Chapter 13. There Is No Place Like Home. Final chapter.

Kat takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. She remembers of the extreme danger she was in when she was with that evil being in Africa. Xander walks over to her.

"You'd risk your life to save me and my friends, again?" says Xander. He caresses her cheek.

"I can't help it. I'm drawn to danger." Kat laughs. Xander kisses her on the top of her head and holds her tight.

"Thank you." Kat pulls away and then walks over to the window and looks outside. The sun is almost setting and the skies are orange and pink. Kat bows her head. Xander walks over to her, with a concerned expression on his face. Kat turns around to face him.

"I understand Buffy. Why she was so closed? Why she never wanted to show too many emotions because she'll know she'll break down?"

"How do you understand?" Kat walks over to Xander.

"Because she faces death every day and I know that it's a regular thing in life, but when it happens to you it's different." Kat's voice begins to crack a little. "Facing death each and every day makes you as cold as they are. It makes you think that life is short and if we don't love with all our hearts, then we won't get hurt."

"Sounds like a waste of life if you ask me. Okay, so the breaking up issues isn't the greatest thing in the world, but we gotta deal with it. If we don't, we're not truly human."

"This speech could have helped Buffy a lot, but I guess everything happens for a reason. If she hadn't done anything that she did do, then we wouldn't be here. Don't ask me to explain everything else."

"I promise."

"I can't believe that the powers can reach all over here and mess with our lives. Don't they know what free will is?"

"I'm sure they do, but they think that they are doing a favor for us. Kind of the gods in ancient Greece. They wanted to control all the humans, not thinking that perhaps they were doing more harm than good."

"I guess we're still in the same boat as back then. Controlled by somebody, whether it be a higher being or a government official."

"Or your boss."

"Yep, we'll never escape that. But there is one thing that they can't control."

"What's that?" Kat gives Xander a smirk.

"Sex."

"Oh, I hope they don't put that on the next bill." Xander begins to tickle Kat and she quickly runs over to the bedroom to get away from him. She falls onto the bed and Xander continues to tickle her. He falls on top of her and smiles at her.

"You're just too good to be true." Kat smiles and laughs as Xander tickles her one last time.

"Hey, I've got an idea."

"What?" He helps her up and off the bed.

"Let's go watch the musical."

"Yeah!" They both head out of the room and head to the third room of the house, memorabilia room where all the Buffy universe stuff is stored. Xander sits down on the day bed that they have there as Kat looks for the DVD of the musical. She bends over to get it on the bottom shelf.

"Never mind about the musical. I like this show better." Kat turns around; with the six season DVD's of Buffy in her hand. She glares at him.

"Maybe we should put the episode in your Speedo. I loved that one."

"No, please." Xander begs Kat not to play the Go Fish episode. "Anything but that one."

"Just kidding. I'll watch it when you fall asleep." Kat grins at him and Xander nods his head. Kat takes out the DVD and puts it into the DVD player. She then grabs the remote and sits down next to Xander. He puts his arm around her and she lays her head on his shoulder.

"Let's just forward to my song."

"I like to watch it all if you don't mind."

"Come on, we all know that I'm the best singer."

"In what alternate universe?"

"You are cruel."

"This is the man that I plan to entangle, isn't he fine?" Xander smiles at her. "My claim to fame was a game that I couldn't handle I was deprived." Kat laughs at her silly lyrics. "But now I am with him the one I hold so dearly close, but there is just one thing that I… he cannot sing." Xander starts to laugh this time.

"She is the one; she's such wonderful fun, such passion and grace. Warm in the night, when I'm right in her tight...embrace, tight embrace!" Kat laughs at this and continues to listen to his song. "I'll never let her go. The love we've known can only grow.There's just one thing that...no. I cannot sing." Xander grabs Kat and kisses her on the lips

"I may not be as bad as you, but Joss will kill us for killing his song."

"Come on, that wasn't half bad." Kat laughs and presses play. The musical episode starts. Kat cuddles up with Xander.

"I'm not feeling that outfit on Buffy."

"Me either. Maybe she wanted to scare the vampires with her bad fashion statement."

Meanwhile back in England, Dawn finishes Connor's tour of the house. They run into Buffy in the kitchen.

"Hey, Buffy," says Dawn.

"Hi," says Buffy. She sees Connor smile at her and begins to get paranoid about what Spike and Giles has said. Buffy quickly heads over to Dawn.

"I'm going to go and see how Faith is doing with the girls."
"They're good, Buffy. We just came from there not that long ago. Buffy, would you keep Connor company? Gotta visit the ladies." Dawn leaves the kitchen. Buffy's eyes widen as Connor walks over to her.

"Hey, why don't you, um, tell me about yourself?" asks Buffy as she walks backwards. Connor looks at her strangely.

"Sure," replies Connor. "What do you want to know?"

"I don't know, you tell me." Connor tests his theory and steps forward a little and he sees Buffy step back. He smiles at that.

"Spike told you," says Connor.

"What? Told me what?"

"That I tend to like older women at times."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Right." Connor nods his head. "I'm over that phase. I really like Dawn. She's a great girl and I won't ever hurt her."

"That's good to know."

"You know the cool thing about being my father's son?" Connor walks slowly to Buffy. She continues to move back and gets cornered.

"What's that?" Connor leans over and whispers into her ear.

"I like messing around." He grabs Buffy and lifts her up and puts her on the kitchen counter. Connor moves in closer to her. He gives her a grin.

"You are so your father's son." Buffy pushes him aside and gets off the counter. As she does that she grabs his ear and pulls him to the next room.

"Ouch."

In LA, Angel and Cordy finally get to have their peace and quiet. The two sit on the bed and begin to look all around the room. They then look at each other.

"Okay, I thought this was what we wanted," says Cordy. "Why do I feel bored out of my mind?"

"Because romantic settings aren't going to cut it with us," says Angel.

"You can pretend to be Angelus."

"Why would I do that?"

"Because it could be fun."

"You want some ravishing, don't ya?"

"Yes, take me, you beast." Angel laughs at Cordy and growls at her. He gets on top of her and kisses her all over. Cordy gives him a smile.

Back in the real world again, Kat and Xander finish the musical episode. The two head into their bedroom and cuddle together under the covers.

"I'm glad to have you here with me," says Xander. "It wasn't pretty with Buffy and Cordy."

"Oh, yeah," says Kat. "What ever shall you do?"

"Seriously. I only want you." Xander kisses her down her neck.

"I believe you." Kat grabs his face. "I'm glad we're home."

"There is no place like…" Kat interrupts him and kisses him passionately on the lips.