Willow tried the spell, she is going to magiced out for a day or so. You were right not to help.
Tara
He looked up as Buffy came in, her blonde hair pulled back into a damp lose braid. She was wearing on of his shirts, the top few buttons undone. He could see the tip of her…Breaking of his thoughts he pointed to the blankets and pillow near the door. "I'll sleep on the floor."
"Xander," taking a breath she continued, "Could you hold me?"
"I would like nothing more," picking up the pillow he climbed on the bed. He leaned against the headboard as Buff curled around him.
"Your so warm," she mumbled as reveled in his touch. "Thank you for not being there."
"What?" he asked her confused.
"Tonight, I had a choice to stay or come back. I was given 4 days to live in heaven before I had to choose. I saw what was happening at my grave, how you weren't there. Willow was mad at you for that. She took it out on Tara before they started. The spell isn't what brought me back, although it would have if I didn't have to choose for myself."
"What made you come back?" Xander asked already in awe that she chose to come back to him and Dawn.
"You. You came out of nowhere and started digging not knowing if I was alive, but not wanting me to dig myself out if I was. You are better then the…"
Xander looked down to see that she had fallen asleep mid sentence, "Sleep well Princess," he whispered tightening his arms around her as he fell asleep.
Slightly before Dawn:
He felt her move away from him as he woke up. Opening his eyes, he saw her heading for the phone. "He isn't here."
"What happened to Giles?"
"Council called him back the same day you died. He gave me a cell number to call if something happened." Getting up he retrieved the number and went over to the phone.
"Let me call him," Buffy said as he came over.
"Buff, do you want to give him a heart attack. He saw you die, let me break the news."
"Fine, but I want to talk to him." She told him hoisting herself onto the desk next to the phone.
"Xander, what happened is Dawn alright?" was what Xander heard when Giles picked up the phone.
"She is fine Giles, and before you ask the
Magic Box is still standing. Ummm well I guess I will just spill it out.
Well, long story short Buffy is alive.
"Giles you there," Buffy said into the phone after
she had taken it from Xander. She could hear crying in the background.
"Buffy is it really…of course it is. I am going
to fly out on the next flight. I'll call when I get to Sunnydale!"
"Giles, I don't want the council to know."
"Trust me they won't hear it from me. I have to go get tickets and pack," he told her as the connection started to break up. "Damn phone," was the last thing she heard.
"So I guess he is coming back," Xander said as she hung up.
At her nod he broke out into a grin. "I smell
research," he said with a laugh.
"I'm hungry can we go out for breakfast?" she asked
going over to him and pressing herself against him.
Xander swallowed the lump in his throat and managed
to say yes, as he looked into her sparkling eyes.
Please R&R more soon