Enter Des

By: Burning Truth

Disclaimer: you know the drill! I don't own...except Des. If you want to use him (for god knows what reason) Just ask

A/N: I now I said I wouldn't post until I got 5 reviews, but I changed the title of the fic. I think that calls for an exception!

~*~Xander's POV~*~

Des had been acting a bit twitchy all week. And so had Dawn. Not to mention Des had been unbelievably nice to me. I'm thinking he's feeling guilty because of me and Anya. In case your wondering, yes we did break up. And yes it was because I wouldn't do it with Oz while she watched. 1) Because I don't know where the hell Oz is, and 2) Because EEEEW! That's just wrong! Well anyways here I am at Buffy's house. Apparently they decided to throw a Christmas party. Dawn opened the door or me.

"Hey! Xander! Come in." She said a smile plastered on her face.

"Thanks." I said as I stepped in. I saw Dawn walk over to Des where they were they whispered to one another making motions. Des signaled at his watch, and put up both his hands signaling ten. Dawn nodded. "What are you two up to?" I said in a joking tone.

"Where planning on breaking into the bank and robbing all it's money." Des said to me. Had he not broken down into laughter a couple of seconds later I would have thought he was serious. He suddenly looked a bit nervous then he shrugged. "Hey you guys! I have something to say." Everyone turned around to look at him, confusion painted on all their faces. Even Dawn looked confused. "Well I just wanted to say, thanks, for being my family, for being my friends, and for not killing me." He directed the last part to Gles. Though we all knew he was just joking. The demon had taken Giles form after kidnapping him. The real Giles probably wouldn't have thought of killing him...I think... "So to show that, I decided to get you all presents!" He said motioning for us to wait. Buffy had gone to sit on the sofa but Spike got there fist. Dawn sat beside him, and Tara beside Dawn. Willow sat at Tara's feet. Giles, Buffy, Anya, and me were left standing. Des then came back out with a large JC Penny's bag and pulled out a box wrapped in Christmas Tree paper. "Anya, This is for you." He said handing it to her. She opened the gift, shrieked, and let it fall to the floor.

"Why you little!" She started. We all looked to the floor where the present had fallen, there lay a stuffed rabbit.

"Wait! Let me explain why I got it for you!" He said fear evident in his eyes. "See, I think your a brave person, really courageous. But when it comes to Rabbits you get all freaked out and stuff."

"So?!?" Anya demanded. If he didn't explain himself well enough, there was going to be a struggle.

"Well I thought that maybe if I gave you a stuffed rabbit you could use it to help get over your fear of them!" Anya eyed him over suspiciously.

"Thanks, but next time you do that, warn me, or else." She said hugging him. Next Des pulled out a bag. It was a really dark red. No decorations or anything, just a plain blood red bag.

"Spike." He said giving the bag to the bleached wonder. I watched Spike pull out a Video tape. He looked at Des questioningly. "Your favorite Episodes of Passions." He said simply. Spike nodded and Pulled out a box of Hot chocolate packets, and a bag of mini marshmallows. "You might wanna use milk, instead of water, tastes a lot better. And Your welcome." Des said knowing Spike wouldn't thank him in public. "Willow...and...Dawn" He said, Handing a square box wrapped in snowflake paper to Willow and the small one with the reindeer paper to Dawn. Willow opened her first. It was a menorah. Willow lunged herself at Des hugging him. Des didn't have to say anything. Dawn opened hers and pulled out a small locket. The little hinged door had a design of a Sun and a moon. Dawn got dawn. She ran over to him, hugged him, and placed a kiss on his cheek. He blushed furiously. He took out another. This one was black, with strange designs in gold on it. "Giles." Giles took it and opened it. It was a book.

"The tome of Gravulad!" He gasped. "Where did you find this?!?"

"I bought it off e-bay for five bucks." Giles laughed. "I'm serious."

"This book is worth $500 or more!" Giles gasped.

"Well Then aren't I lucky?" He picked out two more boxes. "Buffy, Tara." He said handing Buffy a small box with Santas and Tara a long one of a snowy landscape. Buffy opened hers first. She pulled out a stuffed pig, with long hair and a frilly "skirt". It had something around it's neck but I couldn't see it.

"Mrs. Gordo?!?" She said amazed. "Thanks Des!" She said as she wrapped Des up in a hug.

"B-B-Buffy?" He stuttered.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Your crushing me!"

"Oh." She said letting go of him. Tara opened hers up. She pulled out a glass wand. I was very pretty to say the least.

"I thought you'd like it. It's very pretty." He said.

"Thank you." She said an hugged him. He picked up the bag crumpling it together so it would fit in one hand. No more presents in there...hadn't he said there were present's for all of us? Where was mine? I was about to say something when the doorbell rung.

"That must be Xander's present," Des looked at his watch. "and it's about time. He said as he walked outside and closed the door.

~*~Des' POV~*~

"Hey." I said to the person in front of me.

"Hey." Was their only response.

"Sooo..." I said trying to think up of something to say "You're short..." Oh yeah, that's brilliant.

"You're tall."

"Here..." I said handing the person a gag gift. They looked it over carefully.

"So you know?"

"Yep." I was starting to get scared, hopping the person wouldn't take the gag personally. "Sooo...yeah...could you wait here for a moment?" I said walking in. They just nodded and sat on the steps. "Xander!" I called as I stepped in.

"Yes?" He looked at me suspiciously.

"Your present's out there." I said pointing out side. He looked at me questioningly, then headed out.

~*~Xander's POV~*~

Yeah, something is definitely up. I walked outside. As the door opened, the light from inside, fell on a person, sitting on the steps. I looked at the familiar red hair. He started to turn around, his face coming into view. It couldn't be...could it?

"Oz?"