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11
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Part 3 – Gestures
Title: Solid Ground – Part 3 – Gestures
Author: Xanfan
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: eventually, X/A
Summary: SLASH - Xander is assaulted by his secret boyfriend and needs to get out of Sunnydale to heal. He and Tara go to L.A. to recover from their screwed up lives.
Spoilers: Up through most of season six of BtVS, goes AU at end of Entropy. Through season 4 of Angel, Okay, just pretty much anything from all seasons of both shows is fair game.
Warnings: SLASH M/M, violence, description of non-con.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
A/N: Anya broke up with Xander after “Once More with Feeling” He began another relationship not long after that. Buffy never told Tara why she wanted to know if she ‘came back wrong’, so Tara doesn’t know about her and Spike. Tara doesn’t die, because she isn’t there to get back together with Willow. This takes place right after Xander & Buffy see Anya and Spike on video, courtesy of spy cams.
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Tara headed back to Xander’s room, where he was sleeping courtesy of the drugs the doctor had prescribed.
She was glad that their ‘regular’ doctor had been on shift that night. When they had arrived at the hospital, the doctor had taken one look at Xander and ushered them into a private exam room. He had gently performed his duties, with little question and fuss, sensing that Xander would not respond well to direct questioning.
Tara had held Xander’s hand through as much of the ordeal as she was able. They had both had tears running down their faces by the time it was over.
And now he slept.
She looked at the gentle face of her best friend. That face was marred by a split lip and a bruise on the left cheekbone.
She hoped she had done the right thing by calling Cordelia. Tara knew that Xander and his ex had rebuilt their friendship after high school and that he trusted the girl completely. Tara’s real concern was Xander’s reaction to her decision to get them both out of Sunnydale and the fact that Angel would be involved.
From all the stories she had heard, she knew Angel and Xander hadn’t really gotten along when they were both in Sunnydale. Tara knew from her conversations with Xander that it was more of a reaction to circumstance than any real dislike, and he didn’t really harbor any ill-will towards Angel. After her short conversation with Angel, Tara got the feeling that he no longer hated Xander, if he ever had. In fact, he’d sounded very concerned, so she wasn’t afraid that their past animosity would be a problem.
Tara’s fear was that Xander would react badly because Angel was a) a man; b) a vampire; and c) connected to Spike.
As she brushed a lock of hair back from Xander’s face, she silently prayed to her goddess that she had made the right decision.
*******
Angel held Cordelia for a few moments until she pulled back and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
Cordelia immediately went into dictator mode.
“I still have some clothes and stuff here, enough to get me by in case we need to stay over, so I don’t need to go home and pack. We’re taking Connor; we need to keep an eye on him and we might need the muscle. I’m not sure how long Xander is going to need to stay in the hospital, but knowing him, he’ll want out as soon as possible. You and Connor might want to bring a change of clothes or two just in case. I’ll help look after Xander while you and Connor go take care of whoever did this to him.” Cordy said matter-of-factly.
Cordy hurried upstairs to gather her things. Over her shoulder, she gave instructions for Angel to find Connor and get them both ready to go, because they had exactly one hour before they left.
Angel stood stunned by the whirlwind that was Cordy, before he shook himself out of it and jumped into action. Connor was somewhere in the hotel, so it shouldn’t be too hard to track him down.
He stopped and thought for a moment, before he made a phone call.
“Hello?” a ragged vice answered.
“Wes?”
There was a long pause before, “Angel? Is that you? What are you…Why are you…”
“Wes, I’m not really ready to hash out everything with you, but I… was wondering if you would look after the agency for a few days. We have an emergency situation, and we need to go out of town. I’m not sure for how long, but it shouldn’t be more than a day or so. Fred and Gunn will still be here, but they might need some mystical back-up.” Angel said hesitantly.
“Oh dear, is it something serious? Do you need me to research something?”
“Not that kind of serious, at least I don’t think so. It’s more of a personal emergency. One of Cordy’s friends from Sunnydale was….injured and we’re going to go pick him and another friend up and bring them here to stay for awhile.”
“Okay, I’ll be over later today. I do hope Mr. Harris will be okay.”
Angel pulled the handset of the phone away and stared at it for a moment.
“How did you know it was Xander?” Angel asked.
“Well, he is the only person from Sunnydale with whom Cordelia maintains contact,” Wesley answered.
“Oh yeah. Anyway, I’ve got to go get ready to leave. You know the drill around here, so uh, we’ll let you know when we’ll be back.”
“Angel?”
“Yeah Wes?” Angel said with a sigh.
“Thank you.”
Angel didn’t say anything else, he just disconnected the call. What else was there to say? He still wasn’t sure that he could ever get over Wesley’s betrayal, but, the man knew his stuff, and if something came up while they were gone, at least Fred and Gunn would have back-up.
Author: Xanfan
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: eventually, X/A
Summary: SLASH - Xander is assaulted by his secret boyfriend and needs to get out of Sunnydale to heal. He and Tara go to L.A. to recover from their screwed up lives.
Spoilers: Up through most of season six of BtVS, goes AU at end of Entropy. Through season 4 of Angel, Okay, just pretty much anything from all seasons of both shows is fair game.
Warnings: SLASH M/M, violence, description of non-con.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
A/N: Anya broke up with Xander after “Once More with Feeling” He began another relationship not long after that. Buffy never told Tara why she wanted to know if she ‘came back wrong’, so Tara doesn’t know about her and Spike. Tara doesn’t die, because she isn’t there to get back together with Willow. This takes place right after Xander & Buffy see Anya and Spike on video, courtesy of spy cams.
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Tara headed back to Xander’s room, where he was sleeping courtesy of the drugs the doctor had prescribed.
She was glad that their ‘regular’ doctor had been on shift that night. When they had arrived at the hospital, the doctor had taken one look at Xander and ushered them into a private exam room. He had gently performed his duties, with little question and fuss, sensing that Xander would not respond well to direct questioning.
Tara had held Xander’s hand through as much of the ordeal as she was able. They had both had tears running down their faces by the time it was over.
And now he slept.
She looked at the gentle face of her best friend. That face was marred by a split lip and a bruise on the left cheekbone.
She hoped she had done the right thing by calling Cordelia. Tara knew that Xander and his ex had rebuilt their friendship after high school and that he trusted the girl completely. Tara’s real concern was Xander’s reaction to her decision to get them both out of Sunnydale and the fact that Angel would be involved.
From all the stories she had heard, she knew Angel and Xander hadn’t really gotten along when they were both in Sunnydale. Tara knew from her conversations with Xander that it was more of a reaction to circumstance than any real dislike, and he didn’t really harbor any ill-will towards Angel. After her short conversation with Angel, Tara got the feeling that he no longer hated Xander, if he ever had. In fact, he’d sounded very concerned, so she wasn’t afraid that their past animosity would be a problem.
Tara’s fear was that Xander would react badly because Angel was a) a man; b) a vampire; and c) connected to Spike.
As she brushed a lock of hair back from Xander’s face, she silently prayed to her goddess that she had made the right decision.
*******
Angel held Cordelia for a few moments until she pulled back and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
Cordelia immediately went into dictator mode.
“I still have some clothes and stuff here, enough to get me by in case we need to stay over, so I don’t need to go home and pack. We’re taking Connor; we need to keep an eye on him and we might need the muscle. I’m not sure how long Xander is going to need to stay in the hospital, but knowing him, he’ll want out as soon as possible. You and Connor might want to bring a change of clothes or two just in case. I’ll help look after Xander while you and Connor go take care of whoever did this to him.” Cordy said matter-of-factly.
Cordy hurried upstairs to gather her things. Over her shoulder, she gave instructions for Angel to find Connor and get them both ready to go, because they had exactly one hour before they left.
Angel stood stunned by the whirlwind that was Cordy, before he shook himself out of it and jumped into action. Connor was somewhere in the hotel, so it shouldn’t be too hard to track him down.
He stopped and thought for a moment, before he made a phone call.
“Hello?” a ragged vice answered.
“Wes?”
There was a long pause before, “Angel? Is that you? What are you…Why are you…”
“Wes, I’m not really ready to hash out everything with you, but I… was wondering if you would look after the agency for a few days. We have an emergency situation, and we need to go out of town. I’m not sure for how long, but it shouldn’t be more than a day or so. Fred and Gunn will still be here, but they might need some mystical back-up.” Angel said hesitantly.
“Oh dear, is it something serious? Do you need me to research something?”
“Not that kind of serious, at least I don’t think so. It’s more of a personal emergency. One of Cordy’s friends from Sunnydale was….injured and we’re going to go pick him and another friend up and bring them here to stay for awhile.”
“Okay, I’ll be over later today. I do hope Mr. Harris will be okay.”
Angel pulled the handset of the phone away and stared at it for a moment.
“How did you know it was Xander?” Angel asked.
“Well, he is the only person from Sunnydale with whom Cordelia maintains contact,” Wesley answered.
“Oh yeah. Anyway, I’ve got to go get ready to leave. You know the drill around here, so uh, we’ll let you know when we’ll be back.”
“Angel?”
“Yeah Wes?” Angel said with a sigh.
“Thank you.”
Angel didn’t say anything else, he just disconnected the call. What else was there to say? He still wasn’t sure that he could ever get over Wesley’s betrayal, but, the man knew his stuff, and if something came up while they were gone, at least Fred and Gunn would have back-up.