Hello to my readers I am back with a new chapter, just to let you know this chapter will mainly deal on further developing Xander's and Wade's relationship, so there will be no bad guys, or new toys for Xander.

Also one more thing this chapter will takes place around the Christmas holiday, so if any of you reading this don't celebrate said holiday and don't want to read this chapter because of religious reasons, you don't have to worry about missing any sort of huge plot developments. And this chapter will be much shorter then the others because at the end there will be a piece of a fanfic that I may start writing if enough people like the idea.

And I would also like to say Happy Nondenominational Winter Season Holiday to all of you.

A Slayerette's Slide

Chapter 6

"So how long are we here Q-ball?" Remy asked his friend as the group of sliders walked down the street of the world they had just arrived on.

"About three weeks," the scientist replied as he checked the timer.

"Well this seems like a peaceful enough world," Maggie said as she looked around.

"Yeah, well knowing our luck their will be a horde of something wanting us dead, chasing after us by the end of the day," Xander replied, earning small laughs from the group.

"Has anyone ever told you that you are very pessimistic?" Wade asked him as they walked through the front doors of the Chandler.

"Not pessimistic, just stating an idea based on an ass load of previous experience," Xander responded as they approached the desk.

"He does have a point Wade," Quinn commented as Rembrandt was checking them in.

"I guess," Wade said as they got the key to their room and headed up the stairs.

"So what are we gonna do for three weeks, apart from trying to avoid anything that may end up wanting us dead?" Xander asked as they approached the door of the suite they rented.

"How about we just relax," Maggie answered as she walked into the room and fell onto the couch.

"That sounds like a great idea, seeing as it's the holidays and all," Quinn said as he sat down next to the former marine.

"What are you talking about?" Xander asked.

"You didn't see all the Christmas decoration's?" Quinn asked slightly shocked seeing as practically ever building they passed had some form of decorations on it.

"No," the young man responded as he sat down in a chair across from the couch. "I should probably start paying more attention to my surroundings."

The group looked at him in silent shock for a moment before Remy spoke up. "How the hell have you survived this long doing all the things that we do?" the black man asked hi friend.

"I honestly couldn't tell ya," the vampire hunter turned slider answered as he picked a magazine up off the table.

The group stared at him a little longer, not really knowing what to say, until Wade broke it. "So since we're actually on a world that his nice, why don't we have a Christmas?"

"That actually sounds like a good idea," Maggie said, as a smile lit up her face at the prospect of doing something normal for once.

After that the rest of the group quickly agreed, happy that they were lucky enough to land on a world were they could celebrate the holidays without worry.

The next week was spent in peace as the group took the opportunity to relax, buy presents for each other or in the case of Xander and Wade actually go on a first official date.

"So, nervous?" Quinn asked the young man that was sitting across from him in the restraint of the Chandler where he and Wade had agreed to meet, seeing as how he was forbidden to enter the room while she and Maggie got her ready.

"Quinn, Wade and I are just going to a simple dinner and movie, there's nothing to be overly nervous about," he replied as Remy sat down at the table with a drink for himself and Quinn.

"True, but there are a multitude of things that could go wrong, for instance," Remy started to say but was quickly cut off by Xander.

"I swear to God that if you finish that sentence you'll find out what it feels like to be hit by a Zat gun!" the young man to his friend as he reached inside his coat.

"Alright, alright just don't pull that out," Remy quickly responded as he raised his hands in surrender.

"Why do are you bringing that with?" Quinn asked as he took a sip of his beer.

"You never know what could happen," the young man responded as he looked over Quinn's shoulders and saw Wade and Maggie coming down the stairs. "Time to go," he said as he stood up and walked over to meet Wade.

As Xander got closer he saw that Wade was simply in a pair of jeans and a white T-shirt under a blue denim jacket.

"So, you ready?" Wade asked.

"Yup, let's go," Xander responded as he held out his arm for her, which she happily took. The two then walked out the doors of the hotel as Maggie headed over to Quinn and Remy's table.

"Our little kids are all grown up," Maggie said in a mock motherly voice as she sat down.

"So long as he doesn't hurt her," Quinn responded, taking another sip of his beer.

"You really care about her don't you?" Maggie asked.

"She's my sister in all but blood," the scientist replied.

"So what's on the agenda for tonight?" Wade asked as she and Xander walked down the street.

"Well, after a quick look around I saw that there is a pretty decent diner about a block down the road, so I thought that he could go there for dinner, then maybe to a movie," her date responded.

"Ahh, the old dinner and a movie plow," Wade said with a smile.

"If you don't like it we can do something else," Xander quickly responded in a nervous voice, hoping he hadn't angered his date.

"No it's fine," Wade responded as they approached the diner. "I'm actually a big fan of it," the red head continued as they sat down.

"That's a relief," Xander sighed out as a waitress came over to the table.

"What can I get ya?" the waitress asked as she pulled out her order pad.

The two then ordered their meals and talked happily until the food arrived. After finishing their food they quickly headed for the Movie Theater. Two hours later they walked out of the theater talking about the movie.

"There is no way that those things even remotely resembled vampires," Xander commented as they started down the street in the direction of the Chandler.

"Xander, it's just a movie," Wade responded, trying not to laugh while she watched her boyfriend rant about the vampire movie they just saw.

"Why did we pick that movie?" he continued, not noticing the red heads amusement.

"I honestly don't know," she replied. "But it was nice being out together," Wade continued as she grabbed his hand.

"Yeah, it was,"

"This world has no good TV shows, all that is on is cheesy Christmas movies" Remy complained as he flipped through the channels on the TV in their hotel room.

"Remy, it's a week till Christmas what do you expect, although TV guide says Friends is on channel twelve," Quinn said as he browsed through the small booklet.

"Better then nothing," the singer replied as he flipped the channel to Friends.

"You two are pathetic," Maggie said, not looking up from the magazine she was reading.

"Who's pathetic?" a new voice asked as Xander and Wade walked into the room.

"Those two," Maggie replied as she pointed at the other two men in the room.

"Hey!" the two in question called out.

"Whatever, I'm beat, I'm gonna go to bed," Wade said as she gave Xander a quick kiss on the lips before walking into one of the bedrooms.

"So, how the date go?" Maggie asked, putting down the magazine and turning to Xander.

"Good," he replied as he walked into the second bedroom. "Night," he called out as he closed the door.

"Hey! You gotta give me more than that," Maggie called out in anger. "Men!" she grumbled as she walked into the room she was sharing with Wade.

"You know, Friends isn't half bad," Remy said as he turned up the volume.

"I like it," Quinn replied. The two not even reacting to the conversation.

"Uhh, I have no idea what to do," Xander said as he fell onto the couch in the group's suite.

"What are you talking about?" Maggie asked, seeing as she was the only other person in the room, the others had gone out for food.

"I have no idea what to get Wade for Christmas," the young man replied.

"You know, you could ask me for help," Maggie told the young man.

"Really, you'd help?"

"Only if you ask," she replied in a sing song voice.

"Maggie, will you please help me find a gift for Wade?"

"Of course," she answered as she stood up. "lets go,"

Twenty minutes later the two were walking through a large mall a few blocks away from the Chandler.

"So, getting any ideas?" Maggie asked as they walked through the crowded mall.

"None," he replied.

"Well, you've got to have some ideas, you did have female friends back home didn't you?" Maggie asked.

"Yeah, but Willow was Jewish, so no Christmas shopping there, and Buffy, all I had to do was give custom made wooden stakes," he replied.

"What about your ex girlfriend whats-her-face?" his companion asked.

"Cordelia, and I had trouble shopping for her too,"

"Don't worry, we'll find something," Maggie told him as she pulled him into a clothing store. "Now remember, it has to look nice, and since we are constantly in life threatening situations and constantly on the move, so it has to be something she won't easily lose or have to leave behind."

"So that rules out fish I guess," Xander joked, causing Maggie to laugh.

"Yup,"

"Uhh, this is impossible," he said as he sat down a nearby bench.

"Don't worry, we'll find something," Maggie said as she began flipping through racks of clothes. "Listen, try to think of something that you know Wade would love, but also something that you would love for her to have," Maggie explained to her friend.

Xander sat silently for a few minutes, fiddling with the protection amulet around his neck that he got on his first slide when a thought struck him. Quickly standing up he hurried out of the store, leaving a confused Maggie to follow him. A few minutes later they arrived at a store with a sign bearing a familiar symbol to Xander the young man wasted no time and quickly began looking over the necklaces on display.

"What's cooking in that head of yours?" Maggie asked the young man.

"An idea," he responded as he spotted a small necklace with a pendant that was made out of pewter with a symbol engraved into it.

"That's nice, what is it?" Wade asked.

"That is the Wiccan symbol for protection," the sales clerk said as she walked over.

Looking the clerk over Xander was able to quickly tell that she herself followed the Wiccan arts, but had no way of knowing whether or not she actually had magical powers.

"May I help you with something?" she asked.

"Yes, I'm looking for a Christmas present for my girlfriend," he replied.

"Anything in particular?"

"Something that looks good, and will hopefully keep her safe if trouble shows up," he replied.

The clerk looked him over once, and after seeing the amulet around his neck, gave him a knowing smile as she reached under the counter and pulled out a small pendant. Similar to the one on display, although someone who was well versed with the mystic could clearly see that there was a little something more to this particular pendant.

"Will this do?" the clerk asked.

"It's perfect, how much?" Xander asked as he fished out his wallet.

Ten minutes later Xander and Maggie walked out of the store with Wade's present in a small bag

"Okay, what is it," Maggie asked as they exited the mall and began to head back towards the Chandler.

"I remember a little while ago that Wade told me she was in to the Wiccan stuff, and I can't be certain but I am almost positive that the sales clerk was a witch, and that this pendant is similar to my amulet," the young man responded as he ducked down a nearby alley.

"What are you doing in an alley?" Maggie asked.

"Testing my theory," Xander replied, reaching into the bag and pulling the pendant out.

After quickly looking it over he willed the small pendant to activate, half a second later a red dome appeared around the two.

"Wow!" Maggie said in awe as the shield disappeared.

"Jackpot," Xander said as the two then continued back toward the hotel.

The last days before Christmas passed quickly for the sliders. Soon Christmas morning was dawning bright and sunny. Around noon the group of sliders gathered in the main area of the suite to celebrate the holiday.

After about an hour of talking, laughing, and just generally being a normal group of friends, instead of a group of interdimensional travelers trying to find home, Xander pulled Wade off to the side and pulled out the present he bought her.

"Merry Christmas Wade," Xander said as he handed her the box.

The red head quickly opened it and was suddenly speechless as she saw the small pendant lying in the box.

"It's beautiful," Wade said as she pulled it out and got a closer look.

"And practical," Xander said.

"What do you mean?" Wade asked, turning her gaze to Xander.

"You see the symbol on it?" he asked as she looked at it again.

"Yeah, looks familiar,"

"That is the Wiccan symbol for protection, more or less that acts almost exactly like the amulet I got from the Halliwells way back when," Xander explained as he took it from her and help her put it on.

"Thank you," Wade said as she kissed him.

"Anytime,"

"No it's my turn," Wade said as she picked up a large box.

"You know how your coat got destroyed a few worlds back," Wade said as she handed him her present.

"Don't remind me," he said, remembering the fire that had consumed the black trench coat.

"Here," the red head said as she handed him the box.

Opening the box Xander saw that a coat almost exactly identical to his last one sat in the box, save for the fact that this one was a dark green.

"Wow," Xander said as he pulled out the coat.

"And that's not all, put it on," she said as her boyfriend pulled on the coat.

"Okay, now what?" he asked.

"Pretend that the coat is black," Wade told him with a smile.

"Okay," he said as he pictured the coat in his mind, only black instead of green.

"Now look at the coat," she said.

Looking down Xander saw that the green coat was now a dark black.

"What the heck, how did that happen?" he asked as he looked at the coat.

"Your not the only one who can give magical presents," Wade replied as she pulled him in for another kiss.

After they broke apart they looked at each other before Xander spoke. "Merry Christmas Wade,"

"Merry Christmas Xander," she replied as they kissed again.

End Chapter 6

That is the end of this chapter, told ya it would be shorter.

Now onto other matters. Below is a piece of a fic I have been toying with for while, please read over it and tell me if I should go ahead with my plans for it.

Title not yet known.

"Got it," Jenny said happily as she saw that the program to translate the soul curse finished.

"Hey Jenny," a voice said from the shadows.

Looking up, the gypsy saw Angelus standing in the shadows on the far side of the room. Taking a deep breath and trying to work up her courage she then addressed the vampire.

"Angelus," she replied.

"So, I hear you've done some shopping," he said as he moved closer.

Jenny simply stayed where she was, her mind desperately trying to think up a way out of this situation.

"But, it won't do you any good," the vampire continued as he picked up the computer and threw it across the room, followed closely by the Orb of Thesulah. "Your turn," he said as he started toward the computer teacher.

Fear overwhelming her, Jenny quickly ran out the door of the classroom and down the hall, Angelus following at a leisurely pace. Reaching a staircase up the computer teacher quickly ran up it, hoping to loose her pursuer on the second floor.

After a few more minutes of running she saw a door ahead of her and quickened her pace, hoping she could get through and find a way to bar it from the other side. Upon reaching the door she quickly pushed against it and found it locked.

"Damn it!" she screamed as she pounded on the door before turning around and coming face to face with the vampire.

"This is gonna taste so sweet," he grinned as he grabbed the woman and began to move his fangs down to her neck.

Seconds before the demons fangs pierced her neck a bolt of electricity shot out of the shadows, striking the vampire in the back and causing him to fly into the air and hit the closed door.

Turning to the source of the bolt Jenny saw a young man step out of the shadow. The figure was clad in black and in one hand carried a deadly looking long sword, the other hand was glowing with blue energy and had small sparks coming out of it.

"Alexander," Jenny said in shock as she saw the figures face.

"Who the hell are you?" Angelus asked as he pulled himself to his feet.

"Someone here to teach you a lesson," the figure responded.

"And what would that be," the vampire sneered as he charged the young man, only to be sent flying back into the doors by another blast of electricity.

"Stay away from my mother!" he yelled as another blast of lighting shot out and struck the vampire.

That's the end, please send me some feed back on this.