Nightmare for Saffron

[thedemonmagnet]

There were clouds all over the island. Xander had to wonder, was this the island getting into the mood of Halloween or was this some weird trick that would turn them into a girl or a five year old if they dared walk through them? Knowing the island as well as he sadly did, it could go either way. So Xander stood there and stared at one of the clouds outside the Club for a good twenty minutes, debating whether or not to walk through, just to satisfy his curiosity over what would happen.

In the end, he decided against it. Plus, he was due at the Club to do some carpentry work before Helen locked up for the party that night. So he turned around and walked towards the Club building...unknowingly into another cloud.

“Hello?” Xander called as he walked in, always used to someone being there and it was strange when he didn’t get an answer. Usually someone was around doing something or practicing. Still, he shrugged and went to work on the downstairs bar.

But the silence started to weigh on him and just suddenly, he got an overwhelming sense of loneliness. Like he was the only one on the entire island. To the point his hands started to shake and he felt overwhelmingly claustrophobic. Figuring he was going to get any work done like this and he really needed some air, Xander left his tools where they were and practically sprinted outside. He’d hoped to see someone, anyone, outside but there was just...no one. He even started heading up to the compound, the intense loneliness he felt weighing heavily on him as to make his steps difficult...and was it his imagination or was it getting darker?

"HELLO? ANYONE?"

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[devilwoman]

Saffron felt a strange kind of disappointment when Xander pulled away from her, one she couldn't really explain. She brushed it off easily enough, though, attributing it to a reaction to what they'd just been through.

"Of course, honey," she replied, not exactly eager to be alone herself just then.

[scoobys-heart.livejournal.com]

Xander felt it too. But it was too soon after Spike and Stacy for him to give it much thought. It had nothing to do with the nightmare, just a general broken heart that was taking its time.

He held out his arm for her to take so they could return to the club with a small reassuring smile.

[devilwoman]

She returned Xander's smile with one of her own, more a hint of one than anything fully formed, and took his arm, keeping herself a little closer to him than she normally might have as they started back to the club.

There was something there she probably needed to examine, something within her when it came to him. Now was not the time, though, and Saffron was more than willing to put it off. She'd never been all that good at voluntarily laying bare her own feelings.

For now, she just kept her arm tightly in Xander's, letting his solid presence anchor her as they went to try and get on with their day.