TWO: XANDER
Xander,
You're my rock,
Love Buffy.
Xander couldn't believe this was happening. He hadn't been expecting it at all, and by the looks of things, neither had anyone else. To hear that Buffy had been forced to kill herself to restore the balance, whatever that meant, was just astounding. To hear that it was because of the resurrection spell that he had played a part in was also beyond belief.
He accepted the slip of paper, unfolding it with care, almost afraid of what it would say. This time, Buffy's death had been partly his fault, and he was almost expecting an accusation. The words within it however were music to his heart.
You're my rock.
Reading those words made Xander feel indescribable. He smiled through his tears and re-read the words again and again.
The words made him think back upon the times that he had been there for her, either as a punching back, emotional or literal, as well as her personal cheerleading squad.
When it's dark and I'm all alone and I'm scared or freaked out or whatever, I always think, 'What would Buffy do?' You're my hero.
She'd been his hero, and it looked as though she had thought of him in much the same way. He'd been the normal constant in her life, her White Knight as Angelus had once dubbed him. He'd saved her life on more than one occasion, literally reviving her when they'd been sixteen, and in more subtle ways over the years.
Xander closed his eyes and tried to picture his best friend's smiling face, finding several memories that came easily, many of them from the summer that he had spent basically living at her place whilst Willow was in England and Anya was getting her vengeance on. They're friendship had become even more solid over those three months, and he'd spent most, if not all of his free time there with her, making her laugh and smile.
Tears fell down his cheeks as he remembered the girl he had loved for so long. He couldn't help but smile as the thought that she was finally back in heaven where she belonged passed through his head. As much as he would miss her, he knew that no one deserved peace more than his hero.