Mangled Spells

[lit_gal]

200 Celebration
Request: Windandsummer
Universe: Mangled Spells
Point of View: Dru
Word Count: 694



Drusilla floated through the night following a flock of silver birds whose bodies flashed like diamonds and made her miss the sun. Reaching up with a hand, she scattered them and then laughed as they reformed in the air, hovering like hummingbirds before transforming into silver threads that tied her to the stars and clung to her as she spun.

"Pretty ones all needing to be cut, cut, cut," she sang as she stopped near the tree. Her boy was there, still effulgent even without his soul, the light shining out… out… out. But no more nasty amulet for him. No, her boy had found a boy and he would turn her William's light into a fire that wouldn't burn him.

"I can't believe you got me to agree to this. I’m so getting arrested," the boy-king complained, and Dru smiled as she waltzed with the tree, the silver threads tangling in the green branches.

"You bloody love it, pet, fess up."

"I never said I didn't, I just said I'm going to get arrested," the boy-king protested, his gold effulgence tangling with William's brilliant white light. But the kitten king tottered. Dru moved closer, seeing a woman's form dancing in the light with the boys.

"A dancing ménage a trois all tangled up," Dru sang as she came out from behind the tree. The kitten pulled at his pants, struggling to get them up, and Dru laughed at the images that danced across his form. The fierce kitten teetered one way toward and then back again, close… close… oh so close.

"Dru?" Spike called her, and she danced to her effulgent prince.

"Pretty boy for my pretty boy," she sang her approval, but Spike only tilted his head in that way that told her he couldn't hear the stars. Miss Edith laughed so loudly that Drusilla could hear her from way across the town. She laughed back as she felt those strong arms at her waist.

"Pet, what are you doin' here?" Spike asked, and Dru lay her head on his shoulder as she looked at him.

"Isn't nice to come to a party without a gift. I brought a gifty," she whispered. "Shhhh. Mustn't tell. It's a secret." Drusilla pranced away and focused on the tilting prince.

"Hey, um, no present required, really. I'm big with the getting forgotten on days of traditional gift giving," the boy king said as he retreated to her Spikey's side. Like Spike he had all these forms dancing around in his light and Drusilla reached out to touch one. She laughed as the sunlight dancing around the prince lit her skin in golden colors without burning her.

"Tilting, tilting. Always tilting. Always there like a little fire burning beneath your skin all waiting to come out and burn you all up," she explained seriously as she reached out to push the tipping figure. Before her hand could touch, Spike grabbed her wrist.

"Not for eatin', this one," he said seriously, and Dru laughed.

"Too much light, he'd burn my tummy, silly," she answered. "But I have to give the gift, not polite to keep my gift away."

"Oh hey, I'm thinking I really don't mind."

Dru reached forward again, and this time Spike didn't stop her as she reached for the two figures entwined in the light and pushed. The figure tilted and rocked and then settled. Dru clapped her hands in joy.

"Oh shit. No. Spike, make her fix this!" Dru looked at Spike, still clapping her hands to the rhythm the stars made.

"Pet," Spike started, and both the kitten and Dru looked to him. "Maybe you should…" he stopped as he swallowed.

"Maybe she should give me back my cock?!" the kitten nearly yelled, and Drusilla bounced on the balls of her feet.

"A pretty girl, a pretty boy all tilty-whirly, and now I've given you my present," Drusilla turned and started following a new school of flying lights.

"Oh no, Spike. Stop her. I have breasts again. I don't want breasts again."

"Now, pet…" Drusilla danced away to the sounds of their voices, their combined effulgence lighting her path through the trees.

Comments

[amejisuto.livejournal.com]

BWAhahahaha! Lovely! Dru is so fun and you've written her a lovely shade of insane. And poor Xander!

I had to laugh, when I read this I couldn't help but wonder if like, Dru made it so that Xander's a girl at night and a guy during the day or if she switches. You know, even days with a dick, odd ones with boobs. This is just SO much fun!

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I think Drusilla has discovered that the spell has put him close to the gender line and maybe some tilting back and forth is possible, even if it isn't necessarily controlable.

And I'm glad you enjoyed my Drusilla. I think this is the first time I've written her.

[amejisuto.livejournal.com]

You did Dru really well then! BRAVO!

[kungfunurse.livejournal.com]

This was a lovely shade of insane for Dru. And I like how you described Xan as being pushed close to the gender line. It makes sense - in how he sees himself and in how his body has gotten used to being both male and female. It'd be interesting if he settled out somewhere in the middle.

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I don't know why I've been so intimidated to write Dru... she really is a blast to play with. And I think the spell and Xander's own androgenous nature does leave him close to the line, so I think he could be magically tilted from one to the other rather easily now.

[shakatany.livejournal.com]

Lovely. I always like depictions that treat poor Dru nicely.

One teeny error: his gold effulgence tangling with William's brilliant while light.

Shakatany

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you like. I do love Dru!

You know... I had to read that damn line out loud before I could figure out the problem! Oi!

wow

[windandsummer.livejournal.com]

wow I loved it thank you so much. and Im glad i logged off before I got your message cuz I would have never thought about it coming from Drus angle. this was brillant and I totally loved Dru. poor xan though, oh well at least he makes a pretty girl. lol. thanks again.

Re: wow

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I have to say, I wanted to find a way to bring back girl Xander who I adored, but when Dru started whispering I was very tickled. Thank you very much for inspiring this.

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

Dru's voice is a difficult one to get right and you do a wonderful job of getting inside her very screwed up head. :) Heh. Poor Xander is so very indignant. Everyone gets so much fun out of pushing him back and forth. :)

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad her character works here. I really do avoid her most of the time, but she did want in. And yep... Xander wants his cock back. Such interesting problems that boy attracts.

[nerowill.livejournal.com]

*hee* Dru is *crazy*! It would be great if this led to Xander flipping bacl and forth randomly--or if he learned to switch on command... I can see some fun times in bed for the boys, er boy and girl/boy, if he could master that... :)

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

This really could make things pretty dang interesting. Since Dru could tilt Xander at will, I suspect others could as well (perhaps even Xander himself) with the right spell or incantation.

[cindershadow.livejournal.com]

So very Dru, to see this and then to do that! Xander's just going to have to get used to living with the tilting (and somehow I think Spike's going to have less trouble adjusting to that than he will . . . )

Fun! Great Dru-voice and Dru-behavior.

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think Spike is going to be just tickled. He can get a bit of variety without ever changing the lover. Xander may have a little more adjusting to do. And thank you for the compliment on Dru.

[eithnex.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad to see this little story, loved this verse and always thought it would be fun if Xander could switch back and forth. Best of both worlds, leave it to Dru to fix things even if you don't want her to. Just wonderful, thanks for doing this.

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

Well, *he* can't switch back and forth, but anyone who knows the same magical button to push as Dru can push him back and forth. Yep, it could lead to a might frustrated Xander, with some serious wardrobe dilemmas.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Hee hee, loopy Dru is such fun and she creates such mischief just because the stars told her too. I could see a whole new arc coming from this with Xander flipping genders according to circumstance, or perhaps it would be more sinister if someone else had the power to control it.

One of the things I love about your stories is that they always have the potential to sprout new growth and go off in new directions. I'd actually forgotten about this story, and now I'm going to have to go back and re-read.

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

It's a good thing the stars told her to like Xander because that would have put Spike in quite a strange spot, even if he did clearly side with Xander here. And I can see a story arc with much teasing here.

And that whole potential thing drives me nuts. It's like I can NEVER finish a story.

[reddwarf75.livejournal.com]

Dru and her gifts... :)
Marie

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

Yep... Beware Greeks bearing gifts and all that

[stretfordditto.livejournal.com]

Cracking Dru. :)

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you like her.

More Mangled Spells

[scifidancer.livejournal.com]

I love this. This verse is one of my favorites among the stories you have written. Don't get me wrong I am in awe of all your stories, but I just loved girl Xander. I felt for Xan loosing your dick is very tramatic, but there was just something about Xan as a girl.

I am offering virtual cherry cheese cake, if you will consider going on from this point and give us another sequel. ;D Dancer

Re: More Mangled Spells

[lit-gal.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this. It was my first attempt at humor, and I had a lot of fun writing it. As far as a sequel goes, we'll just have to see how the muse inspires.