With a smile still on his face Xander opened the door and stepped in to the shock of the same crowd he had seen several hours before plus one.

"Hey Oz man, you still doing the wolf thing?" he asked and broke into a grin as the werewolf just rolled his eyes and went back to the books.

Willow was the first to break the silence as Buffy, Giles, Faith and herself stared at the blond streak in Xander's hair., "Umm... Xander, are you okay? wWe went and looked for you this morning but never found you so we came back here and waited and how did you get that hair?" she asked before taking a breath.

Listening to his long time friend babble he just smiled and watched as she ran out of questions before he started to answer.

"I'm fine wWills, I left to sort some things out and you didn't find me because I didn't want to be found. I'm actually here to pick up a sword and a crossbow from Giles before I head back out and start my new job and I got this hair from Toto," he said and chuckled at the blank looks he drew from the last statement.

"Toto? And what do you need a sword for Xander? yYou are NOT patrolling," Buffy said in a matter of fact tone.

Xander's smile was gone when he responded. "Actually Buffy I am patrolling, just not with you anymore., yYou don't want me to fight with you then I'll fight alone," he said as he stepped around the living room and went to the weapons closet. "Hey G-man you mind if I borrow the Ssaber and crossbow... and I think I can put the Ttomahawks to good use too if you don't need them for a bit," he said to the shocked Englishmean.

Xander was just pulling down the crossbow when he was shoved aside. "I Ssaid you're not patrolling Xander," Buffy growled out as Xander picked himself up from the floor and started to laugh.

"Buffy, if you truly believe that by saying NO to me in a mean voice is gonna get me to stop doing anything," he said as he walked up to the slayer up and looked down at her. "tThen I think you need to seriously drop back on the dog training for Oz, it's not for me," he said before he turned back to the weapons.

Picking up the rest of his gear Xander smiled at the group before he headed towards the door. "Giles, I think I need to talk to you for a bit," he said before he walked out and waited for the older man to follow.

When Giles finally closed the door Xander held his finger to his lips. "Shhh... G-man have you ever known someone that is just too stubborn to let something drop?" he asked and smiled at the confused look on the Englishman's face.

"Cuz I know someone like that... and she really should just let something's slide," he said as he turned the handle and threw the door open.

On the other side of the door Buffy was trying to figure out what they where saying when she had ian abrupt run in with the door., aAs she stumbled back Buffy looked in shock at Xander as he leaned in to close it once again and pressed his finger to his lips. "Shh... Buffy this is sort of a private conversation, so until you're invited... butt out," he said as he slowly drew the door closed, leaving an altogether stunned group behind him.