Hi guys!
The story plays.... I'd say Buffy season 4 and Angel season 2, but Anya's already broken off with Xander.
And again, I wanna say "Sorry" for my English, I'm German so....sorry.
Please review.
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Angel couldn't believe the information he had just received. This fledgling, this *female* fledgling told him that she was Xander, as in Alexander Harris? It was the most ridiculous thing the vampire had heard during the last decades, he didn't know if bursting out in laughter was the right way of handling this situation, though, because by the look on her face, Angel could see that she was damn serious about it.
" You don't think that I'm saying the truth, do you? " Her voice cut through the air like an arrow straight into his mind. She sounded so sarcastic, hopeless and somehow bitter. Her eyes became glossier and she concentrated on her tea again. Angel had been her last hope.
" Well, " Angel was able to recognize a lyer, if one was near him, only by the person's smell...and the smell that came from her, a mix of fear and hope as if their talk would mean her dear life or unlife, she just couldn't lie. " Can you proof it? "
" That I'm myself? " She looked straight into his eyes again and her gaze made his muscles tense. " And you'll help me, if you find out it's really me? "
" You have my word. So, " Angel stood up, walked around his desk and sat down on its edge near to her, " tell me something only Xander, you can know. "
The vampiress arched a brow and bit her lower lip before finally speaking. " No, it wasn't any consolation that you felt really close to me, " she started and leant her head back, never breaking her gaze on him, " and yes, it really did eat me up that you'd got there first. "
Angel gulped...twice. Her gaze was hard, almost blaming him as she said these words. Now, he knew what was so familiar about her: the eyes, Xander's eyes, showing a warm and bright soul when he smiled, being cold when he remembered something bitter. Only Xander would have the answers to the remarks Angelus had made once.
" But how..? " The vampire shook his head slightly regarding the woman. He couldn't understand what had happened there. How was it possible? How was it possible for anybody to change his sex and, well, his species?
She raised her brows and watched him skeptically. " Well, if I knew, I wouldn't be here right now, would I? All that I'm asking you, is to find out whatever happened with me and then, I'll just go home. So will you? "
" Why didn't you stay in Sunnydale? " Angel got up from the desk and paced a little in his office while talking. " I mean, Buffy and Willow would've done everything to help you, wouldn't they?"
Xander snorted and a sad laugh escaped her throat. " I bet you're right, if they'd only recognized me, " she saw Angel crossing his arms and looking confused, " They just thought I'd be some insane vamp, who'd used some kind of telepathic energy to get into Xander's head and now being able to tell them everything he knew about them. Buffy even injured me with that damn axe of hers, " Xander stood up and raised her shirt to give Angel the sight of several deep cuts which weren't quite healed yet, " So only you were left. " She shrugged and as her features changed into a painful grimace, she nearly collapsed again, but Angel was fast enough to grab her before her legs gave up. He gently embraced her waist and pulled her up. Her body was so weak, it wasn't possible that she'd recently fed.
" When did you become.. , " *why avoiding the word, I'm one myself* , " a vampire? "
" Don't know, " Xander leant against Angel's collarbone, " Which day's today? "
Angel managed to look at the calendar on the wall to his left. " Thursday. "
He could feel her how she used her fingers to count. Thumb up, index up and middle up.
" Three days. " They said simultaneously.
" Wanna tell me, how this happened? " Angel sniffed her hair as he needed the air to form words. It smelled like the rain itself, bitter, and he never let go off her waist, fearing that she might fall down again.
Her weak nod was all he received as an answer as she pushed him gently away to face him ,while leaning against her chair.
" It was Tuesday morning when I woke up and went into the bathroom. I thought about it as a good day due to it being my twentieth birthday, but if I'd known, how wrong I was, I think I would've stayed in bed, " Xander played a little with her one of her long dark streaks and smiled sadly, " So I took off my nightclothes and suddenly, I had breasts and was somewhat shocked. I also noticed some other changes. I looked into the mirror or at least wanted to, and: no reflection. I tried to calm myself down by taking deep breaths and it worked..until I wanted to feel my pulse and there was none. I was scared to death, I mean, " she waved nervously and made him so look up and down her body, " being in a female body, okay not that bad actually, but being dead or undead, was, no is indeed frightening. But in the moment I was in that bathroom, I had to be sure. I stepped back into the mainroom and held my foot into the sunlight that came through the window..and it burnt. So being in a female body and being a vampire was and is just something I can't quite get along well with. So I took some clothes from my ex-girlfriend and waited until sunset, the whole day feeling an inner burning that made me almost go insane. "
Angel nodded, knowing that she was talking about the hunger, the need to fed. He could see her eyes becoming glossy again as she plopped down on the chair, her chin supported on her fist.
" I went to Willow and Buff, hoping that they could help me. The first thing I did, when I was out on the streets, was covering my ears and avoiding any kind of light. Everything was so loud and so bright that it just hurt, it still does. So I met Buffy and Will as they were patrolling near the College. Of course, our Slayer attacked me, so I had to fight as good as possible against my best friends, while telling them that it was me. They didn't believe me, I could tell by the looks on their faces, Buffster even laughed and said that if I'd done any harm to Xander, " she rolled her eyes, " she would just burn me down into a pile of dust. I ran away as fast as possible and was rather surprised about my new speed, but Buffy's the Chosen One, so I had to use everything I knew about Sunnyhell and its woods and fields to get rid of her. As I was sure that she wasn't behind me anymore, I just collapsed in some dark alley near the old factory. Fortunately, I had taken my purse with me when I left home, so I was able to buy me a busticket to L. A. , because my best friends wouldn't help me, wouldn't even listen to me, " her voice almost cracked as she spoke out the last sentence.
Angel only felt sorry for her, Xander hadn't deserve such things, he'd never done anything really bad, he was an innocent after all.
" I drove through the night and spent the day in some sewers, I didn't even care for the smell that burnt in my nose, I just wanted to sleep, to make this inner burning stop, but it's still there and all he noise and...it's pure hell, " Xander looked up at Angel, desperation in her eyes. He stepped forward and kneeled down in front of her, taking her hands in his and touching her cheek.
" It'll become better, " she sobbed several times not being convinced but listening to his calm voice, " I'll show you, trust me, I'm gonna make it better. "
" Promise? " Xander asked in a pleading voice.
" Promise. We just have to find the reason for your *changes* and then, we're going to kill whoever did this to you, " a slight smile crossed his lips, " got any clues, who that might be? "
" M not sure, but there was somebody a few weeks ago. Buffy and I were patrolling, when some vamps attacked us, we killed them. As Buffster was about to dust the last one, I could see a dark figure standing between the trees and he shot an arrow. I pushed Buffy away and it hit my leg, but nothing was wrong with me afterwards, I just had to stay in hospital for two days because it wasn't a serious injury and then, things went back to *normal* again. And we didn't find anything in the books either, Willow made sure that even the slightest information wasn't useful by thinking 'bout it for at least a thousand times, " Xander tried to figure out what Angel was thinking and she cocked her head to the right, " that doesn't help you, does it? "
" Well, " Angel shrugged, " Do you remember the arrow? Was there a special carving in it or something? "
" No, there was no carving, " she shook her head, " but at its end, there was a tiny green flame and on its shaft was something that reminded me of thorns, but like I said, no informations about such arrows. Does that help you? "
" It's a start, " Angel rose to his feet , " you have to be tired. Why don't you sleep a little, while I start with the research, okay?"
" I don't think that I can sleep right now. " Xander also stood up and tried not to move so fast because of her still healing body.
" But you need to. C'mon, " he walked out of the office and up the stairs, Xander followed him hesitatly, " you can have my room for tonight. It's save and very quiet, so nothing will cause any overreactions of your senses. " Angel opened the door to his room and stepped inside while Xander waited at the door.
" Something wrong? " Angel asked her as she watched the doorframe.
" Don't I have to be...? You know, as a vampire and so..."
" Whenever a house or a room is owned by a vampire, you don't need an invitation. "
" Oh, " she took a few steps and sat down on the edge of the bed, " Angel? " she addressed him as he was about to leave and turned around for her, " Thank you. "
The former Scourge of Europe smiled. " You're welcome, now sleep and if anything's wrong, I'm in the lobby, okay? "
" Okay. "
Angel left the room and closed the door behind his back. Xander laid down, wrapped in a comforting warm cover and for the first time during the last 78 hours, she felt really save and relaxed as her body and mind drifted into the sleep of the undead she was.
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Sorry for the grammar....again. I know, it's terrible but I'm German and they don't teach us anything better at school.
Please review,
X6193
The story plays.... I'd say Buffy season 4 and Angel season 2, but Anya's already broken off with Xander.
And again, I wanna say "Sorry" for my English, I'm German so....sorry.
Please review.
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Angel couldn't believe the information he had just received. This fledgling, this *female* fledgling told him that she was Xander, as in Alexander Harris? It was the most ridiculous thing the vampire had heard during the last decades, he didn't know if bursting out in laughter was the right way of handling this situation, though, because by the look on her face, Angel could see that she was damn serious about it.
" You don't think that I'm saying the truth, do you? " Her voice cut through the air like an arrow straight into his mind. She sounded so sarcastic, hopeless and somehow bitter. Her eyes became glossier and she concentrated on her tea again. Angel had been her last hope.
" Well, " Angel was able to recognize a lyer, if one was near him, only by the person's smell...and the smell that came from her, a mix of fear and hope as if their talk would mean her dear life or unlife, she just couldn't lie. " Can you proof it? "
" That I'm myself? " She looked straight into his eyes again and her gaze made his muscles tense. " And you'll help me, if you find out it's really me? "
" You have my word. So, " Angel stood up, walked around his desk and sat down on its edge near to her, " tell me something only Xander, you can know. "
The vampiress arched a brow and bit her lower lip before finally speaking. " No, it wasn't any consolation that you felt really close to me, " she started and leant her head back, never breaking her gaze on him, " and yes, it really did eat me up that you'd got there first. "
Angel gulped...twice. Her gaze was hard, almost blaming him as she said these words. Now, he knew what was so familiar about her: the eyes, Xander's eyes, showing a warm and bright soul when he smiled, being cold when he remembered something bitter. Only Xander would have the answers to the remarks Angelus had made once.
" But how..? " The vampire shook his head slightly regarding the woman. He couldn't understand what had happened there. How was it possible? How was it possible for anybody to change his sex and, well, his species?
She raised her brows and watched him skeptically. " Well, if I knew, I wouldn't be here right now, would I? All that I'm asking you, is to find out whatever happened with me and then, I'll just go home. So will you? "
" Why didn't you stay in Sunnydale? " Angel got up from the desk and paced a little in his office while talking. " I mean, Buffy and Willow would've done everything to help you, wouldn't they?"
Xander snorted and a sad laugh escaped her throat. " I bet you're right, if they'd only recognized me, " she saw Angel crossing his arms and looking confused, " They just thought I'd be some insane vamp, who'd used some kind of telepathic energy to get into Xander's head and now being able to tell them everything he knew about them. Buffy even injured me with that damn axe of hers, " Xander stood up and raised her shirt to give Angel the sight of several deep cuts which weren't quite healed yet, " So only you were left. " She shrugged and as her features changed into a painful grimace, she nearly collapsed again, but Angel was fast enough to grab her before her legs gave up. He gently embraced her waist and pulled her up. Her body was so weak, it wasn't possible that she'd recently fed.
" When did you become.. , " *why avoiding the word, I'm one myself* , " a vampire? "
" Don't know, " Xander leant against Angel's collarbone, " Which day's today? "
Angel managed to look at the calendar on the wall to his left. " Thursday. "
He could feel her how she used her fingers to count. Thumb up, index up and middle up.
" Three days. " They said simultaneously.
" Wanna tell me, how this happened? " Angel sniffed her hair as he needed the air to form words. It smelled like the rain itself, bitter, and he never let go off her waist, fearing that she might fall down again.
Her weak nod was all he received as an answer as she pushed him gently away to face him ,while leaning against her chair.
" It was Tuesday morning when I woke up and went into the bathroom. I thought about it as a good day due to it being my twentieth birthday, but if I'd known, how wrong I was, I think I would've stayed in bed, " Xander played a little with her one of her long dark streaks and smiled sadly, " So I took off my nightclothes and suddenly, I had breasts and was somewhat shocked. I also noticed some other changes. I looked into the mirror or at least wanted to, and: no reflection. I tried to calm myself down by taking deep breaths and it worked..until I wanted to feel my pulse and there was none. I was scared to death, I mean, " she waved nervously and made him so look up and down her body, " being in a female body, okay not that bad actually, but being dead or undead, was, no is indeed frightening. But in the moment I was in that bathroom, I had to be sure. I stepped back into the mainroom and held my foot into the sunlight that came through the window..and it burnt. So being in a female body and being a vampire was and is just something I can't quite get along well with. So I took some clothes from my ex-girlfriend and waited until sunset, the whole day feeling an inner burning that made me almost go insane. "
Angel nodded, knowing that she was talking about the hunger, the need to fed. He could see her eyes becoming glossy again as she plopped down on the chair, her chin supported on her fist.
" I went to Willow and Buff, hoping that they could help me. The first thing I did, when I was out on the streets, was covering my ears and avoiding any kind of light. Everything was so loud and so bright that it just hurt, it still does. So I met Buffy and Will as they were patrolling near the College. Of course, our Slayer attacked me, so I had to fight as good as possible against my best friends, while telling them that it was me. They didn't believe me, I could tell by the looks on their faces, Buffster even laughed and said that if I'd done any harm to Xander, " she rolled her eyes, " she would just burn me down into a pile of dust. I ran away as fast as possible and was rather surprised about my new speed, but Buffy's the Chosen One, so I had to use everything I knew about Sunnyhell and its woods and fields to get rid of her. As I was sure that she wasn't behind me anymore, I just collapsed in some dark alley near the old factory. Fortunately, I had taken my purse with me when I left home, so I was able to buy me a busticket to L. A. , because my best friends wouldn't help me, wouldn't even listen to me, " her voice almost cracked as she spoke out the last sentence.
Angel only felt sorry for her, Xander hadn't deserve such things, he'd never done anything really bad, he was an innocent after all.
" I drove through the night and spent the day in some sewers, I didn't even care for the smell that burnt in my nose, I just wanted to sleep, to make this inner burning stop, but it's still there and all he noise and...it's pure hell, " Xander looked up at Angel, desperation in her eyes. He stepped forward and kneeled down in front of her, taking her hands in his and touching her cheek.
" It'll become better, " she sobbed several times not being convinced but listening to his calm voice, " I'll show you, trust me, I'm gonna make it better. "
" Promise? " Xander asked in a pleading voice.
" Promise. We just have to find the reason for your *changes* and then, we're going to kill whoever did this to you, " a slight smile crossed his lips, " got any clues, who that might be? "
" M not sure, but there was somebody a few weeks ago. Buffy and I were patrolling, when some vamps attacked us, we killed them. As Buffster was about to dust the last one, I could see a dark figure standing between the trees and he shot an arrow. I pushed Buffy away and it hit my leg, but nothing was wrong with me afterwards, I just had to stay in hospital for two days because it wasn't a serious injury and then, things went back to *normal* again. And we didn't find anything in the books either, Willow made sure that even the slightest information wasn't useful by thinking 'bout it for at least a thousand times, " Xander tried to figure out what Angel was thinking and she cocked her head to the right, " that doesn't help you, does it? "
" Well, " Angel shrugged, " Do you remember the arrow? Was there a special carving in it or something? "
" No, there was no carving, " she shook her head, " but at its end, there was a tiny green flame and on its shaft was something that reminded me of thorns, but like I said, no informations about such arrows. Does that help you? "
" It's a start, " Angel rose to his feet , " you have to be tired. Why don't you sleep a little, while I start with the research, okay?"
" I don't think that I can sleep right now. " Xander also stood up and tried not to move so fast because of her still healing body.
" But you need to. C'mon, " he walked out of the office and up the stairs, Xander followed him hesitatly, " you can have my room for tonight. It's save and very quiet, so nothing will cause any overreactions of your senses. " Angel opened the door to his room and stepped inside while Xander waited at the door.
" Something wrong? " Angel asked her as she watched the doorframe.
" Don't I have to be...? You know, as a vampire and so..."
" Whenever a house or a room is owned by a vampire, you don't need an invitation. "
" Oh, " she took a few steps and sat down on the edge of the bed, " Angel? " she addressed him as he was about to leave and turned around for her, " Thank you. "
The former Scourge of Europe smiled. " You're welcome, now sleep and if anything's wrong, I'm in the lobby, okay? "
" Okay. "
Angel left the room and closed the door behind his back. Xander laid down, wrapped in a comforting warm cover and for the first time during the last 78 hours, she felt really save and relaxed as her body and mind drifted into the sleep of the undead she was.
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Sorry for the grammar....again. I know, it's terrible but I'm German and they don't teach us anything better at school.
Please review,
X6193