Title: Between Life and Death

Rating: R or M…depends on what system you want to go by.

Chapter: 8

Author: White Werewolf

Category: Xander/Georgia

Spoilers: Post "Chosen" in BTVS, post "Haunted" in DLM

Summery: During a mission from Giles, Xander has an unfortunate accident. But just how unfortunate is the question.

Disclaimer: Buffy: the Vampire Slayer is owned by Fox, UPN, Whedon, and ME. Dead Like Me used to be own by Showtime, now Sci-Fi airs it, so I really don't know who owns it anymore. Not me though. If I did, I'd put it back on the air in a heartbeat.

Author Notes:I know I promised a return of one of my older fics, but when I saw Dead Like Me on Sci-Fi I got intrigued. Bought the dvds, and was hooked. Now, I just want Sci-Fi to start airing new episodes if ratings are high enough.

With DLM, it's very used to having the main character speak in her point of view. So, if I want to focus on her as a main character, I thought this be a POV piece. Think A Hairy Situation, but with two characters, not one.

Sorry for the delay, but I haven't had much time to write. Thanks to real life and trying to find a job. Hope you enjoy this chapter, and let me know what you think. Thanks to everyone who left a review already. It means allot to me. Enjoy chapter 8.

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"Long time no see, Willy."

Willy's head shot up as I came into the bar.

"I always wondered if you got out of Sunnydale in time." I chuckled a little. "Should've known you survived. You probably high-tailed it out of there long before that."

He shrugged, "I'm a survivor, Harris. Besides, staying in Sunnydale would've been a bad idea. Especially when that friend of yours went nuts."

Willow, I inwardly growled. I stormed to the bar and went for the axe. "She was in a very bad place, Willy."

He backed off a little, "Hey, hey, hey. I don't care if she was bad or good. All I wanted to do was be able to stay alive long enough to see my mother again."

I glared at him, "The same mother that died how many years ago?" I grabbed his collar. "Look, all I want is information."

Willy pulled back and got out of his grasp. "What is it with you and that Slayer friend of yours. Always violence first, questions second."

I shrugged, "It always worked in the past."

He nodded, "Well, yeah, it's in the past. As in trying to start fresh. I opened a new bar and everything in Seattle. No Hellmouth here, kid."

I replied, "Doesn't matter. Just met up with some vamps yesterday. Now, what I want to know is two things. 1, do you know anything about a prophecy coming up? And 2, just how much of my past did you tell Rube and the others?"

He looked at me, "Dunno anything about any prophecy."

I slammed the axe on the counter. After making sure Willy saw the weapon when I brought his face down to have a close look, I brought him back to face me. "I don't have time to do this right now, Willy. Now, I know you want to get me out of here."

I smiled slightly.

"And to tell you the truth, I'd like to leave this place…really would, but I gotta tell you. You're un-cooperation isn't really helping anyone."

Willy looked at me, "What do you want, Harris? I already told you, I don't know anything."

I grabbed the axe and slammed it against the wall. It was only a few centimeters away from his ear. "I told you the first time, Willy. What can you tell me about the prophecy."

He gulped. I smirked knowing that I was finally going to get an answer.

"Look, I don't know much. I do know that something has been happening for quite some time. Something that doesn't look to friendly to your reaper friends."

I smiled, "What's going on Willy?"

"There you are Xander!"

The mention of my name caused me to turn around. There in the doorway stood Mason. "Rube wanted me to get you."

I glared at him. "Kinda busy at the moment."

I turned back to Willie who was staring at Mason. "Hey, Mason. Mind getting your friend off of me."

I grabbed him closer, "Not until you tell me, what is going on?"

Mason sat down beside me. "That's what Rube sent me to tell you. There's a meeting about to happen. He wants you there."

Willie looked at me, "Listen to your friend there."

I rolled my eye and shoved Willie to the back of the bar. "You're lucky he's here." I turn to the Brit. "What's so important that couldn't wait until we were done?"

He looked at me, "It's a tragedy, that's what it is. Something's eating reapers."

"What?"

Willy clarified, "That's what I've been trying to tell you. But would you listen? No, you act too much like your slayer friend. Attack first, ask questions later."

I glared at him, "You never gave us a reason to try and reason with you. Hell, you sold us out a few times."

"I don't mean to stop this meeting of great minds, but Rube wants me to get you at the meeting, Xander. And at this moment, I bloody well don't want be eaten by whatever is causing this problem. Thank you."

I looked at the Brit and nodded. "Fine. Who knows? Death might be there."

Mason scoffed, "Unbloody likely. But if it helps get you there, then fine. Maybe Death will be there."

I had to shake my head. Mason was becoming a little bit of a nuisance. He has the best intentions, but man can he be annoying. I had to chuckle a little. I wonder if this is how my friends felt about me at times. Oh my god. Is that how they really felt? That I was a joke? Always the buttmonkey.

"Hey, kid."

Willy's comment caused me to look at him and drag myself out of my inner monologue. "Yeah, Willy."

"You two going to go? All my normal patrons are looking at us. And I know you have a history of fighting demons. But, I gotta tell you, I don't think you can handle all of them."

I glared at him and I grabbed my axe.

He looked back at me, and soon took a step back. "But after some careful reevaluation, I think you can handle yourself."

I couldn't help but smile a little. "Good idea, Willy. Now, I think we better go."

Mason asked, "What happened between you two?"

I looked at him, "Mason, Willy might have told you something." I looked at Willy, "But there are somethings I don't think he wants to let you in on."

He showed a confused look, "Like what?"

"How about the time you faced down a zombie gang?"

I rolled my eye, "Willy…"

"What?" Mason asked.

He smirked, "Let me tell you something about your friend here…"

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I don't think I saw this many reapers in my whole unlife. I mean, I know there were a lot, but this is insane. I keep seeing others walk by me and the only people that I knew for sure were just Rube, Daisy, and Roxy. And I think I saw Penny around somewhere.

Mason went off to grab Xander. So, at least I know two more people were coming…but this was fucking nuts!

I wanted to know what was going on. Why were there this many reapers in one room? Rube told me that something bad happened, something that hadn't happen in over 200 years.

'Before my time, Peanut.'

Those were his words when he brought this to my attention.

I keep looking around and I spot numerous other divisions. I know my friends and I handle the accidental deaths, but seeing many ways for a person to die is quite shocking. My eyes immediately shot open.

'Spontaneously human combustion.'

Did I just read that sign?

I did a quick scan of the room. On the walls were signs that wrote out numerous of the divisions.

"This is us." Roxy said as we approached a number of fold-out chairs. I couldn't help but notice six chairs arranged together.

"What's happening, Rube?" I asked.

"It's about to start." Daisy said as she sat down.

"There you are."

I looked up the aisle that was next to me and spotted Mason and Xander coming down to us.

"Look who I found." Mason said as he sat down.

"Where'd you go?" I asked Xander.

He shrugged, "Had some business to take care of."

"Did you know this bloke stared down a whole gang of zombies?"

He looked at Mason. "Remember what we talked about, Mason. What we talk about in the office stays in the office."

Mason pointed out, "We're not in an office."

Xander shook his head, "It's a metaphor."

"Children."

Xander, Mason, and I looked at Roxy.

"It's about to start. And I don't need you three fucking around."

Xander grinned. "Sorry, Mom."

Roxy grabbed her Billy club, "Don't make me come back there and separate you."

Mason pointed at Xander, "He started it."

I rolled my eyes, "I already spent four years in high school. I don't need anymore."

Xander chuckled, "I'm with you there. At least you didn't have a principal like Snyder."

I looked at him, "I don't know about your Mr. Snyder…but my Mr. Greenblatt was bad. He actually gave me suspension for something I didn't do."

He shrugged, "Well, I don't know about suspension. But I'm just glad that mine got eaten by a gigantic snake."

A gigantic snake?

I was about to respond when I heard a booming voice. "Good evening."

Xander grinned, "Is it me, or does that guy sound like Darth Vader?"

I offered, "He does have the James Earl Jones vibe."

The voice continued. "I just wish we could meet at a better time. But according to the Fates, Edo Everto, is up to his devouring again."

"What's an Edo Everto?" I asked.

Xander shook my head. "It's Latin. It means Devour Demon."

"Devour Demon?"

Daisy clarified, "It's a demon that eats undead bodies."

Undead bodies? You mean a demon that actually eats undead bodies. "And by undead bodies, you mean vampires, right?"

Xander chuckled, "If that is the case, I think we should let it survive and eat the vamps. That way I could finally get a vacation."

She shook her head. "Nothing like that. A reaper I knew sixty years ago told me that Edo Everto eats reapers."

Eats reapers? That definitely sucks.

"Why does Edo Everto eat reapers?"

The man on the stage answered that question that came from the crowd, "From our records, the reason being that Edo Everto only can eat pure undead bodies. Bodies from vampires or white lighters are both influenced by other means. Reapers are the only undead bodies that are pure."

"Is there any way to stop t-this demon?" A voice asked.

"Many have tried...but because we never figured out, Evo Everto ate a number of us. We lost a number of reapers. It was a hard time for all reaper kind."

"What stopped him from eating the other reapers?"

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TBC