****Author's Note: The start of this chapter is based on Xander and Dawn,
and to understand it fully, you'll have to read my story "Their Moment." I
hope that you enjoy these stories, because I enjoy writing them.****
Chapter 3: Conversation
"Hey Dawnie, what was all that yelling about a minute ago?" Xander asked the younger of the two Summers' sisters as she reached the bottom of the steps.
"Uh, well. Remember that conversation we had about Andrew? Well, he likes me. In fact we like each other, and we actually kissed a few minutes ago! But, uh, Spike kinda walked in on it. Then Buffy." Dawn was going on about the story when Xander got this worried look on his face. "What?"
"Is Andrew okay? They didn't hurt him did they?" Xander asked genuinely concerned, he knew how overprotective Spike and Buffy are of Dawn. "What happened?"
"Well, first there were threats by Spike, then Andrew got pissed and stood face to face with Spike. Buffy walked in before Spike could pummel him. Spike then told Buffy what he had walked in on and Buffy started to go after him. I stopped her and told her why that he was so good for me. Then all of sudden after Spike said something, Buffy asked to see him outside. Andrew and I, kinda got caught up in the moment and were kissing when they came back in. They didn't yell though, in fact they allowed us to continue. Then when Buffy told Andrew all these do's and don'ts he was really romantic and agreed."
"Wow, that's a whole lotta stuff in such a small time period." Xander said as he laughed about the quick telling of the story. He then changed the subject slightly, "So, what are you two going to do? I mean relationship wise? Now is not the best time for movies and Bronzing it, if you know what I mean."
Andrew answered Xander's question as he reached the bottom of the steps. "We're going to do what we can. I am going to be here for her for whatever she needs, and I'm gonna give her all the attention and love a man possibly can."
Dawn slightly blushed as she approached him, "When did you get so romantic?" Dawn laughed as she softly leaned to kiss him on the lips. She had left him upstairs to get something to drink, and she knew that Spike had talked to him more after she left. As the kiss ended she stepped back and looked him in the eyes, "Spike didn't say anything to bad did he?"
"Nah, nothing I can't handle. You know, you do this I break that, you say this I'll eat you, type of conversation. Anyway, don't have to worry bout it, cause I won't do any of those things." Andrew said as he leaned in to kiss Dawn again.
"Aww how cute," Xander laughed. He turned to go into the kitchen when he saw Willow and Kennedy kissing in there, so he decided that he should leave them be. He turned and headed upstairs, and when he reached the top of the stairs he found Spike and Buffy kissing. He was out of places to go and frustratedly said, "My God, you ALL need to get a room."
Spike and Buffy turned to him and both slightly smiled as they noticed he wasn't angry at the sight he had just witnessed. Buffy slowly walked up to him and placed her hand on her shoulder and asked, "Are you going to be okay with this?"
"Yeah, I think so. But with all this coupling going on, we're going to have a lot of this going on huh?"
"Well Harris, I guess your right. But, I think you shouldn't worry about us, I think you have an ex-vengeance demon you need to romance. Who knows, maybe since love seems to be in the air you all could patch things up." Spike told him in a friendly advice way, "Who knows, maybe we all need this now."
Before another word could be said, Xander turned and rushed towards the room where Anya had decided to crash and sleep for a while. Xander smiled as he reached Buffy's bedroom door, because inside his former love had decided to sneak away for a nap. Just as he started to turn the nob, the nob turned on it's own and the door opened, there they stood face to face, just looking at each other's eyes. "What do you want Harris?" Anya asked trying her best to sound annoyed that he was there, but Xander could see in her eyes that she felt a little different than she sounded.
"I want you," Xander said those words as he cupped Anya's face and kissed her softly and quickly.
Anya pulled her head away for a second reluctantly trying to keep up her charade, "What are you.." was all she got out before Xander was kissing her again. This time she didn't try to avoid the kiss, instead she dove in fully. After a few moments of head turning passion she softly was released by Xander. She softly tilted her head to the left as she looked at his gleeful eyes and asked, "Now, what does this mean? Do you want me, I mean do you want to be with me?"
"Anya, I've always wanted to be with you. I should've been with you all this time, that is if you will have me."
"Have you, are you wanting to get completely back together," Anya asked hopefully. "I mean, how far back together are we talking?"
Xander smiled as he looked her in the eyes. He slowly reached into his pocket as she smiled even wider and even covered her mouth to keep from crying out in joy. He slowly pulled his hand out of his pocket, now holding a small blue box, he turned to her and opened it up to reveal the engagement ring that Anya had once wore proudly, and softly whispered, "All the way."
Anya looked up slowly at Xander and noticed that there were three couples standing behind him. She looked at Willow, Kennedy, Spike, Buffy, Andrew, and Dawn before answering, "Are you sure you want to ask in front of everyone?"
Xander quickly turned to see them all standing there, and turned back smiling even wider, "Yeah, in fact this is perfect. Anya, will you marry me.again?"
"No running away this time?"
"None, promise."
"Then yes, I will marry you..again." Anya leapt into Xander's arms and was quickly swept away by a romantic kiss. A collective "YAY!" was heard coming from the couples from behind as the couple continued to kiss. Then a serious mood set in when finally Anya looked into Xander's eyes and said, "You've got to promise me one more thing."
"What is it?"
"I know that you're part of the fight now, so you have to promise me that you won't die and leave me alone again."
The crew came to the realization, each looking at their significant other that one or the other may not come out of this battle alive. All eyes teared up slightly as Xander palmed Anya's face again, he looked into her eyes and softly whispered, "I promise."
Chapter 3: Conversation
"Hey Dawnie, what was all that yelling about a minute ago?" Xander asked the younger of the two Summers' sisters as she reached the bottom of the steps.
"Uh, well. Remember that conversation we had about Andrew? Well, he likes me. In fact we like each other, and we actually kissed a few minutes ago! But, uh, Spike kinda walked in on it. Then Buffy." Dawn was going on about the story when Xander got this worried look on his face. "What?"
"Is Andrew okay? They didn't hurt him did they?" Xander asked genuinely concerned, he knew how overprotective Spike and Buffy are of Dawn. "What happened?"
"Well, first there were threats by Spike, then Andrew got pissed and stood face to face with Spike. Buffy walked in before Spike could pummel him. Spike then told Buffy what he had walked in on and Buffy started to go after him. I stopped her and told her why that he was so good for me. Then all of sudden after Spike said something, Buffy asked to see him outside. Andrew and I, kinda got caught up in the moment and were kissing when they came back in. They didn't yell though, in fact they allowed us to continue. Then when Buffy told Andrew all these do's and don'ts he was really romantic and agreed."
"Wow, that's a whole lotta stuff in such a small time period." Xander said as he laughed about the quick telling of the story. He then changed the subject slightly, "So, what are you two going to do? I mean relationship wise? Now is not the best time for movies and Bronzing it, if you know what I mean."
Andrew answered Xander's question as he reached the bottom of the steps. "We're going to do what we can. I am going to be here for her for whatever she needs, and I'm gonna give her all the attention and love a man possibly can."
Dawn slightly blushed as she approached him, "When did you get so romantic?" Dawn laughed as she softly leaned to kiss him on the lips. She had left him upstairs to get something to drink, and she knew that Spike had talked to him more after she left. As the kiss ended she stepped back and looked him in the eyes, "Spike didn't say anything to bad did he?"
"Nah, nothing I can't handle. You know, you do this I break that, you say this I'll eat you, type of conversation. Anyway, don't have to worry bout it, cause I won't do any of those things." Andrew said as he leaned in to kiss Dawn again.
"Aww how cute," Xander laughed. He turned to go into the kitchen when he saw Willow and Kennedy kissing in there, so he decided that he should leave them be. He turned and headed upstairs, and when he reached the top of the stairs he found Spike and Buffy kissing. He was out of places to go and frustratedly said, "My God, you ALL need to get a room."
Spike and Buffy turned to him and both slightly smiled as they noticed he wasn't angry at the sight he had just witnessed. Buffy slowly walked up to him and placed her hand on her shoulder and asked, "Are you going to be okay with this?"
"Yeah, I think so. But with all this coupling going on, we're going to have a lot of this going on huh?"
"Well Harris, I guess your right. But, I think you shouldn't worry about us, I think you have an ex-vengeance demon you need to romance. Who knows, maybe since love seems to be in the air you all could patch things up." Spike told him in a friendly advice way, "Who knows, maybe we all need this now."
Before another word could be said, Xander turned and rushed towards the room where Anya had decided to crash and sleep for a while. Xander smiled as he reached Buffy's bedroom door, because inside his former love had decided to sneak away for a nap. Just as he started to turn the nob, the nob turned on it's own and the door opened, there they stood face to face, just looking at each other's eyes. "What do you want Harris?" Anya asked trying her best to sound annoyed that he was there, but Xander could see in her eyes that she felt a little different than she sounded.
"I want you," Xander said those words as he cupped Anya's face and kissed her softly and quickly.
Anya pulled her head away for a second reluctantly trying to keep up her charade, "What are you.." was all she got out before Xander was kissing her again. This time she didn't try to avoid the kiss, instead she dove in fully. After a few moments of head turning passion she softly was released by Xander. She softly tilted her head to the left as she looked at his gleeful eyes and asked, "Now, what does this mean? Do you want me, I mean do you want to be with me?"
"Anya, I've always wanted to be with you. I should've been with you all this time, that is if you will have me."
"Have you, are you wanting to get completely back together," Anya asked hopefully. "I mean, how far back together are we talking?"
Xander smiled as he looked her in the eyes. He slowly reached into his pocket as she smiled even wider and even covered her mouth to keep from crying out in joy. He slowly pulled his hand out of his pocket, now holding a small blue box, he turned to her and opened it up to reveal the engagement ring that Anya had once wore proudly, and softly whispered, "All the way."
Anya looked up slowly at Xander and noticed that there were three couples standing behind him. She looked at Willow, Kennedy, Spike, Buffy, Andrew, and Dawn before answering, "Are you sure you want to ask in front of everyone?"
Xander quickly turned to see them all standing there, and turned back smiling even wider, "Yeah, in fact this is perfect. Anya, will you marry me.again?"
"No running away this time?"
"None, promise."
"Then yes, I will marry you..again." Anya leapt into Xander's arms and was quickly swept away by a romantic kiss. A collective "YAY!" was heard coming from the couples from behind as the couple continued to kiss. Then a serious mood set in when finally Anya looked into Xander's eyes and said, "You've got to promise me one more thing."
"What is it?"
"I know that you're part of the fight now, so you have to promise me that you won't die and leave me alone again."
The crew came to the realization, each looking at their significant other that one or the other may not come out of this battle alive. All eyes teared up slightly as Xander palmed Anya's face again, he looked into her eyes and softly whispered, "I promise."