Simon
Penny grabs a bag of flour from the shelf. "So," she says, "you guys up to anything tonight?'
"Umm, we're going to a ball actually." I grab 3 packs of sugar and put them in the trolley.
"A ball!" Penny exclaims, and puts a pack of sugar back. "Why didn't you tell me before?" She asks.
"I don't know," I say sheepishly, "you didn't ask." She swats a pack of chocolate bars out of my hands. "Hhmph," she groans, "I was going to make a batch of spag bol with that mince we have left in the fridge, It'll go off if we leave it a day longer. I guess, I'll just have to eat it myself."
"Sorry Penny." I glance down at our trolley. No sour cherries, I'll have to go back and get some.
Penny softens a bit. "Oh, it's alright," she says, "you'll have fun, I guess, and your dancing can't improve if you don't do some every so often." She nudges my arm. "So where's it at, anyway?"
"I dunno really," I reply, "one of the Grimm family friends' castles or mansions maybe? Something like that. Baz was invited because they've known him all his life, and they just couldn't have the party without him there, apparently." Penny looks intrigued. "I don't see why if you ask me. They can't be that important, I've never even heard Baz talk about them before this."
"Hmm," Penny says, inspecting the back of a cereal box before tossing it in, "could be one of the Aristn's birthdays. I think I heard Mum say something about some Thelma-Louise Aristn turning some great figure when I visited."
"Yeah, maybe." We're in the chilled section by now, and I still need to get those cherries. "I'll be back," I tell Penny, "just need to grab something." I head off to the other side of the supermarket, and can feel my tail shifting around as I jog. It's whipping my skin slightly. Crowley, havings wings and a tail can get irritating sometimes.
Baz
I'm reading on the couch when Snow and Bunce return, carrying armloads of groceries. They look pained, hauling them onto the bench. "Great Snakes," I say, getting up from my patch of cushions, "how much do you guys eat?" Bunce nudges Simon in the shoulder. "Don't blame me," she says, "Your boyfriend over here is the one who put most of it in. Can't stop himself when it comes to food, can he?" She laughs.
"Hey!" Snow says, looking slightly offended. His eyebrows shove together a bit in the middle. I can't help but think that he looks extremely cute. I still can't believe he's mine sometimes. I'd loved him and fantasised about him so long before we were together, that how it is now is still pretty amazing to me.
"So," Bunce starts, "I hear you two are hitting the town tonight."
"Oh yeah," I say, "I take it Snow's told you about the ball."
"Mmhmm. So who is it for, exactly?"
"Thelma-Louise Aristn. She turned 90 yesterday. Ever heard of her?"
"Yeah, that's what I thought," she mumbles to the bench, and then looks up, "She created the spell to cure the common cold, if I'm correct."
Bunce and I get into a little conversation about sickness spells in history, while we unpack the food. Snow starts to stuff his face as soon as we've put everything away, and a few crumbs remain around his lips. He looks so adorable I have to kiss him. "Hey, Simon." I slink past Penelope and put my arm around his waist.
"Hey," he says as his warm palm envelopes the back of my neck. Our lips meet and it feels so good. I can hear Bunce in the background ("ugh") as we push against each other harder, Snow now pressed against the stone bench. His body is so warm and soft against my cold surface, and it feels so good to just feel him against me. Feel his hand rake through my hair, and his nose smudge against mine. So good to feel his hectic curls through my own hand. So good just to be with Simon Snow. Simon Snow, the one I love so much. Simon Snow, the one who loves me. It's still so good, I can hardly believe it.
A/N: I just came up with this title and had to write this! More to come of this story. I hope you've enjoyed this, and please let me know what you think, and follow/fav if you've liked it. All rights for the characters and world to Rainbow Rowell. ;)