Behind Close Shadows
Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Xander arrives in Sunnydale unexpectedly saving Dawn from a raging blue demon. Damon sees a new man hugging Buffy. (Read Ally, Alive, and Blue Boy. They'll help you understand what's up. It's my continuation of my own six season.) Buffy will be making a decision that will change her life forever.
Xander Harris has returned to Sunnydale and was surprised that nothing has changed while he was gone. He thought that a place without creeps of the undead and demons would be pretty ordinary, but he just ended up missing that lifestyle.
He stayed at the Summers' home on the nice and comfortable sofa, which Buffy was making as Xander entered the room. He watches her as she folds the sheets and lays them onto the sofa. She turns around and sees Xander. Xander stands there with one of his well-known grins that Buffy has always noticed and liked about him. Buffy pats the sheets and gives him a smile. This was something that Xander had a knack for, bringing a smile to Buffy's face.
"Hey," says Buffy. "Well, it's not the Hilton."
"The Hilton usually has pillows," says Xander looking towards the sofa.
"Oh, I forgot. They're up stairs," says Buffy. She passes by Xander and their shoulders touched slightly. The two head up stairs to Buffy's room. She opens her closet to get the pillows from the top shelf. Xander sees that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is having trouble retrieving the pillows. He laughs a little and offers a hand.
As Xander reaches for the pillow, Buffy turns to Xander looking at Xander's chest. She noticed that he has gotten more muscular from the last time she saw him. Xander, pillow in hand, looks at Buffy straight into her eyes and she into his.
"So, where's Anya?" Buffy asked interrupting the moment. Xander sighs as Buffy walks over to her bed. Xander follows her.
"Anya," says Xander in a painful tone. He grabs a chair to sit down. Buffy sits on the bed. "We almost got married."
"Really, what happened?" asks Buffy curious.
"Got cold feet," says Xander. "Anya became a vengeance demon again."
"Wow!" says Buffy.
"So, how did it happen?" ask Xander.
"What?" ask Buffy. "You mean me being here." Buffy sighs.
"Yeah," says Xander.
"I really don't know," says Buffy. "But I know one thing."
"What?" ask Xander.
"I was in Heaven," says Buffy looking up and thinking about her time up there. "And they sent me back." Buffy then looks into Xander's eyes.
"Hey, did you see the King," asks Xander. Buffy bows her head and laughs.
"Yeah, he's not as fat as everyone says he was," says Buffy. The two laugh. Buffy's long hair gets into her face and Xander pushes it away from her face as Damon comes to Buffy's door. He sees the two of them sitting on the bed through the crack of the door then he knocks. Buffy jumps and turns to the door. Damon enters the room.
"We sent blue boy back into his dimension," says Damon.
"Good," says Buffy getting up from her bed and standing in-between the two men. "Oh, you guys haven't really been introduced."
"New to the Scooby gang," says Xander standing up and walking to Buffy's dresser. On her dresser there was a basket full of tiny chocolates. Xander grabs one and pops on into his mouth.
"Damon this is Xander," says Buffy. "He went to high school with me."
"Oh, the school you blew up," says Damon sarcastically.
"It was an accident," says Buffy rolling her eyes.
"Ah, the memories," says Xander remembering graduation day, the explosion and pieces of Major falling form the sky. Xander takes another chocolate.
"Xander this is Damon," says Buffy. "He's my boyfriend." Buffy goes up to Damon and holds his hand.
Xander tries to say 'What?' and chokes on the small chocolate. He grabs his throat indicating to Buffy that he is choking. Buffy goes to his rescue by doing the Heimlich maneuver. The peanut of the chocolate pops out and goes flying pass Damon.
"Xander are you okay?" ask Buffy as she helps Xander sit back down.
"Yeah," says Xander looking at Damon then he looks at Buffy. "I'm fine." Xander begins to cough a little.
"Hey," Xander says to Damon as he gets up. "Congratulations. I'm going to go now." Xander passes Damon and heads down stairs. Buffy was about to call Xander but decides not to. She turns to Damon and bites her lower lip.
Later when Damon was leaving Buffy's house, Buffy thought that Xander was a sleep, but he wasn't. Damon and Buffy shared a goodnight kiss and Xander saw every minute of it. Their reflection could be seen on a mirror in the living room.
As Buffy closes the door she looks towards the mirror, but Xander had closed his eyes. She heads up the stairs and goes to sleep.
The next day everyone meets up at the magic shop. Buffy and Xander arrived before Tara and Willow. Giles comes from behind the counter as he finished helping a customer.
"Giles how are things?" ask Xander walking towards him. The two men almost hug then decided to shake hands instead.
"Xander is good to have you back," says Giles. He pats him on the back as Buffy walks over to the counter and jumps on top of it. Giles then whispers into Xander's ear something.
"Thank God you're back," says Giles. Xander doesn't understand what Giles meant by that until he sees Willow, Tara, and Dawn enter the shop.
"Buffy come over," says Dawn. "You have to see what Willow gave to Tara." Buffy jumps off the counter heads over to the three girls near the door.
Willow has given Tara a beautiful charm bracelet with both their names engraved on it.
"It's so beautiful," says Tara as she rotates her wrist and smiles.
"You need to get some charms," Buffy suggested.
"Oh, I know this place where you can get the cutest charms," says Dawn.
Giles and Xander look at each other then try to go to the back room, but were caught by Buffy.
"Giles, Xander, come look at Tara's bracelet," says Buffy. The two men looked at each other almost terrified expressions on their faces.
"Damon," says Giles as Damon enters the magic shop. The girls put their eyes on Damon as Xander and Giles escape from the cloches of the girls into the back room.
"Well, what else have I missed besides Buffy getting a new boyfriend?" ask Xander with jealousy in his tone. Giles raised an eyebrow and noticed Xander's tone.
"It was shocking when she came back," says Giles looking through the crack of the back door at Buffy who was smiling. "She has changed a little bit. I think we owe that change to Damon."
"The current boyfriend," says Xander rolling his eyes as he looks toward the door.
"Yes, he's a senior at Dawn's high school," says Giles.
"Figures older guys are not well received in Buffy's radar any more," says Xander. He turns his face and looks at Giles. Giles gives him an interesting look. "What?"
"Nothing," replies Giles. "He's been a very good influence on Buffy. I've never seen her so happy." Giles looks at Damon through the crack of the door as the girls show him Tara's bracelet. The two take a peek out the door and see Buffy smiling with Damon as they keep talking about Tara's bracelet.
Without thinking Xander heads over to the group with a serious expression and asked to look at the bracelet. He suddenly became so interested in the bracelet and wanted to see it in the light to get a better look at it.
Later on that night some thing from the shadows aroused from it's slumber. It takes a whiff of the Sunnydale air and begins to crawl under the shadows. It craves for strength and power. It stops and smells what it craves close by.
Meanwhile on patrol, Buffy and Damon were walking through a cemetery waiting for company. The patrol session seemed quiet for the first half then Damon could not help himself but ask Buffy something.
"Buffy, did you and Xander ever had a thing," Damon ask. Buffy stops and looks at Damon.
"GOD, no!" replies Buffy. "We're just best friends. Why are you asking me this?"
"Nothing," replies Damon.
"Are you jealous of Xander?" ask Buffy.
"Well, maybe," says Damon. "A little. I mean he's known you more than I have."
"There will never be anything between Xander and I besides a good friendship," says Buffy. Damon gives a half smile. "You look so cute when you're jealous." Buffy gives him a smile, as Damon blushes a little. Then they start to make out.
From four tombstones away someone was watching them as the two exchanged saliva. It was getting closer to them and accidentally steps on a twig. Buffy hears that and stops the make out session.
"What was that?" ask Buffy. They both looked around and saw nothing.
Meanwhile on the other side of the cemetery, Xander was out on patrol accompanied by Dawn who snuck out. Dawn was wearing a cross around her neck and eating Starburst candy.
"Want some?" Dawn asked Xander.
"Can I have a pink one?" ask Xander.
"Guys always want the pink one," says Dawn as she hands Xander the pink Starburst.
"Are you sure Buffy lets you go out on patrolling?" ask Xander popping the starburst into his mouth.
"Yeah, all the times," replies Dawn. "I use to patrol with her until Damon came."
"Oh," says Xander looking away as they walked. "So do you like this Damon guy?"
Back at the other side of the cemetery Buffy and Damon have yet to find the mysterious person watching them. They heard another noise, but still see nothing.
"Spike is that you?" Buffy calls out a little angry tone in her voice. "Come out!"
"When I get my hands on him..." says Damon. They heard another noise closer to them.
"Spike this isn't funny!" says Buffy really pissed.
Suddenly someone jumps on top of Buffy and begins to choke her. She struggles to get it off of her, but the dark being is too strong. It seems to be sucking her strength from her.
(Buffy the Vampire Slayer theme song. Blast it on real loud.)
Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Xander arrives in Sunnydale unexpectedly saving Dawn from a raging blue demon. Damon sees a new man hugging Buffy. (Read Ally, Alive, and Blue Boy. They'll help you understand what's up. It's my continuation of my own six season.) Buffy will be making a decision that will change her life forever.
Xander Harris has returned to Sunnydale and was surprised that nothing has changed while he was gone. He thought that a place without creeps of the undead and demons would be pretty ordinary, but he just ended up missing that lifestyle.
He stayed at the Summers' home on the nice and comfortable sofa, which Buffy was making as Xander entered the room. He watches her as she folds the sheets and lays them onto the sofa. She turns around and sees Xander. Xander stands there with one of his well-known grins that Buffy has always noticed and liked about him. Buffy pats the sheets and gives him a smile. This was something that Xander had a knack for, bringing a smile to Buffy's face.
"Hey," says Buffy. "Well, it's not the Hilton."
"The Hilton usually has pillows," says Xander looking towards the sofa.
"Oh, I forgot. They're up stairs," says Buffy. She passes by Xander and their shoulders touched slightly. The two head up stairs to Buffy's room. She opens her closet to get the pillows from the top shelf. Xander sees that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is having trouble retrieving the pillows. He laughs a little and offers a hand.
As Xander reaches for the pillow, Buffy turns to Xander looking at Xander's chest. She noticed that he has gotten more muscular from the last time she saw him. Xander, pillow in hand, looks at Buffy straight into her eyes and she into his.
"So, where's Anya?" Buffy asked interrupting the moment. Xander sighs as Buffy walks over to her bed. Xander follows her.
"Anya," says Xander in a painful tone. He grabs a chair to sit down. Buffy sits on the bed. "We almost got married."
"Really, what happened?" asks Buffy curious.
"Got cold feet," says Xander. "Anya became a vengeance demon again."
"Wow!" says Buffy.
"So, how did it happen?" ask Xander.
"What?" ask Buffy. "You mean me being here." Buffy sighs.
"Yeah," says Xander.
"I really don't know," says Buffy. "But I know one thing."
"What?" ask Xander.
"I was in Heaven," says Buffy looking up and thinking about her time up there. "And they sent me back." Buffy then looks into Xander's eyes.
"Hey, did you see the King," asks Xander. Buffy bows her head and laughs.
"Yeah, he's not as fat as everyone says he was," says Buffy. The two laugh. Buffy's long hair gets into her face and Xander pushes it away from her face as Damon comes to Buffy's door. He sees the two of them sitting on the bed through the crack of the door then he knocks. Buffy jumps and turns to the door. Damon enters the room.
"We sent blue boy back into his dimension," says Damon.
"Good," says Buffy getting up from her bed and standing in-between the two men. "Oh, you guys haven't really been introduced."
"New to the Scooby gang," says Xander standing up and walking to Buffy's dresser. On her dresser there was a basket full of tiny chocolates. Xander grabs one and pops on into his mouth.
"Damon this is Xander," says Buffy. "He went to high school with me."
"Oh, the school you blew up," says Damon sarcastically.
"It was an accident," says Buffy rolling her eyes.
"Ah, the memories," says Xander remembering graduation day, the explosion and pieces of Major falling form the sky. Xander takes another chocolate.
"Xander this is Damon," says Buffy. "He's my boyfriend." Buffy goes up to Damon and holds his hand.
Xander tries to say 'What?' and chokes on the small chocolate. He grabs his throat indicating to Buffy that he is choking. Buffy goes to his rescue by doing the Heimlich maneuver. The peanut of the chocolate pops out and goes flying pass Damon.
"Xander are you okay?" ask Buffy as she helps Xander sit back down.
"Yeah," says Xander looking at Damon then he looks at Buffy. "I'm fine." Xander begins to cough a little.
"Hey," Xander says to Damon as he gets up. "Congratulations. I'm going to go now." Xander passes Damon and heads down stairs. Buffy was about to call Xander but decides not to. She turns to Damon and bites her lower lip.
Later when Damon was leaving Buffy's house, Buffy thought that Xander was a sleep, but he wasn't. Damon and Buffy shared a goodnight kiss and Xander saw every minute of it. Their reflection could be seen on a mirror in the living room.
As Buffy closes the door she looks towards the mirror, but Xander had closed his eyes. She heads up the stairs and goes to sleep.
The next day everyone meets up at the magic shop. Buffy and Xander arrived before Tara and Willow. Giles comes from behind the counter as he finished helping a customer.
"Giles how are things?" ask Xander walking towards him. The two men almost hug then decided to shake hands instead.
"Xander is good to have you back," says Giles. He pats him on the back as Buffy walks over to the counter and jumps on top of it. Giles then whispers into Xander's ear something.
"Thank God you're back," says Giles. Xander doesn't understand what Giles meant by that until he sees Willow, Tara, and Dawn enter the shop.
"Buffy come over," says Dawn. "You have to see what Willow gave to Tara." Buffy jumps off the counter heads over to the three girls near the door.
Willow has given Tara a beautiful charm bracelet with both their names engraved on it.
"It's so beautiful," says Tara as she rotates her wrist and smiles.
"You need to get some charms," Buffy suggested.
"Oh, I know this place where you can get the cutest charms," says Dawn.
Giles and Xander look at each other then try to go to the back room, but were caught by Buffy.
"Giles, Xander, come look at Tara's bracelet," says Buffy. The two men looked at each other almost terrified expressions on their faces.
"Damon," says Giles as Damon enters the magic shop. The girls put their eyes on Damon as Xander and Giles escape from the cloches of the girls into the back room.
"Well, what else have I missed besides Buffy getting a new boyfriend?" ask Xander with jealousy in his tone. Giles raised an eyebrow and noticed Xander's tone.
"It was shocking when she came back," says Giles looking through the crack of the back door at Buffy who was smiling. "She has changed a little bit. I think we owe that change to Damon."
"The current boyfriend," says Xander rolling his eyes as he looks toward the door.
"Yes, he's a senior at Dawn's high school," says Giles.
"Figures older guys are not well received in Buffy's radar any more," says Xander. He turns his face and looks at Giles. Giles gives him an interesting look. "What?"
"Nothing," replies Giles. "He's been a very good influence on Buffy. I've never seen her so happy." Giles looks at Damon through the crack of the door as the girls show him Tara's bracelet. The two take a peek out the door and see Buffy smiling with Damon as they keep talking about Tara's bracelet.
Without thinking Xander heads over to the group with a serious expression and asked to look at the bracelet. He suddenly became so interested in the bracelet and wanted to see it in the light to get a better look at it.
Later on that night some thing from the shadows aroused from it's slumber. It takes a whiff of the Sunnydale air and begins to crawl under the shadows. It craves for strength and power. It stops and smells what it craves close by.
Meanwhile on patrol, Buffy and Damon were walking through a cemetery waiting for company. The patrol session seemed quiet for the first half then Damon could not help himself but ask Buffy something.
"Buffy, did you and Xander ever had a thing," Damon ask. Buffy stops and looks at Damon.
"GOD, no!" replies Buffy. "We're just best friends. Why are you asking me this?"
"Nothing," replies Damon.
"Are you jealous of Xander?" ask Buffy.
"Well, maybe," says Damon. "A little. I mean he's known you more than I have."
"There will never be anything between Xander and I besides a good friendship," says Buffy. Damon gives a half smile. "You look so cute when you're jealous." Buffy gives him a smile, as Damon blushes a little. Then they start to make out.
From four tombstones away someone was watching them as the two exchanged saliva. It was getting closer to them and accidentally steps on a twig. Buffy hears that and stops the make out session.
"What was that?" ask Buffy. They both looked around and saw nothing.
Meanwhile on the other side of the cemetery, Xander was out on patrol accompanied by Dawn who snuck out. Dawn was wearing a cross around her neck and eating Starburst candy.
"Want some?" Dawn asked Xander.
"Can I have a pink one?" ask Xander.
"Guys always want the pink one," says Dawn as she hands Xander the pink Starburst.
"Are you sure Buffy lets you go out on patrolling?" ask Xander popping the starburst into his mouth.
"Yeah, all the times," replies Dawn. "I use to patrol with her until Damon came."
"Oh," says Xander looking away as they walked. "So do you like this Damon guy?"
Back at the other side of the cemetery Buffy and Damon have yet to find the mysterious person watching them. They heard another noise, but still see nothing.
"Spike is that you?" Buffy calls out a little angry tone in her voice. "Come out!"
"When I get my hands on him..." says Damon. They heard another noise closer to them.
"Spike this isn't funny!" says Buffy really pissed.
Suddenly someone jumps on top of Buffy and begins to choke her. She struggles to get it off of her, but the dark being is too strong. It seems to be sucking her strength from her.
(Buffy the Vampire Slayer theme song. Blast it on real loud.)