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The Holy Blade
Chapter 5
Night was falling outside the Halliwell Manor as Xander's story was coming to a close. "So we invaded the vineyard, got our butts handed to us and I lost my eye," Xander said as he unconsciously touched his eye-patch. "And I thought you were just joking when you said an insane priest poked it out," Paige said as she looked over at the young man.
"Nope, anyway after that Buffy found a magical scythe that Willow used to turn all the potentials into slayers and then we beat back the first evil," Xander finished up as he looked around the room at the shocked faces around him.
"So you actually saved the world twice?" Phoebe asked the one eyed man. "Yup," Xander simply responded. "Wow, that's a really interesting life you've had there," Piper said as she stood up and stretched her legs. "I guess," Xander simply responded. "Well it's pretty late so you had better get back to that hotel before your friends get worried." Paige said as she grabbed her keys.
"Well first I want to ask Leo something, if that's alright," Xander said, turning to the elder. "Shoot," Leo responded. "Well lately I've been having this really strange dream and since you're an elder I thought you might be able to tell me if it means anything," Xander said to the man. "Well tell me about the dream," Leo said as he leaned against a nearby wall.
Xander spent the next ten minutes telling Leo about his dream and when he finished the elder had a thoughtful look on his face. "It sounds familiar but I don't know anything off hand, I'll talk too the other elders and get back to you," Leo said as he orbed away. "Well lets get you back to the hotel," Paige said as she tossed him his coat, they then headed for the door and walked out.
Soon Paige's car was pulling to a stop in front of the hotel Xander was staying at. "So you wanna go out to lunch tomorrow?" Paige asked as Xander opened the door. "I'd love too," Xander responded with a smile and waved goodbye as he closed the door and Paige drove off.
Xander walked into the hotel with a large grin on his face. "Hey Xander, where have you been all day?" Dawn asked as she walked up to him and followed him up the stairs. "On my second date with Paige," Xander responded as they walked into his room. "Really? You have to tell me everything," Dawn said as she plopped down onto his bed.
"Well she showed me around town and we grabbed some lunch," Xander said, leaving out the part about her sisters. "So are you gonna see her again?" Dawn asked as Xander sat down next to her and flipped on the TV in the room. "Yup, we're going out for lunch tomorrow," Xander responded while flipping through channels.
"Well I'm gonna hit the hay," Dawn said after about an hour of watching TV with Xander. "Sleep tight," Xander responded as he shut off the TV and got ready for bed. The night was dreamless for Xander and he woke up the next morning fully refreshed and ready for the day.
"Xander we need to talk," Buffy said to him as he was walking through the lounge. "About what?" Xander asked as they sat down on one of the couches in the area. "Dawn told me you have another date with this Paige woman," Buffy said to her friend who was looking a little confused.
"Yeah, so?" Xander asked a little confused. "I think you should stop seeing her," Buffy said to him. "What, why?" Xander asked getting angry. "We talked to Giles and we found out he was able to gain access to the council's funds so we are going to go to Cleveland and set up a new council so you should just breakup with her before you get too involved," Buffy said to her now very angry friend.
"What if I don't want to go to Cleveland?" Xander asked in an angry tone. "Why wouldn't you go, I mean me and Willow are going and the three of us need to stick together," Buffy said in a no nonsense tone. "Buffy I don't want too go to Cleveland," Xander said to his friend. "What do you mean you don't want to go?" Buffy asked.
"I mean that I like it here and I don't want to move," Xander said to the blond haired slayer. "Why don't you want to go, its not like you have a life here," Buffy responded, trying to get her friend to come with them. "But I could have a life here," Xander responded.
"With who, this Paige person, I mean get real Xan I'm not trying to be mean but you and I both know your track record with women," Buffy said to her now very pissed off friend. "Where do you get off talking to me like that?" Xander asked in a very angry tone that was attracting some of the other slayers that were sitting around the lounge area.
"Xander I'm only saying this because I know that you will be happier with us in Cleveland," Buffy responded in a tone matching Xander's. "I don't believe you, how do you know where I'll be happy?" Xander asked now shouting at the woman in front of him.
"Because I know you Xander and I know that you will be happier in Cleveland with us where I can keep an eye one you," Buffy shot back just as loud. Xander in turn just did something he never thought he would do in his life, he slapped Buffy hard in the face and then walked off leaving the blond slayer in near tears on the couch.
Half an hour later Xander was sitting in the small diner across the street from the hotel nursing a cup of coffee and thinking about what had happened when someone joined him at the table. Looking up Xander saw that it was Faith that had joined him. "Hey Xan," Faith said calmly while glancing through a menu.
"Never thought they would send you to talk to me," Xander said after finishing off he coffee. "No one sent me, I heard about what happened and thought you might want too talk about it," Faith responded. "Not much too talk about, Buffy pissed me off and I slapped her," Xander responded.
"Yeah but I think that there's something else that's going on in that mind of yours and I'm not leaving till I find out," The dark haired slayer said as she ordered a cup of coffee. It didn't take long for Xander too open up to the dark slayer and soon he told her the whole story.
"So more or less your saying that you just got fed up with all the shit she's been giving you for years and you decided to deal with it by slapping her," Faith summarized as she took a sip from her coffee. "Yup," Xander responded.
"Well Xan as far as I can tell you didn't do anything bad," Faith said to the depressed man. "What do you mean?" Xander asked looking up. "Buffy probably deserves more than just a slap for all the hell she's put you through over the years," Faith simply said as she finished her coffee and put down the empty cup.
"You think so?" Xander asked as they stood up and headed for the door of the diner. "Yeah, I'm not saying you should go in there and hit her again, but when you slapped her you were able to let off all that steam you built up over the years." Faith responded as the entered the hotel.
"When did you get so smart?" Xander asked in a joking manner. "Well I had a lot of time to read when I was in the big house," Faith shot back with a laugh. "Thanks Faith," Xander said with a smile. "No prob." Faith responded as she went off to find Robin.
Xander still with a smile on his face went up to his room too get ready for his date. Ten minutes later Xander was sitting in the lounge area waiting for Paige too arrive when an angry Willow walked up to him.
"How could you do that?" Willow asked in an angry tone as she sat on a chair across from him. "Nice to see you too Will," Xander responded as he put down the magazine he was reading. "Don't get smart with me mister, you go upstairs right now and apologize to Buffy," Willow said to her best male friend.
"Buffy deserved that Willow," Xander responded in an angry tone. "What did she do too deserve that?" Willow asked in an angry tone. "It's a long story, you just need to know that I am not going to apologize, nor am I going to Cleveland," Xander responded as he stood up and left the hotel before Willow could respond.
As soon as Xander left the hotel Paige pulled up in front of him. "Hey, ready for lunch?" Paige asked as Xander climbed in. "Yeah lets get out of here," Xander responded as Paige drove off and Willow ran out of the hotel too stop Xander and make him say sorry to her best friend.
End Chapter 5
There's chapter 5 please R+R.
The Holy Blade
Chapter 5
Night was falling outside the Halliwell Manor as Xander's story was coming to a close. "So we invaded the vineyard, got our butts handed to us and I lost my eye," Xander said as he unconsciously touched his eye-patch. "And I thought you were just joking when you said an insane priest poked it out," Paige said as she looked over at the young man.
"Nope, anyway after that Buffy found a magical scythe that Willow used to turn all the potentials into slayers and then we beat back the first evil," Xander finished up as he looked around the room at the shocked faces around him.
"So you actually saved the world twice?" Phoebe asked the one eyed man. "Yup," Xander simply responded. "Wow, that's a really interesting life you've had there," Piper said as she stood up and stretched her legs. "I guess," Xander simply responded. "Well it's pretty late so you had better get back to that hotel before your friends get worried." Paige said as she grabbed her keys.
"Well first I want to ask Leo something, if that's alright," Xander said, turning to the elder. "Shoot," Leo responded. "Well lately I've been having this really strange dream and since you're an elder I thought you might be able to tell me if it means anything," Xander said to the man. "Well tell me about the dream," Leo said as he leaned against a nearby wall.
Xander spent the next ten minutes telling Leo about his dream and when he finished the elder had a thoughtful look on his face. "It sounds familiar but I don't know anything off hand, I'll talk too the other elders and get back to you," Leo said as he orbed away. "Well lets get you back to the hotel," Paige said as she tossed him his coat, they then headed for the door and walked out.
Soon Paige's car was pulling to a stop in front of the hotel Xander was staying at. "So you wanna go out to lunch tomorrow?" Paige asked as Xander opened the door. "I'd love too," Xander responded with a smile and waved goodbye as he closed the door and Paige drove off.
Xander walked into the hotel with a large grin on his face. "Hey Xander, where have you been all day?" Dawn asked as she walked up to him and followed him up the stairs. "On my second date with Paige," Xander responded as they walked into his room. "Really? You have to tell me everything," Dawn said as she plopped down onto his bed.
"Well she showed me around town and we grabbed some lunch," Xander said, leaving out the part about her sisters. "So are you gonna see her again?" Dawn asked as Xander sat down next to her and flipped on the TV in the room. "Yup, we're going out for lunch tomorrow," Xander responded while flipping through channels.
"Well I'm gonna hit the hay," Dawn said after about an hour of watching TV with Xander. "Sleep tight," Xander responded as he shut off the TV and got ready for bed. The night was dreamless for Xander and he woke up the next morning fully refreshed and ready for the day.
"Xander we need to talk," Buffy said to him as he was walking through the lounge. "About what?" Xander asked as they sat down on one of the couches in the area. "Dawn told me you have another date with this Paige woman," Buffy said to her friend who was looking a little confused.
"Yeah, so?" Xander asked a little confused. "I think you should stop seeing her," Buffy said to him. "What, why?" Xander asked getting angry. "We talked to Giles and we found out he was able to gain access to the council's funds so we are going to go to Cleveland and set up a new council so you should just breakup with her before you get too involved," Buffy said to her now very angry friend.
"What if I don't want to go to Cleveland?" Xander asked in an angry tone. "Why wouldn't you go, I mean me and Willow are going and the three of us need to stick together," Buffy said in a no nonsense tone. "Buffy I don't want too go to Cleveland," Xander said to his friend. "What do you mean you don't want to go?" Buffy asked.
"I mean that I like it here and I don't want to move," Xander said to the blond haired slayer. "Why don't you want to go, its not like you have a life here," Buffy responded, trying to get her friend to come with them. "But I could have a life here," Xander responded.
"With who, this Paige person, I mean get real Xan I'm not trying to be mean but you and I both know your track record with women," Buffy said to her now very pissed off friend. "Where do you get off talking to me like that?" Xander asked in a very angry tone that was attracting some of the other slayers that were sitting around the lounge area.
"Xander I'm only saying this because I know that you will be happier with us in Cleveland," Buffy responded in a tone matching Xander's. "I don't believe you, how do you know where I'll be happy?" Xander asked now shouting at the woman in front of him.
"Because I know you Xander and I know that you will be happier in Cleveland with us where I can keep an eye one you," Buffy shot back just as loud. Xander in turn just did something he never thought he would do in his life, he slapped Buffy hard in the face and then walked off leaving the blond slayer in near tears on the couch.
Half an hour later Xander was sitting in the small diner across the street from the hotel nursing a cup of coffee and thinking about what had happened when someone joined him at the table. Looking up Xander saw that it was Faith that had joined him. "Hey Xan," Faith said calmly while glancing through a menu.
"Never thought they would send you to talk to me," Xander said after finishing off he coffee. "No one sent me, I heard about what happened and thought you might want too talk about it," Faith responded. "Not much too talk about, Buffy pissed me off and I slapped her," Xander responded.
"Yeah but I think that there's something else that's going on in that mind of yours and I'm not leaving till I find out," The dark haired slayer said as she ordered a cup of coffee. It didn't take long for Xander too open up to the dark slayer and soon he told her the whole story.
"So more or less your saying that you just got fed up with all the shit she's been giving you for years and you decided to deal with it by slapping her," Faith summarized as she took a sip from her coffee. "Yup," Xander responded.
"Well Xan as far as I can tell you didn't do anything bad," Faith said to the depressed man. "What do you mean?" Xander asked looking up. "Buffy probably deserves more than just a slap for all the hell she's put you through over the years," Faith simply said as she finished her coffee and put down the empty cup.
"You think so?" Xander asked as they stood up and headed for the door of the diner. "Yeah, I'm not saying you should go in there and hit her again, but when you slapped her you were able to let off all that steam you built up over the years." Faith responded as the entered the hotel.
"When did you get so smart?" Xander asked in a joking manner. "Well I had a lot of time to read when I was in the big house," Faith shot back with a laugh. "Thanks Faith," Xander said with a smile. "No prob." Faith responded as she went off to find Robin.
Xander still with a smile on his face went up to his room too get ready for his date. Ten minutes later Xander was sitting in the lounge area waiting for Paige too arrive when an angry Willow walked up to him.
"How could you do that?" Willow asked in an angry tone as she sat on a chair across from him. "Nice to see you too Will," Xander responded as he put down the magazine he was reading. "Don't get smart with me mister, you go upstairs right now and apologize to Buffy," Willow said to her best male friend.
"Buffy deserved that Willow," Xander responded in an angry tone. "What did she do too deserve that?" Willow asked in an angry tone. "It's a long story, you just need to know that I am not going to apologize, nor am I going to Cleveland," Xander responded as he stood up and left the hotel before Willow could respond.
As soon as Xander left the hotel Paige pulled up in front of him. "Hey, ready for lunch?" Paige asked as Xander climbed in. "Yeah lets get out of here," Xander responded as Paige drove off and Willow ran out of the hotel too stop Xander and make him say sorry to her best friend.
End Chapter 5
There's chapter 5 please R+R.