Title Series: A Hairy Situation
Rating: PG-13
Chapter: Twelve
Author: White Werewolf
Category: Buffy/Xander
Spoilers/Timeframe: Season 6. Before Xander's failed
marriage, and Spuffy is happening. Willow and Tara
are separated due to Willow's magic use. And Dawn
almost got killed because of Willow's problem.
Summery: While on a camping trip, Xander starts to go
through some changes. And, it's for the better.
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I answered, "That's what we thought too."
My favorite Slayer nodded, "Yeah, and we're hoping that you found something."
Willow looked at her book and then back at us, "I didn't find anything. I've gone through a lot of books tonight and I didn't find anything."
I sighed. This didn't look good at all. Willow was one of the best researchers that I knew. Hell, she is the best, Giles being a close second. Or would Willow be a close second? I don't know. That's not what's important. My werewolf problem is.
Maybe if she knew what we were looking for and what's been going on between Buffy and myself within the last few days?. "It might help if you knew what's been going on."
The Slayer nodded, "Yeah, it happened tonight. Xander escaped his cage and found me behind a tombstone. I actually told him to stay, and he did. He understood me, Willow. I mean, he actually understood me. It doesn't make sense."
"Weird." Was our resident Witch's reply.
My girlfriend nodded, "That's not all. I went to kill the vampires and staked one. But, the second one grabbed me by the arm and knocked me out when my head hit another gravestone.
When I came to, I noticed Werewolf Xander circling the last vampire. They fought, and Xander took a bite out of him. Since when can a werewolf turn a vampire into dust? And it was caused by biting him? There's something definitely going on. Then, Xand fainted and turned back into a human.
He got up later. Then he ran back to the crypt and got dressed. That's what happened before we came over here."
As she told her story, Buffy wrapped her arm around my waist.
When she finished, Willow looked at me and said, "There's definitely something going on. I went through a lot of the books and still didn't find anything that would help you, Xan. I'm sorry."
I sighed, "Don't worry, Wills. You tried."
Then I turned to glance at the bookshelf. Books were tossed everywhere.
I scanned the shelves and noticed a book at the right corner of one of them. Forgetting Buffy was attached to me, I walked over to the shelves and pulled out the book. I glanced at the title and it read, 'Lycanthropes.'
Lycanthropes?
What the hell was that?
"Hey Wills?"
I turned around and Willow looked at me and asked, "Yeah?"
"Think fast." With that said, I tossed the book to her.
My best redheaded friend caught the book and glanced at the cover. She whispered, "I can't believe I didn't look in this book."
Buffy showed a confused look, "What book's that?"
She answered, "It's called: 'Lycanthropes.'"
My new girlfriend asked, "What are those?"
"Werewolves."
Without any further hesitation Willow plopped herself in the seat and opened the book and quickly flipped to the contents. Her eyes scanned the chapters. By time she got to chapter five, she noticed something. "Check this out."
I approached her, "Check what out?"
She read aloud the subtitle, "Lycanthropes and Slayers."
Buffy and I looked at each other again and then back at our best friend, "What's it say?" The blond questioned.
Willow flipped to the chapter and began to read. Soon she found something, and began to read out loud.
"It is foretold in legend that a union between Slayer and Werewolf will unite.
Fate and Destiny will collide once the Slayer reaches the age of rebirth.
Together, they fight for the power of light.
The Werewolf, fractured soul of animal and man. There be no other like him.
Cloaked as a beast, he shall embrace the primal call. Human inside, he'll be forever more.
For his life's blood oath is to the Slayer as lover and protector.
Now, the Werewolf Guardian will take his place along the Slayer."
After finishing that, Willow turned around to us and said, "Does that mean anything to you?"
I try to think about it. Well, no doubt it deals with Buffy and myself, but that's all I know. I need Giles.
I walked towards the phone and picked it up. I was about to dial the familiar number when someone said, "Hey, Xan?"
I glanced down at the young woman. Her eyes showed that caring gaze that I love so much. "Yeah Buff?"
"Who you calling?"
I smirked getting an idea, "Ghostbusters." When there's something strange in your neighborhood, who your gonna call? Ghostbusters!
That was a real funny movie. I love Dan Ackroyed and Bill Murray. The original Saturday Night Live not like the new ones.
She giggled. The sound of her laugh brought me back to the here and now. Man, I love that sound.
"No, seriously. Who're you calling?"
I replied, "Giles. Maybe he knows something about this prophecy."
A smile was made, "He'll definitely know." She looked back at the table and Willow was going through some books giving her an idea. Buffy smiled, licked her lips and kissed me briefly on the lips.
When we parted, I grinned, "What was that for?"
The Slayer wrapped her arms around my neck and said, "That's my way for saying thank you, Xander. If you didn't save me tonight, we never would've gotten together, and I wouldn't know what true happiness was."
I couldn't stop grinning, "I make you happy?"
She nodded, "You better believe it, Xander. You make me feel like I've never felt before. I feel warm, protected, and loved. If I didn't know better, I'd say I'm back in heaven."
Heaven? I'm being compared to heaven? And it's by Buffy? My life couldn't be any better. "As much as I would like to take you at this moment. And God, I so would. But, one, I gotta call Giles. Two, Willow's here. And three, I don't know when Anya might come through that door. I don't want her to see me with you at this point."
She nodded slowly, "I understand."
I took my hand and lifted her chin. I gazed into her eyes-those two lovely hazel eyes. They were the type of eyes you could get lost in. "I love you, Buffy. I just don't want to lose you over a silly matter like this. You make me feel better than I've ever felt before."
Hey eyes soon glazed over with tears. "I love you, too, Xand. I just wish we got together so many years ago."
He nodded, "So do I, Buffy. But we both needed this time to grow as people. I needed Cordy, Wills, Faith, and Anya to become the man I am today. And you needed Pike, Angel, Parker, Riley, and Spike to become the woman you are."
She immediately pulled me into a hug. "You say the best things."
I held her close to me for a few seconds and then said, "I gotta call Giles." She withdrew herself from me and I went back to the phone. I dialed the number. And it rang for a few moments.
After five rings it was picked up. "Hello."
The sound of the voice brought a smile to my face. I missed that sound. "Hiya, Giles."
"Hello, Xander. What can I do for you?"
I glanced at my girlfriend who just wrapped her arm around my waist. "Buffy, Willow, and I found this prophecy. I was wondering if you could help translate it for us."
"Of course I can. Or at least I could try. What 's the prophecy?"
I took the phone off my ear and placed my hand on the receiver. "Can you get the book, Buffy?"
She nodded, withdrew her arm, and walked over to Willow.
Meanwhile I placed the phone back to my ear. "Buffy went to get the book. She'll be back in a moment," I paused, "so, how's England?"
"England's great. I managed to meet up with some old friends and trying to get the council to reform in some of their matters. Namely the Cruciamentum."
That word send a shiver down my spine. I know that phrase is way overdone, but it's how I felt. "Good idea, Giles. You better get them to stop it. If I remember correctly, Buffy wasn't a happy camper back then.
"Xander?"
I turn around and she had the book in her hands, "I got the book."
I nodded, and said to Giles, "Buffy has the book. I'll let her read it to you."
"Alright, Xander. It was good to talk to you again."
I smiled, "It was great talking to you too."
We switched positions, and I handed the phone to Buffy. She smiled at me, and I smiled back.
"Hey, Giles." I heard her say.
At that point I don't know what they were talking about. But, one thing for sure is that Buffy would definitely tell me all I needed to know. And in turn, we'd tell the others.
I took the seat next to Willow and plopped myself down. "Hi, Wills."
She looked at me and grinned, "Hi, Xan."
"So, how are things with Tara?"
She replied, "We're making progress. My time with Dawn today went for the better. I haven't used magic in days, and I couldn't be happier."
I flashed her a smile, "That's good to hear. You two deserve each other."
"Thanks, Xander. I love her, and I finally think we might be getting back together soon."
All of a sudden we were cut off when Buffy asked into the phone, "Axon? Who the hell is Axon?"
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TBC
Rating: PG-13
Chapter: Twelve
Author: White Werewolf
Category: Buffy/Xander
Spoilers/Timeframe: Season 6. Before Xander's failed
marriage, and Spuffy is happening. Willow and Tara
are separated due to Willow's magic use. And Dawn
almost got killed because of Willow's problem.
Summery: While on a camping trip, Xander starts to go
through some changes. And, it's for the better.
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I answered, "That's what we thought too."
My favorite Slayer nodded, "Yeah, and we're hoping that you found something."
Willow looked at her book and then back at us, "I didn't find anything. I've gone through a lot of books tonight and I didn't find anything."
I sighed. This didn't look good at all. Willow was one of the best researchers that I knew. Hell, she is the best, Giles being a close second. Or would Willow be a close second? I don't know. That's not what's important. My werewolf problem is.
Maybe if she knew what we were looking for and what's been going on between Buffy and myself within the last few days?. "It might help if you knew what's been going on."
The Slayer nodded, "Yeah, it happened tonight. Xander escaped his cage and found me behind a tombstone. I actually told him to stay, and he did. He understood me, Willow. I mean, he actually understood me. It doesn't make sense."
"Weird." Was our resident Witch's reply.
My girlfriend nodded, "That's not all. I went to kill the vampires and staked one. But, the second one grabbed me by the arm and knocked me out when my head hit another gravestone.
When I came to, I noticed Werewolf Xander circling the last vampire. They fought, and Xander took a bite out of him. Since when can a werewolf turn a vampire into dust? And it was caused by biting him? There's something definitely going on. Then, Xand fainted and turned back into a human.
He got up later. Then he ran back to the crypt and got dressed. That's what happened before we came over here."
As she told her story, Buffy wrapped her arm around my waist.
When she finished, Willow looked at me and said, "There's definitely something going on. I went through a lot of the books and still didn't find anything that would help you, Xan. I'm sorry."
I sighed, "Don't worry, Wills. You tried."
Then I turned to glance at the bookshelf. Books were tossed everywhere.
I scanned the shelves and noticed a book at the right corner of one of them. Forgetting Buffy was attached to me, I walked over to the shelves and pulled out the book. I glanced at the title and it read, 'Lycanthropes.'
Lycanthropes?
What the hell was that?
"Hey Wills?"
I turned around and Willow looked at me and asked, "Yeah?"
"Think fast." With that said, I tossed the book to her.
My best redheaded friend caught the book and glanced at the cover. She whispered, "I can't believe I didn't look in this book."
Buffy showed a confused look, "What book's that?"
She answered, "It's called: 'Lycanthropes.'"
My new girlfriend asked, "What are those?"
"Werewolves."
Without any further hesitation Willow plopped herself in the seat and opened the book and quickly flipped to the contents. Her eyes scanned the chapters. By time she got to chapter five, she noticed something. "Check this out."
I approached her, "Check what out?"
She read aloud the subtitle, "Lycanthropes and Slayers."
Buffy and I looked at each other again and then back at our best friend, "What's it say?" The blond questioned.
Willow flipped to the chapter and began to read. Soon she found something, and began to read out loud.
"It is foretold in legend that a union between Slayer and Werewolf will unite.
Fate and Destiny will collide once the Slayer reaches the age of rebirth.
Together, they fight for the power of light.
The Werewolf, fractured soul of animal and man. There be no other like him.
Cloaked as a beast, he shall embrace the primal call. Human inside, he'll be forever more.
For his life's blood oath is to the Slayer as lover and protector.
Now, the Werewolf Guardian will take his place along the Slayer."
After finishing that, Willow turned around to us and said, "Does that mean anything to you?"
I try to think about it. Well, no doubt it deals with Buffy and myself, but that's all I know. I need Giles.
I walked towards the phone and picked it up. I was about to dial the familiar number when someone said, "Hey, Xan?"
I glanced down at the young woman. Her eyes showed that caring gaze that I love so much. "Yeah Buff?"
"Who you calling?"
I smirked getting an idea, "Ghostbusters." When there's something strange in your neighborhood, who your gonna call? Ghostbusters!
That was a real funny movie. I love Dan Ackroyed and Bill Murray. The original Saturday Night Live not like the new ones.
She giggled. The sound of her laugh brought me back to the here and now. Man, I love that sound.
"No, seriously. Who're you calling?"
I replied, "Giles. Maybe he knows something about this prophecy."
A smile was made, "He'll definitely know." She looked back at the table and Willow was going through some books giving her an idea. Buffy smiled, licked her lips and kissed me briefly on the lips.
When we parted, I grinned, "What was that for?"
The Slayer wrapped her arms around my neck and said, "That's my way for saying thank you, Xander. If you didn't save me tonight, we never would've gotten together, and I wouldn't know what true happiness was."
I couldn't stop grinning, "I make you happy?"
She nodded, "You better believe it, Xander. You make me feel like I've never felt before. I feel warm, protected, and loved. If I didn't know better, I'd say I'm back in heaven."
Heaven? I'm being compared to heaven? And it's by Buffy? My life couldn't be any better. "As much as I would like to take you at this moment. And God, I so would. But, one, I gotta call Giles. Two, Willow's here. And three, I don't know when Anya might come through that door. I don't want her to see me with you at this point."
She nodded slowly, "I understand."
I took my hand and lifted her chin. I gazed into her eyes-those two lovely hazel eyes. They were the type of eyes you could get lost in. "I love you, Buffy. I just don't want to lose you over a silly matter like this. You make me feel better than I've ever felt before."
Hey eyes soon glazed over with tears. "I love you, too, Xand. I just wish we got together so many years ago."
He nodded, "So do I, Buffy. But we both needed this time to grow as people. I needed Cordy, Wills, Faith, and Anya to become the man I am today. And you needed Pike, Angel, Parker, Riley, and Spike to become the woman you are."
She immediately pulled me into a hug. "You say the best things."
I held her close to me for a few seconds and then said, "I gotta call Giles." She withdrew herself from me and I went back to the phone. I dialed the number. And it rang for a few moments.
After five rings it was picked up. "Hello."
The sound of the voice brought a smile to my face. I missed that sound. "Hiya, Giles."
"Hello, Xander. What can I do for you?"
I glanced at my girlfriend who just wrapped her arm around my waist. "Buffy, Willow, and I found this prophecy. I was wondering if you could help translate it for us."
"Of course I can. Or at least I could try. What 's the prophecy?"
I took the phone off my ear and placed my hand on the receiver. "Can you get the book, Buffy?"
She nodded, withdrew her arm, and walked over to Willow.
Meanwhile I placed the phone back to my ear. "Buffy went to get the book. She'll be back in a moment," I paused, "so, how's England?"
"England's great. I managed to meet up with some old friends and trying to get the council to reform in some of their matters. Namely the Cruciamentum."
That word send a shiver down my spine. I know that phrase is way overdone, but it's how I felt. "Good idea, Giles. You better get them to stop it. If I remember correctly, Buffy wasn't a happy camper back then.
"Xander?"
I turn around and she had the book in her hands, "I got the book."
I nodded, and said to Giles, "Buffy has the book. I'll let her read it to you."
"Alright, Xander. It was good to talk to you again."
I smiled, "It was great talking to you too."
We switched positions, and I handed the phone to Buffy. She smiled at me, and I smiled back.
"Hey, Giles." I heard her say.
At that point I don't know what they were talking about. But, one thing for sure is that Buffy would definitely tell me all I needed to know. And in turn, we'd tell the others.
I took the seat next to Willow and plopped myself down. "Hi, Wills."
She looked at me and grinned, "Hi, Xan."
"So, how are things with Tara?"
She replied, "We're making progress. My time with Dawn today went for the better. I haven't used magic in days, and I couldn't be happier."
I flashed her a smile, "That's good to hear. You two deserve each other."
"Thanks, Xander. I love her, and I finally think we might be getting back together soon."
All of a sudden we were cut off when Buffy asked into the phone, "Axon? Who the hell is Axon?"
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TBC