TITLE: A BUFFY \ XANDER MOMENT, FOUR
AUTHOR: RICK
DISCLAIMER: ALL THE BUFFY CHARACTERS BELONG TO JOSS WHEDON AND OTHERS.
E-MAIL: amulet@my-dejanews.com
SUMMARY: THE TRUTH MUST SHINE, BUFFY AND XANDER ARE IN LOVE!
Anya still doesn't know much about being human. So many things are so new to her. But she has learned a few. One is that she loves Xander Harris. Or, at least, she knows she really needs him. He has gently introduced her to the things she needs to survive this strange human world. He has loved her and cared for her and made her feel good about herself and her new world.
Sadly, however, Anya has discovered one thing she wishes she hadn't. Someone else beats down deep in the heart of the man she loves. He loves her, she knows that. He cares for her too but she is not the one who he has in his soul.
He is in love with Buffy and she knows it. In fact she strangely knew it from the beginning. She even confronted Buffy once about it. She told her to stay away from Xander. And as far as Anya knows the slayer did. But it did no good.
As much as Xander has made her feel loved, as many times as he has shown that he will stick with her through thick and thin, the ex demon knows that Xander loves Buffy and always has loved her. She wants to be angry with him, wants to be Anyanka again so she can smite him for it but...she now knows something about being human that she never suspected. Sometimes you cannot control your heart, it seems to have a mind of its own.
Anya leaves the Magic shop early. She goes to Xander's place. When she walks in Xander is sitting on the sofa crying. She sits down beside him. For some reason she knows exactly why he is crying. She looks at him.
"You love Buffy don't you?"
Xander stares at her.
"That's it, isn't it, Xander?"
"Anya, honey..."
"You don't have to tell me ,Xander, I already knew it. And now you don't ever want to see me again in your life."
She begins to leave but he goes to her.
"Anya, wait a minute. Where are you going?"
"Don't worry, I'm not going to change into Anyanka and turn you into a troll."
"Anya, stop it. How did you know?"
"Xander, I'm a woman and women know things like that. I saw it on Oprah."
"Anya, you don't have to disappear from my life."
"I don't? Can we still have sex?"
"No, but I can still show you how to read the sports page, and how to apply for a credit card so you can buy that dress you want."
"So we can still like see each other? I don't have to leave town?"
"No, you don't. And you can still work for Giles and help us fight daemons."
"But won't Buffy try to kill me if I look at you funny?"
Xander doesn't know how to answer that one. "I don't think so."
"Xander, is this the thing that although you're dumping me you still want to be friends?"
"I guess you could say that."
"Will I still be able to hug you sometimes?"
"Sigh...Anya, I'm so sorry."
"I know you are Xander. I know that you can't help it. That's why I'm not going to get my powers back and get you."
"Thank God for small favors. And Anya, you can still stay here until you find another place."
"But not in your bedroom, right?"
Xander doesn't answer but Anya gets the message. She walks out. For awhile Xander just lays on his bed looking at the ceiling. He thinks of all the good times he and Anya had, all the really goofy things she comes up with. Its the equivalent of playing taps. This part of his life is over. He knows tomorrow will begin a new chapter, a chapter he never thought he would get the chance to write.
Buffy is alone in her room. Ever since she declared her love for Xander she has done nothing but cry at night. Not because she is sad. Well, she is a little sad for Anya's sake. But mostly she is crying because she feels that she has finally discovered the secret within her, why she was never satisfied with her life, even with Angel. There was always something she was not doing, or not seeing. And that something was Xander. Finally recognizing his presence within her has turned her life upside down. Her tears are cleansing ones, washing away the sadness and tragedy of her past years. Xander isn't just another boyfriend. This is it, he's the one, for the long haul. Together they will face the Hellmouth forever.
Buffy's thought are interrupted by something. It is a very powerful feeling of something close, something with the promise of happiness and goodness. She instinctively gets up. She goes to her door.
It's him, the man for who her heart now beats. The man who now can light the sky for her. They stare at each other for a moment.
The barriers have now all been removed, the obstacles to their union have all been rolled away. It is just Buffy and Xander before each other in stark truth and beauty. No more tears in the night, no more lonely tears of unrequited love. This is it boys and girls. The thing we've all been waiting for. Our heroes are before one another, savoring the jewel of their journey's end. They have finally found each other.
Buffy takes Xander by the hand, leading him to the bed. She reaches for his mouth with hers. This time the boy doesn't pull away. He lets all his feelings for her drift to his lips. He is going to show her what he has been saving for her all these years. All the crushes and the mismatched partners and all that kid stuff is over. these two have come of age together. This is forever type stuff we have going on here.
All of them is on full alert for this meeting. Buffy is feeling things she didn't know existed. Its almost as if she were a stranger to her own body. As each new part of her comes alive she gazes with admiration at this man entwined with her. Her heart was right. This is not making love. This is traveling to a distant pleasure port of the universe, one reserved for them since the beginning.
They bathe each other in the waters of concern and comfort and true soul depth love. It will be remarkable if they even survive such a voyage. Lets allow our two heroes some space to make some down home whoopee! And the damned writers better not try to bust them up.
RICK
AUTHOR: RICK
DISCLAIMER: ALL THE BUFFY CHARACTERS BELONG TO JOSS WHEDON AND OTHERS.
E-MAIL: amulet@my-dejanews.com
SUMMARY: THE TRUTH MUST SHINE, BUFFY AND XANDER ARE IN LOVE!
Anya still doesn't know much about being human. So many things are so new to her. But she has learned a few. One is that she loves Xander Harris. Or, at least, she knows she really needs him. He has gently introduced her to the things she needs to survive this strange human world. He has loved her and cared for her and made her feel good about herself and her new world.
Sadly, however, Anya has discovered one thing she wishes she hadn't. Someone else beats down deep in the heart of the man she loves. He loves her, she knows that. He cares for her too but she is not the one who he has in his soul.
He is in love with Buffy and she knows it. In fact she strangely knew it from the beginning. She even confronted Buffy once about it. She told her to stay away from Xander. And as far as Anya knows the slayer did. But it did no good.
As much as Xander has made her feel loved, as many times as he has shown that he will stick with her through thick and thin, the ex demon knows that Xander loves Buffy and always has loved her. She wants to be angry with him, wants to be Anyanka again so she can smite him for it but...she now knows something about being human that she never suspected. Sometimes you cannot control your heart, it seems to have a mind of its own.
Anya leaves the Magic shop early. She goes to Xander's place. When she walks in Xander is sitting on the sofa crying. She sits down beside him. For some reason she knows exactly why he is crying. She looks at him.
"You love Buffy don't you?"
Xander stares at her.
"That's it, isn't it, Xander?"
"Anya, honey..."
"You don't have to tell me ,Xander, I already knew it. And now you don't ever want to see me again in your life."
She begins to leave but he goes to her.
"Anya, wait a minute. Where are you going?"
"Don't worry, I'm not going to change into Anyanka and turn you into a troll."
"Anya, stop it. How did you know?"
"Xander, I'm a woman and women know things like that. I saw it on Oprah."
"Anya, you don't have to disappear from my life."
"I don't? Can we still have sex?"
"No, but I can still show you how to read the sports page, and how to apply for a credit card so you can buy that dress you want."
"So we can still like see each other? I don't have to leave town?"
"No, you don't. And you can still work for Giles and help us fight daemons."
"But won't Buffy try to kill me if I look at you funny?"
Xander doesn't know how to answer that one. "I don't think so."
"Xander, is this the thing that although you're dumping me you still want to be friends?"
"I guess you could say that."
"Will I still be able to hug you sometimes?"
"Sigh...Anya, I'm so sorry."
"I know you are Xander. I know that you can't help it. That's why I'm not going to get my powers back and get you."
"Thank God for small favors. And Anya, you can still stay here until you find another place."
"But not in your bedroom, right?"
Xander doesn't answer but Anya gets the message. She walks out. For awhile Xander just lays on his bed looking at the ceiling. He thinks of all the good times he and Anya had, all the really goofy things she comes up with. Its the equivalent of playing taps. This part of his life is over. He knows tomorrow will begin a new chapter, a chapter he never thought he would get the chance to write.
Buffy is alone in her room. Ever since she declared her love for Xander she has done nothing but cry at night. Not because she is sad. Well, she is a little sad for Anya's sake. But mostly she is crying because she feels that she has finally discovered the secret within her, why she was never satisfied with her life, even with Angel. There was always something she was not doing, or not seeing. And that something was Xander. Finally recognizing his presence within her has turned her life upside down. Her tears are cleansing ones, washing away the sadness and tragedy of her past years. Xander isn't just another boyfriend. This is it, he's the one, for the long haul. Together they will face the Hellmouth forever.
Buffy's thought are interrupted by something. It is a very powerful feeling of something close, something with the promise of happiness and goodness. She instinctively gets up. She goes to her door.
It's him, the man for who her heart now beats. The man who now can light the sky for her. They stare at each other for a moment.
The barriers have now all been removed, the obstacles to their union have all been rolled away. It is just Buffy and Xander before each other in stark truth and beauty. No more tears in the night, no more lonely tears of unrequited love. This is it boys and girls. The thing we've all been waiting for. Our heroes are before one another, savoring the jewel of their journey's end. They have finally found each other.
Buffy takes Xander by the hand, leading him to the bed. She reaches for his mouth with hers. This time the boy doesn't pull away. He lets all his feelings for her drift to his lips. He is going to show her what he has been saving for her all these years. All the crushes and the mismatched partners and all that kid stuff is over. these two have come of age together. This is forever type stuff we have going on here.
All of them is on full alert for this meeting. Buffy is feeling things she didn't know existed. Its almost as if she were a stranger to her own body. As each new part of her comes alive she gazes with admiration at this man entwined with her. Her heart was right. This is not making love. This is traveling to a distant pleasure port of the universe, one reserved for them since the beginning.
They bathe each other in the waters of concern and comfort and true soul depth love. It will be remarkable if they even survive such a voyage. Lets allow our two heroes some space to make some down home whoopee! And the damned writers better not try to bust them up.
RICK
