A/N: people, this is gonna be fluffy. brace yourselves.
Away From It All
Chapter Seven: A Meeting
To state that Ron was nervous would be like stating the Alantic was a pond. Slowly and carefully, he looked at the object of this day's meeting. Gently, he raised a finger and pressed the button. And once again, after a full month of avoiding the damned thing, the computer beped at him. Ron's eyes widened, but he gave a sigh of relief when he realized it was just the contraption starting up.
"Ah, returning to the neverending battle of electronics, are we?" A chuckling voice asked. Ron looked up at Willow and smiled.
"Yeah, well, I figure if I'm gonna go to a muggle school, might as well do the work the muggle way." Ron explained.
"Muggles." Willow laughed. "What a word."
"I'm not the one that calls a computer an Apple." Ron commented. Willow merely grinned. They sat in silence a moment, Willow clicking away at her keyboard and Ron attempting to open the bloody word processor.
"Hey, Ron?" Willow asked conversationally.
"Yeah?" Ron turned to her, thankful for an excuse to concentrate on something non-mugglish.
"I was wondering, well, we! As in me and Buffy and Xander of course!" Willow stumbled on. "Anyway, we were wondering if you would like to come to our Scooby meeting tonight?"
"Scooby..." Ron trailed off, then suddenly blinked in remembrance. "Oh, right! Xander told me about that. So, what's up? There's not a demon on the loose is there?"
"Oh, no! Just the usual get together to discuss the latest vampire slayage." Willow assured him.
***
Xander wasn't doing to well. Sure, Buffy kept attempting to boost his self-confidence, but she usually ended up making him feel more like a dumb-ass. Her repetitive suggestions on not screwing up were doing nothing for him. Thankfully, Willow came running into the Magic Shop before Xander decided to strangle the Slayer.
"He's on his way!" She squeeled, bouncing slightly with excitement. "Now, Xander, don't screw this up!"
"Why does everyone think I'm gonna do that?" Xander muttered as Willow and Buffy proceeded to dust off invisible lint from his shirt. He jumped away from them, glaring. "Okay, leave! Go!"
"We will be in the back, okay?" Buffy assured him. "Everything will be okay."
"Buffy, I'm not proposing to the guy, just... attempting to be more than friendly." Xander said uneasily. Buffy merely grinned. Her and Willow started runnign toward the back room, giggling.
"They are gonna be so cute together!" Xander heard Buffy squeeled as the back door shut. Rolling his eyes, he continued his pading across the floor. He looked up when the sound of the door bell jangled. Xander held his breath as the red-head stepped into the building. The blue eyes scanned the room and landed on Xander, a red blush immediately showing on his cheeks. Xander smiled slightly, before clearing his throat to talk.
"Where is everyone?" Ron asked before Xander to say anything.
"Er.." Was all Xander could get out. Ron raised an eyebrow at him. "Well... They aren't here."
"But I thou-"
"Willow lied." Xander admitted. "There's no Scooby meeting tonight... I wanted to talk to you, though."
"What's there to talk about?" Ron asked vaguely.
"Oh, I dont' know. The fact you kissed me, maybe?" Xander replied. Ron opened his mouth, but shut it with an almost audible snap before he could stick his foot in his mouth. Xander sighed and scuffed his foot on the floor. He slowly peeked up to find Ron staring at him, like he wanted him to continue. Xander sighed again dramatically. "I just wanted to know why you left."
"Why?" Ron's eyes widened and he took a step closer. "Because I didn't want to be there to see you angry, that's why."
"I wasn't, actually." Xander informed him. Ron blushed slightly again and looked away. A silence filled the room and Xander wanted anything to cover it up. He walked over to Ron, stopping as he reached a foot away from him. Biting his lip, he spoke softly. "We could try it again."
"What?" Ron looked up at this. He blinked when he saw that Xander was standing very close to him and seemed to be inching closer.
"I mean... If you want to that is." Xander said softly, a faint blush appearing at his ears.
"O-okay." Ron stuttered.
A moment passed and still neither moved. Xander shuffled on his feet, while Ron bit his lip and stared at Xander's lower lip. "Anytime now." Xander whispered, chuckling lightly.
"I..." Ron trailed off as Xander finally leaned in closer to him. Both slowly closed their eyes as their lips touched. Xander felt like time had just frozen. He was holding his breath, unsure whether he should move closer to the redhead or not. It seemed Ron made the decision for him, suddenly grabbing his coat and yanking him forward. Their lips mashed together almost painfully untill both where able to maneuver them into a comfortable position.
Xander slowly moved his hand and let them rest on Ron's hips, pulling the wizard even closer to his body. Ron finally released the grip of his coat, sliding his arms around Xander's neck. The wet touch of a tongue sent a quick shiver down Xander's spine, but he immediately parted his lips to allow Ron inside. Ron's tongue met his own and a gasp was caollected between the two. The simple touch created a reaction amongst both and passion quickly grew as their tongue dueled for dominance, yet always remained tied. With a soft moan, Ron pulled back from the kiss and opened his eyes to look into Xander's chocolate orbs. A slow grin crept onto the Weasley's face.
"That was nice." Ron commented, slipping from Xander's arms and walking past him and further into the Magic Box.
"Nice? That's it?" Xander asked, agast. Ron chuckled, glancing back at him.
"What more do you want me to say?" Ron questioned, an amused expression crossing onto his features.
"I dont' know... How about 'that was amazing!' or 'I'm going to be jacking off to that for months!'" Xander replied, grinning.
"I'd rather jack off to a bit more, thank you." Ron snickered. Xander blinked at this and began sputtering. Chuckling, Ron raised his hand to silence the man. "I'm joking, don't be so serious."
"I'm just not used to all of this. I've spent so much time with Anya... I can't imagine an actual relationship." Xander muttered, looking serious for once. He raised his eyes to Ron. "At least I hope relationship."
"That's my plan." Ron told him.
"Well... Good." Xander said simply, nodding. Ron smiled and walked over to him.
"Do you realize how pathetically girly we are sounding right now?" Ron asked, his voice full of humor.
"Well, what do you expect?" Xander asked with a lisp, waving a limp wrist. Ron chuckled and playfully slapped Xander's arm.
"Make-out all ready!" Someone suddenly screamed out. Ron and Xander swung around to see Buffy, Willow, and Tara peeking through the back door. Tara darted into hiding, but Willow and Buffy continued to stare. The Slayer gave a frustrated sigh. "Come on, we want more action!"
"What have we gotten ourselves into?" Xander asked.
Away From It All
Chapter Seven: A Meeting
To state that Ron was nervous would be like stating the Alantic was a pond. Slowly and carefully, he looked at the object of this day's meeting. Gently, he raised a finger and pressed the button. And once again, after a full month of avoiding the damned thing, the computer beped at him. Ron's eyes widened, but he gave a sigh of relief when he realized it was just the contraption starting up.
"Ah, returning to the neverending battle of electronics, are we?" A chuckling voice asked. Ron looked up at Willow and smiled.
"Yeah, well, I figure if I'm gonna go to a muggle school, might as well do the work the muggle way." Ron explained.
"Muggles." Willow laughed. "What a word."
"I'm not the one that calls a computer an Apple." Ron commented. Willow merely grinned. They sat in silence a moment, Willow clicking away at her keyboard and Ron attempting to open the bloody word processor.
"Hey, Ron?" Willow asked conversationally.
"Yeah?" Ron turned to her, thankful for an excuse to concentrate on something non-mugglish.
"I was wondering, well, we! As in me and Buffy and Xander of course!" Willow stumbled on. "Anyway, we were wondering if you would like to come to our Scooby meeting tonight?"
"Scooby..." Ron trailed off, then suddenly blinked in remembrance. "Oh, right! Xander told me about that. So, what's up? There's not a demon on the loose is there?"
"Oh, no! Just the usual get together to discuss the latest vampire slayage." Willow assured him.
***
Xander wasn't doing to well. Sure, Buffy kept attempting to boost his self-confidence, but she usually ended up making him feel more like a dumb-ass. Her repetitive suggestions on not screwing up were doing nothing for him. Thankfully, Willow came running into the Magic Shop before Xander decided to strangle the Slayer.
"He's on his way!" She squeeled, bouncing slightly with excitement. "Now, Xander, don't screw this up!"
"Why does everyone think I'm gonna do that?" Xander muttered as Willow and Buffy proceeded to dust off invisible lint from his shirt. He jumped away from them, glaring. "Okay, leave! Go!"
"We will be in the back, okay?" Buffy assured him. "Everything will be okay."
"Buffy, I'm not proposing to the guy, just... attempting to be more than friendly." Xander said uneasily. Buffy merely grinned. Her and Willow started runnign toward the back room, giggling.
"They are gonna be so cute together!" Xander heard Buffy squeeled as the back door shut. Rolling his eyes, he continued his pading across the floor. He looked up when the sound of the door bell jangled. Xander held his breath as the red-head stepped into the building. The blue eyes scanned the room and landed on Xander, a red blush immediately showing on his cheeks. Xander smiled slightly, before clearing his throat to talk.
"Where is everyone?" Ron asked before Xander to say anything.
"Er.." Was all Xander could get out. Ron raised an eyebrow at him. "Well... They aren't here."
"But I thou-"
"Willow lied." Xander admitted. "There's no Scooby meeting tonight... I wanted to talk to you, though."
"What's there to talk about?" Ron asked vaguely.
"Oh, I dont' know. The fact you kissed me, maybe?" Xander replied. Ron opened his mouth, but shut it with an almost audible snap before he could stick his foot in his mouth. Xander sighed and scuffed his foot on the floor. He slowly peeked up to find Ron staring at him, like he wanted him to continue. Xander sighed again dramatically. "I just wanted to know why you left."
"Why?" Ron's eyes widened and he took a step closer. "Because I didn't want to be there to see you angry, that's why."
"I wasn't, actually." Xander informed him. Ron blushed slightly again and looked away. A silence filled the room and Xander wanted anything to cover it up. He walked over to Ron, stopping as he reached a foot away from him. Biting his lip, he spoke softly. "We could try it again."
"What?" Ron looked up at this. He blinked when he saw that Xander was standing very close to him and seemed to be inching closer.
"I mean... If you want to that is." Xander said softly, a faint blush appearing at his ears.
"O-okay." Ron stuttered.
A moment passed and still neither moved. Xander shuffled on his feet, while Ron bit his lip and stared at Xander's lower lip. "Anytime now." Xander whispered, chuckling lightly.
"I..." Ron trailed off as Xander finally leaned in closer to him. Both slowly closed their eyes as their lips touched. Xander felt like time had just frozen. He was holding his breath, unsure whether he should move closer to the redhead or not. It seemed Ron made the decision for him, suddenly grabbing his coat and yanking him forward. Their lips mashed together almost painfully untill both where able to maneuver them into a comfortable position.
Xander slowly moved his hand and let them rest on Ron's hips, pulling the wizard even closer to his body. Ron finally released the grip of his coat, sliding his arms around Xander's neck. The wet touch of a tongue sent a quick shiver down Xander's spine, but he immediately parted his lips to allow Ron inside. Ron's tongue met his own and a gasp was caollected between the two. The simple touch created a reaction amongst both and passion quickly grew as their tongue dueled for dominance, yet always remained tied. With a soft moan, Ron pulled back from the kiss and opened his eyes to look into Xander's chocolate orbs. A slow grin crept onto the Weasley's face.
"That was nice." Ron commented, slipping from Xander's arms and walking past him and further into the Magic Box.
"Nice? That's it?" Xander asked, agast. Ron chuckled, glancing back at him.
"What more do you want me to say?" Ron questioned, an amused expression crossing onto his features.
"I dont' know... How about 'that was amazing!' or 'I'm going to be jacking off to that for months!'" Xander replied, grinning.
"I'd rather jack off to a bit more, thank you." Ron snickered. Xander blinked at this and began sputtering. Chuckling, Ron raised his hand to silence the man. "I'm joking, don't be so serious."
"I'm just not used to all of this. I've spent so much time with Anya... I can't imagine an actual relationship." Xander muttered, looking serious for once. He raised his eyes to Ron. "At least I hope relationship."
"That's my plan." Ron told him.
"Well... Good." Xander said simply, nodding. Ron smiled and walked over to him.
"Do you realize how pathetically girly we are sounding right now?" Ron asked, his voice full of humor.
"Well, what do you expect?" Xander asked with a lisp, waving a limp wrist. Ron chuckled and playfully slapped Xander's arm.
"Make-out all ready!" Someone suddenly screamed out. Ron and Xander swung around to see Buffy, Willow, and Tara peeking through the back door. Tara darted into hiding, but Willow and Buffy continued to stare. The Slayer gave a frustrated sigh. "Come on, we want more action!"
"What have we gotten ourselves into?" Xander asked.