April Fools
Faith walked to April Fools dress shop with a bliss on her face and then stared through the shop's window. There she saw Xander standing, talking with the salesgirl and then paying her. A huge grin flashed onto her face . She waited until he came outside. Xander closed the door and saw her standing. "So, boy toy, what did you buy for me?"
"Uh, . . . uhm, uh, nothing," he stumbled.
Faith grinned even wider and shook her head. "No, no, boy toy. I saw you paying that girl and pointing at that dress. Now it isn't my taste, but still."
Xander blinked. "Uh, I . . . I . . . I didn't buy it for you," he stuttered.
Now it was Faith who widened her eyes. "What? For who then?" she asked surprised, but not angry.
"For . . . for . . . Cordelia."
"Huh? What? Why? She can pay that herself, she's rich."
Xander shook his head. "Uhm, no. Not anymore. Her father made a little mistake on his taxes . . . for the last twelve years . . . she is broke, everything has been taken away."
Faith was stunned, but quickly restored her composure. "But why do you need to pay for her dress? Did she ask you, no that couldn't be, what . . ."
Xander nodded. "Yes, she, uh, . . . , she was embarrassed as hell, and couldn't get the money for the dress in time, and uh . . . " He looked stunned at her.
She was laughing so hard that Xander felt even more embarrassed. She stumbled from the laughter and almost fell to the ground. Xander just stood there, watching her until she regained herself. Between giggles and chuckles, she spoke, "That bitch there has been bickering on you for a long time. You were her favorite punching bag for new insults. And when you got 'rescued' from me and The Mayor, she went to a whole new level of insults, the ones that haven't been invented yet. From all of them she despises you the most, she is disgusted by you and frankly she hates you. And what dod you do? You bought a dress for her! When _finally_ she came down to the real world. It's just so fucking amazing . . ." she tried to continue, but was yet again fallen into an undescribable laughter.
After a minute or so, Xander spoke again. "Well, uh, I kinda deserved that from her and . . . "
Faith had regained herself and spoke seriously with her eyes wide open. "Your are so freaking amazing. What are you? A Saint? You only kissed Willow. You thought you were gonna die and you only kissed your long life friend." She looked at his face. "Ok, you betrayed her. So what!? She got hurt . . . You're not holy! She doesn't have to act as if it's the end of the world. Look at Oz and Willow, they stayed together. If she really had loved you, then she would have given you an extra chance!" She looked him closer in the eyes. "And now you proved why . . . I hope she is gonna realize that!" They looked at each other for some time. #Damn. I really need to do something about his disturbing White Knight complex,# she thought as she calmed herself down.
Xander took the word again. "Uh, I still have enough money to a buy a dress for you, if you want?
Faith shook her head firmly. "No, please don't bother . . . I'm glad that you haven't bought me that."
Xander stared at her and shook his head. "But this is prom! You need a dress and . . ."
"No."
Xander tried again by using his puppy dog eyes.
But Faith's mind was settled as she looked away avoiding his gaze. "No!" she yelled with fury.
She was scared by her own outburst towards him and calmed down somewhat when she saw his shocked expression.
She moved her head closed towards his face and level her gaze with his. Her eyes went mildly dark. "I come as I like, otherwise I won't come, Capish?" she said with a harsh and demanding tone.
Xander looked at her for a moment and then nodded. #Some things you simply can't change,# he thought and chuckled inwardly, but dissapointed.
"Good!" she said curtly and added, "and I hope you have money enough for a good tux. That's much more important!"
They walked away together over the pavement, in the direction to the place were the Mayor is gonna pick her up. Faith grabbed somthing out of her pocked.
"So, and how did your visit to Wes go?" Xander suddenly asked.
Faith's angry expression quickly morphed into a wicked grin and her eyes flashed. "Great! He is kind of a scared weasel. Not much used to pain either. But he does have some potential, like you guessed."
Xander looked mildly worried. "You didn't get carried away, did you?" he asked.
Faith shook her head as she threw a small piece of paper like thing away. "Got tempted, but no, kept it calm, just worked off some of my frustrations."
Xander looked relieved and grinned a bit.
She licked her lips and brought the small item to her mouth, "And it got me hungry, now I have to eat your twinkie instead of a muffin," she said while sticking it in her mouth.
They walked further and suddenly her wicked grin went wider as she still thought about Wesley. "Too bad I didn't have my dagger though!"
Faith walked to April Fools dress shop with a bliss on her face and then stared through the shop's window. There she saw Xander standing, talking with the salesgirl and then paying her. A huge grin flashed onto her face . She waited until he came outside. Xander closed the door and saw her standing. "So, boy toy, what did you buy for me?"
"Uh, . . . uhm, uh, nothing," he stumbled.
Faith grinned even wider and shook her head. "No, no, boy toy. I saw you paying that girl and pointing at that dress. Now it isn't my taste, but still."
Xander blinked. "Uh, I . . . I . . . I didn't buy it for you," he stuttered.
Now it was Faith who widened her eyes. "What? For who then?" she asked surprised, but not angry.
"For . . . for . . . Cordelia."
"Huh? What? Why? She can pay that herself, she's rich."
Xander shook his head. "Uhm, no. Not anymore. Her father made a little mistake on his taxes . . . for the last twelve years . . . she is broke, everything has been taken away."
Faith was stunned, but quickly restored her composure. "But why do you need to pay for her dress? Did she ask you, no that couldn't be, what . . ."
Xander nodded. "Yes, she, uh, . . . , she was embarrassed as hell, and couldn't get the money for the dress in time, and uh . . . " He looked stunned at her.
She was laughing so hard that Xander felt even more embarrassed. She stumbled from the laughter and almost fell to the ground. Xander just stood there, watching her until she regained herself. Between giggles and chuckles, she spoke, "That bitch there has been bickering on you for a long time. You were her favorite punching bag for new insults. And when you got 'rescued' from me and The Mayor, she went to a whole new level of insults, the ones that haven't been invented yet. From all of them she despises you the most, she is disgusted by you and frankly she hates you. And what dod you do? You bought a dress for her! When _finally_ she came down to the real world. It's just so fucking amazing . . ." she tried to continue, but was yet again fallen into an undescribable laughter.
After a minute or so, Xander spoke again. "Well, uh, I kinda deserved that from her and . . . "
Faith had regained herself and spoke seriously with her eyes wide open. "Your are so freaking amazing. What are you? A Saint? You only kissed Willow. You thought you were gonna die and you only kissed your long life friend." She looked at his face. "Ok, you betrayed her. So what!? She got hurt . . . You're not holy! She doesn't have to act as if it's the end of the world. Look at Oz and Willow, they stayed together. If she really had loved you, then she would have given you an extra chance!" She looked him closer in the eyes. "And now you proved why . . . I hope she is gonna realize that!" They looked at each other for some time. #Damn. I really need to do something about his disturbing White Knight complex,# she thought as she calmed herself down.
Xander took the word again. "Uh, I still have enough money to a buy a dress for you, if you want?
Faith shook her head firmly. "No, please don't bother . . . I'm glad that you haven't bought me that."
Xander stared at her and shook his head. "But this is prom! You need a dress and . . ."
"No."
Xander tried again by using his puppy dog eyes.
But Faith's mind was settled as she looked away avoiding his gaze. "No!" she yelled with fury.
She was scared by her own outburst towards him and calmed down somewhat when she saw his shocked expression.
She moved her head closed towards his face and level her gaze with his. Her eyes went mildly dark. "I come as I like, otherwise I won't come, Capish?" she said with a harsh and demanding tone.
Xander looked at her for a moment and then nodded. #Some things you simply can't change,# he thought and chuckled inwardly, but dissapointed.
"Good!" she said curtly and added, "and I hope you have money enough for a good tux. That's much more important!"
They walked away together over the pavement, in the direction to the place were the Mayor is gonna pick her up. Faith grabbed somthing out of her pocked.
"So, and how did your visit to Wes go?" Xander suddenly asked.
Faith's angry expression quickly morphed into a wicked grin and her eyes flashed. "Great! He is kind of a scared weasel. Not much used to pain either. But he does have some potential, like you guessed."
Xander looked mildly worried. "You didn't get carried away, did you?" he asked.
Faith shook her head as she threw a small piece of paper like thing away. "Got tempted, but no, kept it calm, just worked off some of my frustrations."
Xander looked relieved and grinned a bit.
She licked her lips and brought the small item to her mouth, "And it got me hungry, now I have to eat your twinkie instead of a muffin," she said while sticking it in her mouth.
They walked further and suddenly her wicked grin went wider as she still thought about Wesley. "Too bad I didn't have my dagger though!"