A/N thanks SHAWN PROVONCHA for reviewing. I'm trying my best to have quality chapters written for you guys.
Also thanks to Schiavona, To be honest with you I originally planned for Willow to be on Buffy's side. Then I started to read other fanfics and all of them had Willow agreeing with Buffy over Xander. Then I thought why the hell is she always agreeing with Buffy. They've only known each other for a while and she's known Xander her whole life.
Chapter 18
Lines in the Sand pt. 3
"So what lies have you told them already, Xander?" Buffy asked as she came fully into the library. "Did you tell Giles about the little story of you getting Angel's soul back?"
"Buffy calm down." Giles said as he stood to his feet. "Why are you being so hateful towards Xander?"
"Because I caught her kissing Deadboy, last night." Xander answered, still glaring at Buffy. "Not even a week after he gets his soul back, she's out there threatning to take it away again."
"Buffy is this true?" Giles asked.
"Giles I can explain..." Buffy started.
"You bloody well had better!" Giles roared. Everyone in the room jumped at his explosion. "We lost people because of your... love affair with him. Are you trying to do the same thing over again?"
"Giles I ..."
"I think we should talk about that later." Xander said interrupting, their spat. "Giles I need to tell you, well all of you what happened to me in the last couple of months."
"Oh here we go again." Buffy said as she sat down at the table. Xander ignored her mutterings and sat down beside her. Giving a nervous glance to Sheila he started his story.
"Bloody hell." was all Giles could say at the end of Xander's tale. "I can't believe that you did that to the boy." Giles said looking over at Sheila.
"Don't take the moral high ground with me, Ripper." Sheila spat back. "You've done much worse den me in your past."
"So that's why you've been acting so different." Buffy said looking from Xander to Sheila. "It's because you've been possessed again." Xander just looked at her as if she had grown another head.
"I'm not possessed anymore Buffy."
"Then why are you acting as if you don't trust me?" Buffy asked.
"Because in the last couple of months that I've been gone, I've had time to grow up." Xander said with a stern look. "Which is really something I would suggest you try doing."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that Angel is dangerous. You know that the last time you got with him that he killed people. Me and Kendra risked our lives to get his soul back and there you go again, kissing him. This isn't a damn fairy tale Buffy. People have died because of the stupid decision that you guys have made. It's called a curse for a reason. The guy can't get too happy or he'll lose his soul and then we'll have to go through this mess all over again."
"I can't be here right now." Buffy said as she stood to her feet. "I have to get to class." she said as she ran to the door. Ignoring Willow and Giles calling her name she ran silently out of the room.
"It is getting a bit late." Giles said letting out a breath and glancing at his watch. "All of you go to class and meet me at my home after school. Let's say around nine o'clock." with that said everyone stood to their feet (except Sheila who stayed behind to talk to Giles) and walked towards the door. Just as Xander was about to walk out Giles called out to him.
"Xander." Xander looked back at the older man. "It's good to have you back." with a nod and an easy smile, Xander walked out of the library.
The school day quickly passed for Xander as he breezed through all of his classes. As it turned out Cordelia was so upset about what was said that she went home early. And Buffy wouldn't do so much as meet his gaze. With a huge sigh at the end of the day, he walked out of the school door... and was met with a fist to the face.
The force of the blow made him fall flat on his ass. Looking up he saw that it was Larry and a few of his jock friends.
"Did you really think I would let you get away with embarrassing me?" Larry asked shaking his now sore fist.
"And how are you doing today, Larry?" Xander asked as he stood to his feet.
"After I beat your ass, just peachy." Larry said as he threw a punch at Xander's face. Seeing the punch coming, Xander ducked under the clumsy right, and grabbed his arm. Using his own momentum, Xander jerked his arm and sent Larry sprawling to the ground. Sensing one of the jocks running up behind him, Xander snapped out a back kick that hit him square in the gut.
As he doubled up in pain Larry and another jock started to circle around him. Xander waited patiently for one of them to attack. When one of them couldn't take it anymore, he lashed out with his fists. Xander blocked each blow and struck the jock in the face with a hook punch. The bully staggered, dazed. Just as he was about to finish him, Xander was assaulted from behind by Larry.
"I don't know what's gotten into you Harris." Larry spat. "But I'm going to beat it out of you."
Xander ignored his words as he felt Larry getting an erection from behind him. Figuring out what this means he swung his head backwards hitting him in the face with his skull. Momentarily hurt, Larry let go of him. Dropping down Xander did a leg sweep that sent the football player sprawling to the ground.
"Larry I don't know what's going on with you, but if you come after me again I'll tell your little friends about your secret." Xander informed him. Larry looked at him in confusion from his position on the ground. Then on thinking more of what he's talking about he suddenly goes pale.
"Alright Harris." Larry said wiping the blood from his nose as he stood. "I want bother you again. Come on guys let's get out of here." His friends groaned in unison from their injuries as they stood to their feet. With one final glare at Xander, they fled the scene.
As Xander turned around satisfied with beating the bullies and a little wigged out by Larry, he saw Buffy about twenty feet away. She just stood there staring at him. Looking down to the ground he saw that she had dropped her books on the ground.
Then he figured out what must have happened. After hearing the commotion and seeing him fighting she dropped her books so she could run over and help him. As they stood there watching each other Xander finally just nods his head in a silent thanks and walks off. As he heads to his house he silently wonders if his friendship with Buffy could be saved.
As Xander opened the door to his house Dierdre jumped into his arms.
"Xander look what me sister taught me!" she yelled excitedly. Letting him go she does a spinning heel kick.
"That's great Dee." Xander says with a smile. Then Kendra walks up.
"I see you're teaching her young." Xander said as the two hug.
"If we are going to live on de hellmouth, I tink she needs to learn how to defend herself."
"Yeah I told...Buffy that she needs to train Dawn." Xander said sadly. He really missed Dawn patrol. Seeing that he was going to go into a brood, Kendra decided to change the subject.
"So how was school today?"
"It was ...okay." Xander said after a second. He was still a bit wigged out about finding out that Larry was gay. "Giles said that he wants us to meet him at his house, later though."
"So he agreed with you about, Buffy and Angel?"
"I think so, but we'll find out tonight." he answered.
Later that night
Giles apartment
As Xander and Kendra arrived at Giles home they found the entire Scooby gang there, except Cordelia. With a glare directed towards Angel, Xander sat down on the couch next to Willow.
"I called this meeting so we could clear the air, sort to speak." Giles said as he emerged from the kitchen with a tray of tea and cookies.
"Alot has happened to... all of us and if we are going to be an effective team we need to confront any problem that we have with one another."
"Well let me start off by saying, welcome home Xander." Willow said with a smile. "But why didn't you tell me you had come home as soon as you got here?"
"Because me and Ken went to settle things with my parents first." Xander said as the two shared a knowing look. "Needless to say things didn't go so good, so me and Ken decided to go hunting. When we did we ran into some trouble."
"Xander don't start this again." Buffy said interrupting him.
"Actually I was talking about all of the vampires we fought last night." Xander said looking at her in annoyance. "Not when we caught you and Angel kissing."
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Giles decided to interrupt.
"Vampires?" Giles asked.
"There were about twenty of dem." Kendra informed the Watcher. "Me and Xander tink that dey are up to something."
"As well they might be." Giles said looking over at the two. "Kendra, Xander informed me of your Watcher's death. I just wanted to say that I'm terribly sorry for your loss."
"Tank you Mr. Giles." Kendra replied looking sad. "But at least I found out I have a sister."
"A sister, really?" Giles asked. Kendra beamed as she told Giles the story of how they found out.
"Speaking of sister's." Xander said clearing his throat. "How's Dawn, doing?"
"She's doing great." Buffy said allowing herself a smile. "She's as annoying as ever but she's doing great. And she misses you."
"Maybe I'll come by to visit soon. I think it'll be cool for her and Dierdre to be friends."
"Yeah maybe." Buffy said curling up closer to Angel.
"I tink it's time for us to go." Kendra said glancing at her Mickey Mouse watch, Xander had bought for her. "I promised Dierdre dat I would teach her some more moves before her bedtime."
"Alright." Xander said as both of them stood to their feet. "I'll see you guys later then." Xander said as he walked up to the door.
"Xander wait!" Angel called out as he got to his feet and followed them out the door. Xander turned to look at him, but decided not to say anything just yet.
"I know that you don't like me very much but..."
"I don't hate you that much Dead...Angel. But I do have a problem with Angelus and anything that can change you into him." Xander said with all seriousness. "And to be honest with you, if you ever do turn into him again, I'm not going to wait for Buffy. I'm going to hunt you down and stake you myself."
Angel just nodded his head at that and walked back into Giles apartment.
Kendra just smiled up at Xander and the two started to walk home, holding hands.
About an hour after Xander and Kendra had left, Sheila went to bed. Not seeing anything interesting on TV Dierdre decided to follow suit. As she got to her room and was about to lie down, she heard someone knock on her window.
"Dierdre..." she heard someone whisper in a singsong voice.
Getting up off of the bed she looked out and saw Xander and Kendra, looking in on her.
"What are you guys doing out dare?" Dierdre asked sleepily.
"We locked ourselves out." Xander replied with a smile.
"Can we come in through your window?" Kendra asked. Dierdre started to giggle.
"Of course, come in." Dierdre said as she opened her window.
"Don't mind if I do, luv." Xander said as his face morphed into that of a older man with blonde hair. Kendra also changed into a woman with long black hair.
Before Dierdre could move , Spike grabbed her through the open window and took off with her into the night. Dierdre's screams feeled the night air.
TBC...
Please review...
I know I know, how many times is Dierdre going to get kidnapped. Well to be honest probably one more time. lol And the reason they knew about her is because Spike had been tracking them and he found out about her. So he told Dru about her and they came up with the plan for Drusilla to use her magic to make her think that they were Xander and Kendra. So they could use her as bait.
Also, since the story want be that long I wanted Xander and Buffy's relationship to start to heal.
