Chapter 3 My Xander Shape Friend. Xander's death allows Buffy to reveal her true feelings for him. Now a vampire, Xander must learn to deal with the horrible craving of blood.
"Xander, you still make laugh," says Buffy, tears begin to fill her eyes. Xander nods his head and lifts Buffy's head so that her eyes meet his.
"Buffy don't." Xander touch her face slightly and Buffy puts her hand on his. He looks into her green eyes and somehow sees something he has never seen before. 'Did she kiss me?' Xander thought to himself. Xander looks down then he hears something coming over to them. "Did you hear that?"
"What?" ask Buffy turning around. She then sees a vampire heading right at them. Buffy pulls out her stake and begins to fight the vamp. She flips him over as he tries to ram her. The vamp falls to the ground and she stakes him immediately. Xander looks at her then runs over to her and grabs her stake. Buffy looks at him in shock.
Xander then throws the stake over her shoulder and stakes the vamp running toward Buffy from behind. Buffy turns around and sees the vamp dusted. She then turns to Xander and he looks at her.
"I was right," says Buffy.
"What?" ask Xander not knowing what she is talking about.
"That you're good, but how?" says Buffy.
"I don't know. First this chick vamp was biting me." Xander walks over to where the other vamp was dusted and picks up the stake. "I saw my life flash before my eyes. It was like kissing Willow, apocalypse, Cordelia, apocalypse, having sex with Faith, apocalypse, Oz, apocalypse, Joyce, Dawn, Buffy, apocalypse, and Giles. I don't know how Giles got in there though." Xander gives a laugh and looks at Buffy who is smiling at him. He sat down on a tombstone playing with the stake in his hand and Buffy sat on another tombstone next to him.
"Then everything went dark," says Xander trying to remember the events that occur when he died. "Until I saw this light. I may sound corny but bare with me. I saw this person in a white robe. He told me that it wasn't my time and that I had to go back and protect the chosen one. That'll be you."
"Protect me. Why?" ask Buffy. "I don't understand. It's my fault that you are dead."
"I don't know. That's what I was told. Didn't have any time to ask questions." Buffy looks down and jumps off the tombstone.
"Buffy don't even think..."
"What Xander?" says Buffy turning to him. "Because of me you can't rest in peace. What do you expect me to think?"
"You can't blame yourself for this. It's not your fault."
"Then who's to blame Xander?"
"I am." Buffy looks at him.
"What? Why!"
"I didn't need to be out there in battle. I always get hurt and you or somebody else has gotta save me." Xander sighs and nods his head. "It's my fault Buffy not yours."
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They had a couple of minutes of silence and Buffy stands up. She walks over to Xander who doesn't want Buffy to get too close to him. He backs away from her and she gives him a look that says 'what's wrong'.
"Xander?" Buffy stands still.
"I gotta go," says Xander handing her the stake in his hand and trying not to look at her. He turns to leave but Buffy stops him.
"Where are you going to go? Where are you going to stay?"
"I've got a place. It's not the best place with the best 'people', but it'll do for now."
"Xander you don't have to go."
"I do Buffy." Xander pushes Buffy's arm off of him.
"You can stay with us. You don't have to be alone on this." Xander begins to walk and stops. He does not take a deep breath and turns around to look at Buffy. Her eyes are about to fill with tears. Xander closes his eyes. He can sense that Buffy was going to convince him to go with her. Perhaps it's some kind of vampire power he has gained.
A couple of feet away Oz takes out some vamps by himself and Willow joins him. She greets him as he finishes dusting the last vampire.
"Hey Willow," says Oz going over to her and giving her a kiss on the cheek. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought I would see how you guys were doing," replies Willow. Oz looks at her. "Don't worry I was prepared." Willow pulls out a stake and shows him her cross around her neck. She gives him a smile then looks around.
"I know you're always prepared," says Oz and he sends a smile to Willow.
"Oz where's Buffy?" Oz looks anywhere else but Willow's eyes. "Oz! You let her go by herself. Oz how could you do this? We've gotta find her before..." Oz goes to her and tries to calm her down.
"Willow I'm sure she handle herself." Oz looks at Willow.
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Around the same time when Oz and Willow found each other Xander is leading Buffy to his temporary home. Xander new that Buffy would not have approved of his roommate, but when they arrived at the crypt he was no where to be found.
"Spike!" calls Xander. They look around and see that the crypt was empty.
"Spike's not here," says Buffy looking at with naughty smile. Xander could not figure out what Buffy had in mind, but begins to be very afraid. Buffy goes over to the door and closes it. She then pushes a boulder against the door.
"Buffy what are doing?" ask Xander as Buffy walks up to him. "Spike won't be able to come in." Buffy licks her lips and wraps her arms around Xander's neck.
"That's the whole point," says Buffy with a flirty smile. Xander's eyes become wide.
"Buffy!" Xander start to get a little nervous. She gives him a smile then grabs him and pushes him against a crypt. Xander then crawls into the crypt thinking he's get away but he was entering her trap. Buffy then jumps into the crypt with him. "That's it I give up. Make me..." Buffy begins kissing Xander and he begins to kiss her back.
Back where Oz and Willow are they begin to walk around in search for Buffy. Willow is still complaining that Oz let Buffy go by herself.
"Where can she be?" says Willow.
"Willow I'm sure she's alright. Buffy is the slayer."
"Oz I know, but..." Willow stops and turns around to face Oz. "I'm just worry about her Oz. She's my best friend. I don't want to lose her too." Oz goes over to Willow and gives her a hug.
"Willow maybe she went home," says Oz. "She look like she was a little tired."
"You think so," says Willow.
"Yeah, lets go," says Oz as he put his arm around Willow and they headed to Buffy's house.
Back at the crypt Spike had to really push the door open. When he got in he hears someone moaning. It sounded like a girl.
"Oh no, Xander there are some roommate rules we gotta go over," says Spike. "First if you bring a girl here you have to see if she has a friend for me." The moaning still continues. Spike walks over to the crypt.
"Second..." Spike sees who the person is with Xander in the crypt. "Ugh."
"Spike!" both Xander and Buffy say. Spike backs away and closes his eyes.
"I'm blind. I'm blind!" Spike looks away.
"Sorry Spike," says Xander grabbing his pants from the edge of the crypt they are in.
"Spike could you get me my bra. I think I threw it somewhere. Could you find it for me?"
"Oh, bloody hell!"
"Xander, you still make laugh," says Buffy, tears begin to fill her eyes. Xander nods his head and lifts Buffy's head so that her eyes meet his.
"Buffy don't." Xander touch her face slightly and Buffy puts her hand on his. He looks into her green eyes and somehow sees something he has never seen before. 'Did she kiss me?' Xander thought to himself. Xander looks down then he hears something coming over to them. "Did you hear that?"
"What?" ask Buffy turning around. She then sees a vampire heading right at them. Buffy pulls out her stake and begins to fight the vamp. She flips him over as he tries to ram her. The vamp falls to the ground and she stakes him immediately. Xander looks at her then runs over to her and grabs her stake. Buffy looks at him in shock.
Xander then throws the stake over her shoulder and stakes the vamp running toward Buffy from behind. Buffy turns around and sees the vamp dusted. She then turns to Xander and he looks at her.
"I was right," says Buffy.
"What?" ask Xander not knowing what she is talking about.
"That you're good, but how?" says Buffy.
"I don't know. First this chick vamp was biting me." Xander walks over to where the other vamp was dusted and picks up the stake. "I saw my life flash before my eyes. It was like kissing Willow, apocalypse, Cordelia, apocalypse, having sex with Faith, apocalypse, Oz, apocalypse, Joyce, Dawn, Buffy, apocalypse, and Giles. I don't know how Giles got in there though." Xander gives a laugh and looks at Buffy who is smiling at him. He sat down on a tombstone playing with the stake in his hand and Buffy sat on another tombstone next to him.
"Then everything went dark," says Xander trying to remember the events that occur when he died. "Until I saw this light. I may sound corny but bare with me. I saw this person in a white robe. He told me that it wasn't my time and that I had to go back and protect the chosen one. That'll be you."
"Protect me. Why?" ask Buffy. "I don't understand. It's my fault that you are dead."
"I don't know. That's what I was told. Didn't have any time to ask questions." Buffy looks down and jumps off the tombstone.
"Buffy don't even think..."
"What Xander?" says Buffy turning to him. "Because of me you can't rest in peace. What do you expect me to think?"
"You can't blame yourself for this. It's not your fault."
"Then who's to blame Xander?"
"I am." Buffy looks at him.
"What? Why!"
"I didn't need to be out there in battle. I always get hurt and you or somebody else has gotta save me." Xander sighs and nods his head. "It's my fault Buffy not yours."
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They had a couple of minutes of silence and Buffy stands up. She walks over to Xander who doesn't want Buffy to get too close to him. He backs away from her and she gives him a look that says 'what's wrong'.
"Xander?" Buffy stands still.
"I gotta go," says Xander handing her the stake in his hand and trying not to look at her. He turns to leave but Buffy stops him.
"Where are you going to go? Where are you going to stay?"
"I've got a place. It's not the best place with the best 'people', but it'll do for now."
"Xander you don't have to go."
"I do Buffy." Xander pushes Buffy's arm off of him.
"You can stay with us. You don't have to be alone on this." Xander begins to walk and stops. He does not take a deep breath and turns around to look at Buffy. Her eyes are about to fill with tears. Xander closes his eyes. He can sense that Buffy was going to convince him to go with her. Perhaps it's some kind of vampire power he has gained.
A couple of feet away Oz takes out some vamps by himself and Willow joins him. She greets him as he finishes dusting the last vampire.
"Hey Willow," says Oz going over to her and giving her a kiss on the cheek. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought I would see how you guys were doing," replies Willow. Oz looks at her. "Don't worry I was prepared." Willow pulls out a stake and shows him her cross around her neck. She gives him a smile then looks around.
"I know you're always prepared," says Oz and he sends a smile to Willow.
"Oz where's Buffy?" Oz looks anywhere else but Willow's eyes. "Oz! You let her go by herself. Oz how could you do this? We've gotta find her before..." Oz goes to her and tries to calm her down.
"Willow I'm sure she handle herself." Oz looks at Willow.
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Around the same time when Oz and Willow found each other Xander is leading Buffy to his temporary home. Xander new that Buffy would not have approved of his roommate, but when they arrived at the crypt he was no where to be found.
"Spike!" calls Xander. They look around and see that the crypt was empty.
"Spike's not here," says Buffy looking at with naughty smile. Xander could not figure out what Buffy had in mind, but begins to be very afraid. Buffy goes over to the door and closes it. She then pushes a boulder against the door.
"Buffy what are doing?" ask Xander as Buffy walks up to him. "Spike won't be able to come in." Buffy licks her lips and wraps her arms around Xander's neck.
"That's the whole point," says Buffy with a flirty smile. Xander's eyes become wide.
"Buffy!" Xander start to get a little nervous. She gives him a smile then grabs him and pushes him against a crypt. Xander then crawls into the crypt thinking he's get away but he was entering her trap. Buffy then jumps into the crypt with him. "That's it I give up. Make me..." Buffy begins kissing Xander and he begins to kiss her back.
Back where Oz and Willow are they begin to walk around in search for Buffy. Willow is still complaining that Oz let Buffy go by herself.
"Where can she be?" says Willow.
"Willow I'm sure she's alright. Buffy is the slayer."
"Oz I know, but..." Willow stops and turns around to face Oz. "I'm just worry about her Oz. She's my best friend. I don't want to lose her too." Oz goes over to Willow and gives her a hug.
"Willow maybe she went home," says Oz. "She look like she was a little tired."
"You think so," says Willow.
"Yeah, lets go," says Oz as he put his arm around Willow and they headed to Buffy's house.
Back at the crypt Spike had to really push the door open. When he got in he hears someone moaning. It sounded like a girl.
"Oh no, Xander there are some roommate rules we gotta go over," says Spike. "First if you bring a girl here you have to see if she has a friend for me." The moaning still continues. Spike walks over to the crypt.
"Second..." Spike sees who the person is with Xander in the crypt. "Ugh."
"Spike!" both Xander and Buffy say. Spike backs away and closes his eyes.
"I'm blind. I'm blind!" Spike looks away.
"Sorry Spike," says Xander grabbing his pants from the edge of the crypt they are in.
"Spike could you get me my bra. I think I threw it somewhere. Could you find it for me?"
"Oh, bloody hell!"