With or Without You - Pt 8

     “I really want to watch the sunset..” Willow said as she stood leaning against Ben’s railing on his balcony.
     Ben, who was standing inside his room, looked out onto the balcony. He walked up to her to stand behind her. He wrapped his arms around her, “You do realize that by doing that it’s not going to make our time together last any longer. By the time I have to leave we’ll both be half dead..”
     She sighed and turned around, she looked up at him. She smiled briefly, she wondered why no girls had ever ranted and raved about how cute he was. His smile was one of innocence, yet at a moments time his grin would scream mischievous. He had beautiful brown eyes. His hair was bleached and spiky. He had an awesome body and she had yet to see him shirtless..
     “Will?” Ben said softly as he looked at Willow who seemed to be on another planet.
     She snapped up quickly her line of thought scattered. She blushed quickly, “Sorry!”
     He smiled, “What on earth were you thinking about?”
     “Nothing..”
     “Yeah, right.” He laughed as he dragged her back inside. “It’s getting kind of chilly outside.” He closed the glass doors behind him and turned to see Willow curled up on his bed. “Willow?” He whispered softly as he walked over to her.
     She lay there in taking a constant steady breath. She was sound asleep.
     Ben smiled, she was absolutely adorable when she was sleeping. He took the blanket from the bed and placed it over her. He kissed her softly on the forehead, “Night luv..”
     He looked over at the clock, “Shit, only 9 p.m...” He yawned himself and looked down at the couch that looked very inviting. He quickly pulled it out into a bed, he had almost forgotten about that feature. He lay down and was asleep before he could realize it.

     Darren walked out of his room calling Daniel’s name, he knocked on the door beside his own room. “Daniel? You still up?”
     Daniel came to the door in a pair of boxers, “Would it really have mattered if I was or wasn’t?”
     Darren chuckled and patted Daniel on the shoulder, “Sorry. Where’s that tape of yours? I want to watch todays show. I’m bored..”
     Daniel walked back into his room with Darren on his heals. Daniel fumbled with the VCR and pulled a tape out. He turned and went to hand it to Darren. “Actually, I haven’t seen it yet either. My room or yours?”
     “Mine, I’ve got some munchies in there already.”
     Daniel laughed jesting at him, “Don’t you always..”
     Darren shot him a quick look, “Oh shut up! Really Daniel, that wasn’t nice at all!”
     Daniel laughed and pulled on a tee shirt, “You know I’m just poking at you..”

     Daniel pressed play and sat back down with the remote control. He sat on the floor at the foot of Darren’s bed while Darren sat on the foot of the bed.
     Daniel munched on corn chips as he fast forwarded through commercials.
     They decided to skip through the first guest all together.
     “Ooh, ooh, stop. It’s Janeane!” Darren said as he leaned closer to watch.
     Daniel shook his head and pressed play.
     As the interview continued, Darren grabbed the remote and paused it. “You watched the show?”
     Daniel looked up at him, “Yeah..I’m surprised you didn’t.”
     “I was practising! You were picking up her ‘want add’ jokes. I hadn’t really understood what you were talking about either..”
     “You don’t need to practise 24 / 7..” He grabbed the remote back and pressed play again.
     The interview ended shortly after and Darren grabbed the remote to pause it again.
     Darren was gapping as Daniel was trying not to laugh.
     Darren looked almost hurt, “Did you see that Daniel?”
     Daniel couldn’t help it, he burst out laughing.
     “Jonesy! Shut up! Did you hear that!? Did you see her facial expression?!”
     Daniel wiped his eyes dry, “Woo, she’s not exactly a fan now is she..”
     Darren pouted, “Geeze, she could have at least PRETENDED to like us on national tv..”
     “Your favourite actress mainly puts you down on national tv. While what was it that Meg did?”
     Darren hit him, “Shut up already! She talked to me too!!” He pressed play again and sat back with a huff.
     Daniel sighed as he watched their performance, he hadn’t got much attention during the song at all.
     Daniel shook his head and commented about the part where Regis seemed to not be listening to him as Willow had.
     “He’s older..maybe hard of hearing..” Darren said making a quick excuse up as he watched the interview.
     Daniel rolled his eyes, ‘Not that you care Darren. You get all the light anyway..’ He thought to himself as he sat there watching the camera focuses in on Darren yet again.
     “Hey!”
     Daniel looked up, “What?”
     “Give me that remote!” He rewound the tape a little and rewatched it. “Did you see that?”
     Daniel was lost, “See what Dazza?”
     Darren rewound it again, “Ben, watch Ben!”
     “Ok..I’m watching..wha..” Daniel laughed, “Yeah, he’s talking to Karl..and he rolled his eyes.”
     “Was he making fun of my rose speech?” Darren said rewinding it again.
     Daniel shrugged and got up, “I don’t know.” He went over to Darren’s mini-fridge and grabbed a Cherry Coke out, “Got to love this place.”
     “You think he’d be in?” Darren said standing himself.
     Daniel looked over quickly, “Who?”
     “Ben! I want to know what he was talking about.”

     Meanwhile, about a half hour after the two had fallen asleep, Willow was awakened with a start. She didn’t have a clue where she was. She quickly scanned the room, it wasn’t hers. Then it all sank in again, she was in Ben’s room. She looked around the room for him but had troubles seeing much due to the light, or lack of it.
     “Ben?” She whispered softly as she crawled to the edge of the bed. She called him again, “Ben?”
     She heard a faint murmur and looked over and spotted him on the couch. She got off the bed and walked over slowly to the side of the couch.
     Ben lay there silently sleeping, occasionally a soft murmur would escape from his lips.
     Willow yawned again as she watched Ben sleeping, she had to shake her head to keep her from just collapsing. She turned to go back to the bed.
     “Will?”
     Willow turned around and looked down.
     Ben looked up at her sleepily, “Come here?” He asked, softly patting the space beside him.
     Willow hesitated at first, then nodded softly. She lay down with her back to him.
     He put his arm carefully over her waist and rested his chin on top of her head.
     Both were both sound asleep again in a matter of seconds.

     “Do you really think it’s necessary to bug him at this hour?” Daniel said casting the clock a quick glance.
     Darren sighed, “Dan..it’s only 11. You guys have pulled later nights many a times before..”
     Daniel chuckled to himself, “I was referring to the whole ‘Willow issue’..”
     Darren looked at Daniel in a bit of shock, “You don’t think?..I mean..they wouldn’t?..yet?!..I mean..already!?”
     Daniel just laughed at Darren. He really didn’t mean to, but Darren looked in utter shock that it was possible to engage in anything past a kiss when you first met. “No, I’m just saying, I doubt they’d really want to be bugged.. I mean, we are leaving tomorrow. The two have spent like EVERY minute of the day together..there is obviously something there and it’s going to be as hard as hell to break those two apart.”
     “Well, it’s only going to take a few minutes. It’s not going to kill anyone.. Come on,” Darren said as he grabbed Daniel’s arm to drag him down the hall.

Chapter 9




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