Title: White Knight?
Author: Cobra
Summary: What if Angelus called Xander's bluff in the Hospital?
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
A/N: Due to the reviews, i've decided to expand the original one
shot. Keep reviewing.
Chapter 3
Xander watched carefully as Spike dusted the three vamps. And frowned
deeply in thought as he realized learning from Spike wasn't going to
work. The young man simple wasn't fast enough to fight a vampire
even. Spike won the battle, but he took a few hits while doing it.
Xander couldn't afford that.
"So whelp. You ready to learn how to do that?"
"No," Xander said with a smirk as he turned his back to the vampire.
"No?"
"I can't fight vampires like you Spike. I'm not strong enough, not
fast enough.", Xander said with a slight shrug., "No amount of
training is going to allow me to fight a vamp at even status.
Besides, it looks like you enjoy getting pain almost as much as
giving it."
"What can I say, get's my blood pumpin."
"As if that were possible."
"So what now Droopy?"
"I can't learn to fight like you Spike. But I can still learn to
fight from you."
"Do any of you White Hat's actually speak english?"
"I can fight with you. So I can learn how to fight stronger
opponents. I can use you as an example."
"Oh, why didn't you say that in the first place?"
"Oh god, this is what Giles feels like.", Xander said with a groan as
his pinched the area between his eyes.
BREAK
Spike looked at the two pieces of paper in his hands, confusion was
the only way to describe his look.
"What is all this stuff?"
"I thought maybe being a 'bad ass master vamp', "Xander said in a
sarcastic tone., "You might be able to get some of that for me."
"I'll see what I can do, but the stuff on this first list isn't goin
to be easy to find whelp."
"Then get the stuff on the second list overbite. I'll have to
improvise a little more but I can deal."
"I'll see what I can do Droops.", Spike said then looked at the young
man with a smile., "You should really put some ice on that eye. I
think it's starting to swell."
"Spike.", Xander said with an even tone as he leaned on his desk
beside his crossbow., "Leave, before I kill you."
"See ya later Droopy.", Spike said with a smile as he left the garage.
BREAK
Xander groaned as he took his seat just before the start of first
period.
"What happened to you now?", Cordelia asked with a slightly worried,
and slightly pissed off tone.
"Got jumped outside the Bronze last night.", Xander said with a
slight shrug. Cordy looked at him again with a careful eye.
"You okay?"
"Nothing that won't heal.", Xander said with a half smirk. His right
eye still swollen from the fight with Spike the night before. Luckily
during the last week his arm had healed enough to lose the sling.
"You really shouldn't be out alone at night. You're not Buffy."
"Don't Cordy.", Xander said with a hard tone. One Cordelia had never
heard from him., "Not today."
Cordelia looked at the young man in shock then, for once, took the
hint and turned to view the front of the classroom as the bell rang.
BREAK
Buffy watched Xander from her seat across from him. The scooby gang
had met in the library during lunch. Buffy and Xander stayed after
the bell rang due to both of them having a free period.
"I don't think your telling me the truth."
"Okay, so I still like the Muppets.", Xander said with a
smirk., "Don't tell anyone."
"That's not what I meant you goof.", Buffy said as a smile cracked
her serious expression.
"Damn.", Xander said in mock embarrassment., "You still won't tell
anyone right?"
"Your secrets safe with me Xander.", Buffy said with a smile before
the grin disappeared and she added., "All of them. You know that
right?"
"Buffy, do you really want to have a heart to heart right now?",
Xander asked seriously., "Because whatever you want to ask, I'll
answer."
"Did you really fall down the stairs in the hospital?"
"No.", Xander answered as he opened the old book in front of
him., "I'm not ready to tell you what happened Buff. Can you accept
that?" Buffy looked as if she was going to protest. Then the young
slayer sighed and looked at the table.
"As long as you promise you will."
"We all have our secrets Buff.", Xander said with a smile., "But, you
know I wouldn't keep them if it put any of you in danger. You trust
me?"
"With my life.", Buffy said with a nod. Xander smiled as he began to
try and read the book in his hands.
"Ditto."
"So how are you and Queen C doing?", Buffy asked with a sarcastic
tone and smile.
"Why'd you have to go and ruin a perfectly good bonding moment?"
"The love on the rocks?", Buffy asked in an actually normal and
caring tone.
"She's pissed at me.", Xander said with a slight nod., "Which, is
normal I guess."
"What about this time?"
"I might have snapped at her this morning when she tried to give me a
speech about not being able to take care of myself."
"Oh.", Buffy said with a tight frown. She had been on the receiving
end of one of those before.
"Yeah," Xander said with a sigh., "And snapping at her in anger is
one thing. Snapping at her in a tone that was not filled with heat
seemed to actually strike a cord in her head."
"Or her heart?", Buffy added before pausing in thought., "Does she
have a heart?"
"Since when did my dissing your relationships turn into you dissing
mine?"
"I'm not dissing.", Buffy said appalled., "I just know you could do
better."
"I doubt that Buff.", Xander said with a smirk., "But thanks for the
ego boost."
"No prob.", Buffy said with a smile and shrug causing both teenagers
to break out in laughter.
BREAK
Cordelia stomped up to her boyfriends side as the final bell of the
day rang.
"Don't you think you owe me an apology?", Cordelia asked with a hard
tone.
"No Cordelia.", Xander said as he stopped and turned to face her., "I
don't. What I do with my life is my decision. Not yours. I'm doing
all I can Cordy, I don't need you and the rest of the Scoobs telling
me it's not enough. I get enough of that from my parents."
"I didn't mean it like that Xander.", Cordy said with a serious tone
of voice. Xander sighed as he looked into her eyes.
"Are you sure about that?", He asked as he turned and walked down the
hallway toward the exit. Leaving a shocked Cordelia Chase behind him.
The beautiful young woman sighed as she closed her eyes. This
relationship thing really wasn't working right.
BREAK
Two Weeks Later.
Xander smiled as Spike carried in the items Xander had asked for.
"You mind telling me what all this crap is for Droopy?", Spike asked
as Xander reached into one duffel bag and pulled out a Beretta model
92., "Guns don't kill vamps you know."
"This one will.", Xander answered with a smile., "It looks like it's
all here."
"Except the plastic explosives, those I couldn't find on such short
notice.", Spike said with a smirk., "Sounds like a right fun party
your planning."
"Don't worry Spike, you're invited."
"Ah, I look forward to the blood and carnage."
"You have serious problems."
"So?," Spike asked with a confused expression., "I'm an evil vampire."
"With a heart of gold.", Xander said with a smirk. Spike started with
a slight noise before pointing a finger at Xander.
"You take that back."
"You haven't killed or anything for what, a month now?"
"That's because I need your help, and I know that the minute I go out
and get a good nip you'll back out of the deal."
"And dust you."
"Like you could you bloody wanker.", Spike answered with a sneer.
Xander chuckled slightly.
"You think I can deal with Angelus. But that I couldn't turn you into
dust."
"Well, you couldn't catch me.", Spike said with a slight smile.
Though the vampire was evil, he never lied about it., "So what did
you need all this crap for?"
"First check the items off the list."
"Fine Droopy.", Spike said as he began to call out the contents of
the bag., "Military grade gun powder. 9MM primer casings, twine, a
bunch of other crap. Just freakin tell me."
"Well, the gunpowder and a little of my genius," Xander started,
ignoring the snort from the blond vampire., "Are going to launch
these babies.", Xander smiled as he held up a ball of wood about half
an inch in diameter.
"Wooden balls?"
"Blessed rosary beads."
"You're scary Droops. I mean, I'm still gonna bloody well make fun of
you whenever I get the chance. But, that almost makes me think twice
about it."
"Really?"
"Nope."
END CHAPTER.