She's reading Dracula – Chapter Two – "True"
Rating: PG-13 I think
Disclaimer: You know the drill. Joss is god; all worship that little Grr Argh Zombie… I SAID WORSHIP
Author- Anya-Jenkins
Author's notes:
1. Well, the italics are Xander's thoughts the underlined are Anya's
2. And I'm not sure if forthrightness is a word but my pc isn't arguing with it so I think it is.
3. And I'm going on the basis that Anya does have parents, they just aren't in.
4. I know the Cordy quote I use is from season two but, quite frankly SO! Anyway I'm using it as something she said to someone else.
Shit is it 8.30 already? It can't be…I'm not dressed, damn! Running down the stairs with her body wrapped in a towel and another round her head, Anya made her way to the front door. "Hi Xander!" She said as she opened the door, "come on in, I'm still naked, wait right here. I'll be a few minutes."
Chuckling at her forthrightness, Xander made his way into Anya's front room. Sheesh, at least her parents aren't here I don't think I could deal with the whole 'and what are your intentions with our baby' conversation. What is she doing. I need the bathroom.
Making his way upstairs, Xander wondered which door the bathroom was. "Anya?" He called, "where's your bathroom?" No reply. "Anya?" Xander opened one door – master bedroom. Another door – this was a Study, not a bathroom. Another bedroom Geez, how many bedrooms do you want Ahn? Reaching the last door on the first floor, Xander hoped to god it was the bathroom. He really had to go. He opened the door. YES the bathroom…thank you lord!
"XANDER!" Anya yelled. She was putting her make up on in the bathroom mirror. She was….she was… in her underwear…oh crap…
"Anya….I….the door…unlocked…me….bathroom…oops…sorry" Xander blushed furiously "Sorry"
He can't see me like this! I mean… not like this, not when my hairs so messy! "You can't see me like this!"
"I know, sorry, I'll just go…"
"No! I just mean, my hair's in a not so good state at the moment."
"But – you're in your underwear, aren't you bothered by me? Here? Now?" Why isn't she bothered? Not that he was complaining or anything, it was just… well any other girl would have chased him halfway down the block by now…
"Why should I be? The way I see it is this: if we go to the Bronze tonight. If we EVER get there, we'll dance and have fun, then we'll want to see each other again, and again, and we'll end up in a relationship, where there's kissing, and groping, and sex and orgasms. So you're going to see me like this eventually. It's not like it's a stranger that walked in on me in the bathroom – believe me - if it was, I would have chased them halfway down the block by now." Anya said seriously, not once taking her eyes off of Xander, charting his reaction: the way he laughed; the way he froze when she said 'sex and orgasms', even if it was only for a millisecond; and the way he nodded as he registered her logic.
"True" was Xander's monosyllabic reply
"See, I really like you." Anya said, as blunt as ever.
"I like you too" He replied.
Anya grinned broadly, "Wait right here…"
Xander looked puzzled, the fact that he had needed to pee had been lost in the confusing conversation he had just had. Anya liked him, he liked her, and she mentioned a relationship. And sex. Boy, I wish Will was here, she'd help. But Willow was studying for the maths exam they had tomorrow. I don't need to learn maths Will, it's not like I'm ever gonna go in to the building thing, or the teaching maths thing. And now Anya had disappeared again. But before he had the chance to worry, she was back, and ready. Her hair was down in curls and she was wearing a red slip dress. The straps of her black bra were poking out under the straps of the dress, she was wearing minimal makeup, just something around her eyes, Xander didn't understand how it worked, but it was there. And it made her look more stunning than ever. If that was possible.
"Well? Are we going? I mean it is nearly 9.15 and I do want to dance tonight, maybe even with you" she finished with a giggle.
"Well then; go we shall, mon chéri" Xander said, offering her his arm and heading out of the house arm in arm with Anya. "So, where are your parents tonight?" he asked as they walked down the street towards the bronze.
"They've gone out of town for a week for a 'family thing'" she said, making air quotes with her hands "Which could mean one of two, maybe three things, One: there actually is a family crisis. Two: They just want lots of loud, obnoxious sex and Three: they are both secret agents for the FBI and going 'out of town' means a mission or something." She turned to see Xander, wide eyed and amazed. I'm joking, of course their not FBI agents" she burst out laughing "the only way that they would turn out to be FBI agents this week is if they combined it into some kinky…thing with number two!"
They walked to the bronze, sharing stories of how embarrassing parents could be, and they sat at a table near the dance floor. Xander bought them both a coke. He laughed inwardly, thinking about something he had heard Cordy tell one of her many boyfriends:
It's not a date till the guy spends money Well, I guess that would make this a date then.