First Fic: The start of forever

[xita]

I am enjoying this fic. I like the idea of lost love after a one night sort of affair. I like Willow's perseverence and her sense of romance but yes, Tara would have memorized it Still the story needed it!

[bindingwiccan]

that was a great update! i cant wait to read tara's reaction when/if she sees willow at school!!!!! i lvoe this fic







-bindingwiccan

[willowsgirl]

hey guys,

thanks for all the great comments, wasn't really sure where 2 go next with this but im feelin quite inspired now!

So Ill try and have an update up soon, its 1.18am here in uk so might have 2 post 2moro.

Cheers my lovelies,

willowsgirl xx

[TareBearRS]

I am really liking this fic.



Om i would really freak out too if i had lose that paper.. but doesn't she have her lastname.. to check the phonebook? Probably not... Anyways love Willows bold move to go to UC Sunnydale.

Can't wait for more.



Renate

[willowsgirl]

Hiya, Im tryin to get another update on here soon, Ive just got soooooooooooo much coursework due in at uni this week that its hard to fit it in.

Sorry!

Promise there'll be another soon though, thanks for reading.

Willowsgirl xx

[LostWithoutTara]

Hey! Don't worry about having to update if you've got loads of work to do. I know what you mean, I've got my A Levels in 4 weeks and I've got so much revision it's unbelievable. Better to take your time and get the update just how you want it.



Hope all goes well.

[Bubblecath]

Hey Willowsgirl!

Just wanted to say that i am really liking your Fic! i enjoyed reading it so much!

Tara lost Willows number!! Thats the kind of thing i would do.

So now willow is going to UC Sunnydale! excellent! that can only mean more smoochies!!

Hehehe - It sounds like you had a good birthday too!?

Cant wait for your next update! but good luck with that pesky coursework!!

Catherine

xxx

[willowsgirl]

Hiya guys,

Im not sure if anyone's reading this or even waiting for an update, but I'll have one for you soon!All my coursework's due in 2moro, and I have another 3000 words to write

But as soon as its done I'll continue with the fic. So hopefully you'll have a new update on Friday.

Thanks for reading, let me know if you still want more!

Willowsgirl xx

[Stroke of Luck]

HI



Well I read your story and I wait for an UPDATE.

And I hope it will be really soon



Cu

SoL/Natti



You'll follow your heart and don't worry about me."

"You're part of my heart."

Gabrielle and Xena in "Ulysses

[Bubblecath]

Hey Willowsgirl!!

I am reading!!

and waiting for an update!!

Not too long now i hope!!

Good luck with your pesky coursework. Coursework sucks!

Please please please keep writing this fic! i was just getting into it!!

Cath

xxx

[willntlover]

Of course we still want more (hug)



We're just being patient. Waiting till you finish up with your course work.



see this is the kittens :



so good luck with your courses



-Will

"I think finding her soulmate would have made Tara a more confident and secure person" -Amber Benson

[willowsgirl]

Hiya everyone,

Its been ages since I last posted an update on this fic, sorry its taken so long. You've probably all forgotten about it now but Im gonna update anyway!

Thanks for reading!

Willowsgirl xx



Chapter 8.



Tara had locked herself away in her bedroom for virtually a week, too upset to see anyone, and at the same time worried that they would see through her, and see hoe devastated she truly was at the fact she would never see Willow again.



It pained her to keep it to herself, in her heart she felt lost without people around her, but she knew that there was no point in pulling everyone into her disappointed state.



The blonde was woken on the Monday morning by an insistant rapping on her bedroom door. Groaning, she held the smooth cotton of the pillow over her face, trying to shut the sound out. But it was no good, she'd already been pulled out of dream land.

Pushing the covers off her lithe body and grabbing her robe, she dragged her feet over to the door. As she unlocked it she bega,

"Aunt Rose..."

But was instead pushed back through the doorway by a very energetic, and very determined Buffy.

"Wha..." Tara started again, but was interrupted by her friend.

"Hey Tar, where have you been? I havent seen you in forever! Oh sorry, did I wake you? It's almost 9am you know!" the smaller girl exclaimed.

Confusion etched Tara's soft features, and she ran her fingers through the long silkiness of her hair.

"Did we make plans today? Beacuse I'm quite busy doing, er...doing..." she trailed off, "ok, so I'm not busy, but why are you here Buffy?"

"Duh, it's Monday," Buffy replied with a roll of her eyes.

"Monday?"

"Yes, Monday; exactly three weeks until we enrol at UC Sunnydale, until we move out of home and into Halls, until WE are college women!"

Despite her sleepy state, Tara couldn't help but smile at Buffy's enthusiasm. Her friend continued,

"And so we're going shopping; obviously I need a completely new wardrobe for college."



Tara mused,





The blonde was brought out of her daze by Buffy's hand waving infront of her face, with a bemused expression.

"Hello? You awake Miss. Maclay, you had such a dreamy look on your face! Oh well, come on, shower,"

Buffy took Tara's hand and dragged her to the bathroom, and shoved a towel into her hand.

"Now shower, then shop," she directed. Tara could do nothing but oblige.



As she stood under the stream of hot water, soapy suds running over her skin, her thoughts turned yet again to how much she'd ruined everything.





A small smirk graced her face at that thought.





TBC



Let me know if it's worth continuing! I promise if I do then it won't be long before college starts, and you know what that means. Willows in town!

[Willow Friendly]

Just wanted to say that I love this fic and that you should definately continue.



POOR . Out of all the things she could accidently put in the wash it was Willow's phone number .



Well I can't wait until they "accidently" bump into each other at Uni so we can have lots of Willowy and Tara goodness.



Looking foward to the next update and hope that it is very soonish .

[willowsgirl]

Yay! At least someone still wants to read which gives me big smilies

Thanks willow friendly, Im glad you like.

Ive got an exam in 2 hours which I really should have revised for more than I did-these darn boards r too distracting!

But after that Im working on the enxt update, so hopefully there'll be an update tonight!

Willowsgirl xx

[Washi]

Good stuff. I hope you don't lengthen out too much those three weeks. I'm definitely wanting more.

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"See? I've mastered this tact crap." Anya in Tears Of The Goddess by Lisa

[Stroke of Luck]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh an U P D A T E

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU



I love your story and it was such a long time without an update



I hope we dont have to wait that long again



Oh i wonder if Tara and Buffy see a red head when they are shopping



Cu

SoL/Natti



You'll follow your heart and don't worry about me."

"You're part of my heart."

Gabrielle and Xena in "Ulysses

[Bubblecath]

Hey Willowsgirl!!

YAY!!! an update! - i really did miss this!

Well i for one want you to continue please!! so please do!

i am looking forward to your next update!! cant wait until willow is in town!!

and good luck with your pesky exam!!

Cath

xxx

[willntlover]

All right!! Hee hee, Buffy's funny. I', loving this fic, and YES do continue



-Will

"I think finding her soulmate would have made Tara a more confident and secure person" -Amber Benson

[bluewillowwitch]

,

Cool update! Too short. More soon please.







bluewillowwitch

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"Fate keeps on happening."--Anita Loos

[WTEL]

I absolutely love this fic!

plzzzz continue:

Quote:

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Glory: Did anybody order an apocalypse?

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[willowsgirl]

I'm working on it, I promise!

Willowsgirl xx

[LostWithoutTara]

Ooh! Really good!!



Hope your coursework/exams went okay. I've got a load this week.



Looking forward to the next bit!!!

[willowsgirl]

Hey guys, well I've finally got around to an update. Sorry its taken so long, and its actually not very long, its these pesky exams!

LostwithoutTara; I think you know what I mean.

Hope you enjoy



Same disclaimer applies!!



Chapter 9.



Willow finally piled the last box of her belongings into the car, and stopped to lean against the door. This was it; she was leaving home and going to college. This was supposed to be the best day of her life, she was at last becoming independent, but she was horribly nervous; the butterflies in her tummy were more like bats flapping around. Not only would she have to fend for herself in a town she didn’t know, but she would be living with a person she’d never even met; Willow had opted for a shared room, knowing that if she had a single she would shy away from making new friends. Plus, of course, there was the fact that she had chosen UC Sunnydale to find Tara. The only plan that she had was to hack into the university’s files once she got there, and to hopefully decipher which halls her blonde Goddess was staying in. And if she was unable to do this, then she would knock on every door until she found her. Willow replayed this thought and therefore had her resolve face on when her parents joined her at the car.

“Willow, dear, whatever are you scowling at?” her Mother, Sheila, commented disparagingly, while herding her daughter into the back seat of the car.

“Nothing, Mum, just a bit nervous I guess,” the redhead admitted.

“Hmm, yes, well you did insist on choosing a college in a town three hours away didn’t you? Why oh why you couldn’t just stay here I don’t know…”

Willow switched off at this point; she’d heard this speech a thousand times since she’s told her parents her choice of college. She felt like yelling

‘I’m going to Sunnydale to find the one girl that I know will make me happy, the one girl that I met on holiday and kissed under the moon!’

But, then again, what was the point when she’d be free of their tirade soon enough. Willow smiled at this thought, and as the car rolled out of the driveway she took one last glance at her family home







Tara and Buffy were just placing the last of Tara’s clothes into her new wardrobe, in her new room in halls. It felt like a momentous task; the beginning of something new. Tara was just about to say so when she was interrupted by Xander kicking the door open and stumbling through with a box.

“Merciful Zeus; Tara, did you pack a box of concrete by any chance?!” he exclaimed.

The girls giggled at this comment, and moved over to help him,

“It’s just a few books Xander…but then again, I guess you never really did carry many books did you?” Tara quipped. She got an exaggerated grin in response; he knew that she was only joking, they were always teasing each other like this.

As the last box was unpacked, Buffy began jumping up and down.

“Woohoo, we’re all in! I can’t believe we’re here! Although I don’t see why you get a single room, Tara, it’s so unfair. I bet my room-mate will be really stinky or something,” she changed the subject quickly, “But, anyway, let’s go and do some collegey type stuff, after all we’re college kids now!”

Tara and Xander both chuckled at her excitement, and followed her out of the doorway, the blonde taking once last glance at the setting for her new beginning.





As the trio wandered into the town, Willow and her parents had just pulled up outside the halls. The young girl quickly opened the door and jumped into the fresh air; the last three hours had been the longest of her life. She mentally slapped herself for forgetting to leave her Discman out of the boxes; she didn’t share her parent’s fondness for ‘pan-pipe classics’.

        After collecting the keys to her room, they finally stepped through the doorway and she caught her first glimpse of her future life. The room was a decent size, with bright white walls and two single beds on either side of the room. It looked as though her room-mate had already moved in; the bed was made and there were boxes spread over one half of the room.

Willow smiled; this place looked perfect.





While Willow was taking her first look around her new home, Buffy suddenly remembered that she left her purse in her room.

“Darn it, you guys I forgot my purse. I’ll run back, it’ll just take a couple of minutes; meet you in the Espresso pump?” Tara smiled and nodded, used to Buffy’s forgetfulness.

The smaller blonde turned and ran back to the dorms.



Willow had just placed the first of many boxes by the side of her bed, and was bent over it, when the door to her room suddenly burst open.

she thought, as she turned.

“Willow?” Buffy exclaimed, recognizing the redhead from her vacation immediately.

“Buffy?!” Willow was as shocked as the other girl.

“What are you doing here?” they asked simultaneously. Then, answering their own questions they both gleefully yelled,

“We’re room-mates!”



TBC



Feedback would be nice, thanks very much!! x

[Washi]

More! Soon! Please!

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"See? I've mastered this tact crap." Anya in Tears Of The Goddess by Lisa

[willowsgirl]

Im writing as we speak! Who cares about exams, LOL.

Thanks for reading washi, I love all your fics so i feel priveleged to get a comment from you

willowsgirl xx

[Bubblecath]

Hey willowsgirl!

Yay an update!

and Willow as Buffy's roomie!! thats cool!

i cant wait for Tara and Willow to meet!



I hope your exams are over soon- they are such a bitch!



Great Update!

Catherine

xxx

[willowsgirl]

Same disclaimer again!



Chapter 10.



Willow and Buffy were still jumping around a few minutes later when the redhead’s parents walked back into the room.

“Willow, dearest, what is going on here? Who is this…girl?” Sheila remarked.

“Mum, Dad, this is Buffy; she’s my room-mate. We met on vacation, do you remember?”

“Hmmm, no, not really. But it’s nice to meet you anyway Bunny,” she replied. Willow’s Father simply nodded at the blonde, acknowledging her presence, while also managing to look slightly embarrassed at Sheila’s brush off.

“Well, this is all lovely girls, but as these are the last of the boxes I’m afraid we’re leaving now, Willow,” stated her Mother coldly.

“Oh, ok then. I thought you might help me unpack but…”

“No dear, we’ve got that conference remember? But here’s a cheque,” which Sheila took from her hand bag, “and if you need anything, just call our cell, ok?” Willow simply nodded. Following a brief hug from her Mother, her parents left, and the room fell into silence.

“So those are your parents huh?” Buffy stated the obvious.

“Yep,” Willow admitted sheepishly.

“Bummer.” At this both girls broke into fits of giggles.

“I can’t believe we’re roomies! This is so cool, I was really worried that I’d get stuck with an insane stalker or something,” said Willow. Suddenly Buffy stopped giggling and slapped her forehead.

“Dammit, I forgot what I was doing here! I only came back for my purse; I’m supposed to be meeting Tara and Xander at the Espresso pump. Do you wanna come with?”

It was at the mention of Tara’s name that reality hit Willow.







At this thought she made her decision.

“Actually, Buff, if you don’t mind I think I’m gonna take a rain check. I mite just hang here, unpack a little and take a shower. I’m kind of bleurgh after the drive,” she admitted.

“That’s cool. Well, maybe when you’re done you could come find us,” Buffy replied, taking a sheet of paper from her bag and writing on it. “Here’s my cell number, give us a ring if you wanna come meet us. If not, I guess I’ll see you later ‘cos we’re roomies!” she squealed in delight.

Willow nodded, and Buffy left with a wave. She was suddenly hit with a feeling of the warm and fuzzies as she realized just how great this was going to be.









Buffy finally made it back to the Espresso pump half an hour after she’d left Tara and Xander.

She found them sitting at a table near the window, laughing together at a joke. She smiled, grateful for such wonderful friends. Tara noticed her as she approached the table and jumped up, almost knocking over her mocha in the process.

“Buffy, where have you been? You said you’d only be a couple of minutes!” she said, quite loudly. A few other customers glanced their way and Buffy shrugged her shoulders at them sheepishly. Then a smile spread across her features.

“You guys will never believe what just happened! I met my new room-mate, and guess who it is?”

A look of curiosity clouded Xander’s expression.

“Hmmm, Britney Spears?”

“No.” Tara tried,

“Cordelia Chase?”

“Yuck, no!”

“If not Britney, then how about Jennifer Aniston?”

“Xander, please get out of fantasy land,” Buffy scolded playfully. “My roomie is Willow! Do you remember; we met on vacation that night?” She didn’t notice the multitude of expressions that swept across Tara’s face. Tara sat there in shock, vaguely aware of Buffy and Xander chatting excitedly in the background.



her eyes welled with tears at the thought of this.



As she zoned back into reality, she heard Buffy say to Xander,

“She might be joining us later, she’s just unpacking and freshening up.”







Tara didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She was filled with such hope, but she knew that the situation could just as easily turn for the worse. But as she thought about it, really thought, she realized that there was a reason that Willow was here. She’d always been a spiritual person, and had practiced Wicca for several years. However, it took this moment to confirm all of these beliefs. Willow was here, and it was fate.



TBC



Next part; Willow and Tara see each other again!!

Feedback welcomed.Xx

[LostWithoutTara]

Ooh! Two updates for me!!



I laughed at the pan-pipe classics line from before. Poor Willow having to listen to that for three hours. Yay for Buffy/Willow roominess and even bigger yay for upcoming Willow/Tara meetage (and hopefully smoochies ).



More is good

[willntlover]

Go willow, go Willow. (more dancing) I like how Buffy and Willow are still roomies i think they are too cute as best friends. I hope Willow gets with the calling soon. But hey at least this gives time for Buffy and Xander to find out maybe???



Good luck with your exams!!



-Will

"I think finding her soulmate would have made Tara a more confident and secure person" -Amber Benson

[willowsgirl]

Hi kittens,

thanks for the great comments, I'm glad you like.

I didnt go for the more obvious option of wil and tara being roomies, cos I want the whole gang to be friends, and if they lived together it would probably never leave the bedroom!

I like the idea of wil and buffy becoming good friends, depite the fact in this fic its tara that lives in sunnydale originally. anyways, Im tryin 2 get another update done, hopefully will be up a bit later.

Willowsgirl xx