Disclaimer: I don't own BtVS. And the idea I borrowed from M. Scott Eiland. Thankies. I love all the feedback that I've been sent. Huggles to all who are supporting me through this journey called a fanfic.

Tairra looked up at Xander like he was nuts. "Why do we have to tell them that you are alive. I mean, they didn't even try to bring you back to life. And it wasn't even that hard!" Tairra waved a hand like what she did was nothing.

"You brought me back from the dead, and it was nothing?" Xander blinked at her like she was the nutty one.

"I didn't bring you back. I just helped you find your body faster. You weren't truly dead. Your father won't allow that. He just wanted you to 'die' a warrior's death." Tairra used the bunny-ears in the correct areas. "Then he could bring forth your power. Why else would a soldier, and a henya picked to teach you different forms of fighting and killing?"

"Bad luck?" Xander's voice cracked at that. With a shrug, he picked up the keys to Rune's car.

Rune looked at him like he was nuts. "Lex, piece of news, I don't even let Tairra drive my car."

"That's cause she sucks at driving." Xander figured it had to run in the Lavelle genes, because none of the women on his mom's side could drive well.

"That's besides the point." Rune smiled at Xander with a grin that showed that he figured him a friend.

"I have to go and make sure Willow is ok. She might not have talked to me much. But I still love her. Jesse, Wills, and you were my family." Xander stroked Tairra's cheek. She leaned into the touch.

"I'm sorry about Jesse, Alexie. We read that you were the one to stake him. God, I'm so sorry, Alexie." At the mention of Jesse, Tairra teared up.

"It's ok. It just hurts that Wills wants to act like he never existed. Or at least that's how it feels." Xander wiped Tairra's and his tears away.

"But he was your boyfriend." Tairra pulled Xander down to the couch. And wrapped her body around his, as a comfort.

"Did you know that no one knows I'm gay. I dated only girls after his death. And I only was intrigued by the energy that radiated off Buffy. But Jesse thought it was I trying to making him jealous. He wanted to make me just as jealous. So he went with Darla. I just rooted for him to show I wasn't jealous. It's my fault. If I wouldn't have been trying to find out more about Buffy. He'd still be alive." Xander cried on Tairra's shoulder. As Rune watched in vain, the pain that poured off Xander.

"We should go. I want to see these people's faces when Lex walks in. Freak them out." Rune wanted to stop all the pain he saw.

Xander and Tairra got up, and wiped their faces. Tairra ran to the bathroom, and washed her face. Xander, on the other hand, walked to the kitchen and washed his face in the sink there. Then, they all met back in the living room.

"Then we are off." Xander grabbed the apartment keys, and motioned with head for them to leave.

At the Magic Box

Giles stood reading a zombie book, as Buffy tried for the eighth time to mediated. Tara and Willow were both sitting at the table with the rest of Giles' books on zombies. Dawn watched over Spike, who was fuming that they didn't believe him.

"Little bit, why would I lie about this?" Spike looked Dawn deep in the eyes.

"Why would someone bring back Xander? The answers to both are, I don't know. I just believe you. Then have Xander still be dead. It was bad enough losing mom. And then almost losing Buffy. Xander took her place." Dawn teared up, as Spike held her.

Then the door opened. Everyone looked to the door, as Xander, Tairra and Rune walked in. Dawn looked teenage lust at Rune and Xander. Xander, in his tight dark blue T-shirt, and tight black jeans, and Rune, in his white button and khakis, made even the witches give them a second look.

"What have you done to Xander!" Willow then realized this must have been the girl and guy Spike had seen.

"Oh, you are so not Aurora." Tairra smirked at Willow.

Then a flash of anger flared in Willow's eyes. "I am so!" Then as the anger died down, realization dawned. "Desire'e?"

Rune rolled his eyes at Tairra. "Doesn't anyone call you by your first name, Tairra? And what is this Aurora thing" Tairra and Tara looked over at Rune. Tara just looked at him funny.

While, Tairra giggled. "I never liked my first name. And we used to play Sleeping Beauty growing up."

Then a look of confusion overwhelmed the group, with the exception of Tairra, Willow, Xander, and Rune.

"Nevermind..." Tairra rolled her eyes at the group.

"Tairra, are you a witch?" Willow sounded excited.

"Nope. And yes, I was the one who brought Alexie back." Tairra shook her head at Willow. Then decked her.

Willow recoiled at the blow. And raised a hand to her face. "What was that for?" As Giles held Buffy back from retaliating.

"That was for not helping Alexie. He could have woken up in the coffin! You didn't even try to bring him back. Hell, he would have been back quicker if you would have just tried!" Tairra glared at Willow. "He's your best friend, Willow. And just like Jesse, you acted like he didn't exist!"

Tara got up. "No, she's been devastated since Xander's death."

Xander tried to get in-between Tairra and Willow. But Rune held him back. "This is their fight."

"This is so dumb! I'm alive! You should be grateful for at least that." Xander yelled to everyone.

Spike looked happily at Xander. Dawn smiled with tears shining in her eyes. Buffy, on the hand, glared at Xander.

"You aren't Xander anymore." Buffy spit out dripping with hatred at him.

"Buff, you are nuts. Of course it's me. It's the good old Xandman!" Xander looked at Buffy like he didn't know her anymore.

Giles rubbed the bridge of his nose, under the glasses, without letting Buffy go. "Xander, how did you come back?"

"My father, my real father Wills, was a war god!" Xander said with a giddy tone. "That's why I never really got hurt. But to unleash my true potential I had to die a warrior's death. But I didn't know this till Dessie brought me back. That's why I was almost obsessed with it."

Tairra nodded. "His soul had trouble to find its way back to his body. But if any of you cared enough to try any resurrection spell, he would have plopped back into his body like he did with me. Except, I had to do it for you. Think what would have happened if I wasn't around." Tairra glared at everyone, with the exception of Rune and Xander.

Giles looked defeated. Buffy dropped her fighting stance, and started to quietly cry. Dawn buried her head in Spike's chest. As Spike closed his eyes, in an effort to hold back the tears. Willow and Tara looked guilty, and also quietly cried.

Xander looked at the defeated look at the group. "I'm sorry. Dessie was right. I shouldn't have let you have known I was alive again. It hurt you all too much." He dropped his head in defeat. And walked out