AUTHORS' NOTE: Thanks to for Xanya-Forever for her lovely feedback!
Just a warning that this scene contains alcohol Nothing major though.
RATING: PG-13 I guess
Oz waited patiently. He could see that Xander was having an internal struggle. Either he didn't know whether to say it or not or he was having difficulty finding the words. Something Oz was quite familiar with.
"I slept with Anya." Xander blurted out.
Oz's eyebrows shot up in surprise. He was not expecting that. "Okay, maybe The Bronze isn't the best place to be discussing this."
Xander nodded furiously a blush creeping up on his face. "I was trying to me more tactful.I guess I've spent too much time with Cordy huh?"
Or Anya, Oz thought to himself.
"So..Mine? I have beer!" Xander offered.
"Yours it is."
Oz took the can from Xanders' hand gratefully. He was pretty sure he was going to need it. He opened it swiftly and took a gulp. It was good albeit a little warm.
"I stole it from my uncle" Xander told him as he followed suit and began downing it. He really wasn't sure he wanted to continue the talk. Buying his time seemed the safest option.
However he forgot who he was dealing with. Oz was never one for small talk. He just got to the point. "So what happened?"
"We had sex, it was good, great. She has this..." He trailed off as he saw Oz wrinkle his nose up.
"And that is not what you were asking. Right, right..Sorry. She came over. Did Giles tell you she came to his house looking for me?"
"He neglected to inform me of that."
"Well she did! And then she came to the basement. She said she had all these feelings for me and she wanted to get rid off them. So I turn round to get juice right? And then when I turn back around she was naked. All clothes off, nothing at all, naked!"
"So then you guys got it on." Oz stated, smiling slightly.
"I'm glad you find this amusing!" Xander was getting used to Oz's facial and verbal expressions. He knew Oz was enjoying this.
"I'm sorry. I just don't understand what you're freaking out about."
Xander shrugged, "I just....How many girls have you been with? Before Willow I mean?"
"A few," Oz said non-committally
"Right. Did you love them?"
"No."
"Okay! See that's my point. I've been with two girls. And I didn't love either of them. I just expected more you know? Like, all through high school it was kinda like all I could think about. Then Faith. And I just felt empty ya know?"
Oz nodded, "Yeah, I do. Being in the band it gives you this status. Devon told me that it was my duty to, and I quote "Get laid, get drunk, get stoned and get laid some more". There were a few girls, but never what I wanted. I didn't feel anything afterwards."
Oz didn't really talk much of his 'groupie-days'. He had been young, immature; with no idea what he wanted. He soon realised though that he wanted something more than the casual fling that focused mainly on sex. He really hadn't minded waiting for Willow to be ready because he knew it would be worth it.
"Is it different with Willow?" Xander asked, reading Oz's thoughts.
"It is." He stated simply.
"It felt different with Anya," Xander noted. "I felt more a part of it this time for one thing. But, I dunno..I think I like her."
"So why the freaking out?"
"She said she was over me. I was just getting on her.not in a literal sense..although that's not untrue..and I felt so empty again."
Oz sighed softly. That had got to be tough. He had never experienced that. It was clear cut with the girls he had been with. They had both known that it wasn't serious. There were no strings attached, he had had to make sure of that before things progressed in the first place.
"I can't help thinking that maybe it's just me. I'm forever bound to be a screw-up in relationships. Or near-relationships"
Oz shook his head "I don't think Anya is over you. If she liked you to begin with then this is just going to solidify that."
"You think?" Xander picked up another can. How many had he drunk? He looked down. There were at least 6 on the floor at his feet. He hadn't even realised it! He looked over at Oz. He was also surrounded by empty cans.
"Definitely, no doubt about it."
"Oz? I think I'm kinda drunk. And not in the good "Woo! Let's go party way." I think this stuff is a downer." Xander looked at his can suspiciously.
"Uh-huh. Could be. I feel kinda giddy though. I think you should talk to Anya. Sort things out at least."
"Yeah. I think I will. Thanks man, I really appreciate everything."
A/N: Okay, that wasn't as good as it should have been. I think Oz and Xander had great chemistry on the show and I feel that there should have been a lot more scenes together. However writing them is not as easy as I first thought. The next chapter(s?) will be dealing with their relationships with Willow and Anya. Hope you guys enjoy and I appreciate feedback. Tell me how to improve my writing as I'm quite new to this!
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Oz waited patiently. He could see that Xander was having an internal struggle. Either he didn't know whether to say it or not or he was having difficulty finding the words. Something Oz was quite familiar with.
"I slept with Anya." Xander blurted out.
Oz's eyebrows shot up in surprise. He was not expecting that. "Okay, maybe The Bronze isn't the best place to be discussing this."
Xander nodded furiously a blush creeping up on his face. "I was trying to me more tactful.I guess I've spent too much time with Cordy huh?"
Or Anya, Oz thought to himself.
"So..Mine? I have beer!" Xander offered.
"Yours it is."
Oz took the can from Xanders' hand gratefully. He was pretty sure he was going to need it. He opened it swiftly and took a gulp. It was good albeit a little warm.
"I stole it from my uncle" Xander told him as he followed suit and began downing it. He really wasn't sure he wanted to continue the talk. Buying his time seemed the safest option.
However he forgot who he was dealing with. Oz was never one for small talk. He just got to the point. "So what happened?"
"We had sex, it was good, great. She has this..." He trailed off as he saw Oz wrinkle his nose up.
"And that is not what you were asking. Right, right..Sorry. She came over. Did Giles tell you she came to his house looking for me?"
"He neglected to inform me of that."
"Well she did! And then she came to the basement. She said she had all these feelings for me and she wanted to get rid off them. So I turn round to get juice right? And then when I turn back around she was naked. All clothes off, nothing at all, naked!"
"So then you guys got it on." Oz stated, smiling slightly.
"I'm glad you find this amusing!" Xander was getting used to Oz's facial and verbal expressions. He knew Oz was enjoying this.
"I'm sorry. I just don't understand what you're freaking out about."
Xander shrugged, "I just....How many girls have you been with? Before Willow I mean?"
"A few," Oz said non-committally
"Right. Did you love them?"
"No."
"Okay! See that's my point. I've been with two girls. And I didn't love either of them. I just expected more you know? Like, all through high school it was kinda like all I could think about. Then Faith. And I just felt empty ya know?"
Oz nodded, "Yeah, I do. Being in the band it gives you this status. Devon told me that it was my duty to, and I quote "Get laid, get drunk, get stoned and get laid some more". There were a few girls, but never what I wanted. I didn't feel anything afterwards."
Oz didn't really talk much of his 'groupie-days'. He had been young, immature; with no idea what he wanted. He soon realised though that he wanted something more than the casual fling that focused mainly on sex. He really hadn't minded waiting for Willow to be ready because he knew it would be worth it.
"Is it different with Willow?" Xander asked, reading Oz's thoughts.
"It is." He stated simply.
"It felt different with Anya," Xander noted. "I felt more a part of it this time for one thing. But, I dunno..I think I like her."
"So why the freaking out?"
"She said she was over me. I was just getting on her.not in a literal sense..although that's not untrue..and I felt so empty again."
Oz sighed softly. That had got to be tough. He had never experienced that. It was clear cut with the girls he had been with. They had both known that it wasn't serious. There were no strings attached, he had had to make sure of that before things progressed in the first place.
"I can't help thinking that maybe it's just me. I'm forever bound to be a screw-up in relationships. Or near-relationships"
Oz shook his head "I don't think Anya is over you. If she liked you to begin with then this is just going to solidify that."
"You think?" Xander picked up another can. How many had he drunk? He looked down. There were at least 6 on the floor at his feet. He hadn't even realised it! He looked over at Oz. He was also surrounded by empty cans.
"Definitely, no doubt about it."
"Oz? I think I'm kinda drunk. And not in the good "Woo! Let's go party way." I think this stuff is a downer." Xander looked at his can suspiciously.
"Uh-huh. Could be. I feel kinda giddy though. I think you should talk to Anya. Sort things out at least."
"Yeah. I think I will. Thanks man, I really appreciate everything."
A/N: Okay, that wasn't as good as it should have been. I think Oz and Xander had great chemistry on the show and I feel that there should have been a lot more scenes together. However writing them is not as easy as I first thought. The next chapter(s?) will be dealing with their relationships with Willow and Anya. Hope you guys enjoy and I appreciate feedback. Tell me how to improve my writing as I'm quite new to this!
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