The first song in this chapter is "I Will Love You by Fisher,
the second song is "Take My Hand" by Dido. Both awesome songs,
highly recommended!
****************
Part 52 - Prom night
Xander smiled as he walked up to Buffy's door. They'd had a bad
several weeks with fighting demons, but it looked like they'd
get prom night for a chance be normal. They'd also decided to
try again
with moving their relationship forward. So he'd gotten a hotel
suite, yet again, for after the prom.
Joyce answered it, with a smile. "Hello, Xander," she said.
"Come on in. Have a seat. I think Buffy's still getting ready."
Xander smiled, "Of course she is," and followed her. They
weren't sitting long before he heard Buffy walking downstairs.
He looked up and stood as she walked in. She'd chosen a long
white dress, which was very low cut in front. She had curled her
hair, leaving it down.
Xander had gone with a black tuxedo. Buffy smiled as she walked
up to him. "Hi," she said. "Okay Mom. You know the drill. No
annoying pictures. We'll have pictures taken at the Prom, so
don't nag."
Xander smiled at Buffy's matter-of-fact attitude. Leave it to
her to lay down the law with her own mother.
"Okay," Joyce shrugged. "Have fun you two."
"We will. Let's go, Xan," Buffy said, taking his hand. They
walked to the door. Buffy stopped then and called, "Don't forget
I'm spending the night with Will!" She ignored Xander's amused
look at the white lie. She'd just never managed to have the 'Oh
by the way I'm going to have sex with Xander' talk with her
mother.
Xander just shook his head with a smile and held the door open
for her. He chuckled when she gasped in surprise. "Yes, I rented
a limo," he answered. "Come on, Buffy." He put his hand at the
small of her back, following her to the car. The chauffeur
opened the door for them and Xander grinned at Buffy's
completely thrilled look.
"I can't believe you did this!" Buffy said when they were both
in the car. She grabbed him and kissed him passionately by way
of thanks. When she pulled away, they were both gasping for
breath. "Thanks," she said with a grin.
"Uh-huh," Xander said as he tried to gather his thoughts back
together.
Buffy gave him a devious look that made him incredibly nervous
then. "Hmm," she said. "So we've got all this time before we get
to the gym. Neither of us are having to pay attention to the
road. What are we going to do with ourselves?" She ran her hands
up his chest, smiling as he shivered in response. She trailed
them up to interlock her fingers behind his neck, pulling his
head down for another kiss.
Xander let her control the kiss, but put his hands on her hips,
slipping them up to her breasts. He squeezed them gently through
the fabric of her dress. Buffy gasped and pulled her mouth away
from his as his hands brushed over her breasts. She moaned when
he squeezed them gently. She felt like her skin was on fire and
his hands hadn't even really touched it yet.
He kissed the sensitive skin of her neck and she sighed.
"Xander."
"Hm?" he mumbled, not removing his mouth from her neck. He
frowned as he felt the car stop. "We're there."
"Not fair," she protested.
"Hey, _you_ started it," he teased. He dodged and got out of the
car as she tried to him. He held out his hand and helped
her out of the car too.
"How long do we have to stay?" Buffy wondered as they walked
into the crowded gym.
Xander chuckled and walked up behind her. He wrapped his arms
around her waist and said, "We're staying for the entire prom."
At Buffy's frown, he kissed her. "Taking this night
slow will only make it better," he added.
Buffy sighed and shrugged. "I suppose. Okay, let's dance," she
said as a song came over the loud speakers that she recognized.
"Yes, Ma'am," Xander agreed, following her out to the dance
floor.
***********************
2 am
Sunnydale Holiday Inn
Xander and Buffy arrived at their suite at the hotel and Xander
unlocked the door. He smiled at Buffy's shocked reaction. There
were candles everywhere, not to mention a fireplace in the
adjoining bedroom that already had a roaring fire. He followed
her into the room, glad that his orders for making the room
ready had been followed completely.
Buffy walked into the bedroom and saw the bed, sprinkled with
red rose petals. She turned to see him in the doorway and looked
at him with a smile. "You thought of everything, didn't you?"
she asked. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around
his waist.
"I tried," Xander replied, wrapping his amrs around her. "I
wanted this to be perfect, Buffy."
"It will be perfect, Xander, because we're together," she said
and rose on her tip-toes to kiss him gently. She pulled away,
"We need music." She went over to the radio and turned it on.
She was glad to find that the music fit the mood.
She pulled him onto the bed with her and they kissed
passionately.
//Til my body is dust
Til my soul is no more
I will love you, love you
Til the sun starts to cry
And the moon turns to rust
I will love you, love you
But I need to know
Will you stay for all time
Forever and a day
Then I'll give my heart
Til the end of all time
Forever and a day
And I need to know
Will you stay for all time
Forever and a day
Then I'll give my heart
Til the end of all time
Forever and a day
Til the storms fill my eyes
And we touch the last time
I will love you, love you
I will love you, love you
I will love you, love you//
Xander couldn't help feeling inadequate, suddenly. He was a
virgin and her previous lover had had a good two hundred years
of experience. What if he couldn't compare?
Buffy watched him as the shadow fell over his face. She didn't
know what he was thinking, but imagined it wasn't something he
needed to be thinking about at the moment. "Xander," she put her
hand on his arm. "What's wrong?"
Xander sighed, shaking his head, "Nothing."
"No, it wasn't 'nothing'," she insisted.
He leaned on one elbow next to her, and said, "Okay, but
remember you asked. I feel like I can't help but disappoint you.
I mean, I've never been with anyone, but--"
"Don't," she cut him off. "Don't bring him into this, Xan..."
She sighed. "Too late. It's what you were thinking and now here
he is." She sat up suddenly and decided she wasn't wearing
enough clothes anymore. She got up off the bed and grabbed his
shirt off the floor and pulled it on quickly. "And that, Xander,
is what we call a mood killer," she muttered as she walked out
to the balcony.
"Damn it," Xander sighed. "Why'd you go and do that?" he asked
himself. "Everything was so great, and now you've spoiled the
whole evening."
Buffy stood outside and let the cool air calm her. She wished
she could keep Xander from constantly comparing himself to
Angel. But she didn't know what to do to put his mind at ease.
She couldn't say or do anything more than she'd already done.
She'd chosen him, and if that wasn't proof enough that he was
who she wanted, she didn't know what else to do.
"I'm sorry," Xander said behind her. She turned around to face
him. "I'm an ass?" he offered with a shrug.
Buffy giggled and shook her head. "No, Xan. You're not that. I
just wish you could believe that this is about you and me.
Nobody else."
Xander nodded. "I let my insecurities get in the way," he
admitted. "If you want me to take you home, I will."
"I don't want that," she replied, walking up to him. "I want to
be with you, Xander. No one else but you. Can you please try to
believe that for one night? I love you; I want to make love with
you."
Xander smiled at her, and shrugged, "I don't deserve you."
Buffy shook her head. "I think we've both made enough mistakes
to last a lifetime. We have been through things that would tear
other people apart, but we're still together. That's because we
love each other. And I want you to make love to me right now,
Xander."
Xander looked at her a long moment. As he looked into her eyes,
he understood that there was nobody in her heart, not the way he
was. He didn't know what he'd done to manage that, but he
wouldn't ruin it again. He pulled her to him in a passionate
kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and jumped up,
wrappingher legs around his waist. He carried her into the
hotel suite again and into the bedroom. He laid her on the bed
gently and moved next to her. "I love you, Buffy. I don't see
that ever changing," he said.
"Good, 'cuz I think I've got the same problem," she said with a
smile. He smiled back and kissed her slowly and tenderly.
//Touch my skin and tell me what your thinking,
take my hand and show me where we're going
Lie down next to me,
look into my eyes and tell me,
oh tell me what you're seeing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling,
what you feel now is what I feel for you
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you,
I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
See my eyes, they carry your reflection,
watch my lips and hear the words I'm telling you
Give your trust to me and look into my heart and show me,
show me what you're doing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling,
what you feel is what I feel for you
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you,
I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
Take your time, if I'm lying to you,
I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me
Feel the sun on your face and tell me what you're thinking
Catch the snow on your tongue and show me how it tastes
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone,
if I'm lying to you
Take your time and if I'm lying to you,
I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me//
**************
the second song is "Take My Hand" by Dido. Both awesome songs,
highly recommended!
****************
Part 52 - Prom night
Xander smiled as he walked up to Buffy's door. They'd had a bad
several weeks with fighting demons, but it looked like they'd
get prom night for a chance be normal. They'd also decided to
try again
with moving their relationship forward. So he'd gotten a hotel
suite, yet again, for after the prom.
Joyce answered it, with a smile. "Hello, Xander," she said.
"Come on in. Have a seat. I think Buffy's still getting ready."
Xander smiled, "Of course she is," and followed her. They
weren't sitting long before he heard Buffy walking downstairs.
He looked up and stood as she walked in. She'd chosen a long
white dress, which was very low cut in front. She had curled her
hair, leaving it down.
Xander had gone with a black tuxedo. Buffy smiled as she walked
up to him. "Hi," she said. "Okay Mom. You know the drill. No
annoying pictures. We'll have pictures taken at the Prom, so
don't nag."
Xander smiled at Buffy's matter-of-fact attitude. Leave it to
her to lay down the law with her own mother.
"Okay," Joyce shrugged. "Have fun you two."
"We will. Let's go, Xan," Buffy said, taking his hand. They
walked to the door. Buffy stopped then and called, "Don't forget
I'm spending the night with Will!" She ignored Xander's amused
look at the white lie. She'd just never managed to have the 'Oh
by the way I'm going to have sex with Xander' talk with her
mother.
Xander just shook his head with a smile and held the door open
for her. He chuckled when she gasped in surprise. "Yes, I rented
a limo," he answered. "Come on, Buffy." He put his hand at the
small of her back, following her to the car. The chauffeur
opened the door for them and Xander grinned at Buffy's
completely thrilled look.
"I can't believe you did this!" Buffy said when they were both
in the car. She grabbed him and kissed him passionately by way
of thanks. When she pulled away, they were both gasping for
breath. "Thanks," she said with a grin.
"Uh-huh," Xander said as he tried to gather his thoughts back
together.
Buffy gave him a devious look that made him incredibly nervous
then. "Hmm," she said. "So we've got all this time before we get
to the gym. Neither of us are having to pay attention to the
road. What are we going to do with ourselves?" She ran her hands
up his chest, smiling as he shivered in response. She trailed
them up to interlock her fingers behind his neck, pulling his
head down for another kiss.
Xander let her control the kiss, but put his hands on her hips,
slipping them up to her breasts. He squeezed them gently through
the fabric of her dress. Buffy gasped and pulled her mouth away
from his as his hands brushed over her breasts. She moaned when
he squeezed them gently. She felt like her skin was on fire and
his hands hadn't even really touched it yet.
He kissed the sensitive skin of her neck and she sighed.
"Xander."
"Hm?" he mumbled, not removing his mouth from her neck. He
frowned as he felt the car stop. "We're there."
"Not fair," she protested.
"Hey, _you_ started it," he teased. He dodged and got out of the
car as she tried to him. He held out his hand and helped
her out of the car too.
"How long do we have to stay?" Buffy wondered as they walked
into the crowded gym.
Xander chuckled and walked up behind her. He wrapped his arms
around her waist and said, "We're staying for the entire prom."
At Buffy's frown, he kissed her. "Taking this night
slow will only make it better," he added.
Buffy sighed and shrugged. "I suppose. Okay, let's dance," she
said as a song came over the loud speakers that she recognized.
"Yes, Ma'am," Xander agreed, following her out to the dance
floor.
***********************
2 am
Sunnydale Holiday Inn
Xander and Buffy arrived at their suite at the hotel and Xander
unlocked the door. He smiled at Buffy's shocked reaction. There
were candles everywhere, not to mention a fireplace in the
adjoining bedroom that already had a roaring fire. He followed
her into the room, glad that his orders for making the room
ready had been followed completely.
Buffy walked into the bedroom and saw the bed, sprinkled with
red rose petals. She turned to see him in the doorway and looked
at him with a smile. "You thought of everything, didn't you?"
she asked. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around
his waist.
"I tried," Xander replied, wrapping his amrs around her. "I
wanted this to be perfect, Buffy."
"It will be perfect, Xander, because we're together," she said
and rose on her tip-toes to kiss him gently. She pulled away,
"We need music." She went over to the radio and turned it on.
She was glad to find that the music fit the mood.
She pulled him onto the bed with her and they kissed
passionately.
//Til my body is dust
Til my soul is no more
I will love you, love you
Til the sun starts to cry
And the moon turns to rust
I will love you, love you
But I need to know
Will you stay for all time
Forever and a day
Then I'll give my heart
Til the end of all time
Forever and a day
And I need to know
Will you stay for all time
Forever and a day
Then I'll give my heart
Til the end of all time
Forever and a day
Til the storms fill my eyes
And we touch the last time
I will love you, love you
I will love you, love you
I will love you, love you//
Xander couldn't help feeling inadequate, suddenly. He was a
virgin and her previous lover had had a good two hundred years
of experience. What if he couldn't compare?
Buffy watched him as the shadow fell over his face. She didn't
know what he was thinking, but imagined it wasn't something he
needed to be thinking about at the moment. "Xander," she put her
hand on his arm. "What's wrong?"
Xander sighed, shaking his head, "Nothing."
"No, it wasn't 'nothing'," she insisted.
He leaned on one elbow next to her, and said, "Okay, but
remember you asked. I feel like I can't help but disappoint you.
I mean, I've never been with anyone, but--"
"Don't," she cut him off. "Don't bring him into this, Xan..."
She sighed. "Too late. It's what you were thinking and now here
he is." She sat up suddenly and decided she wasn't wearing
enough clothes anymore. She got up off the bed and grabbed his
shirt off the floor and pulled it on quickly. "And that, Xander,
is what we call a mood killer," she muttered as she walked out
to the balcony.
"Damn it," Xander sighed. "Why'd you go and do that?" he asked
himself. "Everything was so great, and now you've spoiled the
whole evening."
Buffy stood outside and let the cool air calm her. She wished
she could keep Xander from constantly comparing himself to
Angel. But she didn't know what to do to put his mind at ease.
She couldn't say or do anything more than she'd already done.
She'd chosen him, and if that wasn't proof enough that he was
who she wanted, she didn't know what else to do.
"I'm sorry," Xander said behind her. She turned around to face
him. "I'm an ass?" he offered with a shrug.
Buffy giggled and shook her head. "No, Xan. You're not that. I
just wish you could believe that this is about you and me.
Nobody else."
Xander nodded. "I let my insecurities get in the way," he
admitted. "If you want me to take you home, I will."
"I don't want that," she replied, walking up to him. "I want to
be with you, Xander. No one else but you. Can you please try to
believe that for one night? I love you; I want to make love with
you."
Xander smiled at her, and shrugged, "I don't deserve you."
Buffy shook her head. "I think we've both made enough mistakes
to last a lifetime. We have been through things that would tear
other people apart, but we're still together. That's because we
love each other. And I want you to make love to me right now,
Xander."
Xander looked at her a long moment. As he looked into her eyes,
he understood that there was nobody in her heart, not the way he
was. He didn't know what he'd done to manage that, but he
wouldn't ruin it again. He pulled her to him in a passionate
kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and jumped up,
wrappingher legs around his waist. He carried her into the
hotel suite again and into the bedroom. He laid her on the bed
gently and moved next to her. "I love you, Buffy. I don't see
that ever changing," he said.
"Good, 'cuz I think I've got the same problem," she said with a
smile. He smiled back and kissed her slowly and tenderly.
//Touch my skin and tell me what your thinking,
take my hand and show me where we're going
Lie down next to me,
look into my eyes and tell me,
oh tell me what you're seeing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling,
what you feel now is what I feel for you
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you,
I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
See my eyes, they carry your reflection,
watch my lips and hear the words I'm telling you
Give your trust to me and look into my heart and show me,
show me what you're doing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you're feeling,
what you feel is what I feel for you
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you,
I'll always be alone, if I'm lying to you
Take your time, if I'm lying to you,
I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me
Feel the sun on your face and tell me what you're thinking
Catch the snow on your tongue and show me how it tastes
Take my hand and if I'm lying to you, I'll always be alone,
if I'm lying to you
Take your time and if I'm lying to you,
I know you'll find that you believe me, you believe me//
**************
