Together Again: Sweet Kisses
by littlewiccan
Willow pulled away from the kiss and looked down to find a little girl standing next to her. She looked exactly like Tara but younger. She was about 4 or 5 Willow guessed.
“Come on. Hurry,” the little girl urged Willow as tugged on her hand; pulling her towards the door.
“Tara, you know she can’t come with you,” said an older woman, who Willow assumed was Tara’s mother. They had the same hair and the woman carried herself with the same quite grace that only Tara had.
“But mommy,” the little Tara whined, “She’s my friend and I love her. I want her to stay.”
Tara’s mother shook her head, “She can’t. You know that.”
“Why can’t I stay?” Willow asked, “Where do I have to go?”
“Your place isn’t here with the dead. Your place is with the living. You have so much more to do. They need you, Willow,” Tara’s mother said.
“She’s right. You can’t stay here, I want you to but you can’t. They won’t let me,” Tara said, tears in her eyes.
Willow held Tara’s hand and watched as little Tara began to cry and her mother scooped her up and held her close, rocking her and whispering soothing sounds in her ear.
“I love you,” Tara said.
“I love you too,” Willow said, tears in her eyes.
“Shush sweetie. You’ll be back where you belong soon.”
“I’m afraid,” Willow said sobbing.
“Don’t be; you still have so much to live for and your future is so bright,” Tara’s mother said from where she held little Tara.
“I don’t want to leave. I can’t lose you, not again,” Willow said, almost frantically.
“Don’t cry baby. I’ll always love you,” Tara said, giving Willow one final kiss goodbye.
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Willow woke up with a start. She was in Buffy’s apartment lying on the couch. It was raining outside and the T.V. in front of her was on, the volume left very low so she wouldn’t wake Dawn. Willow squinted at the T.V. the news was on.
“Was it really all a dream?” Willow whispered, still in disbelief. Everything had felt so real. Willow sat up on the couch and brushed the hair out of her face. That’s when she noticed the white bracelet on her wrist. It was a hospital bracelet, exactly like the one she had been wearing in the hospital after the accident, “Maybe it was real?”
“A young woman was killed in a car accident tonight. The bad weather caused her car to run off the road and hit a tree. She was rushed to St. Mary’s hospital but unfortunately the damage was too severe. She died at 3:45 A.M. To her family and friends, everyone here at Channel 6 news sends their regrets for you loss. This is Sandra Wicks saying goodbye and good night,” said the T.V. newscaster but Willow didn’t even notice. She was still too stunned at what might have happened.
*THE END*
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