A Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Dawson's Creek Crossover
Episode Two - "I've Got A Secret"
*Several months later*
*FADE TO: Jen and Xander exiting a training/karate class. They're both sweating a little, and seem short of breath*
"Wow... you're getting really good, Xander." Jen complimented.
"You aren't so bad yourself, Jen... man, that one kick of yours was awfully close to my most important part." He gave her his lop-sided grin.
She rolled her eyes, "Not in every girl's opinion."
"Who said anything about anyone else? I said *my* most important part." He joked, keeping his grin on.
This caused Jen to snort. They both found the noise amusing and laughed more. Jen nervously asked her next question, "Um... do you want to go catch some dinner? I think Bernie's on Second is still open."
Xander shook his head, "Nah... I need to be getting home. Aunt Edith wanted to play some cards and general chat... so I was going to hang out with her for the rest of the night." Jen started to frown, "I'm sorry, Jen... please don't consider this a rejection... I just don't want to burn my bridges towards all my family like I did back in Sunnydale. I want to make sure my Aunt knows I'm trying and that I care."
Jen nodded, a bit sadly, "Its alright. Maybe another night."
"You know it." He said, giving her a reassuring smile, "I'll see you later, okay?" He leaned in and gave her a hug, then a peck on the cheek. They were both a little suprised by it, causing them both to turn red, "Uh, bye Jen."
"By Xander." Jen replied, turning around and walking off.
*CUT TO: Different perspective on the previous scene. Joey is walking out of a photo shop towards the direction of the training center. She stops in her tracks as she observes the interaction between Jen and Xander, although she can't make out what their saying.*
Joey's heart sank for an unexplained reason as she saw Xander give Jen a kiss on the cheek. He shook her head as she kept walking, whispering to herself, "You want Dawson, remember? Focus, Joey, focus."
"Focus on what, Jo?"
Joey let out a little screech as she looked up to see Xander looking at her in the night sky, "Umm... getting these pictures home. They're, uh, the ones from the little weekend we all took up to Boston, remember?"
"Oh, the one where Pacey and I did the strip-tease on the balcony?" He said, his lop-sided grin returning.
She couldn't help but smile back, "Best three dollars those girls ever spent." She mocked.
"Hey... we got three dollars for that? How come I never saw any of it?" He joked back, feigning insult. They began walking down the street.
"Manager's cut, Xander." She said, smirking, "A dollar for advertising, another one for location rental... there was only one dollar left, and I'm afraid Pacey got to it first."
"I'm going to have to have a look at that contract of yours, I think... we might just have to take Jen on the road with us instead next time."
Joey frowned a little at the mention of Jen, but Xander didn't see it, "She *was* there, remember?"
"I know... but she'd be the replacement manager. Heck, she could even join in on the festivities."
Joey halted in her tracks and placed her hands on her hips, declaring, "You don't think I could get up there and do that with you guys? What, am I not pretty enough?" She was angry now.
Xander saw the hole he'd dug himself into, but just as quickly saw the ladder out, "No, Joey, its not that. You're gorgeous, and you'd have turned that three dollar profit into ten in no time... but, honestly, you don't act liberated enough to do that. You'd sooner, well, take pictures of the act rather than join in on it."
Joey's stance went slack, and she nodded, "I guess thats true... but I should at least have a chance... you'll have to buy out the contract before I'll give up the job." She smiled.
"If you joined in, Jo, we could buy it out after one show." He smiled genuinely. This forced Joey to blush brightly, her face turning purple in the darkness. They reached Xander's street corner, and an awkward moment set in, "Well, uh, I've gotta go this way."
"And I gotta go this way," She pointed another direction.
"See you in school tomorrow?" He asked sheepishly.
"Uh... yeah, unless I get sick or that modelling job comes through." She said sarcastically.
"Hey, I gave them three calls already saying we couldn't take that natural beauty out of here, it'd kill Capeside tourism." He smiled, flirtatiously. He wasn't sure if he was doing it intentionally, or if it was just an accident.
Joey's face turned even more purple in the dim night light. She simply nodded and crossed the street towards home. Xander hadn't finished talking yet, "Joey!" She turned around, "Get home safely! And see ya."
"See ya, Xander." She replied, smiling. After she was out of sight, he started running down the street full-tilt until he made it home.
*CUT TO: Dawson's room, afternoon. He's leafing through a book, as Pacey comes crawling through the window. It catches Dawson's attention.*
"Joey?"
"I'm hurt, D... I'm twice as pretty as she is." Pacey joked. Dawson rolled his eyes and went back to his book, "Are you coming with me to the park, or what?"
"Yeah, I just need a minute to get ready."
Pacey looked him up and down, seeing he was fully-dressed, and even had his shoes on, "You look more than ready to me, Dawson."
He walked over and grabbed the book right out of Dawson's hands, reading the front cover, "'A Complete History of Vampire Lore, By Region.' Dawson, are you hung up on that stupid topic?"
"No!" He cried in his own defense, grabbing the book back. "I'm researching for my next script."
"Yeah right, Dawson... you just can't give some things up, can you?"
The annoyed look on Dawson's face showed him he struck a nerve. Dawson got up off his bed, walking over to his computer, and bringing up his latest script, "Here it is, see?"
Pacey glanced it over quickly, and turned pale, "Dawson, man... I'm sorry... but you *do* have a tendancy to run issues into the ground if they bother you."
"Whatever... I'm not really in the mood to go out today, okay? Tell everybody I'm sorry."
Pacey looked at Dawson in disbelief, but made no arguement. He climbed back out the window and left silently.
*CUT TO: The Training Center. Jen and Xander are sparring with each other as practice for an exam thats coming up.*
They assumed their ready stances, and Jen called out, "Go!" Xander lunged at her with a punch, which she dodged easily, and lightly brought a knee up into his chest. She laughed a little, and they returned to their ready stances.
"Go!" Jen started this time, launching a roundhouse, that Xander evaded, and countered with his own. She dodged, and dropped down to sweep at Xander's feet. He hopped in avoidance, and Jen returned to her feet. They exchanged a flury of punches with each other which left them at a standoff.
They both stood, breathing heavily, and Jen was the first to speak, "Well, I'd say we're pretty evenly matched."
"Just one more go, whatta ya say?" He grinned.
"Alright, alright." She wearily got into her fighting stance, as did he, and she yelled, "Go!"
He suprised her by opening with a wide sweep, which brought her to the ground immediately. He swung back around and landed a light downward kick from the ground to her midsection. He smiled widely as he tried to help her up.
She decided it was now or never, and she pulled him down with all her strength on top of her. He tried his best to avoid landing on her hard, and in his distraction, she grabbed his face and planted a kiss on him.
He fell back to the mat, staring up at the ceiling, "What exactly was that?"
Jen looked away, "A mistake..."
"Why'd you call it a mistake? It was... nice."
Jen smiled, and shot up off the mat. She helped him up as well, and they got prepared to leave, seeing the time. As he was throwing on his jacket, a couple of items flew out of the pocket, onto the mat.
Jen stepped over to pick them up for him, when she noticed exactly what they were. She grabbed them and looked at him questioningly, "What are these?" She held up the silver cross and stake.
"Oh boy." He said simply.
"Save the Quantum Leap references for somebody else... just what are these?"
"Umm... isn't it obvious?" He said avoidingly.
"Yes, it is obvious. You're carrying around a cross and a stake. So either you're a monumental nutso, or you've got an affinity for sharpened wood and religious paraphanalia. Either way, you have an awful lot of explaining to do."
He sighed an lowered his head, "Yes, I have a lot of explaining to do... if you don't mind, can I do it while I'm walking you home? Because its long, its tortured, its the Xander Harris Story." She nodded cautiously, and followed him out the training center door after shutting everything off.
*CUT TO: Dawson's room. Joey, Pacey, Jen, Xander, and Dawson are all gathered around. Dawson is introducing them to his latest *completed* script.*
Joey looked at him incredulously, "Dawson... its a movie about a vampire killer, and you want *me* to play the lead?"
"Whats wrong, Jo? You're a strong, independant woman. You'd be perfect."
"Maybe what's wrong is I don't want to be involved with another one of your silly, unbelievably tripe movies... especially another based so far outside of reality."
Pacey nodded, "I agree, Dawson. She has a point. Remember your last foray into the world of the supernatural? The *disaster* that was your sea monster film."
Dawson grumbled, "Thats because we were disorganized, and you two were less than cooperative."
"And you were off chasing the next thing that slid into town..." Joey added, "No offense to you, Jen, really... but once you came into town, Dawson's focus was far from on his film." She nodded weakly.
Xander and Jen were unusually quiet during all of this. Dawson took notice, "What about you two? Are you objectionable to this project."
Xander opened his mouth to say something, but closed it immediately. He didn't want to get in on the middle of this argument. Neither did Jen, who now knew about Xander's past. She was still digesting all the facts.
Joey drew the heat off of them, "Look Dawson... I can deal with being a part of your movie. I'm not keen on the idea, but I'll live with it. But I am *not* playing the lead."
"I guess I can play the lead." Jen said quietly.
Dawson smiled. He looked at Xander next, "What about you?"
Xander paled, and looked at the floor, "I, uh, guess I can do stunts or something."
"Actually..." Dawson said flatly, "I kind of thought you could play the other lead... The vampire killer's ironically undead love." Xander's head shot up, his eyes wide as saucers, "In the course of her battles... she encounters you, and falls in love, despite the fact you're what she's supposed to be killing."
Jen and Xander exchanged a look, though neither could return their gaze to Dawson, "Uh, I don't know about that, Dawson."
Dawson gave them both a quizzical look, "Why not? You and Jen seem... cozy nowadays anyway... it'll make it that much easier on us all."
"So says you." He mumbled under his breath.
*CUT TO: Jen and Xander walking away from Dawson's house, towards her front door.*
"This is going to be a disaster." Xander said morosely.
Jen was curious, "Do you think Dawson knows... about you?"
"I don't know... I don't think so, though... I mean, Dawson doesn't seem like the kind of guy to go on a tangent like this if he knew something about my past. I mean, my comments about vampire lore just sparked his curiousity is all... I hope."
They arrived on her porch, and she turned back to face him, "Well... whatever happens, at least we can do it together, right?" Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the curtains shift. She knew her grandmother was watching now.
Xander had seen it too, but nonetheless leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Yeah, that we can. Goodnight, Jen."
"Goodnight, Xander."
*FADE TO: Xander's house. Early morning. He's lying bundled up in bed, when the phone starts ringing. He falls out of bed and scrambles to pick it up.*
He grumbled into the phone, "Grgggh... Hello?"
"Xander." Jen's voice was on edge.
"Jen... what is it?"
"I'm sorry to call so early... umm... could you go turn the TV on to the morning news?" He got up shakily, and made his way out to the living room. He turned the TV on to the news, and saw the breaking headline, "What did you say the common signs of a vampire attack victim?"
The news station interrupted for him, "...viciously broken necks, as well as two small wounds around their jugular vein. The victims were drained of all their blood. The Boston police department believes them to be victims of a ritualistic cult thought to be dormant for nearly ten years. Forensic and DNA results will be released within a wee..." He turned the TV off.
"This is bad, isn't it?" Jen said, her voice nearly failing her.
"Umm... it might be... but it might be just what they say... I'll call Giles at the library and see what he can find. Don't worry, Jen, its probably nothing." He lied about the last part, "Get back to sleep, and I'll call you back this afternoon, okay?"
*CUT TO: The Leery residence. Gale comes up the stairs and opens Dawson's door. He and Joey are still asleep on the bed.*
"Joey, Dawson!"
Dawson grumbled, "What is it, mom?"
She didn't answer, simply turned on the TV for them. "The victims were found with viciously broken necks, as well as two small wounds around their jugular vein. The victims were drained of all their blood. The Boston police department believes them to be victims of a ritualistic cult thought to be dormant for nearly ten years. Forensic and DNA results will be released within a week. We will bring you new developments as they become available."
"Oh my god..." Dawson said quietly. His mind was already at work, processing all he had heard. Joey's face was pale, and she wasn't making a sound.
"Who could do something like that?!" Mrs. Leery exclaimed.
*CUT TO: Xander's house, later that day. Pacey knocks on the front door.*
Xander's aunt opens the door, and smiles as she sees Pacey, "Why hello, Pacey!"
Pacey smiled charmingly, bowing his head, "Mrs. Bachman... my how you look lovely today."
She blushed, "Oh you! Are you here to see Alex? He's in his room." She let him past and closed the door.
*CUT TO: Xander's room. He's moving things around trying to find something.*
"Hey there, Alex." Pacey called, mockingly.
"Hey Pace... what brings you?"
"Nothing special... just wondering what you're up to." He noticed what Xander was doing, "Speaking of which... what *are* you up to?"
Xander stood up, "Looking for the number of the library in Sunnydale... I haven't called there in so long, I lost the number."
"Why are you so anxious to call there so suddenly?"
Xander's head shot up, "Umm... no reason... I just thought I'd check in and stuff."
"I thought you were like, severing all ties with your past... You haven't called there in ages, Xander..."
"Not the library... but I've called Willow every other week since I got here... she's still one of my best friends, man."
"She cute?" Pacey smiled.
Xander looked annoyed, "Thats not the point... she's there, I'm here... nothings going to happen. She's my friend, Xander."
"I thought Buffy was your friend, too." Pacey said pointedly.
"Don't start, please."
Pacey shook his head, "You showed me her picture, man... if I felt for her what you said you did, I'd never cut her off like that. I'd be calling her daily."
Xander groaned, "Look, I said don't start, oka..." He took a step towards the other side of his room, and his foot got caught on his old chest, tipping it over. Xander landed on the floor roughly, as the contents of his chest were spilled all over the floor.
Xander got up, not knowing his chest had been opened, and saw Pacey's wide-eyed expression. His head whipped around to see an assortment of stakes, crosses, and other vampire paraphanalia spread over the floor. He resisted his urge to yell out a particularly nasty curse word, and simply dropped to the floor, scooping his materials up and into the chest again.
Pacey stepped forward and picked up a bottle labeled 'holy water' and looked at Xander questioningly, "Care to explain?"
Xander looked down at the floor from Pacey's gaze, "Uh... I've got a secret..."
*Commercial Break*
*CUT TO: Joey and Jen talking over coffee in a cafe.*
"I'm gonna be blunt, Jen." She warned, "Are you getting romantically involved with Xander?"
Jen turned bright red, "Umm... I, uh, guess..."
"Okay, okay... are you *trying* to?"
"Yes."
"Is he not responsive, or what?"
"He is... and he isn't... there are times, like after our self-defense class, where he's just totally cut-off from me... but other times, like in school, he can be such a sweetheart." She sighed, "I don't know if its me, or if its something else."
"Oh, Jen, its definitely something else... I mean, look at the tizzy you got Dawson into when you came around? He's just had a troubled past, he's probably kind of anxious about anything deeper than friendship." Joey advised, trying to push her own jealously down.
Jen's nervousness rose a little, "What about you?"
Joey jumped, "Huh? What?"
"Are you trying to get romantically involved with..."
"No!" She cried defensively.
"...Dawson." Jen finished, giving Joey a strange look.
"Uhh... no, not really." She stated quietly.
"Well, you should try. Its easy to see how you feel about him... so just go up to him, and ask him out or something."
Joey looked down at her coffee, "I...I... couldn't."
"Yes you could. Its simple. Go to him, and ask, 'Dawson, would you like to go out sometime?'"
"Are you mad? He'd send me to the looney bin if I asked that."
Jen rolled her eyes, "Just ask him, Jo. You'll never know unless you do."
*CUT BACK TO: Xander's bedroom, a while later. Pacey has a dumbfounded look on his face.*
"That's a pretty farfetched story, man..." Pacey said quietly.
"Yeah, well don't call the patty wagon yet."
"So this Buffy friend of yours... she's a Slayer?"
Xander half-nodded, and half-shook his head, "She not *a* Slayer, she's *the* Slayer... there's like, only one at a time. Once she dies, a new one is chosen, and it all starts again."
"If they were smart, you'd think they'd try to bend that rule and give the power to more than one person at a time. I mean, why have just one Slayer when you could have a dozen?"
Xander raised an eyebrow as he looked at Pacey, "You're taking this suprisingly well... It took me, like, at least a month and a half to accept the fact that all this stuff existed."
"Yeah well... As strange as it sounds," Xander looked at him pointedly, "Okay, it won't sound that strange... but this actually makes some sort of sense."
"Sense? I just relayed the secret world of vampires and demons and it makes *sense* to you?"
"Yeah... I always thought the world was sort of going to hell... and now I know its quite literal." He smirked.
Xander was quite confused, "Well... now that you know, I won't have to waste so much energy trying to cover up my mistakes around you."
"So are you going to teach me how to defend myself in case I run into one of these things?" Pacey asked excitedly.
Xander shook his head as he stood up, "I think the best advice to give you is, if you see one of these things, *run.* You're no match for one of these things, heck *I* wasn't a match for one of these things."
Pacey shook his head, "Can you at least help me be prepared... in case I need to back you up someday?"
Xander sighed, "Well... I do know the help a good distraction provides... being one for so long... fine, but if they come after you... just run, okay? No Gung-Ho with these bastards."
*CUT TO: Xander, Jen, and Pacey out in a marsh. They have a dummy set up. Xander shows them the best ways to be of help if they ever encounter a vampire.*
"The best thing you can do, is sweep their feet out from under them. That slows them down." He demonstrated, "Other than that, keep away from them. If they advance on you, run. If you can't get away, use the holy water or cross on them, depending on what you have."
"So the holy water burns them, and the cross keeps them at bay?" Pacey questioned.
"Yeah, basically... if all you have is a cross, and they're getting too close to simply hold them off... push it against their skin, and it'll burn them, too."
"Heavy." Pacey said.
"There's also decapitation, but none of us has a sword, or the strength to cut through anything... so we'll just leave that for the advanced course next semester." Xander joked a little, although it wasn't a very good try.
"Now that the serious stuff is over... how are we going to deal with Dawson, Joey, and Dawson's little movie?" Jen asked.
"Well... telling them is out of the question."
"What? Why?" Pacey cried.
"How do you think they'd take it, Pacey? Joey, she might be able to handle it level-headedly." He paused, "Then again he might think we're all nuts. But Dawson... he'll either freak out on us, or he'll take the typical romantic view and try to get a closer look. He'll end up vampire chow if we don't keep him under control."
"Fine... I see you're point. But what about the movie? Are we just supposed to act like its not a serious issue?"
"Exactly. If we don't give them reason to be suspicious, then they won't be. Simple as that."
"But its *not* that simple. You saw the news today... the threat is becoming real."
"News? What do you mean?" Pacey was confused.
"They found a victim of a brutal attack over in Boston... it looked an awful lot like a vampire attack... bite marks in the neck, drained blood... meaning there may be vampires in the boundaries of the state."
Xander growled, "Or we might have a couple of sick human beings... Spike did a lot worse things back when he was William The Bloody... and he wasn't even a vampire then. Unfortunately enough, mankind isn't a bunch of cuddly bunnies with only good intentions."
"Passionate much? Fine, we won't tell Dawson and Joey... but can we at least be prepared?"
"Yeah, of course... carry one of these crosses with you at all times... and try to carry holy water if you have the space." He handed the supplies to them, before stalking off towards Pacey's truck.
*CUT TO: The Library in Sunnydale. Giles is on the phone with Xander."
"Yes... those would appear to be typical of vampires... but what leads you to believe this may be anything out of the ordinary?"
"Do you hear yourself Giles? Nevermind... aren't things like this usually low-key? They don't want to attract too much attention to their activities."
"Vampires usually do try to shy away from public scrutiny... I'll look into it and see if anyone on the Council has any information. Without Angel, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out localized information on the event."
"Without Angel? Where is he?"
"Oh, he's in Los Angeles investigating a demon uprising. He won't be back for several days."
"Okay... I'll keep my eyes open around here, and keep in touch if anything new develops. You've got the number here in case you find anything, don't you?"
"Yes, I have it in my desk."
"Giles, you can *not* let Buffy get a hold of it... and you can *not* try to trace where I am. If I need you, I'll call you and *tell* you where I am, do you understand?"
"Yes, quite. Your secret is safe, Xander. Buffy will not know we conversed at all." He quietly hung up.
*CUT TO: A daytime shot in front of a forest, with fake tombstones set up. Dawson applies a blue filter, and the daytime scene takes on the look of a nighttime one.*
"Rolling... Take One." Dawson called from behind the camera, "Annnnd, ACTION!"
Sammy the Vampire Killer(Jen) stalked across the 'cemetary', bearing a stake and cross, looking for prey.
"We meet again, Slayer." Xander slipped in his line.
*CUT TO: View of Dawson next to Pacey filming the scene.*
"CUT!" Dawson wasn't happy his first take was botched so quickly, "It's 'Chosen One', Xander, not Slayer... I don't know *where* you came up with a word as stupid as 'Slayer'."
"I got it... I got it." Xander said nervously.
"Rolling, Take 2." Dawson paused, "Annnnnd, ACTION!"
*CUT BACK TO: Previous view, from inside the camera.*
Sammy the Vampire Killer(Jen) stalked across the 'cemetary', bearing a stake and cross, looking for prey.
"We meet again, Chosen One." Saint the Vampire(Xander) deadpanned.
"And to think I was actually hoping never to see you again." Sammy joked sarcastically.
Saint stalked around her, his eyes narrowing, "You're sense of humor isn't going to do you any good when you're dead."
Sammy rolled her eyes, "Like your's does, and you already are!"
He lunged at her with a punch, which she dodge, and followed with a kick to his backside. The contact sent him rolling down the path, where he sprung right back up. He came running back, and narrowly ducked a roundhouse kick from Sammy. His success was shortlived, as he came back up he was the recepient of another kick from Sammy's other leg. He fell off to the side of the path in an arching fall.
She pulled out a stake and quickly ran over and above him. She was about to drive the stake in, when he summoned all his strength and flipped her over and off of him. She went sailing into one of the tombstones, cracking it in half.
*CUT BACK TO: View of Dawson.*
"CUT!" Dawson yelled, "That was perfect."
Pacey went running over to Jen to check on her, "You okay, Jen?"
Jen groggily climbed to the ground, "Yeah... the landing was a little rough... but the foam gravestone here took most of it."
"What about you, X?" Joey asked as she helped him up.
Xander slowly stablized on his feet and put a hand on his cheek, "I'll be bruised for a while... but my everything else is still in tact."
Dawson was in a go, go, go type of attitude, "Alright, people, lets keep moving. Jo, set up another tombstone, Pacey move the camera over to the position we marked before... and you two," He looked at his 'stars', "Set back up where you were before, right before the flip. We're going to get another perspective on it."
*CUT TO: Different perspective on the scene, through the camera.
"Rolling..." Dawson called, "Annnnd, ACTION!"
Sammy was stradled on top of Saint, and poised to strike. He growled fiercely and threw her up and over, threw a nearby tombstone, cracking it in half. He climbed to his feet and started stalking over towards the 'Chosen One.'
*CUT TO: View of Dawson.*
"CUT! Alright, everybody freeze... Pacey, move the camera back to the original spot." They hustled over.
"You okay, Jen?" Joey asked.
"Right as rain, Jo... I just want this over with." She kept laying where she was.
"Joey, get out of the frame!" Dawson barked at her. She pulled back, and Dawson got right to business, "Rollling... annnnd, ACTION!"
*CUT TO: Original perspective, through the camera.*
Saint finished stalking over to the 'Chosen One,' and lifted her up by her hair, "You're off your game, Chosen One... this kill will be too easy." He threw her back down, and she groggily got back up.
She was confused at his refusal to kill her, "Why didn't you just get it over with, Saint?"
Saint grinned lop-sidedly, "What is the sport in killing a defenseless animal? I like my prey to fight back while I kill them."
"Oh please, don't play the hunter to me. *I* am the hunter, remember?" She was rolling her eyes exaggeratively.
He swung at her, and she caught his arm swinging him around and face-first into another tombstone.
*CUT TO: View of Dawson.*
Instead of calling cut and filming another tombstone breaking, he decided to let them play out their fight to the end. He was amazed at how agile they both were, and how well they played off of each other. He didn't realize they were starting to ad-lib some of their lines during the fight, but it didn't really matter.
As they reached the finish of the scene, and both fell to the ground, it was Joey who snapped him out of the moment and reminded him of the movement they needed to do with the camera.
"Okay, CUT! Hold that position guys. Pace, get the camera moving... Jo, get that ambient light in place." They got to their positions, and started filming again.
*CUT TO: View through the camera. Tight shot of Xander hunched over Jen.*
"Rolling... annnnnd ACTION!" Dawson called loudly.
Saint smiled his lop-sided grin once again, "It appears I have you at a distinct disadvantage... yet again."
Sammy grimaced, "Just get it over with... your sense of dramatic pause is driving me mad."
He laughed, "Well, we wouldn't want that, now would we?" He swooped down, but instead of the expected bite, he planted a long, passionate kiss on her. Her wide eyes showed her suprise.
The moment, as indefinite as it seemed, drew to a sudden close as he hopped up off of her, and non-chalantly disappeared into the forrest behind them.
*CUT TO: View of Dawson.*
"CUT!" Dawson was speechless, "That was... that was... wow."
Pacey stood up from behind the camera and started clapping as Xander came back out of the forrest wearing his trademark grin. Jen simply stayed on the ground, still reeling from the kiss. Joey stood back from all of them, gazing down at where the scene just played out... an overwhelming feeling of jealousy running through her. For a few moments, she actually wished it was her instead of Jen.
Dawson finally got his brain working again, "We can finishe recording the extra bits of this scene tomorrow... I think we should call it a day." They all agreed.
*CUT TO: Jen's front door. Xander is dropping her off.*
"Well... that was fun today, wasn't it?" Xander commented lightly.
She smiled shyly, "Yes, it certainly was."
An awkward silence set in, "So I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah..." She blushed slightly, "So what are we, exactly?"
"What do you mean?" He asked dumbly, knowing full-well what she meant.
She smiled a little, "Are we boyfriend and girlfriend now, or what?" She took on a cocky smirk, "Cause all the other dates I have lined up are getting impatient for their turn. And I need to know whether to turn them away or not."
Xander laughed, but returned to nervousness again, "Uh, yeah, I guess we are..."
"Okay." She said, smiling widely. She got up on her tiptoes, preparing to give him a goodnight kiss, when the front door of her house opened, and her grandmother emerged.
"Jennifer. I must have a talk with you." She had concern in her voice.
Jen rolled her eyes, "In a minute, Grams."
"No, Jennifer. Now. It is of great importance." Her tone relayed the fact she wasn't going to give up.
Jen turned to Xander, sadly, and gave him a quick peck, "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow."
"See ya. By Mrs. Ryan." He smiled, but the matured woman didn't return the gesture. She simply guided Jen into the house and closed the door loudly. Xander sighed and headed for home.
*FADE OUT*
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