New Fic : Fate had to have a Hand in this

[meowkitty2002]

This is my first fic, so please bare with me. There is a lot of story background, but i promise W/T lovin in the end!



Title: Fate had to have a Hand in this

Author : meowkitty2002

Rating PG for now NC-17 later on

Disclaimer: Joss owns willow and tara, and all buffy characters...blah blah, nothing is mine, blah blah,

Feedback: Yes Please

Pairing: Willow/Tara of course

Summary: This fic is totally AU. Tara is accepted to a art / computer school, where she meets Willow. They become instant friends and go through school together. But over the years, their friendship starts to turn into much more.





Chapter 1



"What did I get myself into?"



Tara Maclay looked out the window of the bus and tried to remember all the things that got her to where she was now. She loved art. Always had. She had wanted to pursue a career after high school in art. That's how she heard of Gordon Computer Institute. They had offered her a full paid scholarship to do what she loved. The only catch was that she had to do it by using a computer. "Computer Graphics Interface" is what she was to be learning and GCI had the best CGI department anywhere.



"I guess I'll learn to like computers," Tara told her father when he asked how she was going to pay for college. That's when she told him about the scholarship. She didn't care if he approved, she just wanted to get away from home. And away was what she was. GCI was on the other side of the country.



She was so lost in her own thoughts that she didn't notice the bus pulling to a stop and people filing out.



"Hey, you gonna get off or you just gonna room here?" A girl asked her, snapping her out of her thoughts.



"Huh? Oh, I'm s-s-sorry. I w-was just..." Tara realized that she was the only one still on the bus other than the girl.



"That's okay. I think we're all a little nervous. I'm Willow, by the way." Willow replied as she and Tara stepped off the bus. She pushed her short red hair behind her ear as she extended her hand for Tara to shake.



"Tara," she replied, reaching out to take Willow's hand. 'Wow, one day on campus and I've already made a friend' Tara thought to herself as they made their way in the reception building. 'Maybe this won't be that bad after all.'





Chapter 2



Willow and Tara stuck by each other all through their in-processing at GCI, and came to know a lot about each other. Willow was at GCI also on a scholarship, but not for CGI. She was there to become a computer programmer.



"Hacker is such a strong word. I prefer "accidental info-finder-gal", Willow whispered to Tara after explaining how GCI had heard about her in the first place. Apparently, Willow had gotten into a little trouble at home when she "accidentally" stumbled on some info about the Mayor's drug ring.



"When the FBI asked how I found out I had to tell them, but I didn't get into a lot of trouble, mostly just had to recreate the database to make it harder for hacker's to get into. No big really. That's when GCI called me," Willow finished telling Tara as they walked from the cafeteria.



"Wow. That's r-really cool. I'm not r-really big info-gal when it comes to c-computers. I'll be glad to k-know how to turn it on," Tara laughed as she and Willow picked up their schedules from the main office.



"Well, you can always ask me if you need some extra help. So what classes did you get?" Willow asked as they sat down on the grass outside.



"Just a bunch of computer intro classes, math, and labs. How about you?" Tara asked Willow.



"Well, pretty much the same thing, except mine are advanced computer classes. Hey, maybe we can be study-buddies or something!?!" Willow jumped up and down at the thought of studying with Tara. There was just something about her that she couldn't put her finger on. She was so easy to hang out with.



"That's sounds great. A-and who knows what might happen over the course of the time we're here," Tara replied, receiving a smile from Willow.





Chapter 3



Little did they know how much truth that would hold. The two were literally inseparable. When they weren't in class, the two were right next to each other studying, talking, studying, hanging out, and studying. Over the course of the next two years the girls were at GCI, they became best friends, knowing just about everything there was to know about each other. It was a sad day when school was over.



"I can't believe I'm leaving," Tara told Willow. They were curled up on Willow's bed listening to the radio. Tara was leaving today. With graduation over, she had to go to her new job in New York. It was a great job, she knew it, but leaving her best friend was the hardest thing she thought she would ever have to do.



"I know, but we'll still be able to see and talk to each other. I mean, you'll be in New York, and I'll be in Georgia...but we can visit each other all the time... and there is email...and ...and phones... and ...and ..." Willow trailed off when she realized she was babbling through her tears. Truth be told she was just as torn up about Tara leaving. She was trying to be brave for the both of them, but wasn't having much luck. She had come to know, trust and rely on Tara, and now that they were moving to different parts of the country, the thought alone brought tears to her eyes.



"Oh, Wil, don't cry." Tara said as she pulled Willow into a hug, oblivious to the fact that she was crying just as much as Willow was. "We'll get through this, just like we get though everything else," Tara said pulling back from the embrace to look Willow in the eyes. "Just knowing that you believe in me gives me the strength to know that we will be okay with this. And I believe in you, so we can both know it will be alright." Tara said, wiping the tears away from Willow's face with her thumbs.



"We can do this," Willow relied. She placed her forehead on Tara's and looked into her eyes. At that moment she knew that no matter what, this woman would never leave her. That it was all going to be okay. 'I'll never leave you either' Willow thought to herself, and she and Tara both closed their eyes and savored the moment between the two of them. 'Never', they both thought to themselves.





5 months later...



"Hello? Rosenberg residence", a woman said as she picked up the phone.



"Hi, Mrs. Rosenberg. It's me, Tara," Tara answered in to the receiver. "I was wondering if Willow was there".



"Oh, yes, hello, Tara. It's great to hear from you again. Yes, Willow is here. She is in her room. Do you want me to get her?" Mrs. Rosenberg asked. She had always like Tara, ever since Willow started telling her mother about all the wonderful things she and Willow did while at school. The first time they met it was at graduation, but Sheila Rosenberg felt like Tara was one of her own the way Willow had talked about her.



"Um, sure, but I wanted to talk to you first. Is everything ready for tomorrow?" Tara asked Mrs. Rosenberg. Tara had been planning the surprise ever since she had heard Willow talk about going home for the holidays.



"Oh, yes, Tara. She has no clue whatsoever," Sheila whispered into the receiver. She knew Willow was in the other room, but did it just in case her daughter walked in.



"Great. This is gonna be the biggest surprise. I haven't seen her since graduation. I hope things turn out great," Tara tried hard to keep her enthusiasm down. She would surprise Willow by showing up at her house, and she hoped she would be received with open arms. 'Why am I so happy and anxious to see her?' Tara wondered. 'I mean, yeah, I haven't seen her in months, but...' Tara shrugged the thought off and dismissed the idea.



"Willow! Phone!!" she heard Mrs. Rosenberg yell out as she was pulled from her thoughts.



"Hello? Willow replied when she picked up the phone. She was hoping it was Tara on the phone. She hadn't talked to her since yesterday and was wondering why she hadn't called yet. She was late, albeit only by 5 minutes, but late nonetheless.



"Hey you sexy redhead you!" Tara giggled as she replied to Willow. 'She always did like my quirky sense of humor' Tara thought to herself.



"Tara? HEY!! I'm so glad it's you! I thought you weren't gonna call because I looked up and it was 8:05 and you normally call at 8:00 and I was sad because I wouldn't get to talk to you today, and I thought that something must be wrong or you were hurt or...or... what is so funny? Oh, yeah. Me. Babbling. Again. Okay, shutting up now." Willow finally ended her babble when she heard Tara laughing very loudly on the other end of the phone.



"Sorry. Didn't mean to laugh. It's just Willow-babble is so cute..." Tara replied when Willow finally ended her babble out of breath.



"Now you're just trying to make me feel better. Anyway, I have so much to tell you..." Willow pouted, before jumping into another long rant about life at home.



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Well, that's all for now. Will update tomorrow sometime hopefully.



Kat

Edited by: maudmac  at: 3/21/04 3:09 am

[The Rose24]

Great start. I wonder what the surprise is.



I can't wait to see how they will handle becoming lovers after being best friends for so long.

Tara: My heart doesn't stutter.


Tara: Willow, I got so lost.

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

[sam darls]

Ooh..I like this so far . Love sammi 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)

[lil wiccan]

HEY! i just found ur fic! thanks for the free pizza...heheh...i owe u one... and i love ur fic so far... it's cute... can't wait to see wut happens next!

Edited by: Warduke at: 3/17/04 9:13 am

[meowkitty2002]

Title: Fate had to have a Hand in this

Author : meowkitty2002

Rating PG for now NC-17 later on

Disclaimer: Joss owns willow and tara, and all buffy characters...blah blah, nothing is mine, blah blah,

Feedback: Yes Please

Pairing: Willow/Tara of course

Summary: This fic is totally AU. Tara is accepted to an art / computer school, where she meets Willow. They become instant friends and go through school together. But over the years, their friendship starts to turn into much more.





Chapter 4



“Let me see, let me see…” Willow thought to herself while trying to clean her room, something she had been trying to do all afternoon. She just couldn’t keep her mind on it, though. Her thoughts kept drifting to other things. Well, not other things, just one thing: a certain blonde that was supposed to be calling in about 4 hours and 23 minutes. She just couldn’t stop thinking about her. Everything she had in her room reminded her of Tara, mostly because there were pictures of the two everywhere. Pictures at school, at their dorms, at graduation… not to mention all the little things that reminded her of Tara. A shirt, that was on the bed, the fluffy bed, a bed great for jumping on, she and Tara jumping on the bed, Tara laying on the bed with her doing homework, Tara combing her fingers though her hair and vise versa, the two asleep on the bed after they had fallen asleep watching TV… Willow just couldn’t stop. She had to keep herself busy. She had to get this room clean. Someone was coming to visit, her mom told her, and the whole house had to be clean, including her room. Willow signed, “This is never gonna get done…” picking up a shirt and refolding it for the 3rd time.





Meanwhile…



Tara looked at the directions in her hand one more time. She new that she was almost there. She could just feel Willow’s presence. She hardly could keep still she was so excited. She knew Willow had no idea that she was coming, and that made Tara smile. Willow would be totally surprised and she loved to surprise Willow. Truth be told, she loved everything about Willow. Her smile, her laugh, her weird sense of humor… everything. The two had just instantly bonded and she just knew the two had to have been destined to meet.



“Almost there!” Tara whispered to herself and tried to hold down the giggles that threatened to come up. ‘Okay, turn left here…OOH! There’s Willow house!’ Tara thought to herself as she pulled to a stop in front of Willow’s. She hurriedly got out of the car and ran over to the door. She looked herself over one more time, before raising her hand and knocking on the door.



“Hold on a second,” she heard as the lock on the door was removed and the door opened. “Tara!” Mrs. Rosenberg whispered when she saw the blonde at the door. “I was wondering when you were gonna get here. First things first,” she said as she wrapped Tara in a hug. “Willow will be so surprised to see you. Okay, hide over there,” Mrs. Rosenberg told Tara, pointing over to the couch.



“Willow Danielle Rosenberg! I thought I told you to clean up this mess!!” Sheila yelled up the stairs. Tara heard Willow’s mumbled reply, followed by more from Mrs. Rosenberg. “I can’t believe you left this big mess in the living room! Get down here and clean this up now!” she finished as Willow came bounding down the stairs.



“Geez, mom! What mess? I don’t see anything!” Willow replied as she scanned the living room. Tara couldn’t hold her excitement in any longer, and chose that moment to jump out from behind the couch. “Oh, my God! Tara? Is that really you? Oh, Tara!” Willow yelled as she ran over to the couch and enveloped Tara in a huge hug.



Tara, who wasn’t expecting such force behind the hug, toppled to the ground, bringing Willow along with her. “ OPH! Well, I guess you’re happy to see me, huh?” Tara asked as she hugged Willow, while lying on the floor. Tara realized that she was in no hurry to get up, and apparently neither was Willow.



Willow was still in shock from seeing Tara there, and even more in shock to be in her arms. “Oh, Tara, I’m REALLY, REALLY infinity REALLY happy to see you! I can’ believe that you’re here!” Willow whispered into Tara’s ear. The smell of Tara’s shampoo was definitely something she missed. ‘Mmmm… It smells so good… Willow thought to herself, but didn’t pull away, but hugged Tara even closer. ‘I don’t care if I never move again, as long as Tara is here…right here…right…’ Willow finished her inner babble when a thought dawned on her.



“Wait a sec,” Willow asked cocking her eyebrow in what Tara called “her thinking face”. “You’ve never been to my house before…How did you…?” Willow looked around at her mother who just smiled.



“Well, Tara and I have been conspiring about this for the last week or so. Tara wanted to keep it a secret so she could surprise you, which in all fairness…she did,” Sheila Rosenberg answered her daughter, never removing the smile from her face.



“Oh, okay then,” Willow replied, moving off Tara and getting to her feet, pulling Tara up with her. She knew how much Tara loved to surprise her, and she knew her mom would get a kick in helping. She was so excited about Tara being there she didn’t care about anything else.



“Well, now that you’ve successfully tackled me, can I get a normal hug?” Tara asked as she reached over and gave Willow a massive hug. ‘Mmmm… I’m so glad Willow is happy. I’m so glad I’m here with Willow’, Tara thought as she pulled Willow closer.



Willow just melted into the hug, letting herself be lost in Tara. They stayed like that for what seemed like forever before they realized that they were not alone, and slowly pulled away.



“So how long are you staying?” Willow asked excitedly. She knew of so many things they could do if Tara was in town for a few days. Willow’s mind raced with the possible places and activities that she could show Tara…



“Well, my flight leaves in a couple of days, so until New Years. I still have to spend at least one day with my family,” Tara said as she rolled her eyes at the thought of having to spend time with her father. She loved spending time with her mother, but her father had her mother so depressed that she didn’t like to be bothered. Tara shrugged off the thought of her family, “But that is 3 days that it is just me and you…” Tara said, giving Willow a smile.



“3 whole days?!? Wow! There is so much we can do! We can…can go downtown… and go shopping… and …and go to the museum…and …and the arcade… and…and…” Willow started babbling. Tara just stood back and tried not to giggle, giving Mrs. Rosenberg a look, who was trying to do the same. “… and then we can go meet my friends… and we can stay up all night talking…and OOH! We can eat Chinese food…and I can make everybody at work jealous because I got to hang out with you! Well, not everybody but the ones that went to school with us, and …and…” Willow continued to babble oblivious to her mother and Tara.



Tara was trying her hardest not to laugh, but she couldn’t hold her laugher any longer, especially after Willow took a deep breath and continued to ramble on. Both Tara and Mrs. Rosenberg started laughing so hard that they fell onto the floor, before Willow even realized what was going on.



“Oh, so now you’re gonna laugh at me, huh? Well, we’ll see what we can do about that!” Willow said as she jumped down onto the floor and tackled Tara. She wrestled her until she had her pinned on the floor and proceeded to tickle the daylights out of her.

Edited by: meowkitty2002 at: 3/15/04 12:26 pm

[Sheba]

Oh this is a really good start...my girlfriend surprised me once....don't we all just LOVE surprises?! Can't wait to see where this one goes...More soon please???

[sam darls]

Aww..Cute update . Love sammi 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)

[Yellow Crayon]

Very very cute. Gotta love all that W/T goodness.



Smoochies?!

[tinnakaren]

I have to agree with everyone else - This is so cute. The background stuff moved pretty swiftly - are they just friends and not even aware that they could be attracted to each other? Or subconsciously in love and just don't know it?



And yeah, I know... wait and see *sigh*

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Tinna Karen

-tölvunörd í fyrsta ættlið

[lil wiccan]

AWWW....CUTE!!.... Tara is soooooooooooo sweet....surpising Willow like that...MORE MORE!!!

Edited by: Warduke at: 3/17/04 9:13 am

[thesongwriter]

hey there!!



i absolutely love it!!!

please more, real soon!!!!





bb sam

[meowkitty2002]

Title: Fate had to have a Hand in this

Author : meowkitty2002

Rating PG for now NC-17 later on

Disclaimer: Joss owns willow and tara, and all buffy characters...blah blah, nothing is mine, blah blah,

Feedback: Yes Please

Pairing: Willow/Tara of course

Summary: This fic is totally AU. Tara is accepted to an art / computer school, where she meets Willow. They become instant friends and go through school together. But over the years, their friendship starts to turn into much more.





Chapter 5



The sun was shining through the window, directly onto Tara’s face as she awoke. ‘Man, what time is it?’ Tara thought to herself. She opened one eye up and looked at the alarm clock on Willow’s dresser. ‘10:30!?! Oh, no. Willow said she wanted to go downtown today. We were supposed to wake up at like 9:00!’ Tara thought to herself as she closed her eyes and tried to ignore the sun shining. ‘Oh, well. As long as we make it sometime today, I don’t think Willow will worry,’ Tara finished her thought. It was only when she tried to stretch that she realized that she was pinned down and couldn’t move.



‘What the…’ Tara thought as she opened her eyes to see why she couldn’t move. What she saw brought a smile to her face. Willow was draped across her, with her head lying on Tara’s chest, directly under her chin. Some time during the night Willow had snuggled up to Tara, thinking that she was only a dream, and if she lost contact with her, she would disappear. Willow and Tara had always been close when they were together. They had no problem sharing a small bed, or showing each other affection in public, whether it be just simple hugging or pushing hair behind the other’s ear. Tara draped her arms around Willow and pulled her close to her, giving her a good morning hug. “Willow… sweetie, we need to get up. It’s already 10:30,” Tara whispered as she ran her fingers through bright red hair.



“Oommhh…don’t wanna…sleepy…” Willow grumbled as she just pulled Tara tightly around her and refused to move. She new this game all too well with Tara. The two would lay in bed after staying up all night and Tara usually had to pull her out of bed. Just as Willow expected, Tara rolled Willow until she was lying on the bed, and Tara was straddling her. “But it’s still early. We don’t have to get up, do we?” Willow grumbled as she pulled the pillow out from under her head and covered her face to block out the sun.



Tara just laughed at Willow’s sleepiness. “Come on, Wil. We’re gonna go downtown. You’re gonna show me around… remember? But we gotta get out of bed before we can do that…” Tara whispered into Willow’s ear, pulling the pillow off of Willow’s face, just to have it pulled right back on. ‘Okay, something has definitely got to be done here’, Tara thought as she quickly jumped off of Willow. ‘Ha, I know just what to do to get her up…’ Tara grinned as she made her evil plan. Before Willow could even think about arguing anymore, Tara ran over to the other side of the bed and picked up the mattress, dumping Willow out onto the floor.



“AAHHH!! OPH!! Tara! I can’t believe you did that! You haven’t done that to me in years, and I can’t believe I forgot that you would do it either,” Willow yelled as she tried to untangle herself from all of the covers that had been dumped on top of her. Willow thought back to the first time that Tara had pulled this evil stunt on her.



“Willow! Come on! You gotta get out of bed! We’re supposed to be at study group in 20 minutes. You already made us late last week, and I don’t wanna get in trouble again!” Tara yelled to Willow as she walked through the door of Willow’s dorm room. After knocking for what seemed like forever, Tara knew that Willow must of still been lying in bed. She also knew that the reason for her still being in bed was probably the fact that she had stayed up until 3 in the morning talking to the blonde on the phone. Tara had also woken up late, which was the reason that she had run over to Willow’s room to make sure she was awake, only to find her still passed out in her bed.



Willow knew that Tara had come in the room, but didn’t make any attempt to get out of bed. She knew she had study group in less than half an hour, but she didn’t care. She just wanted to see what all Tara would do to get her out of bed. She planned on staying like that to find out just what Tara would do.



“Willow! Willow! Wil-low!” Tara said as she sat down next to Willow and tried to shake her awake. When Willow didn’t do much more than grumble, she knew that Willow was awake and messing with her. ‘Okay, she wants to play it this way, huh?’ Tara thought to herself, trying to come up with a plan on how to get the redhead out of bed. Then it hit her. ‘I’m am so evil’ Tara thought to herself as she got off the bed.



“Well, I guess since I can’t get Willow to wake up, there is only one other thing to do…” Tara sighed as she walked over to the other side of the bed.



Willow smiled when she figured out that she had won. Tara had given up trying to get her to wake up, and that fact brought a smile to her face. It was right about that time that Willow found herself falling, falling off of her bed and onto the floor. Sitting up as soon as she hit the floor, she could hear laughing as she tried to untangle herself from the blanket that she was tied up in. When she finally got the blanket untangled with herself, she looked up to see Tara sitting on the bed, laughing hysterically.



“That wasn’t funny, ya know. I was about to get up…” Willow pouted, as she stood up to look at Tara, who was still laughing.



“I know, but I had to do it. It was just calling out to me to do it,” Tara said through her giggles. “Now, come on. We’re gonna be late if you don’t hurry your slow butt up!” Tara said as she walked over to Willow’s backpack and picked it up, shooing Willow into her closet.



Willow smiled as she remembered times spent will Tara at school. There were many times when Tara had to force Willow to get out of bed. When she wasn’t dumping her out of bed, she was pouring cold water on her, she would tickle her, and the worst one being when she would just jump on top of her and beat her with pillows. Willow, of course, always got her payback when Tara was least expecting it.



“What are you smiling about?” Tara asked as she walked over to help Willow up off the floor. She too was remembering all the fun times they had in school. All the late night talks, and things that were just them. That was one of the reason the two got along so well, was because no one else understood them. They were both sort of outsiders, but only because they weren’t gotten by other people. No one else understood their weird sense of humor, except for very few other friends.



“Just remembering the first time you did that to me. Ya know, when we were late for study group? I remember how shocked I was that you actually did it…” Willow answered Tara, reaching up to take the hand that Tara offered her. Willow slowly got to her feet, and looked over at the blonde. ‘I wasn’t dreaming. She really is here’ Willow thought as she pulled Tara into a hug. It was only a small hug, and she pulled back to look Tara in the eyes.



“Well, I see you’re not mad at me. What was that for?” Tara asked Willow as she pulled away from the hug, grasping Willow’s hands. She unconsciously rubbed her thumb on the back of Willows hands, as Willow squeezed Tara’s fingers.



“Nothing. I was just thinking that this wasn’t a dream, and how much I am glad that you’re here,” Willow replied as Tara ran her hands down her arm, grasping her fingers. Willow squeezed Tara’s fingers to let her know how much she appreciated Tara friendship.



“No, sweetie. You’re not dreaming. I really am here, and I’m not going anywhere,” Tara said as she let go of one of Willow’s hands to run her fingers through Willows short red hair. “But maybe we need to get ready to go. Aren’t you’re friends supposed to be meeting us later?” Tara asked.



“Oh, crap! I totally forgot!” Willow said as she ran around the room trying to find her clothes to wear. Tara just shook her head and giggled as she watched Willow run around the room.



“See, you laugh at people way too much. One day, somebody is gonna just…” Willow said as she quickly ran at Tara and threw her onto the bed, pinning her arms above her head, while straddling her lower body. “…throw you down and tickle you senseless!!” Willow finished, as she started to tickle Tara. Willow knew that Tara was incredibly ticklish, and always knew exactly how to get her going the worst.



“Stop! Stop! Okay, okay! I give, I give!” Tara managed to get out through her giggles. When Tara was finally able to open her eyes, all she saw was the green of Willow’s eyes looking down at her. ‘I could get lost in those eyes,’ Tara thought to herself, as her breathing finally started to return to normal. ‘She is so close … I could just kiss her right now...’ Tara thought to herself. ‘Wait, why am I thinking about kissing her?’



Willow finally let Tara off the hook and stopped tickling her. When she did, she looked down at Tara and realized just how close Tara was to her. ‘Wow. What is it about her that I just can’t pull my eyes away from her gaze? She is just so beautiful, and her lips are so close…I wonder what it would be like to kiss those lips?’ Willow thought as she found herself getting closer to those lips.



Tara could feel the heat between her and Willow, and didn’t move when she realized that those lips that she was looking at were slowly getting closer. ‘Is she gonna kiss me? Oh, my gosh, I think she is! I can’t wait to have those lips on mine…’ Tara thought to herself as she entwined her fingers with Willow’s that were above her head.



“Willow!! Tara!! Buffy, Riley, and Xander are here!” Mrs. Rosenberg yelled from the bottom of the stairs, pulling Willow and Tara out of their own little world.



“I guess that means we gotta get dressed, unless you wanna go out in our pajamas,” Tara said to Willow, giving her a small smile.



“Yeah, I guess so,” Willow replied as she slowly got off of Tara, and pulled her off the bed. “Hold on a second, mom! We’ll be down in a few minutes!” Willow yelled out her door, as she and Tara got ready to go out with her friends.

[amazonaa]

hey



o my god!!



i love this story. keep going its really good.







brittney

[Spikeizmine87]

Can I say MORE PLEASE! One of the cutest w/t fics ive read in a while! I dont think i can wait too long for an update but soon yeah? I love it!!

-Rose

The only thing I hate in the world, is people who are dishonest with themselves. And people who smell.

[The Rose24]

Love the W/T friendship so far. Please keep it up.

Tara: My heart doesn't stutter.


Tara: Willow, I got so lost.

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

[Taras Shadow]

I gotta say that I like Mrs. Rosenberg in this fic, however, she had absolute bad timing!



Other than that, no words can describe how much I'm enjoying this fic. Love it!



~Holly~

"I was born 'normal'...life made me strange." - Marina

"I am a tongue whore...you gave me tongue, what am I supposed to do...sit back and keep my mouth shut?" -Me-

"I know who you really are...you're the one who cries when you're alone." - Where Will You Go? - Evanescence

[Shandem]

Hello



I just wanted to say....

I LOVE THIS FIC!!!! its so sweet and cute and funny and happy and everything good. So since I like your story so much you get one of my coolness awards

there you go one coolness award



again great fic

Shandem

Willow: I was trying to program in some new puns, and I kind of ended up with word salad.

[Shandem]

oh and one more thing....Tara and WIllow have to kiss soon.....please

heheheheh cheers

Willow: I was trying to program in some new puns, and I kind of ended up with word salad.

[mxgirl314]

I love your fic. Hope you update soon. I wonder whats gonna happen next

[lil wiccan]

I LOVE UR FIC!!! .... i love how willow and tara's relationship is growing to something more...hehheh... they're soo cute together... can't wait til they get together...hehehhe...update soon? please... ^_^

Edited by: Warduke at: 3/17/04 9:06 am

[sam darls]

Awww..cute update..I loved it. Love sammi 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)

[BohemianKitten]

So cute! So sweet! So wonderful! More must follow, and soon!



and Forever

[thesongwriter]

hey there!!!



just wanted to say someting but i'm gonna make it short..



I TOTALLY LOVE IT!!!!!



i really like the idea of willow and tara being very good friends before they start a relationship...

it's so different falling in love with someone who knows you and respects you on that kinda level..



please keep going!!! you're doing a great job!



bb sam

[meowkitty2002]

Title: Fate had to have a Hand in this

Author : meowkitty2002

Rating PG for now NC-17 later on

Disclaimer: Joss owns willow and tara, and all buffy characters...blah blah, nothing is mine, blah blah,

Feedback: Yes Please

Pairing: Willow/Tara of course

Summary: This fic is totally AU. Tara is accepted to an art / computer school, where she meets Willow. They become instant friends and go through school together. But over the years, their friendship starts to turn into much more.







Chapter 6



“Hey guys!” Willow said as she and Tara finally came down the stairs. It had taken them about 10 minutes to get dressed, mostly because they kept glancing over at the other one and started giggling.



“Hey Wil!” Buffy said as she reached over and gave Willow a hug. “So is this the famous Tara that you haven’t stopped talking about since you came home?” Buffy asked while looking over at Tara. When Tara looked at Willow and smiled, Willow started to blush.



“Uh… yeah. Tara, this is my best friend Buffy, her boyfriend Riley, and Xander, who I’ve known my entire life. Guys, this is Tara,” Willow finished as Tara gave a smile wave.



“H-hi… W-willow has told me all about you g-guys,” Tara said nervously. She always was nervous around new people. When Willow noticed Tara stuttered, she reached over and rubbed Tara’s arm.



“Don’t worry. They won’t bite… well, they might, but that’s only each other,” Willow told Tara as she pointed between Buffy and Riley, receiving a slug in the arm from Buffy.



“Hey, that is so not true… okay, maybe it is, but that was only once… no, twice, but you get my point, don’t you? Buffy said as she gave Willow a ‘I’m so gonna get you’ looks.



“You have a point?” Willow asked sarcastically, feigning shock. Tara just giggled at the playful banter between Willow and Buffy.



“Anyway, are we ready to go yet? Down town is just screaming to have us go shopping,” Buffy said after her and Willow finally quit arguing.



“Yep, I think so. I’m just gonna run and get my jacket. Tara, you can go out to the car with them. I’ll be out in a second,” Willow said as she ran back up the stairs. When she got to the top, she looked back and saw Buffy and Tara walking out giggling, probably about Willow. ‘I’m glad those two are getting along’, Willow thought to herself, before heading into her room.



When she came back down, she saw that Xander was still standing there, waiting for her to get back. “Hi, Wil,” Xander said, pushing his hands down into his pockets, looking at the floor. “I figured I would wait on you.” Xander finished, finally looking at her.



“Uh…Hi, Xander. Um… okay,” Willow replied as she pulled her jacket on and headed out the door. ‘Okay, why is he acting kinda funny today? He’s barely said two words, that is so not like him,’ Willow thought to herself as she reached the car and climbed in next to Tara. ‘I’ll ask Buffy about it later’, Willow added, looking at Tara and smiling, immediately forgetting the funny vibe she was getting from Xander.





Later that day…



“Man, am I stuffed!” Buffy said as the waitress took away all their plates. The group had spent the morning exploring all of the shops in the mall, then decided that they were hungry, so they stopped somewhere to eat. Buffy, who had just finished her second plate of food, was sitting next to Riley and Xander. Willow was between Xander and Tara. Buffy, Riley and Xander were deep in conversation, not paying any attention to Willow and Tara.



“Yeah, I think I ate too much,” Willow grumbled as she looked over and pouted to Tara. Tara just gave her a sad pout, and leaned over to whisper in her ear. When she pulled back, Willow was giggling, trying not to bring attention to herself and Tara.



“Aw… poor baby. Do you want me to rub your tummy?” Tara whispered into Willow’s ear, hearing the red head try to keep her giggles to herself. She pulled back just as Willow looked at her, smiling.



“You are so bad, you know that, right?” Willow whispered to Tara, who was still smiling. Willow lightly kicked Tara up under the table, smiling evilly as Tara feigned shock.



“Why, Mrs. Rosenberg, are you trying to play footsie with me?” Tara asked as she raised one eyebrow, and gave Willow an evil grin back. “What would your friends say?” Tara whispered to Willow, as she moved her foot over to where Willow was and rubbed it up Willow’s leg once, getting an even bigger evil smile from Willow.



“What if I was? Would you stop if I told you I didn’t care what they said?” Willow whispered back, as she began to do the same to Tara’s leg. ‘Two can play this game’, Willow thought to herself.



“So, Willow, are you gonna be at the party tomorrow night?” Xander asked, as he started to look over at Willow nervously. He knew he had to do something to get her attention. He had been too nervous and shy to really talk to her. Even though Buffy and Riley had told him to just get the guts to just tell her how he felt, he just couldn’t bring himself to do it.



“Huh? Oh, yeah. I wouldn’t miss it for anything,” Willow replied to Xander, as she and Tara gave one last giggle, and pulled away from each other.



“Party?” Tara asked looking curiously at Willow. ‘Willow’s mom never told me about a party,’ Tara thought to herself. She looked to Willow to answer her question.



“Oh, yeah. I totally forgot about it. My parents are throwing me a sort of coming home / new years eve party. It’ll be a lot of fun. It’s tomorrow night, so you’ll be able to come!!” Willow finished when the thought of Tara being at her party finally hit her. ‘Yay! Tara will be at my party!” Willow thought excitedly to herself.



“Cool. Count me in. Are you gonna be there, Xander?” Tara asked, looking over at the black haired boy. Of all Willow’s friends, this one was the least like she had described. Willow had always told her that he was loud and liked to talk, but he had barely said 5 words all day.



“Yeah, I wouldn’t miss Wil’s big party, now would I?” Xander said, moving his foot over to nudge Willow’s. ‘Maybe I’ll actually get the courage to ask her to dance, or maybe tell her how I feel,’ he thought to himself.



Willow leaned over to whisper in Tara’s ear. “Okay, you win. No more footsie under the table,” Willow whispered and pulled away to look at Tara, who just look at her in confusion.



“Uh, Willow, my feet are over here. I’m not playing footsie with you…” Tara said as she looked at Willow.



Then she figured out who was playing footsie with her. ‘Oh, my gosh! Xander was playing footsie with me! I need to talk to Buffy,’ Willow thought as she opened her mouth. “Bathroom break, girls!” Willow said as she started pushing Tara out of the booth to go to the bathroom, pulling her to the bathroom with her.



“Okay. We’ll be right back, guys,” she said as she got out of the booth and followed Willow and Tara to the bathroom. When she walked in, she was attacked by Willow. “Whoa, Wil. What’s the big?” she asked.



“Okay, what is the deal with Xander? He has been acting funny all day, and I think he was just trying to play footsie with me under the table,” Willow babbled as she looked at Buffy for an answer.



“Oh, yeah. About that…well… Will, he sorta kinda has a little crush on you. I was gonna tell you about it, but it slipped my mind. I didn’t think he’d really be brave enough to do anything about it,” Buffy said as she started playing with the tiles under her feet.



“What?!? Xander has a crush on me?!? Oh, no. But he’s been my friend for years. I don’t like him like that. Are you sure?” Willow whined as she made Buffy look at her.



“Pretty sure. He told me and Riley about it a yesterday. We kinda told him that we would help him…” Buffy left the sentence hanging as she waited to Willow to explode on her.



“YOU WHAT?!? Buffy, you know that I don’t like him…like that! What am I gonna do? I don’t wanna hurt his feelings…” Willow said as she jumped up on the counter and put her face in her hands.



“I don’t know, Wil. Think about it. He’s not that bad a guy,” Buffy said as she went into a stall, right about the time that Tara came out of one. Tara went over to the sink to wash her hands, when she saw Willow sitting on the counter. After washing her hands, she walked over to Willow and put a hand on her shoulder.



“It’ll be okay, Willow. You just have to let him know that you’re not interested. I’m sure he’ll get the hint after a while,” Tara said as she began to run her hand up and down Willow’s arm, trying to comfort her. When Willow looked up at her finally, she rested her hands on top of Willow’s legs.



“I know. It just kinda caught me off guard,” Willow pouted, as she looked up at Tara. ‘But I’ll get over it. As long as you’re here to help me…’ Willow thought as an evil grin spread across her face.



Tara saw Willow’s “I’m-really-evil-and-I-have-something-evil-planned” face, and quirked her eyebrow. “What? You have that ‘evil scheming’ face on. What are you gonna do?” Tara asked as she tried to figure out what Willow was thinking. ‘Oh, no. When she gets that face, nothing good can come from it. Every time I’ve seen that face, we’ve gotten into trouble’, Tara thought to herself. ‘But it’s always been for an interesting reason…’ Tara thought as she gave Willow a small grin. “Oh, this should be interesting…” Tara said as she saw Buffy come out of the stall.



“What should be interesting?” Buffy asked as she washed her hands. Buffy didn’t know Tara that well, but anything that involved Willow’s brain was definitely something to be in on.



“Oh, nothing. We were just talking about later tonight when we go out on the town. Ya know, just me and Tara. She’s never been in a big city, so it...uh… should be interesting, right Tara?” Willow said, as she shot Tara a look that said ‘just say yes, just say yes!’, and hoped Tara got it.



“Yeah. Just us hanging out. Ya know how Willow is…” Tara answered Buffy, giving her a smile. ‘God, I hope she doesn’t see right through us!’ Tara thought to herself.



“Oh, okay. Well, we better get back out there to the guys. They might come looking for us…” Buffy said as she walked out the door. Tara, who gave Willow another smile, grabbed Willow’s hands and dragged her back out to hang with her friends.



“Well, guys, I hate to break up our fun, but I gotta go to work in a little while,” Xander said as the girls finally came out to rejoin them. He gave Willow a small smile, and tried not to blush. “But I’ll definitely be there tomorrow night for the party. If I don’t see you before then, I hope you have a fun time with Willow, Tara,” Xander said as he got out of the booth. He gave Buffy a hug, before walking over to Willow and giving her a bigger hug. “Bye, Wil”.



“Uh, yeah. Bye Xander. See you tomorrow night,” Willow said as Xander pulled away from the hug. She gave a look over to Buffy that said ‘I am so gonna kill you’, and one to Tara that said ‘Help me!’.



“Bye Xander. Hope you have fun at work,” Tara said to Xander, receiving a smile in return. Xander waved one last time to the group before heading out of the restaurant.



“Yeah, we gotta go, too. We’ve got some, uh… stuff to do,” Buffy said as she and Riley gave each other a look. Buffy gave Willow and Tara a hug, before dragging Riley out of the restaurant, leaving a giggling Willow and Tara.



“I told you they were always all over each other. I’m surprised they actually got through a whole meal without making out,” Willow said as she and Tara walked out the restaurant. “But now it is just you and me. So let’s have some quality best friend time, and spend some serious money!” Willow finished as the two started walking down the street.



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Well, that's all for now. Will try to update soon!



Kat



"I like my demons. I consider them close personal friends. In fact we enjoy each others company immensely."

-Amber Benson, "Chance"

Edited by: meowkitty2002 at: 3/17/04 9:04 am

[MorgainePriestessOfAvalon]

I am so loving this story!! I was wondering why you left Anya out and now I know why! Hehe Xander has a crush on Wil.



NO ???? Sometime soon? Like in the next chapter?

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If at first you don't succeed, cheat, repeat until caught, and then lie!

[The Rose24]

Loving the story. I am glad you put Buffy and Riley together (I know minority) because in the long run, he is the better choice for Buffy.

Tara: My heart doesn't stutter.


Tara: Willow, I got so lost.

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

[lil wiccan]

OOO... willow is very very sneeky.... hmmm... me like... heheh... i wonder wut she's goin to do.... ... CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT UPDATE!!!

Edited by: Warduke at: 3/17/04 9:06 am

[sam darls]

I loved that update, so lovely..and Willow..hehe. Can't wait for more. Love sammi 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)

[Seldomly Naughty]

Awww that's so cute..Xander has a little crush..I guess no he knows how Willow feels...good riddings Captain America....So Tara and Willow are trying to figure out this attraction between each other...I hope great minds think alike...It seems very funny how Buffy and Riley are together but really not in this one..I hope Tara has a certain friend named Faith for our blonde miniture wrestler (Buffy).



Update soon...great fic...



Tisha

[meowkitty2002]

Title: Fate had to have a Hand in this

Author : meowkitty2002

Rating PG for now NC-17 later on

Disclaimer: Joss owns willow and tara, and all buffy characters...blah blah, nothing is mine, blah blah,

Feedback: Yes Please

Pairing: Willow/Tara of course

Summary: This fic is totally AU. Tara is accepted to an art / computer school, where she meets Willow. They become instant friends and go through school together. But over the years, their friendship starts to turn into much more.





Chapter 7



Tara ran up the stairs and walked over to Willow’s door. “Willow, are you ready yet?” Tara said as she walked into Willow’s room. The sight she saw made her freeze. Willow was dancing around her room with her headphones on her head, with her CD player in her hand. But that wasn’t what made Tara freeze. It was the fact that Willow was dancing around in her new pants and her black bra. ‘Oh, my gosh! She is so cute…and goofy. Look at that skin… it looks so soft, I could just eat it up…’ Tara thought to herself as she finally got over the shock of seeing Willow. Sure, she had seen Willow like this before, but there was something different this time. She felt drawn to Willow.



Willow, who was still dancing around the room, was oblivious that Tara was there. ‘Hmm…hmmm…la la la… I can’t wait for the party. I’m gonna have so much fun. I’ll get to dance around and act goofy… heh, goofy. Goofy Tara… dancing with Tara, all close and everything. I hope she doesn’t freak when I tell her my plan. I just hope she’ll be comfortable and won’t act all funny around me,’ Willow thought to herself. ‘I wonder where Tara is… she’s probably running around downstairs…’ Willow thought to herself as she finally turned around… and saw Tara. “AAHH!! Tara! How long have you been standing there?” Willow thought as she picked up a pillow and threw it at Tara.



“Not long…’but I am Beautiful, no matter what you say…” Tara said, as she danced around the room, singing like Willow had been a few seconds before. Willow looked at her, in shock. ‘She is so funny when she does that…’ Tara thought as she went over to the bed, picking up Willow’s shirt and throwing it at her. “Now come on. You don’t wanna be late for your own party now, do you?” ‘You think you’d be on time for something in your life…’ Tara thought as Willow was pulling her shirt over her head. Looking down at her own shirt, she said, “I can’t believe you talked me into wearing this thing!”





“What? I think it’s cute. And hey! I have the same shirt, so we’re like twins…” Willow said as she stood up and dragged Tara over to her mirror. “See, we’re cute look-a-like twins! Except for the fact that you’re a little taller and have blonde hair, and I am a little smaller and have bright red hair…heh heh” Willow finished her babble and put her arm around Tara’s waist.



“Yeah. I guess we do look kinda cute…” Tara said as she put her arm around Willow’s neck, pulling her head towards her, until they were cheek to cheek. “…but I look cuter…” she said as she let go of Willow.



“Hmmm… that is yet to be decided, Miss Maclay,” Willow said as she turned to look at Tara, sliding her other arm to rest on Tara’s hip. Tara, in turn, put her other arm around Willow’s neck.



“Oh, really, and who is the deciding factor?” Tara said flirtatiously, looking into Willow’s eyes. ‘Am I flirting with her? Is she flirting with me? And why am I not freaked that she is flirting with me and I with her? Oh, those eyes… they are so green and so deep… I could look into them forever…’ Tara thought as she was pulled closer to Willow.



“Well, that would be me, of course. It is my vote that says if you are beautiful…” Willow said as she pulled Tara closer to her, still looking deep into her blue eyes. ‘Did I just call her beautiful? It’s true, but did I just say it? Am I flirting with her? It doesn’t look like she minds, but…Oh, those eyes… those gorgeous blue eyes…’ Willow thought as she gave Tara a small smile.



“You think I’m beautiful?” Tara said as she quirked her eyebrow, looking deeper into Willow’s eyes, her voice sounding far away. ‘She thinks I’m beautiful…yay!’ Tara thought to herself.



“Tara, you know that you are. I don’t have to tell you for you to know that,” Willow whispered to Tara. As she did, she finished pulling Tara to her and moved her head to rest on Tara’s shoulder, wrapping her arms the rest of the way around her back.



“Mmmm… this isn’t helping you get ready. You’re mom sent me up here to check on you, now I’m aiding and abetting you,” Tara said softly as she pulled away, her arms trailing down Willow’s arms, to grasp her hands. ‘Mmm… soft Willow-hands…’ Tara thought to herself.



“You’re right,” Willow said, glancing over to the clock. “Oh, my gosh! Why didn’t you tell me what time it was? I’ve only got 15 minutes before we’re supposed to be leaving!” Willow said and she let go of Tara and started running around her room frantically. “Ta-ra…” Willow pouted as Tara started to giggle. When she finished getting ready, she and Tara ran down the stairs to go to the party.



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“Hey, what tunes do you have to listen to?” Willow said as she and Tara pulled out from in front of Willow’s house. Tara pointed to a CD case in the floorboard.



“They’re in there,” she said as she pointed. Willow picked up the case and started looking through it. “You might think I’m even weirder than I was when we were at GCI. This…is my new favorite CD,” Tara said as she pulled out a burned CD. “It’s from the musical episode of Joan the Vampire Slayer. Yeah, I know… I used to think that was the dumbest show, but I kinda love it now,” Tara said as she looked over at Willow, who was smiling. “Have you ever heard this CD?”



“Ha ha. That’s funny. You know I have this CD,” Willow said as she looked over at Tara, placing it in the CD player.



“You do?” Tara asked as she pressed the play button.



“Uh, yeah. YOU bought it for me, don’t you remember?” Willow said, as her mind went back to the day in question.





“Hey, Will. I’m going to the mall with a few girls from class. Do you wanna come with?” Tara asked as she finished breakfast with Willow.



“Nah, I can’t. I got a paper that I need to get into research mode for,” Willow said as they walked out of the cafeteria. “Might take a while…”



“Oh, okay. Do you want me to get you anything?” Tara asked as they made their way across campus.



“Oh, yeah. But you don’t have to if you don’t want to,” Willow said as they walked.



“What?” Tara asked, trying to get Willow to tell her.



“Um, okay. I went to look at the music store on campus, but they didn’t have it. Then I went some where else, not the mall, and they didn’t have it either. So, I was wondering, that if when you were at the mall, you could look for the new “Joan the Vampire Slayer: And all that Jazz!” CD for me…” Willow babbled as they neared her room. She new that Tara thought that was the dumbest show on TV, but still wanted to ask.



“What? No way am I gonna be seen in public buying that CD,” Tara joked as they walked to Willow’s door. Willow pulled her keys out and opened the door.



“Okay, no big. I’ll probably just go some time later to get it,” Willow said as she walked into her room, shrugging it off. She figured that Tara would NEVER buy that CD for her, but just wanted to get a rise out of the blonde. “So, you gonna come by after you finish shopping?”



“Yeah. I shouldn’t be too long. I’ll see you in a little while,” Tara said as she gave Willow a hug and walked out the door.



Later that day…



A knock on Willow’s door brought Willow out of research mode. She figured it was Tara, and decided to sit up on her bed. Just as she did, Tara walked through the door. “Hey, have fun at the mall? Willow asked as Tara sat down next to her.



“Yeah, and I got you a present,” Tara said, as she handed a bag over to Willow, who eyed her suspiciously. “Just open it, you goof.”



“Okay, but only because you asked nicely,” Willow said as she unwrapped whatever was in the bag. What she saw shocked her more than anything. “Oh, my gosh, Tara! You bought me the CD! I thought you said, and I quote, ‘no way am I gonna be seen in public buying that CD’?” Willow finished, giving Tara a hug.



“Yeah, I know, but I was in the music store, and I saw it, so I just decided to make you smile. And you know that is saying something for me to buy that thing,” Tara said as she gave Willow a smile. “You so owe me!” Tara laughed, as she pulled away from Willow and tried to act all serious. It lasted a whole two seconds, before she busted out laughing.



“Oh, yeah, I remember now. I can’t believe I forgot that,” Tara said as Willow finished ‘remembering’ for the both of them. They pulled into a parking lot and got out of the car. Tara walked over to Willow’s side of the car, and waited for the redhead to get out. “So, have you heard anything from your stalk- I’m mean lover-boy?” Tara said as they slowly walked down the street.



“Ha ha ha… you’re a comedian… ha ha…” Willow laughed hysterically, before turning serious and adding, “That is SO not funny, Tara. And no, I haven’t. But I have an excellent solution if Buffy and Riley start in on me about Xander,” Willow said as they rounded the corner to see a club in the distance, and came to a stop to look at Tara.



“Oh, really, and what would that be?” Tara asked as she too spotted the club, stopping next to Willow, looking at her curiously.



“I’m just gonna tell them that you’re my girlfriend,” Willow said as seriously as she could manage, and started walking again, leaving Tara standing there looking at her with a blank look on her face.



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Don't ya just love a good cliffhanger? Well, sorry to inform you that i probably won't get to update again until Friday. Will be at work ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT tomorrow. Don't you love 24-hour watch? Until then, my anxious readers...



Kat



"I like my demons. I consider them close personal friends. In fact, we enjoy each others company immensely."

-Amber Benson, "Chance"

Edited by: meowkitty2002 at: 3/17/04 7:00 pm