Part 7
Outside Of Lowell House.
An ambulance had turned up and taken Alex to hospital for tests. The two groups got into their vehicles and left for Sunnydale general hospital. A place all of them hated to go especially the Scooby Gang.
"I can't believe he's back." Said Willow
"The people he's with seem alright especially that Steven. He's kinda cute in an old town kind of way a bit like Riley Finn" Replied Amy
"I'm Happy with the one I've got. Leave me out of it." Said Faith. She turned and kissed her other half who was loving it.
Amy, Willow and Buffy all were thinking he same thing. *Just like Oz and Willow when they started going out.*
Oz was thinking that he hoped his former best male friend was alright and also thought the same as the girls. His 'wolf sense' could pick up something wrong with the entire group but he couldn't place it.
"He really lost it in there didn't he." Asked Faith coming into the conversation.
"He's never been like that before." Said Jonathan
"He's got some explaining to go." A dejected buffy Summers replied
The rest of the trip went through in silence.
Sunnydale Hospital- Forty minutes later.
Rupert Giles and Joyce Summers ran down the hall trying to find Willow and Oz, she had rung them both a few minutes before and they wanted to find out what had happened. They turned a corner and ran into Oz and Jonathan who were waiting by the door, alongside them were two people they had never seen before.
"Oz what happened is it Buffy is she OK."
"I'm fine." Buffy's voice came from behind them; they spun around to see Buffy, Faith and Amy. Along with a few others they didn't know. In all there were seven people excluding the Scooby gang around the reception area.
"Wait a minute if your all OK who's in the hospital."
"Giles, Joyce come with me I'll show you." Jonathan took them through followed by John King, everyone else stayed in Reception. The four of them walked up to a room, the nurse let them through. They entered the room there a conscious Alex Harris was looking out the window. "Look there may be a problem, if he's distant then there's a reason. Hey Alex you've got visitors". Alex turned around To see a middle aged man and a middle aged woman coming in the room. The woman looked like an older version of Buffy Summers while the man was familiar from one of his memory flashes. The older man's face showed recognition surprise and Joy to see his de-facto son back from wherever he had been.
"Giles??"
"Xander. Oh my god Xander." Giles cracked a huge smile and was on the verge of tears, the same went for Joyce. Before they could do anything though John Spoke up.
"Umm before you do anything Mr Giles. You must know that Alex has lost almost all of his memory he's been with me and my group for almost seven months. We don't know anything about his past or his friends. We hoped that you could shed some light on the matter."
"Yeah and assuming you ma'am are Buffy's mother. I don't want to upset you or anything but what's her problem with me. What did I do to wind her up so much." Giles looked at Alex at that. "Sorry hanging around with John for too long." John tried to cover up a smile at that.
"It's strange for almost six months I've been trying to figure out who and what I am. Now after two days in this town I know who I am and have got a few memories back. I remember some things but not much else."
"Well there's not much more I can help with except show you the town and Willow or Buffy can do that."
"Mr. Giles do you know a tall dark haired girl with an attractive face and body she seems familiar but I can't place her at all."
"You probably mean Cordelia, she was your... I mean Xander's Girlfriend before he left. As Alex you might not feel anything for her, she works in L.A. now after a problem last year. She's not exactly what you call an intellectual titan but she helped us out once in a while and the two of you were very fond of each other but after you left we saw less of her but on the plus side she became a good person thanks to Xander's influence.
"That sorts that out, oh one more thing Mr. Giles- Um was I ever involved with Buffy."
"Not that I know of."
"Ok then." The vision of Buffy in a raincoat faded from his mind.
"Back to my question what did I do to annoy her so much."
"Well about a year ago you were responsible for the loss of her boyfriend. She finally forgave you when she realised that you had helped her more than hindered. She then tried to find you but couldn't locate you anywhere. I guess now we know why."
"So she did look for me. But that's still no excuse for her objections to Gabby."
"Who's Gabby"
"My Wife."
Reception
"His wife?" Exclaimed Amy who was again sat next to Steven and getting friendly.
"Well soon to be ex-wife. We never got on after we got married, so we decided to break it off. We've been good friends ever since."
"Wow this guys more of a stud than I thought." Said Faith, "Jonathan looked at her and she grinned at him- in a only joking he's got no chance look. "I mean a wife and now soon to be ex in a year that takes damn good or damn bad luck. She sat back into Jonathan's arms
"Wow. That's nothing like the Xander Harris I knew since we were kids, so how did you all meet up with Xander."
"Well we were walking down a road when a gang hyped up on drugs and he came and helped us out- that's when he lost him memory. He came with us and has been around ever since. The only thing about him was what was on his I.D. and a letter of apology to an unnamed person. I assume it's meant to be for you-Buffy."
"It would have been. I drove him away after he almost killed by ex-boyfriend. I never realised how much he meant to me until after he had gone." This surprised the hunters because they had never figured that Alex could have done anything like that.
The room.
"Well I suppose we should go Alex, we're sorry we can't help."
"That's Ok Mr. Giles. See you around. Could you send Buffy in I'd like to talk to her"
The adults left the room followed by the teens. As he left John said to Alex "Those two make a nice couple don't they I wonder if they are at it together." He smiled and ducked a thrown pillow and left the room
Giles and Joyce walked back out followed by the teens that had accompanied them. They split and returned to the group. Giles talked quietly to Willow and Amy while Joyce went to her daughter.
"He wants to talk to you Buffy, the doctors say you can have ten minutes."
Her daughter nodded passing through the two groups she gave a stare to gabby as she went through. Gabby only stopped going after her by a firm hand on her arm. She looked at rob and sat back down.
"If she keeps doing that I'm gonna do her some damage."
"Hey leave it there's nothing wrong- she's just a little jealous. I think she cares more for him than anyone knows. I think that she loves him and has realised it even though it my be too late."
Buffy walked into Alex's room he sat up and looked at her,
"So your Buffy. I wondered if I would get to meet you. Sorry about earlier but as you can see I wasn't totally myself."
"Xander...Alex..."
"Look If you want to call me Xander go ahead, it might help me remember."
"Ok Xander I'm sorry but I just don't get on with your wife..." The jealous feelings started to surface and she couldn't stop the grimace from forming on her face. "That and other things that affect me. I can't help it."
"It's Okay I'm surprised all of you are getting on in fact I'm surprised any of you are talking. I kind of remember everyone except- Faith is it. Everyone else I know."
"Faith Only came here last year she wasn't around at the time." Buffy's feelings for Xander had surfaced again the moment she saw him. She remembered how he had left and was hoping he could forgive her.
"Well that explains that." More flashes of this woman appeared before his eyes all bad things she did. "What's your problem with my friends anyway. I'm sorry if you don't like them but I also don't care.
"I'm sorry Xander but overall I really don't like them. That gabby is just slutty and some of the others are just stupid or annoying. I don't want to be around them and I don't want the rest to either."
"Well get over it." He said harshly. "Just whoever I was and whatever you thought of me and my friends have no relevance. If the others get on it has nothing to do with you."
"That's unnecessary Xander. I can't help it you hurt me a lot."
"I hurt you. You're the one who punched me, broke my ribs." She looked at him. "Yes I remember that bit fine, I remember all the things that you did to hurt me. And you have problems so does everyone else around here so get over it."
"You almost killed Angel."
"NO, No I didn't almost kill anyone, that Alexander Harris no longer exists. I have nothing to do with anything he did to you or anyone else. Out of the things I remember about him he was a sadistic and brooding little shit, who hurt everyone I knew and tortured Giles and almost killed me several times. Get over yourself and get a life. Stop getting so involved in yourself and do something." His anger was getting the better of him." I do remember some things, The Dance, shooting me down at Spring fling, Hitting me before I left- I remember everything you did to me- that maybe only a few hours out of my life but it's enough to remember you as the spoilt self absorbed little princess you are. So get the hell out of here and I never want to see you again."
Her voice cracked. "Xander..."
"My name is Alex how get the fuck away from me."
Buffy ran away as fast as she could, running past the reception and through the doors faster than anyone could get to her. Everyone stared after her and at each other. Faith and Jonathan ran after her, the rest stayed behind with the Headhunters.
"Ohh shit" they all said simultaneously
Outside Of Lowell House.
An ambulance had turned up and taken Alex to hospital for tests. The two groups got into their vehicles and left for Sunnydale general hospital. A place all of them hated to go especially the Scooby Gang.
"I can't believe he's back." Said Willow
"The people he's with seem alright especially that Steven. He's kinda cute in an old town kind of way a bit like Riley Finn" Replied Amy
"I'm Happy with the one I've got. Leave me out of it." Said Faith. She turned and kissed her other half who was loving it.
Amy, Willow and Buffy all were thinking he same thing. *Just like Oz and Willow when they started going out.*
Oz was thinking that he hoped his former best male friend was alright and also thought the same as the girls. His 'wolf sense' could pick up something wrong with the entire group but he couldn't place it.
"He really lost it in there didn't he." Asked Faith coming into the conversation.
"He's never been like that before." Said Jonathan
"He's got some explaining to go." A dejected buffy Summers replied
The rest of the trip went through in silence.
Sunnydale Hospital- Forty minutes later.
Rupert Giles and Joyce Summers ran down the hall trying to find Willow and Oz, she had rung them both a few minutes before and they wanted to find out what had happened. They turned a corner and ran into Oz and Jonathan who were waiting by the door, alongside them were two people they had never seen before.
"Oz what happened is it Buffy is she OK."
"I'm fine." Buffy's voice came from behind them; they spun around to see Buffy, Faith and Amy. Along with a few others they didn't know. In all there were seven people excluding the Scooby gang around the reception area.
"Wait a minute if your all OK who's in the hospital."
"Giles, Joyce come with me I'll show you." Jonathan took them through followed by John King, everyone else stayed in Reception. The four of them walked up to a room, the nurse let them through. They entered the room there a conscious Alex Harris was looking out the window. "Look there may be a problem, if he's distant then there's a reason. Hey Alex you've got visitors". Alex turned around To see a middle aged man and a middle aged woman coming in the room. The woman looked like an older version of Buffy Summers while the man was familiar from one of his memory flashes. The older man's face showed recognition surprise and Joy to see his de-facto son back from wherever he had been.
"Giles??"
"Xander. Oh my god Xander." Giles cracked a huge smile and was on the verge of tears, the same went for Joyce. Before they could do anything though John Spoke up.
"Umm before you do anything Mr Giles. You must know that Alex has lost almost all of his memory he's been with me and my group for almost seven months. We don't know anything about his past or his friends. We hoped that you could shed some light on the matter."
"Yeah and assuming you ma'am are Buffy's mother. I don't want to upset you or anything but what's her problem with me. What did I do to wind her up so much." Giles looked at Alex at that. "Sorry hanging around with John for too long." John tried to cover up a smile at that.
"It's strange for almost six months I've been trying to figure out who and what I am. Now after two days in this town I know who I am and have got a few memories back. I remember some things but not much else."
"Well there's not much more I can help with except show you the town and Willow or Buffy can do that."
"Mr. Giles do you know a tall dark haired girl with an attractive face and body she seems familiar but I can't place her at all."
"You probably mean Cordelia, she was your... I mean Xander's Girlfriend before he left. As Alex you might not feel anything for her, she works in L.A. now after a problem last year. She's not exactly what you call an intellectual titan but she helped us out once in a while and the two of you were very fond of each other but after you left we saw less of her but on the plus side she became a good person thanks to Xander's influence.
"That sorts that out, oh one more thing Mr. Giles- Um was I ever involved with Buffy."
"Not that I know of."
"Ok then." The vision of Buffy in a raincoat faded from his mind.
"Back to my question what did I do to annoy her so much."
"Well about a year ago you were responsible for the loss of her boyfriend. She finally forgave you when she realised that you had helped her more than hindered. She then tried to find you but couldn't locate you anywhere. I guess now we know why."
"So she did look for me. But that's still no excuse for her objections to Gabby."
"Who's Gabby"
"My Wife."
Reception
"His wife?" Exclaimed Amy who was again sat next to Steven and getting friendly.
"Well soon to be ex-wife. We never got on after we got married, so we decided to break it off. We've been good friends ever since."
"Wow this guys more of a stud than I thought." Said Faith, "Jonathan looked at her and she grinned at him- in a only joking he's got no chance look. "I mean a wife and now soon to be ex in a year that takes damn good or damn bad luck. She sat back into Jonathan's arms
"Wow. That's nothing like the Xander Harris I knew since we were kids, so how did you all meet up with Xander."
"Well we were walking down a road when a gang hyped up on drugs and he came and helped us out- that's when he lost him memory. He came with us and has been around ever since. The only thing about him was what was on his I.D. and a letter of apology to an unnamed person. I assume it's meant to be for you-Buffy."
"It would have been. I drove him away after he almost killed by ex-boyfriend. I never realised how much he meant to me until after he had gone." This surprised the hunters because they had never figured that Alex could have done anything like that.
The room.
"Well I suppose we should go Alex, we're sorry we can't help."
"That's Ok Mr. Giles. See you around. Could you send Buffy in I'd like to talk to her"
The adults left the room followed by the teens. As he left John said to Alex "Those two make a nice couple don't they I wonder if they are at it together." He smiled and ducked a thrown pillow and left the room
Giles and Joyce walked back out followed by the teens that had accompanied them. They split and returned to the group. Giles talked quietly to Willow and Amy while Joyce went to her daughter.
"He wants to talk to you Buffy, the doctors say you can have ten minutes."
Her daughter nodded passing through the two groups she gave a stare to gabby as she went through. Gabby only stopped going after her by a firm hand on her arm. She looked at rob and sat back down.
"If she keeps doing that I'm gonna do her some damage."
"Hey leave it there's nothing wrong- she's just a little jealous. I think she cares more for him than anyone knows. I think that she loves him and has realised it even though it my be too late."
Buffy walked into Alex's room he sat up and looked at her,
"So your Buffy. I wondered if I would get to meet you. Sorry about earlier but as you can see I wasn't totally myself."
"Xander...Alex..."
"Look If you want to call me Xander go ahead, it might help me remember."
"Ok Xander I'm sorry but I just don't get on with your wife..." The jealous feelings started to surface and she couldn't stop the grimace from forming on her face. "That and other things that affect me. I can't help it."
"It's Okay I'm surprised all of you are getting on in fact I'm surprised any of you are talking. I kind of remember everyone except- Faith is it. Everyone else I know."
"Faith Only came here last year she wasn't around at the time." Buffy's feelings for Xander had surfaced again the moment she saw him. She remembered how he had left and was hoping he could forgive her.
"Well that explains that." More flashes of this woman appeared before his eyes all bad things she did. "What's your problem with my friends anyway. I'm sorry if you don't like them but I also don't care.
"I'm sorry Xander but overall I really don't like them. That gabby is just slutty and some of the others are just stupid or annoying. I don't want to be around them and I don't want the rest to either."
"Well get over it." He said harshly. "Just whoever I was and whatever you thought of me and my friends have no relevance. If the others get on it has nothing to do with you."
"That's unnecessary Xander. I can't help it you hurt me a lot."
"I hurt you. You're the one who punched me, broke my ribs." She looked at him. "Yes I remember that bit fine, I remember all the things that you did to hurt me. And you have problems so does everyone else around here so get over it."
"You almost killed Angel."
"NO, No I didn't almost kill anyone, that Alexander Harris no longer exists. I have nothing to do with anything he did to you or anyone else. Out of the things I remember about him he was a sadistic and brooding little shit, who hurt everyone I knew and tortured Giles and almost killed me several times. Get over yourself and get a life. Stop getting so involved in yourself and do something." His anger was getting the better of him." I do remember some things, The Dance, shooting me down at Spring fling, Hitting me before I left- I remember everything you did to me- that maybe only a few hours out of my life but it's enough to remember you as the spoilt self absorbed little princess you are. So get the hell out of here and I never want to see you again."
Her voice cracked. "Xander..."
"My name is Alex how get the fuck away from me."
Buffy ran away as fast as she could, running past the reception and through the doors faster than anyone could get to her. Everyone stared after her and at each other. Faith and Jonathan ran after her, the rest stayed behind with the Headhunters.
"Ohh shit" they all said simultaneously
