Title: JOH: Hypertension

Author: Cobra

Rating:M

Summary: The death of Emerald weighing him down, will Warrior be able to handle the rest of the journey?

Chapter 13.

"So who is this ADAM dude?", Superboy asked as he flew above the two blonde slayers. A smile on his face.

"It's a demon, human, machine, mix match. But it's strong, kicked mine and Xander's ass like we were nothing.", Buffy 2 said with a frown., "Could you stop flying, it's kind of annoying."

"Only because you can't do it.", Buffy 1 said with a smile on her face.

"Shut up."

"So what happened to this worlds Xander?", Superboy asked as he let his feet touch the ground and matched the females steps.

"He was turned.", Buffy 2 said with a sad voice., "I came to Sunnydale the fall of 1999 and by that time Xan had been a vamp for almost two years."

"You cursed him?"

"No, he and I, we fell in love.", Buffy 2 said with a fond smile.

"WHAT!?", Superboy almost yelled in shock causing both Buffy's to stare at him quickly.

"What's wrong?", Buffy 2 asked with a confused glance.

"I just, I never pictured Xander and Buffy together. I thought it was impossible."

"Nothing's impossible.", Buffy 1 said before closing her mouth quickly. Superboy decided not to follow that sentence, at least not at that moment.

"So this guy is part machine?", Superboy asked only to recieve a nod from Buffy 2.", Good, that means he's mine."

"I don't think so.", Buffy 1 said with a frown., "He's mine, I fought the underlings last world."

"He already kicked your ass."

"No he kicked her ass, not mine.", Buffy said with a smirk.

"They look the same to me.", Superboy said with a smirk before wincing as two fist landed on his shoulders.

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"So, me and Buffy?" Warrior asked with a disbelieving tone.

"Is that so hard to understand?"

"Being that the one time I asked her out she said no, yes."

"Well, I never really asked.", Vamp Xander said with a shrug.", It just sort of happened. Neither of us wanted it to."

"I get that."

"Can I ask you a question?", Vamp Xander asked as he stopped to look at his counterpart.

"Why not."

"What's bothering you?", The vampire asked carefully., "I noticed it at the library. When it came to the mission you were you, but when you started thinking, you were, a bastard."

"Some bad things have happened on this little trip through Hypertime.", Warrior said as he looked away., "Real bad things."

"Could you have stopped them?"

"Maybe.", Warrior said softly., "If I had done things differently."

"The past cannot be changed.", Vamp Xander said with a slight smile., "Well, it shouldn't be changed anyway."

"I know. But it doesn't make it any easier.", Warrior said with a sad frown.

"You want to know what I've learned about grieving in this business?"

"Sure lay that vampire wisdom on me."

"You don't carry the burden of a comrades death alone, you give it to every evil bad ass in your way until you finish what you fought for together."

"I can understand that.", Warrior said with a slight smile.

"Don't let the bad bury you man. If you do, you'll never do anyone any good."

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"Can I ask you a question?", Buffy 2 asked with a slight smile.

"Go for it.", Slayer said with the same smile, suprisingly to two got along rather well.

"What's your Xander like?"

"He's, he's the best. My best friend, my hero. My savior.", Slayer answered honestly., "He's, he's everything to me."

"How long have you been together?"

"Oh no, no, we're not together. Just friends?"

"Really, why?", Buffy 2 asked with a confused smile., "You described him exactly how I'd describe my Xander."

"It's the way it's always been.", Buffy answered with a shrug., "The best way."

"You sure about that?"

"No.", Slayer said with a sad smile., "That's just the way it is, he, he doesn't feel that way toward me, not anymore."

"What do you feel?"

"I don't know. I love him. As for being IN love with him, I'm not sure.", Buffy 1 said as she made sure Conner was out of normal hearing range., "It doesn't matter anyway, he's in love with someone else."

"Sounds complicated."

"You don't know the half of it.", Slayer answered with a slight smile.

"Does he know anything?"

"Nah, I've hidden it pretty well."

"Good luck.", Buffy 2 said with a slight smile.

"We need it."

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Warrior and the vampire Xander watched with bored expressions as lights came on above and around them. They surveyed the many demon's and vampires around them with slight smirks. Warrior noticed the walking jigsaw puzzle first.

"This ADAM?", He asked with a slight smile., "He's uglier than you said."

ADAM stopped his walking as he curiously looked over his new guest.

"Why are there two of you?"

"What can we say?", Vamp Xander started as he smiled, "We're just to good looking to be one man."

"I agree.", Warrior said as his ring ignited casting a green glow around himself, and himself.

"What manner of magic is this?", ADAM asked as he searched the files in his memory.

"The kind to be afraid of Frankie.", Warrior said with a smile on his face.

"Frankie?"

"Why do I always waste the good ones?", Warrior asked rhetorically as he slapped his own forehead. The demons around the duo beginning to step away, wondering how they always found the crazy ones.

"Are you mocking me?"

"Wow," Vamp Xander said with a deadpan expression and even tone., "You pretty much suck at evil banter."

"I'm going to eat your entrails."

"What do you think War?"

"On a scale of one to ten, negetive two, I've heard it so many times it makes me bored."

"I agree, I think we should put him out of our misery."

"Let's."

END CHAPTER.