Okay, the vampires attacking the school during parent teacher night was not okay! That was the center of his territory. While Buffy was playing dodge 'em with her mother, while dusting vampires, Xander also felt the need to explain the territory thing to them. With a baseball bat and stake. He'd worked out a good method, too. Gut check, followed by stake to the back while they were bent over. It worked and it was kinda fun. They never, ever expected it. Seeing Angel talking to the one leading the assault, the one with radioactive hair, made him suspicious. They were acting way too friendly, right up until the one with the radioactive hair clocked Angel. Guess he thought Angel was a dumb ass, too. Buffy and Willow didn't like when he reported that. Buffy was certain Angel had just been trying to help and that's why the other vampire hit him, because he figured that out. Yeah, sooner or later, she had to come out of fantasy land, right? One could always hope.
Anyway, that was last week. This was cultural exchange week and Buffy had a guest. A very cute girl, who kinda made him wiggy, the way vampires did. Something was off about her, so he decided to keep an eye on her, from a distance, because that wiggy feeling was too intense. With the vampires, it went away after he dusted them. He wasn't sure if the girl actually was a threat the way they were. Just...off. Then bodies started showing up. Drained to a husk, it looked like. When they found the guy she'd been hanging out with drained, they knew she was doing it. Their investigation had turned up a broken seal at the museum from a sarcophagus. Giles was working to put it back together when the girl attacked him. And that's when they found out, she was a victim, too. Her people had sacrificed her alive, for some reason. Was there ever a good reason for something like that? Xander certainly didn't think so. But despite the fact that she was a victim, they couldn't let her go around making other victims. Buffy sadly cut her head off and she too dusted. Damn, that was nasty.
Cordelia was in the market for a new boyfriend after dumping the moron, so she was angling for a date to a college party. Only the guy wanted Buffy to come too. Feeling a little rebellious against Giles' and mad at Angel, Buffy agreed to go. When Xander heard where the party was, he was concerned. He'd noticed that frat house on his patrols. Something about it gave him that wiggy feeling in his gut. He decided to follow the girls, just in case something was wrong in that house.
He managed to avoid the guys humiliating pledges and saw something that scared the shit out of him. Possibly the reason why this place gave him the wiggins. The guy Cordy was with handed her a drink. After sipping from it, she got dizzy and he led her toward a bedroom. Was she about to become a victim of date rape?! No way in Hell!
He wasn't actually sure which was worse, date rape or virgin sacrifice to a reptile demon. Both were equally as horrific to contemplate. After he'd gotten Giles and they'd stopped the lunatics and freed Buffy and the other girls, Buffy had gleefully gone to town on the demon. Good riddance. Plus, added bonus, all those crazies and their families were now broke. Turns out, that's why they were sacrificing virgins to a reptile demon. It helped them get rich. Maybe this was the origin of the saying 'money is the root of all evil.' Would make sense.
Man, Giles was pissed at Buffy for blowing off patrol to go to a party.
"Giles, chill. The girls were nearly victims of demon date rape. They feel bad enough, they don't need you adding to it. Was it wrong for Buffy to lie to you? Yes. On the other hand, she's not a machine, Giles. She needs a break once in while. Just from observation, I can tell you, being a Slayer is a damn stressful job. If she doesn't get a break once in a while, she's gonna snap. You have to remember, Giles, she's not a weapon, she's a human being. One with power, yes. But that doesn't change the human part. They need time to deal with what happened and what almost happened to them tonight. Be grateful it wasn't worse."
"Why were you there, Xander?" Buffy asked.
"Oh. I felt the need to crash a party. When I heard you guys were going, I thought it might be fun. Just be glad I did, something about that place was making me wiggy. Giles, any chance some of the spirits of the dead have hung around there?"
"It is possible, that or the psychic residue of the victims is clinging to the place. I will do some research and check in to it." And Giles was successfully detoured away from hassling Buffy.
"Come on ladies, let's call it a night. He may not be distracted long. Best to make our escape while he's nose deep in a book."
"Oh gods yes, I'm exhausted." Buffy said. "Also, thanks for the save tonight."
"Yeah Doofus, thanks. That's the second time you've saved me."
"I'm not keeping score, if I was, I'd be into double digits where Buffy's concerned. Pretty sure, anyway. I could walk you home, Cordy, if you like."
"Sure, I'd appreciate that."
Buffy eyed them curiously as they walked off talking. They seemed kinda friendly. Since when were Xander and Cordelia friendly? Didn't they hate each other? Weird. Best not to mention it to Willow, it really would not go over well with her.