By the time the three of them had finished the diary entry, they were all in tears.
Spike just looked at them, a hint of a smile on his face now he saw that they finally realised how much Xander really had done for them.
"Guess you know where The Zeppo reference came from now heh Slayer?"
She just looked at him, eyes full of pain and tears. "I-I-I had no idea."
"He saved our lives that night," Willow added.
Spike looked at them in contempt. "No he didn't. He saved the *world* that night Red. If the school had blown up, you would'a all died, an' then the 'ellmouth would'a opened up, an' sucked the world inta 'ell. 'e was a hero that night, an' a fully 'uman, superpower-less one at that. That boy in there is stronger than any of you pillocks! Not only has he helped to save the world, saved it single-handedly, and dealt with the day to day business of *knowing* that you live on a 'ellmouth without the help of any extra powers, such as vampire, slayer, watcher, werewolf or witch, he has also dealt with being in a house with an alcoholic family who have abused
him for the last 20 bloody years!!! In the 126 years that I have been alive, I have *never* seen another with such determination the live. Until now."
He then turned to face them all properly, oblivious to the tears streaming down his face.
"And now, just as I was beginning to realise what a redeeming quality that is, and was starting to attempt to rebuild the self confidence that *you lot* and his parents broke in him, he goes and does this!"
At that, Spike picked up the nearest chair, and flung it against the wall with all his strength, and it shattered.
At that, the others just looked at him in surprise, as he slid down the wall and sank to the floor, where he flung his head back in a loud long howl of despair, before becoming overcome with sobs.
Spike just looked at them, a hint of a smile on his face now he saw that they finally realised how much Xander really had done for them.
"Guess you know where The Zeppo reference came from now heh Slayer?"
She just looked at him, eyes full of pain and tears. "I-I-I had no idea."
"He saved our lives that night," Willow added.
Spike looked at them in contempt. "No he didn't. He saved the *world* that night Red. If the school had blown up, you would'a all died, an' then the 'ellmouth would'a opened up, an' sucked the world inta 'ell. 'e was a hero that night, an' a fully 'uman, superpower-less one at that. That boy in there is stronger than any of you pillocks! Not only has he helped to save the world, saved it single-handedly, and dealt with the day to day business of *knowing* that you live on a 'ellmouth without the help of any extra powers, such as vampire, slayer, watcher, werewolf or witch, he has also dealt with being in a house with an alcoholic family who have abused
him for the last 20 bloody years!!! In the 126 years that I have been alive, I have *never* seen another with such determination the live. Until now."
He then turned to face them all properly, oblivious to the tears streaming down his face.
"And now, just as I was beginning to realise what a redeeming quality that is, and was starting to attempt to rebuild the self confidence that *you lot* and his parents broke in him, he goes and does this!"
At that, Spike picked up the nearest chair, and flung it against the wall with all his strength, and it shattered.
At that, the others just looked at him in surprise, as he slid down the wall and sank to the floor, where he flung his head back in a loud long howl of despair, before becoming overcome with sobs.