-The first step (at the moment it’s a working progress as you’ll see!)
Author- Willow Rocks
Distribution- If you want it you can take it just e-mail me first (though I’m not really sure anyone will want it!)
Rating- I can’t see it going beyond a PG-13
Feedback- Yes please, my ego needs feeding
Note- This will more than likely be the worst bit of fan fic you’ll ever read but give it a chance and remember it was wrote by a stressed out 16 year old girl who wrote it to take break from revision. Also the first and quite possibly the last piece of fic I have ever written well should say posted.
Parts- 1/? 2/? 3/?
Timeline- Set in my own timeline somewhere in season 4, Buffy and Riley are already courting (as my mother would say!) and Willow has already met Tara at the Wicca group, but does not know that Tara is also a real witch.
The First Step
Part 1
It was scary and she knew they all knew it, but it seemed like she was the only one that wanted to show it.
Buffy Summers was a freshman at UC Sunnydale, only 19 years of age but her eyes looked liked those of one much older, a person with the responsibility of the whole world, a girl having to grow up far too early. Sitting next to Buffy her best friend Willow Rosenburg also a freshman at UC Sunnydale. Only 18 years of age but already brainier than all of her peers and even some of her professors and like her best friend she had the eyes that could belong to anyone twice her age.
The two friends walked happily through the campus, chatting like best friends are inclined to do, but the subject matter wasn’t that of a first date or a new top one wanted to buy, but of Sunnydales most well kept secret.
“I’m telling you it was like a huge panda only not half as cute” Buffy told her best friend while doing her best impression of the new demon she had encountered last night.
“A panda really?” Willow asked as interested as a child would be interested in candy “as in big in cuddly and black and white?”
“Yep except this panda was definitely not cuddly, more like come and try and give me a hug and you’ll find my big demon claws somewhere you’d rather they’d not be!”
“So a trip to Giles it is.” Willow stated not needing an answer, knowing the answer would be what it would have been ever since sophomore year of High School.
“You’ve got your Wicca group tonight, right Will?”
“Yeah, well if you can call it a Wicca group” Willow sighed.
“Then why go? You can come and catch a movie with Riley and me” Buffy said a huge smile on her face at the thought of Riley. “Oooooo idea double date! Riley was talking of one of his commando buddies, Graham I think, thinking that my best friend was kinda cute” Buffy said pushing the idea forward, knowing that since Oz left Willow hadn’t been in date mode. “And I’m 100% sure he wasn’t on about Xander.” Buffy finished.
“I don’t think so Buffy Graham’s not really my um……… type” Willow said knowing fine well the reason she’d said no and the reason why she was still attending the lame Wicca group.
“So you have a type now, share, no one has a type unless they have some man in mind” Buffy said sitting down on a park bench.
“No, no man in mind, girls can have a type you know with out having a man in mind we have imaginations.” And eyes Willow added to her self, her mind wandering to Tara, as Buffy went on about her type being George Clooney. Tara was what Willow would describe as hot spelled with a capitol H!!!
Willow had no idea how long she’d been in her dreamland with Tara, but when she returned she had Buffy staring in her face laughing.
“My ass, you ain’t got no man in mind” Buffy said checking her watch “Crap, we better get a move on if we wanna make this class in time.”
Part 2
She is so over Oz Buffy thought to herself as she quietly entered the dorm room she shared with Willow and saw the smile plastered on the sleeping face of her best friend. I’m gonna find out how if I have to skip all my homework to do it Buffy decided before crawling into her bed for the three hours of sleep she’d earned.
Buffy woke bright and early three hours later ready for a day of ‘find out Willows crush and play matchmaker.’ She quickly dressed and bought two mochas and arrived back in the dorm room just in time for her best friend waking up.
Buffy handed her the still boiling hot mocha causing Willow to wake up and give Buffy a funny look.
“What! Is it a crime to be nice to my bestest bud in the world, fine I’ll just take the drink back” Buffy said acting (and badly!) hurt by Willows look.
“No, but why the special treatment?” Willow asked not trusting Buffy “You didn’t break my laptop again did you?”
“Nice to know you don’t trust my good intentions of being nice”
“Well the last time you brought me mocha in bed was for exactly that reason”
“Well true yes” Buffy said sitting down on the foot of Willows bed “but not this time, I just thought we needed a best friends day, you know to share feelings, thoughts, crushes we haven’t done it in a long time”
“Buffy for the last time I do not like anyone I mean I like people but I don’t like like a person in that way I mean even if I did I would tell you, I mean its not like I’m secret girl on account that I don’t keep secrets well I can keep secrets of course but I don’t you know have any secrets and you had to get me on a ramble didn’t you” Willow babbled in her Willow way.
“Ok one Will, if you didn’t have a crush on someone you wouldn’t have babbled on like you were running out of time to talk and two you wouldn’t have went bright red”
“Ok one shut up and two I went red cause of the running out of air due to the speaking like it was about to become illegal”
“Ah no Will you ran out breath and turned red while I was talking and ‘shut up’ is not the best argument” Buffy said proudly knowing she had busted Willow.
“Buffy ok you win but I really can not tell you” Willow said not looking Buffy in the face.
“Oh my god it’s Riley! You’ve got a crush on my boyfriend haven’t you” Buffy said not sure whether to be shocked, upset or laugh.
“Eeeeeeeeewwwwwwww no Buffy!” Willow shouted back laughing.
“Then if not Riley then who, theirs no other male on the planet that would cause you not to want to tell me, Oh my god its Giles isn’t it” Buffy said thinking she had once again busted her best friend.
“Ok Buffy even bigger eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww, nooooooooo!” Willow said disgusted at even the thought “that’s even worse than Riley”
“Hey what do you mean even worse! That’s my boyfriend”
“Sorry Buffy I didn’t mean it like that I think he’s a good boyfriend for you.”
“Ok I am going to ignore that for you, but just because the suspense is killing me” Buffy said leaning in towards her roommate.
Ok it won’t be that bad I mean it can’t be any worse than the reaction I would have got of her for liking Giles and she was the one that thought that up!
“Ok just take a deep breath Willow” Willow said out loud cause Buffy the move closer “Ok Buffy, I was telling the truth when I said their was no man that I had my mind on but”
“But what?” Buffy interrupted
“You’d know by now if you hadn’t interrupted me” Willow smiled calming down, Buffy must have worked it out be know either that or I’ve given her way to much credit.
But no Buffy was still hanging on Willows But.
Willow took a deep breath and continued “There is a young women” Willow looked straight into Buffy eyes looking for a reaction.
“Yeah Ok, but I’m waiting for this mans name your crushing on” Buffy densely sigh frustrated that her friend wasn’t telling her.
“Are you listening Buffy? I don’t like men I like a woman” Willow shouted knowing the subtle way wasn’t working for Buffy.
“No need to shout Willow, you could of just said!” Buffy snapped back.
Willow sighed and flung back on the bed. Buffy stood up and walked over to her bed and picked up a picture of her, Xander, Willow and Oz that had been taken the summer before that was now placed on her bed side cabinet. Willows words finally sinking in, she sat down with an exhausted sigh.
“Oh, so I guess you really are over Oz!” Buffy let out with a slight laugh.
“That’s one way to put it!”
“So who is she” Buffy prodded, proud at herself for not letting the weirdness she felt inside out to freak Willow out, she’d told Willow they where going to have a best friends day and they were whether or not one of them were gay. I mean I had a relationship with a vampire and Willow had an open enough mind to deal with that, I can deal with this.
Willow was staring at Buffy shocked “What?”
What, What? Who is she, do I know her? Come on I’m dyeing to know, does she know?” Buffy excitedly asked realising that if Willow got her self-a girlfriend that’s one more person to share clothes with.
“You’re not freaked?” Willow asked the question coming out a little more disappointed than she’d wanted.
“No will, of course not. Why did you want me to be freaked? Because that’s never going to happen I love you whether you gay or straight you’re my best friend and don’t you ever forget it. Now back to my earlier questions.” Buffy said moving back over to sit on her best friends’ bed.
“K!” Willow said perking up.
Part 3
“Now I know what these stupid walls in the middle of the corridor are for” Buffy said “Hiding behind while spying on your future girlfriend!”
“Will you stop calling her that, her names Tara and as far as I know she’s as straight as they come plus I only told you who she was on the account that you’d do nothing and I repeat nothing about it.” Willow hissed back at her best friend who’s idea of a best friends fun day out was to spy on the girl she was currently lusting big time over: which would have been fun if they where hidden by more than a 3ft wall and if Buffy hadn’t been ever so discreetly trying to attract Taras attention.
“Will, chill out. I am here best friend extraordinare, I have already told you I will find out whether she is on your side or not” Buffy cheerfully replied.
“That’s what’s worrying me! I have only just started becoming friends with her and have only just come to terms with the facts that I like girls and that I really really like this girl.”
“Her names Tara” Buffy replied not understanding what was worrying Willow so much, she’d find out what Willow wanted to know, or what Buffy wanted to know, and Willow needn’t be involved with any of the information getting. “And don’t worry I’ll not do anything, even if I do think it’s a waste of my matchmaking talents I can just see you two are meant for each other”
“That gives me hope, coming from a girl who less than twenty four hours ago wanted to set me up with Graham!” Willow jokingly shot back.
“Ok, but I never said you liked him I just said he liked…. Shit!”
“I don’t like the sound of that shit” Willow said “tell me”
“Ok don’t kill me, but last night when me and Riley went out”
“Yes” Willow prompted
“I….uh…kinda told Riley I’d talk you into going on a blind date” Buffy shifted nervously in her spot behind the wall facing the community lounge where Tara sat.
“And let me guess the blind date was with Graham!” Willow calmly said back
“Um….Kinda”
“Well you know the answer already don’t you, now if you excuse me I have the guts to go and say hi to Tara so I’m going to use those guts before they disappear if that’s alright” Willow said standing up.
“Sure go, ahead” Buffy said to the now retreating Willow “And don’t worry Willow by tonight I’ll have the answer for you” Buffy said while walking in the opposite direction on her way to Rileys frat house. “I am so glad right about now that my boyfriend is an honouree member of the on campus lesbian group!” Buffy finished of laughing.
“Hi Tara” Willow said sitting in the empty seat next to Tara “I saw you sitting here alone and thought well why both of us sit alone when we can sit together!” Willow Babbled on.
“Hi Willow” Tara said shyly looking up “I’m glad you ccccaame ovver.”
Title-The first step (at the moment it’s a working progress as you’ll see!)
Author- Willow Rocks
Distribution- If you want it you can take it just e-mail me first (though I’m not really sure anyone will want it!)
Rating- I can’t see it going beyond a PG-13
Feedback- Yes please, my ego needs feeding
Note- This will more than likely be the worst bit of fan fic you’ll ever read but give it a chance and remember it was wrote by a stressed out 16 year old girl who wrote it to take break from revision. Also the first and quite possibly the last piece of fic I have ever written well should say posted.
Parts- 4/? 5/?
Timeline- Set in my own timeline somewhere in season 4, Buffy and Riley are already courting (as my mother would say!) and Willow has already met Tara at the Wicca group, but does not know that Tara is also a real witch.
The First Step
Part 4
Buffy hated keeping secrets, which wasn’t surprising considering the secret she had unsuccessfully kept since the age of 15, but she’d promised Willow she wouldn’t tell Riley the real reason why their was going to be no blind date. So as she walked up to Lowell House, where Riley and Graham lived, she was desperately thinking of excuses for Willow. Uh oh times up, Buffy thought to herself as she saw Riley walking towards her.
“Hey Buffy” Riley said leaning down to give his girlfriend a quick kiss.
“Mmm Hey” Buffy replied forgetting her matchmaking problems for a second “I was just coming to see you.”
“Really, well saved you a trip. I was just on my way to book that table for four, for Friday at Marios, wanna come.” Riley took Buffy’s hand.
“Yeah I’ll come with. Table of four? I mean I know we eat a lot but I’m not really sure we need two table settings each!” Buffy said playing the dumb blonde.
“You forgot to ask Willow didn’t you?”
“No” Buffy said looking the other way.
“Good, cause Grahams psyched!”
“Oh great” Buffy sarcastically said.
“She said no didn’t she? I thought you said you had Willow covered” Riley said hating the fact he was going to have to let his best friend down.
“It’s just Willows got a type and she doesn’t want to really stray from that type.”
“So Willow won’t go on one date because she likes small red head guys!” Riley snapped back.
“You’re taking this awfully hard.” Buffy replied looking at Riley.
Riley softened and laughed “Not really I prefer it just the two of us, its just I think Willow could use some cheering up Graham really wanted to help with that.”
“Well its nice to know you care. But I don’t think Willow is in need of cheering up any more. Say you don’t happen to know when the lesbian group is meeting?”
Buffy’s question left a look of curiosity on Riley’s face “Why? Your not changing teams on me are you?”
“Um no, its just erm….” Buffy quickly tried to think of a reason before either her best friends’ secret came out or her boyfriend was left thinking she was a lesbian. “It’s just because erm there’s a girl in my dorm that erm wants to know if her ex-girlfriend attends” Buffy finally got out, proud at herself that she has not broken and told Riley the truth. “And I’d said I’d find out for her cause she wants to know whether or not she can accidentally run into her.” Did that sound convincing Buffy asked herself.
“What’s her name? I know a few of the members maybe I’d know her” Riley suggested.
Buffy wasn’t sure what to say she had promised Willow she wouldn’t do anything about Tara; she was just going to walk past the meeting to see if she was there, to settle her own curiosity.
“Tara” Buffy finally said knowing that Willow had no need to know what she was trying to find and Riley had no need to know the real reason why she wanted to know.
Riley stopped walking and turn to Buffy “Yeah, I think theirs a freshman named Tara. Blonde girl, but I don’t think she’s your girl I remember Lisa telling me she had just came out.”
“Really, that’s great” Buffy squealed prompting another funny look from Riley.
“You know if I wasn’t so damn manly I start to worry about you!”
Part 5
What to talk about? I mean I could talk about Wicca but that’d properly make her run a mile, she’d think who is that wacko thinking she’s a real witch? But then what if she’s a real witch to, well I guess I’ll never know if I don’t say something. Quick Rosenburg speak, stop staring.
“So um what got you interested in Wicca?” Willow had been sitting staring at Tara for at least five minutes thinking of something to say and so far that’s what she’d come up with.
“My Mom” Tara said looking up from the book she’d been pretending to read, so not to stare to much at Willow “She ppprracticed since sshee was a girl.”
“Cool.” Willow paused “We should get together some time and practice some stuff” Willow mentally kicked herself some stuff oh yeah that sounded like she knew what she was going on about.
A smile lit up Tara’s face “I’d like that” Tara managed to get out without her stutter showing. She is so cute, okay Maclay stop staring she’s going to think your even more weird than you actually are. Tara’s eyes met Willows, neither of them able to turn away and neither caring that the other couldn’t. Neither knew how long they sat like that and no doubt they’d have sat there even longer had not Willow’s watch beeped reminding her that she had a class to get to.
“Oh darn” Willow sighed, as she looked at her watch wondering where the time had went. “I’ve got a class in a few minutes. My rooms 214 in Stevenson hall, if your free tonight, you can come over and we can do something maybe” Willow nervously asked.
“Yes, I’m free tonight. I can come over about 8 is that’s alright with you?” Tara asked feeling as nervous as Willow.
“Cool, then it’s a date” Willow stopped realising what she’d said, she could feel her face turning as red as her hair. “Well I better get going, I’ll see you at 8” and with that Willow turned and walked to her class across campus, knowing that she was going to be late but not caring.
“She said date” Tara smiled to herself knowing this was going to be the start of something special.
Title-The first step (at the moment it’s a working progress as you’ll see!)
Author- Willow Rocks
Distribution- If you want it you can take it just e-mail me first (though I’m not really sure anyone will want it!)
Rating- I can’t see it going beyond a PG-13
Feedback- Yes please, my ego needs feeding
Note- This will more than likely be the worst bit of fan fic you’ll ever read but give it a chance and remember it was wrote by a stressed out 16 year old girl who wrote it to take break from revision. Okay now writing it to take my mind off results out on the 22nd! Also the first and quite possibly the last piece of fic I have ever written well should say posted.
Parts- 6/?
Timeline- Set in my own timeline somewhere in season 4, Buffy and Riley are already courting (as my mother would say!) and Willow has already met Tara at the Wicca group, but does not know that Tara is also a real witch.
Part 6
As soon as Buffy walked through into her dorm room she was greeted by a mass of both her and Willow clothes flung into a pile in the middle of the room.
“I need help” Willow said as she walked out her of her now empty closet. “We have no clothes”
Buffy didn’t know whether to laugh or well laugh. “What do you mean we don’t have any clothes?”
“I mean I have nothing to wear!”
“So I take it things went well with Tara” Buffy giggled, happy for her friend and herself now she didn’t have to spy on the lesbian group the next day to confirm ‘Blonde, gay Tara’ was Willow’s Tara.
“Well in the fact that I asked her over to hang and she said yes. But not great enough to say I don’t know she’s gay and if I had a even small chance” Willow said diving back into the pile of clothes and picking up a top and skirt “Do these look right?”
“Like that ever mattered. Look Will I’d say you had at least a small chance.” Buffy said sitting on the floor next to Willow and the pile of clothes.
“What makes you so sure?”
“Well don’t shout at me, but I kinda asked Riley about the lesbian group and about Tara.” Buffy said looking down at the pile of clothes, looking for a top she loved on Willow.
“Buffy!” Willow shouted “Do you always do what I ask you not to?”
“Anyway” Buffy continued choosing not to hear Willow’s comment. “He told me theirs a freshman that’s just came out, who’s blonde and named Tara, and I thought well chances are this is your Tara. Tara’s not really a common name, well its not really uncommon like Willow and Buffy and Cordelia and Anya and god we really have really strange names.” Buffy coughed bringing herself back on to the right train of thought. “So then I thought well how many Taras will you get in this university in our class who is blonde.”
Willow who had sat quietly during Buffys monologue gave her a hug and whispered “You really think I have a chance?”
“If this Tara is your Tara, then I can say with all confidence you’ll win her over. I mean who can resist Willow charm!” Buffy pulled out of the hug and picked up the top she was looking for and a long skirt “Now go put these on while I clear up the room and clear out before she gets here, which is when?”
“8 O’clock” Willow replied pulling on the skirt Buffy had handed her.
“I hope you mean eight in the morning because there is no way I am tidying this up in five minutes!”
“What! It can’t be I can’t have been picking out an outfit for nearly five hours, I’m not you” Willow said while pulling her top over her head and running over to the mirror to check her now 12 hour old make up.
“Chill Will you go and meet Tara in the corridor say I have just got out of the shower and I am getting ready, so it’d be best to go for a drink until I am ready which will of course take five hours!” Buffy smiled “Come back in an hour and the room will be tidy and I will be gone.”
“You’d tidy up for me?” Willow looked at Buffy while finishing brushing her hair.
“Yep, now go before I change my mind” And with that Willow smiled took one last look in the mirror and walked into the bust corridor.
As Tara walked through the corridors of UC Sunnydale, on route to Willows dorm she passed a flyer stuck on the wall for the lesbian alliance group. I really should join that group she thought to herself.
So wot do u all think? and btw now i am a stressed girl writing to take her mind of A-levals!
I don't mean to sound snobby here but you might want to consider a beta reader for the 1 error you've got in your fic. 
I remember this fic from before...I'm glad you decided to continue with it 
I hope this gets resolved soon!
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lmao, Buffy's gonna fix it! At least she's trying 
Talking(in a calm tone) figuring out why Tara left and that Jo is a she... is some good things to cover when Buffy does confront Tara bout it - that is if she even goes through w/ it!