And just like that, the vampires were gone. The girl, however, was not. Slowly sitting upright, Xander brushed some of the dust away from his clothes and scowled. Man, he hated the dusty part of the...dusting. It was not fun. Palms planting themselves onto the pavement, Xander pushed himself onto his feet and winced a little, one hand instantly dropping down to his side where he'd been kicked. Not the worst of injuries, but still. Xander had just worked a full shift! With overtime! Combine that with a kick to the ribs and see how your reaction would be.
Shaking some of the powder from his hair, Xander peered off at the girl and tried for a smile.
"You know, it's at times like these that I totally get why that Kansas song was such a hit." He had to be witty. It was what Xander did. And the Snoopy Dance, of course. But the timing was a little inappropriate for that.