Randon Acts of Romance

Chapter Four

 

Cordelia’s Bedroom

Harmony: I can’t believe it. How could you?

Cordelia: It wasn’t my idea. My dad asked me to. What was I suppose to say?

Harmony: I don’t know. You could have come up with something. You could have lied.

Cordelia: Maybe it won’t be that bad.

 

Buffy’s Bedroom

Willow: Do you really want to do this?

Buffy: Come on. It might not be that bad. Besides it‘s one night.

Willow: We are talking Cordelia here. This is worse than going to the dentist.

Buffy: But at the dentist we are not suffering together.

Willow: What does Angel think?

Buffy: I have not been able to reach him, since she called. He’s cramming for mid-terms.

Joyce appears in the doorway.

Joyce: You two ready?

Buffy: Almost.

Joyce: Well I’ll be in the car.

Joyce walks away. Buffy grabs her bag and turns to Willow.

Willow: So no way out of it huh?

Buffy: Afraid not.

Willow grabs her own bag and they head down the stairs.

 

Chase House.

Buffy and Willow wave bye to her mom before mounting the steps to the door. Willow glances around.

Willow: I haven’t been here since her seventh birthday. Her mom invited the entire first grade. They had a tent out back with a clown and pony rides. Xander ate so much candy, he threw up in a rose bush. I think that is why her mom never did it again.

They stop in front of the door. Buffy reaches for the door bell and Willow stops her hand.

Willow: We can still rent Frankenstein and go back to your house.

Buffy: Don’t tempt me.

She quickly punches the button. They listen to the music resound through the house.

Willow: Even her bell is superior.

The door is opened.

Buffy: Hello, Consuelo.

Consuelo: Miss Summers, come on in.

Buffy: Please call me Buffy. This is my friend Willow.

Consuelo: Hello Miss Willow. The other girls are in the den.

Buffy: Thanks. I know the way.

Willow follows her through the house.

Willow: You know your way around? How many times you been here?

Buffy: Just twice, but Angel gave me the full tour. And well the den is his favorite room and also no one else goes there very often.

Willow: Meaning privacy for smoochies.

Buffy: Maybe.

Buffy walks in with Willow behind her. Cordelia looks up and smiles.

Cordelia: You made it. Come on in.

Buffy: Thanks.

Buffy and Willow walk over and sit on the vacant love seat.

Cordelia: Well I guess that’s everyone. So we can start the party.

Aura: It’s about time.

Cordelia: Well I had Consuelo go to the video store and she got all the “Halloween” and all the “Nightmare on Elm Street“. She was only able to get three of the “Friday the 13^th” but I think we will be okay.

Aphrodesia: You don’t plan on us spending the whole night watching videos I hope.

Cordelia: Of course not but we do need to watch some, seeing it is Halloween.

Harmony: Fine. So what we doing first?

Cordelia: I was thinking…

Consuelo steps in the doorway.

Consuelo: Excuse me Miss, but I have the deserts in the kitchen if you ladies want them.

Harmony: Deserts?

Buffy: Would that include cheesecake?

Consuelo: Yes Miss Buffy it does.

Cordelia: Thank you Consuelo.

Consuelo nods and leaves.

Cordelia: Why don’t we all go get something to eat and drink before we start.

Everyone stands up. Cordelia leads then to the kitchen and they all begin picking at the deserts. Buffy quickly picks the cheesecake.

Willow: Is that good?

Buffy: Nothing better.

Willow takes a slice too. Each girl picks a desert and something to drink before sitting down.

Amber: If I ate that cheesecake, I would not fit in my uniform.

Buffy: This cheesecake is worth the extra sit-ups.

 

Later

The group sits around in the dark as Freddie Kruger stalks his next victim.

Buffy: Will, I am going to the bathroom.

Will: I’ll go with you.

The girls stand up and head out the door. Harmony watches them leave.

Harmony: Finally. A few minutes without the geek patrol.

Cordelia: Buffy is not that bad.

Harmony: I still can not understand why you invited them.

Aura: I know. Cor, it makes no sense.

Cordelia: I didn’t have a choice. Okay? Can we drop it?

Harmony: Fine. So who is up to a little fun? This horror stuff is getting old.

Michelle: I agree.

Amber: I got it. Let’s play the ultimate embarrassment.

Holly: No, not that.

Aphrodesia: Oh, why not. It might be fun with the freakzoids here.

Cordelia: I hate that game.

Amber: Oh it will be fun. We all know all your secrets anyway.

Aura: That’s true.

Cordelia: Fine. But who is going to do the questions?

Aphrodesia: I can. I just need some paper.

Cordy opens a drawer and hands a pad of paper and pen to Aphrodesia. She and Amber move over by themselves. Buffy and Willow walk back in and sit back down.

Cordelia: Well I am going to go get a diet coke. Anyone else want one?

When everyone says yes, Buffy stands up.

Buffy: I’ll help.

She follows Cordy from the room. Willow looks around at the Cordettes before focusing her attention on the television. Amber and Aphrodesia sit whispering and writing until Cordy and Buffy return. As everyone settles back in their places, Amber speaks up.

Amber: Cor, we‘re ready.

Cordy: Who has the remote?

Harmony: Here it is.

She punches the buttons and the video stops and the television turns off.

Aphrodesia: Okay here we go. In this bowl are slips of paper with questions. Some of them….okay most of them are embarrassing. But that is the fun part. You each will have to take a question and have to answer it honestly and completely. No lying.

Amber: Okay. So who goes first?

Michelle: I will. Might as well get it over with so I can enjoy everyone else’s suffering afterwards.

She slips her hand into the bowl and pulls out a slip. She slowly opens it and reads.

Amber: You have to read it out loud.

Michelle: “Do you masterbate?”

She looks around the room and blushes.

Aphrodesia: Well? We are waiting.

Michelle: Honestly?

Amber: Of course. That is the whole point.

Michelle: Occasionally. But not often. With Kevin around not all together necessary.

Amber: I bet not.

Michelle: So I am done. Yay.

She relaxes back in her seat and smiles.

Aphrodesia: Next?

No one speaks.

Amber: Come on girls. We all have to do it. Uh, Buffy?

Buffy frowns and leans over and plucks out a question. She slowly reads it.

Amber: Aloud.

Buffy: “Where was your first time and with who?”

Amber: You get the easy one.

Buffy: No where and no one.

Aphrodesia: You have to answer.

Buffy: I did.

Michelle: Are you saying you never?

Buffy: Nope.

Amber: Ever?

Buffy: Never ever.

Aphrodesia: And you lived in LA? With all those hunky guys and movie stars?

Buffy: It is not like I went to school with them. Besides I never had a steady boyfriend before I moved here. I dated but no one guy.

Amber: You are so weird.

Buffy: Maybe.

Cordy: Who is next?

Amber: How about you?

Cordy: Fine.

She grabs one and opens it.

Cordy: “Have you ever had anal sex?” No way. Please like I would let some guy stick it there. Not going to happen. Whose next?

No one speaks.

Aphrodesia: Come on guys.

Amber: How about you Willow?

Willow: Uh well, uh.

Amber: Come on. We all will do it.

Willow reaches out and takes a slip. She opens it and looks up confused.

Willow: “Have you ever 69?”

Amber: Well?

Buffy leans over and whispers in her ear.

Willow: Uh that would be a no……….a big fat no.

Everyone giggles.

Buffy: So Amber when are you going to answer one?

Cordy: Yeah.

Amber: Okay, I will.

She plucks out a slip.

Amber: “Do you spit or swallow?”

She looks around nervously.

Michelle: Enquiring minds want to know.

Amber: And I wrote this one. Knew it would come back to bite me.

Cordy: That wasn’t an answer.

Amber: I swallow, okay, are you satisfied.

Michelle: Sure. Now who is left?

Cordy: Uh Harmony I see you trying to hide over there?

Harmony: I am not hiding.

Cordy: Then pick a question.

Harmony reaches out and takes a piece of paper.

Harmony: “What guy in Sunnydale do you have wild sexual fantasies about that is not your current or past boyfriend? Give details.”

Harmony thinks a few minutes.

Harmony: Sorry Cor.

Cordy: Why sorry?

Harmony: Cause it’s your brother.

Amber: Angel? Give details.

Harmony: Not much. Just us naked and going at it every which way.

Willow reaches out and gives Buffy’s hand a gentle squeeze.

Harmony: He has the most amazing body.

Buffy: And how would you know?

Harmony: What? Well I have seen him plenty of times. Especially in the summer out in the pool.

Cordy: Okay. Fine, you think Angel looks good. Most girls do. Can we move on to the next person?

 

Next Morning

The girls sit clustered around the kitchen table eating.

Harmony: I am so tired. I will have dark circles for days.

Cordy: We all will.

Consuelo: Any one else want more pancakes?

Cordy: Not me.

Everyone turns their heads as they hears footsteps approaching down the hall. As Angel steps into the room, Buffy squeals and jumps up knocking her chair over. She dashes madly out the other entrance. Angel looks after he stunned.

Cordy: What are you doing here?

Angel: I came by to get a book from my room. What is going one?

Cordy: Sleepover. You know annual tradition.

Angel: Oh right Halloween and scare fest.

He glances at Willow and smiles.

Angel: I think I will go. I will come back later when no one is here.

He turns and hurries to the door and outside. He heads for his car and stops as the black jeep pulls up the drive. As soon as it parks he walks over.

Angel: Hello, Mrs. Summers. I’m sorry, I had no idea Buffy was here. We did not plan this. I was just leaving. I swear to you.

Joyce: It’s okay. I believe you. You both have done nothing to make me believe differently.

Angel: I had no idea Cordy was having a party. Much less she would invite Buffy.

Joyce: I said it’s okay. So are the girls up?

Angel: They were in the kitchen eating. Buffy ran out of the room as soon as I arrived.

Joyce: Well I need to get her and Willow early.

He motions her to the door and they both walk up the stairs and into the house. He leads her to the kitchen.

Cordy: I thought you left.

Angel: Buffy’s mom is here to pick her up.

Willow: Uh, let me go find her.

Willow leaves and quickly returns with Buffy now dressed and her hair brushed.

Buffy: Hi mom, is something wrong?

Joyce: No, I just need to get the gallery. Seems Tina’s daughter is sick and she can’t work today.

Buffy: Oh, well let me get my stuff. Will?

Angel: I can drive the girls home. They can finish eating and you can go straight to the gallery.

Joyce: Well I guess that would work.

Buffy: Good, now you get to work.

Joyce: Call me when you get to the house.

Buffy: I will.

Angel walks her back to the door. Buffy follows.

Joyce: Remember..

Buffy: To call. I will. Now go open the gallery.

Joyce: Bye.

She walks out the door and Buffy looks up and smiles.

Angel: What you smiling at?

Buffy: You. I feel like I haven’t seen you in forever.

Angel: Me too.

Buffy: So why are you here. But why shouldn’t you be it is your house, I guess.

He quickly captures her lips with his. His hand mingles with her golden locks. Neither of them see the blonde watching from down the hallway. Her hand gently caresses his neck as they continue to kiss. He slowly pulls back and they both stare at each other with glazed eyes. His forehead rest on hers.

Angel: I think we better go to the kitchen.

Buffy: Uh huh.

He looks deep into her eyes.

Angel: I love you.

Buffy smiles broadly.

Buffy: I love you too.

He lowers his mouth for one more searing kiss. The silent observer takes off for the kitchen.

Harmony: You going to tell me what is going on?

Cordelia: What are you talking about?

Harmony: Your brother and that weirdo. You would not believe what I just saw.

Cordelia: Let me guess. Would it include kissing?

Harmony: How………..You knew? You knew he loves her and never said a word?

Cordelia: Loves?

Harmony: That is what he just said.

Cordelia: Finally, it is about time.

Amber: Let me get this straight. Angel Chase is involved with Buffy? Since when?

Willow: Since the first day of school.

Aphrodesia: No way. We would have heard about it.

They all hush as the couple enter the room. Angel sits down where Buffy was eating and pulls her onto his lap. She smiles at him before picking up her fork. Consuelo sets a plate of pancakes beside hers and hands him a fork.

Angel: Blueberry pancakes. And no one was going to invite me.

Buffy: You missed the cheesecake.

He looks over at Consuelo. She opens the refrigerator and pulls out a small Tupperware container.

Consuelo: As if I would make cheesecake and not save some for you.

Angel: You are a saint, Consuelo. You sure you don’t want to run off and get married?

Consuelo: I think my husband would not like that or Miss Buffy.

Buffy: You got that right.

She turns her face toward him and he brushes his lips against hers. As they pull back he runs his tongue over his lips.

Angel: Mmmm, maple.