Title: Divine Interruption (3/6)
Author: Cyclone
Feedback: Please be gentle.
Distribution: Gimme credit and a link. Plus, archived at http://fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=62966 or http://fanfiction.net/~cyclone
Rating: I'm gonna go say PG.
Spoilers: Up to season two of Buffy and anything in the Herc/Xenaverse.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to the other people. I'm just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: Xander gets some "help" from a goddess. Sequel to Reminiscence.
Author's Note: I _was_ planning on skipping to the Judge story arc, but...
* * *
Kendra was annoyed.
It was a new feeling, to be honest. She was often frustrated by Watcher Zabuto's refusal to see her accomplishments, disappointed with herself and her inability to please him, and upset when he verbally dissected what she had thought was a good job.
But annoyed was new.
And she was annoyed because Watcher Giles -- who wasn't even _her_ Watcher -- was doing the same thing, pushing her training to new heights.
When she could be with that fascinating young man, Xander.
"Giles!"
Kendra turned. It was the redhead.
"We've got a problem."
* * *
"Okay," Xander said, holding the candle uncertainly. He looked at Angel and Cordy, who were each holding similar candles, then turned to Miss Calendar, "Everything ready?"
She nodded. "Here goes."
She began to chant.
* * *
Giles nodded, studiously keeping his eyes away from Kendra. "That would explain... certain things." Taking a deep breath, he said, "We should move quickly. If we're not the only ones affec-..."
Suddenly, the three of them collapsed.
* * *
The cauldron exploded.
Coughing, Xander waved the smoke away and looked around, "Hey, is everyone all right?"
"That... wasn't supposed to happen," Jenny said before erupting in a brief coughing fit. Blinking her eyes clear, her gaze settled on Xander, and she blushed. "Oh, my," she murmured.
"Miss Calendar?" he asked, concerned.
"Please," she said huskily, "call me Jenny."
Xander blinked. "Oh, no..."
"What the _hell_ went wrong?" Cordy snapped furiously. She glared at Miss Calendar and smacked the computer teacher's arm, "And hey! Back off!"
Xander blinked in surprise. Okay, so it looked like the backfire only hit Miss Calendar... possibly. "Angel, you feel any different?"
"No," the vampire growled.
"Good, good," Xander said. "I-I'm gonna get Giles."
With that, he bolted, much to Jenny's disappointment.
* * *
"My goodness," Giles said as he shook his head clear. "I do believe whatever's affecting me seems have worn off."
He no longer felt any attraction to the dark-skinned Slayer.
"Yeah," Willow nodded, "I feel... normal." She looked at Kendra, "Do you feel any different?"
"No."
"GILES!"
"Ah," the Watcher sighed, "Xander. No doubt with a report of some new paranormal misfortune."
"We got a problem," Xander hissed.
"So I surmised."
"Huh?" Xander blinked, momentarily confused, then shook his head. "Whatever. Okay, I dunno if you noticed, but everyone's been acting a little weird. Miss Calendar thought it might've been a love spell, so we tried to counter it."
"And...?" Giles asked.
Xander closed his eyes and sighed, "And... I think it backfired. Miss Calendar tried to go Mrs. Robinson on me, and every girl or woman I passed on the way here started eyeing me. It's like the whole town's female population's fallen in love with me."
"Oh, dear," the Watcher murmured, his gaze tracking to the two girls in the room. Kendra was making doe-eyes at Xander, but Willow merely looked a little pale.
"Well, let's get to work then, shall we?"
* * *
Author's Postscript:
Much as I enjoy the humor, I'm gonna wrap this up quickly before I trip over myself.
Author: Cyclone
Feedback: Please be gentle.
Distribution: Gimme credit and a link. Plus, archived at http://fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=62966 or http://fanfiction.net/~cyclone
Rating: I'm gonna go say PG.
Spoilers: Up to season two of Buffy and anything in the Herc/Xenaverse.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted herein belong to the other people. I'm just borrowing them for a while.
Summary: Xander gets some "help" from a goddess. Sequel to Reminiscence.
Author's Note: I _was_ planning on skipping to the Judge story arc, but...
* * *
Kendra was annoyed.
It was a new feeling, to be honest. She was often frustrated by Watcher Zabuto's refusal to see her accomplishments, disappointed with herself and her inability to please him, and upset when he verbally dissected what she had thought was a good job.
But annoyed was new.
And she was annoyed because Watcher Giles -- who wasn't even _her_ Watcher -- was doing the same thing, pushing her training to new heights.
When she could be with that fascinating young man, Xander.
"Giles!"
Kendra turned. It was the redhead.
"We've got a problem."
* * *
"Okay," Xander said, holding the candle uncertainly. He looked at Angel and Cordy, who were each holding similar candles, then turned to Miss Calendar, "Everything ready?"
She nodded. "Here goes."
She began to chant.
* * *
Giles nodded, studiously keeping his eyes away from Kendra. "That would explain... certain things." Taking a deep breath, he said, "We should move quickly. If we're not the only ones affec-..."
Suddenly, the three of them collapsed.
* * *
The cauldron exploded.
Coughing, Xander waved the smoke away and looked around, "Hey, is everyone all right?"
"That... wasn't supposed to happen," Jenny said before erupting in a brief coughing fit. Blinking her eyes clear, her gaze settled on Xander, and she blushed. "Oh, my," she murmured.
"Miss Calendar?" he asked, concerned.
"Please," she said huskily, "call me Jenny."
Xander blinked. "Oh, no..."
"What the _hell_ went wrong?" Cordy snapped furiously. She glared at Miss Calendar and smacked the computer teacher's arm, "And hey! Back off!"
Xander blinked in surprise. Okay, so it looked like the backfire only hit Miss Calendar... possibly. "Angel, you feel any different?"
"No," the vampire growled.
"Good, good," Xander said. "I-I'm gonna get Giles."
With that, he bolted, much to Jenny's disappointment.
* * *
"My goodness," Giles said as he shook his head clear. "I do believe whatever's affecting me seems have worn off."
He no longer felt any attraction to the dark-skinned Slayer.
"Yeah," Willow nodded, "I feel... normal." She looked at Kendra, "Do you feel any different?"
"No."
"GILES!"
"Ah," the Watcher sighed, "Xander. No doubt with a report of some new paranormal misfortune."
"We got a problem," Xander hissed.
"So I surmised."
"Huh?" Xander blinked, momentarily confused, then shook his head. "Whatever. Okay, I dunno if you noticed, but everyone's been acting a little weird. Miss Calendar thought it might've been a love spell, so we tried to counter it."
"And...?" Giles asked.
Xander closed his eyes and sighed, "And... I think it backfired. Miss Calendar tried to go Mrs. Robinson on me, and every girl or woman I passed on the way here started eyeing me. It's like the whole town's female population's fallen in love with me."
"Oh, dear," the Watcher murmured, his gaze tracking to the two girls in the room. Kendra was making doe-eyes at Xander, but Willow merely looked a little pale.
"Well, let's get to work then, shall we?"
* * *
Author's Postscript:
Much as I enjoy the humor, I'm gonna wrap this up quickly before I trip over myself.