by Sleek » Mon Oct 28, 2002 3:56 am
Author's note: I sure as hell enjoyed writing this update. so without further ado.Here it is.Like I mentioned I skipped some canon episodes in my AU.
Rose,Sarah,Mary, Snuggle, Will, BTVSFunatic and to the rest of the Kittens tuned in...
INDULGE!
Sleek
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Part 13
Lesbian Locator Spell (b)
I need a spell. Something simple but effective.
Tara thought as she distractedly made her way towards the Magic Shop.
Tara's golden hair hung loose past her shoulders and bounced with every purposeful stride. Her face was carved with tension and she bit the corner of her full bottom lip, obviously in deep thought.
My purple sock is there.Catnip is there. But no Kitty.It's been two days now. I've looked everywhere.Where could she possibly be?
The blonde witch was near the entrance of the Magic shop when she noticed two figures in the corner of her eye.
A teen-aged girl, possibly fifteen or sixteen, with long dark brown hair was backing away in fright from a stout, bald man.The bald man is apparently saying something that is upsetting the teenager.
Harassment.
Tara thought and found her feet walking fast towards their direction.
"Is this man bothering you?"
Dawn gasped in surprise as a blonde girl suddenly appeared to her right.She swung her eyes back to the crazy guy who was still staring at her with undisguised anger.
"Go back where you came from shiny girl! Hide! Before the Beast finds you and destroys us all!"The bald man hollered.
"I think you should leave."Tara said, stepping in front of Dawn, shielding her from the bald man's glare. Her stutter vanishing as felt a surge of protectiveness for the teenager.
When the bald guy lost eye contact with Dawn, he became listless and started shuffling his feet away from Tara, mumbling nonsensical things to himself.
Once Tara was sure that they are out of danger, she turned to Dawn and gave her a reassuring smile.
"You okay?"
Dawn nodded numbly at Tara.Whatever the man said obviously had shaken her.
"Hey."Tara reached out a hand and gently put it on Dawn's shoulder."Don't mind what he said. He's just a loony in need of a bin. Besides, should he come back to bother you again, I'll turn him into a hoppy toad."
Tara offered Dawn a little lopsided grin and Dawn couldn't help but smile back.
"You're a witch?That is like
so
cool.And um…thanks for uh, scaring him away."Dawn said and looked gratefully at Tara.
"No problem.I'm Tara.Shouldn't you be in school or somewhere where teenagers hang?"Tara said as she led Dawn towards the Magic Shop.
"I'm Dawn.And uh… I was just waiting for my sister to finish her training.She's inside the Magic Shop.I didn't want to get in her way again like the last time so I waited outside."
Dawn sat on a curb and looked so forlorn that Tara decided to chat some more.She gathered her long forest green skirt, and sat quietly beside Dawn.
"Dawn, like the early morning Dawn?I suspect people with such a cheery name are secretly cheery inside."Tara carefully glanced at the teenager who sunk into her own reverie.
Oops.I'm probably scaring her right now.I always forget jokes should have funny parts. Maybe I should go.
Tara thought warily and was about to get up when she heard Dawn sigh heavily.
"See.You're the first person in a long time who wondered how I am.And you don't even know me. I mean--nobody asks what
I
think.They don't think my opinion matters cuz I'm just a teenager. Everybody is so wrapped up with superhero Buffy, but I could
so
do something important if they let me."
Tara stared at the teenager.
Is Buffy a name?A superhero's name?
The blonde decided to remain quiet as she sensed that the teenager needed to rant some more.
"I just feel like…"Dawn looked up and found comfort in Tara's blue gaze."…like I don't even exist.That I don't matter you know?I'm just a
job
to Buffy.Someone she
had
to look after.Not because she wanted to."
Tara honestly didn't know what to say and didn't get a chance to say anything as a short, quick stepped blonde popped into view.
"Dawn! Geez.I told you to stay inside----the Magic Shop."Buffy paused as she stared at the stranger with Dawn.Tara felt she was being scrutinized under a microscope.There is something definitely lethal about the way Buffy clenched her jaw.
As if she is ready to spring on me should I endanger Dawn.
"Umm…Buffy, this is Tara.Tara this is my sister Buffy."Dawn turned to Buffy."Tara saved me from a crazy guy who was saying nasty things to me."
Buffy's calculating gaze softened somewhat."Thanks."Buffy said simply to Tara and turned to Dawn."Get inside the Magic Shop.Stay with Giles.I'm on the way to the house.Apparently Faith woke up from her coma."
***
When the night fell, Willow sat solemnly in the center of a drawn circle.
Incense burned the scent of sandalwood, engulfing the whole room.Several lit candles cast a warm orangey glow across Willow's features.A map of the UC Sunnydale campus lay before her.The redhead's eyes were shut and her face was set into a deep concentration.
"I implore you…Persephone," Willow lit a purple candle. "Aradia," She proceeded to light an orange candle."Sappho," Then she lit a red candle.
Willow placed the three burning candles on the edges of the UCS map, forming three points of a triangle.The flames instantly grew higher and danced at Willow's incantation.
"Women desiring women. Women loving women. Unveil before me Oh Persephone, Aradia, and Sappho, the hearts of these women. Wherever they may be."
Willow dug her hand into a pouch and carefully scooped some blue powder from it.She repeated her incantation twice and gently blew the powder on the UC Sunnydale map.
For several minutes, Willow watched entranced as the powder swirled in a concentrated circle at the center of the map like a tiny tornado.The powder mystically glowed into embers and shifted into the hue of bright vermilion.After several more swirls the powder spread out and fluttered over the map of UCS like a falling blanket.
Willow blinked her eyes from her trance and saw several spots gradually forming on the map.Some red dots were moving.Some stayed in rooms, in the library or in the canteen.Willow felt an impish grin grow on her face as she saw two dots overlapping in a certain dorm room not far away from her.
Wow. Who would've thought roomies Romy and Michelle are not as straight as they seem.
Willow continued to watch in fascination as small words appeared beside each dot.Some were labeled
In the Closet
, others were labeled as
Large with the Butch
,
Gay Now
or
Still Figuring it Out
.
The redhead stopped herself from giggling out loud as several other women in her hall were
outed
by her spell.But her face suddenly grew serious when she saw a dot occupying Room 214 of Stevenson Hall.Her eyes flew open wide as she read the words
Gay Now
beside the dot.
I'm Gay Now?! Shouldn't I have passed several more Sapphic tests in order to be validated as gay?Am I really gay now?
Willow knit her auburn brows together and didn't know how she felt about this.Her confusion was cut short when she saw a dot approaching her room.
Omigod! Omigod! Is that her?!Oh please please let that be her!
Willow's heart raced and felt it thud against her rib cage. She smoothed her hair and adjusted her peasant top as she glanced apprehensively at the dot nearing her doorstep.Beside the dot appeared the words:
Big Leather Dyke
.
Hey, my Cinderella's no leather dyke!
Willow thought and worry streaked her face as her door swung open.
"Buffy?!" Willow gasped.
"Re--I mean Willow."The short blonde swaggered in and stared at Willow's stricken face and the UCS map on the floor.
***
TBC