From Stranger to Friend in 2.1 seconds

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: Yay! I think I finally figured out the timeline...(about time right?) AU (Duh!) Season 7, Hell's Bells hasn't happened. And Tara still lives! Yay, Tara! Spike has a soul, but I'm not sure if he still has the chip. Oh! One last thing, that episode where we find out Giles has a television and as Xander oh so eloquently put it we find out that he's shallow (and vapid?) just like the rest of us. What season is that one in?

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"Great now I have a bunch of kids and I cant even sell them." Anya complained.

"Well you could put them up for adoption...but you have to pay...I think" Des consoled

"How much?"

"I'm not sure...but hey on the bright side it can't be as much as you would spend while raising them."

"For the love of- It's only a game you two!" Xander said, annoyed. He spun the spinner landing on a five. "1...2...3...Left or right Dawnie?" He asked his partner in the game that was life...literally.

"Left." She answered.

"4...5." Xander placed the little minivan playing piece and read the square. "Great now we have to give a $1000 to the greedy twosome." Xander sighed. He handed them the money and watched them do the 'Yay-I-got-more-money' Dance.

"Are you having fun?" Giles asked the two dancing game players.

"Why yes, quite a lot actually." Anya turned back to Des. "Then you throw it all in the air and bask in the having of money." With that she proceeded to throw the money in the air and "bask". Des followed suit

"Well I'm quite glad you had fun."

"Had? What do you mean had?" Buffy looked up confused after moving her and Tara's piece and landing on pay day.

"This." Giles picked up the board, the pieces scattering everywhere. Buffy glared at Des and Anya simultaneously.

"What!?!" They said in unison.

"It's our fault?" Anya half yelled in disbelief.

"I-I Think that th-the dance might ha-have been a little o-over the t-top." Tara said sympathetically.

Xander Watched Giles take of his glasses, place the on the table, sigh, and rub his temples. Xander didn't waste a second.

"Well, now. I think that's our cue to lave." He said motioning to Giles. When I get home I'll tell Oz to come by tomorrow and help you with the training." Xander was already ou the door. After he left there was a deafening silence. Giles was about t open his mouth to say something when Buffy interrupted.

"Well OK you two, bye, see ya later. Buffy almost ran out the door. Tara, Anya, and Dawn did the same. "I'll walk you home." They heard Buffy offer Anya outside.

Des turned to face Giles.

Giles turned to face Des.

Des spoke first.

"Do you know what a break is?"

"If I did" then tonight wouldn't have happened."

"Oh, yes, because that was obviously me myself and my emotions when we were playing life." Des grumbled his voice dripping with venom like sarcasm.

"Whilst it may be true that you tapped into Anya's emotions you're forgetting one important fact."

"Wich would be?"

"You only tapped into Anya's emotions and you didn't faint or even get a headache."

Des wasn't prepared for that.

"Not to mention your ability to accurately predict when an opponent is going to attack."

Des rubbed his arm. "Yeah too bad I can't tell how. Or at least wich way to dodge."

"None the less it should help quite a lot."

~*~Oz's POV~*~

I probably should be going to bed about now. I have to go help Giles train Des. Poor kid...I wonder if Giles knows what a break is?

*Knock Knock*

That would be the door. I wonder who it could be at this hour. A vampire? Not unless they were really stupid. I look through the peep hole. Oh god no! What the hell does h want? Damn bastard. I probably shouldn't open the door but for some reason I do. I try to suppress my anger.

"Hello." He just smiles at me. I do not trust him. and in a matter of seconds I realize why. He had hidden a bat behind his back. I probably should have paid more attention. But it's too late for regrets. He takes the bat and hits me over the head with it.

The last thing I heard before I went into under other circumstances would have been blissful sleep were a few words. The terror I imagined they had caused to Xander had he heard it I couldn't describe.

"Xander. Daddy's home."