Obession
Vin sat in front of the TV smiling slightly as he watched the re-run of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He had the blinds drawn and the doors locked up tight. He simply refused to let his friends know that the Kid had gotten him hooked on the TV show about a California airhead who could kick a vampire's ass from here to Kentucky. He sniffled just before a coughing fit doubled him over. God he hated having the flu.
The phone rang and he quickly hit the mute button on the remote. " 'lo?"
"Vin? How you holdin' up, Junior?"
Vin sighed, sneezing loudly, "Jus' peachy, Buck."
Buck's boisterous laughter made the tracker wince. "Ya still got your sense of humor! JD's on his way over. He's got some of Miss Nettie's chicken soup for ya."
Vin silently groaned forcing himself up off the couch. He turned off the VCR, then turned it back on again, ejecting the tape of first season episodes. He untangled himself from his comforter, grunting acknowledgements whenever Buck was quiet for a moment. He stumbled into his room and grabbed a plain red T-shirt out of his chest of drawers. Tossing the phone down on the bed, he pulled off the Willow Rosenburg shirt he was wearing and jerked the red one over his head. He picked up the phone just in time to say "Uh-huh. Ya don't say."
Stuffing both the shirt and VCR tape in a drawer, Vin glanced around. Nothing else was sitting out that would give a hint to his hidden obsession. Entering the living room again, Vin grabbed the first movie off the shelf he touched. Glancing at it he nodded, Terminator was THE man's movie. Perfect. He popped it into the VCR just in time to get off the phone with Buck and open the door for JD.
" 'ey, Kid."
JD walked into Vin's apartment and glanced around. "How ya feelin'?"
Why did everyone ask that question? If he was sick enough to call in to work he certainly wasn't going to be up to doing somersaults that afternoon. "Ok. What's in da bag?" God he hated having a stopped up nose.
JD pulled a large container of chicken noodle soup out of the grocery bag. "Brought you some soup from Miss Nettie. She heard you weren't feelin' too good and immediately set to fixing her cure-all. Hope it helps."
Vin smiled his thanks. He wrapped himself back up in his comforter, trying to stave off the chills that were beginning to rack him. Seeing how miserable Vin looked, JD fixed him a bowl of soup and quietly got ready to leave. Vin hated to be around people when he was sick. And he hated being taken care of. JD didn't want to annoy his friend, and he really was capable of taking care of himself in this instance, so he didn't feel guilty at all about leaving. As he went towards the door he caught a glimpse of Vin's computer and almost ran into the door looking at it.
"Hey Vin?"
"'mmm?" Vin glanced up from the delicious soup looking at JD curiously.
JD grinned slightly and gestured towards the computer. "Nice screensaver."
Not really paying attention Vin shrugged, "Thanks, I downloaded it a … Aw hell." He looked over at the corner and saw the Buffy the Vampire Slayer screensaver he had found the previous week flashing across the computer screen. He hadn't even thought to shut down the computer.
JD laughed, shaking his head and shut the door behind him. He wouldn't say anything about Vin enjoying the show so much, after all, he was hooked on it as well. But, the knowledge would keep Vin from playing any pranks on him anytime soon.
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