Title: Xander,
Slayer of Hearts
Episode: 3
Author: Raihne
Disclaimer: They aren't mine, the series isn't mine, still a
girl can dream can't she?
Fandom: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Warning: citrus, maybe lemony goodness,
and AU
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<Part 1>
"Xander! Xander come on! Today's the big day!" Jesse
pounded on his freind's door. "Xander!"
"G'way."
Jesse sighed in annoyance and moved aside for Buffy
to try.
"Xander. The cheerleading tryouts are reschedualed
for today. Hot girls in short skirts. Wet dream material for ages to come."
She sing-songed all the while glarring at Jesse for roping her into this.
"Jesse won't go without you."
"I don't need wet dreams."
"Ok Xander, I'm kicking the door down." Buffy threatened.
No answer.
Jesse blinked at her in shock. "You aren't. . . really
gonna kick it down. Right?"
A few moments later the door was flat on the ground
and they stepped into the darkened room. "You missed enough school as it
is Xander. You can't. . . oh shit!" She turned around and blinked, trying
to get the image out of her head.
Jesse was staring. "Uh. . . wow."
The two were laying half on half off eachother. Spike
fully dressed and Xander completely nude. Xander yelped and pulled Spike
over him all the way to cover himself then groaned when the vampire rubbed
against his groin playfully. "Guuuuuuuys!"
"We. . . um. . . school. . . and. . . how does it fit?!"
"JESSE!" Buffy shook her head. "Oh this is an image
that'll stay with me for a while."
The vampire grinned and purred into Xander's ear, "hot and smooth.
Like magic, Slim. Magic."
Jesse gulped and stepped back slowly. "Uh. . . right."
"Spike let me go."
"No."
"I have slaying to do!"
"I'll let you stake 'me' love."
Xander blushed but his breath was getting ragged again.
"Now why would you want ta check out a bunch'a bints
in short skirts."
"Because one caught fire yesterday?" Buffy asked cattily.
Xander groaned and flopped onto his back. "Thanks Buffster."
"What is this 'bout a girl catchin' fire luv?"
"Oh, did I forget to mention that?" He struggled and
pulled his clothes on while still under the vampire.
"We think it's a witch." Jesse nodded in excitment.
"Giles found a way for us to test it."
"He didn't know about it."
Jesse's mouth fell open, "uh. . . oh."
"Xander." Spike grinned ferally and pulled his mate
into a sitting possition. "Now why woul' you keep that little adventure
from me?"
"Maybe because I need to go to school. And you're hard
enough to handle as it is."
"Damn right. Sorry lad and lady, 'es not goin' today."
"Spike!"
"No! I hate it when you run off inta the sun like that
an'. . ."
Buffy come toward them and offered what she could to
comfort him. "We'll all be there, Frohike and Giles too, and Angel hasn't
said any. . ."
"Angel?" Spike growled. "You know Angel."
Buffy backed away from the protective vampire and looked
at Jesse for help. "He was outside the tunnels when I went to find Xander
after the master's goons got him."
Jesse nodded, "He was still there when I went after
her. He said he wouldn't help. He was scared."
"Shit."
"He's only popped up a couple times since. Usually
to warn me when somethings going on. Why do you look paler than usual?"
"Spike?" Xander ran a hand over the vampire's ridged
face and searched his yellow eyes. "You know this guy?"
"Tall, Dark, and Broody."
"Yeah." Jesse nodded.
Spike looked away from the two and focused just on
his lover. "It's Angelous pet. 'e went by Angel when 'e was 'unting a skittish
Childe. When he turned me. I don't want you anywhere near 'im pet 'e's as
bad as they come. Master's the only one 'oo can stand up ta 'im."
"Angel's a vampire?"
"The worst kind."
"But he's been helping."
Spike looked at him with frightened eyes. "I wasn't
the only scourge of Europe you know."
"I'm a slayer Spike."
"I killed two slayers. 'e's the one 'oo made me. Do
you think 'e cares?" The blond clutched him tight, "I won' let you go out
withou' me. Angelous is dangerous. 'e coul' take you away from me. I won'
watch you standin' beside 'im as a mindless minion."
Xander shook his head softly and smiled, "Wouldn't
ask that. Buffy, can you see of Frohike and Giles can come up with a way
to let Spike not go snap crackle dust in the sun?"
She nodded carefully. "What about the cheerleader thing?"
"You're a slayer. So slay it."
Buffy nodded and walked out followed by Jesse. She
popped her head back in once more to tell him, "You are coming to school
tomorrow though."
"Yes ma'am!" He saluted and buffy rolled her eyes.
"Yer pal Jesse's got a stiff wick for the slayer pet."
"Well it's better then chasing Cordelia. At least Buffy
doesn't insult him."
"Are you mad luv? for me keepin' ya inside today?"
Xander smiled and kissed his lover softly, "I know
it's for love. You wouldn't be you if you didn't get all growly and protected
every now and then."
"Growly? I'll show you growly." He chuckled and nipped
at his lovers skin and growled, letting the tremers of it run through the
human boy. Xander giggled and Spike nipped down hard once again and pulled
back, "Luv, I 'ate ta ask this. . . but did you just giggle?"
"Nope. Manly Xan makes no giggles!" He vowed then broke
into fresh giggles as Spike tickled him.
"HEY! QUIET DOWN UP THERE! IF YOU'RE WELL ENOUGH TO
MAKE ALL THAT RACKET THEN GET YOUR WORTHLESS ASS TA SCHOOL!!!"
Xander's smile died instantly and Spiek growled. "Why
don't we leave this place nummy. You know I can afford ta get us a nice place.
Just us two."
"I'm 15 years old Spike. I can't live alone yet."
"Why the 'Ell not? An' I'd be there."
"My parents could tell the police I was a runaway."
"You think they'd even notice you were gone luv?"
"I. . ."
"Let me do this one thing 'k? Let me get us a place
we c'n be proud ta live in."
Xander bit his lip and looked up at Spike with unsure
eyes.
"Please."
"You. . ."
"Please let me love you like you deserve." Spike whispered
and nibbled his way up Spike's neck.
Xander lt his head roll to the side, giving Spike easy
access to his throat and sighed, "Man! How did a vampire get to be so good
at romance?"
He grinned against his lovers skin and purred, "It's
all about love Xan. Makes all the difference."
"Mmm."
"So let me find us our own place?" Spike slid his hands
lower.
Xander groaned, "Legally?"
Spike smirked and fondled his lover gently, "Completely."
"No B. . . ahhh! blood shed for it?"
"Not a drop." Spike whispered and caught his lover's
length between his legs.
"Ah! hu! hu! No fair. . ." Xander groaned, "You never.
. . lose your. . . breath."
Spike grinned. "So try and make me, luv."
Xander was never one to ignore a challenge.
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Spike slipped out of his boy's bedroom and slid down the
roof into the yard. The sun had just set and he wanted to start looking for
an apartment soon. He e=was already making plans for it. As long as Xander
left some things back in his old room his parents wouldn't even notice that
he was gone. That meant Spike had an excuse to get a bigger bed. A smile
lit his face. //A king sized, with bed posts. . . ohh! velvet canopy and
coverlet.// While he was drooling over that image he almost ran into Buffy.
"Watch where you're going slayer!"
"I'm *going* to have a talk with Xander." She looked at
him warrily, not completely trusting him. "And no fair using the word slayer
as an insult like that. Xander. . ."
"Is sleeping."
"It's only nine!"
Spike grinned, "Wore 'im out, didn't I."
"Ewww!"
"Buffy!" Jesse ran up to them with a grin. "Oh! Hi Spike."
"Jesse," Buffy looked unsure of how to phrase what she
wanted to say. "You. . . don't have to help me."
"You think I'm an idiot don't you."
"No! No you're not, it's just that, slaying is my job
and it's dangerous and you could get hurt or something and I. . ."
"I can help! I laugh in the face of danger!" He looked
at Spike's raised eyebrow and added, "And then I run. And hide until it goes
away."
Putting his planning on hold, Spike followed them into
the house and up the stairs. "So wha' 'appened?"
"Um. . . Giles started to go all 'the Hellmouth is fascinating'
again and. . ." Jesse cringed at the memory.
"And?"
"Frohike . . . uh. . . hit him."
"Wha?"
"With a book."
Spike grinned, "Knew the weasle would be good for somethin'
one o' these days!"
"It isn't funny Spike!" Buffy admonished.
He shrugged, you say potato I say AB pos."
"Oh gross! That was gross."
"So what's Xander's?"
Spike looked at Jesse as he opened the door, "Xan's what?"
"Bloodtype?"
The blond vampire winked, "Never drink an' tell Slim."
"Spike?" Xander looked up from the mess of tangled covered
still half asleep. "I thought you were going house hunting."
"Found a couple of strays 'fore I even left the block."
The sleep mussed boy shot up and grinned, trying to look
like he hadn't been doing exactly what they all knew he'd been doing. "Uh,
what's up guys?"
"I got magically high and told Jesse he was my jesse shaped
girl freind, Oh! and that witch? Totally backwards, it was her mom, they
body switched. And Xander, your watcher hit my watcher. "
The male slayer flinched. "Ouch. Artistic differences?"
"Hey! House hunting? You're moving out?" Jesse jumped
on the bed beside his freind and gave a huge grin, "That's great! How will
you affored it? Are you going to get a job? Ooh! You aren't dropping out
are you, 'cause if you do, I want to too and my parents would soooo kill
me."
Xander laughed, "Spike's got it covered. You don't live
over a hudred years without making some investments."
Jesse stared at the vampire, "You mean my best freind
has an undead sugar daddy?!"
Said best freind snorted into his pillow and reached for
his clothing. Once he was slightly more presentable Xander got out of bed
and turned to Jesse, "You know, why don't you go with Spike to look for a
new place? He could use the help."
"'ey! I've got good taste haven't I!"
"Yeah Spike, you taste great, but I don't want to live
in a crypt." Xander smiled at the face Buffy made and kissed his lover softly.
"Do this for me okay? Jesse can make sure it's up to human living standerds
and you can make sure we don't end up on Hell's nose or something."
The vampire snorted.
"Well we've got the mouth covered but there are plenty
of other holes in a bpdy and I/ / / am going to shut up now." Xander blushed
and Jesse laughed.
"Okay pet. We'll be back in a bit then. You take care
'kay?"
He smiled, "Always Spike." He assured, "And you, no getting
dusted?"
"My word as a vamp." Spike bowed dramatically and slipped
out of the room.
Once Xander was sure they were gone he turned to Buffy,
"So what's wrong? Angelous show up again?"
She frowned, "No it's my mom. After the cheerleader thing
she's on this whole kick about me being more like her."
"At least she cares." Xander sighed and followed Buffy
to wherever she was going. "It's gotta be nice knowing she loves you."
"That's just it. I don't know that! She never notices
anything I do, she's always busy and now she wants me to be. . . well, not
me!"
He didn't push. Things would resolve themselves as long
as Buffy's mom really cared. In the mean time though, the neiborhood they
were now walking through was looking kind of familiar. Why are we going
to school after school?"
"There's a basketball game. Amy's mom will be there in
Amy's body. Amy is there with Giles. . ."
"Wait I thought you were doing the magic high thing. If
Amy's still alive then why aren't you. . .?"
"To zap me, she took a stake from my bag." Buffy shrugged,
"It was the one Spike handed my when those vamps attack the other night."
Xander froze, "Wait a minuet! So Spike. . ."
"Come on! We don't have time for this, the game starts
in a half an hour."
"But what about Spike! You said . . ."
"The spell worked on me for as long as I had used the
stake. That was about fifteen hours but I spent part of that sleeping. After
that it went to the owner of the stake. Spike. But Giles said that since
Spike wasn't living the spell would just slide off of him. Since the spell
was supposed to kill the spellee and Spike was dead, it would think it was
done and dissipate. The he started talking about how wonderful the Hellmouth
was. . ."
"And that's when Frohike hit him."
"Yep."
"Good man." He looked up, "Well, here we are."
"Ready to slay a witch?"
"Spike is going to think I planed to ditch him."
Buffy smiled sweetly.
"All a part of your plan huh?"
"Yep."
"I'm starting to hate that word."
~tbc~