temperature continued to soar.

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The temperature below deck in the laundry was also continuing to soar but for quite different reasons. Buffy wiped her brow as she threw yet another pile of dirty laundry into a growing pile in the corner.



She threw a shirt at Faith. "Here. This one went through earlier. Put it in the clean pile!"



"I simply can't believe" grumbled Faith, catching the shirt with remarkable athletic skill, "that i let you talk me into working an extra night's shift for nothing!"



Buffy smiled. "Oh come on! You love it! What could be better than keeping me company? Even if it is 200 degrees down here!"



Faith smiled. She usually couldn't resist Buffy, it was quite true. "Oh I guess spending time with you makes up for it Buffy."



Buffy smiled. It wasn't like Faith to be so direct and so..complimentary. "Thanks Faith" she said, feeling touched.



"Don't go all mushy on me" said Faith, throwing another shirt at Buffy. "Plenty more work to be done tonight.." Faith turned to look directly at Buffy. "So tell me again what your little red-headed friend had to do tonight that was so urgent?"



Buffy frowned. "Well, like I told you before, Tara, that girl she met from First Class had a run-in with a total jerk who wants to marry her. He did the big come-on, Tara rejected him and he was pretty angry. So he chased her around the place. Poor Tara came running down here and it looked like Willow was the only one who would calm her down, so Willow wanted to be with her tonight..and I thought that was fair enough..."



Buffy trailed off as she caught the half-smile on Faith's face. "What? What are you smiling like that for?"



"Well gee, Buff.." began Faith, "I feel sorry for Tara and all with the jerk hitting on her...But don't you think it's kind of strange that only Willow could comfort her? That of all the people on this ship, Willow's the only one that could make Tara feel better?"



Buffy looked a little puzzled. "You'll have to make this real simple for me Faith cause I'm not really following you.."



"Okay" sighed Faith, wishing that Buffy was a little more worldy. "Tara....has a crush on red...that's all I'm saying.."



Faith took in Buffy's shocked expression. "God, don't tell me the thought hadn't occured to you".



"Well uh.." began Buffy, not wanting to look stupid. "I guess Tara might have thought that..."



Faith interupted her. "And what's more, I bet Willow's not complaining either!"



"You think Willow and Tara...like each other?" asked Buffy slowly.



"Oh yeah!" exclaimed Faith. "And I haven't even seen the two of them together and I'm putting together the puzzle."



Buffy frowned. "Well, I guess earlier..there did seem to be...some sort of chemistry..or something.."



"Does it bother you?" asked Faith.



"No!" exclaimed Buffy. "Definitely no! If Willow's happy, then I'm happy! "Besides" continued Buffy, "who hasn't thought about it, you know? Not like I'd say no if..."



Buffy trailed off as she met Faith's intense gaze.

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Upstairs, Tara had fully abandoned herself to Willow's kiss. Neither girl could have picked the moment, but some time earlier Tara had leaned back on the bed, gently pulling Willow with her. Had they started kissing minutes ago or hours ago? Neither girl knew, so absorbed were they in each other.



Tara lay back, amazed at the feel of Willow above her, the pressure of the other girl's body on hers. She had her arms resting on Willow's back and could feel her heart beating quickly against her own chest.



It would be fair to say that both girls were totally oblivious to everything but each other. That's probably why it took some time for the loud banging on the door to register in either girl's mind.



"Hmmmm" mumbled Willow, unable to ignore the banging any longer. "What's ..."



Tara sat up reluctantly. "What time is it? Who'd come by at this..." she trailed off, a bolt of panic shooting through her body. "Oh no!"



"Tara?" questioned Willow softly. "What is it? What's going on? Do you think it's Riley come back to..." she trailed off.



"Tara, so help me god! You'll open this door or I'll go and get someone to help me do it. And trust me girl, you don't want me to do that...!" There was a real menacing note to the last words that Tara's dad uttered.



Willow looked at the girl, unable to believe what she was hearing. "Tara, your father...talks to you like that?" she trailed off with disbelief, unable to believe that anyone could talk to her beautiful, sweet Tara like that.

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[the vamp nurd]

typical Buffy.



Needs to be hit over the head with a stick to get anything across...

Sorry I missed church, I was busy becoming a lesbian and worshiping Satan



Bardlet no #27

[AmberAlysonlover]

Go Willow and Tara I love smoochies



I hope Tara's dad doesnt hurt her or Willow

[Stroke of Luck]

Wow Buffy is so stupid sometimes

Does she even see the magic between her and Faith???ß



Oh oh i hope Tara´s father wont be to mad....i dont like to see that he punish his daughter



Oh and btw. I want more



CU

SoL/Natti



This is a duet, Amber! You need to sing!"- Tony

[Kiwigrrrl]

Hey, how are you?



I'm a self- confessed AU addict, and I'm loving this fic!



I just can't wait for Tara's dad to get thrown overboard really soon (that IS going to happen right? Please?)



Keep up the good work, I'm really enjoying this story (even if that horrible Celine Dion song gets stuck in my head every time I read another chapter- I swear that woman must have signed a contract with the devil to get that song so much radio play!)



- Skye





"Even when I'm at my worst, you make me feel special. How do you do that?"

"Cheese."

[Arwen276]

Hey! I must Agree with kiwigrrrl, I love AU FICS and well knowing the guidelines of the titanic story, I just hope as well, that we'll have some throwing-the-parents-overboard ! the thing that's puzzling me, is how can W/T expect a better life together even in the states? at that time I don't think homosexuality was that popular, if you see what I mean!

but nevertheless I'm eagerly awaiting your update! keep it up it's great!!!



~Arwen

[wiccanwiggle]

Nooo! You can't just leave it there! Tara's dad is one horrible pathetic excuse of a man! No doubt he's probably half drunk and had a little talk or something with Riley! I would love to hear the version of events Riley told! Oh well! Great update, looking forward to more!



Laura

Everyone's Gettin Spanked But Me...!

[AmberAlysonlover]

I watched the film Titanic today. I couldnt help but think about this verson. Then I got thinking maybe I should do a Romeo and Juliet verson....but with Willow and Tara. The more I think about it, the more it seems like a great idea. So Im gonna start on it tonite and maybe post the first part before I go to bed.



Anyway I cant wait to read more of this top story soon

[Shadow]

Can we kill Tara's dad soon?



please?



pretty please?



I'm begging here!!!!



well... can we at least get an update soon?





p.s. LOVE this story

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time and silence.

Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once Upon A Time lasts forever.



Philip Pullman

[When You Were Mine]

Hey,

I really like this fic... Stupid Riley and Mr.Maclay! I don't like them. Hmm is it just me or is there something going to happen between faith and buffy?

Update soon? please?



Love

JFK

[Grimlock72]

What is Willow's background in this story, why is she seeking a better life in the US ? Same question goes for Buffy and Faith but I'm most interested in Willow, heh.



Buffy is great in digging herself into a hole isn't she ? All with the best of intentions but not very quick on the pick-up of hints. Faith will have to get very direct with her to get some *cough*other*cough* points across.



Tara's dad doesn't sound to happy indeed. I'll bet he's drunk and that one of the rich widows he was trying to seduce/rob kicked him out, which only would serve him right of course. Trouble with ship cabins is that the usually have only one exit, which is kinda blocked at the time.



Now I do sincerely doubt Mr. Pathetic (thats MaClay, Riley is junior:-) will be able to hit Tara without Willow at least *trying* to do something. Like hitting him on the hit with a nice solid object. It's such a shame when drunken passenger *cough*fall*cough* overboard and all... : --> .



Trouble with that rather pleasant scenario is that Tara is to honest and forgiving for that, bummer. Still the hitting on the head part alone would do nicely for starters.... maybe Mr. Pathetic will come to realise he has to work for money for once in his life, as opposed to selling his daughter to continue his worthless life.



Her endeth today's ranting :-)



Donnie seems to be alright in this fic, not much trouble coming from that direction. He's lucky that he seens to get along nicely with his intended bride. I'm a bit of on wedding and money things as they were done back in the stone-ages but didn't the groom sort of pay the bride ?? If so, what good does it do Mr. Pathetic if his son marries a rich girl ?



Grimmy

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"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

[screeminguitar]

I am a true Titanic fan but did not care for Leo and Kate. Gee-- guess I was hoping for a Willow and Tara. This is really,really great!



I agree with Grimmy, I'm just wondering what Will's background is. Does she have special skill, that might impress Tara to stick with her? Just wondering...maybe I'm making this too much into the movie.



Great writing--I hope Xander continues to help out with the masquerade, if Tara just asks him. Maybe Tare's father will back off.



Or--Maybe he should jump overboard when he realizes that Tara will never go along with the plan



Thanks for the story--looking forward to the blossoming relationship!!



Marie

[fairydust]

woohoo! YAY! I loved the update...but yeah...Tara's dad should just....poof, he can poof away, gone forever anyhoo, I'm gonna ask for another update now..PLEASE!?!? okiedokie, my job here is done *skips away*

I LOVE MY KARE-BEAR

[bluewillowwitch]

,

Okay so far all the men except Alexander are jerks. What else is new. I hope that and don't die. They have to be 2 of the people who make it. I hated the whole Titanic where one lover lives and the other dies. That sucked. I hope they live and get to be together. Update soon?





bluewillowwitch

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"Fate keeps on happening."--Anita Loos

[sam7777]

Call me evil but I'm looking forward to seeing some of these jerks go down with the ship. Great story!!

[bindingwiccan]

oh yea i agree.. some of these "a" holes need to get slapped.... and i LOVE fics with b and faith gettin together so thank you very much.. this is my fav fic right now





much love

bindingwiccan