Chapter 2 My Xander Shape Friend
Xander is a vampire and Buffy feels bad about the whole ordeal. She feels for him perhaps for the first time, but will Xander accept her. You know what's going to happen. Maybe.
Willow and Oz return to Buffy's room. They were not able to get Xander because now he has super speed. Another vampire quality that he has acquired.
"What was he doing here?" ask Willow as she sat down. Oz puts the crossbow down and goes to Buffy other side.
"He came to see how I was," says Buffy. Willow gives a confusing look at Buffy.
"Buffy," says Willow. "He wasn't here to see if you were okay. He's not Xander anymore Buffy."
"Willow you don't understand," says Buffy almost jumping out of the bed. "He's not evil and he didn't come to kill me or anything. He's Xander."
"Buffy I think you need some rest," says Willow as he tries to gently push her down.
"No!" says Buffy holding Willow's arm. "Willow..." Buffy looks into her eyes and sees that her heart is breaking hearing all of this about Xander being okay when he really is a vampire. 'He's dead' and this is what goes around willows head. Buffy stops herself then she lays back down on the bed.
On the same night Xander enters a familiar crypt. He meets another familiar face. Spike. He didn't know it was Xander. Spike decides to tackle him and gets his ass thrown against the wall. Spike gets up and sees who his intruder is. His eyes widen at the sight.
"Xander!" Spike gets up and walks up to him.
"Hey Spike," says Xander. "I always wanted to do that." He gives grin. A Xander grin.
"You're a bloody..."
"Vampire. Yeah I kind of know that Spike. The not breathing gave it away."
"Suits you right for getting into a mess like you often get yourself into." Spike bows his head trying not letting Xander notice that he felt bad for his death in a small way.
"Thanks for the lecture DAD." Xander nods his head. "You think I could crash here for a couple days?" Spike turns to look at him and raises his eyebrow.
"Yeah sure mate." Spike goes over to Xander with his untouched beer bottle. "Want a drink?" Xander gives him a smile and grabs the bottle from his hand and gulps down the beer like if it were water. Spike then heads over to his frig and grabs another for himself.
"So how did it happen?" ask Spike. The two go over to one of the crypts and sit on top of it. Xander slurps his beer and looks at Spike.
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The next day the doctor checks Buffy and releases her. Giles is the one who takes her home. Dawn is with Giles as they exit the hospital with a very silent Buffy. Her wounds are healed, of course because of her slayer abilities, and she is able to walk to the car without any help.
When they arrive at the Summers home Buffy is led to the living room by Dawn. Joyce comes down stairs to see her daughter. She gives her a hug. Buffy sits down on the sofa with Dawn. Giles then enters the room.
"Buffy, do want anything?" ask Giles. Buffy looks at Gilles straight into his eyes.
"What...No that's okay," says Buffy getting off the sofa. "I'm fine." She looks at a clock on one of the tables.
"Buffy what would you like for dinner?" ask Joyce. "I'll make anything you like. You name it."
"That's okay mom," says Buffy as she heads over to the door. Everyone looks at her. "I'm really not hungry. Maybe after patrol."
"Buffy," says both Giles and Joyce. Buffy turns to them. Then the front door opens and Willow and Oz come in.
"Buffy you're home," says Willow hugging her best friend.
"Hi," says Oz with a stake and a cross in his hand. Buffy gives him a look.
"What are you doing with that Oz?" Oz looks at Giles and the others. Buffy then looks at Giles and the others who did not want to meet her eyes.
"What's going on here?" ask Buffy. "Giles."
"Buffy maybe you shouldn't go patrolling tonight," says Joyce walking up to her. "You just got home from the hospital. You need to rest."
"Mom!" whine Buffy. "I'm fine. I'm not in cast. I'm fine." Everyone stays quiet.
"I think she should go." Dawn walks over to the grown up area. They all look at her. Silence over comes the whole house. "I think she needs to go." Dawn looks straight into Buffy's green eyes. The two sisters somehow communicated with their eyes. They have a connection and Buffy give Dawn a smile.
Then Giles lowers his head then looks at Buffy. She looks back at him. Her eyes are almost pleading to let her go and patrol.
"Okay," says Giles. "As long as Oz goes with you." Buffy gives a half smile and agrees.
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Later in the cemetery Oz and Buffy walk slowly through it. It is dark and misty out. The vamps didn't seem to bite too much. Oz as usual didn't make too much conversation.
"Why don't we split up," suggest Buffy as she stops and turns to Oz.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"I'll be fine."
"I don't know Buffy. I promise Willow..."
"You look after me. It's okay Oz. Anything happens I'll call you." Buffy shows him her cell phone. It was the cell phone that Xander got for her last birthday. He had gotten a raise and the first thing he wanted to do is get something for Buffy. She remembered. It was in a cute pink box tied up in a bright red ribbon.
"You promise." Buffy nods her head and heads opposite of Oz. Oz nods his head and says to himself 'I hope I'm doing the right thing here.'
As Buffy walks through the cemetery she hears something from the bushes. She turns around and sees nobody.
"Xander is that you?" Buffy looks behind her then when she turns her head forward there he was. Buffy freaks a little cause he surprised her. Xander the pulls her behind a crypt.
She looks at him up and down then he puts his fingers on her lips. He stops her from saying anything.
"Buffy are you alright?" calls Oz from afar. Buffy's eyes widen and she peeks out from behind the crypt.
"Yeah," says Buffy. She nods her head and smiles. Oz looks at her strangely. He ignores it and keeps walking.
Buffy then turns to Xander. She begins to breathe deeply and her heart starts to pump faster. Then they start to make out.
After a couple of minutes Xander releases her. He looks into her eyes.
"Buffy," says Xander.
"Yes." Buffy is desperate to get back to the kissing.
"Who put me in this suit?" This made Buffy laugh. Xander once again sees that Summers smile. It's beautiful he thought.
Xander is a vampire and Buffy feels bad about the whole ordeal. She feels for him perhaps for the first time, but will Xander accept her. You know what's going to happen. Maybe.
Willow and Oz return to Buffy's room. They were not able to get Xander because now he has super speed. Another vampire quality that he has acquired.
"What was he doing here?" ask Willow as she sat down. Oz puts the crossbow down and goes to Buffy other side.
"He came to see how I was," says Buffy. Willow gives a confusing look at Buffy.
"Buffy," says Willow. "He wasn't here to see if you were okay. He's not Xander anymore Buffy."
"Willow you don't understand," says Buffy almost jumping out of the bed. "He's not evil and he didn't come to kill me or anything. He's Xander."
"Buffy I think you need some rest," says Willow as he tries to gently push her down.
"No!" says Buffy holding Willow's arm. "Willow..." Buffy looks into her eyes and sees that her heart is breaking hearing all of this about Xander being okay when he really is a vampire. 'He's dead' and this is what goes around willows head. Buffy stops herself then she lays back down on the bed.
On the same night Xander enters a familiar crypt. He meets another familiar face. Spike. He didn't know it was Xander. Spike decides to tackle him and gets his ass thrown against the wall. Spike gets up and sees who his intruder is. His eyes widen at the sight.
"Xander!" Spike gets up and walks up to him.
"Hey Spike," says Xander. "I always wanted to do that." He gives grin. A Xander grin.
"You're a bloody..."
"Vampire. Yeah I kind of know that Spike. The not breathing gave it away."
"Suits you right for getting into a mess like you often get yourself into." Spike bows his head trying not letting Xander notice that he felt bad for his death in a small way.
"Thanks for the lecture DAD." Xander nods his head. "You think I could crash here for a couple days?" Spike turns to look at him and raises his eyebrow.
"Yeah sure mate." Spike goes over to Xander with his untouched beer bottle. "Want a drink?" Xander gives him a smile and grabs the bottle from his hand and gulps down the beer like if it were water. Spike then heads over to his frig and grabs another for himself.
"So how did it happen?" ask Spike. The two go over to one of the crypts and sit on top of it. Xander slurps his beer and looks at Spike.
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The next day the doctor checks Buffy and releases her. Giles is the one who takes her home. Dawn is with Giles as they exit the hospital with a very silent Buffy. Her wounds are healed, of course because of her slayer abilities, and she is able to walk to the car without any help.
When they arrive at the Summers home Buffy is led to the living room by Dawn. Joyce comes down stairs to see her daughter. She gives her a hug. Buffy sits down on the sofa with Dawn. Giles then enters the room.
"Buffy, do want anything?" ask Giles. Buffy looks at Gilles straight into his eyes.
"What...No that's okay," says Buffy getting off the sofa. "I'm fine." She looks at a clock on one of the tables.
"Buffy what would you like for dinner?" ask Joyce. "I'll make anything you like. You name it."
"That's okay mom," says Buffy as she heads over to the door. Everyone looks at her. "I'm really not hungry. Maybe after patrol."
"Buffy," says both Giles and Joyce. Buffy turns to them. Then the front door opens and Willow and Oz come in.
"Buffy you're home," says Willow hugging her best friend.
"Hi," says Oz with a stake and a cross in his hand. Buffy gives him a look.
"What are you doing with that Oz?" Oz looks at Giles and the others. Buffy then looks at Giles and the others who did not want to meet her eyes.
"What's going on here?" ask Buffy. "Giles."
"Buffy maybe you shouldn't go patrolling tonight," says Joyce walking up to her. "You just got home from the hospital. You need to rest."
"Mom!" whine Buffy. "I'm fine. I'm not in cast. I'm fine." Everyone stays quiet.
"I think she should go." Dawn walks over to the grown up area. They all look at her. Silence over comes the whole house. "I think she needs to go." Dawn looks straight into Buffy's green eyes. The two sisters somehow communicated with their eyes. They have a connection and Buffy give Dawn a smile.
Then Giles lowers his head then looks at Buffy. She looks back at him. Her eyes are almost pleading to let her go and patrol.
"Okay," says Giles. "As long as Oz goes with you." Buffy gives a half smile and agrees.
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Later in the cemetery Oz and Buffy walk slowly through it. It is dark and misty out. The vamps didn't seem to bite too much. Oz as usual didn't make too much conversation.
"Why don't we split up," suggest Buffy as she stops and turns to Oz.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"I'll be fine."
"I don't know Buffy. I promise Willow..."
"You look after me. It's okay Oz. Anything happens I'll call you." Buffy shows him her cell phone. It was the cell phone that Xander got for her last birthday. He had gotten a raise and the first thing he wanted to do is get something for Buffy. She remembered. It was in a cute pink box tied up in a bright red ribbon.
"You promise." Buffy nods her head and heads opposite of Oz. Oz nods his head and says to himself 'I hope I'm doing the right thing here.'
As Buffy walks through the cemetery she hears something from the bushes. She turns around and sees nobody.
"Xander is that you?" Buffy looks behind her then when she turns her head forward there he was. Buffy freaks a little cause he surprised her. Xander the pulls her behind a crypt.
She looks at him up and down then he puts his fingers on her lips. He stops her from saying anything.
"Buffy are you alright?" calls Oz from afar. Buffy's eyes widen and she peeks out from behind the crypt.
"Yeah," says Buffy. She nods her head and smiles. Oz looks at her strangely. He ignores it and keeps walking.
Buffy then turns to Xander. She begins to breathe deeply and her heart starts to pump faster. Then they start to make out.
After a couple of minutes Xander releases her. He looks into her eyes.
"Buffy," says Xander.
"Yes." Buffy is desperate to get back to the kissing.
"Who put me in this suit?" This made Buffy laugh. Xander once again sees that Summers smile. It's beautiful he thought.