DISCLAIMER: I own nadda.
TIMELINE: I'd say some time in the near future.
SPOLIERS: Nadda.
SYNOPSIS: Buffy and Angel are on the open road, and they get bored.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yeah me! I haven't written in forever, but volleyball season just ended! Witness my return! I have time now! Yeah!
FEEDBACK: Please, tell me if I should keep writing, cause I need to know if you missed me during my... distance phase, or if I should stay gone.
RATING: G-PG
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"Angel, I'm bored," Buffy whined.

"So?" he looked at her.

"So? What do you mean 'so?' I am really bored."

"Buffy, what am I supposed to do?" he asked.

"I don't know, get me unbored."

"Is that even a word?" Angel wondered aloud, Buffy just ignored his comment.

"Uh huh, or at least it is now."

Buffy shifted uncomfortably in her seat. She and Angel were on a road trip to Denver. They were in the middle of nowhere and it was very hot outside. Their air conditioner had broken down a while back, and they were both sticking to the seats. When they stopped in the town they had reservations for, Angel planned to get the car fixed up.

A manicured nail reached out to the radio to fiddle with the knob to find nothing but country music on. And she really wasn't in a 'country' mood, so she sighed and leaned back into the seat.

"Just gimme something to do, like a game or an unbored activity. Something, anything! Please!"

Angel could only smile at Buffy's display. He loved her when she was like this. Well he always loved her, but when she was like this, it made him laugh.

"What are you chuckling at? Hmmm? You think this is funny?" she joked with him. "You think that my pain is worth laughing over?"

"No," he stiffled his laugh.

Buffy huffed and then gave out a long sigh. She leaned back and let the breeze blow on her face. Her hair had been pulled up into a high ponytail, any hair on her neck just made her hot. And when she was like that she got cranky.

She felt herself doze off into sleep. Her last thought were of Angel driving without his shirt on, just how she liked him.

Angel couldn't help but stare at his love. She was beautiful. She wore tiny shorts that drove him mad, and a tiny tank top that revealed her bra, that just drove him crazy. But he wasn't that covered up either, he had taken off his tank top at the last rest stop.

For the next hour Angel drove in silence, staring in long time periods at his sleeping love. After another five minutes Buffy stirred awake.

"Mmmmm," she mumbled.

"Hey, you enjoy your catnap?"

Buffy sat up and looked around. Her shoulders slumped and she tried to go back to sleep.

"Hey!" Angel tried to get her attention, he was curious.

"What?" she grumbled, her eyelids still closed.

"What's wrong?" his forehead creased with concern.

Her emerald eyes opened to stare at his chocolate ones.

"I'm sorry," she apologized, "it's just I thought I was having this dream when you and me were driving and it was hot and then I woke up and found that it was real."

"You don't enjoy driving with me?" he asked with mock hurt.

Her eyes widened, "No!" she practically shouted. She then lowered her voice, "I mean I love driving with you, being with you, it's just... icky heat. Grrr Argh to heat."

He leaned over to kiss her and whispered in her ear, "I know what you mean."

His voice sent chills up her spine. She shivered.

"Cold?" he asked.

"For a second there," she admitted, "mmm, but it felt so good."

He kissed her and they began to deepen the kiss. Then they realized that they were in a car, and making out and driving a car were two very hard things to do. The car swerved on the road, and Buffy and Angel got tossed around a bit.

"Hey, Mr. Driver man, trying to get little ole me killed?"

"Funny."

"Uh huh."

"I'm gonna stop at the next rest stop, when one comes up anyway. When is the nearest city anyway?" Angel looked for the map in the car.

Buffy searched for a while before holding up a road atlas.

"Here!" she said proudly.

"So, what's the city that will be getting a visit from us soon?"

"Hmmm, looks like Richfield."

"Richfield it is."

They drove for a while before reaching their city. Angel stopped by a gas station to fill up and go to the bathroom. Buffy picked up some candy, two coffees, and some crackers and cheese after she also used the restroom. There were some girls in a restaurant across the street staring at shirtless Angel. Buffy grabbed him and kissed him passionately, Angel's arm went around her waist and held on tight.

Trying to make good time, Buffy and Angel went right back on the road. Buffy had bought a coloring book at the gas station and some crayons, so she colored. Angel offered to drive for another couple hours. Because Buffy had the attention span of a three year old she turned to Angel.

"Angellllll," she whined.

"What?" he turned to her.

"I'm bored again."

"Lemme think of a game..."

"Oh! I know! Willow suggested a game to me in case we get bored."

She paused and stopped to think. Angel just looked at her, expecting her to tell him her thoughts.

"Buffy," he brought her out of her trance.

"Hi! What? Oh yeah, name as many movie as you can that have only one word in them."

Angel thought for a moment before saying, "_E.T._"

"_Cinderella_."

"_Matrix_."

"Sorry, can't use it," Buffy smiled sweetly at him.

"What? Why not?"

"Because the movie's name is _The Matrix_ giving it two words."

Angel thought for another second before, "_Tarzan_."

Buffy gave him a look.

"What?" he held up his hand in defense, "Disney movies have a lot of one word titles."

"Sticking with Disney huh? _Mulan_."

For a couple minutes they went on like that, before becoming stumped. The next two hours passes with them exchanging every movie title they could think of.

Buffy offered to drive for some time, and the couple changed places to drive, Angel becoming the passenger. To pass the next couple hours television shows with one words became the new topic.

"Roswell."

"Charmed."

"X-Files."

"Nu uh!" Buffy protested.

"X-Files is one word!"

She stuck her bottom lip out, "But hyphons don't count."

Angel couldn't resist. "I guess we won't count it, just stick that lip back into that pretty mouth of yours."

"I will if you hand me a soda," she motioned in the back seat where they had been filling up with snacks.

Angel reached back, "Grape or orange?"

"Grape," Buffy decided.

"Grape it is," Angel's arm extended to the cooler and withdrew two cans of grape soda.

Buffy took the can and held it to her neck, "Mmmmm, very cold."

Angel smiled and looked back, "Anything else, love?"

"Nah, but if *you* want some of that candy bar before it melts I guess I could have whatever *you* don't finish."

Angel took the hint, "Well I am only really hungry for half, and the other half will be what I won't be able to finish. How's that sound?"

Buffy grinned, "Great."

Angel reached for the chocolate, broke it in half, and then gave Buffy the other half and a sweet kiss.

"Love you," she told him.

"I love you too, now keep driving, I'm gonna take a nap." Angel closed his eyes.

"You don't want to me keep you company?" she asked meekly.

"My dreams will be of you, you will be keeping my company," Angel smiled, happy to get some rest.

"Grrrrrr," Buffy growled playfully.

"Have fun with the open road."

As soon as Angel fell asleep, Buffy's hand turned the radio on and blasted country music. He was up within two seconds.

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