TITLE: WHY DID YOU LEACE ME, BUFFY? 4\?
AUTHOR: Rick
DISCLAIMER: They all belong to Joss Whedon
SUMMARY: Xander is left to slay after Buffy saves the world. But they send her back Xander was angry that she left him and now has more reason to hate her. The slayer now knows she has always loved Xander but is it too late?
CHAPTER-4: Ah, Buffy...Bad Timing!
Xander smashes his fist into the bag. Cordelia, Giles, Tara and Wesley look in dismay. The boy is emotionless, relentless and cold. It's as if he is training for a championship fight, totally focused on the event. Angelus is going down and it is Xander who is going to take him down, no angst, no regret, and no bullshit! Cordelia addresses Giles.
"Giles, where's my Xander, the funny man who could lift my spirits at a moment's notice. I know about Anya and the baby but he isn't even the same person."
"Cordelia, he has been left with the slaying duties. I'm afraid he hasn't been much of a funny man lately."
"Well, I'm not going to just let him get like this!"
The brunette approaches him. "Xander, honey, I know you are in grief for Anya. I will be there for you but this is awful Xander."
The boy looks at her. "What is awful, Cordelia?"
"Xander, you can cry, lay in bed depressed, let me comfort you but...but this is like not even you."
"Somebody had to take up her slack, Cordelia. And, guess who was left with it? And, just for some added attraction, there was a little matter she forgot to take care of first time around, good old Angelus!"
"I knew this had something to do with her. You're still obsessed with her, aren't you?"
"What the hell are you talking about, Cordelia?"
"I'm talking about you, Xander. Do you want to know why I really left, Xander? It was only partly about Willow. But, I knew your heart would never leave her. I'll bet you Anya knew it too."
Xander goes toe to toe with Cordelia. "Ah, you comforted me...thank you, now I think it's time for you to go back to LA. Of course unless you're now in love with the bloodsucker too? Wouldn't that be fun!"?
Cordelia gets very emotional. She never stopped loving Xander.
"You know, Xander, I still loved you. I changed my life for you, gave up my friends for you but, all you could see was her! This isn't even about Anya is it Xander? Why did the slayer leave you? Why did Buffy Summers leave you? That's all that matters isn't it?"
Xander just stares for a moment as Cordelia disappears in tears. But he soon returns to the punching bag.
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When Willow recovers her breathe enough she gasps into the phone.
"Buf...Buffy, how can this be you?"
"Willow, that is a long story. But I need to know right away...how is Xander?"
"Oh, Buffy...you know Angelus is back."
"I know Willow but did he go after Xander?"
"Buffy, he drained Anya and...and she was...pregnant."
Now Buffy realizes why she has the enormous pain within her.
"Oh my God, Willow. Is he...okay?"
"Buffy, he won't cry or grieve or do anything but train. He's going after him, Buffy."
"Willow, I'm coming back home."
"Buffy...Xander, he...he is very angry at you."
"Why, Willow?"
"For leaving...him. And now..."
Buffy can't continue the call. She drops the phone. She knows what Willow was going to say; Xander blames her for Anya's death. She has to get back there now before he gets himself killed by Angelus.
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Willow calls everyone besides Xander to another room. Giles can't believe it.
"Willow, are you absolutely sure it wasn't..."
"Giles, it's her and she's coming back. She knows about Anya and that Xander...blames her."
Tara looks at Willow. "Who's going to tell him?"
Everyone's eyes fall to the red headed Witch. "Oh, guys, please?"
Giles pleads with her. "Willow, you might be the only one he will take it from."
Willow looks at Cordelia. She wants no part of it.
"I can't talk to Xander again, not when he's like this. I just can't!"
Willow sighs. The redhead knows what Cordelia said to him was the truth. He has never stopped loving Buffy. She should know. But, he would never admit it, especially now. But, Willow wonders why the slayer was only concerned about Xander. She didn't even ask about anyone else. Willow tentatively approaches Xander. The boy pays no attention to her.
"Xander, can I talk to you?"
"What do you want, Will?"
"Can you at least stop and pay attention, Xander?"
The boy closes his eyes and sighs. He looks at his friend.
"What do you want Willow?"
"Xander...do you...miss Buffy?"
Xander goes back to punching the bag. "Wrong timing, Will."
Willow goes up to him and grabs his arm to stop him.
"Do you?"
"She left us with this mess!"
"She saved the world, Xander."
"Oh, she did? Well, it doesn't look saved to me. And, gees, she sort of missed one bad guy. Oh, that's right. She's in love with him, just couldn't stake the blood-sucking bastard. Oh well, we can forgive her that can't we?"
"Xander, you are upset because you never stopped loving her."
"Love her! I'd like to..."
Xander can't help it. He starts to cry. Willow goes to him.
"Xander, you have a right to be upset but..."
The boy dries his tears and goes back to the bag.
"Willow, let me alone."
Willow starts to cry too. "I can't, Xander. Xander...Buffy is back"
Xander freezes for a moment but then he goes back to training.
"Did you hear me, Xander?"
"Get out of here, Willow."
The Witch figures she confronted him enough for one day and she did tell him about Buffy's return. She leaves very sad.
AUTHOR: Rick
DISCLAIMER: They all belong to Joss Whedon
SUMMARY: Xander is left to slay after Buffy saves the world. But they send her back Xander was angry that she left him and now has more reason to hate her. The slayer now knows she has always loved Xander but is it too late?
CHAPTER-4: Ah, Buffy...Bad Timing!
Xander smashes his fist into the bag. Cordelia, Giles, Tara and Wesley look in dismay. The boy is emotionless, relentless and cold. It's as if he is training for a championship fight, totally focused on the event. Angelus is going down and it is Xander who is going to take him down, no angst, no regret, and no bullshit! Cordelia addresses Giles.
"Giles, where's my Xander, the funny man who could lift my spirits at a moment's notice. I know about Anya and the baby but he isn't even the same person."
"Cordelia, he has been left with the slaying duties. I'm afraid he hasn't been much of a funny man lately."
"Well, I'm not going to just let him get like this!"
The brunette approaches him. "Xander, honey, I know you are in grief for Anya. I will be there for you but this is awful Xander."
The boy looks at her. "What is awful, Cordelia?"
"Xander, you can cry, lay in bed depressed, let me comfort you but...but this is like not even you."
"Somebody had to take up her slack, Cordelia. And, guess who was left with it? And, just for some added attraction, there was a little matter she forgot to take care of first time around, good old Angelus!"
"I knew this had something to do with her. You're still obsessed with her, aren't you?"
"What the hell are you talking about, Cordelia?"
"I'm talking about you, Xander. Do you want to know why I really left, Xander? It was only partly about Willow. But, I knew your heart would never leave her. I'll bet you Anya knew it too."
Xander goes toe to toe with Cordelia. "Ah, you comforted me...thank you, now I think it's time for you to go back to LA. Of course unless you're now in love with the bloodsucker too? Wouldn't that be fun!"?
Cordelia gets very emotional. She never stopped loving Xander.
"You know, Xander, I still loved you. I changed my life for you, gave up my friends for you but, all you could see was her! This isn't even about Anya is it Xander? Why did the slayer leave you? Why did Buffy Summers leave you? That's all that matters isn't it?"
Xander just stares for a moment as Cordelia disappears in tears. But he soon returns to the punching bag.
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When Willow recovers her breathe enough she gasps into the phone.
"Buf...Buffy, how can this be you?"
"Willow, that is a long story. But I need to know right away...how is Xander?"
"Oh, Buffy...you know Angelus is back."
"I know Willow but did he go after Xander?"
"Buffy, he drained Anya and...and she was...pregnant."
Now Buffy realizes why she has the enormous pain within her.
"Oh my God, Willow. Is he...okay?"
"Buffy, he won't cry or grieve or do anything but train. He's going after him, Buffy."
"Willow, I'm coming back home."
"Buffy...Xander, he...he is very angry at you."
"Why, Willow?"
"For leaving...him. And now..."
Buffy can't continue the call. She drops the phone. She knows what Willow was going to say; Xander blames her for Anya's death. She has to get back there now before he gets himself killed by Angelus.
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Willow calls everyone besides Xander to another room. Giles can't believe it.
"Willow, are you absolutely sure it wasn't..."
"Giles, it's her and she's coming back. She knows about Anya and that Xander...blames her."
Tara looks at Willow. "Who's going to tell him?"
Everyone's eyes fall to the red headed Witch. "Oh, guys, please?"
Giles pleads with her. "Willow, you might be the only one he will take it from."
Willow looks at Cordelia. She wants no part of it.
"I can't talk to Xander again, not when he's like this. I just can't!"
Willow sighs. The redhead knows what Cordelia said to him was the truth. He has never stopped loving Buffy. She should know. But, he would never admit it, especially now. But, Willow wonders why the slayer was only concerned about Xander. She didn't even ask about anyone else. Willow tentatively approaches Xander. The boy pays no attention to her.
"Xander, can I talk to you?"
"What do you want, Will?"
"Can you at least stop and pay attention, Xander?"
The boy closes his eyes and sighs. He looks at his friend.
"What do you want Willow?"
"Xander...do you...miss Buffy?"
Xander goes back to punching the bag. "Wrong timing, Will."
Willow goes up to him and grabs his arm to stop him.
"Do you?"
"She left us with this mess!"
"She saved the world, Xander."
"Oh, she did? Well, it doesn't look saved to me. And, gees, she sort of missed one bad guy. Oh, that's right. She's in love with him, just couldn't stake the blood-sucking bastard. Oh well, we can forgive her that can't we?"
"Xander, you are upset because you never stopped loving her."
"Love her! I'd like to..."
Xander can't help it. He starts to cry. Willow goes to him.
"Xander, you have a right to be upset but..."
The boy dries his tears and goes back to the bag.
"Willow, let me alone."
Willow starts to cry too. "I can't, Xander. Xander...Buffy is back"
Xander freezes for a moment but then he goes back to training.
"Did you hear me, Xander?"
"Get out of here, Willow."
The Witch figures she confronted him enough for one day and she did tell him about Buffy's return. She leaves very sad.