What If?

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Title: What If?
Show: BTVS
Author: not_purrrfect
Rating: R Very dark piece. Character death
Prompt: 16, What If? Tara
Word Count: 199
Characters/Pairing: W/T
Disclaimer: Joss' toys not mine
Author's notes: What if Tara had been brought back by the powers that be? What if it were too late for someone else?




What if? Was the question she asked herself over and over again. What if I hadn't gotten addicted to the magics? What if I hadn't killed Warren. What if, it rattled in her brain incessantly.

"Oh stop talking to yourself Willow!" She scolded. She lit the candles, and the incense and she hit the power on button on the CD player.

"Never good enough!" She spat at her reflection. "I was always making mistakes. Always getting it wrong. Not following the rules close enough. Not learning from my mistakes." Willow sighed and slid into the hot sudsy water.

She had tried to time it just right. Giles was in London for a meeting. The seers were on holiday. "I'll teach them all." She told the reflection.

On the other side of the door, a shimmery form began to take shape. And as it became more and more caporael, and less mist. Tara merged into a living breathing thing, thanks to the powers that be. While on the other side of the door, Willow's life ebbed away, as the razor blade slipped from her fingers and fell into the dark red puddle beside the tub.

What if became, too late.

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

How tragic!


Gabrielle

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

Luckly not true though. I just wanted that what if prompt forever and do this. But I'll soon remedy it and have Willow alive and well again soon.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Oh dear! So sad.

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

Thanks

[skull-theatre.livejournal.com]

Sad but I found Willow to BE a tragic figure after Tara's murder. And I don't, actually, think the chara will ever recover. So, even it it's not a literal suicide...it's quite symbolic.

Nice job!

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

I so appreciate that. Thanks.

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

Oh my god! *heart melts into one huge ass puddle on the ground* That's so sad!

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

But at least I did the prompt right this time. Don't worry I will post a really funny one today. If I don't faint dead away from this sinus infection and migraine.

Thanks for commenting.

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

Ew, sinus infection. I feel your pain. I see your sinus infection and raise you bronchitis.

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

And I trump that with broken molars but a fear or worse a phobia of any dentist and no insurance that covers dental.


LOL

I'll live I'm just oooogeey is all.

I wish you much better and a happier day.

[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

Very sad end to the couple, sadder than what we saw on the show.

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

Well yes, but I could see it in an AU sort of way.

I'm trying to watch closely how I post. So I titled it what if.

Thanks.

[boy-named-susie.livejournal.com]

So very sad. Great description in that last paragraph.

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

I admire you. I'm glad you like. And even when you don't like, you are not mean.

[wereleopard58.livejournal.com]

awww so sad and a sort of touch of romeo and juliet

[not-purrrfect.livejournal.com]

Thanks