Chapter 24: B
Xander groaned as he slowly woke. He whimpered softly when he felt the tension and slight pain lacing his body. 'I can't believe I did that,' he thought as he stretched out his back in an attempt to ease the pain. The former-Scooby jumped when he felt the bed he was on shift slightly. He looked over and groaned, standing up as he did. Jason was laying next him, looking up at him with cautious eyes.
Xander sighed, "I'm going to take a nice long shower," was all he could think to say before making his way towards the bathroom.
Jason watched as his friend disappeared into a nearby door. He knew Xander would be feeling a little strange after last night. Jason sighed, 'and something tells me my darling Master isn't through with him by a long shot.'
Xander sighed as the hard spry from the shower hit his bared back. 'What the hell is going on with me?' he thought, leaning against the shower wall. 'I shouldn't be acting like this,' Xander shook his head at the thought. He knew something was wrong with him, he just couldn't figure out what. And now he had to deal with his former friends who were being annoying and seemed to think he had no other choice but to follow them. Xander huffed, 'so now the only choices I have are going with them and be their little Zeppo again, or I can stop fighting it and be a pet to an annoying and controlling vampire.' Xander growled and turned the hot water up, 'not much of a choice.'
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Xander had been in the shower for almost an hour and Jason was starting to get a little worried. The Pomme De Sang sighed and stretched, looking for his clothing. He knew there was a lot on Xander's mind and that it would take awhile before he could completely process what was happening. When it did he knew Xander would be back to his completely annoying and sarcastic self, and Jason couldn't wait for his friend to come back. 'Well, at least soon the bonding will be done soon, and when it does Xander won't have to worry about that horrible blond and her ugly friend. They won't be able to touch him.'
Jason sighed and went to the phone that had been ringing while he had been lost in thought. "Hello?" He asked, wincing when a screeching voice answered.
"Who the HELL is this? Where is Xander?"
Jason winced and held the phone away from his ear as the voice continued to screech. "You had better put Xander on the phone right now! If you don't put him on now I swear, I will make you life miserable!" The woman continued to scream even after Jason put the phone down on the table.
Jason shook his head, trying to clear the ringing out of his ears. He looked up when he felt eyes staring at him. Xander was standing in the doorway, his face blank even as he walked over to the phone and hung it up. With a sad shake of his head he shut himself back into the bathroom.
Jason sighed at his friends look. 'I wonder what would happen if I told Jean-Claude about these girls who seem to love harassing Xander?' Jason smiled as his imagination came up with a bunch of things that would be so much fun to watch.
***
Xander growled when he heard the door shut behind him. 'Why can't they just leave me alone, it's not like they actually want me around!'
Xander prowled the bathroom, his anger turning his gaze from brown to an emerald green. His thoughts filled with his old life and how he really didn't want to go back to it. The thing was, the only reason for him not to, was a really annoying and possessive vampire who wanted to make a pet out of him. Xander sighed as the anger fled; he sat down on the floor, his knees drawn up to his chest. He wrapped his arms around his knees and buried his head in his knees.
It was an hour later that Xander was knocked from his thoughts by someone knocking on the bathroom door. "What?" Xander said his voice scratchy as he stood on unsteady legs.
"Its Jason, are you alright in there?"
Xander sighed, "Ya, Jason, I'm fine." Xander shook his head to clear the fogginess that seemed to be seeping in. The newest were had thought about everything that had happened since he had met the Master vampire. 'If I think about it, being the vampires pet might be my only option,' Xander groaned, 'My life sucks!'
***
Jason blinked when he heard the groan, "Xander, you coming out?" he asked through the door, stepping back when the door opened and his friend came out. Jason shivered at the look on his friends face. "Are you alright?" he repeated as Xander flopped down onto the bed.
Xander sighed, "I'm fine, just a little annoyed."
Jason was worried about his friend, he seemed…different from before. 'I think it is all starting to sink in…' the Pomme De Sang sighed and shook his head. "Everything will be ok Xander, you'll see."
Xander just groaned and buried himself even deeper into the pillow he had under his head. 'How can it get better, I either have to go back to Sunnydale and be a doormat. Or I have to stay here and be a pet to a vampire. I HATE vampires, but I hate Sunnydale just as much. What do I do?'
***
Jean-Claude stiffened when he felt the emotions coming from his soon-to-be pet. 'It seems Mon Petite Loup's thoughts are finally catching up to him.' The Master vampire put down the papers he had been looking at. He smirked at the other vampire in the room. Asher had been helping him balance out his companies, and now he was smiling at him.
"It would seem our dear pet is starting to actually think about what is happening to him. We will have to see out precious little pan-were before he gets too depressed."
Asher nodded and left to make the arrangements; Jean-Claude smirked and picked up the phone to call his Pomme.
***
Jason was watching his friend as he tossed and turned on the bed. He wasn't entirely sure if Xander was asleep or not, just that he was restless. The sound of the phone ringing made both men jump, now it didn't matter if he was asleep or not, he sure wasn't now.
Xander glared at the phone even as Jason answered it. The new pan-were knew just who it was when Jason stiffened slightly, only to relax with a small smile on his face. He groaned and fell back onto the bed. 'Something tells me I am going to be seeing the vampire very soon.'
Jason talked to the Master vampire for a few minutes before the call was ended suddenly. Jason looked at the phone curiously, until he noticed that the TV and the lights they had turned on where all off. 'Must have blown a fuse,' He looked to Xander who was back asleep on the bed before shrugging, 'I think I should go check the fuse box.' Jason walked out to where he thought the fuse box might be, he never even noticed the person that appeared behind him until he felt pain of something hard hitting the back of his head, and he had only a few seconds to see a girl with red hair sneering down at him before the world went dark.
***
Xander groaned when he woke, the last thing he remembered was Jason answering the phone, then nothing but darkness. The pan-were winced as the lights that surrounded him burned through his skull, Xander groaned and tried to cover his eyes. The pan-were froze, he was tied up.
"Xander, I know you're awake," a voice Xander instantly recognized.
Xander's eyes went wide, "Willow."