Only Human 4/?
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Xander Harris awoke in an all to familiar surrounding. The Rosenbergs guest room, or as they told him last night. His room. He thought back to the conversation he had with them after Willow had been 'forced' to go to sleep.
"I don't want to be a burden. I can take care of myself." Xander said as he sat at the table with Willows' parents. Both adults smiled at the young man they thought of a son.
"Nonsense Xander. Your staying here and thats final. You have the room beside Willow's. So go. Go to bed." Mrs. Rosenberg said somewhat playfully. Xander smiled slightly and stood turning to walk from the room.
"I want you to know how much this means to me. Thank you." Xander then walked toward HIS room. He didn't know why but for some strange reason. He felt at home.
Xander was pulled from his musings from pounding on 'his' door.
"Xander we have toget ready for school!" Willow yelled as she pounded on his door. Xander groaned and got out of bed.
"Be out in a minute!" Xander stood slowly and pulled some clothes out of a bag. A black shirt and dark jeans.
"I hate school." He muttered to himself as he began to dress.
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The halls of Sunnydale Junior High were like most highschools. Plain looking and full of students. Xander and Willow weaved there way through. Or rather Willow did. Xander just walked straight forward bumping people out of his way and moving toward his locker. Willow noticed how Xander had lost the hop in his step and the smile that always graced his face. She felt sorry for her friend. Very sorry.
"Hey Wills. Xand-man." Willow looked up to see Jesse waiting by her locker.
"Hey Jesse." Willow said as she opened her locker. Xander nodded. He hadn't said anything since Willow woke him up that morning. Jesse didn't push it and the three walked to class in silence.
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"Mr. Harris!" Xander turned from the window slowly and looked at the teacher with emotionless eyes.
"What?" His voice wasn't cold. Wasn't angry. But it also wasn't Xander.
"Pay attention." The teacher turned back to the board and Xander turned back to the window. He looked out at the sunlit quad. The sunlight was his only protection. It showed that even when he was scared he was safe. He looked out the window unaware of people watching him.
"He looks different." Harmony said as she and Cordelia watched Xander stare out the window. Cordy nodded her agreement.
"Yeah. But he's still a loser." Harmony agreed and went back to talking about nailpolish. Cordy on the other hand continued to watch Xander. Xander noticed her staring but didn't care. He was thinking of how to get out of the Rosenbergs' house to patrol.
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"Where are you going Xander?" Willow asked as she Xander opened the front door. It was close to midnight and Xander was sneeking out of the house.
"McDonalds?" Xander asked with no humor in his voice. He didn't have humor in his voice anymore.
"Try again." Xander looked like he was thinking.
"I'm going to hunt vampires with my best friend who is also a vampire with a soul." Willow frowned at Xander who shrugged.
"I'm going out Wills. Be back before your parents wake up. Get some sleep." Before Willow could say something Xander was gone. Willow thought about following the young man but turned and walked back to her room. She would TRY to get some sleep. After all she trusted Xander.
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Angel and Xander walked through the crypts and tombstones of a cemetery. They had dusted a few vampires but it was a pretty slow night. Angel had heard about Darla's dissappearance and he knew that Xander had something to do with it. But he wasn't going to bring it up. Wasn't his style. Or his business.
"You need a hobby." Angel said out of the blue. Xander looked at him like he was crazy then motioned to the stake in his hand and the cemetery around him.
"Not this. I mean a hobby. Uh.. Muscial instrument. Yeah. What your favorite instrument?" Xander still looked slightly confused as he answered.
"Drums. Why?" Angel only smiled.
"I'll buy you set. Like I said you need a hobby." Xander sighed and threw his arms into the air.
"I don't have TIME for a hobby." Angel rolled his eyes and hit Xander on the back.
"We'll make time. After all you can't be out here everynight fighting. Your still a kid." Xander was about to start yelling when Angel held up his hands.
"That wasn't an insult Xander. Look your only fourteen. You need to hang out have fun. Don't get me wrong I like having a partner but this can't be your entire life." Xander understood what Angel was saying. Finally he nodded accepting defeat.
"Fine. I'll do it. Basterd." Angel laughed as the exited the cemetery.
"Good. Good." They walked toward Willows' house. Angel feeling better about Xander's life. And Xander. Well he was wondering if he could get in without waking anyone up.
"Oh. And your going to have to meet Willow's parents. Especially if you buy me a drum set. Haven't thought of that have you deadboy?" Angel groaned. That was true he hadn't thought of that. This sucked. Oh well. He'd just say he was his big brother. Or not.
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Darla and Whistler sat outside Buffy Summers home as the young girl stood on the porch waiting for her boyfriend.
"She's going to need help." Whistler said as he looked out the window of his car. Darla nodded as she watched Buffy's boyfriend pull up and Buffy get in the car.
"Think you can handle it?" Darla swallowed and looked at Whister.
"I don't know." Whistler smiled at the souled vampiress.
"Good enough for me."
~~~~~~~~ Thats all for part 4. Hope you like it so far. Anyway I'm skipping ahead a little while most likely to a week before Buffy shows up in SunnyD. Also a few things will change in between that i'll give flashbacks on. so.. give feedback
I own nothing!!!!!
Xander Harris awoke in an all to familiar surrounding. The Rosenbergs guest room, or as they told him last night. His room. He thought back to the conversation he had with them after Willow had been 'forced' to go to sleep.
"I don't want to be a burden. I can take care of myself." Xander said as he sat at the table with Willows' parents. Both adults smiled at the young man they thought of a son.
"Nonsense Xander. Your staying here and thats final. You have the room beside Willow's. So go. Go to bed." Mrs. Rosenberg said somewhat playfully. Xander smiled slightly and stood turning to walk from the room.
"I want you to know how much this means to me. Thank you." Xander then walked toward HIS room. He didn't know why but for some strange reason. He felt at home.
Xander was pulled from his musings from pounding on 'his' door.
"Xander we have toget ready for school!" Willow yelled as she pounded on his door. Xander groaned and got out of bed.
"Be out in a minute!" Xander stood slowly and pulled some clothes out of a bag. A black shirt and dark jeans.
"I hate school." He muttered to himself as he began to dress.
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The halls of Sunnydale Junior High were like most highschools. Plain looking and full of students. Xander and Willow weaved there way through. Or rather Willow did. Xander just walked straight forward bumping people out of his way and moving toward his locker. Willow noticed how Xander had lost the hop in his step and the smile that always graced his face. She felt sorry for her friend. Very sorry.
"Hey Wills. Xand-man." Willow looked up to see Jesse waiting by her locker.
"Hey Jesse." Willow said as she opened her locker. Xander nodded. He hadn't said anything since Willow woke him up that morning. Jesse didn't push it and the three walked to class in silence.
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"Mr. Harris!" Xander turned from the window slowly and looked at the teacher with emotionless eyes.
"What?" His voice wasn't cold. Wasn't angry. But it also wasn't Xander.
"Pay attention." The teacher turned back to the board and Xander turned back to the window. He looked out at the sunlit quad. The sunlight was his only protection. It showed that even when he was scared he was safe. He looked out the window unaware of people watching him.
"He looks different." Harmony said as she and Cordelia watched Xander stare out the window. Cordy nodded her agreement.
"Yeah. But he's still a loser." Harmony agreed and went back to talking about nailpolish. Cordy on the other hand continued to watch Xander. Xander noticed her staring but didn't care. He was thinking of how to get out of the Rosenbergs' house to patrol.
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"Where are you going Xander?" Willow asked as she Xander opened the front door. It was close to midnight and Xander was sneeking out of the house.
"McDonalds?" Xander asked with no humor in his voice. He didn't have humor in his voice anymore.
"Try again." Xander looked like he was thinking.
"I'm going to hunt vampires with my best friend who is also a vampire with a soul." Willow frowned at Xander who shrugged.
"I'm going out Wills. Be back before your parents wake up. Get some sleep." Before Willow could say something Xander was gone. Willow thought about following the young man but turned and walked back to her room. She would TRY to get some sleep. After all she trusted Xander.
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Angel and Xander walked through the crypts and tombstones of a cemetery. They had dusted a few vampires but it was a pretty slow night. Angel had heard about Darla's dissappearance and he knew that Xander had something to do with it. But he wasn't going to bring it up. Wasn't his style. Or his business.
"You need a hobby." Angel said out of the blue. Xander looked at him like he was crazy then motioned to the stake in his hand and the cemetery around him.
"Not this. I mean a hobby. Uh.. Muscial instrument. Yeah. What your favorite instrument?" Xander still looked slightly confused as he answered.
"Drums. Why?" Angel only smiled.
"I'll buy you set. Like I said you need a hobby." Xander sighed and threw his arms into the air.
"I don't have TIME for a hobby." Angel rolled his eyes and hit Xander on the back.
"We'll make time. After all you can't be out here everynight fighting. Your still a kid." Xander was about to start yelling when Angel held up his hands.
"That wasn't an insult Xander. Look your only fourteen. You need to hang out have fun. Don't get me wrong I like having a partner but this can't be your entire life." Xander understood what Angel was saying. Finally he nodded accepting defeat.
"Fine. I'll do it. Basterd." Angel laughed as the exited the cemetery.
"Good. Good." They walked toward Willows' house. Angel feeling better about Xander's life. And Xander. Well he was wondering if he could get in without waking anyone up.
"Oh. And your going to have to meet Willow's parents. Especially if you buy me a drum set. Haven't thought of that have you deadboy?" Angel groaned. That was true he hadn't thought of that. This sucked. Oh well. He'd just say he was his big brother. Or not.
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Darla and Whistler sat outside Buffy Summers home as the young girl stood on the porch waiting for her boyfriend.
"She's going to need help." Whistler said as he looked out the window of his car. Darla nodded as she watched Buffy's boyfriend pull up and Buffy get in the car.
"Think you can handle it?" Darla swallowed and looked at Whister.
"I don't know." Whistler smiled at the souled vampiress.
"Good enough for me."
~~~~~~~~ Thats all for part 4. Hope you like it so far. Anyway I'm skipping ahead a little while most likely to a week before Buffy shows up in SunnyD. Also a few things will change in between that i'll give flashbacks on. so.. give feedback