Chapter 3: Hotel Harris



Scene:Buffy and Xander walking to his house


Neither one had said much to each other since they left the library, until Xander spoke up "So, what I'm I like in your reality?"

Buffy was surprised by his question "Ahh-w-well you're Xander." she said.

"Well, its good to know I'm still Xander in your reality." he said smiling.

Buffy looked at him smiling then said "Well what was I like in your rea.....(and caught herself when she saw Xander look away) "Oh, Xander I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring up....{OH way to put your foot in your mouth Summers.}

"A-Are we friends in your reality?" he asked after a few moments had past.

"Yeah, we're...(but she didn't finish when her slayer senses went on alert).

To her tensing up Xander removed a cross and a stake from his pocket. "What is it, trouble?" he asked looking around.

"I don't know, but I get the feeling we're being watched." Buffy said looking around.

After a few moments the sensation went away. "I don't know maybe I'm a little tense." she said easing up a bit.

"I guess going to alternate realities does that to people." Xander said putting the stake and cross back in his pocket.

They walked quitely until they reached Xander's house. "Are you sure you're parents don't mind me staying over?" Buffy asked, walking up the stairs to his porch.

"Buffy my parents wouldn't care if I brought home a vampire." he said a little sadly.

{Boy even in an alternate reality Xander's parents don't seem to care that much about him} Buffy thought as Xander opened the front door and they entered closing the door behind them.

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Across the street the vampire watched them enter the house, turning and walking away the vampire said to itself "Spike will want to know about this."

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Scene:Xander's bedroom


As Buffy walked into Xander's bedroom she expected to find a messy room, according to Willow's account of Xander's bedroom, but was surprised to find his room was cleaner than her room was.

Xander walking in his bedroom carrying some blankets and pillows, "Welcome to the Harris room may your stay be pleasant." he said.

Buffy started to take the blankets and pillows from him, when he took a step back "These are mine." he said nodding towards his bed "You can take the bed." he said putting the blankets down and leaving the room.

Buffy felt ackward standing in Xander's bedroom, not knowing what to do she sat on his bed and out of the corner of her eye saw a picture on the nightstand of her and Xander smiling. When she picked up the picture something fell from behind it. Bending over to pick it up she saw that it was another picture of them together, but in this one she was in Xander's lap smiling at him.

Walking back into the room with a glass of water Xander stopped when he saw Buffy holding the picture of them together. Clearing his throat he said "I-I thought maybe you would like some water."

To his voice Buffy almost dropped the picture "Ahh-Okay, thanks." she said putting the picture back on the nightstand and taking the glass of water from him.

Buffy feeling very ackward now and Xander who was ackward too. "Well, I....They both said at the same time and then both smiling looking down, "You first." Xander said looking back up.

"I was just going to say we should get to bed." Hearing what she just said she corrected herself, "I-I mean Uh-I'm tired." she said.

"Yeah." Xander said looking as ackward as she was. Then starting to catch his bearings he started making his bed on the floor.

Buffy put the glass of water on the nightstand and got under the covers of Xander's bed while Xander got into his bed on the floor. She was slowly falling asleep when Xander said "B-Buffy I was wondering...."

"Yeah, Xander?"

"Uhh-nothing, Goodnight Buffy."

"Goodnight Xander." she said falling asleep.

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"The slayer can't be alive. Three eyes told me he killed her!" Spike said as he confronted the vampire who followed Buffy and Xander.

"Its true. I saw her with my own two eyes." the vampire said defending himself to Spike.

"Damnit! I can't win, this slayer won't die!" Spike said waving his hands in the air and pacing around the floor.

"Spikey babie don't worry, mummys here" Drusilla said walking out of the shadows.

"What is it pet?" Spike replied looking at her.

With her hands to her head Drusilla walked by Spike "This is a new slayer." she said in a low whisper.

"A new slayer? Love I told you not to eat homeless men after midnight." Spike said with concern towards Drusilla.

Spike walking up to the vampire that saw Buffy "I don't care if she has a twin sister kill her!" he growled murphing into his vampire face "Or I will kill you, fair enough mate?"

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Scene:The next morning at Xander's house


Xander is just waking up when he hears Buffy mumbling in her sleep.


(IN BUFFY'S DREAM)


Angelus has Willow by the throat looking at Buffy. "Angel there has
to be some part of you still in there." she said looking at him.

"Dream on school girl your boyfriend is *Dead*." he replied.


(Back in Reality)


"No..No..Nooo." Buffy is saying in her sleep.

Xander walked up to her trying to wake her "Buffy, Buffy!" he said shaking her awake.

"No-Angel!" she said waking up to Xander shaking her.

"Buffy are you alrigh....(he was cut off by Buffy hugging him tightly.)

"Not that I mind, but help!" he choked out of breath.

"Oh-S-Sorry." she said untighting her grip on him.

"Buffy are you alright?" he asked cupping his hands under her chin. "An-Angel? You mean the vampire?" he asked confused.

She was about to open her mouth when Xander's phone rang, startling her. Xander answering the phone "Yeah, we're on our way." Xander said hagging up.

"That was Giles, he wants us at the library" Xander said looking at Buffy.
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