TITLE: Sunnydale Blade (2/?)
AUTHOR: Michael Dunbar
RATING: 15 in UK swear words :)
DISTRIBUTION: You want it you can have it, all I want is recognition
DISCLAIMER: Joss Whedon as well as WB and UPN own Buffy and ermm who ever owns Blade I own nothing except the story.
FEEDBACK: pretty pretty please
SUMMARY: Xands the day walker was trained by Whistler to help the slayer
DEDICATION: Every B/X Fan oh and thanks for the Glaive information:)
AUTHOR'S NOTES: ok Blade/BTVS crossover next part ok Wooden and Silver stakes work, Garlic works, Cross works and decapitation of course also holy water. Willow as a crush on Jesse getting her out of the way now I only need find a way to get Angel out of the way how about decapitation:)
Glaive (double edge blade that is thrown)
The legendary Blade nightclub scene (had to be done).
****************** Cemetery ********************
I walk slowly out of the crypt followed slowly by Buffy who was keeping an eye on me the whole way, we stopped outside and I turned to her.
"We should go and check on Will" I state "make sure she got home okay"
She looks at me then responds "yes we should but I want us to report to Giles first and for you to tell us EVERYTHING"
"Oh great" I thought "EVERYTHING what fun this'll be"
"Okay" I say to her my face serious "he might still be at the Bronze"
"Fine" she replies "you stay in front of me"
She points ahead and I start walking towards the gates of the cemetery then onto the Bronze.
********************** Bronze ********************
We finally make it to the bronze and have to pay to get in I was tempted to break the bouncers hand but I didn't think it would go down well with Buffy.
We enter and I see Giles up on the top deck where he had been when I left him, he was watching and shaking his head as the adolescents on the lower floor danced crudely.
We walk up the stairs me in front and walk towards him.
He turns to us
"Everything went well?" he asked, " I assume"
"Fine just fine" I say
Buffy just looks at me with a "what you kidding look" then turns to Giles.
"Well it was going ok," she said "until this guy pulls out a gun and shoots the vamp"
Giles looks at her then me.
"Shoots him with what?" He asks
"Bullets" I respond "Garlic, holy water and silver bullets but bullets all the same"
"Not to mention the fact that he got punched in the jaw and went flying across the crypt and doesn't have a scratch on him now" Buffy continues
"Oh this is fantastic," I thought "what a good way for them to find out"
Giles walks up to me and inspects my face but as he gets closer he quickly pulls out a wooden cross and shoves it into my face.
"Back demon of the night" he shouts earning a few stares from people around us.
I just grab the cross and take it out of his hand.
"Nice cross" I say, "it'd be better if it was silver, looks better and works better too"
He looks at me in thinking mode but obviously unable to come up with an answer as he soon opens his mouth and speaks while looking me up and down.
"What are you?" he asks
"Do you want the truth or a lie?" I ask.
"The truth" they both say in unison
"Okay then meet me in the library at lunch tomorrow and ill tell you all" I say
I turn to leave but Buffy grabs my shoulder
"Where the hell do you think your going?" she asks Anger present in her voice.
"Home" I reply with a thin smile across my face.
I grab her hand and pull it off my jacket then release it.
I walk over to the edge of the deck then I jump down landing perfectly on the floor below all the people turn and look at me open mouthed then I walk slowly out of the bronze.
I exit the Bronze feeling the cool air hit my face and I pull up the collar of my jacket and walk in the direction of my home.
********************** My room **********************
I walk in throwing my clothes off and jump into my bed attempting to go sleep.
I toss and turn for half an hour my mind stuck on something or more precisely someone; I jump out of bed and dress in my patrol clothes combined with shades.
**************************Park ********************
The park is across town and I decide to patrol their due to the lack of vampire activity in my local cemeteries, I quickly make my way their running at top speed.
I slowly walk round the park my sword in its sheath, Glaive (metal throwing thing) on my belt.
I walk from one end to the other and see no sign of any vampires and as I am about to leave for home I see a vampire across the road entering a bar that looks like it should be torn down.
I make my way across the road and enter the alley way at the side of the bar finding a dumpster I jump onto it then jump up onto the roof and find a skylight.
I look downwards through the skylight.
There are 20 or more vampires all dancing below they have a human partner that was obviously oblivious to the danger they were in.
Until blood starting spraying out of the sprinkles system, I saw the vampires look up letting the blood cover there faces and the humans looking terrified as it soaked there clothes through.
I saw them kicking and tormenting guy as he crawled through the crowd of vampires and decided the time was right to intervene.
I jumped through the skylight landing on the ground one knee impacting the floor and breaking the tile beneath, I turn sword in hand and smile.
The guy who was crawling crawled up to my feet and looked up towards me.
"Leave" I say, "this is about to get bloody"
I hear many of the vampires say Daywalker in fear and that fact makes me smile.
"The Daywalker" one stupid vampire said, "he is nothing"
I smile
"Bring it" I say to them all as I bring my shades down to the bridge of my nose showing them my eyes.
Then whole hell breaks loose.
The vampires all head for me I spin on the spot sword out and decapitate 5 vampires then place the sword back in its sheath in one swift movement. I spin around and kick a vampire in the throat sending him flying back into the wall breaking the tiles as he hits them and falling to the floor unconscious.
Five vampires chase me and I run to the nearest wall jump up at it then do a back flip over them and land on their other side.
They turn and run for me and I pull the wire out of my coat and decapitate a vampire heading in my direction.
I grab a stake from my belt and throw it directly through the heart of a vampire that was running towards me and his dust covers my jacket as I run through him.
I turn and smile at the remaining vampires as blood covers my shoes; I run towards them and pull out my shotgun and shoot left and right dusting vampire after vampire.
I reach the wall and turn placing the empty shotgun back in my belt, I see the 5 vampires that are left and smile at them and they start to run in different directions.
I run up and grab one by the throat and rip it causing him to fall to the floor clutching his wound.
I kick another in the back of the head and stake it as I descend to the floor.
I pull out my handgun and shoot the one whose throat I ripped out and watch as he turns to dust and hits the floor scattering everywhere.
I see the 3 remaining vampires all headed for the door one far behind the others I run as fast my legs will carry me and jump kicking off a wall and I spin through the air and land in his path.
He goes to hit me but I move out of the way and grab his arm and shove it down hard onto my knee causing a scream to erupt from his throat. I release him and pull out my sword and do a 360 spin and cut his head off and he turns to dust behind me.
I look towards the door and see the 2 remaining vampires reach it they then turn around and smile.
"We'll be seeing you" One vamp said "Daywalker"
They exit laughing but I'm fast I pull out my Glaive and bounce it off a wall right into their paths and separate their heads from their bodies and they fall to the floor into dust.
My Glaive fly back off a wall and I place my hand up and catch it and stick it back on my belt.
I see people on the floor cowering and crying into there legs, I hear a siren in the distance and know its my cue to exit I jump up through the skylight an down the back of the building and across town.
I make my way home and through the window jumping onto my bed without undressing and falling to sleep instantly with a smile on my face.
*************************Next morning ************************
I awake well rested a smile still present on my face from my actions the night before but I also feel dread at what the day will bring the truth.
I quickly shower and dress I walk over and pick up the phone dialling Jesse's number.
[Hello] I hear from the other end
[Hello Mrs McCormick is Jesse there?] I ask
[Yes ill just get him] Mrs McCormick responds
[Thanks] I say
I hear muffled sound then the well known voice of Jesse on the other end.
[Yo Xand man] he says
[Hi Jesse] I reply
[So what you calling for? to check up on me?] He asks
[Pretty much, how are you?] I ask
[Oh fine I got attacked by a vampire and one of my best friends kicked its ass like he was Rambo] he replies in a bitter voice
[I'm Sorry Jesse but meet me and the others in the library at lunch and ill tell all] I say feeling kinda down at his comment
[No I'm sorry if it weren't for you id be vampire lunch] he replies
[That's okay, its what friends are for] I say and I hear a laugh from the other end.
[What to save you from vampires I think not, though I guess that'll be our lives from now on] he says [I got released early morning my folks were none too happy about coming to pick me up but when they realised I could have died they came as fast as they could and I'm getting spoiled now]
[Good for you] I say [So meet me in the library?]
[Yup sure] he responds [oh and cool moves last night]
I smile and hang up the phone and head out the door grabbing my bag as I go.
I head for Willows house to check up on her as we had forgot to do the night before, I knock on the door and Willow steps out her bag in hand a thin smile across her face.
"Hi" she said, "how's things?"
I just look at her analysing her "does she remember?" I thought "or has she blocked it out"
"Do you remember what happened last night?" I ask
She smiles "yea the whole vampire gig I remember but it took a lot of time and little sleep to get used to the idea"
I smile at her "yea it does take time" I reply
"Though not for me" I thought "seeing as I'm half vamp"
She looks at me "is Jesse okay?" she asks
"Yup as okay as Jesse gets he did need to be in hospital but I phoned him this morning and he says he's tip top." I respond with a smile
"Well that's of the good" she responds
"Yup" I say, "shall we go the education trough that is our high school?"
"We shall," she says with a smile
I hold out my arm and she takes it in a friendly fashion and we walk to school laughing and joking.
//////////////////////////////// School \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
We walk into the school's quad and see Buffy and Jesse sat down talking and walk up to them, I see Buffy tense up and Jesse just smiles at me.
"So how are we on this fine sun filled day?" I ask
Buffy smiles despite trying not to "oh fine just waiting for secrets to be told is all" she says
"I told you lunch time," I say
Willow looks at Buffy Jesse and me
"What you 3 on about?" she asks
"Oh damn forgot to tell her" I thought "great one"
"Oh nothing Willow" Buffys says at which I let out a breath "just Xand here is not what he seems"
"Oh great" I thought "superb fantastic I may just kill myself right now"
I hear them talk back and forth as Buffy tells them what I did and Jesse also fills them in on my Darla encounter.
When they finish Willow is looking at me a bit of fear present in her eyes, and that fact makes me sad.
"What's going on Xand?" she asks, "how can you do that?"
I just stare at her then reply "I want to tell everyone including Giles so ill tell you all at lunch now excuse me I think classes are about to start"
They are about to say something but the bell goes and I make my way to my first class happy that its French and none of them are in my class.
The lesson passes quickly and so do the ones that follow it and before I know it, its lunchtime and I'm on my way to the library.
**********************Library *********************
I look through the doors and see them all sat their waiting for my entrance, I feel the noticeable tension in the air as I open the door and they all look my way waiting for answers to the many questions that have been provided.
I walk towards them all and stand in front of them where they sit at the table watching my every move.
"So" I say, "What do you want to know?"
They all open there mouths and speak basically at once I hear a few questions but I hold up my hand to silence them and they become quiet, I point to Giles.
"You ask," I say
"Are you human?" Giles asks
" A bit" I reply
This makes Buffy huff in response and she turns and opens her mouth
" Very cryptic how can you be a bit human? " she asks
So I answer.
I answer question after question telling my friends that sit in front of me my entire past from my birth to the days I felt a hunger like no other arise in me to the present.
I told them about whistler how he found me, trained me and protected me.
I told them about my purpose to protect the slayer and also about the other sent Angel(well I left out the vampire bit).
I told Will and Jess about Vampires and ways to kill them and how I patrolled at nights.
I told them about my serum and how it worked.
I told them everything.
By the end they were sat mouths open thinking I knew this because I could see the wheels turning in all there heads
After about 5 minutes of being open mouthed Jesse stood up and came over then held out his hand, which I took.
"You're a good man" he says "hybrid whatever"
I smile at him and shake his hand and pull him into a hug.
I release him and he smacks me on the shoulder.
"So you're a hard man," He says, "you could have just whipped on all them Bully's over the years eh?"
"Pretty much" was my response
He stands at my side smiling.
I look towards Willow who is also smiling, she gets up and comes over and hugs me.
"Xander" she says "I'm glad you told us but if you ever lie again ill kick your ass"
I smile at her and hug her to my chest then release her and she stands at my other side.
I look towards Giles and Buffy.
Giles gets up and shakes my hand.
"We'll be glad for the help on patrol" he says "and the friends"
I smile at him.
Buffy gets up and comes over walking slowly and looks at me, then she punches me and I feel the pain in my jaw as I feel it break.
I just stand there and don't flinch and she smiles.
"Sorry" she says "had to check you couldn't vamp face that'd freak me out"
"Could have just asked me," I say smiling as I feel my jaw heal
"Not as fun as hitting you" she responds
"I bet" I say, I take her into a hug and hold her for a minute or so then let her go and she's smiling up at me.
Giles interrupts our little moment
"Can I umm meet this whistler" he asks
"Sure, he should be happy to meet you ill arrange a meeting for tomorrow afternoon" I reply
"That's if there is a tomorrow afternoon" I hear Willow say
"Oh don't worry there will be" I say and I wink at her.
I hear someone moving in the back of the library and quickly jump over the banister and grab the stranger as he comes through the door and am about to punch the intruder when I see its Angel.
"Oh its you" I say "nice timing"
"I try" he replies with a grin "is the slayer and watcher here?
"Yea as well as my friends" I respond "and they know all about me now"
"Guess I better tell them about me then" he states.
"Yea probably" I reply
We walk out to the front and see them all looking at us as we jump over the banister and land on the floor.
"He a friend?" Willow asks
"He's Angel " I reply
They all nod in understanding.
"So Angel" I ask "what's your life story?"
He looks nervous in front of all the people.
"Not really interesting" he replies
He walks up to Buffy
"You're the slayer?" he asks to which she nods "I thought you'd be taller"
I saw the fire build up in Buffy eyes and I quickly intervene
"Class time Buffy" I say "aren't you just eager to get there?"
"Not really" she replies "but I suppose I better show this being my second day and all"
I grab her hand and walk out passing Angel as I go and whispering "just saved you a beating you owe me one"
As we walk out we hear Giles say "So Angel tell me about yourself" and we crack up laughing
***************** End of school *****************
The rest of the day passes quickly and it is soon time for home for any normal students that is but I am anything but normal I am on my way to the Library to prepare and research for the harvest
I enter the Library and see the gang sat around reading, Angel is also researching in a big book but he throws Buffy occasional looks "keep your hands to yourself" I thought "or you'll be dust Deadboy"
I walk up to the table and drop my bag onto it.
"Hey guys" I say "don't you just love researching?"
I hear a few groans and a response from Willow "yep"
"You love anything with books Will" Jesse replies smiling "even maths books"
She slaps him on the arm and he just grins at her.
I turn to Buff and notice Angel watching her from the corner of my eye.
"So Buffy" I ask, "how was the Slayers day"
"Oh wonderful" She replies "now that someone dashingly handsome is here"
"Where," I ask looking around earning a giggle from her
"Hey do you mind hurting the feelings of one Jesse McCormick" Jesse says "I'm dashingly handsome right Wills?"
Willow just giggles
"Oh and what about Angel over there he's buff" I say smiling
"You fancy him?" she asks
I lean down to her hear and whisper "I think he's got a thing for you he keeps looking"
She turns and sees Angel who quickly averts her eyes and she turns back to me.
She runs her finger down my cheek and whisper "but I'm already interested in someone else"
"Oh and who would that be" I tease
"Giles" she replies
I just start giggling at that concept and eventually fall to the floor in a giggle fit the gang stood around watching me.
"Hmm Xander are you okay," Giles asks as he enters the library from his office, which makes me laugh even more.
After 5 minutes of laughing I stand up and get into serious research.
********************* Later ******************
We research for an hour until Giles shouts "haha" and scares everybodyout of their wits.
"Okay Giles" Buffy says "scare much?"
"Oh yea umm sorry" was his reply "I found a reference to the harvest in the book of atolyer"
He sits there for a minute
"Okay Giles" I say impatiently "would you care to share with the rest of the class?"
He looks up and rubs his nose
"Oh yea umm sorry" he replies "it seems that the master draws this symbol on a vampires head"
He passes the book round and we look at it one by one.
"And performs a ritual linking him to that vampire" he continues "then whenever the vampire feeds, the master gets the energy from the blood which will allow him to escape and arise".
"So hmm they need large amounts of people to feed on" Buffy replies
"Bronze" I say "easy prey"
"Yes umm that would make sense," Giles says "Large amounts of teenagers to feed on"
"The bronze then" Angel says
"Party down" Jesse says
"Can I help" Willow asks
"Yup Bronzing time and you all can help" I say "Giles give them all a cross and holy water"
Before I can warn him he has thrown a cross at Angel and Angel put up his hand catching it where it instantly burns him and he holds his hand and lowers his head in pain coming back up in his game face.
Willow jumps behind the counter as does Jesse but Buffy is prepared to kill.
"Ill kill you" Buffy says "infiltrating us that's just wrong"
"I wasn't infiltrating I'm good soul and all" Angel replies "Ask Xander "
Buffy looks at me and I nod
"Oh and why didn't you tell us this" She asks
"Wasn't my secret to tell it was his own" I reply and she seems to concede my point.
"Very well" Buffy says then she looks back at Angel "just don't fall on this"
She holds up a stake.
"Ill try not to" he replies then turns to Giles " Can I have a stake? I can use that "
Giles steps forward and slowly pushes a stake over the table where Angel picks it up.
"Thanks" Angel says
Buffy walks up to me and whispers "eww a vampire has a crush on me"
I smile and reply "I'm half vamp "
"Yea but I only fancy the human side of you," she says while grinning up at me.
I hear a muffled "Can we come out now" from behind the library counter and I laugh and reply "Yup danger free".
Willow and Jesse stand up straightening clothes then step from behind the counter.
"I was protecting the books" Jesse states
"uh uh" I reply
"So we must be getting to the Bronze Harvest and all" Giles says and hands crosses and holy water to Willow and Jesse.
"Yes" I reply "you go ahead I got to change"
"This isn't time for having a good fashion sense," Buffy says smiling
"Oh its not about fashion its about my big fucking sword" I reply and see them open there mouths in shock and I grin at them "meet you at the bronze in" I look at my watch "30 minutes"
"Okay Xander see you there," Giles says
"Wouldn't miss it for a makeout session with Buffy" I say which earns me a laugh from them all except Buffy who glares at me "remember I'm a good guy tonight" I say to her
"Ill try to keep that in mind" she says smiling
I walk out of the school and make it quickly to my home.
******************** Bedroom **************
I walk in and change into my patrol clothes attaching my belt and guns as I go, I attach my sword to my back and the Glaive to my belt and place my shades on.
I slip on my coat and jump out of the window and run to the Bronze.
********************** Bronze ****************
I am jumping along Buildings and can see the gang including Angel below walking we are nearing the Bronze and I see them all prepared with weapons, they turn into the Alley beside the Bronze and stand there waiting for me.
I smile leaning closer and hear Buffy and Willow talking
"Where the hell is he?" Buffy says "trust him to be late"
"He'll be here soon" willow replies "real soon he's just not punctual"
"Thanks will" I thought "make me sound like a late bum"
"So you like him?" Willow asks to Buffy
"Ooh the interesting stuff" I thought "definitely worth it eavesdropping"
"Yea kinda" she replies "he's a bit of a hottie"
I see Angel's face sadden a bit at that news but who cares the guys got a curse and it'll be bad news and anyway I'm getting the girl so woohoo.
"That he is" I hear Willow say "just not punctual"
"Oh great get back to that" I thought "right time to show up"
I step off the edge and fall to the floor landing perfectly in front of them making them all jump and I grin.
"How long were you up there" Buffy asks then she looks at my clothing "army base much?"
"I was up there long enough" I say and see Buffy blush " And I always like to be prepared"
"Willow, Jesse " I say and they turn to me I pull 2 silver stakes and throw them to them which they catch "Try them if you can't stake them in the heart just place it on any part of there skin it'll hurt like hell"
They nod.
"Giles my man" I say and he turns to me "want a gun?"
"Umm well I am a better shot with a gun" he replies
I pull out a colt .45 automatic and throw it to him.
"Fully loaded" I state to which he nods "15 bullets coated with garlic and made with silver" to which he nods again
"Hey Deadboy" I say and Angel looks at me "yea you"
"Don't call me that," he says defensively
"Whatever" I reply "Want a large knife?"
He nods and I pull a knife out of my jacket and lob it to him, which he catches.
"Now we are equipped," I say
Buffy looks at me "haven't you got anything for me" she asks teasingly
I walk up to her and catch her lips with my own and then release her smiling
"How about that?" I ask
"It'll do," She says smiling "but id have preferred a gun"
"Ill give you gun" I reply and start tickling her on her sides
She soon gives in and I catch her lips once more then pull away smiling.
"Time to kill?" I ask, "shall we"
"We shall" she replies catching my hand
We walk towards the front of the Bronze and soon realise that the door is closed and locked and we hear a scream come from inside.
"Right you lot look round back for a way in me and Buff go up top" I say to which everyone nods even Angel albeit reluctantly
I grab Buffy's hand
"You ready" I ask smiling at her
"Ready as ill ever be" she replies
I jump pulling her up with me and before she knows it we are standing on the roof of the Bronze.
"What a rush" she says "that was cool"
"Yea it was wasn't it" I reply" Because I'm cool"
She rolls her eyes at me but is still smiling.
"Let's find a way in," I say still holding her hand.
.
We walk along the roof hand in hand till we find a skylight and look down seeing the fun that is the Bronze.
40 or so vampires are blocking entrances and pushing about 100 people around pulling them up one by one to a guy stood on the stage with a mark tattooed on his head.
"That's the guy" I say, "he's got the tattoo"
This vampire makes Luke look like Woody Allen, we see him feed on a human and we know it's time.
"Come on lets do this" I say "he is so not going to kill anyone else"
She nods and I smash the skylight with my hand and drop onto the top deck below and she follows me.
I drop between two vampires and pull out two stakes fast jamming them into there chest and watch them turn to dust as Buffy drops down where one of them used to bet.
"Nice staking" she says
"Its my job" I reply which earns me a smile
I see the vampire go to kill another and I won't allow it.
I jump off the deck pulling out my sword as I descend and drop to the floor one knee impacting it; I pull my sword up in front of my face and look straight at the bloodsuckers.
"Time to die" I say in a menacing voice "again"
Five run at me but I kick two in the face and stick my sword through another turning him to dust, the remaining two jump me but I elbow them both in the face causing them to move back and I turn around fast and decapitate them.
The other two head for me but I hear two blasts and they fall to the floor as dust, I turn to see Giles holding a gun and I smile at him, I see Jess and Will helping people out of the back of the Bronze. Angel is holding is own against 3 vampires, I look towards Buffy and see that she is also killing some vampires.
I turn towards the tattoo guy and jump up onto the stage breaking a wooden floorboard as I impact with it; he turns to me smiling.
"Daywalker" he says "I've been waiting to fight you "
"Well you'll have the pleasure fang face" I reply " bring it"
He runs towards me and throws a punch that I dodge with ease but another one catches me in the stomach and makes me fall back a few steps, I grab his hand and twist it flipping him over onto the ground but he quickly jumps back up.
"Nice more" he says
"You too" I reply
"Shame it'll be your last" he responds
He runs at me and I jump and kick him in the face hearing his nose break under my boot. I see him pull his hand down from his face a smile still present on his demon face.
He launches himself at me and I barely move out of the way of one of his fists when I feel the other hit my jaw and feel it shatter, he follows through by punching me to the ground and kicking me in the gut.
"Your not so hard" he says "Daywalker he well my grand mother can hit harder than you"
I jump up and perform a spin kick in his chest making him fly back to the wall.
I run and jump, kicking him again in the head but I hear and feel his skull break under the impact of my boot and the wall.
I see him drop to the floor blood soaking his clothes.
I turn around and see most vampires have been destroyed there being about 10 left and all along the prefect trajectory for my Glaive I see.
I let my Glaive loose and see it hit off each wall striking each demon decapitation it as it goes then it returns to my hand.
I turn back to the fight at hand to see him gone from the floor then I feel something hit me in the back of the head which makes me fall to my knees, I jump up and turn around and see him with a sword with my blood on it, he licks the blood off it
"Hmm nice" he says "for a half vampire"
I feel the back of my head with my hand and bring it to my eyes seeing the blood there I turn back to the vampire then fall into a fighting stance pulling my sword out.
"Some mother fuckers always want to ice skate uphill," I say
I charge him and our swords clash, each thrust he makes I block but he can't block mine I stab at him bit by bit seeing a different amount of wounds each time I look all over his body and soon his clothes are entirely soaked in blood.
He falls to the floor and the sword falls out of his grasp and I smile.
"Idiot" I say, "you think you could sword fight me"
I stick my sword down straight through his heart and see him turn to dust right before my eyes.
I turn around and see the gang all watching.
"Enjoy the fight?" I ask
"Oh yeah wonderful" Cordelia replies
"Was I asking you," I ask
"Since when can you fight like that anyway" she asks
"Since now" I reply
I turn to Buffy and walk down and grab her hand with one hand and caress her cheek with my other.
"You okay" I ask softly
She smiles at me and leans into my touch "yea pretty tough fight but we won"
"We did" I reply
I walk out of the Bronze hand in hand with Buffy and hear Jesse ask "So what we doing tomorrow night" and I laugh
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AUTHOR: Michael Dunbar
RATING: 15 in UK swear words :)
DISTRIBUTION: You want it you can have it, all I want is recognition
DISCLAIMER: Joss Whedon as well as WB and UPN own Buffy and ermm who ever owns Blade I own nothing except the story.
FEEDBACK: pretty pretty please
SUMMARY: Xands the day walker was trained by Whistler to help the slayer
DEDICATION: Every B/X Fan oh and thanks for the Glaive information:)
AUTHOR'S NOTES: ok Blade/BTVS crossover next part ok Wooden and Silver stakes work, Garlic works, Cross works and decapitation of course also holy water. Willow as a crush on Jesse getting her out of the way now I only need find a way to get Angel out of the way how about decapitation:)
Glaive (double edge blade that is thrown)
The legendary Blade nightclub scene (had to be done).
****************** Cemetery ********************
I walk slowly out of the crypt followed slowly by Buffy who was keeping an eye on me the whole way, we stopped outside and I turned to her.
"We should go and check on Will" I state "make sure she got home okay"
She looks at me then responds "yes we should but I want us to report to Giles first and for you to tell us EVERYTHING"
"Oh great" I thought "EVERYTHING what fun this'll be"
"Okay" I say to her my face serious "he might still be at the Bronze"
"Fine" she replies "you stay in front of me"
She points ahead and I start walking towards the gates of the cemetery then onto the Bronze.
********************** Bronze ********************
We finally make it to the bronze and have to pay to get in I was tempted to break the bouncers hand but I didn't think it would go down well with Buffy.
We enter and I see Giles up on the top deck where he had been when I left him, he was watching and shaking his head as the adolescents on the lower floor danced crudely.
We walk up the stairs me in front and walk towards him.
He turns to us
"Everything went well?" he asked, " I assume"
"Fine just fine" I say
Buffy just looks at me with a "what you kidding look" then turns to Giles.
"Well it was going ok," she said "until this guy pulls out a gun and shoots the vamp"
Giles looks at her then me.
"Shoots him with what?" He asks
"Bullets" I respond "Garlic, holy water and silver bullets but bullets all the same"
"Not to mention the fact that he got punched in the jaw and went flying across the crypt and doesn't have a scratch on him now" Buffy continues
"Oh this is fantastic," I thought "what a good way for them to find out"
Giles walks up to me and inspects my face but as he gets closer he quickly pulls out a wooden cross and shoves it into my face.
"Back demon of the night" he shouts earning a few stares from people around us.
I just grab the cross and take it out of his hand.
"Nice cross" I say, "it'd be better if it was silver, looks better and works better too"
He looks at me in thinking mode but obviously unable to come up with an answer as he soon opens his mouth and speaks while looking me up and down.
"What are you?" he asks
"Do you want the truth or a lie?" I ask.
"The truth" they both say in unison
"Okay then meet me in the library at lunch tomorrow and ill tell you all" I say
I turn to leave but Buffy grabs my shoulder
"Where the hell do you think your going?" she asks Anger present in her voice.
"Home" I reply with a thin smile across my face.
I grab her hand and pull it off my jacket then release it.
I walk over to the edge of the deck then I jump down landing perfectly on the floor below all the people turn and look at me open mouthed then I walk slowly out of the bronze.
I exit the Bronze feeling the cool air hit my face and I pull up the collar of my jacket and walk in the direction of my home.
********************** My room **********************
I walk in throwing my clothes off and jump into my bed attempting to go sleep.
I toss and turn for half an hour my mind stuck on something or more precisely someone; I jump out of bed and dress in my patrol clothes combined with shades.
**************************Park ********************
The park is across town and I decide to patrol their due to the lack of vampire activity in my local cemeteries, I quickly make my way their running at top speed.
I slowly walk round the park my sword in its sheath, Glaive (metal throwing thing) on my belt.
I walk from one end to the other and see no sign of any vampires and as I am about to leave for home I see a vampire across the road entering a bar that looks like it should be torn down.
I make my way across the road and enter the alley way at the side of the bar finding a dumpster I jump onto it then jump up onto the roof and find a skylight.
I look downwards through the skylight.
There are 20 or more vampires all dancing below they have a human partner that was obviously oblivious to the danger they were in.
Until blood starting spraying out of the sprinkles system, I saw the vampires look up letting the blood cover there faces and the humans looking terrified as it soaked there clothes through.
I saw them kicking and tormenting guy as he crawled through the crowd of vampires and decided the time was right to intervene.
I jumped through the skylight landing on the ground one knee impacting the floor and breaking the tile beneath, I turn sword in hand and smile.
The guy who was crawling crawled up to my feet and looked up towards me.
"Leave" I say, "this is about to get bloody"
I hear many of the vampires say Daywalker in fear and that fact makes me smile.
"The Daywalker" one stupid vampire said, "he is nothing"
I smile
"Bring it" I say to them all as I bring my shades down to the bridge of my nose showing them my eyes.
Then whole hell breaks loose.
The vampires all head for me I spin on the spot sword out and decapitate 5 vampires then place the sword back in its sheath in one swift movement. I spin around and kick a vampire in the throat sending him flying back into the wall breaking the tiles as he hits them and falling to the floor unconscious.
Five vampires chase me and I run to the nearest wall jump up at it then do a back flip over them and land on their other side.
They turn and run for me and I pull the wire out of my coat and decapitate a vampire heading in my direction.
I grab a stake from my belt and throw it directly through the heart of a vampire that was running towards me and his dust covers my jacket as I run through him.
I turn and smile at the remaining vampires as blood covers my shoes; I run towards them and pull out my shotgun and shoot left and right dusting vampire after vampire.
I reach the wall and turn placing the empty shotgun back in my belt, I see the 5 vampires that are left and smile at them and they start to run in different directions.
I run up and grab one by the throat and rip it causing him to fall to the floor clutching his wound.
I kick another in the back of the head and stake it as I descend to the floor.
I pull out my handgun and shoot the one whose throat I ripped out and watch as he turns to dust and hits the floor scattering everywhere.
I see the 3 remaining vampires all headed for the door one far behind the others I run as fast my legs will carry me and jump kicking off a wall and I spin through the air and land in his path.
He goes to hit me but I move out of the way and grab his arm and shove it down hard onto my knee causing a scream to erupt from his throat. I release him and pull out my sword and do a 360 spin and cut his head off and he turns to dust behind me.
I look towards the door and see the 2 remaining vampires reach it they then turn around and smile.
"We'll be seeing you" One vamp said "Daywalker"
They exit laughing but I'm fast I pull out my Glaive and bounce it off a wall right into their paths and separate their heads from their bodies and they fall to the floor into dust.
My Glaive fly back off a wall and I place my hand up and catch it and stick it back on my belt.
I see people on the floor cowering and crying into there legs, I hear a siren in the distance and know its my cue to exit I jump up through the skylight an down the back of the building and across town.
I make my way home and through the window jumping onto my bed without undressing and falling to sleep instantly with a smile on my face.
*************************Next morning ************************
I awake well rested a smile still present on my face from my actions the night before but I also feel dread at what the day will bring the truth.
I quickly shower and dress I walk over and pick up the phone dialling Jesse's number.
[Hello] I hear from the other end
[Hello Mrs McCormick is Jesse there?] I ask
[Yes ill just get him] Mrs McCormick responds
[Thanks] I say
I hear muffled sound then the well known voice of Jesse on the other end.
[Yo Xand man] he says
[Hi Jesse] I reply
[So what you calling for? to check up on me?] He asks
[Pretty much, how are you?] I ask
[Oh fine I got attacked by a vampire and one of my best friends kicked its ass like he was Rambo] he replies in a bitter voice
[I'm Sorry Jesse but meet me and the others in the library at lunch and ill tell all] I say feeling kinda down at his comment
[No I'm sorry if it weren't for you id be vampire lunch] he replies
[That's okay, its what friends are for] I say and I hear a laugh from the other end.
[What to save you from vampires I think not, though I guess that'll be our lives from now on] he says [I got released early morning my folks were none too happy about coming to pick me up but when they realised I could have died they came as fast as they could and I'm getting spoiled now]
[Good for you] I say [So meet me in the library?]
[Yup sure] he responds [oh and cool moves last night]
I smile and hang up the phone and head out the door grabbing my bag as I go.
I head for Willows house to check up on her as we had forgot to do the night before, I knock on the door and Willow steps out her bag in hand a thin smile across her face.
"Hi" she said, "how's things?"
I just look at her analysing her "does she remember?" I thought "or has she blocked it out"
"Do you remember what happened last night?" I ask
She smiles "yea the whole vampire gig I remember but it took a lot of time and little sleep to get used to the idea"
I smile at her "yea it does take time" I reply
"Though not for me" I thought "seeing as I'm half vamp"
She looks at me "is Jesse okay?" she asks
"Yup as okay as Jesse gets he did need to be in hospital but I phoned him this morning and he says he's tip top." I respond with a smile
"Well that's of the good" she responds
"Yup" I say, "shall we go the education trough that is our high school?"
"We shall," she says with a smile
I hold out my arm and she takes it in a friendly fashion and we walk to school laughing and joking.
//////////////////////////////// School \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
We walk into the school's quad and see Buffy and Jesse sat down talking and walk up to them, I see Buffy tense up and Jesse just smiles at me.
"So how are we on this fine sun filled day?" I ask
Buffy smiles despite trying not to "oh fine just waiting for secrets to be told is all" she says
"I told you lunch time," I say
Willow looks at Buffy Jesse and me
"What you 3 on about?" she asks
"Oh damn forgot to tell her" I thought "great one"
"Oh nothing Willow" Buffys says at which I let out a breath "just Xand here is not what he seems"
"Oh great" I thought "superb fantastic I may just kill myself right now"
I hear them talk back and forth as Buffy tells them what I did and Jesse also fills them in on my Darla encounter.
When they finish Willow is looking at me a bit of fear present in her eyes, and that fact makes me sad.
"What's going on Xand?" she asks, "how can you do that?"
I just stare at her then reply "I want to tell everyone including Giles so ill tell you all at lunch now excuse me I think classes are about to start"
They are about to say something but the bell goes and I make my way to my first class happy that its French and none of them are in my class.
The lesson passes quickly and so do the ones that follow it and before I know it, its lunchtime and I'm on my way to the library.
**********************Library *********************
I look through the doors and see them all sat their waiting for my entrance, I feel the noticeable tension in the air as I open the door and they all look my way waiting for answers to the many questions that have been provided.
I walk towards them all and stand in front of them where they sit at the table watching my every move.
"So" I say, "What do you want to know?"
They all open there mouths and speak basically at once I hear a few questions but I hold up my hand to silence them and they become quiet, I point to Giles.
"You ask," I say
"Are you human?" Giles asks
" A bit" I reply
This makes Buffy huff in response and she turns and opens her mouth
" Very cryptic how can you be a bit human? " she asks
So I answer.
I answer question after question telling my friends that sit in front of me my entire past from my birth to the days I felt a hunger like no other arise in me to the present.
I told them about whistler how he found me, trained me and protected me.
I told them about my purpose to protect the slayer and also about the other sent Angel(well I left out the vampire bit).
I told Will and Jess about Vampires and ways to kill them and how I patrolled at nights.
I told them about my serum and how it worked.
I told them everything.
By the end they were sat mouths open thinking I knew this because I could see the wheels turning in all there heads
After about 5 minutes of being open mouthed Jesse stood up and came over then held out his hand, which I took.
"You're a good man" he says "hybrid whatever"
I smile at him and shake his hand and pull him into a hug.
I release him and he smacks me on the shoulder.
"So you're a hard man," He says, "you could have just whipped on all them Bully's over the years eh?"
"Pretty much" was my response
He stands at my side smiling.
I look towards Willow who is also smiling, she gets up and comes over and hugs me.
"Xander" she says "I'm glad you told us but if you ever lie again ill kick your ass"
I smile at her and hug her to my chest then release her and she stands at my other side.
I look towards Giles and Buffy.
Giles gets up and shakes my hand.
"We'll be glad for the help on patrol" he says "and the friends"
I smile at him.
Buffy gets up and comes over walking slowly and looks at me, then she punches me and I feel the pain in my jaw as I feel it break.
I just stand there and don't flinch and she smiles.
"Sorry" she says "had to check you couldn't vamp face that'd freak me out"
"Could have just asked me," I say smiling as I feel my jaw heal
"Not as fun as hitting you" she responds
"I bet" I say, I take her into a hug and hold her for a minute or so then let her go and she's smiling up at me.
Giles interrupts our little moment
"Can I umm meet this whistler" he asks
"Sure, he should be happy to meet you ill arrange a meeting for tomorrow afternoon" I reply
"That's if there is a tomorrow afternoon" I hear Willow say
"Oh don't worry there will be" I say and I wink at her.
I hear someone moving in the back of the library and quickly jump over the banister and grab the stranger as he comes through the door and am about to punch the intruder when I see its Angel.
"Oh its you" I say "nice timing"
"I try" he replies with a grin "is the slayer and watcher here?
"Yea as well as my friends" I respond "and they know all about me now"
"Guess I better tell them about me then" he states.
"Yea probably" I reply
We walk out to the front and see them all looking at us as we jump over the banister and land on the floor.
"He a friend?" Willow asks
"He's Angel " I reply
They all nod in understanding.
"So Angel" I ask "what's your life story?"
He looks nervous in front of all the people.
"Not really interesting" he replies
He walks up to Buffy
"You're the slayer?" he asks to which she nods "I thought you'd be taller"
I saw the fire build up in Buffy eyes and I quickly intervene
"Class time Buffy" I say "aren't you just eager to get there?"
"Not really" she replies "but I suppose I better show this being my second day and all"
I grab her hand and walk out passing Angel as I go and whispering "just saved you a beating you owe me one"
As we walk out we hear Giles say "So Angel tell me about yourself" and we crack up laughing
***************** End of school *****************
The rest of the day passes quickly and it is soon time for home for any normal students that is but I am anything but normal I am on my way to the Library to prepare and research for the harvest
I enter the Library and see the gang sat around reading, Angel is also researching in a big book but he throws Buffy occasional looks "keep your hands to yourself" I thought "or you'll be dust Deadboy"
I walk up to the table and drop my bag onto it.
"Hey guys" I say "don't you just love researching?"
I hear a few groans and a response from Willow "yep"
"You love anything with books Will" Jesse replies smiling "even maths books"
She slaps him on the arm and he just grins at her.
I turn to Buff and notice Angel watching her from the corner of my eye.
"So Buffy" I ask, "how was the Slayers day"
"Oh wonderful" She replies "now that someone dashingly handsome is here"
"Where," I ask looking around earning a giggle from her
"Hey do you mind hurting the feelings of one Jesse McCormick" Jesse says "I'm dashingly handsome right Wills?"
Willow just giggles
"Oh and what about Angel over there he's buff" I say smiling
"You fancy him?" she asks
I lean down to her hear and whisper "I think he's got a thing for you he keeps looking"
She turns and sees Angel who quickly averts her eyes and she turns back to me.
She runs her finger down my cheek and whisper "but I'm already interested in someone else"
"Oh and who would that be" I tease
"Giles" she replies
I just start giggling at that concept and eventually fall to the floor in a giggle fit the gang stood around watching me.
"Hmm Xander are you okay," Giles asks as he enters the library from his office, which makes me laugh even more.
After 5 minutes of laughing I stand up and get into serious research.
********************* Later ******************
We research for an hour until Giles shouts "haha" and scares everybodyout of their wits.
"Okay Giles" Buffy says "scare much?"
"Oh yea umm sorry" was his reply "I found a reference to the harvest in the book of atolyer"
He sits there for a minute
"Okay Giles" I say impatiently "would you care to share with the rest of the class?"
He looks up and rubs his nose
"Oh yea umm sorry" he replies "it seems that the master draws this symbol on a vampires head"
He passes the book round and we look at it one by one.
"And performs a ritual linking him to that vampire" he continues "then whenever the vampire feeds, the master gets the energy from the blood which will allow him to escape and arise".
"So hmm they need large amounts of people to feed on" Buffy replies
"Bronze" I say "easy prey"
"Yes umm that would make sense," Giles says "Large amounts of teenagers to feed on"
"The bronze then" Angel says
"Party down" Jesse says
"Can I help" Willow asks
"Yup Bronzing time and you all can help" I say "Giles give them all a cross and holy water"
Before I can warn him he has thrown a cross at Angel and Angel put up his hand catching it where it instantly burns him and he holds his hand and lowers his head in pain coming back up in his game face.
Willow jumps behind the counter as does Jesse but Buffy is prepared to kill.
"Ill kill you" Buffy says "infiltrating us that's just wrong"
"I wasn't infiltrating I'm good soul and all" Angel replies "Ask Xander "
Buffy looks at me and I nod
"Oh and why didn't you tell us this" She asks
"Wasn't my secret to tell it was his own" I reply and she seems to concede my point.
"Very well" Buffy says then she looks back at Angel "just don't fall on this"
She holds up a stake.
"Ill try not to" he replies then turns to Giles " Can I have a stake? I can use that "
Giles steps forward and slowly pushes a stake over the table where Angel picks it up.
"Thanks" Angel says
Buffy walks up to me and whispers "eww a vampire has a crush on me"
I smile and reply "I'm half vamp "
"Yea but I only fancy the human side of you," she says while grinning up at me.
I hear a muffled "Can we come out now" from behind the library counter and I laugh and reply "Yup danger free".
Willow and Jesse stand up straightening clothes then step from behind the counter.
"I was protecting the books" Jesse states
"uh uh" I reply
"So we must be getting to the Bronze Harvest and all" Giles says and hands crosses and holy water to Willow and Jesse.
"Yes" I reply "you go ahead I got to change"
"This isn't time for having a good fashion sense," Buffy says smiling
"Oh its not about fashion its about my big fucking sword" I reply and see them open there mouths in shock and I grin at them "meet you at the bronze in" I look at my watch "30 minutes"
"Okay Xander see you there," Giles says
"Wouldn't miss it for a makeout session with Buffy" I say which earns me a laugh from them all except Buffy who glares at me "remember I'm a good guy tonight" I say to her
"Ill try to keep that in mind" she says smiling
I walk out of the school and make it quickly to my home.
******************** Bedroom **************
I walk in and change into my patrol clothes attaching my belt and guns as I go, I attach my sword to my back and the Glaive to my belt and place my shades on.
I slip on my coat and jump out of the window and run to the Bronze.
********************** Bronze ****************
I am jumping along Buildings and can see the gang including Angel below walking we are nearing the Bronze and I see them all prepared with weapons, they turn into the Alley beside the Bronze and stand there waiting for me.
I smile leaning closer and hear Buffy and Willow talking
"Where the hell is he?" Buffy says "trust him to be late"
"He'll be here soon" willow replies "real soon he's just not punctual"
"Thanks will" I thought "make me sound like a late bum"
"So you like him?" Willow asks to Buffy
"Ooh the interesting stuff" I thought "definitely worth it eavesdropping"
"Yea kinda" she replies "he's a bit of a hottie"
I see Angel's face sadden a bit at that news but who cares the guys got a curse and it'll be bad news and anyway I'm getting the girl so woohoo.
"That he is" I hear Willow say "just not punctual"
"Oh great get back to that" I thought "right time to show up"
I step off the edge and fall to the floor landing perfectly in front of them making them all jump and I grin.
"How long were you up there" Buffy asks then she looks at my clothing "army base much?"
"I was up there long enough" I say and see Buffy blush " And I always like to be prepared"
"Willow, Jesse " I say and they turn to me I pull 2 silver stakes and throw them to them which they catch "Try them if you can't stake them in the heart just place it on any part of there skin it'll hurt like hell"
They nod.
"Giles my man" I say and he turns to me "want a gun?"
"Umm well I am a better shot with a gun" he replies
I pull out a colt .45 automatic and throw it to him.
"Fully loaded" I state to which he nods "15 bullets coated with garlic and made with silver" to which he nods again
"Hey Deadboy" I say and Angel looks at me "yea you"
"Don't call me that," he says defensively
"Whatever" I reply "Want a large knife?"
He nods and I pull a knife out of my jacket and lob it to him, which he catches.
"Now we are equipped," I say
Buffy looks at me "haven't you got anything for me" she asks teasingly
I walk up to her and catch her lips with my own and then release her smiling
"How about that?" I ask
"It'll do," She says smiling "but id have preferred a gun"
"Ill give you gun" I reply and start tickling her on her sides
She soon gives in and I catch her lips once more then pull away smiling.
"Time to kill?" I ask, "shall we"
"We shall" she replies catching my hand
We walk towards the front of the Bronze and soon realise that the door is closed and locked and we hear a scream come from inside.
"Right you lot look round back for a way in me and Buff go up top" I say to which everyone nods even Angel albeit reluctantly
I grab Buffy's hand
"You ready" I ask smiling at her
"Ready as ill ever be" she replies
I jump pulling her up with me and before she knows it we are standing on the roof of the Bronze.
"What a rush" she says "that was cool"
"Yea it was wasn't it" I reply" Because I'm cool"
She rolls her eyes at me but is still smiling.
"Let's find a way in," I say still holding her hand.
.
We walk along the roof hand in hand till we find a skylight and look down seeing the fun that is the Bronze.
40 or so vampires are blocking entrances and pushing about 100 people around pulling them up one by one to a guy stood on the stage with a mark tattooed on his head.
"That's the guy" I say, "he's got the tattoo"
This vampire makes Luke look like Woody Allen, we see him feed on a human and we know it's time.
"Come on lets do this" I say "he is so not going to kill anyone else"
She nods and I smash the skylight with my hand and drop onto the top deck below and she follows me.
I drop between two vampires and pull out two stakes fast jamming them into there chest and watch them turn to dust as Buffy drops down where one of them used to bet.
"Nice staking" she says
"Its my job" I reply which earns me a smile
I see the vampire go to kill another and I won't allow it.
I jump off the deck pulling out my sword as I descend and drop to the floor one knee impacting it; I pull my sword up in front of my face and look straight at the bloodsuckers.
"Time to die" I say in a menacing voice "again"
Five run at me but I kick two in the face and stick my sword through another turning him to dust, the remaining two jump me but I elbow them both in the face causing them to move back and I turn around fast and decapitate them.
The other two head for me but I hear two blasts and they fall to the floor as dust, I turn to see Giles holding a gun and I smile at him, I see Jess and Will helping people out of the back of the Bronze. Angel is holding is own against 3 vampires, I look towards Buffy and see that she is also killing some vampires.
I turn towards the tattoo guy and jump up onto the stage breaking a wooden floorboard as I impact with it; he turns to me smiling.
"Daywalker" he says "I've been waiting to fight you "
"Well you'll have the pleasure fang face" I reply " bring it"
He runs towards me and throws a punch that I dodge with ease but another one catches me in the stomach and makes me fall back a few steps, I grab his hand and twist it flipping him over onto the ground but he quickly jumps back up.
"Nice more" he says
"You too" I reply
"Shame it'll be your last" he responds
He runs at me and I jump and kick him in the face hearing his nose break under my boot. I see him pull his hand down from his face a smile still present on his demon face.
He launches himself at me and I barely move out of the way of one of his fists when I feel the other hit my jaw and feel it shatter, he follows through by punching me to the ground and kicking me in the gut.
"Your not so hard" he says "Daywalker he well my grand mother can hit harder than you"
I jump up and perform a spin kick in his chest making him fly back to the wall.
I run and jump, kicking him again in the head but I hear and feel his skull break under the impact of my boot and the wall.
I see him drop to the floor blood soaking his clothes.
I turn around and see most vampires have been destroyed there being about 10 left and all along the prefect trajectory for my Glaive I see.
I let my Glaive loose and see it hit off each wall striking each demon decapitation it as it goes then it returns to my hand.
I turn back to the fight at hand to see him gone from the floor then I feel something hit me in the back of the head which makes me fall to my knees, I jump up and turn around and see him with a sword with my blood on it, he licks the blood off it
"Hmm nice" he says "for a half vampire"
I feel the back of my head with my hand and bring it to my eyes seeing the blood there I turn back to the vampire then fall into a fighting stance pulling my sword out.
"Some mother fuckers always want to ice skate uphill," I say
I charge him and our swords clash, each thrust he makes I block but he can't block mine I stab at him bit by bit seeing a different amount of wounds each time I look all over his body and soon his clothes are entirely soaked in blood.
He falls to the floor and the sword falls out of his grasp and I smile.
"Idiot" I say, "you think you could sword fight me"
I stick my sword down straight through his heart and see him turn to dust right before my eyes.
I turn around and see the gang all watching.
"Enjoy the fight?" I ask
"Oh yeah wonderful" Cordelia replies
"Was I asking you," I ask
"Since when can you fight like that anyway" she asks
"Since now" I reply
I turn to Buffy and walk down and grab her hand with one hand and caress her cheek with my other.
"You okay" I ask softly
She smiles at me and leans into my touch "yea pretty tough fight but we won"
"We did" I reply
I walk out of the Bronze hand in hand with Buffy and hear Jesse ask "So what we doing tomorrow night" and I laugh
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