DEATH AWAITS YOU ALL WITH NASTY, BIG, POINTY TEETH

DEATH AWAITS YOU ALL WITH NASTY, BIG, POINTY TEETH! Effulgent

'Death awaits me with nasty, big, pointy teeth.' Xander thought. 'Maybe not death. Maybe just heart ache.' Then he thought, 'Maybe I should stop mangling Monty Python quotes.

Xander checked his watch again. His colorful, bright Tweety Bird watch. Would Spike like it? Maybe he should get a new watch. Not before Spike came though, it was almost time for him to arrive. Damn it, he was rambling in his thoughts.

Time: 8:29. Spike's not going to show. He's at that crypt of his having a good laugh at my expense. Xander's at home waiting for me and I'm not going to show up. It must be breaking his heart. Except he wouldn't know that because he doesn't know I'm into him like that.

Xander sighed and sat down on the couch, knowing Spike wouldn't come. He must have heard how much Xan wanted him there when they talked on the phone, and decided to stand him up for laughs. 'This really sucks,' Xander thought. He'd really wanted to spend some time with Spike.

Xander turned on the TV. He sat there staring blankly at the screen. He wondered why he was doing this to himself. Abandonment issues? But he hadn't been that attached to her. Sure, she was good in bed, but he never loved her. And he certainly didn't love Spike.

Spike. Xander didn't really know Spike. He knew about Spike, a lot about Spike, but they'd never had a real non-demon slaying conversation where he got to know him. Xander looked at his watch again. 8:36. He wasn't going to show.

Wait, what was that? Did somebody knock on the door? Spike! Xander got up and hurried to the door. He stopped and opened the door normally, as if having Spike over for pizza, was a normal, everyday occurrence. Well it was, but this was the first time since he'd realized his crush.

Spike heard Xander hurry to the door, then pause to gain his composure. He grinned goofy at Spike. Spike smiled to himself. He was right, Xander did see this as more than a dinner between friends.