Buffy climbed back in through her window. It had been a long night and she just wanted to flop on her bed and go to sleep. Buffy quickly showered and change. Drowsily she moved over to her bed and collapsed into pulling the covers up high. She smiled to herself happily and she slowly drifted off to sleep
“I think I figured out why I’m here Buffy.” Xander said
Buffy woke up with a start. She sat bolt upright and pulled the covers up to her neck. She stared angrily at the ghost who sat on the corner of her bed.
“Xander?” Buffy said in tired anger, “It’s three in the morning!”
“What? Oh, yeah, I know. Apparently I don’t need to sleep anymore. Anyway, as I was saying, I think I know why I’m still here.”
Buffy flopped back down on her bed.
“That’s great Xander but can we talk about this later? Like when the sun is up?”
“No listen! I have these really cool ghost powers, I’m sought of like a super charged Casper, I think I’m meant to help people.”
Buffy rubbed her eyes in frustration. Then something occurred to her.
“How did you get in here?” she asked.
“I popped in. I can pop places now! It’s awesome I just think about where I want to go then * POP * I’m there.”
“Why don’t you talk to Willow about this I’m sure she’ll love it.”
Xander looked down embarrassed. He started to play with his hands awkwardly.
“She’s kinda not speaking to me at the moment,” he replied, “See, when I was practicing my popping, I sort of popped into Willow bathroom . . . while she was showering.”
Buffy looked at Xander curiously.
“Hey I didn’t do it on purpose. It just happened. Anyways there was a lot of her screaming for me to get out, I think she used the word ‘pervert’ in there somewhere, plus a number of other words I didn’t think she knew . . . “
“Xander!” Buffy said angrily, “it’s late, I’m tired. And I need some sleep.”
“But I’m bored Buff.” He replied, “I have another twelve hours a day to fill. What am I supposed to do with them? I never really knew what to do with the time I already have and since I don’t need to go to school anymore my day is filled with a big fat nothing. Come on Buffy lets go slay stuff! I’ll let you use me as bait.”
Buffy put her hands on her face in aggravated frustration. She glared at her deceased friend.
“No Xander. I have a math test in a few hours. If I’m going to fail it I at least want to be awake.”
Xander moped.
“Alright. Can I stay here a few minutes longer?”
“Whatever!” Buffy said as she curled up under her blanket
Xander stood up and wandered around Buffys room. Getting tired of this very quickly he decided to start snooping. He walked over to Buffys dresser and slowly opened on of the draws.
“Hey! Underwear!” he said excitedly
Buffy sat upright and grimaced angrily
“That’s it! Get out Xander!”
“What?” Xander asked innocently
“Just get out!”
“Buffy?” Angel asked from the window.
Buffy turned around excitedly and smiled at Angel.
“Angel? What are you doing here?” she asked
“I missed you tonight at the Bronze.” He replied
“The vamps were extra cranky tonight. Kept me pretty busy.”
“Are you doing anything now?”
Buffy smirked.
“Noting special.”
“Good I was thinking that . . .”
The vampire’s romantic mood was broken as he saw Xander standing in the background.
“ . . . Hi Xander.”
“Hey Angel. Anything exciting happening with you?” he asked desperately
“Not really Xander.” Angel replied awkwardly giving Buffy a strange look.
Xander looked at the pair and he realized.
“Oh!” he exclaimed, “You two want to do that kissy thing you like to do. Well, don’t let me stop you I’ll be in the corner.”
Xander shuffled over to near the door and sat down.
Angel, still confused by the cenario, leant in to kiss that slayer. Moment’s before their lips touched Angel stopped and looked nervously at Buffy.
“I’m sorry Buffy I can’t do this with Xander watching.”
Buffy rolled her eyes and glares at the ghost in the corner. From his sitting place on the floor Xander looked at them.
“Do you want me to turn around or something?” he asked
“GET OUT!” Buffy yelled
The next day in the library Xander was practicing holding objects while Giles consulted his books. Xander would pick up the ball and see how long he can hold it for. Usually it would last a few seconds before passing through his hand.
“Damn it! I had it a night ago!” he yelled “So Giles anything to help me with my condition.”
Giles closed his book and looked at Xander.
“I’m sorry Xander but my research tells me that you’re just a common ghost. There’s nothing really unusual about you’re case you are simply trapped on this plane until you have resolved the issue that keeps you here.”
Xander picked up the ball again and practices holding.
“C’mon G-man there must be something! Hey I got an idea why don’t we go find my body and I’ll see if I can get back inside it!”
Giles looked awkwardly up at Xander.
“I don’t think that’s going to help. There was an autopsy after the police found you.”
Xander stopped practicing and sat down anxiously in the chair opposite Giles.
“But it was the good type of autopsy right? The one where they leave me alone and don’t cut me open?” Xander replied curiously
“Ah, no such luck I’m afraid, the last I heard most of you’re organs were donated to people on the organ waiting list.”
“Stupid dieing people,” Xander said grumpily, “always thinking of themselves. You know what sucks the most? The whole bright light thing people always say that when you die you get this bright light with angels singing and you’ll meet family who died. I was killed a week ago and what did I get? Nothing! Not even a fat guy holding a flashlight humming the national anthem.”
“I’m sorry Xander there’s not much more I can say. You just have to find out the reason you’re stuck here and resolve it. Then you might get you happy Ending.”
“Right, Good thinking,” Xander replied, “I just need to find someone who knows what it’s like to be dead . . .”
“Hi Angel!” Xander yelled
Angel woke up with a start. He shuffled back against the wall and stared at the ghost in shock.
“Xander? What are you doing here?” he said surprised
“I need to talk to you about something.” Xander replied sitting on Angel’s bed.
Angel sat up. He rubbed his eyes tiredly.
“Okay what do you want to talk about?”
“Well you’ve been dead for a while now. I was kinda wondering how do you deal with it?”
Angel thought about it.
“I fell into brooding. It helps pass the long daylight hours,” he pondered, “plus there is saving people. That also fills time.”
Xander shrugged.
“I haven’t got the hang of holding things yet. I got close the other night. Managed to dust this vamps. I just haven’t been able to do it since.”
“Maybe you can find a support group . . . or a house. Aren’t houses popular with ghosts?”
“I’ve been looking around but so far I’m the only ghost around. Giles said something about unfinished business do you think that’s what I need to do?”
“What do you think you need to get done?”
“I had an English I needed to finish, I don’t know, do you think that’s it?”
“No these things are usually bigger.”
Xander nodded he stood up from Angels bed.
“I guess I have to keep looking. Anyways thanks a lot Angel.”
“No problem. And, hey, sorry about you loss.”
*pop*
Xander vanished. Angel rolled over and tried to get some sleep again. A moment later a girl ghost walked out of Angels cupboard. She smiled to herself mischievously then disappeared.
Buffy walked exhausted into the library. Willow watched her as she wandered over and slumped down onto one of the chairs.
“Rough night?” Willow asked
“Let’s just say I had a visit from a certain ghost who doesn’t take hints very well.”
“You to? I couldn’t believe when he just appeared in my bathroom and I was all . . . natural.”
“I think we need to set some ground rules for this popping thing he does.”
“Good idea. We can talk to him tomorrow afternoon after his funeral . . . did I just say that?”
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