Two Jedi and a Hellmouth…

Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy or Star Wars.

Summary: Sequel to 'Second Chances'. In the Aftermath of Halloween, new powers are discovered and possibly a new love for Xander Harris

Rating: PG-13; just to be on the safe side.

Author's Notes: Come on people don't be stingy with the reviews!L

May Contain Spoilers for various events and books in the Star Wars Saga!

Chapter 4 Searching

The days blurred into one another and became weeks and still they had found no trace of the girl that had been Tahiri on Halloween. Xander's worry had grown more with each passing day. Each passing day was one more chance for Tahiri to be irreparably be influenced by the evil of the Hellmouth…

The hectic pace of the arising dangers of the Hellmouth that had confronted them over those weeks had not helped and had only tried Xander's patience almost to it's breaking point. First Buffy old friend from Hemey had shown up pretending to be transferring to Sunnydale High. From the first second that Xander had sensed his presence he'd realized that Ford had been sick and he'd felt its seriousness. Sick people could go drastic measures for a cure. Xander's suspicions had been proved right when Ford had been tried to sell Buffy off to Spike in exchange for Immortality.

Oh, they'd figured out what was really happening and saved the other Vampire wannabes but Ford had ended up trapped in the Sunset Club with Spike and Drusilla. They'd given him what he wanted even after Buffy escaped but that life-or rather undead life, hadn't lasted long…Buffy had waiting for Ford to put his soul to rest.

Then G-man's torrid past had come back to bite them all in the butt, in the form of demon possession that left Giles and Ms. Calendar's relationship strained, though it could have been worse, he'd sensed Eyghon moving into her body while they were still in the library and after that it had only been a matter of keeping her contained while they figured out how to evict the demon without killing G-man's girlfriend. The solution had amused Xander greatly when they figured out that Deadboy could be of some use. The best thing that came out of that experience was their second encounter with Ethan Rayne. The shopkeeper who had been responsible for so many changes and worries for Xander had at least provided a first name for who Tahiri was; Lily, whether that was a nickname or her real name was still unknown but at least it had provided a point for them to expand their search.

Things had gotten very serious after that. Spike had called down upon Buffy the Order of Terraka. An ancient order of supernatural assassins that had rattled both Angel and Giles. Not to mention the fact that now the Slayer prophecy read 'Two girls in every generation…' A second Slayer had shown up on the Hellmouth. A Council trained Jamaican girl by the name of Kendra. They'd eventually dealt with order of Terraka and Spike's plan to restore Drusilla back to her former power by siphoning it form Angel and not to mention killing him in the process. This guy called Oz had also managed to get shot instead of Willow by one of the Terrakan assassins that had masqueraded as a cop during the school career day.

For all that had occurred in those few days, none of it had rattled Xander as much as getting locked the Summer's basement with Cordelia Chase…alone. They'd heatedly screamed at each other before they'd somehow found themselves kissing each other with as much passion as Anakin had kissed Tahiri after their battle with the Voxyn on Halloween night. The few seconds after they'd come up for air had been the most dazzling in Xander's life and he'd thought that gaining Jedi powers had been unexpected…but kissing Cordelia?

Now that was too strange even for the Hellmouth! Gaining powers from an imaginary movie was one thing but this? He'd started to think that maybe somebody up there really liked to mess with his preconceptions, just for the fun of it.

They'd escaped post-haste form the basement in spite of the waiting Terrakan bug-man that had been stalking them with a liberal use of the garden hose.

After all was said and done he and Cordelia had yet gain found themselves smooching in a deserted classroom at school and ever since they had been avoiding each other as if the other was suffering from the plague.

Then had come Mrs. Summer's robot stalker. Xander had sensed Ted for what he was immediately and they'd dealt with him before he had done to Mrs. Summers what he had done to the other women they had found in his basement.

Then the 'bad eggs' incident had occurred and that giant thing had tried to turn the entire population of Sunnydale into its puppets. Not to mention the Gorch bothers. Those two vampire brothers had been hilarious when faced with big mama creature, Lyle had escaped in the end but Tector had been made into dead meat by the creature.

On the Star Wars front of Xander's life, he was still having trouble levitating the smallest rock and focusing his energies. He was starting to think that the Hellmouth was interfering with his concentration, he was thinking that maybe somewhere down the line he would have to leave Suunyhell and hone his new skills somewhere where the dark side wasn't so strong. Giles had completed his research and still had not found out anything that could explain Xander's powers or how something that was still completely theoretical could exist. G-man had forgiven him only on one condition that for as long as they both lived that Xander was NEVER to lend Buffy his lightsaber, on pain of a long painful death if Xander ever did. Though he had yet to forgive Buffy for what she had done to his precious card catalogue. Ms. Calendar and Willow had taken the opportunity to make a computerized version of Giles's old catalog.

Now it was coming up on Buffy's birthday and they still had not found Lily/Tahiri.

Xander's patience was on the verge of running out and he had no idea what to get Buffy as a present.

He was in the library studying with Willow who was busy adding to Giles's new computerized card catalogue. He turned to her and asked, "So Will, what are you going to get Buffy for her birthday?"

Willow looked up from the books stacked in front of her, next to the computer she was working at, "What? Oh…well I don't know I still haven't figured out what I'm going to get her…I mean what do you get a Slayer that has everything? Or almost anything?" she answered thoughtfully.

"More stakes?" Xander suggested whimsically.

Willow snorted at this, "How about a jeweled broadsword? But we'd have to make sure the jeweled part matched her outfit, first," she joked back.

Xander laughed at that, he could just imagine Buffy's reaction to something like that. He looked slyly at Willow, "So Wills are you thinking of inviting anybody to Buffy's surprise party? Maybe somebody that tried to be canon fodder for a Terrakan assassin?" Xander asked pointedly, he could feel how she felt when Oz was mentioned. He could also feel what Oz was feeling whenever he and Willow ran into him at school. It was good to have the Force while in High school.

Willow blushed at Xander's comment, "He didn't try to be cannon fodder, he saved my life!" she denied. "Besides, I wouldn't feel comfortable asking him, and he's a senior. He's older and probably already has a girlfriend. I mean he's in a band he's probably got tonnes of groupies that follow him…"

"I don't think so," he retorted pointedly.

Willow gave him a speculative look, "Do you know something I don't?" she asked cautiously.

Xander gave her a nice toothy smile, "Maybe."

"Hey! I'm your best friend, if you know something you've got to tell me, it's like a rule or something!" demanded Willow.

Xander cocked his head to the side and thought about it for a moment before answering, "I'll think about," he said teasingly and turned back to his homework, letting Willow stew for a while.

Willow exhaled unhappily, ever since Halloween he had gotten so much better at not budging when she prodded him. It was infuriating at times. Especially now, when he knew something about Oz. She turned back to her work knowing that he would tell her later after he'd left her to simmer for a while.

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Xander walked happily to the Bronze that night, he even had a spring in his step. He'd told Willow about Oz a few minutes after he'd teased her and that afternoon he'd even found the perfect gift for Buffy…a full day before her birthday. Now all they had to do was keep tomorrow's surprise party a secret from Buffy. He had a few more stories to tell her from Anakin's memories.

These happy thoughts filled Xander's conscious mind as he strolled easily along the street, though he kept a sharp eye out for any possible danger, as always.

He reached the Bronze without incident and he could see other teenagers going and coming out of the club. As he was looking the crowd over he caught a girl flicking her blonde hair over shoulder before heading away from the Bronze, at first he thought she was Cordelia and he thought, she should know better walking around alone after dark in Sunnydale was like an open invitation for Vampires. But then she turned slightly and he caught a glimpse of her face.

He froze in disbelief…it was Lily/Tahiri!

I don't believe this we spend more than a month actively searching for and I find her by accident! He thought in disbelief. A moment passed and he snorted in disgust, Of course I do, I get Jedi powers and then I start kissing Cordelia Chase. It's life on the Hellmouth.

Xander ran after her and as he neared her he reached out and unthinkingly roughly grabbed her arm and pulled her to a stop.

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Lily opened her mouth to curse the guy that had so roughly grasped her arm but a second after that she froze. She suddenly felt as if a bolt of lightning had just zapped her, she could feel him in the Force, she stared up into the brown eyes of the guy her age that had grabbed her. It was the same guy that she had been kissing on Halloween…it was Anakin, or whoever he really was.

"It is you!" he said in surprise, "You have no idea how hard I've been looking for you!" he exclaimed in exasperation.

She opened her mouth to retort but she stopped in surprise as she realized that she could feel him using the Force as well. She gasped in surprise as it filtered in.

This was the boy from Halloween, this was Anakin!

Relief was now the dominant emotion on his face for some reason, "I have so much to explain to you…"

She ignored his comment as emotions ran rampant through her and without thinking she reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck and dragged him in close for a passionate kiss, just like the one they had shared on Halloween night.

Author's Notes: Hope u like this chapter. Please Read, Enjoy, and Review. Sorry for the delay. Also things should pick up more in the coming chapter.