// Xander's thoughts
/// Spike's thoughts
"Why do I have to go?" Xander whined.
"Because you're the one who has the most time to spare, now that you're,,,between jobs."
"Thanks G-man, remind me again about my status as one of the unemployed," Xander replied, flopping onto Giles' sofa dejectedly.
"Is someone at *least* coming with me? I *definitely* don't wanna face Dead Boy, The Wus *and* Cordelia alone!"
"Yes, someone *is* going with you," Giles replied.
At that, Giles, Buffy and Willow all turned to face Spike.
Spike eventually looked up from the old Rolling Stones magazine he was reading and said, "What?"
As soon as Xander heard that, he leapt of the sofa of the sofa and faced his supposed friends, and with his arms crossed determinedly, said, "No. No way!! There is *no* way I am going to LA with *Spike*!!"
// Look guys, it's hard enough to have to *live* with the guy, how the *hell* do you expect me to sit in a car with him for two hours?!!//
Spike jumped up at that, and added, "I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with the whelp. There is no way I'm goin' to LA, *especially* not with *him*!!"
///I *can't go to see Peaches with *Xander*! He'd realise immediately, and laugh at me for the rest of my stay - or, worse yet, he'd *tell* him!!///
"Look, things are rather slow here on the Hellmouth at the moment, what with The Initiative and everything,"
(At the mention of The Inititive, Spike flopped back down into his chair, and muttered, "Bloody wankers")
"So, it would make more sense for you both to go to LA and pick up that book for me, and let Spike take some of his aggression out on some LA demons - Angel said he could do with a little help, what with Wesley having a broken arm - which, according to Angel, is making him even *more* of a klutz than usual!"
"So? Why Spike? Why can't one of you come with me?"
//Please let one of you come with me, please, please, please!!//
///Yeah! One of you go with him!! Er.. please?///
"Xander, be logical. Even if it is quiet at the moment, a Slayer must never leave her post, besides, both Buffy and Willow have classes, and I have work in The Magic Shop."
//Crap!//
///Crap!///
"Plus, you taking Spike gets him out of my way for a while, and so stops me from staking him," Buffy added.
//No! Don't want Buffy to stake Spike!//
///I sure as hell don't wanna be staked by the Slayer!///
"Oh, so you're fed up with Spike and so you're trying to palm him off on me - wait! My Mistake! You've already done that, seen as he's already living in my apartment!"
//I know I like him being there, but they still palmed him off on me to begin with.//
"Basement," Spike muttered.
///I wish he didn't live in that hell-hole. He deserves so much better!///
Xander was getting angry with his friends, and all the things that he'd kept bottled up for the past few months just burst out of him.
"You know what guys!? I'm sick of you treating me like an idiot! And I'm sick of feeling like the unwanted and unneeded member of The Scooby Gang! I guess Spike's not the *only* one 'in the way' at the moment, so you thought you'd kill two birds with one stone and get rid of us *both* for a while heh? Well, you've got your wish! We'll *go* to LA, but I'm gonna carefully consider ever coming BACK!!! Come on Spike!"
//So there!//
///Way to go Xander!///
At that, Xander stormed out of Giles' apartment, a surprised Spike at his heels.
The other three just stared after them open-mouth for a moment, before Buffy said, "What the hell was that?!"
/// Spike's thoughts
"Why do I have to go?" Xander whined.
"Because you're the one who has the most time to spare, now that you're,,,between jobs."
"Thanks G-man, remind me again about my status as one of the unemployed," Xander replied, flopping onto Giles' sofa dejectedly.
"Is someone at *least* coming with me? I *definitely* don't wanna face Dead Boy, The Wus *and* Cordelia alone!"
"Yes, someone *is* going with you," Giles replied.
At that, Giles, Buffy and Willow all turned to face Spike.
Spike eventually looked up from the old Rolling Stones magazine he was reading and said, "What?"
As soon as Xander heard that, he leapt of the sofa of the sofa and faced his supposed friends, and with his arms crossed determinedly, said, "No. No way!! There is *no* way I am going to LA with *Spike*!!"
// Look guys, it's hard enough to have to *live* with the guy, how the *hell* do you expect me to sit in a car with him for two hours?!!//
Spike jumped up at that, and added, "I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with the whelp. There is no way I'm goin' to LA, *especially* not with *him*!!"
///I *can't go to see Peaches with *Xander*! He'd realise immediately, and laugh at me for the rest of my stay - or, worse yet, he'd *tell* him!!///
"Look, things are rather slow here on the Hellmouth at the moment, what with The Initiative and everything,"
(At the mention of The Inititive, Spike flopped back down into his chair, and muttered, "Bloody wankers")
"So, it would make more sense for you both to go to LA and pick up that book for me, and let Spike take some of his aggression out on some LA demons - Angel said he could do with a little help, what with Wesley having a broken arm - which, according to Angel, is making him even *more* of a klutz than usual!"
"So? Why Spike? Why can't one of you come with me?"
//Please let one of you come with me, please, please, please!!//
///Yeah! One of you go with him!! Er.. please?///
"Xander, be logical. Even if it is quiet at the moment, a Slayer must never leave her post, besides, both Buffy and Willow have classes, and I have work in The Magic Shop."
//Crap!//
///Crap!///
"Plus, you taking Spike gets him out of my way for a while, and so stops me from staking him," Buffy added.
//No! Don't want Buffy to stake Spike!//
///I sure as hell don't wanna be staked by the Slayer!///
"Oh, so you're fed up with Spike and so you're trying to palm him off on me - wait! My Mistake! You've already done that, seen as he's already living in my apartment!"
//I know I like him being there, but they still palmed him off on me to begin with.//
"Basement," Spike muttered.
///I wish he didn't live in that hell-hole. He deserves so much better!///
Xander was getting angry with his friends, and all the things that he'd kept bottled up for the past few months just burst out of him.
"You know what guys!? I'm sick of you treating me like an idiot! And I'm sick of feeling like the unwanted and unneeded member of The Scooby Gang! I guess Spike's not the *only* one 'in the way' at the moment, so you thought you'd kill two birds with one stone and get rid of us *both* for a while heh? Well, you've got your wish! We'll *go* to LA, but I'm gonna carefully consider ever coming BACK!!! Come on Spike!"
//So there!//
///Way to go Xander!///
At that, Xander stormed out of Giles' apartment, a surprised Spike at his heels.
The other three just stared after them open-mouth for a moment, before Buffy said, "What the hell was that?!"