Xander had managed to pull off two beautifully crafted parts from the staircase and carefully put them by the door... when there was noises from downstairs and someone started yelling and stomping up the stairs. So there was someone squatting in the basement... And Xander didn't have more time to think before said someone started yelling at him.
It took him two seconds to see that it was his least favorite bleach blond vampire in the world. "What? SPIKE!"