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Paid to Get Excited
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: YOU DON'T LOOK GOOD IN WHITE

Author: Coopster5000
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the property of Joss Whedon/Mutant Enemy.


As the trio walked out into the crowded club from the side door Tara felt a set of eyes on her. She took a quick glimpse out of the side of her eyes and notice Willow once again following her every move with her eyes.

"Grab a booth, I'll grab the beers." Tara waved off the other two band members so she could go to the bar alone hoping Willow would follow.

As she got to the bar Tara ordered three beers but told the bar tender Mitch to make it "slow".

Obviously he knew what it meant as he gave her a cheeky smile and walked to his next customer. Turning around Tara lent her back up against the bar resting her elbows on the slippery surface. She slowly scanned the club for the redhead. She spotted the women in question in the middle of the dance floor checking her own shirt. Once the redhead stopped inspecting her floral pink shirt she started to approach the bar. When the redhead was a good foot away Tara turned her head to the right and over her shoulder hollering, " Yo, what's taking so long with those beers?"

"Tara!" the redhead said happily coming to stand in front of the blonde.

The blonde looked at her for a long hard minute before giving her a puzzled look. "I'm sorry do I know you?"

"It's me! Willow!" Willow proclaimed laying a hand over her heart in shock. She looked down at her hand and then again at her shirt 'know I now why I'm wearing this incredibly ugly shirt, we switched places.' "From high school." she continued the line Tara had said to her, a couple of weeks ago.

"I'm sorry it doesn't ring any bells," said the guitarist giving her an almost cruel smile before turning around to be face to face with Mitch. "Hey, thanks babe." she said to the bar keep. Turning back around, the redhead was still standing there in absolute shock.

'God, is this what she felt? I can't believe I was such an asshole.'

"Excuse me," she asked moving by the redhead with the beer bottles in hand.

"Tare..." Willow tried again reaching out for the blonde.

"Listen lady, I have women throwing themselves at me every night. I'm sorry if I don't remember.."

"You do fucking remember me," shouted Willow as a bolt of pain shot threw her chest "you're just being an arrogant little bitch!"

"What did you call me?" snarled the blonde as she placed the beers back on the counter.

"You heard me Maclay!" the vain's in the redheads neck popped out as she yelled at the blonde, " and this..." she pointed to the shirt she was wearing, "this is your fucking shirt. I would never wear pink never mind flowers!" spat out the angry redhead as she pulled the cotton shirt over her head leaving her in only her black bra.

"What... what are you doing" the blonde hastily looked around the club, "put your shirt back on or your gonna get kicked out of here."

"Good," the redhead crossed her arms in protest as another bolt of pain crossed her chest.

"I'm serious. Their gonna throw you out," panicked the blonde.

"Yeah, well I hope it's through a fucking door," said Willow as she kept her arms crossed.

"Alright! Alright... I remember you," the blonde gave into defeat. "Except you weren't so aggressive and you didn't swear as much."

"People change," said the redhead as she uncrossed her arms.

"Yeah I can tell," smiled the blonde "your standing in your bra in the middle of a night club and know you have a tattoo on your belly." she pointed to Willows lower stomach where the words 'chaos' was tattooed in big bold letters across her belly.

"That's not the only on..." the last word came out in a ragged breath as pain shot threw her slender body causing the redhead to drop to her knees. A silent pain of protest came out of Willow's mouth as she clutched her chest and fell forwards.


"Doctor her stats are dropping," said one of the nurses in the room as she read the monitors attached to the wall.

"Alright I'm gonna shock her again," he rubbed the paddles together as he told the nurse to turn the knob up to ten, "clear!," he yelled as he brought down the electrical charged battery down onto the redheads chest.

After a few seconds the heart monitor began to beep again, and cheers from the doctors and nurses were heard all around.

"Tell the Rosenberg family that they can come back in and see her now," said Doctor Squire as he removed his plastic gloves from his hands and inserted them into the waste basket.

"Yes Doctor," said a white haired nurse before she too removed her gloves and left the room.


"Where the fuck am I?" Willow asked herself as she walked up and down white corridors.

"You're in a Hospital," said her dark clone coming to stand behind her out of nowhere.

"Holy mother fucker!" Willow screeched as she jumped into the wall. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"I told you I would see you again?" said the double as she stared at the redhead.

"Then..then what am I doing here?" she asked as she straightened out her clothing. 'Hey I'm wearing my own clothes again!'

"This is where they brought you..." supplied the clone, not giving forth any more detail.

"Sooo," asked the redhead not getting what her clone was hinting at.

"Are you really that dumb!" shouted the black haired women "your body is in one of these rooms. You finished what you had to do.... you can go back now."

"I can go back....wait if I go through the wrong door I'm not gonna end up somewhere different am I?" questioned the redhead.

"No.... now go, they are waiting for you," the clone grabbed the redheads shirt and pushed her through the ICU's double swinging doors.


"The family of Miss Rosenberg can go see her now but please just a few at a time," said the nurse as she walked away from the antsy group of people.

Spike and Faith quickly jumped out of their chairs and raced to their sisters door. Fighting for the door knob the two pushed the door open and stumbled into the room to see their sister still asleep.

"Dame, I thought she'd be awake," said Faith a bit disappointed.

"Ya, me too." Spike agreed.

They both walked to a side of the bed and grabbed a hand each, sending out a prayer to their surrogate sister. The two slowly and quietly left the room with unshed tears in their eye's.

As the brother and sister reemerged in the waiting room Tara stood to take her turn by herself having asked Mr. Giles while Spike and Faith were gone if it would be alright.


"You don't look good in white," said Willow to her prone body. She walked back and forth around her bed and inspected her physical appearance, "man you look like shit."

The door behind her cracked open again and she expected it to be Giles since he didn't enter last time with Spike and Faith. She continued staring at her body wondering how she was going to wake herself up. As an idea came to her music started playing from a radio behind her.

Today is a winding road
That's taking me to places that I didn't want to go, whoa
Today in the blink of an eye
I'm holding on to something and I do not know why I tried

Turning around Willow noticed the blonde and smiled. She smiled because the blonde had her eye's closed and was siting in a rather uncomfortable looking chair. She smiled because she was sitting there for her. She smiled because she would be returning back to that blonde.

I tried to read between the lines
I tried to look in your eyes I want a simple explanation; what I'm feeling inside
I gotta find a way out
Maybe there's a way out


Her eye's fluttered open then snapped shut. She tried opening them again but the light in the room was to bright. Slowly she started raising her arm but stopped, the tug in her wrist were the IV was caught her attention. Yanking out the IV she continued to raise her hand to her face to block some of the light.

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer
Do you know you're unlike any other?
You'll always be my thunder, and I said
Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors
I don't wanna ever love another
You'll always be my thunder
So bring on the rain
And bring on the thunder

A smile then a grimace went across her face as she listened to the song gently playing in the room. "Ugh..why are you listening to this shit?" she rasped out. Her throught being dry from not being used and having had a tube in it a couple days ago didn't help much either.

Today is a winding road
Tell me where to start and tell me something I don't know, whoa
Today I'm on my own
I cant move a muscle and I cant pick up the phone, I don't know And now I'm itching for the tall grass
And longing for the breeze

"Willow!" Tara shouted as she bolted out of her seat and to the redheads side. " oh my god Willow your awake!" the blonde started to cry.

I need to step outside, just to see if I can breathe
I gotta find a way out
Maybe there's a way out Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer
Do you know you're unlike any other?

"Why are you listening to this shit?" Willow asked again but this time with a smile.

You'll always be my thunder, and I said Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors
I don't wanna ever love another

"It's not shit," protested Tara as she grabbed the redheads hand and squeezed it tight. The tears were still falling down her face.

The redhead looked the blonde in the eye's and just smiled. "If you say so."

You'll always be my thunder
So bring on the rain
And bring on the thunder
Yeah I'm walking on a tightrope
I'm wrapped up in vines

"Hey Tara?"

"Yeah Willow," Tara said as she wiped tears away from her eyes.

"Thanks for staying with me."

I think Ill make it out but you just gotta give me time
Strike me down with lightning
Let me feel you in my veins
I wanna let you know how much I feel your pain

Today is a winding road
That's taking me to places that I didn't want to go, whoa

"Well you owe me a date remember," smiled the blonde as she looked at the guitarist shocked face.

"Um..I ...uh, yeah," mumbled the redhead as she grinned back at the blonde.

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer
Do you know you're unlike any other?
You'll always be my thunder, and I said
Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors
I don't wanna ever love another
You'll always be my thunder
So bring on the rain
And bring on the thunder


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