Title: No Lies part 6
Author: Robert Jackson
Email: My favorite pairing Xander/Faith (Dana)
Rating: PG-13 for now, but some might be NC-17 later. Will note the ones that are.
Summary: Xander was sent to live with his uncle in Boston were he met Faith/Dana and became friends( and more). But due to a spell, he left her. Now they both are in Sunnydale, only Xander is working for the Mayor. For more read on.
Sunnydale High
Buffy was wolf-sitting tonight. The others were staying in.
Last night they had almost died, but just as he was about to kill them, someone shot Kakistos and saved them all.
Who, no one knew, but then Faith had whispered 'Xan.' She had heard her say it, but only because of her Slayer hearing. But after hearing that name, Buffy knew it couldn't be right. Yeah, if Xan was around, he would try to save them. But why he didn't come forward, she didn't know.
Oz howled and banged the cage behind her, and she looked over at him. He had been worried about Willow before he had changed, and now that he was the wolf, he wanted to go to her. That was the main reason the redhead wasn't here tonight; he would have either broken down the cage door or hurt himself trying to get to her.
After Oz calmed down again. Buffy went back to doodling on a book. Then she noticed that it was one of spell books that Giles kept in the library for reference, and she got an 'Oh shit' look on her face and started to erase the pencil marks. Only problem, though, was once she started, she saw that she was also rubbing off the ancient writing as well.
She stood up and ran her fingers through her hair.
"Giles is going to kill me," she said to herself, and started to walk toward his desk, looking for something to fix what she had done. She'd only gotten half way to the desk when her Slay-dar went off; something Big and Bad was around here.
Then Oz started to Freak out in the cage.
She turned to look at him, when she felt a sharp sting on her left butt cheek. She reached for the pain, only to have the world spin on her. The last thing she could recall was Xander walking from behind one of the bookshelves. He stopped over her…
Xander almost laughed as he walked out of the stacks. There lay Buffy, dressed in her work out top and spandex shorts. With a dart sticking out of her ass.
He stopped a few feet away from her and looked down at her. Thinking back to the way she had treated him, he didn't hate her or anything, but he just had to have some fun with her. The dart should keep her out for hours, but with Slayers you never knew, he thought, looking over to Oz, who once again bouncing off the cage door.
"I'll be back, Shaggy."
Then Xander bent down and picked Buffy up. He recalled how she turned him on with her little sexy dance at the beginning of junior year, only to slam him down and walk away, leaving him alone on the dance floor.
Later, after his little trip with Buffy was finished, he returned to Oz, picking up his dart gun again.
"Sorry man, it's the only way." He pushed the gun between the bars, fired and hit Oz in mid-jump. The wolf smashed into the bars, only to collapse into a pile of fur at the edge of the cage.
The next day at Sunnydale, the whole school was buzzing and gossip was flying from one home room to the next.
Someone had run a girl's bra and panties up the flag pole, and Buffy Summers was found sleeping in the boys locker room.
Nude!
It took three classes for Buffy's face to return to anything near a normal color. She had been so red it looked like she had terminal sunburn.
And the other big thing was that Oz was gone. Neither hide nor hair of him was in the Library; even his clothes were also missing. Willow was beside herself, both that someone could have done what they had done to Buffy and that Oz was gone.
Buffy on the other hand was ready to kill someone, and that person was Xander Harris. He had humiliated her in front of the whole school! Harmony was having a field day with it. Cordy just sat back, and while she hadn't added to the stories, she didn't help kill them, either.
Giles was just pissed about his book being defaced, once he noticed the spell book. He had asked Buffy about it, but she didn't know what had happened to it. It must have been the same person that took her clothes, was all she would say about it, an innocent look on her face.
And Giles was looking into why someone would deface a spell used keep a woman from becoming with child.
Dana, on the other hand, had laughed her ass off when she had heard about what had happened to Buffy, to the point of falling off her chair, then rolling on the floor, much to everyone's disapproval.
Giles felt it was unbecoming of a young lady to act that way.
And Buffy and Willow though it was just plain mean.
At the same time that this was going on, Oz was coming around. He was sitting in a cage not unlike the one in the library. Only this one was in a warehouse of some kind. He could hear the harbor bells and sounds of water through the walls. And the air had a strong fish and salt water smell.
As he looked around, he noticed Xander sitting in a chair looking at him
"Good, you're you again," Xander began as he got up with a bundle of clothes.
"Yes," Oz said as he watched the dark haired young man walk toward him.
"We need to talk," Xander said sliding the clothes into the cage. "I can wait 'til you dress if you want?"
"That's good." O z didn't know where everyone was but he would feel better with clothes on. He usually didn't care, part of the wolf that had rubbed off on him. But this time he needed clothes; it seemed as if Xander was looking into his soul.
Xander turned and walked into the shadows, only to return in a few minutes with two cups of coffee. He sat one at the door of the cage and opened the door, then returned to his seat. He motioned to Oz to sit on the stool next to him, then waited for Oz to get dressed.
Once dressed, Oz walked over to sit in the chair. He knew he should be in school right now and the others would be worried. But something was going on, and Willow cared about Xander, so he did too. He would not let anything hurt Willow.
"Dressed," Oz said as he sat down.
"Shovel and shallow grave, understand?" Xander said.
"Huh?" Oz was not the most talkative person, but this was just too much.
"If you hurt my Willow. Shovel and a shallow grave."
Ok, that he understood. But he didn't like threats. And he felt the wolf inside him stir. It was still close to the Full Moon and his control was shaky at these times.
As Oz wolf started to come up, Xander just looked at him. Then it wasn't Xander there, it was the biggest damn mountain lion in the world. It let out a little growl and Oz's wolf made a fast withdrawal. He was just shocked; one second it was Xander, the next the mountain lion was there. No ripped cloths, just the change.
Then it was gone.
"We understand each other?" Xander asked once again sitting in the chair.
"Yes," Oz said, his eyes wide as he watched Xander.
"Ok, good. And Sorry, again."
"What?" Oz asked just as another dart hit him. Xander lowered his hand where he had the small dart pistol. It wouldn't be good for anything over 4 foot distance, which was why he had Oz move up to sit near him.
As Oz crashed to the ground, Xander got up and walked into the shadows once again. Hitting a button, the sound of the harbor stopped and the fan blowing over a tub of salt water with fish swimming in it turned off. Xander walked over to the doorway and unlocked it. He removed any proof that he had been there, took the fish and walked out of the room. Soon, he was moving into the sewers and away from the basement of Sunnydale high.
Xander had stayed on the school grounds because he didn't want the Mayor to find out about this. But it had to be done. He was dating his Willow and needed the brotherly warning. From what he had seen and heard about the young man, he was worthy of her, but still, it was his place to do the warning. It was just a guy thing.
Amy sat with Jonathan. They were off in one of the unused class rooms in the north-wing.
"Jon, you understand, there is a risk with this spell?" Amy said, looking over
at the young man.
"I understand. I would cast it myself, but you can't cast a love spell for yourself with getting into the dark arts. And I don't want to go that far," Jonathan told the witch.
"You really want her this way?" Amy asked, looking John up and down. He was cute in a nerdy sort of way.
"Yes, this is the only way, and she is single. I am not breaking her up with anyone. And once we go out a few times and she sees me, then I'll break the spell."
"Jonathan, if she is in true love with someone, this spell would have some very powerful blow back. Aphrodite doesn't break up true love. She will punish you if you try it."
"Look," Jonathan said, "Faith is not seeing anyone, and she likes me anyway. We have fun together. If I have to pay a price to be with her, I will."
"Ok. Take your shirt off and we can begin."
"Good. Say, after we're done here, you want to help me with my SAT's?"
Xander walked into the Mayor's office. He had stood outside and watched as Wilkins give a speech, on child care of all things. All the while, he was planning to feed a bunch of kids to Lurconis. He had already gotten a mage to cast some cover spells. Xander was still in the dark about what the mage was to do and who he was, but he was sure the Boss would tell him soon.
Once entering the Office, he noticed a vampire sitting in a chair, sipping a cup of warm blood. There was no way that it got in here without the Mayor's OK, so Xander did nothing. Just leaned back and watch as the thing just drank the blood.
Once the Mayor entered the Office, however…
"It's great to talk to the people, to enact their will." He said, then paused. "Xander make a note to kill the head of the Parents' group. She touched my hand without wiping them off. Germs, you know. Can't let her handle children if she is dirty."
"Yes, I'll get on it as soon as I can," Xander said then looked at the vampire.
"Oh, Yes. This is Mr. Trick." Wilkins looked at Xander. "He wants your Job."
Trick looked the boy up and down. Why someone as powerful as the Mayor here would have a kid like this working for him, he didn't know.
"Yes, sir," Xander looked at the Wilkins, who just nodded his head.
Xander looked at Trick, and smiled. Then before the vampire could move, Xander drove a stake into his chest.
"I'll call maintenance, and get someone to vacuum old dusty here," Xander said, smiling at his boss.
"Good boy," Wilkins said, noting the praise seemed to make the boy swell up more.
"Xander, how was your trip to Sunnydale High?"
"Good, sir. Got my messages across." Xander had not told Wilkins what he was going there, but then it didn't surprise him that Wilkins had found out. He seemed to have eyes everywhere.
"Don't get so wrapped up in affairs with the Slayer and her friends that you forget that you work for me," Wilkins said a smile that never reached his eyes.
"No sir, I am your man. You help me protect Willow, I do what you want." A small shiver ran down his spine.
"Good, good." Wilkins paused. "I want you to go meet a guest that is flying in. I believe you know him. An Ethan Rayne."
Xander's eyes went flat. "Yes, sir, I remember him."
That night was one of the nights that he would never forget. It was one of the worse things to happen to him, and also one of the best. Without the skills he picked up that night, he was sure he would be a donut boy or something of the kind. Of course, there were the nightmares that came with the skills; he had had them for weeks afterward. And still had dreams on bad nights, when the stress was getting to him.
"Good. Get him and take him to the candy factory on the north side of town. Then you can have the night off."
"Thanks, I do have something to do."
"Yes, that party at that club." The distaste was thick in his voice.
"Yes, Joe's." He knew that Wilkins didn't like the place, but he understood that the town needed a place like that. And a few lust demons worked out of the place every now and then, and paid him to keep it open.
"Well, my boy no sex. You're too young to be doing that."
"Ok, sir. I was just going for a birthday party. One of the girl's daughter is turning 12 today. I thought I would drop by and see them," Xander said,
"Good, just make sure you bring the girl a nice gift. A nice dress or some perfume. Maybe a nice sacrificial knife."
"I already got her a gift, sir." He had dropped by the mall that morning and picked out some earrings that he thought Shelly would like.
"Well, don't let me keep you. Go and have a good time. Just don't stay out too late."
"Yes, sir."
Buffy and Dana were on their nightly patrol. Buffy still had a little blush from this morning and Dana wasn't helping. She had joked all day about what kind of underwear she was wearing and about being naked in the boy's locker room. It was just too good for her to pass up with Little Miss Can't-be-wrong; someone had gotten her, and she wouldn't say who, and Wolf boy was acting strange, too.
Just then, a car flashed by on the road. The car was already at the end of the block and turning heading into Sunnydale's red light district, when her mind caught up with who was driving the car. Xander.
"Hey, that was Xander!" Dana all but shouted.
"Where?" Buffy asked, looking around to see where Dana had seen them, then asked, "Hey, how do you know Xander?"
"What? Oh, I saw a picture of him in one of Red's books." Dana couldn't
believe that she was slipping up like that.
"Ok, where did he go? I need to talk to him about something."
Buffy almost growled; she knew that Faith was lying, but getting Xander was more important now.
"That way." Dana pointed and before she could drop her arm, Buffy was already running that way.
Later, after running three blocks they found the car. It was sitting in a
parking lot outside of a strip club.
"He's in a strip club?" Buffy asked, not really expecting an answer.
"Yep, looks like it." Dana's stomach was rolling. She had driven him away, and now he was in the gutters here, doing god knew what.
"Should we go in?" Buffy asked, the thought of payback on the back burner of her mind. A good girl did not go into a strip club, not even Slayers who would kill vampires and demons to save the world.
After all, this was something different. Women in that place took off their clothes off for money, and god new what else they did.
"Well, Xander is in there, so we go in." Dana said. "Or I will alone."
Looking over at Buffy, she wished that she would just leave; she really didn't want to break down in front of the other Slayer. And if Xan was in the arms of another woman in there, she just might.
But try as they might, they couldn't get in. The bouncer at the door just turned them away, saying it was a private party inside tonight.
They tried to tell him that they had been invited, and he told them they weren't on the list. So they pulled back to watch.
"You can go on home, Buffy," Dana said looking at the blond. "I got this."
"Nope," Buffy said with a shake of her head. "I'll wait right here."
"Well, I thought you might want to check up on Angel, instead of sitting around watching old horny guys go in and out all night." Faith had said that even though no one had come out or gone in since they had arrived.
"Well," Buffy hesitated, "I suppose I could swing by and check on him. He has been feeling off lately."
Jonathan looked around the Bronze. Faith should have been here by now, but she was a no show.
He didn't notice how the women there were watching him, lust running through their eyes. Lust just for him.
But the guys at the club noticed. And didn't like it one bit.
And unseen by all, a blonde woman sat on the second floor, watching the mortals.
"Like, Play with fire, get burned," Aphrodite said. "Or some junk like that."
Then with a flash, she was gone. She had to get her lovers back together. True love was the best in the world and it was all hers to control. And those Watchers had messed up her plans.
Buffy had left an hour ago, to check up on her undead boyfriend. Soon, people started to come out of the club.
With a sinking feeling, Dana noticed they were all women; some old, some young, and everyone was gorgeous. And Xander was in the middle of them.
As the group broke up, they all seemed to need to kiss her man. Who kissed them back with gusto. But the feeling in her stomach wouldn't let her move.
Soon, Xander was alone in the parking lot. He seem to look right at her and then he turned and got into his car, and drove off. Dana stood there for a few minutes, then took off after him.
If she had been in her right mind, she would have noticed that the car never got out of her sight as she ran after him. The town just seemed to blur around her as she ran.
Soon, Xander's car pulled to a stop at an apartment building. Dana almost caught Xander in the lobby, just missing him as the elevator doors closed. She waited 'til it stopped on a floor, then hit the call button, but it was taking too long to come back down, so she ran to the stairs, hitting them two and three at a time 'til she came to the floor Xander had stopped on.
Looking down the hallway at all the doors, she paused.
"Which one?" she whispered to herself. Suddenly someone bumped into her.
"Oh," a girl said, as she moved away from Dana. "My bad. I totally didn't see you there."
"No problems," Dana said still looking down the hall. She would have usually jumped all over someone for running into her, but she felt at peace right then.
"So, like, are you looking for someone?" the blonde girl said with a voice that was totally Valley girl.
"Yeah," Dana said, still looking trying to figure out which door to start knocking on. "My friend just came up here."
"Oh," the blonde said again. "You mean that cute hunk in room 325."
Cute? Hunk? Dana looked closer at the woman. Had she came on to her Xan?
"No," The blonde said again, pushing her hair away from her eyes. "He has a true love. He has been hurt and did some stupid things but he still loves her. Go to him, Dana."
Dana took off down the hallway, then stopped as she realized that she didn't tell the woman her name. Turning around, the blond was gone.
But she could feel a presence pulling her to Door 325.
Dana stopped at the door, her hand ready to knock.