-'Hand In Hand.'-
Pairings: One sided B/X, some B/A, and W/X
A/N: [One shot] A response to malastor's challenge 'Xander wasn't the one to get possessed by the Hyena' Not your usual W/X
A/N 2: God knows you can't write more unless you get reviews.
A/N 3: Oh yeah and * * indicates lyrics to songs. I took 'Reluctant Man' because that's the actual song they used in that scene in "The Pack"
Disclaimers: I don't own anything relating to Buffy.
Timeframe: S1 AU The Pack.
Dedicated to the few remaining W/X'ers out there, you know who you are.
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Buffy looked down at the coke that she had been nursing for the past half hour. Patrol was a bust, even though she got to see Angel. A smile graced her face as she remembered the touch of his lips on her skin and snuggled back into the black leather jacket. It still smelled like him. She opened her eyes to see the empty table before her. They were supposed to meet her outside the Bronze forty minutes ago. She sighed and checked her watch again.
"Sorry Buff..."
Buffy turned to see Xander wearing a loose green t-shirt with a black jacket and blue jeans. He quickly pulled up a chair and sat down. "I couldn't get out until twenty minutes ago."
Buffy smiled and took a sip of her coke. "Its okay, you're not the only one that's been slightly absent."
Xander furrowed his brow and looked around the club. "Willow's not here? I thought she was in the bathroom or something."
Buffy shook her head. "Nope, its just been little old me."
Xander smiled. "Hey now, you're only one of those two things."
Buffy frowned. "I do not know which one I'd hurt you more for."
Xander gave her a lopsided grin. "So..." He put his hands on the table. "What's going on in the world of Buffy?"
The blond slayer groaned and propped her head up with her hands. "Nada, zip, zero. Just having the patrols, the training and the school, I'm just a big fat loser with no friends."
Xander leaned over and smiled reassuringly. "That's not true. You got Wills and me."
Buffy sat back into her seat and raised both eyebrows and glared at Xander. "So I'm just a big fat loser now?"
Xander held up his hands in surrender. "No, no, nononononono. God no. You are anything but those three things."
Buffy smirked condescendingly. "So just one of those two things from earlier, right?"
Xander cocked his head to the side before finding a way to change the subject. "Hey is that a new jacket?"
Buffy's face paled as she unconsciously felt the black leather jacket with her left hand. "What this old thing?...no, no I've had this forever."
Xander raised an eyebrow. "Really, cuz it looks like something Deadboy'd wear. You know black, leather, ugly and..." Buffy glared at Xander, "I'll shut up now."
"We just happened to meet while patrolling and he thought I might be cold."
Xander muttered under his breath. "He'd know what its like, being without a pulse."
Buffy crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows. Xander got the hint. "Damn slayer hearing."
"You're not helping your case, besides..." She pulled the collar tighter around her neck. "It goes with my shoes."
Xander sighed and looked down at his watch. "It's not like Wills to be this late."
Buffy rolled her eyes. "You mean like you?"
Xander faked hurt before looking around the club again. "Did she seem upset at all on the bus back from the zoo?"
Buffy cocked her head to the side. "About what?"
Xander shrugged. "I dunno. She was quiet. Usually we spend the whole bus talking about stuff."
Buffy pouted and talked like a baby. "Aww is Xander missing his Willow?"
Xander groaned. "I'm just worried okay, she just seemed, I dunno, different."
Buffy looked down and nodded. "Yeah I kn..."
Xander cocked his head to the side. "Buffy?"
"Oh my God."
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Willow smiled as she felt the eyes pour over her walking into the Bronze. Her usual clothes seemed so...unappealing after she arrived home. As she walked by one of the slightly older, she could feel the heat come off his tongue as he licked his lips. The dark red shirt clung to her skin, seemingly melting into her every pore. The tight black jeans snugly curved against her calves and lined against her waist. Her long red air draped across her shoulders and down her back. The smells and heat of the club made her skin tingle with excitement. She noticed Xander sitting at a table and grinned evilly. "Hmmmm...tasty."
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The redhead smiled and nonchalantly stroked Xander's bicep. "Sorry I'm late, I... just forgot that we were gonna be here."
Xander raised an eyebrow before shaking his head to clear his thoughts. "So Wills, I still need help with the math, you still wanna meet up after school tomorrow? "
Willow smiled and took a swig of Buffy's cola. The blond slayer narrowed her eyes at the loss of her caffeine. "Well I guess you and I could..." She smiled as her face got closer to his head. She sniffed the air and pursed her lips. "Mmmnnn. You took a bath."
Xander cocked his head to the side and furrowed his eyebrows. "Yeah, all the cools kids are doing now with the soap and everything. Are you okay Wills?"
Willow smiled appreciatively, "Yeah I'm just a little..." She turned and saw the Twinkie lying on the table. "Hungry!"
Xander grinned and turned to Buffy as the girl tore off half of the cream- filled treat. "See, no one can resist the sugary goodness."
Willow's face dropped as she spit out the Twinkie and cleaned her tongue with a napkin "God, what is this crap? Birds live on this!"
Xander frowned and protectively pulled back the other half of the Twinkie. "Hey, that's no way to talk to the sugary goodness."
Buffy smiled and grabbed onto Willow's arm. "Excuse us for a second, will you?"
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Willow groaned as she was pulled into the girl's bathroom. She turned and saw the blond slayer, arms crossed in full glare mode. She smirked and reciprocated the gesture. "What?"
Buffy put her hands on her hips. "What's up with you Wills?"
Willow mirrored her action. "What's wrong with _you_ Buffs?"
"Is something wrong? Did I do something?"
"_Is_ something wrong. _Did_ you do something wrong?"
Buffy raised her right hand. Willow raised her left hand and giggled. Buffy growled and took a step to the left. Willow moved infront of her and chuckled. The blond slayer was getting irritated as her friend copied all of her actions. "Willow, what are you doing?"
The redhead cackled, startling the slayer, and crossed her arms. "God, you are so _easy_!"
Buffy sighed and chuckled, putting her head in her hands and bent over. "Aggghhh. What the hell was that about?"
Willow's eyes danced as her smiled twisted into a feral grin before walking out of the . "You need to have more fun, girl."
Buffy sighed before following. "Well _that_ was surreal."
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Xander watched as his two female friends walked back to the table. His eyes dancing appreciatively back from one to the other. He was _not_ used to his Willow being...not Willow. As they sat back down on the table, he noticed the red flush on his blond friends face. "Hey Buffs, you okay?"
Buffy shook her head and laughed breathlessly. "Yep. Our little Willow here decided that I needed to 'loosen up' a little."
Willow's features darkened before Xander turned to face her. "Wills, you evil little minx you. Picking on poor Buffy like that...good job."
The redhead smiled seductively and slowly and purposefully sipped some of her soda from a straw. Her eyes lowered as she spoke. "What can I say, the poor girl is just _soo_ easy...to mess with."
Buffy was taken aback by the pause. "Wills, are you sure that you're okay?"
Willow smiled seductively as the first strings of "Reluctant Man" by Sprung Monkey came on.
*Oh, Reluctant Man*
The redhead looked to her side and stood up. "Yeah, I'm just... restless." She talked over to Xander and leaned over his shoulder, making slight contact.
*Who's afraid to touch the world / Why are you hiding? / What is the base of all your fears?*
Xander felt her warm breath caress his ear as she whispered slowly. "Wanna dance?"
*Do you find yourself in a cold cruel world*
Xander's brain had currently melted out his ears and simply nodded allowing his childhood friend to lead him out to the dance floor. "Oookaaayyy."
*Dark and desperate, scared and lonely?*
Buffy sat in astonishment as she watched the redhead lead the teenager through the mob of people at the club.
Willow and Xander walked to the center of the dance floor. Xander regained some of his verbal functions and began to speak. "Wills...not that I'm complaining, but whats with the sudden change?"
*Selfish Man / Who never gave to no one else / What are you holding? / Is it worth the price you pay?*
Willow smiled and turned around to spoon in against Xander, pulling his arms around her waist. She ground her hips and shoulders against him. She reached up with her hand and stroked his face, once again, causing Xander to lose his ability to talk. She turned back to face him and tilted her head up to his, close enough to kiss.
*'Cause your eyes they see just what you want to see*
The redhead let her arms slowly roam up the brunette's sides. She bit the tip of her lip before looking into his deep brown eyes. "Nothing..."
*And I hope they're not staring blindly at me*
She looked over his shoulder to see Buffy alone, back at the table, looking slightly confused. "...Just wanted to get you to myself for a minute."
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"That's our table."
Buffy groaned and rolled her eyes. "Listen, I..." She turned around to see Kyle, Rhonda, Tor, and Heidi staring and grinning at her. She sighed. "Oh, great. It's the winged monkeys."
Kyle and company cackled loudly before surrounding her. Kyle leaned over next to her face and opened his mouth to speak before looking up into the crowd. Buffy smirked and leaned back into her seat. "Cat got your tongue?"
Kyle stood up and motioned for the others to sit down somewhere else. Buffy quickly looked back at the crowd to see Willow smiling mischievously at them over Xander's shoulder. She looked back at Kyle, who smiled sarcastically at the blond slayer before following them to another table where a slightly overweight teenager was sitting alone. Kyle winked at Buffy before leaning over and grinning evilly at the boy. "Y'know, I don't understand why you're sitting at our table."
One of the girls, Rhonda, sat on the table and smiled sweetly at the boy. "Yeah, shouldn't you be hovering over the football stadium with 'Goodyear' written on you?"
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Across the dance floor Xander looked down at his dance partner who was laughing up a storm. "Something wrong Wills?"
Willow gave a slight huff and smiled evilly at Xander. "Nah, just had a funny thought."
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Pairings: One sided B/X, some B/A, and W/X
A/N: [One shot] A response to malastor's challenge 'Xander wasn't the one to get possessed by the Hyena' Not your usual W/X
A/N 2: God knows you can't write more unless you get reviews.
A/N 3: Oh yeah and * * indicates lyrics to songs. I took 'Reluctant Man' because that's the actual song they used in that scene in "The Pack"
Disclaimers: I don't own anything relating to Buffy.
Timeframe: S1 AU The Pack.
Dedicated to the few remaining W/X'ers out there, you know who you are.
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Buffy looked down at the coke that she had been nursing for the past half hour. Patrol was a bust, even though she got to see Angel. A smile graced her face as she remembered the touch of his lips on her skin and snuggled back into the black leather jacket. It still smelled like him. She opened her eyes to see the empty table before her. They were supposed to meet her outside the Bronze forty minutes ago. She sighed and checked her watch again.
"Sorry Buff..."
Buffy turned to see Xander wearing a loose green t-shirt with a black jacket and blue jeans. He quickly pulled up a chair and sat down. "I couldn't get out until twenty minutes ago."
Buffy smiled and took a sip of her coke. "Its okay, you're not the only one that's been slightly absent."
Xander furrowed his brow and looked around the club. "Willow's not here? I thought she was in the bathroom or something."
Buffy shook her head. "Nope, its just been little old me."
Xander smiled. "Hey now, you're only one of those two things."
Buffy frowned. "I do not know which one I'd hurt you more for."
Xander gave her a lopsided grin. "So..." He put his hands on the table. "What's going on in the world of Buffy?"
The blond slayer groaned and propped her head up with her hands. "Nada, zip, zero. Just having the patrols, the training and the school, I'm just a big fat loser with no friends."
Xander leaned over and smiled reassuringly. "That's not true. You got Wills and me."
Buffy sat back into her seat and raised both eyebrows and glared at Xander. "So I'm just a big fat loser now?"
Xander held up his hands in surrender. "No, no, nononononono. God no. You are anything but those three things."
Buffy smirked condescendingly. "So just one of those two things from earlier, right?"
Xander cocked his head to the side before finding a way to change the subject. "Hey is that a new jacket?"
Buffy's face paled as she unconsciously felt the black leather jacket with her left hand. "What this old thing?...no, no I've had this forever."
Xander raised an eyebrow. "Really, cuz it looks like something Deadboy'd wear. You know black, leather, ugly and..." Buffy glared at Xander, "I'll shut up now."
"We just happened to meet while patrolling and he thought I might be cold."
Xander muttered under his breath. "He'd know what its like, being without a pulse."
Buffy crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows. Xander got the hint. "Damn slayer hearing."
"You're not helping your case, besides..." She pulled the collar tighter around her neck. "It goes with my shoes."
Xander sighed and looked down at his watch. "It's not like Wills to be this late."
Buffy rolled her eyes. "You mean like you?"
Xander faked hurt before looking around the club again. "Did she seem upset at all on the bus back from the zoo?"
Buffy cocked her head to the side. "About what?"
Xander shrugged. "I dunno. She was quiet. Usually we spend the whole bus talking about stuff."
Buffy pouted and talked like a baby. "Aww is Xander missing his Willow?"
Xander groaned. "I'm just worried okay, she just seemed, I dunno, different."
Buffy looked down and nodded. "Yeah I kn..."
Xander cocked his head to the side. "Buffy?"
"Oh my God."
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Willow smiled as she felt the eyes pour over her walking into the Bronze. Her usual clothes seemed so...unappealing after she arrived home. As she walked by one of the slightly older, she could feel the heat come off his tongue as he licked his lips. The dark red shirt clung to her skin, seemingly melting into her every pore. The tight black jeans snugly curved against her calves and lined against her waist. Her long red air draped across her shoulders and down her back. The smells and heat of the club made her skin tingle with excitement. She noticed Xander sitting at a table and grinned evilly. "Hmmmm...tasty."
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The redhead smiled and nonchalantly stroked Xander's bicep. "Sorry I'm late, I... just forgot that we were gonna be here."
Xander raised an eyebrow before shaking his head to clear his thoughts. "So Wills, I still need help with the math, you still wanna meet up after school tomorrow? "
Willow smiled and took a swig of Buffy's cola. The blond slayer narrowed her eyes at the loss of her caffeine. "Well I guess you and I could..." She smiled as her face got closer to his head. She sniffed the air and pursed her lips. "Mmmnnn. You took a bath."
Xander cocked his head to the side and furrowed his eyebrows. "Yeah, all the cools kids are doing now with the soap and everything. Are you okay Wills?"
Willow smiled appreciatively, "Yeah I'm just a little..." She turned and saw the Twinkie lying on the table. "Hungry!"
Xander grinned and turned to Buffy as the girl tore off half of the cream- filled treat. "See, no one can resist the sugary goodness."
Willow's face dropped as she spit out the Twinkie and cleaned her tongue with a napkin "God, what is this crap? Birds live on this!"
Xander frowned and protectively pulled back the other half of the Twinkie. "Hey, that's no way to talk to the sugary goodness."
Buffy smiled and grabbed onto Willow's arm. "Excuse us for a second, will you?"
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Willow groaned as she was pulled into the girl's bathroom. She turned and saw the blond slayer, arms crossed in full glare mode. She smirked and reciprocated the gesture. "What?"
Buffy put her hands on her hips. "What's up with you Wills?"
Willow mirrored her action. "What's wrong with _you_ Buffs?"
"Is something wrong? Did I do something?"
"_Is_ something wrong. _Did_ you do something wrong?"
Buffy raised her right hand. Willow raised her left hand and giggled. Buffy growled and took a step to the left. Willow moved infront of her and chuckled. The blond slayer was getting irritated as her friend copied all of her actions. "Willow, what are you doing?"
The redhead cackled, startling the slayer, and crossed her arms. "God, you are so _easy_!"
Buffy sighed and chuckled, putting her head in her hands and bent over. "Aggghhh. What the hell was that about?"
Willow's eyes danced as her smiled twisted into a feral grin before walking out of the . "You need to have more fun, girl."
Buffy sighed before following. "Well _that_ was surreal."
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Xander watched as his two female friends walked back to the table. His eyes dancing appreciatively back from one to the other. He was _not_ used to his Willow being...not Willow. As they sat back down on the table, he noticed the red flush on his blond friends face. "Hey Buffs, you okay?"
Buffy shook her head and laughed breathlessly. "Yep. Our little Willow here decided that I needed to 'loosen up' a little."
Willow's features darkened before Xander turned to face her. "Wills, you evil little minx you. Picking on poor Buffy like that...good job."
The redhead smiled seductively and slowly and purposefully sipped some of her soda from a straw. Her eyes lowered as she spoke. "What can I say, the poor girl is just _soo_ easy...to mess with."
Buffy was taken aback by the pause. "Wills, are you sure that you're okay?"
Willow smiled seductively as the first strings of "Reluctant Man" by Sprung Monkey came on.
*Oh, Reluctant Man*
The redhead looked to her side and stood up. "Yeah, I'm just... restless." She talked over to Xander and leaned over his shoulder, making slight contact.
*Who's afraid to touch the world / Why are you hiding? / What is the base of all your fears?*
Xander felt her warm breath caress his ear as she whispered slowly. "Wanna dance?"
*Do you find yourself in a cold cruel world*
Xander's brain had currently melted out his ears and simply nodded allowing his childhood friend to lead him out to the dance floor. "Oookaaayyy."
*Dark and desperate, scared and lonely?*
Buffy sat in astonishment as she watched the redhead lead the teenager through the mob of people at the club.
Willow and Xander walked to the center of the dance floor. Xander regained some of his verbal functions and began to speak. "Wills...not that I'm complaining, but whats with the sudden change?"
*Selfish Man / Who never gave to no one else / What are you holding? / Is it worth the price you pay?*
Willow smiled and turned around to spoon in against Xander, pulling his arms around her waist. She ground her hips and shoulders against him. She reached up with her hand and stroked his face, once again, causing Xander to lose his ability to talk. She turned back to face him and tilted her head up to his, close enough to kiss.
*'Cause your eyes they see just what you want to see*
The redhead let her arms slowly roam up the brunette's sides. She bit the tip of her lip before looking into his deep brown eyes. "Nothing..."
*And I hope they're not staring blindly at me*
She looked over his shoulder to see Buffy alone, back at the table, looking slightly confused. "...Just wanted to get you to myself for a minute."
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"That's our table."
Buffy groaned and rolled her eyes. "Listen, I..." She turned around to see Kyle, Rhonda, Tor, and Heidi staring and grinning at her. She sighed. "Oh, great. It's the winged monkeys."
Kyle and company cackled loudly before surrounding her. Kyle leaned over next to her face and opened his mouth to speak before looking up into the crowd. Buffy smirked and leaned back into her seat. "Cat got your tongue?"
Kyle stood up and motioned for the others to sit down somewhere else. Buffy quickly looked back at the crowd to see Willow smiling mischievously at them over Xander's shoulder. She looked back at Kyle, who smiled sarcastically at the blond slayer before following them to another table where a slightly overweight teenager was sitting alone. Kyle winked at Buffy before leaning over and grinning evilly at the boy. "Y'know, I don't understand why you're sitting at our table."
One of the girls, Rhonda, sat on the table and smiled sweetly at the boy. "Yeah, shouldn't you be hovering over the football stadium with 'Goodyear' written on you?"
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Across the dance floor Xander looked down at his dance partner who was laughing up a storm. "Something wrong Wills?"
Willow gave a slight huff and smiled evilly at Xander. "Nah, just had a funny thought."
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