A/N: This is just one chunk of the One Hundred and One Uses of Duct Tape series. Each chapter is a new short story, not necessarily connected to anything at all, about a way a character uses duct tape. You can read this out of order if you'd like, but it may be easier to read them in the order.
The First Use of Duct Tape: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Story
Xander looked at the gaping hole in the wall that used to be a window and sighed. Buffy's house was very prone to this sort of damage and Xander was a handy carpenter for repairs. So he set to work.
In about an hour he had filled back in the pieces of wall around the window that had also been taken out. He had just stopped to rest when Buffy came over to him with a glass of water.
"I thought you might like something to drink" she said as she handed Xander the glass.
"Thanks Buffy" he smiled.
"I figure it's the least I can do. I keep breaking the window and you keep fixing it" she laughed.
Xander took a sip of water. "Well, what else are friends for? It's good practice too. Soon enough I'll be able to open up the world's best window repair shop."
"I'd better get going. Thank you Xander" Buffy kissed him on the cheek.
"Later Buffy."
Within another hour or so Xander had the window frame all ready to be glued in. He opened his toolbox to look for his wood glue.
"Hmm, that's funny" he mumbled. "I thought I had another bottle of glue in here."
He looked at the window and frowned. He wanted to get it up as soon as possible to stop all the dust and dirt from coming into Buffy's house and the place he bought his glue from was closed until tomorrow.
Xander looked once more through his toolbox and found a large roll of duct tape. 'This will do until tomorrow' he thought and set to work. He was careful not to let the duct tape show anywhere.
"Xander, it's such a beautiful window" Buffy told him later.
"Thanks" Xander just smiled and nodded.
A/N: So what did you think of it? Criticism is appreciated almost as much as praise and flames are handy for roasting marshmallows. Please R&R.