Author: Jennifer
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Spoilers: Season 6
Summary: Anya and Xander. Wedding plans.
Feedback: okay :)
Author's Notes: I assure you, there will be a plot :D

A WEDDING, A BELL, AND A NECKLACE


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I'll never let you down
Even if I could
I'll give up everything
If only for your good
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The bell makes a dull clink sound when the door swings open. A frown settles upon Anya's face, crunching up her forehead. She couldn't place her well-manicured finger on what was wrong with the shop bell. Her thoughts of bells and money flutter away as her husband-to-be smiles at her. Nothing is important except for him, with his dark hair and big arms. Anya likes big arms. And she loves Xander. She barely notices the fifteen year old that enters in behind him.

"Xander! Look at the pretty cakes in this magazine. We need to choose one that will be…" The shopkeeper trails off to look at the small scripted words before continuing, "'embedded into our memories along with the most idyllic day of our life.'"

            She smiles when he is there by her side in a second, happily flipping through the thin, crinkly pages. It was then that Anya finally notices Dawn, standing at the steps of The Magic Box. But she doesn't dwell on it since she hears her fiancé chirp about the frosting decorations.

"…big the cake would be, sweetie. Don't forget Uncle Lester, though."

"Oh, is he the one who…"

            Dawn doesn't process the rest of the happy couple's conversation as she turns to walk towards the bookshelf. Glancing around the room, she inconspicuously takes a brass necklace from the small table stands.

"…brown from the chocolate would make the wedding cake…"

            The teenager flips her hair back and she starts for the door. She pauses to look back at Xander and Anya, oblivious to all around them, guilt flashes across her face for a brief second. Then, she walks out the door, the bell creating a monotonous sound.

"Oh! Look at the cute little plastic couple on top!" her delighted squeal produces a smile on his face. He would do anything for her. She's the love of his life. She's the one. And in his mind, he knew everything would be okay for them. Screams of worry were muffled a lot as of late. Hardly, he could hear them anymore. And it was okay.

            But part of him knew he was ignoring something. Something that seems to yell "IMPORTANT!" He just can't pin-point what something is… It doesn't matter though, right now, all he needs to be is happy, wedding planning fiancé. He just needs to be himself and in love. And that is what he's doing.

Cluuung

The door opens and a middle-aged man enters.

            Xander thinks about Anya and wedding cakes. Anya thinks about Xander, shop bells, wedding cakes, and money.

"…there! On page 78, there's this…"


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You won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone…
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