Glitch was lonely. Xander had gone off on patrol and had told him to stay behind. Glitch had yelled that he wasn't a child and they had just left the room in opposite directions. Now he was sorry for doing so. He was lonely and sad and worried out of his mind. He was also all alone in this big house. That's when what was left of his brain went to a bad place. What if something happens while they are all gone? What if someone needed help? What if something came to get him?

Glitch fell asleep in the kitchen with these thoughts in his head. He had horrible dreams about things that had happened before. Dreams of things that could never be again. Things like Long Coats chasing him.

The sudden bang of the front door woke Glitch. He ran down the stairs, hoping to see Xander so he could say he was sorry. But he froze when he saw the figure in the entrance hall. It was a man. A man in a long, black, coat. Glitch turned and ran when the man's eyes landed on him and the man reached for a weapon on his back.

Glitch could hear the man behind him. Heard him shouting for Glitch to stop. But Glitch ran and ran until he came to a dead end. Glitch heard the man coming and knew he had little time. So as soon as the man rounded the corner Glitch kicked the weapon out of his hand. The man in the black coat wasted little time and punched Glitch in the face. Glitch stumbled but recovered and the two began to fight. The fight was quick and soon Glitch stood over the man and stared down at the figure laying at his feet. He dragged the man down the stairs and into the living room. He found some rope in one of the many weapons stores around the house and tied the man to a chair. Just as he was finishing he heard the front door open again.

Glitch ran out into the hall and smiled when he saw Faith and Xander, both unharmed. He leapt at Xander and hugged him so tight that Xander was having trouble breathing.

Xander held Glitch at arms length and examined him, "Glitch what's wrong?"

Faith stepped forward, "Yeah, you look like you just saw a ghost or something."

Glitch just gulped, "Pretty much that as it happens. A Long Coat came to your house while I was here. He chased me all around until I got the drop on him."

Xander frowned and started to examine Glitch for injuries, "But you said there were no Long Coats anymore. And why would they be after you?"

"Well, I sort of overthrew their leader and put them all out of a job as well as a great deal of them imprisoned. I wonder what indeed?" Glitch said in a panicked voice

Faith and Xander saw him close to tears and they both felt their hearts melt. As Xander held Glitch tightly to him and kissed his cheeks soothingly Faith glared, "No one hurts my sparing partner." and she barged into the next room and gasped, "GLITCH, GET IN HERE NOW."

Glitch and Xander ran into the room and Glitch could see nothing wrong but a very angry Faith. Xander on the other hand asked, "Why is Wood tied to a chair?"

Glitch's eyes widened, "You know that guy?"

Faith glared, "Yeah, he's my boyfriend."

Glitch blinked, "What does that mean?"

Xander whispered into his ear, "Her lover."

Glitch's eyes widened, "Oh dear. I didn't know. He just started chasing me with an axe and the long black coat, I just thought…I'm so sorry." Glitch went over and started to untie Robin Wood from the chair

Xander tried to hide a smile as he asked, "Did you even tell Robin that their was a new guest here and not to attack him?"

Faith looked a bit flustered, "Well I…it's just…" she sighed dejectedly and looked at the ground, "No."

Wood was coming to and Glitch left the room before he was sighted but lurked in the hallway listening.

Wood groaned and slowly sat up on the floor holding his head in his hands, "Faith, what happened?" then his eyes widened and he sat up straighter, "Faith, theirs a demon running around. It had this ugly zipper in it's head. Did you kill it?"

Xander growled a bit and snapped "Shut up Wood" when he heard a quiet whimper from the hallway

Faith placed a calming hand on Xander's shoulder, "Robin baby, that's not a demon. That's Xander's new house guest. He was torn out of his dimension for a sacrifice. The zipper, well, I'm not sure what it is but it's a sensitive subject. But he's harmless, really."

"Harmless, look what he did to me." Wood said back

Xander started to growl slightly again and said back, "Well you just attacked him. What was he supposed to do? Just let you chop him to bits? Did you even ask him what he was doing here before you went chasing after him?"

Robin looked taken aback and then ashamed, "No, I didn't, and I should have. Can I see him?"

Xander looked a bit wary but Glitch came from out of the hallway a big smile on his face. When he saw Xander his smile grew, "Xander, there you are. Could you tell me why I have this split lip?"

Xander sighed, "Cause you beat this guy up remember?"

Glitch looked at Wood blankly and then stepped back as recognition struck him, "Oh, that's right."

Rabin stood and Glitch took another step back, "I'm not gonna hurt you, I promise."

Xander snorted, "Like you could."

Wood glared at Xander before saying, "Regardless, I'm sorry I attacked you without asking you what you were doing here. Think you can forgive me?"

In answer Glitch came forward and held out his hand, "Names Glitch, what's yours?"

Later that night Glitch was happy to have everyone home. He noticed them all talking about a visit from Slayer Central in Italy. He was surprised to see Xander also happy about this and collecting several things for something called a Star Wars Marathon. He had asked what Star Wars was and Xander had acted like Glitch not knowing was the worst thing in the history of, well, ever.

Glitch was out in the back yard looking at flowers while everyone was inside. He had left outside almost as soon as the Slayers from somewhere called Italy had arrived. They had all stared at him as if they wanted to reach for their weapons and chop off his head. He figured he would stay out of the way until his presence would be explained.

He was right in the middle of sniffing a rose when he heard a throat clear behind him. He whirled around and into a fighting stance, he was taking no chances. He was however surprised to see a young blond haired man standing before him. He wore a smile almost as big as Xander's and a shirt saying Star Wars. 'This must be Andrew' thought Glitch to himself.

The young man held himself in such a way that it seemed he thought himself very important. His chest puffed out like a proud peacock he held out his hand, "Hi, I'm Andrew, leader of Slayer Central Italy. And who might you be my zippered friend?"

Glitch glared, "Don't call me that. My name is Glitch and could you tell your girls not to look at me like I'm the enemy. I am a victim after all." Glitch knew he was being petty but this Andrew boy was taking Xander's time away from him. If he had to tell the truth he would say he was jealous.

Andrew seemed to deflate a bit before smiling sadly, "You know I'm not interested in him right?"

Glitch blushed scarlet, "I…well it's just…I mean"

Andrew smiled, "I've been there. Trust me on this, he cares about you. First thing he did when he saw you leave was tell my girls to back off cause you were a real hero where you came from. Trust me, anyone he calls a hero is usually someone very close to him."

Glitch just smiled back happily and asked, "So, tell me about Star Wars."

Later that night as Glitch got ready for bed in a room he had been given there was a knock on his door. He forgot he was shirtless as he went to the door. He was surprised to see Xander, "Xander, I thought you and Andrew were doing the Star Wars thing?"

Xander smiled, "We're taking a bathroom break. And I just wanted to ask you something before I lost my nerve."

Glitch smiled, "Sure, what do you want to ask me?"

Xander took a deep breath, looked Glitch in the eye, and asked, "Will you go on a date with me?"

Glitch smiled and nodded, "Sure, I'd like that." Xander smiled back until Glitch asked, "What's a date anyway?"