Whatever Claire had been doing, it somehow distracted the vamp long enough for Xander to yank out the stake he had been searching for. Grasping it tightly, he scrambled away from the vampire and sent a kick at it's head. He landed it somewhere near the fang's chin before one of the other vampire's charged at him. Face meeting pavement once more, Xander grunted and quickly rolled onto his back. He already tasted blood in his mouth.
With Claire's safety mostly in mind, he shouted for her to run before he tilted his stake upward and jammed it through the heart of a vampire that had just clambered on top of him and made a move for his neck. Dust rained all over him, and for a moment Xander had to stop and gag. One down, two to go.