Did I want to know a secret?
I pulled back a bit and looked at him. Really looked at him.
He didn't look like my Xander. His hair was matted down by some sticky substance, his shirt and pants had red marks all over them but his eyes were the most different. Instead of the blues that always captivated me, I was met with gold.
I frowned and reached my hand up to to touch his cheek. I traced my fingers over one of the weird marks I saw on his face and noticed how sticky it was.
What was it?
It was dark in the kitchen, the moonlight that shone from the window not helping as much. I bought my finger closer to my face to study the substance and stilled in realization.
Blood.
Xander was covered in blood.
Questions instantly swarmed up my head but I kept quiet. All I knew was that there wa
