Mending old wounds
by Lee
Chapter 3
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Chapter 3
Willow was pissed. Actually she was beyond pissed. She needed to clear her head. She had to do something to keep her mind off of doing something bad like say killing someone. How could they do this? Why would they do this? Evil thoughts now ran rampant in Willow's mind .They were consuming her ,pulling her further and further into the dark place . Her only focus was on how many ways she could kill Buffy and Tara without the police finding out.
"Mom." a voice startled her making her jump a bit. She could feel lane's presence but still she jumped. "They send you?" Willow asked, no feeling in her voice.It was quiet and distant but not hash like she had expected. Lane moved closer to her mother sitting down next to her on the park bench. She'd never seen her mother's eyes Black , now she was worried.
"So did they?" Willow asked again. "No, they don't even know I left. I just had to find you first, believe it or not they are worried." Willow scoffed at her daughters comment. "I'm not saying what they did was right, but they are worried none the less." Willow sat there in silence absorbing the words , trying desperately to believe them.
"Aren't you mad?" Lane nodded and huddled closer , cradling her mothers' head on her shoulder. "My heart is breaking." For the first time that night Willow let the tears fall, and Lane was there to catch every one.
"Come back to the house and we can all talk about it. Be rational about this you know." Willow knew her family all to well. There wasn't going to be a talk, It was going to be a fight, and not just verbal. Willow knew that once they got home Buffy would explain something like "It just happened, she was looking for comfort, it was nothing. Please baby..." and so on and so forth. Willow didn't want that, she wanted more.
"No, I just can't Lane, I refuse."
"Stop being stubborn and come home." As Willow's eyes became distant again, Lane sighed, she knew her mother was very serious about staying the night out in the cold . The resolve face she'd seen so often growing up had come up and was remaining firmly in place. "Fine, but here." Lane pulled her mothers coat off the ground placing it around her. "Don't freeze your ass off, and here use my gloves and hat." Lane still had the sweetness,love and fear in her voice, Willow couldn't help but stand and hug her daughter. "I love you Mom."
"I love you too peanut, and just remember it's not you who did this. I will love you always."
"I know your mad, just don't hurt Mom and Buffy." Willow wouldn't make a promise, she knew she couldn't keep. Lane just held her mother. She wasn't sure how long they stood there holding each other before she heard Buffy and her mother running up the path. Willow also had noticed and moved away from Lane quickly.
"Willow!" The smiled that had crept over Willow had now disappeared, Lane was now very worried for her mother and Buffy. "Mom, Buffy go she needs to be by herself or..." . It was way to late. Willow stepped aside from Lane and was now staring down Buffy , black eyes crackling with fury.
"Stay away from me, both of you. I'm in no mood, as you can tell." Buffy had tears in her eyes as did Tara. "What am I supposed to fall for the waterworks? I don't think so."
"Willow, We lo..."
"Shut up, not that I love you Willow bullshit. I know that you love me, but to have sex with my ex and tell me it meant nothing when you were clearly enjoying it." Willow shook her head in disgust, she couldn't believe this argument.
"Willow please baby, just stop and think about this..."
"Buffy, SHUT UP!" Willow had now moved closer and held out a hand for Buffy to take, she did . Willow smiled. "What?"
"Lets talk about this."
"Fine, you cheated on me Buffy. With my ex-girlfriend. With someone I still care about. The mother of my child. For what ?Comfort?"
"No, She needed my comfort and it wasn't suppose to happen Wils, you have to believe us. It was an accident." Willow's peace was over and she was flaring back into anger.
"Accident? What did you accidently get naked and accidently start randomly fucking each other!" Willow grabbed Buffy by the throat squeezing. "You think I care? I should snap your neck in two!"
"Mom, don't!" Willow looked at her daughter with loving eyes, then turned back to Buffy.
"This is your lucky day." Willow tossed Buffy using her magic into a tree, as she was heading for another blow Tara blocked her path.
"No Willow, Enough." Willow just smiled at the act of bravery, she could see Tara trembling. "Willow please don't do this." Tara was in tears, she broke down. She never wanted to hurt Willow, to betray her. To make her feel less needed, but now she had no choice , she had to go for it. "Years ago I left you because of the magic, because of you using it on me. Do you remember that Willow? You Raped my mind, you took advantage of me." Tara took a hold of Willow's shirt shaking her. "You doing this again is making you just like before, and the one thing I want right now, is for you to STOP and go home. Take Buffy home and talk, she will explain why I did what I did!"
Willow looked into Tara's teary eyes and placed one hand on her cheek, and Willow flashed a sweet smile. "Then I guess I have you to blame." Willow still held the same sweet smile, in fact it made Tara really uneasy. "Tara, I am sorry..."
"I forgive you Willow now..."
"No I am sorry for this, for betraying you now." Tara's eyes went wide, she looked up into full blackness. "Let me know when your flight lands." her voice deepening as the magic surged through her, making Tara fly backwards into a tree, hitting it hard she fell to the ground wincing in pain.
"Tara!" Buffy ran to her side. Willow headed for Buffy hell bent on hurting her. Buffy was able to distract her long enough to escape. Hopefully long enough to make it to the safety of the house.
"Come on babe, lets play." Willow shouted as Buffy ran for the hills as the saying goes. Lane would watch out for Tara, right now Buffy had to watch out for herself. She headed for there house running as fast as her legs would carry her. Her heart was racing. sweat pouring, the fear that Willow would kill her, might have just become a reality. When Buffy finally reached home she ran inside and headed for the basement locking the door. She hid behind some old boxes that she knew wouldn't protect her from Willow. She heard the upstairs's door crack, and jumped a little , realizing this might be it. "Buffy I can hear your heart beating. Thump, thump, it's really going fast now. It's really helpful,making it easy to track you." The basement door flung open as Willow made her way down into the dark room. "Why do you even try? You knew I would be here, you knew I would kick your ass. Make you pay for hurting me!"
"Willow please, don't do this baby."
"Don't do what, this?" Willow shot a purple and blue light at Buffy,causing her to fly into the wall behind her. "You slept with Tara! Buffy, you were both naked and making love on the couch." Feeding from her anger and shot another blot of energy at Buffy, she writhed in pain. "Don't tell me, she needed comfort and you were just there. I don't want to hear it."
"Baby please..." Her voice was trembling, pain in her eyes.
"Shut up!" another flash of energy, Buffy stopped moving, her breath shaky. Willow hovered over Buffy's almost lifeless body ready to strike the killing blow when she was blown back. Even before she saw the person she knew who it was. "Tara?"
"Your going to listen to reason Willow Rosenberg! , Or I will blast you into the next century!"