Hey hey!!! Sorry this took so long!!! I've got exams, so I'm doing revision. Plus I've got The Girl On Gaea going - chapter 22 coming up, oh loyal fans!!! Anyway, enough of my blabbering, I'll just get on with the songfic eh!!! Well here you go, Chapter 3...

Song - 'If you come back' by Blue

Chapter 3 - If You Come Back

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Xander Harris' life was not going well. His family was breaking apart, his friends were all occupied with some impending crisis or other, and lets not forget that love life, spiralling downwards into a bottomless pit of unending doom. Other than that, hey he was fine, but as the above issues were somewhat large, he was failing to appreciate the better things in life - like mini umbrellas, and baked-bean flavoured crisps. Nope, his life was not going well at all.

But of all the problems going on around him, his love life concerned him the most. Well, not his love life, but rather the lack of it concerning Anya. Xander had made a lot of mistakes in his life, a lot, but leaving Anya at the alter, messing up their chances, all because he was a little bit scared? That one was the BIGGEST. He loved her, he did, well and truly; worshipped the ground she walked on even. And she felt the same. That is, she had. Now, they hardly ever spoke. He hadn't seen her in at least three days. She still worked in the Magic Box though, (what was left of it at least) clearing up, renovating it etc. So it was probably partly his fault for not actually setting foot near the place, but that wasn't the point.

The point was - he missed her, and he wanted to talk to her. He hoped that there was a chance, and let me tell you that chance was very slim indeed, that they could become friends again, rebuild their relationship. And he had decided to try and make it start to happen that very day.

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Anya stood outside the Magic Box, staring at the blackened walls and rubble- filled interior. Boy, she had her work cut out for her. Magickal items cluttered the floor, mostly broken, in-between bits of rock and ceiling- board. Anya let out a massive sigh, and started clearing up. She picked up a box full of, thankfully, unbroken items. A voice from behind startled her, making her drop the box.

So much for unbroken items. thought Anya, as she turned to see the last person she wanted to.

'Hey Anya.' said Xander awkwardly. A silence ensued, as Anya glared blatantly at the rather unwanted intruder.

'Listen Anya, I-' Xander began, but Anya cut him off.

'No, you listen Harris, I've got a lot of clearing up to do, since Willow blew my shop up, so go away. I don't want to talk to you' she added, turning away from him. Xander sighed, not sure what to say. But suddenly it came to him. Not in the way he'd hoped, exactly, but oh well.

'For all this time, I've been loving you girl, Whoa yes I have. And ever since the day you left me all alone, I've been trying to find, oh a reason why. So if I did something wrong please tell me, I wanna understand. 'Cos I don't want this love to ever end, no no no no.'

Anya just stared at him, open-mouthed, as Xander sang his heart out.

'And I swear, if you come back in my life, I'll be there till the end of time. And I swear, I'll keep you right by my side, 'Cos baby you're the one I want.'

Suddenly, a group of four men who were walking past, came up to Anya and Xander, and started accompanying him like some corny boy band!! Why, there was even a dance routine!!! And so they continued.

'I watched you go, taking my heart with you, Whoa yes you did. And every time I try to reach you on the phone, Baby you're never there, girl you're never home. So if I did something wrong please tell me, I wanna understand. 'Cos I don't want this love to ever end, no no no no.'

'And I swear, if you come back in my life, I'll be there till the end of time. And I swear, I'll keep you right by my side, 'Cos baby you're the one I want.'

Anya just took a step back, and walked off in the other direction. Unfortunately, the boy band from hell followed.

'Maybe I didn't know how to show it, And maybe I didn't know what to say. But baby this time, we can build our lives, And we can be as one.'

'And I swear, if you come back in my life, I'll be there till the end of time. And I swear, I'll keep you right by my side, 'Cos baby you're the one I want.'

Anya stopped halfway down the street, and waited for Xander and co. to catch up. Turning to face him, arms folded, as he finished the song.

'Yeah I swear, if you come back in my life, I'll be there till the end of time. And I swear, I'll keep you right by my side, 'Cos baby you're the one I want.'

Xander's group slowly drifted off as the final line came to a close. Anya just glared at him as he looked at her, waiting for a reaction.

'So..' Xander said, quite awkwardly. But, yet again, Anya cut him off. But this time with a slap. Right across the face, hard.

'Why you complete idiot!!! Who the hell do you think you are?! And may I add that song was completely wrong!!! I didn't leave you, you left me, at the alter may I remind you!!' she screamed at him, tears brimming in her eyes. 'How could you come up to me and say, no SING all that after what you did?!! You're such a jerk Harris!' And with that, she stormed off.

But Xander didn't try to follow. No, he just turned and started walking home, rather confused at his little debut, but none the worse.

'That went well.' he thought.

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So, wadda ya fink? Not bad I know, but hey!!! Please R+R!!!! Next it's either Giles turn, or Willow's, I'm not sure. Please, please, please review!!!!!! I know the chapters aren't long, there not meant to be!!!! Oh well! Love and peace, and happy writings!!!! Love Alex360 ^____^!!!