Title: Just One Kiss Author: Adelaide Elizabeth Morgan (falconkenobi@aol.com) Author Web Page: Every Generation Has A Legend Fandom: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Spoilers: Welcome To The Hellmouth/The Harvest Categories: Jesse/Cordelia. Rating: PG Archive: Yes to list archives. All others please let me know so I can come and preen. Feedback: Adored it? Loathed it? Couldn't give a damn either way? Let me know. I'd love to hear what you thought. Thanks to: You, for reading this. Paul, for being patient and understanding when I disappear into the computer room for days on end to write. Riticulan, for the beta. Disclaimer: Sunnydale and all recognizable characters and events are the property of Joss Whedon. This story is being written for entertainment purposes only and no profit will be made. Summary: One kiss. That's all Jesse ever wanted from Cordelia.

Jerk. Loser. Freak

That's what she used to call him, when she even bothered to acknowledge his presence at all. Mostly, she just ignored him; acted as though he wasn't even there.

He was never quite sure exactly what he'd done to piss her off so much. Willow always said that it was nothing he'd physically done. It was just the fact that he existed.

And that hurt.

A lot.

Because he liked her.

A lot.

He didn't mean to annoy, upset or offend her. He just wanted her to recognise him when he spoke to her or walked near her. He just wanted her to like him. A smile would have been nice A kiss would have been something special - something amazing were she to grant it to him.

Just one kiss - that's all Jesse ever wanted from Cordelia Chase.

Just one kiss - the kiss he would have tonight, at the bronze.

Just one kiss and she would be his.

Forever.

~El fin~