[Buffy: Drabble] "Holiday Cheer" [Buffy/Angel, G]
Title: Holiday Cheer
Author: Ami Ven
Rating: G
Word Count: 400
Prompt: very late Christmas present for nakeisha
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing(s): implied Buffy Summers/Angel
Summary: “I did bring you presents. Can I come in?”
Holiday Cheer
Buffy woke to a soft tapping at her window. She got up and opened the curtain, then smiled.
“You’re a little skinny to be Santa,” she said, teasingly. “And doesn’t he usually come down the chimney?”
Angel smiled. “Well, I did bring you presents. Can I come in?”
“Of course. But I thought you were going to be out of town for Christmas?”
“I am, I’m just stopping by.”
“But you can stay for a few minutes, right?” Buffy asked. “For a little Christmas cheer?”
He smiled again. “That’s just what I came to bring you.”
Angel set his backpack on her desk chair and pulled out an unlabeled bottle of red liquid, along with two glasses.
“That’s not…?” Buffy said, warily.
“Of course not. It’s mulled wine.”
“Need I remind you that I’m underage?”
“It’s barely alcohol. When I was a boy, children much younger than you would drink it.”
“Oh,” she said, softly. “You, um, you don’t talk about your past much. Or at all.”
Angel uncorked the bottle. “It was a long time ago, and most of it I’d rather forget. But Christmas… everyone made a little more effort. I mean, it was a much simpler holiday back then, but there were a few things I do want to remember.”
He poured a small amount of wine in each glass, then held one out to her. Buffy took a cautious sip - and smiled.
“This is really good! Sweet and spicy, it’s like Christmas in a glass.”
“More?” Angel offered.
“Just a little.”
“I’m glad you like it. Took me six tries to get the spices and honey to balance right.”
Buffy looked at her glass again. “You made this?”
“I’m a vampire of many talents.”
She smiled. “And always full of surprises. Oh! We should have some holiday music. Where is… Ah!”
Soft instrumental music filled the room, and she set her CD player on the windowsill. Angel smiled. “This doesn’t seem like your usual style.”
“’Tis the season.” They smiled for a moment, then Buffy said, softly, “Would you tell me about Christmas, when you were little?”
He let out a long breath. “It’ll be nice to think about it again.”
Angel sat on the floor, leaning against the foot of her bed, and held out a hand. Buffy settled under his arm, sipping her wine.
“One year,” Angel began, “I must have been about four…”
THE END
Current Mood:
busy
Author: Ami Ven
Rating: G
Word Count: 400
Prompt: very late Christmas present for nakeisha
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing(s): implied Buffy Summers/Angel
Summary: “I did bring you presents. Can I come in?”
Holiday Cheer
Buffy woke to a soft tapping at her window. She got up and opened the curtain, then smiled.
“You’re a little skinny to be Santa,” she said, teasingly. “And doesn’t he usually come down the chimney?”
Angel smiled. “Well, I did bring you presents. Can I come in?”
“Of course. But I thought you were going to be out of town for Christmas?”
“I am, I’m just stopping by.”
“But you can stay for a few minutes, right?” Buffy asked. “For a little Christmas cheer?”
He smiled again. “That’s just what I came to bring you.”
Angel set his backpack on her desk chair and pulled out an unlabeled bottle of red liquid, along with two glasses.
“That’s not…?” Buffy said, warily.
“Of course not. It’s mulled wine.”
“Need I remind you that I’m underage?”
“It’s barely alcohol. When I was a boy, children much younger than you would drink it.”
“Oh,” she said, softly. “You, um, you don’t talk about your past much. Or at all.”
Angel uncorked the bottle. “It was a long time ago, and most of it I’d rather forget. But Christmas… everyone made a little more effort. I mean, it was a much simpler holiday back then, but there were a few things I do want to remember.”
He poured a small amount of wine in each glass, then held one out to her. Buffy took a cautious sip - and smiled.
“This is really good! Sweet and spicy, it’s like Christmas in a glass.”
“More?” Angel offered.
“Just a little.”
“I’m glad you like it. Took me six tries to get the spices and honey to balance right.”
Buffy looked at her glass again. “You made this?”
“I’m a vampire of many talents.”
She smiled. “And always full of surprises. Oh! We should have some holiday music. Where is… Ah!”
Soft instrumental music filled the room, and she set her CD player on the windowsill. Angel smiled. “This doesn’t seem like your usual style.”
“’Tis the season.” They smiled for a moment, then Buffy said, softly, “Would you tell me about Christmas, when you were little?”
He let out a long breath. “It’ll be nice to think about it again.”
Angel sat on the floor, leaning against the foot of her bed, and held out a hand. Buffy settled under his arm, sipping her wine.
“One year,” Angel began, “I must have been about four…”
THE END
Current Mood:
busy