Misunderstandings: Part 2
by Skittery
I don't own any of the characters. They all belong to Joss, the WB, yadda...yadda...yadda...

SPOILERS: Takes place after Phases, but before Becoming. No really big spoilers.



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Part Two

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Xander was fuming as he searched the halls, looking for Oz's locker. He knew he'd find the scruffy little guitar player there. The only problem was that school had just let out for the day and the halls were crowded. To make that worse, Xander had no idea where Oz's locker was.

After ten minutes of searching, he was about to give up when he turned a corner and saw Oz putting a notebook into his backpack. Bunching his hand into a fist, Xander stormed over to the senior. When he was ten feet away, he saw Willow rush up and threw her arms around Oz's neck. Oz laughed and put his arms around her waist, lifting her up and twirling her around, causing Willow to giggle.

For a brief second, Xander pictured himself being the one twirling Willow around and being the cause of her smile. The brief second must have turned into thirty brief seconds because when Xander lifted his head again, the couple was gone.

Xander punched the nearest locker, getting rid of some of his anger. It calmed him down. That's okay. I'll stop them tonight. Lover's Lane, here I come! he said to himself as he tried to shake the pain out of his hand.


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The light rain had caused the cute couple to bring their picnic inside, but it hadn't ruined the night completely. Oz had turned the van's radio on and put the lights on inside while they finished their picnic in the back of the van.

"My bag!" Willow exclaimed after taking the last bite of her pie. "I forgot to grab it when we came back to the van! It's got my crosses, holy water and stakes in it!"

"It's okay Will," Oz said as he slid towards the back door of the van. "It's only a few feet away, I'll get it. Just shut the door behind me."

With the bright lights in the van, Willow couldn't see to far outside. As Oz disappeared into the darkness, he tensed a little bit, but remembered that Buffy was on patrol. She smiled happily when a few seconds later a knock came to the door.

"Willow," Oz cried. "Let me in! I'm getting soaked out here!"

Willow then realized that as a habit, she had locked the door as soon as she had shut it. She opened the door to let Oz in.

"Sorry, it guess it's just...."

She stopped dead when instead of looking into Oz's soulful eyes, she was looking into Angel's murderous ones.

"What have you done to Oz?" Willow demanded, but started to cower when Angel grabbed her ankle and pulled her towards him. She winced in pain as his fingers dug into her skin. She could feel the bruise starting to form on her ankle.

Angel morphed into his game face and leaned towards Willow. "Time to give Buffy that message I was telling you about!"

Willow screamed as he lowered his fangs to her neck. Suddenly, her scream faded into Angel's scream. Willow looked up to see Angel's face steaming. Oz was standing behind his with an empty bottle of holy water in one hand, and a stake in the other.

"Get the hell away from my girlfriend!" Oz yelled. He lifted the stake, ready to plunge it into the vampire's heart, but it was hit out of his hand but a very pissed off, but hurt, Angel. The demon took advantage of this situation and ran, leaving Oz to comfort a shaking Willow.

Once back inside the van, Oz gave Willow a blanket to warm herself in since she had gotten a little wet. Oz, on the other hand, was soaked and shivering. Having a change of clothes from gym class in his duffle bag, he blushed as he asked Willow to turn away so he could change. Smiling, Willow went to the front of the van, but snuck a glance back to see her boyfriend in his boxers.

Just as he finished changing, Willow turned and looked at the floor of the passengers side. He told her it was okay to come back now, so the still blushing Willow re-joined him in the back. They kissed and cuddled under the heavy blanket.

"I'm sorry about sending you out in the rain to get my purse. If I hadn't we would have been perfectly fine." Willow whispered softly.

"That's okay. We're fine and I'm always happy to get a little wet for you."

"I know, but I should have brought it with me in the first place!"

"Don't worry about it! I should have brought something too. It was a mistake. We'll just make sure from now on that we both bring stuff."

"Yeah. Good idea. It'd be bad if we depend on the other to bring it. If we both forget, we might end up like we did tonight, or worse!"

"I didn't mind tonight. Made the night a little more dangerous. I could get used to it. I'm just sorry you got hurt a little hurt. Is there much pain?"

"No, not anymore. And don't get too used to it. We're never coming out here again without protection."


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It took Xander a little while to find the van. He had searched all over Lover's Lane, but hadn't had any luck. He also had to avoid running into Buffy a few times. He didn't want her to catch him up here. After Buffy, who had done a few rounds and was convinced there were no vamps around, had left, Xander did another lap around the cars. Giving up, he started to head back to his bike when he heard Willow scream. She was nearby, further away from Lover's Lane then he had expected. He raced towards the sound, but triped over a log and bumped his head. As he fell, he let out a yell. In the distance, he thought he heard another male screaming, but figured it was all in his head.

It took him a few seconds to clear his head and get back up. After walking for a minute or to, the van came into sight. There were lights on inside, confirming Xander's fears...he was too late.

He snuck around to the front quietly, hoping that maybe there was still a chance to ruin their night. He was surprised to see Willow up front smiling and blushing, looking back to Oz, who was in the middle of putting his clothes back on. Willow was wrapped in a blanket, her forehead and hair damp with sweat, as was Oz.

- That bastard! - Xander's mind screamed. He was about to run up, open the door and get Willow out of there, but he couldn't. He knew Willow would be crushed if she knew Xander had found out what she was up to. No. The way to do this is to get Oz!

Xander snuck around to the back after he saw Willow head back there. He could hear them kissing some more. Whispering could be heard, but it was too soft for Xander to make out. They finally started talking louder.

"I know, but I should have brought it with me in the first place!"

"Don't worry about it! I should have brought something too. It was a mistake. We'll just make sure from now on that we both bring stuff."

"Yeah. Good idea. It'd be bad if we depend on the other to bring it. If we both forget, we might end up like we did tonight, or worse!"

"I didn't mind tonight. Made the night a little more dangerous. I could get used to it. I'm just sorry you got hurt a little hurt. Is there much pain?"

"No, not anymore. And don't get too used to it. We're never coming out here again without protection."

- That's it! Oz is forcing Willow to sleep with him even when they don't have protection! He's going to pay! And what did he do to her that caused her to scream like that? -

Xander went to throw open the back door, but found that it was locked. He tried to break it, but it wouldn't budge. Even banging on the door didn't get a responce. He was about to go to the front doors when suddenly the engine started and the van sped away.

- Damn it! -


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"What was that?" Willow asked Oz.

"Sounds like someone is trying to open the door."

"You don't think Angel would try it again, do you? What if it's Buffy?"

"Buffy would have called out."

The noise of the turning handle stopped. Willow sighed with relief, then suddenly a loud banging started. Willow jumped.

"Let's get outta here before this night gets any worse"

Oz jumped to his feet and started the van. Willow was in the seat next to him in a second and they sped away from whatever demon was knocking on their door.


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