Short Spoilery-Rumory Fic

[Rane]

Title- none really
Rating- PG, I guess.
Notes- Spoilery rumors for Season Six. I can’t help it. I tried, but it turns out I’m a spoiler ho. If you do not want to be spoiled by rumors and such turn back.
Notes 2- Some references to Season Five.
Disclaimers- never will own the rights. Oh well such is life.
Feedback welcome.

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Takes place day after the alleged break up.

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Tara is in their room; some clothes are spread on the bed. She seems to be packing. Buffy enters.

Buffy- Tara?
Tara- I’m just picking up some stuff. I’ll be gone in-
Buffy- No, that’s not- I wanted to talk to you. (off her look) Not about Willow. Well sort of but not really.
Tara- I don’t wa-
Buffy- Tara, hear me out.
Tara- (beat) Ok.
Buffy- Don’t go. I don’t want you to go.
Tara- I can’t stay here. Not while-
Buffy- I was thinking of asking Willow to leave.
Tara- What?!
Buffy- Her parents live a couple of blocks away and- Well, this is your home now. You’re family remember? I mean, where would you go? To Spike’s? Eww. (Tara shakes her head, half smile) But it’s also the magic. I don’t want her around Dawn.
Tara- Willow would never hurt her!
Buffy- I know, I know. But you’re not like her. I see you with Dawn. You take care of her. You’re not just her friend, you’re like another sister to her.
Tara- But I’m not her sister, you are. I won’t stay here to do your job, Buffy. I’m not-
Buffy- That’s not- I don’t understand what is going on here. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to act around them and- Dawn is not the Key anymore and I don’t have to protect her from some hellgod. She’s regular a teenager now and I sucked at being a teenager so how can I help her? And Willow. I think she’s in shock but… She’s- I can’t stand seeing Willow like this. It’s worse than… Tara, she loves you so much.
Willow- (quietly, from the doorframe) I do.
Buffy- Will?!
Willow- I, um, I left my class notes downstairs. I heard voices up here.
Tara- I was just about to leave.
Willow- No, wait. (Tara keeps walking) Please.

Tara stops but doesn’t look at her.

Buffy- I’ll be, uh, somewhere else. (leaves)
Willow- (nervous) Hi. (Tara looks at her, it breaks her heart) Darling-
Tara- Don’t.
Willow- Tara… (Tara sits on the bed, head hung low) How can I fix this?
Tara- There’s nothing to fix.
Willow- Baby-
Tara- Stop. Don’t do this, Willow.
Willow- Do what? Love you? I won’t stop. I can’t. You’re my soulmate. (Tara scoffs, this upsets her) How could you?
Tara- What?
Willow- You don’t believe me do you?
Tara- Honestly, I don’t know what to believe. After all I remember you telling me once before we started dating Oz was your soulmate and-
Willow- That was different.
Tara- How?
Willow- I don’t want to talk about Oz.
Tara- And I don’t want to talk about anything. (gets up, Willow grabs her arm) Let go. (Willow does but pulls her into a hug, crying)
Willow- I love you.
Tara- (not hugging her back, tearing up, softly) Please…
Willow- (pulls back) Don’t you love me?
Tara- (crying) More than my own existence. But I cant live like this.
Willow- You don’t trust me.
Tara- We’ve- We’ve talked about this.
Willow- Not really, you were brainsucked by a hell god. I mean… Tara, I promise I will never use majick again. Well, unless we’re on patrol, or-
Tara- No, Willow.
Willow- (getting upset) At least I’m trying here, Tara. You’re not making this easy for me.
Tara- It’s not always about you, Willow. I don’t want to talk about this.
Willow- We’re finishing this conversation now.
Tara- (beat, hurt) Done. (walks out)
Willow- (realizes what that means) No. NO! Tara, you can’t.

Willow sits on the bed and begins to cry again. Tara walks down the stairs and clutches her chest; she sits on the steps crying. Buffy’s in the family room and walks over to her. She wraps her arms around her and tries to comfort her.

Later. Dawn and Buffy are sitting at the table. Buffy is looking over bills and Dawn is doing homework.

Dawn- (closes the book) I can’t do this.
Buffy- Math isn’t that hard. Look at me. I’m balancing a checkbook.
Dawn- I mean not hearing them. It’s odd. Willow’s voice, Tara’s laughter- this house, it’s all empty.
Buffy- Geez, thanks.
Dawn- Is it wrong for me to love Willow and Tara together?
Buffy- No. But it’s ok for you to love them individually too.
Dawn- I do, but-

Willow enters.

Willow- (obviously looks like she’s been crying for hours) Hey.
Buffy- Hi.
Dawn- Hey.
Willow- Are there any leftovers?
Buffy- In the fridge.
Willow- Thanks. (exits)
Dawn- She looks like she just jumped off a- um…
Buffy- (pensive) Did I look like that?
Dawn- What?
Buffy- When you found me, dead, how did I look?
Dawn- Beautiful. Like you were sleeping. Not a mark on you.
Buffy- Really?

Willow enters with leftovers.

Willow- (sitting down) What’s going on?
Dawn- Homework.
Buffy- Bills.
Willow- (sadly) Fun.

At Xander and Anya’s. Tara is being set up on the couch.

Anya- Anything else?
Tara- I’m fine.
Xander- Ring if you need anything.
Anya- Ring what?
Xander- It’s a figure of speech, Ahn.
Anya- A figure of speech from where? What would you ring? We have no ringing devices. No bells, no-
Xander- Goodnight, Tara.
Tara- Bye.

She starts to cry again. A little later on Anya and Xander are in bed.

Anya- (whispering) She’s still crying.
Xander- Leave her alone.
Anya- But I’m not doing anything.
Xander- She just needs to let it out.
Anya- She’s been letting it out for an hour and a half. I have a shop to open in the morning and you-
Xander- (realizes something) Shh…
Anya- What?
Xander- She stopped.
Anya- Huh?
Xander- Listen. (they do, no sounds) She must have finally fallen asleep.

They hear a door close.

Anya- Yes, that or she decided to leave.
Xander- (jumps out of bed) No!
Anya- Where are you going?
Xander- To get her.
Anya- Why? It’s obvious she wants to be alone.
Xander- It’s dangerous out there.
Anya- She’s a witch. She knows how to take care of herself. You’re just a human being.
Xander- So is she. I’m going to find her.

Tara is walking alone. A demon comes walking up behind her. Without even acknowledging its presence she raises her right hand behind her and a ball of light strikes the demon. Xander runs up.

Xander- Human being requesting permission to approach.
Tara- (looks at him and starts to cry) I can’t stand crying anymore. I feel dried up but the tears still come.
Xander- Tara.
Tara- I don’t know what to do.
Xander- Well, maybe… Look, it’s Willow. She says and does things sometimes and- But she’s still Willow. She’s in there and she’ll figure it out soon enough. It’s like PMS. Post majick, um, stoppage?
Tara- (chuckles and wipes her tears, takes a deep breath) I never told her about the spell.
Xander- What spell?
Tara- The one she used to… the one with Glory.
Xander- What about it?
Tara- I… Glory…
Xander- (beat, gets it, shocked) No, Tara. No. Are you saying she transferred some of Glory’s memories to you?
Tara- It’s awful. I see them when I sleep. All of them Years and years of pain. All tortured and dead. I even think her thoughts sometimes. It’s getting better. But I don’t- I can’t use more majick to fix it. Majick cannot be used for selfish purposes. She knows that.
Xander- But I’m sure there are exceptions.
Tara- No, there aren’t.
Xander- (beat) Then why did you let her bring Buffy back?
Tara- I wasn’t the only one, Xander.

Two vamps come up from behind.

Vamp- Two love birds having a fight?
Xander- Excuse me. We’re in the middle of a conversation here.
Vamp2- What? She didn’t put out tonight?
Xander- Hey! That is my best friends’ girlfriend you are talking about!

Vamp1 attacks Xander, Vamp2 grabs Tara, holds her from behind all seductively.

Xander- Tara!
Tara- (to Vamp2, pulling her hair aside) Please don’t.
Vamp2- (licks her cheek) Maybe I’ll turn you around to my way of thinking.

Vamp2 turns to dust. Buffy is standing behind him with a stake.

Buffy- I really, really doubt it, dude.
Tara- (thankful) Buffy.
Buffy- Guys, always thinking they’re the gods gift to women.
Xander- (still fighting with vamp1) A little help here would be nice.

Buffy fights with vamp 1 and poofs him.

Xander- (getting up from the floor) Thanks.
Buffy- Sure. I’m here to help.
Xander- How did you- Uh, where’s Tara?

Tara is off and running. Doesn’t know where, doesn’t really care. But somehow she ends up at Buffy’s. She sees the light in her old room is out. She runs in and upstairs. She enters the room startling Willow awake.

Willow- Buffy? (realizes) Tara!
Tara- (standing back) I love you.
Willow- Oh god I love you too but what’s wrong? Tara? Come here. (reaches out her hands to her)
Tara- (sits on the bed instead) I have to tell you something.
Willow- (hurt) What baby?

Back outside.

Xander- What is going on with her? I’ve never-
Buffy- Tara’s-
Xander- I’m talking about Willow. I’m ready to get all man-witched on her.
Buffy- Xander.
Xander- She’s hurting all of us, Buffy. Especially Tara. Tara would never-
Buffy- Really? Hate to bring this up but what about that, “let’s not let the Scoobs see any demons” spell she did.
Xander- That was different. Tara learned her lesson.
Buffy- And Willow needs to learn hers.
Xander- I’m just afraid how she’ll learn it. Who she’ll learn it from.
Buffy- What do you mean?
Xander- Anya said that there are things out there that- Something about a fold rule.
Buffy- Three folds. It’ll come back three folds.
Xander- These things don’t just punish the spellcaster, Buffy. They punish that whom they love the most as well.
Buffy- Tara.

Back in the Summers house. Willow is now crying and Tara is still sitting on the corner of the bed.

Willow- You can’t.
Tara- I have to.
Willow- But we’re your family now, Tara. You can’t just leave us. You can’t leave me.
Tara- If I don’t leave-
Willow- Tara, I’ll die without you.
Tara- No you wont, but I will.
Willow- (doesn’t understand) What?
Tara- (quietly) I saw it. Tonight with the vampire.
Willow- Vampire?! When? Where? How!?
Tara- I didn’t fight back. I didn’t- I didn’t care anymore. And I care so much about you and Dawn and Buffy and all of you. But at that moment- I gave up, Willow. I don’t want to fight, I don’t want to hurt and I don’t want to live like this anymore.
Willow- (tearing) And you think going back to your father will fix everything.
Tara- At least I wasn’t chased around by monsters and my girlfriend wasn’t casting spells on me.
Willow- Girlfriend? Is that why you’re going back?
Tara- I- No!
Willow- Then why did you say that?
Tara- I d-didn’t mean it like that.
Willow- You’re stuttering.
Tara- (moving further back from Willow) You’re scaring me.
Willow- You’re lying.
Tara- (scared) Your eyes are b-black.

Tara falls off the corner of the bed to the floor.

Willow- (reaches out to grab her) Tara!

By accident a bolt of lightning spurts out into the wall. Buffy rushes in and sees Tara on the floor.

Buffy- Willow!

Buffy tackles Willow and a huge burst of energy explodes from the witch.

Willow- What are you doing?
Buffy- Me? What are you doing?! Are you crazy?
Willow- Buffy.
Tara- (getting up) I fell. I just fell.
Willow- (to Buffy, who’s pinning her down) Get off me!
Buffy- (to Tara) Are you all right?
Tara- Yes. I fell off the bed.
Willow- (struggling to get free) I didn’t do anything.
Buffy- Your nose is bleeding.
Willow- You jumped me.
Buffy- It’s from the majick.

Dawn rushes in.

Dawn- What’s- (sees Buffy on Willow) Uh. (sees Tara crying) Buffy?
Buffy- Get out, Dawn.
Dawn- But-
Buffy- Out!

Dawn slams the door behind her.

Tara- I-I…
Buffy- (to Willow) Turn your eyes back to normal.
Willow- They’re fine. I am normal.
Buffy- Turn them back, Willow!
Willow- I don’t know how. It just happens. I can’t help it.
Buffy- I’m not getting off you until- That sounds kinda-
Tara- Buffy?
Buffy- (turns her head to her) Yeah?
Tara- Does your offer still stand?
Willow- What offer? You’re gonna go date her now?
Buffy- (to Willow, fed up) I’m going to knock you unconscious and it won’t be pretty.
Willow- Oh just you try it!
Tara- Stop it both of you! (both do, beat) I will stay here. In S-Sunnydale. (to Willow) But w-we’re through. I’m s-sorry.

Tara walks out and Willow starts to cry. Buffy tries to comfort her. Dawn is in the hallway. She hugs Tara and Tara breaks down crying as well.

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that’s it for now. Hope you liked.

[This message has been edited by Rane (edited October 31, 2001).]

[KittyKo]

This is a really interesting turn on the events that might follow Tara finding out that Willow cast a spell on her. More please!? ^_^

Oh! And I loved this bit:
Dawn rushes in.
Dawn- What’s- (sees Buffy on Willow) Uh. (sees Tara crying) Buffy?
Buffy- Get out, Dawn.
Dawn- But-
Buffy- Out!
Dawn slams the door behind her.

[Dumbsaint]

Wow. Very very cool.
Your dialogue amongst the Scoobs is really well-executed, too. More!

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"That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, bingo!"

[minion]

That was very cool, I hate the girls fighting but you executed it brilliantly, I can't wait for the next part

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I am in thunderous agreement, oh glittering, glistening Glorificus! : Jinx in Tough Love

[Rane]

so glad y'all liked it.

i'm not one for ever finishing anything i write but i was thinking of having this be in three parts (brake up/in between/make up). i was just trying to get frustration out last night and that's where this came from. I had this whole separate part with Spike but figured Xander Tara bonding fit better. i dunno.

cheers!

[Puff]

I like the Tara/Xander bonding it was written well. Infact I like the whole story so far even though they have broken up. I look forward to reading the making up part and hope that all angst is undone 3 fold

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"I'm not really much for the timber"

[delany]

i'm loving this! wouldn't it be spooky if this came true? cos it could, and then it would entirely be spooky,incredibly sad and angst ridden, aswell as being spooky.. don't mind my over active imagination, i let it out on ocassions but it refuses to behave.
yes i know i'm wierd.

del.

[Rane]

Part 2

Note 1- dont know how or why i'm writing this now. it's just coming to me and so here it is for you. hope you like.
Note 2- I’m sure I have wrong names for secondary characters. please let me know so i can correct them.
Note 3- I suck at fight sequences so sorry about that.

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A little while later Dawn knocks on the door to Willow and Tara’s room. Willow’s laying on the bed, holding a pillow close.

Dawn- Can I come in?
Willow- I don’t care.
Dawn- Are you ok?
Willow- No.
Dawn- (sits on the edge) I know that’s a stupid question.
Willow- No, it’s not.
Dawn- Are you hungry?
Willow- No.
Dawn- Thirsty?
Willow- No.
Dawn- Do you want anything?
Willow- No.
Dawn- Willow, please.
Willow- What? (sits up) What do you want from me, Dawnie?
Dawn- I want you to be strong. I love you and seeing you like this hurts.
Willow- Well, I am hurting.
Dawn- Tara loves you. This soon will blow over. You just have to keep it together till then.
Willow- You have no idea what you’re talking about do you?
Dawn- No.
Willow- Nice try. Thanks.
Dawn- Tara doesn’t love you?
Willow- I know she does.
Dawn- And this wont be over soon?
Willow- I don’t know. She wont let me fix it.

Downstairs. Tara and Buffy in the kitchen, making dinner.

Tara- And she thinks she can repair everything but she can’t. Some things you can’t fix, you know.
Buffy- But that’s Willow for you. Investigative geek to the bone. She’s explorative and likes to fix things. That’s was she does best.
Tara- That is not what she does best.
Buffy- Well… (lowers her eyes)
Tara- I’m n-not talking about sex.
Buffy- (caught) And I, uh, wasn’t either.
Tara- Buffy, you’ve know Willow for so long- What can I do?
Buffy- I don’t know.

Upstairs.

Dawn- You need to go down there and apologize right now.
Willow- No, I haven’t done anything wrong, Dawn.
Dawn- You put a spell on her.
Willow- A silly spell to make her forget a silly fight.
Dawn- It is not silly, Willow. Majick isn’t silly. Even I know that.
Willow- Cause you can’t do it.
Dawn- (beat) I raised my mom from a book you gave me.

Downstairs.

Tara- I love her so much, Buffy. I’ve never felt like this. She just- She stole my heart.
Buffy- I know. I know how that feels.
Tara- (beat) I think this will be good.
Buffy- What?
Tara- The break. I need to be Tara again. Whoever that is.
Buffy- Hey, I know her. She’s this shy little witch with a great smile and odd sense of humor.
Tara- (seriously) You think my humor is odd?
Buffy- (giggles once she sees Tara is joking) I think you and Willow were meant for each other. Um, even if you’re not with each other right now.

Upstairs. Dawn is no longer there with the redhead. Willow is scurrying about the room looking for certain things.

Dawn comes down the stairs, heads towards the kitchen.

Dawn- I’m off to Jane’s for dinner.
Buffy- What? Since when?
Dawn- Since I asked you last week.
Buffy- Did I say yes?
Dawn- Yes.
Buffy- Are you lying?
Tara- I think I remember her asking.
Dawn- Good. Tara backs me up.
Buffy- Yeah, but-
Dawn- Come on. Mrs. Phillips already cooked for me. We’re having chicken pot pie.
Buffy- Eew.
Dawn- What’s with the eew? Pot pies rock. Tell her, Tara.
Tara- (nodding) Pot pies rock.

Dawn smiles and heads out. Buffy calls after her.

Buffy- Don’t forget-
Dawn- I got Mr. Pointy.
Buffy- They grow up so fast. (to Tara) So, how about you and me? Wanna go get all chocolated up and sugary?
Tara- Huh?
Buffy- Um, Espresso Pump?
Tara- But what about… (eyes wander up)
Buffy- I’m sure she wants to be alone for while.

Willow’s been busy. The room’s ambiance has changed, darker, smokier. She reaches into Amy’s cage and takes out the rodent, placing her in the middle of a circle that’s been laid out on the floor.

Willow- (sits and chants) Sekmet, lion of the sun, lady of the flame. Hear my plea.

A bit later, Buffy and Tara are at the Pump.

Buffy- I miss Giles.
Tara- Me too.

Awkward beat as both are lost in their thoughts.

Buffy- How about we swing by the Bronze before I drop you off at home?
Tara- Drop me off?
Buffy- I have to patrol.
Tara- I can’t go with you?
Buffy- But you’ve never patrolled with me before. Have you? Did you patrol when I- um…
Tara- Sort of, yeah.
Buffy- Willow let you?
Tara- I don’t need her permission.
Buffy- No, I meant- I don’t know. She always said she never wanted you in danger like that.
Tara- Well, I did. And I’ve slayed. Sort of. I killed that big yucky demon with an ax the night you- That night.
Buffy- You axed him?
Tara- Yeah, my first. He was going to hurt Willow.
Buffy- (smiles sadly) Ok, then. I could use your company.

Back at the house, swirl of light and poof. Amy is naked in the middle of the circle.

Willow- Amy?
Amy- (shivering) Willow?

Buffy and Tara walking towards the Bronze.

Buffy- No way.
Tara- Yeah. It burned all the way down. I haven’t done that spell since.
Buffy- You had a barn?
Tara- My grandmother did.
Buffy- The grandma with the Doll’s Eye?
Tara- How do you know about that?
Buffy- Willow told me.
Tara- (nostalgic and blushing) She kissed me for the first time that night. It was-
Buffy- Hold that thought!

A vampire comes at them, then another and another. Three are now circling them.

Buffy- Tara?
Tara- Yeah?
Buffy- How about you try that spell again? Like now.

In the Summers residence.

Amy is now dressed and clean. She’s admiring herself in the mirror. Willow is sitting on the bed looking a bit worried. She doesn’t know what to say or how to react.

Amy- How do I look?
Willow- Like a human girl.
Amy- Certainly not like your girl.
Willow- (surprised) What? Amy, you didn’t.- don’t tell me you could- Oh god.
Amy- Relax. Why do you think I’d start running the wheel whenever you two-
Willow- (trying to change the topic) You were still you? I mean, you thought like you?
Amy- Sometimes. It came and went.
Willow- (beat) I tried, Amy. A lot. It just never worked before.
Amy- Well, it finally did. Thank you.
Willow- (waves her hand like it was nothing) Please.
Amy- How about we Bronze it tonight? Feel like I’ve been caged for years.
Willow- The Bronze?
Amy- Is it still around?
Willow- Yes, it is I just thought maybe you’d like to go visit your dad or something.
Amy- Let me have my fun first. I’m not in the mood for a teary re-union just yet.
Willow- Ok.

Tara and Buffy are still surrounded. Tara is preparing for the spell.

Tara- M’doora.

A wall of fire encircles Buffy and Tara from the vamps.

Tara- Oops.
Buffy- Oops? Are we trapped? Cause they’re kinda running away.
Tara- Hold on. (stretches out her hand, concentrates) Follow.

A trail of light rushes out after them. The fire around them dwindles.

Buffy- Um, wont that fire trail burn the town?
Tara- No, it’s a mirage. Just to follow them.
Buffy- Let’s go.

They are off and running following the trail.

Willow and Amy enter the Bronze.

Amy- Three years and the place hasn’t changed one bit. (looking at the menu behind the bar) Where’s the bloomin’ onion?
Willow- Well, there was this troll guy, Olaf, that- Don’t worry about it.
Amy- Something to drink?
Willow- Soda.
Amy- (smiling) One Coke coming up.

Willow sits by herself. Moping.

Amy- (returns) I, uh, I’m kinda short on cash. (smiles)
Willow- (takes her wallet out of her purse) Here you go.
Amy- Thanks!

Willow scans the room.

Percy- Rosenberg?
Willow- Percy.
Percy- Hey, what’s wrong? You look like you were just dumped.
Willow- Thanks.
Percy- No, I mean- Are you ok?
Willow- No.
Percy- Neither am I. Remember Julie? She broke up with me. Going out with some Political Science major. What the hell do you do with a degree like that?
Willow- It’s usually a precursor to law school.
Percy- Oh…

Tara and Buffy enter the Bronze.

Buffy- Slaying with you sure is fun. That fire thingy makes it a whole lot easier to track them.
Tara- I think I figured out why the fire surrounded us instead of-
Buffy- No work talk. We’re here to have fun. Home sweet home.
Tara- (fidgety) Buffy-
Buffy- Come on, Tara. This is exactly what you need. I’m sure Xander and Anya are coming later and a night at the Bronze equals fun to be had, and uh Willow?
Tara- (follows her gaze) Willow?

Willow and Percy are now laughing.

Percy- The way you shoved me, that was so sexy.
Willow- (chuckling) Sexy?
Percy- Yeah.
Amy- (walks up with drinks) Coke for you.
Percy- Amy? Amy Madigan?
Amy- Oh my god! Percy!
Percy- I heard you ran away. Wow. What are you doing here?
Amy- (arms around Willow) Came to visit a pal of mine.

Buffy is watching the friendly chumminess from afar.

Buffy- I wouldn’t worry that’s just- Tara? Tara?!

Willow hears Buffy and looks over to where Buffy is. Runs over to her.

Willow- Where is she?
Buffy- I don’t know.
Willow- Well, did she leave?
Buffy- What are you doing here? That’s Percy isn’t it? Oh god. Amy! Amy. In a non-rat state! Willow!

Willow’s already running out the door. Tara’s walking ahead, head low.

Willow- Tara?!
Tara- (stops) Will?
Willow- Hi.
Tara- Hi.
Willow- What are you-

Suddenly they are attacked by a demon. Tara is thrown aside as she’s hit in the face with his powerful hand. He punches her in the stomach and hovers over her as she tries to speak.

Tara- G-get Buffy.
Willow- Tara! (beginning to chant) Cleisto-
Tara- No!

Willow can’t believe what she’s asking her but stops chanting and runs at the demon. She begins to hit it with her small purse.

Willow- Get off her! Get off.
Demon- Grr…

The demon turns around and whacks Willow throwing her against the wall.

Tara- (coughing blood) Willow!

Buffy and Amy run up. Buffy starts to the demon and pulls it off Willow as she begins to fight it. Amy runs to Willow to help her.

Amy- Are you all right?
Willow- Tara?
Amy- (looks over to Tara who’s unconscious) She’s down.
Willow- (alarmed) Down?
Amy- I mean like knocked out.
Willow- (struggling to get up) Tara.
Amy- Willow, you’re hurt.
Willow- Where?
Amy- I don’t think your shoulder is supposed to look like that.
Willow- Like what? (reaches behind her, pain shoots through her) AH!
Buffy- What?!

Buffy is still fighting the demon. Willow is trying to crawl to Tara. Amy and Buffy don’t notice.

Amy- She dislocated her shoulder with a wall.
Buffy- (being punched by the demon) Need some help here.
Amy- (wracking her brain trying to figure out what to do) Garbage can to your right.
Buffy- Of the mystical variety, Amy.
Amy- Oh, majick! I can do that. (begins to chant) Hecate-
Willow/Buffy- Not her!
Tara- (waking up) Willow?
Willow- I’m coming, baby. (she’s trying, but it’s hurting her) Ow. Ow.

Amy grabs the can and hits the demon with it. It falls to the ground as smelly contents fall out of the can. Buffy grabs a shard of glass and kills the demon.

Amy- Eew.
Buffy- That stink will not be coming off.
Amy- (looking around) Willow!
Buffy- Tara!

The girls are huddled together, hurt, and unconscious.

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[Lonewolf]

Rane: Great fic, I only wish it would work that way in the real Buffy, can't wait for the next part.

Hey I just wanted to ask you something, do you have any idea when you will update any of your old fics? I miss reading your stuff.

Lonewolf

[KittyKo]

*glued to the screen...slapt*
Oh boy... now I wanna know what happens next! Very cool!

[Puff]

Great part 2 Rane, I'm not really sure I like Amy though that girl is going to be trouble.

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"I'm not really much for the timber"

[Bunny]

Hummm humm just waiting around for the next part which I hope is coming along very soon!

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[CaptMurdock]

This scenario is excellent. I'm in the "Willow should move out and Tara stay in the Summers house" camp, and I'm glad to see somebody else is.

Great dialogue. Nice way to incorporate Amy. I tell you, that girl, magically talented but a few bricks shy of a brownstone, KWIM?

Waiting for the next part eagerly.

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"I will say, I've been in some weird places, but this is…another weird place."

[Ed Wood]

Rane, it took me an hour to read your fic and I was crying the whole time! This is truly a work of art. Splendid!

[Rane]

aww, you all are so sweet!

lone-y wolfie, i said i never finish. =/ i have the end to the velvet web in my head. i really do. i just dont have time to write it all! it's half done. send me your email and i'll let you have a peak at it. ok?

and hugs and kisses to the rest. you guys rock!

ps- next part should be up soon. i'm trying to finish what i start. ne stepping stone for me. i'll do it.

[Rane]

OMG! i finished! woo hoo! enjoy!

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Tara and Willow are in their room. Willow is sitting against the bed’s headboard and has a sling holding her arm in place. Tara has an ice pack to her cheek as she sits on the corner of the bed. It’s uncomfortably quiet.

Tara- So…
Willow- Never a dull moment.
Tara- (sighs as she lowers the ice pack) Yeah.

Beat.

Willow- Tara-
Tara- Would you mind if I spoke first?
Willow- (shy smile) No.
Tara- (looks over to Amy’s cage) How- how did you do that?
Willow- (nervously) Sekmet. I called upon Sekmet.
Tara- (looks over to her) The guardian of the gateway of rebirth.
Willow- I figured two birds, one stone.
Tara- Huh?
Willow- Amy called upon Hecate- a.k.a. the moon. I called on Sekmet-
Tara- A.k.a. the sun.
Willow- (smiles) Exactly.
Tara- (knows there’s more) But?
Willow- (quietly) But Amy isn’t the only one that went through a rebirth tonight.
Tara- What do you mean?
Willow- I- I offered her my powers… to bring Amy back. (Tara is shocked, eyes wide) I had to, Tara. I don’t want to lose you and I owed it to Amy to bring her back. I didn’t know how else to do this.

Tara is still silent as tears form in her eyes.

Willow- Tara, I love you. I can’t lose you. And I know majick is a big part of us but-
Tara- (crying) No, it’s not.
Willow- (crying now too) Come on, you know it is. It’s how we met.
Tara- But that’s not why I fell in love with you, Willow. I feel like majick was tearing us apart.
Willow- Well, its over now. (sighs) I’m just a silly, hacker, geek girl again.
Tara- (leans over and brushes her lips on Willows) Never.

Downstairs. Dawn, Amy and Buffy are in the kitchen, bored, sitting around the island.

Dawn- So, can I go upstairs now?
Buffy- No!
Dawn- Why not. It’s not like they’re not doing anything. No bolts of lightning or crashing sounds of furniture being thrown around.
Amy- (shocked) They throw furniture at each other?
Buffy- (rolls her eyes) No, Dawn’s just being melodramatic.
Amy- Oh.
Dawn- So, Amy, how much do you remember about being a rat?
Buffy- Shut it.

Upstairs. Willow and Tara are still kissing.

Willow- (breaks the kiss) Ow-y. Shoulder hurting. Plus, I wanna hold your face with my hands. Hey! Heal my shoulder. (Tara’s eyes widen, Will giggles) Kidding.
Tara- You silly rabbit.
Willow- So you still love me?
Tara- (caresses her face) How can you even ask me that?
Willow- I don’t know. I still feel really guilty about everything.
Tara- And you should.
Willow- (leans forward and rubs nose to nose) Thanks for lying and trying to make me feel better.
Tara- (smirks) Will, what you did- I’m not entirely sure you giving up your powers was the right thing to do.
Willow- (sits back up) Why?
Tara- I don’t know. It was kinda like running away- not dealing with it.
Willow- Ok, um, you’re making me feel worse here.
Tara- No, That’s not what I’m trying to do. (kisses her again) I love what you did. The sacrifice. But you still put a spell on me, then on all of us.
Willow- You did too.
Tara- Yes, I know.
Willow- So, we’re one for one.
Tara- It’s not about keeping score.
Willow- (smiles seductively) I like scoring. Especially with you.
Tara- (kisses her) Miss Rosenberg, what am I going to do with you?
Willow- Love me.
Tara- I do.
Willow- We’ll get through this, Tare Bear. We just have to keep it together. Dawn said so.
Tara- Taking advice from a 15 year old now?
Willow- She’s a smart 15 year old. (kisses her again)

Downstairs. Amy is laughing at something and Buffy is very, very upset.

Dawn- Oh, please. Chill the funk out.
Buffy- Dawn, peanut M&M’s are not to be shoved up your nose! That’s disgusting!
Amy- Yet hilarious. You look like a monkey.
Buffy- Get that out right now!
Dawn- (tries to blow through her nose) I cant! Buffy, I can’t get it out! Oh god!
Buffy- Stop playing!
Dawn- (laughing in pain) I’m not! They’re stretching my nostrils! It hurts.

Amy is laughing so hard now she’s bent over in pain too.

Buffy- (calls out) Willow! Oh god. Willow!

Buffy runs up the stairs and to their room.

Buffy- (shouting out to Willow and Tara) I am entering without knocking so I hope you’re both fully dressed!

She enters. Willow is snuggled up to Tara who is lovingly stroking her hair.

Buffy- At least you’re dressed.
Tara- What’s wrong?
Buffy- Dawn stuck some M&M’s up her nose. I need to take her to the hospital, right?
Willow- You’re asking us?
Buffy- (flustered) Well, I don’t know. I never shoved anything up my nose. Xander! Xander will know.

Buffy walks over to the phone and picks it up. She’s nearly hyperventilating. Both Willow and Tara walk over to her.

Willow- Buffy, relax.
Tara- Yeah, breathe.
Buffy- (hangs up the phone, crying) I can’t- I can’t do this. I don’t know what to do. I’m not a mom.
I’m not mom.
Tara- (holds her) Be Buffy.
Willow- We’re here. For whatever you need.
Buffy- Promise? You two will never leave me?
Willow- Not even if you kicked me out of your house.
Buffy- (knows she knows) Willow, I’m sorry.
Willow- (shakes her head) I am.

Buffy hugs her now.

Willow- Shoulder!
Buffy- (backing up) Sorry! I’m sorry.

The three of them look at each other and smile.

Tara- Wait, Dawn shoved an M&M up her nose?

THE END

[xita]

ok, i really needed that. Thanks rane. Very cathartic to go through that process. I know the show will take a lot longer but this helps now. Thanks!

[Puff]

Great ending Rane and great fic, I like it when they are back togther and Dawn sticking M&M's up her nose is just too funny.

[KittyKo]

*laughs* haha! Great ending Rane! Thank you! Now I'll be having visuals of Dawn with a M&M stuck in her nose all day!

[Ed Wood]

I'll go with xita -> I needed that!

Thank you so much Rane!

[Bunny]

Healing now!

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[legend]

Willow gave up her powers - WOW! I never considered anything like that before. That's a huge sacrifice....but definately worth it - She get's Tara back! Adorable!

*Runs off to try sticking M&M's up her nose*

[Warduke]

Great fic Rane, hope it goes like that on the show but I'm sure the ending will be the same...W/T back together

[magrat]

That was very sweet Rane

[nika]

Rane great fic, loved the ending funny and sweet m&m sweet. I join the troops of kittens who ask for more on the velvet web, please?

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"Eat lot's of applesauce, preferably fed to you by attractive young lesbians." Amber Benson

[Rane]

tell you what nika, you write some more of your *Red Ace* and i'll finish *the velvet web*!

gosh, so many thanks to you all. gald i was able to help with the 'motions. That's why i wrote this as well. Reading all the spoilers out there really suck and make my day hazier than it normally is (those that live in LA know what i mean).

i'll be sure to put a disclaimer next time that kittens should not try Dawn's trick at home *cough, cough* lil' legend. just dont run around with a pillow cover over your head. I've done that and i've got the scar under my chin to prove it. i just needed to throw in some humor.

thanks again for the feedback and hugs to all! *hugs*

[nika]

Touché darling Rane, naughty you bringing that Red Ace up. If you buy me a couple of extra large mochachinos just before bed time I'll see what I do.

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"Eat lot's of applesauce, preferably fed to you by attractive young lesbians." Amber Benson

[juri-sempai]

I know this response is coming late. I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this fic. Part 3 with Dawn and the peanut M&Ms had me laughing out loud. Very funny visual!

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"Believe in miracles, that they will know your
true feelings."

"You know what's weird?"
"Japanese commercials are
weird."

[emily 'first']

Me too...same here.

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vive,valeque.

[Wiccagrrl]

Aww, so nice to read this happy ending for the girls. And the M&M's...LOL. Thanks, needed this

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Tracy

Hear that Baby? You're my always.