Chapter 12: In Which Things Start to Resolve
Giles entered his house and looked around. He stretched tiredly. The sun was just coming up. He had been awake for so long. He desperately wanted to sleep. The past few days were such a blur between going to the desert, the bot, Xander, Buffy and Spike he was surprised his head hadn't exploded. They had stayed a little longer experimenting with Xander but after deducing that his condition wasn't permanent decided to go home. There wasn't much more they could do in their exhausted conditions.
He saw that he had left his book on the floor and a cup of tea on the table. He picked up the cup and put it in the sink then picked up the book. He felt it and it felt different. Or maybe he was just tired. He flipped through it casually but then he stopped. A detailed illustration showed his Slayer and the vampire Spike in combat with another knight. The Castle Morgana hung in the background. Giles dropped the book. He cursed himself. It was an old, and pricey edition. He picked it up again with shaking hands.
No wonder they couldn't find them! They were in a different universe and dimension and time. How could they get them back? Giles turned the pages. Some were blank so he backtracked and found the beginning of Spike and Buffy's adventure. He skimmed it. 'The Adventures of The Girl Warrior and The Knight of the Ivory Sword'. They were safe for now. Giles was sleeping on his feet. He sank into the chair, intent on having a few moments of sleep but was out like a light.
Across town Xander and Anya were getting ready for bed. She hadn't said much until they were alone in his apartment taking care of his cuts and bruises.
"Did She hit you?"
"Not so much. She pushed me down. That's how I hurt my head."
"Oh. But these other things?"
"Yeah she did them."
"Did you like it?"
"What?"
"It. Having sex with her. Men love sex."
"No Anya. I love you. I could only enjoy it with you."
"I felt horribly jealous. And There was nothing I could do. I wanted to kill her. And not just because she's evil. I was afraid that the new Anyanka would come because I was so mad."
"You would hurt me?"
"No. I mean I was afraid you would like her."
"Anya, I could never love anyone as much as I love you. And I could never even like her. She hits and she's creepy."
"You promise?"
"Of course. I'm surprised you even could think it."
"I want to make love to you." Anya pressed her lips to Xander's.
"I would in a heartbeat but I'm tired Anya. And I have a splitting headache."
"Oh. Yeah."
"We can make out though, if you want."
"Ok." They kissed again. Xander sighed inwardly. He felt so much better being back in her embrace, except for the fact that they were melting.
"Hey! What are you doing to me!"
"It's those dumb pills! Sorry!"
"Well actually, it isn't that bad."
"And my headache is gone."
"A blessing in disguise. This could make for very interesting sex."
"I swear Ann, if it isn't sex on your mind then it's magic."
"What's wrong with that?"
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing." So they stayed for a little while in mushy mode until they were so exhausted they returned to human form and fell asleep.
Giles entered his house and looked around. He stretched tiredly. The sun was just coming up. He had been awake for so long. He desperately wanted to sleep. The past few days were such a blur between going to the desert, the bot, Xander, Buffy and Spike he was surprised his head hadn't exploded. They had stayed a little longer experimenting with Xander but after deducing that his condition wasn't permanent decided to go home. There wasn't much more they could do in their exhausted conditions.
He saw that he had left his book on the floor and a cup of tea on the table. He picked up the cup and put it in the sink then picked up the book. He felt it and it felt different. Or maybe he was just tired. He flipped through it casually but then he stopped. A detailed illustration showed his Slayer and the vampire Spike in combat with another knight. The Castle Morgana hung in the background. Giles dropped the book. He cursed himself. It was an old, and pricey edition. He picked it up again with shaking hands.
No wonder they couldn't find them! They were in a different universe and dimension and time. How could they get them back? Giles turned the pages. Some were blank so he backtracked and found the beginning of Spike and Buffy's adventure. He skimmed it. 'The Adventures of The Girl Warrior and The Knight of the Ivory Sword'. They were safe for now. Giles was sleeping on his feet. He sank into the chair, intent on having a few moments of sleep but was out like a light.
Across town Xander and Anya were getting ready for bed. She hadn't said much until they were alone in his apartment taking care of his cuts and bruises.
"Did She hit you?"
"Not so much. She pushed me down. That's how I hurt my head."
"Oh. But these other things?"
"Yeah she did them."
"Did you like it?"
"What?"
"It. Having sex with her. Men love sex."
"No Anya. I love you. I could only enjoy it with you."
"I felt horribly jealous. And There was nothing I could do. I wanted to kill her. And not just because she's evil. I was afraid that the new Anyanka would come because I was so mad."
"You would hurt me?"
"No. I mean I was afraid you would like her."
"Anya, I could never love anyone as much as I love you. And I could never even like her. She hits and she's creepy."
"You promise?"
"Of course. I'm surprised you even could think it."
"I want to make love to you." Anya pressed her lips to Xander's.
"I would in a heartbeat but I'm tired Anya. And I have a splitting headache."
"Oh. Yeah."
"We can make out though, if you want."
"Ok." They kissed again. Xander sighed inwardly. He felt so much better being back in her embrace, except for the fact that they were melting.
"Hey! What are you doing to me!"
"It's those dumb pills! Sorry!"
"Well actually, it isn't that bad."
"And my headache is gone."
"A blessing in disguise. This could make for very interesting sex."
"I swear Ann, if it isn't sex on your mind then it's magic."
"What's wrong with that?"
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing." So they stayed for a little while in mushy mode until they were so exhausted they returned to human form and fell asleep.