Best Friends

Chapter 3

Buffy and Angel were lying on her bed thinking about each other, when the phone rang again. Buffy got up to answer it and was slightly disappointed to find Angel's mom on the other end.

"Buffy? Hi, it's Jenny. I was just wondering if Angel was over there now?"

"Hi, Jenny. And of course he is, where else would he be?"

Laughing, Jenny Giles replied, "Very true. Well, as much as I love having my constantly-hungry son out of my house, he does need to come home soon. *Kathy, will you get out of your brother's room. He's not home to yell at you.* Sorry about that Buffy. Anyway, please tell that boy of mine that if he wants his room to be the same as when he left, he better get home soon."

"Alrighty, Jenny. And before you ask, I'll remind my slightly forgetful mother about your guys's weekly coffee day. I'll talk to ya later. Bye."

Smiling, Buffy hung up the phone and turned to Angel. Their families were very close to each other, and Buffy felt that Jenny was like a second mother to her. She told Angel that his mom wanted him home. He slowly got off the bed and began getting his boots and heavy winter jacket on, very slowly. She added that his sister was in him room, and watched laughingly as he instantly began to dress more hurriedly. He gave her a quick hug, which caused extra tinglies, then ran from the room. He shouted a quick thanks and bye to Joyce, and ran across the street as fast as the snow would allow. Buffy watched him from her window, laughing. As soon as he was inside, she sighed and tried to distract herself from her newfound feelings.

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Thursday came and went. Buffy and Willow spent almost the whole evening gossiping and watching movies. They finally went to bed around 1 in the morning, agreeing to go see Xander at around 11 in the morning the next day. Friday morning came, and Joyce made chocolate chip pancakes for the girls. As they went upstairs to get ready for their visit to their old childhood friend, Joyce relaxed with a cup of coffee. She was glad that Dawn was spending the night with the Giles's because it meant that she would have some peace and quiet.

Buffy shouted good-bye to her mom, and she and Willow began the trek through the snow to get to the Harris house. They rang the doorbell, and Mrs. Harris was pleasantly surprised to see them. She remembered how quickly they had accepted Xander as a friend last time they had moved to Sunnydale. She welcomed them in, offering to make hot chocolate for the three 15-year-olds. They gratefully agreed and went upstairs to see how ten years had changed their first male friend.

Xander had been on his bed, moping over the move and the fact that he had to leave his girlfriend from South America, Ampata, behind. The knock on his bedroom door startled him out of his reverie. He opened the door, expecting to find his mom, and instead found his two childhood pals. Shocked, but happy he reached out and hugged them both. They sized each other up, and the two girls found that Xander had grown up to a pretty cute boy. He found that both girls were pretty, although Willow was a more innocent-pretty and Buffy was more of a knockout-pretty. All three instantly decided that they wanted to reform their bond of friendship. And so Xander joined their group.

A/N: Sorry it's so short guys. But this was the best stopping point for this chapter. The next one flashes ahead a few years. Also, I just thought it would be really funny if Xander's ex-girlfriend in this alternate universe was the mummy who fell in love with him in the Buffyverse. Anyway, please review. Hope you're enjoying this story.