Title: Greek Mythology 101
Author: Forsaken2003
Pairing: S/X
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I own none, all belong to Joss Whedon
Comments: Always welcomed!
Summary: Xander educates the group on some Greek mythology.
Warnings/Spoilers: Season 5
Beta'd by: Unbeta'd
Prompt #450 from tamingthemuse- Gorgon
Note: From now on most of my tamingthemuse stories will be named as the challenge.
"Ew! Gorgon's are hideous!" Buffy exclaimed out loud gaining everyone's attention. His face was wrinkled up in disgust.
"Is that a demon?" Willow asked. She looked over at the book Buffy had in front of her. Her eyes widened. "Wow… that's probably one of the ugliest demon's I've ever seen.
"Willow, it is not a demon," Giles said as he looked over Buffy's shoulder. "That would be Medusa. Did you children not learn about Greek mythology in school?"
Buffy and Willow looked at each other before simultaneously saying, "No."
"Medusa wasn't always ugly. She was actually once very beautiful," Xander said not looking up from carving another stake for Buffy. He had no idea how she kept losing them.
Spike who wasn't really paying attention looked up. "And how do you know that, whelp?"
"Mythology has always interested me," Xander replied. He turned to Buffy. "Medusa had a hard life. Apparently Poseidon raped his in Athena's temple. Athena blamed Medusa for the act not holding Poseidon responsible at all and transformed her beautiful hair into serpents and made her face so horrifying that the mere sight of it would turn anyone into stone."
Everyone stared at Xander. Buffy and Willow because of what had happened to Medusa while Spike and Giles were surprised that Xander actually know this.
"What happened to her?" Willow asked intrigued.
"She ended up leaving her home and travelled to Africa where she eventually was beheaded by Perseus with the help of Athena's shield to protect him. Perseus used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon to save Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. Ultimately he gave it to the goddess Athena as a gift to place on her shield." When Xander was done he looked up to see he was being stared at. "What?"
Giles cleared his throat. "That was incredible accurate."
"Way to not sound shocked, watcher," Spike replied with a snort.
Xander didn't take any offense to it and continued. "I don't think she was bad. Her life was turned upside down and didn't deserve it. In the end she got the shit end of the stick."
Buffy was writing in her notebook taking in everything that Xander was saying. Who knew that Xander Harris would be the one to help her in school work?
"Xander, why didn't you take this class?" Giles asked confused. "It seems like the class you would excel at."
"It's just a hobby. Besides going to college doesn't pay the rent," Xander said with a shrug. "I like my job. I'm good at it. It keeps me in shape." Xander demonstrated by showing off his biceps.
Spike wiped his mouth when he thought he may have drooled a little. He liked his men with muscle.
"Spike, you missed some," Buffy said jokingly.
"Bugger off," Spike muttered.
Buffy laughed at his lame comeback. "Why don't you just ask him to take his shirt off?" She taunted.
Spike growled at Buffy before storming out. He wished that the chip would give him just five minutes to kill her. It wasn't fair that she could embarrass him like that and he couldn't do a damn thing to hurt her back.
"Spike!" Xander yelled as he chased after Spike. "You forgot your coat." When he caught up to Spike he handed it over.
"Thanks," Spike mumbled and slipped his coat on.
Xander started walking down the street with Spike. "You don't have to be humiliated you know."
"What are you talking about, ya git?" Spike asked as he was searching for his pack of cigarettes.
"They are in your right inner pocket," Xander said. "And I'm talking about you looking. It's not that surprising."
Spike shot Xander a look. "It isn't, is it?"
"Well, you looking at me is surprising but you looking at guys isn't," Xander clarified. "You are a vampire. You can't tell me that you and Angelus never hooked up."
"Aren't you a perspective, little shit?" Spike said with a grin.
Xander nodded. "Consider it another one of my hobbies."
"You seem bloody calm for a bloke who was just getting drooled all over from an undead, male. There something you're hiding from everyone?" Spike asked. Xander was a enigma.
"Back in high school I would have freaked… actually I did freak. But I was a dumb kid and I'd like to think I've grown up a little since then," Xander replied with a smile.
Spike raked his eyes over Xander again. "Oh yeah you've definitely grown up."
Xander laughed loudly. "A compliment from William the Bloody. I bet I can say I am one of very few."
"You would be right," Spike agreed.
Xander licked his lips causing Spike to moan. "Think if we go to Willy's you could scare some free beers out of him?"
"I'll scare anything you want out of him," Spike said with glee.
Xander kissed Spike on the lips. "Sounds like we've got ourselves a date." He started walking towards Willy's.
Spike wouldn't lie and say he wasn't confused as hell but what just happened but he also wasn't stupid enough to complain. "Wait for me!"
The End
