DISCLAIMER: No infringement of copyright is intended. You know the drill, anyone appearing on or mentioned on BtVS are ME's.
RATING: T
PAIRING: Buffy Rat/Amy Rat
SUMMARY: Willow and Xander discover a new side to Buffy.
EXTRA WARNINGS and or SPOILERS: Rat slash
Despite All My Rage...
by Eris © 2005 — All rights reserved.
"I dunno if this is such a good idea, Will. I mean, she can be so temperamental."
"It'll be fine, Xander. After all this time I bet she's just jonesing for some company of the her-own-kind."
"But what if she remembers? Or recognizes who it is?" he fretted.
Willow rolled her eyes, "She hasn't recognized any of us yet. Or made any attempts to spell out sentences with her food pellets that I don't know of, has she?"
"No," he confessed dispirited.
"Then I wouldn't worry about it."
"Still, to be on the safe side, we should go to the store and get her her own stuff. Just in case."
Willow looked at him skeptically, "Xander, is this your lame attempt at telling me you want to keep her in your room?"
"No, no," he fidgeted, "I'm just not in the mood to witness a bloodbath. And you know how I get when the high pitched screaming starts," he shivered for emphasis.
"Okay. But let's give this a try first, so we know for sure."
"All right," he nodded.
"Okay, Amy," Willow said holding the black rat up, stroking her a few times for luck. "It's truth time." Quickly she opened the door and placed the Amy Rat inside Buffy Rat's cage, careful to close the door tight again. Now it was just a matter of waiting and watching.
"Uh-oh, here comes Buffy," Xander narrated nervously. "It won't be long now."
"Xander, shh," Willow scolded. "Rats can feel your emotions. You're gonna get Buffy all agitated before we even get started."
Curious they watched as the Buffy Rat skillfully made its way into the main cage area from a complex series of plastic highway tubes. With a squeak, the two rats came together and immediately proceeded to create a ratty ruckus.
Xander raised his brow excitedly, "Hey, look at that, they're dancing."
Willow quirked an eyebrow at him, "You better get your eyes checked. Look again."
"Oh. Oooooooooh, Buffy!" he exclaimed, taken aback, "Will, did you know Buffy was—you know?"
She shook her head, "Nor Amy either."
Stupefied they stared, eyes simply refusing to blink, as the two rats got down and got it on.
"Maybe it's a rat thing?" Xander reasoned uncomfortably.
"Trust me. Miss Budding Scientist here. Worked with plenty of rats. Haven't seen this particular behavior displayed before."
They continued the voyeur fest for a few more minutes until they could stand no more and Willow retrieved a sheet, throwing it over the cage to give their friends their privacy.
"Okay then," Xander began, trying to make sense of what they just witnessed. "Let's look on the bright side. I guess we finally found what Buffy Rat's been jonesing for."
"Or, janesing for, as the adverb sensitive case may be." Willow quipped pursing her lips.