Chapter Two At the Bronzes...

"Xander..." Buffy exclaimed as Xander still looked down at the crowd dancing.
"Xander, what's wrong? " she asked again.
"Buffy, just leave me alone please."
"No, because there is a girl downstairs and up here whose worried about you."
"You can't help me."
"Why not?"
"Because" he shouted then he was silent, he waited till no on e was there with them.
"Buffy, I raped you and at this point and time I would do it again."
"Xander?" Buffy thought this wasn't his normal self, he meant it.
"I still grave you.," he said no acknowledging her face.
"What?"
"Yes, the hyena man is gone but the impulse to mate with you is still there."
"Oh, that's normal, you're a teenage guy." she said reassured.
"A teenage guy, yes, but now with the cravings of a man. I still taste you in my mouth, I feel your body next to me, I smell your weakness and I hear you moans. With every time, I see you it increases." Xander said finally staring at her. Buffy saw the tears in his eyes, he was half a man and she was half a woman, for she felt her heart start to race, what he had said was enough for both parties. She was a woman now, a woman with cravings for...she then shook her head, not Xander, or was it. He was her first and he was so incredible, he made her forget the late night vamp fights and the dangerous life, she was girl not a slayer.
Suddenly Buffy stopped and looked up to find Xander gone. She then felt him behind her, for he stood really close to her. He then whispered in her ear:
"This is a battle, I must fight alone you nor anyone else can help me." He then was gone; he ran downstairs and straight out of the Bronzes. Buffy's thoughts seemed to stay focused on what Xander had said when Angel came beside her.
"What are we thinking about?"
"Nothing." She turned and looked at him, she smiled." Angel can I ask you to do something for me."
"Yea."
"Kiss me." Angel scratched the back of his neck with fear in his eyes.
"What?"
"Kiss me." Angel acknowledged her wish and found himself kissing her. They pulled away slowly, Buffy smiled with a fakeness to ease Angel but she wanted that kiss from another man. Buffy then left as Willow came up the stairs.
"What happened Buffy?" Willow asked but Buffy continued down the stairs. Willow looked at Angel who was confused about what had just happened himself. Buffy continued out of the Bronze as the music played on:

I don't understand You look just like the man In the picture by our bed the suspense is pounding and clouding up my head I'm checking you clothes And you wear the same size shoe You sleep in his spot And your drivin' his car But I don't know just who you are

There's a stranger in my house It took a while to figure out There's no way you could be Who you say you are You gotta be someone else Cause he wouldn't touch me like that And he wouldn't treat me like you do He would adore me He wouldn't ignore me So I'm convinced there's a stranger in my house

Pop Quiz Tell me where first kiss Tell me where my spot is Tell me if I like it, loved it Or could it be That the stranger is me Have I changed so drastically? Is it I want more me And you remain the same

Buffy reached the library doors; she came in to find Giles, locking up. "Buffy, I thought tonight was your night off." "It is but I wanted to know if I could stay, here and sort of chill out on the books." "Um, sure" Giles gurgled hastily. "Just lock the side door when you leave, don't stay too long, you have school. "
"O-k, Pop." she said sarcastically, he smiled and grabbed his coat and left. Buffy went inside the office; she then muddled through his bookshelf. She saw the book Willow used to find out about the hyena. She began to read but stopped mid-way to sit on the couch and get comfy. Once on the couch she stopped and slowly began to read. ________________________________________________________________________

In the morning, Willow passed by Xander's house; she saw that his car was still in the driveway. So she went up to his front porch and knocked but no one answered. Willow then felt the top ridge of the door and get the emo- key. She reflected back to when they were fourteen and Xander told her that the emergency key was above the door, he nicknamed it the emo-key. She then unlocked his door and came in.
"Hello." she heard nobody and there wasn't anybody there. She looked up the stairs and began walking up. Once up, she walked down the hall to the door labeled DANGER ZONE. She knocked and there was no answer. Suddenly, the door open and Willow came in to find Xander sitting and staring out his window. He had a towel wrapped around his lower extremities. His hair lay wet and long as water ran down his face. Willow noticed that his usually shaved five o'clock shadow was now a thin beard.
"Xander?" Willow spoke.
"Willow." he replied still focused on the window.
"Are you gonna get ready soon, will be late for school."
"I'm not going to school Willow, so please leave," he said firmly. Willow was hurt, Xander was clearly mad at something and for the first time he didn't need her to talk about it.
"But Xander I-"
"Want to stay with me because you're pathetic enough to do so." he said looking at her. He stood up and walked towards her.
"You don't have to be so mean," she said as he smiled.
"Your right, Willow." he said looking her over. "You want to stay?"
"I'm not sure, you're acting-"she replied.
"Weird." he said kissing her neck. Willow pulled back in fright.
"NO, I don't know what's wrong with you but I don't like this Xander."
"I'm sorry, if I am not the Xander you want, the mushy Xander but secretly I've always been this way and I told you I needed to be alone, so leave...NOW." he yelled. Tears filled Willow's eyes as she turned and left. Xander rubbed his temples to release the tension that mounted. He then heard a loud slam as he saw Willow leave running away. ________________________________________________________________________

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Buffy then nibbled at Xander's upper lip. She then continued until the nibbles turned into kisses of passion. Xander catching on to her actions began to kiss Buffy's neck. ----------
"I don't-" he said as Willow kissed him again.
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Let's get out of here." she said as he gave that quirk of a grin.