Title: Troubled Thoughts
Author: Christine
E-mail: Buffygirl43@hotmail.com
Rating: R
Summary: Xander's thoughts.
Pairing: Xander/Dawn
Spoilers: Up to the season seven episode 'Him'
Disclaimer: As always, I don't own a damn thing except the story idea.
Distribution: I'd be ecstatic if you want it, just let me know where it's going to be.
Author's Notes: I'm not sure about continuing this fic, I think it might be funnier if I just left it the way it is. :)
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'Oh shit. What just happened? I think my brain finally just decided to short circuit. I knew it would happen one day, but Christ, why now? Why this? Why her? Fuck. I wanted her. I wanted to do *things* with her. Oh man. I can't even act it like nothing happened cause Buffy and Willow heard what I said. I'm supposed to go over to their house in a few minutes and already my palms are getting all sweaty. Maybe this is just a passing thing. You know, one of those 'oh she's hot, but nothing will ever happen' things. Yeah. Right. Why am I acting like such a nancy boy as Spike would call it. I mean, yeah she's hot now but how come I never noticed it until now? She was Buffy's little sister, little Dawnie who had no sex appeal at all because she was so young. But now…. oh God. I'm a bad, bad person. Bad Xander. I almost wish Anya was here so she'd slap me. Oh no, what if she finds out? What if Willow and Buffy tell her I commented on Dawn's little sexy dance the other night? She'd kill me. Literally. I'd be the human version of a sun dried tomato. Dammit I have to go to their house now. Shit. Why did I say I'd go watch movies over there? Ok Xander now get up off your ass, get into your car and drive over there. Well, here I go.'
"Hey Dawn, what movies did you rent?" Buffy asked while stirring the iced tea mix into the pitcher.
Dawn walked into the room and dropped the DVD's on to the kitchen counter. "Well, they were all out of the new Austin Powers movie so I rented Enough, Armageddon and Resident Evil."
Buffy rolled her eyes. "Is Enough that Jennifer Lopez movie?"
"Yep, the one where she gets even with her abusive husband or something."
Buffy rolled her eyes again. "I could so kick her ass."
Dawn laughed, "Well I'd hope so. If J Lo beat you up I'd have to start worrying."
Buffy opened her mouth to retort but the doorbell rang. "I'll get it," Dawn said as she pulled the ponytail out of her hair. She turned the knob to the left and smiled when she saw Xander standing there looking adorable as usual. "Xander you know you can just come in."
Xander forced a smile to his face. "I know, just being polite I guess. You guys still movie bound?"
She nodded, "Yep, although I don't think Buffy likes my movie choices, next time she can get them so she won't complain so much."
"I do not complain that much." Buffy walked into the front entrance of the house wiping her hands on a dishtowel. "But come on, you rented a movie with 'J Lo' in it, that's enough reason to complain."
Xander snickered. "It's not Enough is it?"
"Yep."
"Oh no, I saw the preview for that movie. The three minute trailer was 'Enough' for me." He and Buffy laughed, but toned it down when they noticed Dawn glaring at them.
"Sorry."
"Whatever you guys don't have to watch it, I'll watch it tomorrow when no one's around."
They walked into the living room when the phone rang in the kitchen. "I'll get it." Buffy ran around the corner and hopped over Dawn's backpack in the middle of the hallway, leaving Xander alone with Dawn. He could feel his heart start beating wildly in his chest.
"So, how's school been? Any new weirdness in the hallways?"
Dawn smiled. "Nope, its actually been normal this past week, of course I just jinxed myself so tomorrow a ghoul will probably show up during my math class, but I probably won't mind since I hate math with a passion."
Xander wiped his hands on his jeans. "Yeah, you know you can always call me if you can't get in touch with Buffy if something happens right?"
She nodded. "I know, I can always count on you." Dawn touched his shoulder lightly. "Thank you though. Same goes for you. I'll always be here if you need me."
Xander's eyes glanced down at her hand on his shoulder. 'Play it cool Xan, play it cool.' He grinned his goofy smile and nodded. Buffy walked back into the room and sighed. They both turned around and Xander asked what was up. "Apparently Weatherly Park has some new tenants, that was Anya who called, she said she was walking back to her apartment and saw a bunch of demons with some skin problems walking around there. I'm going to have to check it out, sorry guys, watch the movies without me."
Xander's eyes almost bugged out of his head. "Do you want us to go with you? I mean we can help."
Buffy shook her head. "No its okay, I'll be fine, I should patrol anyway. Feel free to watch the J Lo movie without me. Trust me, I won't be mad." She grabbed her coat from the couch and was out the door in a matter of seconds.
Dawn turned back to Xander. "Well its just us then, lets go watch Armageddon, I love that movie." She tugged on his hand and he followed her to the staircase.
"Uh, why are we going upstairs?"
Dawn pointed up. "Cause the DVD player is in Mom- I mean Buffy's room. We can sit on the bed and watch it okay? Go up, I'll grab the movies and drinks and be up there in a minute." She walked into the kitchen and Xander stood still staring up at the stairs. He was going to be lying on a bed watching movies with her? Oh dear God.
To be continued...
Author: Christine
E-mail: Buffygirl43@hotmail.com
Rating: R
Summary: Xander's thoughts.
Pairing: Xander/Dawn
Spoilers: Up to the season seven episode 'Him'
Disclaimer: As always, I don't own a damn thing except the story idea.
Distribution: I'd be ecstatic if you want it, just let me know where it's going to be.
Author's Notes: I'm not sure about continuing this fic, I think it might be funnier if I just left it the way it is. :)
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'Oh shit. What just happened? I think my brain finally just decided to short circuit. I knew it would happen one day, but Christ, why now? Why this? Why her? Fuck. I wanted her. I wanted to do *things* with her. Oh man. I can't even act it like nothing happened cause Buffy and Willow heard what I said. I'm supposed to go over to their house in a few minutes and already my palms are getting all sweaty. Maybe this is just a passing thing. You know, one of those 'oh she's hot, but nothing will ever happen' things. Yeah. Right. Why am I acting like such a nancy boy as Spike would call it. I mean, yeah she's hot now but how come I never noticed it until now? She was Buffy's little sister, little Dawnie who had no sex appeal at all because she was so young. But now…. oh God. I'm a bad, bad person. Bad Xander. I almost wish Anya was here so she'd slap me. Oh no, what if she finds out? What if Willow and Buffy tell her I commented on Dawn's little sexy dance the other night? She'd kill me. Literally. I'd be the human version of a sun dried tomato. Dammit I have to go to their house now. Shit. Why did I say I'd go watch movies over there? Ok Xander now get up off your ass, get into your car and drive over there. Well, here I go.'
"Hey Dawn, what movies did you rent?" Buffy asked while stirring the iced tea mix into the pitcher.
Dawn walked into the room and dropped the DVD's on to the kitchen counter. "Well, they were all out of the new Austin Powers movie so I rented Enough, Armageddon and Resident Evil."
Buffy rolled her eyes. "Is Enough that Jennifer Lopez movie?"
"Yep, the one where she gets even with her abusive husband or something."
Buffy rolled her eyes again. "I could so kick her ass."
Dawn laughed, "Well I'd hope so. If J Lo beat you up I'd have to start worrying."
Buffy opened her mouth to retort but the doorbell rang. "I'll get it," Dawn said as she pulled the ponytail out of her hair. She turned the knob to the left and smiled when she saw Xander standing there looking adorable as usual. "Xander you know you can just come in."
Xander forced a smile to his face. "I know, just being polite I guess. You guys still movie bound?"
She nodded, "Yep, although I don't think Buffy likes my movie choices, next time she can get them so she won't complain so much."
"I do not complain that much." Buffy walked into the front entrance of the house wiping her hands on a dishtowel. "But come on, you rented a movie with 'J Lo' in it, that's enough reason to complain."
Xander snickered. "It's not Enough is it?"
"Yep."
"Oh no, I saw the preview for that movie. The three minute trailer was 'Enough' for me." He and Buffy laughed, but toned it down when they noticed Dawn glaring at them.
"Sorry."
"Whatever you guys don't have to watch it, I'll watch it tomorrow when no one's around."
They walked into the living room when the phone rang in the kitchen. "I'll get it." Buffy ran around the corner and hopped over Dawn's backpack in the middle of the hallway, leaving Xander alone with Dawn. He could feel his heart start beating wildly in his chest.
"So, how's school been? Any new weirdness in the hallways?"
Dawn smiled. "Nope, its actually been normal this past week, of course I just jinxed myself so tomorrow a ghoul will probably show up during my math class, but I probably won't mind since I hate math with a passion."
Xander wiped his hands on his jeans. "Yeah, you know you can always call me if you can't get in touch with Buffy if something happens right?"
She nodded. "I know, I can always count on you." Dawn touched his shoulder lightly. "Thank you though. Same goes for you. I'll always be here if you need me."
Xander's eyes glanced down at her hand on his shoulder. 'Play it cool Xan, play it cool.' He grinned his goofy smile and nodded. Buffy walked back into the room and sighed. They both turned around and Xander asked what was up. "Apparently Weatherly Park has some new tenants, that was Anya who called, she said she was walking back to her apartment and saw a bunch of demons with some skin problems walking around there. I'm going to have to check it out, sorry guys, watch the movies without me."
Xander's eyes almost bugged out of his head. "Do you want us to go with you? I mean we can help."
Buffy shook her head. "No its okay, I'll be fine, I should patrol anyway. Feel free to watch the J Lo movie without me. Trust me, I won't be mad." She grabbed her coat from the couch and was out the door in a matter of seconds.
Dawn turned back to Xander. "Well its just us then, lets go watch Armageddon, I love that movie." She tugged on his hand and he followed her to the staircase.
"Uh, why are we going upstairs?"
Dawn pointed up. "Cause the DVD player is in Mom- I mean Buffy's room. We can sit on the bed and watch it okay? Go up, I'll grab the movies and drinks and be up there in a minute." She walked into the kitchen and Xander stood still staring up at the stairs. He was going to be lying on a bed watching movies with her? Oh dear God.
To be continued...