Part 10
Changes
Some time later, still in the middle of a heavy makeout session, they
were interrupted by "ALEX!!!!" from above them.
"Damn it," Xander muttered, lying on his side next to Buffy. "He
sure knows how to kill a mood." *What could have set him off this
time?*
"What do you think he wants?" Buffy asked. *What could have set him
off this time?* "If we ignore him will he go away?"
Xander sighed and replied, "Did that ever work with any of the
bullies in Elementary School?"
"Good point," Buffy nodded. "So what do you do now?"
"I find out what's--"
"ALEXANDER LAVELLE HARRIS!!!"
"I'll be back," Xander said, kissing her on the tip of the nose and
running upstairs, buttoning his shirt again. Leaving Buffy to find
her shirt.
Xander took a deep breath before he unlocked the door and walked into
the kitchen. He didn't see any signs of his mother, but he found his
father in the living room watching TV. "Yeah, Dad?"
"Yer good-for-nothing mother ran out an hour ago. Go find her,"
LaVelle said without looking over at his son.
Xander looked over at the clock: it was almost noon. So they must
have fought, and his Mom had left, not wanting to bother Xander for
help. "Fine," he replied and went back downstairs.
"Hey, Buff? I hate that I have to cut this short, but I need to go
find Mom. They had a fight, and she took off."
Buffy sat up, and said, "You need any help?""
"No, I'm pretty sure I know where she is," Xander replied. He sat
down facing her, and leaned in to kiss her again briefly.
When he pulled away she could see the question in his eyes. "Don't
start doubting anything. I have no regrets about anything when it
comes to us." she assured him with a smile.
He smiled back, half-amazed that she'd understood his worries and
stopped them before they could really take hold. What she said next,
he wouldn't have expected in a million years.
"We'll just have to pick up where we left off later," she said,
before leaning in to kiss him soundly. At the dazed expression on his face,
she smiled and said, "Well, I have to go. I told Willow we'd hang out
this afternoon, just the two of us."
"Uh-huh," Xander nodded, not able to manage more than that.
Buffy giggled, and ran back upstairs before they got distracted
again.
********
That evening
Buffy arrived at Giles' apartment, and knocked. Her mother answered
the door, which didn't freak her out as much anymore. "Hey, Mom," she
smiled and walked in.
Giles, Willow, Oz, and Xander were seated in the living room. Willow,
Oz, and Xander in chairs; Giles on the couch, her mom joined him.
Buffy perched on the arm of Xander's chair, and Xander wrapped an arm
around her waist. She leaned down to kiss him, and Giles cleared his throat.
"Oh please!" Buffy broke off the kiss to say. "You and Mom suck
face and cause me serious trauma, and I've been a Good Little Buffy
and I've dealt with it. But you see me kiss Xander and you give me a
disapproving 'ahem'?"
Giles blinked. "I suppose you're right," he admitted. "I
apologize. Anyway, Buffy, Xander was just filling us all in on his
change in plans."
"Yeah?" Buffy looked around the room. "Well, Xan, you're still
standing, metaphorically anyway. I take it you survived the
interrogation?"
"Yeah," Xander shruggged. *Dad's taught me to think fast, in more
ways than one.* "Oh, and news Buffy doesn't know yet. I got a job. Working
for the city, road repairs and stuff. The pay's good, and I'll get to be
outside all day."
"Well, I guess that's good," Buffy said hesitantly. She couldn't help
wondering how much Xander had told the others as to why he was
leaving school. She figured Willow knew about Xander's family problems
and had for years. But he probably hadn't told Giles and the others
much more than he absolutely had to.
"It is," Xander replied with a smile. "It's all going to be fine," he
added.
Buffy couldn't help thinking that something was going to happen soon
to prove that opinion wrong.
**********
Changes
Some time later, still in the middle of a heavy makeout session, they
were interrupted by "ALEX!!!!" from above them.
"Damn it," Xander muttered, lying on his side next to Buffy. "He
sure knows how to kill a mood." *What could have set him off this
time?*
"What do you think he wants?" Buffy asked. *What could have set him
off this time?* "If we ignore him will he go away?"
Xander sighed and replied, "Did that ever work with any of the
bullies in Elementary School?"
"Good point," Buffy nodded. "So what do you do now?"
"I find out what's--"
"ALEXANDER LAVELLE HARRIS!!!"
"I'll be back," Xander said, kissing her on the tip of the nose and
running upstairs, buttoning his shirt again. Leaving Buffy to find
her shirt.
Xander took a deep breath before he unlocked the door and walked into
the kitchen. He didn't see any signs of his mother, but he found his
father in the living room watching TV. "Yeah, Dad?"
"Yer good-for-nothing mother ran out an hour ago. Go find her,"
LaVelle said without looking over at his son.
Xander looked over at the clock: it was almost noon. So they must
have fought, and his Mom had left, not wanting to bother Xander for
help. "Fine," he replied and went back downstairs.
"Hey, Buff? I hate that I have to cut this short, but I need to go
find Mom. They had a fight, and she took off."
Buffy sat up, and said, "You need any help?""
"No, I'm pretty sure I know where she is," Xander replied. He sat
down facing her, and leaned in to kiss her again briefly.
When he pulled away she could see the question in his eyes. "Don't
start doubting anything. I have no regrets about anything when it
comes to us." she assured him with a smile.
He smiled back, half-amazed that she'd understood his worries and
stopped them before they could really take hold. What she said next,
he wouldn't have expected in a million years.
"We'll just have to pick up where we left off later," she said,
before leaning in to kiss him soundly. At the dazed expression on his face,
she smiled and said, "Well, I have to go. I told Willow we'd hang out
this afternoon, just the two of us."
"Uh-huh," Xander nodded, not able to manage more than that.
Buffy giggled, and ran back upstairs before they got distracted
again.
********
That evening
Buffy arrived at Giles' apartment, and knocked. Her mother answered
the door, which didn't freak her out as much anymore. "Hey, Mom," she
smiled and walked in.
Giles, Willow, Oz, and Xander were seated in the living room. Willow,
Oz, and Xander in chairs; Giles on the couch, her mom joined him.
Buffy perched on the arm of Xander's chair, and Xander wrapped an arm
around her waist. She leaned down to kiss him, and Giles cleared his throat.
"Oh please!" Buffy broke off the kiss to say. "You and Mom suck
face and cause me serious trauma, and I've been a Good Little Buffy
and I've dealt with it. But you see me kiss Xander and you give me a
disapproving 'ahem'?"
Giles blinked. "I suppose you're right," he admitted. "I
apologize. Anyway, Buffy, Xander was just filling us all in on his
change in plans."
"Yeah?" Buffy looked around the room. "Well, Xan, you're still
standing, metaphorically anyway. I take it you survived the
interrogation?"
"Yeah," Xander shruggged. *Dad's taught me to think fast, in more
ways than one.* "Oh, and news Buffy doesn't know yet. I got a job. Working
for the city, road repairs and stuff. The pay's good, and I'll get to be
outside all day."
"Well, I guess that's good," Buffy said hesitantly. She couldn't help
wondering how much Xander had told the others as to why he was
leaving school. She figured Willow knew about Xander's family problems
and had for years. But he probably hadn't told Giles and the others
much more than he absolutely had to.
"It is," Xander replied with a smile. "It's all going to be fine," he
added.
Buffy couldn't help thinking that something was going to happen soon
to prove that opinion wrong.
**********
