REPOST: FIC: Of Human Bonding [2/5] - The Tree And The River

[HD Genscher <HD.Genscher@xxxxxx>]

TITLE: Of Human Bonding [2/5] - The Tree And The River
AUTHOR: HD_Genscher (hd.genscher@xxxxxx)
RATING: PG-13
PAIRING: B/W
SPOILERS: none
DISCLAIMER: All characters and places belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, 
et al.
ARCHIVE: HD's Fan Fiction Archive, http://www.wiffy.de/hdffa/
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OF HUMAN BONDING


Part 2.  THE TREE AND THE RIVER


Sometimes, I'm so glad I'm allowed to be with you, to be a part of your 
life, that I could cry--and somehow, this sentence seems a little 
awkward...oh well!
You're such a remarkable person: you're strong and beautiful, you're 
reliable, you're courageous.

You're like a river, meandering through the countryside from the mountains 
to the sea. You flow slowly sometimes, and sometimes quickly. In one moment 
you're a thundering waterfall (I can almost feel the spray). In another, 
you're a country's lifeline, irrigating a desert full of thirsting roses.

You know, being with you (or should I say standing beside you?) has brought 
out the best in me. I've grown so much since I've known you. I'm not the 
shy, geeky girl anymore that I once was (a thirsting tree?). Because I now 
know who I am, through you, and where I am: beside you.

Sometimes, I wish I knew of a way to thank you for what I have become, 
because of you.

Being with you is like shelter from the storm. You're there when I need 
someone to protect me from the hazards of a life on the Hellmouth. You're 
there when I need someone to talk to. You're there if I need someone to 
cheer me up.

It's you. It's always been you. My river.

When we're together, and others are there as well, it's like swimming with 
the current. They all get a part of you: your smile, your advice, your 
helping hand.

But I know, deep inside, that I want more. That's a part of me I don't 
allow to come to the surface. Certainly not when others are near, and not 
even when we're alone. That's the part of me that is longing to drown in 
the beauty that is you. Longing to drown in your eyes, those green orbs of 
a depth that I can't even imagine. Longing to drown in the shampoo scent of 
your golden hair. Longing to drown in an endless moment kissing your 
luscious lips. Longing, sometimes, to drown in your sex, your waters 
engulfing me.

They still may have your smile, your advice, your helping hand. But I--
I would like to have your heart.

The heart of a river.


**


Buffy put down the sheet that Willow had given her. Now she knew why the 
witch had kissed her in the desert. 'It's from my diary. I wrote it some 
years ago,' Willow had said. The blonde looked out on the river, trying to 
find her composure again, then at her friend who was eagerly awaiting her 
reaction. Buffy pulled the redhead into her arms and kissed her tenderly.

A sudden gust of wind snatched the piece of paper from her hand and carried 
it far out onto the water. Buffy didn't mind--the words her friend had 
written had made an indelible impression on her.

Another gust hit them, causing Willow to reluctantly break the kiss. She 
quickly grabbed the Slayer by her hand and pulled her towards the jeep that 
was parked some yards away.

Once they were inside, they continued where they had left off a moment ago.

"You have it, you know," Buffy quitely said when they broke the kiss an 
endless moment later.

"What?"

"My heart..."

The first raindrop hit the windshield.



To be continued in:

Part 3, "Through The Darkest Night"


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