Chapter 6 Time is of The Essence. The chapter is dedicated to my fanfic reader Whitewerewolf.
Buffy and Xander meet at Giles' place. They enter and Giles comes out of the lab pulling his goggles off his head.
"Well," says Giles looking at them. "What happen?"
"I think we need more time," says Buffy. "Xander's dad is kind of in love with me."
"And my mom is in love with me," says Xander. "Ewww."
"Oh, dear lord," says Giles. "You must get them to fall out of love you as soon possible."
"Giles we can't really fulfill miracles here," says Buffy. "Love is complicated Giles."
"Yes, I know."
"Are you sure you know that?" says Buffy.
"Buffy," says Xander glaring at her. The room stays quiet for a while.
"Time is what we don't have," says Giles. He turns to Xander. "You have to get your parents together before the night of the dance or you will not exist."
"Well, if you wouldn't have told her that I was your sister maybe she would of left you alone," says Buffy turning on Xander.
"If you wouldn't have gotten into a fight with the Angel then maybe my dad wouldn't of liked you," says Xander turning to Buffy.
"Will two stop fighting," says Giles. "Now listen. You have to work together to make this work. Why don't you switch."
"Huh," they both say.
"Xander you go talk to William and Buffy you go talk to Cordelia," says Giles. Buffy and Xander look at each other.
"Okay," they both say.
"Good," says Giles. "Now leave I have work to do."
"Okay," says Buffy as she walks up to Giles. "Thanks." Buffy kisses him on the cheek and the two head out. Giles blushes a little then continues his work.
"Okay we switch," says Xander. "What am I going to say to him?"
"Just tell him stuff about me," says Buffy.
"Bad stuff," says Xander with a grin.
"No, just my lack of very little things," says Buffy.
"Not so little from what I know of," says Xander. "Xander," says Buffy. "Okay. So you gotta make me look bad in his eyes and I'll make you look bad in Cordelia's eyes. This is going to be fun." Buffy gives a smile as they stop at the corner of the street.
"You know I love you," says Xander turning to Buffy. She smiles at him.
"I love you too," says Buffy. They kiss then go their separate ways once again.
Xander heads to the library. He finds his dad there reading a big book.
"Hey, dad...I mean William," says Xander. William looks up at him. "What you doing?"
"Reading," says William as he continued to read his book.
"I see," says Xander. "Mind if I sit down."
"Free country and all," says William.
"Okay," says Xander as he sits. "There's this thing I gotta tell you."
"What?" ask William still with his head towards the book.
"Buffy," says Xander. William turns his head around and looks at Xander immediately.
"What about Buffy?" ask William.
"She ah use to be my girlfriend," says Xander. "I've noticed you got a little thing for her." William bows his head and blushes.
"You jealous," says William not looking at Xander straight in the eyes.
"Me," says Xander. "Well, maybe a little. Look she's real hard to handle. She's one of those high maintenance girls."
"Aren't all girls high maintenance?" says William as he turns his head towards Xander.
"Yeah," says Xander. "You see she's really picky."
"I'm picky myself," says William.
"Okay, um," says Xander trying to think of something else. "She hates books. A lot."
William looks at Xander. Xander waits for him to react to the statement he made.
"You still in love with her aren't you?"
"Um, yeah," says Xander.
"Well, mate," says William as he gets up and gathers up his things. "May the best man win."
"Ah, but...Wait," says Xander as William walks off. "Damn it."
"Shhhhhhhh!"
"Sorry," says Xander.
"Hi," says Buffy to Cordelia. Cordelia looks at her.
"Hi," says Cordelia as she continues to browse around the clothing store. "Aren't you..."
"Buffy," says Buffy. "I'm really not Xander's sister."
"I didn't think so," says Cordelia.
"I'm his girlfriend," says Buffy.
"He's what?"
"That's right," says Buffy. "I really like to be nice about this."
"Are you trying to tell me to stay away from Xander?"
"Yes," says Buffy. "For your own good. Xander he's very different."
"Well, that's what I like about him," says Cordelia.
"He is bad," says Buffy.
"Really," says Cordelia licking her lips. "I love bad boys."
"Uh, Xander is really not as attractive as um William," says Buffy.
"William," says Cordelia. "Please. Xander is ten times better than he is."
"God what made you like him in the first place!"
"What?"
"Don't listen to me," says Buffy.
"Look Xander seems to be over you," says Cordelia. "I suggest that you stay away from him." Cordelia leaves the shop leaving Buffy very pissed off.
Buffy and Xander meet up at a corner of a street.
"How did you do?" ask Xander. "She wants you," says Buffy. "She likes bad boys. And you?"
"He wants you," says Xander. "He's got balls. Didn't know he had any."
"We're doomed," says Buffy.
"Okay I got an idea," says Xander. "Maybe we should go out with them."
"Xander are you crazy!" says Buffy.
"No, we could really make em feel uncomfortable with us and make them hate us," says Xander.
"I'm very likeable," says Buffy. "I'm not that easy to hate."
"Buffy try," says Xander. "It's our only hope."
"Are you sure this is going to work?" ask Buffy.
"It's full proof," says Xander with a grin. Buffy glares at him.
There are three days before the dance on Saturday. Buffy heads over to William's house. His mom tells her to go up to his room. Buffy opens his door and sees him looking out the window. She walks over behind him and sees that he is watching some girl changing from a window across the street.
"William," says Buffy as she startle him. He turns around and is surprise to see Buffy.
"What are you doing..."
"I wanted to see you," says Buffy as she sits on his bed and crosses her legs.
"You did," says William as his eyes fall to her thigh. Buffy makes a disgust face then gets up and walks up to him. "Um, what...did you...I." William's glasses fog up and Buffy takes them off.
"Why don't we go to the diner and have some shakes," says Buffy with a smile.
"Sure," says William stuttering with his word. He grabs his glasses and cleans them.
"Alright lets go," says Buffy slapping him on the butt. William becomes very uncomfortable and puts his glasses back on. He watches Buffy as she exits his room then follows her.
"Hey mo...Cordelia," says Xander as she gets out of her car. Cordelia looks at Xander and gives him a smile.
"Hi," says Cordelia. "I've got my dress for the dance this Saturday."
"That's ah great," says Xander as he passes his fingers through his hair. "Hey how about we get some shakes."
"Sure," says Cordelia. She grabs his hand and Xander trembles a little but then goes with it as the two walk to the diner.
Inside Buffy and William are already seated at booth. Buffy sees them enter and takes a deep breath. Xander and Cordelia sit at the counter.
"So has anyone ask you to the dance?" ask Xander.
"No, but I'm still waiting," says Cordelia. "Have you got a date?"
"Not yet," says Xander.
"Hey, you get out of here before..." Xander turns around to see Angel. "Aren't you with that blonde." He turns and sees Buffy sitting with William. Then Angel grabs Xander by the shirt.
"Hey you don't like her why do you have to take it out on me?"
"Let him go Angel," says Cordelia. "You are such a bully."
"Cordelia what are you doing with this geek," says Angel. He looks at Cordelia then Buffy walks over to Angel. William turns around and watches Buffy.
"Hey Angel," says Buffy as she approaches him. Angel turns his head to her and sees her fist flying to his face. Buffy fist hits Angel's nose and he falls back onto some of his friends releasing Xander's shirt.
"Hey I'd like a...hey that's my skateboard," says a guy who enters the diner. Xander takes the skateboard and takes Buffy out of the diner.
"What you guys doing?" ask Angel. "Get them."
Xander puts the skateboard down and jumps on it.
"Buffy come on," says Xander as the skateboard starts to move. Buffy then jumps on the back of the board. They both start to give it momentum and balance the skateboard as best as they can.
"Xander look out," says Buffy as some cars starting driving towards them and they start swerving through them as they crash into each other. Then Xander grabs a car from behind as Buffy grabs onto his waist.
"This crazy," says Buffy.
"Just hold on," says Xander.
"Damn," says Angel as he tries to catch them. There are too many cars in the middle of the road and they could not get through.
"Oh Xander he's so hot," says Cordelia. William passes by Cordelia and hits her shoulder. Cordelia sees him as he walks away.
"That was so cool," says Xander. "I can't believe you deck him. Thanks."
"No one messes with my Xander," says Buffy as she hugs his back. "So how do we stop this thing?"
"Um, it's kind of hard with two people on it ," says Xander.
"Well, I got a solution," says Buffy. She then pulls Xander and herself off the skateboard and they fall onto the grass. The skateboard rolls over to a side walk and hits it tipping over.
"Ouch," says Xander holding his arm.
"Xander are you alright?" says Buffy. "Did you hurt yourself? I'm so sorry."
"Yeah right here," says Xander. He then starts to tickling her. She starts to laugh and they roll around on the grass.
Giles comes out of the house and sees the two laughing and rolling around the grass.
"I can't believe this," says Giles. "Aren't you two suppose to be getting your parents back together."
"Giles," says Xander as they both look at him. "We were and I think I found out a way how." Buffy and Giles a look at Xander.
Buffy and Xander meet at Giles' place. They enter and Giles comes out of the lab pulling his goggles off his head.
"Well," says Giles looking at them. "What happen?"
"I think we need more time," says Buffy. "Xander's dad is kind of in love with me."
"And my mom is in love with me," says Xander. "Ewww."
"Oh, dear lord," says Giles. "You must get them to fall out of love you as soon possible."
"Giles we can't really fulfill miracles here," says Buffy. "Love is complicated Giles."
"Yes, I know."
"Are you sure you know that?" says Buffy.
"Buffy," says Xander glaring at her. The room stays quiet for a while.
"Time is what we don't have," says Giles. He turns to Xander. "You have to get your parents together before the night of the dance or you will not exist."
"Well, if you wouldn't have told her that I was your sister maybe she would of left you alone," says Buffy turning on Xander.
"If you wouldn't have gotten into a fight with the Angel then maybe my dad wouldn't of liked you," says Xander turning to Buffy.
"Will two stop fighting," says Giles. "Now listen. You have to work together to make this work. Why don't you switch."
"Huh," they both say.
"Xander you go talk to William and Buffy you go talk to Cordelia," says Giles. Buffy and Xander look at each other.
"Okay," they both say.
"Good," says Giles. "Now leave I have work to do."
"Okay," says Buffy as she walks up to Giles. "Thanks." Buffy kisses him on the cheek and the two head out. Giles blushes a little then continues his work.
"Okay we switch," says Xander. "What am I going to say to him?"
"Just tell him stuff about me," says Buffy.
"Bad stuff," says Xander with a grin.
"No, just my lack of very little things," says Buffy.
"Not so little from what I know of," says Xander. "Xander," says Buffy. "Okay. So you gotta make me look bad in his eyes and I'll make you look bad in Cordelia's eyes. This is going to be fun." Buffy gives a smile as they stop at the corner of the street.
"You know I love you," says Xander turning to Buffy. She smiles at him.
"I love you too," says Buffy. They kiss then go their separate ways once again.
Xander heads to the library. He finds his dad there reading a big book.
"Hey, dad...I mean William," says Xander. William looks up at him. "What you doing?"
"Reading," says William as he continued to read his book.
"I see," says Xander. "Mind if I sit down."
"Free country and all," says William.
"Okay," says Xander as he sits. "There's this thing I gotta tell you."
"What?" ask William still with his head towards the book.
"Buffy," says Xander. William turns his head around and looks at Xander immediately.
"What about Buffy?" ask William.
"She ah use to be my girlfriend," says Xander. "I've noticed you got a little thing for her." William bows his head and blushes.
"You jealous," says William not looking at Xander straight in the eyes.
"Me," says Xander. "Well, maybe a little. Look she's real hard to handle. She's one of those high maintenance girls."
"Aren't all girls high maintenance?" says William as he turns his head towards Xander.
"Yeah," says Xander. "You see she's really picky."
"I'm picky myself," says William.
"Okay, um," says Xander trying to think of something else. "She hates books. A lot."
William looks at Xander. Xander waits for him to react to the statement he made.
"You still in love with her aren't you?"
"Um, yeah," says Xander.
"Well, mate," says William as he gets up and gathers up his things. "May the best man win."
"Ah, but...Wait," says Xander as William walks off. "Damn it."
"Shhhhhhhh!"
"Sorry," says Xander.
"Hi," says Buffy to Cordelia. Cordelia looks at her.
"Hi," says Cordelia as she continues to browse around the clothing store. "Aren't you..."
"Buffy," says Buffy. "I'm really not Xander's sister."
"I didn't think so," says Cordelia.
"I'm his girlfriend," says Buffy.
"He's what?"
"That's right," says Buffy. "I really like to be nice about this."
"Are you trying to tell me to stay away from Xander?"
"Yes," says Buffy. "For your own good. Xander he's very different."
"Well, that's what I like about him," says Cordelia.
"He is bad," says Buffy.
"Really," says Cordelia licking her lips. "I love bad boys."
"Uh, Xander is really not as attractive as um William," says Buffy.
"William," says Cordelia. "Please. Xander is ten times better than he is."
"God what made you like him in the first place!"
"What?"
"Don't listen to me," says Buffy.
"Look Xander seems to be over you," says Cordelia. "I suggest that you stay away from him." Cordelia leaves the shop leaving Buffy very pissed off.
Buffy and Xander meet up at a corner of a street.
"How did you do?" ask Xander. "She wants you," says Buffy. "She likes bad boys. And you?"
"He wants you," says Xander. "He's got balls. Didn't know he had any."
"We're doomed," says Buffy.
"Okay I got an idea," says Xander. "Maybe we should go out with them."
"Xander are you crazy!" says Buffy.
"No, we could really make em feel uncomfortable with us and make them hate us," says Xander.
"I'm very likeable," says Buffy. "I'm not that easy to hate."
"Buffy try," says Xander. "It's our only hope."
"Are you sure this is going to work?" ask Buffy.
"It's full proof," says Xander with a grin. Buffy glares at him.
There are three days before the dance on Saturday. Buffy heads over to William's house. His mom tells her to go up to his room. Buffy opens his door and sees him looking out the window. She walks over behind him and sees that he is watching some girl changing from a window across the street.
"William," says Buffy as she startle him. He turns around and is surprise to see Buffy.
"What are you doing..."
"I wanted to see you," says Buffy as she sits on his bed and crosses her legs.
"You did," says William as his eyes fall to her thigh. Buffy makes a disgust face then gets up and walks up to him. "Um, what...did you...I." William's glasses fog up and Buffy takes them off.
"Why don't we go to the diner and have some shakes," says Buffy with a smile.
"Sure," says William stuttering with his word. He grabs his glasses and cleans them.
"Alright lets go," says Buffy slapping him on the butt. William becomes very uncomfortable and puts his glasses back on. He watches Buffy as she exits his room then follows her.
"Hey mo...Cordelia," says Xander as she gets out of her car. Cordelia looks at Xander and gives him a smile.
"Hi," says Cordelia. "I've got my dress for the dance this Saturday."
"That's ah great," says Xander as he passes his fingers through his hair. "Hey how about we get some shakes."
"Sure," says Cordelia. She grabs his hand and Xander trembles a little but then goes with it as the two walk to the diner.
Inside Buffy and William are already seated at booth. Buffy sees them enter and takes a deep breath. Xander and Cordelia sit at the counter.
"So has anyone ask you to the dance?" ask Xander.
"No, but I'm still waiting," says Cordelia. "Have you got a date?"
"Not yet," says Xander.
"Hey, you get out of here before..." Xander turns around to see Angel. "Aren't you with that blonde." He turns and sees Buffy sitting with William. Then Angel grabs Xander by the shirt.
"Hey you don't like her why do you have to take it out on me?"
"Let him go Angel," says Cordelia. "You are such a bully."
"Cordelia what are you doing with this geek," says Angel. He looks at Cordelia then Buffy walks over to Angel. William turns around and watches Buffy.
"Hey Angel," says Buffy as she approaches him. Angel turns his head to her and sees her fist flying to his face. Buffy fist hits Angel's nose and he falls back onto some of his friends releasing Xander's shirt.
"Hey I'd like a...hey that's my skateboard," says a guy who enters the diner. Xander takes the skateboard and takes Buffy out of the diner.
"What you guys doing?" ask Angel. "Get them."
Xander puts the skateboard down and jumps on it.
"Buffy come on," says Xander as the skateboard starts to move. Buffy then jumps on the back of the board. They both start to give it momentum and balance the skateboard as best as they can.
"Xander look out," says Buffy as some cars starting driving towards them and they start swerving through them as they crash into each other. Then Xander grabs a car from behind as Buffy grabs onto his waist.
"This crazy," says Buffy.
"Just hold on," says Xander.
"Damn," says Angel as he tries to catch them. There are too many cars in the middle of the road and they could not get through.
"Oh Xander he's so hot," says Cordelia. William passes by Cordelia and hits her shoulder. Cordelia sees him as he walks away.
"That was so cool," says Xander. "I can't believe you deck him. Thanks."
"No one messes with my Xander," says Buffy as she hugs his back. "So how do we stop this thing?"
"Um, it's kind of hard with two people on it ," says Xander.
"Well, I got a solution," says Buffy. She then pulls Xander and herself off the skateboard and they fall onto the grass. The skateboard rolls over to a side walk and hits it tipping over.
"Ouch," says Xander holding his arm.
"Xander are you alright?" says Buffy. "Did you hurt yourself? I'm so sorry."
"Yeah right here," says Xander. He then starts to tickling her. She starts to laugh and they roll around on the grass.
Giles comes out of the house and sees the two laughing and rolling around the grass.
"I can't believe this," says Giles. "Aren't you two suppose to be getting your parents back together."
"Giles," says Xander as they both look at him. "We were and I think I found out a way how." Buffy and Giles a look at Xander.