Dance Hall

When Faith and Xander exited the carriage, he offered his arm and then escorted her up the stairs, only to have her stumble a bit. "You alright?"

            "Yeah," she stooped down and picked up a stone. "Funny, I almost slipped on this stone. Hey, this looks like it broke off one of those statues on the landing over there!"

            "That's it I'm going to fix it! I can't take it any more!" he said waving his arms around. Faith just looked at him a little oddly. After his tantrum he slipped the statue piece into his pocket and they both entered the building then the hall.

            It was an hour into the dance and everyone was having a great time,…except for Xander. Faith had not even danced with him yet. Every time he saw her, when he went over to talk, she disappeared. He saw her once talking to Buffy and her date Mr. Flitwick, who'd a thought, when she looked over at him, put her head down and walked away. That was an hour ago, now he was just angry. He saw her having a conversation with Professor Dumbledor, so he threw his glass down on the floor walked up to them and said, "excuse me." Picked her up threw her over his shoulder, and waked out the door.

            "Xander! What the hell are you do…put me down… Xander."

            "Hmm, if I knew it was that easy…" Albus thought.

            Outside the hall, Faith was struggling to be let down, finally he dropped her and asked, "What the hell is your problem?"

            "I don't want to talk about it!"

            "Maybe that works with Robin, but not with me." He said as he looked in her eyes. She was never talked to like that before, and looking in his eyes, told her that maybe its time she came clean. "So help me Faith, if you don't start to talk I will throw you over my knee and give you the spankin' you deserve!

            She smirked at him, "I might like that…"

            "Knock it off!"

            "O'k, o'k,… you know when I said you were the first,… well you were."

            "I know you told me I was your first real date back in…"

            "No, not my first date…my first ever."

            "Oh…ohhhhhh! Why didn't you say so?"

            "Hello, bad girl here." She turned away from him still talking. "I was as scared as you, but happy that you saved my life and was not with Cordy. I kicked you out, because I was scared, I didn't need a relationship at the time."

            "You chose me. I mean … why? There were a lot of guys that would have…"

            Cutting him off she said, "I liked you."

            Feeling flattered, Xander asked, "If this is true, then what about your home life?"

            "I lied. My family is a bunch of upper class snobs. I was fifteen when I ran, I got tired of my step mother pushing me away and my father not paying any attention. So I gathered my stuff that I could throw in a bag and took off. I was on the streets for little over a week when my watcher found me, the rest is history."

            "So, you're not an orphan." She shook her head no. "your parents are loaded and living in an upper class house." She nodded yes. "your real name is…"

            "That's the one thing that is real." Looking down she asked, " you gonna tell the others?"

            Xander then started to laugh, "Naw, you can tell them later or not. Heaven knows I have my own secrets. Are we done?" She smiled then suddenly leaned in and gave him a long hot kiss. After a while her eyes opened wide and she remarked, "Anya wasn't kidding was she."

            Grinning, breaking the embrace he said, "I think its time we go have some fun."

            The rest of the night flew by like it were a dream; Xander must have danced with almost all the females in the room. Faith even watched as Buffy danced with the Snape guy. Faith even seen Willow dance with Mr. Flitwick. Dawn just danced with any guy she wanted too, and there were a lot of guys. She was having a great time when Xander touched her hand and escorted her to the dance floor where most of the adults were dancing to a waltz. Xander, smiling, started to dance, "Somehow I knew you'd know how to waltz."

            The others stared at them as Faith danced, they had no clue that she could dance. The song changed going into a mambo. Xander and Faith unconsciously changed and was doing the routine from 'Dirty Dancing'. Again changing started doing salsa. By the time the music had ended the dance floor was empty except for the two. They looked up as applause came, Faith grinning, Xander giving the victory sign.

            The disc jockey came over to talk to Xander as he was exiting the dance floor, "Hey baby face what's up! You're still not going to make play 'the hokey pokey' are you."

            "Lorne, did I ever thank you about coming over and being a disk jockey. You really helped out you know. We all think of you as family and if you ever need anything, just ask."

            "In other words you want me to do the chicken dance too. Alright I'll do it, but I sing later do you understand…I will sing, even with this stupid makeup on and stupid hat. Why do I let you talk me into it!"

            "I didn't, it was Willow, remember."

            "Oh yeah. I should be real mad, but I can't remember what she said."

            Faith and Xander had left a little early, because of all the dancing they had done. As they entered Faith smiled then turned around to find Xander kissing her o the lips and neck. She sighed, not remembering any of this with Robin. Returning his advances they found themselves in front of her door. After a little while the kissage stopped as he looked into her eyes and said "I had a great time."

            "We ain't done yet, lover." She smirked.

            "Yes we are, good night. See you tomorrow morning." As he turned and walked to his room. She stared after him, then smiled.

            Xander just quit taking his shower as he stepped out to reveal a very naked Faith smirking at him from under sheets and blankets.

            Lorne, who was staying in a guest room, had just got in with the three other girls, Dawn, Willow and Buffy after closing up shop. They were walking down the hall when Xander, wrapped in a towel, opened the door carrying Faith wrapped in a sheet to her room. Lorne for his part walked to her room, opened the door. Xander walked to her bed and dropped her in it. "Good night Faith."

            For her part, Faith just smiled, "Well that was a knew one."

            Xander walked by everyone and said "Night, ladies, Lorne."

            Without batting an eye they all said goodnight, then ran to Faith's to collect their money from the bet. She was already out of bed getting their winnings. "How'd yah know he'd bring me back?"

            Buffy looked up after collecting the money and said, "He respects you."

            "Remember, we promised to help Xander cleaning up tomorrow, so get to bed."

            "Good night."

            Harry, Ron, Luna and Hermione had gotten up early to help clean up the mess in the main hall, as they entered they saw Lorne dancing with Willow and Xander doing some kind of goofy jig with Lana, while the others looked on laughing. When the others saw Harry and company they immediately stopped and looked around. As they reached them Hermione was going to ask what needed to be done when Xander grabbed her and started to dance with her. Dawn seeing this started a dance with Ron, while Harry turned to Luna, bowed and started dancing also. When the song was done on the muggle music making thing, they all stopped and laughed including Albus who had walked in a moment earlier in jeans and a flannel shirt, to help clean up.

            In no time at all they had the main hall cleaned up for breakfast. They then were given their tasks by Xander and went about doing them.

            Albus was involved in a serious conversation with several students in the main

hall on the morning after the dance. When Harry, Ron and Hermoine came racing up to him and whispered something in his ear. He suddenly became real concerned and yelled for Hagrid as he followed the students to the upper levels. Along the way several students and teachers, including Minerva and Snape followed behind. They arrived at their destination, with Albus indicating for silence and slowly he and Hagrid entered the doorway. There in the middle of the large dank, smelly, room was Xander sweeping up with a broom, music wafting across the room to them from some muggle contraption attached to his head.

            The headmaster tried to signal to Xander to come to him, but Xander was too engrossed in the music. Finally he saw them, smiled and waved, when behind him three pair of eyes stared at Xander from out of the gloom. The eyes were way up in the air and coming closer to an unsuspecting Xander. Finally Xander removed the headgear and asked Albus and Hagrid what they wanted, all the time the three headed dog, Fluffy, slowly made its way toward him. All the Professors and some of the students quickly stepped into the room and removed they're wands to defend the man. Xander for his part turned around and looked into the three faces and large sharp teeth of Fluffy. Xander looked back at the Professors with a blank expression, then his eyes went wide, his mouth fell open and…

            "Hey, I just washed and waxed that floor, dang it!" The students and Professors looking puzzled slowly backed out of the room as a person came pushing through the door past them.

            "Hey, what's going on Xand? Why all the people?" Faith said kissing him on the lips then she reached up to scratch Fluffy behind the ears.

            "Hell if I know, I was just sweeping up and…Buffy you get that skylight opened yet!"

            A voice from above said, "I'm getting there, just a little more… and… there! Got it."

            "Oil the hinges, will yah."

            "O'k."

            "I'm sorry Professor, what did you want?" asked Harris.

            Albus looked up smiling as Dawn came in, with Lana, struggling with a large chain mumbling to herself, "sure…let the normal muggle grab the heavy chain and…Oh hi Professor." She then tapped on the dog's shoulder, it lowered its head, and she connected the chain to his center collar. She began talking to it petting it and saying, "It's alright baby, they'll be leaving soon. C'mon we'll go outside and play with squiddy!" Turning Fluffy, wagging its tail, followed Dawn, passing Buffy on its way out, who in turn ran her hand over the dog's fine coat smiling.

            "Dawn! Don't let him go into the woods he's scared of the Trisiks, and I am not cleaning up that mess again!" Buffy called after her.

            "Oh Professor, just for your information, Willow's looking for you she's intending to give you a piece of her mind on how your keeping Fluffy. This would be a good time to make yourself scarce. If you know what I mean."

            Albus thought a moment, then his eyes grew wide and fear crept into them as he recalled his first meeting with Willow. He could handle a lot of evil creatures, Valdemort himself, but the petite red head scared him to death. The others were surprised at the look of fear in his eyes, as he quickly looked for someplace to hide. The crowd slowly dissipated after that when Willow showed up all flustered that she couldn't find Albus anywhere.

            A short time later, Fluffy came bounding in and lowered one of its heads to lick Xander. He was wet from his waist to his head, so Xander took off his shirt, throwing it in the corner. Standing in his white t-shirt shaking his head in disgust, he continued his sweeping. Behind him stood five grinning girls, as they conspired against him while feeding each head of Fluffy a dog treat. Glancing at him from behind, Faith said, "You think we can get his t-shirt off too?" Laughing, they removed three more doggie treats from the bag…

            Buffy was busy mopping the landing to the steps in the main hall on the fourth floor. She knew that she had agreed to help, but she hated mopping! Why did the others get all the easy jobs? No, not her, she had to mop! She was getting close to finishing the landing, so she put the bucket on the bottom step and turned around to finish up, when she heard a grating sound behind her… She thought about it a bit and then realized this was a magic school and the staircases moved! She turned around to find that the bucket of soap and water were clear across the stairwell!

            Students and teachers alike were going about their business when they heard a stream of obscenities come from the depths of Hogwarts…It took Buffy three hours to get that bucket back!

            Willow was in Dumbledore's office cleaning up to help Xander. She looked up at Fawkes who was not looking to good, so she petted him and gave him a cookie treat. Afterwards to her horror the bird was enveloped in fire and was burned to ashes. Her eyes grew large as she looked at one of the cookies, then checking to see if anyone was watching she swept up the ashes and threw them in the trash bin. Then she flew out the door passing the Headmaster.

            As he walked in looking quite confused as he noticed Fawkes emerging from ashes in the waist basket?

            Professor McGonagall was asked by Albus to keep an eye on the muggle young people, he was uncertain, something was strange about them. So she would change into a cat and watch one of them to see if there were any problems.

            Faith was cleaning some cobwebs up on the ceiling in the main hall as the last of kids were off to lunch, when a cat started to rub against her lower legs. She reached down and stroked the kitty feeling it purr away. She noticed that it kept on jumping on the window sill. Noting that is was raining like crazy out and still the cat was on the sill. Well I'm not walking all the way to the front, I'll just drop it out the window it's only a four foot drop, no problem. So she did, with the cat howling the whole time.

            A minute later, a knock sounded from the front door. When Faith opened the door, in walked a very pissed off, and soaked to the skin, Professor McGonagall dripping water all over the main hall floor. All she did was eye the confused girl as she walked on past. Minerva over heard a comment from Faith saying, "funny time to take a walk?"

            While Lorne was in the boys shower room cleaning up, baby "D", as Lorne called her, was going to sweep the floor, but she forgot where she placed the broom. Looking over she found a broom in the corner near Draco's bed, looking at it she thought, must be a pretty good broom its got it's own brand name, Nimbus…" So she started sweeping with it.

            Later that day, there was a Quidditch match, Slytherin against Hufflepuff. Darco ran up stairs, but couldn't find his broom. Finally he found it behind the door, picked up and ran to the game. He later gave Dawn dirty look later as he passed by her… they lost big time!