TITLE: Burgandy

AUTHOR: Ben Is Glory

RATING: PG-13

PAIRING: B/S

DISCLAIMER: Characters do not belong to me. And I probably should have mentioned earlier that the title comes from a Common Rotation song. Goooood band, go listen!

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Not as much of an update as I would've like, but I've been lazy and more into reading fic than writing it. That will change. Hopefully I'll have another chapter up tonight. Yay.

FEEDBACK: Mmmhmm. :)

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"Buffy! We have to go out," encouraged Willow, but her roommate just gave her a blank stare. "It's Friday night! It's been three whole days since that episode at the Bronze, and I can't sit around here and watch you mope for one more second."

Buffy considered what her friend was saying. It was true; they hadn't done anything for the past three days. Luckily, she hadn't seen Will either. "I guess it's safe to go out. I mean… what are the chances of seeing him at the Bronze, right?" she asked nervously.

Willow let out a huge sigh. "Yes. Thank you. And if we *do* happen to see him…"

"I'll hide under the table until he leaves," Buffy cut in. The redhead shot her a look and Buffy smiled. "Just kidding." I hope, she thought wearily.

"Good," Willow matter-of-factly stated. "Now hurry up and get dressed. It's almost eight." She watched the blonde move to her closet and pick out a simple top and jeans. Buffy quickly put them on and looked to Willow.

"Am I good?"

"You're good," Wills told her. "Now let's get going before we miss the good bands."

The two girls rushed through the hall and down the stairs.

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Thirty minutes later, Buffy and Willow sat at a table off the dance floor of the Bronze. Willow was sipping a mixed drink, while Buffy had a Coke. Better play it safe tonight, she had told herself. So far there was no sign of William.

"Do you think he'll come?" Buffy asked her friend.

"Who?" Willow wondered, teasing the other girl. "Oh, you mean Mr. Wonderful? I don't know. I thought after he was a jerk, you were going to forget about him." She glanced at Buffy and automatically knew that would never happen. "Yeah, didn't think so."

Buffy glared at her. "I'm trying, okay? And I haven't seen him since class on Wednesday, which gives me a full twelve hours to figure out what I'm going to say to him in class tomorrow." She noticed that Willow's gaze was focused behind her. "What?" a confused Buffy asked beginning to turn her head.

"Um… I don't think you have twelve hours." Willow was referring to the fact that Will was conveniently on his way over to the girl's table.

"Oh shit!" Buffy panicked. "What am I going to say to him?"

"Not sure. But this is my cue to exit," Willow said picking up her drink and walking toward a table with some of the people from her dorm.

Damn it, Willow, Buffy cursed in her head. Her mind was racing, and she could feel her mouth go dry.

Calm down, you whelp! Will thought to himself. Just go and talk to her. He was as nervous as she was, probably more. What Giles had said to him the other day kept repeating in his head. "She's just a student." Oh, bugger it.

"Uh… hi," he started as he approached the table. Her eyes were down, and slowly they raised to look at him. "Can I sit down?" he asked tentatively.

"Yeah, sure," she said nervously and returned her gaze to her Coke.

"I'm… I'm Will."

"I know who you are," she answered coldly. "I'm Buffy."

"Hey, Buffy." He gave her a warm smile hoping it would relax both of them. Instantly she felt bad about being so rude.

"I'm sorry. It's just…"

"No, it's my fault," he stopped her. "I shouldn't have been such an idiot the other day. I know what it's like when you get smashed and act stupid."

"You know what that's like," she added incredulously.

"It's why I'm here," he claimed. "Well… not really. I came to ask you something."

The nervousness that had slowly faded away suddenly began to choke Buffy again. "Something to… ask me?" Her voice trembled slightly.

"I was wondering if you want to get some coffee with me tomorrow after class. It's the least I can do after being such a git to you."

Buffy could feel her face flush. "I'd… I'd really like that," she told him, a smile slowly forming.

He returned her smile with his own. "Great. So, I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Okay," she responded. "See you then."

Will stood and turned to leave, his black duster billowing behind him. Buffy watched him leave the club before turning around to find Willow grinning excitedly at her.

"How'd it go?" she demanded. "I want details!"

Buffy had turned into the giggly schoolgirl. "He asked me out! Well, sort of."

"No way! When are you guys going out?"
"Tomorrow. He wants to take me to coffee after class."
"Oh, Buffy!" she squealed as she pulled the girl in for a hug. "I'm so happy for you."

Buffy couldn't stop smiling. It seemed like her luck was changing, and she couldn't be more ecstatic.

-TBC-

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