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It was week since that incident with school bus. Wilow and Jesse were still eyeing him carefully as if he was about to blow up or sometnig. But that wasn't the worst thing. He could literally feel their concern for him.
At first Xander thought it was just his imagination playing with him but latly it was getting stronger and stronger. And it wasn't comming only from his two best buds but from everywhere. What was even worse was that he had no control over it. Just like it suddenly started it stoped few minutes later. It scared him like a hell. Mainly because he had no clue where it's comming from. Was he some kind of mutant. He needed to talk to Willow, she will know what to do. He is meeting her and Jess at the Bronze whithin an hour.

Change of scene

Willow sat in front of mirror in her room geting ready to Xander and Jesse at the Bronze. She was worried for Xander. He changed a lot lately. The usual jokes and goofy grin he allways carried was gone. Sometimes during lessons he would just space of. Then he wouldn't notice anything, eitherher poking him with elbow or teacher calling him to pay attention. It allready earned him detention...

"I am gonna have to talk to him and soon..."

Change of scene

Two friends are sitting at sofa in the further corner of the bronze. There under stairs leading to the upper floor where they liked it and where no one bothered them. Willow was the first to speak up.

"So...where is Jesse?"

"Try to guess."

"Ah..trying to ask Cordelia to a dance again?"

"yeah.."trying" being the key word here." Responded Xander whith slight chukl. Uncomfortable silence spread around them as neither of them knew where to begin.

"Look Wills, i..."

"Listen Xander we need to..."

Both strated at once. Small laugh was shared before Xander urge Willow to go first.

"I actually waned to to talk about you." Xander gave her only small nod with his head.

"Yeah, i have already guessed as much"

"It's like if you are not yourself anymore, there are no jokes from you anymore you don't even smile anymore...and ...and i am scared for you."

"You are right there is something wrong." He leaned closer to her a took her palm into his. Now Willow was realy scared. Xander was never this personal and the look on his face implyed that something was trully wrong. He took breath and was about to explain when voice from above them interupted.

"Well, well isn't this meeting of the Geek club. And where is that third looser of yours?"

Xander and Willow exchanged confused looks before turning back to Cordelia.

"We thought that he was somewhere chasing after you."

"Yeah..but that was more than hour ago, as if i woud waste my time at looser like him."

Xander was honestly concerned. It wasn't like Jesse to just leave without meeting them. Only to himself he wispered : "Where are you bro?" Suddenly the feeling from earlier was back. Emotions comming to him from every direction and then very slowly narrowing into only one direction... only one person..Jesse. Gasping for air he catches right side oh his neck as sharp pain run thru him. Only a moment later it was gone. Then he noticed Cordelia watching with raised eyebrow a Willow with her usual concern.

"Xander, what is wrong?"

"Jesse is in trouble." It wasn't question. It was a statment. And befor either of the girls could ask what he meant by that he was on his feet runnig towards backdoor of the Bronz. Only one thought runnig thru his head : "Oh God Jesse, pleas be all right."

Change of scene..back to Cordelia

Cordelia sees Xander jump to his feet and run towards backdoor totally ignoring Willows shouts for explanation before she runs after him. What the hell is going on. She didn't want to admit it but she was worried for that looser Harris. He wasn't acting like himself ever since that incident with school bus. She knew that his home life was not that good so maybe it got worse. After all Tony Harris could be real bastard. Maybe she should talk to her Daddy about it. Harris may be a looser but he was HER looser.

Change of scene

He bolted right thru the beckdoor and froze. There on the concrete lay Jesse white as new sheet of paper. He would remember this sight forever.

"Jesse!!"

"Bro...damn...and she was so.. hot."

"Don't talk we will get you some help." He took of his jacket and put it to the wound on his neck. He was aware of Willow and Cordelia runnig right after him. He could hear Cordelia pulling our her cell a calling for ambulance and Willows cries of horror. With his free hand he took Jesses palm in to his. That moment it happened again. Like if time was scrolling itself backwards incredibly fast and suddenly stoped.

He saw Jesse sitting on a bar chair nursing his drink when voice from behinde asks.

"What does girl has to do around here to get a drink." She isn't tall at all. Blonde hairs and sharp features with thin figure.

"H..H..Hi ..i am ...umm Jesse. Yeah, it's very nice to meet you."

"Hello Jesse, i am ..Darla.

The scene changed. Darla and Jesse were outside of the Bronze kissing. Than she pushes him to the wall. When suddenly appearance changes. Her eyes turned golden, her forehead was wrinkled. Then only pain...

He could feel someone pulling him backwards, away from Jesse. Now he was back in the real world. Paramedics were trying resuscitate Jesse but from the looks n their faces he Knew it wasn't good.

"That's enough, call it, he is dead." One of the paramedics said.

Willow collapsed to the ground. He could hear her sobs but his eyes were fixed on his friends body. He did not understand what had happened or how he saw what he saw he just knew who did it. He knew her face and he had her name...Darla.

TBC...