Disclaimer : I own nothing and to quote a friend of mine , I refuse to believe that this is even necessary !!! but for traditions sake , all characters belong to their respective owners and the only right I have is the credit to this here as I tell you this story. Oh , and yeah the story's mine as well : )
Rating : Its mostly PG but I'm putting an R on it just in case.
Summary : Xander has an epic adventure. I'm trying to be all cool and vague here. Is it working ??? Whaddya mean no ?
Author's notes : My most humble and sincere apologies once again to everyone who waited for this. REAL LIFE SUCKS !!!!! This is the new chapter to OUT and I really hope you like it. And sorry for being as late as I am. REAL LIFE SUCKS !!! *sigh* Again - This aint nothing too serious but it aint gonna be lame either. I had a little idea that just popped into my head. The lil' idea kept bouncing up and down telling me this is gonna be fun and hell yeah I agree with that wholeheartedly : )
Feedback : yes please …?
Dedication : I never thought I'd be doing this but I'm gonna dedicate this to Buffyverse's biggest spud – Riley Finn . Without him I would've still been puking at the disgusting shagfest that is Spuffy. No offense B/S-ers , I love Spike but sometimes too much is just too much. *shudder* Cheers to ya Agent potato nose !!! Ya aint so bad after all. Finally I'm able to write Buffy fanfic again. Thank you Riley. Added thanks goes to all who reviewed. Thank you all again for your comments.
In no particular order my appreciation goes to Lori Bush ( Hey there Lori !!!) , Lesley Ann Colgan ( Love ya Lesley. Really I do. Honest !!! ), Mad Minute , Aenima , Bolo , Furious George , Malaskor , Ghostrider , Amelia , Obsidian , Andy , Varthan , Jane McCartney , Elf , WBH21C (Bill) , T D Master ,( again , nah… there's nothing wrong with my account man .y'see ?) Kellan L (Hiya again !!!) Echoes of the mind , Drake Roberts , Nameless Dreamer , Ozmandayus (Hey Shawn , how you've been man ?) Maggie , James W. , NathanPostmark , Alexander the God , Dabear ( YO !!!) , Canis Black ( You aint the only one going -what the hell ???!!! ;- ) Maijin Gojira , White Werewolf (Whassup BX brother!!!) , Wicked Raygun ( Can I still take you up on that offer you made cos y'know…my Spanish sucks) Thank you all so much. Thanks so very much. Every one of ya : ) If I missed anyone gimme a yell. You'll be here in no time k ?
Last but not least to all Xander fans out there. This story is mainly for you. Please Enjoy…
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Once upon a time … by Zauriel Angelus
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Part three :-
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I heard it again…
The guitar singing that same ol' tune.
Music was playing tonight …but what was the story behind this song …?
That was what I'd like to find out too.
Its been dark for a while and I've been awake for as long as I can tell , shifting through my head to find exactly how I got from point A to point B. What was I doing in Mexico ? Why ? What was I doing before this ?
Man did I have a lot of questions and the more I seemed to think about it , the more the answers seem to elude me. My mind just blanks when I get close. The only info I could scratch up seems to be basic stuff.
Stuff I've already known. Old memories…
My name's Alexander Lavelle Harris. Born and raised in Sunnydale California by two wonderful parents. I remember Jesse and Will being my best buds when I was younger. I remember discovering the hellmouth , the world of vampires. I remember being scared. I remember meeting the mighty slayer and her watcher. How could forget G-man ? I also remember …losing Jesse. How I never cried for him. I remember being part of the famous Scooby Gang. I remember being possessed by a hyena, falling in love with Ampata , mummy girl , almost mating with a Praying mantis , becoming a soldier on Halloween , dating Cordelia , hating Deadboy , joking around with monosyllabic Wolfboy , meeting Kendra , being the Zeppo , losing my cherry to Faith …ooh that was a night. I remembered us fighting the Master , Spike and Drusilla , Angelus , the lie that sent him to hell and back , Mr Trick , The Mayor and his ascension. Then I remember not getting into college , Riley , Tara , Anya … the Initiative , stuck with some of the worst jobs on the planet , Spike chipped and living with me in the basement*brrr* …oh and Adam . I remember Dawn being the key. I remember Doc , Ben and Glory … being split into two , fighting a Troll , I remembered Spike actually being on our team as we kicked Glory's ass and that's …about it.
The memories after that were vague , scattered images that don't quite make sense.
That was all I could recall back , the more recent turn of events came up zilch and so I kept going back and forth with what I could remember rather than what I couldn't cos I had the distinct feeling that I missed something there in the past. Something didn't feel right at all. And I was so sure that that was the connection to the missing dots but what was it …?
I considered asking Faith but she was asleep. I didn't want to disturb her. I also didn't want to arouse suspicion . She seemed to act like us being together had been going on for a while now , that this was … normal. And for me everything was weird and so I try to act as normal as I could about it , or as normal as one could be about the situation at hand. I didn't want her to think that I was being weird y'know …?
And then there's also the thing where I didn't want to upset her. Not because I feared her wrath or whatsoever. I just didn't want to worry her and that in itself was a puzzle to me.
Why was Faith , the once psycho slayer , with me ? And why did she seem to care ? She definitely wasn't the same Faith that I once knew. The girl was different and I… I seem to be more fond of her than I remember being.
Was this a reinforcement of those memories I can't recall …? Were we … together , together ?
I don't know really but I found myself looking at Faith the way I never had before and as she slept beside me in bed , I watched her breathe with such fascination and wonder that I'm not quite familiar with. I didn't know what I was feeling … but I definitely was feeling something.
Unconsciously my hand reached on its own , a soft caress upon her cheek , fingers slowly wandering towards the pink of her lips as I questioned the still air around me with the whisper of one word.
" How…?"
The raven-haired slayer settled and leaned into my touch , an almost silent sigh of content leaving her lips as she did so.
" Xand…"
Did you hear that …? I know I did.
Oh my God…
Faith was saying my name in her sleep… in a moan.
Oh boy… Ooooh boy…
Now level with me guys and girls , is that a good thing or a bad thing …?
Cos I'm really not too sure right now.
And I sure as hell don't trust my own judgement with sixteen year old Xander Harris jumping and screaming with maniacal glee inside my head.
I blinked and then I blinked again. Then I channeled all my God given comedic talent to this one moment and pulled off my best ever impression of Oz the wolf boy.
" Huh…"
As carefully as I could , I extracted myself from Faith and the bed , tiptoeing as I put my pants and boots on. I made my way to the window as a chilly breeze blew in. The black of night was staring me in the face and after a moment there it was , a feeling of unmistakable dread filled me.
Something in me went on auto-pilot and I followed its instincts as I descended down from the room and into the unknown that was the darkened motel. I reasoned to turn on some lights but unfortunately almost every one of them was fucked up since the gunfight we had earlier. Everything was quiet which wasn't really so surprising since most of the tenants had vacated their rooms after the Tarantino film that ran through this joint just hours before courtesy of moi. Wait …maybe it was more of a Rob Rodriguez film. It is Mexico after all.
From the second floor I treaded slowly , keeping alert of my surroundings. It took several minutes before it occurred to me of what I was actually doing.
I was out hunting … unarmed …and shirtless too.
Hmnn…
Its no wonder why I'm cold.
I walk to the first floor , strangely drawn to the middle of the messy hall. In the center I stopped as a tremor began and some keys in my scrambled mind begin to unlock as did images of a forgotten life.
A roar … savage and wild , sprung forth from this dream .
A voice screaming for help…
A woman in fear … in pain…
I see the swift movement of shadows , a dance of blood in its midst. The violent shrieking is horrible to the ear but its vision was something I couldn't turn myself away from even as I tried. Someone is shouting , struggling alone against those monsters. Gunshots keep going off and in the frenzy of it all , death claims its victims and the phantoms shriek again in victory.
I finally see the woman in the puddle of her own blood and her name is upon my lips , the wretched sorrow and haunted , piercing pain almost tangible in its grasp of my soul.
" Carolina…"
Darkness comes again and I merge with it , feeling a strange shift in the air around me. I suddenly realize I've been sweating like a pig and when something evil this way comes , my mind tells me its gonna look at this unarmed , smelly and sweat-filled pig and immediately see dinner.
A moment of hesitation passes and I pounced into battle , leaping back , my hands rocketing forward as the fight began . Two quick arms rush for my neck but somehow I had telegraphed the assault and my hands that were in position grabbed those of my attacker before he or it , could grab me. I couldn't see its face clearly as darkness hid its features but I measured that it was most definitely not human.
Whatever it was , it was fast . Almost got blind-sided right then and there if I wasn't ready. With the advantage in my corner , I yanked , diving backwards as I did , turning mid-air as I delivered a smashing right boot into its abdomen.
The thing shrieked as it crashed to the ground and I sent another hard kick at it , the impact of which propelled its body into the corner of a wall.
I heard a soft growl this time and disturbingly …I smiled.
It was hurt.
And I could smell its blood…
I waited patiently for it to move again , knowing it was going to try an attack one more time. With my legs spaced apart and rooted to the floor , I held my stance like a predator awaiting its kill. My hands spread wide , inviting it to take a bite while it still has a chance to.
In a manner of seconds it took the bait and went for me and of course I was more than ready. I timed it perfectly and swung a sweet little fist into its face that scored a satisfying crack . I revved up my left arm quickly and followed up with a rising backhand. With the breath it had knocked out of it ( if it had any of course ) the final blow came as I smashed a crushing right to the skull. My assailant fell unceremoniously to my feet in a tangle of bruised flesh and limbs.
" What the…?"
For a moment the darkness in the room cleared and to that end , the face of a young girl looked up to me in as much confusion as I was in.
" Marie …?"
Those innocent eyes of brown turn dark blood red and her mouth opens as sharp fangs grow almost instantaneously. Her skin pales and the growl of her hunger finds its voice , her body shriveling into a more sinister form.
Something I know I've seen before.
" XANDER BEHIND YOU !!!"
At that point when I heard Faith's voice warning me , Marie attacks and I react to the best of it , raising my arms in front of me as I turned into a spin and swung a deflecting back fist. It struck true to its point and I lunged at her neck , grabbing as hard as I prepared to throw her to the side and out of my way. My mind was already busy preparing for the next attack from behind and my body was bracing into it as quickly as it could.
The taste of dust swirled around and I heard the moment take me in swiftly , the sound of dashing footsteps down the staircase , the chilling crying shriek of what was once Marie resonating in my ear , the loud crash as her body hit the floor and the wood splinters , the impact sending Marie through it ,cracking as she went below. I heard the beating of my heart slow to a crawl and the wind from my breath caught in the flux as the grind of my boots shifted , the wooden floors creaking as I swerved to face my back. I turned , my teeth clenched , my fists ready and my strength willing .
That's when everything stopped and I stared.
Inches away from me , she stood . Beautiful eyes of amber staring into mine. She smiled sadly , her dark hair flowing in ghostly eerie. And as time froze , something passed between us , a hint of knowing , of recognition. Before I realized what was happening she said something that I almost didn't hear.
" Mariachi …?"
Then I was flying through the air.
I never knew what hit me.
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end part three.
End notes: So there it is part three is endeth. I think it was okay .What about you ? I'm sure you have a lot of questions and so does Xander . A few of the answers are coming up in the next chapter. I'm three-quarters done on that. Faith is also gonna have more of a role soon , I promise. I also know I'm really late (sorrysorrysorrysorry) and I'm gonna try to make it up those of you out there. So here's the deal really. If I get at least five reviews on this chap I'll finish the next chap ASAP and release it within the next two days. So it's really up to you. Heeheeheee !!!! I'M EVIL !!!!
Anyway feedback is a good thing and I'd love to see some of that please…. ???
HELLO ??? ANYBODY …there ??? Um… gimme feedback …??? Pretty please with a leather clad Faith on top… ?
Till next time I remain……….