Authors Notes
So... this story is going to be long. The prologue is more of a teaser than anything else. I've written about forty five pages so far, and besides the prologue each chapter is about 4 to 7 pages... so you're not going to get a whole thing over night. And it's complicated. The general idea behind it was that Xander has always been the one who sees- but what if- hang with me here- he sees more than Buffy, Willow or Giles ever did, and just never knew it. That yes, they're all fighting demons and monsters and blah blah blah- but what if when fighting, Xander saw these things for what they really were. Which frankly makes Buffy's whole thing with monsters a lot less creepy. ^.^
It's about season 2 for both Buffy and Grimm, so you should be fine if you're ever caught an episode of either. For the Buffy fans we are setting the scene after the Hyena episode, and the Soldier Halloween bit. Faith and Wesley are both around, and we're in a Dawn existence universe, but with her as a minor to non existent character (unless I change up plans). As far as Grimm goes, it's Post meeting Rosalee, but no heavy romantic feelings between her and Monroe yet.
There won't be slash. It might get a wee bit violent, and there might be a bit of cursing, but nothing that you'll see and say, "Holy Toasters, Batman!" There wont be character bashing. I actually wrote a scene yesterday between Xander and his mother that makes her seem very much like an interesting person with her own stories to tell.
I am trying to keep this away from any Mary Sue (Marty Stu) potholes, but there is some need for Xander and Nick to become more and more awesome over time. I'm doing my best to keep it realistic.
That all being said, please, review. I abandoned my last story cause I lost steam mentally... and I really like this one. This one has way better ending possibilities, and I feel like I can actually put my toys back in the box afterwords without having broken off too many pieces. A common writing problem for me is that I complete change characters so much that they're not really... you know... them. But this one I feel really good about.
All that being said, enjoy the prologue. ^.^ Chapter 1 will be up some time next week.
It's A Grimm Thing to See
By Jeannie H. Wood
It was sticky.
It was slimy.
And Xander was covered in it, in a head and toe kind of way. It wasn't thick, but it was drippy- and originally in his hair, which meant in the end of his very long night it was pretty much everywhere.
There weren't a lot of glamourous days when it came to demon slayage; yet there he was on the front lines, despite the slime. The sticky, slimy, kind of acidic in a itchy way slime. And yeah, he was praying to whatever gods that happened to be up there that his parents didn't wake up at the sound of the shower. And yeah, he was kind of pissed that Buffy had said it was his own fault he'd gotten soaked in the green goo for being out there in the first place...
But, as the hot water hit his sore muscles and scrubbed away the worst of his last fight, there were good days. Not that he could think of any right now, but there was good. There was hanging with his best friends good, and the good of knowing he was more fit than he'd ever been in his life... and even though he wasn't really feeling it right now, there was the good of knowing he was doing something really worth while and saving lives.
Kind of.
From the sidelines.
Usually as per a cheerleader, but still...
Silver linings. Silver linings, silver linings, silver... fucking... linings.
Fuck it, he was aggravated. He was tired, his homework wasn't done, (promising three full lectures tomorrow from his teacher, Snyder, and his parents) there were bruises bruising his bruises, and his ego had been hit badly (yet again) by Buffy. And it wasn't even his fault. At least, not this time.
There they had been, walking through the graveyard (The Restfield- south of Sleepy Place, and east of Niam's Gravesite. ...Opposite the Starbucks), nary a care in the world. Buffy had already taken out three fledges, Xander had taken out one and a half (Buffy had to help a little), when out pops Crazy-Demon-McScreechy with a frickin' scythe. And even though Buffy had tried to shoot off a whole line about Reapers and old farmers that needed to get with the times, Crazy-Demon-With-Sticky-Insides guy had seemed really damn intent on chopping off Xanders head with his rusty old blade.
So of course Buffy and gone all Slayer on his ass, not that it seemed to change the demons opinion on who it was that he was supposed to be fighting (re: Buffy). Not only that but it was far stronger than their usual day to day baddie- not to mention the fact that he had a weapon beyond his fists. The fight was a rare one, done in complete silence- even Buffy had stopped making puns when she realized how dead set this guy was on kicking Xanders ass.
Soon enough he was running away, leaving a huffy puffy Buffy and a bruised Xander in his wake. He'd left his scythe on the ground, holding most of what was left of his insides... well, inside. And with that, they were on their way home. Covered in demon guts on Xanders part, while Buffy got a shiny (rusty) new (incredibly old and decrepit looking) scythe for the G-Mans collection.
A sigh. A groan.
Twisting the taps closed, Xander stifled the urge to just stay there all night. A song quote drifting in one thought and out the other.
Life sucked, and then you die.