He could not believe it, how had this happened? Xander held his hand in the sun light and felt stinging sensation from the sun. It was not right, the memories of how he had become a vampire but at least he was not a soul less demon and he had a heart beat even if it only beat a few times a minute.
Xander could still feel the chains around his wrists where had been chained to an alter and it had not been a pleasant experiences for him. He shuddered at the pain he had felt during that ceremony that had turned him in to a vampire and the ecstasy of the blood from those mages that had preformed the ritual that had turned him when he had gotten lose and feed on them.
He took his hand from the light and sat back down on his bed in his hotel room in Oxnard. What were the odds that he would run in to a group of mages that would preform a ritual on him and turn him to a sort of vampire? It was one of the things he had left Sunnydale for to get a vacation from. Vampires, Werewolfs and Demons was just a few of the things he wanted a break from during his cross country road trip after the showdown with Mayor Wilkins.
Xander took of his shirt and pants and walked in to the bathroom, he looked him self in the mirror, at least he still had a reflection and that was good. His body had changed a bit during his metamorphism from human to a vampire, one of the things that had change was the body fat or the lack of it. He didn´t have an uns of it on his body and his muscles had become more defined and bulked up some not much but due to his lack of body fat it made a big difference.
Kidnapped on his first day here in Oxnard when his engine had fallen out and since he had escaped and killed the mages that had done this to him he had gotten a job at a strip club, first as a bartender but then when one of the male dancers during ladies nights broke his ankle Marie the owner and manger of the club had asked Xander for a favor and so he had ended up as a dancer. It had been nerve wrecking for him at first but once had been on the stage and started to move to the music he had lost himself in the beat and become totally different person one that was confident and going by the screams from the ladies sexy as hell. It had felt very good to be wanted like that something Xander only felt when the animal attraction to Cordelia during the first few weeks of their relationship but ever since that first night he had danced Marie had made him a regular dancer during ladies nights which paid better and the tip was great.
Xander stepped out from the shower he had just taken and dried him self off, there had been a many changes for him but one of the biggest was his fashion sense had been altered. His Hawaiian shirts had been discarded and replaced by Egyptian cotton shirts that felt great against his body. Xanders senses were of the charts, smell, taste, sight, hearing and touch was amplified to such levels that he could hear things from hundreds of yards away, he could see the individual hairs on a fly from twenty yards away, his taste and smell and touch was amplified a few hundred if not thousand of times. Pleasure and pain both of them where both so much more then they had been but lucky for him Xanders mind had all so change to cope with his enhanced senses. He was a lot stronger and faster then had been before, he was about as strong and as fast as a master vampire.
There was one thing that freaked Xander out and that was when his eyes changed to blood red instead of his normal brown color. It usually happened when he was hungry or when he got angry but one thing Xander thanked god for was that his face didn´t get those ugly ass ridges on his forehead like normal vampires did. He could retract his fangs so that he looked normal but one thing was for sure was that he felt nothing like normal. He wondered what the gang would say, would Buffy try to stake him? What would Giles say? And what would Willow do? Would they except him or would the shun him as the were doing before graduation and he had only been back in the group because he had knowledge about explosives since he was possessed by a soldier on Halloween.
Grinding him self at the pole, hearing the screams and wails from the women that were looking at his number. The club was packed to the brink with women, Xander was very flattered that so many women had come to see him. Maybe it was because this was his last night here that had made the flock here.
"You go baby!" Screamed on of the woman when Xander went down in a split. He could feel them pawing grabbing him when they slid down bills in his black tong. The music slowed down and then died as did his dancing.
"That ladies was Xanders last number here and we are going to miss him aren´t we ladies" The room exploded with cheers and wishes of an encore. Xander gave a bow as he picked up the last bill from the stage as he stepped back stage.
It had been a long night but it had been very fun, he had danced three times on stage and each time it had driven the room wild. He placed the money he earned in his bag before he wiped him self off the oils that he had on his body.
"Great show Alex!" Said a tall muscular guy. Xander gave him a big smile.
"Thanks it felt pretty good out their"
"I bet! The ladies went wild every time you got on the stage" Xander laughed they had been very wild tonight.
"That they were Greg. That they were but since it was my last night here I didn´t mind that much"
"With the money they were throwing at you I wouldn´t have minded that either" A hint of jealousy was in Greg's voice. Xander just shrugged and dressed himself.
"God luck" Xander said as he walked up the stairs to Marie's office. He knocked on the door.
"It´s open!" A husky female voice yelled. Xander opened it and there behind a big mahogany desk sat Marie. Long black silky hair, beautiful pare shaped face with blood red lips and green eyes that were to die for, she was in good shape and it showed in her toned body in that tight fitting red dress that made her a wet dream even though she was in her late forties.
"Hey boss!" Xander greeted Marie as he closed the door and sat down. She gave him a big beautiful smile.
"Xander great show! I don´t think we ever had such a turn out before" She said happily.
"Thanks! I think Greg was a little jealous"
"I think all the guys were jealous of you even most of the girls. You were driving the room wild every time you went up on the stage and the women that you had one one sessions with were almost comatosed" Xander gave her a shy smile and blushed at the praise from his boss. While he danced he kind of lost him self to the music and became a bolder more confident but after the music ended he was not as confident or as bold.
"It was fun!" Xander said and Marie chuckled as she opened up a drawer in her desk and pulled out a envelope and handed it over to Xander.
"Here! Your last pay check" Marie said with a hint of sadness in her tone.
"Thanks Marie!" Xander said her name for the first time since started to work her, he had used to call her boss but now that he no longer working for her he could call her by her name. Marie´s eyes sparkled and big smile was on her lips, they had gotten along great and Xander had been help Marie out when ever he could and needed which Marie appreciated immensely.
"You have been a great help her. Helping me and the girls and guys out when every you could" She sighed "You have become such a big part of our little family here and I want you to know that if you ever need anything big or small you can come to me Alexander" He could hear that she was serious and honest and heartfelt. It made his hart warm that she felt that way about him. Marie stood up and Xander did the same and they hugged.
"Thank you Marie. You are the best boss ever!" He was really going to miss her and the others well most of them anyway. Their embrace ended and they smiled at each other both of them remembering his time here at club Mystic.
"Well I better be of I got a long drive a head of me!" He told her.
"You drive safe and don´t be a strange. You got my mail and phone number" Xander nodded.
"Good! Then I will be expecting letters and phone calls from you hear that young man!" Marie said in her mothering tone. Xander laughed.
"Of course I will!" They gave each other a quick hug.
"Goodbye Marie! You take care of your self. No more smoking!" He said and left.
"Bye Alexander. Drive safe"