TITLE: It Could Happen This Way 3\?

AUTHOR: Rick

E-MAIL: amulet@my-dejanews.com

DISCLAIMER: The Buffy Characters belong to Joss Whedon and others.

SUMMARY: Some moments between Xander and Buffy.

SPOILERS: This story contains some things, which have happened this season so there are some spoilers in it.



IT COULD HAPPEN THIS WAY 3\?



Xander is beside himself trying to figure out what to do about Buffy. Anya is really upset but Xander is not going to abandon the slayer, for anyone. He is still her White Knight. Nobody else has the understanding he has of her. He checks on her at least once a night.

Tonight he doesn't see her at any of the cemeteries. As he is about to leave for her house he hears a loud commotion in one of the crypts. He investigates it. What he sees sickens him. Buffy and Spike are fighting but in a very strange way, almost as if it were foreplay. And Spike is slamming Buffy without consequence. What about the damned chip?

Xander flies into Spike. Both Buffy and Spike are shocked at his presence. He punches Spike in the jaw to get him away from the slayer. Spike tries to retaliate but cringes in pain every time he takes a swing at the Scooby. Xander lands punch after punch.

"You wait till I get this chip out Harris!"

Buffy doesn't know what to say but she cannot let Xander kill Spike. She goes to him.

"Xander, stop!"

"What.he was attacking you?"

The Slayer lets out with a loud sigh. "No he wasn't, Xander."

It takes a moment for this to register. Xander looks from Buffy to Spike who now has a huge smirk on his face. Xander starts to back up.

"I thought it was a weird fight." He looks with disdain at Buffy.

"Almost like foreplay. Is that what it was, Buffy?"

"Xander, please?"

"Please what, Buffy? Please let me alone so I can make love to a soul-less fucking monster? Is that where we're at, Buffy?"

Spike tries to get in a sarcastic remark. "What's the matter, Harris, does it bother you she would go for me before she would you? Is this Angel all over again?"

Xander jumps at Spike. Buffy intercedes. The Scooby is livid.

"You're stopping me from hurting him, Buffy? You're stopping me from hitting a monster that plundered and slaughtered and ate his way through Sunnydale for years. Oh.deja vous, Slayer. Let me give you a round of applause. You even surpassed your last trip into the evil side."

He goes toe to toe with the slayer. "And how was Spike able to beat on you? Is it a dark lover's thing or something?"

Buffy has no idea what to say. Xander stares for a minute then looks around at the floor. He picks up his stake. He looks back to Buffy.

"I went through this bullshit once, Slayer. It ain't gonna happen again!"

He turns to Spike and begins to stalk him. He has the vampire up against the wall. He raises the state to kill him but Buffy blocks him. Xander was just testing her.

"I thought so Buffy. You know what, you're pathetic. At this moment I have absolutely no respect for you at all. If you want to choose another dark boy over your friends.over me, go right ahead. But make sure evil guy over there bails you out of everything. Next time everybody throws up their hands in despair when a big bad is destined to kill you.well, I guess you just fucking die Princess!"

He goes to leave but turns back to Spike. "And you stay the fuck away from me.you know Buffy, if he didn't have his chip he'd have me and all your friends for breakfast. That would matter for to you before but I guess now it's just sort of a dark joke!!"

Xander storms away. Buffy calls after him

"Xander?"

Tears fall from her eyes as she watches him disappear.