Title: Awaken the Inu
Author: DhampyrX2
Genre: Crossover
Rating: PG-13
Timeframe: prologues are btw seasons 3 and 4. The rest starts season seven.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. Poverty is my constant friend. Please don't sue. I make no money from this.
Note: Evil plot bunnies have invaded my brain again, and the demons of writer's block are spreading. Instead of Starting with a Buffy or Star Wars sequel, or adding to 'The One Who Sees", I feel compelled to work on this. Sorry. Blame the bunnies. Anya's right, they're EVIL. I also changed this from a season five idea, to a season seven idea. Just because I hate Caleb, and want Xander to have a bigger role in the proceedings.
Summary: Xander's father is not who he thought. His real father has decided to inform him of his heritage, leaving Xander with some tough choices.
*****
Kagura awoke with a smile as the early morning sun peered in through a crack in the curtains in the room of the Summers home where she rested. The primary reason for that smile was still resting comfortably beneath her, making little whining/mewling noises in his sleep, as his ears flicked back and forth randomly. The wind sorceress snuggled in deeper to her lover's unconscious embrace and sighed happily. She took the time she had until Xander woke up to study his hanyou features. If possible, she found them even more attractive than his human features were. His silver hair and proper ears seemed to compliment his features remarkably well. Those, coupled with his amber eyes made him a true vision in her opinion. She was enamored with everything about him, from his gentle hands, despite their razor sharp claws, to his fangs.
Thinking about Xander's fangs made the wind sorceress smile ever wider, as she rolled her left shoulder lightly, where a bite was still in the last stages of healing. That make would be a badge of honor and love that she would cherish deeply. It meant, even if Xander was unaware of it in any way beyond instinct, that he had claimed, and accepted, her as his mate. Kagura never dreamed he would do something like that their first time together. She barely let herself dream of it happening at all. Now, at least by youkai standards and traditions, they were as one. She was his, and he was hers, and nobody could break that bond.
As she contemplated just what Xander's unthinking gesture meant, the hanyou himself was finally waking up from the sensations her minor movements were eliciting. His eyes fluttered open to a most welcome sight as he awoke to Kagura's smiling visage. "Good morning." he commented sleepily.
"Good morning yourself, koi. How are you feeling?" the wind youkai replied lazily, even as she propped herself up better to address him.
This was a motion Xander was quite happy with, since it gave him a better view of her still naked form beneath the sheet they had thrown over them. "Surprisingly rested, considering last night. Uh, sorry about your neck/shoulder area. I guess I got a little carried away with the..."
"Wild demon sex?" she suggested as a finish, her smile growing even more pronounced, if at all possible.
"Well, I would have gone with a monkey for reverence, but your way sounds better", he replied.
"Yes well, regardless, trust me, I /didn't/ mind at all. Last night was...more perfect than I could have ever imagined." she replied happily. Her tone grew wry as she added, "Even with Faith and Dawn hooting at us about the noise through the walls, and arguing over the other pool's winnings at one point."
"Let them hoot, as long as you're happy." the White Knight replied languidly, as he leaned up for a kiss, glad he had not upset her.
"My thoughts exactly." the demoness replied with a grin as she leaned down to meet him half way.
They would have probably began to accomplish much more than kissing that morning, if Willow had not taken that moment to open the door, for wake them up and get them ready for the activation spell. "Good, Morning you two. It's time to get up...OH MY GODDESS!" the Wicca exclaimed, frozen temporarily in place by the sight of her best friend and the demoness Kagura making out while naked.
The pair barely broke apart as Xander exclaimed, "I was already up, Wills, as you can see."
This caused Willow to go red and stammer incoherently, even as Kagura smirked, and Faith, who was behind Willow in the hall, popped her head in to take a leer and remark, "I'll say. I'd definitely call this a revival of your 'Up with People' tour boytoy."
Xander likewise went red as he thought over his last statement and exclaimed. "That's /not/ what I meant. And could you two please give us some privacy to get dressed? You know, before Dawn shows up, and Buffy tries to kill us for flashing her baby sister?"
"But Xander-sama, I was hoping for another set of being 'up with people'" Kagura commented, her voice the epitome of a seductress.
"Uh, maybe after things are settled, Kagura-chan.", Xander stammered absent mindedly, especially as she leaned in to begin playing with his ears, clearly unashamed to do so while Willow and Faith were standing there. It should be noted that youkai have much different standards of modesty than humans, even if Xander didn't realize that.
"Yeah, B would be a real bummer here, even if the Pip will never forgive us for letting her miss this. C'mon Red, let's book before things get ugly. You can ogle X-man's lady later." Faith said as she pulled Willow out the door.
"Eeep. I mean. Uh yeah, we...should be going. Bye guys. Sorry." the red head replied meekly as she shut the door while Faith dragged her out. Seeing Xander and Kagura naked had really freaked her. Despite her long time crush of the boy, and her attraction to women, there were just some sights you are never really prepared for. Seeing what equated to a member of your family, in your mind, having sex was definitely a mental shut down occurrence.
The Wicca was only really snapped out of her stupor by the sounds of several girls, including Dawn, lamenting missing the sight for themselves, and a red faced Buffy subsequently scolding them for it after Faith related the status of the two lovers.
*****
"Do we really have to get dressed, Xander" Kagura asked with a pout, as the hanyou squired out from under her.
The silver haired half breed looked sorely tempted to give in her request to stay in bed for am moment, before sighing in resignation. "Yeah. We need to get the spell going, and iron out the last details of the assault. Look at it this way, though. Now, we'll have something to look forward to after the battle."
"Oh very well. But I'm holding you to that, anata." the wind sorceress responded exasperatedly, as she got up and began to search the room for her discarded clothes/armor.
*****
It was an embarrassed and red faced Xander, along with a wholly unabashed Kagura, that left the room about ten minutes later, and entered the living room.
As they made their appearance, Faith and Dawn both handed twenty dollars over to Willow and Buffy, respectively. "Told you he'd have some self control after getting caught like that." the eldest Slayer said smugly.
"Must you guys constantly make bets on my sex life?" the hanyou asked incredulously.
"Yes." was the reply of the four women in question, as well as about a dozen potentials hanging out within earshot."
Giles, who was polishing his glasses furiously, and trying to pretend none of this was happening, as any good father figure would in his place, took the opportunity Xander's stunned silence had created to say, "Yes, well, now that we've finished with the mortifying sex talk, can we please discuss the spell and our final plans of attack?"
"Well put, Mister Giles. Time is of the essence. You can save your improper prying into the young Master's affairs for a safer moment." Jaken added primly.
The girls all either rolled their eyes, or laughed at the two even as Willow said, "I think we have everything ready. We'll use the back yard since it's pretty easily defended, and with it being the day time, only the Bringers can really bother us anyway. And Xander, Dawn, Kagura, Wood, Buffy, Faith and Giles can protect us while I work."
Xander took the opportunity to tsk reproachfully as he remarked, "You forgot someone in all that, Wills."
"Huh? Who did she forget, Xander? Angel can't be outside with us in the sun. He'll have to hide under a blanket as it is to get into the school." Buffy commented.
"Jaken. He might look harmless, but with his staff, he's more dangerous to Turok-hahn than most youkai. He can literally take out a small army all by himself, Buff. Don't let the Sugar Smacks looks and Keropie size fool you." Xander replied seriously, in spite of the disbelieving looks on several faces.
"Thank you for the vote of confidence, milord. I will not fail you" the toad youkai gushed eagerly. "Although I'd prefer never to hear about that weakling half frog Keropie ever again. He's a disgrace to proper toad youkai the world over." he added darkly.
"You mean Keropie's real?" Dawn exclaimed incredulously.
"Of course he is! The disgusting fool marketed his freakish looks into the current cutesy images sold, and made proper toad youkai the laughing stalks of the demonic community." Jaken replied sagely.
"Is he serious?" Xander asked Kagura in a whisper.
She looked on incredulously at the toad as she replied, "I have no idea."
*****
While the Scoobies prepared for the spell and got everything for the assault together, Spike was making his own final preparations.
"You sure they'll still attack today after findin' out about the weakling?" the cockney vampire asked the first, as he leaned against the wall of the basement, looking over the bringers and Turok-hahn nearby, while they scurried to do his bidding.
"Of course they will." the FE replied, wearing Buffy's form yet again. "They don't want to give us time to prepare a proper counter offensive. Lucky for us, they have no idea what they're walking into." she added cruelly.
Spike just laughed at that as he replied, "True enough pet. I'm looking forward to showin' them, though. You sure this blade will do the job, though? Swords were never really my raison detre, you know."
"The spells on it will provide whatever skills in actual swordplay you lack, Spike. And my power will provide the rest. You'll slaughter them all, I promise." FE Buffy answered.
"I never get tired of hearin' you say that." the vampire replied with a smirk, as he watched the purple energy dance across the black blade again.
*****
Willow was situated around the polaroids of all the assembled potentials, with each potential kneeling in from of her respective picture, after pricking her finger and placing a drop of blood each on both the photo, and into a chalice in front of the Wicca.
"Ancient powers who forged this blade, hear my pleas. Unseal these willing disciples, and release their true power. Let their potential be awakened to aid us in the coming storm. Mother Earth, I beseech thee, unseal your worthy children so that they may champion your cause against the darkness. By their blood, and this hold weapon, may they awaken to their true selves." Willow chanted to the heavens, as she poured the collected blood onto the Slayer Scythe.
"Free us!" the girls chanted in reply.
"Let the bonds be released so that those assembled make take up the cause! Let our will be done!" Willow chanted three times, as the scythe began to glow.
"Release them! Release them! Release them! Release them! Release them!" Willow cried, until finally, the glow seemed to explode outward into tendrils of power from the scythe, striking first the drops of blood on each picture, then the forehead of the girls depicted.
The energies seemed to transfer for several long moments, before finally finishing in a bright explosion, which left Willow with glowing white hair, reminiscent of Xander's, and a euphoric high that left her giggling on the grass in a prone position.
"That was nifty." she remarked through her giggles.
"So, did it work?" Dawn asked uncertainly.
Kennedy just smiled in response to her as she got up to check in Willow. "Yeah, I think it did. I feel...whole." she said. Her sentiment was backed with the nodding of the other newly called Slayers.
"Well, there's one way to test it, I suppose." Xander remarked with a shrug, before taking a rubber practice knife he had stored behind his back, and throwing it at Vi's head. Everyone was relieved when she caught it easily.
"Xander! I never told you about that test from Merrick so you could try it yourself someday? What if it hadn't worked?" Buffy cried out in shock.
The hanyou just shrugged as he replied, "Actually, I can feel the difference in their auras. I knew they were Slayers, Buff. I've just always wanted to see that since you first told me about it. It's really cool. Besides, it's a training knife, it wouldn't have hurt her."
"We are so talking about this after we kick the First's ass, Xander." the Slayer said darkly, which was backed up be several glares from newly called Slayers, although most seemed to be trying to hold in a few chuckles.
"Yes, well, Xander's attempt to emulate the Watchers aside, Are we all ready and prepared to head out?" Giles remarked before things could turn ugly.
"The vans are loaded, and Dawn and Wood know where to set up claymore trap zones from the blueprints. Buffy, Deadboy, me, Kagura, Jaken, and the best of us with the SM's are going into the Hellmouth itself, and we'll be taking down some varying satchel charges. Faith will coordinate the above ground sweeper teams with you until we're sure we're clear, and then send all but the assigned guard units down with a fresh run of ammo. From there, we alternate supply teams to make sure we've got a steady stream going until their either all dead, or we have to fall back after bloodying their noses and resealing the Hellmouth, possible even caving a part of it in with some dynamite I relieved from my construction company. Plus Willow will be outside in contact with us by radio to back us up in case of emergency." Xander recited from memory.
"Very good. Then, if everybody is certain of their assignments and is ready, we'll assemble at the bus and vans as soon as Willow recovers." the Watcher responded with a pleased nod of his head.
Nobody raised an issue, for all knew their assigned duties, as the Slayer army prepared for its First great battle.
*****
END CHAPTER 19
Author: DhampyrX2
Genre: Crossover
Rating: PG-13
Timeframe: prologues are btw seasons 3 and 4. The rest starts season seven.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. Poverty is my constant friend. Please don't sue. I make no money from this.
Note: Evil plot bunnies have invaded my brain again, and the demons of writer's block are spreading. Instead of Starting with a Buffy or Star Wars sequel, or adding to 'The One Who Sees", I feel compelled to work on this. Sorry. Blame the bunnies. Anya's right, they're EVIL. I also changed this from a season five idea, to a season seven idea. Just because I hate Caleb, and want Xander to have a bigger role in the proceedings.
Summary: Xander's father is not who he thought. His real father has decided to inform him of his heritage, leaving Xander with some tough choices.
*****
Kagura awoke with a smile as the early morning sun peered in through a crack in the curtains in the room of the Summers home where she rested. The primary reason for that smile was still resting comfortably beneath her, making little whining/mewling noises in his sleep, as his ears flicked back and forth randomly. The wind sorceress snuggled in deeper to her lover's unconscious embrace and sighed happily. She took the time she had until Xander woke up to study his hanyou features. If possible, she found them even more attractive than his human features were. His silver hair and proper ears seemed to compliment his features remarkably well. Those, coupled with his amber eyes made him a true vision in her opinion. She was enamored with everything about him, from his gentle hands, despite their razor sharp claws, to his fangs.
Thinking about Xander's fangs made the wind sorceress smile ever wider, as she rolled her left shoulder lightly, where a bite was still in the last stages of healing. That make would be a badge of honor and love that she would cherish deeply. It meant, even if Xander was unaware of it in any way beyond instinct, that he had claimed, and accepted, her as his mate. Kagura never dreamed he would do something like that their first time together. She barely let herself dream of it happening at all. Now, at least by youkai standards and traditions, they were as one. She was his, and he was hers, and nobody could break that bond.
As she contemplated just what Xander's unthinking gesture meant, the hanyou himself was finally waking up from the sensations her minor movements were eliciting. His eyes fluttered open to a most welcome sight as he awoke to Kagura's smiling visage. "Good morning." he commented sleepily.
"Good morning yourself, koi. How are you feeling?" the wind youkai replied lazily, even as she propped herself up better to address him.
This was a motion Xander was quite happy with, since it gave him a better view of her still naked form beneath the sheet they had thrown over them. "Surprisingly rested, considering last night. Uh, sorry about your neck/shoulder area. I guess I got a little carried away with the..."
"Wild demon sex?" she suggested as a finish, her smile growing even more pronounced, if at all possible.
"Well, I would have gone with a monkey for reverence, but your way sounds better", he replied.
"Yes well, regardless, trust me, I /didn't/ mind at all. Last night was...more perfect than I could have ever imagined." she replied happily. Her tone grew wry as she added, "Even with Faith and Dawn hooting at us about the noise through the walls, and arguing over the other pool's winnings at one point."
"Let them hoot, as long as you're happy." the White Knight replied languidly, as he leaned up for a kiss, glad he had not upset her.
"My thoughts exactly." the demoness replied with a grin as she leaned down to meet him half way.
They would have probably began to accomplish much more than kissing that morning, if Willow had not taken that moment to open the door, for wake them up and get them ready for the activation spell. "Good, Morning you two. It's time to get up...OH MY GODDESS!" the Wicca exclaimed, frozen temporarily in place by the sight of her best friend and the demoness Kagura making out while naked.
The pair barely broke apart as Xander exclaimed, "I was already up, Wills, as you can see."
This caused Willow to go red and stammer incoherently, even as Kagura smirked, and Faith, who was behind Willow in the hall, popped her head in to take a leer and remark, "I'll say. I'd definitely call this a revival of your 'Up with People' tour boytoy."
Xander likewise went red as he thought over his last statement and exclaimed. "That's /not/ what I meant. And could you two please give us some privacy to get dressed? You know, before Dawn shows up, and Buffy tries to kill us for flashing her baby sister?"
"But Xander-sama, I was hoping for another set of being 'up with people'" Kagura commented, her voice the epitome of a seductress.
"Uh, maybe after things are settled, Kagura-chan.", Xander stammered absent mindedly, especially as she leaned in to begin playing with his ears, clearly unashamed to do so while Willow and Faith were standing there. It should be noted that youkai have much different standards of modesty than humans, even if Xander didn't realize that.
"Yeah, B would be a real bummer here, even if the Pip will never forgive us for letting her miss this. C'mon Red, let's book before things get ugly. You can ogle X-man's lady later." Faith said as she pulled Willow out the door.
"Eeep. I mean. Uh yeah, we...should be going. Bye guys. Sorry." the red head replied meekly as she shut the door while Faith dragged her out. Seeing Xander and Kagura naked had really freaked her. Despite her long time crush of the boy, and her attraction to women, there were just some sights you are never really prepared for. Seeing what equated to a member of your family, in your mind, having sex was definitely a mental shut down occurrence.
The Wicca was only really snapped out of her stupor by the sounds of several girls, including Dawn, lamenting missing the sight for themselves, and a red faced Buffy subsequently scolding them for it after Faith related the status of the two lovers.
*****
"Do we really have to get dressed, Xander" Kagura asked with a pout, as the hanyou squired out from under her.
The silver haired half breed looked sorely tempted to give in her request to stay in bed for am moment, before sighing in resignation. "Yeah. We need to get the spell going, and iron out the last details of the assault. Look at it this way, though. Now, we'll have something to look forward to after the battle."
"Oh very well. But I'm holding you to that, anata." the wind sorceress responded exasperatedly, as she got up and began to search the room for her discarded clothes/armor.
*****
It was an embarrassed and red faced Xander, along with a wholly unabashed Kagura, that left the room about ten minutes later, and entered the living room.
As they made their appearance, Faith and Dawn both handed twenty dollars over to Willow and Buffy, respectively. "Told you he'd have some self control after getting caught like that." the eldest Slayer said smugly.
"Must you guys constantly make bets on my sex life?" the hanyou asked incredulously.
"Yes." was the reply of the four women in question, as well as about a dozen potentials hanging out within earshot."
Giles, who was polishing his glasses furiously, and trying to pretend none of this was happening, as any good father figure would in his place, took the opportunity Xander's stunned silence had created to say, "Yes, well, now that we've finished with the mortifying sex talk, can we please discuss the spell and our final plans of attack?"
"Well put, Mister Giles. Time is of the essence. You can save your improper prying into the young Master's affairs for a safer moment." Jaken added primly.
The girls all either rolled their eyes, or laughed at the two even as Willow said, "I think we have everything ready. We'll use the back yard since it's pretty easily defended, and with it being the day time, only the Bringers can really bother us anyway. And Xander, Dawn, Kagura, Wood, Buffy, Faith and Giles can protect us while I work."
Xander took the opportunity to tsk reproachfully as he remarked, "You forgot someone in all that, Wills."
"Huh? Who did she forget, Xander? Angel can't be outside with us in the sun. He'll have to hide under a blanket as it is to get into the school." Buffy commented.
"Jaken. He might look harmless, but with his staff, he's more dangerous to Turok-hahn than most youkai. He can literally take out a small army all by himself, Buff. Don't let the Sugar Smacks looks and Keropie size fool you." Xander replied seriously, in spite of the disbelieving looks on several faces.
"Thank you for the vote of confidence, milord. I will not fail you" the toad youkai gushed eagerly. "Although I'd prefer never to hear about that weakling half frog Keropie ever again. He's a disgrace to proper toad youkai the world over." he added darkly.
"You mean Keropie's real?" Dawn exclaimed incredulously.
"Of course he is! The disgusting fool marketed his freakish looks into the current cutesy images sold, and made proper toad youkai the laughing stalks of the demonic community." Jaken replied sagely.
"Is he serious?" Xander asked Kagura in a whisper.
She looked on incredulously at the toad as she replied, "I have no idea."
*****
While the Scoobies prepared for the spell and got everything for the assault together, Spike was making his own final preparations.
"You sure they'll still attack today after findin' out about the weakling?" the cockney vampire asked the first, as he leaned against the wall of the basement, looking over the bringers and Turok-hahn nearby, while they scurried to do his bidding.
"Of course they will." the FE replied, wearing Buffy's form yet again. "They don't want to give us time to prepare a proper counter offensive. Lucky for us, they have no idea what they're walking into." she added cruelly.
Spike just laughed at that as he replied, "True enough pet. I'm looking forward to showin' them, though. You sure this blade will do the job, though? Swords were never really my raison detre, you know."
"The spells on it will provide whatever skills in actual swordplay you lack, Spike. And my power will provide the rest. You'll slaughter them all, I promise." FE Buffy answered.
"I never get tired of hearin' you say that." the vampire replied with a smirk, as he watched the purple energy dance across the black blade again.
*****
Willow was situated around the polaroids of all the assembled potentials, with each potential kneeling in from of her respective picture, after pricking her finger and placing a drop of blood each on both the photo, and into a chalice in front of the Wicca.
"Ancient powers who forged this blade, hear my pleas. Unseal these willing disciples, and release their true power. Let their potential be awakened to aid us in the coming storm. Mother Earth, I beseech thee, unseal your worthy children so that they may champion your cause against the darkness. By their blood, and this hold weapon, may they awaken to their true selves." Willow chanted to the heavens, as she poured the collected blood onto the Slayer Scythe.
"Free us!" the girls chanted in reply.
"Let the bonds be released so that those assembled make take up the cause! Let our will be done!" Willow chanted three times, as the scythe began to glow.
"Release them! Release them! Release them! Release them! Release them!" Willow cried, until finally, the glow seemed to explode outward into tendrils of power from the scythe, striking first the drops of blood on each picture, then the forehead of the girls depicted.
The energies seemed to transfer for several long moments, before finally finishing in a bright explosion, which left Willow with glowing white hair, reminiscent of Xander's, and a euphoric high that left her giggling on the grass in a prone position.
"That was nifty." she remarked through her giggles.
"So, did it work?" Dawn asked uncertainly.
Kennedy just smiled in response to her as she got up to check in Willow. "Yeah, I think it did. I feel...whole." she said. Her sentiment was backed with the nodding of the other newly called Slayers.
"Well, there's one way to test it, I suppose." Xander remarked with a shrug, before taking a rubber practice knife he had stored behind his back, and throwing it at Vi's head. Everyone was relieved when she caught it easily.
"Xander! I never told you about that test from Merrick so you could try it yourself someday? What if it hadn't worked?" Buffy cried out in shock.
The hanyou just shrugged as he replied, "Actually, I can feel the difference in their auras. I knew they were Slayers, Buff. I've just always wanted to see that since you first told me about it. It's really cool. Besides, it's a training knife, it wouldn't have hurt her."
"We are so talking about this after we kick the First's ass, Xander." the Slayer said darkly, which was backed up be several glares from newly called Slayers, although most seemed to be trying to hold in a few chuckles.
"Yes, well, Xander's attempt to emulate the Watchers aside, Are we all ready and prepared to head out?" Giles remarked before things could turn ugly.
"The vans are loaded, and Dawn and Wood know where to set up claymore trap zones from the blueprints. Buffy, Deadboy, me, Kagura, Jaken, and the best of us with the SM's are going into the Hellmouth itself, and we'll be taking down some varying satchel charges. Faith will coordinate the above ground sweeper teams with you until we're sure we're clear, and then send all but the assigned guard units down with a fresh run of ammo. From there, we alternate supply teams to make sure we've got a steady stream going until their either all dead, or we have to fall back after bloodying their noses and resealing the Hellmouth, possible even caving a part of it in with some dynamite I relieved from my construction company. Plus Willow will be outside in contact with us by radio to back us up in case of emergency." Xander recited from memory.
"Very good. Then, if everybody is certain of their assignments and is ready, we'll assemble at the bus and vans as soon as Willow recovers." the Watcher responded with a pleased nod of his head.
Nobody raised an issue, for all knew their assigned duties, as the Slayer army prepared for its First great battle.
*****
END CHAPTER 19