Back in the
kitchen, Xander had managed to get off of the table without hurting
himself. He spied Dawn standing, still frozen, in the living room and
was about to move to her when he heard someone coming down the
stairs. Quickly jumping up and sticking to the ceiling, Xander hid
himself as Jen bounded down the stairs. Her blonde pony tail bounced
around as she looked around the kitchen. “I swear I heard
something break down here,” she commented to herself, investigating
around the kitchen. “Oh well,” she shrugged and walked over to
the fridge for some eggnog.
Xander gently
let go of the ceiling and floated down behind Jen, in his first
graceful move in months. He landed without a single sound revealing
his presence. He reached forward, and in one smooth motion, wrapped
his tail around Jen’s waist and pulled her to him. Gently placing
one hand over her mouth, and another holding her free arm, he
whispered to Jen. “Easy little genie, I won’t hurt you,” he
said in a soothing voice as he started to drain her energy.
Jen gasped in
shock, but it was muffled by Xander’s hand. She tried to struggle
but she was feeling so weak, so tired, that any struggling she could
attempt was futile. She slumped back into Xander and her mind fogged
over causing her to forget what she was doing, or why she was feebly
struggling. She just wanted to relax. The person behind her was so
strong that she could just lean back and relax into him.