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Content: B/X

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Summary: Xander gets a bump on his head.

Author's Note: If you have read my other Fic: If the Shoe Fits. You will know that I really hate the idea of Buffy dying. In case you haven't, I will tell you that she didn't die this time. Instead I have it to where Xander went up to save Dawn instead of Spike. As the Doc turns to greet him, thinking that Xander will fight him. Instead Xander walks up to him and gives him speech like he did Angelus. When in actuality Xander was just distracting him enough to where the Doc's back is to the ledge so he could push the overconfident asshole off the platform. Which he succeeds in doing. Oh and Anya died when she saved Xander.

Summer's House

Xander arrived at Buffy's house on time. As he walked up to the door he was greeted by Dawn.

"Hey Xander. You are right on time. Do you want any juice before we get started?" She asked as she let the love of her life in.

"No, that's ok I'll wait till we get done. So have a huge glass ready for me when we are finished. Where's Buffy at?"

"Ok, it's a date." She said with the satisfaction that she could do something for him. "Oh, She's upstairs with Willow."

"Thanks. Are you coming too?" He asked when he was halfway up the stairs.

"Yeah. I will be there in a minute. I just have to finish a load of clothes before I start helping."

"Alright, that's cool." He turned and made the rest of the way up the stairs to the one room that he hasn't been in over two months. He knocked on the door and noticed that Buffy and Willow had already started making the boxes.

"Come in, Xander."

"Hey Buff. Hey Wills. How did you know it was me Buffy?"

"Xander, Slayer hearing remember. I heard you talking to Dawn downstairs."

"Cool, How are you feeling about moving all this stuff?"

"Actually, I am ok with it. I mean I can't leave Mom's stuff in here forever." She said with a slight tinge emotion.

"It's ok. Buff, we're here for you. If it helps, I think its great that you are gonna give her clothes and her bed to the Salvation Army. I am sure that they'll find a family that will put them to good use."

"Thanks, Xand"

Dawns enters, "Hey guys! I am ready to help."

"Ok. Lets get started. Willow and I will get the closet. Xander, you and Dawn take the dresser drawers. And remember to mark the boxes because I want keep all the non-clothes items and go through them later. When that's done we'll take a short break and then start taking apart the bed and move it downstairs piece by piece."

"Ok Buffy. That sounds like a plan, but can we try the blueberry pie that Tara made, when we take the break. I really want to show you guys how good cook she is." Willow beamed with a smile.

"You know, it's a shame Giles couldn't be here to help. I mean, why couldn't he blow off the Council like he did last time?"

"The Head of the Council is having a trial because a Watcher was caught smuggling items of dark magick from the Council vaults to sell on the black market. Giles was called to jury duty and skipping out of jury duty is just as bad as it is here."

"Oh ok. Well, lets get started because the sooner we finish the sooner that pie meets my stomach."

Dawn giggled, "Is food all you think about Xander?"

"Nope, I got other things going on in my mind." He playfully wiggled his eyebrows at Buffy as he said that.

"Don't even think it Xander." Buffy said as she tried to keep a straight face at Xander antics. I am so glad I have friends like this. Especially Xander, if I didn't have him. I would still be lying in the Master's Lair and the World would be dead. Come to think of it, I still haven't thanked Xander properly. Whoa ... get a hold of yourself girl, he is just your Xander-shaped friend remember. She just shook her head at the thought.

"Are you ok Buffy? You seemed to have zoned out for a minute." Willow asked with concern.

"Yeah, I am fine. I was just thinking what great friends I have. Now lets get to that closet before I change my mind and start agreeing with Xander about the pie. Oh and Wills, what did Tara name her pie?"

"You know that's the weirdest thing. All she called it was 'American Pie'. "

After two hours of cleaning out the closets and drawers. They took a thirty-minute break and decided it was time to get the bed done.

"Willow, you gotta tell Tara to send me some more of that pie to my apartment."

"Ok, Xander. I will do that. But, man, I have never seen you go through food that quickly. You were like a human vacuum cleaner, usually you savor every bit."

"I know but I couldn't help myself, it was really good."

"Alright you two, anymore talk about the pie and I will make you do the bed by yourselves. I feel like I going to explode. That pie was good."

After ten minutes they finally got the bed apart and were ready to get it down stairs.

"Alright Xand. You get the front and I'll get the back." He nodded in agreement. "Ready on three ... one ... two ... THREE!"

Halfway down the stairs. "Buffy, can you go a little slower. I am having a hard time seeing where I am goooinnng!!" Xander had tripped over his foot and rolled down the stairs with the bed frame closely behind.

"It's alright! I am ok,. Nothing broken. Oh, Shiiitt!!!" The frame came crashing down on the fallen Scooby, hitting him in the head. " Or not ....." With that, he blacked out.

10 Minutes Later ....

"Xander ... Xander please speak to me. I need you to wake up." Buffy was frantic because she thought she almost killed him or put him in a coma. "I can't live without you!" Buffy quickly blurted out.

Finally, Xander start to come to, unfortunately missing Buffy's sudden statement "Oh, did someone get the number on that bedframe?"

Buffy quickly rushed to his side. "Are you alright? Are you ok? Xander talk to me!"



"Gees, Buffy chill. You may not have killed him, but you can still make him go deaf." Dawn simply stated, trying to hide her own concern.

"Xander, can you look straight head so I can check to see if you have a concussion?" Willow asked before she flashed a little light in his eyes. Thankfully, the pupils contracted at the same time, which meant he did not have a concussion.

"Ok. That's enough for today. Willow, can you take Xander home? I will load the rest of the stuff into the truck and then Xander can come by tomorrow to take it to the Salvation Army."

"Sure thing, Buffy. Let's go Xander." Buffy and Willow helped the still dazed man up and continued to support him to Willow's car.

"I will see you guys tomorrow." Buffy said. Before she closed the door to Xander's side. She softly kissed him on the cheek. Again Xander was to out it to notice.

"Wow! Buffy, what was that for?" Willow asked.

"I guess it was an apology for what happened. I could have lost him Will." Buffy said with her eyes brimming with tears.

Willow quickly rushed over to comfort her best friend. "Oh Buffy, it's wasn't your fault. It just happened. Look, let me drop Xander off and I will come back here and we can talk about this. Ok?"

"All right."

Buffy and Dawn stayed on the porch until they couldn't see Willow's car anymore.

"You know it's about time, you started to notice how special Xander is. You are just lucky that I am sixteen. If I was older I would have had him in my arms by now." She said smiling.

Her smile was infectious because Buffy started to smile as well. "Let's go inside and finish moving the bed and I am doing it by myself this time. You can go wash the sheets."

"Ok, but be careful I don't need you to fall down the stairs, too." She said playfully



Los Angeles: Women's Penitentiary

Faith stepped out of the door exiting the Penitentiary. Man! I never thought I'd get out of that hell hole, well actually, compared to Sunnydale's Hellmouth, this was a luxury. But with me being all play and no slay, they decided to let my parole come early. Which is cool by me, because it gives me the chance to see the one person that truly understood me before all this crap happened. It's pretty cool that they agreed to let me leave LA, so long as I see my parole officer every week. I hope he can forgive me for what I did to him. Faith thought

She stepped into the cab that she had called for earlier and told the cab driver, "The LA Bus terminal."

Xander's Apartment

"Xander, are you going to be ok without me? Because I can stay if you want."

"No. That's ok. You can go back and help Buffy finish packing up Joyce's things. Because you know we're gonna have to help her move her stuff into that room when we get finished with this little project. Plus, I promised Buffy I would install some wall cabinets in the closet before she moved into the room. So the sooner we get that done, the sooner we can start playing." He said with a smile

Willow just laughed. "Ok, I will do that. Just be careful with that bump on your head."

She kissed him on the cheek and hugged him goodbye.

Ok, Xandman, lets go soak that bump under some hot water and take some Aspirin



After a twenty-minute bath he was digging through his medicine cabinet to get the Aspirin and then climbed into bed. Not knowing that he was about to have a dream that would change his way life forever....



TBC ...