Quantum Xander II: In Wake of the Curse
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BtVS AU/AR › Slash - Male/Male › Spike(William)/Xander
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Adult ++
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65
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20,541
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~PART 26~
Part 26
Xander was dangling from the large wheel. The large wheel that Spike had been hung from once before. The large wheel that was at this moment hanging over the satanic manhole cover he and the girls had buried not too long ago.
“And how did you get yourself into this one, Xanman?”
Xander sighed as he remembered how that had happened. He had left Buffy’s place after the realization of his bond with Spike. He wandered for awhile, eventually went home and unplugged the phone and crawled into bed. When he woke up, he decided to just ignore all things hellmouthy and have one normal day. So he went to the building supply store - they were putting on a demonstration that sounded interesting.
He had a conversation with an attractive woman over rope, and being the nice guy that he was, he offered to help her string up her kayak. Next thing he knew - he was the kayak. This was ridiculous; if he had still been under Willow’s spell he probably would have been dating the nice demon lady by now.
The nice demon lady who had stuck a knife in his belly. He was never more happy in his life to see Spike and Buffy - even if they did bring her boss along. And what the hell was up with that?
Of course the seal had to start opening at that very moment. Buffy was fighting with Lissa - the demon lady - and so was Spike. She was tough. The principal was cutting him loose, and even through his pain and confusion he worried about Spike. He had been knocked for a loop by Xander’s abductor.
Buffy and Lissa struggled over a sword before Buffy got a hold of it and beheaded her. Xander watched as she went to Spike and crouched down beside him. As she held his hand, he watched Spike look at her, his love laid bare to her eyes. Of course she immediately got up and came toward him and her boss.
“Hey, Buff. What’s this? Bringing your work home with you?”
Before she had a chance to answer, Spike broke in.
“She was on a date - they were on a date.”
“Oh.”
It was the only thing he could think to say. It was obvious that Spike was hurting but that he was trying not to show it. So Xander just shrugged and asked her if it was going better than his was.
“You… you were on a date, too?”
Spike looked about the room incredulously.
“Bleedin’ hell, what is it with you and demon women?”
Spike stalked toward the door and Xander hurriedly caught up to him.
“I wasn’t on a date. I went to a demonstration at the building supply store this morning, and met Lissa - the demon. I didn’t know she was a demon; she was looking at rope and I asked if she needed help. Long story short - I offered to help her string up her kayak and woke up here. Tied to that. Not a fun experience.”
“Yeah, I remember. So, not a date?”
“No. Definitely not a date.”
The drive back to the Summers’ house was pretty quiet. Xander didn’t much care for the looks that Buffy’s boss kept giving Spike, but he figured he’d let it alone for now. He hadn’t turned up anything suspicious on the man so he was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Back at the house, everyone was quiet. Buffy and Spike weren’t talking to each other - hell they weren’t even looking at each other. Tara and Dawn were in the kitchen making tea and Giles was talking to the new girl - she spoke Chinese and they weren’t exactly understanding one another. Willow made a crack about Xander always attracting demon women and Xander bit his lip to keep from yelling at her. He wanted to tell her that he knew exactly why that was, that he was more powerful than she could even imagine, that he wouldn’t be in this predicament if it wasn’t for her interference in his life. But then he saw a chance to lighten the mood and went with that instead. Everyone looked as though they could use a bit of a laugh. It was time to be the zeppo.
“Yeah, you’re right. What is it with me and demon women? That’s it. I’ve made a decision. I’m going gay. I’ve decided to turn gay. Willow, gay me up.”
Willow looked at Xander like he had just asked her to turn him into a frog.
“What?”
“You heard me. Just tell me what to do. I’m mentally undressing Scott Bakula right now. That’s a start, isn’t it?”
Spike snickered from his spot in the corner and even Buffy smiled.
“Come on, let’s get this gay show on the gay road. Help me out here.”
Buffy giggled at him.
“What if you start attracting male demons?”
Dawn laughed too, an impish smile crossing her face.
“Yeah, Clem always liked you. Or hey, you could always hook up with Spike now that he’s not with Buffy anymore.”
Buffy glared at Dawn, and Spike and Xander both looked away from each other. Giles cleared his throat to interrupt but was cut off as Xander began talking again.
“I’d need some stylish new clothes…”
He knew he was on the verge of a major babble and was actually thankful when Giles yelled at them to shut up. Okay, yeah, so they were all in danger and it really was no laughing matter but they weren’t kids anymore; they understood what was going on.
Later on, as Xander sat alone in his darkened living room, he heard the door open and then a moment later Spike sat down next to him.
“Anyone fill you in on what’s been happening?”
“Yeah, the First, blah blah yadda yadda.”
“I talked to Buffy, offered to go.”
“You what?”
Xander could feel the panic rising in his chest. He couldn’t do this. Not again. It was bad enough that he had unwittingly bound himself to this version of his mate, but to lose him now, as well?
“Why? Spike, you can’t.”
“I’m not, I won’t. Slayer asked me to stay.”
“Good.”
Xander let out a relieved sigh. He was glad Spike wasn’t leaving, but he was also a bit angry that he was only staying for Buffy. Would he have still gone if he were the only one to ask him not to?
“Spike? What about me? I mean… If I had asked you to stay would you still have left?”
“I dunno, Xander.”
Spike tilted his head back and closed his eyes. He didn’t want to do this, but he had to. He owed Xander the truth.
“I arsed things up here, between us. What happened in the bathroom, it was more than just a suck and grope session, pet. That bite? It meant something - means something. You’re mine, Xan. As much as you’re his, you’re mine now, too.”
Spike didn’t open his eyes; he didn’t want to see Xander’s face when he realized what he had done to him. He swallowed and then carried on so softly that Xander almost missed what he said next.
“Just as I’m yours.”
Xander was dangling from the large wheel. The large wheel that Spike had been hung from once before. The large wheel that was at this moment hanging over the satanic manhole cover he and the girls had buried not too long ago.
“And how did you get yourself into this one, Xanman?”
Xander sighed as he remembered how that had happened. He had left Buffy’s place after the realization of his bond with Spike. He wandered for awhile, eventually went home and unplugged the phone and crawled into bed. When he woke up, he decided to just ignore all things hellmouthy and have one normal day. So he went to the building supply store - they were putting on a demonstration that sounded interesting.
He had a conversation with an attractive woman over rope, and being the nice guy that he was, he offered to help her string up her kayak. Next thing he knew - he was the kayak. This was ridiculous; if he had still been under Willow’s spell he probably would have been dating the nice demon lady by now.
The nice demon lady who had stuck a knife in his belly. He was never more happy in his life to see Spike and Buffy - even if they did bring her boss along. And what the hell was up with that?
Of course the seal had to start opening at that very moment. Buffy was fighting with Lissa - the demon lady - and so was Spike. She was tough. The principal was cutting him loose, and even through his pain and confusion he worried about Spike. He had been knocked for a loop by Xander’s abductor.
Buffy and Lissa struggled over a sword before Buffy got a hold of it and beheaded her. Xander watched as she went to Spike and crouched down beside him. As she held his hand, he watched Spike look at her, his love laid bare to her eyes. Of course she immediately got up and came toward him and her boss.
“Hey, Buff. What’s this? Bringing your work home with you?”
Before she had a chance to answer, Spike broke in.
“She was on a date - they were on a date.”
“Oh.”
It was the only thing he could think to say. It was obvious that Spike was hurting but that he was trying not to show it. So Xander just shrugged and asked her if it was going better than his was.
“You… you were on a date, too?”
Spike looked about the room incredulously.
“Bleedin’ hell, what is it with you and demon women?”
Spike stalked toward the door and Xander hurriedly caught up to him.
“I wasn’t on a date. I went to a demonstration at the building supply store this morning, and met Lissa - the demon. I didn’t know she was a demon; she was looking at rope and I asked if she needed help. Long story short - I offered to help her string up her kayak and woke up here. Tied to that. Not a fun experience.”
“Yeah, I remember. So, not a date?”
“No. Definitely not a date.”
The drive back to the Summers’ house was pretty quiet. Xander didn’t much care for the looks that Buffy’s boss kept giving Spike, but he figured he’d let it alone for now. He hadn’t turned up anything suspicious on the man so he was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Back at the house, everyone was quiet. Buffy and Spike weren’t talking to each other - hell they weren’t even looking at each other. Tara and Dawn were in the kitchen making tea and Giles was talking to the new girl - she spoke Chinese and they weren’t exactly understanding one another. Willow made a crack about Xander always attracting demon women and Xander bit his lip to keep from yelling at her. He wanted to tell her that he knew exactly why that was, that he was more powerful than she could even imagine, that he wouldn’t be in this predicament if it wasn’t for her interference in his life. But then he saw a chance to lighten the mood and went with that instead. Everyone looked as though they could use a bit of a laugh. It was time to be the zeppo.
“Yeah, you’re right. What is it with me and demon women? That’s it. I’ve made a decision. I’m going gay. I’ve decided to turn gay. Willow, gay me up.”
Willow looked at Xander like he had just asked her to turn him into a frog.
“What?”
“You heard me. Just tell me what to do. I’m mentally undressing Scott Bakula right now. That’s a start, isn’t it?”
Spike snickered from his spot in the corner and even Buffy smiled.
“Come on, let’s get this gay show on the gay road. Help me out here.”
Buffy giggled at him.
“What if you start attracting male demons?”
Dawn laughed too, an impish smile crossing her face.
“Yeah, Clem always liked you. Or hey, you could always hook up with Spike now that he’s not with Buffy anymore.”
Buffy glared at Dawn, and Spike and Xander both looked away from each other. Giles cleared his throat to interrupt but was cut off as Xander began talking again.
“I’d need some stylish new clothes…”
He knew he was on the verge of a major babble and was actually thankful when Giles yelled at them to shut up. Okay, yeah, so they were all in danger and it really was no laughing matter but they weren’t kids anymore; they understood what was going on.
Later on, as Xander sat alone in his darkened living room, he heard the door open and then a moment later Spike sat down next to him.
“Anyone fill you in on what’s been happening?”
“Yeah, the First, blah blah yadda yadda.”
“I talked to Buffy, offered to go.”
“You what?”
Xander could feel the panic rising in his chest. He couldn’t do this. Not again. It was bad enough that he had unwittingly bound himself to this version of his mate, but to lose him now, as well?
“Why? Spike, you can’t.”
“I’m not, I won’t. Slayer asked me to stay.”
“Good.”
Xander let out a relieved sigh. He was glad Spike wasn’t leaving, but he was also a bit angry that he was only staying for Buffy. Would he have still gone if he were the only one to ask him not to?
“Spike? What about me? I mean… If I had asked you to stay would you still have left?”
“I dunno, Xander.”
Spike tilted his head back and closed his eyes. He didn’t want to do this, but he had to. He owed Xander the truth.
“I arsed things up here, between us. What happened in the bathroom, it was more than just a suck and grope session, pet. That bite? It meant something - means something. You’re mine, Xan. As much as you’re his, you’re mine now, too.”
Spike didn’t open his eyes; he didn’t want to see Xander’s face when he realized what he had done to him. He swallowed and then carried on so softly that Xander almost missed what he said next.
“Just as I’m yours.”