A/N: I don't own any thing from BtVS...although I wish I owned Xander. Anyway This chapter is short, but I swear the others will be longer. This takes place two weeks after The Zeppo episode.

Xander stood up and gave the group a once over before offering to get doughnuts. When they all agreed, Giles gave him a few bills and he walked out. Everyone, but Willow, went back to researching the demon that had attacked Buffy the night before. Willow's face took on a thoughtful expression as she stared at the double doors that Xander had just walked through. After a few moments her staring into space Oz decided to call her on it.

"You ok, Willow?" When Willow gave him a puzzled look he continued, "You've been staring at the entrance for a while now."

"Oh! Umm, I was just thinking…" She trailed off not really knowing how to word her concerns.

"Thinking 'bout what?" Buffy asked, happy that she had a distraction from the dusty books before her. As much as she wanted to find out what attacked her, she really wished that demons came with tags.

"Well…Have you…Is it just me or has Xander been acting a bit strange?" She asked looking around the table with a worried look. After they closed the Hellmouth…again he's been acting a little strange and un-Xander like.

"He has been quiet lately." Buffy agreed, but she didn't find that strange. When the Hellmouth opened he seemed almost desperate to help them and she just figured he was feeling out of the loopy.

"Did you hear what he said to Cordelia after she practically called him worthless?" Willow asked with her brows knitted together in worry.

"He didn't say anything." Oz pointed out with his normal stoic expression. "Then he just smiled at her."

Giles, who had been reading, looked up at them with a puzzled expression, "You're worried that he's being the bigger person? I believe it shows he's growing up."

They all looked at him for a few moments before dismissing his comment entirely. "He no longer volunteers to be distraction guy. And he listens when we tell him to hang back." The more they thought about it, the more they realized that Xander had changed. He still helped with the research, got the snacks, and joked around, but he no longer helped slaying-wise. "He always loved helping." Oz put his hand on Willow's shoulder for comfort.

"Last time he changed, he was a hyena." Buffy reminded and then looked at Giles. "You don't think he's being possessed again, do you?"

Before he could answer Faith walked in dragging an unconscious demon. "I think I got that demon that attacked you, B."

"Where's you find it?" Buffy asked as she walked up to her sister slayer and kicked the demon's leg.

"I didn't. I was just walking around and noticed all the screaming people running away from the Expresso Pump." Faith said with a thoughtful expression.

"Xander went to get us doughnuts! Is he ok?" Willow asked before anyone else could.

"Define ok, 'cause by the time I got to the place Xander was standing over our demon here. Then he told me to bring these to the library and walked away." Faith held up the pink box of doughnuts that they hadn't noticed till that moment.

There was a pregnant pause as everyone tried to digest what the dark haired slayer just told them. "Xander did this?" Giles pointed to the semi dead demon in disbelief.

"Yup. He had this weird look in his eye before he took off like a jet." Faith answered equally baffled.

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