New Fic : The Game Of Love.

[Sheba]

There's a correction in the last line...



"Pleased to meet you Tara. I'm Ira", he said, with a smile that Tara could have sworn she'd seen before.



Sorry guys, my bad!

[WillowPowered]

Cool update. Well I guess Tara's already in good with Willow's dad, even if she did kick is ass.



Jill

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Willow - Say, you all didn't happen to do a bunch of drugs did ya?



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There is a little bit of Amber in all of us.

[Drumbly]

WOOHOOOO *spins around in chair, getting weird looks from classmates!*



That was so good, ghehehe didn't see that coming!

i mean Tara played tennis with Ira! YAY!

So...what's going to happen next?? *getting more curious*



Well i better get back to my school work here, ghehe teacher is giving me weird looks because he doesn't know why i'm grinning this much



Take care, and update soon again pls!



Love : Jesse/Drumbly

Edited by: Drumbly at: 4/13/04 2:31 am

[Red Jassy]

ooouuu.. playing tennis.. cool.

i love playing tennis.. hmm.. Tara in tennis outfit.. very nice

ahehehe.. and so co0L Tara impressed Ira, will0w's father.(coincidence or fate)..great update..

and yes.. be sure to keep on thinking of willow..Tara. yes think of her.. aheheh.. thanks again.

ciao

redjassy.joan.

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Cause you were made for me/Somehow I'll make you see/How happy you make me

/I can't live this life/Without you by my side/I need you to survive/ So stay with me/
You look in my eyes and I'm screaming inside/]that I'm sorry. » Evanescence

[Stroke of Luck]

Oh already an update...wow i just have to make a wish and u try to fulfill them THX on ur cheek, otherwise my girl gets jealous



OH Tara won against Ira huh...haha i wonder what Willow will say when she hears the name TARA...haha and what is he doing there anyway? I thought they wanted to have a family day... oh well maybe a bit later



Next part pls, i am addicted, but i guess u already knew that



Cu

SoL/Natti

Even in death Baby, i´ll never leave u!

Edited by: Stroke of Luck at: 4/13/04 11:00 am

[Arwen276]

Very nice turn of events!!!



And it's good to see Tara so caught up in Willow!!







MOre!!



~Arwen

Hear That Baby? You're My Always... Willow

[littlecrazy80]

Tara played Tennis with Willow´s Dad. Now we just need Willow´s reaction to this information.

It´s interesting that Tara feels lonely when she thinks about a night without Willow. Maybe they will recognise their feelings sooner than we think.



*lil´c*

"Okay, we’re here, we’re queer, let’s kick this shit into gear," Five by Five (Taras Shadow)



SweetAmber

[screeminguitar]

Niiiice update! Loved the ending...



I'm an office gal myself and understand the pressures of deadlines and staff

So, I hope things don't get too hectic for ya !!



Salsa, too? --wow, such talent!

OK, now I'm jealous, cause this latina cannot even salsa.

Then again, I don't even speak Spanish either.



I just got the look and give the love



Thanks for the upadate and take care~~~!!!!!!

Marie

[lil wiccan]

aaaaaaawwww i loved it! thanks for the quick update hehehe... yea i kno work can be a pain... it's a good thing that i'm still in school and i don't have to worry about it yet...lol... but yea... and i liked uptown girls... it was cute... as for um lizzy maguire... i only like the singing part...lol... anyways take care!

"How can i/ Beleive that my heart will find/ Someone like you/ You see the really me/ No in betweens/ I had nowhere to hide/ You took away the walls around me/ Make me feel safe to share my truth/ I see the heavens open/ A heart that once was broken/ It's holding nothing back/ Now that i found you

[amberfan87]

yes....sheb, i answered the fone already.aehehe.. anyway...tennis..yay!! i play tennis..or table tennis that is..ahehehe...i played varsity in grade and high school for that..eheheh..i also play lawn tennis..but its my dad thats into it...im more of gym...workout...taebo girll..hehe

hmmm....tara..thinking of willow...and kicking ira's ass...thats surely something....ahehehe... keep it coming sheba!!!

love ya all...sheba...lisa...ate JOANNNNNN...hehehe..sarah....



ciao ya all

leslie

i love you dean..i love you baby

[amberfan87]

and no probs with the typo and im taking up economics and speech

ciao

[dare meli]

ei. im sooo tired..just been through a party and a lotta people are sooo smashed.. ...im not though. anyway i love the thought of tara feeling lonely without willow...its moving...mm...anyway, thanks sheba for asking leslie to answer the fone...

joan: ouchie

ciao

lisa

[Sheba]

Here's part 24! Sorry but I don't have the strength for individual replies right now! Am dead tired! Ooh I went horseback riding today at the beach! Was so much fun after sooooo long!



Ok really short update, but I'm sleepy!!!!



Title : The Game of Love.

DIsclaimers : Some people are lucky enough to actually know and have seen a Willow and Tara...unfortunately I am not one of those people...the two lovely ladies, and all the other names that u might recognise belong to the lucky produsction company people...*sticks tongue out at Joss*...

Rating : Still totally PG.

Summary : Its about our favourite girls, but has nothing to do with the Buffy stories, except for the fact that its based in Sunnydale.

Pairing : Duh!

Spoilers : NOne...this ones AU...

Dedication : For two beautiful women, Julietta and Mirr



Chapter 24.



Willow was into the house to be greeted by the smell of roast chicken in the air. "Mom, I'm here" she called out.



"In here honey" Sheila Rosenberg called out from the kitchen.



Willow could have closed her eyes and followed her sense of smell into the kitchen, which was smelling absolutely delicious. Sheila was standing with her back to Willow, facing the stove. Willow walked up to her mother and hugged her from behind, before Sheila turned around and enveloped her daughter in a warm hug.



Pulling back Sheila took a close 'motherly' look at her daughter before stating "You've lost weight".



"Mom!!!!" Willow whined. "At the rate at which you proclaim that I've lost weight every time you see me I should be some medical wonder or like, invisible!"



Sheila smiled at her daughters whiny tone, before turning back to her cooking. Willow opened the fridge and picked out a piece of fruit for herself, before perching herself atop at stool near the kitchen counter.



"How was Egypt?" she asked.



"Hot!!!!" Sheila exclaimed, turning around to roll here eyes at her daughter. "And you have no idea what I mean by 'hot' baby! Still, it was nice, since I finally managed to drag my lazy butt to the Giza Pyramid. It's huge!"



"Did Dad go with you too?" Willow questioned, taking a bite of the pear in her hand.



"Yeah, I managed to drag him away from the gym, to go with me! He's taken some pictures in the digital camera that he thinks you'll like" her mother said, chopping some potatoes.



"Where is Dad anyway?" Willow asked.



"Mr. Agassi's gone to the Club to play tennis. He said he'd be back by 7, so that means that any minutes we'll hear him shout his regular 'Oh honey, I'm home' as soon as he walks through the door".



Both women laughed at Ira's predictability, and when seconds later a man's voice called out 'Oh honey, I'm home' the two women burst out laughing.



Ira Rosenberg walked into the kitchen to see the two women he loved most in the world laughing hard. He smiled at the scene, before walking up to his fiery haired daughter and embracing her. "How's my Princess doing?" he asked, with deep affection in his voice.



"I'm great Daddy" Willow smiled back, placing a kiss on her fathers cheek. "How are you?" she asked.



"Feeling old" he sighed, although Willow knew he was kidding by the tone in his voice. "I lost to a girl today!" he exclaimed, pulling out a glass of orange juice from the fridge.



"Noooo!" Willow said, surprised. She knew her father was a very good player, despite his age, and was genuinely finding it hard to believe that he'd lost to a girl.



"That's right" Ira said, taking a sip. "Looks like age is catching up with me...although she was an exceptionally good player..."



Just then the phone started ringing. "I'll get it" Willow said, rising and heading to the living room to answer the call. It was Buffy. Willow never heard her father tell her mother about the "Tara" girl, who's "kicked his butt in every direction of the court".



Minutes later when Willow returned to the kitchen after hanging up with Buffy, Ira was in the shower. When he got out, they settled down to a comfortable evening to catching up. They spoke of Egypt, of Oz's band, of college work, of Ira's upcoming promotion... the lost game forgotten.





That night as Willow fell asleep in her old room, she found herself thinking of what the girls were doing at Tara's place....of Tara.Through out the day Willow had found herself thinking of the blonde, but kept pushing the thought out of her head by busying herself with some work, like college assignments or just helping her mother clear the table.



Now there was nothing left to do but lie there, and think of the blonde. Willow didn't know why, but she missed Tara[s presence. "What two nights of sleeping next to her and you can't sleep without her Rosenberg???" her conscious questioned her.



She found herself thinking of the blue eyes and slight smile...and realized that she was smiling herself. "Tomorrow...I'll see her tomorrow..." she told herself, finally drifting off to sleep.



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[Arwen276]

Seems fate isn't in their way, since Willow didn't hear about Tara from her dad...

But that's okay, we'll see what'll happen in the championship match!





~Arwen

Hear That Baby? You're My Always... Willow

[tinnakaren]

Hey Sheeps,



The last updates have been great. I love the phase when you're all 'why am I thinking about her all the time' and then a little later you kick yourself in the shin for not knowing sooner. Keep up the wonderful work And btw, how are ya doing otherwise...everything kosher?

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Tinna Karen

-tölvunörd í fyrsta ættlið

[dare meli]

just for no reason...that emoticon waas cute...

woman im so tired but my body is up and going. anyway, its kinda impressing that ira accepted his "maturing" body and age...some oldies i know just tell me..."you were just lucky" or "there are other circumstances" duh..ehehe.joke...well, i think its just being all perfect. and wheew its amazing how a perfect would fall for a mmm....lovely and quirky ..yes, quirky... their feelings are soo heavenly and mutual ..haay. i cant wait for more and heavy..hopefully torrid.. WILLOW and TARA action

ciao ya all..

love ya

lisa



ETA: ride on



and i wanna go horseback riding on the beach..haay... im tired..and there another party tonight so ciao....

Edited by: BytrSuite at: 4/14/04 4:31 pm

[Footman311]

Hey



Loved the update. can't wait to see what's going to happen with Willow and Tara now that they are thinking of each other alot more.



But one thing, is there going to be and W/T closeness anytime soon



Update please, can't wait

Lifes a bowl of punch G'head and spike it-Nick Hexum

[lil wiccan]

i just want to say... Thank you for the update even when ur tired... ... o and horse back riding at the beach... that's soooooooo cool.... never been on a horse before... and i don't think the beaches here in california will let us do that...lol... but yea thanks for the update... too bad willow didn't get to find out it was tara her dad lost to...

"How can i/ Beleive that my heart will find/ Someone like you/ You see the really me/ No in betweens/ I had nowhere to hide/ You took away the walls around me/ Make me feel safe to share my truth/ I see the heavens open/ A heart that once was broken/ It's holding nothing back/ Now that i found you

[amberfan87]

same here...cant wait for tara and willow action...come on..make some move people!!heheh

ciao

leslie

[Sheba]

Hey ya'll! What can I say...just thought I'd type out a bit! It's 8 a.m and I'm at office! Can u believe that???? Am leaving right after this...there's nothing to do and I'd much rather be sleeping than sitting here doing nothing! Before the update though here's my thankees



WillowPowered : Thanks for the compliment!



Drumbly : LOL don't even START about school work! I just finished finals for my second year of English Literature, and between work and Uni I think I've gone nuts! Hehe I didn't see any of this coming! Enjoy the update and hey, tell ya teacher to bugger off when there's Willow and Tara that we're talking about!



Red Jassy : Yeps, I play handball more often but tennis is my first love! Coincidence or fate...a bit of both I'd say!



Stroke of Luck : Your wish is my command madamoiselle!



Arwen276 : Thankee!!!! Well fate will always be going our girls way...trust me this goes somewhere



littlecrazy80 : LOL ure rolling around again! They'll realise their feelings soon enough!



screeminguitar : Hehe! I'm learning salsa, and also how to jive, since I have this fear of dancing in public that I wanna get over, cause the minute my friends stop and start looking at me, which they now do since I hardly ever dance, I get all like self conscious! Gotta stop that!



lilwiccan : School wasn't too happy a place for me. Glad u like school though! Uptown Girls was sweet enough...Dakota Fanning's precious! Lizzy Maguire was a big MISTAKEEEEEEE!!!!! And hey sweets, no problemo about the update. Everyone can use some cheering up every day, and this is my cheer up to all you kittens! You've GOTTA ride a horse on the beach once...or lotsa times! Come here and I'll take ya! Deal?!



amberfan87 : Well since ALexander Graham Bell invented the damn things to be answered, I'm glad u picked up the fone! I do martial arts too...how is taebo? I was thinking of taking it up at one point. Gym...well I never have really, except for leg weights once after knee surgery for ligament damage. Looong story! Just never wanted to stunt my growth! Ure taking up Economics and Speech?



dare meli : Hehe I knew lil leslie would listen to moi! LOL partying is good! I should get out tonight! lol yeah cute emoticon although to be honest I'm more of a dog and horse person! Hehe, well some people just dun like to admit they're getting old! Wonder what it'll be like for me *shivers* As for the riding, ooh it was beautiful! Was riding in the waves, and felt so good after so long...wind blowing in my hair, feeling absolutely free!



Tinna Karen : Hey woman! Check ure email!



Footman311 : Will Tara closeness getting closer by the second!



Title : The Game of Love.

DIsclaimers : Some people are lucky enough to actually know and have seen a Willow and Tara...unfortunately I am not one of those people...the two lovely ladies, and all the other names that u might recognise belong to the lucky produsction company people...*sticks tongue out at Joss*...

Rating : Still totally PG.

Summary : Its about our favourite girls, but has nothing to do with the Buffy stories, except for the fact that its based in Sunnydale.

Pairing : Duh!

Spoilers : NOne...this ones AU...

Dedication : For two beautiful women, Julietta and Mirr



Chapter 25.



It was after dinner, and Tara was standing in her balcony alone, smoking. Inside the house the girls were settled all over her room, watching 50 First Dates on DVD. Tara heard sounds of laughter, Anya's snort being the loudest. The blonde couldn't help but smile at the sound.



Taking a drag she looked up at the stars. She continued to smoke, watching the smoke as it drifted towards the sky. Moments later she felt a tap on her shoulder, and saw that Emily had come to join her. "You mind?" she asked, and Tara shook her head, offering Emily the open pack.



Taking one cigarette, Emily lit it with the light that Tara offered, and took a deep drag. "Aah" she said, releasing her breath.



They sat in silence for a few moments, before Tara said with the sould of a smile in her voice "You really don't have a life do you? Coming to our matches every day!"



Emily grinned as she said "Hey, it's called coming out to support your friends!" When Tara rolled her eyes Emily added," Ok ok! Maybe there's this one guy in the Columbus guy's team that I've been dying to get my eyes on, but that isn't the real reason!!!"



Tara let out a laugh, shaking her head at her friend. "Loyalties my ass!!!" she said, putting the cigarette butt to her lips.



"What about you?" Emily asked.



"What about me?" Tara questioned.



"Your love life dummy! How is it?" Emily asked again.



"Oh I could sum it up in one word - Non-Existent" Tara grinned.



"And your happy about that?" Emily asked, looking at her like she was crazy.



"Should I be mouring?" Tara asked back, grinning.



"Nah you shouldn't be mourning, but well, the grin kinda blew me away!" Emily laughed.



"I'm just not interested right now" Tara said, smiling slightly. "And I'm happy the way I am...you know? It's just not a necessity for me..."



Emily nodded her head, before saying "So Zak's finally stopped hounding you huh?" Looking at Tara's grin, Emily smiled back, saying "Remember him from school? Always walking around like he was picking out which girl to have hanging from his arm that day!"



Tara noded her head " Zak's not a bad guy. I guess the popularity would affect anyone."



"And hey can't understand why you're not falling all over him! You think he remembers you from school?" EMily wondered.



"I doubt it. I mean I started playing handball late, and lotsa of people don't remember me from the first year" Tara said.



"Rubbish!" Emily dismissed Tara's statement. "Everyone remembers you from the start of your handball life! You were like THE find of the millenium!"



Tara blushed, and said "Well then, I just wasn't pretty enough to be noticed by Zak I guess".



"Yeah, that's probably it" Emily said thinking. "Remember you in school?!"



Tara grinned, and said "Yeah I have pictures around here somewhere!" The two girls kept smiling, thinking of those days.



Tara lit up another cigarette, and Emily took one too. Hearing sounds of laughter again, Emily peaked in to see the girls all giggling at some silly Sandler antic. Popping her head back out, she asked Tara "Hey where's Willow?"



Tara blew out some smoke, and replied "She had to be with her parents tonight, so she couldn't make it".



"Hmm..." Emily said, taking a drag, and blowing out rings. "I like that girl" she said, observing the circles go up in the air and disappear.



"Yeah?" Tara questioned, trying not to sound too interested.



"Yeah...I get a great vibe from her. Don't you?" EMily turned her attention back to Tara.



"Yeah" Tara said, with a slight sigh following her statement. "She is a very nice girl, that's for sure".



"I'd like to get to know her better..." Emily was saying, and Tara looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "What does she mean she wants to get to know her better????"



"...and Buffy for that matter". Tara let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding. "They both seem really nice...maybe we could ask them to come hang with us sometime, and see how it goes?" Emily concluded.



"Sure" Tara said. She, Emily, Anya and Cordelia usually hung out together.



"So big game tomorrow..." Emily said, but got no response out of Tara. The blonde was now lost in thoughts of Willow. "Yeah I'd like to get to know her better...she seems so sweet...and oh she can be so cute..."



"Tara?" Emily asked.



"...I wonder if she's having a good time with her folks? Did she even think about us all here...did she think about me? Ok why would she think about me, and why would I WANT her to think about me???...This is crazy..."



"Tara!!!" Emily repeated louder this time.



"Wha...? Huh?" Tara said, looking at EMily with a lost look.



"Where'd I lose ya?" Emily asked.



"Just thinking about work" Tara said, lying through her teeth. Emily seemed to buy that exlanation, and again began to talk about the game the next day. "Faith's on top of her game from what I hear" she began, and Tara gave the right answers, but the truth be told her head was full of thoughts of a red head.



An hour later everyone was in bed, some fast asleep, but Tara was lying awake on her side, looking at the empty space beside her.



"Tomorrow..." she thought. "I'll see her tomorrow..."



Tara closed her eyes, willing sleep to claim her so that the morning would come faster.



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Me now off to sleep! Feedback my loves?

[H Finn]

Hey!

Just wanted to say that I'm really enjoying this fic. You have made Tara a very interesting character. I see her as a multi-talented super performer who is still somehow lost to herself. I think she's doing too much and not stopping enough to examine her feelings. But I see that changing now. And I love it how you're taking things so slow. Doesn't mean that I'm not impatient though.. Can't wait for the next part, and the next and the next So I wish you great inspiration!

H.

[Drumbly]

Hellow...



That was just sweet, Tara thinking about Willow all the time and ....what DOES Emily means with 'getting to know her better'........

Well you better update soon because i can't wait to read more about this this is really better then a smoking hahaha ....



Well, i'm going back to work again...*looks annoyed*..

update soon and take care!



Love: Jesse/Drumbly

[Stroke of Luck]

Hey there update goddess!



Ok Emily had a crush for Zak, but does her statement mean, that she likes girls too...or did she meant it just in the FRIEND way and Tara got jealous hihi i wonder when the time is right and they will know what they are feeling for each other. I wanna see Buffy and Willow in their group, that means a lot of fun



OI i am too tired to write more, damnit i shouldn't stay awake for such a long time...(just 2 hours of sleep and than work blach) oh well but i made it through ur story, without falling asleep. YAY i just can say, that u r story rocks



Cu

SoL/Natti

Even in death Baby, i´ll never leave u!

[amberfan87]

HEY HEY HEY



mmm... i got to say...i love the update...REALLY LOVE>>..i love this more than my baby..aheheh..joke.,...dean might read this..

anyway, tara raising an eyebrow on emily.. i have got to say its amazing and slowly, she cant deny her feeling for willow..mmm....i love it..love love love love it.... i want willow and tara smoochiess....SMOOOCHHIIIEESS>..

and well, i want my smoochies too from my baby....

and yeah thats right...i guess the fone works that way..damn alexander..XANDER!!!ur a craazzy person...

yep im doing taebo..its okay..im exhausted most of the time..ahehe.. stunt my growth?! my growth is already stunted!!!argghhh.... anyway, yep im taking up economics and speech subjects..its in our prospectus..im a nursing student...damn human anatomy and chemistry!!arrgghhh

love ya shebs...

ciao

LESLIE

[dare meli]

damn! i shoudve remembered its was 7 pm in the philippines..i wouldve opened franks laptop earlier..haay..this party is really exhausting.. im so beat but i guess since this fic has got me hooked..a few minutes wouldnt hurt for some reading and fb ..after this im gonna crash...woman!!i miss the philippines...

haay...anyway, i love tara being apprehensive on emily with regard to willow..its like saying.. "willow's mine willow's mine.." how i wish i cud have somebody right now..but shes taken ...what can i do? anyway...love the update..this is worth staying up at 3 in the morning..

ciao

lisa





ETA: you do doodle i doo noodles doodle too



i really love this color thingy...its soo endearing and neat..sheett..les...text me naman if youre gonna go online..ive only been late in opening the laptop for a few minutes.....i really wanna talk to you over the net..miss ya...

Edited by: BytrSuite at: 4/15/04 10:05 am

[littlecrazy80]

Loved the update. But no Willow! I hope there will be more Willow in the next part. They should realize their feelings asap. Tara being spaced out made me laugh.



*lil´c*

"Okay, we’re here, we’re queer, let’s kick this shit into gear," Five by Five (Taras Shadow)



SweetAmber

[Red Jassy]

hey

great update... ahehehe.. Nice tara, raising eyebrow at Emily. and well well.. Tara's head full of willow..not bad at all.

great update Sheba.. and yes I L0vE playing Tennis.Although i can't play right now.. damn appendicitis. had surgery(appendectomy),so i have to wait like 6 weeks. ugh.. its just not fair waaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaahaaaaaaa

anyhoo... thanks again sheba.. love to read more.

ciao

Redjassy.joan.

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lisa and les: aheheh.. you are both funny. and lisa, awwww you miss the philippines.. then come home w0man!

Cause you were made for me/Somehow I'll make you see/How happy you make me

/I can't live this life/Without you by my side/I need you to survive/ So stay with me/
You look in my eyes and I'm screaming inside/]that I'm sorry. » Evanescence

[LizPuRR]

hey there, great update...I only have one question....when are they going to hook-up???

I'm going crazy!! I love it though



keep up the awesome work!!!



LizPuRR

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"Oops, that kind of talk's more appropriate for the bedroom. I apologize."

Alyson Hannigan, That 70's Show

[SilverWingedNemesis]

can't wait for more!!



Nickole

[Arwen276]

well ...I loved it!



It's good to see Tara being so worked up and eager to see Willow the following day! That clearly shows loads of feelings! and at least we're past the 'awkward' phase...or aren't we?





~Arwen

Hear That Baby? You're My Always... Willow