OF THEIR PAST

          CHAPTER 2

Disclaimer- the characters belong to their inventors, not me. One more time, they are not mine.

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Captain Alexander Harris stepped off the bus. He looked around and smiled, 'Good old Sunnydale bus deport'.  The honking of a car horn caught his attention.

 "Hey Uncle Rory, thanks for looking after the car." He threw his bag into the back but stopped before actually getting in the car. "You know I might go find Will and Buffy if you don't mind?"

His Uncle Rory smiled at him. "No prob, you staying at Willow's?"  Xander nodded and waved as his uncle drove off. He began to whistle to him as he made his way to the cemetery were he knew Buffy and Willow would be at this time of night.

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Buffy and Willow wandered around Restfield cemetery waiting for a vamp to rise. Buffy sang quietly to herself while Willow stared into space, a sly smile across her lips.

 "Hi ho, hi ho, off hunting vamps I go!" Buffy's brow wrinkled. "Do you think they could sue me if I used it as my theme song? Will, Willow?"

 Buffy looked at her friend with concern. "Willow look there's Angel in a pair of black leather pants, with no shirt! Hhmm. Willow look Xander's strutting around in only a pair of black leather pants."

Willow looked up with a big grin on her face. Then scowled. "Buffy, that wasn't fair!"

 Buffy grinned wickedly. "Maybe not but it got you to pay attention. And vamp!"

Buffy pointed behind Willow and grabbed her stake. Willow scrambled up and took a defense stance. The vamp's surrounded them and they could barely stop themselves from vamping at the thought of all that young, sweet blood.

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MEANWHILE AT STARGATE COMPOUND

Daniel ran his hands through his hair. There was no way he could translate this, he had barely any knowledge in this language. He picked up the phone and called the General. "General Hammond, I need your permission to contact an outside source on this plate. I don't have the knowledge to translate it, but I know some one that has. And they're completely trustworthy too. Wouldn't tell a soul."

There was a pause. "Do it. We need that plate translated. It has to contain their weakness, they wouldn't protect it if it didn't."

Daniel hung up and started pawing through his phone book, finding the one he wanted he picked up the phone and dialed. Minutes later he left his office, going to find the others. They were taking a trip to Sunnydale.

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BACK IN SUNNYDALE

Xander wondered what his Wills was doing. His thoughts had taken an interesting turn when a loud scream ripped through the air. His heart leapt into his throat. That was Willow. He ran, legs pounding and heart screaming at him to go faster. He surveyed the situation. Five vamps had them surrounded, and one of them was trying to bite HIS Willow. He ran into the fight, staking one and pushing others out of the way. Just the vamp was about to puncture her neck Xander tapped him on the shoulder. The vamp pulled back in surprise and was greeted with a fist to the face.

Xander loomed over him. "That's my girlfriend you're trying to bite. I'd try running, now."

 The vamp scrambled to his feet and ran off. A dust covered Buffy came over to them. Willow stared at him. Xander looked at the both of them, his shoulders dropped and he started to walk off.

Buffy and Willow raced over and hugged him. "Whoah Girls watch out you nearly cracked my ribs".

 Buffy shrugged sheepishly, "Sorry, just missed you that's all."

Xander laughed, "Don't worry Buff, it wasn't you."

Willow blushed, "Well I missed you too you know."

 Xander looked down at his feet. "I thought that you were mad at me or something."

Willow stared at him. "No I was surprised. I didn't think you'd be here until tomorrow.

Xander grinned and pulled Willow into a passionate embrace. They pulled away to the sound of Buffy trying to stifle her laughter.

 Xander looked over at her. "What?"

She grinned up at him. "Just trying to figure out why Will reacted so fast when she thought that you were walking around here with just a pair of leather pants on."

Xander looked offended. "I'll have you know that I have a great ass."

Willow squeezed his hand and he looked over at her inquiringly. She leant up and began to whisper in his ear. Xander's eye's widened; he reached down and swung Willow over his shoulder fireman style. "See ya tomorrow Buffy."

 Buffy laughed as Xander raced through the cemetery, stumbling slightly as Willow continued to talk into his ear.

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THE NEXT NIGHT

There was an eerie silence in the cemetery as Xander patrolled. Tonight he had a mission and he wasn't going to fail, he never failed his assignments (those that weren't of the school variety any way). He was going to find that vamp that tried to bite his Will and he was going to sent him to meet his maker, his original maker, not the vamp that sired him. Xander roamed around that town in his commando stealth gear, well he would have if Willow hadn't ripped them the night before, so he was stuck with the second best thing: black leather. It would also help if he had to go to Willy's, the guy's there were always afraid of leather.

A twig cracked behind him and Xander stopped. "Come out, come out where ever you are."

Xander turned in time to stop the first fist that was swung towards him. Three vamps stood before him, smiling. A feral grin worked its way across Xander's face and he began to fight. He fought as he had never fought before, it was a bloodbath, vamps were falling then coming back for more. Finally once he was done playing with them he staked them quickly, all except the one that he faced the other night. That one was tied up to kiss the sunrise.

Suddenly Xander stumbled back, it was like a mist was invading his mind. He was rocked with visions of blood and gore. Finally the visions stopped.

He lifted his head. "Gotta get to Giles." He stood slowly and made his way over to the vamp. "Never say I'm cruel." He staked the vampire and then stiffened.

 It was like some one was watching him. Straining his eyes he peered into the darkness, seeing nothing he shrugged and turned away, heading towards the comfort of Giles's knowledge.

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