Snippet : Alternate ending for Sleepers

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Alternate ending for Sleepers
By Greywolf
greywolf@xxxxxxxxxx

I don't own them Joss does I'm just playing with them for a little 
bit. 
Spoilers: 7.8   
Pairing None
Rating. PG-R for language
Feedback: always welcome!
Authors Notes: 

Spike is sitting in a chair, wrapped in a blanket while the others 
talk in an adjacent room. Buffy, Xander, Anya, Willow and Dawn are 
all there. Spike's listening to them.

"And you believe him?" Anya asks incredulously

"You didn't see him down there. He really didn't know what he'd done. 
It wasn't in his control." Buffy argues.

Xander angrily blurts, "Oh, an out of control serial killer. You're 
right, that is a great houseguest." 

"Wait, is he--is he staying here?" Dawn nervously asks.

"I don't know. But I'm not letting him out of my sight, that's for 
sure."

"Buffy, he's been feeding... on human blood. That's got to do stuff." 
Willow states.

"I'm not keeping him around just to help him. I think there was 
something there, talking to him, making him do things. "

"Something like what was talking to us?" The reformed wiccan asks.

"Maybe. But if it was, it's been screwing with Spike big time."

"So, you want him around because...?" Xander asks getting angrier by 
the moment.

"Look, there's something evil working us, and if we are ever gonna 
have a chance to fight it, we need to learn everything we can about 
it. This thing has been closer to Spike than any of us."

"And if you want to understand it...." Willow starts.

"I'm gonna have to get close to Spike."

"Nah, it's too dangerous." Xander argues while vigorously shaking his 
head.

"I don't have a choice. Whatever this thing is, from beneath us, it's 
bad, and it's only getting worse. "

"Sure you have a choice you stake that evil son of a bitch and ask 
the council for help! And another thing! You put him in my house? 
Without checking the chip? Didn't think about that did you no? Poor 
soul bearing Spike cant hurt a fly? Well now we know better!" 

Xander's anger had reached a boiling point.

"And wasn't it just three weeks ago we were sitting in this same damn 
room and you were all hell bent on killing Anya? And I begged you not 
to? What you're your demon lovers get a reprieve from the all mighty 
slayer while the rest of ours just gets the sword? I'm suprised you 
let Oz live! Damn he could of killed Willow several times!" Xander 
yells while pacing about the living room.

"Xander that's enough!" Willow cries as she catches him by the arm.

"No its not Wills I'm sick and tired of Buffy standing up for that 
raping killer!" 

"You begged Buffy not to kill me?" Anya asks from her corner.

"Not now Anya!" Xander spits back at her and turns back to Buffy.

"Well Buffy you want choices here's you a choice, either you stake 
that killer or I'm gone. Not just from this house but gone, as in 
gone from this town, this fight, your life!" 
 
"Xander I can't I need his help. Please don't make me choose between 
you and my duties." Buffy pleads with him.

"Well I guess you've made your choice." Xander sighs and grabs his 
coat and turns for the door.

"Xander no!" Dawn cries as she jumps up and hugs him to her.

"I'm sorry Dawnie but I can't do this any more. If I could take you 
with me I would just get you away from that murder but I can't."  
Xander tells the crying teen. He bends and kisses her on the forehead 
and gently pushes her away.

"But who's going to make sure I get to school on time?" she sniffles. 

"I don't know Dawn I just don't know. I'm sorry but I've got to go."

And with that Xander walks out the door and on to a new life.





TBC? as a Xander crossover with Charmed over at: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Xanderships/