Don't wake me up! [Xander]

[Ana Bennett]

Early Saturday morning had her getting out of bed and in the shower. The warm water flowed down her curves and her attention was directed to what shampoo she would use today. After a while she just picked a random one then followed up with conditioner. After her whole shower scene Ana blow dried her hair and put some curls at the bottom now it was time to get dressed. She walked in her towel to her closet and pulled out a red and black plaid miniskirt.She grabbed a blank tank top and her studded belt and got dressed. To top it all off she put on fish net nylons and her black combat books, now it was time for makeup! She accented her eyes with a bit of eyeliner and mascara and it was time. Time to get to Xander's and wake him up.

She ran down the stairs, her fresh scent filling the air. Ana stopped at the kitchen eating a banana, her and Xander would have a better lunch, but this was to get by. Ana took one last look at the house and it was out the door she went. She didn't live too far from Xander and she waved to her neighbors and pet some dogs on the way and when she arrived at his house she walked up the stairs and opened the door knowing his parental unit wouldn't mind. Right to his room she went, and then she crawled on his bed overlooking her sleeping friend. Ana ran her fingers through his hair with a smile, she was loving and caring how she touched him but now it was time to wake up. "Xander boo, get up." She said shaking him a tiny bit, she laid beside him at ease til he was aware of what was going on. "Morning handsome! what are we doing today?" She asked a bit excited for the adventures of the day.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He had been up all night pencilling things into that script to show Eli on Monday and it felt like as soon as his head had hit the pillow he already had fingers running through his hair. Soft purrs escaped the boy's lips as he leaned into her touch and he pulled the girl down to lay beside him and held her tight from behind. "Sleep Anabelle, lots of sleep" he groaned helplessly knowing she would make him get up. He sighed into her hair and absently brushed his fingertips along her waistline as he tried to force himself awake. "Hmm, how about..." he thought for a moment,"Breakfast at the waffle house you like... maybe a drive down by the beach followed by some mini golf or a movie or something?" he asked throwing out his best suggestions to her while in his half asleep state. He held her tighter as he burried his face in the crook of her neck,"That or we could just cuddle right here all day and make a fort with the blankets" he teased softly.

[Ana Bennett]

Ana felt her body forced away from him and she back up and got comfortable in his position of choice. "Sleep, you don't damn well I can't go back to sleep Xander. Time is ticking and this isn't a lazy day mister." She said putting a tiny pout on her lip. Ana listened to his suggestions and she nodded. "Mini golf, since when do you mini golf dalrin'?" She teased feeling his finger tips on her hip. It gave her chills but she relaxed right away. His final idea got her to smile and she kicked off his boots and got up on her knees straddling the boy. "Xander save the blanket fort for the epic sleepover!" She said looking down into into his eyes she leaned down and kissed his cheek before getting up walking to the window opening the curtains. The sun peeked into the room and it caused her to smile and look over at Xander again. "My lazy boy, tis time for you to wake up." Ana said walking over to his cd player. She put in a cd and smirked looking over at him in his half asleep state. The music filled the room, Chris Bruno Mars' song The Lazy SongShe began to dance around swaying her hips. "Come on Xander, you can't deny me a dance." She pouted walking over to the bottom of his bed. She pulled the blankets off him and smirked. Wasn't it just great her best friend had an amazing stomach. Wow she blinked before grabbing his hand. She knew music could get this boy up and going. She took his hand and put it around her head spinning around, her skirt spinning with her. After the song she laid on his bed. "Shower, dressed, out for breakfast, love it!" She said just listening to the rest of his cd while he was showing. When he reentered the room, she looked at him in his towel a pink color warmed her cheeks before she whistled at him. Then Ana rolled over on her tummy and hid her face so he could get dressed.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

Xander watched her as she straddled him and he looked up at her placing his hands on her waist before he listened to her words,"Ana, you're killin me here" he whispered as she crawled off of him and tugged the curtains open, sunshine hitting his face as he scowled and he pulled the blankets over his head but she was quick to yank those off of him. He groaned and finally gave in as he got up and headed to the shower. He washed up quickly before returning to his room in a towel and he chuckled when she whistled,"I'm sexy and I know it" he sang teasingly before he walked over to his dresser and got dressed in a pair of dickies and a blue undershirt with a black button down short sleeve shirt. "So waffle house it is?" he questioned as he grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder as he headed out the bedroom and down the stairs but she sounded like she was protesting,"What?would you rather I cook?" he questioned setting her on her feet.

[Ana Bennett]

The dark clouded her mind and Xander's words caused her to giggle and she awaited him to get dressed. The pillow made it hard to breath but she was soon lifted into the air like a sack of potatoes. She kicked a little and locked on to his waist while he walked down the stairs. "No better idea, better idea!" She kicked a little and when he caught on she straightened out her skirt. "We cook, we have awesome breakfast and then to the beach!" She said running into the kitchen. She grabbed the spatula and matched up to him. "You shall make the pancakes, and bacon and I shall cut the strawberries and decorate them." She said slapping the spatula into his grasp. Ana ran to the fridge and opened it grabbing the strawberries, whip cream and butter then walked to the cabinet getting on her tippy toes grabbing a plate. She walked over to the sink and set everything up and cut the tops off the strawberries and tossed them into the sink. The mighty garbage disposaler would do the rest. She chopped for a while then looked to Xander. "Why were you up so late? Stressing over something Xanderbear?" She asked concerned. Ana wasn't sure, she understood his passion toward theater and heard through the grape vine he was staring as Romeo in Eli's musical. Anan was just bummed Xander didn't share the news with her yet. Though he was one for surprises. She smiled cutting more strawberries. Boy did she liked surprises before everyone else though. "So, congrats on your big...musical role...." She said unamused looking over her shoulder. No texts, nothing to show he wanted to tell her, was it because it was a gay interpretation? Ana was unsure, she wouldn't judge anything. She put her hand on her hip and a pout on her lip and walked right up to Xander putting her little chest on his. "You didn't tell me..why? I mean I understand the concept but we could have celebrated..." Ana said looking down for a moment. She let her hair cascade into her face. It was all over face range and twitter but she wouldn't have known otherwise. This was not her at all being down. She looked up pushing her hair behind her ears and walked to the pancake batter. She looked at the flower and put her hand into the bag. She jumped up and down and tossed flower at him excited before dipping her finger in pancake batter and walking up to him putting it right on his nose. "We are best friends, your suppose to share accomplishments with me mister." She said her serious look turning into the smile she could never keep hiding when looking into his eyes.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He watched her as she went into the kitchen and at her request he took out everything he needed as he ruffled his hair and began mixing pancake batter, but at her questions he glanced up and turned on the sink washing his hands for no reason. He chewed the inside of his cheek, he couldn't believe he had forgotten to tell her of all people about it. He mentally kicked himself in the ass for it, maybe he had forgotten cus he had been so caught up in spending time with his co-star. He groaned and turned the water off before he turned to her and found pancake batter on his nose. He shook his head and placed his hands on her hips,"Lick that off will ya?" he said chuckling as he rested his forehead against her's. He looked her in the eyes,"Ana you'll never guess what happened to me," he said figuring he'd play it off like he didn't hear her blame him for not telling her, he'd tell her now as if she didn't know,"I wasn't going to try out, but you know that musical thing?" he said seeing the confusion briefly cross her face but then it turned into a look of understanding which made him smile,"I ended up being dragged into it, and I got the lead role, wanna celebrate with me tonight?"

[/color] he said giving her the news as if she had never known. He grinned and winked at her before bringing his lips to her ear,"I'm sorry" he whispered before kissing her cheek.[/blockquote][/blockquote]

[Ana Bennett]

It was noted that he didn't remember to tell her and she looked down for a second her hair falling in front of her face and his hands on her hips caused her to look into his eyes. She couldn't help but to smile at his pancake batter comment so she licked it off and giggled. "You taste lovely." She admitted and when his words caught her ears she looked at him a bit confused. It took her a while to catch on but she finally got to the end and nodded. "That is amazing, I am so happy for you!" She said excited with a smile jumping up and down. She had read about it being altered, and she wondered what Xander thought of that. Ana wasn't there to judge or anything she just always got curious to know what was on her bestfriend's mind. His over all thoughts were important to her. "So your not bothered about it being altered homosexual. What are your feelings on the matter?... I mean I know things like that make you uncomfortable." She said tracing shapes on his chest. Ana looked at her finger then looked back up at Xander. She didn't want a bad reaction so she jumped to a different topic on the play. "I mean if Emo boy can alter it you think I should try to convince him to be in it? I mean you know I adore Tybalt. Deff am going to see if I can play him as...as a girl..yeah...Tybalta!" She said moving her head coolly. She was only teasing maybe she could play piano or violin or something if he needed help with the music aspect of things. "Yes, we shall eat and then have a whole day of celebration." She said, after cooking with Xander for a while she ate up. It was time to get out of here. "You driving?" She asked excited her hyperactive disorder kicking in as she bounced up and down on her toes.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He listened to her and smiled,"We'll have a talk with the director come Monday alright and find you a place on stage with me," he told her reassuringly, he avoided her questioning of how he felt about the homosexual aspect of things and he finished helping cook instead and then ate with her. He collected the dishes and cleaned the kitchen quickly before grabbing his car keys,"Course I'm driving love, where would you like to go/" he asked as he took her hand and danced down the hall with her toward the door. When they reached his car he opened the door for her and then got into the driver seat looking around before he pulled out of the driveway. He let her pick the destination and began to head that way,"And to answer your question of the homosexual aspect of things, I don't mind it, it's simply show business" he answered with a grin.

[Ana Bennett]

The thought of being that bag guy was appealing to her, she'd have to make it her personal duty to get that part. A smile crossed her lips when Xander said he was driving, and she walked out the door, she got into the car and looked up at him. "Why thank you good sir." She teased with a british accent. When Xander joined her she adjusted the seat to her liking and rolled down the window. Ana reached into her bag putting her sunglasses on her face. "Let's just drive, talk and go to the orchard and pick apples." She shouted excitement in her voice. "It's apple season!" She said bouncing up and down, her hyperactive disorder kicking in. "Can you see it, us being like little kids and climbing trees, and I'll be all Xander, I want that one. Pointing up at the biggest reddest apple at the top of the tree!" She said taking his free hand in hers, she rubbed the back of it with her thumb and smiled. When Xander gave his opinion about the musical she smirked and thought to herself. For it just being show business he sure does spend a lot of time with Bradley. Yet she wouldn't ask about that, yet maybe she would. "It is show business, your right. Do you enjoy working closely with Brad McCall?" She asked biting her bottom lip, she'd get emotions out of this boy yet, she loved Xander and wanted to know his deeper feelings. She didn't know much about Bradley herself, she knew him from drama club, and she had a few classes with him. Maybe Xander could tell her a bit more. "What's he like?" Ana asked maybe she was asking too much, yet she knew Xander would open up to her about anything most of the time. The wind blowing in her hair, made her feel like they were in for an adventure today and she loved that feeling.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He chuckled at her enthusiasm, he always loved that about her, so eager, so hyper active. He drove and turned the radio down so he could hear her properly but he was tempted to turn it right back up when she mentioned Bradley. He kept his eyes on the road now,"He's pretty cool I guess" he said acting light about the situation. "Like I said, just show business, just my co-star ya know" he said though things really got to him lately, he still didn't understand why every time he saw a new injury on that boy's skin, it made him furious. The thing was, as much as he wanted to protect that boy, Brad was never too open about Kaleb, Kaleb never seemed to be around, so Xander wasn't sure who the guy really was but if he ever found out he swore he'd have words with that boy. Xander came out of his thought and glanced over at her,"I don't exactly get along fully with the co-director though, she's a hard ass" he said grinning, he wasn't extremely fond of Julia but it was fun to bicker with her in the long run. He pulled off to the side of the road and cut the engine turning to look fully at Ana,"Ana...I..I think..." no he couldn't admit that,"Never mind" he muttered glancing away and rubbing the back of his neck.

[Ana Bennett]

Ana bounced around and moved her body listening to the music, she bobbed her head with light intent in her mind. When Xander spoke she looked over at him and nodded. The way Xander explained him was well said, she just liked to know, and pry a little at him. Nothing too deep, if she had to talk she knew he'd listened and with his silence and serious face on she could tell there was something on his mind. Mentioning the co-director got her curious and then she nodded. "Well, it's Eli Goldswothy's girl what do you expect?" Ana asked, she wouldn't expect someone like Eli to date a girl that wasn't as serious about theater as he himself was. That was for sure. Then he pulled over, and she unbuckled her seat belt and got on her knees on the chair. "You...you what?" She asked, the stuttering the way he was acting was a little odd for her to swallow. "You can tell me anything, you know that." Ana said she climbed over the middle council and got into his lap putting his head into her neck. Ana ran her fingers through his hair and after a while she brought his chin up and her eyes softened and met his. "Whats the matter boo?" She said putting a little pout on her lip, she thought they could tell each other anything with no judgment. She was second guessing her assumption. "I'm here." She reassured him, babying him holding him protective. Ana just knew there was something wrong. It got her a little flustered. "Who messed with you? Who butt I got to kick. That co-directors? Oh she'll regret the day she messed with my wittle Xander-bear." Ana said trying to keep an angry face but she found herself so cute she had to smile. "Tell me, pweeesee, I won't tell a soul, my lips are sealed." Ana vowed taking his pinky in her hand and locking it with her own.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He let her take him in her embrace, play with his hair, be protective as he breathed into her neck and wrapped his arms around her waist. He sighed taking in her strawberry vanilla scent and her closed his eyes relaxing. He knew he could tell her anything it was just hard for him to swallow his pride and admit this. He muttered random words against her neck before finally sighing again,"I..think I'm bi.." he muttered against her neck as he let out a big breath feeling like he had just held his breath under water for hours. He tried to keep his face in her neck but she was forcing him to look at her and he gave her those big helpless puppy dog eyes,"Ana...this isn't ok," he said his heart sinking, what was wrong with him? This was all wrong, terribly, terribly wrong. He looked down as he held her tighter,"I'm supposed to be normal" he muttered.

[Ana Bennett]

She kissed his forehead while he was being quite and when he just came out with what he was trying to say she squeaked. She couldn't hold in her girlyness no more. "Oh Xander!!!" She said holding a death grip on him, she wanted to know more and his change in tone made her raise and eyebrow. "Of course it's okay. I'm pansexual who care what people say I'll beat em up." Ana promised as she poked both his cheeked, his eyes melted her and she shook her head. "Stop dat, you can't look helpless like that." Ana said kissing his cheek. "It's going to be okay, and normal? Xander do you think you would be my best friend if you were freaking normal?" She said a look of confusion crossed her face. Normal, she herself wasn't normal, she got what he was hinting at but she didn't like it. "No Xander it's a good thing you get the best of both worlds." She said putting up her finger and then she giggled. "Who? Tell me about this mystery boy that stroke your interests." She said deepening her voice all mysteriously. "I wanna know all the details no holding back on me mister." Ana said leaning back getting comfy she had all day and she wasn't planning on going nowhere til she knew what had hit his curiosity spot.

[Xander Leo Connolley]

He listened to his best friend freak out and get all girly in gossip mode, though this was exciting for her, it was just confusing for him. She asked who it was and xander looked up at her with his puppy eyes and chewed the inside of his cheek,"You know very well who it is Ana don't act like you don't know" he said knowing she could gather that conclusion on her own, it was obvious, he only spent so much time with Bradley doing the musical but that was an excuse, an excuse to get closer and closer to the boy. He looked down licking his lips and he dropped his hands into Ana's lap and twirled his thumbs around one another as he sighed,"He has a boyfriend though..." he wouldn't spread out the complications to Ana though, that wasn't his business to put out there, Bradley's private business about he and Kaleb, that Brad trusted Xander with was not to be said to anyone. He chewed the inside of his cheek and then reached up twirling a lock of Ana's hair,"He's nice though...really nice, you'd like him" he said though his voice was slightly disappointed, he felt that Brad was so close and yet so far from his reach.