Fall To Pieces

[Drumbly]

hahha man that was priceless,

really liking the best friend and sister thing...

dang is just too good!

good update, want more



Love : Jesse/drumbly

"...I'm multi-talented, cause i can talk and piss you off at the same time... "

[RaVeN]

just turn your head and kiss her!!! URRRGGG then again I never have the courage either..



great update

[Nicole023]

I'm liking this... More please ?



Nicole xx

[Grimaldi]

i'm really liking this story the flirting between Willow and Tara is cute

I'm not stealing, I'm just taking things without paying for them. In what twisted dictionary is that stealing?
I can't watch this because its creepy and wrong and sickening...however I will watch out of curiosity

[Irishgrl3]

Nice update! Some serious flirtage there... Time for big sis to be called away for something important and leave the two of them alone.

[VixenyTarasHot]

OH man, I'm totally in love with this story already.. crazy best friend/sister like-age... and cute flirtyness.. ok you got me hooked and waiting impatiently for an update! wahoo!



Ashleigh

"...A-and I'm gonna make it up to you. Starting right now."

(Starts to smile)"Right now?"

[wimpy0729]

Okay, I'm going to sound like a mocking bird here, but this is great. The flirty attitudes of both is hot and sweet.



I guess it could be awkward with the best friend's sister. Is there an unwritten law or something that says that can't happen. I think it would only get sticky if things ended up not working out. But I truly can't see that happening in one or your amazing fics!!



Great job!



More soon please.



Wimpy

"There was plenty of magic." ~ Tara

[Sheba]

Hey there! I've been keeping up with this fic since Chapter 2, which was when I first saw it, and I gotta admit that I love it! Personally, I think it's got some great potential, and I can't wait to see where it goes! Cheers,

[Taras Shadow]

Hello Kitties, thank you for the feedback. Here's Ch. 4... Enjoy!



Title: Fall To Pieces



Author: dark_author



Rating: R



Pairings: Willow/Tara



Discaimers: BtVS Characters belong to Joss Whedon, UPN, ME...all other characters belong to me.



Summary: Can love conquer all? Or are there obsticles that will forever stand in the way?



Angst Warning.



Chapter Four - Make A Move



“Willow!” Oz caught up to his best friend in the park, setting down his guitar case he sat down beside the redhead. “You didn’t call me last night.”



“Oh, yea, sorry about that,” Willow apologized, patting his shoulder. “Ocean and Tara invited me to the movies and I couldn’t say no.”



Oz smirked.



“What?” Willow frowned.



“Why don’t you just come clean and tell the woman how you feel,” he suggested.



“Well, why don’t you?” Willow challenged.



Oz shrugged. “I don’t know,” he sighed. “She’s just... maybe a little too much for me.”



“How so?”



“Well, she’s gorgeous, for one thing, I mean, aside from you, she’s the only other woman I feel comfortable with and that’s rare.” Oz grabbed his case and opened it, pulling out the instrument, “We wrote a new song today, wanna hear it?”



“You’re being avoidy,” Willow scowled. Oz had been her best friend since grade three and she could tell when he was lying or being avoidy. “Oz?”



“She likes me too,” he said, looking at Willow. “She told me last night that she likes me and she’d like for us to go out sometime.”



“That’s great!” Willow bounced then she stopped. “Wait, why are you not excited?”



Oz did another shrug, “I guess I just didn’t expect her to like me the I like her, it’s unreal.”



“You’re Oz, how can someone not like you?” Willow softened her voice.



“Well, you’re gay, so I won’t count you,” Oz snickered.



“And proud of it!” Willow puffed out her chest and grinned. “Oh my God, there’s Tara!” She pointed to the riverside, where Tara sat, reading a book.



“That’s my cue to go,” the redhead man stood up and packed away his guitar again.



“Wait, go? Why now?” Willow panicked.



“Willow, Tara’s been a friend of yours for thirteen years, I think you can manage going over there and saying ‘hi’.”



“But, she’s...Tara! Gorgeous, beautiful, sensual, sexy, hot...did I mention gorgeous?” Willow stared at the blonde. The silky strands wisping across that porcelain skin and those beautiful hands flipping pages or tucking hair behind those adorable ears. “Gods, I love her,” the redhead whispered in awe.



Oz cleared his throat. “Right, so go over there... wait, you love her?”



“Oh who was I kidding? I’ve been in love with that woman for the past five years!” Willow stood up and grabbed her bag. “I’m going to go over there and say hello to my love, though she doesn’t know she’s my love...not yet anyway because I haven’t told her, but when I do tell her she’ll know because I told her... shut me up!” she squeaked.



“Better idea,” Oz smiled and grabbed his best friend’s hand and began walking in the blonde’s direction.



“Oz!” Willow hissed. “Let go!”



“Nope,” Oz smiled and then stopped right at Tara’s side. “Package for Miss Maclay,” he grinned and did a terrible British accent.



“Willow?” Tara breathed, smiling as she saw the beautiful redhead step out from behind the young man. “I thought you had that last interview?”



“Oh, I did, I’m done now,” the redhead swallowed.



“Well good, join me for a quiet afternoon? Unless you have plans.” The blonde looked between the two redheads.



“No, no plans, I’m meeting the band for another rehearsal, see ya around Tara, and Will, play nice,” he winked, walking off.



“Package?” Tara raised an eyebrow at her friend as they sat looking out at the river and the ducks.



“Uh...you know Oz and his weird humour,” Willow laughed nervously.



Tara leaned in and whispered in the redhead’s ear, “Well, since you’re my package, when do I get to unwrap you?” her hot breath washed deeply through Willow’s veins.



Willow couldn’t even fight the low moan that surfaced from her throat. She let out a shaky breath and licked her dry lips. “Tara,” she whispered hoarsely, wanting so bad to kiss her.



“I thought I’d find you two here,” Ocean fell to her knees. “Lunch break,” she smiled.



Tara pulled back and tucked hair behind her ears, trying not to yell out in frustration. All she wanted to do was pull the redhead close to her, whisper in a loving voice how much the girl meant to her and then kiss her...with love.



“So what are your plans for your day off?” Ocean asked her best friend, not even realizing she had broken up, yet another, magical moment between the blonde and redhead.



“Uh, nothing, just reading a book, maybe go for a little walk out to the sandlot or to the beach,” Tara sighed and pulled her knees up to her chest.



“With the little sis?” Ocean giggled.



Willow looked at Tara and found that the blonde wasn’t even looking back at her, that she avoided any eye contact. “I’m uh...going to go...and maybe...listen to Oz’s band rehearse.”



Tara watched as the redhead gathered her bag and stood up. “But...”



“No, I mean, you two can spend this nice day having lunch together anyway, wouldn’t want the little sister ruining best friend time,” the redhead threw her bag over her shoulder and darted down the path.



“Ocean!” Tara frowned and threw her things together.



“What?” Ocean watched her best friend’s eyes dart over to the running redhead. “Did I say something wrong?”



“She’s more than just a little sister, you know that,” Tara sighed.



“Not to me, Tara, she’s my little sister, she always will be,” the brunette looked at the blonde. “Look, I know that you two have some crazy connection, but it’s just a phase or something... since when did you start becoming so fond of the little annoying redhead we used to push away years ago.”



Tara sighed and stood up. “Willow’s not the little girl anymore and neither are we, Ocean... I know you can’t see Willow the way I do, but trust me, she is way more woman then you’d ever imagine.”



Ocean stood and faced her longtime best friend. “I don’t know Tare, I just...it’s like...why Willow? Why not Cameron? She was a hottie.”



“We hate Cameron, she poured ice cold water in your lap on the first day of our high school year,” Tara frowned. “Are you saying you’d rather me go out with someone who we both hate then go out with someone we both love and trust?”



“I’m saying you should find another love interest rather than my little sister,” Ocean clenched her jaw and walked off back towards the restaurant before turning around and facing Tara once again. “I thought you two were just flirting, I was cool with that... but Tare, this...please...”



“Please what Ocean?” Tara crossed her arms over her chest. “Fine, whatever, I will no longer have contact with Willow, just as long as that makes you happy,” the blonde turned around and ran away. “Don’t keep dinner waiting either!”



Ocean shook her head and rubbed her temples. Great. Her sister would hate her and her best friend would now be hell to live with.



***



~Holly~

“I’m falling, hard and fast and I don’t want the heavens above to catch me, if it means that you won’t catch me as I fall, then I just want to keep falling, I want so much to know that my heart is there for you...always.” Tara - Fall To Pieces

"Show me where to touch you." - Tara, It Ain't Fickle (Luciddream)

Edited by: Taras Shadow  at: 8/20/04 10:08 pm

[Sheba]

Me thinks you should quit everything else on hand, and dedicate the whole next week to writing this fic...just so that I might not be left counting the minutes to the next update! This was wonderful! Good on ya mate! Cheers!

[sam darls]

Wow..Great update . Love sam xx

"Sometimes things happen between people that you don't really expect. And sometimes the things that are important are the ones that seem the weirdest or the most wrong. And those are the ones that change your life." - Jessie Sammler (Evan Rachel Wood)

[Drumbly]

ooooh hahaha



Wuts O's deal? dude MEH! why...

Oh well i like Oz in this fic, he's totally awsome.

And somehow i think Oz is kinda...*trails off in silence*



I cant wait for the next update because its getting interestin , Tara not talking to Willow anymore? just because of big sis says so ...muwahaha..



Love : Jesse/Drumbly

"...I'm multi-talented, cause i can talk and piss you off at the same time... "

[JustSkipIt]

Hey Holly,

Great to have you back writing. I hope life is treating you well these days. Also I was very very excited to read that this story is complete! Woo hoo!



Anyway, I had thought that Ocean was just being cute but now it more appears that she's rather selfish. It said in the prior update that she didn't mind the thought of T & W dating but now she seems to. Does she just not want to be left out? I hope Tara & Willow are quickly able to move past that because it's really obvious that both want to be together.



Keep the updates coming! Debra

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[Irishgrl3]

Yup, totally angsty. I can't believe what bad timing Ocean has... Somehow I don't think her wishes to keep them apart will be enough, I think their feeling are too strong. Great update!

[RaVeN]

Ocean needes to see the positivness of the ituation not just the bad. Maybe she is scared of being left out of the loop though, or maybe she has feelings for Tara she cant admit to.

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To see her was to love her, and love no one but her.. and to love forever...

[WickedReds]

Arrrggg... y is there alway some type of moment spoiler... awell... i don't blame ocean though.. she has her reasons.. update soon...



-reds



my banana dances for smut

Tara in a wet shirt, Tara in a wet shirt. Tara in. A. Wet. Shirt. “Of course.”-Willow From Remember to Breath By Yellow Crayon



Now that just sucks- me

[Mikaelah Braenna]

How did I miss two updates? Yikes! I can see where Ocean is coming from, yet on the other hand, Tara has a valid point about dating someone they both love and trust. I am interested to see how you sort this out. Love the flirting with those two. Ocean needs to find better timing though. Wonderful update Holly.



~Mikaelah

That'll teach me to challenge her. ~Tara ... ~Something New by Ophelia11

[astrangerhere]

Well, i am glad Ocean is a new character, cause otherwise I would be hating an old faithful. This is so complicated, but it really boils down to Ocean's selfishness. Grr and Argh to her. Lookin forward to more, holly.



ash

Can you help me with this heart in my chest? It ain't perfect, but you should see me use it.

[Stroke of Luck]

May i say that Ocean is kinda like Buffy. She comes always in the worst moment and destroys everything. I dont get what is so bad about a relationship between her "lil" sis and her best friend. Shouldnt she be happy for them?

Oz is a nice guy, lets hope he will find his love too



Cu

SoL/Natti

"I wish that you were here or that I were there, or that we were together anywhere!"

[justin]

I'd like to echo the is Ocean's problem?



Is she going to keep Willow from dating anyone? Well that's not going to work since she's moving away in a year. What'll probably happen is as soon as she leaves Willow, in a fit of pique over Ocean trying to run her life, will go out with the first person she meets who'll be totally unsuitable.



I guess she's worried that if they break up then things will be awkward and she might lose Tara as a friend, but she could at least give them a chance together before deciding it won't work.



Oz was very funny in that update. Especially the "package for miss Maclay" line

"VOOM"?!? Mate, this bird wouldn't "voom" if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised! - The Parrot Sketch

[Nicole023]

Again I say... wow



More ?

[LizPuRR]

this is a great idea for a story

this is also a great story

I am totally enjoying it, not unlike how I enjoy all your other stories.....can't wait for another update

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i'm hot homeboy, never get it twisted!!

[amazonaa]

God what is her problem!? Actually I know what her problem is but still.





great job. more soon.





brittney







~Kiss this axe, bitch!---Tara "Bargaining part 2"~

[Tibbs]

I LOVE this. I felt the need to come out of the shadows of life to say that.



Please continue.



Tibbs

[Arwen276]

ok first post for a new fic :

LOVE IT! KEEP IT UP!

Can't wait for more and I love the setting

Tara's VERY sexy with the whole flirting...and the roles reversed are kinda nice, BUT AT Ocean, who seems like a reincarnation gone bad of Buffy : always interrupting at impossible times. Gotta forgive her though, she's trying to protect her not-so-kid-anymore sister...



MORE!



~Arwen

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

[YMKA]

I leave for a few days...come back and what do I see? A new story by THE lovely Holly [hm..I almost said Benson.... ]..as always...love it love it love it!!!! Now I need to read more...oh wait...I know where I can find it As I dsaid beofre... I wanna read more!!!!! [sorry for typos...one hand andd all..]



Love ya!



M.

[visual fallacy]

argh! now.. I discovered this post whilst deciding that work was definitely too boring to ignore the board for and now...and now!!! I doubt I'm going to get any work done at all, just gonna sit here and wait instead!!



This fic is fantastic in the way that it causes you to really think about what you want to come of it all...cuz you totally want tara and willow to get together (the world would be a very wrong place if they didn't) but you also know that if you were ocean you'd be exactly the same! ooooh very confusing!!



Keep up the excellent work whilst I sit here and pretend I'm actually doing what I'm paid to do!

[wimpy0729]

That was great -- the whole sister/best friend confrontation. Now maybe they'll stop getting interrupted and actually get to talk about what they're really feeling.



Oh yeah, and still loving the flirting. Tara is quite the vixen!



More soon please!



Wimpy

"There was plenty of magic." ~ Tara

[Taras Shadow]

Kittens! Thank you for the AWESOME feedback. I'm loving it! I'm currently job searching in RL, because I'm laid off as of next week... so I may have time between next week and the time I get a new job, to update my other stories. But for now, hope this is tying you over until then... Enjoy!



Title: Fall To Pieces



Author: Taras Shadow



Rating: R



Pairings: Willow/Tara



Discaimers: BtVS Characters belong to Joss Whedon, UPN, ME...all other characters belong to me.



Summary: Can love conquer all? Or are there obsticles that will forever stand in the way?



Chapter Five - Paving The Way



Tara threw her keys on her dresser, closing the door and turning on her stereo. Music from the radio filled the room as she sat back on her bed and closed her eyes. Today had to have been the worst day ever. She never did see Willow and she avoided her best friend as soon as she got home.



Ocean tried to get Tara to speak to her as they sat on the couch silently, watching TV. But the blonde gave short answers and quickly left the room.



Picking up the phone, Tara dialled Willow’s number, but hung up right after. She was confused and torn. She wanted to be with Willow, she wanted to tell her how she felt and see where things go from there, yet she wanted Ocean to remain friends with her and not worry about any conflicts. Letting out a frustrated scream into her pillow, Tara finally fell backwards on her bed and called it a night.



***



It had been two days since Willow saw Tara at the park. Did the blonde just think this was a game? Flirting? She knew Tara was a pretty good flirt, especially because she always seemed to be on the other end of it, but did Tara really see her as just a little sister?



Sighing, Willow fell back on her bed and turned up her music. Thoughts ran through her mind all day and she knew there would be no way to shake them until she got everything straightened out. Regardless, the redhead wanted to let the blonde know how she felt. But how? And when?



A knock at the door brought Willow out of her reverie. Opening the door she found her sister on the other side. “Hey,” she murmured.



“Wow, not much of a life yet?” Ocean teased.



“I’m waiting for the phone call,” Willow sighed. “What are you doing here?”



“Can’t a sister visit her sister?”



“I guess...” Willow stepped aside for the brunette and closed the small apartment door behind her. “How’s Tara?” she whispered.



“Good, at work,” Ocean closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “I know you think it’s my fault that you two haven’t talked...”



Willow looked puzzled. “Why would it be your fault?”



“You mean she really hasn’t called you at all?” Ocean asked a bit surprised. Surely Tara wasn’t serious about her not having contact with her anymore.



“No...not even a message! I mean, what did I do? I realize I’m just the little sister, the little annoying redhead, but God! Tara’s my friend too! What did I do?” Willow was on the verge of tears, but refused to cry at that point.



Ocean studied her sister’s face and her heart broke. What was she trying to do? Lose the only two great friendships she’d ever had because of her own jealousy and fear of being left out in the cold? “She is working you know, you can swing by and see her.”



“And what? Get rejected in front of everyone? No Ocean, if she wanted to talk to me, she would’ve by now... I must’ve done something to make her disgusted in me.”



“No Will, that’s not it at all... I...I think I know why she’s been avoiding you,” Ocean winced when Willow’s gaze snapped at her.



“You knew?!”



“Will-”



“God Ocean, I know you have issues about certain things, but this is Tara for Christ Sakes...this is me! You’re not a freakin’ God... meddle in someone else’s business for once. I’m not your little sister anymore-”



“Willow!” Ocean yelled to get her sister’s attention. “Let me explain...”



“No,” the redhead sighed. “You knew how much I liked Tara, I’m sure actions spoke louder then words.”



“Can’t you see this from my point of view? What if I wanted to date Oz?”



“As long as you were happy,” Willow huffed. “I don’t care who you go out with as long as they’re good and have much respect for you, Ocean, you know that...”



“I’m sorry,” the older sister grabbed Willow’s hands gently. “Will, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean... I thought she was just saying that she’d never have contact with you to end an argument, I didn’t think she’d stick to it.”



“Of course she would,” the redhead threw on her light sweater. “Because what I want for you...she wants that too... happiness, and if us not being together will make you happy then there you have it. Ocean, I’m tired of this.”



Ocean was left in the small studio apartment alone as Willow walked out, closing the door behind her.



***



~Holly~

“I’m falling, hard and fast and I don’t want the heavens above to catch me, if it means that you won’t catch me as I fall, then I just want to keep falling, I want so much to know that my heart is there for you...always.” Tara - Fall To Pieces

"Show me where to touch you." - Tara, It Ain't Fickle (Luciddream)

[wimpy0729]

Holy crap Holly! You could you let our girls both be so miserable?! That cannot go on, well, not much longer anyway, okay?



Ocean needs to chill and get over her insecurities. I can understand her concern, but I'm sure she won't be left out when our girls get together.



Great job!



Wimpy

"There was plenty of magic." ~ Tara