TWWS 07
Title: The World With Shrimp
Author: Feygan
Fandom: BtVS/Harry Potter
21. part twenty-one
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The devilish smile Parrot wore looked good on her, with the sheen of
lip gloss on her lips and her curled hair framing her face. She looked
like something out of a history book in the mauve petticoat and bone
corset. She was all ruffles and lace and every look at her had Xander
flicking his lower lip with his tongue.
She had been a good choice for a Childe. Great eye candy to the masses
that didn't know better, and a sharp intelligence locked up in her
head.
Xander lounged indolently in the armchair he'd claimed, waiting for
the entertainment to begin.
His newest toy, which he had renamed Dove, was curled up at his feet,
her pale hair hanging loose around her shoulders like the young girl
she used to be. She played with an orange striped kitten she'd found
from somewhere, her fingers teasing the milk plump belly until there
was a sputtering attempt at a rumbling purr.
They were in a garishly wall papered sitting room with a low ceiling
and furniture that could have come from Willow's dollhouse when they
were kids. It looked like something out of a PBS special and Xander
couldn't help being amused by how *British* everything seemed. There
was even a crackling fire in the fireplace and a silver tea service on
the round table near his elbow.
"Wipe your mouth," he ordered, glancing fondly at Dove. "You need to
learn to clean up after yourself so you don't spook the food."
For a second, Dove blinked her watery blue eyes at him, then
understanding seemed to dawn. She pulled a handkerchief out of the
sleeve of her pretty blue dress. "Sometimes one forgets that she still
exists even though the face in the mirror has been disappeared." She
scrubbed at her mouth, staining the white cloth with pink and red.
Xander felt oddly indulgent toward her. She was new and young and
utterly dependent on him now, but he had a feeling she would be his
much saner Dru someday. His little fortune teller always letting him
know which way the wind blew before the clouds began to move.
There was a derisive snort from Parrot's direction, but it was faint
enough to ignore and she didn't add a commentary so he chose to
pretend it hadn't happened. She was jealous of Daddy's new girl, that
was all. She would either learn to get along, or he would crack her
open, rearrange her bits, and she would *become* someone that got
along.
His toys were his to break, no one else's.
There was the sound of a low moan from the hideous green couch. Xander
couldn't help a faint grin of anticipation.
"Parrot, why don't you teach your sister how we play?" he offered.
Parrot looked delighted that she was going to be the one to start the
game, while at the same time the glance she slanted toward Dove was
less than pleased. She didn't say anything though, just left her
window perch and trotted to the woman blinking terrified eyes from the
couch. It was always so funny when someone realized they were tied up
and helpless, unable to stop anything that might decide to happen.
Dove was as curious as the kitten she'd released onto the carpet with
a softly commanding, "Stay, Tabby." She went to stand beside Parrot,
her bare toes curling and her hands going behind her back to show she
wouldn't touch without permission.
Xander flopped his head back and watched the show through half-closed
eyes. A thought flitted through his head, and a second later Dove
began to sway and hum cheerfully.
He grinned when he recognized the song as "Singing In the Rain,"
definitely not something someone raised in the backward world of witch
people would recognize.
Soon Puppy would be back and Xander would have fun opening his gifts.
There wasn't a doubt in his mind that some tasty goody would try to
follow his Puppy home. That's why they were here, on this quiet
suburban street, in this green square of a house.
There was no reason to bloody up their lair when when there were
plenty of houses to play in. Houses full of toys.
The woman screamed, shrill and unpleasant, until she stopped.
Author: Feygan
Fandom: BtVS/Harry Potter
21. part twenty-one
.
The devilish smile Parrot wore looked good on her, with the sheen of
lip gloss on her lips and her curled hair framing her face. She looked
like something out of a history book in the mauve petticoat and bone
corset. She was all ruffles and lace and every look at her had Xander
flicking his lower lip with his tongue.
She had been a good choice for a Childe. Great eye candy to the masses
that didn't know better, and a sharp intelligence locked up in her
head.
Xander lounged indolently in the armchair he'd claimed, waiting for
the entertainment to begin.
His newest toy, which he had renamed Dove, was curled up at his feet,
her pale hair hanging loose around her shoulders like the young girl
she used to be. She played with an orange striped kitten she'd found
from somewhere, her fingers teasing the milk plump belly until there
was a sputtering attempt at a rumbling purr.
They were in a garishly wall papered sitting room with a low ceiling
and furniture that could have come from Willow's dollhouse when they
were kids. It looked like something out of a PBS special and Xander
couldn't help being amused by how *British* everything seemed. There
was even a crackling fire in the fireplace and a silver tea service on
the round table near his elbow.
"Wipe your mouth," he ordered, glancing fondly at Dove. "You need to
learn to clean up after yourself so you don't spook the food."
For a second, Dove blinked her watery blue eyes at him, then
understanding seemed to dawn. She pulled a handkerchief out of the
sleeve of her pretty blue dress. "Sometimes one forgets that she still
exists even though the face in the mirror has been disappeared." She
scrubbed at her mouth, staining the white cloth with pink and red.
Xander felt oddly indulgent toward her. She was new and young and
utterly dependent on him now, but he had a feeling she would be his
much saner Dru someday. His little fortune teller always letting him
know which way the wind blew before the clouds began to move.
There was a derisive snort from Parrot's direction, but it was faint
enough to ignore and she didn't add a commentary so he chose to
pretend it hadn't happened. She was jealous of Daddy's new girl, that
was all. She would either learn to get along, or he would crack her
open, rearrange her bits, and she would *become* someone that got
along.
His toys were his to break, no one else's.
There was the sound of a low moan from the hideous green couch. Xander
couldn't help a faint grin of anticipation.
"Parrot, why don't you teach your sister how we play?" he offered.
Parrot looked delighted that she was going to be the one to start the
game, while at the same time the glance she slanted toward Dove was
less than pleased. She didn't say anything though, just left her
window perch and trotted to the woman blinking terrified eyes from the
couch. It was always so funny when someone realized they were tied up
and helpless, unable to stop anything that might decide to happen.
Dove was as curious as the kitten she'd released onto the carpet with
a softly commanding, "Stay, Tabby." She went to stand beside Parrot,
her bare toes curling and her hands going behind her back to show she
wouldn't touch without permission.
Xander flopped his head back and watched the show through half-closed
eyes. A thought flitted through his head, and a second later Dove
began to sway and hum cheerfully.
He grinned when he recognized the song as "Singing In the Rain,"
definitely not something someone raised in the backward world of witch
people would recognize.
Soon Puppy would be back and Xander would have fun opening his gifts.
There wasn't a doubt in his mind that some tasty goody would try to
follow his Puppy home. That's why they were here, on this quiet
suburban street, in this green square of a house.
There was no reason to bloody up their lair when when there were
plenty of houses to play in. Houses full of toys.
The woman screamed, shrill and unpleasant, until she stopped.