TITLE:
THE QUESTING 7
AUTHOR:
STEPHEN HOWE
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All characters belong to Joss! He created everything! Set in season 6.Xander cannot stop blaming himself for Buffy's
death and has a death wish of his own. 1630
RAVELLO DRIVE. Buffy was
concentrating on thoughts of Xander and wild monkey sex when Willow and Giles
burst in holding crosses in front of them." Back up and show me your
neck!" Giles told her. Somehow during the kiss Buffy's blouse had become
undone .She moved her hair so the two friends could see her neck." Giles
went red." Okay whatever you are you have ten seconds to tell us
everything before we start ripping fucking limbs off you!" Willow tells
her. Buffy looks at her." Do you eat with that trash mouth?" Willow moves
to carry out her threat but Giles holds her back." Just tell us the
truth!" Buffy shakes her head." You probably wouldn't believe me if I
tried." Giles starts to lose his patients." Look just try okay! Enough
has happened to these girls as it is just tell us!" Buffy sighs." Okay but
don't say I didn't warn you." She shows them the watch and begins her
tale................... "...And
then I was here in this reality and Xander was nowhere to be found. That's when
Giles came running in and freaked me out even more." Willow looks at Giles."
Did you believe any of that horse hockey Giles?" Giles
has the end of his glasses in the corner of his mouth as he thinks. He removes
it and tells them." Well I have read about this Anyanka and what Bu...This
girl says does ring true to what the demon would do if Xander had shown her
mortal self the meaning of love and kindness." He looked at Buffy."
And alternate Universes are a theoretical probability." He tilts his head
and rubs the bridge of his nose before replacing his glasses." The thing
is though Willow has known Alex and Dawn ever since they were born and we haven't
even heard of this Glorificus person so why would Dawn be a key?" Buffy became frustrated." I don't know
Giles! I usually leave this kind of thing to you and Willow. I just crush, kill
and destroy!" She walks over to the swinging door and begins to push it
open." All I know is that the kid in there is MY Xander and we're going
home right now!" She stormed into the lounge but found no one there. The
noise of an object hitting the floor came from upstairs and Buffy turned to the
others." I sure hope nothings going on up there!" Just as Giles was about to follow the two
women upstairs he spotted an envelope on the mantelpiece. Buffy and Willow
barged into Dawns room and went red at what they saw. Xander and Dawn were
semi-naked, making out on Dawns bed." Get up, get dressed and get
downstairs NOW!!!" Buffy yelled at them. Dawn defiantly stood there with
her arms crossed as Xander slipped his shirt back on and, red faced, made his
way outside. Dawn still glared at Buffy until Buffy threw Dawns top at
her." Get dressed now!" Dawn grabbed the shirt and put it on but
didn't button it up." It's nothing we haven't done a zillion times before
miss Prissy! That and a hell of a lot more!" Buffy
is about to slap her but Willow steps in." Buffy you have to remember she
and Alex truly love one another here. How would you have felt if someone had
tried to force you to stop seeing Angel?" Dawn stormed out of her room and
down the stairs. Buffy and Willow followed her and Buffy stiffened when she saw
Dawn snuggled up to Xander. Giles was standing there with a letter in his hands
and began to read it to them." Dawn, Giles or Willow. Whoever finds this
letter please tell the others Alex and i have gone to the prison. I received
some bad news after Dawn had left for school and by now you must all know of
it. I'm going to pick up Alex and take him with me to the prison and bring
Xander back home. Love you all and see you soon. Love Buffy. The three girls and Giles look at what
they had thought was Buffy and Alex." So it must be true then?" Dawn
asked as she moved away from Alex. Buffy tells her." Look I'm sure Alex
loves you it's just this is Xander from my world." She glances at the
watch.".. And we need to get back as soon as possible." Alex shakes
his head." Don't you think I would know if I was Xander? For heaven's sake
I'm Alex! " He turns to Dawn." Dawnie I love you with all my heart do
you think I could be this Xander copy?" Buffy held out her hand."
Touch me. Grip my hand and you will know. Then we can leave, hopefully to
return to our own reality."
END OF 7