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What Changed?

By: caliadragon
folder BtVS Crossovers › Misc - Slash - Male/Male
Rating: Adult ++
Chapters: 8
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Chapter 5

Chapter 5



"Will you stay here and work with us?" Doyle asked. The boy looked at him and smiled.

"Yes, I want to help. I had already decided that I would ask if you could use my help." Xander told him.

Angel smiled and Xander looked at him for a moment before speaking. "I want to apologize to you, Angel."

Angel blinked, shocked. "Why?"

"For the way I treated you and for the things I've said to you. You too, Wes. It was jealousy, pure and simple. I hated you because the girls always pushed me aside in favor of you. Even after you saved my life all of those times I never told you thanks, Angel. Wes, I treated you the way I did because at the time I couldn't control my gift. All of the negative emotions around me made it hard to ignore. There was also the fact that you were a hottie and Cordy liked you almost from the start," Xander finished with a half smile.

He grinned when Wes blushed ear to ear. Gunn chuckled and threw his arm around the older man. "Told ya," he said wickedly.

Cordy laughed and sat on Xander's lap. "So now that you're staying, you can help us with the oogies."

"Sure, just point me in the right direction. Now that I don't have to hide what I am I can help with the super strong bad guys. There's also the fact that my mutation is still developing. So there's no telling what will happen next."

"You haven't reached the end of your mutation process?" Wes asked, slipping into Watcher mode. Xander grinned; he loved it when Giles and Wes slipped into their other personalities. You could almost see them stand straighter and their minds race.

"No. Jean, the doctor that I saw, said that I had a strange and stronger mutation. They did a few more tests after the initial evaluation and found that I was a late developer. She and Hank figured it was because of my exposure to the Hellmouth. Professor Xavier said that my mutation is probably why I was a demon magnet and why I've been possessed twice," Xander told him.

Wes' eyes widened, "Charles Xavier?" he asked, awed.

"Yeah, a friend of mine lives and works at his school. I had a really unique summer last year," he told him.

"Xander, do you think it would be okay if I got a copy of your medical records? They really come in useful around here," Wes asked eagerly.

"Sure, I'll call Remy and have them mail a copy of my exam from there and I already have my mediceporeports from when I was younger with me," Xander said readily. He then grinned, "And you can study my mutation."

Wes blushed and looked down. He had been interested in studying Xander's mutation. "I'm sorry Xan-"

"Don't be. You're a watcher, it's what you've been trained to do. I don't mind. I'll answer any questions you have and you can experiment if you want," Xander told him, amused.

Wes' eyes widened and he smiled brightly at Xander, making the boy wink. Gunn pulled the Englisman back and mock glared at Xander. "Mine," he growled.

Wes blushed again and Xander raised his hands in response. "No poaching, I promise," Xander assured him.

Spike sighed and Xander unthinkingly stroked a hand down the still reclining blond's back. "You tired?" Xander asked gently.

Spike shook his head. "Bored of the being nutter thing." Xander nodded.

"The being nutters is kinda a pain." Xander agreed.

"How would you know?" Angel asked, confused.

"Psychic powers. I linked to his mind a couple of times. It's how I found him," Xander told him calmly.

The others all looked at him in silence. Spike flinched and shuddered. What horrors had the boy seen in his mind?

Cordy narrowed her eyes slightly, then suddenly grinned. "That means, when a new client comes you can make sure they're on the up and up."

Xander grinned. "And I'm good at poker too," he added with a laugh.

Angel watched the two mortals and his Childe. Xander had his arm around Cordy and his hand resting on Spike's arm. He memorized the scene, knowing that he would draw it later.

The three were beautiful, and together they made a startling picture. In that moment Angel felt his heart lighten and he knew that his future would be far different. Perhaps now he could have a real family.
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