Hello again : ) The Muppet Show – obviously not the real one but if you've read the book you'll probably get it : ) It'll basically be about Xav and Crystal's relationship after Trace and Diamond's wedding, following them to New York and beyond : ) Not exactly a continuing story, more like an extended collection of One-Shots… in Crystal's POV.

Disclaimer: None of the Benedicts/the Savant World belong to me – all rights to Joss Stirling : )

Chapter One

Living together is pure hell. Not literally obviously because it does have certain perks but living with sweet, considerate Diamond for a year really didn't prepare me for living with Xav. Xav, my soulfinder/boyfriend, incredibly sweet and infuriating all at the same time. Being with him 24/7 brings out more of the 'infuriating' side.

"Xav, could you hurry up? I've got a job interview in an hour!" I yell at the bathroom door and hope he can hear me over the blaring of the hair dryer. Seriously, that guy spends more time on his hair than on anything else. Naturally, he doesn't hear me or chooses to ignore me so I try with telepathy. I still have not gotten quite used to doing it and have to remind myself to rein the power of the telepathic link back a bit because I know that it gives Xav a headache on a long-term basis (Though sometimes I blare out Queen songs in his mind, just to annoy him).

After Trace and Diamond's wedding, the two of them left on their honeymoon to Switzerland, leaving our apartment to Xav and me. Sadly - I mean, luckily, my mother decided to stay on for a while and tried to bond with me, making up for all those years she neglected me. Sometimes I had a feeling that she was just doing it because she'd found that I was a 'gift to our kind', but most of the time, I tried to make an effort as well. Mama had a tough time getting used to Xav and me as a couple, our arguments, dripping with sarcasm and snarky comments, but in private, she and Xav got on very well. After she left, Xav and I, in one of those rare moments when we were being completely serious with one another, discussed the subject of moving to New York. Turns out, Xav has quite a few connections in the Big Apple (Xav totally laughed at me for calling it that) and was able to rent an apartment easily. The apartment had been a total surprise to me when Xav had (very cheesily) taken off the blindfold and asked for my opinion. But it turned out to be absolutely perfect for Xav and me. Mannequins wearing my designs, Medicine textbooks strewn over the large glass dining table, his collection of Timberlands shoes and my fashionable flats mixed together that we often had difficulties finding a matching pair. It was never even close to tidy.

Hurry up, you muppet! My hair looks like a mess and I need to get ready!

Well, someone wanted to test my pillow fighting abilities yesterday night, and then went to bed without even brushing her hair so I guess, your hair can wait a bit longer!

A sly grin slowly creeps up my face as I think of last night. We had an argument about something as trivial as what to watch on TV (Him being interested in House M.D., me wanting to watch Project Runway for new inspiration). Xav won, at least he thought so, until I smacked my pillow full frontal into his face. Our pillow fight extended through the whole apartment and eventually landed on our bed where it turned into a make out session. It didn't go further than that however because we both fell asleep, absolutely exhausted.

The bathroom door opens suddenly, bringing me back from my trip down memory lane. Xav smiles when he sees my annoyed face and leans forward to give me a light kiss.

"Bathroom's all yours, Miss Piggy", he says and taps my nose. Avoiding my playful slap, he laughs and makes his way to the kitchen.

As the months gradually go by, the hell part cools down a bit and it gets much easier to see the perks of living together. Alone the fact that I get to wake up every day next to my amazingly handsome and sweet soulfinder is worth something.

The best day of the week for that is Sunday. We don't have to go grocery shopping, he doesn't have to go to lectures, and I don't have to go to work. Often, I wake up before Xav and trace meaningless symbols and patterns on his bare chest (he's such a show-off that he always sleeps topless) but today, I open my eyes to see him staring at me, the same tender look on his face as there was on the day we first kissed, on the movie set.

"Hey, soulfinder", I murmur and run a hand through my tangled curls.

"Morning, Cupcake," he grins and leans down to give me a thorough Good Morning.

Geez, I love living together.

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