Aetae,
а так ?
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.js"></script>
<div class="result">
<textarea id="textarea-1">123</textarea>
</div>
<script>
$('#textarea-1').on('input', function(){
this.firstChild.data = this.value;
})
</script>
<input type="button" value="~_^" onclick="alert($('.result').html());">