[Note:Vamped Buffy will be referred to as V-Buffy]


Chapter 19: Temptation



After Willow and Oz's encounter with Mr. Wind they made their way to the school. As they entered the library they saw Buffy just standing in the middle of the room. Willow was about to go to her friend when she saw Giles lying on the floor.

"Oh God, Giles!" Willow said as her and Oz made a dash for him.

"Buffy, what happened?" she said without looking up. When she got no answer, she looked up to see Oz waving his hand in front of Buffy.

Willow was about to go to Buffy when she felt Giles' hand slightly twitch.

"He's alive!" Willow said as she turned her attention back to Giles.

"We have to get him to a hospital."

"What about Buffy?" Oz asked as Willow ran to the phone.

Just when Willow was about to answer Oz she saw Buffy's hand start to move as she slowly came to.

"Buffy are you OK? What happened?" Willow said as she put the phone down and ran to her friend as she and Oz help balance Buffy.

"I-I don't know, the last thing I remember is...(she stopped and looked around) Oh God, where's Xander?"

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Scene: Somewhere outside the town of Sunnydale



Xander is sitting on a bed with his arms tied to the posts. It had been two hours since he left Buffy and Giles in the library. He prayed that Buffy was okay and Giles...well, he didn't know about Giles either. Just as he started to wonder why he was still alive he heard her, the person that was his life and possibly his death as she strolled into the room like a dark angel, dressed in black. Despite this she still seemed to light the room with her presence.

Xander was in awe, but something else he noticed was she was carrying something with her as she made her way towards the bed.

"Hello, lover." she said as she got up onto the bed by his feet.

Xander couldn't believe that the person that sat by him...no, make that the person that was crawling up to his face...{oh God! What's she doing} he thought as she slithered her body up the bed being sure not to lose contact with his body before stopping right in front of his face.

"Mmm...I missed that." she said.

For the first time in his life Xander was speechless. In fact he could hardly breath.

"It's been awhile since we've been in the same bed together." V-Buffy said as she looked into his eyes.

After she said that it brought back the memories of their last time, which was actually their first time together.

e did before Buffy walked Xander home, only the word walk was more like running as they neared his house. They both knew the moment was right. As they made their way to his bedroom they didn't say a word, they didn't have to say a word because their actions would do all the talking they would need.

What was the greatest night of Xander's life also became the greatest morning of his life as he woke up with Buffy in his arms.



Ever since the night that Buffy was killed Xander had dreamt of being in Buffy's arms again.

"Your dreams can come true if you want them to."

With those words Xander is brought back into reality as he lays on the bed with his arms tied to the bed post, "What?"

"I know what you've dreamt of because I've dreamt of it too. Ever since I've been turned." V-Buffy whispered into his face.

Xander looked at her with wide eyes as he shook his head no.

"Yes, all you have to do is say the word and it will be just like that night and more."

"No." Xander said as he tried to break his arms free from the bed post, but all he managed to do was shake the bed which made V-Buffy even happier as straddled him.

"Not until your turned baby." she said as she slowly slithered off of him.

She then picked up what she carried into the room with her as Xander looked on in horror.

"You still wear the same size, right?" she asked, holding up a pair of leather pants.
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Scene: The hospital waiting room



Buffy can't think straight. One might say that her whole world is falling apart except for the fact that this isn't her world. But even though she knew that she also knew in a way it was.

A nudge on her shoulder got her attention.

"The doctor's coming." Willow said as Buffy got to her feet.

"Are you Mr. Giles' family?" the doctor asked.

Oz answers, "Yes." which draws a look from Buffy and Willow, to which Oz just shrugs.

"How is he?" Buffy asks as she notices Willow grab Oz's hand for support.

"He's lost a lot of blood, but he should be fine within a couple of days." the doctor said.

"Can we see him?" Willow asks.

"Sure, right this way." he says as he leads them to Giles' room.

As they make their way into the room Buffy sees that Giles is saying something outloud, but she can't hear him. As she makes her way over to the bed with Willow and Oz behind her, she hears her name from Giles' lips, but barely enough to qualify for a whisper as he struggles to stay awake.

Buffy was about to say something when all of the sudden Giles turned his head towards her as he seemed to just come to, "Buffy you have to stop her, she-she said that I was the appetizer to..." he didn't have to finish because Buffy knew the answer.

"Don't worry we'll find him." Buffy said trying to assure Giles, but mostly herself.

After they left the room Buffy turned to Willow, "I'm going after Xander."

"Where? We don't even know where he is." Willow said.

"I have to try Will."

"Lets go." Oz said, but was stopped from moving foward by Buffy, "No I need you here in case Giles wakes up and remembers anything else."

Willow and Oz reluctantly agreed as Buffy made her way out of the hospital and into the night.

Willow usually would have kicked herself for not remembering to tell Buffy about their encounter with the mysterious man outside of the Magic Shop, but right now all she could think of was Xander.
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