A/N Welcome to the land of NC-17. This is my first time writing something
like this, so don't hate. Thanx! OH! And I want to say hey to my Broho
Brandon, Willow (Jacque), Faith (Stephanie), and Lita (Lauren).
Buffy stretched lazily in the bed, making sure the covers covered the parts that needed to be covered. She looked around and found Angel lying next to her, sound asleep. She smiled at the memory of the fun that they had had last night. The only thing that she had been worried about was the passengers in the two cabins beside them. Their screams of ecstasy last night were incredible. Of course that was because the sex had been five times more incredible than the first time they had been together.
As Angel turned over in his sleep, Buffy picked up his shirt off the lamp and slipped it on. How had it ended up on the lamp anyway? Oh, right.. Buffy had ripped it off of Angel and thrown it. She looked down to find only three of the six buttons left. He'll just have to take it to the tailor later. Walking to the bathroom, she flipped on the light and found the place a mess. She blinked as she remembered the night before.
"Angel.. shut the.. door!" Buffy said through gasps and kisses.
"Trying." Angel replied. He finally slammed the door shut with his foot.
The little welcome aboard party that the ship had thrown earlier had raised the sexual tension between them and they gave in and decided to test the curse. Now the silk shirt was ripped off and thrown somewhere and Buffy's dress was gone. The only thing that stood in their way was his boxers. Buffy grunted with frustration and ripped those down his legs. He stepped out of them and slammed her against the wall. She jumped up and threw her legs around his waist.
Angel slammed into her and she screamed in pain and pleasure. He gave her time to adjust before he started to pump wildly into her. Buffy met every thrust with a wild buck of her hips. Before she knew it, they were on the bed. The headboard started to bang against the wall with the fierce bouncing going on on the mattress. Their cries of rapture resounded through the room and reverberated back to them as they came together.
Panting, Angel rolled away and stared at the ceiling, his eyes glazed over. Buffy lay on the bed beside him and breathed heavily. That had been intense, almost primal. No..no, it was primal. They had been apart for over a year. She smiled and sat up.
"Where are you going?" Angel asked.
"I need a shower." Buffy replied, jumping off the bed and walking seductively to the bathroom door. The water stared to run and then hiss as it came out of the showerhead.
"Wait for me!" Angel practically flew off the bed and into her arms.
Before she could stop him, Angel had lifted her onto the counter and started to lick and suck at her dripping sex. She reared up with her hips and he happily inserted his fingers to help her out. Within minutes he had made her climax with a scream. She stared at his face, glistening with her juices, and smiled. He brought his mouth to hers and allowed her to taste herself. Buffy moaned at the sweetness and thrust herself onto him. He carried her into the shower and allowed the scalding liquid to flow over them. The water mixed with their beads of sweat as the water cascaded over them. Buffy's hair matted to her face and neck and Angel shoved it away as he started to pump. This time it wasn't wild. He held back and made each thrust slow and agonizing. Buffy tried to move her hips faster, but Angel's firm hands held her in place. His thumb found her clit and he began to massage it. They came together on Buffy's second orgasm, both crying out.
The water turned cold and Buffy and Angel relocated to the bed for about four more orgasms before they both fell asleep in each other's arms.
That had been lots of fun! Buffy brushed her long hair and went back out to the bedroom and out the door to the little living area. Angel had gotten them a suite and Buffy was grateful. She flopped on the large couch and turned on the TV. The ship had cable, so Buffy started to flip through the channels. MTV, VH1, MTV2, Nick, Disney, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery. Buffy finally settled on Cartoon Network. Bugs Bunny was on and Buffy hadn't watched that in a while.
She was enjoying Road Runner when a sleepy looking Angel walked in in a pair of sweat pants. He looked at her with half closed eyes and smiled. She stared at him as he walked to the couch and laid down, head on her chest and her arm around his shoulder.
"How are you feeling?" Buffy asked.
"Soulful." Angel replied with a yawn.
"Mmm." Buffy leaned over and laid her head on top of his.
"What the hell are you watching?"
"Loony Toons."
"What is that?"
"Oh come on! You've heard of Bugs Bunny and all that!"
"No."
"No? You're telling me that you've been alive for 246 years and you've never heard of Bugs Bunny?"
"No, I haven't. Who is he?"
"He's a rabbit. He's been around for, like, ever! I watched him when I was a kid. I never knew about him until I was five. I grew up a Disney kid."
"Disney?"
"Tell me you've heard of that."
"I think so. Is that the one with the giant talking rat?"
"He's a mouse!"
"Excuse me!"
"Angel, you need to get a life."
"I have one. She's sitting next to me."
"You mean that?"
"Of course I do." Angel sat up and looked at her. "Buffy, you are my life. Before you I was literally nothing. A nobody. A smelly bum in a dark alleyway that people crossed the street to stay away from. It was you who changed that. It's you I want to spend the rest of our days together with."
"Angel." Buffy said it the way she always had, like it was the last time she would ever say it. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared at the love that emanated from his soulful eyes. "I love you."
"I love you."
Angel pulled her into a tight embrace and held her for what seemed like forever. Neither of them wanted to let go of the other, but Buffy needed air. They let go, but still held each other's hands and gazed into each other's eyes.
Buffy sighed. "Well, it's almost dark, what do you want to do tonight?"
"Aren't they having that big dinner thing tonight in the ballroom?"
"I think so. Why? You want to go mingle?"
"Sure, why not? It'll be interesting."
Buffy turned and settled into Angel's lap. "Oh yeah, cause socializing has always been number one on your list of fun things to do."
"It was. Before I was changed, I mean."
Buffy stared at him.
"I mean, when I wasn't drunk and whoring around with girls. I was high society back then, Buffy. It was sort of my job to mingle. If I hadn't've been changed by Darla, my dad was going to force me to marry some half wit that he and her father had arranged."
"Yeesh! Arranged marriage huh?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I'm glad that you're here now."
"Me too."
"We're getting mushy. Let's try to get dressed for that dinner."
"Try?"
"I figure we could probably get in a couple of rounds before we need to finish getting dressed."
"Temptress."
"I know."
Buffy got up and walked to the bedroom. When Angel finally came in, she was looking through the closet that they had put some of their clothes in. Mainly the fancy outfits. The dinner was formal, so Buffy chose a long, backless, burgundy dress that Angel had bought her in Marseille. They had spent a week there waiting for the boat to arrive. So far, their trip had lasted almost two months. School started in early September and it was already early August. By the time they reached home, it would be late August and Buffy still had to move out of the house and into the dorm room.
Suddenly, cold hands ran themselves down her warm arms and cause her to shudder at the intimate contact. Buffy turned and looked up at Angel. He smiled at her and she pulled his head down into a fiery kiss. Her little hands found the waist of his sweats and she pushed those down. Angel stepped out of them as she pulled her towards the bed. Taking control, Buffy removed his hands from her and shoved him on the bed. He bounced up, but Buffy stopped him from flying off by straddling him.
Not even caring about foreplay, Buffy plunged herself down onto Angel. He gasped and let out a cry and then looked up at her. She smiled wickedly as she started to move slowly on top of him. Angel sat up and groaned as Buffy's muscles contracted from the sudden change in position. As she rode him, Angel gently undid the buttons on the shirt she was wearing and tossed it aside. The slow movements that Buffy kept up drove him crazy and he tried to move her hips faster with his hands. She grabbed his wrists and in a swift movement, Buffy pushed him back and pinned his wrists to the mattress.
Unfortunately, she didn't expect him to flip her with his strength. Now she was underneath him, powerless to stop his driving thrusts. She took each one though. Nothing Angel did with her she couldn't take. Buffy was the Vampire Slayer after all.
"GOD! Angel!" Buffy screamed.
"Buffy!" Angel cried.
They came together crying out each other's names. Staying there, wrapped in each other's arms, was heaven for them. After a while, Angel rolled off of her. She whimpered from the broken contact and rolled over to cuddle in his arms. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and kissed her forehead.
"Well, that lasted a lot longer than I thought it would." Angel said.
"Yeah."
"Maybe we should.."
"Yeah."
They managed to get up and grab their clothes, but the contact of their hands lightly brushing each other sent them back to the bed. They made it through two more orgasms before Buffy kicked Angel out of the bedroom with his clothes. She told him that he could get ready out there while she got ready in the bedroom.
Twenty minutes later, Buffy emerged in her dress and black heels. She looked amazing. Her hair was in a loose French twist with wisps of hair floating around her face. Her makeup was more natural than dark evening makeup, but it worked on her. She wore a tiny silver cross around her neck, a small silver bracelet on her right wrist, and her claddagh on her left ring finger.
Angel's mouth dropped as he stared at her. She got really uncomfortable under his gaze and went to turn back into the room and shut the door. Angel caught her before she could even grab the door.
"Where are you going?" Angel asked.
"To change."
"Why?"
"You were staring at me like if someone touched me, you'd kill them. Plus, I know where that look leads."
"Don't change."
"You sure?"
"Positive."
"You look good." Buffy said, shifting in his arms so she was facing him now.
"Thank you."
"Of course I always thought you looked damn sexy in a tux."
"Ok, I know where that's going to lead Miss Summers. I think we should get to that dinner before these clothes end up even more rumpled than before."
"I totally agree."
Angel offered her his arm and he escorted Buffy out into the ballroom. To their surprise, they were early. To pass the time, they walked the decks to stare out over the endless ocean. Angel started to look at one of the lifeboats.
"You know. This seems more like a yacht than it does a lifeboat. I remember when they were just wooden little boats with oars. And they were lowered by ropes, not steel cables." Angel said.
"Yeah, and look what happened to the Titanic." Buffy retorted.
Angel stared at her. "What?"
"Well, they didn't have enough lifeboats for everyone and some of the ropes broke cause they had too much weight. Stupid people."
"I didn't know you knew about that."
"I know, I know. Buffy and history don't exactly go hand in hand. It was an interest of my dad's when I was little. He always wanted to go down and see the wreck and he was going to take me with him. I used to sit and watch all the specials on the ship with him. I even helped him build a model of it once. I fell in love with the ship's stories and the myths that surrounded it." Buffy sighed. "I guess I lost that kind of passion when I became the slayer."
"No you didn't. It's still there, it's just directed towards something even more important."
"You're full of yourself, aren't you?"
"What can I say? I'm a vampire in love."
Buffy laughed and leaned back on Angel's chest. They stared out over the dark ocean holding each other until someone came out and informed everyone on the deck that they were allowing the passengers in for dinner. Angel led Buffy to a table near one of the farthest corners from the door and pulled out a chair for her. She sat down and he scooted her chair in and then sat down beside, moving his chair closer. After about half an hour of talking, their table started to fill up. A lot of the other tables had been taken already.
A girl about Buffy's age with short dark blonde hair sat down next to her. She was with a guy that had brown hair and he was kind of tall. Buffy guessed about 5'10", 6 feet at the most. They smiled at Buffy and Angel. Then another couple and a girl came and sat down. The man was tall and reminded Buffy a little of Xander with his playful dark eyes and short spiked up hair. The girl had brown hair and she was a little shorter than the guy she was with. She actually reminded Buffy of Willow. The other girl with them had long, curly, brown hair with red highlights. Her tongue was pierced and she had a tattoo of barbed wire around her right arm. She was a little taller than Buffy, but with the boots she was wearing, they made her look almost 6 feet.
"Buffy, why are they all sitting with us?" Angel whispered to her.
"They're supposed to Angel." Buffy said.
"Hi, my name's Stephanie! What's yours?" the girl next to Buffy said.
"Buffy. This is my boyfriend Angel."
"Hi Angel. Nice to meet you guys! This is James, my fiancée."
"Hi James." Buffy said, shaking his hand.
"What are you guys doing on this trip?"
"We're going home. We live in California."
"Neat! We live in Virginia. Some small town called Prince George."
"Cool."
"And who are you guys?" Stephanie asked the other three guests at the table.
"My name's Jacque." The girl with the guy that looked like Xander. "These are my friends Brandon and Lauren."
"Hi." Lauren said. She sounded much different than what he appearance made her out to be. "What's your name again?"
"Buffy. And this is Angel." Buffy replied.
"And your..Stephanie?"
"Yup!" Stephanie asked. "You all can call me Steph."
"This is exciting!" Jacque said.
"Yeah. I love ships! I think they're neat."
"They all thought the Titanic was neat. Look where it's at." Brandon said. "But let's try not to think about that."
"I'm with Brandon on that one." Buffy said.
"So, Angel, what do you do?" Steph asked.
"Um, I'm a senior at UC Sunnydale." Angel said.
"Cool! What about you Buffy?"
"Freshman."
"Did you guys meet in high school?"
"Kind of. I was a sophomore at Sunnydale High when he was a freshman at the college. We sort of ran into each other."
"So you must've just graduated then."
"Yeah."
"How was that?"
"It was..explosive. Chocked full of surprises."
"Cool! What are you majoring in for college?"
"I don't really know yet. I haven't even planned my curriculum. This was sort of a business trip we had to make. It didn't pan out the way we thought."
"Wow." Jacque said. "You guys sound interesting."
"You have no idea."
The waiter came up to the table and told them what the chef had prepared for them all that night and they started out with ordering drinks. After the drinks had come, they made their choices between a salad or soup as an appetizer. When that was finished, they chose between the chicken dinner or the pork dinner. The dessert was all the same. A rich chocolate truffle cake that Buffy and Angel saved and took back to the bedroom for later. They had chatted with their new friends throughout dinner and enjoyed their company.
The rest of the cruise home was fun. They made it to port in Virginia and everyone unloaded there for a little sightseeing. Buffy and Angel said goodbye to Stephanie and James there before the boat headed down to Mexico. Jacque, Brandon, and Lauren stayed on until they all arrived in San Francisco. That's where Buffy and Angel departed. They said goodbye to Lauren, Jacque, and Brandon before driving the four hours back to Sunnydale.
Buffy stretched lazily in the bed, making sure the covers covered the parts that needed to be covered. She looked around and found Angel lying next to her, sound asleep. She smiled at the memory of the fun that they had had last night. The only thing that she had been worried about was the passengers in the two cabins beside them. Their screams of ecstasy last night were incredible. Of course that was because the sex had been five times more incredible than the first time they had been together.
As Angel turned over in his sleep, Buffy picked up his shirt off the lamp and slipped it on. How had it ended up on the lamp anyway? Oh, right.. Buffy had ripped it off of Angel and thrown it. She looked down to find only three of the six buttons left. He'll just have to take it to the tailor later. Walking to the bathroom, she flipped on the light and found the place a mess. She blinked as she remembered the night before.
"Angel.. shut the.. door!" Buffy said through gasps and kisses.
"Trying." Angel replied. He finally slammed the door shut with his foot.
The little welcome aboard party that the ship had thrown earlier had raised the sexual tension between them and they gave in and decided to test the curse. Now the silk shirt was ripped off and thrown somewhere and Buffy's dress was gone. The only thing that stood in their way was his boxers. Buffy grunted with frustration and ripped those down his legs. He stepped out of them and slammed her against the wall. She jumped up and threw her legs around his waist.
Angel slammed into her and she screamed in pain and pleasure. He gave her time to adjust before he started to pump wildly into her. Buffy met every thrust with a wild buck of her hips. Before she knew it, they were on the bed. The headboard started to bang against the wall with the fierce bouncing going on on the mattress. Their cries of rapture resounded through the room and reverberated back to them as they came together.
Panting, Angel rolled away and stared at the ceiling, his eyes glazed over. Buffy lay on the bed beside him and breathed heavily. That had been intense, almost primal. No..no, it was primal. They had been apart for over a year. She smiled and sat up.
"Where are you going?" Angel asked.
"I need a shower." Buffy replied, jumping off the bed and walking seductively to the bathroom door. The water stared to run and then hiss as it came out of the showerhead.
"Wait for me!" Angel practically flew off the bed and into her arms.
Before she could stop him, Angel had lifted her onto the counter and started to lick and suck at her dripping sex. She reared up with her hips and he happily inserted his fingers to help her out. Within minutes he had made her climax with a scream. She stared at his face, glistening with her juices, and smiled. He brought his mouth to hers and allowed her to taste herself. Buffy moaned at the sweetness and thrust herself onto him. He carried her into the shower and allowed the scalding liquid to flow over them. The water mixed with their beads of sweat as the water cascaded over them. Buffy's hair matted to her face and neck and Angel shoved it away as he started to pump. This time it wasn't wild. He held back and made each thrust slow and agonizing. Buffy tried to move her hips faster, but Angel's firm hands held her in place. His thumb found her clit and he began to massage it. They came together on Buffy's second orgasm, both crying out.
The water turned cold and Buffy and Angel relocated to the bed for about four more orgasms before they both fell asleep in each other's arms.
That had been lots of fun! Buffy brushed her long hair and went back out to the bedroom and out the door to the little living area. Angel had gotten them a suite and Buffy was grateful. She flopped on the large couch and turned on the TV. The ship had cable, so Buffy started to flip through the channels. MTV, VH1, MTV2, Nick, Disney, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery. Buffy finally settled on Cartoon Network. Bugs Bunny was on and Buffy hadn't watched that in a while.
She was enjoying Road Runner when a sleepy looking Angel walked in in a pair of sweat pants. He looked at her with half closed eyes and smiled. She stared at him as he walked to the couch and laid down, head on her chest and her arm around his shoulder.
"How are you feeling?" Buffy asked.
"Soulful." Angel replied with a yawn.
"Mmm." Buffy leaned over and laid her head on top of his.
"What the hell are you watching?"
"Loony Toons."
"What is that?"
"Oh come on! You've heard of Bugs Bunny and all that!"
"No."
"No? You're telling me that you've been alive for 246 years and you've never heard of Bugs Bunny?"
"No, I haven't. Who is he?"
"He's a rabbit. He's been around for, like, ever! I watched him when I was a kid. I never knew about him until I was five. I grew up a Disney kid."
"Disney?"
"Tell me you've heard of that."
"I think so. Is that the one with the giant talking rat?"
"He's a mouse!"
"Excuse me!"
"Angel, you need to get a life."
"I have one. She's sitting next to me."
"You mean that?"
"Of course I do." Angel sat up and looked at her. "Buffy, you are my life. Before you I was literally nothing. A nobody. A smelly bum in a dark alleyway that people crossed the street to stay away from. It was you who changed that. It's you I want to spend the rest of our days together with."
"Angel." Buffy said it the way she always had, like it was the last time she would ever say it. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared at the love that emanated from his soulful eyes. "I love you."
"I love you."
Angel pulled her into a tight embrace and held her for what seemed like forever. Neither of them wanted to let go of the other, but Buffy needed air. They let go, but still held each other's hands and gazed into each other's eyes.
Buffy sighed. "Well, it's almost dark, what do you want to do tonight?"
"Aren't they having that big dinner thing tonight in the ballroom?"
"I think so. Why? You want to go mingle?"
"Sure, why not? It'll be interesting."
Buffy turned and settled into Angel's lap. "Oh yeah, cause socializing has always been number one on your list of fun things to do."
"It was. Before I was changed, I mean."
Buffy stared at him.
"I mean, when I wasn't drunk and whoring around with girls. I was high society back then, Buffy. It was sort of my job to mingle. If I hadn't've been changed by Darla, my dad was going to force me to marry some half wit that he and her father had arranged."
"Yeesh! Arranged marriage huh?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I'm glad that you're here now."
"Me too."
"We're getting mushy. Let's try to get dressed for that dinner."
"Try?"
"I figure we could probably get in a couple of rounds before we need to finish getting dressed."
"Temptress."
"I know."
Buffy got up and walked to the bedroom. When Angel finally came in, she was looking through the closet that they had put some of their clothes in. Mainly the fancy outfits. The dinner was formal, so Buffy chose a long, backless, burgundy dress that Angel had bought her in Marseille. They had spent a week there waiting for the boat to arrive. So far, their trip had lasted almost two months. School started in early September and it was already early August. By the time they reached home, it would be late August and Buffy still had to move out of the house and into the dorm room.
Suddenly, cold hands ran themselves down her warm arms and cause her to shudder at the intimate contact. Buffy turned and looked up at Angel. He smiled at her and she pulled his head down into a fiery kiss. Her little hands found the waist of his sweats and she pushed those down. Angel stepped out of them as she pulled her towards the bed. Taking control, Buffy removed his hands from her and shoved him on the bed. He bounced up, but Buffy stopped him from flying off by straddling him.
Not even caring about foreplay, Buffy plunged herself down onto Angel. He gasped and let out a cry and then looked up at her. She smiled wickedly as she started to move slowly on top of him. Angel sat up and groaned as Buffy's muscles contracted from the sudden change in position. As she rode him, Angel gently undid the buttons on the shirt she was wearing and tossed it aside. The slow movements that Buffy kept up drove him crazy and he tried to move her hips faster with his hands. She grabbed his wrists and in a swift movement, Buffy pushed him back and pinned his wrists to the mattress.
Unfortunately, she didn't expect him to flip her with his strength. Now she was underneath him, powerless to stop his driving thrusts. She took each one though. Nothing Angel did with her she couldn't take. Buffy was the Vampire Slayer after all.
"GOD! Angel!" Buffy screamed.
"Buffy!" Angel cried.
They came together crying out each other's names. Staying there, wrapped in each other's arms, was heaven for them. After a while, Angel rolled off of her. She whimpered from the broken contact and rolled over to cuddle in his arms. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and kissed her forehead.
"Well, that lasted a lot longer than I thought it would." Angel said.
"Yeah."
"Maybe we should.."
"Yeah."
They managed to get up and grab their clothes, but the contact of their hands lightly brushing each other sent them back to the bed. They made it through two more orgasms before Buffy kicked Angel out of the bedroom with his clothes. She told him that he could get ready out there while she got ready in the bedroom.
Twenty minutes later, Buffy emerged in her dress and black heels. She looked amazing. Her hair was in a loose French twist with wisps of hair floating around her face. Her makeup was more natural than dark evening makeup, but it worked on her. She wore a tiny silver cross around her neck, a small silver bracelet on her right wrist, and her claddagh on her left ring finger.
Angel's mouth dropped as he stared at her. She got really uncomfortable under his gaze and went to turn back into the room and shut the door. Angel caught her before she could even grab the door.
"Where are you going?" Angel asked.
"To change."
"Why?"
"You were staring at me like if someone touched me, you'd kill them. Plus, I know where that look leads."
"Don't change."
"You sure?"
"Positive."
"You look good." Buffy said, shifting in his arms so she was facing him now.
"Thank you."
"Of course I always thought you looked damn sexy in a tux."
"Ok, I know where that's going to lead Miss Summers. I think we should get to that dinner before these clothes end up even more rumpled than before."
"I totally agree."
Angel offered her his arm and he escorted Buffy out into the ballroom. To their surprise, they were early. To pass the time, they walked the decks to stare out over the endless ocean. Angel started to look at one of the lifeboats.
"You know. This seems more like a yacht than it does a lifeboat. I remember when they were just wooden little boats with oars. And they were lowered by ropes, not steel cables." Angel said.
"Yeah, and look what happened to the Titanic." Buffy retorted.
Angel stared at her. "What?"
"Well, they didn't have enough lifeboats for everyone and some of the ropes broke cause they had too much weight. Stupid people."
"I didn't know you knew about that."
"I know, I know. Buffy and history don't exactly go hand in hand. It was an interest of my dad's when I was little. He always wanted to go down and see the wreck and he was going to take me with him. I used to sit and watch all the specials on the ship with him. I even helped him build a model of it once. I fell in love with the ship's stories and the myths that surrounded it." Buffy sighed. "I guess I lost that kind of passion when I became the slayer."
"No you didn't. It's still there, it's just directed towards something even more important."
"You're full of yourself, aren't you?"
"What can I say? I'm a vampire in love."
Buffy laughed and leaned back on Angel's chest. They stared out over the dark ocean holding each other until someone came out and informed everyone on the deck that they were allowing the passengers in for dinner. Angel led Buffy to a table near one of the farthest corners from the door and pulled out a chair for her. She sat down and he scooted her chair in and then sat down beside, moving his chair closer. After about half an hour of talking, their table started to fill up. A lot of the other tables had been taken already.
A girl about Buffy's age with short dark blonde hair sat down next to her. She was with a guy that had brown hair and he was kind of tall. Buffy guessed about 5'10", 6 feet at the most. They smiled at Buffy and Angel. Then another couple and a girl came and sat down. The man was tall and reminded Buffy a little of Xander with his playful dark eyes and short spiked up hair. The girl had brown hair and she was a little shorter than the guy she was with. She actually reminded Buffy of Willow. The other girl with them had long, curly, brown hair with red highlights. Her tongue was pierced and she had a tattoo of barbed wire around her right arm. She was a little taller than Buffy, but with the boots she was wearing, they made her look almost 6 feet.
"Buffy, why are they all sitting with us?" Angel whispered to her.
"They're supposed to Angel." Buffy said.
"Hi, my name's Stephanie! What's yours?" the girl next to Buffy said.
"Buffy. This is my boyfriend Angel."
"Hi Angel. Nice to meet you guys! This is James, my fiancée."
"Hi James." Buffy said, shaking his hand.
"What are you guys doing on this trip?"
"We're going home. We live in California."
"Neat! We live in Virginia. Some small town called Prince George."
"Cool."
"And who are you guys?" Stephanie asked the other three guests at the table.
"My name's Jacque." The girl with the guy that looked like Xander. "These are my friends Brandon and Lauren."
"Hi." Lauren said. She sounded much different than what he appearance made her out to be. "What's your name again?"
"Buffy. And this is Angel." Buffy replied.
"And your..Stephanie?"
"Yup!" Stephanie asked. "You all can call me Steph."
"This is exciting!" Jacque said.
"Yeah. I love ships! I think they're neat."
"They all thought the Titanic was neat. Look where it's at." Brandon said. "But let's try not to think about that."
"I'm with Brandon on that one." Buffy said.
"So, Angel, what do you do?" Steph asked.
"Um, I'm a senior at UC Sunnydale." Angel said.
"Cool! What about you Buffy?"
"Freshman."
"Did you guys meet in high school?"
"Kind of. I was a sophomore at Sunnydale High when he was a freshman at the college. We sort of ran into each other."
"So you must've just graduated then."
"Yeah."
"How was that?"
"It was..explosive. Chocked full of surprises."
"Cool! What are you majoring in for college?"
"I don't really know yet. I haven't even planned my curriculum. This was sort of a business trip we had to make. It didn't pan out the way we thought."
"Wow." Jacque said. "You guys sound interesting."
"You have no idea."
The waiter came up to the table and told them what the chef had prepared for them all that night and they started out with ordering drinks. After the drinks had come, they made their choices between a salad or soup as an appetizer. When that was finished, they chose between the chicken dinner or the pork dinner. The dessert was all the same. A rich chocolate truffle cake that Buffy and Angel saved and took back to the bedroom for later. They had chatted with their new friends throughout dinner and enjoyed their company.
The rest of the cruise home was fun. They made it to port in Virginia and everyone unloaded there for a little sightseeing. Buffy and Angel said goodbye to Stephanie and James there before the boat headed down to Mexico. Jacque, Brandon, and Lauren stayed on until they all arrived in San Francisco. That's where Buffy and Angel departed. They said goodbye to Lauren, Jacque, and Brandon before driving the four hours back to Sunnydale.