Part Six
Buffy started to fall towards the ground, to all around the room watching it was as if in slow motion, Alex jumped and caught her as she fell, her blond hair had fallen over her face and he couldn't see her face, he had caught her awkwardly and couldn't hold or move her without hurting himself or her.
A few of the Hunters and scoobies had run across to see if she was alright. None of the scoobies had seen who the man that had caught their friend was.
"Shit. John, Chip give me a hand here. Gabby get a pillow or something." Alex picked her up after balancing her with Chip's help, while John and Chip cleared the way. Willow, Jonathon and the rest followed them. Once they were in John and Alex's room they put the unconscious Buffy on the bed. Willow rushed in and sat next to Buffy.
"Alex..." John Started, Willow turned and looked at the man who had caught Buffy as she fell but his back was turned, she turned back to Buffy and tried to wake her up."
"What's wrong Alex."
"I don't know John she seems familiar but I can't place her, like she means something to me."
"Alex we think you do know her. Her name is Elizabeth Summers- better known as Buffy. Her friend over there is Willow Rosenburg- or Wills."
"What??"
"The same people you have been saying in your sleep over the last few months. There are others around too."
Alex turned around to look at the attractive redhead looking after her friend he also saw several people outside the door- all of them seemed familiar except for the Dark haired girl with her arm around a short young man. He knew them but could not place them. A small flash of memory came up- one of being jumped on by all these women and especially of a tall dark haired and very pretty women looking at him with affection and his surprise at that, he shook his head to clear it
"I know all of them in one way or another John I wish I knew but I can't remember any of them, I wish I could."
"Hey man Don't worry just talk to them."
Alex walked over to the redhead and whispered lightly
"Willow..." The redhead's head jumped up and turned around in shock, she covered her mouth with her hands and almost fainted she looked at her former best friend with surprise, shock, sadness, fear and happiness in her eyes. Alex had never seen so many conflicting emotions in one pair of eyes. She spoke
"Xander, Is that you." She put her hand up to his face touching it, "Oh my god, it is you." She jumped into his arms and held on tight, tears running down her face. She held her head close to his chest. Alex was unsure what to but put his arms around her and held her as tight as he could. A memory came to him of some childhood incident. He pulled away from her, and looked at her, he shifted embarrassed.
"Umm, look I'm sorry but I don't know who you are. Any of you, you might know me but I'm sorry."
"Xander.." At that point Oz walked in followed by Faith, Amy and Jonathan. They looked at him and simultaneously three jaws dropped and Amy Fainted she was deftly caught by Steven. He laid her on the other bed and checked her vital signs. She woke up and looked into his eyes. They smiled at each other and he helped her sit up. During this time the others were a little busy themselves.
"Xander." Oz smiled and pulled his old friend into a hug. "No way man when did you get back" Oz was pleased to see him, Amy and Jonathan were the same, Faith sat back in the background smiling. Alex was to say the least surprised by the attention- not to mention the rest of the group who were gaping at the newcomers.
*Pwweett* a loud whistle pierced the area, Gabby and John were standing on the other side of the bed. "Thanks, Alright all of you calm down a second. Alex I think that these people know you from here."
Alex untangled himself from the Scoobies and walked over to his friends. He turned around, he looked at them and saw the confusion on their faces.
"Look I know you all know who I am, but I don't know you or who I am. If you can help me I'd be grateful."
"You mean you don't know who you are or anything about any of us." Said Buffy who had woken up a few seconds before. "You don't know anything."
"No I don't All I know is the few things my identification says. Place of birth Sunnydale, Name: Alexander Harris, the strange thing is my next of Kin isn't any known relation of me- his name's Rupert Giles. Sounds English to me."
"Giles??- he's a friend of ours and yours. He's British, we've known him for three years. He's a good man and he'll be glad to see you."
"I..." " he looked up as a name and appearance, appeared in his mind's eye. "G-man in Tweed?"
Willow grinned "That's him you remember him. Anything else"
He looked at Willow for a second.
"Beach Barbie Blowout." The entire room chuckled and Willow was crying happy tears.
"Well it looks like it was a good idea to bring him here doesn't it." Whispered Gabby to Rob Sarcastically.
She looked around and saw Buffy looking at her with contempt, she glared back- a fact not unnoticed by Rob and Alex who moved protectively towards her. Buffy looked at them with surprise and looked away.
*He's my best friend why is he talking sides against me with these people*
The other side of her mind answered that one.
*Because they've looked after him for the past half year while you have been feeling sorry for yourself.*
John also saw this. "Alright, I think this is enough for tonight, you Sunnydale lot go back to your rooms we'll sort this out tomorrow. The rest of you back to your rooms or the party, none of this is helping."
He looked at his people with a 'don't make me make this an order' face on. The rest of them realised that he meant it, Steven and Amy went out with their arms interlinked and they left Rob and Gabby last out the door, Faith, Oz and Jonathan left soon after. John and Alex stayed looking at Willow and Buffy, they looked back at them.
"Ok you two what the hell was that about." Demanded Willow and John at the same time. They looked at each other nodded and looked back. Buffy and Alex looked back and at each other.
"Who the hell is she Xander?"
" My name is Alex and what the hell has it got to do with you, I don't even know who you are."
"Your name is Xander you are my best friend."
"So why the hell are you being like this, why the hell was I in L.A. a year ago. Why the..."
Suddenly a massive pain pierced through Alex's head forcing him to his knees. He saw a fist hit him and pain lancing through his ribs and head. The vision of the woman in front of him and in his dream both looked at him in anger and the one in the dream lashed out and hit him. Finally his dream self hit back and the vision and the pain stopped with his scream and Alex collapsed on the floor.
Buffy started to fall towards the ground, to all around the room watching it was as if in slow motion, Alex jumped and caught her as she fell, her blond hair had fallen over her face and he couldn't see her face, he had caught her awkwardly and couldn't hold or move her without hurting himself or her.
A few of the Hunters and scoobies had run across to see if she was alright. None of the scoobies had seen who the man that had caught their friend was.
"Shit. John, Chip give me a hand here. Gabby get a pillow or something." Alex picked her up after balancing her with Chip's help, while John and Chip cleared the way. Willow, Jonathon and the rest followed them. Once they were in John and Alex's room they put the unconscious Buffy on the bed. Willow rushed in and sat next to Buffy.
"Alex..." John Started, Willow turned and looked at the man who had caught Buffy as she fell but his back was turned, she turned back to Buffy and tried to wake her up."
"What's wrong Alex."
"I don't know John she seems familiar but I can't place her, like she means something to me."
"Alex we think you do know her. Her name is Elizabeth Summers- better known as Buffy. Her friend over there is Willow Rosenburg- or Wills."
"What??"
"The same people you have been saying in your sleep over the last few months. There are others around too."
Alex turned around to look at the attractive redhead looking after her friend he also saw several people outside the door- all of them seemed familiar except for the Dark haired girl with her arm around a short young man. He knew them but could not place them. A small flash of memory came up- one of being jumped on by all these women and especially of a tall dark haired and very pretty women looking at him with affection and his surprise at that, he shook his head to clear it
"I know all of them in one way or another John I wish I knew but I can't remember any of them, I wish I could."
"Hey man Don't worry just talk to them."
Alex walked over to the redhead and whispered lightly
"Willow..." The redhead's head jumped up and turned around in shock, she covered her mouth with her hands and almost fainted she looked at her former best friend with surprise, shock, sadness, fear and happiness in her eyes. Alex had never seen so many conflicting emotions in one pair of eyes. She spoke
"Xander, Is that you." She put her hand up to his face touching it, "Oh my god, it is you." She jumped into his arms and held on tight, tears running down her face. She held her head close to his chest. Alex was unsure what to but put his arms around her and held her as tight as he could. A memory came to him of some childhood incident. He pulled away from her, and looked at her, he shifted embarrassed.
"Umm, look I'm sorry but I don't know who you are. Any of you, you might know me but I'm sorry."
"Xander.." At that point Oz walked in followed by Faith, Amy and Jonathan. They looked at him and simultaneously three jaws dropped and Amy Fainted she was deftly caught by Steven. He laid her on the other bed and checked her vital signs. She woke up and looked into his eyes. They smiled at each other and he helped her sit up. During this time the others were a little busy themselves.
"Xander." Oz smiled and pulled his old friend into a hug. "No way man when did you get back" Oz was pleased to see him, Amy and Jonathan were the same, Faith sat back in the background smiling. Alex was to say the least surprised by the attention- not to mention the rest of the group who were gaping at the newcomers.
*Pwweett* a loud whistle pierced the area, Gabby and John were standing on the other side of the bed. "Thanks, Alright all of you calm down a second. Alex I think that these people know you from here."
Alex untangled himself from the Scoobies and walked over to his friends. He turned around, he looked at them and saw the confusion on their faces.
"Look I know you all know who I am, but I don't know you or who I am. If you can help me I'd be grateful."
"You mean you don't know who you are or anything about any of us." Said Buffy who had woken up a few seconds before. "You don't know anything."
"No I don't All I know is the few things my identification says. Place of birth Sunnydale, Name: Alexander Harris, the strange thing is my next of Kin isn't any known relation of me- his name's Rupert Giles. Sounds English to me."
"Giles??- he's a friend of ours and yours. He's British, we've known him for three years. He's a good man and he'll be glad to see you."
"I..." " he looked up as a name and appearance, appeared in his mind's eye. "G-man in Tweed?"
Willow grinned "That's him you remember him. Anything else"
He looked at Willow for a second.
"Beach Barbie Blowout." The entire room chuckled and Willow was crying happy tears.
"Well it looks like it was a good idea to bring him here doesn't it." Whispered Gabby to Rob Sarcastically.
She looked around and saw Buffy looking at her with contempt, she glared back- a fact not unnoticed by Rob and Alex who moved protectively towards her. Buffy looked at them with surprise and looked away.
*He's my best friend why is he talking sides against me with these people*
The other side of her mind answered that one.
*Because they've looked after him for the past half year while you have been feeling sorry for yourself.*
John also saw this. "Alright, I think this is enough for tonight, you Sunnydale lot go back to your rooms we'll sort this out tomorrow. The rest of you back to your rooms or the party, none of this is helping."
He looked at his people with a 'don't make me make this an order' face on. The rest of them realised that he meant it, Steven and Amy went out with their arms interlinked and they left Rob and Gabby last out the door, Faith, Oz and Jonathan left soon after. John and Alex stayed looking at Willow and Buffy, they looked back at them.
"Ok you two what the hell was that about." Demanded Willow and John at the same time. They looked at each other nodded and looked back. Buffy and Alex looked back and at each other.
"Who the hell is she Xander?"
" My name is Alex and what the hell has it got to do with you, I don't even know who you are."
"Your name is Xander you are my best friend."
"So why the hell are you being like this, why the hell was I in L.A. a year ago. Why the..."
Suddenly a massive pain pierced through Alex's head forcing him to his knees. He saw a fist hit him and pain lancing through his ribs and head. The vision of the woman in front of him and in his dream both looked at him in anger and the one in the dream lashed out and hit him. Finally his dream self hit back and the vision and the pain stopped with his scream and Alex collapsed on the floor.
