Chapter Four:

Xander

It was the next day that Buffy had to wait to see Xander again. She met up with him in the hall. Without his consent. He tried to out walk her but he knew she was way to fast. Damn, she's fast.

"Xander, hey!" Buffy touched his arm. He scooted away coldly as if he was afraid that he'd catch something. Buffy noticed this and looked up at him. "Why all of the sudden are you catatonic? No offence, but you never shut up."

He gave her a cold stare before turning away to bare his face into his locker. So he wouldn't show his emotions.

"I'm guessing.. You're not going to talk to me." She waited for an answer. She knew she wasn't going to get one. He turned around and looked her square in the eye.

"Buffy, what you did. Well what you did, is harsh."

Buffy had a blank stare, she didn't know what he was talking about.

"What?"

"I just think you are getting yourself into some serious trouble. Angel, is a vampire. He eats people, for a living. Well.. To live. And what's going to happen when all of a sudden he doesn't want you anymore? He's going to get rid of you."

"Angel, wouldn't do that. He has a soul."

"Soul or not, he's not human Buffy."

"Well I'm a big girl with super strength. I can handle it."

"Are you sure you can?"

"Xander, either you trust me or you don't. Either way, you can't make my decisions on who I want to date."

"I'm just worried about you Buffy."

She nodded and walked away. Xander followed her after shutting his locker door. He new exactly where they were heading, the Library.

"So what's the stitch?"

Giles looked up from a rather thick book while sitting behind his desk. He came in to join the two. "Um, nothing? I keep forgetting that you have a rather hard language."

She looked up at Giles, "Um Giles? It's called English. And I'm pretty sure you speak it. Cause you're English." She rolled her eyes for a moment with a semi-confused expression on her face. Trying to remember if that was indeed correct.

Giles shook his head putting his book down on the counter. "Um, not exactly what I intended but I'll just agree with you so we won't have an argument."

"Anyways. What's the what? Is there a big evil about to rise and what not?"

Giles looked back at the books for a moment then back at Buffy. "Um.. surprisingly, not that I know of. Does Angel know anything?"

Buffy looked over at Xander expecting that look of disappointment, we were talking about his least favorite person. "No."

Giles looked to Xander as well. "Is there a problem?"

"Nope, no problem here." She said hoping to get a response from Xander. Geez leave a girl hanging.

Xander looked up. "Yeah everything is, cool." He nodded reluctantly. "Well if I'm not needed for research, I think I'm gonna go home and do a little myself." He grabbed his rather thin book bag that looked empty and placed it on his shoulder.

Buffy and Giles watched him leave before Buffy spoke up, "I'm gonna head home, too." She forced a smile, "Probably going to go patrolling tonight." She tucked a piece of her hair back from her face, "If I see Angel and he has any news, I'll call."

Giles smiled, "Alright."

Buffy quickly exited. Giles always knew when something was going on. Plus anyone start would know that there was some issues between her and Xander. She knew she had to give him proper time and he'd come around.