PAIRING: Xander/Harry

SUMMARY: The Master was cursed by a witch, he lost himself only to find his way back. Sunnydale will never be the same the Powers better watch out because he doesn't give a damn now.

WARNING: Enter Buffy, Jesse dies, Angel.

DISCLAIMER: Not mine just the plot.

Chapter 4

Aug 4, 1996: Random Part of Town

While on patrol Harry got a call from Cordelia saying how the new girl was psycho. She had tried to kill her with a stick. Harry agreed to stay away from Buffy and invited Cordelia to his place as his guardian had picked up Village of the Damned and A Goofy Movie to watch. She agreed and would be there soon.

Shaking his head he wondered how long this one would last.

"She's not too bright." She doesn't hide what she is. The ones who keep moving last the longest.

Motioning for his guard to take over he went home to play human. The less the humans know the truth the better off they will be. Only certain humans are allowed to know about their world usually the ones born normal in a human demon pairing. Half-Demons are rare the human body wasn't made to withstand that much demonic energy. Human females rarely have a child with a demon partner. It's even rarer for that child to survive childhood as the demonic energy can and will kill them once they enter adulthood. Willy is one of the only humans allowed to know, to kill him is to bring war upon the town. Willy was just that likable.

Back at his place Harry and Cordelia were doing homework waiting for Luke to get back with the movies. He still wasn't clear on how they became friends they barely knew each other for a day. Cordelia was bitchy and blunt in the whole I'm telling you the truth so deal with it way. He apparently liked that.

So far she talked him into trying out for the squad and braiding her hair. The girl is a whirlwind, she would make one hell of a lawyer. Looking at the clock Harry wondered where Xander and the others were. He said that they were going to grab some food from the Bronze before coming over but that was long ago. Cordelia says 's she saw him when she left but didn't know anything else.

Worried, he was about to go out and look for him when Luke called.

Luke was attacked by the Slayer.

"What happened?" asked Cordelia

"Luke was attacked by some psycho blond girl. She tried to kill him with a stake."

"It was that Buffy girl we should call the Police."

"I need to meet Luke at the station you can come with and give your statement." Harry doubted anything would come of it. Humans refused to see the obvious and a young blond woman to others could never do what Slayers do. It's hard for others to see a woman as a killer.

Luke was fine, upset he let a Slayer get the better of him if even for a second. She attacked him at the video store. He really wanted to watch those movies. And he was glad Luke was okay, of course, he was, but now he had to worry about her knowing what Luke looked like. Plus, Luke could handle himself, some little girl will not be kicking his arse again. Not if he knows what's good for him.

The last thing Harry needs is for The Order of Aurelius to be taken as a joke. The Harvest is tomorrow his people will be having fun with that. So much chaos to be had, but first, he will be having words with that girl himself. No one, not even the Slayer is allowed to attack his childe. For going after Luke she will pay.

The next day at school Cordelia told everyone that Buffy had tried to kill her at the Bronze. In retaliation, Willow got back at her by tricking her into deleting her work. In truth, Harry thought what Willow did was funny but promised to help Cordelia get her back for the defiance. Why did girls have to be so weird!

That morning Xander apologized for not showing up and told him that Jesse was missing. He had been taken by some girl and her friends. That Buffy had saved him and Willow from dying.

Darla!

That bitch he told her to stop drawing attention to them. After he punished her she deliberately went out and did it again. Only this time she targeted what was his. She would not survive the night!

At first, Harry was hurt that his friend ditched him but understood he was just worried for his friend last night, but demanded a call for next time, so he didn't worry. Refusing to let him go alone Harry and Xander both ditched school to go find Jesse and save him. Together they run into Buffy while in the town's sewers. Seriously who just decides it's a good idea to go for a stroll down here. He was getting Ebola just by standing here.

Harry honestly had no clue why Xander was different anyone else would be crossed off but not him.

Why?

What makes him so different that he actually cares what a human thinks of him. Cordelia is not the same he likes her but... Cordelia and Xander are the only humans he couldn't see eating.

"What are you doing here." She demands glaring at them.

"Oh, I'm sorry do you live here? How quaint." he snarks back.

She grabs him by his shirt collar only to be pinned on the ground with one arm behind her back. Angerly Harry snarls "You touch me I put you down girl."

"Hey, Hey, let's settle down. Harry let Buffy go..." Xander try's to calm them down.

"Not till she promises to keep her hands to herself. I refuse to let someone hurt me just because they think they can." Using magic Harry made it seem she was heavier then she was. She was stuck till he let her go. A bit of gravity manipulation works every time.

"Harry's right Buffy, you can't just attack people. But can we do this later? Were wasting time. Jesse could be dying for all we know."

"Your right, I'm sorry Xan, let's go." Letting the girl up he took point. If she tried anything he was knocking her out. So far she just proved that a good Slayer was a dead Slayer.

Walking down the tunnel with only Xanders torch, (his memo on needing investigative gear while spelunking gross sewer tunnels was lost in the void.) was hard enough without Princess slowing them down every minute.

"Jesse!" Harry called out. Listening to the echo he kept his ears open for the other boy. Still confused as to why they were in the sewers at all. If he had known they were following Buffy he would have insisted they search somewhere else.

"Shush, They can hear you idiot." she snapped at him.

"What are you talking about?" They who?

"Why did you bring him."

With his hands up Xander gave a don't look at me vibe. To Harry, he said, "Buffy believes that vampires live in the sewers."

Harry couldn't help but laugh at that. "Vampires... In the... Sewers... Oh my god seriously." His people did not live in the sewers like some kind of mole people. "What alligators too New York for you."

"Vampires are real and you will be eaten if you don't shut up."

"Don't lie, if and I mean if Vampires are real they would have heard us a mile away."

"Jesse!"

Xander found Jesse while Harry and Buffy were arguing.

"Why is he just laying there?" Harry knew Jesse was a vampire he could feel it. Darla that stupid bitch. He told her not to turn any others.

"Follow me I know the way out," said Jesse.

"Xander, wait!" he called after them. Those idiots what was wrong with backtracking. Running after them he could hear others in the tunnels following behind. What the hell were they doing in here? Those were not his people. Darla must be turning others and stashing them in the tunnels under the town. It was one thing if she slipped and turned Jesse but to go against him like this. She had to go, he had no choice now she was deliberately amassing an army in his town. He would not wait for her to try to take his territory from him.

They ran into a dead end with nowhere to go, looking around Harry saw a door. "Guy's help me." Hoping he didn't cut himself on this rusty door, he so did not need to explain how he healed so fast. He started pushing it closed. Buffy and Xander helped him when he saw Jesse turn.

Pretending he saw nothing out of the ordinary he ignored the fact that Jesse was a vampire. It was better that they didn't know he knew. Ignoring that Buffy threw him out Harry along with Xander shoved the door closed.

"Run!" Seeing a crawl space above them he climbed up and crawled trusting that the others were right behind him. Pushing the manhole cover he climbed out helping the others out.

Pulling his umbrella out of his bag he relaxed as soon as that vile sun stopped touching him.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Harry has a sun allergy. It's why he wears long sleeves and carries an umbrella around." Xander explained.

"I can't spend much time in direct sunlight or I'll start blistering. It's not as bad as when I was younger. So long as I use sunblock I'll be alright."

"I'm glad your guardian allowed you to come to school."

"So long as I follow the rules he will allow it. Back in England, it wasn't so bad we don't have much sun to speak of." Turning to Buffy he demanded to know what the hell was that.

"You saw for your self, Jesse is a Vampire."

"What I saw was that Jesse joined a cult of mole people. Why did you throw him out the door?"

Shaking his head Xander said, "We can't help Jesse now he is lost to us."

Back at school in the library, Giles, the Librarian explains what he and Willow have discovered. An ancient Vampire named The Master arrived in Sunnydale with his minions 60 years ago. He intended to open the Hellmouth, which is below Sunnydale, but he was swallowed by an unexpected earthquake and is now trapped in a church that is buried underground.

Yeah, he was, till a witch freed him 16 years ago.

"Angel said something about the Master," said Buffy. Harry paid attention at that. Angel? The whiny little Leprechaun Darla tried bringing into his court. So he is still alive. Thought for sure the Tater Tot was dead. Mayhap he misjudged the man. He must have the strength of will to fight the curse and survive.

"Angel?" asked Giles.

"Yeah, he's totally cryptic but he said the Master would walk free tonight during the Harvest."

"Oh, dear. You're sure he said Harvest?"

"Yeah, that's what he said, why what is it?"

Opening one of the books he skipped some pages and read "By choosing one of his minions to drink The Master's blood and marking him with the ritual's symbol, the vampire king will draw strength from each of this minion's victims, until he is powerful enough to finally break free from his confinement and resume what he has started decades ago." Turning to them he finished with "If the Hellmouth opens, demons will invade the Earth."

"Well, shit." Harry forgot how dramatic Watchers could be.

"How are we supposed to know who the Chosen one is?" Harry had to admit Buffy was right it did seem impossible but...

"Nothing is impossible, just improbable. Think guy's this is your town where do people hang out the most?"

"I don't know!" cried Willow.

"The Bronze," said Xander. "It's where they tried to take us from. And the one place in town everyone goes to."

"It's a plan" With not much time left they had to trust this was the right place.

Harry ordered his people to stay on the other side of town, the last thing he needs is to lose anyone important. Knowing Darla she will attack taking advantage of the Harvest tonight. They nearly hit a snag when Buffy was waylaid by her mom but she snuck out and met them there.

At the Bronze, Buffy jumped down from the rafters and started bantering with her opponents. How was this girl still alive?

Taking up his bow Harry let fly arrow after arrow. Just call him Hawkeye. From his place on the loft, he saw Xander confronting Jesse. Taking position he pulled the arrow only to change direction when Xander had dusted the boy himself. Two Vampires try to take Xander but Harry dusted one with the other being taken out by Xander himself.

Darla really had taken advantage of the Harvest creating chaos in her wake. Seeing her amongst the others he brought down his bow. Taking aim he let the arrow fly, Darla dodged at the last second running out of the building.

"Shit missed." Harry walked down from the loft he would find Xander and go home. She knew how to go to ground, Harry will have a hard time finding her after this. He never once thought that Darla would betray him. She did leave him for Angel when she took the childe for her mate. But she always came back to him in the end.

Tomorrow he had to help Cordelia get her revenge on Willow. Why did he think going to school was a good idea.