Disclaimer: Not mine. If I owned Buffy, do you think I would be writing this? I think not. Besides I would have Spike and Xander going at it like bunnies around when Xander became possessed by that hyena. AU. Let's just say Xander has a wild side that he hides.

Animal I Have Become

He prowled around. He snarled at anyone that got to close, he needed to get away from everyone here. It just felt wrong to him, tainted by something unreal. He needed to run. Fat chance of that happening with the slayer standing outside of the cage. He needed a mate that would run with him, and it was hard to find a fitting mate on the mouth of hell.

The slayer watched her friend not knowing what to do. It was Xander, but not the Xander she knew. It was the possessed Xander that had tried to rape her; she could see the darkness in him. It was simmering deep inside of him, he made her want him in spite of the attempted rape; made the slayer come out and play.

He could feel her watching him; he could smell her arousal and knew that she wouldn't be that mate that he burned for. He knew that his mates were around. He just didn't know where. 'Soon as I get out of this cage we'll find them, I promise you that my mates.' He went up to the cage door.

"Buffy"he smiled as she shivered at the way he said her name. "Buffy, wont you open this door? I want you, badly, I know you want me. It's just a matter of time, open the door, I won't hurt you. It's just me Xander." As Xander spoke she moved closer to the cage door. His voice captivated her. Buffy opened the door, and he spooned against her and licked her neck.

"Xander?" he smiled and laughed like the animal that possessed him.

"No, but close. I'm the part that he keeps hidden, the animal that he can't let go. Ever wonder why the demon population is dying? At least the ones that pose a threat to the slayer that he befriended? No? He lets me out to play with them. We lied about where we were to make your life easier, but you never saw Xander Harris, never saw the power. You wanted him to be the normal one. Sorry to tell you this but Xander wouldn't have survived this long unless he knew what he was doing. The parents, if I can call them that, abused Xander and you never noticed. That makes you unfit for our mate."And with that he quit circling Buffy and pushed her into the cage. "Sorry, Buffy. Hate to do this to you," and he walked off to find his mates.

Xander walked out of the high school and looked around before sniffing the air. He had a general idea of who his mates were; they were vampires, and masters of their line. 'Now to find them' he thought as he walked off in a random direction, as if to mask his hunter side. 'Let them come to me,' he waited until dark before he went searching. He wore the outfit that he had hid from the others. The black leather pants that Cordeila had made him wear. And that green button down that he had gotten for Christmas last year. They were slightly too small but that was ok, he was attracting his mates to him. He applied a little eyeliner and left to head to The Bronze. He knew no one could resist the Xan man when he was like this. LA loved him; he liked to go there once a month to go clubbing.

His hair in disarray, he sauntered into The Bronze; he had vampires to attract. He noticed that Angel was in The Bronze arguing with a bleached blond that he had seen in the club before. He decided to dance after seeing them at the bar, hoping to attract their attention. He wove his way into the mix and started dancing; not noticing that Angel and the blond had stopped arguing when he started moving. As they watched him with enthusiasm, Angel turned to his childe.

"Mine." Spike snorted at him.

"Ours. Can't you smell it? That scent has eluded us for years." They nodded and went into the crowd, searching for Xander. They failed to find him as he had left the dance floor. He had to get a drink.

"Hey Danny, How's the wife? Could I please get a glass of Coke?" The bartender smiled

"Xander! Nice to see you, the wife's great. She's pregnant, wants to name the babe after her hero, Alexander." He gave the blushing boy a glass of Coke. He watched the dance floor, noticing that Angel and his companion were on the dance floor. 'Most likely looking to score a one night stand,' Xander felt like dancing again, so he drank the rest of his drink and headed back to the dance floor.

'Where is he? Got me tangled looking for him' Angel weaved through the crowd getting a few offers from both sexes as he went. He didn't want them; he wanted his mates and only his mates. He had noticed what the boy had been wearing and boy if he were a human he'd be dead from the heart attack. Good thing that he was a vampire then.

AN: if you want more let me know. i'll get working on the second chapter. i know that im not likey to get much reviews for it. but i dont care.