Snippet: New Moon Rising

["montevallo64" <willntlover@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Snippet: New Moon Rising

Yep, I recently watched the W/T fest. Saw something I wished I 
hadn't and decided to rewrite it to my liking. ;) Nothing new about 
that. Anyway, usual disclaimers apply.


Enjoy :)




"It's complicated because of Tara."

"You mean Tara has a crush on Oz?" 

[Don't say that you are in love with Tara. Come on Willow, prove me 
wrong.]

Buffy looked at Willow, searching the red head's face for a sign.

"No. You mean. Oh. Oh!"

[No! You're not supposed to love anyone else!]

"That's great Will. Tara's a nice girl."

"She is." 

Buffy stood, walking to the dresser.

[I'm a nice girl!!!]

"I'm a nice girl too." Buffy wrapped her arms around herself, moving 
back toward the bed.

"Buffy, what are you saying?"

"I-there- I'm nice, and I- there's the- `I love you' part." Buffy 
sat down on the edge of the bed.

[Say it isn't too late please.]

"I love you too. But I get the feeling that you mean it 
differently." Willow sat up, inching toward Buffy. "Why now?"

Buffy glanced down at her hands, clutched together.

"I wanted to. I have always wanted to tell you, but Will, this isn't 
something that you just spring on your best friend." Buffy looked up 
and found Willow watching her. "It's not like I could have come up 
to you and said `Hey Willow! I love you. What about my ex-honey who 
is currently terrorizing us?'"

"You could have told me. I have never held anything back from you."

[I so want to point out this whole `Tara thing' but I am not going 
to.]

"Don't even try to use Tara as an excuse, Buffy. I didn't tell you 
about her because I needed someone to be there for me."

Willow hurriedly finished her sentence seeing the objection forming 
on Buffy's mouth.

"Let's face it Buffy, you haven't exactly been `Ms. Attention' since 
school started. I wished it could have been you, but you were."

"I was scared Will!! I didn't want all the rules to change because I 
said I loved you! What if you didn't feel the same way?!"

Willow jumped up from the bed, glaring at the blonde on the bed.

"That is low Buffy Summers! You know how I feel about you!!" 

"Willow." Buffy reached out to try and draw Willow into a hug.

"Don't even." The redhead pushed Buffy away. "You don't get to say 
that! I gave up Yale, MIT, I stayed with YOU!! What does that 
mean? Tell me Buffy! Because apparently to you it doesn't mean 
jack!"

Buffy had tears dripping down her face, but Willow continued blinded 
by her own. 

"Do I have to say it? Do you really have to have me say it before 
you will believe me?"

Willow dropped to her knees in front of Buffy.

"No. I don't need you to-"

"I love you." Willow captured the blonde's hands and brought them 
to her heart.

"Will-"

Willow shook her head, bringing the blonde's fingers to her lips, 
placing gentle kisses on each tip.

"Always, Buffy Summers."

Willow pulled the blonde to her, their lips meeting for the first 
time. 

"Love you too, Willow." Buffy brought their lips back together, both 
girls trying to let the other know their love through the kiss. The 
couple fell over, landing with a resounding thud on the floor.

"Did you just fall for me?" Willow's laughter filled the room. 

[If she laughs like that every time I say something stupid, she won't 
have anytime to talk! Oh no! That means no more Willow-babble!]

"That was horrible Buffy!" The blonde pushed a crimson strand of 
hair behind Willow's ear, her arm resting against the floor near 
Willow's head. 

"It made you laugh, and that's all that matters."