Title: House Arrest 9/20 + 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!

Beta'd by: Whichclothes

Part Nine

The next morning William was out in his front yard in a t-shirt and his boxers to get the morning newspaper. He looked over to see Michaels mowing his lawn again. Silently William stomach crawled over to the fence and watched Michaels as he continued to mow his lawn.

When he came back into view for William, he stopped his lawn mower and started his way towards the fence. "Hey. What are you doing?" He knelt down.

William shrunk back hoping to hide himself. He couldn't believe he had been caught. How was he supposed to explain this?

"What are you doing?" Michaels asked and leaned in closer staring straight ahead. "Looking at my garden? Is that it? Are you looking at my beautiful garden?" His hand reached out. "Well, I caught you now. I got you." He pulled his hand back with a grip on the back of a brown and white rabbit's neck. "Yeah, you're not gonna dig in my garden anymore."

William rested his forehead against his arms. He let out a sigh of relief.

The next day William sat in his father's leather chair, binoculars raised to his eyes. On the floor next to him was a 7-11 bag, a Slurpee cup, a bag of beef jerky and an automotive magazine with a Mustang on the cover.

Xander sat on the roof leaning against his closed window. He was reading Misery by Stephen King.

Oz sat at William's father's computer desk as he read the computer screen. "There's nothing about missing bunnies but listen to this. Now the cops are saying that the circumstances surrounding the girl's disappearance are similar to several murder-kidnappings in Austin three years ago. All of them redheads. They didn't catch the guy, but they found seven chicks' bodies in a house a year after the alleged killer abandoned the property. No leads, no way of IDing whoever lived there, 'cause he used a fake name, and probably a PO box, 'cause no mail was ever delivered to the house." Oz looked at William. "So you don't know what year the Mustang is?"

"Either a '65 or '66, couldn't tell." William processed what Oz had just told him. A car door slammed suddenly. Binoculars back at his eyes William looked down just as Jessica backed out the driveway. He then tilted up to Xander's window just as Xander ducked back inside his room and disappeared again.

With a frown William tilted his binoculars down to the pool. Xander emerged from the house with a towel that he threw on to the lounge chair.

"Better late than never," William muttered to himself.

Oz joined William at the window. Looking at Xander was better than looking for a psycho murderer… especially when William wasn't even helping.

Xander kicked his sandals off and pulled his t-shirt off to reveal his bronzed back. This time he wore a red pair of swim trunks. They clung to his ass and gave both William and Oz a nice view.

"That's definitely new," William stated.

Xander crouched down and ran his fingers through the water. He cupped his hands, scooped a handful of water from the pool, and splashed his face. He ran his hands through his hair. Standing, he took a deep breath, held it, then exhaled. He stretched his arms high above his head.

"Concentrate now. This is for the gold," Oz said he couldn't help but get a little turned on. God, he needed a girlfriend! He grabbed the binoculars from William; he put them to his eyes and moved closer to the window, but his zoomed-in vision caused him to underestimate the distance…thwump! The end of the binoculars hit the window just as Xander dove into the pool. Oz and William hit the deck as they heard the splash.

"Arsehole," William hissed at Oz. "You are a genuine arsehole."

"Dude, there's no way he heard that." Oz tried to convince his friend.

"Bollocks, my deaf aunt in London heard that." William shot Oz a glare and turned to look out the window. Xander was underwater at the far end of the pool. He tucked and pushed off the wall and swam back.

Oz peered out, "He's got great lung capacity."

Xander suddenly surfaced and hoisted himself from the water. He spun and sat on the ledge and shook his hair free of water. But he suddenly stopped and shifted his gaze up toward William and Oz.

William pulled Oz back down on the floor. "I think he saw me…"

"There's no way…" Oz looked back as Xander got out of the pool. Again Xander stopped and looked up. Oz ducked down again. "Okay, maybe he did."

"Seriously?" William asked in a panic.

They both watched as Xander slipped on his shirt. He headed to the back door and tried the knob. It was locked.

"His swims always that short?" Oz questioned.

William grew concerned. "No, he usually takes his time. They turned back and Xander was gone.

"Now where is he?" Oz asked and looked around the backyard.

The doorbell rang. William and Oz froze.