Chapter 5 Time is of the Essence. Buffy and Xander mess with their future and now must fix it before they head back to the future. Oh and by the way I will continue with TIOTE part 2 and 3 after part 1. Catch 'em in the future.
At the hospital Buffy is rushing down the hospital corridor as they take William in. She is touching the side of the bed and William some how grabs her hand.
"Buffy..." Buffy's eyes widen.
"I'm sorry Ms. but you can't go any further." The doctor separated their hands and took William away.
Xander and Cordelia appear. Xander is breathing hard and very worried.
"Buffy how is he? Is he going..."
"He's fine," replies Buffy.
"So is William your friend or something?" ask Cordelia. Xander turns to her.
"Something like that," says Xander.
"Who is this?" ask Cordelia about Buffy.
"She's my sister," says Xander. Buffy hears what he said and get furious. Then one of the doctors comes over to Buffy.
"Has a couple of bumps and bruises but he'll live." Xander becomes relief.
*******
The next day William is in his room think only about Buffy. The first girls that he ever stood up for. The first girl that stands by him without being repulsed by him. He really likes this girl a lot.
"William breakfast is ready," calls his mom from downstairs.
"I'm coming mum," says William as he gets up from his bed. He looks out the window and catches a glimpse of Buffy walking over to his door with Xander.
Downstairs William's mom opens the door and Xander is face to face with his grandmother. He is speechless, but Buffy speaks first.
"Hi, is William here," ask Buffy. From the stairs William comes as he buckles his belt and looks at Buffy. "Hi."
"Hi," says William. William's mom looks at the two then leaves to the kitchen. "What are you doing here? I mean not that I..."
"I just wanted to see if you were okay," says Buffy. William smiles at her and sees Xander next Buffy. His smile fades.
"Okay," says Xander. "Buffy he's okay so lets go before Giles wakes up."
"Right," says Buffy. "I've gotta go. Bye." She walks down the sidewalk and across the street with Xander at her side.
"Xander," says Buffy as they walk down the street back to Giles'. "I think we shouldn't have gone out last night. Look at all that's happen. You were making time with your mom and I was with your dad. We are two very sick people."
"Buffy we just," says Xander. "I think that we didn't do too much damage."
"Right," says Buffy. "Everything is so normal." Buffy stops Xander. "Your father is in love with me and your mother is in love with you. How normal is that?"
"Okay," says Xander as he feels Buffy's nails dig into his arms. "Less than normal."
"We have to fix this," says Buffy. "We can't go back without getting your parents back together."
"How are we going to do this?" ask Xander. "We gotta tell Giles."
"We can't tell Giles," says Buffy in stern voice. "He'll have our heads."
"But he could help," says Xander. "He knows about this time."
"I don't know," says Buffy. "Giles is not very good in the love department."
"He's just too busy with his work, which I say is pretty amazing," says Xander. "Look at where we are Buffy?"
"I understand that, but he really needs someone in his life," says Buffy. "I mean he's not going have you and me forever."
"Yeah, I guess," says Xander. The two arrive at Giles' place and enter the house. Giles was already up and is waiting for the two. His hands are folded across his chest.
"Giles," says both Xander and Buffy.
******
"I can't believe you two," says Giles walking back and forth. "After I told you how you..."
"I know Giles," says Buffy.
"We are really sorry," says Xander.
"Now you have to fix this," says Giles. "You have to get your parents to fall out of love with the both of you and get them to fall in love with each other."
"Well my parents got together at the Famous Film Couples Dance," says Xander. "That was pretty creative theme."
"So you have to get them to go that dance together," says Giles. "Or you won't exist."
"How are we going to do that?" ask Xander. Giles goes to Xander and hits on the head. "Hey, what was that for?" Buffy laughs and Giles gives her a stern look.
"Use your head," says Giles. "You should everything that your parents liked about each other."
"Hmm, what they liked about each other," says Xander starting to think for a while. "Oh, right. One of my grandpa's horses got loose and almost trampled my dad to death. That's how they got together?"
"What?" ask both Buffy and Giles.
"That's true."
"Then you must get your father to where ever is this place and get him trampled by a horse," says Giles as he walks out of the room and into his lab.
"Giles that's not that easy," says Xander as he gets up. "How am I suppose to know where my mom lives?"
"It's a small town," says Giles. He takes his glasses off. "She lives across the street from here."
"Oh," says Xander.
******
Xander headed to Cordelia's and Buffy to William's. They needed to get those two together some how. The nerdy kid and the popular girl. This is going to take a while.
"Hi," says Xander as Cordelia opens the door.
"Hi," says Cordelia with a smile. "I was just on my way out."
"Where are you going?" ask Xander curious.
"My dad's stables," says Cordelia.
"You know how to ride?" ask Xander.
"Yeah," says Cordelia. "Do you?"
"Um, not really," says Xander.
"I can teach you if you like," says Cordelia as she heads out and closes the front door.
"Maybe, but..."
"Oh, how's...ah what was his name?" says Cordelia.
"William," says Xander.
"That's it," says Cordelia. The two start to walk down the street.
"He's fine," replies Xander. "Do you have any classes with him?"
"Yeah, Chemistry," replies Cordelia. "He does help me a lot in that department. "I'm so not the scientist."
"So he's nice to you."
"Yeah. He's nice to everyone. Are you jealous of him?"
"Um, me. No!"
"You sound like it."
"I don't." Xander's eyes wonder around. "Do you like him?"
"Yep, you are jealous." Cordelia walks ahead and smiles.
"Oh no. This is not working." Xander brushes his hand through his hair and follows Cordelia.
******
"William hi," says Buffy as William opens the door. He is happy that she came back.
"Won't you come on me...I mean come in," says William. Buffy's eyes widen at the thought and nods her head.
"I um like to talk to you," says Buffy. "Can we take a walk?"
"Okay," says William as he exits his house and closes the door behind him. "What do you want to talk about?"
"About you and me," says Buffy. William stops then looks at Buffy. "You are really sweet but I think that um I'm not your type."
"How do you know you are not my type?"
"I can just tell," says Buffy. "Like maybe your type would be a brunette. Tall brunettes."
"Why?"
"Because I kind of have someone and I don't want to get your hopes up," says Buffy.
"I see." William bows his head and sits down next to a tree.
"William. This is it. I didn't want to hurt and I still did it. I'm sorry."
"You stood up for me. No one has ever done that for me. Why did you do it?"
"Because in my world I don't like seeing people get beaten up by bullies," says Buffy. "I really like to be your friend. If that's alright by you." Buffy pulls out her hand to him. He looks at it for moment the reaches for it and gets up.
"Sure," says William with a half smile. He goes over to whisper something in her ear. "I still kind of like you." He then begins to walk off.
"Oh gee," says Buffy furious that her plan didn't work. "Hope Xander is doing better than I am."
At the hospital Buffy is rushing down the hospital corridor as they take William in. She is touching the side of the bed and William some how grabs her hand.
"Buffy..." Buffy's eyes widen.
"I'm sorry Ms. but you can't go any further." The doctor separated their hands and took William away.
Xander and Cordelia appear. Xander is breathing hard and very worried.
"Buffy how is he? Is he going..."
"He's fine," replies Buffy.
"So is William your friend or something?" ask Cordelia. Xander turns to her.
"Something like that," says Xander.
"Who is this?" ask Cordelia about Buffy.
"She's my sister," says Xander. Buffy hears what he said and get furious. Then one of the doctors comes over to Buffy.
"Has a couple of bumps and bruises but he'll live." Xander becomes relief.
*******
The next day William is in his room think only about Buffy. The first girls that he ever stood up for. The first girl that stands by him without being repulsed by him. He really likes this girl a lot.
"William breakfast is ready," calls his mom from downstairs.
"I'm coming mum," says William as he gets up from his bed. He looks out the window and catches a glimpse of Buffy walking over to his door with Xander.
Downstairs William's mom opens the door and Xander is face to face with his grandmother. He is speechless, but Buffy speaks first.
"Hi, is William here," ask Buffy. From the stairs William comes as he buckles his belt and looks at Buffy. "Hi."
"Hi," says William. William's mom looks at the two then leaves to the kitchen. "What are you doing here? I mean not that I..."
"I just wanted to see if you were okay," says Buffy. William smiles at her and sees Xander next Buffy. His smile fades.
"Okay," says Xander. "Buffy he's okay so lets go before Giles wakes up."
"Right," says Buffy. "I've gotta go. Bye." She walks down the sidewalk and across the street with Xander at her side.
"Xander," says Buffy as they walk down the street back to Giles'. "I think we shouldn't have gone out last night. Look at all that's happen. You were making time with your mom and I was with your dad. We are two very sick people."
"Buffy we just," says Xander. "I think that we didn't do too much damage."
"Right," says Buffy. "Everything is so normal." Buffy stops Xander. "Your father is in love with me and your mother is in love with you. How normal is that?"
"Okay," says Xander as he feels Buffy's nails dig into his arms. "Less than normal."
"We have to fix this," says Buffy. "We can't go back without getting your parents back together."
"How are we going to do this?" ask Xander. "We gotta tell Giles."
"We can't tell Giles," says Buffy in stern voice. "He'll have our heads."
"But he could help," says Xander. "He knows about this time."
"I don't know," says Buffy. "Giles is not very good in the love department."
"He's just too busy with his work, which I say is pretty amazing," says Xander. "Look at where we are Buffy?"
"I understand that, but he really needs someone in his life," says Buffy. "I mean he's not going have you and me forever."
"Yeah, I guess," says Xander. The two arrive at Giles' place and enter the house. Giles was already up and is waiting for the two. His hands are folded across his chest.
"Giles," says both Xander and Buffy.
******
"I can't believe you two," says Giles walking back and forth. "After I told you how you..."
"I know Giles," says Buffy.
"We are really sorry," says Xander.
"Now you have to fix this," says Giles. "You have to get your parents to fall out of love with the both of you and get them to fall in love with each other."
"Well my parents got together at the Famous Film Couples Dance," says Xander. "That was pretty creative theme."
"So you have to get them to go that dance together," says Giles. "Or you won't exist."
"How are we going to do that?" ask Xander. Giles goes to Xander and hits on the head. "Hey, what was that for?" Buffy laughs and Giles gives her a stern look.
"Use your head," says Giles. "You should everything that your parents liked about each other."
"Hmm, what they liked about each other," says Xander starting to think for a while. "Oh, right. One of my grandpa's horses got loose and almost trampled my dad to death. That's how they got together?"
"What?" ask both Buffy and Giles.
"That's true."
"Then you must get your father to where ever is this place and get him trampled by a horse," says Giles as he walks out of the room and into his lab.
"Giles that's not that easy," says Xander as he gets up. "How am I suppose to know where my mom lives?"
"It's a small town," says Giles. He takes his glasses off. "She lives across the street from here."
"Oh," says Xander.
******
Xander headed to Cordelia's and Buffy to William's. They needed to get those two together some how. The nerdy kid and the popular girl. This is going to take a while.
"Hi," says Xander as Cordelia opens the door.
"Hi," says Cordelia with a smile. "I was just on my way out."
"Where are you going?" ask Xander curious.
"My dad's stables," says Cordelia.
"You know how to ride?" ask Xander.
"Yeah," says Cordelia. "Do you?"
"Um, not really," says Xander.
"I can teach you if you like," says Cordelia as she heads out and closes the front door.
"Maybe, but..."
"Oh, how's...ah what was his name?" says Cordelia.
"William," says Xander.
"That's it," says Cordelia. The two start to walk down the street.
"He's fine," replies Xander. "Do you have any classes with him?"
"Yeah, Chemistry," replies Cordelia. "He does help me a lot in that department. "I'm so not the scientist."
"So he's nice to you."
"Yeah. He's nice to everyone. Are you jealous of him?"
"Um, me. No!"
"You sound like it."
"I don't." Xander's eyes wonder around. "Do you like him?"
"Yep, you are jealous." Cordelia walks ahead and smiles.
"Oh no. This is not working." Xander brushes his hand through his hair and follows Cordelia.
******
"William hi," says Buffy as William opens the door. He is happy that she came back.
"Won't you come on me...I mean come in," says William. Buffy's eyes widen at the thought and nods her head.
"I um like to talk to you," says Buffy. "Can we take a walk?"
"Okay," says William as he exits his house and closes the door behind him. "What do you want to talk about?"
"About you and me," says Buffy. William stops then looks at Buffy. "You are really sweet but I think that um I'm not your type."
"How do you know you are not my type?"
"I can just tell," says Buffy. "Like maybe your type would be a brunette. Tall brunettes."
"Why?"
"Because I kind of have someone and I don't want to get your hopes up," says Buffy.
"I see." William bows his head and sits down next to a tree.
"William. This is it. I didn't want to hurt and I still did it. I'm sorry."
"You stood up for me. No one has ever done that for me. Why did you do it?"
"Because in my world I don't like seeing people get beaten up by bullies," says Buffy. "I really like to be your friend. If that's alright by you." Buffy pulls out her hand to him. He looks at it for moment the reaches for it and gets up.
"Sure," says William with a half smile. He goes over to whisper something in her ear. "I still kind of like you." He then begins to walk off.
"Oh gee," says Buffy furious that her plan didn't work. "Hope Xander is doing better than I am."