Okay, here's Xander's chapter. Woot.

Bewildered

"Xander, get the demonology glossary from the encyclopedias in the back section, please," Giles instructed. He sat at the study table with an open book in front of him.

Xander shook his head, trying to clear his head of thoughts, and stood. "Sure thing, G-man." Perhaps it was because he was off to do a favor for him that Giles simply let him off with a pointed glare at the sound of the nickname.

Xander jogged up the steps and went to the back sections, passing the doors and humming quietly to himself. As he pushed through the doorway, he stopped at the sound of movement to his right. He made a face and perked up his ears. Upon hearing a quiet 'thunk,' he moved himself into a defensive stance and shuffled forward as quietly as he could.

He followed the noises past rows and rows of books before he spotted Buffy less than ten feet ahead. She had her back to him and was seemingly pinning someone to the bookshelf against the wall.

"Buffy?" he called out, slightly afraid that she'd run into some…mucus-y demon as she was back there.

She turned and Xander's mouth almost fell to the floor. It wasn't her flushed face, messy hair, or bruised lips that shocked him, however. It was that, once she'd moved he'd been able to see who she'd been pinning to the bookshelf.

"Willow?" he managed to spit out in bewilderment. "What-"

Buffy pulled her arms from around Willow's waist and turned to face him completely.

"Xander," Willow started breathlessly. "Good to see you."

"You two…bu-but you two w-were…" His mouth imitated a flounder's uselessly.

"Yeah." Buffy nodded.

"B-but…"

Willow gave him a sympathetic look. "We were waiting for the right time to tell you." Buffy nodded again and grabbed Willow's hand. "Are you okay with it?"

Still unable to speak, he nodded once and turned to go.

"Where are you going?" Buffy asked, her eyebrows drawn together in worry and confusion.

As he kept moving, Xander called out behind him, "Cold shower."

I didn't really enjoy that one as much as I should have. Hmm…I'll most likely do either Giles' or Faith's next. Not sure which yet, though.