Title: Halloween, Episode X(ander)
Author: DhampyrX2
Genre: Halloween remix
Rating: PG-13, just to be safe
Summary: Xander wears a different costume, yadda, yadda, yoda.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. Don't sue me, I'm poor.
Note: I know I promised to go with either the Wolverine Evo cross, or the Inu-Yasha one, or the Castlevania/Bloodrayne, if I had writer's block, but all the Halloween episodes have inspired me to do something stupid...I mean creative. So, on with the fic.
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As Xander and his friends searched through Ethan's, Xander thought over what he could get with his meager purchasing power. At first, he thought of getting a toy gun to go with the surplus army fatigues he had at home, but he was distracted from that train of thought as he heard Buffy gush over some stupid noblewoman's dress.
*Why would Buffy want to dress in uncomfortable clothes all night while we babysit kids for Snyder?*, he thought to himself as he looked over the cheaper accessories.
He stopped to peruse a surprisingly inexpensive black cape, bagged and marketed as part of a vampire costume. *Bleh, we get enough of that in reality, without having to play dress up.*, he thought moving on. As he took a few more steps, he heard the owner of the shop call Buffy a 'hidden princess', and offer her the dress at a good price.
*_Hidden Princess_, my foot. More like a goddess. Although I'd prefer her in something spandex, or maybe a gold bikini.*, he thought to himself, as he watched the blonde haired slayer's face light up in an excited grin. *God, she really is a princess. Too bad I'll never be her prince.*, he lamented in his head.
Suddenly, Xander's head snapped up as he thought of something, and he walked back to pick up the black cape. His fatigues weren't the only things he had at home that still fit. With a little work, and a little creativity, a black cape could be the perfect compliment for a cheap, and impressive, in his opinion, costume.
*****
"So Xander, what did you get?", Buffy asked as they got ready to exit the shop. Xander opened his bag to show her the cape and grinned like a madman.
Willow sputtered at the thought of Xander going as a vampire, and Buffy just looked at him like he had lost his mind, as she read the package. "No offense Xan, but you hate vamps with a passion that scares even me. What's the sitch?"
The boy in question wrinkled his nose in disgust at the thought of dressing as a vampire, before smiling disarmingly. "Really, Buff. Willow. Me dress as a Deadboy wannabe? Please. No, I just needed the cape for something else I had in mind is all. I mean, with as long as you've known me, and my opinions on the undead, you'd think I'd want to dress like one of them? I find you're lack of faith disturbing.", he said with a grin, before making his way home to put together his masterpiece.
*****
(Note: For this story, I'm assuming they went three days early to buy their costumes, so Xan will have time to put everything together.)
It took Xander over two and a half days to get everything together. First, he had to find all black clothes that fit, including his combat boots. Then he dug out every bit if black electrical tape in the house to simulate patent leather accents. He had to go to the 99-cent store to get cheap black gloves to go with everything. Next, he had to sacrifice two of his favorite battery powered digital clocks to make a light up black box that had the right effect. Finally, he had to take out two treasured childhood heirlooms that he, Jesse, and Willow had prized like gold when they were younger. A part of him hurt just using them like this, but he felt it was worth it for the effect it would create. Besides, Buffy was hot. Jess would have understood.
*And after all, every princess needs a prince...or at least a Lord*, he thought with a grin as he got dressed, checking everything over in a mirror once he was done. *Perfect,* he thought to himself, as he made his way over to Buffy's to meet the girls. *If nothing else, Willow will FLIP when she sees me like this.*, he thought with a smile, not that anyone could see it.
Once he arrived, he hit the doorbell, even going so far as to make his breathing sound labored, to complete the effect. He knew his costume would be a surprise.
*****
Buffy opened the door, prepared to greet her friend while in character, acting in the manner of an 18th century noblewoman. Instead, she stifled a gasp at the surprising sight in front of her. Xander had certainly gone all out for only buying a cape at Ethan's.
"So, Princess Buffy, we meet again.", Xander purred, as he tried to hold in his drool at the sight of the Blonde Slayer.
"Nice costume Xand.", she replied, still a little shocked at how well he had done for himself. Finally, she regained her composure, and got into character, "Please your Lordship, feel free to enter my humble abode.", she said with a congenial bow, trying not to laugh at how far off their costumes were.
Xander merely nodded, his heavy breathing the only sound in the room for a second.
Buffy smiled at her goofy buds actions and was about to prepare him for Willow's entrance, when she heard a squeal at the top of the stairs, followed by something that sounded like, "OhmygodXanderIcan'tbelieveitdidyouactuallyputallthattogetherfromthemaskandl ighsaberyouboughtasakidJessewouldhavelovedityoulookjustlikehim!", although it was muffled slightly by the sheet Willow had thrown on.
"Do not underestimate the powers of the Force, even with costumes.", Darth Vader, Dark Xander of the Sith admonished her, holding out his hand, and doing his best James Earl Jones impression with his voice. "Or the dedication of a true fan that needed an excuse to dig out his favorite childhood toys.", he added in his own voice a second later, as he relaxed his posture.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. Don't sue me, I'm poor.
Note: I know I promised to go with either the Wolverine Evo cross, or the Inu-Yasha one, or the Castlevania/Bloodrayne, if I had writer's block, but all the Halloween episodes have inspired me to do something stupid...I mean creative. So, on with the fic.
******
As Xander and his friends searched through Ethan's, Xander thought over what he could get with his meager purchasing power. At first, he thought of getting a toy gun to go with the surplus army fatigues he had at home, but he was distracted from that train of thought as he heard Buffy gush over some stupid noblewoman's dress.
*Why would Buffy want to dress in uncomfortable clothes all night while we babysit kids for Snyder?*, he thought to himself as he looked over the cheaper accessories.
He stopped to peruse a surprisingly inexpensive black cape, bagged and marketed as part of a vampire costume. *Bleh, we get enough of that in reality, without having to play dress up.*, he thought moving on. As he took a few more steps, he heard the owner of the shop call Buffy a 'hidden princess', and offer her the dress at a good price.
*_Hidden Princess_, my foot. More like a goddess. Although I'd prefer her in something spandex, or maybe a gold bikini.*, he thought to himself, as he watched the blonde haired slayer's face light up in an excited grin. *God, she really is a princess. Too bad I'll never be her prince.*, he lamented in his head.
Suddenly, Xander's head snapped up as he thought of something, and he walked back to pick up the black cape. His fatigues weren't the only things he had at home that still fit. With a little work, and a little creativity, a black cape could be the perfect compliment for a cheap, and impressive, in his opinion, costume.
*****
"So Xander, what did you get?", Buffy asked as they got ready to exit the shop. Xander opened his bag to show her the cape and grinned like a madman.
Willow sputtered at the thought of Xander going as a vampire, and Buffy just looked at him like he had lost his mind, as she read the package. "No offense Xan, but you hate vamps with a passion that scares even me. What's the sitch?"
The boy in question wrinkled his nose in disgust at the thought of dressing as a vampire, before smiling disarmingly. "Really, Buff. Willow. Me dress as a Deadboy wannabe? Please. No, I just needed the cape for something else I had in mind is all. I mean, with as long as you've known me, and my opinions on the undead, you'd think I'd want to dress like one of them? I find you're lack of faith disturbing.", he said with a grin, before making his way home to put together his masterpiece.
*****
(Note: For this story, I'm assuming they went three days early to buy their costumes, so Xan will have time to put everything together.)
It took Xander over two and a half days to get everything together. First, he had to find all black clothes that fit, including his combat boots. Then he dug out every bit if black electrical tape in the house to simulate patent leather accents. He had to go to the 99-cent store to get cheap black gloves to go with everything. Next, he had to sacrifice two of his favorite battery powered digital clocks to make a light up black box that had the right effect. Finally, he had to take out two treasured childhood heirlooms that he, Jesse, and Willow had prized like gold when they were younger. A part of him hurt just using them like this, but he felt it was worth it for the effect it would create. Besides, Buffy was hot. Jess would have understood.
*And after all, every princess needs a prince...or at least a Lord*, he thought with a grin as he got dressed, checking everything over in a mirror once he was done. *Perfect,* he thought to himself, as he made his way over to Buffy's to meet the girls. *If nothing else, Willow will FLIP when she sees me like this.*, he thought with a smile, not that anyone could see it.
Once he arrived, he hit the doorbell, even going so far as to make his breathing sound labored, to complete the effect. He knew his costume would be a surprise.
*****
Buffy opened the door, prepared to greet her friend while in character, acting in the manner of an 18th century noblewoman. Instead, she stifled a gasp at the surprising sight in front of her. Xander had certainly gone all out for only buying a cape at Ethan's.
"So, Princess Buffy, we meet again.", Xander purred, as he tried to hold in his drool at the sight of the Blonde Slayer.
"Nice costume Xand.", she replied, still a little shocked at how well he had done for himself. Finally, she regained her composure, and got into character, "Please your Lordship, feel free to enter my humble abode.", she said with a congenial bow, trying not to laugh at how far off their costumes were.
Xander merely nodded, his heavy breathing the only sound in the room for a second.
Buffy smiled at her goofy buds actions and was about to prepare him for Willow's entrance, when she heard a squeal at the top of the stairs, followed by something that sounded like, "OhmygodXanderIcan'tbelieveitdidyouactuallyputallthattogetherfromthemaskandl ighsaberyouboughtasakidJessewouldhavelovedityoulookjustlikehim!", although it was muffled slightly by the sheet Willow had thrown on.
"Do not underestimate the powers of the Force, even with costumes.", Darth Vader, Dark Xander of the Sith admonished her, holding out his hand, and doing his best James Earl Jones impression with his voice. "Or the dedication of a true fan that needed an excuse to dig out his favorite childhood toys.", he added in his own voice a second later, as he relaxed his posture.