Fic: Family 5/?

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Disclaimer: See Part 1

For Susan. Who wasn't too proud to beg for it.

Fic: Family/ When the Shit Hits the Aeration Device
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Willow hunched down before the couch the following morning.

Xander was sleeping so peacefully, Willow considered not waking him. 
Bust she knew there was no way around it. It had to be done.

Buster slept sounding curled in the adjacent chair with Shea who was 
awake and watching Willow's predicament.

"To wake him or not to wake him, that is the question. Wether it is 
nobler, in the mind, to tell him he's drooling.." Shea stage 
whispered.

Willow chuckled and dropped her forehead to the cushions.

It was enough to rouse him.

"Willow?" Xander looked around confused. He didn't remember crying 
himself to sleep on Buffy's couch the night before "What's going on, 
what am I doing here? She" he pointed to Buster sleeping in the 
chair "said something had happened to Buffy's Mom, and... please 
tell me Joyce is ok?"

Tear sprang to Willow's eyes at the hopeful look in Xanders "I'm 
sorry Xand, but she's... she's...she's gone"

Clasing his eyes Xander dropped his head back to the cushions "This 
all couldn't have happened at a worse time"

"I still need to call Giles. Tell him whats happened" Willow shook 
her messy head and moved to stand "He really should know"

Xander reached up and caught her elbow "Giles is unreachable right 
now" he couldn't quite meet her eyes.

"What do you mean unreachable?" Willow settled back down moving to 
catch Xanders gaze.

He stared fixed at the couch cushions "He just can't be reached" 
Xander's body shook as he tempered himself into breaking Buffy and 
Willow's hearts yet again.

"Where is he? Xander where's Giles, we can't hold this off" Willow 
grasped his face firmly in her hands forcing his gaze to 
her's "Xander what aren't you telling me?"

Blinking several times to ward off tears Xander took a deep breath.

"He's dead Willow"
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"No..." Willow didn't realize she was screaming until she felt 
Buffy's strong arms wrapped around her.

"Wills please. Calm down" Buffy rocked them both.

Buster had been jarred away by Willow's screams, rushed into the 
kitchen for a warm cloth.

"How?" Willow sobbed "How Xander? How?" she looked at him pleadingly 
under limp hanging hair.

Xander stared at the floor. He fixed his gaze on her feet and 
answered quietly "Fighting Angelus"

"Angel?" Buffy whispered. It felt as if her stomach fell out of her 
body.

"No Angelus. Angel was gone. Something took his soul again" Xander 
kept his eyes on the floor "We tried to give it back but..."

"He died trying to save Angel?" Willow whimpered "Why?"

"Angel had a big part in the coming Apocolypse" Xander sighed, he 
hated being information guy, especially when it was bad 
information "Someone wanted him out of the picture. They succeeded 
whoever they are"

"Giles died trying to save Angel who's also dead?" Shea interupted.

"Angel was already dead. Now he's.... poof?" Xander turned to his 
friends "And when did you get such hot friends?"

"Uh yesterday?" Buffy shook her head "So Giles 'and' Angel are gone?"

Xander's head dropped, his chin bouncing off his chest.

"Is everyone just going to die on me now?" Buffy sat back roughly. 
She didn't release her hold on Wilow.

"I'm not going anywhere Buffy. I'll stay with you forever" Willow 
spoke softly between sniffling.

"I'm here too Buff. Though you may not want me. Being the bearer of 
bad news and all" Xander cautiously reached out the the little 
blonde.

Buffy took his hand and pulled him into the little bundle on the 
floor she and Willow began.

Buster returned with the warm cloth.

Buffy used it to gently wipe the drying tears off Willow's cheeks.

"Want us to go?" Shea asked softly when the remained huddled 
together on the floor.

"No please. Stay." Buffy turned pleading eyes on the dark haired 
girls "I...we... stay?"

Buster nodded understanding. Shea sat in the chair they'd vacated 
earlier.
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Parker strut across the campus, thinking he was the man.

So caught up in his own shadow he didn't notice the other shadows 
converging upon him.

He paused at the hiss of leaves being pushed aside.

"Is anyone there?" he stupidly walked nearer to the shadowed corner 
of the quad "If there's some one in there I'm gonna kick your ass"

"Oh really?" a pretty blonde stepped out into the articial 
light "Your gonna kick my ass?"

Parker smiled handsomely, he woudln't mind doing a few things to 
that ass.

"I thought you were one of those freaks that like to terrorize 
Sunnydale at night" Parker held on a hand.

"I'm Parker and you are?"

"Susan, my minions calls me Zu" the blonde put on her game face.

Parker screamed girlishly, and took off at a dead run.

Zu shook her head and sighed "I hate it when they run, but it does 
get the blood movings"

Giving him a few extra seconds the vampire took off after him. 
Gaining ground on him almost immediately.

She took him down just as he thought he was home free.

Zu flipped him over and stared down into his terrified eyes.

"Don't ever make fun on the freaks until your sure your not talking 
to one of them" Zu smirked.

"I-I won't...ever again. I'm sorry" Parker studdered.

Zu growled.

Parker soiled himself.

"Eww, I hope your braver than this when your dead" Zu lifted herself 
away from his stained pants.

"Dead" Parker paled.

"Yes dumbass. Dead" Zu revamped and began to feed.
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