When the Blue Moon Rises

Title: When the Blue Moon Rises, Part Three
Author: frk_werewolf
Fandom: Buffy the Vamprie Slayer
Time-Span: Early Season 4, pre-Veruca, pre-Anya
Pairing: Xander/Oz
Rating: R
Summary: A Blue Moon, a werewolf on the lose, and Xander's life will never be the same again.
Warning: Animalistic Rape, Mpreg

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Part Three


Xander prided himself in hiding his feelings. He was a male, not yet out of his teens, it was what he did. So, he did the normal thing and greeted Giles with a grin. Xander could admit he was shocked at the Watcher's arrival to his basement home. But, he wasn't one to push a subject. Well, not when he wanted it avoided at any rate.

"Ah, Xander. I'm glad you are here." Giles had a nervous look about him. Xander knew it was the pile of books in his arms that kept him from pulling off his glasses and cleaning them. "I n-needed to talk to you."

"You okay, G-Man?ndernder asked, removing the things on his coffee table, allowing Giles room to set his books.

"Please don't call me that." Giles automatically said.

"So, what's up?" Xander asked, hoping to move the conversation along. He really didn't want to talk to anyone at the moment.

"About the meeting yesterday-"

"Sorry I ran off like that. It was nothing. I remembered something I had to do." Xander immediately said.

"Xander... Oz admitted it." Giles said slowly, gauging Xander's reaction. Xander's whole body stiffened, then wavered as though he was going to topple over. Giles rushed to him and guided him over to the chair.

"I thought he didn't remember being a wolf." Xander whispered.

"He doesn't recall much of it. But now that he has been settling into his lycanthropy his memory is getting better." Giles explained. "He only remembers a few clips from the other night. One of them being his desire to find you once he was out of his cage."

"...That doesn't mean that he did." Xander mumbled, eyeing Giles warily.

"Yes... Well, he also remembers waking up next to you in the woods." Giles said softly.

"But I was alone." Xander replied. "I was alone when I woke up... And I shouldn't of told you that."

"Xander, it's okay." Giles grabbed his shoulder to keep him from leaping to his feet. "We are going to get through this. Everything will be fine."

"No..." Xander whispered.

"Xander?" A female voice called, breaking their serious conversation.

"Uh... Yeah, Mom?" Xander called back.

"I was going to make some Kool-aid. Would you and your little friend like some?"

"No, that's okay." Xander let his head drop into his hands, face slightly flushed.

"Yes... Anyway, the point is, Xander, there are some serious complications about that night." Giles continued, clearing his throat. "I... I need to know everything that happened."

"No, no, no." Xander shook his head violently. He slowly raised his eyes to look at Giles. "I can't tell you that... Please, don't make me tell you."

"Xander, this is important. Your health, possibly your life is on the line here." Giles said slowly. "Oz doesn't want to hurt you, Xander. And none of us want you to get hurt. The thing is that if something did happen between you and Oz that night, I should know. There are things we must do, to ensure your safety."

"Let's say that something did happen, not that it did!" Xander replied. "But let's say it did. What... would happen?"

"I assume you mean if... Well, that had happened?" Giles asked, emphasizing his words. Xander nodded. "Yes, well, there would be an extremely high possibility of pregnancy. If the pregnancy was to go unchecked, without proper attention, you would lose the... well, child and most likely your own life. Male pregnancy is a very uncommon thing, but it has happened before. Many precausions must be taken during each trimester and the labour itself. You would have to get into contact with a medical wizard. Oz would become extremely proctective of you. You would be, in all definitions, his mate. And while he would not mean to, he would take you forcefully if need be."

"He's already done that." Xander said, unable to stop the words. Giles sighed.

"I had suspected as much." Giles gave Xander a sympathetic look. "Please do not blame Oz for this. His wolf was not even in full control that night. Lycantria does many things to a werewolf mind."

"Okay... So what if..." Xander gulped. "What if I'm not.. you know?"

"Then at the next full moon, if Oz does not sense another presence being created within you, he will try to mate with you again. Whether he or you wants to or not." Giles replied grimly.

"That's not good." Xander muttered.

"No, it's not." Giles reached over and pulled a book from his stack. "That's why I wanted to come over and test you."

"I assume the normal pregnancy test isn't going to work for this, is it?" Xander asked, trying to sound light.

"No, I'm afraid not." Giles rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Normally I would have Willow help me with this sort of spell, but... Nevermind. Your going to have to help me as much a possible."

"Willow mad?" Xander asked. Giles didn't respond, instead he began flipping through the pages of the book.

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Oz stared at the horizon as it reflected off the ripples of the water. The beach around him seemed calm, not a single person in sight. But it did nothing to calm his own nerves. His normal laconic extrerior was up and going at full blast, but inside he was raging with questions and confusion. Life couldn't get much more complicated. Willow was barely looking at him, leaving Buffy to bounce between the two, trying to keep both of her friends happy.

But it wasn't working. Oz wasn't happy. He couldn't explain it, but he couldn't deny that he had always known it. Xander was something unique. He was strong, when no one asked him to be, and he was brave. He was loyal to a fault. It was no wonder his wolf chose the brunette as his mate. And Oz, for reasons he could not identify, was agreeing completely. Xander was his, both animal and man.

It was the idea of Xander being pregnant that threw him for a loop. Oz was pretty certain he wasn't ready for a kid. He was barely out of childhood himself. But he knew that in a wild pack he would have already mated and reproduced by now. So maybe it wasn't so odd. Still, if Oz knew Xander, the other man was probably freaking right about now.

Oz sighed and ran a hand through his spiked hair, colored royal blue right before the last full moon. He hadn't bothered to style it since then, his mind focused on the current problem. Sliding farther down into the bench, his bare feet dug deeper into the sand. So, Oz was now mated, to someone besides Willow.

Deep down, he was suprised. Willow was his first love, but she could never be what he wanted. Never accept what he really was. She always seemed hesitant about his lycanthropy. He couldn't blame her, but it wasn't what he needed. Xander on the other hand always saw right through to his wolf side. Just like he had done with Angel and every other none human they encountered. Xander wasn't fooled by outer appearances. And Oz truly needed someone who could accept who he was and not pretend there was a cure. Willow couldn't do that. She refused to do that. And while he had no doubt she loved him, she could not and would not love his wolf.

"Oz?" A female voice broke through his inner dialog. Oz nodded his head in greeting and watched as the Slayer sat down next to him. "Giles just called me. He's looking for you."

"Something important?"

"Yes... It's about Xander." Buffy took a deep breath. "He's... They did a spell to check and he's pregnant."

"I figured as much." Oz replied.

"Willow is going to go crazy. Not that I can really blame her." Buffy shook her head and stared at the setting sun. "Do you want me to tell her?"

"She'll get even madder if I don't tell her myself." Oz admitted. "Do you think... Well, do you think I should leave?"

"No!" Buffy snapped, before sighing sadly. "Don't leave him like that, Oz. Willow... She'll get pissed, true. But she'll get over it and move on. You'll only hurt Xander in the end."

"I raped him, Buffy." Oz said slowly, as though not believing it himself. "How can he want me after that?"

"Xander forgives the most oddest things." Buffy chuckled fondly. "It wasn't your fault. Giles explained it to him. Hesn'tsn't blame you. Though, I'm not promising he won't be afraid of you for a while."

"Understandable." Oz replied.

"What are you really thinking, I wonder." Buffy mused. "What do you really think of this situation?"

"The wolf and I... That is, all of me are in agreement." Oz told her, turning to look her in the eye. "Xander is mine and I'll protect him at all costs."

Buffy's face was blank for a moment. Oz suddenly had the small fear that he had made a mistake in telling her that. But then a slow smile began to grow on her face, turning into a grin. Nodding, Buffy stood and reached out a hand to him. "Come on, no need to stay here after nightfall."

*

Xander waited until he knew Giles was out of his basement before leaving the bathroom he had ran to. The knews that he was carrying a child was horrid. He didn't want to admit to himself that he was a little intrigued by it. Instead, once the spell was complete, he ran into the bathroom and listened at Giles called Buffy. Looking around the empty room now, he could see that Giles had left a few of his books behind.

Walking over, he picked one up, noticing the bookmark immediately. Opening to the marked page, his eyes widened at the topic of the chapter. The rest of the books proved to be of the same genre, though a couple were about Lycantria and werewolves. Xander felt a little sick as he looked through the third book about male pregnancy. This was what was happening to him. He was pregnant.

"Stupid Hellmouth."