Title - Torturing Touch
Author name - Auburn
Email Address -
GemmaQT@hotmail.comRating - It’s PG-13
SHORT UPDATEThe end of the week had arrived which meant the end of Willow and Tara's stay at the Maclay household. Willow had thoroughly enjoyed herself getting to know Mrs Maclay and was even more confidant that the older woman wouldn't cut off her arms and slap her with them, but she was filing that information away just incase, but the Maclay men she could do without meeting again.
The last few days had felt like only a few hours both girls had enjoyed themselves so much, Willow had substituted her love of learning the usual subjects with learning the basics of magic and Mrs Maclay had been an excellent teacher. Impressed by Willow’s intelligence and strength. Many times Tara had secretly watched as her two favourite women bonded over something else she had loved for years. Magic.
They had met up with Faith and Buffy in the shopping mall as planned and Willow ended up getting her own way, dragging Buffy into the bridal shop after at least five mocha’s leaving Faith and Tara to their own devices. It inevitably lead to the redhead and the blonde slayer being forcibly removed from the shop and asked never to return much to Buffy's embarrassment and Willow loved the feeling of 'naughtiness' although she would never admit it.
Right now both girls were packing their bags ready for starting school, the pout on Willow's face was in full force as each item was stuffed into her bag unceremoniously. Tara chuckled at her girlfriend's childishness but she had to admit, she'd rather stay here than go back to school. Everything had been going so well and the blonde witch couldn't believe that a few short months ago her life didn't have a redheaded Willow in it. Well now it did and she intended to keep it that way.
"What are you thinking?" the redhead asked, looking at the 'deep in thought' face of her girlfriend.
"You." Tara answered simply, but the answer held every emotion she was feeling.
Placing a crumpled t-shirt in her bag Willow walked over to her girlfriend and wrapped her arms around the taller girl’s waist pulling her closer.
"Now why are you thinking about me if I'm stood right here?"
"You're all I ever thinking about" the blonde said with certainty
"Oh...." the Willow blushed and a silence surrounded both girls as they held each other close, the heat of their bodies warming each other as emotion swept through their veins and thoughts filled their heads. The silence wasn't deafening it was comforting, relaxing.
A knock on the door made both girls turn their heads and the barrier opened to reveal Donny.
"Mom told me to give you girls a ride back to school..... no kissing in the car though, you know daddy wouldn't approve"
Willow extricated herself from her girlfriend and walked swiftly towards the door wrapping her hand around the handle she fumed "Go get that pole out of your ass farm boy" before closing the door with a loud bang that echoed through the blondes room.
Tara stood there not sure what to say, she herself had never stood up to her brother, but here was Willow so angry and fiercely protective and it was all for her, but she knew Willow’s distaste of her brother would only lead to trouble.
"Baby I've told you before he doesn’t mean it, it's just the way he is.... I’m used to it" she assured walking over to her girlfriend.
"Well you better get un-used to it..... are you telling me that if I had some big brother thinking he can humiliate me you'd just sit back and let him?"
The blonde diverted her gaze to a seemingly interesting piece of lint on her sleeve
“No Tara, I didn’t think so... if you don’t stand up to your brother then I’ll do it for you, just be glad Faith isn’t here she’d spit on him as soon as look at him.”
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The ride back to school had been quiet Tara had quietly asked her mom if the guy who picked them up from school could take them back and was relieved when she agreed.
An hours journey in a car with her brother and her girlfriend would have ended up in blows.
School was a safe haven for the blonde with no dictating farther or emotionally incapable brother to deal with, she sometimes wondered why her mom was still with her dad, any man that passed the older woman was captivated by her grace and beauty, Tara didn’t know it, but that’s exactly how Willow saw her.
The two girls had settled in and listened intently to the slaying stories of their two best friends which had been adequately edited by Faith losing the line ‘and then we fucked’ because the first time she said it Buffy almost choked on a mouthful of cookies.
Willow hadn’t realised it but she had in fact missed patrolling with Buffy and Faith, the threat of impending doom hadn’t been an issue for the last week but now she was back at school no doubt some monster evil-type-thingie would come reeking havoc, it was all familiar except something was different. This time she had something to loose which meant it was time to learn what only a slayer can teach...... how to fight. Buffy had been offering to teach Willow for years but the redhead had been stubborn and refused insisting that ‘I’m a smart girl and I know how to run’ but now being smart and running wasn’t enough.
To Be Continued....
Auburn Edited by: Auburn at: 11/8/03 12:03 pm