Worst of friends/Best of enemies
Disclaimer: I in no way own any of the characters in this story
Setting: Set in the 5th season of Buffy the vampire slayer, after the 2nd episode, all the characters exist, only difference is that the Buffy Dracula situation is still UN resolved and no one knows that Buffy was bit.
Situation: The story mainly has to do with the conflict between Xander & Harmony, and is not mainly about Buffy, sort of a Scooby club episode.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- (Interior -underground night: dark & moody chamber lit by several torches, water is heard lightly dripping in the background)
"Damn, Damn, Damn " The attractive blond repeated to her self, as she fell comfortably into her favorite high back chair.
"Shit" she said in a fit, hitting the chair arms repeatedly in obvious frustration. [Dust going into the air]
"I had a plan, a good plan, why do these things keep happening to me? " Harmony said with a pouting expression on her face.
She was alone, again, [looking around the cold empty room, which she had called home.]
Harmony hated being alone, It was one of the reasons that she always surrounded herself with people, when she was in school at home or just even hanging out at the mall. She needed to be around people, alone she felt scared/vulnerable, it had been one of the reasons that she had gone and sired that pack of pathetic losers.
"Wont make that mistake again" Harmony thought aloud. [Putting the stray bit of hair behind her ear]
For a very short time things had been looking up for her, she was the center of attention, something she enjoyed and took great pleasure in. That was till the Slayer stuck her obviously altered nose into Harmony's business. The young blond frowned at the very thought of Sunnydales self- appointed savior.
"Buffy", Harmony mimicked sarcastically, just as if the name alone wasn't totally irritating. The slayer always had a way of stealing the limelight, of taking away from Harmony anything and everything that was important. The very thought of Buffy, and her band of loser groupies, frustrated Harmony to no end. It was just like in high school, Harmony was popular, attractive & one of the "A" lists groomed to assume the top position in high school hierarchy, well that was when Queen Cordelia left.
" And what a joke that was, Cordelia the once pride of Sunnydale High, the envy of all, falling for the who? Xander Harris? She deserved all grief that she got" Harmony thought sulking in the chair rapping her nails on the chair arms.
The fall from grace of the teen queen, had left a void that Harmony so happily filled, she seized the opportunity. She would be the best Head cheerleader Sunnydale had ever had. It wasn't like she had many alternatives, she wasn't the bookworm like little Willow Rosenberg, or interested in sports or studying. Sweating was differently not on her to do list; she smirked at the thought. Then came the High school graduation, it was her day to shine, and then the mayor decided that he had to get all scaly and eat the senior class. One minute she was thinking which dress she wanted to wear to the after- party and then she's fighting for her life, and for what? To be bit? And the loser that grabbed her and turned her didn't even have a cool car, like he stood anymore chance dead than alive, as if... (Making an annoyed hand gesture. She needed time to work things out, it is not like this undead thing came with instruction, and the hunger was there it was always there. Lucky she did not gain any weight, but convertible and tanning booths, were an obvious no could do. No she was now a creature of the night, and would now just have to decide what she wanted and take it. (A growl of empty stomach)
"I'm hungry " harmony said with effort putting her hand to her stomach.
She had a snack before heading to the Slayers house, but that was the problem with Chinese, after you had just one, you were hungry in an hour. (Smirking as she the semi-comatose deliveryman chained to the wall.
"Comfy are we?" She said running her hand through the hair of her afternoon snack.
He shivered at her cool touch, sadly knowing what lay in store for him, she looked at him with mild interest, feeling a twinge in her stomach.
"I so hate Leftover's", she said more annoyed than anything, for the food before her held no appeal.
"I need to go out, that's It.," she said with a perky smile.
She walked to her clothes closet, momentarily checking her look in the mirror to make a few subtle adjustments; she frowned, remembering that being a vampire could sometimes really suck. With out a reflection how was a girl to know if she looked just right.
"Audry, she will just have to fit me into her schedule." Harmony spun around, miffed as she brushed & adjusted her hair.
Walking to the closet she browsed through her outfits, she really needed to go shopping, it was enough to make you wear last years styles.
"Might be dead, but bad fashion is never an excuse" she said looking for the perfect outfit.
(A hour later)
Finally dressed she smoothed the silk blouse, checked the jeans, the outfit still looked good on her. Accenting the right points of her body, She began to feel better about her self, She reached over to the jewelry case and pulled out her favorite locket, putting it on but the ache was still there. Not the insatiable hunger, for that was always there deep down; no she hungered for something else. She fidgeted and a sad looked appeared across her face, she missed Spike.
"It's his loss, he had his chance, but he was so messed up over that crazy Druzilla person", she said rolling her eyes and making a flicking gesture with her fingers.
Harmony walked passed the shivering boy, " Don't worry I will be back in a bit" she said with a smile and a wave.
She walked out in the cool embrace of the early evening, "things would change for the better, they had to"; She thought slipping into the night, No where did she park the car?
[Fade to black]
Show introduction: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Interior shot-Xanders basement- afternoon: (Open to crowded basement/ wash day, many loads of clothes hanging to dry, partially obscuring a portable TV with twisted Rabbit ears sitting across the room. the drown of a washing machine in the background.)
Xander Harris stood there 1/2 watching TV as he folded clothes, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, sweat pants & sneakers, he managed to watch the program, which was one of those trashy tell all talk shows.
[Switch to TV] Title of show "My boyfriend is a mom's boy".
He cringed at the similarities between the people on the show, and his meager life, he looked around the room filled with drying clothes and many stacks of useless stuff marked "Breakable", he had once thought living in the basement was cool, now he knew pathetic was more the name for it.
Announcer on TV attracted Xander's attention: Announcer: So how spineless if your boyfriend Julie?
Guest (Julie): "Well he is so spineless that he has not even moved out of his mom's house, and he is almost 20", she seemed angry and defiant looking at the audience for some reassurance.
(The audience hoped and hollered)
"Enough of this " he said as he walked over and switched off the set.
Xander walked back across the room and put his newly folded clothes in the make shift closet.
[A Bell bussed from the washer]
"An other load great" Xander mumbled to himself, wondering if his life was anymore pathetic.
Interior shot-Xanders basement- afternoon: It was just like the sort of day that Xander had, no not day try life, it was also one of the reasons that he had decided to not to be every ones "Butt-monkey again!" the phrase was still fresh in his memory. He remembered saying it to Giles and Buffy a few days ago, when he was released from the thrall of the count. It had taken yet another humiliating experience to show Xander that he desperately needed to change. Xander had always felt inadequate, never able to properly express himself in the way that he truly wished, he cared, admired even worshipped Buffy. Buffy, she never truly noticed him, or even was aware of how Xander felt about her, never thought of him as someone that she could honestly care for. The only thing in the past that had helped him work through it, was his close friendship with Willow, She had always been there for him, always willing to show him the brighter side to what ever situation life found him. He felt close to Willow, she had been his one true friend in Sunnydale, but as was normal he manage to just mess up that friendship. While at the same time sinking the short-lived relationship with the only true girl friend he had had Cordie.
What was she doing right now? Did she miss him? Was she enjoying her life as an actress around the beautiful people?
"I sure can pick them!" Xander remarked to himself.
[Xander walks over to empty the load from the washer to the dryer.]
It was then that he saw a lacey bra amidst the other white clothes, it brought a smile to Xander's face, that pieced through the dark gloom that shrouded him at the moment.
"Anyia" He said reaching for the bra and feeling the soft fabric, it still smelled of his current girlfriend".
"Girlfriend", He thought, It was nice to here that.
Xander thought after losing Cordilia that he would not be able to find someone to care for him ever again, but then there was Anyia, That confusing sometimes annoying but ever persistent love interest in his life.
"Love? Did he truly love her; he wondered or was it her liking him, which attracted him more and more each day.
He liked the persistent almost single-mindedness of Anyia, but most of the time just wondered what she ever saw in him, why she cared and more importantly why she cared for him.
Snapping back to reality, he looked around the room, while putting the clothes into the dryer. Wondering what someone says, if they caught him holding his Girlfriends underwear. Girlfriend ? There was that word again.
Xander checked his watch (3:30pm) Great his shift at the Jumping bean cafe started in an hour. He looked at his uniform lying on the bed; it was a purple polo shirt and a pair of cream colored kakies. He wondered what Anyia was doing, he missed her, she was growing more important to him day by day, he knew that she had always been there for him, he would show her that he deserved her faith, and that he could make something out of his life.
Xander got ready for work, he just had to find a way to show Anyia that he was worth her feelings, he just had too.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Exterior Down town Sunnydale 1/2 hour after sunset
[Jumping bean Cafe: coffee / sandwich shop, packed and busy as always, long bar and many small tables filled the center of the room, several TV's played music video's
"Order up... " Said the perky 15-16 year old female trainee.
Dawn was a nice kid, 5'4 long lt. brown hair past the shoulder in a loose ponytail, always filled with moxie. Xander was always wondering if they put something in the coffee, which Dawn was always drinking, she was nothing like her older sister Buffy.
"I got it", Xander said as he finished making the Philly-cheese steak sandwich. He failed as usual to notice the shapely blond that came in the cafe, who seemed to weave through the masses as if shopping at a department store, while getting the eyes of many of the male customers.
Dawn looked around the room, waiting for Xander to give her the order. The cafe was busy today, mostly college students having a late night snack after the game, she had seen many of them before and most did not seem to understand what tipping was.
"Typical " she thought to her self, the order came up and that annoying bell rang, (Ding).
Dawn Grimaced, Xander did it just to annoy her, he had always liked annoying her, she knew it. To anyone else she would have been all over, but this was Xander and he was so cute, she could never stay mad at Xander for long.
[New MTV video played in the background, featuring a short attractive scantly clad woman, some people watched while most just listened]
Dawn grabbed the orders, while filling up the drinks & brushing back a lock of hair behind her ear, she delivered the order and returned to the bar.
Dawn leaned back against the bar waiting for her next order, she looked around the cafe. Then she saw the girl that she seemed to radiate charisma, she knew the type. Her sister Buffy was the same way. An obvious cheerleader, the kind of popular girl that was used to having people make a fools of them selves over her. Dawn subconsciously frowned" life was so unfair, when would she be that girl, her day would come she silently hoped.
"Who is that?" Dawn asked Xander, who was preparing the next order, spinning the wheel that they were clipped to it.
Who? Xander said looking up over the bar. [While wiping his hands on the towel at his waist.]
Dawn pointed to the blond across the room, "Her", she said looking at Xander for some response.
Xander looked at Dawn and than over to the direction that she was pointing, seeing a rear profile of a shapely and sharp dressed blond, she had that certain something, a player by the looks of her Xander thought. He failed to recognize her for who she was.
"I don't know, but wow!" Xander said with out thinking. [Putting the next batch of fries in the deep-fryer.]
"Humph", Dawn said with an annoyed frown looking at Xander being mesmerized by the beach bottle-blond. Dawn stood their hands crossed glaring in a stance that most guys were oblivious too.
Xander had always liked blondes, and this one was gorgeous, he was oblivious to the affect that his staring had had on his young assistant. Dawn secretly liked him, and was sad that she meant little to Xander. Nothing more than a kid, she would see about that she thought.
"Earth to Xander!" Dawn said with a slight smirk.
Xander stopped the staring as the blond, as she joined a table filled with College jocks, just Xanders luck.
"What?" Xander looked at a perturbed Dawn, standing there impatiently waiting for her orders.
"Table 7 wants their B.L.T. Today Xander!" Dawn added, while picking up silverware and a bag of chips.
"What is her problem, did they give her decaf? " Xander thought while handing the order of food to Dawn. She was obviously pissed off at him for some reason, what is with these summer women; they all had a way of making him feel awkward mother and daughters alike. Why were women always pissed at him for one reason or another? It seemed like he could never win, that was until he saw a cute brunette walk through the cafe's front door. The Brunette looked around the diner and then gave Xander a timid smile and an animated wave.
Anyia! He felt happy for the second time today.
Dawn delivered the Blt to Table 7, started to take another order, when a familiar and annoying voice called her name.
"Hi Dawn", said a perky voice behind her. She looked over to see that the voice belonged to no one other than Anyia, "Great, she thought. Offering a patterned smile that was uncomfortable for her, Dawn waved at Anyia.
"Hi Anyia" she said as the customer brought her attention back to his order.
Exterior -parking lot -night outside the Cafe: (1/2 hour after sunset)
"So why haven't I ever seen you at the games? " Asked the jock wearing the SCSD Varsity jacket
"You haven't looked hard enough" The attractive blonde purred, she snuggled in his embrace, letting her self be held, she always did have a habit of playing with her food.
The Football player was riding high; he had scored the winning touch down at the game, and then met a babe outside the locker room. He wanted to take her back to the dorm, just to show her off to the others at Henderson hall, she was beautiful and young but strangely cold, but he had a way of warming her. Yes he was lucky. He pulled out his car keys, a little nervous but excited at the same time, she leaned up to him feeling his warmth and being intoxicated by the sound of his heart and the smell of the blood that she suddenly had an intense craving for.
The hunger that was like an all-powerful never sated craving that she had, she knew that it must be quenched, she would have fun with this one first and then drink to her content. They grouped each other by the car for a while , letting him feel her hair her body, Kissing him with a passion that the football player took for attraction, but she was not interested in a relationship no she had a more simple need.
He pulled away from the girl, confused at why he did at the same time as wanting to be close to her again, she had a look that made you just drift off and a enjoy the ride.
"Hey, lets slow down a bit, why don't we go back to the dorm?" the jock asked as he regained his composure, as if he had a choice in the matter.
"Lets not" Harmony said pinning him to the car with relative ease, kissing him and feeling his chest, his warmth, she stared deep into his blue eyes, God he is cute Harmony thought. She was intoxicated with the moment. The Blond wanted him, He saw the way that she stared at him almost devouring him with her eyes, but he was okay with that, but here in the open with people walking bye was a different story. Next thing you know his fatality buddies would spring from the bushes snap pictures of them, they would post them all over the Internet, he would die of embarrassment.
"Let make this a little more private" The football player said pulling away reluctantly from his newfound conquest, he fumbled with the keys to his new dodge Durango. Smiling at the attractive blond beside him.
"If you insist" Harmony cooed leaning against the truck in arms reach of her prize, she looked around the parking lot, the hunger would be sated and at least tonight she would have some one close.
The last 5 minutes of his life lasted an eternity for the college Lineman, he was having the best sex he had ever had, and then it all changed, the girl that he felt so lucky to have 10 minutes earlier was not she appeared. He saw the innocent beauty replace d with that of something not all together human; he saw what she truly was. The shock was replaced by fear of what she was, the Fear replaced by pain as she bit into his neck, and finally the cold realization that he would never know life. The women was not what he had hoped and wished for, all that was before him was the death. Death in the form of the girl with those deep dark eyes. The eyes of the what once had been the cute blond, now would be the death of him, he frantically looked around the car as his head began to spin, she began to draw forth his life to satisfy her swelling hunger, as he struggled she gripped him with surprising strength for her size. He knew fear, that was when he spied a couple, they were coming towards him from out of the cafe. The frightened teenager desperately struggled with the creature, trying to pound on the door, to make any noise at all to draw the couples attention; Harmony broke his arm for the trouble, and then tenderly held him quiet and still. "Shhhh. " Harmony said feigning compassion, as she resumed to feed from the crying student until the couple passed, she finished and her victim was dead in her arms.
Exterior -Out side in the parking lot-night (A couple walks arm in arm)
" So what do you want to do tonight? " Anyia said looking into her boyfriend's eyes, her head up against his shoulder.
" I was thinking the Bronze, but maybe we can do something else, " Xander said as he saw a SUV with steamed windows move a bit, then he noticed the SCSD logo on the tail gate.
Anyia looked at the truck, saw the steamed windows, and suddenly realized what Xander was thinking about.
"Xander!" She blushed, it was not an emotion or feeling that she had was yet used to, but she held on tighter to Xanders arm resting her head against his shoulder again.
She felt happy being with Xander, and happy was not an emotion that she was all-together used too, she knew that Xander in his own way cared for her. It was the first real happiness that she had ever experienced in over 700 years, well with out all the death and mayhem shortly following that is.
Xander felt the gentle reassuring warmth & closeness of Anyia against him, it brought him back from the thoughts of the truck, she smelled great her hair, her perfume everything was perfect, but the best thing was that she was with him at this moment.
" Hey at least the jock got lucky," Xander thought.
He held Anyia close as they walked to the street, so involved in each other that they failed to notice or hear the pleading muffled sounds from the scared jock or even seeing the Shapely blond leave the vehicle.
"Ah Football players, they always give their all to the game " Harmony cooed, the Gnawing hunger was for the moment appeased and the warmth of his blood inside her broke the chill of the night.
Setting: Set in the 5th season of Buffy the vampire slayer, after the 2nd episode, all the characters exist, only difference is that the Buffy Dracula situation is still UN resolved and no one knows that Buffy was bit.
Situation: The story mainly has to do with the conflict between Xander & Harmony, and is not mainly about Buffy, sort of a Scooby club episode.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- (Interior -underground night: dark & moody chamber lit by several torches, water is heard lightly dripping in the background)
"Damn, Damn, Damn " The attractive blond repeated to her self, as she fell comfortably into her favorite high back chair.
"Shit" she said in a fit, hitting the chair arms repeatedly in obvious frustration. [Dust going into the air]
"I had a plan, a good plan, why do these things keep happening to me? " Harmony said with a pouting expression on her face.
She was alone, again, [looking around the cold empty room, which she had called home.]
Harmony hated being alone, It was one of the reasons that she always surrounded herself with people, when she was in school at home or just even hanging out at the mall. She needed to be around people, alone she felt scared/vulnerable, it had been one of the reasons that she had gone and sired that pack of pathetic losers.
"Wont make that mistake again" Harmony thought aloud. [Putting the stray bit of hair behind her ear]
For a very short time things had been looking up for her, she was the center of attention, something she enjoyed and took great pleasure in. That was till the Slayer stuck her obviously altered nose into Harmony's business. The young blond frowned at the very thought of Sunnydales self- appointed savior.
"Buffy", Harmony mimicked sarcastically, just as if the name alone wasn't totally irritating. The slayer always had a way of stealing the limelight, of taking away from Harmony anything and everything that was important. The very thought of Buffy, and her band of loser groupies, frustrated Harmony to no end. It was just like in high school, Harmony was popular, attractive & one of the "A" lists groomed to assume the top position in high school hierarchy, well that was when Queen Cordelia left.
" And what a joke that was, Cordelia the once pride of Sunnydale High, the envy of all, falling for the who? Xander Harris? She deserved all grief that she got" Harmony thought sulking in the chair rapping her nails on the chair arms.
The fall from grace of the teen queen, had left a void that Harmony so happily filled, she seized the opportunity. She would be the best Head cheerleader Sunnydale had ever had. It wasn't like she had many alternatives, she wasn't the bookworm like little Willow Rosenberg, or interested in sports or studying. Sweating was differently not on her to do list; she smirked at the thought. Then came the High school graduation, it was her day to shine, and then the mayor decided that he had to get all scaly and eat the senior class. One minute she was thinking which dress she wanted to wear to the after- party and then she's fighting for her life, and for what? To be bit? And the loser that grabbed her and turned her didn't even have a cool car, like he stood anymore chance dead than alive, as if... (Making an annoyed hand gesture. She needed time to work things out, it is not like this undead thing came with instruction, and the hunger was there it was always there. Lucky she did not gain any weight, but convertible and tanning booths, were an obvious no could do. No she was now a creature of the night, and would now just have to decide what she wanted and take it. (A growl of empty stomach)
"I'm hungry " harmony said with effort putting her hand to her stomach.
She had a snack before heading to the Slayers house, but that was the problem with Chinese, after you had just one, you were hungry in an hour. (Smirking as she the semi-comatose deliveryman chained to the wall.
"Comfy are we?" She said running her hand through the hair of her afternoon snack.
He shivered at her cool touch, sadly knowing what lay in store for him, she looked at him with mild interest, feeling a twinge in her stomach.
"I so hate Leftover's", she said more annoyed than anything, for the food before her held no appeal.
"I need to go out, that's It.," she said with a perky smile.
She walked to her clothes closet, momentarily checking her look in the mirror to make a few subtle adjustments; she frowned, remembering that being a vampire could sometimes really suck. With out a reflection how was a girl to know if she looked just right.
"Audry, she will just have to fit me into her schedule." Harmony spun around, miffed as she brushed & adjusted her hair.
Walking to the closet she browsed through her outfits, she really needed to go shopping, it was enough to make you wear last years styles.
"Might be dead, but bad fashion is never an excuse" she said looking for the perfect outfit.
(A hour later)
Finally dressed she smoothed the silk blouse, checked the jeans, the outfit still looked good on her. Accenting the right points of her body, She began to feel better about her self, She reached over to the jewelry case and pulled out her favorite locket, putting it on but the ache was still there. Not the insatiable hunger, for that was always there deep down; no she hungered for something else. She fidgeted and a sad looked appeared across her face, she missed Spike.
"It's his loss, he had his chance, but he was so messed up over that crazy Druzilla person", she said rolling her eyes and making a flicking gesture with her fingers.
Harmony walked passed the shivering boy, " Don't worry I will be back in a bit" she said with a smile and a wave.
She walked out in the cool embrace of the early evening, "things would change for the better, they had to"; She thought slipping into the night, No where did she park the car?
[Fade to black]
Show introduction: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Interior shot-Xanders basement- afternoon: (Open to crowded basement/ wash day, many loads of clothes hanging to dry, partially obscuring a portable TV with twisted Rabbit ears sitting across the room. the drown of a washing machine in the background.)
Xander Harris stood there 1/2 watching TV as he folded clothes, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, sweat pants & sneakers, he managed to watch the program, which was one of those trashy tell all talk shows.
[Switch to TV] Title of show "My boyfriend is a mom's boy".
He cringed at the similarities between the people on the show, and his meager life, he looked around the room filled with drying clothes and many stacks of useless stuff marked "Breakable", he had once thought living in the basement was cool, now he knew pathetic was more the name for it.
Announcer on TV attracted Xander's attention: Announcer: So how spineless if your boyfriend Julie?
Guest (Julie): "Well he is so spineless that he has not even moved out of his mom's house, and he is almost 20", she seemed angry and defiant looking at the audience for some reassurance.
(The audience hoped and hollered)
"Enough of this " he said as he walked over and switched off the set.
Xander walked back across the room and put his newly folded clothes in the make shift closet.
[A Bell bussed from the washer]
"An other load great" Xander mumbled to himself, wondering if his life was anymore pathetic.
Interior shot-Xanders basement- afternoon: It was just like the sort of day that Xander had, no not day try life, it was also one of the reasons that he had decided to not to be every ones "Butt-monkey again!" the phrase was still fresh in his memory. He remembered saying it to Giles and Buffy a few days ago, when he was released from the thrall of the count. It had taken yet another humiliating experience to show Xander that he desperately needed to change. Xander had always felt inadequate, never able to properly express himself in the way that he truly wished, he cared, admired even worshipped Buffy. Buffy, she never truly noticed him, or even was aware of how Xander felt about her, never thought of him as someone that she could honestly care for. The only thing in the past that had helped him work through it, was his close friendship with Willow, She had always been there for him, always willing to show him the brighter side to what ever situation life found him. He felt close to Willow, she had been his one true friend in Sunnydale, but as was normal he manage to just mess up that friendship. While at the same time sinking the short-lived relationship with the only true girl friend he had had Cordie.
What was she doing right now? Did she miss him? Was she enjoying her life as an actress around the beautiful people?
"I sure can pick them!" Xander remarked to himself.
[Xander walks over to empty the load from the washer to the dryer.]
It was then that he saw a lacey bra amidst the other white clothes, it brought a smile to Xander's face, that pieced through the dark gloom that shrouded him at the moment.
"Anyia" He said reaching for the bra and feeling the soft fabric, it still smelled of his current girlfriend".
"Girlfriend", He thought, It was nice to here that.
Xander thought after losing Cordilia that he would not be able to find someone to care for him ever again, but then there was Anyia, That confusing sometimes annoying but ever persistent love interest in his life.
"Love? Did he truly love her; he wondered or was it her liking him, which attracted him more and more each day.
He liked the persistent almost single-mindedness of Anyia, but most of the time just wondered what she ever saw in him, why she cared and more importantly why she cared for him.
Snapping back to reality, he looked around the room, while putting the clothes into the dryer. Wondering what someone says, if they caught him holding his Girlfriends underwear. Girlfriend ? There was that word again.
Xander checked his watch (3:30pm) Great his shift at the Jumping bean cafe started in an hour. He looked at his uniform lying on the bed; it was a purple polo shirt and a pair of cream colored kakies. He wondered what Anyia was doing, he missed her, she was growing more important to him day by day, he knew that she had always been there for him, he would show her that he deserved her faith, and that he could make something out of his life.
Xander got ready for work, he just had to find a way to show Anyia that he was worth her feelings, he just had too.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Exterior Down town Sunnydale 1/2 hour after sunset
[Jumping bean Cafe: coffee / sandwich shop, packed and busy as always, long bar and many small tables filled the center of the room, several TV's played music video's
"Order up... " Said the perky 15-16 year old female trainee.
Dawn was a nice kid, 5'4 long lt. brown hair past the shoulder in a loose ponytail, always filled with moxie. Xander was always wondering if they put something in the coffee, which Dawn was always drinking, she was nothing like her older sister Buffy.
"I got it", Xander said as he finished making the Philly-cheese steak sandwich. He failed as usual to notice the shapely blond that came in the cafe, who seemed to weave through the masses as if shopping at a department store, while getting the eyes of many of the male customers.
Dawn looked around the room, waiting for Xander to give her the order. The cafe was busy today, mostly college students having a late night snack after the game, she had seen many of them before and most did not seem to understand what tipping was.
"Typical " she thought to her self, the order came up and that annoying bell rang, (Ding).
Dawn Grimaced, Xander did it just to annoy her, he had always liked annoying her, she knew it. To anyone else she would have been all over, but this was Xander and he was so cute, she could never stay mad at Xander for long.
[New MTV video played in the background, featuring a short attractive scantly clad woman, some people watched while most just listened]
Dawn grabbed the orders, while filling up the drinks & brushing back a lock of hair behind her ear, she delivered the order and returned to the bar.
Dawn leaned back against the bar waiting for her next order, she looked around the cafe. Then she saw the girl that she seemed to radiate charisma, she knew the type. Her sister Buffy was the same way. An obvious cheerleader, the kind of popular girl that was used to having people make a fools of them selves over her. Dawn subconsciously frowned" life was so unfair, when would she be that girl, her day would come she silently hoped.
"Who is that?" Dawn asked Xander, who was preparing the next order, spinning the wheel that they were clipped to it.
Who? Xander said looking up over the bar. [While wiping his hands on the towel at his waist.]
Dawn pointed to the blond across the room, "Her", she said looking at Xander for some response.
Xander looked at Dawn and than over to the direction that she was pointing, seeing a rear profile of a shapely and sharp dressed blond, she had that certain something, a player by the looks of her Xander thought. He failed to recognize her for who she was.
"I don't know, but wow!" Xander said with out thinking. [Putting the next batch of fries in the deep-fryer.]
"Humph", Dawn said with an annoyed frown looking at Xander being mesmerized by the beach bottle-blond. Dawn stood their hands crossed glaring in a stance that most guys were oblivious too.
Xander had always liked blondes, and this one was gorgeous, he was oblivious to the affect that his staring had had on his young assistant. Dawn secretly liked him, and was sad that she meant little to Xander. Nothing more than a kid, she would see about that she thought.
"Earth to Xander!" Dawn said with a slight smirk.
Xander stopped the staring as the blond, as she joined a table filled with College jocks, just Xanders luck.
"What?" Xander looked at a perturbed Dawn, standing there impatiently waiting for her orders.
"Table 7 wants their B.L.T. Today Xander!" Dawn added, while picking up silverware and a bag of chips.
"What is her problem, did they give her decaf? " Xander thought while handing the order of food to Dawn. She was obviously pissed off at him for some reason, what is with these summer women; they all had a way of making him feel awkward mother and daughters alike. Why were women always pissed at him for one reason or another? It seemed like he could never win, that was until he saw a cute brunette walk through the cafe's front door. The Brunette looked around the diner and then gave Xander a timid smile and an animated wave.
Anyia! He felt happy for the second time today.
Dawn delivered the Blt to Table 7, started to take another order, when a familiar and annoying voice called her name.
"Hi Dawn", said a perky voice behind her. She looked over to see that the voice belonged to no one other than Anyia, "Great, she thought. Offering a patterned smile that was uncomfortable for her, Dawn waved at Anyia.
"Hi Anyia" she said as the customer brought her attention back to his order.
Exterior -parking lot -night outside the Cafe: (1/2 hour after sunset)
"So why haven't I ever seen you at the games? " Asked the jock wearing the SCSD Varsity jacket
"You haven't looked hard enough" The attractive blonde purred, she snuggled in his embrace, letting her self be held, she always did have a habit of playing with her food.
The Football player was riding high; he had scored the winning touch down at the game, and then met a babe outside the locker room. He wanted to take her back to the dorm, just to show her off to the others at Henderson hall, she was beautiful and young but strangely cold, but he had a way of warming her. Yes he was lucky. He pulled out his car keys, a little nervous but excited at the same time, she leaned up to him feeling his warmth and being intoxicated by the sound of his heart and the smell of the blood that she suddenly had an intense craving for.
The hunger that was like an all-powerful never sated craving that she had, she knew that it must be quenched, she would have fun with this one first and then drink to her content. They grouped each other by the car for a while , letting him feel her hair her body, Kissing him with a passion that the football player took for attraction, but she was not interested in a relationship no she had a more simple need.
He pulled away from the girl, confused at why he did at the same time as wanting to be close to her again, she had a look that made you just drift off and a enjoy the ride.
"Hey, lets slow down a bit, why don't we go back to the dorm?" the jock asked as he regained his composure, as if he had a choice in the matter.
"Lets not" Harmony said pinning him to the car with relative ease, kissing him and feeling his chest, his warmth, she stared deep into his blue eyes, God he is cute Harmony thought. She was intoxicated with the moment. The Blond wanted him, He saw the way that she stared at him almost devouring him with her eyes, but he was okay with that, but here in the open with people walking bye was a different story. Next thing you know his fatality buddies would spring from the bushes snap pictures of them, they would post them all over the Internet, he would die of embarrassment.
"Let make this a little more private" The football player said pulling away reluctantly from his newfound conquest, he fumbled with the keys to his new dodge Durango. Smiling at the attractive blond beside him.
"If you insist" Harmony cooed leaning against the truck in arms reach of her prize, she looked around the parking lot, the hunger would be sated and at least tonight she would have some one close.
The last 5 minutes of his life lasted an eternity for the college Lineman, he was having the best sex he had ever had, and then it all changed, the girl that he felt so lucky to have 10 minutes earlier was not she appeared. He saw the innocent beauty replace d with that of something not all together human; he saw what she truly was. The shock was replaced by fear of what she was, the Fear replaced by pain as she bit into his neck, and finally the cold realization that he would never know life. The women was not what he had hoped and wished for, all that was before him was the death. Death in the form of the girl with those deep dark eyes. The eyes of the what once had been the cute blond, now would be the death of him, he frantically looked around the car as his head began to spin, she began to draw forth his life to satisfy her swelling hunger, as he struggled she gripped him with surprising strength for her size. He knew fear, that was when he spied a couple, they were coming towards him from out of the cafe. The frightened teenager desperately struggled with the creature, trying to pound on the door, to make any noise at all to draw the couples attention; Harmony broke his arm for the trouble, and then tenderly held him quiet and still. "Shhhh. " Harmony said feigning compassion, as she resumed to feed from the crying student until the couple passed, she finished and her victim was dead in her arms.
Exterior -Out side in the parking lot-night (A couple walks arm in arm)
" So what do you want to do tonight? " Anyia said looking into her boyfriend's eyes, her head up against his shoulder.
" I was thinking the Bronze, but maybe we can do something else, " Xander said as he saw a SUV with steamed windows move a bit, then he noticed the SCSD logo on the tail gate.
Anyia looked at the truck, saw the steamed windows, and suddenly realized what Xander was thinking about.
"Xander!" She blushed, it was not an emotion or feeling that she had was yet used to, but she held on tighter to Xanders arm resting her head against his shoulder again.
She felt happy being with Xander, and happy was not an emotion that she was all-together used too, she knew that Xander in his own way cared for her. It was the first real happiness that she had ever experienced in over 700 years, well with out all the death and mayhem shortly following that is.
Xander felt the gentle reassuring warmth & closeness of Anyia against him, it brought him back from the thoughts of the truck, she smelled great her hair, her perfume everything was perfect, but the best thing was that she was with him at this moment.
" Hey at least the jock got lucky," Xander thought.
He held Anyia close as they walked to the street, so involved in each other that they failed to notice or hear the pleading muffled sounds from the scared jock or even seeing the Shapely blond leave the vehicle.
"Ah Football players, they always give their all to the game " Harmony cooed, the Gnawing hunger was for the moment appeased and the warmth of his blood inside her broke the chill of the night.