Xander sat up and groaned at the pain coming in from the window. "Stupid sun," he grumbled as he walked over to his dresser and thought about last night

//me and Faith and... umm... me and Faith and.... Well... me and Faith// he thought silently as he frowned at the voice in the back of his head that sounded oddly like his father

//Yeah, but she kicked you out too// it thought as he picked up a pair of pants, a white T-shirt and a Hawaiian floral print shirt to go over it

//Yeah, but I saved the world// he thought when the voice returned //But you can't tell anyone stupid// he thought as he went into the bathroom and turned on the water for the shower

//O'Tool is dead now// he thought before he stopped

//umm... why can't I remember past that point?// he thought more then a little disturbed as he pulled his toothbrush and mouthwash out of the cabinet and shut the door before letting them clatter to the floor in nerveless hands

//WHAT THE HELL!// he thought as the snide voice returned quietly

//Yeah... real great way to clarify that// the voice thought back as Xander stared at the inch wide stripe of dirty blonde hair running from just over his right eye to the back of his head. Thinking desperately Xander forced himself to relive last night

//okay... Bronze... Driving... O'Tool... Raises buddies... Makes bomb... I kill them... O'Tool standing over bomb... O'Tool disarms bomb... O'Tool opens cage for... Oz/Wolfie eating O'Tool... Oz/Wolfie attempting to get out... me forcing Oz/Wolfie back... me going home... Bandage...//

he stopped in mid thought as the realization stuck him //ooh God Oz bit me// he thought as he stared at the fogging over mirror in front of him he sees the green veins forcing their way into the brown of his eyes

//ooh this is bad... ooh this is hellmouthey bad... umm... Giles yeah that's it G- man will know how to stop this// he thinks as he turned off the water and pulled his clothes on before rushing out of the house

//thank God it's Saturday and I don't have to deal with school// he thought as he rushed to the library, at the first stoplight he thought for a second before slamming his head against the steering wheel //Oh damn it's Saturday... the school's closed// he cursed as he pulled a U-turn and speeded to Giles's house.

On arriving Xander quickly picked up a ball cap from the floor of the car and slipped it on his head

//Okay... that's gonna have to work for umm.... I don't own any ball caps and the only ones who had one were the...// he shuddered as he realized he was wearing a dead mans hat before he got out and headed for the apartment, opening the door he rushed in.

"Giles I need your hel..." he stopped as the rest of the Scooby's stared at him "Umm... Xander why are you wearing a hat?" Willow asked as Xander tried to think of an out in this situation

"Umm... just supporting my favorite team Wills... I've always loved the umm... whatever the hat says" he stuttered as he backed up to the door

"Umm... I g-got to ummm... go use... the bathroom yeah that's it" he said before he bolted from the apartment leaving a very confused group behind

"But Giles has a bathroom" Willow said to the door her friend had just exited through. "And the Hat said John Deere?"