Willow & Tara (taken from PM)
Willow
Screwing up her courage Willow quickly walks to the head of the group and speaks up, in full babble-mode:
"Um, Tara? Hey T-Tara I was wondering...now that my brain is well- working a bit better and also now is my mouth- I think- I was kinda...*clears throat* Well now that I realise that I'm not going crazy and other people are talking to you d'you think maybe we could talk? Talk together in private and with each other? Would that be okay...I mean, if that's okay with you.
So...uh, you can say something now.' *weak smile*
Tara
"You want to talk Wil...low ? " Tara said stuttering. "Ok " she said, walking over to Willow a leaf passing through her & a sad look on her face .
Willow
With a sort of awkward fluttery hand-gesture Willow motions that they move towards the back of their little convoy of girls (also Andrew and Giles). A complex array of emotions play across her face as she stares at Tara- or her spirit- and she quickly clears her throat:
"Goddess it's really you isn't it?...I-I well, a little while last year I got visited by this ghost, or what I thought was a ghost, who...they talked about you and said that you were at peace and happy but that I couldn't see you."
Willow's voice shakes a little, "Well, they said that I wasn't allowed to see you because of...things that happened. I things that I-I did. After. And even though the ghost wasn't actually a- well, a ghost, I guess I still believed that...that you were gone forever. But you're not, you're here. Somehow. This is so unreal, baby." Willow blinks back tears and sniffs as she's overwhelmed with old, familiar emotions. Her quickly shakies her head and wipes her eyes.
"Do you know why...why you're here and not...elsewhere?"
Tara
"Will....ow " Tara said walking toward the back with Willow " One of them said you active-......ated all the slayers " she said,
"You'rethat power....ful? " she said looking proud of Willow " & I think it because of ........." She smiles warmly at her.
Willow
Willow blushes a little self-consciously and smiles shyly:
"Well, it wasn't all me. I-I mean, it wasn't really my idea, it was Buffy's. She found out that these...the men who created the first slayer and the slayer line...they used the kind of magic that I could, tap into I guess. Buffy found this scythe-y, axe-like weapon-athing and we used that to focus magic through."
Willow gestures expasively around 'Then world save-age. I mean, there was other stuff as well. Lots of fighting and violence, punching and bad words abuse probably. I wasn't around for that stuff. But...yeah, lots of newbie slayers to help save the day. I did that."
Willow's smile fades as she thinks:
"I also had help...There was," *sigh* "Is a girl, a potential slayer, who helped me, gave me strength and believed in me when nobody..." She faulters, "Her name is Kennedy a-and she isn't here with us. I don't know where she is but we- that is- me and her got...we're close."
Willow's words sadly trail out of shame.
Tara
"Does she know ......about me?" Tara said looking at Willow, " As for what you were asking " she said changing the subject fast .
"The last thing i remember was falling after seeing you shirt get ......" she said with a brief twich " and then all i felt was sleepy . It like when you want to wake up but feel too tired to open your eyes " she said looking at Willow softy .
"Then all of a sudden i felt awake so i was able to open my eyes & look around at this " she said before looking scared. "What did you do Willow ?!?"she said the last part in a soft whisper.
Willow
Willow's eyes widen in alarm:
" I-I didn't do anything...I don't think. I swear I-I never, when you got hurt I tried everything I could to-to bring you back. B-but Warren...he was the one who shot you." Willow sniffs sadly, "He came to kill Buffy and he shot you. By accident. I-I saved Buffy but I couldn't...I wasn't powerful enough. And then you were gone forever. I did everything I could to get you back."
Willow looks away from Tara, not wanting to see her expression.
"Then I went and found Warren. And I made him pay in every way I could think of for what he did. I-I was just in so much pain and I...I wanted to share that pain with those who caused it. I lost it for a while, used pretty dark magicks but I *sigh*...Xander stopped me before I went somewhere I couldn't come back from. But I hurt a lot of people before the end, and that's a part of me now."
Willow weakly tries to change the subject:
"Kennedy knows about you. I told her. We talked and I said that...that you were the only woman I'd ever loved." She sighs again, "I wasn't really looking for anything else after. I thought 'well self, I guess you're done with the whole 'love' thing, not after what you did'. But she's nice...different. And she makes me feel...better than how I was before, which was a big ball of mess. Really, you should be glad you missed it. And I should stop yammering now."
Tara
"You did everything ? " Tara said softy . " Do you th.....ink th...at the reas.....on why " she said sounding scared .
Then nods her head " I was wondering why I saw black in your aura " she said giving Willow a soft & loving look .
"I should be mad you moved on but ......." I glad you're happy " Tara said trying to touch Willow but her hand going through
Willow shoulder .
"That all I ever wanted you to be Willow" she told her looking happy. "What going to happened now that you .......using magic that powerful to affect people all over the world .
"I cant tell you since I ........just a potions witch " she said the last part under her breath not knowing Willow heard her .
Willow
"Tara baby you understood the magics more than I ever did. You knew that it's wasn't about power it was about balance, letting something flow through you without changing you. I never got that, the way I used it. I let it change me, or imbalance me, bring things out of me that..."
She shakes her head away from those thoughts.
"It wasn't just my aura that was black. I had black roots," She gestures to her hair, "Black eyes and scary black veins under my skin. It was icky and I-I know that's not me anymore, but I guess it will always be part of me."
She looks fondly at Tara. "I am happy though. Happier anyway, thinking more about the future and the world outside and all the possibilities. It's...kinda scary and overwhelming actually. Is it weird that I'm glad you're here...I mean, not as a ghost or anything but...to see you, to talk to you, I never thought I'd have that again."
Tara
"You grown a lot lately Willow. What you said was what I had been telling you for some time & l glad you finally figure that out " Tara said running her ghostly hand through Willow hair causing a tingle to run through Willow hair & scalp. "I have a feeling that me dying was ment to be if that taught you how to control your magic. I sad you did that & I guess both of us died that day . I don't know why or how I here but I think I meant to be here as your guide since I seemed to be waiting for something to happened " she said softy . " Maybe the hellmouth was keeping me asleep & now that it gone I was able to come to you " she said softy .
"Don't try to make me Human " she said in a firm voice . "Until I know why I here it be going against things so Promise me ok Willow." She looked at her beseechingly, willing her to understand.
..."And I give you my blessing on your relationship with Kennedy if you can say you happy because that all I ever wanted for you Willow " she said running her hand thought Willow hair again causing her scalp & hair to tingle again .
Willow
Willow nods and touches her head where Tara had just touched her. Her attempts to smile falter a little:
"I promise I'm won't try...I mean, I won't ever do anything if you don't want me to." Willow swallws, "Permission is my watch-word these days, believe me. I learned that lessons the hard way."
Then she gestures all around the both of them.
" I know what everyone else is thinking, that I did this somehow. And, okay, there perhaps have been points in the past where I've very accidentally done 'stuff' and its been really bad. But that spell, the empowerment spell, it wiped me out completely. I could never scrunch a bus and make other people vanish slash go invisible!"
She sighs:
"But I am gonna find out what's going on, with you and everyone being not-here and us in the middle of nowhere all turned around. Whoever's responsible- again, not me- is gonna deal with third-person Willow and her...my resolve face. And strong worded sentences delivered in a forceful manner." She thinks for a bit and her lips curl upwards at a sudden thought, "Then I'll just sic the girls on 'em. Slayer flashmob. Very new." She smiles at Tara and begins to feel a bit better about the whole strange situation.
Tara
Tara smiles at Willow " Thank you for that . I sorry I didn't speak up when you wanted to bring Buffy back . I saw you hurting & couldn't fight against what you were going to do even thought I knew it was dangerous " she said looking at Willow. "In case you don't know I forgive you for the mind spells you used . You see now why I was against them since my family tried to control me too & I loved you unlike them Willow"
Tara then chuckles "I don't think you did this though. You look drained & you while you ......did some bad things you were thinking about the good side most of the time so I believe you " she said running her ghostly hand through Willow hair again.
"I .......think you keep me from leaving with what with you did but something keep me from coming to you until the Hellmouth was destroyed & it lost it power " she said looking confushed . "I liked the Slayer flash mob " she said changing the subject
fast . " How is K- ?' she stopped, not remembering her full name.
Willow
"Kennedy? Oh, she was doing swell last time I saw her. Kinda giddy and hyper from all the new slayer-feeling."
Willow worries her lower lip nervously, "I'm sure she's okay though, wherever she is, she's all kinds of fiesty. I could probably try a small spell to try and locate her, as soon as we stop somewhere less dusty back-road."
Willow smiles again, "Once we get where we're going I'll make some proper introductions between you and some of the others....Uh, I see you met Faith again- wearing the right body this time-, she busted out of the big house to help us with the First. She's good now, or in the process of being good..good-ish, she's always been kinda hard to read." Willow stops her trail of babble, "I think I need energy bars before I try any more coherent conversation. I'm rambling in the process of well, rambling" She gestures at the road ahead.
Tara
Tara giggles " IT a good thing you not a ghost because then you never shut up" she said a amused look.
"So you don't have a type then ? " she said kidding with Willow.
Tara nods " I like that . You seem to have a number of new slayers with you . " How was Buffy doing with the whole Faith because she seems to be calmer . Faith that is . Her aura is calmer now than when I saw it .........last time " she said looking nervous for a second or two . Then a cat head pooked its way out from her pocket & Tara scratched it behind its ears looking away from Willow for a few seconds to do so . " I hope Da....wn wasn't hurt too much when I ........' she said softy looking at Willow softy.
Willow
Willow looks a little self-conscious, "No, no type to speak of. Just girly types. Physically that is, not...Kennedy's very, well...uh, say, Faith. She's also a girl- not that girly- but you're absolutely right, she's calmed way down from before. Which is good."
She thinks for a moment.
"Buffy and Faith are always complicated y'know, they had some issues to work through, but at least Buffy seems willing to give it another chance. I hope Faith takes it."
Willow scrunches her face as she sees something in Tara's jacket. "What's that?!"
