Title: House Arrest 11/20 + 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 Eleven

Oz dumped a box of spy gear onto William's bed. Another DV camera, an old, bulky VHS camera, a black and white portable TV, couple of tri-pods, walkie talkies, and wires that were tangled into a real mess. "This is all the stuff I could find. Got most of it off of my uncle, he's a type-A sociopath."

Xander sat at William's computer as William anxiously sifted through Oz's stuff.

"Do you know how long Michaels has lived there?" Xander asked. If he was going to play investigator he needed to be caught up.

William looked up from the equipment. "About two or three years."

"So he could've lived in Texas..." Xander commented and looked back to the computer screen. "Hey, check this out. The victims they found in Texas were preserved, delaying their decomposition. This guy was so sick. They say their bodies were twisted and jammed into the basement walls. Gnarly." Xander pointed to the screen. "This girl died from blunt trauma, most likely blows to the head and face." He turned and looked at Oz and William. "I'm hungry. Let's order pizza."

The two tri-pod-mounted DV cams stood watch over Michaels's house. One camera feed was a grainy close-up shot of Michaels's garage door to Oz's portable TV on the floor. The other feeds were a wide shot of Michaels's entire house to William's color TV. Both images appeared on William's computer monitor.

William sat in his chair while Xander sat on the floor near the window. William peered over to Michaels's with the binoculars while Xander messed with William's cell phone

Oz was passed out on William's bed, his hand rested inside the pizza box just inches from the last slice.

"He's been gone awhile," William said talking about Michaels.

Xander continued to mess with William's cell phone. "Here." He handed back the phone.

"How'd you get my phone?" William asked and took his phone back. "That's a big violation of privacy, you know. This is... I could turn you in for this. What did you do?

I know you did something," he threatened as he looked at every angle of his phone.

"I'm crafty like that," Xander replied with a sly smile and moved over to Oz.

William continued to eye his phone. "What'd you do?"

Carefully Xander unclipped Oz's cell from his hip, flipped it open and dialed. Seconds later, William's cell rang with Madonna's 'Like a Virgin.' "Every time he calls, that's what you'll hear."

William laughed as Xander delicately re-clipped the phone to Oz's belt. "So why'd you move here?"

Xander remained silent and made William think he wasn't going to answer. He locked eyes with William. He said matter-of-factly, "Well, I guess my mom thought it'd help keep dad on a shorter leash. City life... had its temptations... But my mom pretty much cries just as much as she always did, and dad doesn't care - more than ever," Xander said with a sad tone in his voice.

"What'd they think, the extra bathroom would help? Maybe a two-car garage. 'You know what, honey? Infidelity, forget about it. Look at the storage space!'" William asked with a raise of his dark eyebrow and a wave of his hand.

Xander held William's gaze, and then he nodded. "Something like that." He looked at the bracelet that was wrapped around Williams's ankle. "So... what're your issues, Will?"

William hesitated. "What makes you think I have issues?"

"Gee, I wonder." Xander said sarcastically and tapped the bracelet.

Headlights appeared outside and William was saved by the bell… or possibly serial killer. Quickly he turned away from Xander, pulled one of the DV cams off its tri-pod, and flipped out the three-inch LCD screen. "That's him," William clarified to Xander. On the DV cam, Michaels's blue Mustang pulled in the driveway. Michaels stopped and the engine and the headlights turned off.

"Another car," Xander said pointing to the second car on the screen.

William zoomed in; the grainy image finally steadied to reveal a second car that pulled in behind Michaels. A thirty-something attractive woman, a redhead was at the wheel.

She pulled in next to Michaels's car.

"You see her before?" Xander whispered.

"No," William whispered back. He moved closer to Xander to get a better look at the woman.

Michaels got out of the car. He wore a suit, no tie.

"Cute for a killer," Xander commented off handedly and missed William's shocked look. Michaels went to the woman's car and opened her door. The woman got out; she wore a black cocktail dress. "There's a club girl for you."

"How do you know?" William asked not seeing anything that would give that impression.

"The bright green bracelet is from 'The Place'. The red one is from 'The Komodo Club' and yellow is from 'Razors'," Xander explained.

William zoomed in on the woman's wrist and hand. Sure enough, she wore green, red and yellow bracelets. "The missing girl was last seen at a club. Didn't say which one though..." He stole a glance at Xander. "Your I.D. must be pretty good."

"I don't need one." Xander replied with a smirk.

They turned back to the window and watched as Fred escorted the woman to the house and showed her in. A light came on inside.

William zoomed in on one of the living room windows; he spotted the woman moving around inside and looking at artwork. She sat on the sofa when Michaels entered with two glasses and a bottle of wine. He sat down and poured the wine. They toasted, and each took a sip. Michaels moved in for a kiss.

"He's going in," William said then watched as the woman shied away from Michaels', and stood up from the sofa.

Xander laughed, "Denied..." They watched as the woman got up, moved away. "Look at the look on his face."

They watched the woman move to the stereo system, the music started and she seductively moved her body to the beat they couldn't hear. "What do you think they're listening to?" William asked. He knew if he had been straight he would be half hard by now.

"It could be the radio. See if you can find the station," Xander suggested as he continued to watch.

William set the camera down and turned on his radio. As he toggled through radio stations - Rock, Alternative...

Xander continued to watch the couple. "No and no."

William flipped to an easy listening R & B station that played Lou Rawls You'll Never Find.

"Stop." Xander watched as Michaels took the woman's hand and danced with her. Their rhythm fit the music perfectly. He began to move his hips suggestively to the music as he watched the couple.

Oz stirred on the bed, but still slept on. His eyes remained closed but a smile played on his lips. "Hmmm..."

William and Xander eyed Oz, then turned back to the window. William panned the camera back to the woman and Michaels. They were really dancing close now. Xander's and William's eyes shifted to each other, and then quickly flicked away. Xander raised the binoculars, faced back toward Michaels. "Now's the time to bust your move."

Xander glanced towards William, who turned and held his gaze. An obvious tension between the two. They ever so slowly leaned toward each other when Oz interrupted.

Oz yawned and stretched, "Who's that?" He looked to William and Xander who just glared back. A light bulb lit up over his head. "Okay, just fill me in later." Oz shook Xander's hand. "A pleasure." Than he slapped William's hand and mouthed 'Dude!' "Later." Oz suddenly stood and left quickly.

William shook his head and turned back to Xander. They lean in once again when -Xander's cell phone ominously rung with the first measure of Beethoven's Fifth - "BUM BUM BUM BUMMMMM." He pulled the cell from his pocket and saw William's confused looked at the ring tone. "It's my mom, she loves Beethoven," he explained and flicked open his cell. "Hi. No, I'm fine," Xander said with a smile. "I'm at Barnes and Noble." "Okay, I'm leaving." "No, I'll walk." He flipped his phone shut without as much as a goodbye. Xander joined William who still watched the LCD screen.

As the mystery woman continued to dance Michaels came up from behind her… a knife. "Oh my God!" William said and they both watched in horror as Michaels… cut off the price tag from the redhead's dress. William let out a sigh of relief.

"She won't be returning that dress," Xander commented with a nervous laugh. They watched as she laughed, embarrassed, and let Michaels lead her out of the living room probably into his bedroom. "Shifts over, got to go."

William and Xander crossed the yard to William's kite string boundary.

"Looks like this is as far as you go," Xander told William.

"Looks like," William said disappointment clearly in his voice.

They peered into each other's eyes. "Y'know, I have to admit, you're different than I expected."

"What were you expecting?" William asked as he wondered if it was a good or bad thing.

"I thought you'd be more messed up," Xander replied bluntly.

William cracked a smile. "Does that disappoint you? 'Cause I can be more messed up if you want me to."

"No, you're fine," Xander assured him

"Fine?"

"Yeah," Xander confirmed.

"Fine like your first cousin 'fine' or 'fine' in kind of a George Clooney sorta way?"

Xander simply smiled. "I should go in." He made his way to the door step.

"Hey!" William shouted and made Xander turn back. "Do you really think he's cute?

"Yeah… but you're cuter," Xander declared and with a wave of his hand he slipped into his house.

Exhilarated, William slammed through the office door, binoculars in hand. He went to his chair, sat and took position. He watched as Xander walked in to his bedroom and headed straight for the window and drew the blinds.

William slumped. "Damn."