Title: linked fates
Author: Stephan "xanman" R
Email: iloveBTVS@hotmail.com
Distribution: do it all you want as long as you ask me first
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters.. yet. mwahahaha. Joss you
are god of the Buffy-verse.
Summery-an almost completely forgotten summer between Buffy and xander
Pairings: B/X
Chapter 2: rages to riches.
Xander was greeted at the Los Angeles airport by his best friends in the world and couldn't help but hug them until they had a huge lack of air. He missed them over the summer. Up in front was number one compadre willow, the willster, wilsky and hutch. Ok even he knew these little nicknames were kinda lame but that didn't matter. And behind was her boyfriend Oz. The man of little words but each word and phrase has so much weight you just can't ignore them. Behind them was the father that he wishes he had. Giles was the smartest person he knew and ultimately the coolest. Then in the back she stood. The most beautiful person in the world stood out, no matter how many people she was behind. Buffy was their holding the car keys and yawning, but then she saw his first. Like a bolt out of hell she ran towards him and started hugging his tightly then the rest joined in. They went to the mini-van Giles purchased over the summer. It took a while but he realized just how horrible his old beetle was. So they rode towards Sunnydale, the land that peace forgot. "So Xander are going to change your last name now that you know where you're from" inquired a way too giddy willow. "Well considering the name Harris only brought me parents who never loved me, mocking at school and did I mention parents who never loved me, I'd have to say.I did it before I left for Romania. Oh oh oh I can ride a horse now." "Wicked cool Xand, I might have to get lessons," said Buffy trying not reveal anything about her dream to anybody. Then Oz did his butting in thing and said "if horse hoofs make glue, shouldn't they be softer" "How philosophical and yet.." "Is it just me or are the British very irritable" goes oz on another one of his tangents. About another 20 minuets later they arrived in the front of an Old Spanish style mansion. Xander sat in aw at his new home. He had never seen his new place before but he never thought that on a teacher's salary ms. Calendar could afford a place like this. There was also a huge account and college fund set up for him. They helped him bring his stuff inside. All of his stuff from before was already in. while he was in Romania they brought his stuff over, at his request. So they went inside and looked around "So looks like I'm going to need to go shopping," he said as he looked at the semi-emptiness of the living room. Not a couch, not a TV, nothing really. He knew Ms. Calendar has left him a lot of money in a personal account. It was more then just a lot of money it was over $900,000 not including his college fund. He was rich. So he turned to Buffy and said "so waddaya say, you me, a little shopping this weekend" "Why not, I am, after all from L.A. plus we need to discus something" "Yay, I have a home, that sounds a little destitute doesn't it" they all nodded. Saturday approached and Buffy and xander went shopping for his new place. It was a fun experience, they went and bought a couch and a loveseat and even a lazy boy. They were joking and paling around the whole day. So that night in his living room while they were watching some TV on his new 32" screen they got to some serious talking. "So Xand what was it like in Romania. Did you meet any Romanian vixens trying to get you to stay"? "Now there is no temptation that could keep me away from Sunnydale. Except maybe a demon free life, but with my love life I doubt it's going to happen. So tell me about you summer, and pass the chunky monkey ice cream." "Well nothing really, slayed a few vampires, found the lost city of Atlantis, got all my college stuff together." "So Atlantis does exist" "Yeah, some bald guy found it, used a spell to shrink it and keeps it in his fish bowl. Could he *need* a date any badder." "Man I'm going to college, here I thought I was going to be some lame-ass townie. So you getting' a dorm room" "Yeah, it'll be kinda weird, being away from home and mom. Should I be thankful or scared" "Well you could always stay with me, I have seven rooms or more" "Just me and you?" "Willow said no. She wants the dorm life. I bet when the first party strikes up and she can't study shell regret not taking me up on my offer." "Hey this will be *groovy*. We haven't spent any quality Xander/Buffy time over the years" "Plus I'll defiantly need a women's touch. I meant the place not myself and this is getting kinda awkward" "So do you want to read my palm or do some crystal gazing, I want to see all you can do" He went upstairs and opened his case, he still hadn't unpacked. He brought out a very sacred and mystical rug and he also took some colored sand. He brought all of that stuff down the spiral staircase and began to prepare. "Now be careful this is a new technique and I haven't quite mastered it. I just hope it works.and that nothing melts this time" "Ill do what you say. So what's this spell supposed to do?" "Its going to show me your dreams and show you mine" This scared them both. He couldn't talk to her about his dreams and she couldn't talk to him about hers. This was the only way for him to tell her and since she couldn't bring herself to talk about it she agreed whole- heartedly. So he spread the blanket and told her to kneel on it. They kneeled across from each other and held each palm up with only the middle fingers touching. He started speaking some words in ancient Latin and they could both feel the magic inside of them. Then with his other hand xander poured the sand onto their palms. They seemed to be surrounded by colorful plasmatic images and then they looked into each other's eyes. In a flash they saw the dreams it was like having your gut turned inside out and twisted and then chopped up. They both rushed for the bathroom and vomited. Xander in the tub, Buffy in the toilet. "So you've been having the dreams to Buffy" "Yeah for the whole summer, what do you think this means?" "Something's after us. I guess we go to Giles and ask around. I think it would be best for us to live together so whatever is after us doesn't get us alone" "I agree, so lets go to Giles tomorrow" "It'll have to be after I get off from work" "You have a job? But your rich why do you need a job" "Because Buff money gets used and I need to have a way to pay the bills if something happens" "Where do you work"? "I'm a waiter at the novel nook. It pays OK and it has a flexible schedule"
"Hey, yeah, I have a job at the boutique next door, we could have lunch" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`* A/N please reviews. I love reviews I do have more chapters but till the reviews go up the chapters wont be posted.
Chapter 2: rages to riches.
Xander was greeted at the Los Angeles airport by his best friends in the world and couldn't help but hug them until they had a huge lack of air. He missed them over the summer. Up in front was number one compadre willow, the willster, wilsky and hutch. Ok even he knew these little nicknames were kinda lame but that didn't matter. And behind was her boyfriend Oz. The man of little words but each word and phrase has so much weight you just can't ignore them. Behind them was the father that he wishes he had. Giles was the smartest person he knew and ultimately the coolest. Then in the back she stood. The most beautiful person in the world stood out, no matter how many people she was behind. Buffy was their holding the car keys and yawning, but then she saw his first. Like a bolt out of hell she ran towards him and started hugging his tightly then the rest joined in. They went to the mini-van Giles purchased over the summer. It took a while but he realized just how horrible his old beetle was. So they rode towards Sunnydale, the land that peace forgot. "So Xander are going to change your last name now that you know where you're from" inquired a way too giddy willow. "Well considering the name Harris only brought me parents who never loved me, mocking at school and did I mention parents who never loved me, I'd have to say.I did it before I left for Romania. Oh oh oh I can ride a horse now." "Wicked cool Xand, I might have to get lessons," said Buffy trying not reveal anything about her dream to anybody. Then Oz did his butting in thing and said "if horse hoofs make glue, shouldn't they be softer" "How philosophical and yet.." "Is it just me or are the British very irritable" goes oz on another one of his tangents. About another 20 minuets later they arrived in the front of an Old Spanish style mansion. Xander sat in aw at his new home. He had never seen his new place before but he never thought that on a teacher's salary ms. Calendar could afford a place like this. There was also a huge account and college fund set up for him. They helped him bring his stuff inside. All of his stuff from before was already in. while he was in Romania they brought his stuff over, at his request. So they went inside and looked around "So looks like I'm going to need to go shopping," he said as he looked at the semi-emptiness of the living room. Not a couch, not a TV, nothing really. He knew Ms. Calendar has left him a lot of money in a personal account. It was more then just a lot of money it was over $900,000 not including his college fund. He was rich. So he turned to Buffy and said "so waddaya say, you me, a little shopping this weekend" "Why not, I am, after all from L.A. plus we need to discus something" "Yay, I have a home, that sounds a little destitute doesn't it" they all nodded. Saturday approached and Buffy and xander went shopping for his new place. It was a fun experience, they went and bought a couch and a loveseat and even a lazy boy. They were joking and paling around the whole day. So that night in his living room while they were watching some TV on his new 32" screen they got to some serious talking. "So Xand what was it like in Romania. Did you meet any Romanian vixens trying to get you to stay"? "Now there is no temptation that could keep me away from Sunnydale. Except maybe a demon free life, but with my love life I doubt it's going to happen. So tell me about you summer, and pass the chunky monkey ice cream." "Well nothing really, slayed a few vampires, found the lost city of Atlantis, got all my college stuff together." "So Atlantis does exist" "Yeah, some bald guy found it, used a spell to shrink it and keeps it in his fish bowl. Could he *need* a date any badder." "Man I'm going to college, here I thought I was going to be some lame-ass townie. So you getting' a dorm room" "Yeah, it'll be kinda weird, being away from home and mom. Should I be thankful or scared" "Well you could always stay with me, I have seven rooms or more" "Just me and you?" "Willow said no. She wants the dorm life. I bet when the first party strikes up and she can't study shell regret not taking me up on my offer." "Hey this will be *groovy*. We haven't spent any quality Xander/Buffy time over the years" "Plus I'll defiantly need a women's touch. I meant the place not myself and this is getting kinda awkward" "So do you want to read my palm or do some crystal gazing, I want to see all you can do" He went upstairs and opened his case, he still hadn't unpacked. He brought out a very sacred and mystical rug and he also took some colored sand. He brought all of that stuff down the spiral staircase and began to prepare. "Now be careful this is a new technique and I haven't quite mastered it. I just hope it works.and that nothing melts this time" "Ill do what you say. So what's this spell supposed to do?" "Its going to show me your dreams and show you mine" This scared them both. He couldn't talk to her about his dreams and she couldn't talk to him about hers. This was the only way for him to tell her and since she couldn't bring herself to talk about it she agreed whole- heartedly. So he spread the blanket and told her to kneel on it. They kneeled across from each other and held each palm up with only the middle fingers touching. He started speaking some words in ancient Latin and they could both feel the magic inside of them. Then with his other hand xander poured the sand onto their palms. They seemed to be surrounded by colorful plasmatic images and then they looked into each other's eyes. In a flash they saw the dreams it was like having your gut turned inside out and twisted and then chopped up. They both rushed for the bathroom and vomited. Xander in the tub, Buffy in the toilet. "So you've been having the dreams to Buffy" "Yeah for the whole summer, what do you think this means?" "Something's after us. I guess we go to Giles and ask around. I think it would be best for us to live together so whatever is after us doesn't get us alone" "I agree, so lets go to Giles tomorrow" "It'll have to be after I get off from work" "You have a job? But your rich why do you need a job" "Because Buff money gets used and I need to have a way to pay the bills if something happens" "Where do you work"? "I'm a waiter at the novel nook. It pays OK and it has a flexible schedule"
"Hey, yeah, I have a job at the boutique next door, we could have lunch" *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`* A/N please reviews. I love reviews I do have more chapters but till the reviews go up the chapters wont be posted.
