TITLE: WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME, BUFFY 9\10

AUTHOR: RICK

DISCLAIMER: THEY ALL BELONG TO JOSS WHEDON

SUMMARY: FAITH MADE A DEAL WITH ANGELUS TO GET BUFFY BUT COMPLICATIONS HAVE SET IN. SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH XANDER. BUFFY FOUND ANGELUS AND FAITH TALKING OVER THE PLAN BUT XANDER WOULDN'T LISTEN TO HER. BUFFY IS DETERMINED TO SAVE THE MAN SHE LOVES EVEN IF SHE HAS TO KILL EVERYONE TO DO IT.

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CHAPTER: 9-I REALLY DO LOVE HIM AND NOBODY IS GOING TO MESS WITH HIM.

Buffy is frantic now. Xander is too blinded to listen to her. She has to get to the rest of the gang. She finds them at the magic shop.

"Giles, Faith and Angelus are in on some kind of plan together. We have to find her and Xander."

Willow speaks up. "Didn't you see him, Buffy?"

"I did but it was bad. I was about to attack Angelus when he came into the cemetery. He thought I let him get away. He wouldn't even listen about Faith."

Giles speaks up. "You saw Angelus, Buffy?"

"Yes, Giles, but he doesn't want me anymore he wants Xander."

Willow speaks up. "Well, I think he still wants you, Buffy, but he thinks getting Xander is the worst thing he can do to you right now."

Giles doesn't understand. "I don't understand?"

"Giles, Buffy is sort of .you know.in love with Xander."

"Buffy, is this true?"

Buffy is very anxious. "We need to get to him Giles. I cannot lose him!"

"Yes, Buffy, okay. But, I feel you should know something about Xander now. He has changed, Buffy, he."

"Giles, please don't try to tell me anything about Xander. The plan is; we find Xander, you help hold off Faith while I take care of Angelus."

"Buffy, do you think it wise for you to tangle with Angelus? With the whole Angel."

"Giles, Angelus has done enough and now he is after the man I love. Giles, Xander is not like anyone else I have ever loved, even Angel. He has always been my soul mate, always been there for me. He knows me and what I need. I don't want to kill Angel but I have no choice."

Giles is dumbfounded. He had no idea that Xander meant that much to Buffy. But with her gone the watcher did learn to love the boy as his son. And he learned to have a great amount of respect for him as well. He would welcome a Buffy\Xander pairing.

"Buffy, we'll take the walkie-talkies, split into teams."

Night passes into day with no luck. Everyone has to get some sleep. Buffy stays with Willow. The slayer is very upset.

"Will, do you think we'll find them in time?"

"Buffy, I don't know why we didn't find them already. But, they have to show up. Didn't you say whatever was the plan it was do for tonight?"

"I don't know, Will, I didn't hear it that clearly but I thought that was it."

"So then we still have time Buffy."

She tears up. "Willow, I have never felt this way about anyone before. He has been in my heart from the beginning, he was always there. I have such deep intense feelings for him. I know that seems impossible but."

"Buffy, you and Xander have always been a part of each other. You have been through heaven and hell together. You have saved his life, he has saved yours. It all adds up Buffy."

"Willow, you want to know something? I never let myself think about this too much but do you remember when Xander paid Amy to do that spell so Cordelia would love him?"

"Yea, and it backfired. All the other women in Sunnydale wanted him."

"Well, I was in the library when it first happened. I got very close to Xander. I almost brushed his lips with mine. Willow, I'll never forget that. I thought maybe it was the spell but just being that close to him.I can't explain it. And now whenever I'm near him I get the same feeling. He held my hand at the magic shop.Willow it was very intense."

The two girls don't say anything for a few minutes. Then Buffy breaks down.

"Willow, I cannot lose him. I've got to save him."

"We will Buffy, we will."

Buffy forces herself to get some sleep. She has a dream. In it Xander is calling to her. For some reason he is helpless. Buffy wakes with a jump. She has to find Xander. She heads out to the cemetery as dusk approaches. When she gets to the middle three beefy vamps immediately accost her. As soon as she disposes of those three more take their place. Even with slayer strength and energy six vamps is a lot. When three more surround her she begins to feel the strain.

Xander is still hunting for Angelus. He enters the cemetery. Before he gets very far he senses the presence of great evil. He slowly walks toward it. In the distance a lone figure emerges. As Xander gets closer he can see that his hunt is over. It is Angelus.

"So, you finally decided to come out of the shadows and face me, you blood- sucking bastard?"

"Xander, Xander, don't tell me you actually think I'm afraid of you?"

"Guess what, asshole, I don't really give a shit!"

As he approaches the Vampire Xander takes a solid hit to the jaw. He shakes his head clear then goes right back at him. Angelus tries a straight kick but Xander dodges it and slams him to the groin. He follows with a roundhouse kick to the vampire's jaw. The bastard hits the ground rolling. He jumps up dodging another kick. He backs the boy up with a straight hand to his jaw.

Angelus had no idea Xander was this tough.

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Faith watches Buffy holding off yet three more vamps. The blonde slayer is wearing down. This is Faith's perfect chance to even the score with her, pay her back for almost killing her. But, one thing keeps pulling at her heart. This is the soul mate of the man she now loves. And even though she knows she will probably lose him to her she can't do it. Xander has just gotten to her too much. She curses him.

"God damn you, Xander!"

Faith runs out to Buffy. She starts to take the heat off her. Once she gets beside her she calls to the blonde slayer.

"Buffy, find Xander quick, Angelus has a big surprise for him."

Buffy realizes that Faith is helping her. She looks at her before she takes off.

"I don't get it Faith, why?"

"Xander's a hell of a guy "B"!"

"I know!" Buffy takes off

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Every time Angelus hits Xander he gets it back twofold. His face is bloody and Xander has broken his nose. After another shot to the groin Xander has the super Vamp in a whole lot of trouble.

"This time it's over Angelus, you're fucking reign of terror is over!"

Angelus staggers to his feet and begins to laugh.

Xander just shakes his head. "Don't matter to me, asshole, you can laugh at your own death."

Xander slides a stake down from his sleeve. He is going to finish this as quickly as possible. Although bleeding from wounds all over his body Xander is almost at full strength. The adrenalin is pumping him up. He knows now he can beat this bastard and he isn't going to prolong it.

"Xander"

Xander freezes in his path as he hears a voice calling him. He turns around and is frozen in terror. Angelus is still laughing.

"An.Anya?"

"Yes, Xander, its me and see, I'm still pregnant. It's still your baby."

Xander almost collapses. It can't be Anya but it is.and she is still pregnant."

"Come to me Xander, we can still be together and raise our child."

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Buffy can feel the evil and she thinks of her dream. She has to find Xander. She sees him ahead. She can also see Angelus laughing hysterically. She charges right for the Vampire, knocking him on his ass..

"Oh, Buffy, you're in time for the show, take a seat."

The slayer can't worry about Angelus now she turns her attention to Xander. She almost vomits when she sees who is talking to him. Angelus obviously turned Anya but it doesn't look as if Xander has figured that out yet. The slayer yells at the boy.

"Don't go near her, Xander!"

"It's Anya, Buffy."

"No its not, Xander, and you know it!"

"She's just jealous, Xander. This is your baby, Xander."

Buffy runs to Xander. "Xander, don't be stupid, you know this isn't Anya!"

Xander pushes her away. "Shut up, Buffy. Isn't it time for you to leave again?"

Buffy has to do something. She knocks Xander out of the path then confronts the turned daemon.

"Tell him you're a vampire, Anya!"

The daemon turns to Xander.

"Xander, save me, she is going to harm our baby."

Buffy sees no other option. She cannot wait for Xander to come back and maybe stop her. She grabs the former Anya and with one swift swing plunges a stake into her. Xander cries out in the night.

"No!!!!" He is crying and shaking. He jumps on Buffy.

In the mean time Giles and the rest have found Faith and they see Xander tackle Buffy.

Faith and Giles try to pull him off her.

"Giles, she killed Anya. She stopped me from killing Angelus!"

Xander is almost delirious from his wounds and seeing Anya. When Faith suckers him he passes out in Giles's arms. The watcher then takes him to the hospital. Buffy is sobbing on the ground. There was no other way but she knows Xander will hate her now. Willow goes to her.

"I.I had to do Willow."

"Buffy, you had to do what?"

"Willow.it was.it was Anya. Angelus must have changed her. She was.still.pregnant. I had to do it, Willow, I had to do it."

"Oh my God, Buffy, I'm so sorry."

Willow allows the slayer to sob in her arms. Tara joins her.

In the shadows a very familiar figure basks in the mayhem. He says to himself.

"I still haven't lost it!"

He disappears into the night from which he came.