Paths That Criss Cross

by Brandal

Xander found out who his real family was. They didn't want him. He left after graduating and instead of his car dying outside of Oxnard, it made it to the road house. Join Xander and the Boys on the adventure of finding trust, family love, and adventure. Other familiar characters including Bobby, Ellen, Ash, and more.

1. Chapter 1

So I have wanted to do a Buffy/Supernatural thing for a long time. Some of the ideas came from other stories. They gave me the inspiration to combine and explore some of the things that I was confused on in some of the other stories. I know buffy has been over forever but I still wanted to do something. Xander is actually younger in this story line. It does follow some things and the others I made up. I do not own anything and I do not have a beta so all mistakes are mine. If you have questions I will answer them.

Xander was just a boy. He was just a boy when he found out that his father was not his father. The man that he had called father got into one of his drunken rages and laid into him saying a bunch of crap that Xander wasn't paying attention to because it was just the ranting of a man who wasn't happy. Xander took the abuse and usually moved on but this time was different. This time the man took pleasure in it. Xander noticed the change right away. The punches were harder. The taunting was more direct. That was when he decided that he was going to pay attention to what the man was saying. Tony was ranting that he wasn't even his son. News flash to Xander, this was a good thing. But if Tony wasn't his dad then who the hell was? Then he noticed something else about Tony. His eyes weren't right. They were all black. He knew this town wasn't right but he didn't realize how until just this moment. It the end of this particular battle Xander knew who his father was and he needed to go to the hospital. Tony went to do something else because he was bored. Tony usually passed out so he knew something wasn't right with "this" Tony.

Xander eased himself off the floor. His mother was passed out on the couch so she wasn't going to be much help, like she ever was. He went to the phone and called Jessie. Xander always kept a bag in the closet by the door for his trips to the hospital. He had a little time before sunset to get there. He told Jessie what he was doing and he grabbed his bag and slowly made his way to the hospital. He never called Willow even though he knew she knew something was going on. He asked Jessie to ask Willow if she would look up the man though. Hopefully she would be able to find something. She was a genius with everything that she did so maybe she could find the man who was supposed to be his father.

Xander walked in through the emergency doors of the hospital and saw the nurse that usually tended to him after one of Tony's specials. She saw him immediately and ushered him to the room he had known for a couple years now. He settled in for the x-rays and pain killers that he knew they would give him. He sat in the room that was the only safe haven that he ever knew. He thought about what his dad is like. Did he really want to find him? What if he was just like Tony? Willow will find the information and then he would decide. How much worse could it be right? Xander knew for a while though that his mother didn't care. She even forged his papers to make him two years older than he was. Everyone thought that he was 16 when in reality he was just 14. A sophomore in school and in advanced classes thanks to Willow.

Xander spent that weekend in the hospital. Jessie came by with the information Willow had gathered about the man who was supposedly his father. He not only had a father but two brothers and they moved around a lot. Willow found a couple numbers but she didn't know which belonged to who. This said that he had a brother who was 20 and 24. His dad a man named John Winchester had lost a wife in a fire. His brother Sam was at Stanford and Dean moved around as much as his dad did. He picked up the phone from the stand and dialed one of the numbers.

"Hello." A sleepy voice called. Xander froze. This didn't sound like an older man. "Man, it's your dime and I am tired, so speak and tell me who is calling."

Xander worked up the nerve. "Is this John Winchester?"

"No. Who is looking for him?"

"My name is Xander Harris and I am looking for a man named John Winchester. I need to ask him some questions about some things."

"Dude, are you dealing with demons, ghosts, or what?"

"Oh no, it is nothing like that. Well maybe I don't know. No I am calling because I found out he is my father."

Dean who was now awake got pissed. "My dad only had two sons. I don't know who you are but do not call this phone again, and even if he is your father, trust me you do not want to go there. You are probably a product of our dad blowing off steam, do not claim that your family because you're not." Xander couldn't believe this. He was better off without them. "Anything else?"

"No thank you for your time." Xander hung up. He looked at the other numbers and decided to throw it all in the trash. What else was he supposed to do? He wasn't going to waste time on people who obviously didn't care. So after his little stay in the hospital he went back home. Xander would find a way to avoid Tony and his monstrous hits.

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Dean couldn't believe the nerve of someone calling and claiming he was a son of John Winchester. Not only that but his dad had another kid? This has got to be some kind of joke. He was wide awake now. He didn't exactly know where his father was but he needed to ask him some questions. Dean decided to call his cell phone.

"Hello"

"Dad, its Dean."

"Yeah, I know it's you Dean. What do you want?"

"I got a strange phone call a minute ago. I need to ask you a question."

"What is it Dean?"

"Do you have another kid?" John Winchester stopped breathing.

"What?"

"Do you have another kid? This kid called my phone and told me that his name was Xander Harris and that he was your son."

John tried to think. "Did he say where he was from?"

"No, but it sounded like his accent was from the west coast. Probably California if I am accurate."

John swore. Jessica, it had to be her. "Dean call that number back. Find out if his mother's name is Jessica."

"So you do have another kid." Dean got angry.

"Just do it Dean. I need to know." With that John hung up. Dean couldn't believe this crap. He hit the call log and pressed send. "Sunnydale Hospital how may I direct your call?

Dean now knew that this was not right on so many levels. "Do you have a Xander Harris staying there?"

"He checked out already. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"No thank you." Dean hung up and called his dad back.

"Did you find out?"

"Slight problem."

"What?"

"When I called the number back, I got the Sunnydale hospital. He had already checked out."

John swore again. Yep, it was Jessica. "Never mind then. He is better off where he is. Dean do not bring this up to Sam when you decide to try and call him again. I will take care of this."

"So he is your son. Sammy and I have a brother."

"Yes. You have a brother."

"Dammit dad." Dean hung up. His dad was right. The kid was better off where he was. Dean couldn't go back to sleep though so he decided to do research for another job. The kid kept popping back in his head though. He decided that he was going to have to take a trip to Sunnydale, California. Who is this Xander Harris. If he left tonight he could be there in a couple of days.

Dean left and made the drive. The problem being that he didn't know what the kid looked like. He spied on the town for a few days and after that he gave up. He didn't want anyone to know who he was looking for and he didn't want it getting back to the kid that he was looking for him. So he packed up and left after two days.

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Xander learned a lot that year. He learned about the things that go bump in the night and Jessie died by his own hand. While he was busy with the slayer and stuff he also learned about hunters and the other monsters out there. Nightly they would go out and stake vampires and kill demons. He got better at fighting and wasn't always bait. They tried to push him aside and when they did that he learned languages. They let him back in the fight and the next thing you know it is graduation. Getting prepared for the mayor and a rogue slayer.

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In the meantime, Dean had gotten Sammy from Stanford. Jess had died and they found their father. They were in the midst of trying to get the yellow eyed Demon.

John had made inquiries to the name and town and found out Xander was about to graduate. So when he left the boys after the shadow demon he called the number for the Harris house. "Hello?"

It was a boy's voice. "Is Xander Harris available?"

"You got him."

"This is John Winchester."

Xander hadn't even thought about that name in so long that it almost skipped his mind. "What do you want?"

"I heard you are about to graduate."

"Your point?"

The kid had the Winchester attitude he would give him that. "I was wondering if I could come to your graduation."

"Why would you want to? I mean you don't care. If you cared you would have contacted me before now and since you haven't I do not think that you should come anywhere near me."

"I do care Alex."

"My name is Xander. You would know that if you bothered to come here and ask. No, you had a better life. I need to get going. Do not bother coming, I don't want you here and even if I did it wouldn't matter because that son of yours that I did call said even if you claimed me I wasn't family. I was just a product of you blowing off steam so maybe it should stay that way." With that Xander hung up. Even if his real dad did care and want to come, he couldn't risk it. The mayor was going to ascend and he didn't want his remaining family to die. That would not be a great family reunion.

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John couldn't believe it. His son told him to go to hell and not bother contacting him again. He really couldn't blame the kid. He did avoid him even if he just checked on him on occasion. Well maybe it was for the better. It wasn't for a few days but John found out a couple days after the kids' graduation that the school blew up during the ceremony. He drove all night to Sunnydale and stopped in at Jessica's house. He knocked on the door.

Jessica answered the door. She looked rough. "Is Xander here?"

"Why are you here? I thought you were gone."

"Is Xander here?"

"No, he left after graduation. He packed up a car and was going on a road trip. Said he needed to get away from the crazy in his life for a while. Whatever that means."

"So he lived through the explosion at the school?"

"Yes. He graduated and he survived. Now leave if that is all you wanted." Jessica slammed the door. John went back to his truck. At least the kid was alive. John left Sunnydale and met up with his sons. He got possessed and revealed to Dean again about the son he had and informed Sammy that he had a brother. They got the Demon out and had the car accident. John struck the deal with the Demon to save Deans life. In his conversation with Dean to inform him he might have to kill Sam, he also told Dean to find his other brother and bring him into the family. Dean was not happy about this but promised his dad he would.

John Winchester died without ever meeting his youngest son. Dean didn't look for Xander right away either. They had to deal with their dad's death and a few other things. Dean kept the thought in his head though. Then he got the call on his dad's phone from some Ellen chick and had to take a drive to some place called the road house. They asked ash about finding the demon and took on a case.

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Xanders car made it past Oxnard. His engine didn't die until he was at a place called Harvell's. He stopped in and asked if he could use the phone. He noticed the man at the bar with a mullet and the young blonde girl. The older woman looked at him kind of strange but said he could. Xander had done some research about his mother's side of the family. He had an Uncle in South Dakota by the name of Robert Singer. It was his mother's brother. He needed to know how he was going to get there since he already got all turned around. Xander laid out his laptop and phone and looked up the name. His uncle owned a salvage yard, so maybe he could tell him how to get there. He dialed the number from the yellow pages page and waited.

Bobby was just wondering how the boys were doing when his local line rang. "Singer Salvage."

"Are you Bobby Singer?"

"Who wants to know?"

"My name is Xander and your sister is my mother. "

"Yeah well who is my sister?"

"Jessica Harris or known as Jessica Singer."

Bobby sat down. He hadn't heard from his sister in years. In fact he hadn't heard from her since she ran away at 17. That was like 25 years ago. "What is your name again boy?"

"My name is Xander Harris."

"What can I do for you?"

"I am at a place call Harvell's and my cars engine just died. I was wondering how I can get to you to meet you."

"I will come there. I know the place well. It will take a couple hours but I will be there."

"Ok, thank you."

Bobby hung up the phone and got his tow truck ready. Even though it was a drive he wasn't going to leave his nephew out there. Unprotected and in the space of hunters. He geared up and left.

Xander hung up the phone and noticed that the three people in the bar were looking at him. "What?"

"You're related to Bobby?"

"You know him? He said he knew this place."

"Yeah we know him. What do you know about him?"

"Nothing. I just found out about him. I just graduated high school and had to get away from the people and the life I had for a while. Thought about taking the great American road trip across country and decided to look for some family instead."

Ellen looked at Joe and Ash. "What was so bad with your life and the people in it?"

"They thought that I was weak, too weak for what they were doing. It's not like I haven't been by their sides the whole time learning to fight and learning ancient freaking languages. Not to mention doing some of the jobs by myself because miss high and mighty didn't want me in the way."

"Sorry boy, but you better go back to the beginning."

"Never mind. I just rant about things that are upsetting."

Ash who had been sitting there inputting the boy's information for the demon looked up at him and asked the simple question. "How long have you been fighting the supernatural?"

Xanders head snapped to look at Ash. "What are you talking about?"

Ash gave him that look of don't fuck with me. "The supernatural. How long have you known about it and fought against it?"

"Since my sophomore year in high school." Xander said on a sigh. "I have been possessed twice. I had to get a special tattoo to make sure it never happened again." He still had those possessions but they helped him more than anything so he just left them there.

Ellen thought the boy looked too young for this. "How old are you?"

"I am 18. Like I said I needed to get away from the crazy for a while and thought that finding some family could do me some good."

"Well that might be a might hard young man."

Xander was confused. "Why?"

"Bobby is a hunter."

Xander thought about it for a minute before swearing. He couldn't just catch a freakin break could he? "Well that is just great. Please tell me he doesn't do it nightly though."

"Hunting is research and then find the thing kind of thing. It could take days or even weeks."

Xander let out a breath. At least it wasn't nightly. He could still get that break he wanted. "That works for me as long as I don't have to go out nightly anymore."

Ellen got confused. "Why would you have to hunt nightly?"

"I lived on top of a hellmouth. If we didn't hunt nightly people died."

They all looked at him in confusion. Ash finally asked, "What is a hellmouth?"

"You don't know what hellmouths are?" Xander looked at them all. "You are hunters. Ok, lesson one. Hellmouth, Boca del Inferno, also known as a portal to many hell dimensions. Demons and vampires and all matter of supernatural usually like it because it is a hotspot of energy from hell."

"Interesting, we have never heard of them outside of the lore."

"Well they are very true and I spent the last three years directly on top of one. My high school was built on top of it."

"Sounds like you have a lot of stories."

"I do but none that I want to go into now."

Ash put it down in another file and decided to research this hellmouth and other demons. They are used to the biblical ones but the way the boy was talking, there was more out there than they thought.

Ellen was looking at the kid again. There was something about him that reminded her of the boys. "Say Xander, do you know of anyone else is the hunting business?"

"No. You are the first people I have met that are hunters outside of the ones back home. We have a slayer, a witch, a watcher, and some not so great people."

"Witches? You hang with witches?"

"My best friend practices. She is all about the elements and saying that she can't do anything dark because it would be bad and twist her soul. So as long as she stays on the straight and narrow we don't have a problem."

"At least she is being monitored. We have problems with witches sometimes and put them down. Most hunters will put anything down that is supernatural. Psychics, mediums, witches, demons, ghosts, and anyone who might be possessed. Just to let you know. I wouldn't go telling anyone but Bobby who you were working with."

"Well Sunnydale was a bit different. We worked with a vampire that has his soul. I think my mailman was a demon. Not the black eyed things that you guys deal with but a different kind. We have demon bars and all kinds of different demons. I mean you wouldn't believe the stuff that we have come across. Wait a minute and I can show you. We scanned all the ancient books into a virtual library that only we can access." Xander booted up the virtual library and turned his computer to face Ellen.

Ellen started scanning as she pulled it over by Ash. Joe came up on her other side. She started scrolling through and looking at all the demons that this kid had in his library. She couldn't believe this kind of stuff was out there. "You deal with this on a nightly basis?"

"Yeah. If we didn't then people died. Not all of the demons in there are violent killing machines. We actually have several neutral or alliance demon communities that we leave alone. Dawn was watched by a demon who eats kittens and plays kitten poker. That was his only crime. We let that go."

Ellen looked at the kid. Wow, she didn't know that all this existed out there. She came to a file that said vampires. She clicked it open and saw what vampires were to them. They were different than the ones that they have dealt with. "Well kid, staying with Bobby you are going to have to update some of your files."

"Why?"
"Because the vampires that you deal with and the vampires we deal with are vastly different. Ours are not affected by holy icons or water. The only way to kill them is to cut their heads off and burn the bodies."

Xander took the knowledge in. He wondered if the counsel knew about this. Whatever. "Good to know."

Ellen continued to read through the kids files. He must have come across vastly different things in his life. On a side note, out loud she said, "I wonder if we should tell the boys about this stuff."

Ask looked at her. If she didn't tell the boys he was going to. Xander however didn't know who or what the boys were. "Who are you talking about?"

"Couple of hunters we know. Their dad just died and they are on their own. They have been gathering Intel on the demon that killed both their parents. It is just sad that it happened like this."

"What do you mean?" Xander was curious.

"Well when they were kids, their mama was killed by a demon. So their father hit the road with a 4 year old and a baby and started hunting the thing. The boys were in an accident a couple weeks ago and their father succumbed to the injuries from the accident that the same demon caused."

"That is horrible. My condolences. They sound like family to you."

"Their daddy was once upon a time. I didn't meet the boys until today."

"Who are they?"

"Sam and Dean Winchester." Xander visibly paled. When Ellen looked up she noticed Xander was gathering up his stuff and trying to get the computer back from them. "I need to go."

Ellen was puzzled. "What is going on kid?"

"You can have access to the virtual library. I can give you access really quick. Then I have to leave."

"Bobby is not going to be here for another hour or so. What are you going to do, walk?"

"No I was just going to head back to my car and stay there until Bobby got here."

"Why are you acting all skittish. You started acting up the minute I said the Winchesters name."

"It is nothing that I want to talk about. So here." Xander had set them up with a way to get into the virtual library. "That is how you get into the library and my email address if you have any questions about something."

"Thank you for this."

"Yeah, just don't give it to everyone. Be their source or whatever but don't give them complete access because our individual files are in there as well."

"Can we let the boys use it, well I should say Sam since he is their researcher for jobs?"

"Yeah, he can actually copy all the files to a disc. He won't need the virtual library if they don't get internet connection." Xander said all of this while packing up and laying money on the counter to grab a soda. "Could you tell Bobby that I am about a half a mile up the road?"

"Sure kid." With that Xander left.

Ellen looked at Joe and Ash, "Did you think that was weird?"

"Which part?" Joe asked.

"The part of all of it?"

Ash was looking into Xanders actual file since the kid said it was on there. "This says that Xander is 18 even though something is off about his birth, his height and weight, his grade point average, his parent which is a mother named Jessica Harris, this says his father is unknown. It also says that he has stopped 4 out of 5 apocalypses. His nicknames are the One who sees, because apparently he sees things that the others don't when they come up against something they need to research and the White knight for talking down the deadliest of Vampires without a weapon, injured and protecting a girl in the hospital. There is a whole lot more in here. I think it is his journal of things that he has done. Give me some time and I can read through it. It doesn't look like anyone accesses it but him."

While they were listening to Ash Ellen and Joe just got more and more surprised. This kid should not have been fighting like this for so long and so young. "What do you mean something is off about his birth"

"Well his documents look tampered with. He has two sets. Ah, here is the other one. He is 16."

"What the hell?" Ellen started to get her coat to go bring the kid back. That was when Bobby walked in.

"Where is Xander?" Bobby asked.

Ellen looked at Ash and Joe. "He said he was going back to his car to wait for you. Bobby before you go get him, we might want to tell you some things."

Bobby looked at them in confusion. He sat down at the bar and they filled him in on everything they learned. Bobby was swearing up a storm by the time they finished. "No kid should have to do this, and he has been doing it for the last three years. That means that boy was fighting monsters at 13, 14 years old."

"Yeah, and he acted like it was nothing. The only time we had a problem is when I mentioned the Winchesters'. It was like he couldn't get out of here fast enough."

"I will take care of him Ellen. Make sure the boys get all that information in that library of his. It can only help them."

"Will do Bobby." Bobby then headed for the door. What the hell?

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Xander was completely numb. He just found out his father died. It is not like he knew him. According to one son he wasn't family anyway. But he did want to know his dad. Now he never could. Not to mention his brothers were hunters. Great just great and Ellen knew them. He could not be more screwed even if he tried. He made it back to the car and just sat there. He didn't even notice over an hour later when his uncle pulled up to the car. But that was how Bobby found him. It took several knocks against the window to get his attention. From there Bobby loaded the car up on the wrecker and got Xander in the front. Soon they were headed to Bobby's house.

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Dean and Sam wrapped the clown job and got back to the Road House. They just sat down with a beer when Ash came out and said that he had been waiting for them. Dean was impressed. "So this rig will go off when the demon comes out?"

"Yep. I will know when and if this thing pops up again."

"Awesome. So what has been going on here other than that?"

Ash looked at Ellen. "Well we found out some new things about the supernatural."

"What kind of things?"

"Well is a long story. This kid came in because his engine died. Ends up the kid is Bobbys nephew. I noticed with the things he was saying that he was a hunter. So I asked him how long he been fighting the supernatural and he got all tense and tried to play dumb. He came clean and said he had been fighting since his sophomore year in high school. Let me tell you the things we learned in two hours of talking to that kid, I am surprised he isn't insane fighting those things every night for over three years."

"What are you saying Ash?" Sam asked.

"What I am saying is there is a whole other world out there boys and he has been fighting it nightly. He said he was looking for his family because he needed some time away from the crazy in his life. That is how we found out about Bobby being his uncle. He also gave us access to all his information. I made Sam a copy of his virtual library and its all on disc." Ash passed the disc to Sam. "Do not try and read that all at once. There are terabytes of data on that thing. Plus the files of his people and his virtual diary. I suggest you do not read it. Also I will send you updates when they happen. According to the filing codes they update almost weekly, so I will send you a copy monthly. That way you can stay caught up."

"Thanks Ash. Who was this kid anyway?" Sam asked.

"He said his name was Xander Harris." Ash and Ellen watched as Dean slowly set his beer down and his face got pale.

Dean couldn't believe it. He was supposed to find the kid and here he fell right in his lap. "Are you sure that is what he said his name was?"

Ellen who was now really curious as to why Xander would pale and Dean would pale said, "Yeah. Funny thing. When I mentioned your names the kid went pale just like you did. He made a big rush of getting out of here as well. Want to tell me what's going on?"

Dean thought about it. He knew they were going to have to come clean about it he just wanted a little more time and maybe find the kid first. "Ellen, that kid that came in here. He is our brother. Dad found out a couple years ago that he had another kid."

Ellen couldn't believe it. That is why the kid looked familiar. John Winchester was his father. "That doesn't explain the fact that the kid went pale." Then she thought about it. OH GOD. "I told him your story. He knows that John is dead. Dean you have to get to him and explain some of the things that are going on to that kid."

Dean got a little nervous. "That might not be the best thing Ellen."

"Why the hell not?"

"Well see, Dad wasn't the first one to find out he existed. I was. I told the kid he was nothing more than blowing off steam and that he shouldn't contact us again. Dad told me right before he died that I should find him but I wasn't sure if I should."

"Boy, you really did it this time. He just found out his father died. He thinks he isn't wanted. He is only 16."

This snapped Dean's head up. "What?"

"He just graduated. Ash found his official birth records and stuff and found out that he is only 16 even though he is telling everyone he is 18. From what Ash could gather, his mother changed his record because she didn't want to be a mother anymore and became a drunk that fell into the bottle just like that husband of hers. Ash also made calls to Sunnydale asking about Xander to the hospital after reading the kids journal. He had his own room at the hospital because his "father" beat him."

Dean listened and the guilt just kept coming. His kid brother was supposed to be the best out of them. He wasn;t supposed to be part of this world. "Where is he?"

"Last we knew Bobby came and got him. Took him back to his house. Bobby called to let us know they got there safely."

Dean stood up, Sammy followed. "We will see you guys around."

Dean and Sam hit the road. They has some things to deal with. It was a couple hours' drive to Bobby's house. They settled in for the drive.

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Bobby was worried about the kid. He spent all of his time out in the yard. Bobby scrapped his car. Not only did the engine fall out but the vehicle wasn't safe at all. He gave him an older car but in much better condition. He gave his a put it back together 1967 Chevy Charger. The kid spent most of his time out there fixing it. When he ran into a problem Bobby would help him. He asked the kid questions but they were short and eventually Xander showed him his journal. Bobby found out why the kid was quiet though. He said he just found out his dad died. So he helped Xander when he needed it but basically left the kid alone and waited for him to come to him.

Xander was making real progress on the car. He got it stripped to see what he was going to need and started putting the engine parts together. He was getting ready to drop the engine in. He found the final piece on another old car that he needed to complete it and was getting the cherry picker ready to put the engine back in. He was grateful to Bobby for everything he was doing. It gave him time to think and mourn the loss of a father he never had. Honestly he was just glad for the downtime. No monsters to hunt just working on a car. Xander had just got the engine over the car when Whistler showed up. "You know kid you can't avoid the Devils trap forever. Bobby will notice."

"I know. I just wanted time to relax before I had to tell him that I need to be thrown in there for whatever to happen."

"I understand kid but you might want to do that sooner rather than later."

"Why?"

"Because your brothers are on their way here to see you."

"Wait. How did they find out where I was?"

"Think about it."

Xander thought back. The people at Harvells. Dammit. "I should have realized they would talk but I just needed to get out of there and I did before I could tell them not to tell them how they got the information."

"No one is blaming you kid. But you have struck a deal and you know you have to do it. You can only go back to Sunnydale in dire situations. By the way, I got all your stuff here. Do you know that your step father is a demon?"

"Yeah I have known for years. I just avoided him. Well hell. Let me get this thing down and go tell Uncle Bobby what is going on."

"Ok kid, I will be keeping in touch, that was another condition of the higher ups. You know that you are going to be in agony while the taint and the spells come off of you right?"

"Yeah I know." Xander finally got the engine where it needed to be. It was down and unhooked. He looked at Whistler and said bye before making his way to the house. When he walked in, he skirted the Devils trap and found Bobby is what was considered his office. "Hey Uncle Bobby."

Bobby looked up. Xander was acting weird. "What is going on Xander?"

"Well this is going to sound bad but we need to throw me in a devils trap."

Bobby slowly got up reaching for his holy water. "Why would we need to throw you in a devils trap?"

Xander watched his uncle. He saw him reach for the holy water. "It is nothing like that Uncle Bobby. Here I will drink the stuff if you want me to, to prove it." Xander reached for it and Bobby watched as Xander took the top off and drank the holy water. When nothing happened Bobby relaxed.

"So what's going on Xander?"

"The place where I lived, you have read about it in my journal, well the hellmouth leaks energy. I was born and raised in Sunnydale. What that means is that I have taint from the energy that needs to siphon off. There have only been 8 hellmouth children that have been born there. Most turn evil or die very young. It is a miracle that I survived as long as I did without becoming something that you would have to put down. Because I actually fought against the evil things is what saved me from that path. Problem is not only the taint though."

Bobby was taking this well. He understood so far. "What else?"

"Well apparently my loving parents thought they should place spells on me. Not to mention my friend who is also a witch put some spells on me that need to break. The Devils trap will take care of all of that. It will siphon a lot of the taint off and break the spells."

Bobby was surprised to find that Devils traps could do this. He reached for his book on the Devils traps. If it wasn't in there then he would have to take notes. "So just go in there and get it done boy. What are you waiting for?" Bobby looked up from the book to ask.

Xander cringed. "The problem is that it is going to be wicked painful. I might scream. I have been avoiding since I got here to just relax and rest. I was going to do it soon but it needs done now."

Bobby hadn't found what he was looking for. He was going to have to update the new things he just learned. "Well we should just get it over with. We can't have you trapped in one forever."

Xander just nodded. They both heard an engine roar and come up the drive way. Xander blew out a breath. It was now or never. "Uncle Bobby, I am just going to change and get in some comfy clothes. Might as well be comfortable to be in excruciating pain."

"Bobby just nodded and watched Xander skirt around the Devils trap and head upstairs to his room. Bobby then went to the door and picked up his rifle. He walked out onto the porch and waited while the boys got out of the car. "What brings you by?"

Dean and Sam just looked at each other. "It is a discussion for inside I think Bobby." Sam said.

"Well you know the drill." They both drank the holy water. "But maybe it could wait a bit. We got some things to do right now."

"What do you mean?"

"Well got a bit of a situation to deal with so just stay back and let it be done."

They looked at each other again and shrugged their shoulders. They walked in the house as Xander was making his way down to the room. He stopped when he saw them. Bobby looked back and forth between all the boys. "Xander you ready?"

That brought Xander back to the present. "Yeah." He moved past them and into the room. He tested the barrier and the other three just stepped back.

"What the hell?" The coming from Dean.

"I will explain in a bit." Bobby said.

Xander ignored them. He pushed on the barrier again only this time he put his whole body in the trap. He sighed a bit when nothing happened. Just when he thought it was safe, his skin started to glow. The first spell was coming off and he noticed a black residue was coming out as well. That was when it hit him. The most intense pain he had ever felt. It knocked him to his knees. A different color along with black taint started coming out of his skin. This did make him scream and he was flat on his stomach.

Sam and Dean watched as Xander entered the trap. A few moments went by and they saw the glow, then they saw Xander fall. They rushed towards the trap but they bounced right back. They looked at Bobby but Bobby didn't understand either. "What the hell Bobby?" Dean was confused.

In Bobby fashion he told them what Xander had told him. Dean and Sam paled. "How long is this supposed to last?"

Bobby didn't have a clue and just shrugged his shoulders. He put the gun down and walked around the trap. More and more spells were leaving the kid. So was this black taint that he figured was the hellmouth that Xander talked about. "I think you boys need to tell me why you are really here."

So that is what they did over the next several hours. Dean told Bobby everything. Bobby was stunned to find out that John was Xander's dad.

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Xander was in pure agony. Thank you Willow for all the spells. The possessions that he had stayed right where they were. He didn't want to lose them anyway. They helped him in so many ways. Xander didn't think he could last much longer. Then finally his skin stopped glowing. He felt the taint of the hellmouth leave but didn't think he would ever be rid of it completely. Four hours later Xander was done.

They gathered around Xander when they heard him groan. Bobby moved to Xander side and grabbed his shoulders to roll him over. Xander almost cried out in pain. Bobby dropped his hand. Xander was on his back. "Xander what do you need."

Xander opened his mouth but couldn't speak. It hurt too much. He licked his lips and noticed that he could taste blood. He just wanted to lay here. Bobby wasn't going to leave the kid on the floor. "Dean grab his upper body, Sam grab his feet. We need to get him upstairs so he can rest."

Dean and Sam moved to do what they were told. When they picked Xander up he let out a whimper. Dean looked at Sam. They moved quickly. They got Xander to his room and covered him up. Xander fell asleep instantly.

"What do we do now Bobby?" Sam looked at him.

"I think we should take turns watching over him until he is vertical again."

"I will take the first watch." Dean brooked no argument. He got settled in on the comfy chair in Xanders room.

Bobby knew that Dean had a lot of guilt for the way that he treated his youngest brother so Bobby let it go. He and Sam would go and make something to eat. Xander didn't wake up for 24 hours. Dean never left his side.

The choice is up to the fans. For those of you who are following my Lost Girl Story, I am working on it, it is not quite ready though. If you would like me to continue this story please let me know. I do enjoy reading the reviews and even take suggestions into my stories.