The New Girl (AU Fic)

[The Rose24]

Deals aren't always bad, but look who is doing the dealing. Faith.

Tara: My heart doesn't stutter.


Tara: Willow, I got so lost.

Willow: I found you. I will always find you.

[bluehippocampus]

Like others I don't like deals very much. But a little help can't be that bad. Tara is soo beautifully shy

Hope to hear more about the hanging-out at the Bronze soon.

Did I tell you I love your fic?



BH

Beauty in things lies in the mind which contemplates them - David Hume

[Stroke of Luck]

A Deal eh? Lets just hope that it wont work against them. But great update, even if its a bit short, but better than nothing



Cu

SoL/Natti

"I wish that you were here or that I were there, or that we were together anywhere!"

[Tempest Duer]

Heeey, we love Tara, so we'll forgive the lack of Willow.

It's insulting to the whole gender[sic] of rap.



~Eminem

[SnoopyDancer]

Title: The New Girl

Summary: Tara moves to Sunnydale, and makes new friends and enemies. AU.

Author: SnoopyDancer (Jenn)

Disclaimer: Not mine. Joss owns them.

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*Crawls in on hands on knees, begging for forgiveness for being such a crappy updater*



Hi, Kittens, remember me? Sorry about the lack-of-update. It's 3.00am and I was suddenly hit by a creative burst of...creativeness, and have given you a longer chapter to say sorry. So, here I am, begging for mercy and hoping you don't hate me too much



Also, if anyone wanted to know: in this story, Tara's family doesn't know she's gay. She kept it a secret, because she was so scared of what her Dad would say. As for Willow, her parents don't know either, but her friends do, but I think you might have already guessed that...Anyway, on with the show...er...story...

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Part 8



Tara had spent so long talking with Faith in the hallway, that she completely forgot about having to meet Donnie. She glanced down at her watch, and then she remembered.



“Oops, Faith, I gotta go, but I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?”



“Sure thing,” Faith nodded. Tara was just about to rush off, when Faith spoke again. “Oh, and Tara?”



“Yeah?”



“Thank you.” Faith said it with such sincere gratitude that it made Tara smile, and she suddenly doubted how bad Willow had made Faith out to be. Maybe a little kindness was all Faith needed.



“No problem,” Tara said, and then hurried outside to the parking lot.



Donnie stood by his car, glaring angrily, but then that wasn’t a surprise. Donnie was always angry. When he saw his sister, his scowl deepened.



“Hell, Tara, where’ve you been?” he demanded. “I’ve been waiting ages. I was ‘bout ready to drive home and leave you to walk.”



“S-s-sorry,” Tara apologised, getting into the passengers seat. “I f-forgot.”



Donnie sighed heavily as he started the engine. “Next time, don’t forget. Have more respect for your big brother, Tara. I’m doing you a favour here, I could just make you get the bus, or walk, but I drive you out of the goodness of my heart. Have more consideration for other people when they do things for you.”



Tara remained silent. She knew it was no good to argue back when Donnie went off on a rant like this. She was used to it anyway. When she lived with her Dad, she was told she was pathetic and useless and ungrateful at least three times a day, so Donnie’s moaning didn’t really bother her. She blocked out the sound of his voice and focused on Willow to cheer her up. Just picturing the redhead in her mind made her smile.



“Damn it, woman, what you smiling ‘bout?” Donnie asked. “Aint you been listening to a word I’ve said?”



“S-sorry,” she said again, looking down at her feet. “I w-was just th-thinking…”



“Daydreaming more like,” Donnie scoffed. “I worry about you sometimes, Tara. You won’t be any good to nobody if you don’t get your head out of the clouds.”



Tara knew this speech well too. It was unnerving in a way, hearing Donnie repeat the exact words her father said. Sometimes Tara wished Donnie had stayed back in Alabama, and wondered why he even agreed to moving with Tara and her mom.



They pulled up in the driveway of their house, and Tara was relieved to get out of the car, away from Donnie, and into fresh air. Donnie headed into the house without another word, and Tara followed slowly. Her mom met her at the front door as Tara was hanging her bag up.



“Hey, sweetie,” her mom smiled at her. “How was school?”



“It was good,” Tara said, and realised this was possibly the very first day she had ever said that about school. At her old schools, the days Tara spent there had been anything but good.



“I’ll make us some tea, and you tell me all about it,” Mrs Maclay said, and they both went into the kitchen. Tara sat down at the table, while her mom asked questions about lessons, teachers, and then friends.



“So, did you meet any new people?” she asked, handing her daughter a cup of tea and then sitting next to her.



Tara nodded. “There’s Xander, Anya, Buffy and Faith. They’re all very nice, even if Anya is a bit…um…direct,” Tara giggled. “Xander’s funny, Buffy’s was very friendly, and Faith is nice too, even if you have look closer to see it.” Tara was saving the best until last. “And there’s also Willow.”



“Willow,” Mrs Maclay said thoughtfully. “That’s a pretty name.”



Well, she’s a pretty girl, Tara thought, but kept it to herself.





“What’s she like?” her mom asked.



“She’s lovely,” Tara said, wondering how she could describe Willow without it being too obvious to her mother that she was head over heels smitten with the girl. “She’s very friendly, and offered to show me around school. She’s really smart and funny too. She’s one of the cleverest students in the whole school,” Tara said, feeling proud on Willow’s behalf.



Mrs Maclay smiled and took a sip of her tea. “Well, sweetie, she sounds great. You’ll have to invite her over here sometime.”



“As long as Donnie isn’t here,” Tara said automatically. The thought of Willow meeting Donnie was…well, Tara didn’t want to think about it. She remembered the time when Kendra had first visited Tara in her old home in Alabama. She was 11, and Donnie had been even louder, ruder and arrogant than he normally was. He had refused to leave the two girls alone, and had spent his time showing off. When Kendra wasn’t impressed by his antics, Donnie had reverted to teasing Tara. Kendra had always been protective of Tara, and disliked anyone bullying her, even when it was her own brother. So, when Donnie didn’t stop, Kendra had done the only thing she could think of to make him leave Tara alone – she had punched him. Hard. Right in the face. Donnie had started yelling and swearing, and all the noise had attracted their father to see what all the fuss was about. Mr Maclay had sent Kendra home, and then made Tara go to her room, where he had shouted at her for ages, until finally declaring that she was never allowed to have friends around her house again, and that she was grounded for two months. Tara remembered how scared she had been, but also relieved by her punishment – it wasn’t as bad as some of the ones her father gave out occasionally, when he’d been drinking.



“Don’t worry; Donnie can go to a friend’s house, and I’ll stay out of your way,” Mrs Maclay said. “If Willow wants, she can sleep over too.”



Tara smiled and hugged her mom. “Thanks, Mama.”



After putting her empty teacup in the sink, Tara headed upstairs to find something to wear to the Bronze. She looked in her wardrobe and rifled through her clothes. She wanted to look good for Willow. Tara shook her head at the thought. She’d only known Willow one day, and already she was besotted. Although with Willow, it was hard not to be. Tara’s mind drifted to Anya’s statement earlier that day for about the hundredth time, about Willow finding Tara “visually pleasing”, as Anya had put it. By some weird fluke of fate, luck, for once in Tara’s life, could be shining down on her

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TBC...(And this time, I won't keep you waiting as long!)



~Jenn

Edited by: SnoopyDancer at: 7/24/04 7:20 pm

[wimpy0729]

Oh, very nice -- well, except for the stinky Donnie part. Now let's see what happens later at the Bronze. And oh, I really like Tara's mom.



Wimpy

"There was plenty of magic." ~ Tara

[RaVeN]

very very very sweet,, can we get to some kissage now hee hee





**waits for the update....

Edited by: RaVeN at: 7/24/04 8:43 pm

[Tempest Duer]

Let's get rid of Donny, and all will be well.

It's insulting to the whole gender[sic] of rap.



~Eminem

[SnoopyDancer]

Title: The New Girl

Summary: Tara moves the Sunnydale and makes new friends, and enemies. AU.

Author: SnoopyDancer (Jenn)

Disclaimer: Not mine. Joss owns them.

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Part 9!



I told you I'd update quicker than last time



Wimpy - Donnie is pretty stinky isn't he? Yup, Tara's mom is cool!



RaVeN - Wow, three very's? Thanks. Don't worry, smoochies will come, I promise!



Tempest Duer - Get rid of Donnie? Hehe, I know he's a bit of an asshole, but I kind of like writing him. I think he's an interesting character, and I may have something coming up for him. Oooh, mystery!

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Willow was rooting around in her clothes drawers, flinging clothes around in her desperation. Buffy, from where she sat on Willow's neatly made bed, watched in amusement.



"Why are all my clothes so stupid?" Willow asked, sighing in frustration as she held out a white top that showed a big brown cow with the words "Got Milk?" printed on it. She looked at the garmet, and shook it in Buffy's face furiously. "I mean, what the heck is this?!"



Buffy, slightly taken aback, raised an eyebrow. "Uh, a cow shirt?"



Willow scowled and flung the shirt in question on to the pile of clothes she had already rejected. "Why don't I own anything cool? Why don't I own anything sexy?" she shook her head despairingly and continued hunting.



"Well, if you want, I could ask Faith to lend you some of her leather pants," Buffy offered with a laugh, but it was cut short as her smile faltered. "Um, that is, if she and I were still on asking-for-leather-pants terms, which, we're not..." she finished quietly, and suddenly seemed to become very interested in Willow's floral bedspread.



Willow abandoned her search and sat next to the blonde. "How you holding up?"



Buffy took in a great shuddering breath and blinked as though trying to keep from crying, which, Willow realised, she probably was. "I'm not holding. I'm far from holding. I'm...I'm falling apart, Will. She was...Faith was..." suddenly, Buffy shook her head and wiped at her eyes, smiling slightly. "Sorry for getting all weepy there. You don't want to hear the Woes of Buffy's Love Life. You have a clothes hunt to do."



Willow looked sympathetic. "Buffy, you're my best friend. If you want to talk about, we can talk about it. Unless you don't want to talk about it, of course. Do you want to talk about it?"



"I don't know," Buffy shrugged. "Sometimes I think I hate her, others I know I care about her. And just when I think I'm getting over her and moving on, she comes around and asks for forgiveness and a part of me wants to scream at her and another just wants to kiss her." She sighed. "I really don't know."



Willow frowned, looking thoughtful "Buffy...I know I dislike Faith, but, I really do think she cares about you."



"So do I, and that's what makes it harder," Buffy said. "If she cares about me, why would she do that to me? And with that guy? I mean, ew. He was a peroxide badboy wannabe with a leather coat."



Willow wrinkled her nose in distaste. "Really?"



Buffy nodded. "It looked like he was a Billy Idol fanboy."



Suddenly, a grin broke out on Buffy's face, and soon both girls were giggling. A few minutes later, after they had recovered from their bout of hysterical laughter, they dropped the subject of Faith and Willow returned to looking for a suitable outfit for the Bronze.



She knew it was stupid, but she wanted to make an effort, seeing as Tara was going to be there and all. Tara. Her name alone was enough to make Willow's heart flutter.



"I wanna wear something that'll impress Tara, not make her think I'm some kind of lame loser who wears a stupid cow shirt!" Willow said. "I mean, what kind of impression does a cow shirt give you?"



"Quirky?" Buffy guessed.



"Insane!" Willow corrected, standing up and opening the closet where she looked some more. "It sends across the whole 'Hi, I'm an insane dorky loser who wears a cow shirt!' vibe, and then Tara will never like me, I mean, would you like an insane dorky loser who wears a cow shirt and --"



Buffy, suddenly fearing for Willow's lack of oxygen, cut across her friend. "Willow, breath. Take deep, calming breaths, and forget about the cow shirt. Look, this is Tara here. You're not going on a date with Cordelia."



Willow looked horrified at the thought. "Your point being?"



"My point being," Buffy persisted. "Is that Tara doesn't come across as the shallow, clothes obsessed sheep. If Tara likes you, she'll like you for who you are, not what you wear."



"Even the cow shirt?"



"I think that may be pushing it," Buffy grinned. "Look, just put on your jeans and long sleeved purple sweater. They look good on you." When Willow started to look worried, Buffy carried on before she could speak. "Remember, you're not on a date with Cordy."



"I don't think I'm on a date with Tara, either," Willow pointed out as she put on the purple sweater. "I don't even know if she likes me in that way. I don't even know if she's gay. She might not be. She might be all living in Boystown."



"She sets my gaydar off," Buffy said, shrugging.



Willow laughed as she combed her hair. "Well, that's good enough for me," she said jokingly.



"It's never failed yet!" Buffy smiled. "Seriously, though? You're Willow. It makes perfect sense that she'll like you."



Willow had finally finished getting ready. "I guess we'll find out," she said, and the two of them set off for the Bronze.

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TBC...



~Jenn

[RaVeN]

Sorry I got all crazy with the very's lol seems I have a natural babble myself if I don't watch it and I tried shortening it and still leave it with that impression of liking it very much and umm yeah babbling again...



thanks for the update I am going to go to bed now and have great dreams..

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To see her was to love her, and love no one but her.. and to love forever...

[Stroke of Luck]

Willow is too cute for words, she and her probs with her shirts, why not just asking Buffy for sexy stuff!

And its good to see that Buffy still has feelings for Faith, hope that Tara can be Aphrodite and send the love/trust back to them...and for Donnie! He should run away and die, how can he be such an asshole



Cu

SoL/Natti

"I wish that you were here or that I were there, or that we were together anywhere!"

[Grimlock72]

I guess it will take years for Ma MaClay to stamp the stupid and rude behaviour out of Donnie. He really does think he's God's gift to women doesn't he ?



We don't know the entire Buffy/Faith story, for example I don't know if Buffy happened to see Faith with Spike, ran away and never talked to Faith again. Judging by the lunch-table conversation they DID have some talking after said incident. For some reason Faith couldn't convince Buffy it was a true incident I guess... which makes me reluctant on the Faith/Tara deal. Tara does'nt need such a deal, she can just approach Willow and eventually they will become friends... there's nothing broken in that relationship 'cos it ain't there yet



So Faith is the only one really needing that deal and I'm not so sure it will be good for Tara to help her. After all, why would Buffy listen to Faith again explaining the incident ? She has done that several times already... something in the story or approach will have to change to grab Buffy's attention.



Oh yeah I like Kendra already... punching stupid behaving people on the nose, good for her. Daddy MaClay obviously had never to put up with women backtalking to him much, let alone women fighting back, heh.



Luck is shining on Tara alright, it started shining the moment she and her mother managed to leave her father and move somewhere else. Now if Donnie could just get hit by a random meteor or something... : -->



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

[littlecrazy80]

Great updates!



Could somebody please Donnie?



*lil´c*

"I am S-E-X-Y" Amber at the FedCon



Sweet Amber ~~~ Amber Board ~~~ Danielle Benson ~~~ Danielle Benson France ~~~ Danielle Board

[sam darls]

Aww that was very sweet. Great updates. Love sam xx

"Sometimes things happen between people that you don't really expect. And sometimes the things that are important are the ones that seem the weirdest or the most wrong. And those are the ones that change your life." - Jessie Sammler (Evan Rachel Wood)

[SnoopyDancer]

Title: The New Girl

Summary: Tara moves to Sunnydale, and makes new friends and enemies. AU.

Author: SnoopyDancer (Jenn)

Disclaimer: Not mine. Joss owns them.

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Part 10



Okay, this focuses more on B/F than W/T, but I was just got so annoyed that the two of them couldn't work it out, so I helped things move forward for them. Or maybe I complicated things more



RaVeN – No need to be sorry, I think babbling is cute I’m pleased you like the fic! Thanks for reading!



Stroke of Luck – Yes, Willow is indeed a cutie. As for why Donnie’s such an asshole, I think he was the way that he was because he was following his fathers example, which, as we know, wasn’t of the good



Grimlock72 – Yeah, you pretty much got it. Buffy just saw Faith with Spike, and didn’t really stick around to get the whole facts. Faith has tried to explain herself, but Buffy won’t listen. A part of this is because Willow, Xander etc saying that Faith is no good for her, so Buffy is trying to move on. I know that Tara doesn’t need the deal to help her get Willow, but she thinks she does, because of her low self-esteem. But she’ll get over that



littlecrazy80 – Thanks! Gosh, a lot of people want to hurt Donnie, don’t they? Guess I can’t blame you!



sam darls – Thank you

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Tara entered the Bronze to pounding music from the band on stage. It was full of people sitting; standing, dancing, and Tara looked around for any sign of Willow. It was five past eight, so she should already be there. She had told Tara their usual table where they sat near the dance floor, and Tara made her way through the throng of people. To her relief, she saw Xander and Anya sat at the table. She couldn’t see Willow though.



“H-hi,” she said once she got close enough to be heard.



“Hey, Tara!” Xander greeted her cheerfully. He gestured to a stool next to him. “Have a seat.”



“W-w-where’s W-Willow?” Tara asked as she sat down, scanning the area for the redhead.



“Oh, she and the Buffster are out on the dance floor,” Xander said, pointing. Tara looked over and, amongst all the other people, saw Willow and Buffy dancing. Tara smiled at the way Willow danced. It was cute. Dorky, but cute.



“So, how was your first day at good old Sunnydale High?” Xander asked conversationally.



Tara was reluctant to look away from Willow. The redhead looked so happy as she danced, her hair swishing back and forth as she moved, laughing at something Buffy had said.



“Hello? Earth to Tara?” Xander waved a hand in front of the blonde’s face. She tore her gaze away from Willow and looked at the young mans grinning face.



“S-sorry,” she mumbled, feeling the blush on her cheeks. God, what must she look like, staring at Willow like that? Xander didn’t comment on it, although Anya looked as though she wanted to.



“Xander, let’s go dance!” she said suddenly, standing up and looking at her boyfriend expectantly.



“I’ll tell Willow you’re here,” Xander smiled at Tara as he was led away to the dance floor.



They left, and no sooner had they gone, than Faith appeared, dressed, as usual, in leather pants and a black top.



“Hey, Blondie,” she smiled lazily, sitting down in Anya’s vacant seat. “Where’s Red?”



“Uh, out on the d-dance f-f-floor,” Tara told her. “W-what are you d-doing here?”



“Same as you,” Faith shrugged. “I came to dance, to drink, to party. I saw you here, thought I’d come say hi.”



Tara glanced over at Willow, where she and Buffy had been joined by Anya and Xander. She looked back at Faith. “W-well, there’ll be c-coming over here in a m-minute. Willow and B-Buffy.”



“And you don’t think I’d be welcome?” Faith smiled. “It’s okay, Tara. I’ll go; I just wanted to ask if you’d snared Red yet.”



“N-not exactly,” Tara said. “I mean, I d-don’t even know if she’s…”



“If she’s gay?” Faith guessed. “She is.”



Tara blinked. Well, that cleared that up. “Oh…well, even so, she might not like me.”



Faith looked incredulous. “Are you kidding me, Blondie? You’re hot as hell and sweet too. Who wouldn’t like you?”



Tara smiled shyly at the compliment. Suddenly, she felt a little more confident. “Thanks, Faith.”



Faith grinned. “Happy to be of service.” She looked up and her smile faded. Tara followed the brunette’s gaze and saw that Buffy, Willow, Xander and Anya were glaring over at Faith. “I better go,” she muttered. “See ya in school, Tara.”



And with that, Faith disappeared into the crowd. Tara was thankful, in a way, that she hadn’t stuck around and caused another argument. Willow and Buffy hurried over.



“Are you okay?” Willow asked quickly.



Tara frowned. “Of course,” she said.



“What did she want?” Buffy asked.



“We were just t-talking,” Tara told them. To ward off further questions, she turned her full attention to Willow. “Hi.”



Willow’s face relaxed into a beautiful smile. “Hi. I’m glad you could make it.”



Tara was too. Once she had gotten ready, she was just about to leave when Donnie spotted her and demanded to know where she was going. She had told him that she was going out to a club. Donnie had tried to make her stay in, but eventually their mother intervened and Tara was free to leave. Donnie had seemed shocked that Tara had even made any friends, let alone on her first day.



Tara was about to say something, when she noticed someone was missing. She looked around. “Where’s Buffy gone?”



~*~*~



Buffy walked out of the Bronze and into the cold night air. She was glad to be out of the heat of the club, and leant against a wall, thinking. Seeing Faith at the Bronze had once again reminded Buffy that she couldn’t move on when she still had feelings for her. What exactly those feelings were, she couldn't say. She wondered why Faith had been speaking to Tara, and what they had been saying.



“Thinking about me?”



Buffy turned to see Faith, cocky grin in place. How could she look so care-free when Buffy was so troubled?



“As a matter of fact, I was,” Buffy answered, trying to keep the shakiness out of her voice.



“Knew it,” Faith said, almost triumphantly.



“How can you do that?” Buffy asked.



Faith frowned. “Do what?”



“How do you not care?”



Faith looked hurt. “You know I care, B. It’s you who doesn’t seem to want to know.”



“There’s nothing to know!” Buffy yelled, her frustration bubbling over. “You kissed a guy, and you cheated on me. End of story.”



“Look,” Faith said, forcing herself to keep calm. “I was drunk. I didn’t know what I was doing, and he was just there, and I kissed him. That’s all it was, B. I don’t give a shit about him.” Her voice softened as she took a step closer. “You’re the one I care about.”



“What a load of crap,” Buffy mumbled, turning away.



“For God’s sake, Buffy!” Faith shouted angrily, making Buffy stop. Her full name sounded weird coming from Faith. Suddenly Buffy felt cold without her jacket. She’d left it in the Bronze. “You know I care,” Faith continued, her voice quieter. “It was an accident. A mistake.”



Buffy almost laughed, but it came out as more of a sob, and she beat it back. “A mistake? Oh no. Kissing someone is an intention.”



“Not when I had no clue what I was doing,” Faith sighed. “B, I am so sorry for what I’ve done, can’t you see that?" She scowled when she saw Buffy wasn't so sure. "Do you even want to forgive me?”



“What?”



“I think you don’t. You’ve spent so long listening to your friends talking about what a bad person I am, you’ve forgotten to even make up you own decision about what I am. Well, newsflash, B: Willow and Xander don’t run our relationship! We’re in charge of our own lives! You can date whoever the hell you want to date!”



Buffy looked at the ground. She knew that a part of what Faith had said was true, but she didn’t want to admit it. It didn’t matter, anyway. Faith already knew.



“Or are you scared?” Faith continued. “Are scared that if you let me in again, I’ll hurt you again?”



“Well, how can I trust you not to?” Buffy shot back.



“Because I love you, okay?” Suddenly, Faith went pale. Her eyes widened as though she couldn’t believe the words had just spilled from her mouth. Buffy couldn’t believe it either. Sure, Faith said she cared about her, but loved? Those were the last words Buffy had expected Faith to say to anyone, ever. And certainly not to her.



For once in her life, Faith had nothing to say. She stared at Buffy for another moment, and then ran past her. Buffy called out to her, but the brunette ignored her and kept running.



Buffy tilted her head back in exasperation to look at the sky, hoping that maybe the stars would have the answer written somewhere. But then, Buffy realised, she didn't even know the question.

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TBC...



~Jenn

[littlecrazy80]

Great update! I hope in the next update will be more Willow and Tara.



*lil´c*

"I am S-E-X-Y" Amber at the FedCon



Sweet Amber ~~~ Amber Board ~~~ Danielle Benson ~~~ Danielle Benson France ~~~ Danielle Board

[veiled isis moon]

Hey Great fic!



I feel sorry for Faith, poor thing. She made a mistake, whilst intoxicated-although that's no excuse, but anyone can see how sorry she is about it, even without the 'i love you' confession. She's right though, the fate of their relationship is their decission, not the scoobies. Hope they work things out.



Willow and Tara seem to be getting closer, plus Tara knows that Willow is gay.........so, we should be expecting some smoochies soon, yes??



Michelle.x

[wimpy0729]

Wow! Lots of great updates!



Really loved the W/B interaction. Friends should be able to talk like that.



I am still liking the friendship building between Tara and Faith too. At least Tara is willing to give Faith a chance.



The B/F scene outside the Bronze was intense. This doesn't happen to me often, but when Faith told her she loved her, I actually got goosebumps. But then Faith ran off and Buffy's still confused. Poor girls.



Now...back inside the Bronze...we have two other girls who need some attention.



Soon please!



Wimpy

"There was plenty of magic." ~ Tara

[RaVeN]

***Blush***



uhh thanks, just wish I could find someone that thinks that to date lol...



Once again your update was fantastic, I really, really like it and umm wait for the next as quietly as possible. Faith in this seems a lot like I was with my first crush, well I mean I didn't cheat and umm we never really got together past that first kissand, I'll just shut up now ugh..



I need a keyboard that will shock me when I keep typing..

Edited by: RaVeN at: 7/25/04 11:47 am

[sam darls]

OOh great update..Poor Faith..she made a mistake bless her . Love sam xx

"Sometimes things happen between people that you don't really expect. And sometimes the things that are important are the ones that seem the weirdest or the most wrong. And those are the ones that change your life." - Jessie Sammler (Evan Rachel Wood)

[SnoopyDancer]

Title: The New Girl

Summary: Tara moves to Sunnydale, and makes new friends and enemies. AU.

Author: SnoopyDancer (Jenn)

Disclaimer: Not mine. Joss owns them.

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Sorry this ones so short, I promise a longer one next time!



littlecrazy80 – Don’t worry, more Willow and Tara coming up!



veiled isis moon – Well, it all depends on your definition of ‘soon’ Our girls will have smoochies eventually though!



Wimpy – Two other girls inside the Bronze who need attention, you say? I’ll see what I can do



RaVeN – Hey, if you ever do find a keyboard like that, let me know. I could use one sometimes too!



sam darls – Thanks. Poor Faith indeed

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Part 11



Tara sat next to Willow, watching Anya and Xander dance, but every so often her gaze would drift to the redhead. Since Willow had her head turned away from her, all Tara could see was the back of Willow’s hair, but that didn’t bother her. Tara loved Willow’s hair. It looked so shiny and silky and it smelt really nice, like strawberries. Tara wondered what shampoo she used.



Suddenly, Willow turned around, catching Tara off guard. They nearly banged noses, but Tara jerked backwards. Willow laughed.



“Sorry,” she smiled. “Hey, I was thinking; it’s getting boring, sitting here on out lonesome and I don’t think Buffy’s coming back. You wanna go dance?”



Tara started to feel panicky. “Uh…I’m not very good at dancing,” she admitted.



Willow grinned. “Don’t worry, neither am I. Come on.” She stood up and waited for Tara to follow suit, but Tara stayed put.



“I don’t know…”



“Tara, this is my resolve face,” Willow said, and Tara noticed that her expression had gone serious. “It means ‘don’t argue’. Learn it. I’m not taking no for an answer.”



Tara stood up reluctantly. True, part of her was worried she would make a fool out of herself, but Willow’s resolve face was pretty darn cute, and hard to resist.



The two girls made their way out on the dance floor near Anya and Xander. After a bit more persuading from Willow, Tara eventually found herself moving in time to the music, and soon she was enjoying herself. They danced to one more fast song, and then a slow pace song came on. All the dancers broke off into pairs. Willow looked at Tara and grinned.



“Dance with me?” she asked beseechingly.



Tara laughed. “Well, I’m never one to refuse a pretty girl.” Tara was as amazed that she had said that as she was that Willow looked happy about it.



Willow slipped her arms around Tara’s waist, and Tara put hers around the redhead’s neck, and the two of them swayed in unison to the song. Tara felt the urge to pinch herself to make sure this wasn’t a dream, but instead she looked up into Willow’s bright green eyes and smiled.



“Thanks,” she said.



“For what?”



Tara shrugged. “Everything. For showing me around today, and hanging out with me.”



Willow smiled too. “Hey, what are friends for?”



~*~*~



A few feet away, Anya danced with Xander. She looked over at Willow and Tara, who were dancing together also, and grinned.



“Oh, yeah,” she murmured. “They so want each other.”

______



TBC...



~Jenn

[veiled isis moon]

Now if that doesn't mean smoochies, i don't know what does!! They were slow dancing! That's gotta lead to something!

[wimpy0729]

Well, that was short, but it was definitely sweet.



Loved how Willow's resolve face worked on Tara. That would be pretty hard to resist!



Now, how 'bout giving these two just a little more attention...maybe a little walk, maybe in a little out-of-the-way darkened corner, maybe sneaking a little smooch?



Can't wait to see what's next!



Wimpy

"There was plenty of magic." ~ Tara

[Ginner WTluv]

Execllent!! More! More! Wonderful few updates. Loved everything about them. Willow and Tara are soooo cute... and Faith said she loves Buffy! yay!! Can't wait for the next part!!



~ Jen

Helen - Oh please Nikki, be serious!

Nikki - I want to make love you to all night long... is that serious enough?

** Helen and Nikki in "Bad Girls" **

[RaVeN]

short but definatly worth it..



and if I ever find that keyboard ill send one to you as well

[amazonaa]

Those updates were great and its about time faith said something she really meant, but then she ran away, of course.





Great job and Anya saying that. That was hilarious.







brittney

[DreamsToDream]

Oh! Yay Two Updates, Lucky Us!! And They Were Great Too!

Finally The Truth Of Faiths Feelings Came Out. I Love How Anya Knows That They Want Eachother Just From Looking At Them. And How Cute Are They! All Dancing Together N Stuff.

D2D





Dreams To Dream In The Dark Of The Night, When The World Goes Wrong, I Can Still Make It Right...- Dreams To Dream



I Don't Know About You Miss Kitty,But I Feel A Whole Lot Yummier. - Catwoman

[BurningWhiteRose]

I have to say it.



I love Anya. Shes such a great character. She just...Shes a satisfying character, and shes funny at all the right, and wrong, times. I just love her.



So, continue.



For Anya.



Sincerely,

BWR

***

If homosexuals dont reproduce, why are there so many of them?-Jim David

[littlecrazy80]

Great update! <--- Me right now.



*lil´c*

"I am S-E-X-Y" Amber at the FedCon



Sweet Amber ~~~ Amber Board ~~~ Danielle Benson ~~~ Danielle Benson France ~~~ Danielle Board

[Stroke of Luck]

Wow Faith said those 3 magic words woohooo and now the Buffster shouldn't be too stubborn and follow and finally talk to her, without anyone around and without a fight. Its about time, u see that they love each other dearly!



Anya knows so much, i wonder when she will shout it out into their faces hehe we know Anya and i bet she will do it, sooner or later.



Sigh i love W&T together, they are too cute! But hope their friendship will lead to love, soonish



Cu

SoL/Natti

"I wish that you were here or that I were there, or that we were together anywhere!"