Title: House Arrest 2/20 + Epilogue

Author: Forsaken2003

Pairing: William/Xander
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own none, all belong to Joss Whedon
Comments: Always welcomed!
Summary: William is under house arrest after assaulting his teacher. When he starts people watching he notices something strange about his neighbour.
Warnings/Spoilers: Human Verse. Out of Character.

Note: (An S/X adaptation if the movie 'Disturbia'.) Uses actual dialogue from the movie Please don't sue!

Note:* indicates translation from Spanish to English

Beta'd by: Whichclothes

Part Two

One Year Later:

The bell rung at Sunnydale high school, the students disappeared into their respective classrooms and the corridor quieted down.

"Este verano, después de visitar Hawaii sí les voy a visitar a mis abuelos en Irlanda." Daniel 'Oz' Osborne said in Spanish; he had a knack for speaking perfect Spanish. He stood at the front of the class giving his speech. * This summer, after visiting Hawaii, I will perhaps visit my grandparents in Ireland.

"Gracias, Daniel." Senor Gutierrez told Oz. Gutierrez shook his head as he zeroed in on the student behind Oz. A boy was asleep with his arms folded on his desk, a grey hoodie pulled over his head. "Senor Rayne..." He took a chalk eraser and threw it at the kid. It smacked him onto of the head.

He still didn't budge. Oz nudged him. "Dude…"

The kid stirred and raised his head. The hoodie fell away and revealed William's face. His hair was disheveled and the spark that had been in his blue eyes the year before had been replaced with an empty haze.

"So William, think you can stay conscious long enough to tell us your plans for the three wondrous summer months ahead?" Senor Gutierrez asked sarcastically.

William glanced around. All eyes were on him. He looked at Oz who nodded in support. William stood up, and headed to the front of the class. He paused trying to focus. "Este invierno…" William started and the class chuckled. *This Winter.

"Verano..." Gutierrez corrected William.

William continued, "Este verano - voy a …" *This summer… I

"¿Qué?" Gutierrez interrupted. *What?

William shut his eyes, frustrated at the interruption. Senor Gutierrez who was also losing patience, he stepped closer to William. "¿Qué usted va a hacer?" *What are you going to do?

"I don't know, all right? I haven't gotten that bloody far," William snapped at his Spanish teacher.

"Did you do the homework or not?" Gutierrez asked impatiently. He hated having his time wasted.

William made no eye contact. "Guess not."

Senor Gutierrez got into William's face. "You 'guess' not. I don't know who you think you are or who you think you're dealing with. You can't give me a straight answer, fine; give me one good reason why I shouldn't fail you right now." Senor Gutierrez paused and then whispered. "What would your father think?"

William's head snapped up and he looked at his teacher. He reared his arm back and punched Gutierrez in the face.

Gutierrez sat in the juvenile courtroom and displayed a black eye. Sitting next to him was the school's principal and counselor in a single row of seats behind the attorneys' tables.

William was a little more cleaned up. He wore a suit and sat between Joyce and his defense attorney.

Joyce who was noticeably tired glanced at her son, her expression a combination of anger and sympathy. William's eyes shifted away from hers, but his head never turned. The judge mulled over his notes.

"Okay, Mr. Rayne..." The judge spoke and William's lawyer promptly stood. The judge continued. "You're six months shy of eighteen that means the assault-two charge you've pled guilty to carries a max of one year in juvie. With these priors, you're up to three." The judge let that sink in and William remained silent. "But losing a parent isn't easy, which is why I'm sentencing you to three months house arrest."

Joyce closed her eyes in relief.

"You can thank your counselors and lawyer later. Mr. Rayne, I just cut you a break. Don't test me." The judge tapped his gavel.