Tricky Questions
author: Lucinda
rating: pg/pg 13
fifth in 'Take a Chance' series
pairing: Faith/Bill Weasley
disclaimer: I hold no legal rights to any characters from Buffy/Angel or to any characters from the Harry Potter books.
distribution: TNL, Twisting the Hellmouth, Paula, anyone else just ask.
notes: probably AU-ish for Faith, set roughly season 3 A:tS/s7 BtVS, post book 4 HP, not in England.
Bill couldn't believe how nicely things had worked out. Faith had found out that he was a wizard, and had taken it rather well. As happy as she'd seemed about him NOT being a Watcher, whatever that was... He probably could have been just about anything. She still hadn't explained very much, but that wasn't a pressing worry. His girlfriend still wanted to date him now that she knew he was a wizard. His girlfriend was the Slayer. Sometimes, his life just seemed all too strange.
They'd talked for a while, about families and their pasts. About their previous relationships and what had gone wrong in those. All with little touches and soft kisses... It was enough to make him smile just thinking about it.
"How do you like your eggs?" The voice had a faint Irish accent, and emerged from a dark hallway to the left, startling Bill.
A few moments thought told him that the voice wasn't someone he'd heard last night, so that mean it had to be... "Angel?"
"Yes, I'm Angel and you're Bill. How do you like your eggs?" There was a hint of impatience in the vampire's voice.
The mingled scents of breakfast came from the hallway, and before Bill thought about it, he found himself in a kitchen. It was fairly well lit, with off white and pale blue tiles and gleaming steel appliances. "Why are you offering me breakfast? Not that I'm complaining."
"It's my insidious plan. I lure you here with breakfast, and then ask you what is going on with you and Faith. You're a wizard." The vampire still managed to look somehow menacing even in the gleaming kitchen.
Bill felt a moment of panic. Was this sort of the equivalent of the over protective father? He was doomed... "ahhh, scrambled eggs, maybe sausage? As for Faith... well, we're sort of... dating. I don't know what's ahead."
"Hmmmm. What about your family? How would they feel about you being involved with someone who isn't a witch?" There was a pause while he cracked open the eggs and started bacon cooking. "You are willing to introduce her to your family, right? And how long do you plan to be in America?"
It would have taken a far denser man than Bill to miss the implied threat behind those words. If he wasn't willing to introduce Faith to his family, then he was obviously only toying with her, which was a Bad Thing. "I'm not sure quite how my parents would react to her. She's not quite the sort that mum would expect... but that's more because of the leather and the tattoo than not being a witch. I was only supposed to be in America for a while, I was... sort of wondering if she'd want to... if she wanted this to be a longer relationship. I'm not the only one that gets to make the decisions here."
"True enough. Faith isn't a blind follower." There was a pause, the silence broken only by the sizzle of bacon. "Of course, you realize that if you ever deliberately hurt her, I will hunt you down and kill you."
Bill felt something inside him lurch, and offered a weak smile as the plate of eggs and bacon was slid in front of him by the serious looking vampire. All the references to Angelus: Scourge of Europe danced in his head, a gruesome parade of violence. "Right. I don't plan to... ever."
"Good. Now, if Faith has a bit more sense than her last relationship, the two of you might have a chance." With those parting words, Angel left the room.
"Morning, Bill." Faith's arms wrapped around him, the scent of her curling around him. "Angel made you eggs?"
He leaned back, feeling her behind him. "Eggs with a side order of mild questioning. He did raise a good point. I won't be in Los Angeles forever. Would you... do you want... Maybe you'd like to travel a bit?"
She tensed suddenly, and her voice sounded higher, surprised. "Go with you? Where?"
"Well, back to Egypt to start with. I got hired at the London branch, but I've been working at the Egypt branch of Gringott's for a while. And there would probably be a trip to England at some point... maybe have you meet my family?" He hoped that he didn't sound as nervous as he felt.
"Cool. I've always wanted to see the pyramids." Faith settled next to him, smiling. "Your family sounds like good people. Do you think they'll like me?"
"Charlie will. Fred and George might try a few pranks..." He paused, trying to consider how they would react to Faith. "I don't think they'll really be prepared for someone like you. They've all been fairly normal wizards and witches for generations... I think they'll like you if you don't give mum a heart attack."
Faith laughed a little bit, eyes twinkling. "I think I'd like to meet your family."
end Tricky Questions.
author: Lucinda
rating: pg/pg 13
fifth in 'Take a Chance' series
pairing: Faith/Bill Weasley
disclaimer: I hold no legal rights to any characters from Buffy/Angel or to any characters from the Harry Potter books.
distribution: TNL, Twisting the Hellmouth, Paula, anyone else just ask.
notes: probably AU-ish for Faith, set roughly season 3 A:tS/s7 BtVS, post book 4 HP, not in England.
Bill couldn't believe how nicely things had worked out. Faith had found out that he was a wizard, and had taken it rather well. As happy as she'd seemed about him NOT being a Watcher, whatever that was... He probably could have been just about anything. She still hadn't explained very much, but that wasn't a pressing worry. His girlfriend still wanted to date him now that she knew he was a wizard. His girlfriend was the Slayer. Sometimes, his life just seemed all too strange.
They'd talked for a while, about families and their pasts. About their previous relationships and what had gone wrong in those. All with little touches and soft kisses... It was enough to make him smile just thinking about it.
"How do you like your eggs?" The voice had a faint Irish accent, and emerged from a dark hallway to the left, startling Bill.
A few moments thought told him that the voice wasn't someone he'd heard last night, so that mean it had to be... "Angel?"
"Yes, I'm Angel and you're Bill. How do you like your eggs?" There was a hint of impatience in the vampire's voice.
The mingled scents of breakfast came from the hallway, and before Bill thought about it, he found himself in a kitchen. It was fairly well lit, with off white and pale blue tiles and gleaming steel appliances. "Why are you offering me breakfast? Not that I'm complaining."
"It's my insidious plan. I lure you here with breakfast, and then ask you what is going on with you and Faith. You're a wizard." The vampire still managed to look somehow menacing even in the gleaming kitchen.
Bill felt a moment of panic. Was this sort of the equivalent of the over protective father? He was doomed... "ahhh, scrambled eggs, maybe sausage? As for Faith... well, we're sort of... dating. I don't know what's ahead."
"Hmmmm. What about your family? How would they feel about you being involved with someone who isn't a witch?" There was a pause while he cracked open the eggs and started bacon cooking. "You are willing to introduce her to your family, right? And how long do you plan to be in America?"
It would have taken a far denser man than Bill to miss the implied threat behind those words. If he wasn't willing to introduce Faith to his family, then he was obviously only toying with her, which was a Bad Thing. "I'm not sure quite how my parents would react to her. She's not quite the sort that mum would expect... but that's more because of the leather and the tattoo than not being a witch. I was only supposed to be in America for a while, I was... sort of wondering if she'd want to... if she wanted this to be a longer relationship. I'm not the only one that gets to make the decisions here."
"True enough. Faith isn't a blind follower." There was a pause, the silence broken only by the sizzle of bacon. "Of course, you realize that if you ever deliberately hurt her, I will hunt you down and kill you."
Bill felt something inside him lurch, and offered a weak smile as the plate of eggs and bacon was slid in front of him by the serious looking vampire. All the references to Angelus: Scourge of Europe danced in his head, a gruesome parade of violence. "Right. I don't plan to... ever."
"Good. Now, if Faith has a bit more sense than her last relationship, the two of you might have a chance." With those parting words, Angel left the room.
"Morning, Bill." Faith's arms wrapped around him, the scent of her curling around him. "Angel made you eggs?"
He leaned back, feeling her behind him. "Eggs with a side order of mild questioning. He did raise a good point. I won't be in Los Angeles forever. Would you... do you want... Maybe you'd like to travel a bit?"
She tensed suddenly, and her voice sounded higher, surprised. "Go with you? Where?"
"Well, back to Egypt to start with. I got hired at the London branch, but I've been working at the Egypt branch of Gringott's for a while. And there would probably be a trip to England at some point... maybe have you meet my family?" He hoped that he didn't sound as nervous as he felt.
"Cool. I've always wanted to see the pyramids." Faith settled next to him, smiling. "Your family sounds like good people. Do you think they'll like me?"
"Charlie will. Fred and George might try a few pranks..." He paused, trying to consider how they would react to Faith. "I don't think they'll really be prepared for someone like you. They've all been fairly normal wizards and witches for generations... I think they'll like you if you don't give mum a heart attack."
Faith laughed a little bit, eyes twinkling. "I think I'd like to meet your family."
end Tricky Questions.